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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-01

ARGYLE-STREET INSTITU77O.V.

The thirteenth Assembly of the Subscribers to
Argyle-street Rooms, was held on Monday evening.
The entertainment consisted of • grand concert,
which was led by Wutcustm., in his best manner.
It commenced with a grand blefunia, cud was fol-
lowed by a Matto, between Signors LANZA and
NIIARTEIi I. in which they were very great. The
Duetto, Quanta e earu, between Mrs. IItLLINGTON
and Signer N A LDI. was received with the greatest
marks of upprohation. A new song from Illartaiun,
Where shall the Loner rest was most sweetly sung
by Mrs. Asa& ; and in the Duetto, Dolce contents,
between her and Mrs. BILLINGTON, they were
most rapturously applauded. Mr. SMART presided
at Cie grand piano-forte. After the Concert, the
company partook of an elegant cold collation in
the lower rooms. Among the visitors we observed—
Duchess of Bolton ; 3Larquisses l'weeddale and Hartley ;
Marchionesses Buckingham and Wellesley; Earls Berme
Lauderdale, Witichihis, Gower Westmorland, Cansfort,
and Strathmore ; Countesses eisex, Clare, Oxford, *Morn-
%Eton, Beashortnigh, Stamford, Dowager Sato*, Antrim, sad
Sefton ; Lords Hampden, Grey, Rivers, Bus ghenl, Dues.
ley, A. Hamilton, Grey de ituthyn Hawarden, anal U.
Moore • Ladies Hampden M. Gre;ille, Perceral, Mel-
bonnie: Lambert, Chamber:, C. Campbell, H. Grey, Tem-
pletown, Murpdb, M. !midweek, C. Greeille, M. Perry,
Shelly, Haegerstues, De Clifford, H. Cavendish, Brookes
Flodyer, Hippisley, Warbsetion, Hibernation, Stanley, and
Leonard.
London, England, 1808-06-01

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

Yesterday the Society ef Arts and Sciences had
their annual meeting for the distribution of prizes,
as the reward of merit and the -encouragement of
invention, when the Duke of NORFOLK presided,
and a most numerous and respectable company
were assembled, among wham we noticed several
Noblemen and Ladies of the first rank and fashion,
the basilicas of the day was opened by Dr. TAY-
LOR, who, in a very neat end appropriate speech,
expatiated on the benefits derived from the exer-
tiring and example of patriotic individuals in the
different branches of the arts, and from the eu-
couragement given by the Society. He then read
over the names of those to whom the Prizes had
been awarded, and the Noble Duke, with the
warmth and seal which are so peculiar to him,
dibtributed them to the different candidates,
amongst whom we noticed the Bishop of LLAx-
DAFF. Lord Maasseißtas, Lord IiOILINGOON, Mr.
COWEN, M.P. and several others. Among the
most interesting were three young artist*, all of
them under ten }-ears of age, whom the Doke
kindly encouraged by hopes of future and still
greater success. The business of the dry was con-
cluded by his Grace, in an elegant and animated
speech, in which lie expressed his thanks to the
Margmvine of ANIPAcU, who was present, for her
liberal and zealous support of the views of the so-
ciety ; and he took the opportunity of informing
the members of the society, that their funds were
in a most flourishing state, and the number of their
members continually increasing.
London, England, 1808-06-01

MONTHLY 4ORICULTURAL REPORT.

The sowing of all sorb of Spring or Leal corn amps, ma
them of the late barley kinds, in must of the northern dia.
tric, has been some time finished; and, from the complete
rummer in which they bare been put into the ground, and
the warm showery weather which has since succeeded, they
cannot but have come forward is a rapid and vigorous man-
ner ; while all those crops, of both the grain and poise kinds,
which were put int* the son at a mere early period, 1t,..
an unuseally healthy and promising sppearanee. The m-
fluence of the uncommonly tine growing weather, darns; the
whine of the month, has even been considerable on the sown
wheat crops, so as to have rend, red the aspect of than
which had been greatly injured by the alternations trust
and thaw, in the preceding months, in sums eases highly
favourable ; consequently less mischief than was at fret ap-
prehended will probably be at...nailed iti such crops.
The same cansca have likewise had the Imppicat effects in
obriatilif the unusual scarcity of fodder, wbtch was almost
every where experienced by farmer. about the close of the
last month, by the sudden spring which has Inen given to
variation, and the lawariant gush of grass which bat been
the conveqnence. This less hien more partiostlnly the c..ae
in the midland, wasters, and southern gra:ing districts.
• In the bay districts likewise, the effects of the mute cr.
cm:atm:lces have keen equally et !dent. The gram, ahci.
bad every where the most backward nail unpromising ap-
pearance the last month, has expasienced a meet 'indica
chan:r, new appearing, in must instances, tint only favour-
able C.: its aspect, but the crepe mcre forward and fell than
could possibly have been stapposcd ; so that the quantities,
when cut, will moot troy be as large, if out more enr
that, is usually the cab?.
The prict. a of most sorts of store stork have beer; kept
down hitherto' by the scarcity of all kiadv of f.rdtler ; hut
it is prubable they will wow be higher. Ist Kock, of all
, descriptions, has been sold at high p. lees, 'out the late anthien
gush of gram may, perhaps, have some affect in 'wt.:slug
limn.

By the NAVAL RITURNS, corrected to this dim'
there appear to be--at see, 09 sail of the line, 14
from 50 to 44, Ist4 frigates, and 3311 *mailer ves-
sel:l. The total nunibar of consaissicns.
amounts to 154 sail of the line, from 50 t 0.44,
174 frigates, e:29 sloop, and I 8 gun-brigit, air.
There are also, ix ordinav7r, repairing for w-
rier, 53 sail Of the hoe, and et sail of iha hat
/milt/nig—waking a GRAND TOTAL a :47 sail of
the Lae.
London, England, 1808-11-14

LON DON,
MONDAY, NuillittLl 11.

A prosecution of the war, with i.ierensed riztre,
artaturt Sweden, aopearr to have been one r f tlir
us. 'wirer agreed' upon by NAeot.tutt and Ait..m-
A % DER, at Erfurth. We find, fr 00000 tan (
burgh Mail., which hove arrived, will: letters and
papm to the 10th iartouit., that toe litteriaier Inoke
tire Arrasisuce in Finliond, nu 11w tt7th tart, a.irt t;:at
a revere action ensued, the result of x%.ar
turfavoiti able tit the itiWeiltie nig oi SW Lin N
her returned trout liir e dition, and is arrived at

No iteeuiniti from the theatre of war in Spain, of
■ later date than the .26th 1.0, have transpired.—
it is suqieeted. however, that t:overthnent fire in
possession or iiitelligeuce o 1 II liter date. IVe one
is hourly expectation of uceouinv of a g•lseral ac-
tion. It is mu mailed that it coull pet have been
delved lie)oud the :td inntwit.

It appears from Sea;st4l, papers to the CR+ lest,
that the p.a. tone force in %id, hourly Lb-
creating. nnl by Obia tune it is prolmliie the French
art mupletely skin up in (Imrelima. Thu ill-
tiliigenee is tlbe more ipaterill, as former seeniuts
e:viteil an api.rehencon the Prtiiots- were
that very important quarter.

We have received lettere and papers from ILl-
land to the eth in,taut. The intelligence from
irons is of moinent. It ammo's from it that the•
Rupees'. Ix st is sse not deterred by the pro.
;,eled merlin at Erfurdi fruit' etoitioniug„ and
writ inerra.ing, hie military preparations. The
lisnivir:aii Levy, that description of force, so for-
midable from its numbers, and the spirit by which
it a animated, is established upon the most extc•ir-
sive plan. It embraces all classes of society, and
is to hold itself in readiness to tithe the field at the
alsottest notice, at any time during the three next
year... The accounts, however. from Germany,
received through Lioliand, do not trolley the ►u-
mour that Austria bad declared war against
France, and it is sow generally discred.tesl.—They
furnish, however, some Important commercial in-
IForniltion. They state, that the I)uteh Govern-
ment in determined to enforce the recent de-
crees with the greatest rigour. They also men-
tion, that tbe decree relating to the iutruJitc-
London, England, 1808-08-09

a
LORD .111LTOJVS DINNER.

Upwards of Ino Gentlemen. among whom were
Lords ltElton Morpeth, and Killington ; the Ilan.
Lawrence riunclas ; 'Si.s William Strickland,
George Cayley, ilner, and Francis Wood ;
Mr. Wharton, M.?. ; the Right lion. the Lord
; Colonel Grinisroa ; Messrs. Wrightson.
Milner's, Thornton, ChoLmeley, Carr, the ltscorder.
Aide rmau Ntrilsen,Stieriff Sitnpson,Croint.itons.Fol-,
jambe, C.'. anon, kes, Lamb: Hodgson.
Wybenr., fleywood.Nicoll, Lees, Tow nends. Rich-
mond, R. NVrangliain. 'Preacher, Dealtry,
G. Woonevi Crofts. 'Vervh-t. Tom Swineherd, Tew, •
Tottie, Nimes, St. A. Warde. &c. &c. sat down, on'
about baU'past eve eciork. to sii.essaieut
r, (prosideded liy Etrittge!, in the Great As-
reoubly aborts; York, iu cosiniemoratiou of Lord
Milton's Election for Yorkshire. The High She-
riff ass in toe chair ; and never wella chair filled
more admirably. The peenliar elegance with
...shich he introduced the toasts, and the feelings ith
which he returned thanks. twice. upon baying his
health &alit. as Chairman, and as W. J. Det Mil,
difinsed a singular brilliauev oct, the
of the meeting. When Lora Milton's health
was drank, be entered very *llly into a. statement
of his constitutional conduct on the subject of the
Copenharn business, the Asti-commercial Orders
of Council, the suspicious slow nese *I the revived
Finance Committer, and the rejection of the Catho-
lic Petitions. We wish time allowed us to be de-
tailed nu our account. A large
_proportion of the
party wit to a very late hour. The tickets, at a
pities, were inscribed " Milton, and the 11,177."

Vie Clerks of the different Police Offices com-
plain of a dearth of bueiness, having had of lste
little or not.snal to do. This may be imagined, by
some, as a rod .ign, and that roguery and thieving' I
are ant trite on common at present as at a formix
period ; this, however, is not the case. The
tint gamiders, swindlers, pickpockets, and
others of the must uotorioas and infamous charac-
ter, though dressed like gentlemen, are daily to be
met with ru rheal. at the different watering . places,
}'airs, and races, dietaut from town; lend thou gb the
_grader part of them ore absvut at this moum.t,
there cam be no doubt entertained of their egaist
retoraing, and dexterously resttusing their tat-
guitous practices, and the whole ',cope of their ink-
bunny, vulva iu the winter their dupes shall reture
In the gay uietropos,;4. " Thu. twos the world :
fools are am 'ante-al prey of knaves ; nature de-
.,,urd them so, when elm r.nu4 lau-Ii fur wollge."
London, England, 1808-08-09

A:UERICiN FESTIVITIES.

PHILADELPHIA, MAY es.
The splendid Gala giveu by Nlessrs. Pratt and
Knitting, on board the blip Tiger. on Monday
last, furnished one of the most novel and were-
b4e scenes of festivity that has ever occurred on the
waters of the Delaware; the day was tine, and the
miklncei of the atmosphere favourable for aquatic
enjoyment.

Bittvoixt twelve and one o'clock, a most respect-
able company, upwaids of one hundred and fifty
ladies and gentlemen, assembled on board, when the
ship left Rape-street wharf, to proceed down the
river. The Governor and his Lady, the Marquis
and Marchioness LrYrujo, the Ladies of Mr.
Pratt's:family, and some of their fair friends, Mr.
Bond, the British Consul, and wally strane., rs, of
great respectability,were of the party—the exhilirat-
ing charm produced by an excellent band of music,
didiised by a sprightly breeze from the south-west,
%vas in perfect unison with the feelings of every
guest, evidenced by a general expressiou of admira-
tion sod flow of enjoyment. At three o'clock the
company sat down to a sumptuous banquet, where
plenty spread the board with great variety and
taste, and hilarity reigned triumphant. The tott4s
and sentiments circalated with the g'.ass, and a
chniee selection of songs, generous and social, did
honour to the liberal feelings of au American heart.
On the approach of the ship, a salute was ex-
chadged with Fort 111ifilin, and on her-return she
was Joined by the schooners Beauty and Stag,
which were also out ou a pleasure excursion, wish
large companies. The wharves and vessels along
shore were crowded with spectators; and as though
old Neptune had made a trip from the ocean to
issue his commands, every skiff and pleasure boat
on the river seemed to he in rapid motion, to give
animation to she scene ; sure emblem of the return
of the dais of Orpheus, wh.ttithe Beauty, the
Tiger, and the Sr.', can join with the Naiades in
gambol frolic, thus harmonized by the melody of
music and song.
At the dusk of evening the company relanded at
the wharf, tinder the most lively impressions of obli-
gation to the owners and Captain Clark for their
enjoyments of the day, and for their politeness and
urbanity on the occasion.
The following are the toasts drank on the occa-
sion :
London, England, 1808-06-07

THE MARCHIONF.SS or SALISBURY

Were • white crape petticoat, with a r:rh fainter of silver,
tastefully draws up with hunches of silver Mice, sospen.lest
wilt, curds of dead silver; for robe, pale blue iiid silver Us•
sue, ornamented with silver wed point Ladyship
were a profusion of diymosids, mod the whole of the dress
was particularly 'lnset cud siufple.
London, England, 1808-06-07

TILE COURT.'

The following superb dresses were omitted, for
want of room, in our paper of yesterday :

MAttCHIONFSS CORNWALLIS.

A handsome dress 4 violet enipe, over white satin, 'truly
embroidered in wreaths of silver ; draperies looped up
with rich bullion rapt, supported by silver doves, winch bed
a beautiful effect.
London, England, 1808-06-07

SCARCITY IN THE HIGHLANDS.

In pursuance of public advertisement, a general
weetiag was held,otiMonday t:'itnitzlit, of gent lemen
connected with the Northern ilighlinds, and *e
base received a copy of the resolut:ons then en-
tered into, after exataining the doeunieuts
au
which the alarm was principally fouitikd, and con-
sideriug all the information to whieh immediate
access could he obtained. These resolutions war
in the terms following :-
Ist, That, iii the balk of the districts with referersee to
which the alarm had existed, it appears that the proper mea-
sures have already bees taken by the proprietors fur the relief
of the inhabitants, whereby the risk of want is wholly
averted.
gd, That, though in some parts of the Highlands there
teemed to be room fur iipprelivitsion that the scarcity is
ex-
, /et it does out appear oecessary immediately to resort
to the piddle benevolence fur relief; because it is believed
that, .n rut:sequence of a direct application to the principal
pr oitrieturs in Iliac parishes, as to which there is at present
a defect of satiofairtuey information, it will be diseuvercd,
that in all quarters the same spirit exists • and that, for the
preservation of the Highland people Prow want, tw efforts
will be required iu aid of these of the Highland mobility and
gentry.
London, England, 1808-06-07

➢IARCHIOVFSS OF DOWNSOME

A silver trey satin petticoat, emisn•idnrd with s costly
silver wheat bunter, with elegant sitv.r pw*e flowers. s
the traits of the same satin as the petticoat, mad ornamented
the sass-. Head-these, s diagauitil Seedeas, with silver grey
oats :e► feathery
London, England, 1808-06-07

COUNTFAS OF MEXBOROFGH

A superb dress i I vw.; work on 10.1te rest*, riebly orna-
mented with gold doves and bulliuu rape ; body and train to
correspond.
t'llT•Nl ESS OF CHOLMONDELEY.

4 petticoat of prunrose colour, with • drapery of rich
lace, tastefully drawn up wit). charm :.is and numerous
phonics of ostrich feathers , body and train of primrose
sarmet, ornamented aisu with diassurnds and lace.
(AMAGER LADY MONSON.

Prttira4 of white crape and pearl brads ; train of !unmet,
richly trimmed with pearls, and head-drills to ronepoud.

LADY IIIONS()N

Was presented, on her marriage, Its one of the load splen-
did dri.s,,es we ever saw at Court, made of while lace nvt, ma-
perkily embroidered in siher work, ornaaomted •itli
surer dotes and bullion rope. Head-dress, feathers, and a
prolusion of diamonds.
LADY ACLAND.

A li!.te pettieoat, with a drapery of patent lace, riehly ern-
Iwuideleil with silver, and ele,:aauly fastened up with baud-
sonic buurhes of lilac Rowers.
LADY GEORGIANA CECIL

Wore one of the must tasteful dresses we have ever seen ;
apricot crape, orcr white utie, nrnamented with bunches of
duaMe Vilelf{ll, body and train to correspond, oruamented with
Brussels punt. Head-dress, white feathers and diamonds.
This drrn was particularly suited to her Ladyship's ;met-
h! Ague. - _
London, England, 1808-06-07

MISS CASWELL

This yiwitix lady wore a plain bat ele 'ant petticoat of lilac
'paws, el we whits satin, richly esahroidrreit a ith silver which
had a light awl eleirant rlliet; train to rorrespimil% •itb
lice .freres, body csabsuidercd. Head-dress, libse end white
fesShers.—Tbia dens was particularly seated to Mims Caw
wars tiguie and peesuo, which were waive/sally admired.

Mr. and Mr*. SHERIDAN attended the Drawing-
room, on the Birth-dny, and, as ulna!, were honoured
with particular attention by Her MAJESTY.
The entertainment provided at Carleton-lions%
on Saturday, for the Household of his Royal
Hictline's the Prince of IVALts, in honour of His
MAJEsTv's h.v, was elezunt and splendid in
the extreme— Among the coinpimy ut dinner were--

Loreb—Frskine, I lul;hiasen, .I.:undas ; Right Hen.
R. B. Sheridan, Hon. F. Howard ; Sir A. Pigott; Sir Thomas
l/)er ; Messrs .Idam, Garruw, and JtL) I ; caul several other
gentleuwu aid officers.
In the absence of the l'ats;ca, who, us usual,
(lined with Ilia 31 AJESTY and the Rol .1 f. FAMILY
at the Queen's house, the Chair was tilled by il;elie-
ral flume, en the senior Officer in his 'loyal nigh-
ts44.l.ll ertublisl

S iturday there was a grand Review, on Kenninn,
tau Common, of nearly all the Surrey Corps with-
in ten miles of Cie metropolis. IVlten drawn up
in line opposite the windmill, they extruded nearly
across the Cot 1111 l forming a hotly of about
2,5 au troops. They. went through their triatirru-
von' out, the utmost steadiums and discipline.
Having fired itfra dr joie, and given three cheers,
they afterwards partook of s refreshment, and
winged to their respective quarters about tire
o'clock.
We omitted to state, in our account of the illu-
minations, that among the most splendid and novel
exhihitious wilt:es-T.loa Saturday evening, in com-
memoration of His MAJESTY'S Birth Day, was
that of the pet.uliarly-lucky Lottery Office, at
No. 3A, tinprirkpt, in concern with Sir issue
liat%sc.ows, repro-Pnting a most singular per-
foment..." of a Hnrn of Plenty, fm u which issued
the cruilit scheme or Six .t 20,000 in the present
Lottery, which begin.' drawing tSth lust. together
with the initials G. R. awl a Crown in coloured
lamps, that reseml,!ed nature *'fond our expecte-
tMn, notwiihmintali lig the known abilities of that ini-
mitahle illuminator, Mr. PATRICK, of Nrwgate-
street, who, we are informed, conducted the bu-
London, England, 1808-06-07

LADY EMILY CECIL

Ware the same dress as her sister, and Muted beastifid.

MRS. CASWELL

Mow amy auperb dress of primmse crape, sou white
*alio, richly trimmed with point Inca, and fancifully aims.
wilted with !minims or primroses; train to correspond;
with point lace body sod alum. Head-dress, primrose and
white feathers, with rich Immeleer of diamonds. This dress
wu ontrersally admired, as was the wearer.
London, England, 1808-06-09

NAVA MIIIIMLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 7.
The Solebay frigite, 'apt. Sproule, is come up
from Plymouth.
Sailed the Steady, on a cruise ; and the Flyiag-
4sh schooner, with dispatches for the blediter-
viuiean, believed to be of great importance.
The it/ind from the North-West beers the out-
ward tiomid sonvois at Spithead. clic Belle
Porde, &Waste; Speedy, Vestal, and Jamaica,
are also detained by wiuds.
His Majesty's ship Poiyjiiirmui is appoiuted con-
voy for, the West ludies.-7Wiad S. %t .
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 5,

Sailed the Se'Amy, 3 guns, Captain Sproule;
and Saturn..43B glum, Capt. Broke, on a cruise.
Arrived the Orestes sloop, Lieut. Lapenoticre,
sad Creme 'chooser. • •

JUNE 6.
Passed by the Channel fleet for the station off
Bret-A.—Wind N.W.
TORBAY, JUNE 7.
Last evening arrived from Plymouth, Admiral
Gambier, in the Ville de Paris, WO guns; im-
mediately on his coming in sight of the ships in
Torbay, under minima nd o f Rear-Admiral Sothehv,
he made the signal for them to get under weigh,
and to joiu the Ville de Parris, and as soon as the
ships were out, Admiral Gambier made all soil to
get on his station, of U chant.
The ships which sailed from hence to join the
Vac de Peru, are as follow :—viz.

germ g•oo.
Dreadnought go Arltillott 74
St. Gcorge ........ .... .. 98 Valtaut .. 74
ri. rtuue 98 Arrow id
Tunneut 80 Eutreprcnftitte... ...... to
...__. ..

I;tve p.ra.—.The fleet ere now ret urning.
Remains the Lord Coe/ire:le hired armed brig.
—Wind S.S.W. blows Lord.

PALMOUTR, JUNE S.

Arrived this evenin; the Prince Ernest packet,
Petre, with Mails from Jamaica, forty-one days
awe. The Princess Amelia packet was going into
Port Royal as the Prince Ernest came out. The
fleet were to sail sin the following day, under con-
voy of the Arethusn and Wolf The former of
which has on board two millions and a half of (tel-
lers. The packet saw, on the 19th May, in lat. 34.
48. N. long. 52. IS. West, a convoy, supposed to
be the homeward-bound Leeward bland Fleet.
On the 09th May, in lat. 45. 4. N. ion. 45.5. spoke
the Amelia, with 29 sail under convoy, for Quebec ;
and on the 31st May, in lat. 45. 30. N. long. 22.
West, spoke the Triton, and ship Miriam, from
Gibraltar, bound to Quebec.

Passengers per the packet are Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir Eyre Coate, Lietitetinnt.Colonel Walsh,
Major Emus. sod Captain 11 lathy, of the Royal
Navy.

DrAL. JUNIL 7.
Soileil through the Downs fat Wilding,
for the Cape of Cooti Hope.

mice OF STOCKA YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock 943
per rect. Ralaarti doi 91 9
• per Coot. .. Ssii
long Annuities
Imperial 3 per QUA. 6B
Oioniumi
India Bonds... AMC la. piano.
Farbequer Rills
English Lottery Tickets
Counts for
T. BIER, Bauek-Ikuker.
80. 4, Cronhill, sad 9, irbariog-cress.

COAL-MARKET, Jti x a a.
Mitre at Marble. Soh!. Peke.
iip;.Nerstaidie 1• .... 433. 93. a 333. ad.
London, England, 1808-06-09

REPORT.

I received this tnom►nt, by Assessor Dubber, a repot
Admiral Bsroe Cetkrstrom, that your Majesty's heet,
slating of three sail 011ie hue, two fileates, two ..tmtd
brigs, the yacht Fortuna, anti several transports, thancd
anchor en the nth instant is Sandwich toad, at.(l .hut the
same evening the Swedish troops, Infanta• and arttal cry, wets
disembarked; on the following day, the are' •a
Wely, in a Swedish flag of truce, wall the anitexed art ie;e( of
capitulation, w hieb we signed the tetb•
The Swedish vanguard, composed of cl.•asseurs, entered
the town the nth, as the Russian troops bad already
marched to Slito. The Chief of Brigade, Lieutenant Firms
Fleetwood, marched with the main body to Stitu„ on ae-ousit
of th•; Russians having, contrary to the capitulation, pp.ked
several guns, spoiled a large quantity of gun-powder, and eat
paid the debts which they bad bound themselves to
charge. The 18th, Admiral Baron Cederstemn intended is
weigh anchor and proceed to Slito, in order to prevail us Ad-
mire Builisko to fulfil the terms of the capitulation.
Assessor Dubbes's report to me is dated the isth instant.
May 21, 1533, SpAs.;
M. A Sf'kAItSWARD, Maj.-Gen.
Commander of the Kalmar Division.
London, England, 1808-06-09

&ion of the Bill to Ireland, and contended, that if '
Rectors did not reside themselves, they ought to
be obliged to pay Curates sufficient to wake them,_
►espectable representatives.
Lori HENRY Pariv thought the bill did not
go far enouz!l ; for there was no raft of the British
empire in i•• hich the residence of the Clergy ought
to br more enfo.ced than in Ireland, and he thought
there ought to be a bill, separate from the present,
to enfoi,e it; for which reason he would vote agaiubt
the clavier. _ .

Sir A. WELLESLEY spoke in explanation.
Mr. Tteatt F.Y opposed the clause.
Mr. PERUEV t i spoke in explanation.
The Committee then divided, when there ap-
peered. for the clause—
Ayes, s—Noes, ts—majority,
The Committee then went through several
clauses, the House resumed; the Chairman re-
ported progress, and asked leave to sit again this
day, which was agreed to.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and at FIVE O'CLOCK the House adjourned.
London, England, 1808-06-09

ISLE OF COTIII.•YD.

I. Ills toper:id Itessir 'Majesty's troops an to teat-Kate
the island within two days, and to deliver to His Swedish
Maje :We troops all arms, ammunition, and artillery, 'which
they brought with them or took on the island. They are le
give their words of honour, that they will not serve, before
the exp,.ratou of a twelvemonth, against the King of Swa
den or his Allies.

IL All (fleet,. and magazir NI, of whatever name or de-
scripti tttt whir+ belong to the King of Sweden, and which
have been ceu,smed by the Russian troupe, shall be paid
for at.tl the value of all requisitions which may have been
eafori..-d shall also be made good.
11.1. Ruisinn troops ue to take with them all their
effects and property, and to march to Shun. They arc them
to embark on Imard the same transports which brought
them thither—They shall be furnished with a passport, in
order that ask) a.y be able to return unmolested to Ass-
113f. ur Prtiortata harbours ; and, should they staud in net d
of pi ovisioe r. they shall be supplied with them, on making
pay ',mut for Coe same. May 4, MO laott.

RUDOLPH CEDERSTROM,
RADISH, Rear-AS=lra vied Kaig4t.

irrocsmout, tiAr 25.

llis Itoyal Majeety received yesterday a liteport
from Field Marshal Count Klingspor, dated head-
quarters. the I.2th May. 1808; by which it appears
that our troops iu Finland have obtained pomc fur-
ther advat..sges over the enemy, which however are
not of importance, and t.:Jat the Finnish anal re-
mains in its former position.

The Russian troops who wen made prisoners of
war in the Isle of Gothlatid, consisted of tit of-
ficers. 78 non-tousinissioard officers. 994 rani: and
file. and 64 artillerymen.—(Stockhulm Gazette cf
May 88th.) MAY

His Royal Majesty has received a report from
General Baron Arturo:it, Commander in Chief of
the Western Army, dated head-quarters, Ho!me-
dal, ,20th instant, stating that the first brigade cf
the right wing was attacked on the inst. by
the enetny, far supeiar in number, but that nevel-
theless the Danish troops were repulsed with cow
derahle loss, that our array in Norway .till
taios itt• former position.—( Ibid. )

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,A.11.1L INTELLIGENCE.

PoRTIMOUTIII, Anti t.
Arrived the Leopard, of 50 guns, Admiral
Berkeley, Captain Humphries ; and the Nemesis,
of 28 gaps, Capt. Somerville, from Plymouth.
Sailed the Plato sloop, and Bold, with a large
convoy of transports and colliers for the Downs.—
The thirty-four sail of transports which were or-
dered on Saturday to the Downs, sailed with the
convoy.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH ft 1.
Sailed flit Majesty's slop Cumbrian, lion. Capt.
Paget; implacable, 74. Capt. .Martni ; Triumph,
74, S,r T. Hardy, Bart. ; Pickle uchoouer, Lieut.
Cownady ; and the Estreprenunte, Lieut. Williams,
for the Downs; the three former have on board
several flat-bottomed boats, supposed for the Baltic.
London, England, 1808-04-04

JIR. LEDGER

Mr Ledger, of Coventgarden Theatre, died soddenly,
on Saturday. He bait anemiad ris usual is the lawny; at
the Treasury of the Theatre, when be w takes ill ; bat, is
beisz tinniest into the open au, be felt an snack recovered,
that he went to Mr. Harris's Canker to bodge the aseery of
the Theatre as anal. Mr. Muddy, who had arriewpaaied
Mr. Ledger in a hoekoeposseb to the Makes, c‘ni
bi• gluts well, lett his there. Mr. Ledger had cooceriil
hie banana, mad had ugly proceeded • kw steps Mu ea
dour, ',lieu he till dawn tot at, and was conveyed hone
where he lingered aatil new o'clock ea Satarday sight, alas;
he expired.
London, England, 1808-04-04

DEATHS.

............
On Wednesday night, at his house at Mount lever., in
the cuimty Clare., of au apoplectk lit, universally lamented,
George levers, Esq.
On Sunday or Monday hen, at Richmond, in Surrey, Sir
James Peuriyinan, Bart. of Beverley Parks, and formerly
M.P. fur lkverky.
On Saturday looming, at her house in Newman-street,
Mts. Winston, wits of the Proprietor of the Little Theatre,
in the Haymarket. This atniah'.e woman laboured some
months under a paralytic affection, which has terminated
a life univenuilly esteemed. She has left too children,
approaching an adult .r, and a husband, to lament the
irretrievable loss of at, affectionate mother nail excellent
wife.

HIGH WATER, TIII DAY, AT LONDON-BRIDGE.
Morn. 21 .... tnin. after. 7 Ei vo 0.... mitt, after.. n.
London, England, 1808-02-06

POLICE.

•ow-6TSYET.

On Thursday evening, Frederick Pubsian was
charged before Mr. Rican with stealing a 1001.
Hank note, the property of Captain Wood.
It appean:d, that the Prisoner was a waiter at
the Swan tit!' Two Necks Inn, in Lad-lane, where
the Captain lodged for a short time upon his return
to England, and a tool. note was stolen from his
chamber. On the robbery being discovered, no
person in particular was suspected. At length,
after several days, it was recollected, that the Pri-
soner had been seen to cotne Out of the Prose-
cutor's chamber, where be had noS business, and
had since left his place ; infOrniition was iu con-
sequence given at the Office, and Taunton went
in pursuit of the Prisoner, and found him in
hed at his lodgings ; on searching the room, the
Officer found an elegant new gold watch, chain and
seals, and a new pair of boots ; and in the Prisoner's
pockets, cash and notes to the amount of 691
which the Prisoner, after some hesitation, confessed
was the change Out of the 1001 note, and with the
remainder he had purchased the watch, chain, seals,
cud boots ; and that he had changed the note
at Mr. Anlasbrook'a in the Strand.
The Prisoner was committed for trial, and the
parties bound over to prosecute.
London, England, 1808-08-08

SHAM PICIllt

On Wednesday last, the North Wa'sham and
Seuthreppe Volunteers were brigaded under the
consaimid of Captain Cooper, at 31undesley, Nur-
falk. Upon their arrival in the field, wl!e!I nos
advantageously situated on an eminence, the east
side of the village, near the cliff, the corps were
formed into two divisions, the one was to represent
the enemy making a descent upon the beach, and
the English division was stationed in a field towards
the south, waiting to attack them ; after a sharp
reecontre, they succeeded in burning, the maga-
zines of the English army, which produced" a stales of
well-conducted evolutious,and on a second attempt
at forcing the passes up the cliff, there was another
generel engagement, anti the enemy were again
driven back' o their boats, from which they began
their descent, and escu:sed to their vessels at sea,
whilst the English party kept up an unremitting
fire of musketry, mud the invaders, with the guns
they bud taken on board with them, were us mire-
emitted in firing upon the English party on the
Leach, who, as soon as the invaders were supposed
to retire, immediately returned to the cliff, whiLrt
the vanquished expressed their exultation at having
effected a safe retreat from the coast.

The .inatiosuvres were very excellently chosen,
and as well executed, to the great entertainment of
all the company and numerous population of the
surrounding towns and villages, amounting to many
thousands, who manifested a real interest in the
events of the day ; which, being remarkable flue,
favoured exceedingly an exhibition so mug, to
the patriotic heart of every loyal Briton.
A very handsome cold cnllation woe provided by
Captain Cooper, at his marquee, for the entertain-
ment of the Gentlemen and Ladies of the vicinity,
and the privates were regaled ut the public-houses.
The day was well calculated to infuse that martial
spirit, which will ever he a barrier against the am-
bition of Bonaparte, tile enemy of this country, and
of all Governments.
London, England, 1808-08-08

11210HrON, Auo. ti.

Tine morning the weather beliNg OtteeetteoblY
rine, and great expectation being entertained ofthis
day'ssport,every thing %swirl; 'notion sten early hour.
Donabison's Library was crowded with sporting
gentlemen; bets were 3 to 4 on Mr. Grosvenor's
Meteors ; and amoug the most spirited gentlemen
the odds were much greater upon this favoured
horse, who won the gold cup given by his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales. • It was a most in-
terestiag race, the horses kept so close together.
that a table-cLuthenight have covered them ; but
lifrteora, notwithstanding, was never pressed, be-
ing evidently able to win at pleasure. The course
had a most brilliant appearance. His Royal High-
ness the Prince of K'ales. (who was dressed in the
hussar uniform), the Couuteiss Berkeley, the Hon.
Mimi Seymour and Mrs. litzherbert, arrived nu: the
grouiel at a quarter past one, in the Prince's
barouche and six beautiful bays. His Royal High-
ness then mounted his grey charger. The Duchess
of Marlborough also houourcd the grouud with
her presence. Her (iraca was accompanied
by Lady E. Spencer, and came in au ele-
gant landea-barouche, drawn by six horses,
with three out-riders. The servants wore new
riding dresses,)richly trimmed with silver. As soon
as her Grace armed on the ground. his Royal High-
ness went up to the carriage, and conversed with
her and Lady E. Spencer. The racing was over
by half pad three, when his Royal Highness dis-
mounted and got into his barouche, and returned
to the Pavilion. Several were detained on the hill
by the attraction of a large fleet of ttanspotts
which appeared in the °fling, steering to West-
ward. !ley made signal at our port, and were
to be seen during the whole of this evening it
being finite calm and clear. We expect that
' the review. which will take place on the 13th
instant, will be one of the grandest ever seen here.
It is supposed that the troops will amount to up-
wards of I:1,000, which will consist of the Ito) al
Artillery, loth Light Dragoons. and Second and
Third Dragoon Gnards, Oil tile right and left of
the line, commanded by Major liugouiu ; the
Royal North Gloucester. West Esser, Royal
Bucks, Royal Berkshire, Royal Montgomery, and
South Hants, will compose part of the right wing.
under the commend of General Draft ; the Royal
South Gloucester, Sutscs, Nottingham, Northum-
berland, and Royal East Middlesex, will form to
the left.

This numerous body of troops will be encamped
at Preston. Rottendean, and Lewes; it is expected
that be.ire they return to their quarters there will
be a grand sham tight. Lord and Lady Charles
Somerset have left this place for Landon. The
evening is very inviting, and the Steyne is crowded.
The entertainments announced at the theatre for

this evening are The Dramatist and The Liar, by
desire of Mr. Ilowerth and Mr. E. H. D. Bad-
Stesvisrals of the Raves. rapid in the OAF
by Mr: Brunton ; Emma. by Mr. Parsley ; Loaise,•.
Mn.s Peaky.
London, England, 1808-08-08

THE FORK THEATREAND MR. EMERY.

Nearly ten years are passed since Mr. Emgav
ceaad to delight the York audience by his admi-
rable representation of some of the leadisi,f comic
characters of the stage. He made his re-uppenr-
once here, on Monde/ evening, and received such a
welcome as SUL:I an actor deserved to receive. He
represer-ented Tyke, in The School of Reform, a
part written for hire since he became a meniher of
Covent-Gwlen Theatre. Mr. Mon Tog's grand
object 41 this play has been to exhibit, in the cha-
racter of u Yorkslii7re rustic, the ultiniute triumph
of an innate virtuous principle, long smothered (hut
not extingui4ietl) by a series of vicious practices.
The inahner in which thi- is exemplified is original,
impressive, awl
tins:. We fire deterred from en-
deavouring to point out any particular beauties of
Mr. 1... a Ewes representation of this part, because
it is sure a I,erfect whole. We had heard great
acCou:ltti of h;4 excellence, l,ut we are convinced
those accounts fell .ktort of what he meriSed. The
aftn.:nece was The trap, of ►iindsor, it, which he
pourtraye:l ✓uh•: Lump. On Tuesday lie gave us
Former Aslyfehl, and Joey in The Merry Mourners.
Oa Wednesday, Zelacl Homespun, 1 Sam, in
Roisiwg the Wiad. O t Thuil:day, Frank thalami
and The Mivr. Last night he repeated Tyke with
Sheepfice. To-night he is to perform Stephen
Harreuthy and Captais Bertram; and on Monday
he takes leave of U 4 In the new Comedy of Beguile
J)ull Care, and the Melo-drama ofil Tale of 71'rror,
being for his benefit ; when no doubt there will be
an assemblage of hia old friends and admirers, anx-
ious to 'hew their respect for one, who long since
merited and received their warmest support and ap-
probation. When he left us he was an original
self-tanglit Comedian. Experience, and the Lon-
don boards, have rendered hint a finished, chaste,
and admirable performer. •

Mr. Coots 'us. announced. He was a member of
this Company more than twenty years since. He was
thou an actor of sterling merit. He is now one of
the greatest ornameots of :his profession, and will
doubtless afford a rich banquet to the York audi-
ence. He is to be followed by Miss DUNCAN,
another of our elects, and who will prove herself,
though last, not least •iu our dear love." We
think Mr. Wmateson deserves the warmest
thanks •of the public for these proofs of his atten-
tion to the entertainment of his patrous.—York
Herald, dog. 5.
London, England, 1808-08-08

NAVAL I.I"I'LLLMENCE.

pogy.NOUTN, AUGUST .5.
Sailed the Illustriuses and iitfdiatur, fur the
Downs.—Wind S. E. AtIGCST 6.
Arrived the Kingston and Umity, bound to the
South Seaa.

His 11:iivitv's ship Enrylice is appointed convoy
for Nen foundlund.—Wiutl W.
DEAL, AUGUST 5.
. -

Chum down from the Riper the American ship
Lwahirtgtom, Captain Ga►dne•r ; and remains in the
Downs with the ships as per last.--Wind S.S.E.

♦UGUST 6.

Arrived His Alujedy's "hips Bellerop
Wrirspite. Minutaur, Hero. ineincibk,
Aborkir, and Nassau, from off FliodOng ; and
AfahMta, l e Lr, from Plymouth ulna Jimiaior.—
Mud S.W. .

FALMOUTH. AU(U'IT 3.

Sailed Its 'Majesty's snips remand. fur the Bra-
zils; L'/hatable, for Portnel ; Little Belt. for
Africa; Troaptase, for Madeira ; Steady and Thais.
for the Brazils, all with convoys ; also the Prestress
Amelia packet, for Contunu.

,A woman was lately seen begging at Tewksbu-
ry, in Gloucestershire, with a little boy about five
years old; from Fireitmstanees„ it appeared evident
that the child was not her son ; in consequence of
which, he was taken from her, and she emit to
pillion. The child has light brown hair, and light
eyes ; he appears, from ill-treatment, to have had
his faculties impaired ; he cannot speak quite
plainly ; he seems to have had a fair complexion,
but his face has, by some art, been discoloured, asul
his features are much distorted, by his heed haring
been hound np to excite pity ;—he already looks
much better than he did, proper rare having been
taken of him. lie calls himself Quotas Smut,
also CYAat.ss DATIII, which is thought to be his
real name, as the wtonati says her name is eATIM.
'axe Sterns. The child says, that the woman,
whom he calls " the old woman," told him nut to
tell his name, that she rubbed Ms face with some-
thing black, that she sold his fine clothes, and put
region him, that be had yellow shoes, which she
sold. The woman, he says, is not his mother that
is in London ; that he has a side; PeoGy, who is a
woman ; that his mother washes clothes, and Leaps
chickens ; and that hi; father is in the West Indies;
he mentioned also his hat his a little wheel-barrow
at home.

BRIGHTON RACES.
London, England, 1808-11-15

•.• Thy account of the Stafford.hire 3freting, the List
of New Sheriffs, and several other articles of iinpsrtlnee,.
which appeared in all the Prints of last evening, were copied
from 'rite 8.311111 PRE,/ of ) rgterday —They will be
copied oleo into all the other Morning Papers of this* day,
eves, into The Tinier, which boasted, yesterl.iy, 'mitring its
ereassire iatelligence, that no Meeting Lail teken place at
Stafford ! !
London, England, 1808-11-15

fortaight. Two battalions of the gimrds, and much
Left this place on Sunday Loa fur Finland.
On the. same! day there was a general p 4-ade, in
[Rescuer of Count Areks.chief, Minister t.f War,.
and of the Military Governor, Prince I.nhanoll
liastowAy. MI the guards and other regiments
which foamed the ganison assisted at it. Yesterday
another regitnent set out on the mane destination.
The postage of foreign letters lias received a great
Augmentation. Letters going to lianiburgh, or
(mining from that town, which formerly paid one
ruble 13 kopecks, arc henceforth to be charged one
inble G 4 kopecks. M. Daschkow, named Consul
from Russia to the United Stater, has u'ready set
out for Nome port on the Continent, from which he
sill embark for the United Suites. The Coun-
sellor Pri:.ce Bieloselsky has been named Grand
Curt-heard, oil condition that his predecessor,
Count Itoinanzow, shall continue to fulfil the func-
tions of that charge. The Counsellor of State
Itejiii has (wen named Civil Governor of Livonia.
A grant of lands has been made to M. Rablitz,
Director of the Department of Forests, formerly
Civil G. •.!ribor of Finland, to the Cenusellor of
State Einin. and some other person, in place.—
( Moniteur, Nor. 5.)

WAIVIAW, OCT. 21.

Iris Majesty the King of Saxony, our Sovereign,
issued, en the 7th of September, from his castle at
Noire, an organic decree of the Constitittion.—.
This decree fixes the qualities necessary to enjoy
rights in the duchy of •Warsaw, to be a
rnemb?r of the assemblies of the nation, duals, of
the Diets and the Dictines ; it determines the forms
to he observed iu the convocation and holding of
assemblies; it regulates the functions of • the-Presi-
ihoot r,f the Dietines, or of the Diet ; and amigos
the form of the oaths to be taken before the Presi-
dents.

The school of law, established by Ilia Majetity
the King of Saxony, for teaching the Napoleon
Code, was opened at Warsaw on the ISt of this
month, in the palace of the Minister of Justice.—
(Konitcur, Nov. g•I

1 Far the remainder of the Foreign Intelligence, see the heat
London, England, 1808-02-01

' 111WERLII0 PAILLIMENT.
SATURDAY, JAN. 30.
day being the Anniversary of king Charles's
Martytdoin, both House.e of Parliament met at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, from whence they
went in process' (each House }Raided by their
respective Speaker, the Lord Chancellor and the
Speaker of the House of Commons), to St. Mar-
carets IS'estminster, where a-iiMst ex-
cellent and impressive Sermon was preached by the
• Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich. A
great number of Members of both llouses attended.

101?EIGA: INTELLIGENCE.

(From the lquehiug E.rtraorditrary Gasegted
• I.

FLUSHIIte, J4lll. 17.

The beginpiug of last year proved extremely on-
fortunate to algs iuliabitants of Leyden, in conse-
quence of .a vessel, laden with gun-powder, being
blown up in the canal, and the commencement of
the nresent hus proved no less disu4trous to unrcity,
on account of a flood, which exceeded, by two feet,
that of the year ItiBl.
At one o'clock on the morning of the 15th, the
tide rote over the quays, and being driven by a vio-
lent wind, poured in torrents through all the streets
of the lower town—the iniintlatiou was** rapid, as
to have attained great height, before it was
Gelled, and and many laid scarcely time to remove their
children out of bed to a place of greater safety.
-In less than half as hour. the water in many
places was nine feet deep, and in the lower streets,
more than fourtee% so that in some low houses the
i;ihabitants could only save themselves on the
roofs.

With how much rapidity the water advanced,
will appear frolu the following instance: In the
Pahmtstraat, a woman- was found drowned, lying
half out of bed, with her youngest child iu her
arms : her eldest child was likewise out of bed ;

no doubt of the rapid rise of

the water,- they were all three found lifeless.
At the break of day, the wind abated, and, the
water decreasing with the ebb, the water Lett -the
houses on the town quay, but it still continued in
the lower part of the town, sad as of a very con"
aiderable depth.tritl the followiirg day. Many per-
sons, in boats and other small versale, then con-
veyed some scanty supplies of provisions and water
to the inhabitants in the upper stories, and ea' the
tops of the house....
The water on the vineyard quay, at the maga-
zine of provisions of the French Empire, made a
great breach, through which beams of ship timber
were driven with_ so much violence, that they
greatly clanuaged'aitzfendangeted several houses and
entirely threw dovin others, causing the death of
several persons. A-great number of horses, and
cattle standing in the stalls of the dealers, were
drowned. This calamity was still more aggravated
by a frost setting in, which rendered it necessary,
so long as the frost lasted, and no rain fell, to
fetch rain-water from Middleburg, what freak
water they before had having been spoiled by the
salt water. . _ _ .

Twenty-nine persons, who lost their lives on this
oft:anion, have been buried at the expense of the
town ; and subscriptions have been opeuixl for the
relief of the sufferers.
London, England, 1808-02-01

Notlug
Arrived 'and
Hughes, from Cork ;
from Jamaica —W

DOVER, JAN. 49. 1
GALLANT
About half-past ten a. m. V`wterslov, the brig
Catherine, of 111 tons, set sail trouNipiibead. The
only perscius uu board wta-e the owner erZ iler, with
his sou, and two wen. About five p. re: p large
lugger was discovered, which made tows's* the
brig, which was then off the Oweis, and boarded,
and took possession of her ; she carried IR, guns,
and too men when she had taken the owner, 'd
his son front the brig, she put four men on hoard,'
(two French, a Dane and a person whom they fear
is an Englishman), and then left her. The capture
were how steering for a French pert, when, after
having kept possession for about three h.urs, the
prize-master (a Frenchman) went below, mid the
two English seamen who had been left on board,
agreed to attempt a recapture. They acconlingly
attacked the remaining three :—W. Francis began
by striking with a cutlass at the MAUI at the helm,
who returned it with a bayonet, and was stabbed it,
the breast, and after a scuffle, thrown overbuara.—
Franeis then engaged a Frenchman, and was him-
self knocked down, but being relieved by Iris
messmatis J. Tisinption, who had hitherto stood
centry over the prize-master and a Dane who had
escaped below, the Frenchman sescided," as Fran-
cis terms it, down below, and hid himself in the
forecastle, and never again exhibited his laurels till
nine this morning. The man, supposed to be an
Englishman. who had been thrown overboard, hat-
ing got ~r. board again, attempted to renew the
contest, but with the loss of blood, fell down mo-
tionless.

It II now about ten o'clock, and- the two Bri-
tons, hay.ng entirely subdued their four opponents,
took the wounded man below, and covered him up
with a blanket, ordered two of their prisoners be-
low, and kept one an deck, to assist them in work-
ing the ship,. which, at ten, this morning, they
brought sate into this harbour.
The wounded man was brought on shore, and
carried to the Hospital. . .