The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-02 00:00:00

FIRST TABLE.

Lille
In Port and fitting lO
Guard-;toys
In the Englich and trial► Chan-

On the
'
theDowits and North Sea

tions . ir)
At th...! Visit lnd.a Icands, and on
the passage .
On the Jamaica station.
Amesie.m and Newlaundlaud bta-

C. of G. Hope, E.tit Indies, and on

the I'a34g- . n
Coast of Africa 0
Port u gal mut Gibraltar. Y.
Nlediterranean and on Passage tt
liiiiipiial and rf/AIII Ships

Total in Ca
Receiving Ships 7
Service&'ale and repairing liar Sera 24
111 Ordinary.
Building.. 24

Total 1 ti

STATE or TITS ORDINARY

PoTtlnicnith
ryntouth
eltathem
Sheernuis
River

TO THIS DAY.

Result of the progress of the infeftion, established by the
comparison of the mortality in consequence of the Small Pux
with the rurality in r.naksiuctiee of other diseases :
Died Hasa at Paris in the four inwiths of July
and August tact, and Septeniber and Ottober
111 t,ther Diseases

Total of Deaths.. 544;.s

The cone number.; were verified by another Mode of coot-
putat:on.

SECOND TABLE.
Result of the progrerts ut the IMeLiinti of the Smallpox, in
evae teat. of the city which have berm the ptuttipal tut.ut of
it
Died of the Small-pox, in the same period of four
mouths
1.): tithe. tliverrt:

Total.. 2681
...—...

The result of first rf.)le that the number of
vi(tims to the Small-pox, during those four months,
has been in Pal is, cnrupared with the whole amount
of deaths—as 14. to .54, or more than a quarter of
the total number of deaths.
The result of the other table is, that the total
:mount of individuals dead of the Small-pox, when
compared with the whole, has been as 9 to 26, or
more than one-third of the whole number deceased,
and mote than one-half of those who died from
other diseases.
• The Committee confine themselves at present, to
offer these results of their enquiries to the good
sense of the public. They arc certainly of a nature
to excite and alarm the solicitude of all parents who
feel for the preservation of their children.
This report is signed by Thouret, President, and
all the Members of the Committee.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 28.
His Majesty's ship Leopard, of 50 guns, Capt.
Collier, is under orders to proceed to the Eastward
to be paid off: she is•lying at single anchor, and
expe&ed hourly to get under way.
Remain at Spithead his Majesty's chips as per last;
and at St. Helens, his Majesty's ship Le Hercule,
waiting for a wind to proceed on her voyage ; also
one of his Majesty's sloops of war (name unknown)
which has been obliged to bear up for a roadstead, in
consequence of the strength of the present gale,
which still blows very hard at West.

YARMOUTH, FEB. (28.

- - - ..
Remain in the Roads, the Leek frigate, Captain
Noneymtn, and Penelope frigate, Capt. Broug1:1,on.
In consequence of a very strong gale from the
I`. W. a fleet of about 200 sail remain wind-bound
in the !toads,

THE BRITISH NAVY,

STATEMEN r OF TNF. DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRI
NAVAL FORCES, tO THIS DAY.

50's
0

Si's.

17
• 1

IS :I

20
;
I 0

98 I 136
7 I 1

1 9 7O
32
I 97

41
2
7
40

285
15
86
222
3?

T)tal 1551 its 113 7:3 I 3:33

THE BRITISH ARMY.

GENERAL DISTRIBCTION a THE BRITISH ARMY,

- - - - -
Bezatars. Fencibleo. Tot Inv.
Cat•. Inf. iqf. But. Comp.
England and Wales
North Britain.
Inland.

Jersq, Guernsey, . 0.... 5....
Gibraltar.
Eopt and Malta...
Canada, Nova Scotia, 0.... 4....
West ladies 0.... 2:t....
Ctp•of G. Wipe, Gvee, U.... 5....
F.a.t Indies and on pasi. 5.... 2u....
ua passage to Eng. or Irel. / 6:..
from sundry place..... S

5... • 0
0.... 6.... 0
1.. 5 0
0.... 5.... 0
0.... 25.... 0.

0.... 6.... 0

T4tal, Ex. Artillery, .fie..... 35.... 1;2. ... 4.... 171... . 0

On Monday a Meeting of the Subscribers of
LcoYD's Coffee-house was ltcid pursuant to notice,
for the purpose of considering the propriety, of
placing in the Subscription Room a piaure of Earl
SPENCen, in remembrance of his Lordship's atten-
tion to the commercial interests while he was First
Lord of the Admiralty. The chair was taken by
Mr. BROOK I,‘"ATsoN. Mr. ANGERS rEIN, who, in
conjure ion with some others, called the meeting,
expressed his wish to decline bringing forward the
motion, as he understood it was not likely to be ge-
nerally approved by the body. He was called upon
to put his motion. Some called for an adjournment.
An irregular conversation then ensued respelling
the order of proceeding. At last Mr. ANCERSTEIN
put the motion, when only three or four hands were
held up for it, though the meeting was very full.
It is necessary to state, that the objeaion was not
to Earl SrENCER individually, but to the measure
altogether.—Earl SPENCER is highly popular in
LLOYD'S Coffee-room, in consequence of his care
of the trade of the country during his Administra.
tion ; but no piaure exists in LLOYD'S Coffee-room,
and this new precedent would, no doubt, have been
followed by others. 'lhe pktures of Mr. PITT, Mr.
ADDINGTON, &c. might next have been moved for.
The walls of the room might have been covered
with *tures, and the funds of the Society exhausted
in obtaining them. Not even the King's piaure
is in the room, unless a guinea now and then appears.
Mr. ANGERSTBIN said, he understood, some Gen-
tlemen's religious scruples went so far as to make
it painful to them to sit in any room in which there
was a piaure. LAURENCE, SHEE, or OPIE, will
not be allowed to interfere with COCtir a in LLOYD'S
Coffee-room. Another objeaion in many minds
was this, that the object of hanging up Earl SPEN-
CER'S piaure was to cast an indirea censtue on the
present First Lord of the Admiralty. Such a
censure could not have been carried in the room.
Many Gentlemen also lament that the subjea was
not fully discussed, in order to show the popularity
of Earl SPENCER among the merchants and under-
writers. 'That popularity is great. As the business
e. terminated, what was meant to be a compli-
ment seems to have ended in a censure. But this is
• by no means the truth.

•
THT. AR TS..--It etas always been one of the put-
pcises of this Paper to notice the progress of the
Arts, and to give its zealous support to whatever
seems calculated to promote their success. Upon
this principle the new Institution, entitled The
British School, attraded our attention, and we
held it forth as a promising nursery for genius, and
asylum for unprotecaed merit.—lts progress abun-
dantly justifies all our favourable reports, and it
may now be considered as one of the established re-
positories of graphic excellence. The Directors
seem anxious to deserve the patronage of the Public,
and to encourage a laudable competition of talents
in- various departments of the Art. Some of the
most capital froduEtions of British genius now grace
this repository, and they are arranged with judg-
ment, taste, and impartiality. Among the recent
additions to this striking assemblage of pifiorial
beauties, we observe some of the most distinguished
prodations of Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS, WILSON.
GAINSBORoUGH, HOGARTH, MORTIMER, BAS-
SET, LOUTHERROURG, HODGES, WEBBER, and
other admired Artists. The Earl of Wsswtoz
has addsd his name to the list of patrons, and the
sandion of a Nobleman so well known for refined
taste and knowledge, must give increased lustre to.
the Institution.

Blades, a private in the First Regiment of
Guards, who was admitted an evidence against Col:
Despard and his associate., was, with several
others, sent off for Portsmouth, a few days since, ifi
order to be conveyed in a vessel bound to America,
there to join the tieth Regiment. They halted the
first night at Kingston, when Blades, probably
exasperated at being ordered abroad, became ex,
tremely refra4Aory, and made use of such very im-
proper language, that he was ordered into custody,
and taken to the gaol, where he was double ironed
and closely confined, some straw only being allow-
ed him to sleep on. The next morning, however,
he was taken out, and proceeded on his march with
the others, but properly secured.

BIRTHS.
On Friday last, in Clifford-street, the Lady of the Hon.
John Bridgman Simpson, .ef a son.
On the 3.1 inst. at the Vicarage, Clteshunt, HertfordWre, •
the Lady of the Rey. W. A. Arnistring, of a daughter.
Out Sunday morning, the Ludy of Colonel Doom, of
Glad-
how, near Leeds, of a daughter.
MARRIED.
A few days since, at Great Yarmouth, Capt. Lawford, of
the Royal Navy, to Miss Holden, daughter of the late Rev.
Edward Mitten, of Yarmouth.
I.ast week, W. Turner, Esq. of Loughton, in the county
of .Essex, to Miss Carrington.
Lately, Charles John Lawson, of the Middle Temple, Esq.
to Miss Lawson, eliL.%t daughter of A. Lawson, of Grosvenor-
place, Esq.
DIED. _ _ __ _

Tuesday, at Mr. Smites, Groton, Miss Mumford, aged 23,
&tighter of Mr. Mumford, of Bricet. The deceased, in a fit
of laughter, broke a blood react, and expired a few minutes
after.
At Eithant, in gent, on Smutty last, Master Edward Cots-
ford Lewin, second son of Richard Lewin, jun. ag.ti ten years
and four mouth..
Saturday morning, after a few days illness, Mr. Arthur Gild-
don; of Jamei-street, Badford.row, chief clerk at the Police Of-
fice, Queen-sqoare. and vestry-clerk of St. Andrew, Holborn

1f.)7 I 25 I 221 I 212 I 655
Yesterday, being Sr. DAv a D'S MT, no business clone at the
;ARV AT'EACH PORT.
Line. I 50's. Frig. &psi Tot.
Stock Excltanite
HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
TS. nay.
17 S 28 11 79 " ,
47 1 21 23 92 "'"n'ags 54m after 8. I Afrernoon,...... 52m. after 9.
44 I 7 21 2I 74 —,.
Ri . _
4 1 10 I 9 24
3 0 3.11 -28 64 &Naito bp uttion•

PRINTS, DRAWINGS, COPPER-PLATES, &c.
By Mr. RICHARDSON,
At his House, No. 31, in the Strand, THIS DAY,
at Six o'Ciclt,
A Genuine COLLECTION of PRINTS, many
ra. of them Proofs, in -rations States of the Plats. Saint
Genevievo' by Bslechou, before the Border; Battles of the
Boyne and La Hogue, by Woollet and Hall, very fine ; To-
pographical and other Drawings, by Dayes, Turner, Wheat -
Iy, and Anthouy Walker. Cupper-Flatiw..bv Bartolotzi„
Anthony, Wihiam and Jahn Walker: among them are seve-
ral fur well-known I.iterary Pahlicatious, viz. 15 for kiwi-
ma's Art of hatching Domestic Fowb, 58 for Diaionarum
Pol) graphic= ; 34 large Maps, Views, &c. for Travels
though Sweden, Persia, ',paha% &c.; a Riling Machine,
a 13.,x of Swiss Crayons, 27 Nqinhers of Macklin's Bible,
Four aine's Fables, Vandyck's Heads, Bloemart's Drawing
Book, &c. &c.
Of an EMINENT ARTIST, retirir.g into the Country.
To be viewed ; and Catalogues had of Mr. Clarke,
seller, Bond-street; and of Mr Richardson, No. 31, Strand.

By Mr. U. WATSON and Mr. ABBOTT,
At the Great konm, Bridge-street, Westminster, THIS
DAY, at Twelve o'Clock,
THE neat HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
comprising Mahogany Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers,
Tables, Chairs, Pier Glasses, Linen, China, Books, including
the Encyclopedia Britannica, Annual Register, Monthly Re.
view, Pictures, Death of Chatham, Boyilell's Shakespeare's
Prints, Views in Oxforl, with the Plate, and other Prints, the
pmperty of
A GENTLEMAN, deceased.
To ba viewed ; Catalogues tasty b t had at Ow place of Sale,
and of Mr. Abbott. No. 23, Shepherd's market. Piccadilly..

STOCK and TOOLS of a GOLDSMITH and JEWEL-
LER, FURNITUR &c.
By Mr. ABBJII',
At No. 5, George-street, Fost,:r-lane, Cheapside,
TO-MORROW, and following Day, at Twelve o'Clork,
By Order of Mr. Richard Dawson, Goldsmith and Jeweller,
rr HE Elegant and Fashionable STOCK IN
TR.IDE, compising an exte:.sive Assortment of Goods,
of the Newest Patterns, in Gold, Pearl, &c...-Also, the capi.
tal Colleftion of Tools and Implements, consistmg of a Fly.
Press of immense power, with Hum:he:ls of Dies ; a curioua
Cutting-Prev, with numerous Pieces; Two Flatting-Mills 1
Three Draw B mches ; Triblets; a Steal Lathe, and all the re.,
quisite Tools ; Nests of Drawers ; Work Boards ; a Large lynx
Book-case..-. And the flouiehold.Furniture, nooks, Plate,
Linen, China, Ladies,' %%rearing Apparel, a Gold Watch, anti
other ETes.
To be viewed.—X-italogues may be had on the Premises ;
at Garraway's ; of Mr. Hawke:, No. 106, Long Acre ; and ot
Mr. Abbott, No. 23, Shepherd's-market,

LEASE-HOLD HOUSE and FUR NI CUBE, WALWOItTit.
By Mr. ABBOTT,
At No. 10, Apollo Buildings, East•lane, midway between
lworth-street and Kent Road, on MONDAY, March 7,
at Twelve' by Order of the Executor; of
Mr. JOHN TRICKER, deceased
rrH PREMISES comprise a substantial',
genteel DWELLING-HOUSE, with Chaise-House,
Summer-House, Out-liuildina, Fore-Court, and large Gut-
chn, A desirable Residence dria Gentleman of Business in
'Town, being at a short distance from the three Bridges, to
which Stages constantly pas; and repass. Held at a low Ground-
R eat.
At the same titre will be sold the NEAT HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE, Plate, China, Glass, Books, a capital Elec-
trical Machine by Attains, and a Reflecting Telescope.
To be viewed, the 'loupe on the 28th, and the Effects on
March S.
Particulars and Catalogues marthen be had as above, at
Garraway's ; of Mr. Hawke's, No. 106, Long Acre; and of
Mr. Abbott, No. 23, on the South Side of Shepherd's Market,

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