The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-03 00:00:00

TILE CORR THit ifRE.

A series of well seletted performances, and of
superior sifting, in Mrs. Powel, Mr, Edwin, and
Miss Walstein, in Mr. Pope, Mr. H. Johnston, and
Irish Johnstone, aff trded, last week, continued snit-
jetls of public approbation and applause, and he
would be a fastidious critic indeed who would not
concur in their praise. •
Thursday night, the Melo-Drame of nbli was
repeated to a full house and a fashionable audience.
The aging of Mr. H. Johnston and Mrs. Powell
might have made a worse piece tol table in the
concludinit scenes, and these performers have ren-
dered Tekeli popular. The extravagant farce of
Nelley diary followed, in wl•ich Irish Johnstone, in
M•Serape, as usual drew forth thunders of applause,
and continued rdro►U in the songs.
Mrs. Edwin, during the performance of The Car-
few, on Wednesday evening, received an injury
from a blow given her head by the sudden fall of
one of the drop scenes, which it is feared is not of
a slight nature. The sympathy of the au.tience uas
strongly expressed at Vie time this disagreeable ac-
cident took place. Miss Webb. with her usual ac-
commodation, undertook the part which this un-
fortanare circumstance hAci incapacitated Mrs. Ed-
win from performing. _ _ _

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AN isiraomrTu,

IT NR. WiILATI.ZY. 01 THI N TNIATRE,
ON /CLING NISI SUITS INCITZ •' COLLIM'S ODN
ON Tsig tasuoms."

O Passion's rsistreta, heavenly fair
Tate me $o thy foet'ring care ;
And mi I view those eyes divine.
Where all intelligences thine,
Impart their varying install: As power to mine.

Yesterday. most of the Cabinet Ministers dined
with the Earl of CHATHAM.
As soon as the interment of the Duchess of
Gtoocarrea •as over, on Monday night, the Duke
of OLoucasrea left Windsor for his seat at Bag-
shot.

Among the eornpnny. on Sunday evening, on
Windsor Terrace, were the Earl and Countess of
Mat assentor, and the two Ladies Firzn•ants.
The Earl and Countess of HA IIDWICILI left town,
yesterday, for their seat in Cambridgeshire.
A noted beau of the ne.ghbourhood of St James's.
well known by the name of the Defy-do.,:fiby,
will shortly kad to the hymeneal altar a bloomb s
news.y et silty-tout.
J. J. A nocasrtie, Esq. will leave Wood!ands.
this day, for Worcestershire.
Ths• Marquis of Heatsroar arrived in town, on
Saturday. from Cheltenham ; and left town, yester-
day, for Scotland.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CLARENCE
arrived, last night, at his apartments is St:Airrnes%-
place. Gum Bushy-park, and will return to-mor-
row eve ,tog.
The Poatuouese A6IIIIMA DOR arrived. on
Tuesday night, at his house, in South Ausiley-street,
from Worthing.
Lord Humvimoristda arrived, last night., at his
house, in Grosvenor-,quare, hem Brighton.
Arrivals at the Bristol Hotwells—
Rae. Mr. londo.i, Mr. Mrs and Mies Dickinson, Mr. and
Mrs. Mauna, P•ne,s, Richards, Mr. and MI.S Beath, Mews.
Fuller, E. Andrew% and %ire. Winifred.
Arrival • at Caton. near Bristol—

UNA and Lady thiat, Gemara', Morgan sad Thrasher, Mr.
and Mrs. Oick,on, Paget, Pnilli" Ratko', Turner, Morgan,
Mean. Burka, ',ohm, Church, and Blatt.

Master Sid ALLav, who so handsomely gave his
assistance on Monday evening to Mrs. Sureatc.
late Mrs. Watt... at the Minor Theatre, has a most
powerful voice, admirably adapted to the following
songs—The Bay of Biscay, The Past Captain, and
Wilk,'" end Jame.
Mrs. Mercurius was so much recovered that
she was to perform Clara, in The Dianna, on Satur-
day night last, by particular desire.
The Ball. at the New Inn, Worthing, was not
' opened by the Hon. Gaoaoe Dawson aril Miss
Woonsmoron, as stated in our Paper of Friday,
but by Mr. Massav, 34 Dragoon Guards, and t;:e
lovely Mrs. WiLson.
Canterbury Races were never better attended than
this season. The breakfasts and balls boasted the
most elegant company. The grand bell at Bar.-
sinews m's rooms, on Monday night, was attended
by about 350 of the most distinguished Fashionable* ;
Among wham we noticed :
The Earl 11114 o.unteme Ntriesn„ Lady Charlotte Nelson,
Earl rend Countess Darillay, Lord and Lady Cranley, Mr. and
Miss Onslow. Lady and Mitt Dying. Sir Edward sod Lads
Koaichbull.Mr. Edward Kaatchbull, Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
lta ;hey, Sir Henry Hawley, Colonel tail Mrs. Hawley, Sir
I. K Shaw, General and Mrs. Hope, Lady Elisabeth Hatton,
Gen. Menus/soy, Sir John Courtney Horlywoid, Mr. and
Mr.. Mills, Hon. Mi., Wau.en, Sir H. (Menden, the Stew-
ards a the Ras,. Mr Raker Vol. sod sin. 'Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. Guild, Mr. and Ws. 4odfrey, the Recorder of Canter-
herb Mr. and Mrs. Tyssers, (Mn. Harris, Mr. Lushincton,
Mr. Farquhar, Mrs sad the Misses fieaseione, It,. Taylor,
llama de Montesquieu, Lo. he.
Si? John Hopi vwoon, Bart. and CiniSTOPRIGI
COMM, Esq. (who this year officiates for Lord
Warewourss), were appointed Stewards for the
ensuing year.
A Grand Review of the German Legion will take
place. to-morrow morning, on Black-Heath. Tneir
Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Csaasnes and
Ca w MOOS will be on the ground at ten o'clock.
The cone/lions, last Sunday, at the Chapel at
Ramsgate, and at the Churches at Margate, and at
St. Peter's. for the benefit of the Sea-bathing In-
firmary, eaceedeJ any former year, The Sermons
on the occasion were preached by the Rev. R.
Hoooson, Redtor of St. George's; Rev. J. JACK-
Natl. Preacher to the Philanthropic Society ; arid
the Rev. J. huntress, Fellow of Clare Hall,
Cambridge.
44 Me. says a New York Paper of the
Nth July, " exchanged Mice last week with the
Philadelphians, to the amount of 500 dollars; —ver y
handsome payment far singing a few songs. —Y'
suppose thie mamma has induced him to visit our
city; but we part with our ewes for something met
obstantial than essairee. /*seen, and erweistr."

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••••"•111Ornor.
The preparations for toe animal cel,bratiln of
this fair, last plow. exe-aced those wi reseed fcr
some years putt. Hund•eis were Tr:winged in
et ling Little D.ury, Coven.-Jyrden. t e Hay.
market, with s numerous train of bows for tines-
tri any, tumbling, juggling, conjuring. nit oril and ar-
tificial curiosities, and various other •s'iii,itients. the
-cued about', ups-and-downs, whirligigs. tc. were
gelling ready with nreat es vity ; and ail ''c ave-
nues leading to the fair ground were occupied by
every description of if.)-hops. gtrg rbrea kirgs,
qneenc, knaves, confeetionery. miiiinery, ba-
be. dashery, and every other a-ticlr for use, erne.
ment, and appetite, wholesale and retail. Awing
the theatres, amphitheatres, booths, boxes, &c. those
which appear to promise most amusement are Satin-
ders's worms of equestrians and tum'ilers, Mr oa's
rope dancers, Hopkins's necromancy's, an J balaecers,
Richardson's tragedians, Sees/non', comedians,
Pidcock's and Palito's colleftion of beasts, beads,
and other natural .7iwinsities. The fair will he pro-
claimed this day, by the Lord Mayor, pro Army,
wizen all the fan begins.

POLIC k.

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Yesterday ,John Healy was brought before the ---)Aj
Magistrates of this Office, charged with embezzling ,
some bed-curtains, and other articles of furniture.
belonging to a person, with whom he had lodged.
It app,ared that the Prisoner had hired furnished • ",
lodgings from the landlord of the Friend in-need s,, „
Publ:c-hcuse, Colonnade. Russell-square, where he
resided for some time, hut went away about a month
since, taking the key of the apartment with him.— -
Finding him so long away, the landlord at last
broke the door open, and discovered that the bed-
cut tiins, and some sifter articles of furniture, had
been carr:e I off, and were traced to a Pawn-broker,
where thcc had been pledged by the Prisoner.
U,• to this evidence he was committed for further
exam's', 'on.
John Gams, a very respeflable-looking middle-
aged man. was charged by John Johnston, landlord
of the Jolly Coopers Pnblic.house. Clerkenwell-
grieri, with stealing a candle and an old brass
candlestick. The Prisoner was in the habit of fre-
quenting the Prosecutor's house, and, on Tuesday
night. was observed by a customer to conceal the
candle and candlestick under his coat. Information
was immediately given at the Office, and he was
apprehended ketore he Raft the house. The stolen
goods were not than found upon him, but at some
little distance.-.41e was also committed for re..
es imination.

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A respeaable mom who had formerly been
farmer, was summoned befnre the Magistrates by
nit a modest and well-looking young woman.
cl.erged with various aseaulas upon leer person, and
other ill treat pent. It appeared that they had been
some years married, and ha I two young children
living. In conseqoence of some dispute, otiginat•
log in a trio-, he beat her severely, and tore her
taco. then, dragging her with violence into the
chamber where she kept her clothes, he compelled
her to be preser.t while he took a. plat. of seism:we
and cot to pieces all the clothes he could find be.
longing to her sad the children. The husband
' pleaded the sullenness and ill temper of his wife.
while it was evident, from his own manner, that he
WAS a can of the most violent passions.
The M• 011 rRATI desired that he should either
be properly reconciled to his wife, or make her a
reasonable separate allowance ; otherwise be should
be committed for the assault, until be should find bad.
The parties retired with this admonition, and
were to come up again in case of further Wayne+
mein.

Mr. READ'S appeared as Counsel for a Mrs.
Pepys, a widow lady, and the other parishioners at
large, of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate-street, under the
summons of the Rev. Mr. Cooke, the Re(lor of that
parish, claiming an augmentation of tythes. The
amount of the augmentation demanded Irons Mrs.
Pepys alone, was either four or eight pounds a
year, and from the other parishioners in proportion.
This demand was res;sted by all the parishioners,
and excited great interat, as well ns a numerous and
very respectable assemblage, which crowded the
Court.—lt was argued by the Learned Counsel.
that this was a most illegal and imposing demand
by the Re/tor, who had been paid the accustomed
sum uniformly paid to such Re[tors for a century.
last past; and he moved the Court to postpone the
hearing of this extracrdiary cause to some day in
the ensuing week, whe.t the Lord Mayor could en-
gage the time of the Court for the whole day urn
the subjeet, which is to be on both s.des most sire.
numbly litigated, and was considered a new case.

The LORD MAYOR compLeJ with Vl* meant:,
and appointed fuesday sennight as vie (Ivy mcst
convenient for the hearing, dire.fting the claimant tie
issue a flesh summons for Abet day.

GUILDHALL.
A decent poor woman appeared before the Sir.
TI:40 M•OtSTH A T Z., with a beautiful male child in
her arms, aged fifteen months, and stated, liar ten
months ago a lady and gentleman. of the name of
Bond, had delivered to her the child to be nurA•ds
and had continued to call repeatedly afterwards to
saw the child, and made payments to the nurse, who
lives at Blacktriars, and has four ci.ildren of het
own, dependent on her industry solely for support.
user husband being at sea. Fur several months.
however, last past, the parents entirely ceased to
call, and inhumanly abenOoned the child. The
nurse made diligent search for them, inetfvflualle,
from place to place, as far as ate could trace their
residence, and new applied to the Sitting Alderman
for relief. Mrs. Bond, at the time of leaving the
child to he nursed, hail with her another child, five
years old, sensed Flighty, after her aunt (as she
stated to the nurse). Mrs. Flighty, of Grosvenor.
square. a gentlewoman of consequence, who keeps
be. coach. I'he nave applied, 'by letter, to Mrs.
Flighty, who refused to see her.
The ALnaaY•M dueled the nurse to apply to
the Officers of her own parish for immediate relict ;
and to desire thorn. by ttte• erman's direftio s, to
insert an advertisement in the -
parents of the child.
She st..ed that Mr. Bit,
hill, had a bill due to him,fo-
since during the illness of the

be ISiewspap ~ for e. •
Sergeon. of Ludgate.
• medicin►s toil attend•
cuti4l.


SCOTLAND.

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Cur**. Fire. AVGIJIIT la.

. This day we experienced a tremendous thunder
storm. The scene was sublime, and awfully grand.
It commenced at seven p. as. and cuminued till past
eight o'clock. The flashes were remarkably fre-
quent and vivid. The peals were uncommonly
loud, and succeeded each other at short intervals.
In many parts the roads were materially injured.
Not tar from town, a tree sea, struck by the light-
sting, petrorating it throughout, at the same time
excavating the eat th to tome distance around.
A lever from Pitlessie. dated Tuesday se'nnight,
says. All A rp-arance of a very unusual kind ar-
rested the atte.atun of the people in this village.
about eight o'clock in the evening. It was a black
cloud, which seemed (as fa'• as c•.uld be gue.sed)
to be hov..rin.! abut Dundee, and from which were
emitted such flashes of as ii!uminated, to
a great extent, the surrounding atmosphere. These
f ohes weir for some time ►o frequent. that the
point from which they proceeded seemed to be in
continual blaze. There WaS 110 thund.•r heard, hut
great :Jails of fire appeared at times to be shot from
the clouds. 1 his appearance 'lasted about an hour,
and .iff.•rded a very sublime sped:lt:le; and what
re•ti••red it more striki .g was, that the other parts
of t .e atmosphere were clear, and the MOOS wall
11111 • ng."

LieutenAr.r.Coliinel Avila sr. blether to Sir Jona
At army. 131,t. In, peSiog Field Officer of the VC).
lUti•eci Infauiry Corp, within the county of ()third,
on ThursdAy I •Nt reviewed, for the first time, the
Rtgimear ul 0111. rd L") 41 Volunteers, on Bulling-
don Green. The Regiment mustered very s rng,
and under the immediate command of their Col.
Mr. SISILDON, performed a varie y of manarivres
and catgut!, duri: gan exercise of several limns,
adroitoess and pfecisicia.

A letter from A imrdeen, dated August the 20th,
ir .
..r erhoor 14sf, the brigantine
/datum, Captain Duncan. of Aberdeen, anchcred
in this ay, with a cargo of coalr an board, and
tam it t,, mornir.g for Sunderland. Captain
t • per:b. t:.4t he sailed some weeks ago
/tofu S,.n rie .d, with this cargo cf small coals, on
k•imitt r.) but WAS prevented from pro-
eeriding up roe hyder, by a British shin of war,
awing to be chat ge of affairs in that quarter. In
cunseqinoce of this information, Captain Duricam
sailed fir Chris mound. in Nor way, where hr found
sn iiters ni a oks :boating), and was on the point of
/laving his vcs.sl wired, when he with difficulty
escaped from that I .it, on Tuesday the lath inst.
being informed previously to his departure, that
freer Smash Y situ were already detained there,
and that there was an embargo laid on in all the
other ports of Norway, which are now of course
abut against u••• Same day arrived at l'etethead,
the b.iA Brutal .11erthmt, Captain iv,
from Uumieila d, with coal.. Ciptain BAlikT
W4* the ouly person on WAN, his crew being im-
pressed at sea."

Mt lAA I a latter fr.,m r ,pt MgAltw
tatt► i'tth. sbtp S Irp• is. to :. 1 ()suers, in Giese
Baled St. Thesneis. Jii,te 20
view pri.4 hen. ,interclay tto the 22d. alt. we lost ear
soffiffis meat g 4 viike W .Iffitieoes tin the 14.11 we we.. at.
beard 041 a ,10011111 priweet ,chonne.„ or six aunt, slid full
el awe*, sod, tote, an arettori of three hours arid a 'leaner,
with a mutual eersattim of hilt a.. hots about the muddle of ,t,
the energy. sheave uff •p s•rwtly meth damaged. We bud
1. ,d f ergrund,rl She larenght at to senors
or.io most Asp, at ha f oast etant m the ammaing, which was
Co:about-A till melee{ tea, es ohs kept wt of riaeh . f our
gut, c, kung Irarpeat sues unit, seemingly to doable out
Nom, we wing pad a 'Mr SIM and Ikea, as al.• waa
int We is the water, awl a pretty mop well, we
Mad s speaulti.g slow vire., II at each a dut.inee.
We. at 1.4.1.44. d our guns with a A..ub • amp et rape. and
drooled knu• t Ore tuna down on oar Weadteeta.llll
•.t,.-.. pt.tot .I.u, with bee teat towing atter , which we
ritiienow he had armed to attack to Oil b 14,1 fete. and
horri a.; we ace pie *sr the doubli. charge .4
ati,rn c I. tor enabled her, that she lay in 11 is affirm
▪ n 1.-1. eh • was soil. w she Oweettsd 'l, uhal.' in sight
• :e'e yet, kit pt as, jibnnq.o ware *het away, sad
her s,z4ttag :.d Ili. cut rto to potent' Wr taw by het &besot
an hou-. ti e writ (4.4., our t..° 1,11 out tat
Let t...alt her i,..eusaet srt• gone, at she
tool; in es, re sai: of it, sod a .to under the team to
of her luzi..s.wl 1.. ti s. a .1.0. .no
away, au .at .a.l. and rtget.lc nett .I.niaged one
roan shot, aye, lie( pt. cos b.4la i•. our 11.41, lb. le
are (hitt, tot stmt hulas in our nom c.outtl an t the ot,i,
,!..nag-tt in pr.v,•tatcs. I got halt. h•ot about the met.
die of the bru ; 111111 of mu q oar,. •10.11. in hrit,g
tini..10•1,4, 4,1,10, me on th. rata knocked lam
down 44. my right aide. I 4,4 ittash brui:of, bat tb.• Deaqt r
trait in.,tae,iu a 'bor. tom. I iserfectls welt, Wh.
ceived he 51 sat tali by tle non tit the helm, mod, will,
he. atsistan,!-, Ear, the erce.o.ry orders in working the chip
I Was ssrli teppoettri !ly Mr RO-4 and Mr. Scott, Ilse two
wives I ,in tan deck and g.tutng well last, and think, it
a week in ti,,, wit; he s'ule to mete .brut a tittle. The
0eun.!,..1,5e vu shire, ar.d every care and attention shall be
pad illf113."

We have received infermatirn, from a source on
which we rely. that the seamen demanded of Com-
mod. re BA 11•1,0 were not only ascertained to be
native Americans. but also to have been imp******
foam t!.r mercl..oit service into the British frigate
And further, we are informed, that
wnen Om British Minister was shewn the documents
on wlieh these iafts were substantiated, and was in-
vited to present to the Government a formal Note
upon tl.e sobjeel, he declined cornplyirg, and never
did eem .od the men. This view of the subject
places ( country on thehighest possible ground in
--ard -he - --)ntroversy. Nby the Go-
_lly made known the import-
',isms's is to us inconceivable.
''Proclamation it Was generally
`-at the men were tech:mem
for it was supposed that
ming that the men were na-
not have neglected the im-
their having been forced
,ice, had such been the
tt.e beginning thought that
to know the whole merits
threatens to involve the
anti ruinous war, that we
Ige of the necessity of that
mate ratio repot. But so
Chief Magistrate become to
:1, that he will not, it seems,
'matins) as is calculated ts
and to justity to the world
sad revenr which he.
WO& Wvoielf &La cc

regard to the present col
1 vernment !;are not official'
it sot fa of the impressmer
From the Pli EtIDS.NeiPIO
and very fairly inferred thi
on board the if,faelpiu : I
the Passintrie, alter scat
ties Americans, would ru
portant circumstance of
into the limish Gerrit:
feet. We have from u,
I the country was entitled
of a controversy which
' I ' c atinn in an cap, wive a
roieit he enabled to judi
ll I' ft. r Nem resort. that Uniflll
A I 11', dapd has our present C
secrecy .instrurable v•erer
impart even such inform
strengthen his own cause
she spirit of reaming=
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