The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-17 00:00:00

THE BRITT'

LON 00N,
WEDNESD4Y, FEmitumrr 17.

We have received some American. Papers, from
which we have only room for a single extract--A
-war s ith that country is generally considered a
more probable event than ire were encouraged to
hope by Mi. PERCEV•L'S late observations in
the House of Commons. The embargo in the
American ports, though not professedly -*timed at
the British more than Slily other commerce, is ex-
'actly iti iluirsoo with BON•PARTE't policy in Eu-
rope, affords a just ground to suspect that there
is an understanding between the Cloveruinent of
Pratitß and the United Slates. .

An interesting debase took place telt night in
the House of Commons. Our report of it obliges
ils to posllione nem?, matter.

- -
Sir mom' Wavreons, last night, in-the House of
commous, sticceelied in his hamar.: exertions to
lave the widows of Military Officers included iu the
fur augmenting the pensions of the v. idows of
Naval Officers.
eam.

rilbeen sail of Russian ships of war, after ream-
ing at lare through the Mediterranean, have, as
stated in Tat JIR!TISN Petri, put into Trieste.
making, with 9 sail in the Tagus, a total of 21.
Had these avowed enemies been taken instead of
the Danish fleet, the capture would have added
equally to our security, and would not line sub-
, jecteil .11inisters to the reproach so heavily heaped
won them.
This being Fast-day, the shops and all the public
offices, &c. will he shut.
The price of AVligten P.rca.l was srdered, yes-
indity, to be rednced w 1 lid. and of Household
to eld.
His Excellency Monsieur A voratv, the Reosian
Antbassarlor, and enVie,and Countess Immo rv.
-arrived at the ship inn, Dover, oh Moudai, and
were to sail yesterday is the Etizabeth, Captain
Illsvw ARO.
Cipt.:lslll2WOO to is appointed to the Franchise.
which it ordered to be got ready for foreign err-
% ice, as is also the Recolntion..

Admire/ Mutts ty attended the Admiralty
Bonn yiatelday.
IDispatchev wure received bed evening from Ad-
miral Lord GASDNER, bat their conteas did not
transpire.
Ye4terdav, the sixteenth of General WHITS.,
LOCKE'S trial, Corn missary-Otiieml Be LlAbtair
ColOnels D.tvr and Nticatte, and Major 1\ tcrois
were Examined. General Go we. was thou re-exa-
mined, and at three o'clock, the Court adjeuriesal
until Thursday.
'.•e Merchants trading in St. Domingo pro-
duce, lately imported into this country, met on
Monday, at the City of London Tavern, when et
was resolved to present a Memorial to the Clue-
Ort,soa of the EXCHEQUER, stating the great hard-
ship they sustain in consequence of the new duty
imposed upon coffee, &c. and praying that the
cargoes of all such vessels as had obtained the
KING'S license to import, the produce of St. Do-
mingo, should be exemrt from the new duty, as
the coffee cannot. at di.. moment, he sold for its
original cost. A Comnsittee was air,itiiiited to wait
upon the CHANCEt4.OII of the EXCHEQUER with
the Memorial.

The Hyarinth sailed, on Monday, from Ports.
mouth, with dispatches for the Brasile, and the
Pelter sailed at the same time from tymington,
with a convoy for the Mediterranean. The Amager
'strived at Portsmouth with a fleet from the l)owns.
Our ship letters contain nothing else of interest.
There seams a complete race between the City
and the State Lotteries. The numerous CAPITA!.
PRIZF.B in the State, are a stimulus no one aide,
whilst supsTalVet AL FILLSIIOI.DI, for trifling PUITI,
are as strong inducements for the City. Both
Freeholds and Fortunes are to be had, by applying
to either of Hisses effiees, 4, Cnrnhill, or 9, Char.
in~w roes k 'where thirty-eight capital Prizes woe
sold in the hod year, ineluiling two Piites of
10,0901.• hnd double the number of cimiial Prises,
io the lid fAttere, sold at any other oilier.
'The Ileputy-Lieutenants acting fur the Hum.
elevator Conroe, in Montgomeryshire, I dely howl
two Constables, io the Upper Division of that
littaircd, in 101. each ; the one for oinittisqg so
return the name of his biodier-iu-law in the tat
of person. %Me to he liallotted iu the Nditia, sad
the other Fez mniithss the name of ins *u.

m of

but the merits of this piece

ce us to declare. that few of our unidem
xis, in three or four long acts, has half m
i plot or interest as The Alagistraie possesses
wo scenes. The comic songs are irresistibly
liable—the serious 1101SeSS sentiment uad spirit.
Overture and music are new and beautiful,
do infinite credit to the joint composers...
ucuson, Aunties':, and Miss Scow, by whom
iise, we believe, the piece is written.°
,re Northampton Theatre, on Friday night,
brilliantly attended ; the performances, which
Mr. Dimoso•ti 'piny of Adrian and Orrila,
the Liosiadde fame of MO Lift! &low Stairs,
t patronised by Maijor Ccracsirr. Mr. M.Gtn-
gave considerah e interest to the Priam of
liberg; CIiATTXILLEV, in Adrian, was every
ts tuc Author could wish—it it a part patien-
calculated fir his youiliftil figure. DALTON
le much of the part of Alicia:el, and during his
ies kept the house in constant burqs of laughter.
CHATTSILLSY looked the part of Orrila
rmingly. Mrs. Dat.Toa was extremely inte-
ing in the Page ; she is an actress of no coas-
t talent. And Mrs. Muria, in the part of yu-
le C'krniaist, displayed great excellence and
ing ; this is a character particularly adapted to
powers of that Lady. The farce went nil with
at applause, particularly the Mock Minuet by
. CatArrato LY and Mr. DALTON, which was
illy ca'ored from the boxes.

BENCH, Wtsrmixercaw.raa.
ius Ware Lord ELLEstosourois.
KING V. LVIGYILLE. .
-UENE:RILL openetthe case, and
us an iudictment against the Dc-
asailt on Mr. Wage's, on the 24th
• Mr. 11'atera was the represents-
Ir. Gould, who was the proprietor
Opera-House. The Defendant,
ho had been Bullet-Master, was acting as Deputy
Manager of the concern, under the anisority of
Mr. Taylor, •another proprietor of the Inept. Mr.
Waters had carpenters at work, and aohad Mr.
D'Egville—the Lefewlant ionsting on taking a
work-leench from the carpenters employed by
Mr. Waters, the latter interfered, and the Defend-
ant struck him. The Prosecutor made no resist-
ance—nor, as he might have done, did lie allow
the persons employed under him to resent it. Mr.
IVaters was a gentleman of the first respectability,
was elderly, and of a weak habit of body. Of Mr.
D'Egville lie did not wish to say any thing disre-
spectful. All he knew of him was, that he was a
Ballet-Master, and a powerful athletic man ; he
had been informed that the defence intended to be
set up was, that Mr. IVaters committed the first
assault. He thought it his duty to warn the De-
fendant from attempting to prove such a defence ;
for if it was done, it must be by perjured Wit-
nesses, and if such were produced, they would be
prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law.
'Mr. Waters deposed, that he claimed half the
interest of the Opera-House, as Executor of the
late Tan Gould. On the =4th of October last, he
was going through the Opera-House, as was his
daily custom, when lie heard a dispute between the
Defendant and some carpenters employed by the
Witness, and asked the Defendant the cause. The
latter answered, he must have the bench that the
carpenters employed by the Witness were working
at, and said, "ByG— d, I will have it !" Wit-
ness told him there was another bench which he
might have. The Defendant immediately lifted
up a large walking-crick, and said, "By G-41
1 will knock down the first man who obstructs
me in Limy duty."—Witness answered, " Then you
must knock me down,'" and went round to pre-
vent three pieces of timber, which the carpenters
had been irlaning, from being thrown off the
Benet. The Defendant immediately threw down
his stick, and with his right band
‘gave the Witness
a blew on the right breast, saying, " Will you
strike me ?" The ‘Vitness was prevented from
falling by some braces that were behind him. The
Defendant, as the Witness recovered, went down
!stints, saying, " I will soon get you out." The
bWitness, as soon as his business at the Opera-House
ras done, went to the Police Office at Marl-
!borough-street, where he stated lils case, and the
'Magistrates granted him a warrant against Mr.
D'Egville. On his return home he was, however,
arrested by • Bow-street Officer on a warrant at
Mr. D'Egvillle's snit, and he accompanied the
Officer to Bow-street, where they were both bound
over.

Witness, on laid croessexamination by Mr. MAR-
ATT, said he was confident be did not touch the
Defendant even by accident. The blow WAS so
violent, that it caused a pain in his bream, for uhielt
he was obliged to be blooded.
Mr. Charted Lees, clerk of the works of the
Opera-House, John Tucker and %VIII. Roberts,
house-carpeuters, corroborated the evideuee of Mr.
Waters.

Mr.l%lAttavarr, Counsel for the Defendant, said
he did not deny that Mr. D'Egville struck Mr.
Waters ; but it was for the Jury to consider whe-
ther Mr. Waters might not have pushed or touched
the Defendant, considering the expression he had
just made (that then he must knock him down)
which *hewed he certainly was list very mil, and
in crossing to the Llench, that he might have done
what might be construed into the first assault. He
did not call any witmoses.
Lord Exxessoaoutat summed up the evidence,
and observed the expression made use of by the
Defendant, at the time of striking the blow, "110
you strike me ?" 'bewail that the Defendant
thought there had been some attempt of that kind ;
but there was no evidence to substantiate that idea;
and the Jury, who were in full possession of the
evidence, would deliberate and return the verdict
which they thought just.
The Jury, after deliberating five minutes, re-
turned their verdict--Csifty.
MILLINER'S BILL.

ANN WOODMAN e. OANNAO CHAPMAN.

It appeared in this ease, that the Defendant had
dealt with the Plaintiff, • milliner, in the year
1804, and bed received goods to the amount of
led.; her name then was Clarkson ; she had been
since married to a Mr. Chapman, who had died.
It was contended, in defence, that the Plaintiff'
ought to hare sued the representative of the hus-
band.
Lord ELLEN•OROCSI was of a contrary opi-
nion ; and observed, if the husband hinl been
sued an his li&-time, the Defendant must have
been made a party in the suit, as she had OM.'
tmcted the debt in her own right. Verdict for the
Plaintiff, with costs.

A man servant, who was hired to go down to
Drunstit tttttt Castle. Scotland, left town on Friday,
and was frozen to death on his journey.
lu the course if last ',loath the following sums, as
subscriptions, &c. have been received by the
Treasurer of the Humine Society :—Of Fni.t.ta
and Cnsrrxitts, for 1807, 301. lOw ; Lsiturron
and Co. 101. 10s.; Darritstono, for the last year,
101. 5.. ; C. Woicrainfitest, Esq. annually, 31. 3s. ;
and P. G. TUOMAS, Esq. life subscription, 101.10 s.
tifteen thousand clainnant# have been rewarded
for their prompt exertions in abeam 7000 aquatic.
suffocations, *cc. It will afford benevolent mind■
an abundant satisfaction, to be informed that above
soon have been rescued from the watery grave, and
restored to their parents, friends, &c. Subscrip-
tions for eateading the above Life-Saving Institu-
tion will be received at Baron Dtmsnal.E's ; Ft:
rna sod Co.'s ; Daummoprirs; and by the Trea-
surer. The Poe err COMPANION, 00 the prevention
obf prey/arum death, and the restoration of hr.. will
be gratuitously delivered every Friday, between
three and the, at No. ti, Spital-square.

The PenWiertmee, Elliott, from Cork to London, which
wiliest ahem near Margate, is gut off.
The Snake, Odey, from Pottle, for Loudon, is on shots
wear Margute.
Juliana Starkey, from M.e.ta to London, stated to,
be taken and cirried ion Malaga, arrived safe at Gibraltar,
sad sailed from theses the beginuing of last month, under
convoy of Hu: Claitume frigate.
The Oore, Price, sod the Mayflower, Sutton, from Clo-
nalkelly to robins' ere ou shUre thar Duti;in the loth
instant --4 ren saved.
The Mentor, —, from Oporto having struck on an
*suitor, is sunk near the entrance oeßristot River.
The RretolPaeket, Day, from Teiguniouth to Bristol, is
lost at Minehrad.
The Ravens* orth, d and from Sunderland, for I.oadeo,
was totally Inst the 13th inst. oil Ilarokb—wthemaster and
two men saved, six drowned.
The Amity, Dews, and the Harmony' Rait, from Hell to
London ; the Leith, Owstoo, and the Norfolk, Ottiond, both
from Newcastle to Londoo ; mid two other brigs, names un-
known, were drives* on shore near Ilarwich, the 13th lust.
with loss of anchors and cables, and must be reloaded before
they can beget off.
The Ploughman, Nicholson, from Hardey to London;
the Liberty, Hammond, from London to Newcastle ; the
Acorn, Read, from London to Lynn; the Egtoo, Roundiree,
from Yarmouth, to London; and the Catharine, Davidson,
from Sheerness to Sunderland, have put into Ilarwich with
lost of anchors and cables. .

The Itieuburn transport, Stoneltulise, from Deptford,
bound to Rio Janeiro, put lute Dover the 14th, with tuba of
wads.

The Neptune, Hutchins, from Arundel to Raidport, and
the Unity, Cours,from Southampton to Penrhyn, were driven
on shore the 19th instant, on Portland, hat singe pot into
Weymouth ; the former with him of anehoss, cables, rud-
der, &r. the latter with trifling damage.
Thirteen vessels I. ere driven on shore between Yarmouth
sad Lewestoffe, during the gale of the 12th instant, but are
expected to be gut off. Among them are the following :
t►e Union, Finlay, of Dunbar ; the Rochdale, (inner, of and
from Hull, fur Loudon ; the Crompton, Oliver, of Wales ;
the Elisabeth, Jeffries, of Shields; the tiritliu,..Gladden,
from Ipswich to Lynn; the Buser, Morrison, fen' Sunder-
land ter Loudon; the Douro, Stephei.siiu, from Hull to Su-
rinam; the Jenny, Rippun, from Loudon to Newcastle—
Crews oared.

l'he Harriet, Thonipsos, front Liverpool to "feebler, WM
lost on Thursday morning on West Hoyle. Cyr. Thomson,
the Chief Mate twesty two of the crew, aad two passengers
drowsed—Ms:Peened Mate, sod six others saved.
The Putnam, —, trout Whitehaves to Liverponl, is to
shore on the Red Roses. _ _ _

The Little Jane, Gray, from Leedom to the Cape of Gool
Rope ; the Malcolm, Gray, bound to London ; the Mary,
Babege, from Virginia; and the Amphitrite, Colhura ; were
drives' oa shore at Rude, on the isth instant. The latter is
pt off without mach damage.

FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE.

PA RT N ERSH IPS DISSOLVED.

Lovell Pennell, Richard Pennell, Jobe Henry Pennell,
and Andrew Tracker Follett, of Landow sad Oporto ; with
rapect to the said Andrew Tucker Follett. Feb 16141.
James Owen and John Walton, both of Rardtlaw-Within-
'Motile, in the count) of Lancaster, shoe-makers. Jan. 21,
11108.

Simon Hutchinson and Jobs Hutchinson, of Helmsley,
Yorkshire, lint u-snannforturens and Iniesi.merchauts.
11, tow.
Christopher James Hayes and Christopher Daniel Hayes,
of Fenchurch-street, London; St Matthews-place, Hack-
ney-road ; and Tryon's-phut., Harkin y floor-clutk-manw.
rectums. Feb 13, tams.
John Law, Samuel Proud, Thoinas Adams, and James
Whitehead, of Tipton, coat-masters; nub respect to the
said Samuel Proud. Feb. 5, anon

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
John Wilkins and flaws Lacey, of Basin
London, factors, dealers and chapsm•o.

BANKRUPTS.
John Rickards, of Coklicster, in the county of Essex,
draper, dealer and chapman, to surrender, March 1,4, and
99, at eleven, at the Griffin Inn, in Colchester. Attornc”i,
Mr. J. G. Sarjeamt, of Colchester; and Mconrs. Harmon and
Birch, Chancery-lane, London.
John Hervey, now or late of Springfield, in the county of
Essex, lekklayer, dealer and chapinan, to surrender, Fe-
bruary 43, March 5, and tm, at ten, at Guildhall, London.
Aft ys, Mr. Big!, Hatton-garden, London; and Mr
Cupllad, Chelmsford.
Alexander Davis and Nathan Davis, of Little Carter-lane,
Doctors'-romMons, iu the city of Loudon, warehousemen,
dealers end chap.'', n, to surrender, February go, 27, and
March go, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Sudlow,
!lineament-yard, London.
Richard Howley, of Epsom, in the rouuty of Surrey, port-
butcher, dealer and &spas% to surrender, Fellows, it, at
eleven, March 1, at twelve, and go, at one, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Gay, Epsom.
Peter Jarman, of the parish of Llanfihangel Brympabeau,
sod Thomas Jarman, late of tha parish of Llaritiliangel
Brynipaticuit, in the county of Brecon, wool-dealers, dealers
and chapmcn, to surrender, March s, y, and go, at ten,
at the Swan Inn, in the town of Enron, in the said county
of &Term. Atinineys, F.trun Erato, Ithavader, Rad-
norshire; and Messrs. Meredith and Robins, Gray's-Inn,
London.

Joshua Banks Lay, of Marehotter' in the county o( Lan-
caster, cotton-iwaawfsetarer, dealer sod charisma, to ',men-
der, February wa, March t and tzu, at eleven, at the Bridge-
water Anna, Manchester. Attornels, Mr. Philip Herd,
King's-Bench-Walks, Temple, Landoll i sod Messrs. K. It.
snit V. Jackie°, Manchester._

George :lampoon late of Copthaa-Cliambers, in the city'
of Loarlon, mercl:aut, to surremlcr, February 90, 97, and
March 29. at Ito, at Guildhall. Attorneys, Mersrs. Holmes
and Lewis Mark-hue.
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WilliatuAinswinih, late of Stockport, in the county of
Chester, euttok.: oinnt r, hut now of Maio , to the
county of lulu ter, ion•keepvr, deake awl chapman, to
surrender, Fehrozi ry yl, at eleven, sod March itp, at four,
at the Bridgewater Arm% Manchester. Attorneys, Mr.
Husky, Pump-court, Temper, London' wad Mr. Diem,
Stockport.
John Merrell rid, of Grantham, in the county of Lincoln,
moos' scrivener, drakr sod chaputan. to surrender,March
16, and 2d, at eleven, at the George luu, Grauthain.
Attorneys, Mr George White, Grantham ; sad Mr. John
Whishaw, of Lamb's Conduit-street, London
John 3lartiu, of Louth, in the county of Lineal*, ship-
carpenter, publican, deakr and eisapanan, to suivender,
March 1,3, wad jet, at eleven, talkie Georg: tan, in the town
of Kingston-upon-Hull. Attorneys, Mr. Malpli Ellis, Cur-
, sitor-street, London; sad Me Hobert Galland, Kingston-
spas-Hull.
Dinah Heaton, widow, Michael Hest." Juhn Heaton, and
Williams Heatow, all of Spring-head, Mehe parish of Aigh..
ley, in the county of York, coitus-twist-spinners, dealers
sad dolmen, to surfrider, Ifirels it, 3, and e 9, al eleven,
at the Devonshire Arms, in Kighley. Attorneys, Messrs.
Cake and Aldersgate-street, London, and Mr.
Thanks Dekker, Kighley.

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petit mussel bete, .iotwe acts, called 2112. feud:int for aa asir
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Lon Parisi 4in:titre. 11. e seldom rosoutent.on five of the late Mr
uctions .of this kind, introckeeil at Minor of one-half of the