The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-20 00:00:00

BPORMOS INTELUGENCZ.
NEWMAREE SLCuN I..;rOItER MEETING, inn.
WEDNESDAY.
Sir C. Turner's Merry Andrew, sst. 31b. beat Me. Ho-
sorties Sock, nal —Two-yr. old Course, 95ga..
ti to t on Merry Andrew.
The Town Piste of sol fur i yr olds 751. alb. 4-yr. olds est.
41b. S-yr. olds *lt. t t lb. tr-yr. olds 9.1 db. and sled 9st.
alb. T.M.M.B.C. The winner to be sold for 1245. if
demanded, the.
Sir C. Turner': br C. Grardy, 4-yrs old.
Mr. Williams's ch. f. Gift, s-yrs 01d...
Mr Bacon's b. c. FAtriot, a-yrs old
General Gower's b. f. Bribery, s-yrs.
Mr. Forth's c. by Gobanna. 3-yrs. sold
Mr. GOOCIIIIMI'aI b. I. Mary Brown, 4-yrs. obi 6
Mr. Lake's br. *3-yrs old 7
Major it'ilson's br h Brown Stout, s-yre. old
7 to 4 ago. Guardy-4 to I agst. Bribery
The First Year of a reaewel of the October flatland Stakes

B. M. A subscription of eons. each. (top. ft. if declared
by sue o'clock on Tuesday.) To be nee ler by Lorca of
all ages, two.year olds excepted.
The Vint Class of the 0413,14 Stakes of soy. seek. B.M.
Mr. Battsoa'a Cecilia, by Wortley, 4.yrs. old, 7st. lath I
161 Jersey's Langton aKed, att.
Gen. Gower's Autlericla, 4.yrs. old. tog 3
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LJ Lowther's Zaida, 3-yra. old, 7st. gib ' 4
Mr. regatta's Mir Sophia, airs. old, sat. 311).
Mr. Craven's Brateentbargte„ .yss. 1.14, 751. Slb.
Duke of Rutland's &Avatar, s.yrs. 7st. 19111 rd

b to 4 un Lantos.
Ld G. 11. Carastlial,'s Wlittefestner, Nt. altt: nerlved
25p. from nr. Howotti's Fancy, Ist. alb. First bar of .►b.
M. sop.

CABINET QUARREL.

EARL. OF CAMDEN'S STATEMENT.

" As it may be inferred, from a statement which has ap-
peared in the Public Papers, that Lord Camden withliiild
from Lord C.iptlereagh a communication which he had been
desired to make to him, it is necessary that it should be
understood, that however Mr Canning might have con-
ceived the communication alluded to, to have been made to
Lord Camden, it was utter stated to Lord Camden, that the
rommunicatim was made at thi, desire of Mr. Canning; and,
so far from Lord Camden hart .g been authorilicil to make
the communication to Lord Castlereagh, be was absolntely
restricted from so doing.
" As it may also be inferred that Lord Camden was ex-
peeled to prepare Lard Cantlereagh'e mold for any proposed
change, it is necessary that it should be understood, that
Lord Camden never engaged to communicate to Lord:Cu-
tlercagh any circumstances respecttug it, before the termina-
tion of the Expedition."
The shove being the Earl of Camden's atate-
went, it beet:lines nece,s.iry to re-publish such parts
of Mr. Canning's statement as relate to his Lord-
ship.

EXTRACTS FRoM MR. CANNING'S STATEMENT.

With respect to the concealment, Mr Canning, sums
short time previous to the date of Lord Csatlermigli's letter,
without the smallest suspicion of the existence of any 'Dieti-
tian' on the put of Lord Castlereagh to make ',kb an ap-
pall to Mr Canning an that letter contassia,but upon informa-
tion that sine rosappreh^nsion did exist as to Mr Cainaing's
supposed concurrence to the reserve which bad been practised
towards Lori Cutlereagh, transmitted to sae of bud Castle-
reagh's wort ratiouste fiterade, to be communicated whenever
he might think proper, the Copy of a Letter addressed by
Mr. Canning to the Duke of Portional in the month of July,
in which Mr. Canning ompiests, " an justice to himself, that
it may be remembered, wk.:neve hereafter this coocesdnient
shall be alleged (ss be doubts not that it will) apiarist lore,
as ant art of injustice tonuals Lord Castlereagh, that it did
sot orlgniate in his suggestion ;—that, so far from desiring
it, lie conceiver', however errnneuudy, Lord Camaro, to be the
sore mode of eawountiration to Lord Casi,vecgh ; and that, tap
to a a cry to,s period, he believed such cosamouagatiou to have
been utualiy made."
The copy of this letter, and the Doke of Portland's an-.
seer to it, " acknowledging Mr. Canning 's repealed remota-
'trances against the emmealrnent." are still is the peso quasi
.if Lord Ctutir,eagi'sfrieort
" lie en...mews':torn to Lord Camden, to who Is th...s letter
Weis, was made on the Oath of April, with Mr otaiing's
knowledge, and at his particular desire. Lord (mode.: be-
ing the mar connexion and naiad confidential friend of Load
Castlereagh, it never occurred to Mr Canning, our was it
credible to him, till be received the moat positive uneven.
Ilona of the fact, that Lord Camden bad kept back such a
counnuoicoi ion fauns Lord Castlereagh."
MIL. CANNING'S REPLY to tee LARL of CAMDEN.
s. What may have been the reasons which prevented Lord
Castlereagh's friends frabsfefiV.og lir ries gi.en to Mr.
I iaot Cord Castlereagh', ..a simuld be prepared, by
rolsweetrati.use, fur the as anatomist isteoded to be car-
ried into edict , and what the motives for the disclosure to
Lora Castlereagh, after that arrangement had ceased to be
in enatensplatton, it as sot fur Mr. Canning to certain."
Mr. Canning's charge, Earl Camden a answer,
and Mr. Canning's reply, are now before the public.
It is curious to hnd the Right flonourahl, Gentle-
man, no remarkable for the length of his epistles,
so extremely laconic upon the present occasion.
There is a wilful suppression in his charge, and his
reply amounts to nothing more than a Inure vague
insinuation. ‘Ve can assure Mr. Canning, that his
reply has not mended his case, and that his charac-
ter demands a full, complete, and candid disclo-
sure, of every circumstance, directly,tor indirectly,
connected with the removal of Lord Castlereagh.

Captain A t.i.an, of the .13d Re.pment of Dra-
goons, who was returned initsio4 at the bottle of
Talavera, has since joined his Regiment.
The Reverend WILLIAM BEN WICK. who kissed
the Kt sr.'s hand, on Wednesday, upon his hems
appointed a Prebend of Westminster Althey, is
nephew to the Duke of PORTLAND. IN Grace
raw loin on Tuesday, and lamented, with much
affection, that it was not in his power to have the
plen‘ure of presenting him to His MAJESTY, upon
his promotion.

A teriihle accident, by mistake. happened near
Tor Rot al pr soos last week; un &darns was given, in
the du•k of the evening, that the prisoners were
breaking out. Some had escaped. One i?if the 2d
Lancashire was passing the fugitives, in fns white
working dress, when one of the piquet coming up
in the dusk, mistaking him for a prisoner, ran him
through the isody. He was *winded so badly he
expired on Sundry. Mr. Wieurroao. Coroner for
Devon, held an inquest on the body, and the Jury
found a Verdict of CAasee Medley.

it melancholy eircuinstance happened, on Mon.
day 1.1,t, at an Exhibition-shop of Beasts and Rep-
tile,., iii Piccadilly, where there is a Rattlesnake, in
a dose cage ; a carpenter, at work there, dropped
his rule; in taking it out, the creature bit him be-
tween the thumh and finger. In • few minutes,
the hand was terrsbly swollen ; 8043 in • few hours
the poor sufferer was deprived of ins reason. He is
now at St. George's Ifospital, where all possible at.
tention is 'mud to him ; but hit dissolution is inevi-
tably and .hnrtly expected.
HARK NZW3.....Ti11f day, at 12 o'clock. the Lot-
tery login. Drawing. To be without a chance is
rejectiof Fortune's favours. HORNSBY and Co.
ii I ft! a tew Tickets and Shares for sale at their Old
Estildished State Lottery Offices, 16, Corohill,
and St. Margaret's H.II, itorsogh.

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THE LYCEUM THEATRE.

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Mfg. CENTLIVRE'S hvily comedy. The Welder,
was performed here last night, cad presented :titer..
EDWIN in the favourite part of Vsulante. Iliad we
not been taught to look to it as one of her hest
characters, we would have been more pleased with •
her perfnrinauce: She displayed ranch goesl sense,
and a just concept:on of the author; but the por-
trait, in conic points, wanted all that exquisite
delicacy and tiaisli of which it is intsceptmle.—
Her happiest scenes were those, in which she re.
sante the jealousy of Fehr, and rallies him on that
foible, when she finds Colored Briton has e4sped
from the bedchamber. In the fourth act she was
much disconcerted, by a tumult occasioned by the
removal of a very unruly gentleman from the house.
Site was obliged to retire three times bet Ore perfect
order was restored. The circumstance, perhaps;
does not deserve notice. but fur its novelty ;as there
is scarcely an iostance of the p-rfect order nod de-
corum that distinguish this house, being violated.—
Mr. Hussext. is an useful arid deserving actor, but
non eelix is greatly above his powers. He was, how.
er, respectable iu the part. Miss MELLON and Mr.
MATNeWI were admirable in nom and Lirreedo.
Th., Comedy was well received, and the House tilled
with an elegant audience.

COVEN 7'-GARDEN THE4TRE.

The fading opposition at length g.ves perceptible
symptoms of decoy, and we have to I.lOlCt the moat
quiet night since the opening of the theatre.
MegrAaat of Venice wan got up with its
usual excellence, and, for nearly four acts, an at-
tentive audience were delighted with the undisturb-
ed enjoyment of rase of the richest pieces on the
British stage. Cooke was in fervent spirits, and
gave a most animated delineation of the various
passions which agitate the breast of the diabolical
Shylock.
By the entrance of the hull-price visitors, the
tranquillity which had previonsty reigned wasaotne-
what disturbed, but by no means to -o great a de,
gree as on former nights. Mmy parts of the 4th
act were audible, nod, dormg the sth, the noise,
though sufficient to druiv7, the voices of the per-
formers, was not OEIII4 Stunning nature which, on
preceding occastons, has " rent the ears of the
groundlings." The only alteration 1.1 the cam, of
the characters wits the substitution of Stininotii for
Nlstutteti, in I.4uncelot Goebo; and though his
acting was excellent, yet it fell short of the rich Co.
louring we have seen given to the part by his pre-
decessor.

After the malcontents had recreated their cou-
rage, and reassur!,l themselves, by a few prelimi-
nary coughs and hems. they mustered resolution
enough, during the filth *et, to hoist a few pla-
cards. This was the signal fir shouts and
hellow-
jugs; but they were neither general, nor of long
duration. Upon the whole, therefore, we have to
repeat, that, till the dropping of the eurtain, this
was by far the most quiet night that has yet prayed,
and the opposition evineed; more than on any for-
mer occasion, that their strength was gene—their
resources decayed. Indeed they have nothing
now of novelty or invention to recommend them to
the notice which has anfortunately been token of
them too much, and, with the vanity which fed
their ardour for exploit, will their exertions end.
Ertween the play and-farce, a cenditate for fame
appeared in the upper boxes, and endeavoured, by
his performance on the German flute, to obtain
that applause of which he was ambitious. He was
attended to, for some moments, while he played the
Irish air of Coolum ; but his auditory reflecting thid
they only lost time by attending to him, set up a
yell. in which his melody was completely drowned.
On the rising of the curtain, the half-price men
put forth all their strength, but though it was suf-
ficient to prevent a word of the afterpiece from be-
ing heard, it was mach weaker than on the night
before.

Mr. Liston and Mr. Fawcett exerted their comic
powers in vain. It was evident, however, that the
opposition was a declining one; the pit was of a
very sympathisiog disposition, whenever Mr. Liston
datived. and, by their ludicrous movements, afforded
a greater satire upon that science than this per-
former himself. Between the lirNt and second acts,
a few placards were raised again for a moment,
amid a tumult of a much more mixed and unfa-
vourable nature than inlaid. One of them was
Holtz into a front box, where it was torn by it Gen-
tleman, an act which the petite" resented, by hoot-
ing at the destroyer for the remainder of the even-
Mg. A short while after this placard met with its
fate, a few more were am% among the Ladies*
where the reception was kinder ; the fair-ones did
not hesitate to take the vazrant papers under their
protection ; they p ed them to the front of the
lames, to the delight of the half-price into, anal re-
ceived, in return for their charity to a dedining,
bindle's party, a howl of discordant gratitude.—
Between the two acts, they sang God save the King!
ha, not with the usual noise. Either from the
operation of reason, or from the want of money.
or want of lungs, the opposition is perceptibly de-
and Taste may look forward, to no remote
period, for the renewal of her reign, after so long
an interregeant.
After the curtain dropped, the pitires luudly
huzzed, and jumped oat the seats. •I'liev theii
seated themselves, and sang God rare the King !
While se employed, the rational part of the andie,R;e
withdrew from the pit, which did not appear to
please the half-price men, as it left them more
open to be observed. Their attention was ti.eu at-
tracted by a person in the box where the females
had made themselves so conspicuous, in pinning op
placards. When silence was obtained. he propos-
ed their giving three cheers for their feinale advo-
cate% which was acceded to, and the females left
the box, highly gratified. There were three cheers
called for Mrs. Clarke, but it did not succeed. •
There were several placards hoisted in the pit. be-
tween the Play anal Farce ; the most conspicuous
we re as follow :--
" Cook &sell!, our pile,
" Keintile nor contempt."
A gibbet, will' a azure in black bugle( en it, and ander it
the inscription "fin extortion."

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" Rooms to let, with every convenience, inquire at the
Nee, in Chandos.street."
" The Kembles mac bless,
We damn—Tote BRITIM PRIPS "
" This Thestre and dsruiture to let, ullarris, !Enable and
Co. intend to rev+=

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al If Sfr.lfemitle's s m,tn of fonscquesste,
Ile ought to be eatafted n.tts sta
These were fietresul loose id theme tillaint:ric p•-•
duttoins, Int! thi were up for so short a time. + al
we could •not dvi-jpher them. The toter. est 1..,
were very emitavis trt Isuirts.y them. they raiser
threw theta f ocu Ole to the iish,r.
.4.•:144rk, the pit ***gin tr 41 11,11r,1, 1.841 I
~.used to a sustcb•tnore peaceable rummer that. .0 'r
former night's. Some blood, Ls& a t•ba:n i12.1t
lh, Moan, to the greet 14441.1%rntr1it...t the fi0n..1.-•
who resort there, which closed the, ailiht's 'eider-
taioment.
TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITIllit PRES*.

Mr. Enteen—Relieve me, no man cal held in faild/.06
myelin coetempt than target,: 'hoe* wreirlatal libellers., whose
only object is, fur • relievable pittance, to it mankind toge-
ther by the min, by substituting gross rilsity. far truth.. -
Truly, Sir, I du think these art times which luudli call rue
mosign..ay, •4sigist the evnreatt enemy of mankind; seed i
those w lie attempt to produce disaention is the
lota Ball, say use his good name as a *talkie; to
answer their purposes, but Le assureetbey are no -ftiengis of
his. John, in hiniself, I take to be a plas, honest: well-
disposed character; his natural offspring is cum/pooled of the
like good materials; and his mode i.f dealing is as hit fathe.'s.
Nu doubt, Sir, you have seen copied into the Pnblie Prints,
some of the placards which have been exhibited in (:o•
vent-garden Theatre the :ethers of *OhIP ef them, by die.
yaisiny themselves, I am positive have most grossly laities•
ed cie • past of honest John's family ; indeed, I am inclined
to believe their views were sat e.saetly Slwatrical ! It has, 11r. •
Editor, at times (*lles to my lot to he designated us a
priucipal PetA,ner •i but mu sonic of these placards, I any
scribed to WI a theatrical totrevAer. Now, Sir, as I slot rely
sob to be on the most friendly terms with the eratinte Joins
Ball, !lied sure 1 sin, that be man can fairly chair me with
ever having insulted or betrayed him,) I may be alluwedtosay,
t.rees have been, that 1 Lase fought Ina bottle darie-hesat'ed •
against a hart, and publicly been thanked he him. • You will,
therefore, sot be surprised, that I sbould *Neel that pAs
will be good enough to give phiee, in yore reepeegable J 4141/.
nal, to the following statement of facts. It rimy, then, to
seen, whether my part is tie Drover: be etimirtent, or nut.
should tell you, Sir, a few evenings agn, three of my
children (girls) were in Otte of tLe 1 Leatre boxes ; two we.
1k,,.,,, in the same box, bad conducted themselves mime
iiotomisy, and had more than mice placed their feet on line
front of it, (to addresi the anditory in the pit), against which •
my children were seated. 1 cuimadverte-d on their cuadsot,
but with vety little effect Soo. Piet, I bottled the The:lire ,
and, •u my return, it was made known to me, that one of
the rase tt..2 men had trodden on the arm of use of the
children, and also turn her frock. I saw these mein after-
weeds taken ll) the Public Office, ,bet not at my instant t),
and I did esaress my satisfaction at their being in cusiode
on which 1 was called Nees, and stated the above facts At
this time a Repartee was present, who handed nry name In
the papers, in which it appeared the following day, silk,
meat of er....cifee Ties, it sbeuld seem, was eocugh footage
me afterwards to he vont particularly inemited in the Theatre;
sad 1 was conspelied, do seW-4efesice, to inflict that torsos-1
chasilserneht on two wen, which their wanton insults so imp,-
✓i .ugly demanded, and which afteruart:s hppeercil is some of
the papers as a rolerpeley. Allow mr to add, that I am se n:-
dependent of Cuvent-Gagglen Theatre as yoursell ; but 1 am
' fire to totals., Oda I deeply deptore the many excesses that
have been cumuli led on tliut ut.roetuuate property—the iss,
of a clasp knife, applied to the cowering of the seam, m t
excepted. Rebeve uie,Str, it would afford me infinite Gal. -
faction t• Sod tbat hostilities at the theatre were at an end ;
nod that 0/1 parties (except tbe.tiOl. Ned soil mivkiermyr
Thal) had j.ooisi in a feu de jt4i,, at the fitearal qf o,:for r a, d
ant bad hoot succeeded by the joining of hands, in gaud
humour, with a prat John Bull% gracp.
I ant, '.r, >gine ilk-sliest servant.
51ary-holionne Park, Nee-rund, J. GIBBONS.
October to, Ise"

The appointment of the Rev. Dr. ANDREWS to
the Deanery of Cunterbory, seeing to give general
sstistiction, and relit eta great credit on the doi.or.
We understand that the Dublin Jubilee Cole-
'entre have made • respectful application to bit
Grace the Duchess of IltrituOND, to beg she will
extent) her protection to the Irish Manufactiv e•.
by becoming the Patroness of the Jubilee Ball, 11--
tended to be given at the Rotunda on the n. h.
The eminent Societies of Change-ringers. at the
following cities and towns, purpose perforining, at
their parish churches, each a 5,0.10 ha: unquote.
peal of eloiliges, on the 25th ii.atent, in honour or
Ilia MAJksev's Stith annual Accession tiny to
the Throne, via. at Lando'', Norwich. York, tij:,-
tot, Bath, Oxford, Coventry, Cheater.
Peterborough, Hull, Birmingham, Sl.effield, Mari-
cheater, Aahton, Oldham, Dolton. Sowerhy, Mot-
train, Halifax, BrisAF.rd, Lewis, Wakefield, Re-
therham, Mmntirld, Nottiajhum, Leicester, Nor-
thampton, Walsall, Bromegrove, Derby, Lynn,
Leatherhead, Dors*rti, Greenwich. Craveaend,
Brighton. Keasiniton, Orley. Watford, Ilestford.
Kingston. Sarum.. Keiglary. Yarmouth, Strews-
burv, Sharma, Painswiat,aiid Kidderminster ; and
the Liverpool Collar, Youths piirpose crowniii;: the
Jubilee of the 45th with a tine peal of 5,084 oat-
monions I,lianges of Oxford Treble Bob-maps, on
St. Peter's eight bells.
A fire broke out at the !loose of Mr. MAII•1119
optician, Valentine-place. li.ackfriare-row, -
tweet' three aod four s'ininvk yesterday morning.
which it completely coasumed in less than an hour.
Fortunately the engines afforded prompt assistance.
rod, by their aid, and the exertions of the tiremeo
and neighbours, this lire was prevented from irsa
tendiag to the adioining houses. Mr. Massie Wra
awaked by the smoke ascending from the *bop into
his chamber. where he lay alone, having recently
buried his wife. Almost suffocated with the smok:f,
Is' providentially preserved his life by leaping out
of the window, and hail no opportunity of saving
his property. The fire is supposed to have origi.
nated from a rusidight, lett burning in the sl.vr,
having communicated to sonic tire-woad.
premises were insured in the Imperial Fire Offi,•e.
but it hi said the property was uninsured.
Mr. W. Hoosea, ion of Mr. liouttEa,. of Nor-
wich, has lately returned from It-eland, where, st
the instigation of Sir Josses BANE% he spent the
summer to inecatigating its natural history. He
travelled, with a retinue of leelasilers, as r. r up the
country as the pere.n.iel snow wonlit permit, pt•r+ing
his tent wherever interesting objects. such as the
Geyser fountains, invited. He made a lung..
lectioa of specimens of gunfire pert,. birds. iiiseets
plants. and miner:lls, (espcciAlly plains and instal',
in which departinelite, it is said, he made sev,ral
discoveries) ; and he often 'spent many hours ia
making drawings. He likewise purchased, in diP.
remit places, 'many. Icelandic books, weapons,
dresses, at high prices. We regret to all,
that nearly the whole of this gentlemen's helmets
were lost. by the noes...terms circumstance of eve
vessel, in which he erntrark,d for London. takoig
arc, and bring burnt to the w.iter's eil,e. 'The
crew and passengers were saved by tumtlier vess3.,
which providentially hove in sight.

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