The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-20 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, Nov. IL

Mr. T. EMUS, of Portslade, a gentleman not
unknown to the literary world, met with au Ulbal.
pectells and nearly a fatal, accident, to the East of
this town, on Wednesday. This gentleman was
standing with his back against the Cliff-fence,
nearly opposite to York-use, when the rail,
against which he pressed, suddenly gave way, and
he was precipitated over the margin of the Cliff, to
the rocks and beach below, a depth of at least from
fifty tesixty feet. Happily, his fall was in some
measura broken, by his being received *lsola mid-
way by a projectment from the bank. from whence,
however, he instantly after descended to the beach.
—Scarcely a hope was eptertuined by those who
witnessed the accident, that the unfortnnate Gen-
tleman could escape with life, particularly as he is
a heavy loam The surprise, therefore, was greet,
when ~lr. Et.osa was:observed to recover his feet,
with but little apparent difficulty. He had re-
ceived, however, several severe cats and contusions
ou the head, and the blood from his wounds flowed
copiusi,iy. Ile was accompanied by several persona
to the house of Messrs. HALL and Co. surgeons,
in North-street, where his how were properly at-
tended to ; and it affords us the highest satisfac-
tion to observe, that the ultimate recovery of Mr.
EWA& is now considered as certain.

Elie Majesty's ship Erityalus has taken the French
sloop of war l'Etuile, of 14 guns and 4b men.

Three men, in a boat, with neither mast, sail, or
oars, were picked up about two o'clock on Saturday
morning, by the boat of the Roebuck, of Ports-
mouth. They give no account of themselves;
they are supposed to be army deserters from the
Isle of Wight, as the boat in which they were be-
longs to a fisherman at King's-Key.
Seven French Captains made their escape from
Plymouth, on Mondaynight last, in a small boat,
but when about the middle of the Souod, they were
discovered by some men on board a fishing smack,
who immediately ga►e chase ; the Frenchmen im-
mediately ran the boat a-shore and escaped ; one or
th-m was taken soon after, and a diligent search is•
making after the others.

Admiral IiANIXOFF, who commanded the Rus-
sian fleet when it was forced to take shelter in Bal-
tie.Purt, died lately, the victim of grief and indig-
nation. Ile had been tried by a Court-Martial,
and condemned to serve three mouths as a common
sailor before the mast. These accumulated indig-
nities broke his heart.

The day of election for the high office of Chan.
cellar of the University •• of Oxford, is fixed for the
13th of next mobil. The canvass has been cat ried
on with great spirit by all (artier. and the contest
will, it is supposed, be one of the most severe ever
remembered on any similar occasion. votes are
in such requisition, that the whole kingdom is scru-
tinised to the remotest verge: not a single regent
M. A. whe may have retired from the University,
but is awakened from his repose, by the searching
letters of the Noble Candidate', to revisit that city.
Mrs. STEPHIN lirstat.a appeared in the cha-
racter of Akxina, in the Exile, at the Doncaster
•Theatre, on Wednesday night. She sustained it
till nearly the close of the second act, with great
efrct, and was deservedly applauded ; when, while
rising before•Derers, she had the misfortune to dis-
locate her shoulder; and the audience were sensibly
alarmed on hearing her exclaim, as she retired,
Oh! my arm, my arm is out!" Mr. Basasos
(surgeon) being in the theatre at the time, imme-
diately attended her; and she was removed to her
lodgings.
Mr. Coates Concert, at Kensington-Chapel.
Bath,oaTliursday ssrning,was attended by an alee•
gaat amembitsge of nearly 1000 persons. The chief
attraction was the inimitable CATALAIII, who vo;.
luntee red her service,. and gave the air of** Angels
seer
bright and fair," in a style of rich harmony
peculiar to herself; the rapture of the audience was
such r to sake them forget the accastomed respect
to the sacred *pot—loud plaudits, and an universal
encore, wore iuvoluatanly , •

DUBLIN. T4crf. 14.

CATHOLIC itHANCIPATION.

•
There is every reason to believe that the Cabolit.
Queetioa will come next &talon before Parlianieust
with superior weight and dignity. The_principat
Protestant Gentlemen of the county of Tipperary
will pressetit a petition to Parliamenti in favour ins
Catholic Emancipation in the ensuing Session.
Lords Landaff, Dom%honors, Hutchinson, Do.
naliy, Messrs. l'rittie, Massey Dawson, Wm. lie,.
toil Armstrong, George Lidwell, sod ether nsw,t
enithidt-elble Protestant Grotte isen. are at the head
or the proceedings 'taken for the purpose. Their
example is likely to be pretty generally followed.

The Catholic Comutittee finally agreed upon tle
form of a Petition at the Meeting of Monday last.
Earl Fingall in the Chair, and 58 Members antis..
mg. They hare, at length, adopted a bold
decided langoia4e. befitting their cause ; no loo,ce,
adhering to the rapid cunt of professions, awl ti,,
fulsomeness of unprofitable compliment, ven-
t ure by this Petition to retnousuate, like treemeo,
upon terms of equality, and claim illiadlteiptillia se
a right, long unjustly withheld. We hail this
symptom, as promising speedy success.—h is the
way becoming tone. The Petition is to b. loth-
witlretigrossed and sigued.—(Deban Even. Part.)
The following Nobleman and Gentlemen were
appended the Catholic Committee, at the Meeting
held on Wednesday last:—Earl of Fingall, Mr.
Scully, Mr. O'Gorman,. Mr. O'Connell, Mr.
Naugle, Mr. Hussey, and Doetor Sheridan.