The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-12 00:00:00

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THE SPORTSMAAPOLN'S
OACCUSATION AND
GY.
Hirk! I hear the murd'rous gun s
Now the sport of death is done.
Say, can the man that path pretence
To reason's proud preeminence,
For whom all-bounteous Nature pours,
Pore pleasure from It.ir varied stores,
This glut his soul with savage joy,
And boast the pleasure to destroy ?
B,„thes sportasten, gm.tle friend,
If thou eanst, thy spurt defend.
SIVIITIONIA lei
I would not summon sophistry,
To plead for cold barbarity ;
Put deem me not to pity dead,
;foam in this defence he said ;
With gereral voice let sportsinen trace
Tire keenest rapture' of the chace ;
des stony of death,
The treintihn:; limbs, and struggling breath,
Th. panting :wig" of sal dmpair,
The last poor efforts of the hare ;
Or •ioor the partridge on the ground
Lies Burning with hi. fatal wound;
At which the Sportsman's raptures rise,
At •hich the woods return his cries :
Wens that health redoubled glows,
life'r warn blood more freely An
that iris nerves are tined with tail,
t. set whilst eager for ins stud' :
110 active mt., ions then declare
His spirits light as wonting air.
'Tis in the Curios., plea otee found.
'r'irr mark the keen sagacious hound;
And oft his clad:emus joy to hear,
Wheirs'er the scent A game le near.
auto direct the de st'ro.i.. aim,
More %writ ti.an tight e swiftest pais.
It u to fv..l th' impatient steed,
Spurn the plain with eager speed.
It is to hear the echoing horn
Garly rouse the slumb'ring morn.
'T • to jam the chiNrful cry,
Whilst or the hot pursuit we in
And tee tine ;.auk then: Joy betray.
When darting on their tarsi. prey.
Theo ho in. returning s AIM the EMU.
T.• whet sharp hunger' gives a nest;
Nct sore that ardent orespathirm
Thensown; in everg bosom nee,
With glow illiltltiCtlV• of delight,
Which olds all artless hearts te ;
Aur; ;Imes away tbu earn ii stare,
Act retful pangs, and envious hate ;
Malts each tuicultaous pa.c,nn reet
Such peace oh soul us surely 4leNt

'Pe Princess Cos•a Love t of VIA t na paid a •isit
as her Royal Highness the Princess of %VAL'a and
Duchess of BRUNIWICIL. at Blackheath, on THUTI•
thy morning.
The Birmingham Theatre was to close last
2;;,ht, with Je r:ir her, for Mrs G n isno's benefit.
h was to be followed by a Grand Spethcle of The
11 sib of Caters! Wolfe, in which Mr. MaLtrit4 was
r give his assistance.
Mr. ROTH and Mr. LYSTER. whose inimitable
performance gave inch e,-/a t to the Kilkenny
Taeatricals, are not includ •d in the Moun:joy
establishment. Mr. CRAMPTON% Failed!, wilt be
a sald adrewure,

Wtile Mrs. %Vat Ls was entertaining London. Mr.
TritttrA E. W4l engaged in Leenres and Recitat.
at Canterbury. and imitations of the most eele-
I: 'red 0re,,11.

Viscount and Viscountess Cantons& are at East-
nc, alit" ure very much affetted by the loss of
their nrp icw, Iticun an DAwsois.
the Earl of Lumorunn left town last night for
Cheltenham.

file Irish roblsets, to prove their contempt of at'
religion, have robbed both a Pi pe and AB./hop
B,r RICKARD a td Lady Naves arrived in risen
yeiterday from their bell: in Susses.
The Duke of lisorosu has taken the late Lady
SOOTHADAPTOWS house in Great Stanhope-street.
May-fair. Part of his Grace's furniture was re-
moved there yesterday from his house in York-street,
St. James's square.
G. Rose, jun. Esq. and Family, left town, yes-
terday. for Southampton; Miss desist nos will leave
"mu ois Jay to join the family.
Lady Lovisa M• sr: Las has been in town
warty all the summer. and will pas. the arum's at
het beautiful seat, at Moulsey Hall.
The Marquis of LA tosnowto arrived in town on
Tuesday from Southampton, to which place his
Lordship retuned yesterday.
The Hon. llrs. Coo owe axis, and the Misses
Towssnauts. arrived sit town on Moalay from
Tunbridge Wells, and left town yesterday on a vi-
sit to Lord Bo moo, at his seat at Hor.ingham,
Norfolk.
Curve Hall. in Staffordshire, was, nn Saturday
hit. thrown open to the tenants and neighbouring
Ilonility, with a grand Fete. in honour of the late
aurriageof iise heir of that noblehouse, Col. Ca aw
The amusements eornnierreed with donkey-races.
rowing-matcbes, is:. and a grand breakfast was
pen in the 6r* et* of English hospitality.
The silver medal. annually given by the Com-
MI of Alcbers, Paisley, was shot for on the 28th
ani, after a mites' of nearly two days, was
1101 lry Witatar lasiu. Esq younger, of Lonend.
a..:..ngst the most remarkable circumstances
• !;sv, occurred during the present shooting
•• may be teckoued the following ;—Un the
...i.rotentber, Mr. G. Auseth and Mr. S. Fos-
?La, accompanied by Sir JAMES KNOWLES, went
over the manor ot Fobsey Magnin. in Cornwall, and
Wed, in the course of the day, the clot mous num-
!at of 43 brace of birds. The former Gentleman
gad ow shot at a woodcock, which he winged ; but
from !Ile dryness of the cover, the dogs would nut
hunt it. In addition to his IS brace of partridges,
Mr. AUSTIN killed hive hares and a water rail. And
!hat renders the circumstance more extraordinary
K that both Mr. G. Austin and Mr. S. Forrte
shoot in spetiaolea•
It's easy to tou te! what an interesting scene the
ating of the New Lottery will exhibit. 11w au-
:nee will not grow drowsy, from a lengthened
and of Malik, but their attention be every moo-
rhen almost kept alive by the announcement of
111er a Money-Prize, or a Prize.. Ficket in the Sup-
..neutary Zichenie; one or the other of these
toll be coming up to every second or third
striae: [Fast is drawn.

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