The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-08 00:00:00

ME YOUNG ROSCWS.

V.:a/ions and contradiciory /*ports of ate heal
of Master BETTY being in circulation, a true !tate.
ment of his situation must prove satisfafinry to tht•
public. We feel pleasure in assuring them
is a great deal better. Yesterday, for the fast ti.ta
since his illness, he was not confined to his hei.—
His family hope that he will be able to gn out
week ; hut it is not expelled that the! will arkAr
Wm to perform (or some time.

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Yesterday morning, soon after breakfast, I lis t•
JRST Y and the Pei tic assss, in two coaches :4nd ferr,
honoured Gen. Wtcsott, of Bill-kill, Rear &afield,
with a visit, and, after partaking of some refre4:l-
- returned to Windsor to dinner.
Yesterday the Duke of Yomi arrived at W.
sor, and at twelve o'clock had as an,iier.ee of lin
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Sunday evening, Their MA J EST t cr. had a Concert
of Sacred Musk at Windsor Casde. TF nest

was seleEted by llis MAJ estv. It consisted of be
celebrated DC Deal!, composed by H ANDEL on tips
vidiory at Dettinger., which. with sevel.tl tavaurCe
pieces from the same great master, were performed
before the Roy At.FA at r, and several of the No.
bility,hy Her MAJESTY'S rand, and the Gentlernes
of the Windsor Choir. Mr. roact.ss presided s
the organ.
His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK left Oat.
lands yesterday morning, to pay a visit to His Ms-
./MY at Windsor, antl4n the evening returned
his house in Pertman.smiare, to dinner
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We are happy to find "that the Duke of Sesscx is
so well recovered as to be able to pay visits.
On Sunday last, Her Royal Highness Princes;
Oita a tarry c of WALLS, and Lady 6 tens, atter.ded
Divine Service, at the Bishop of LONDCII% private
Chapel, in St. James's-4quare; after service they par-
took of some refreshments with his Lordship, and
then took an airing in their carriage through Womb.
worth and Clapham, before dinner.
The Marchioness of Fierce and family are es.
pelted in town next week, from Durleigh Lodge, to
Privy Gardens.
The Dowager Marchioness of BATH and sox
are expeaed to-day, at her house in Grosvend-
street, for the season.
The Earl of STAIR, Lady Comment, Lady
ROBERT MANNIRS, and Mrs. BENTON, are amarg
the last arrivals in Grostentor-square.
N moot As BOND, Esq. one of the principal Ma.
gistrates at Bow-street, is confined by severe fruits-
position, at his house in Brampton.
Mrs. Bi ti.isioTom performs this evening at the
Opera, for the first time since Ler illness.
Lord SOUTHAMPTON and family returned is
town yesterday, for the season, and will reside far
a few months in Portland-place.
Madame Laso it was not so well yesterday at
on Sunday : she was in violent pain.from the sprig
in her back, and not able to leave her bed.
Lord MIDDLETON is going to establish a pack
of Stag Hounds to hunt in the High Vold.; d
Yorkshire.
Last night, as Mr. Pore was laid dead on eh
bier, in the charadler of Rolla, at Drury-lane Thee.
tre, he rolled off, and it was some time before tke
attendants were able to replace the corps in its 4-
tuation ; but we could not learn that it received ae
injury by the fall.
L..st week, Mr. HUGH'S% of Ilarnwrsoa, n 'r
Carmarthen, gave a splendid fete to all the
of the neighbourhood.
l'•Ce BARATISSISI is ateved at Bath.
Last night Mr. STISPISPN K snits. played Sir.; ix
Fts:J4fat the .itafford Theatre.
D. Orit T.tons von, author of The Telltale (If F.rs,
an:l Prillasashy o'Rdans,, has been presented with/
diamond rig from A cc•isoaa, the present Em
perur of Russo. The letter with tun donation vu
as follows :
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with mot exantii,e,l m •• coitt...nt. or y.nr
eldrodid. •4: and useful n,ea. Work, has dit•,l•l
we to hi you the ,an herewith. Sent. it a ..ark of
henev..tence, .t a rani of his regard for every thitog walO,
1901 puhlie utility. "INOvelleeLl.4/..
The anniversary of Twelfth Night fell en Snad....
but was celebrated last night. The confeCtiant.'
aindovrs in the Strand, Fleet-sneer, Chea 44,
displayed a great variety of beautiful device:- Tr..:
mystic Ceremony of drawing Ping arid Qteens pi"•
duced much more merriment and real pleaseo.
than the Coronation of an bistro,- and an Emprio•
On Thursday se'nnight, being St. John's Dale
the inhabitants of Langholm, Cumberland. Itai
new and very pleasing spectacle. The bretlarett it
the Eskdale Belwillan Lodge, about 150 in num-
ber, met together in the morning, and, attended
by the Cumberland Rangers, went in processlaa
through the Old and New Town, wearing the usual
insignia of Masonry. The Knights Teinplars were
dressed in white, and caps trimmed with blue. In
the evening there was a fand ball, attended by
about sixty young ladies in white, and perfectly ill
uniform to the minutest article. Dancing code
nued until three o'oc:A the ensuing morning.

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A hfasqued Ball and Supper, on a most superb
sale, were given at this elegant and hospitable man-
ton Wednesday last, by HENRY ROBERTS, Esq.
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lhich was attended by all the fashionable world in
thisr neighbourhood. The company began to col-
feet about half past nine o'clock, and in a short
time, the rooms were crowded by a most brilliant
assemblage of nearly 200 persons.
The front gateway, next to Waveetree-lane, was
surniounte.4 by a star and an appropriate device in
coloured patent lamps. An awning or covered way
Was eieCted from the gateway to the portico of the
bisase, which was splendidly and tastefully lined with
•colours, acrd illuminated by a great number of
Limps, the whole length of the passage. At the ex-
anity of this awning the company were successively
received by their hospitable entertainer unmasked,
and ushered into the great hall. Four porters in royal
liveries, with bag wigs and gold sticks, attended to
receive and conduit the company from their car-
riages.—The hall and the two lower entertaining
rooms. which communicate with each other, were
thrown ion one, by taking down the doors, and this
elegant suite of apartments was elegantly decorated
will a r ariety of bronze figures admirably executed,
and a profusion of ornaments in cut glass. The
Shropshire Band in full uniform were stationed in
the awning, and amused the company with seleft
pieces of music during their entrance.
Among a great variety of well-dressed and well.
supported chataCters, we noticed the following :
Mr. IL BEN sou, as Den Quizalie, and Mr: P. Dear-
sort, jun. as his faithTul 'Squire, Sancho Penchi:, Were
particularly conspicuous and strikingly charafteristic.
Deese adventnrers, in descending the great staircase,
happened to encounter the redoubtable Baron Midi,-
cheasen (Mr. S. Rice MOND), who, amazed at this
unheard of prodigy, which surpassed the most mar-
vellous of his adventures, thought proper to decline
the combat, and suffered the Chevalier to pass in
safety. The Baron was attended by that renowned
Polish Knight, Count Slabberwacky (Mr. R. Plc KER -
Jan), who shewed himself worthy of his illustrious
Chief. These Gentlemen were afterwards ,trans-
formed into a Starved Author and his attendant Puff,
.in which they acquitted themselves with equal
address, and distributed some appropriate verses.
Mr. JAS. GREGSON and a Lady appeared as an
honest Farmer and his Wife. They were dressed
with singular propriety, and supported their cha-
• acters with much humour and consistency. Mr.
LARSON and Mr. LLOYD, as a Lancashire Peasant
and his fi-ffi, were equally fortunate, and spoke
their prOvincialdialeft with most ludicrous accuracy.
Capt. Coaquirr, R. N. as a COVIMR* Giel,discovered
all the requisite archness and simplicity, and after-
wards, as.a Rhyming Butler, displayed a happy mix-
ture of dry, humour and starch pedantry. Mr.
Brace assumed the charaCter of the famous Signer
Polite, arid announced to the grotesque crowd about
him, his exhibition of strange birds and fierce wild
beasts, in appropriate hand-bills. Mr. S. STAN I-
NORTH and a friend personated two of the tribe of
Israel, and spoke their uncouth dialett with striking
exactness. 4r. JOHN Glikescir, as an old English
Garen. looked extremely iukU and was deemed with
to admirable attention to eatemie. Capt. floaros,
as Mau Pnseilla Tomboy, displayed all the hoydenish
freaks of a lively romp with excellent e*'e&s, and
among other feats of vivacity, jumped on the 'sack
of Seaeho's mu, to the great alarm of the honest
'Squire, and the great diversion of the surrounding
groupe. Mr. Jos. CROSBIE was dressed in the
eesiewe of a Fren.:4 Marquis de la viedle eour, and
was very characteristic. Mr. A. AIKEN, as an Old
Maid, displayed the prudery and majesty of stale
virginity with excellent effeet, to which his sublime
figure and awful aspect greatly contributed. Mr.
Rosser Ha re tron was an excellent Quaker, and
Major AY LMER was a well-dressed Chineie Man-
darin. Major BROOKS amused the company for
some time as a Gamuts?). Girl, and afterwards exhi-
bited his 4, lengthened form" (in the spirit of lurus
• riots lucendol in the character of Nobody, with most
striking effea. Mr. aVESTOI4, and a Lady who
accompanied him, appeared as a Venerable Matron
and her protegee, with great decency and propriety.
Mr. GALA'', as a Maid &trent; and Mr. W. CORR r L,
as an Hanoverian Peasant, were extremely well sup-
ported and skilfully dressed ; and Mr. R. Gar Avis
and Di. M'CAatNEY were entitled to the same
praise.
Among the Ladies a great number were entitled
to distinguished mention, but we have not room to
enter into many particulars. A Balled Singer de-
lighted the company by her sweet arid pathetic
strains ; and a Arcgro Girl was conspicuous for the
elegance of her dress, and her management of the
guitar. A groupe of Gaftsit's ; a Lady in the attire
of a yowl Oficer t another in-the emblematical ar-
ray of Night, and several Flowr Girls, lVitehes,
displayed much elegance of embellishment, and
eiaraaeristic propriety.
Many other charaaers, quite as well sustained as
those which ane larised, we have omitted
to mention, *fp were so well clic= as
to elude deeediells and may MMus, no
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caped our ellwarundp, ip pima of the crowd
Abe* When mowtta asoposy were some-
what shamed by the sodden appenranee of a press
:doggish* embed wade the crOwd, and carried of
use of tile sling Mae to the supper rooms up
stain. The rut of the moray sees followed,
and at one o'clock 170 persons set down to supper
at seven tables, commodiously arranged. It con-
tained every delicacy of the mon, with the most
exquisite soups, sweetmeats, ke. aad the dishes were
moldy disguised in various fantastic and pikuresque
farms. The wines were equally various and ex-
cellent.
After sapper, parties for dancing were formed in
the two lower rooms, and about 110 couples stood
a in each. A small room behind was fitted up, and
anpplied with sweetmeats and every sort
About four o'clock the company
began to depart, but the rooms were not cleared till
after six.
On the whole, it seems to be universally admitted,
that this was one of the Most splendid and best con-
ducted entertainments oI the kind which has ever
been witnessed in this neighbourhood; and the corn-
, pany departed highly delighted with their evening's
amusement, and with the attention and politeness of
their liberal host.

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, .T 7.

3efore WILLIAM MAluw•Puto, E.q. Chairmad, a-id
the Ja3tices of Me Peace far that County.
ASSAULTS.
jabn Fentatt, a labouring man, was ind; led for an
assault with intent to commit a rape upon Sarah
flehreden, on the Ist of July, 1801.
The Prosecutrix was a tall, thin, oil NV ImAn, of a
meagre face and sallow complexion, and appeared
about sixty years of age. She stated, with the
greatest volubility, that, on the first of July, 1801,
she was in a coppice g ithering weeds, in the neigh-
bourhood of Hounslow, when she felt some person
leaning very violently upon her shoulders : on start-
ing up she found it was the Defendant, who made
use of very indecent and improper expressions, and
proceeded to treat her with great violence, declar-
ing he had long wished to embrace her ! she imme-
diately screamed out ,1 Murder !" and, upon the
approach of some person coming to her assistance,
the Defendant made his escape over the adjoining
stile, and got clear off.
Upon her cross-examination by Mr. Gun Nsv, on
behalf of the Defendant, it appeared that the par-
ties were near neighbours, and in habits of intimacy,
since the period at which the assault v. As committed;
and that, at the time it did occur, she had made no
complaint whatever against him, nor taken any
proceedings at law ; but, in consequence of some
late bickering% between some branches of theii fami-
lies. she had now prosecuted l:mi.
Mr. Gs:away chiefly rested his defence upon the
great length of time which had elapsed, since the as-
• sault was committed ; the improbability of the story
told by Cie Prosecutrix, which, when her appear-
ance and age were taken into consideration, was
contradietory ; and the connection which had ever
since continued between the partiek, until broken by
late disputes. He then stated, that the Defendant
was a poor, industrious, labouring-man, with a wile
and large family, wholly unable to bear the ex-
pence of defending this indiament, but for the kind-
ness of his master, by whose assistance be wa. ena-
bled to defend himself.
The Cta•IRMAM, in summing up the evidence to
the Jury, highly reprobated the condua of the Pro-
secutrix, in thus resorting to a Court of Justice, for
the purposes of private quarrel.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returaed a
verdia of acquittal.
William Shepherd and Beojantin Del:melt, two po-
lice constable., were indiaed for an assault upon
John Monk.
The Prosecutor, who was a scavenger by trade.
stated, that he had been supping along with six of
his men, at a public-house, kept by one Jeffreys, at
Mile. End, and, as he was returning home, in com-
pany with four of them, about two o'clock in the
morning, he was met by the Defendants, who were
eke Constables of the night, and asked- him and his
companions, who and what they were ? to which he
replied, they were Gentlemen—upon this, he received
a violent blow from the Defendant, Dowcett, which
knocked him down ; he was thea dragged to the
watch-house, where he was cruelly used.
Upon his cross-examination, he said his men were
more inclined to sleep than to drink ; they were all
sober, nor did he hear the constable desire them to
disperse I •he made no distriebatice, until they
Ill-
treated him ; nor did his men rush into the watch-
house and rescue him ; but he adinitt:;cl, he got a
gallon of beer in, which he paid for ; and which
was shared among all the parties in the watch-house.
On the part of the Defendants, some Watchmen
were called, who stated, that the Prosecutor's con-
duff in the watch-house was very riotous and abu-
sive. It was further urged, that the Defendants
were only discharging their duty, in apprehending
persons at that hour of the night, particularly in
that neighbourhood, where many burglaries had
lately been frequently committed;
Therebeingno evidence direaly against Shepherd,
the Jury acquitted him, but found Dowcett
Upon the suggestion of the CHAIRMAN, the par-
ties shook hands, declaring they had no enmity to
each other ; and Dowcett was then fined three shil-
lings and four pence, anddischarged.
Ardiedle Beating was contralti' of an assault up-
on Jane Lewis.
It appeared that the Prosecutrix had been a work-
woman to the Defendant, who, having accused her
of speaking ill of her behind her back, she denied
the charge ; upon which the Defendant seized her
by the hair, dragged her about. and beat her inlthe
face till she hurt her nose so much, as to cause a
great effusion of blood ; she afterwards boasted,
that she knew all the Bow-stieet Runners, and de-
fied her malice.
afretba Pestle was can:ailed of an assault upon
Thomas Hinchley, the elder, and Thomas Minch-
ley, the younger, both Excise Officers.
The partici. were near neighbours, and, in Au.
gust last, sonic words of abuse happened to pass be-
tween them, when the Defendant threw a pail of
water upon the younger Hinchley ; in consequence
of which, he contraaed a violent fever, and subse-
quent illness, which had nearly ended in his disso-
lution at the moment that the elder Hinchley inter-
hired on the part of hi. son ; and one Lyndon, the
reputed husband of the Defendant, Martha Posten,
attacked him, and, in the sequel, the father and
son were worsted, and retired with black eyes,bloodv
noses, and scratched faces, as the lady had been ve-
ry expert with her talons ; Lyndon was also india-
ed, and the two Hinchleys were indiaed in return ;
all indictments were therefore tried together.
Martha Posten and Lyndon were aaaciaed, and
sentenced to pay a fine of Vs. each. The Hinch-
leys were arguatera
MUSIC AND DANCING.
yaws Keegan was inclined for keeping a disorder-
ly house, with music and dancing, represented as
nuisance.
The Defendant in this case was a nated chara.er,
in the neighbourhood of St. James's, for upwards of
thirty years, and resided in a court in Duke-street,
St. James's, where a room on the first floor was ap-
propriated to the purposes of music and dancing.
l'he admittance was one shilling each person; and
it wes generally frequented by Gentlemen's servants,
and women of doubtful charatlers, who concluded
themselves in a riotous manner, to the disturbance
of the more peaceable neighbours.
The Defendant was blind, and could play the fid.
die tolerably well.
Several Witnesses were called, and, among the
rest, a servant of Lord Falmouth's, who proved

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that the Defendant was the owner and occupier of
this dancing-room, which was open every sight in
the week, except Sunday.
The Defendant, when called upon for his defence,
fell on his knees, and threw himselt upon the mercy
of the Court. He said he was a poor blind man,
And his wife was a poor deaf woman ; they thought
no harm in what they had been doing ; but, it the
Court wuuld be lenient in its punislinwnt, he would
never do so again..
The CH Al ItS4 AN desired him to consider on what
conditions he expe:led to be let off, and said, the
Court would take his case into consideration.