The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-29 00:00:00

ADMIRAL PARKER.

On the 426th inst. died at Fulham, after a long
and painful illness, lamented by his family and
f • a, C. P• a tea, Esq. Vice Admiral of the Red,
and son of bir P. Pa sake, Admiral of the Fleet.
He was a zealous, intelligent, and adive Officer,
having distinguished himself against the enemy on
various occasions. His services, as Captain of the
Blanche frigate last war, are well remembered in
the West Indies; and in the American War, when
Captain of the Dia:Nand, he exhibited great and early
proofs of his gallantry ; one trait, amongst many
others, deserves recording: having, by orders of
Lord RODNLY, reconnoitred the harbour of Cu racoa,
within a shot distance of the forts, he obse, red two of
theenemy'scruisers in theoffing, a Dutch frigate and
•an armed schooner, to which he gave chace, and
soon brought them to aiStion, but the schoof:cr made
off on receiving a few shot. At this time a Dutch
line of battle ship, having slipped her cables in ti.e
harbour, was in chace of the D.aarchd : Captain
PARKER, however, continued the a.tion until the
enemy had struck her colours; he took out some
of the prisoners and did not relinquish his c2ptine
until several 'Lot from the Dutch line of h.trrie ship
went over the Da•mogd. Lord RQDNLY expres..ed
great regret that Capt. PARK 1. I'S account to him
should have been so slight as to prevent his stating
the circumstauces to Gureinment in the he it ter ms
it merited.

LIVERPOOL, MAT .6

On Monday last, the 41st inst. carne on the ele7-
tirm of a new Maynr and B.;1111%, lur
agreeable to the late decision of the Court of E -„'s
Bench, and the Mandamus kNited in conscse e ;
when John Bridge Aspinall. EN. was chosen Ma y‘ r,
and Thomas Molyneux, F.si. and Dr. Jev,os Jar-
rard, Bailiffs; on which occasion, the utmost u•..-
nimity and cordiality prevailed. :lie rew
and Bailiffs were attended from the Hu.o.:nvs, '•. 1
large party of respedable Gentleman, Ae:ch
and others, preceded by a very oo..siderable holy
of the Burgesses, and tradesmen, ith tt.e colours
of their respedive Societies. t his boast in Duke-
street.

The party afterwards aeconr-nnird our late wor-
thy Chief Magibtrate, t sq. to h.t
house at Everson, in testimony of their re.pea anu
gratitude for his very upright and impartial
druir.g the time or his being in 43:..ke. aaci
erisiced by repeated basses.

buttrg, stAi 21.

KILMAINHAM SESSIONS, Mai' 23.
Rh. a Pyrne was arraigned on two indiarnents, for
wilful and corrupt perjury, at the prosecution of the
King,4lbrough the Right lion. the Earl of Ilkiscom-
Orlon. The depositions of the Prisoner Against this
Nobleman, at a ;Omer Sessions, were recapitulated
in the arranaement, viz. that his Lordship, accom-
panied by Mark Minden, Esq. did assault, beat,
batter and abuse the present culprit at the gate of
his Lordship's demesne, near Ectoterattown4 that his
Lordship knocked her down, and that Mr. Madded
beat her in the Lice, and with an unmet ciful blow,
knocked out two of her teeth. On these charges,
hills of indictment were found against Lord Roscom-
mon and Mr. Madden, who stood trial fur the same,
and were both honourably acquitted.
The first indhlment resulted from the alleged
perjury committed by the culprit, on ri:a ; uce evie
deice before the Sessions Court; the second india-
ment was grounded on the Lady's written eattninas
tions, sworn to before Wm. Greenshields, Esq. a
Magistrate for the County Dublin,
Mr. GREENE, fcr the culprit, moved to hare her
trial vstpuned to the neat sitting day of the pre-
sent Sessions.

The CHAIRMAN said, he felt k indispensably ne-
cessary to postpone the trial until the next sestinas
having impressions on his mind that precluded him
from trying the case himself, and should gain time
for application to Mr. Serjeant Moore to ilk in his
place.

The Gazette of Saturday contains two Addresses
from the General Assembly of the Church of Scot•
land, transmitted by Faancis Lord Isltems, His
MAJESTY'S Commissioner, to Lord Hawicessuir,
and presented by his Lordship to the Kato, who
received them very graciously.
The first Address thanks His MAJESTY' for the let-
ter with which His MAJESTY had been pleased to
honour the General Assembly. It assures the
KING of the satisfaainn which the Assembly feels
in the approbation expressed of their condo 1, and
of the confidence reposed in it ; that the Assembly
is sensible of the importance of the o;,je6ts of its
care ; that it is animated by His MAJta r affec-
tionate recommendations; and, at the present time,
feels itself peculiarly called upon to dischargelt.
duty ; is gratified by the re-appointment of Lord
NAPIER to represent His MAJESTY'S Royal Person
in the General Assembly; and accepts His MAJES
TV'S royal donation for the propagation of Chris-
tian knowledge, and the principles or the Reformed
Religion, in the Highlands and Islands of Scotl.:nd,
as a pleasing expression of His MAJESTY'S unre-
misted attention to the best interests ef Lis peopl•,: ;
and will endeavour to secur,r, by a faithful app&n.
tion of the bounty, the valuable objeds for which it
has bvis bestowed; and concluies wish a prayer fire
the protedion of Ilia MaJtat v's Person, rx:nily,
and Government.

The second Address, after t sling a view of the
critical stuat.on of affairs, congratulates liis MA
nary on the success of hit arms in confining in
their ports the armaments of the enemy; and
on the import .nt conquests atchiesed by his
forces in the 1...5t art" Indies; concluding
with a prayer that His hfaJtsrY's aesr..--ard armies
may be led to yiaoty, so as to re.tore to as ifsoesiiiy
an honourable, advantageous, and lastieg peace.

Mr. Fest ZR is appointed First Lord of the Trea-
sury and Chance.lor of the Exchequer of Ireland.
A letter from Captain FIL•11K Ct Nay, of the
Betsey, to his friends in Truro, dated at Verdun,
May I, says : he was landed in France on the 7th
of March, and after a march of nearly WO miles its .
eleven days, arrived at Verdun. There were about
seven hundred English prisoners at Verdun, at the
time of Captain CLOUDY'S writing, chiefly mast.:rs i
of vessels and other officers. The thremast men ,
are at Charlemnnt. Among the prisoners at Vet-
don, Captain C. mentions Captains G. COOPER, of
Bristol ; WILLIAM HARRIS, of Swansea; J. Sts- 1
coca and W. Pvacitase, of Penzance • linters, of '
Cloven), ; and .laniN J•sies, of the Mount `
--These 4
were all in good health, and had the i.Serty of
walking about the town, and a short distance into
the country; but were obliged to attend twice a
every day at a certain office, and inscribe their .1
names in a book kept for that purposc. They are
allowed et! iivres (about 245. td.) a month each, '
which is barely sufficient to find theniasecessories.
Captains CVNDY and Haan's, with two other-,
lodge in a double-bedded room, for which they pay
l.iii. a month. f-
Nothing could more strongly evince the wondcr-
fill talents and aciiities of the B 11110? of LAMA try,
than the faa cf his 1/3sclship having compcs.:d his
late admirable Sermon on such short rustic,: that
this most valuable discourse derived infinite force
from the very energetic manner in which it was
delivered by his Lordship from the pulpit, tome can '
he no doub:, but we are happy to find that it stands
*ovally the test ol the cldset.
At :' Metting of the Ship Owners, at Hui, on
T.wolav last, use MAY ea in the Chair, i: WAS una-
nimously readved, to iustruft their Members, Mr.
THOS.:4Ios and Mr. Sseaotroitru, to support the
Application to Parli anent to rsFeal the laws whieta 4
an:horisrthe Council t i suspend t:te Navigation Aft.
it is reported, that Petitions to that eFe. wll bel
presented from Scarborough, Portsmouth. 'and Se-
veral other ports. I f
•
The c, Jer countries have assumed a most favfoir.
able aopearauce, and indicate en aka:lnd:int bearing
cf truit this stAr.
Ear!) on Saturday morning inforrnati. n was r .
reiveel, At the Public Office, Res.-street, ti, is a et ar•
tel had taken phic-e between two Gentlerries, in c • a
sequence of a conversatim, of which the late ,L.o.c I
LA SIP, Scsitn WAS the buLize, and that et.? pirtio
were to nr:c: c'n Blackfte. rh to terrains ethe d!eput.
by a dvel. Sorter and P...virt visese townediat-'t,
d:spached to the spa:, chase their arthed Errs
enough to apprehend the seconds, an I .0, prrve;-.,'
the or. trini-,. Me two I:enuernen gar- ::—..: :y 11 tf
ke-p th • peace; but dal net disclose toe /Lake 1
the pant-tali iii the q eArral Are
U. Saturday a ) richt synnso IA clown • I
li insvntsitreet, ar,a4r.• toy in a t ray was :
diately convert 'o A ,'. till( 11 ~ St. .41 MAW 'Lse P.
the tivi.-;Jausichnol. le ...e 1, t..:.. loan • . : .. . ii.; Led ;
rt
founate worm n -..- ,•Ttrilifit, :$2l: -.Ai ...... 1 '• )1
poisoned herself. , - -Ad; 1.3 Ca'. '''

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