The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-04 00:00:00

b'or the Prizes of the Seemed
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Mies Crawford—who wairearated with a pw seal, bear-
ing the d►vire of Cupid stringing a bow.
J. Watts Russell, Esq. M.P.—who riceired as clepat
breast pia.
The dining tables having been removed, tea was
served out to the company, and dancing immedi-
ately commenced. The quadrilles were executed
with much grace and spirit, and the gay, lively,
social assembly broke up between nine and ten
o'clock.

This was the concluding meeting foe the season,
and the effects resulting from the formation of this
society hive been very agreeable. Lt has brought
the families of the neighbourhood together, in-
creased their knowledge of each other, contributed
to remove prejudices. and, by means of a healthful,
though perhaps in other respects unimportant exer-
cise. given a tone of sociality and friendliness to a
great number of individuals. who needed some such
occasions as these of knowing and therefore of re-
specting one another. The fleeting. of the Society,
which have been held every fortnight, have perhaps
been yet more agreeable than the public days, and
we mo.t cordially hope that the rules of the Derby-
shire Bow Meeting are such as to secure its palms-
tient continuance. The arrow indeed speeds its
way through the air, and leaves no mirky of its
flight ; but the bPue6eial itifluesice of these meetings
will, we trust, be long and easily tracked by the
social temper and good fellowship which they leave
behind them.

We hear it hail hten notified to the tenants upon
his Grace the Duke of RUTLAND'S extensive es-
tates, that at tile 'text rent-may uu abatement will
be made in the rents, nut sr u return by per
engage, but according to the 4iluatiosi and cir-
cumstances of the farms.--( orthunipton Mer-
r*ry.)
lu 1791,a pound of fine cotton, which coot 7s. fid.
wars spun into yarn, measuring g 7 post miles. of the
value of 221. It was sent to Glangow, and there
made into muslin. which was presented to her late
Majesty Queen CHARLOTTE.
Dr. CHALMERS. of Glasgow. left town on Mon-
day for that city. During his shun stay he preached
four sermons. elk!, were attended by overflowing
rosigvegations. Among his hearers on Sunday even-
ing last, were Mesars.CAIINING, VANSITTART, and
WlLiettroaca.

The soul of sport was perhaps never more strongly
exhibited than during the week before last : eight
men indefatigably pursued a salmon in the river
Duddou, in Ulpha, for five days, and, alas ! to no
portliest._ . . .

TUX BASTILE.—The keys of this once terrible
prison are in the United Steer, the property of
Judge WASMINGTOIIIe one of the heirs of the Gene-
ral.
, ,

By a fate regulation. lamp-sugar will be allowed
to be landed in Ireland, on duty being paid in
England.
Au incalculable benefit has been conferred on
Sierra Leone by the introduction of vaccination,
which. after reveral failures, baa at last been com-
pletely effected by Dr. BARRY, surgeon to tbe
forces at that colony.

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PUN.

Sta.—. From your natural diapoaitirm to,bit kW, kirod, owl
drat. I o buoyed up with hope that you will gene-
:non:i am
busty allow aten through your liberal aril faahloaah'•
columns, to correct a highly erroneent and prrindicial
report to the *bore araiehte mother of the representative of
the Eaglieli Rortiits—David Garrick.

It is publicly reported, and as generally believed, that
this lady has merely assumed the am Me of that celebrated
men to answer her theatrical prepopes. The tools i., Sir,
she is the widow of the late George Garrick, E.q formerly
of Unroll'', Inn, and nephew of Ilse celebrated actor, by
whom she is the mother of a age family, the client of which
is eighteen years of age. Owing, however, in the emb
meats of her late I. trued husband, bie amiable woman haa
been reduced from a mate of sallistace to exert hoe Mimes!
talents. which are of a superior order, for the support and
'anemias of het young family. which she does in a manner
that proves her at once to be prudent, eieenplary, and in the
procession of all the Goer affection of our notate. To con.
elude, the friends of bee " bean days" cootione their kind
sad friendly cumnouoicaliosis with her and her family, vrrll.
knowing that her life has been blameless and woeful. More
I weed not say. and less would be soworthy of • noon who
has bent banned with her acquaiatorice from childhood op
to the present dine ; through which period he has beet,
seas of conduct which would at all times command the plas-
tids of a British public. If run thiuk proper, use thy name;
otherwise Tourer
Queen-square, October 3. V Eft ITA S.

TO THE EDITOR OF 7HE BRITISH PRESS.

Sin—ln the Int number of The Edinburgh Rerinr, an
article on the subject of " Polarized Light" fogies with the
following senteace:—
" It was remarked by Dr. Brewster (Phil. Tram'. 1818,
p. 143), when treating of crystals, which develops lista by
exposure to Polarized Light, that in almost all Crystal•
having two axes of double refraction, the tints sear the re-
stillest axis deviate from the @secession of colour* is the
laminae, as observed by Newton is his scale," kr.
The naaparing use of technical terms, so remarkable in
this passage, is Aptly ridiculed in the fable of the lawyer
mad Philosopher, each of whom was to esptain his own pa
titular proposition to en sodiamee of various characters: the
Lawyer chose a legal subject, and the Philosopher a physical
OOP.

The audience consisted of • bench of Lawyer., • beech of
Doctors, a bench of Parsons, a beech of Pedant., • bench of
Gentlemen, and a bench of Tradesmen.
The Lawyer began his first, choosing for his subject
the pleadings io trespass.
He observed, that "in treeing., the declaration most be
direct and positive, and therefore it the Plaintiff declares,
'That whereas Defendant,' de. it is bad; for nothing is
directly affirmed. Comas, 314. That is, if the Defendant
desert. So if the Plaintiff declare., genre c.a. ke.
R. Salk. en. Rid good can is well enough after verdict,
tSouth it might be bad upon demurrer. 1 Wifs.o9. Qvud
ern is well OD a special demurrer, where the declaration is
set forth i• the writ. 2 Ink. 203. 1. a. in C. B. or in B. R.
by original.
" In trespass, nee sou de eo quoit, Ike. after a quad rein,
is a positive charge. Shafer, 681. I Lerd Rare. 1113.
2 .Vorycnes Vade Pfeeviss,l33."
" 1 doe's talk to ell the., who hear me," eontinued the
Lawyer, but only to thew who understood me."
Sere enough, none bat the bench of hi• own profession
did understand him : nod they wanted the powers, per rood,
to mats ether people usderdand.
I trust 1 shell not hare gives offence to the very learned
writers of this publication by the freedom of my comparison,
end I would request of them to consider, whether pessages,
like the one before us, trends' with technicalities wholly un-
intelligible to peewee who, though liberally educated, see
not deeply versed is the science of which they treetuare rea-
dmitw to the objects of elute week
It seems to see desirable (et comae I speak it with de-
feresce) that their articles ow abstract science should be
equally comprehensible with their uniformly excellent ate'
on political and tither oubjette—of which no one is • treater
idetieer thou, Sir,
Your well wisher slid humble Screeest,
rp-Tree court, boner Teeple, W. C.
October 2, 1822.

Tun Funns.—.The market yesterday continued
very steady, and but little doing: Consols for
Account. 8141; ditto for Money, 8111; New 4
per Cents. 1001/ ; Bank Stock for Account, 253;
India Bowls, 19 51 pr.; Exchequer Bills, 5 4
pr.; Smell ditto. 57. Foreign Stocks impro,...
ing : New Spanish, 66 66111; Old ditto, 77;
Neapolitan. 78 771 78k; Rustisn, 99 881 89.

The victualling office at Chatham is to he shut
up, and a contract has been taken by a butcher of
Sheerness for the supply of meat to his Majesty's
ships in the River and at the Nore, to continence
the beginning of next month.

On Tuesday se'nnight Thomas Robinson. Jolns
Hodgkiss, Robert Hughes, and Daniel Williams,
were fined in a mitigated penalty (under the new
Act for preventing cruelty to animal.) for belting
• bull iii Uttoxeter market-place the day before.
The Magistrate, the Hon. Mr. CAVENDISH, who
summoned them, on their expressing their contri.
lion fur the offence, and promising not to do so in
future, after they had paid the fine and expenses,
set them at liberty.
On Thursday last the son of a respectable mer-
chant, named NIXON, made au attempt upoq his
own life in Mootfields. He was in a ►tate of
mental derangement at the time, and Its,: bees.
confined at a private mad-house in Bethnal.green,
from which lie made his escape in a singular man.
ner. He had marked the hour at which the lock-
ing-up took place, and observed that immediately
before that time the superintendents were more bu-
sily employed than at any other. On the dry of
his escape he conducted himself with more than or-
dinary discretion and calmness under the eye of the
Governor, and retired, when all were most deeply
eag•ged, to his room, where he deliberately took the
cord from his bedstead, and, fastening it to • win-
dow bar, let himself down, and walked to • coach
stand, where lie hired ■ chariot, and ordered the
coachman to drive to the Monument. Upon ar-
riving at the Monument, lie alighted and purchased
a brace of pistols mid powder and ball, and then
resuming his seat in the chariot, ordered the clisch-
man to drive to Moorfields, to the house ..1 the
Rev. Mr. Damanx, the Catholic clergyman.
Hamm reached that destination, he left a km' for
the Rev. Mr. OZTERILUI, begging that quoin
the burial ground in which the Reverend gentlemen
usually officiated should be given up fur the recep-
tion of the body of the unfortunate write►. Thr
chariot was out of sight before the letter was read,
■nd the poor maniac had discharged one of his pis.
tole at his own body. The ball entered between
his ribs. He was taken beck to the mad-house,
where every possible attention has been paid to him,
but it is apprehended that he cannot recover.
has been in the Amoy and navy, but some years ago
he was attacked with bruin fever, which permanently
affected his mind.