The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-23 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Sir Henry Torrent left town yesterday morning for Windsor, for
the purpose of inopecting the 76th regiment of loot, previous to
its embarkation for Ireland.

THE NEW LEVIES. AND THE EAST INDIA COM.

PANV'S SERVICE.
The restrictions, which were imposed on the recruiting parties
belonging to the East India Company, have been recently revolted,
in consequence of the new levies having completed their respective
tstablishinents.
A detachment of recruits marched on Thursday last from the Re-
cruiting Department, Westminster, for Paisley.
Another detachment of recruits marched an Friday bet for
eetlon.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL J. 8. FARLEY.
The late Lieutenant. General J. S. Farley, entered the service on
the 21st day ofApril, 17121, as an ensign in the litlth regiment of
Font. Ile served with his regiment in Antigua, and succeeded,
on the Nth March. 1772, to a Lieutenancy.
Ile was promoted on the 11th October, Intl, to a Company.
He proceeded in November, 1785, to Gibraltar, where he did
duty till November, 1794, and then returned to England.
lie obtaiuetl the brevet of Major in March 1794. was aminted
in 1795 to a slsjority in the fah regiment, which he joined in the
May of the same year, at Martinique, accompanied it in July to
Grenada, and assisted in reducing the revolted inhabitants ; after
which he returned, in 1706, with the regiment to England.
In 1788 he received the brevet of ideut.-Colonel, and on the Ist
March 18110, the Lieutenant-t"oloneley of his regiment. lie landed
with his regiment at Martinique, from whence he accompanied it
to Ba-badoc., where it remained till June 1803, and then embarked
for St. Lucia. lie was present at the storming of Morne Fortunk,
whet: he was afterwards left in garrison with his regiment till
Febrea-y, 1805, when it was removed to St. Vincent's, and thence
to Antigua, where it did duty till July 11418, and then returned to
Eng'and.
He received, on the 23th of April,lBoll, the brevet of Colonel ;
was appointed. in July, 18144 Brigadier-Generals received, on
the 4th June. 1811, the rank of Major-General; and, on the 19th
of July, 1821, that of Lieutenant-General.

Arrived in Ceylon in January last, to resume the Governorship
of the bland, Lieut..Gcneral Sir Edward Barnes, and immedi-
ately after his arrival he presented to the Mess of the 45th Regi-
ment a most superb silver salver, accompanying the valuable gift
with the following note :
" Sir Edward Barnes presents his compliments to Lieutenant.
Colonel Greenlee], and the Olken of the 45th Regiment, and re.
quests their acceptance of a silver waiter, as a token of hia respect
land esteem.
Government Floosie, Colombo, Jan. 13, ION."
To which the following reply was given :
" Lieutenant-4'olone! GreenwelL and the Officers of the 43th
Regiment, beg to return Sir Edward Barnes their best thanks for
his handsome and valuable present of a silver waiter for their
mess: and they request to assure his Excellenet. the honour he
has thus conferred, and the kind manner he has conveyed his
approbation and regard, will ever be remembered by the 43th Re.
giment."
It may be added that the above Regiment. st:.h Its Gallant
Commander, Lieue-Colonel Gramma, is under orders to proceed
to the Continent of India.

DISTILLATION OF IRISH WHISKEY IN

LOX IJO V.

Yesterday Meson. Petshaw and Drewett, officers of Excise, de.
posited in the Excise-office, Broad-street, twenty-one wash casks,
wi.h a hundred gallons of whiskey, sized under the following cir.
cumstancest--
It appeared that the oaken, with their assistants, were passing
through liewarreet. hill, Shoe-lane, in the afternoon, when their
attention was attracted by a smell of spirituous liquor issuing from
■ broken pane of glass in a cellar window of a house. In a few
minutes a woman, accompanied by a boy, came to the door, and
on giving a significant signal they procured admittance. The offi-
cers then entered. but in an instant all the persons within the
dwelling made their escape. (The penalty is 30/. for being found
on the premises under such circumstances.) t/n searching the
house a still, containing 120 gallons, as also one containing 20,
were found. with every necessary apparatus, on an extensive male,
for illicit distillation, all of which were taken and lodged in the
proper office. Such is the pnrtiality fir circulating Iris!, whiskey,
that on the same day the worm, and other parts of a large still, were
seized in Unioo-street, Walworth, but in consequence of the parties
being apprised of the intended visit, the principal machinery, and
the •• nieuntain tlew,' were removed from the premises.

SHAH Aosas.—lly a law of I'e sic, the Monarch is
authorial to go whenever he pleases to the harem of any of
his subjects, and he on whose prerogative he thus en-
croaches, so far from exerting his liana( jealousy, reckons
himself highly honoured, by being royally cornuted. A
story on the subject is told of Shah Abbas, who, having
been intoxicated at the house of one of his favourites, and
attempting to go into the at of his wives, was
stopped by the door-keeper, w o bluntly told Mm, " Not
a man, Sir, besides my master, shall enter here so long as
lam porter." " What !" said the King, " dust Thou not
know me " Yes," answered the fellow " I know you
are king of the men, but not of the woolen." Shah Abbas,
pleased with the answer, and the fidelity of the servant,
retired to his palace. The favourite, at whose house the
adventure happened, as soon as he beard of it, went and
*ll at his master's fret, intreating that he would not im-
pute to him the crime committed by his domestic, and add-
' log, " I have alreadx turned him away from my service
for his presumption. "I am glad of it," answered the
KinF, " for then I will take him into mine for his fide-
lity

A Cadet of Common Connell was held yesterday for the general
dispatch of public business.
The Load Mayor took the Chair about twelve o'clock.
The Committee of City hands presented • Report, in which they
recommended the sum of 150/. to be granted towards the expense
of widening part of Brickhill.lane. Upper Thamakstreet, which
the Court agreed to, and empowered the Cotnmittee to draw upon
the Chamber forthc amount. . . .

The Committee on the City's Finance, reported that the Bill in
Parliament, for reducing the interest no the Orphans' Fund, bad
beer. lost on the third reading; and that the Bills for reduction of
interest on the Navigation and Coal Market debts, had passed, and
receive! the Royal Asaent ; and that the Committee had prepared
the Notices to be given to the Bond Holders accordingly,
which they recommended for adoption; and that they were of
opinion the reduced amount of interest on those Funds, should
commence, one on the 25th of December, and the other on the sth
of January next.
The Court agreed with the Report, and received it to the Corn-
mitre to carry the Acts into execution accordingly, and also re-
quested the lord Mayor to lay a Copy of the Notices before the
Court of Aldermen, with a request for them to give directions
for them to be issued for payment of the Bonds, agreeably to the
provisions.
E. G. Smith, Esq. Clerk and Treasurer of the Commissioners of
Litutenancy attending, delivered into the Court an account of the
Trophy Tax, which was ordered to be printed.
The Court requested the Rev. Mr. Aliuington, Chaplain to
the Lord 3lrtyor, to print the Sermon preached by him at St.
Paul's, on tunday4 last, and send a eopy to every memhcr.
The Court proceeded to consider the adjourned Report of the
General Purposes Committee, for grantingthe sum of 3001. towards
distressed Settlers at the Cape of Good Hope, phich they agreed to
and directed the Chamberlain to subscribe the amount accordingly,

„. 11, lad
say I sent the thither; sad believing the devil, a ghost^, ee e
ghosts agent, had got possession of the room. he, in an agar
Tar, gave se alarm, and the whole male effective farce of the hems
entered the room, saluted by the laud roar of a soldier, who wee is
bed, end alongside him was the defendant, who it seems, su.tiog
the actit.n to the word iu his quoudien, had seirAl with a ttrt.bla
grip. the sohlier's nasal organ. They approached the bed, and found
that the accused hero was lying on his back fast asleep, 04
that evt n In his dreams did his theatrical fancy haunt hint, as he
had in hie sleeping phrensy imagined himself playing the crooked_
hacked tyrant. He was roused in no very gentle manner, end eu
demand..cl why be bed thus dared intrude, without consultisi
anybody, into molter man's dwelling and bed-chamber. The
soldier, who had some hours before gone to bed drunk, but slit
was perfectly sobered by the severe tweak his nose had received,
darted up in wild amazement, end swore madly at such an num
sion, and grasping his bayonet would indeed have sem the other,
soul to perdition, had he not been prevented. Meanwhile l
Wilkins stared arour d, evidently as much amazed as any there be.
holding him. He at length exclaimed "'Taos but a taidsammer
nigheft dream, ” end without being asked quietly resumed a suit ot
apparel which had withstood the winds and weather of many see.
sons, and was moving off, when he was stepped and ordered to giie
an account of himself. He replied by throwing himself low e
theatrical position and reclaiming "IN./land me, gentlemen; by
hell I'll make a ghost of him that stops me." Hut this would not
do; those that held him knew that no terrific phantom was beam.
ing him to the edge of the tremendous precipice, end so he wit
given into the care of sundry watchmen, end locked ap in detente,
with the exclamation of " tioocinight to all."

The Magistrate having asked him to account for his rma^e
conduct, he looked awhile, and then essayed to !peak, beginarlt
with, " Sir, I am a member of the profesatoo"—Here he pound.
Magistrate—Well, Sir, what may your business be ?
Defendant—The profession of—a tailor, sod, occasionally set,
par ...Ice/knee' a player; and as to the charge, most patentee,
that has been advanced in my frontage, I really, Sir, mat way
ascribe it to a mistake, Sir; as having drank deeply of the "plan,
ing flood," so often mentioned by the poets, I mistook thisinse,
house, his bed, and its occupant, for mine and bed.fellow. he, kr,
do with me what you will ; bu: as no harm was done, be as lament
as you can.

Magistrate—You see the effects of ir.toxiestion ; and if this bv.
siness is in, I must have you punished severely.
The T espian tailor here again burst into the language of the
dramatic poet, and muttered, 6 My present cares have beat ale .0
the ground ; and my bard fate can wake me fall no lower."
The landlord of the Black Horse said, be did not sish to pew
the charge.
The Magistrate then fined him for being drunk ; which net be.
ing able to pay, he was locked up, and amused a group of "
demon of the gaol," by reciting passages teem plays as abed for,
at one penny each.
A man named JoArison was folly committed to Nenate, foe
stealing a great coat and a bat from the Hyde Park Had, oxford,
street. _ _ _

UNION HALL.
FRACAS AT TILE SURREY THEATRE.—Yestadity this fiSce
was crowded with Theatrical Gentlemen belonging to the estainnis.
merit of the above Theatre, in consequence of a riot that took place he
previous night on the sthge, between the Proprietor and as eminent
Tragedian, who had been announced, In tone of the penny pun.
pldets, to perform the character of Edward Mortimer, mike am
' piece, entitled " The Ranger of the Forest."
Air. ramble and a Mr. Warner appeared as the defendants.
Mr. W. Williams, the Proprietor of the Surrey, stated, that co
the preceding exening, during the performance of The Ranger of
the Forest, Mr. Kemble, who had recently belonged to his ctn.
pany, jumped frost the pit across the orchestra on the stage, and
there proceeded to harangue the audience, and mate a disturbance,
which he (Mr. Williams) was fearful at the time would have coded
in the demolition of the whole interior of the house. During the
disturbance, a Mr. Warner, who appeared to be the friend of Mr.
Kemble, stood up on the seats in the pit, and by his language and
gestures did everything in his power to excite the audience to sea
of disorder. Mr. Williams added, that be was under the necessity
of ejecting Mr. Seale front the stage bark into the mantra. As
for Mr. Warner, he said, that gentleman, be had every reason to
believe, was the instigator of the whole proceedings, and he was
persuaded that a party was termed to kick op a row, and do ev-ry
thing they could against the interims of the theatre.
Mr. CIIAIIRE us inquired whether Mr. Kemble belonged to
the company, and whether it was a fact that he was anr.ounccd to
play there that night ?
Mr. Williarmseedared it was no such thing, and added, that that
gentleman's engagement had expired some time since.
Mr. CliAstuEßS then asked Mr. Kemble what busineas he had
to jump upon the stage, and act in the manner described ?
Mr. Kemble replied, that he had witnesses to prove that the riot
commenced in consequence of his having been announced in the
bills to perform a character in one of the pieces. He happened to
be in the pit when the play alluded to commenced, and immediately
on the appearance of another performer, who was substituted in bit
wad, a scene of uproar and confusion ensued, when he (Mr. Kew-
ble) was loudly called for from all parts of the house. Under these
circumstance', snd at the desire of the whole house, be admitted
that he creased over to the stage, not for the purpose of exciting a
disturbance, as had been stated, but for the purpose of addressing
the audience, and informing them the reason that he did not appear
before them In the part he was armouneed to perform in. At the
moment he was about to address the audience, Mr. Williams ran
out on the stage, and coming behind bins (Mr. K.) as he stood near
the foot lights, gave him a violent push knocked him into the
orchestra, and had it not been fortunately " that he came down'
en a kettledrum, which broke his fall, he was certain soma of Ws'
bones would have been broken. These, Mr. Enable declared" were
the real facts of the case.
Mr. 'Williams said, that be was convinced Mr. Kemble and Y.:
Warner came to the house with the Intention of " raising a row,'
and that was the object of their being in the pit, ready at the at.
went tocroas the stage.
Mr. Auld, the stage manager, here stated, that, while the above
circumstances were passing on the stage, Mr. Warner stood on the
benches of the pit, waving his hat, and cutting the audience by
calling out, "Go it; that's right, my boys; pull down the
house."

.Mr. Warner denied that he went to the Theatre foe the
of engaging in any disturbance; he went there to see Mr. rentft
lee,
who was announced in the bills. and he could nut help expreming
his dissatisfaction, as well as the rest of the audience, when he saw
that character was put into the hands of another performer.
The Magistrate observed, that enough had Wen stated to
authorise him to call upon both defendants to put in bail.
Mr. Williams said, that he would be perfectly satisfied if
Mr. Kenible woald enter into his own recognuances to keep the
pear:.
Kemble was accordingly bound in his own reaignisanots,
and Mr. Warner in two securities of S.N. each, to ke:p the peace.

FISH MARKET, Ttr9DAY, Jurt 22.
Billingsgate was hand/kiwisly supplied this morning with exoiikct
Fish, though not in abundance. There were many vessels up,
laden with Turbot, Soles, Whitings, Sahnon,Trouts. Lobsters, and
the various kinds of crustaceous Fish. Salmon was in abundance
of yestenlay's prices. The prices were as folio* :
Turbot, ls. to 16s. ; Doree, 12s. to 135.; Ditto, Is. to 25.:
Sturgeon, 21.; Salmon, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d.; Ditto„ 112 d.; Crimpr,34.6d:
Salmon Grills, Is.; Ditto, I ld. ; Trout, lid. toted. ; Live Whitings,
to 7s. ; Haddock, 10s. to 12a.; Soles, Is. Cid. to 3s. ; Flounder,
Is. 6tl. to 3s. ; Plaice, 4s. to 35.; Dabs, 2% to 3s. ; Lobsters, lid. to
2a.; t'rabs, Is. to 25.; Prawns, 2s. 6d. per pound; Shrimps, 2s.
Per gallon.

VEGETABLE °arc]; B.—turnips and carrots are thought
inclined' roots of France. Our cauliflowers came from
Cyprus ; our artichokes from Sicily ; lettuce from Cos, a
name corrupted into gause. Shall:Am, or eschallots, from
Ascalon.

FORTUNE TELLTNG.—On Monlay last, two girs3.'•
women entered a chandlers'-shop, in Ossulaton-street, Scam-
town, kept by It. Warner, a carpenter, and finding Mrs. Wneer
alone, they entered into conversation with her, and finally Miff.
took to tell her fortune for the small sum of half-a-crown. and a
further sum of a sovereign in ease of its proving successful; be:
they could not do it without the help of gold. and they must have
five sovereigns, which they would peal up in a hankerchief and
give herself to keep, and put it under her pillow on going to bed.
(bet that she was by no mesas to open it till the next morring),
and that during the eight, by the help of their art, she mild bare
a dream, which would duect her to a Ctrtaill place where she would
find a hundred guineas, a gold watch, and some vsluatle trinkets
I concealed, and which bad been there for above twenty yeses. A:-
eonlingly Mrs. Wainer gave them the five sovereigm„ and the
fortune-tellers pretended to seal them up in the handkerchief, ninth
they returned to her, and having received the half-crown, dtel se t
their leave. On the expiration of the appointed time, Mfrs. Ws?"'
opened the charm (not without some suspicion, having no these.
and found that the five sovereign. were methamorphoeed tote fire
new farthings, which fully satisfied her expectations as to the
money, watch, and trinkets, she was pronitsed to be directed to.
Yesterday, a description of the two women were given at the pax,-
• ! ofiice, Hatton-garden, in expectation that it may lead to their IP-
• prehension. Two or three other instances of Runlet' trawl`-
practised by women assenting the sane description, has beta WC'
cessfully played in the parish of c.4t. Pancras.

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tioegy opened the door, but as quickly cloned it again, co
hearing in • tremendous bass voice, "Down, down to heti. .I
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