The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-05-04 00:00:00

ROYAL ACADEMY.

Satorday, the Members of the Royal Academy
Ries. their Annual Dinner, at Somerset-house, to
the Princes of the 131uld, the Foreign Princes, the
N..hi:ity, and princip.sl Dignitaries of
t e Church and state. The dinner was very sp!ten•
nidly attended ; though many were necessartli
absent on account nt the Dissolution of Parliaknen't:
Tne exhibition of the year is highly crea:itahlh to
the Artists. I: contains more historical and I..toda
kape produCtions than usual; Portraits prevail not
in the usual pr.spArtiou. There are some very
foe Pideres from 1V tsr. West•et, FUnt.l. SU'S.
°will, Ksecev, &c. &c. Wrtz.it has sent his
Blind Fiddler, of which report has spoken so favour-
ably. Two hundred sat down to dinner. Mr.
Win was in the Chair. Amongst the company
were, the Prince of Witt!, Duke ref Kier, Mar-
quis of 'PHOACIND, Earl of D•IiNtEY, Loids Bs•v-
asooti and Sosteaviti.s, and Sir Jostem Raors.
The dinner and wines, which were provided by Mr.
were must excellent.

•
Yesterday morning His M....um. w, Princesses
sfavl, • ,almeaci AMNIA A and Marty. attended
by I.Adle/ Gsomorasa BOLKELEY, and CNA.-
um& ; Generals GW VANE and FITZ•
Nov; Count Mui.srist ; and the Honourable Mr.
BLECELET. rode to St. George's Chapel, where a
&rmcn was preached by the key. , from
Epbesians, c;.ap. .5. v. Ili Afterwards rod.: to
hogalore to dinner. and returned to the Palace
to Vise; o'clock.
Her MIL/BSTT and Princess ELIZABETH, after
Divine Service in the Palace; rode to Frog.
more to receive the 61,0, &c. and returned wan
the giro and rest of the PAD:CB/4SL
'Mrs. EGICTMI entertained a set...el party at din-
' sitt, yesterday, at her house in St. James's-iquare.
W spia4.l.s. lass . issued . cu. Sis tct /lAA," rep
t‘be piaci evilk Wednesday. in May, at her Inuit
ui U;iiiir Peroola-street
astly SMITH fit HOPS will have a music and
ripper parry, te-morraw night, at her house, Hyde
Perk Corner.

Lard and Lady KI.'M AIRD •Wiil give a grand
dinner, next Sunday, at their house, iu Upper Gros-
tenor.street.
Thu Ccuaress of CA N KAM ?TON will give a rand
Rout, on the 14th instant, at her htusr, in Bruton-
street.
M. SHIPLEY has declined a contest for the Bo
mg') of Southwark, w:rich reduces the Candidates
for that place to four, lux. Mr. ea.% acts Cetera's..
Mr HOLT WRITS, Sir THum es TUCTON, aad
Mr. Taos NTOII
Mr. Ito.c.ox'S ieads have subscribed c.'7,0001.
to support his Hall, n.
{elsjioa appears to interfere in every part c.f the
present contest.—Sir FRANCIS &MOST? is wounded
Gear the Pepii wt.
LaJy SMITH w:11 give a grand rout, thi: even.
izg, at her house, Hyde Park terrace.
the Coueteis of CtoNner I. will give a grand
tour, on the lit:, instant, at her house in Portman-
iquare._

The Earl of Dem, we are happy to state, is
to far recovered trona his late indispoainurs, as to
bauble to go nat.
H. Dawaists, Esq. is very ill, at his house in
Portman square.
Mr. SA, to's Concert will ba held at Lady CA a-
it morns's. this evening, and is expeaed to be hu-
aieronala attended.

It is now certain, that neither Sir FRANCIS Rua-
rr ri-.r Mr. P•ULL can stand for Westminster.
The Glasgow Tlieatre was to open on Friday
,:at, for the season, with the Comedy of Speed she
ai.d the Fa. ce of Ar&to forum.
•,3; Opera House, on Saturday night. displayed
•dcr.t marks of the Asset- ce of the Ze.ius of fashion
L-i nvOil ; whilst th, Pit was filled to suffocation,
the boxes were empty. CATALAN! was in
veiicN and TL's Sip of Troy went off with
efre4. Their It..yal Highnesses the Prince ut
WALe.and r) of roax; the Duke of AROY Lk. ;
kairdlinnesSel H eat/FORT, S•LISSULY, ant
; Lard and Lady Porisorsav ; Mrs.
(Lac; Lion. Mr. BOVPIRIL, 'Hon. Mrs. Mettles;
21,c1 Mts. La whim, *ire present. His Royal High-
e.s the Pail of W• Les was:dressed in lull morn-
ing, and hooked extremely well.
Sat'affray's (ias,tre contains addresses to His
illass..rv. on the lin: of conduct His Maftsrr
%. is pl. a.. tl to pursue rm.* recent occasion, from
Nar Woodstock, N.-weenie-upon-Tyne, Newer k-
-71Pon-I'roct, I lalifax, Glasgow, Dumfries, Lincoln,
Iluisrich, New Wind.ars Pontefract, Lanark, Grec-
z' ck. ha..bury, 3:. Andrew's, Penrhyn. Stamford,
.° Doter, London, Perth and Stirling,
11,:m4bv.

ner:r..

MIL,PANLL AND silt fic4N(.l% SURDLTT.

A duel took pldce, on Saturday, between Mr.
Paull and Sir Francis Burdett, in w!dich both these
gentlemen were wounded. It arose out df the 'pro-
ceedings at Ott Meeting at the C..own ani Anchcr
Tavern, on Friday night, of which a report was
given in our paper on Saturday. That report stated,
that an expectation had been held out, in conse-
quence of an Advertisement, published in the News-
papers to that effra, that Sir Francis Burdett would
take the chair upon that occasion ; and that Mr.
Jones Burdett read three letters, in replan:l6w%
of the non-attendance of his brother, the sub-
stance ill which we gave in our report ; but as
the affAir has ex.:::ed much interest, we now give
the following copies :

To the Eleaors of Westminster► assernble.l at the Crew a and

Anchor Tavern.
" Gan Tl.Cte rw—l am exceetngly d..treemod by the disagrca-
eit,e nece•oty iiipused upon war, to contradia thus publicly thd
implied iin;fort of the two Advertisement.,. by which you an
called together this day. They were both inserted without
any communication with me; afid latter shnuls have been in-
sertel, if any means hid been t9orded me orpreve.iting it.
As soon as I knew of the first Adverti•emeitt, plaCing 'no in
the Chair, I wi,,te the follawiry. Lotter to .fr. Paull i--(The
Letter to Al;. hull was here rezd by Mr. Surdets,as folloWs s)
" DIA. Passe, Vfiaabletlon, April 29.
" Tour Letter ib.a roaming oecesieeed use great surprise;
and, to speak the truth, some ditpleasnre. I must say, diet to
have my natnipubitshc.l fa. ant etings (Ike " Such a day it to be
seen the great Contrite !") without my previous coaseotiur any
application to me, is • circumstance I slieu;d really, from any
mtas else, regard as an insult. Ysu wins acquainted with
my sentinscoti and determination not to do ari thing, even
for my own F.lectrin ; and I should have thrught` mud
have been consoquendy aware of the impassibility at- say coat.
ink forw,,,d in any b•sly's else. I yiesled to your de.slre that
should nomitude you, althoul‘h I should mach rather avoi I
even that; but as I highly approve sear conduct, I do not
ctOject to that one act, as a public testi.non; of such cpeuic
lion, in case you %MAR (which I de not), of any i.nonii•
ante—bnt to that sinsle act I must confine nsyself, or be 04.
posed to be reproached, and lastly, with int iniiitancy and.
lolly. I shall pay the greatest attention tc CoSbett'S pronsia-sl
otter; b.it ny cvii: mind is quite made up; the Country
cannot he weed by tal:irg a part, and thereby aiding, in the
delusion. Yout'arnotwithstrading, very sincerely,

•• • " FRANC'S AURDET T."
" The advertisement of this day is still mere ofousi•e to
me ; ask might, it not :hum contratict-ot by tr.r, le.v many.'
person. to susptct that 1 had • dissembled wish to b- elected
into Parliament, notwithstanding my public declamations to the
contrary. I b-g you, Gentlemen, te a-maul this explauation
hoist ino, as au act of faiziteiss towards you, whilst it to one of
strict duty s.wards myself. With wish to. the ha; pima
and prOslienty of the Eleetws of Wearainster, 1 be Wawa' to
suixn'e myself.
" Your mnrli oblige) and faithful htimi,e ser.ant.
" May 4. 1807. " F. BURDETT."

For Mr. Panil's er.rlanation ir, Jefenca of his
condatt, we :doss icier eu hir speech, a report of
wbict is also given in Tun. Florists Paass of Sa.
turday. Mr. Paull spoke iu terms of friendship
and regard for Sir Francis, but it war evident that
he was much hurt. In4eed, he had cause, for the
COSMO adopted by the Baronet was calzulated to
throw a d.tinp ape? the McLain, and degrade Mr.
Paull in the opinion of the world. As soon, there-
fore, as be had retired from the Meeting, he wrote
the following advertisement for insertion- in the
newspapers: •

To the FM and Ir.d:peodeot Eleetors of westmin:te:.
" Q'Clock, tnday Night.

" GENT tits cw —Tiie Letters that were read this Nmlit from
Sir Francis Smdett, I have hot time, wit have I inclinatton,
to eommest nn. I desert positively, that on sur.day last, at
Wimbledon, hot only &al Sir Francis aunt thearfully cnissent
to nominate me, as he had shine last November (which was
at a dinner at the Crown sod Anchor), bt.t that he would also
serve for Westminste., if chosen with ate.

"On Monday, Lir Francis and m)i,elf, dining at Col. Ha.
villa's, received Mr Falictes's advertisement for Yerks:,ire
aid then, for the first tins-, he expreated his regret that I had
revolved to stand for Westminster. Yesterday !renewed the
•mewled adiertirement is Sii Franci7 surdett (which he now
says he disapproves of) ; it than met with his Intent ap-
proval. I sulnequently sheaved it to Col. WWII? ; and in a
few minutes after wards I quitted the house of col. Y-.svi Ile, and
joined Sir Francis and Mr. Suidett, in Bood•street ; who (stir
agreed, in consequence id the contr:tt to se,•-, tat Sir Fran-
cies Advertisement should be ls:ontinued until it can known
what might be tl.e scent of thin day's drtne•. Without any
eumraunkatiou with me, Mr. BJAle.t ant oed tl,e Cro•.•n in I
Anchor. What seen red he hit undertakes to suhmit to the
public, and on which I shall make no further eomment.
Anxious 1.0 i:A id well in your estimation, I subs:nibs myself,
Gentlerneu, your devoted Servant, JAMES PAULL."
Sir Francis Burdett being at his seat at Wimble-
don at the time, Mr. Paull immediately set Off for
that neighbourhood. accompanied by la:: friend Mr.
Cooper. Upon his arrival at Wimbledon, he wrote a
letter to Sir Francis, complaining of his condua in
very strong and forcible terms, but imputing it to
the counsels of a wiz ked and insidious adviser ; and
with the ier:e. lr. Cooper was dispatched to the
baronet. Sir t•ncis wrote a letter, in answer, to
Mr. Paull, reminding him of former friendships;
to which Mr. Fault replied, that it was adding
irestAt to injury ; at two o'clock on Saturday
morniag a meting was agreed upon, to take place
at Coombe Wcod, Kingston, at cc',-:n, the same

morning. Between three and four o'clock, Sir Fran-
cis left his house, sending his eoaehm•n •1
bridge to Mr. Curler, late a Captaialis eWe Guards,
requesting him to meet him at Kingston without de.
Lift as hew:Jacd his assistance in an affair of honour.
Mr. Gaveler immediately rept;red to him, and found
him at Kingston. The two parties assembled at
she same house, the 'one above, the other below
stairs, but no intercourse whxtever took place be-
tween them. At the hour 'app inted they were
both upon the ground; Sir Francis attended by Mr.
Gawler as his second, and Mr. Paul by Mr.
CeoPer as his. The seconds agreed to place
them at the distance of twejse paces. which
were immediately measured.i. and Ai was far.
ther agreed, that they should fire by sigoal.—
No attempt of accommodation or explanation
was previously made upon the ground, the dispute
having been carried to too great a length to admi •
of an amicable adjustment. consistent with cage:lto
Every necessary preparation being made, and the
parties having received their piStals from their 3e-
vends, they-took their ground. They both fical at
Cs. same time, but without any other.en.2 than t;se
losl cf pert of Mr. Paull's left cart. Sir Frge.dis
Bur:ides Second then asked, whetiter Paull
was smisiled t and was answered " no ;" upon
which they feed agiin, and both pardes fell.. Mr.
Paull was knocked- heed .over heeds. Sir French,
fell en his side. Upon examination it was found,
that ilia Kell had struck the left leg of Mr. Paull,
near the front, a li;:le below the knee, splintering
the bone. It dii.not lodge it the leg, but flew of,
. •
tearing away the halt•top"in its passage, and a slight
splinter of the bone. The bacit.top bein stout,
must have deaden:] the force of the bnll, and pro-
bably saved the bcfne Prom being soh, brol,en.—
The ball from Mr. Paull's pistol wounded his
adversary m rite right thigh. It passed through,
about the middle, on the ipside, near to what 'is
called the Pope's Eye, but Without injuring any
leeding vein Of artery. Both wounds bled profusely,
particul.aly that of Sir Francis. They were now
i reconciled, and put into. Mr. Paull's. coach ; in
which, •as soon as they wcre seated, they shook
hands, and expressed the greatest coneern.for each
other. Sir l'rencis declared, that L. had 11;.'Ver
fired a pistol before. This is the More remailsiale,
as ne men could have cOnduSed himself with rnpre
co-.lness upon the most cm:arson occasion, The
most praftised duellist never displayed rnoretteadi-
neg. Mr. Paull, we believe,. fought once in India.
He displayed great spirit upon the ground; and they
both condu&ed them ayes, after the affair, with be-
Coming fortitude. They 'drove first to Pieced:lly,
.wbee Sir Feat Otis was set 'down, &boat twelie
o'clock, at his own heete. Mr. Paull then drove
on to hts own house, in. trierles.street, St. James's.
stintre, where he was immediately attended by
Surgeno Hume. The affair soon transpired ; the
houses of both pules were s».l beset by their re.
speaive friend; and partisans; arida mob remained
tire whole day in the streets, in Iron: of their hopses.
At Mr. Paull's door they were particularly attraa 'd
by some blood upon the steps, w:sieh contributed
niuch to increase the iaterest which they felt its his
cause. At first it Was supposed; that Mr. Paull's
leg must undergo amputation; but we undetstend,
that on examination it wasfouod to be only slightly
splint,' ed, and it is hoped it. will sot be necessary
to have **cowl to that operation. Mr. Paull
had no 11.4 on &curds,' night, but he 'hewed
no lesierish symptoms. Report stated Sir Francis
Burdett in a dangerous way; hot the anxiety of his
friends was relieved by the following bulletin, Which
was exhibited, yesterday a:le:l23cup by the Porter at
the door, to all inquiries
"It a .t.e opuition of Mr. Cline, that Si! F. Burdett ha: DO
unfavourable symptoms from his wousii.—Stodayt ;Mee
**sleek." •

Tie weather being very hot, apprehensions were
entertained of fever. but neit:ier party wu considm-
ed in danger last night.—Lnly Bardtnt arrived in
town yesterday morning from Witulded.m.

Noe tar • Soceit.--The old prcverb is undotthteJly
true. but it is net applicaisle to Alderman li A rev ky,
in his canvass for the honour of representing the airy
in Parliament. The worthy Alderman has formed
no alliance whatever with any of his competitors.
He stands on independent „rounds, trusting for
4nceess to the esteem and confidence of his kenos,'
Cit4ens, without presuming to interfere with
their opinions es to the pretensions of the other
Caadidatt.s. On tie subjea of the late Address,
it is known to every one that the Alderman's
sentiments corresponded with those of the great
body of the Corporation. He ',tilted for the Ad-
dress, and was one of the Aldermen who pre-
sented it to His Maine, ; a fin of itself sy I-
ficient to undeceive the felt
who tray
been misled by an opposite insinuation. For
an answer to the inquiry whether the Alder-
man is a Meunier of the Whig Club t if the
querist apply to the president, he will be
informed that Alderman Ha time v is note and
never was a Member of that Avsociaiirin. He
has openly stated his political sentiments in his pub-
lic address to the worthy and independe,:s Livery ;
and his friend, are fully confident that his cctidutt
will AltirArs put siesestid with Lis protessioas.

MRS. Sr. LEGER.

We stated, on Saturday, the fire. and dreadful
tennsequences, whitis took place on Fiiisy nioht at •
'the house of Mrs St. Leger, the /fires', in 1.11.pe.:
Itortosostreet. P.wtland.road. Some itretto-t par.
.tioalats of this sho-kieg rviint transpired on the
Crooner's Inquest, hld I Saturday at the Canto n
Tavern, Pori! end-so icf; 41.0 y-la bonne, on the
body of Anne iseicl.olson, killed by falling from the
attic •stoty of Mee. St. begot's lineri, in Viper
Norton-street, while tie pterr.lsms 'aver. buming.—
The witnesses called to the fades sew- time I ellow.
El ztlieth Goidner, the efinghta of a nuhilean
in Holton-street, knew the deceased ; she was t:se
wile•of a seam in n iw in His Majieste's s ti vice s she
slept it Mrs. St. Leger's blase, all wasernspioyed
Is a char.wernati. •
Alexander Anderinn, a hr;ckleye- in iffooter•hrosw.
ton-street, heir d the cry o! Pre ! three o'c'nels•
oa Ktid ;'he put on his clothes, and
ran 01e,• an I observed two wooer; standing at vie
smith garret window of Mrs. S. Legere house,
then in flames. They were screaming fur as-
sistance. Witness immediately went rocad to
?ortland-road, to the rear of Mrs. :it. Leger's
house, and gat into the ad;oining honed, NO. •
68, which is unini..hed. He ran op stairs to
the garret. and held him arms out of the w.nd ow to..
wards the deceased. who evig hersiolf out, holding
by his !mods. In this perilous eitnatioe she hang
suspended Writ !Winne', when witetess bring • tee
ezpa'ele of sun ooreingher, and she exhausted,
she fell from hilt hold, struck with her feet against
the till of the first floor wit, dor, pOnheel tspeo •
the landing ;line or the Or. )r. aAd Oros killed;
Witness bad 'sawed the otther female by the sans
means. The first woman exclaimed, t! I can die
but mice !" and committed herself to tie h 11.1; but
she was much lighter..ind more a Nee than the de.•
ceased, and witness lifted her into the window.
Mr. Richird Coo7:e. statuary, iii Portland-road,
was alarmed by the cry of Fire he saw from his
chnoshor-Windove a fehriale apparently in iere.e.t dis-
tiro, strichng aczoss a rafter of the balcony. the
runt of which had fallen" in v.iits hit weight, in •
;limping Gom the two pair of stairs window. He • • .
left his louse, an! went to the front of that an Are, •
and taw Mrs. St. Leger at the door. who had es. '
caped from h r peribis situ scion. Witness offered
to conduct her to his Mese, but she appeared gieatly
diewn m ed, and exclaied loodly for Itec ch.lcl.
W.tness ached where the ebild Was i and Mrs. St.
:14orr 1014 'envois the see ond Wan eis mali
his way through the smoke to the pia& where he
had been told the child 'was but could hot End it-
He atterwards undersrood the infant had been
thrown oot of the window by anotherperson,eanght
in it blanker, and 'nreserved. While oat the stair-
case, hems the deceased and ber companion in the
garret. He called to them to rush through the
onoke and• descend the stair:, but they refased ;
witness thin one down with dt&culty, and went for
thi fire-ladders, but WAS unable to procure the keys
of the Ake Who. they it -e kept. Witness thought
the parish highly reprehenrible in not having the
ladders ready s but "for the d.ilay.' he conseived
the life of the unfortunate Sostiao might have been
saves'. • It was not more than five minutes before be
attired with the ladder, that the deceased fell, and.
mare than that tines elapsed ie chtaining the keys.
Witneii did not :eon how the fir:vegan.—Verdict
DeJtd.,.
T:io Coroner, as well as the Jurymen, th•wflllt
the improper manner in which the fitroladders had
been kept, nuest to be indite the subjeft of public
aninsedverrion.•
.• Mrs. St. Leger has been ever s;rce eoLE.led ti
her bed, by indispositica, in censequence of the
(eight. The following is the .account which she
hzs given :o hat frienos of this catastrophe : She
was not irk the Momenerade, as had been' reported,
but had returned Molar: from the Theatre about etc.
yen o'clock, and went to bed at twelve. She slept
in the back-room, on the second floor, and was
awakened by the dames trim the nu•sery on
flon, beating against her window.--.
In her fright she tell out of bed. Recovering'
herself, she ran to the door, bet it was souse tine
before she could uolock it.—Having at length got
it open, she ran up Acts lid called the ,TrvAnts.—.
The nursery-maid answered that she could nor open
her room door. Mrs. St. Leger attempted to force
it open; but could not. film then ran domer. stairs,
to open the hall-door, but not being able to
accomplish bar purpose, she ran into the parlour,
and opened the parlour windows. She :Len Vt.
turned up stairs to prtsuade the sell/413 to come
dews, but they had been endeavour.ng to effect
their safety in the way we have stated, and did not
attar! to her. Oii this she came down Eat; s ages%
and opened the garcien-door. By this timm, Mr.
Cooks and several ncignbotas cause to her assist.
;nee, and pressed her to leave the. house ; but she
retused;"Until she ?IA ateertained* the tate of hest
Add ; upon inqairy, the infant was feond in
1 neighbouring -house ; it had tre-a saved by the
nursery maid, who gut it out of beds while the room
was in flames, Ad threw it out 01 the front attic
window, to some persons below, arho caught it in a
blanket. The nursery maid leaped out of the three
peirtaek window, and fell nu the canva.a of the
shade, which was over the Deleon, which provide°.
tially saved her life by biealang ne;.floili otheroise
she must have suffered the fate pt 'ha unhappy
fe.lew-servant. Tne two surviving female servants
were taken to a neighbouring apartment, wt.cre e sal y
attention and medical assistance wore &Corded to
them, by the orders ot their mistress. Mrs. St. Leger
has received several hi nisei in consequence of l.er
aid her efforts to open the moors. She wai yestc:.
..Lmy rather better, but still confined to her red.
Tne deceased was a very respectaisiz massiai
woman. Her husband was daily expected in town,
Er tm on hoard King's ship: Per mistress has
defrayed the exponsea of her fe.:1:141.- Thu infant
saved was about eighteen months old ; at. woo;
seorehed by the Homes, but is is a tair way ..1 recol
very. Neither use hi use or furniture were

At a very nonteroui and most respenstbk• Met:..
ing ut the fruelaolders of Cie CAIInt), of .Siseren.
Andre Epsom. yeereiJay. S•aturt Tweesevos.,
EA of Alzoty-park, was nosaitooolly sesolied to
b.• a tit and proper piusoo to reptestnt the said
County io Paliguirm.

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