The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-07 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DURUM, JAN. 31.
" Mr. Wicitit AM is gone to attend his duty in the
Imperial Parliament, which meets at Westminster
on Thursday next; and we have the satisfaaion to
believe, than hit fersonal inspe6tion of the actual
state of this country, Will enable him to remove those
impressions of ..farm and apprehension fur thegaie-
ty of Ireland, which it wits so ansiously.entleavour,tl
to excite durin,g the late riots in the county of Li-
merick."---(Dulln Journal.)
Accustomed ati Nlr. W c ;:ii NI has been to vie.*
the circumstances of a country with the penetrating
eye ut an able Statesman, we look with the snore
confidence to the result of his representations, coo-
vinced that he has seen, in the wild andirregitliu-
tumults which were suffered for a time to disgrace a
small district of the South, nothing which cotildbe
tottered to bear a political aspea—ncthing Which
deserved a more important name of notice than those
quarrels winch have alw;,ys taken place in Ireland,
upon no better foundation than momentary
intoxr
cation, or the long-transmitted local jealousies of
parish against palish, or county against county."—.
( Ibid.)
!' It may appear to tit,se -rho do not speculate
ninon their consecittences, that we exhibit too great
an anxiety to remove the impressions winch may
have been made in Fn eland by these paltry tu-
mults; bat when we consider the mischievous pur-
pc sis to which these impressions may be
.1:x1-versed,
and the zeal with which they ace escouriged, for the
furtherance of those purposes ; when we reflca urx.n
the evils which have been broaght upiri this coui.-
try, in form. :r time', by rais.r,resmti.tlons of its
cirelinistances, we feel it an irresistible duty
to expose tta.m, as speedily and as strongly as Fossi-
-1 ble."--(IZ;d.)

The Fl RST CORSI) 1. 'refuses to consent to the
cities of Nuremberg and Augsberg being added to
elle territories of the E. LE :TOIL of Bevel:A, for
whom a compensation mite therefore he provided in
sorr.eother way in lieu of the Bishop is ce*E cheett,
watch the I Ater has aereed to resign to the Grand
mike of 'fusee si v. Liele else remains to be settled
with reepeet to the 111,1e:unities, except matters.: f
fo m: and the escheitges of territory which several
of t..e Prinees uf Germany are making with each
other.
The Hon. Captain Duerce7. , of the Guards, the
eldest son (.f lA,rd V:s:ount Iheces, died lately
in the Mediterrenean. He had gone thither for the
recovery of his health, and died at sea. His body
Was conveyed to Mahe, where it was iiiterred with
military honour.
Lords P.AUL ET 'and :Rivet:tee ALE, the Hon.
Messrs. P RiON q and W. Or wv, the Hon. Mrs. -
sAC AT, and Celonele Ceetv ELL, Dle esoe,Titoss
and Oa a, ane amongst the latest arrivals at Bath.
The. election for a Member for Ipswich, in the
room of the. late Mr. Crickitt, is fixed for 'to-
morrow.
A man named A ItNOT.D, at'Hengrave, near Bare,
was, on Welnesdiy, fined 1001. for having bought
ten pheasants freni a poacher.
Mr. Wicenem arrived in town on Saturday, from
Dublin.
Mr. Cu est PNtY gives tmxsqued ball this evening
at Orcharlcighlunex, nmr Bath.
A man in Cornwall lately threw his wife out of a
zc ndow. On being repneached for so barbarous an
act, he replied, very coolly, " I wanted to part with
tes dear rib ; but I didn't wish to hate it sail that
I turned her .cut of.dpors
The Board cf India Trade has determined that
the investments from India :Ind Citing shall amount.
at prime cost, to.four millions annually.
The new Palace at Kew is not expeded to be
finished for five Tears, when the expenses, it is esti-
mated, will amount to nearly half a zr.illion of mo-
ney.—The mese shell, part Gl' which only is com-
pleted, cost one hundred and fifty thousand pound".
The joists 'for the flooring are formed of cast iron,
the cielings are to be composed of the new stucco,
and the better to obviate any accident from fire, iron
~is. substituted for wood, on every possible occasion.
One wing, comprising part of the offices, is built,
and the whole is to be surrounded by a wall thirty
feet high.
Each of the chests of treasure which have been
saved from the wreck of the Company's ship the
Hindostaa, contains dollars to the amount of-10001.
sterling. Six chests more are in the ship's hold;
and as she has hitherto kept together, hopes are en-
tertained that all the bullion will be recovered.
Every opportunity is embraced of working on the
wreck ; and a letter received yesterday from Whit-
stable states, that more than one-half of the cargo
has le en landed. The gim-brigs sent by the Ad-
miralty arc still at anchor near ship, for the pur-
pose of affording protection to the pet)erty.
A Letter from Paris, dated Jan. SI, says, " the
system of Espionage is re-adopted to a greater extent
than ever : even a peep at the Coasular Chief is
now obtained with great difficulty, except at the
parade reviews. Scenes of dissipation are hourly
increasing. F.very suite of fashionable apartments
displays at night its regular set of play-tables,
from six to nine in number, and these arc crowd-
ed with personages of d st.nctian, ard, what is more
afflicting to an En7lishman, cevered with British
guineas also. I was at Madame Rseereturt's
last rout, when the stakes at ksage et No;r were
from 401. up to 9,01. each: our English Masters tf
Bits have hitherto displayed an inferiority of practi-
cal knowledge litres compared with the Scientific, of
this enlightened capital. 'lire Earl of C— is said
to have risen, a few nights since, from a table at-M.
BEAUMARSOI4's, winner of 20001. The State farms
out to a Company all the gaming tables, for the ho-
nourable reverie of 12,0001. sterling per month 1"
The following singular circumstance occurred last
wick at Clifton, near Bath. A porter took a heavy
load to the house of a Ladv residing there, and de-
manded half a crown for the carriage ; he also de-
livered a letter to the servant, and requested it might
be immediately delivered to the Lady. On the sere
vanes return to the door, the porter was gone, and
the bag left behind. On examining it, they found,
to their great astonishment, that it contamed up-
wards of 100 guineas in specie. During the late re.
hellion in Ireland the mansion of the Lady had been
plundered, and this was a part of the spoil restored
to her, from a pundilio of conscience. A promise
was also contatined in the letter, that as much of the
remaining property as possible would be given up.
The son of this Lady is a ranela respeded Colonel
in the artny.

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PARISIAN FASHIOYS.

The most striking new 1-..std-Arena is a gold or :iii,-.teen,
WI) +mall m rsL,M, or tif 4, nine atal gokl, M elientU...lll3
firming • %cot of snob which ortvek)pes the ti;.l4 a l'e•
poet*, and is adopted by !lie tuillinc s t the crown of their
dre-s hats. The fir sherd of 'lessee fashion are very
tof ..rod drooping like the weeping wt.lluw. White is the inv-
enting cotour, but we winv timed sae white and mei meted
The velvets in use Mk; MS.:, ntarigold,a.si eix-blue. The rich
whigh arc Atli Comm, have sothrre4 a Clump* in the
ornaments tte frviteait of oval carnelian., nt ratnews,
dirty considt of five eiidc of ri'diett arrow% place' .ht a n.,e.
Ir
She dottier otm, arrow: or olocree also a chang r. In the
atirldle of the time, tr. ter .11 the bar', and the fratherd a cameo
id plate+ The *pare shawls, with cadent bobs at the cot-
isers'ave more nodnerous than the loitir, shawl". The shawl%
witk Sowers have di-oppeare.l. rut honztock, felt hats with
a narrow gr.ld late, 11..:.c a hatband, are still in fzedlti,n. The
hats have the Itrai nine inches deep before, and ten be-
hind. Ono of the ends of the I:audio:ratet aii;lears frutn nue
at the coat pork

FASHIONABLE P%ItTIES TITIS WEEK

Tan DA Gists Rnut, ratiiinetnti-street; Choral
Pawl, Hay titar•to ;MI M. Ani (LAO Diana r, Dovia-
street.
TelCili --Ooem, liar market; ST. GLIM: C CAC D-
it I. les Die.tter. SI ..14/110; $.5111141e.
WS WI tit 0 T--lnticnt illamarkct ; Timm It
sno's Rota, FI .reft,o:•autt..4; litarriuie of EILIMPORD'i Din:ter,
M tnchmter ,wear
TNIIIII!,* m4uv.iiles Draw in-It:run, St. ja toe es;
remit ffav "%Om ; Piz !Cc ?Lay, Troor.nitatu ; d
ft t. e' Gruel Csbi:in Dinner, Stratton .4 ftY.:t.
1m t 44.0,,-,t)*e tit Polly I.Avie..grimite leiksacr, ricaiilly ;
if ow • T's ditto. St. 32rre::-.9uttr?.
SA 1U IMMO AinbassOix* lit C..ai.ntt Dinner,
Pirtlancleplace Opms.firlinatkot.
Sc stuAir.---SrLAN4o's Jittittcr. ?thee Yard.
On Sater..iar groiiii7, their MAJSciIIES hail a
waxen and card-pr..-ty at. the Queut's house, which
was ara-rided by CPR norinis and ntischiotacsrof
Satasatay. Lady GLOS.:USA CSC!) , Lai IVIDA-
• sot, and zoom tan others of the nobility.
Yesterdi.7 their M Arta r ES. and the Pattect:tos
attended Divine Service in the private chapel
in
Suckinqhata-llostse, and heard a sermon preached
by the rev. Dr.. ST a scnce.
A great number of the nobility attended &vine
service yesterday at the thaixl Royal- The Bishop
of London read part i i the praycra. The sermon
was yran-bed by the key. N7r. RN Ls.
Yesterday do; Luke of CUNALAL 4).D had a se-
lect party to dine wiLli him at his aprunenis in St.
James's Palace.
rho*. Paanwas but thinly attended yesterday,
in con.equence of the inclemency of the weather.—
A fashionable train of carriages lined the bi rdt'r of
the Scrpentirn River, where a few esprit skaiten
still ventured cn the expiring ice, Living the dauble
claim of courage and agility, to the tido:in-36m of the
: *heavy fall of snow, and sharp showcre cf
sleet, soon disrx.r,ed the pedestrian and equestrian
orders, aud 1r ft the carriages to con.pie;c possession
of the field.
Lady ilt.rzatmxn MATKE.""4 who has been lately
indisposed, it'ov,. through Bond-street yesterday.
It is rept-eta, that JOUNIIII:14701; (ants AN, Esq.
the celebrated lyis.h Barrister, will scan have a seat
in the Imperial Parliament.
The Duchess of 1.3,911 nos's condescensions at. raris
are esteemed too in the R7sl;-lends.
Mr. TI L.e.Nl`..'s eft, ithstanding the s•zrerity of the
weatha, aap!ared usual among the political
Itrzr.ll..ts yesterdiy.
Mrs. E i- ca7,7-(1 to perform at the Edits-
bur7,7l Theatre for twelve nights.--liow the Lon-
den Managers haw suffered her to escape them we
rannnt coneeive.--They certainly hare no Actress
wha can give so finished a portrait of fashionable
life. •
Major Rusiett and family will occupy, for the
' vitro% Lady Atint. BERNARD'S late mansion in
Porkeley-square.
The Duke of Ham:l.7ot: has given up his elegant
gown home in Grosvenor Place to his son the Mar-
quis of Dorocas, as his Grace intends spending the
wawa at Ashton Hall, Lancashire.
The Hon. Captaia Cuaatrs FLE•itING
vrotts, Member for StirlingsEre, succeeds Sir 3011 P
COUPOYS, in-his late town residence, Lover Brook-

street.
T'neOpera, on Saturday last,wasrnost fashionably
attende.l, the Duke ..nd Duchess of VOR'i appeared
tibeir Box, and we are happy to state, that her
Royal Highness looked welll aad was in high spirits.
wns visited by the Prince of WALL!.
The Earl of Waawtea is expeald in town this
day from Warwick Cagle,Warwickshire.
Cuwates Caoars.i, Esq. is ay pointed Sergean
Trumpet to the Queen, in the room of RI cas RA
F/TZHERItt yr, deceased.
Cenral Frrzr mica returned to town from
Sunning hill yesterd.l7.
Toe Earl of CAMP EN and family returned from
the Wilderness in Kent, to his house in Arlington-
street, on Saturday last, for the remainder of the

StaSnfi.
The Fashionable World will rejoice in hearing
that Ltdy ',..;vitrs has taken up her town midcnce
in Albemarle-street for the season.
Farb:, Quarrels drew a crowded and brilliant
audience on Saturdov night. Mis Chapman un-
it:l-took the
me of *Lady Patience Craktiei, the
absence of MTS. St. LEDGER.
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS Set oir on Thursday last
for Bath, for the recovery of his health.
Hza 1' Baom.sr, Esq. returned on Saturday
from hi. seat at North Mine, to his house in Port-

land Place.
Lard Gloscroa last week gave 2001. to the
poor of Chester.
Among the fashionable riles at the Opera on
Saturday, we nonce.! the :less of Devonsui a
and ftinily, Duchess of o%Ttiviktillat. %RD and
family, the Lady nacws ; Dukes of Nlo4TanCl.
and PuIRILAND ; Barnite.s CLOP t ns and daugh-
tent Loan Cams lisaos ; Countesses Jta.tv,
CARMAN! rum, LUcAN, 1.1.1 P0)1•1111; ; of
Fa a, Marcpas of Lou', Of G• WAY,* AY and
Vissresoat-asin ; Lards Fottr, Fautusautoa,
Emsrose and Sons avittv; the Fa tscit and Pole.
voca.ssit Ambassadors. The crowd was so great
after the Opera was over in the a% enues tending
from the Nowt. that Lady Mooat fainted, and was
sben be carriel into the Concert Room, where
bar uteri .Lip was, in a short time, so wesi reuusered
at a) be ALL to A:k w bet

SPECIAL COMMISSION.

lIICH TREASON.

TH! KING L. DESP ARH AHD 011111114
On Saturday Lord TN BORDUOH, TitOWIL•
Suit, Sir S rON LE 111 ANC, and Sir At Al 4
Cita mcsr, our Lord du Icyr's Justices, appointed
by his Mai .sT v to try the liefencar.t and others,
for certain Treason; and TrAitornus Conspiracies,
assenibled at the New Se,sions !Rinse, in the Parish
of St. Mary, Newington, tOr the purpose of pro-
reeding to the arraignment of the several pri-
soners.

Col. El. Marcus Despard, Jells Po!Ie.
. lo!wes Sbtorickßatten,

Will.arn LAndet,
A.titur G aha ti,
S.muzl pith, and
Juhn M4Na.ustr..t,

Th•sin" Km;lochton,
Thu,,m4 Vr
Thomas
Tito'itas Newman,
Uiniel Tyaitho,
were placed at the bar.
Arthur Graham—" My Lords, 1 shall be obliged
to your Iperiships, to allow me to assign Counsel on
behalf of myself and several others."
Lord Et LLscoaoueu—" How :neer are are
desirous of having Counsel assigned them ?"
Priioner—" All, except the Colonel."
Lord ELLENSOROUOH —'• Let each prisoner
name the Counsel he would wish to have Asaigracd
11411."
Mr. KNAPP, Clerk of the Arraigns—" Arthur
Graham, name your Counsel."
Prisoner—" Mr. JEKYLL end Mr. Horstt "
The same question was put to the prisoners suc-
cessively, aad they all cho:ar Mr. JEKYLL and Mr.
Hum IcLI..
Mr. K. A?k read the indictment to them. The
clikite.e it contained was, compassing and imagining
the death of the King. There werw eight disinct
07ert-acts alledged, ns the meals of carrying this
design Into excention—(We are trot at liberty to
state the nature elf than). A second count charged
the prisoners v.itit devising and intending the imprip
somnent of his Majesty's person, aliedging the same
overt-ncts as the means of effecting it ; and a third
count charged the prisoners, with conspiring to de-
pose and dethrone the King.
Mr. J 1 Icy 1.1.—" The prisoners have prayed, that
I may be appointed their Counsel, with Mr. lov EL t.,
who is not present. I coneTive I have no election,
but that my duty calls ill outer to assistthere. I, there-
fore, conseat to their appointnient, and am autho-
rised also to consent on the part of Mr. Hovel. t."
Mr. Ks/APT-4' C.4ward 'Marcus De p.ad, Are
you gutty ot not guilty ?"
Pzisomer......, Not guilty."
1-low will you be Tried ?A. I thought that
had bees,decickd already."
Mr. K. Aer—u It is the usual form of arraigninz
prisoners: you will say, Bq God and my country.
"
Prisoner—" By God and my country.'
The other prisoners were then arraigned, and se-
verallyint themselves on God and thew Country.
Mr. P --" God send you All a good
versusce."

Edward Marcos Despard--." My Lords, I hope
you will not think that as-hat I said was intended
to give the slightest offence ; for I solemnly de-
clare,l had not the least intention of giving any;
but it struck me as an odd thing, that after the
mode of u-ial had been decided upon, I should be
asked how I would be tried : I am quite unac-
quainted with these matters, I never before was
Lord Etortruottoucu—" It is the customary
re.odc : Be assureci, the Court will form no harsh
constraCtion of any thing you said."
2ilr. Attorney-General (the Hon. SPENCER Pre-
covet ). " Your Lordships will permit me to
take this early opportunity of rernatking, that
nothing can be more prejudicial to a fax trial,
and to that unbiassed examination which is essen-
tial to justice, than that the know:edge of the
faits, and the means of canvassing them, s!n be
withheld from ' those who are to try them.—
There can be no question, that the publication of
any part of the proceedings of a Court of Justice
which may produce so mischievous an effleft is not
only an high contempt of the Court, but is also a
serious offence at common law. The nature of
these trials is such, that they may probably not come
on all together, although there is no reason to sup-
pose the whole gill extend beyond the period of
one Sitting. It might be mistakenly supposed, that
there would be no offence in publishing one trial,
which should be at an end. It is therefore neces-
cessary I shoul4 etplicity state, that the separate
trials of each in.iividael, wiU constitute in tact only
one trial under the swim: indittment. It is obvious
then, that if the Jury have the opporquity of read-
ing the evidence given on one trial Wipe: the others
are coot-laded, they must necessarily cone into
Court with their minds.prepreessed ;Lod prejudiced
by what they have ree.r; gitlishis vim.. I conceive
it will be my particuler duty to put the law ri-
gorously in force, against those perems who shall
presume to transgress it, by publishing the proceed-
ings of any one trial during the pendency of the
rest.
In stating this, I apprehend I am doing that
which is full as mach for the interest of the pri-
soners, as the public. lam not to anticipate the
, event of the trials of the persons accused, but the
very circumstance of my bunging them here, is a
sufficient indication of my sentiments as to what the
result ought to be. 1 will suppose that the first
person tried is conviaed, and then I put it to your
Lordships, whether Jurymen who may have read
the evidence which his produced that conviaion,
must not bring with them into Court those impres-
sions which they have collected from the evidence
and which have been Fortified by the verdi* It is
evident a Jury so biassed, would not proceed to the;
of the other prisoners so fairly as I would wish
they should. I hope your Lordships will not think
that I have any apology to make for the time
hate occupied in illustrating a proposition, of the
legality of which, under every point of view, I have
the fullest persuasion. I trust the motives by which
I am aauated will appear so just, that they cannot
but receive your Lordship's approbation and sanc-
tion.
Lord Ettessoaouon, with that urbanity which
ever charaaerizes him, said, " The admonition you
have given will doubtless have it, proper effect; 1
am persuaded the Court will have no occasion to
animadvert on any such proceeding."
Mr. AT roaszv GENZRAL. "It may be conve-
nient to the. Prisoners to know, that I shall take the
uial of Colonel liespard first."

Lard Et. r.er No R OVITI- We shall be here on
Monday precisely at nine o'clock."
The Commission was accordingly adjourned till
nine o'clock on Monday morr.ing.
The procession of the Judges and Counsel to the
Court was unusually splendid. The Lord ('hief
Justice wls escorted in the carriage of 'Sluire Pep-
pin, the High sheriff for the county, by whom his
Lordship was attends 1. 'I he horses were hand-
somely decorated with rihbands. An iminen.e con-
course of persons, excited by curiosity, atzendcd the
r.lvalcade.
We und:rstand the prisanr.s, not more by the di-
reLgion of his Majesty's Ministers, than the humanity
of Mr. Ives, the respectable governor of the prison,
have every acconunudation persons in their situation
are entitled to.
The public may look with confidence to our Pa-
per for a full, accurate, and impartial account of
the trial.