The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-07 00:00:00

sociErr OF AICFS.

On Wednesday morning, at trin o'clock, came on
an Ef.-leron in the Society's house, in the Adelphi,
of a Vice-President. in the loom of the late Duke of
Richmond. A Committee was a short time ago
appointed for nominating the most proper persons
among the Members of the Society, for its eleslinn
in the room of the Noble Duke ; agreeable to their
report, John Duke of Bedford, George Earl
Da:tmouth, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, and Charles
Viscount M irshare, were put in nomination. At
the same hour, another ballot was opened for the
eleAion of an Assistant-Secretary, in room of Mr.
Charles Coombe, res after holding the office
but a feu. r • s
. .ies were, Mr. John &lona Mil/0 n
..oswell, and Mr. Thomas Woodtall. Mr.
.ell appeared at the ballot, under great clisad-
santage, having declared himself a Candidate long
after the other two had began their canvass, and
Starly on the lan day allowed for receiving notices
Seem Candidates, and after the Society had been in-
advertently led, by the intervention of the Public
fast, on their usual day of meeting, to appoint the
sheeting of a Committee for examining the other
Iwo Csadideet, as to their qualifications far, and
kisare to annul to, the duties of the oast I *wit*
to which, Mr. Boswell was never examined at all,_
nor were the questions hitherto deemed indispensable
to be answered by Candidates, asked of him, as of
the other two gentlemen.

About twelve o'clock, his Grace the Duke of
Norfolk, the President, arrived, and took the Chair,
and the large rooms of the Society, were, for a con-
siderable time, quite crowded by the members, and
their hiends. Among the Company we noticed :
Lund tmir d' e y
S,rs--John W. Anderson, Dolber, impel Duro*,
AL:zanier Maskenzte, John Macphers,a, Isbul.es.
Renard Welsh, Ilse,

Hon. Mr. R. Chtiord.
Rev. Dr. Abraham Roo. ; Dr. C. Rurne7 ,• M. Garthsbore,
A. ‘larthall,—..—.—. Ovlvie, K. Powell, C Taylor, Rc ; Rrv.
R three, P. Duvall; E. Garden; J. H. Hindley; J. Smirneve,
&c. • Abbe M. Carat,.
'The glasses were dosed, welly at two o'clock,
and the following gentlemen being appointed scru-
tineers, viz. Mr. Robinson, Mr. Winchester, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Jacob, Mr. Midgli y, and Mr. Dixon.
they retired for a time to the Committee-room, and
on their return the Noble Duke tcported the result
of their scrutiny of the votes, AS follows, viz. for the
office of Vice President—

F‘rl of DArtmeuth .
Duke of Bedford
Viscount Marshant
Earl of Hardwicke
When the Chairman declared the Earl of Dart-
mouth duly eleded.
For the offi ,e of Assistant Secretary, the numbers
were as follow, viz.

. 170
. . 168
. S 5

. 430
. 135
Mr. hoevrell
The Chairman then declared Mr. Woodfall duly
eluted ; and adjourned the meeting until 7 o'clock
on the same evening, hen his Grace again resumed
the Chair, on a most important trisine,s, relative to
the proceedings of the society ; and which de-
tained the members in such numbers as absolutely to
crowd the great room till a very late hour. Alder-
man Rowcroft, and Mr. Waithman, were among
the speakers.
In the course of the evening, the Duke of Rich-
mond, the Marquis of Stafford, Viscount Valentia,
and several gentlemen, were ',allotted for, and
eleaed members of this truly useful Society.

For Mr. Wont Mil
MT RllOll

Wll LIAR LLOYD, of Laques, F.sq. is appointed
Sheriff for Carmarthen, in the room of SAccviLLE
Gwvorte, of Glanbrane, Esq.
A man in Yorkshire, who advertises a run-away
wife, mikes the following conclusion to his aclv,r-
tisement
N. IL Whoever has fnund he, ay keep her,
For he that has lost her *UI not srek I.er.

Mr. Cassias we see has been occupying some
of his ex•oflteial leisure in satirising, say ratl'er
abusing, those abilities by which be has been dis-
placed. Let him enjoy the fullest extent of that
tame which his new Poem will procure him, whilst
the real " Talents" enjoy at once their places, and
the confidence of the country. The self.praitc be-
stowed by Mr. Callan°. upon Mr. CANNING, ii
WO flimsy an artifice to draw as old politician off
Lis scent of the nal author.
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HOME POPHAM'S TRIAL.

Foamy:rum statue 5. half-past .revert o'clerl..
The Coon Martial upon Captain Sir Home Pop-
ham will certa'nly be held ea board the Gladiatlr
to-mortow morning, at "idle o'clock precisely. .At
eight o'clock the thusl signal will be made fcr a
Court Martial, 'lien all the Officers Oil shore. at
Spithead, &e. will immediately repair on board the
Gteditthre, when the senior Offioers, 12 in number,
will be nominated as Members of the Court. •
At a late hour fast night, Admiral Sir ftichsed
Strachan arrived here, and this nsorning Mr. .lervis
Counsel, and Mr. Bicknell, Solicitor to the Ad-
miralty.
R,ren lock, !, Fr, •
L.od Viscount Melville, accompanied by Mr,
Husk icon and Mr. Drummond, is just this mome -
arrived at the Fountain Inn, where his Lordship su
up {Jr the night. Admiral Rowley is appointed
one of the Members of the Court, in 'dor:
thos:: already mentioned.
I sent you the charge against Sir H. Popham
in my last. Hi, detente is, as you m.ty c
the great sithjea of eonversat:on here. It is i2ie.
that he means to rely particularly upon the (min rt
communications he has bad n-ith Mr. Pitt, relative
to an :track upon the Spanish Settlements in else
fin de is Plata. It is stated, that the capture of
these Settlements was for many years a favourite
objeO of Mr. l'itt ; that he was not only im-
pressed with the idea that this °Nee aa . lig' ty
desirable, but that it was perfealy attainable
It is also mi.!, that the Admiralty. by the direc-
tions of Mr. Pitt, gave a license for a ship to sail ,
from Cadiz to Buenos Ayres, for the purpose of ri
connoitring the place, and soundtng the sentim+nts
of the population, icc. icc. preparato yto the p o-
joacd attack.
Sir Home, it is also stated, hopes to spew that

attack on the Spanish fret demerts was SY mar- 7 a
favourite prole& of Mr. Pitt, but ti.at yea• o no.
tinned by the opinion of his cnileagues in nfree. p
titularly by that of Lord Melville; ard hat
highly approved of and desired by the e dm .istr .
tion of Mr. Addington—under wh.,.re order a stria
was aaually purchased, for the pnrvse rf errner..49!,
store.. upon the same expedition as that for which
Sir Home now stands arta;gned.

Sir I Lome, it is added, denies that be at all risked
the safety‘of the Cape, is he had the opinion -4 Sir
David Baird to sanction Lis own, that a sufis• lent
force remaired in that garrison to uiaintsin it te-
corky ; and that he had received, imined•2l :el f be-
fore he sailed, 'uch information as fully ,3tisfied his
mind. that no nav4 force of the enemy vac AL
direBion.

POLICE. •

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Doir-STITZT.-
MURDER.
A voting woman, of the name of Praxes Barr.
has been several days under examination, chargeo
with the wilful murder of her female intact. l'he
Prisoner was cook to a gentleman in the neighboar-
hood of Soho-sqnare. lier mistress suspetted her
pregnancy for some time past. and questioned her
respeding it ; bat she positively deoied it to !Mr. as
well u twogentlemen of 1,,..ne faewty, alilmegh they
had no doubt of it, and advised bed Mistress to
watch her. On Friday secnight, her m:strese
found her washing in the kitchens she had strong
suspicion she had delivered herself, and charged
her with the a 5 ; the Prisoner, however, still denied
j is; but Ler mistress baring ro donbt in her mind of
what had taken place, sent to inf nm M. Read, the
Magistrate, who dispatched Arlinr.-. to investigate
the business. The Officer told the Prisoner who he
was, and that he was come to apprehend her on a
charge of mirdering her child. This evidently
alai med her, and she appeared extremely agitated.
From certain expressions she made use ef, two men
were empltiyed to search the prvr, and after
some difficulty, they tound a very fine female in-
fant. The coachmaa in the family proves to Le
the tathr. The Prisoner is confined at the Brown
Bear public house, till she is in a state to be re-
moved to prison.

Wbiz, PAUL, from London Oar Newcastle, is
taken and carried into ilelvoet
Two young men, cf the names of Lerrst and
SKIT if, met to run a foot•race in the Park for a
trifling wager, on Thursday, and whilst in the aa
of exerting himself,the former, who was an appren-
tice, fell down lifeless. The distance for the taco
was 400 yards, and it was in running, the last SO that
the young man mct his death by burst ng a blood
vesfel.

On Wednesday morning, there was a most excel.
lent Fox Chase, by the Gentlemen's Subscripr'ou
Hounds, forrnerly Lord Bea istaY's, in toe neigh.
bourhood of Windsor. The fox WAS started emu'
ten o'clock, at Blackness, near gunning-hill, where
about two hundred sportsmen were assernhled.
They threw off near Satub's.hill, and were a con-
siderable time before they found a fox ; but t
length found a very large one, in the wood on the
South side of the Great Park. He would ha e
shewn good snort, had they got nut of the P.
hut the hors-men were so numerous; some of I: • rn
got ahead of the fox, and turned his cours?. T e
weather being extremely fine and clear, rende-,li
the sight very delightful. The Its vsok titiratza
Cumberland Ledge, and hid hims-it. in the garden. ;
but, being eh sely pursued, he attempted to kir p
ever a high wall, but d;d not reach the tcp
a few inches; he fe:l back, and erns taken.

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A young man, who. a few et..nths since, sportini
away wi:h a dashing equipage, in the fashion-6bl!
circles, has committed a fares pis, at the hr use
of an old female sequsintance, which is like y
to he rtendrii wi h serious consequences. Tii.
Lady in question was the tiler entre et the young .
lant in his day, and he paid her an unwelcome viva
in the vicinity of Fitzroy-square, on Tuesday even-
ing, and unluckily laid violent hands on a boa f
trinkets, which were placed in a drawer ill the less
room. Mn. C. the Lady in question, stirsed her
valuables soon after the Lprrture cit her old friend p
amonut which was al5 watch aad appendages.
which h.ld been given her by himself, lit tribilehs
ago. The watch was on Wednesday traced to the
',hop of a pawn:iroket, it having been Idit'd tar
121. but the accused person has nut
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