The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-10-05 00:00:00

C 0.4! E T fiISCOVL RE D.

CIRCUS, CATS. •cr. 1, 1807.
Sta—The appearance of the Comet having ex-
cited mach curiosity, a few words on it, however
in•sccurate, may not be unacceptable. It was first
seen here by a gen:leman eminent for astronomical
knowledge, on Monday, September 28, about eight
at night. It seemed then to by near the star in
Libra, in about 5 deg. S. declination, and about 21$
right ascension. On Wednesday, about the sem•
time, it appeared about 21 deg limb of the Equa-
tor, and in about 2161 right ascensions so that it
had changed its declination about 1; d►g. and its
right ascension about It deg. in that time. The
coma. or tail, was about 5 d•g. long, a-ci the
nucleus very donna and bright. It probably set
about or a little later, and a•rout 9 deg to the
north of the west point. These observations are
very inaccurate, bat may serve to Aired your
Readers a little where to look for it, as it is perfeelly
visible to the naked eye. •••

On Wednesday evening, at Sherborne, Dorset-
shire, at half an hour ptst seven o'clock, was ob-
served in the western hemisphere, a cornet of coml.
derablt: magnitude, near the left toot of the Some..
The tail appeared under an angle of about five ,T
six degrees, and its latitude abodr fifteen degrees.
It appeared to be advancing towards its perihelion.
On Wednesday evening last, a comet made
its appearance, visible to the naked eye, in the
neigkoourhood of Lor•.don. Its place form-ci need?
a right angle with the bright star Ar,i, rag, and the
elegant constellation Corona, or the noriaira Learn,
and set almost due West about eight o'clock. Ite
appearance to the naked eye was that of a star c.f
the first magnitude, having a very distinguishable
beam of light or nebulosity, extending to the lett or
South of its body, of about a foot or 18 inches is
length. The colour of the whole was very white.

Government has issued a circular letter from the
Castle of Dublin, dated the ltd last, to the Go-

Seniors and Deputy Governors of Counties, inti-
mating that it has not been thought expedient en-
tirely and ekclusively to rely upon voluntary en-
rolment by Commanding Officers. under the 44th of
toe Klee, and seem to prefer proceeding by ballot to
any other mode.
the building. long known as the Leverian
setll7l, is, it appears. about to be appropriated t,) a
Literwy Institution, on the plan of the London and
Itoy al Institutions.
" We have seen," says a Pip r of yesterday, it a
letter ttom Gottenburgh, which mentions, that the
English had become so unpopular there, as to be in
danger of insult I.i the streets. This very unnatural
dispnition in the Gottentiiirghers, is ascribed, is
some degree, to their disalletlinnto their sovereign.
and consequent dihike to his trends, added to the
recent occurrences at Copenhagen, which t"-.e mal-
contents :A.:lively labour to aggravate and mik
represeot. Amongst other stories circulated there,
and which, we doubt not, are uafounded, it is
stated that the English, under pretext of sea-thing
for naval stores, have carried cff several articles of
property that fell in their way, taking even the
indLs:ic Ls that were on the desks in the Admiralty
Office."

The case of Betla-k, the Bankrupt, capitally con-
vieted at the late Old 134iley Session, will and-rgn
farther investigation. The point to he discussed
arises from the document given in evidence to prove
him a Bankrupt, namely, the ComMissi,m, and the
o'i)Pttion to it as inadmissible is, that it is cot legal
evidince, inasmuch as being on the record " a Corn.
mission under the Great Seal of Great Britain," It
is invalid, because by the ASR of Union, it is or-
dained by the very first clause in that Al, that the
Great Seal, after the first day of Janu try, 1801,
shall be fdr ever called .4 The Great Seal of the
United Kingdom of Great Rritain and Ireknd"
On Wednesday night, a Gentleman passing
through the Strand. observed a Lady insulted by
a drunken man, when he politely attend •d her home
to her house in Curton-street, May-fair. He had
scarcely time to leave the house, before he fell down
in an apopleaic fit and expired. On Friday the
Coroner's Jury sat on the body, when they brought
iri a Verdia—Dird Me rinitation ef God
On Friday afternoon, one of the corning-hen:see
belonging to the powder mills on Hounslow Heath,
blew up. There being only a small quantity of
powier in it, the explosion was not great ; but two
poor men were lib much hurt, that; their lives ate
derpa•red of.
he adage, es Hopaen't Chalet." leaves so alterna-
tive. The first horse in the stable or none. The
dire@ reverse of this is the present new Lottery
Plan ; for if the first scheme do not bring adven-
turers into the harbour of Bonne riortr

them may either receive, at their
201. each, in ready Rem; or, they 1
of mounting a second horse, without
expense of hire, with the cnance of
Thousand Pounds in a supplementary

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rbour of Bowls r'e►tone, 6,000 of
receive, at their journey's rnd, •
R4tne; or, they have the clinic* ••
and bon*, without any additional
;ith the cnance of gaining many
in a Supplementary Scheme.

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14 PAL INTELLIGUIRCE.
POMMOrago OCT. O.
Arrived the Ndirtistouberhohd, et 7 pas, tram the
Wed India statloo,l tit from the alveoli; Mum, of
24 guns. Capt. Duff ; Sophia, Sorif*tle. and Sap-
'Lire, from a cruise; and t..e ram! Ant. Ill' .
Captain Goodall. from St. Dimnigo, in 27 d..)s
The Augusta, —, from S.. Helena, laden
with wool, has been detained by a privateer ; re-
taken by the people on board. and again taken by
the roung Rosrimq. and sent for Plymouth.
Sailed His Majesty's ship ,F1,e1J,..14*, with a con-
voy for Guernsey; and the Strenti.mi, on a crui.e.
Several transports are ordered from hence for the
Downs.—Wind S.W.

PLY' mount, OCT. 1.
Came in His Majesty's ship Med:star. form
Ja-
nsaiea ; Sir 704 n Jaris, train Messina
the Ann. Bradford ; and the Ifre Is4aheit. David-
son, from Leghorn, both detained by HiS Ma-
jesty's ship Champisx.
Sailed His Majesty's ship Arreth:/tt, on a cruise.—
Wind S.W.

TALIdotITH. SEPT. SO.

Sailed the T•worsXend packet, Capt. Dodd, with
Snails. for Lisbon; and the Prirweti Mary Captain
Pocock. with mails for the Leeward Islands.—
Wind S.W.

DEAL. OCT. 2.
Sailed His Majesty's ships Firjard, and the Sir
Eduard Hughes, for Sheerness.
His Majesty's ship Challenger has. detained and
cert Into the Dawns, the American ship Iwo lire-
:bers, Capt. Gardner, from New York, laden with
+cotton, oil, &c. bound to Antwerp.—Wind S.W.

Dr:AL OCT. S.

Arrived the Flops, from New• York, detained ;
also His Majesty's ship Romird. 'vim Honduras.
hawing 'under convoy the Indy .lalianer, re.srson ;
lignaphries, Young ; and the Adaniurt, Matl.cr ;
whi..h are sailed for the River.

CORE, SEPT. 2G.
Tills morning the Mayor received A letter of the
fulLming tenor from the Admiralty :

4.lorairalty-Pfee. Sept. 19.

•
SIR addition to the convoy appointed to sail from Cask
Ma West Woes, on the Odober, of which you +ere
tutor/mod by my Mimi of the lath instant ; I am soinnsandol
by my Lords Commissioners of the Ad.r.trehy to acquaint /on,
that a convoy will be appointee, to sail from Cork to the West
bathes on the lOiti of November. I am, Sir, &e. &e.
To the Oise. k. JOHN BARROW.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
In the River—the Anieu. , and tl.• Ceres,
Reedy, frusta the Baltic; a,t‘l thaw La.L3ht, f:Qin De•
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