The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-15 00:00:00

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CONTEST AT OXFORD.
TO THE EDITOR.

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Sitt..".lfl all coateete, and 10 itll canvasses, it is
much to be desired that the ;ntrties shuntd proceiat
with flumes* and equity. To tech luny very ffirly
be allowed e natural reagerUtti§ end anxiety to 'mike
their CAUSE good, and to place their favourite Can-
didate in the most favour Able point of view. But
in this, moderation ought to be ohseri ed.; fur
once laud' is deviated from, it Is difficult. to ray
from what point absolute falsehoods shall not begin.
It is inspossifile to prevent the circulatiou of
dubious and magnified rumours, respecting ilie
strength, expectations, and intentions, of a Candi,
dote; but to misrepresent three, is not eutisisteot
with the character of fuir and honourable oppo..
silents. We :night naturally suppose, that a ?ible-
man, posses/4e- :h eio;- -lualiticationa as Lord
jcet of
assailed
the banefi
gret to ha,
few days,
bricated
pose of midi
siry, who
intelligence s.
of the public pi.
The following
tieolnitlyiniirti •
First —Ti-
popularit,
non that
which hod)
I.4.llVeti to ft
It is cum
deceive ; )
that Lord
aitaries
' 4 pall ;
at the head
Second=
part against
dent Canons
he Yo ; I
twenty ;
hundred
whom,
vute for I,
to bedivided
Aldan.
Third=
the Vol
IV e lament
lute shout,'
_
Naval promise
and Aim,
to be false
satiated
medium
conducted
Before
a custom.
bars at v`
the Dui
of the
weapons
and dread i
comef,
affirm,

Tempos
We 0

cresprit,
cislly to
wince.
leis thue

std M
ancient a,
Duke of
Da,n4 -
not to .
pleasure,
phy, and
it would I
Eldon its
influence
slate hope
that to
honor►
Lord Grenville
Oat roice.
reward
days of
whoever
this evil

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trifled in
town, in

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length been given for the release of the wumen.—A
Gentleman also contrived to make his escape, and
came over in the same vessel, en American. lie
left Paris on the 4th summit. They all confirm the
account of IioNAPARTE'S epilepsy, and say that be
continues at Funtaitibleso, for the purpose of re-
crititirm his health. But his mind is as active as
ever. lie is, if possible, more rancorous than ts, r '
in his enmity to England. All tbeendestrours that
have been made by the British Government to /,•,
cure an exchange of prisoners, or the enlarizet,
of those detained at the commencement of
have failed. They all speak of tie state of Amu. ti-
trines, that prevails in the country. Universal rem-
pleints are heard of the fatal effect, of his insortinble
ambition.
The cletermenition of Miti.iters to esmettate !. k
cheren, is at length officially announced, and t,,e
necessary arrangements for the purpose are 11%)0/
making. The Transport Board, we uoderstood,
have given orders se their vespective Agent. et the
ibfferent ports to get ships ready to send to that
Island, to bring sway the garrison and stoma.
• Earl O'Nett.c is arrived in Dublin, to attend
official duty at the Post-Office, as successor to the •
Earl of Ct. Clic tare.
Thu Res:,/ation, Capt. BUNKIII, of New-York,
for London; the lb/Jewell, of ; the 11e...
rietfot, of Boston; Laconiu. of Porsitioutit ; a Int;
belooging to Jersey, and it drip bound to Plymouth,
are raptured by the Decade privateer, of Iti via.. •
and WO men, from rwurtleaux.

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rissessing such eminent qualification., as Lunt
le Joes, for the situation ut present the it:i-
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his very laudable ambition, would he lin- ..
by the sting of malevolence, untinicieril I.: ".
alit effects of petty jealousies. But we rr- • ! -
have occasion to observe, that, a ithin the i..-t
s, several reports have been inelicionsly fa-
! and spread abroad, merely for thy par-
misleading those Gentlemen of the Unit et-
io live at a distance, and who may hoe iit.
euce of the University Polities, but fir ineticis ,
whim prints. .
following are those to which we more pier. ,
rininte :-
-That Lord Grenville, conscions of the MI.
•ity of his cause, and of the decided m.i.isi.
it he is likely to meet with from the Cleric; „
lied) forms nair-tentlis of the voters, Las ri-
m resigu.
' 4.4
CUM' to see through tine paltry attempt to 1
but the Masters of Arts may be assure
iril (. supported as he is by Me highest Di)h. f
• of the Church, tern not resign, eV will stand V
mud ;we dare confidently engirt at) will/re 'II
head of that poll. ..
art—That his own College is for the most . i
;ainst huh.
grant, that perhaps the majority of real- l
anon, and Masters in Christ Church, mac
It
but the Lumber of theie dues qpt exceed
; whereas, that powerful Collegf has two r
i and TAisfy Numbers oit its banks ;of
no lets than one hundred end
.)hrtylvse
r Lord Grenville ; feinting eighty fiat rotes
sided bctwecti the Duke of Beaitfort and Lord it)
d—That the Archbishop of York votes for
it
it
ike of Beaufort.
lament that the name of this ex -client Pre.
Duld have been prostituted to such mean per- I. •
Dis Grace gave an unqualified and uncondi- • . -
aniline of support $4 Lard Grenville. ,`•1
I hihrications, Mr. Editur, are as chimed)? 1
nirdly invented, as they can be easily proved. i
dse ; and I know of no method, so well CA-
I to check their noxious influente, we the
II of your widely-extended, and admirably - .'
;ted paper. LP
ets I conclude, I must beg leave to deprecate Is '
en, ton prevalent among the younger ;new.- t
'the Viiiversity, of holding up to ridicule. ' i
ike of Beaufort and Lord Eldon, by means
most gross and vulgar caricatures. These
is are unveortley of scholars and of gentlemen ;
reading, as twit do, lest they may appear to , ..
'nom the friends of the other vary, we can •
with truth,
Non tali anvho, Inc cktensoribusiatii,
mem eget."
do not, however, object to fevers! fees •
t, to which this canvass has gureit rise j .espe-
to a copy of verses, written with resit ele.
in the Latin latignage, and attril.uted to no
in three persons (the Bev. Mr. C. Mr. C. S.
lifts B. well know,r for her actin 1111 l tram to
t is well as modern languages), in which the
of Beaufort is represented as canvassing - -
end the Wood Nymphs, who requert him
forsake their enchanting haunts, and the
res of the chase, fir dell Aristotelic Odin*.
ad the keen subtleties of the schoolinen, which
!d necer be in his power to comps ehoid : Lord
as canvassing itstrira, who tell, him. that Are
ce on earth is not sufficient I. give any Can.h.
ipe ; bat consoling him with the reflection,
. be • goad Chancellor of England, is Iles
• enosigh for any moderate man to aspire tr :
lrenville as canvassing the Muses, lobo. mirk
're, promise him their cordial support, as the
t of his faithful attachnwits to them, since the
r his infancy. We trust, that the Author,
er he may be, will be prevailed upon to give
.quisite tittle poem to the public.
I tun, Sir, your humble Servant,
A MENsro, or CONVOCATIuN.
mil ladies, who have been inhumanly de-
in France during the war, have arrived in
in consequence of the order which has at
been eiven for the release of the vromen.,—A