The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-13 00:00:00

PRINCESS AUGUSTA'S BIRTH-DAY.

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IPURTIStR PARTICULARS.]
The serenity of the weather added much to the
beauty ofAhe Jubilee Fete, at Windsor, repeated
on Wtinesday last; in honour of her Ruyisl High-
nei•er birth-day. Besides the transparencies at
Fwginore, which were nearly the rime as on the
with ult. • partial illumination and display utak
place in the loyaL town of Windsor. Among the
tin at lieautiful transparencies exhibited,' Was one
Ly Mr. Kxscan, whose talents is this way were
so p .r.rmioeol ly distinguished by his painting ex-
bihiud the Town-Hall, in honour of the Jubi-

let. It cor.sisted of a medallion of the Princess, (a
most accurate liket.es.,) surrounded and guartled
by *lined remphitn. Appropriate drapery con-
uceted and ,gave a tine effect to the whole, and
beneath was iuscalsed the, mime of S' AnnusTs,"
with a couplet from Mr. Jaguas's poem oa the Ju-
bilee. lately published. Windsor was crowded
with visitor', who, iu their pro►ueaades, paid s wen-
d, served tribute of adtatr.►tioa to this beaut►ful
display of art.

Friday morning, His 31.ussrv, sod Princesses
AUGUSTA Nod SOPHIA, acentupenied by lord So-
NEKVII.I.I:, Lally ELY, Grimm's SrigicLa ■od
CARTWIII.:HT, laud Cu!O.tels TATUM, sod DES-
BROW, rode in 'Witulewr 0.414 Park aucl tsturi.sd
at tweive easel to the PsTice.

Yesterday. Hie MAJESTY, iud Princesses Ave
OUSTA astdr_SoPHt t, Ilt:Cornvenied by Ladies Casa.
LEY and CAROLIN WALUM:AAVIt, and General
brawcaa, rode to St. George', t.i,spel, and heard
a *mann preached by the Rte. Or. UUDDALL,
fauns Jo•., Cllll4O. X N 11. V. 3.:
.• Is it any plia.wre to the Almighty that thou art
ir;.l teous? 'or is it gniu t. him, that thou stikiist thy wags
la ieck •

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-We are hslipy to announce Pont:cos kraus is
a little better bulge her return to % indsor.
The Duke and Duchess of Btn►uaD are ex-
pected, this day, at their house in Stanhop:.street,
Prisi-eair. Innis Brighton. His Grace's family
aril- ed in tulip, on Forting, from Bedfordshire.
Lsit) Cranium a DAUER is txpected in town this
w. • k i Hain.

• Lord Sr. As.t PH is expected this day at histtouse
in ikrkt.er-bcterr.
Earl and Countoss CIIOI.IIOIIDELEY entertained
a -Jett party ot• Nob; .1 at dinner, )eAerday, at
Di. ton.

Sir AC.:AM AM and Min Iluma returned. on
to .h• it se .t. in Ilertfordshire.
'll..ichioness of DOWNIIIIIIR had a select
pasty, last evening, vt her .inuse iu Ilanoireraquare.
The Dowager ii..4dy and Miss FORTLSCUS are
expected at their house iu IVinspole-crevt, from
liri glom).
Lord and • Lad! CASTLCREAGH are on a %kit to
Colonel and Lady CAIIoLINg at their
lent in Norfolk.

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Mr". and Miss Thompson will leave town, this
day, for Brighton.
The Patrones4 of the nest Stuff Ball, at Lincoln,
is •Ludy ANDIMKJN, of Ler—the Stewards, Sir
Joan Tnotr,orn, of Catwick, 13art. and CM/11111h
MUNDY. of Ilultum:Beckering. Ft:
Mrs. S. KENIIILS is performing die various parts
of 4igissounda, Bestride, Letitia Hardy, and
'Cowslip. at the I)ouva3ter Theatre, with great
eclat.

JI. JOHN stoN, among other performances at
his 11:horstian Theatre. in Dublin, has got tip a
Inelo-tlramatic Hurletts. called The false Mend;
or, The Assassin if the Rocks; and
Party Thicoeu with the grand lialkts of The 3111 k
Jiaid, Achilirs, Deidainia. and Love in a' Tab.
Mr. BA NMU is engraved 'O/the Lincolu The-
atre, for litre, aillists. 04. Wednesday, he will
porfr•rtn Job T/i.rnierry, and Walter. in the fame
of The Children in the •Wood. Ou Friday mut, the
theatre clostrn tar the season.

TnCATRICA I. WON nErt !—We are now living in
en e4s: whem tile fiurA,thertre. the ruthless toritieg,
and ►he most splendid acting. are all &sit:yarded for
tLe &,k. *fa shilrateg I
Mr. and Mrs. CRECVLY. and the three Miss
(rains, returned last week to their house in
Citirlet-street. Ilerkeleptopture, f a visit to Mr.
()Kee., at his seat, at Durham. •They intend leevl
lug tools the latter end of this tteelt, for liriLhten.
S4tillniiiV, EDWARD aRMCR SIDSBOTTOhis
bit.4.llt. temple. Esq. was celled to the bar.
try the !Uneatable Sucirry of the MalJle Temple.

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COMM-diADEN iTRE.

Until half play, on Saturday night, the sweet
opera of Lowe m a Village was heard with very
little interruption ; and had we not, by sad eape-
rience, learned that nuthiug could still the savage
yeillogs of the Opposition. we would have emer-
tatisafti hopes. that oar native melodies would have
soothed their stormy passions, and obtained a quiet
attention. As we formed no such expectations, we
were sot disappMiited whets the entrance of the
Josh:price men, Ith their worn-out 0. P. badges,
pas au end to the tranqnsllity of the house, and de.
strayed all the sweets of song. Music, that wFilosn'
had power to soften rocks, had lust its influenCe
over men, who come tastier that description of
beings, do well painted by the most accurate ob-
server of nature that ever wrote, as—

" Fit for treesoss, stratagems, and trona :
The nautiuns of his squat are dull as night,
" And bis affections dark as Lnelnis."

The pit now appeared crowded with the ridicu-
lous exhibitory of O. P. and they supported their
characters, as usual, without variation of scenery,
dresses, or decorations. 'lse scenery con,isted of
the old placards ; the dresses of " marvellous foul
linen," Belcher handluarcbiefs, and coats, small-
clothes, &c. that seemed purloined from the ward
robe of 7'he Beggar's Opera; and the decorations
VIM pasteboard, piper, and 'tinsel O.P.'s. Sir
John Pedal, %would " not march through Coventry
with such a set of raggsmulfins, that's flat."—The
performances continued to be without change ;
single-stick, wrestling, running at the ring, and
jumping; and, with these manly exercises, we
were favoured with the accompaniment of rattles,
bey eatwpoils, bawling, bowling, hissing, hoot-
ing, cOck-erowing. end roaring, till we knew not
which most to admire and wonder at 1 In the
boxes. the 0. P.'s were very thinly scattered,
and only a few of this faction were stationed in
front of the two shilling gallery, to aid and give
countenance to the grand division in the Pit. The
0. P. dance was frequently repeated throughout
the evening, and the light fantastic toe" gave
place to the heavy iron-sliod heel. 'Of the placards,
few were . new, and none boasting either humour
.or sense. Cane were grossly and scandalously in-
decent, and demanded the interference of the
Court of King's Beach, as she cusses murties of the
country; others, lung scraps of rhyme, put together
without judgment or meaning. The latter were
immoderately large, and more reseashlect sheet*
than folios of piper. One of diem began—

" Fell fprty night• has Johnny getable trembled,
And grievrd to ma such (mad) Dulls here assembled "

And indeed the last line w. tit) had comment on
the sentry in the Ptt, whose actions bespoke them
atom nearly allied to the brute creation, than to the
human kind.

" All are not men.that moat the human form."

Under such unfavourable circuinsti;;N, the
farce of Amitnal Magnetism, which boasted of no
magnet to tame these animals, was speedily brought
to a conalusion. cud about half-post nine o'clock'
the performances behind the curtain closed. Not
so those before it—the ram continued for an hour
after the curtain dropped ; and the various evolu-
tions 0. the performers, their loyal songs, and obe-
dience to the words of command as to sitting,
standing. shouting, or Iroaning, seemed to afford
them entire satisfaction. Their attention was,
however, principally directed to the private twares,
from which they drove every female. by • scene,
vulgar, and infamous language. In this gal-
ling exploit. they were assisted by their friends
its the galleg, who, beating with • their sticks
on the circle adder them, seconded the reviling:
and pointing' of sticks from the Pit. The-private
boxes being cleared, the rioters also retired to the
piazzas, where they were joined by many of their
kind, such' as cannot afford to commit riots. even
at half-price, and who, therefore, contine their dis-
gusting noise to the streets. The house was, to-
wards the end, very full. and the proprietors had at
least the consolation of receiving payment fur the
performance* which they werecompelled to witness,
as a substitute for those they wished to provide for
the public. •
A person is the gallery let loose several sparrows
from that quarter; arid these, having small pla-
cards attached to them, made the circuit of the
Howse. exhibiting. in every part, the sentiments of
the oppositionists. The following placards were
also exhibited iis the course of the night:
" Abolish ibe Private Bores !"

" Relinquish the prosecutions and treat to public libe..
ealiev---Sineqna
is What du you want!"—'t Old Prites.-No Italian and
French Hagnius.-.-Apology fur the insults offered the Public
by the hired.ruffaus and lighting Jews."
Stateeniat of ince •rue gained by the advocates of the
public cense over King Kimble; the hired Jews defeated;
Kemble driven fenni the Stage; Private Buses held up to the
odium they deserve—Ft a,►t.a—Jour Bu triumphant."
A corie,sture was also exhibited, iu which a Bull
was seen tossing the Manager.
Air. Clifford, the Barrister. was in the pit, with a
party of friends, and received several enthusiastic
tributes of applause from the thP:s in all parts of
the Meuse, who appeased. indeed, to regard.hiu►
with the highest veneration.

The IKAGIITILITLI have adopted an excellent
plats to prevent any disturbance before the houses
where the mob from the Theatre have been in the
habit of asaembliag to express their disapprobation,
by ordering en Officer, with • party of the patrele
under his direction, to disperse them before they
hav‘tinie to commit any act of violence.
IN the list of Bankrupts, in Saturday night's
Gazette, wr.tind the name of Mr. Al.Canaor, late
Manager of the Theatres at Birmingham, Sheffield,
Newcastle. Manchester, and scrawl minor est.-
bliihmennts of the suite kind. Yet the thought-
less populace of London are tanght, by *set of art-
ful and interested speculators, to consider a theatre
as a mine of gold to the preprittors.
A few days liner. • man, of a decent appearance,
went to the Brown Bear poblic-houie, in Bo,‘ -
street. in • coach, very unwell. Although he
had no money, the Imodlord very humanely took
him ia. and paid the coach. although ha had no
knowledge of him, except occasionally ',sleeping
there. The landlord procured a Doctor to attend
alto, and he had every possible assistance. He
sUrvived lint a short time, nod died of • dropsy,
He liss since proved to he Mr. WOODWARD. a ctle-
6rated caricaturist. Mr. it.tr,tats, the
bad the corpse decently buried, at his owls especse.

LAW IIarELLIOSNCZ.

C.RIRT OF Juicr. BENCH, Warixtvirea, NOV. 11.

LiEVI TRIALS.

Lord ELtamsoaoven gore notice to the Geo-
tletnen of the Bar, thitt he would proceed to hear
%motions for the new trials on Saturdsy next.
TUe ZING a. muLt.ra.

"This was an indictment for slop/leg tip an an.
cient path-ways. an tried the last Assizes for the
County sf Surrey; wbeu the Defendant under-
taking to abate the nuisance, as order nisi pram
was made accordingly, and he was discharged.
M r. Serjeasit Stigmas!) this day moved theCoort
for an attachment against the Defendant, fur 'vio-
lating the order male ut nisi prigs; he having,
aince•tlte conviction end oriel order, assigned his
interest in the premises to another person, who had
again stopped Upt the path-way—ltule•graated.
t twelve o'clock, the Loss Crier Justice Mt
tsi Prins, when a few undefended causes, of no
pu'lhc interest, were disposed of.

EXCHEQUER CHA3I HER, Nova Viz& It.

TUL KING T. B!LDON.

This was a case held over from die last Assize"
for Lancaster, upon U pgint reserved, in arrest of
jodgmeat, for the opinion of the Twelvs Judges;
who sat this day for the purpose of considering the
question.
The Defendant had been capitally convicted, at
the last Assizes, before Mr. Justice Cu.►taaals, for
uttering and hissing a quantity of forged Bauk of
England Notes.
.knowing them to be false and
counterfeit. He bad been convicted, at the pre-
secutiou of the Governor and ernputly of the
Bank, by the procuration of their agent. at Lan-
caster; who, (ss it appeared upon the case reserv-
ed) iu order to procure detection And conviction,
had been instrumental in purl iasing the t?rged
notes from the Defendant.

YEATEI. ill support of the arrest of judg-
ment, and on behalf of the l)efentlant, was this day
heard at considerable length, and contended that
the principle of the law of Entland did not allow
an inducement to the perpetration of a crime, be
order to bring the of to justice, through the
medium of the party alleged to be injured thereby;
the Learned Counsel also took several minor ob-
jections to the iuditt:neut and conviction, and cited
a variety of analagous cases, in support of his ar-
gement.
Mr. LAMS sou then heard at great length in
support of the coirvietion.—Judgment deferred..
The next case for their Lordships cousidtration
was that of Stock, alias Stockton, tried and capi-
tally convicted at the last assizes for Carlisle, of •
busglary in a banking-house in That place, arid
stealing thereout hank-notes and cash, to the
amount of user 10,0001. The question' for the
Court was, whether this was a burglary in a dwell-
.init-house, according to the Act of Parliament ?
The Prosecutors were brewers as well as bankers,
and carried on their business in that part of the
premises where the burglary was committed, but
it ems not inhabited. The servant of the Prose-
cutors, however, resided in the upper part of the
house, for which he swat assessed; but the pay-
ments he had made on account of such assessment
were repaid him by his employers.
Mr. Heise, on behalf of the Prisoner, was
►eard at some length, hut the Learned Gentleman
admitted, he hail ant been able, after • most dili-
gent search, to find any analagous case or pre-
cedent.

The Court was then cleared of strangers, ends
after upwards of two hours' deliberauou, their
Lordships rieferred judgment.
&seral other criminal eases, reserved from the
left assizes, were, we understaull, oloo'coosidered;
■nd at four o'clock the Court adjourned until neat
Saturday. •