The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-02 00:00:00

DREADFUL FIRE.

Yesterday morning, between three and four
o'clock. a dreadful tire brol,e out at the house of
Mrs. fi tint-Leger. of Covent-Garden Theatre.
in Upper Norton-street, Port:And-road, Mary-14-
bonne ; the file was discovered by some perso.i pass
ing by, who gave the alarm. h !lad then got to a
great height in the second filo?. 'lnt re eere in the
house two women servants, arid a child b.-longing to
one of them, who slept in the atti: story; the petyle
who had colleilfeJ, broke open the door and
tu•hed up stairs ;pie of the women was get our at
the winitow into the adjoining house by :he d's st 1.`,•
of one of the firemen ; she w is eel y
and 01,1.ged to he talc a to Mid des.:l Hospital r he
end-tavoured to bay. the other woman also, but slit
4itton liege?, and ne could nut support her—
becoming frantic with frigt,r, she leaped from tnr
three•oair of stairs wind° ai into the w,eet. and was
literally dashed to pieces. The poor little child.
a'srit three years of age, was saved by being throwu
out of tr.e window, and fortunately caught in a blan-
-4 k t..9rs.ttut limes the Urges had spread to all parts
id the house, and the stead staircase tell with adred-
lul crash; all the upper part of the h use was entirely
destroyed; the parlours only hwving •scAped the
cohlt4ration ; a great deal of tilt flitr.')..ft was
saved by the itaiVity (gam firent,:n. Ti e .sl4ry-
ia-Bottte Volunteers assembled with the greatest
alacrity. Mrs. St. Leger had acc:uipatiied a party
to the Masquerade, and returned at sic secl -ck in
the morning, just in chile to see the cuuflagration.
The nousa had been fated up in the most sis,xl b
style.

The Earl of Gattowa sr was presented to His
Manses-. oa Wedile4 iy, at the Levee, upon his
coml.& to his title ; likewise upon his being ap-
pointed Lieutenant, Sneriff. and Piin,:ipal of the
Shire of Wigtowu. The Noble Earl war sworn
into Offi:e before the Privy Council, held the same
day.
The Fists, ADA MI, from New Orleans for Li-
verpool, is on shore on the cua.t of Ftosida, but
expelled to be got off.
The Ruckus, Sorge, from London; and as
armed brig, from Guernsey, both bound to Sc. Do-
mingo, were all well,ta company, on the 21 April,
in tat. 19. 14. long. 3ff 4.
The Eskrprtre and the Lvarre, from Africa to
the West. Indies, were spoke with, all well, on the
10th of March, in Lat. 1 49. S. Long. 4.50. E. aud
parted the day before with the Ifewsros. •
The following brief particulars of some of the
general officers, commanding the Russian armies
in Poland, may not, perhaps, prove uninteresting at
the present moment
General Sates* °seen is esteemed a very well-
informed and able officer ; and to these qualitica-
• tions he unites uncommon personal bravery.
General Count Onsare•es Toi.srov received Ms
name ft om the Cbisacellor Gs rear* r, who adopted
corn. on account of his extraordinary talents. 11
is scarcely thirty-five years old; p,ssesres gnat in-
telligence, mutt courage. rare g iddoess of heart,
and the confidence and love 4.1 all the-soldiers.
General So iDMIONA TZIC If. a Prutsian, commands a
separase division. as one et the oldest Major Gene-
rals; and is universally esteemed in the array for
his prudence, cora'ained with an tacootestible spirit
of enterprise.
General Docneanow is young. short, and fat.
Ile is gristly bel iv'.' by the troops, and has mAny
good Qualities to recommend him.
jr,ssem, the Fitt. was, for a long time, Adjutant*
General to ?since Ream's, ; who, it is well k torn,
was a good judge of mankind. His military talents
are held In universal esteem.
Ebs )I. the Third, is no: related in the mast
:listant winner, to Eases, the First, or Second
though ill three are Livenins. The tint it
brave soldier, but he cannot clam the reputation ut
a great commander.
A lawyer, named BBAIMOST, has lately printed
at Pans. a Pr, jea. occup)ing fifty pages, for
%tailing all the Caasstian Sett+, ant dedicated it to
tae EMaa4.* a. tie has prefixed to it as a Mutt° •
Una; Orme. Wm, hvirterta• , 5..0 Reiigio, et* dee-
tne..t. un r He-plain,: Gun, one L 34,11101,
one Acligion, One Sakst.4ll, Cal CATirchansvealtb.

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MR. UMW& DINNER .

About dived bond-.-., 4! ~ . d • .f . Panil.
the CA:I64IIOV. for I.Vestrldos-el, rn t v it r i y. .•
:ber'CreMa 'and Ainchnr, in the fit ••• . 4., i oArto 'l4
nt a• *obit tr.-client dinner. A, s isn a.: trot his-npenv
were ass-Multi! i, .h- r),,T13 iti it itig h.t .c. svilir
they d•SA. Mr. o)Avt.t. Attended, and irsittn et•l . t
Althougis it bait h en snug .cee, that ~i Eta tl.l
Burdett %viol to (Alt • the O• Air up '.o 04 .s. c.tioo,
that gertil-wio,was..l ,t to attend, for reAss-.1 woich
would b. afferWarticirephtined. • -•- '-• '
Mr. PA so tAthfroseil took the Cii.dr le-ies.l2l' &-
easiest.; • and itties-dritely of Cr di , I—, I-.
fLia cos rT. the brother to Sir Ffanc.s. ar:',, at '
141011 the right a tip. (.1-,,,.,m4n, 1 ,Se ,rtcl 4 vases% -I
the Meerhig He request I their atte..ri• -. •rts-r ly ,
for a law nti. Cie., ..,: ei t.t read ta-u kfteti, rs
account for toe isu t-At.e•idar r•• of Sir F ancis But:.
dett, arid to erdla.n a niest4Ae which ha + arisen
between him and r4r. rauti Mr Obit mit !Sea
proceeded to resd Nrllt a letter all, "se'd by 3 r 1.:',.."=
cis Rutile* to toeipeetors of V..e-rinuister Asw stele.'
At the Crown and Anchor 14, .n, strains/ !ft.. AS
WAS exceedingly distressed to be tinier tb- is c ;,i. ":
of say.ng. tha the public advertisement !which is.d
Wren insers-I it the newspapers, intimating thsit I.e
was to take the Chsir that evening, was inter--,
without any ominous commonic.tis t . .0.., a
that 'n coos-qisenae or it, he had writ -Ti 4 le:- r
no -114r.-PAult, which he begrd tumid te t , I -
she C.otupany 11 was dated •Wiriiii eil• 3 29 " :- '
April, asid• gated •• that he had .1r Ile ..".- A 4
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aseetrassenealswe ha esteeldl twice n s 41.•41114L1D4g... it,i .
Eleaon, and iherriore decli..ed atterV 1i it- :Ike
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tse-Cilair, ~publicly A l‘er isei " i 'te •••:-.•.,
,41er ;
of the !list letter ittoriate.'. ...tat its. con., tf asSee
of repretentattoas from hi. f-ir 40, tr , • .. w•-•,,,5,
under the necessity ut randiog 4.. Ca...! .....te for
Wes:rnimaiir.
Several loyal and constitia icrai toasts *Cr: !hen
proposed (tom the Chair, and drank with 44`:.• ...liA
:nos: eattlalllA.M.
Mr. Wiitt A so Amiss stated, that in eonseqhthre
of a representation ma le early in the week, pits-
posing to invite Sir F.An i. Burdett to be:erne a
Ca:. J•date, a deputation had been sent to Sit' Vain-
ci, to request him to come forward for 'Arestuitrt.
steer; he had iatim.tei t at he se••utiel sve det.ine
*setting a Caediwsve, but he wouta u.,t %,.•-a.l
out guinea ; said that wiled, 'r he was. sleet d tor
Ali ,lie.ex, Westmin t r, of Old Sarsm, he would
couscieroinusiy ..is) tos duty, as a iAlailful steward to
use public.,
Mr. BUefiaTT, brother to Sir Francis, alled,
that teem did reeooppear to tons to he any thing its
5.4 letters whictreislieradid-d te•at h 1 b.eo stazed;
that Sir FtAi.ltis in ifsPuiverusernerst only m -ant to
car, that is a pr.v.sie individual, he thought be
• -1 next be of and nee in the Kaden situr.cio of
--1,, anl toenef-ir- r. te:stiel to decline it ;
-•• . :- - ' . --le them a.y
service, he shoots)) .c.. , their opitti. :, .1 ei would
'mita vs,ur to do his duly.
lar. MARL 4 ill seta, that be regretted it hat . ''en
tot:farm propose certain Resolutions to the oneeto.g,,
anti he equally regretted that this small mi-tske :,A1
occur.ed. tie could assure them,' that he 4.1 Ji for
cattalo, that Sir Francis Burdett was oat so anx-
ious rp have a seat in the House of Canseaons, as
M. radii was that he orr Prairie' Mobil Tiara
it along with him. Upon tri:;e grc2;;ds, he
thote4ht he would be justifi d in moving such Rev"-
lutioras as had been o.igin.ilty intended, AA. ten.ch
expressed a wish mat our irillCl4, as Wei as sit.
141111, should be returned to P4l;iminent.
C For the Resolutions moved upon this occasion,
lee tn' pre:eaing columns 3
Alter the 61.1.1 litsoluti• n was propo,cd,

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Mr I's utt. rose, and addtctsed the Lieftors to
the folkeing purport Gentlemen, I thialt
it is not only necessiry for me to allude to
what bat passed relative to Sir Francis Berdeto
but to state what t feel myself bound to 41 in
my own behalf, as a Candidate tar your fa.
your. When I vets first proposed in telf place
by Sir Francis burden. or,t six months agii,
would have 'pond appalled, hat I not too san-
guinely and tondly conctived, taw it I had been
steeled, I shouid have had to bank in the /foam
of Commons, by the side of one man at least of
'podium integrity. I say. consciestious y an I ho-
nourably, I never would have stood tor West-
minster. if I had not eunceiVed Sir Frsicss Burdett
was to go along with mit. My opinton remains
unaltersole. that it this C. entry it to be saved at
all, if any good is to be denved from irdegrity
and talent, it must be derived from the ifs! •gri.tr
and taw of Sir Francis Burdett. Such was
my opinion previous to the Lite Par'iarne arts'
recent events have only tended to strengthen Isr-
met convictions. I am sure, tat withost toe it,d
of such men as Sir Francis Carden, it is
for any single inlividoal ewe,. lam ow a-loose of
Commons, in order to eft'eet the pu she yr ad. It is
difficult to say which of the twit talions is the worn.
It is entirely a Odittic who snoot.l plunder
and opportuniritt• -:f them,:elves by the
oppre-t• of the people. I can assure you of this,
Gentlemen, eta, as to politics, n ete is not one par-
ticle of t1:11. mice betwixt myself and Sir Fianci;
Burdett. With respeCllto the other Candidates.
shall be very short. I would ask you, no what
grounds can Colonel Elliot come ha-seats!, after t!-•
many objenvons which existed against Mr. Sher I,:sh ?
He says he has lived twenty years amongst you and
that kis opinions and print.iples must be known. lam
soil y to say that they are too well known for LIM to
succeed; and too welt known tor us te trust tlm.
f Loud ass/east./ ,e who are of optititm that Sir
Fiances Bolden is a fir per person for t choic-e
must be of opinion u at Colonel Elliot is the rwisil
improper. What do we tolow of Mr Eltio -we
have seen him a warn paints's et Mr. Pitt—ors
have seen him the warm partisan of Mt. Adding.
ton—sae have seen tom L:.• sms,sprnter tof Lund Ore ko''
edit ; and in every case c,inge g support.
/Load Ipi•Lstrios/ I speak of tam merely as a
puill.c 111421, and not in hi. yeivate tapati,y In ar
judrri.nt, Col. klltut niust evidently pull one way.
had we anotoer. As he is 11.11 here, 1 sh.t I
wore, but 1 ulall have an orprrotoity of met t g
bun, face to face. ere long, upeo the hush. „:.s
of Civent-Garden. 111nh reap a to the ot.or
Candidate, I must say that 1 have the honour of
Luowing him welly and a mere ism' Able y. ncl roan.
as a color, and one of a sure asceileas oarn,a_

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could setiled $ le say,.. that every one of you
who *eked atrial flea Samuel Flood, must, upon
the same pis iliplOns elate against Lord Coch-
rane, and ttlain lodate him most unfit and
improper to tesimasat your City of Westmin-
ster. (Load inerfeesee). I do not despair of the
country; I Welk *we ate courage and *leans
enough to bring obese our salvation, if the Consti-
tution be in profits, what it is in theory. Having
seed thus Much upon thesetopies, I shall now allude
to what has taken place since the late Eleaion. I,
upon a former occasion, told you, that the most foul
conspiracy that ever had been entered into, existed
against your libesties, I was opposed by bribery and
corruption, and every species of means was used to
overset my pretensions to your favours. The evi-
dence adduced upon the petition presented to the
House of Commons, has proved that asseition
Tile Press, too, has been completely shut against
use, in regard to the proceedings thereupon."—
( Hem Mr. Paull entered into a statement of the markers.
of haw, Aftiegisterial iqinence, which, be mid, had
else Pat five Sic COMMiliteC, spew the said Periling.
gahlicA oarlimits will Not admit ear megrims I
know," continued he, 44 perfealy well. that all the
infleeoce of the parent Ministers will be exerted
against me, on account of my independent prin-
ciples. Day after day has passed on, and noising
has been done in regard to the further prosecution
of the Marquis Wellesley ; but I shall still perse-
vere in my endeavours against him ; should I be
returned by your sufrages, I shall again present
articles of impeachment against him. As to
the cry of "No Popery ! and' the Church
being in danger. I must say that those who
think so, must see with different eyes, and
judge with different opinions. than I do. If I
am returned to the House of Commons, I am
by my oath bound to support the Protestant eel'.
ligiou. and chit oath I shall certainly adhere to ;
but if any degree of toleration can with safety be
given to Catholics, as well as other religious sects,
I certainly will give it. (Laud aorMaratiaas.) I con-
ctivc that every man ought to be the keeper of his
own conscience, and ought to go to heaven in his
own way. Shall I then give my voice to add to a
m, that is hate and untounded in every respea?
N. Gentlemen, I shall never consent to do so.
As to the Bill which hm occasioned the late change.
that Bill did not tend to give Catholics any prepooe,
derance, or improper advantage ; it went to amelioe
rate their situation in that unhappy country called
Ireland. where the peasan 7 are trampled down, and
the :toddling classes distressed--=Cue Bill I say was
to remedy nothing.—The populace have been de
ceived and duped in having Wee led to believethat
the Bill so brought in, was to overturn all reli-
gious foundations, or to restore popery over our
heads. le was one of the word sits of the late
Ministry. a bill of delusion. 'holding out false
hopes, and lifting up the cup to the parched lips
of expectancy, in order to be dashed to the
ground. But still, Gentlemen, 1 think that the
Nem who had not the constancy and perseverance
through with it, deserved the reprobation of
honest man in the country, if they in their
oimilliemes believed it to be one that was likely to
be Minded with beueficial efforts to the country.
I believe that no man has attended more to that
Bill than I have doer.—lt was to do dris—lt was
to put a certain degree of power in the hands of
the Ministers, by giving them the support of
certain Catholic Families, who had interest in
klurghe ; but with respea to giving Feeedom to
the Catholics, it had no more to do with it than it
had to do with the Mussulman Religion. It also
pot a greater degree of power into the hands of the
King, while at the same lime it did not force the
king to employ the Catholics any more than
before. He had still the optiuu of employ-
ing them oi not, as he bas iu regard to the
employment of Hanoverian, of Mussulman. or
of Indians. Shall I, Gentlemen. for the sake of a
few votes, propsgatetalsellood sad delusion through-
out the cnuatry ? No, Gentlemen. 1 shall never do
so; but, as far as my voice can go, I shall insist
that that Bill was in no degree lofted to introduce
the Cubic, or to degrade the Protestant siligion.
It esdy Waded to place power in the hailds of the
Sinistets lei of the King. without being esriential
beaelleiel to the people of Ireland. Should! get
in& Peelfereent along with Sir Francis Zurdett, 1
sisal sieve for was that tend snore evidently to the
good ef tile witustry. What l shall endeavour to
Abell* &/1 be douse direaly, and not circuitously."
Mirt Patna., after a few further observations, con.
gloried a speech, which was rapturously applauded
by all present.
Mr. GIBSONS was anxious to have the proposi•
tion for pntting him on the Committee suspended,
until he tally er.pLained the reasons which had first
induced hint to take an aaive part for the defence
of the rights of Westminster. the juggle which
bad bees attempted oa the former occasion, had
decided him boldly to advocate the cause of Mr.
Paull. Miscreants had rime attributed to him im-
proper motives; but when the voice of his fellow
Zleflors went with him, he consigned the calumny
to contempt and detestation. Illearl gmbri..l
challenged the whole body of the Ele&ors to point
oat a single instance sshere he had deserted his
duty, or betrayed the oust reposed in him as a
member of that lommittee, which cunluaed the
last eleaioo. _ _ _

The health: of Mr. Gibbons and the Committee
were drank with great applause.
Mr. PA ULL rose to propose the health of an active
friend and meritorios* individual. and declared his
wish to depart after he had drank the health of Mr.
Power.
That Gentleman returned thanks ; and was, on
the departure of Mr. Palms., unanimously called to
the Chair, in the poi.oession of whi we left him,
supporting eider, a.id diffusir.g festivity.

The Subscriber. tothe Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
dined at the D.i.Jon Tavern, Eistinpsgate.street,
on Thursday. In the absence of the President, the
11Larquis of BUCKINGHAM, H Comae, Esq.
took the Chair. Non otabis Donau, and Gad Save
t4e girw, were charmingly sung by Messrs. !Koss.
DOM. F11'24114 MONS, TAYLOR. 1.411 TR, thorium,
asou, and Master - Curr.sai; tollnwed by an
erc-lknt se►eEtion of Glees and. Songs. The ut•
most hilarity and haw:bony prevaik.l throeglwiut
the evening, There were JEC: rsoillenien and Gen.„
tiewst n present.

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