The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

CONCERT OF ANCIENT MUSIC.

The Concert of Ancient Musk was yesterday
performed, under the direlion of the Earl of UX-
BRIDG E; assisted by the Duke of PORTLAND, the
Earl of Carsrze FIELD, Lord FowrzscvE, and
Lord DARNLEY. Their MAJESTIES, the Prince of
'atts, and the five PRINCESSES honoured the com-
pany with their presence. The Royal Family par.
ticipated of the harmonious treat with the greatest
satisfaCtion, and were never observed to be more de.
lighted upon any similar occasion. The perform-
tnce refleeted the highest honour upon the Noble
Dire..tor, and the performers in general. All was a
scene of &light and cheerfulness. The first duet'
Tu vuoi dew viva," composed by Vim, was
sung in the most scientific style. by Miss TENNANT
and blr. Na Atr.. " Haste my Nannette," was per-
formed by 14ri. HattaisoN, whose vocal powers
compensated for the absence of Mrs. BILL ING TON,
• who, we are sorry to say, was prevented from con-
' tributing to the pleasures of the scene by the effect
of a severe cold. Thecharming glee of " 0 Nanny
wilt thou," composed by CARTER, was sung by Mess..
KNIYETT, HARRISON, BARTIIELEMON, and Mrs.
llaeassoN, in a most grand and excellent style.—
This is the third time the Concert has been per-
formed, but at no former meeting was.there observ-
. ed so brilliant and elegant a company. • The sub-
scribers. have very considerably increased. Their
MAJESTIES, his ROYAL HIGHNESS, and the PRIN-
CESSES) retired highly gratified.

We have no reason to believe (and our informa-
tion reaches to a very late hour last night) that Go-
vernment have not come to any final determination
with regard to the persons now under sentence of
death for High Treason. Had any thing transpired,
it would, in all probability, have reached us. In
the absence of positive information, we will not ven-
ture to hazard our conjeaures, or attempt to antici-
pate what may be the decision of his MAJESTY.
The prisoners remain precisely in the same situation
and condua themselves in the same manner as we
already stated.

Duro! MAIL.

CONSTANT 1/401t.Et DEC. V.

According to official intelligence from Alexan-
dria, eight English ships have arrived, to take on
boird, as is said, the English troops in that country,
:Lnd to convey them to England. The Adjutant of
General Stuart arrived a few days ago in this capi-
tal, and this evening will have an audience of the
Reis Effendi. nothing yet has transpired respeaing
the contents of the dispatches which he brought, and
which have been delivered to the Grand Vizier.

In consequence of an express and repeated re-
quest, made to the Porte by the Russian Ambassa-
dor, permission has been granted to the Spanish,
Neapolitan, and Dutch merchant-ships to navigate
freely the Black Sea, and carry on trade in the Rus-
sian harbours there; but with this restrietion, that
they are to be restrained from the farther privileges
granted to the French and English; of trading in
the Turkish ports in that sea, and of establishing
Consuls in them.

The Dire tors of the Sun Fire-thEce have recently
done an aCt of generosity that. deserves to be re-
corded. At the time Mr. 11 silt.rox's house was
burnt down, in Falcon-court, the widow of the late
GILBERT WAKEFIELD had books, written by her
husband, to the amount in valtr of 10001. upon the
premises. They had been insured at the Sun Fire-
Office, but the policy had expired about ten days
before the accident. The Directors have notwith-
standing presented her with 8001.
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The arrival of the extra ship Sovereign, from
Bengal, was yesterday announced at the East In-
dia House; her Passengers are,
Nt.s. Montgomery, Mrs. Holland, Miss Holland, Calory.'
}lolla,id, Capt. Montgomery, Dr. O'Neal, Mt. &troll, Mt.
Werlderlv, Mast 11.onfielrl, Mess Has/kill., Mir E. Harlerns.
The Caledonian left Bengal 94 Oa. and semained
at St. Helena. _ _ .

The. Nortiamtionisexpeaed to sail from Bengal in
Nov. Ladj Jane Dundar, Waltham:tow, and Man-
thip, in December.
The Mellen, and Fame arrived in Bengal fronx
Europe.
'I he Sovereign left the following ships at Madras,
viz. Britannia, General Stuart, and Admiral 4ple—
expeEted to be dispatched for England in a few
days.
The General Stuart was supposed to be going into
St. Helena, when the ...sic' twregn sailed.
Yesterday a Cour: of Direnors was held at the
East India House, which adjourned at six o'clock.
till to-morrow.

The French Government have definitively orgz.
nised the Protestant Refrirmed Church of Paris.
They have established a Consistorial Church in that
city, and granted," for the celebration of the re-
formed worship, the national edifices a St. Louis
du Louvre, of Pandlerson in the Fauxbourg St.
Germain, and of St. Marie in the Finxbourg St.
Antoine. .

On Saturday last nearly 100 pair of shoes werw
burnt in the market-place of Norwich, for being
made contrary to At of Parliament. They were
the property of near twenty different persons, con-
vieted before Sir ROGER KERRISON, Mayor, and
who severally paid the fine. One person, a shoe-
maker, paid the full penalty of 5L for refusing to
suffer ;he Searchers to perform their duty. -
The best-informed merchants of Antes. erp, Ghent,
Brussels, and Louvain, and several other cities, are.
at present, occupied in drawing up memorials. as to
the means of restoring the -commerce of Belgium.
and of reviving the manufaCture-s, and several other
objeCts of public prosperity. These memorials will
be presented to the Comet in Lis progress through
Belgium.
It was stipulated by thre treaty of Amiens,
British subjeds might recc.vcri. their private cla'aus
against those of France, by pleading at the tribu-
nals of that cnentry ; but a law has been passed
there, that no tle..iigners can obtain the effeet cf de-
finitive jucigrrnt, unless security is'givcn by a per-
son established in France to the full amount of the
debt (not casts) ; and that the said person must be
possessed of an equal sum with the debt, free fromr,
any engagements. May it not be asked, who will
be found willing thus to bind himself for a foreigr.-
er ? or, if the sum is of magnitude, to shew his gc-
vernment that he is worth it ?

M. de St. LAM BERT, one of the forty of the
French Academy, and member of the second dais
of the National Institu:e, died on the 9th instant,
aged eighty-five years, after a lingering illness.
M. de la HARPE, one of the forty of the French
Academy, and member of the second class of the
National Institute, died on the 10th instant.

The Right Honourable Si Lveszza DoncLAs-
Lord GLENNERVIIi, has been el2aed a Member of
Parliament for the Town and Port of Hastings.
Mr. WILSON, the. Petitioner for Barnstaple, Ave

understand, conduCts his own cause. He sat in the
late Parliament for that Borough: A Committee
was ballotted for yesterday, but they could only
make 26 out of the 49. He has the Right Hon.
JOHN STE wAier, the Irish Attorney-General, as his
Nominee, and petitions against Sir E. Pm. LEW for
bribery.
• Tuesday came on at the West India Dock House,
in Fenchurch-street, the cle&ion of a Dire6tor, to be
taken from the Corporation of the City of London;
when Mr. SL ADE eras declared duly elected, he
having a majority on the ballot, which *toad as
follows, viz. }or Mr. SI. ADE 115—For Mr. .BtAx-
LAND 76. •
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It is said, that there are a hundred and seventy
carriages on the road from Coventry, loaded with
Witnesses, who are summoned to give evidence be-
fore the Committee which is to be ballotted for to-
morrow, for the purpose of trying the merits of the
Eletlion for that City. The labours of the Com-
mittee are expe(ted to be of considerable duration.
The French Government appears to be making
considerable exertions to reinforce the remnant of
its army in St. Domingo. A battalion of French
troops have been embarked at Leghorn, and the
Polish demi-brigade have embarked at Genoa.
They wete all expected to sail for St. Domingo on
the 26th ult. A considerable part of the garrison
of Brussels having vciunteered their services in the
Colonies,' their offer was instantly accepted, aLd
they were ordered. to march to Duakirk..to be ewe
barked.

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