The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-31 00:00:00

COURT-MARTIAL.

Oa Monday. .y, and Them
day, a Court.Vlarturi ...Ai held at p•wt. h, terrin
J. C. Woolcombe. Lttuteliant John Wind thutic-
• Mr. F. Mint° (Mii.ier), and NI.. T. thing.
you (Pilot), of H.M.S. "at
shy on shore in Bay, in `he "t""i"II tf
the 95th ullitn They were tried sep
they might be examined on oath. at:4l bolt
against awl for rads other. It sppefirs that 'hip
was running. for May Islmid, Berwick Bay, .m 1
..;:at
the Pilot mistook a light on shore Vise lime.
kiln which was the c iuse of the lows of the Norplur
and Pellet) fur the light of the Mat, avid he iiliered
the ship's course ac ordingly. The Ail, ail then
manias nine kiseits, though toe 11ficet of the winch
shortened sail immediately on seeing the light. She
struck the ground in about an hour sod an half afters
the Court, haring maturely colander. d all 'ilia
C rcuorstaitcrs, .adjudged. that Copt. Woalcmubs
he itifitillANDl,D, a. it appeared thigh -
was a want of sufficient precaution in him from)
trusting ton motels That blame was
imputable to Law. Umfreeille, in not hu.tog
formed the Captain of the light, .uppose.l to be
the Alay light, being sci-fi. end ..r the courier being
aleareti,• although he had, a. officer of the watch*
the Captain's order to attend to the Pilui's &Ica
ton" To alter a ship's course. without tior Captain's
order. is to violate the Naval lustructrons ; but, iR
consideration of his prompt and officer-like con.
duel, after the land was seen. and to which
the safety of the ship may be tiriocipally attri.
buted. the Court did acquire luau to be only ad.
toonished to be more otlesstive in future. That no
blame was lin 'rouble to Mr. Mitsui, and did sludge
him to be acquitted. That great blieue was imps'.
able to Thomas Hodgson, the pilot, 14 geo,ral
erroneous judgment and incautious conduct dot.
ing the night, and did adjudge loin to be severely
censured, and unprielitied in the Marshal:me for
three m inths.—Hear.Adiniral Hargotel,
dent ; Captains J. N. Morris. Wilkinson, Biwa.
Irwin, Sir Arch. Dickson, Prowse. Owen, Hill,
C. J. Austen, Selby. J. Warren, dud Nash. meow
j bent.

Lord WILLOUGHBY Da Better: came iota wok.
ing yesterday as a Lord of tits Bedchamber. dud
wtol continue during the week.
The PA.I of Deasy is indispoeed at his house to
Groinsoot...square wild a fresh attack of the goo.
As the King of I..lmenew we, at simper on Christ-
mss Eve, at Sir Signal Sistut's house. in Urge.
lan 1-row, when the clock rock twitore. and t'ke
boll, began to ring. His Switot-o Ms./tire is:.
niiired the cease. His 11. st .on•wered. 4. I. ems
Cliriol.4o &We I" Upon which Has tleritol6l. Ma.
3111ITY changes con otena,oce, snit a otd •• air
day trehremoosht I parte:llnm myfigarily."
Sir Sloane SMITH gm • grand di .oar as Sa-
turday, et hie house i.s Ciprel4n.l.row, :is the lion
of Swipes, the Marquis
of A -BalcoßY. Eel %% In.
CHILSIIA, Lord Slimes. Lord Nieces, Lord IL
Fuentes," General POWs, &c.
The Earl of CUATIUM lies pitched his tent at
Lotto's Hotel in Uover-ttreeo, his Lord.liop'S house
in Holl-street being nodes repair.
Earl Serena gave a grand dinner yesterday at
his holm in Arlington-street.
The Connor...of Casten is in a fair way of re-
covery after her secoreAsenent, and intends to leave
town the latter end of keit ask for Berkshire.
_ _ _

Earl CIIOLNIONORIAT entertained & select paity
of Nobility at dimmer )asterday, at his house to
Piccaditly.
As the animals brought from Algiers. as pre-
sent. to His Maseare, were couveying to Loudon,
one of the Ostriches forced i.s leg through the r•de
of the waggon, when the spokes of the *heel rats. ht
hold of end broke it. An divisive attending 'vow
de•voured to free the bird, by vatting she cord*
which confined it. and in so doing lie divided .the
princit•al sinew of the leg. Suitable adv.ce was
sannethately provided, amd the I. g wee set, but the
bird had so ezhaasted itself in struggliog. that it
died in a short time alb► at Purbruok.

The Es-King of SWROBIL was snot the nume-
rous inquirers aft.r the state of His MAI.STY.II
health oil Friday ; and. as on the torture day. he
was occompftnied by Sir sm. so Semi. As it
was pest four o'clock, the package of waiters to be
sent to the Quiets at Vi.lioduar *aa •gi.ow opened
for the Es-King's signature. He ogres his mama
thus-0. Le Conine de Liorroar."—On Sol ar.:ay
Count GOTTORP agaid attended, end hail a lung
conversation with Lord ST. FISLCR•g. the Lord in
Writing. Hi. Lordship b.sni.g been in otril
foreign countries, was Male to courerm very fauna.
Carly with him upon subjects relative to them.
Its Lordship afterward. conductive' him out of the
Palace in all doe form. The Ex-li.ng was mom•
wooled by Mr. Cocisuita. The Palace was very
mach crowded with Ladies, in expectation of seriag
the Es-King ; bet as it was near four o'clock
before he came, their patience had become ax.
hunted, and most of them were gone.
Itliior BARCLAY is appointed Privar• Secretary
to the C.masander.io.Chief, in tie room of Cap-
tam Luviricaa of the 11th Light D-aoi sit who
had filled that intesaisan fur mime years Imo.
Major.Geoeral Lord Conventual hes resigned
his Staff situaton in Ireland.
A draft of one hundred bones from several yeti•
meats of Dragoons at home, is ordered to take
place immediately, to reinforce our cavalry ott
termer.
The great loss which the tows feel. in the ruins
of Old Drury, might to make retry thing that me.
maims( Theatrical merit dowdily dear to we. It ilk
therefore, with no o.dinary pride and please"' tit it
we have witnessed the success of the Lyceum.
The female mom of the corps is unquestionably
wort of the firm theatre in the realist. amid there
the Manager may feel himself able to wee sivi •
licence; but the public ought to know by what
sumsageme..t • want..ii Istwrty is %skies with the
and why food wherefore Mr. %% IMP= RAOs
to their greet disapposatment, styled isle the part
of the Doke D' Argue oo Friday Mehl. • part
that legitimately belonged to and was as much
better filled by air. Me:AIL who was walking
strolls i.. good health. while his submits% ego
fretting his hoot upon the stage in • part in no
respect stilted to hi. talent,, and in wbi.h kis per-
for:nonce gave DO pleasure to the andiencr ?