The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-12-16 00:00:00

1)1?. 1)0!)1) .I.ND IFOODFAI.L.

The fornw eg cetiaus anecdote of the celebrated
Daffor h'ii i. of ...as late Mr. Vitas., au W.:on-
/AL may F.V rel:ed on se. genuine. !he day alt.r
The I).j for wss cossvitted at tie OW la ley. of the
crime for w after.e..rd• suffered, he seat a
note to vir. W. 'Arsiorirai.t. (ritzily years printer
IWr of Atoraiag C4ro4irle. Pi op: inter of
The I)iaru, and it.• father of part• int-in-try report-
ing), /Levitating the Lvnur of spe,,king to him on
a eery pat.icular subject. Tnis must h ivi• been is
disttes,hig summons to any one, ta.t more particu-
larly to • sun of ‘VOQIIF A Rivet witure and
humanity : not to go, would be unkind ; to go.
would be incurs log is scene of distress, painful to his
feelings. But Wooor sac could never hesitate on
a question of the triad, and he hatrned to Netegate
on the very mousing on which he receive 4 the int
viration. Un entering the apartm lit where the Dr.
sat, he found it iusry,4Wble to acoisi taking some ••••-
' tic* of his unhappy situation ; havrev,-r, the Doa-r
interrupted him, by saying, " Oh ! Mr. Mosso-
r ALL, this is not the business I sent for y iu about.
Sit down, and I will explain. Though 1 have not
the pleasure of personally kno.ving you, I am not
unacquainted with the UDC of your professional bu-
siness ; which, I understand, engages you ouch in
the habits of the Theatres, and theatrical putstois
in general. 1 likewise have a particular resped for
your judgment in those matters; and, on this act
count, I think you can be of some service to me."
Here the other pm:lmin his civilities, the Drefthr
proceeded—" You must know, then, that being in
my earlier days, like yourself, a lover of the dtan:a,
I sketched out a Comedy, the hint of which I took
from the 'torn of Sir Rouen DE I.:UV/LRIL F. Y. in fife
Streator. This piece I have finished since sly revu'rate
IN A'ainsate ; and it you wiii be so good as to tuyise
it, and give me your interest} with the Manager, I
shall feel myself much obliged to you." Mr.
IVorsur a al. eroding hinistif relieved by the con-
ference taking so different and uaexpeeed a turn,
iastantly acceded to this proposal, tusk the toanu-
scsipt ;way with him ; sitia7ested some alterations,
%loch the Doelor readily complied with, a.,d after-
wards corresponded with him on thi. sue jest till the
week before hit execution.

P: was reported, that the Meetin,n, of the Court
Martial on Si:- R. VA which WAS tilted for the
23J. is to be postponeo till otter Ceristmis, to
avoid the necessity or an adjournment timing the
proceedings. Captain Leo°, of the lilmse, Cap-
Stitt Furst Iwo, of tile Egyptirnetc, with several other
°dicers, have repaired to PWISMOUSiI, as witnetses
on this occasion.
A most excellent chstity sermon was preached
yesterday, in the parish church of St. Clement
Danes, in the Strand, by the Rev. S. Owntut sa,
A. NI. Vicar of Christ Church, Newrate-smet, joint
I.e4turor of St. llotolph, Hisbopsgate, and t haplain
to Dowager Lady NC.% kSDALk j and a collodion
made tar the education out clothing of eighty poor
children, foul teen of whom are gills, ao,l are bsai J-
ed and lodged at the expence of the patch.
eloquent preacher made a powerful appeal to the
feelings of his auditors.
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