The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-27 00:00:00

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BRIGHTON._ Mont 25.

A, half-past eleven o'clock His Royal Highness
the prince of Ws accompanied by Major
Bosom r trio, and C‘ilonel Lee, walked from the
PASIIICIa to :be Chapel Royal. without any attend-
ants, and heard a most excellent sermon preached
by the Rev. Mr. Port i cos, from the Bth chapter of
e gpok of Deu:er ouomy, and part of the 3d verse :
Taat he migbi make thee know Oat men doth not lice
breal 04:1, Ist be 'welt, le.rd (bat procceddh out of
tk „oath of the Lar.l .17th man lice. The Chapel
WAS very full. •che Coriate>s of fizIKELEY arid her
lovely Lady and the I ion. Mira FOKTESCU s,
L2dy F. SPLICES. M. s. Picor, M:s. and Miss
Jon ss ros, and Mrs. Pr, r rs.
Test Sunday there will he a charity v:rmon for
cll., benefit, of the Sunday School, it will be preached
b. the Ker. JAVA es CARR, Chaplain to the Duke of
GiouceiTta. The parish church WAS equally full.
After chapel, the PRltiet .11ted on the Steynei
The Earl and Countess of Cxestiausr dined with
him. The Marine Parade was also crowded. The
company was attraaed by the 'appearance of a fri-
gale and sloop of war at a great distance, in full
there has been firing heard all the afternoon.
Mr. G. Jou,stors had a large party to dinner. Mrs.
Po ITS al o had a party to dinner.
The Colonel and Mrs. MARTIN gave a Grand
Concert of Sacred Music, and a supper, at their
bonse on the Marine Parade.
Earl Caavzsr went on a cruise to-day, and
brought home two very large turbots.
Mr. GOLDSMID and family were airing in their
barouche and four. '
A Gentleman swam two miles out, with a boy
tin years old on his back.
The refreshing breezes and salubrious air of the
place, have nearly recovered the amiable Countess
of Callit/SIFTOIS.

MARGATE. AJauss 23.

On Friday His Royal Highness the Duke a
YORK paid us a visit, to review the troops on the
Nand, and proceeded to Dover ott the same busi-
ens. On this occasion, all the horses, gigs, so-
ciables. and dust carts, were employed ; and one of
the soldier's wives was dreadfully maimed by one of
the ho s s kic.king her, he having taken fright at the
bring ;—rhe woman was taken up for dead, and
WAS blOUgla to this place, but since has recovered,
and is in a fair way of doing well.
Frid.y night I went to the Theatre, to see The
rvetfte, Outlay', for the benefit of Mrs. Henley,
ander the patronage of Lord KEITH, who honour-
ed tlw theatre with his presence. The part of
Vi-
*midi was aifted by a Mr. CIIARLti, with great
;he rave mti.th satisfasftion. The part of Re-
eler by Mrs. hi e. v , which was very well i,r this
plat.—as for the rest, it war better than was exied-
ed, upon the whol-. The house was well attended,
the boxes full of beauty and fashion. The After-
pieces, The 11"erter of Sopte., and a Paatomimical
Ballad, called Ilueleouiq to-lure; or, The Rival Mi.
lvr4, by a young Lady Aid Gentleman, amateurs,
were received with universal applause;—they really
danced with great taste and judgment.
Saturday night. Mr. JOH :a stress e, of Drury-Lane,
came forward ; he is engaged for three n;ghts only.
The Play was TIN Wert ndi-,n, she psrtof Myr., O'Fu-
hero/ by Mr JOH %STOW C The Afterpiece, The Re.
clew; or, The Iry of IrtudAor, the part of Judy
O'Fluoaryt by Mr. lONIA 10We. I hear they had a
good house, but wa. not there.
In the evening I went to BETTISOteS Library ;
was very fall of company. This is a delightful
promenad— —four or 500 persons assembled there,
from eight to ten o'clock. Woon's Bathing
Rooms, and SILVIA'S and Gs aostea's Library,
were crowded. At Bar visor's we had two young
n that sung goodsongs—names unknown.
In the morning, I went to the Public Breakfast at
Dan.ielion. which was also well attended. We had
four or 500 people there ; it WAS a very fine day ;
the Ladias were well dressed. About sixteen couple
danced country dances, the Masyse of the Cute-
MONItS attended ; Scotch reels concluded the scene.
The wheat, barley, oats, beans, and clover, are
very fire, and in great plenty; and the few fine
days we are now getting, enable the farmers to get
an the crops, which are now cutting as fast as
possible.
Our imports are daily increasing, not a bed to be
got ; I ulderstand a part of the last cargo but one
were obliged to sleep upon the boards, with a 1"-
trass, or what they could get. Sunday there are
setmons preaching at all the churches, for the be-
nefit of the Sea Bathing Infirmary.

SOUTHEND. AUGUST 22.

'ER.

Magistrate, aecoararaied by one of tl.e Duke of
Gaut ctsi ER'S attendants, went to the Otiice at
Bow-street in one of Ills Roy Al. limit is ES,'S car-
riAges, and stated to Mr. READ the sitting Magis-
trate, that they had been to the LORD CI! A 4 SKR-
LAIN'S afice in consequence of the d ,oill sof the
DE KE, to request that all the places of ffsth;ic amuse-
me.ft might he shut up, and chat Mr. HALE the prin-
cipal clerk in the Office informed the Loan Cit A st-
RE it I. A IN 114(.1 no power over such 'theatres as Sadler's
Wells and Asrley's. as they were not I:cens•fd by his
Lordship, but by Ma7istra!es. A letter WA% in conse-
quence drawn up and sign-d by Mzscrs. Rest, and
CHURCHILL, and sent off to the Proprietors and
Managers of Sailer's Wells Theatre, requesting
them to discontinue any performance for the pre-
sent. Similar applications will b- mile to the Ma-
!tittrates, to shut the puSlic places of amusement in
their district.
It will be seen by the advertisements in the front
of this Paper, that the Proprietors of Sadler's Wells,
of the Theatre in the Strand, and of Astley's, have
a:cordingly suspended their entertainments.
At half past two o'clock yesterday, the bells of
St Martin's Church, in the Strand, tolled a funeral
knell upon the melancholy occasion ; and at five,
the bels of st. Clemenes Church in the Strand, did
the same.
The Haymarket The ttre closed in the evening.
Kitty, ignorant of the death of his Rural. HlGH-
sass, went to it as usual, hut found the doors shut
alpinst them. The other fornialties and ceremo-
nies, we understand, will he the same as those oh.
served noon the death of his Royal Highness the
late Duke of CUM REM. AND. His ROY AL HIGH-
NI Es, was the only surviving brother of our most
gracious Sovereign. He had originally four ; viz.
the late Duke of Ynetc, the late Duke of C 6,4 BER-
L A ND, his Royal Highness Furter' les WILLIAM,
who died a minor, and his Royul Highness the Duke
of C Love Lsrelt, whose death is now the subjea of
general mourning. .
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SOME RS itT A.tiSIZES.

The Assizes fir this cnunty commenced at Tato- '
ton on Monday last, and continued till after twelve
on Wednesday night, though the great cause of
Mill v. Mill, art ejeCtment brought by the heir at
law to set aside a will, which devised from him pro-
perty to the amount of 70,0301. did not come on.
The great strength of the bar is engaged in this
cause, the Solicitor General having a special retainer
for the Plaintiff, and Mr Bissau.' and Mr. GAt.
ow for the Defendant, with the latter of whom
are joined Mr. JEKYLL and Mr. PELL. The Plain-
tiff coantermanded his notice of trial, and it conse-
quently stands over till she next Assizes, at Taualni
Tne business at Nisi Prior consisted of twenty-six
causes, tcur only of which were by special jari•es,
and they were all of little impartance, except to the
parties, though some of them had caused much con-
versation among sportsmen: these were a,flions
brought by Mr. Champneys, of Orzhardleigh, on
that never-failing source of litigation, the Game
Laws. One was an aCtion against the Rev. Mr.
Richardson, of Wolverton, fur a trespass; damages
laid at 1001.—The Jury gave a verdia for the Plain-
tiff, damages one
.farthing, which carries also a a far-
, thMg costs. In an affirm brought in the name of
Wrn. Corner against Capt. Richard 'Thornhill, the
well-known writer of a Sporting lour, the Judge,
thinking the proceedings harsh, recommended to
the Counsel to rake a nominal verdia against Capt.
Thornhill, which was acceded to. On the trial
of
an indiftment of Capt. Thornhill, for writing and
sending a challenge to Mr. Champneys, the Defend-
ant was found gulty. and will receive judgment iu
the Court of King's Bench next Term.
Six prisoners were capitally consisted, viz. Wit-
tem Kitchen, for shooting at and wounding Fliaa-
beth Morslow, with intent to murder her ;
William
Cacti', for bruking into a shop, and stealing various
articles; Samuel Harding, for a footpod robbery;
Wm. kighfart.t„ John Newman, and Thenint Rare, for
different robberies.—With these Samar! Whiled, the
noted swindler, was placed at the bar, and informed
that the Judges were clearly of opinion, that his
conviction at the last Assizes, for forging a draft for
601- was legal, although the Prosecutor had said,
he should have taken the draft with the name of
Whiley as readily AS, with that of Milward, which
he had signed to it, the false making of ..,ay instru-
ment by a filtitious name, with an intent to defraud,
coming within the statute. The Learned Judge
then passed sentence of death on the whole seven,
three of whom, Kitchen, Whiley, and Cerrh, are left
for execution. Kitchen is 66 years of age.

Last Wednesday the Assize for the county of
Westmoreland was Fuld at Appleby, and, highly to
the credit of the county, there was not one prisoner
to be tried, although it is twelve months since the
last Assize was held there.
Excellent new meal was sold in Lancaster Market
on Saturday se'nnight, and at Utverston on Thurs-
day.
A considerable part of the great sewer leading
from Mory-le-bonne, and joining the river Thames,
at Thames Bank, has again been blown up or the
late innundation, between Pimlico and the Willow-
walk, And many of the poor inhabitants in the vi-
cinity have suffered considerably.
On Wedne.day last, at his Grace the Duke of
Goanom was riding a Highland poney through the
Muirs, in the neighbourhood of Gordon Castle, the
animal came down with his Grace ; and. after the
fall, we are much concerned to state, made several
violent kicks at him, by which the Duxis thigh is
very severely bruised. All r.,nks joie is the sin-
cerest wishes for his speedy recovery.
On Wednesday last, as Mr. and Mrs. PITTMAN,
of Andover, were returning to that place in a one-
horse chaise, near Weyhill, the horse took fright,
by a slog running ender and biting its legs, the
horse ran away with great violence, and °twinned
the chaise, which was broken to pieces, but Mr.
and Mrs. PITTMAN fortunately escaped with only a
little injury to the latter.
In addition to the apparent abiindauce of the pre-
sent harvest, which is a source of exultation to every
true friend of his country. there is another prosped
peculiarly interesting at the present period, and from
which every man. who successfully rulttratr* the
opportunity. may expett to reap a Golden Hai vest ;
namely, the Rich Lottery which begins next month.
We should All bear in mind*, old adage. " As we
sow so shall wareap."