The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-13 00:00:00

BRAACH OF 110.‘OUR.

A meeting having taken place, nn Friday last, in
the Isle of Man. between Sir John P. Piers, attended
by Major Warrington, as his second ; and Mr. J.
bleredith, attended by Mr. Richards, in consequence
of a message from the latter to the former ; the re-
sult of which meeting was of so extraordinary a na-
ture, on the part of Mr. Meredith. that we think it
necessary to lay the particulars before the publh., to
prevent misrepresentation,
It was agreed upon by the Seconds of the pasties,
that they having taken their ground. three signals
should be distin.lll7 given, Wore either of the prin-
cipals should discharge their pistols ; which signals
were to be the words on-, two, three ; and this at•
t.,,lgurnent was twice distinctly announced to if.
p;iticipals ; but shortly after the first signal was
given, and before the second, Mr Meredith took
rifiberate aim at Sir J ion Pier, and diszharg.
Raj
his pistol contrary to tfe terms agreed upon.
On this gross violation r f honour, on tire part of
Mr. Men dith, bosh seconds r :pressed their horror
tad indignation; and Sir John Piers titer advanced.
ad having used mails opprobrious 'Others towards
n, Mr. Meredith, on his knees, begged for pardon
life. —lt has been stated, that Mr. Meredith's
' had gone off hy accident. bat this could not
s, as Mr. Meredith's pistol had no leather
and was fired whilst Mr. Meredith took de-
aim. (Signed)
W. RICHARDS, Seennd to Mr Meredith.
H. WARR'S lON, Friend io Sir Joists rte's.
of Man,
1)-c. Y 7, IS 4.

B. Through motives of delicacy, this trans-
would not have been published, hAd not a
• of an Ambiguous flatly.- appeArel in the?
.1 raper of this day.— the. 27th ISOci. ( Frei-
lownd, 7e. geinver7).

31411.1. Wt COITAL

Me. K PIA Y, the Aging Manner at the Opera-
1, has declared in an advertisement, in the
of this Paper, that the repots, intimating that
iAlhe CAT•I. ANI and her husband ha been
Rs of s isptcinn to Government, is false, un-
-I,lssf, aoJ malicious. The report, which we
t thus the pleasure to see contradifted, lay
Kscs.v. °pun offi ial authority," wert s.i far
state, that Mr. CAI ALAN' was nit ',iv h,is-
hut only the bean of this fascinating syren ;
ey had been both examined betr-e th• Pi ivy
1, on suspicion of carrying on an m.
correspondence with the enemy and that
AT A LANI would be shortly sent out of the king-
, undor the Alien Act. This false and scandal.
report is supposed to have miginated in a con.
icy of some hoarse and di c irdant minstrels,
as of the astonishing poweis of this incompa-
woman.
w• _ .
~.rsaß GIRL.

e good fortune of the Milton Oyster Girl is
fresh in remembrance Another instance of tl,e
ility of the blind G •dde s has happened within
tew days. A young womas. who. ot woe
a».
since, earned an hones: liveli.:ond y
oysters, under the window of a shop in
sonne.lan attracted the pee, yester•tay.
Park. through which she drove in a
dashing style, in an open laadatt, with row-
, rivalling the first rate Fashionables nt the
For this extraordinary elevation, this lovely
or of shell fi.h is indebted to the whim of a
Gentleman. of large fortune, I)se heart
me.' by a dart from a pair of fine black eyes,
the fair owner was in the ael of making a
:1 entry, with a aim,/ knife. into the v,ry Leatt
it Whitstahle oyster. 'Ft!e idy, as may he
presumed, has keen up all dealing. in shell
4 declares that she will, poor sale, have only
future, wiihfi tr an.l 'adze*, s.

Of G arrivei at 04114'S
;h, on WeJnestLiy lAA. in r wa7

M awsass has spent the Christmas
r Giteare and Lady Hsaencovs.
park ; her Ladyship arrived, last S.V.
' house in Pall-mall, and left town
Moulsey•pove.
and Marchioness of 3A1.1.1111111` are
on the Itids inst. from Hatfield.

state, that the Poles are excellent
`ARYL trill not only make them
cbc tpc.
141 Lady LIZATIICOTZ are expeEked
Jays, from Norm.tnton park. for

and MArChintl.g elf 8 aLiSBURY
our, last Sunday, to a large patty
fiellhosse.
Arrived, la t week, at his house,
mare, from Bath ; we are happy to
'p is nearly recovered from his UM

the Garirr is expelled to be holJen
House. to-morrow, to invest the
ILE with the insignia of that 11!us-

of the Navy at Po-tsrnoutsi give a
this at the Crown Ina, to
its. MOM r•cu, General Sir GllOll6l
5r ISAAC C 0,,,.., and the
tots of the town. Cards of invitatbn
• twe hundred persons.
tiling took place at Holyhead, on
wi~eu•tie bride was first thurrirril,
I thirdly, had her child chri3era,3
. sixteen years of age.
week, the foundation of an intended
sty. At Ili ' Khans. w4s laid by
, the Low On this oe-
elettant speech was delivered by Mr.
, the benefits of such ins t ttt 'ions to
poor, There was a pnhhc break-
-461*n, attended by all the first people


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117 ATR.E. .

oftutv-thus.
A new Comic Opera, ioritled, Foirr. Afar.,: ; or,
Mq rowan, was p -rform-d here 1.1.41 night. The
principal charan-rs were thus represented :

Sir Damon Ca)land . . Mr. WIIOCG*IIJr+.
FAK Mr. BRAN AM.
Torn Surfed ..... Mr. liamnisrts.
Liens ISCLary . . . . Mr. JOHNST.IN
Pod Mr MaYnaws.
Gabriel Mr Paw st•.
Grierelt
Bumper Mr Dicritiss
Lady Gayland . . . . Mrs MOUNTAIN.
Caroline Sarney . . . Mi., Duncan.
Emily Mrs BLAND.
MIS 6 umbra's . . . . Misr I'o►a
Susan

1)-mart Goldoni!, who has recently taken Lodi,
Gayland for his second wife, and for whom be really
has more regard than he is aware nf, is infatu-
ated with the silly prile of exciting his wife's jea-
lousy, and acquiring the charaarr of a man of gal-
lantry. It appears that he has been in habits of
correspond. nce with an ineegeit.. with whom he
became acina.nted at a private Masquerade, but to
st Issue person he has been kept a stranger. The
jealous apprehensions of Lady Gayland are relieved
by the unexpea• d arrival of Gasoline sou an old
friend dnd schoolfellow.
Cirdine &clan s herself to he the cause of Sir
I);iitia'n alienalion I relates their m eting at the
Mas 4tierade. and Oat, accisit ntally discovering in
the person of g slant, the husband Giber friend,
she had b-en in fue-d to humour the intrigue, in tile
hope nf avenging the wrongs of Lady Gaytard, and
efFeeling Sir Dristan's reformation.
To promote this design, she has obtained a letter of
introduction to Sir Demon, under the assumed dis-
guise and character of Caproda fironse; and in this
character, she affects such an easy, impudent free-
dom with Sir Ilainon's house, his servants, and
Awes all. his wife, that the man of gallantry is
confounded, his indignation is roused. his jealousy
is alarmel, and. under pretence of sudden indispo-
sition, he d-terminest immediately, to hurry away
his wife from so dangerous an intruder. 'this is the
signal for Lily Gayland. She Telesis to accom-
pany him. accuses Sir Darya of infidelity. aha
him, by producing the correspondence with his torn!.
ryila, and pereniptorily insists upon a separathm.
To it:crease Sir Dionan's confusion. a billet arrives
from the fiaitiniis itesaltaa, stating ilia she is at
hand, and can no longer end:ire the sa prase of their
mutual pat-ion Th- false Captain, t. worm Led.
Cali/rad appeals. affea. to recognize the hand-
writing of the fair knodindo to be that of his cousin,
and demands instant satistaftion from Sir Daimon, for
the i•-digni!y riff -red to his family. Sir 1),:.,, is
overpowered with shame and penitence, and pleads
for forgiveness.
In the mean time. Edgar, the son of Sir Mans,
has arrived. in pursuit of the ward of Old
P 1.4 to whom he is attached. contrary to the views
of his father. After some of t:e usual diffi:ulties
in these cases, in which his jetl,wv has !inn need•
lesdy alarmed, he succeeds rn eloping with the ob-
jea of his wishes, and ;ir D,onim's consent is ex-
torted by Lady Garliad. as a condtti .n of their re-

A further isstereat strivs out of the charatlers of
Tow Surfeit tad I.4re• /4/,L.•w. who are rival can•
&Wes fur the hand of Cleanse. file former, as an
apology for doing nothing, has assumed the cha-
railter of a Temple :Islam; but despising tile slow
tettwns half-guinea motions, as inadequate to hi
fashionable pursuits, he cone •ites designs upon t e
superior fortune of Pta's ward; his attemp:s, how-
ever. are Migrated, and his vanity exposed in All
quarters; whilst the mirthfl:i Carelen. finds a deserv-
ing and successful suitor in the brave and honcia

This Opera is the proelation of Mr. Ksr+.v,
the author of Raising the Wand, and other p••puhil
pieces. The name of the author, and Green-r.uorn
repels had excited an exttanrelinary degree of
public expectation. and long betote the curtain rose,
the house overflowed with a brilliant company.
The success of the nee. however, even exceeded
the most sanguine wishes, but was not greater than
its merits. the powerful aid of music and great
vocal talents, have, its some madam instances, tii•
emphed over the absence of plot, interest, and
every other legitimate quality, in this species of
dramatic composition Encouraged by this success,
mute puny :tumor has more than once come f •rev•rd,
with an assurance. that the dialogue of an Opera
was a mere secondary considerati n ; that it was only
intended as a vehicle for the music; anal that any thins
more would be a waste of strength And invention.
that an audience which had seen Mr Dr, una,
Lard tithe Manor, and several other good modern
English Opera, should acknowledge any w iglu in
thus sort of an excuse for inability and weakness. is
difficult to conceive : we only know that it has &e-
-ve:say been urged. The present piece is a splen-
did vindication of the legitimate rights of the Eng-
lish Open. In it Mr. Kislev has studied to com-
bine sense wutri sound, and Lis efforts have been
crowned wi a the mast hiilliant result. The
plot is as care-101y combined in incident and
character, as if the piece was to derive no aid
from ill • prEitry. The poetry is as beautiful, as if
the Author skspaired of cxesting any interest by the
force of the se ' sent and dialogue.
There never was an author more indebted to
performers than Mr. Kelsey; they exerted them-
selves to the utmost. Mrs. Mousse eta, in Late
Gayland, entered conrletely into the spirit of the
charades. In the beautiful ballad, A Swaim to ha
lava wret a amino, the Music y Kira, accom-
panied by herself on the harp, she w•ss raptu-
rously elci,reet Mr. lisAtiAll was crowned with
the sank success in all hi. songs. They were his
own composition ; as was also a very swe-t air, sang
with great taste, by Madame Srotact. bliss
Duvc All sang and aded most charmingly, and dis.
played much spirit as the dashing young officer.—
The beautiful sir, computed fur her, by Eine,
The Aert f oPlret.o b'eat Aunty; was rapturously
,erored. Itrimirisr se was all life, spirit, and
whim, and receivru the most unbounded applause.
war .lons•tossa is as Irish Officer, that sort of
cleanede rin which h•• so much excels. 'the over-
lent. which is also by Mr. Kis°, possesses great
vAtieiy, sweetness, and taste. lie Was also ex-
namely liacpy in his
We have great plaasure in congratulating the

d having user, rn
rn, Mr. Mereditl
• llfe. —lt has I
stol had gone off
ppen, as Mr. M
ing, and was fit
• trate aim.
W.
H. WI
fre a 11
1)-c. 97, IS 4.
N. B. Through
. inn would not
stement of an an
anka Paper old
Jeeinal, 7,4
MAD
Mr. KELLY, Li
VAS, has der's
not of this Paper
• .I.IAMo CAT• I. A
.j 'ls of s isrucit
naded, 51J ma'
•so thus the p
E. KELLY. opt)
to state, that !V
nd, hut only thi
it they had beer
road', on nil
(per correspond
7. CATALAN* WC
•m, undor the A
.% report is supp
ir.lcy of some I
• Inns of the alto
.le woman.
•
1115111.
e toed fern
'I fresh in remit
tiality of the bl
se few days. I
n a mnnth sin(
sing oysters,
rv-la•bonne-lac
Clyde Park,
dashing sty
rs, rivalling t
For this ex
ertor of shell I
•ng Gentleman
pierced by a c
e the fair ow
ilrle entry, wit
fat Whststabl
:r presumed, 1
and declares
, in future, •
le Duchess
I, Fdiaburgh
••ndoss.
Louts
ays with Sir
•EITIATIton-par
y, at her ho
day, for Mt
1E4.04 at
~L 1 in town,
French st
r,•-I.4ossavi.
but also p.
GILBERT Ali
n, in a few
er.
Marquis a
rand dinn
ility, at fl
•tior Avow
larnes's-squ
is Lordship
sition.
apter of tl
Quers's
Istokrot
Captains of
-d Suppers I
I and Mrs.
ly Petrov'
inhahitan
tot near
rout wedd
rat's I)4y,
and
is but si
v•sday we.
I).sornsai)
I'nss, E
very eleg
'ruing Hit
.ng poor
• ocasio