The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-10 00:00:00

WAYS AND MEANS.

CHANCILLOR of the EYCNIIQVCII stated.
that libel-hare had voted for the funding of eight
Ignitions of Buchegiser arils, and by sow, mistake
*heresies en overplut oar the list, of 611.4001. ; the
ether subscribers 'did riot object to their being
placed to the r4rue couditioss •with thew. and he
hod set soy objections. He then proposed a re-
solution to that effect, which was agreed to, and
She report ordered to be nude to-nrorrow.

The House resumed. what the report of the
Committee us the Irish.lied Scotch Judges' iu-
ve..ase of salary wu brought up anti read, and 4 Bill
t•tel,:ed to be brought in to-morrow.
fly other orders of the day were then dispo.ed
of, dud the House edjuurued at 'oak o'cusca.

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT LODOED
IN TIM TOWlsle.

The measures adopted on Sunday night for the
prevention doll riot end disterbance, in the neigh.
besaiteed of Sir F. Boartact'e house, in Piccadilly,
were eureessfol. AU carts, carriages, &c. coining
Wks the West.ead of the street. by layde-Perk
anew, sod all, siossieg into the east end, were
obliged to go round ; and thus the street was seen-
pied attend, by the civil sod military power, not
even a feet passenger having bees permitted into
the epees opposite the &roost's house. Sir FRAN.
its Beastere remained at home all Sunday sight,
and the Serjeset-et-Arms. Mr. COLMAN, the De-
puty.Serjeant, Mr. Ctextersow. with the Mrs-
' Dellpf, WRIONT. loess, Suttee, BLAU, &C.
cotatineed in Piccadilly, in elder to eiscate the
SicxEstes warrant. About eleven last morning
wet judged a favourable opportunity to make the
attempt, and with that view they proceeded te
his Wow, from the Gloucester Coffee-house. A
laelder Was brought and placed against a window
in the trout dining-room, ea the end floor, sad one
or.she eesistables mounted it; but the shatters were
cloned against him, and he was obliged to descend.
The attempt to enter at the dining-moot window
bevies failed, en entrance was effected at the kitchen
window, in front, by ODDY sod J. Towesuseo,
two of the petrole belonging to Bow-street, who
free. open the door with an iron crow. After
some Faculty. and travursing several dark pas-
eases, they found their way to the great hall, '
erlore they saw a linty Gentlemen, unit inquired of
him whether Sir FRANCIS was at home? He ea.
ewerede.:at Yes. Sir FaAWRIS is always at home."
kle asked-04 Who are you ?" They answered,
I=o6 The Civil Power," and requevteil him to
icing awls le Sir "'Beet's. with which he rea-
dily complied. and conducted them to the draw.
tog-mote. where Sir FRANCIS was standing, at-
coaspoied by Lady BuaDarr. two young La-
dies. and a young Comities°, supposed is be
his children and his brother. Mr. &maitre Jonas.
of the patrol., who followed three and
Towesuten, asked,“ Which is Sir FeAucts ?"
Ifle answered, n I am be; who are you, and what
do you want ?" ODDY replied,µ We are the civil.
power, and are come to demand your person in the
MOO of the Kiee."—Sir FRANCIS joked if the
Sheriffs were iu attendance ? Oenv said, net that
be knew of, but their eaters were. Sir PLUMS
thell demanded their authority to enter his house.
Oary, is answer, said, he should immediately see
-it, and at that inatant the Serjeant-at•Arms and his
Deputy catered the roam.—[For the conversation
which ensued between him and the Serjeant, we
wafer to our Report of his eitaminstiee, last night,
in the House of Commeital..-Oztae and J. Towe-
ling's!) then laid hold of hint by each arm, and said
be was their Prisourr. He asked for his hat, and.
addiessiag himself to the *lusty irstleinen. said,
" A. farce is used I most ge." He then kissed
Lady Beepece, and parted with his family as if he
was only leaving town for his country seat. His
Mother. Mr. Uneven. Jostles, said nothing but
dearth should part them. and insisted upon accom-
panying him, and they went down stairs. A
desirceleeeed platy *mach. which had beta wait.
ing in Clargrs.etreet, since Saturday morning, was
brought to the hall door, and Sir FRANCIS entered
it. accompanied by his brother, sod Mr. Wiliam.,
one of the messengers of the House of Commons.
'The military force was now very strong, aod be-
eline concentrated around the carriage. which
drove up Albemarle-street, .Bond.street, into the
Neer-road. Mary-la.bonne. and along Finsbury-
rquare, to the Tower, where it arrived at twelve
o'clock. Twit troops of the Hnrse Guards pre-
reded the carriage, and several of them role along-
nide. The 15th Light Dragoons. the Duke of
CIJIIIIIIRLAND'S regiment, cuasmanded by
(inset, I.lltnedidely followed the carrisße,
Mud the rear eta, brought up by a very strong
toady of the Life Gaited& The cavalcade, as it
proceeded, excited wonderful leeriest, and the
.'nerd attending it increased to such an extent,
that. by the time Sir FAA mins reached the
.I^,irr, the crowd hod blocked up the Minorite,
end all the streets ni its iricias.tv, and it bec.nue ins-
isa•io6ir for cart or carnage to pars. Att the idiopo
bare ghat. and all UneOuess was at a stand.-
0n the shilit• line to the Tower, the bititeen,e eon-
, wont of ptople in the rear coatinueil sirouting

aid esti the troops were Marto) cud in.
suited with abusive language by the populace as
they primed, while prayers and praises were bestow-
e I upon Sir F►,trcls. The military here the
abuse very petienly, although some of them appear.
ed to have been maltreated, thefr clothes being
bespatervd with mud ; one of the guards suffered
touch in this way. his clothes were covered with
mud, anti he was cut in the face. Besides
the force that accompauied Sir FRANCIS Boa-
mr;rr, a regiment of the Foot Guards proceeded
up the Strand, about Maritime eleven, for the
Tower; and every possible precaution was taken to
prevent riot and preserve the public tranquillity.
The number of troops which arrived in the Metro.
polls and its immediate vicinity, in the course LI
yesterday, It estimated at 10,000. After Sir Faso-
cis wits safely lodged in the Tower the military pre-
pared to returu to their quarter., but they had
scarcely set themselves in motion when the mull
and stones from the populace began to play
on them its slwAres. Oppo►ite the Trinity-House
they could eudure the assault as longer. but
charged the multitude sword its hand. The firing
of the carbines became now pretty general, and
numbers of the people fell. The contest couti-
sued all the way up Fenchurcli-street, where a shot
enteriug the slop of Mr. GonoavE, a boot-maker,
No. a man in conversatios with Mr.Gono-
Iva at the tinte.•. Another shot penetrated into *
carpet Warehouse opposite, but did no mischief.
We beard of .14 or 14, killed and wounded,
among the former were the man above-mentioned,
and a poor old bricklayea, in the service of Mr.
Thomas, shot through the neck. A man was
killed in Seething-bine, Crutched-Friars, and
another in the shop of Mr. Wales*, 'shoemaker,
its Tower-street. Of the wounded there are one
shot io the groiadangerously ofJolin-
street, Blackfriars, through the foot—another in
the arm, carried to Davis, a surgeon on Tower-
hill—and many with► sabre wounds.
The Beak, the Mansion-house, and all the shops
in the streets. in the city, leading to the Tower,
were closely shot tsp. This was the first instance
of the Bank being shut up from a similar cause,
since the riots in 1780.

The part of the troops which was attacked on
.their return from the Tower, and obliged to fire
upon the populace, was the rear-guard. When the
rest body had passed, the populace were en-
comaged to fall upon it. The troops. after leav-
ing Sir FIUINCIS BURDCTT at the Tower, did
nut return through the City, but went over
Loudon-Bridge, through St. George's-Fields,
and over ‘llestminster-Bridge, to the Horse-
Guards, &c. where they arrived at three o'clock ;
some of them without their hats, and many of theta
brdaubeil with mud. The Weatmiaster Volunteers
were ordered to assemble around the Hoare of
Commons, to protect the Membenion their way to
sad from the house.—A few of them made their
appearance *bout four o'clock, but there was not the
least occasion for their service, and they went away.
The ninnber of strangers in the avenues was small.
It had the appearance of an ordinary night, and all
remained tranquil and quiet. Oath, City aide. as
soon as the troops withdrew from the Tower, the
'artillery planted on the ramparts was manned ; the
gates were closed, taxi no person was allowed ad-
mittance. By three o'clock the populace had near-
ly dispersed, and at nice o'clock last night there
was not the least appearance of crowd, riot; or die-
turbance, in the vicinity. About 6 o'clock, a heavy
rain commenced, which continued during the whole
night. It cootrilauted, oe doubt, materially to the
tronquillity of the Metropolis, by keeping people at
home, whom a fine night would have induced to
crowd the streets. About half-past eight o'clock
• some troops, which wore stationed on the Kent
Road, rode off in the direction of Camberwell, and
it was reported that some disturbances had broken
out at Peckham, and that they were gone to quell
them. It was also said that accounts were received
of some disturbances at Manchester and Bir-
mingham, but we believe that there was uo
foundation for these rumours. That a great sen.
salmon has be•i• excited all over the country be-
fore this time we may presume. A Gentleman com-
ing to town from the North was ao alarmed by the
accounts winch he had received ea his approach,
that he left the coach on the other side of Barnet,
au.' would ant venture further.—The following let-
ters, received yesterday. also shew the state of the
public mind in the neighbouring counties :

BRIGHTON. •PUIL 8.

This place was yesterday thrown into some
alarm. no account of an espre•s which arrived
about half-past two in the afternoon, with orders
for the South Glo'ster cVlditia,immafiatrly toward;
fir the metropolis ; the news was soon vreitil by the
drums beating to arm', ■nd the 01,11, in the course
ul t hour, were nearly ell miesobleil un their pa-
rade ground, in the north of the town, and, at four
o'c:ortic, they iirocrilled on a forced wards to Rye-
gate. a distance or 33 miles, a large concourse of
Iterating waft present at their departure. The Stet
Iteginseld re,eived their route, lad evening, and
co►o,nrnced their march, from lbwshans, at twelve
at night.

Oft tVISEND. APRIL S.

TLe .Stig Regiment passed through this town
between %Ix awl seven this morning. since which
part of the 93t t, (rifle corp.), sad sandier regiment.

have passed towards you, which I hope and trust
will secure the metropolis from the downtimes
with which it is thrtateuedt

DOVER, APRIL 8.

The Perth and Buckinghamshire Regiments of
Militia have marched off from the Castle and
Heights with all speed fur Csuterhui y, from whener
all the regular troops there, Are, it is said, pruteel.
lug to I .ondon.

NSIV THE A TRE- ROY.I COIF. AVT-UARDEN.
This Flank TUESDAY, April to, llio, will be reviecd,
the Comedy of
THE CONFEDERACY.

Gripe, Mr Emery; Mutitytrop' Mr Minden; Dick,
Mr. Joon; Bram, Mr. Fawcett. Clarissa, 'BIIII.C. Lon-
; Corium, Miss Norton.
To which *ill be added, the Barletta of
TOM THUMB THE GREAT.

Kiwi Arthur, Mr. Munkleo ; Queen 1)ollsloila, Mrs. Ligon.
(t■ Thersday, All in the Wrung.—Uu S.iturdny,
Henry the Enartli, Part I.

LW RU4I THEATRE.
(Under the special Liceume of the Lord Chamberlain.]

Their Majesties' Servants will, this present TUESDAY,
April is, perform a New Ora-Cenuie Opera, called
THE MANIAC: OR, THE SWISS BANDITTI.

The Characters by Mr. Philipps, Mrhook Mr.
Wrowghtem, Sir RaymuuJ, Mr. Palma Mr. Smith, Mr.
newton, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Marshal, Mr. J. Smith; Mrs.
Mouutain, Mn. Bishop, Mrs. Bleed, Sue Jet.
Aker which, stith Gum, a New Minima Farce, called
HIT OR MISS!

The Characters by Mr. Yenley, Mr. De Camp, Mr. ma-
th.. Mr. Knight, Mr. Johnstone, Mrs. Sparks, Mos Kell•,
)Ira. Ylsed, &c.
The mew Serio-Conk Opera of The Maniac ! or, The
Swim Banditti, will be repeated, with the uew Musical Far cc
of Hit or Mira! au Thursday end Saturday mat.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
TUESDAY. APaIL 10.

We have given, in another part of our paper, an
account of the arrest of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and
of his conveyance to the Tower ; with its melan-
choly consequences in the shedding of blood, and
the loss of some valuable lives. His letter to the
&MAW will be discussed this night, and is expect-
ed to produce an interesting debate. The circum-
stances of his arrest came under the consideration of
the House lest night, and the account given of
them by the Serjeant-at-Arms, appears to have
thrown considerable doubts upon the subject. It
has been the pride of the British Constitution,
that the house of the meanest subject is his castle ;
that although the rain beat upon it, and every
blast may threaten to level it with the dust, yet
that it stands like a rock, impregnable and
impervious to all mortal poner.. Such is. we
believe, the law of the land, in all cases of a
„civil nature; in all cases where the KING does.
not prosecute, and which do not come directly.
or indirectly, under the denomination of crime.—
Whether the charge against Sir FaaNcts BuaroLrr
be of this latter description, is, we believe, a point
upon which the beat disposed and best informed
Inca may conscientiously entertain contrary opi-
nions.

It Is generally supposed that the House of Com-
mons will proceed this night to a Vote of Expulsion
against Sir FILANCIS &soar?. The Baronet'.
letter certainly appears to court that sentence;
but Ministers will act with their characteristic
weakness, if they attempt to inflict it.

Among the ruinoury that smutted the populace
before Sir FRANCO* BURDETT.* house, yesterday
morning, one was, that the Prince of WALes, at-
tended by Mr. SHERIDAN, had set out at live in
the morning, for Windsor, in order to implore [lie
MAJESTY'S conciliatory interference with his Mi-
Miters is the present alarming crisis. For this re-
port there bad not existed the slightest foundation.
A party of the Foot Guards was .plated last slight
in Palsco-yard, to protect the House of Lords.—
As the rain fell heavily, they had leave to shelter
themselves tinder the piazzas; while theConiniatid-
ing Officer amused himself with walking around,
about Itt o'clock, he au% tired at by some assassin,
the ban from whore pistol passed through his hut.
Mr. ELT, an Awencan grotlriamip landed at Do-
ver, on Sunday morning, charged with dispatches
frosty General ARMSTRONG, at Paris. to Mr. PiNOl.•
E IT, the Ainvrican Minister in London.

This Gentleman came iii a neutral corn vessel,
bound front Dieppe to London ; lie was present at
the entry of Naeautiott and the young Empress
into Paris on Monday last. whose marriage it ap•
pears was solemnised at St. Cloud, on Sunday, as
the guns Ow the coast a willow:ell on that day.—
lie was attended by one *servant, and proce..de4
to London iinntediaiely. Mr. PEAKS, Doe of the
tide surveyors of the customs. accompAuied boa on
his journey.
Au keening Paper hue reptesential Mr. SHERI-
DAN as having, in the debate. •on Friday morning,
demanded to know %boars the Mrinl,er alto would
dart to propose the committal of Sir ream( is lit it-
DETr, to the Town' ? Wr pmittvely tvorit, that
Mr. SIICIIIDAti istierei no such expression. Mr.
Sin:nines speaks with ton much good init.. and
good rummers, to be capable of rrsoru..g to 0111
sive and ptorukiwg words. Mr.•SitylitotN, cet-
tands', did very strongly state, that the I Iluthe were
entitled to know whet the firml urrt.wr.• intended
Me. ; end that, if Ministets shrunk from the respon-
sibility Millet ulterior ineitimie, by prt•teudt-d igno-
ratice of what it might lie, he dad nut conceive that
any hotiootable individual in that House, meaning
to move the cosurnitnicot to the Tower of the
atoll'', Baronet. would sit silent, and refti..e to an-
swer the call he had made, in mile' to entrap those,
who del not mean to go in the extent of the sr•ve-
ntv intended, into A preliminary vole, collo,. net-ing
to their fin lite decision. ['lion this, Sir Ilitscirt
Sat.lisit,se roue, and, in a very manly mid honour-
able insulter, avowed his intention to mar Sir
FaarrOs's contnuhnetat to the Toner. Thus de-
cialrd the opinotton to vote wilt Mr. Suzgeo.trr
fur Lord Forzsruxt,'s motion.