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BRIGHTON'. APRIL 4.

i,ast hrou.jat us tlw collo ing Fasitionables
Vie,:sacteee Perceval and family; Mrs. Suanie ; Scr-
im:lt best; Rev. Mr. Littkdote; WllllBlll Pierre. Es+ and
family ; Mrs. Prideaus aad family : Miss Courtney; frauris
Sowell, Esq. Jaha Correll, Esq Le. ice. kc. and suveral
others are expected tie the koildays.
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Mr. Brunton, jun. and a Mr. Field, it is said,
will conduct the Theatre the approaching season.—
The storms bate been very violent.
• A collier, which bad just unloaded her cargo of
coals, was, yesterday afternoon, dashed completely
to piece,' on the beach, opposite West-street, in her
attempt to put to sea ; and two others had very
nearly shared the same fate; they were, however,
get of, but not without considerable damage. The
w ecked vessel was an old one, and, consequently,
will not prove a loss of very great Ironsequeuce to
her owners.
On Saturday the corpse of a private soldier, be-
longing to the South Gloucester Regiment of Mi-
litia, was buried at our parish church, with rather
more ceremony than is usual for men of his rank.
The whole hand, phtyisig solemn music, preceded
the coin; the paititio borne by
.six young women,
armed in white, and theirfige ciampatiy to which
be belonged, followed is procession. Three collies
fired over his grate, dosed the ceremony.

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, Their MMES..
TIES, the Priueesses AUGUSTA, MAKT, and SOPMIA,
strived at the Qualm's Palace, from Windsor.—
About two o'clock the Duchess of Bay"snug and
Princess of WaLes, attended by Lady GLEN ima-
m, arrived at the Palace from Blackheath, and
partook of en early dinner with Their MAJESTIES,
the Petticesses, the Dukes of KENT, COMES-
LAND, Canamont, and Sussex. Afterwards the
Duchess of BIIUMSWICE and Princess of WALES set
at' on their return to kllackheath. In the evening
Their MAJESTIES had a select party to tea and
Lards.

His MAJEJTY will hold a private Levi* and
Privy Council at theQucttes Palace this day.

HerMASS/TT will hold a Drawing Room, to-
morrow. at St. James's Palace.
The theatrical amateurs of Cork hare been per-
forming Speed the Plettigt, and The Turupjke-Ta►e,
for the benefit of the House of Recovery. A Mr.
FRANKLIN. from Limerick, gave imitations of
Omar, Mumma. and Liwis ; but in Irish
Jetta STUNK he excelled.

We have extreme pleasure in stating, that the
Countess of JERSEY was safely delivered of a son
and heir, on Tuesday evening, at -her house in
Berkeley-square.
The next Ladies vocal Concert will he held to-
morrow evening, at Lady Daystxams
Hyde-Park Corner. _ _

Mrs. Gummi, benefit takes plasm at Manche,-
ter, on Friday next, when she plays Lady Flippant
SamE, in the comedy of Fashionable Lentos,
and Ts/barina, in MT. SHIRIOAN'S erode.
Mr. Cooler Kitely was veil well attended, last
sights and be gave a rich portrait of the jealous
bushand. MM.M. latent:ow was eery lively is
Mrs. Kesel', and the whole weat off with great
The mock-heroic bombast has nearly run
its course, and will very shortly retire.
Mr. so ay's elegant comedy promises to be
the most attractive piece that has hems brought
forward for years at Drury-lane Theatre. For
uuredy of character wid classical diction it must
continue to rank high as • stock-play, and was
nio.a Totteringly received last night again, by a
crowded and fashionable audience. The applause
conticued long biter the fall of the curtain.
Her Mosessv has a most beautiful set of china
in prep' ..ion, as a present to her Royal High-
DM the erineess CHARLOTTE of WALE,.

It appears that some of the Monkey Hurst
heroes were yesterday at White's house, where
they displayed the White-lock, if not the white
feather.
Viscount PAXIIIRRSTON has taken the house
lately ocetspied Ify the late Lord LAKE, in Lower
Brook-street, Gmsvenor-square.
The Duke of BEDFORD, Duke and Duchess of
1411VICASTLE, the Marchionesses of lISADFORT,
BATS!. and Wcht.Est.tv, Earls CAMDEN, WEST-
MILANO and Sxrrox, and the Countesses of
CAMDEN and Sarrom, attended the Opera last
night. The dancing was excellent, and much ap-
plauded.
Mr. RICHER, the celebrated dancer on the tight
rope, finished his engagement at Wislveach Theatre
en Tuesday evening, the 2.flth. The house on his
benefit night overflowed in every part, and the
season, hitherto, has been untisnally successful.
Master BETTY is still performing at Salisbury ;

Friday ereiiiiig he played Rolla. The performance
was patronised by Captain BAKER, of the Salis-
bury Troop of Vromanry Cavalry. The house
was crowded to au overflow in every punt ; the vs-
vAlry and infantry volunteers, .in compliment to
Captain B. appeared in military east:me; and the
" galtant hearing ' of the Peruvian Chief appeared
to animate the breasts of our patriotic defenders
with conirenial sentiments of loyalty and heroism.
Lest night he was to play Tamered: this night
Lothian. in Adersa: and to-morrow Essex and
Tristram' Fickle, for his own benefit. and the last
night of his engagement. He is growing vtry

The Corporation of the city of Cork fume voted
the Free:lont of the city to .the Right lion. Lord
/ilia NEM. Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, in a
silver box.

On Wednesday evening. the corps of Officers of
the second Somerset Militia, gave a Ball and Sup-
pie at the Assembly-room( at Salisbury. The in-
•itatioa to their friends was general ; of course, -it
included nearly all the families of fashion in the
City, Close, awl immediate neighbourhood. The
whole company amounted to 247 persons. After
an amide enjoyment of the enliven►ng dance, the
company sat down to a most sumptuous snider;
after which (lancing was renewed with so much spi-
rit, that fee► of the company thought of breakiag
sep till dim iii the morning; the morns were mot
cleared till six.

WHIG CLUB.

A meet respectable Meeting of the Whig Glob
was i etd, yesterday, at the Freeition.us"faveru, in
Great Queen7street ;

'Ths Duke of Dropout in the Chair.
After dinner the tumid toasts were given in the
customary manner.
In the routine of toasts, when the Chairman
came to that, which is comillimentary to his own
family, with that of the House of Cavendish,
Lord Flos.taso then rose, and gave—

47The Houses of Russell suiCercnfish, and may they
eve, be united hi defence of She hbectic. uf iticn cout.try."
This toast ass drank with the usual seclisuia-

lons.
The CHAIRMAN then rose, n:ifl expressed his
lope a►d confidence, that he should leave hie name,

iu the pursuit of the same glorious cause, unsul-
lied, to posterity. It was his anxious care to instil
the same principles into the minds of his children ;
and lie hoped that his family, u ith the noble oue
with which it was combineil,sould ever be ready to
defend the liberty, security, said houoar of the
country.
The usual toasts having been gone through, the
CUAIMIAN gave—
" The health of Lard Holland."
•
His Lordship, in retur aa itt 4 thanks, expressed his
warm attachment to the principles of the Club,
and assured its Members, that at uo time was the
necessity greater than at the present, of stemming
the power of secret influence, and of nniting for
. the at*-1---eos 4 as honourable pwe.
On the health of Mr. Whitbrm, d being given Nit
the Chair, that gentleman, in an animated speech,
stated his conviction, that the peace need not to
have beau brokeu, either at the original continence-
meat of the war, or on its reuevral, and that a safe,
honourable, and permanent peace, might nue be
established. It was the character of that Club not
to slacken its eons in the prosecution of just and
virtuous measures. One of that description was
now before the Legislature (Mr. Banker's Reversion
Bill); and he hoped andhelieved, that the Members
of that Club would be found united with. the whole
country in their exertions to effect its attainment.
It now remained to be proved, whether the junto,
immediately under the influence of the Crown,
who had hitherto frustrated this salutary measure,
would find its influence iu the Lower Mouse suffi-
cient to impede its success. He was aware that
some metenals .voutd bend to any thing; and it
now remained to be proved, whether the present
Ministers were more attached to their places or to
the pledge they had given to limit the grants of
places in revenao:i ? He was coutident, whatever
obstructions might be thrown in the way, that the
vote of the Corporation of London would be the
unanimous feelinq of the whole people of England.
and that their ultimate success was infallible. Mr.
Whitbread concluded by giving the health of Mr.
Waithman, and the friends of the Petitions of the

City of Lo;silon, fcr limiting the grants of places in
reversion. _

Mr. WAITIMAN returned thanks, and expressed
his satisfaction at having been instrumental in car-
rying those Petitiocts • being coutident that the
Melioqer adopted bi that Corporation' had consi-
derable influence in directing the °Pinions of those
of the country. He thought it extraordinary, that
although they had been labenting for restrictions
similar to those now before Paclimeent, ever since
the famous resolution of Mr. Dursoing. atal.wits.4
had only been prevented frorn being carne into
effect by the riots of trio, yet there exist a
secret which still prevented the attainment of this
salutary object.
The health of Lord William Hessen being
given, his Lordship returned thai:ks in an appro-
priate speech.
After the healthy of Mr. Mottle, Mr. Adam, Mr.
Maddecks, and the Whigs of Scotland, weie drank,
Mr. ADAVII, in returning thanks, stated his at-
tachment to the principles of Mr. Fee for upwards
of 3u years ; and after an encomium u An the vir-
tues. patriotism, and wirdoin of that great States-
man, he lamented the temporary failure of the
measure, which, in unison with him, he had anxi-
ously pursued for the improvement of the judicial
system in Scotland, and inore especially for that
wt of it which was to give to his countrymen the
Trial by Jury. Ile'wiss sure that the agitation of
the measure had been attended with saletary ef-
fects, and the meetings which had lately begun to
take place in that country, diplayed a rising spirit
of liberty. He concluded by giving the K big
Club of Scotland, which was draiiiewith applause.
Soon after eight o'clock, the Duke of Bedford left
the Chair, and was succeeded by Mr. Adam
Among the Candidates to he ballotted for at the
next meeting, we heard the names of Lord Mil-
ton, Lord Tavistock, and Mr. Pomonby.

To As EDITOR of THE BRITISH PRESS.

A. early insertion of the annexed interesting ar-
ticle, will oblige, Your's, &c. lit:samara&

.SMALLPDX

The following articling instanees of the fatal effects of tlwa
Small-Pox, evince the argent amenity of the worulatima
Ow that disease being prohibited, or at least pat inkier sorb
restrietina, that the pahlir may no lunges golfer by it. coo.
tagioti, au s. verily as they have lately rave-unwed :
At Lyme Regis, in Donetshire, a gentleman, not being
able. readily, to prorate vaccine matter, insistiil on hawing
his child inoculated oath the Small-Po% ; the contagion was
thereby conimoniestedho the inhabitants, and the ,tatty
was su grist in that small town, that sisty persons lost their
lives in a few weeks.
Only a f•ir weeks since, Mr Manithelil, Nn. O. diallisp's-
head-court, Gray's lua-lane, lost all his four children by the
Small-Pox
At thir School for the Indigent Blind, in St.Grorige'sifields,
two-thirds of the objects mlinittcd into that Charity have
lost their sight by ear Small-Pox,

A few days ago, as s girl belonging to Aberdeen
weil returning from a visit at Auchinblae, she was
met by a man and two women betwixt Drumlithie
and Stonehaven. The man seized her by the neck,
and had just taken off her hat and shoes, and de-
livered them to one of the women, when, fortu-
nately, a mastiff dog, that had followed her, ran
and sprang upon the fellow, pulled him to the
mau,zleci his fare apd ears, and would
hare will liiia to pieces, if he Ind not been called
off by the girl. In the mean time the two women
made off, keying the hat and shoes behind them.
The girl received little or no injure, and continued
her journey, leaving her assailant lying se the
read.