The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-11-05 00:00:00

Tilis.AdinL U 1 DAR7II:IOUIP.

" On- 41'estesearlet last died. at his **sit Venters%
!token be had dune fur the recovery of his health,
the Bight Itost,George Legge. Erre of Dtrtinouth,
cud Visontut Lewisham. Ile *45 called oil as a
Barba to thißdose of Peers in Itt3l, dn.' ig the
',Minn. of his father, and appointed Prowacia of
the 80a..il of Control,ib the Susie year. In 1804
lie useceisted 110f/utter us his. title*. He was Lord
Charubtrlain to His Majesty. and a Knight of the
t; trter ; and was horn October the id. 1733 ; we.
educated at ()Anat, and obtained the degree dr
M. A. in 1773.
lie 1774, he was returned fin, the Borough of
I'i) mouth; and. in 1700. for Staffordshire ; and.
two tears after, was apiiuilitetl one atter Lords of
the filedchanther to the Prince of Watts; and, in
1:89. Lind -Warden of the Summaries. In 1783
hr was nominated one of the Commissioners of
Mr. Foe's new Board of the Admiralty, who were
to be assisted by • iitiburdinate Board of nine
Directors.

In the summer of 1807 he resigned the Colonelcy
of the Loyal Birininglmin Volunteers, on account
of ill health. While Member fur Staftiml, he
supported the Coalition Administration, and sutra
fo► Mr. Fox's India Bill. His Lordship was a matt
of the mildest sod most mutable manners t he mar-
ried Frames, sister to the Earl of Aylesford, by
whom he had a numerous faintly. He is succeeded
in his title and estates by his sou William, Vie-
coma Lewisham, now iti hit 38th year.
The following lines arse written on the late Earl,
by the bad of Carlisle, when they were boys at
Eton School:—
" Mild as the dew that whitens yonder pinin,
Legge shines serenest 'aides loin youthful train;
tic • hem the search of fume with rapture moves,
Disdains the pedant, though the Muse he loves—
By Were furred with modesty to please,
And juin with wisdom in unaffected ease."

The 11.011 D STSWARD of His Majesty's House-
hold Liss appointed Mt. Itlecseo 1100KCIL Yeolismk
of His Majesty's liuttery, au the room of Sir
CHARMS JACOB.. ileceowed.

Mouitento.—Ladies may supply themselves
with the most superior description of Mourning,
much lower in price that, at any other mercer's in
London, at Bedford House, No. 11, Henrietta-
street, Covent-garden.
Captain Coats, who was lately lost, by falling
from the quarter gallery of the Strifisnre, off Ber-
muda, had, for some time before, been mach in-
disposed, in consequence of his son having been
taken prisoner in the Janson, On the preceding
evening he was delirious, but was apparently reco-
vered shortly before the accident happeaed.
Is More has been tussle of the case of Jarrett, the
isitoteisn, than it really deserves, admitting every
agravation of circumstance. It has been stated
-titat Government gave him his discharge, upon the
express condition that he should leave London. It
is to correct this erroneous assertion (which is so
open to sokeourable inference to the case) that we
inset the following copy of his discharge, which he
setoolly received:—
" These ars to certify, that Ruh. Jeffery, mess, formerly
heisegiesie she Recruit, ass received uu board His Mujeety's
tietrosear this Thistle, under my command, at Halifax, in
Nova //tacit, Ay swim of Admiral Sir John Roden Warms,
Bart es the dills of Argos*, 1833, Gm &limey to England,
isernismimmethens the stet Any thrrevelear.
hy a esto,l Admiral SW Roger Curtis, Bart. Com-
te permeate of directions from the Lords
His Admiralty, en 4,1 where he pleases.
(Sigurd) " P. PROCTOR,
" Commander of NM. schooner Thistle."
Lse4 Joni! Tintoxa, who is Deputy Chamber-
lain to His kl.arrsrr, attended the C.kamberlain's
011 ice yesterday, in consequence of the Earl of
DARTIIOIII It 3 death.
It is a circulostaace highly honourable to this,
'• or to say other Government, that a French *ca-
ftan, who was taken in • privateer in the West
•
belies, was liberated and scot to his native country,
ih one of the late cartels for Minting, because, on
his passage from the West Indies, in the Fylla, are
jumped overboard and saved the life of a British
seaman, who had recidentally fallen fruits the yard-

ann.
Ou Thursday. 300 deserters from the French
army in Portugal lauded at Portsmouth, and were
marched to Fort Cuiniserland. They are to join
the Royal Sicilian Regiment. A more deplorable
body of men were never seen : they had scarcely
any clothing on, and appeared half starved. They
are of all the nations can the Continent.
General ST. SIMON, who was taken prisoner in
Portugal, is gone to Oililiain on his parole.
NAVAL APruIVTVILVT4....Cipt•i• Admand ilt7vood,
to the Ethalivu ; Captain Graham, Southampton; Captain
Jobs Halitetel, Bello.splss (to Ise tilted for a flag); Captain
Fawkes. Niehtisleale ; Captain Pell, Thunder • Capt Bel.
lane!. Coxes ; Captain New, Hap motile (armed en Bute);
Captain Haynes, Helots ; Caplan' Bastard, Africa (flag-
ship fur 'admiral Sawyer/; Capt. Newsom. Coquette ; Liege.
Russ (of the Victory) priausimal folk, rook of a Cosanisoder,
sad to commissid the Ariel; Lieuteliaai Sl'Pliersass, Thistle,
Tice Praetor. promoted; Captain George DSO,. Lariaia;
Captain Garth,Cossaek; Captain Monke Pallas; Captain
Dittos. Caster; Capt. IL Walker, Gnoyroeda.
The Hope. wind' brought intelliguice of the yel-
low fewer in the neighbourhood of Clibra liar, was pro-
herself with a clean bill of health.
Saturday, a Are broke ant in the gallery of the
filarshalsea Prison, which was, however, extinguish-
' ed without doh% mach duinoge.
The new building of the 'Mint on Tower-hill ((so
the site of the Old ‘'ietualliiig-Offiee) is nearly
completed. and is an elegant structure. Ivo, thy of
the metropolis. It is designed mud executed by
Mr. SnlariX. jun. and is i a the purest style of Gre-
cian architecture. The building bring situated on
an activity ascending from the Itivor Thames,
would, were some visual ion pediments removed,
have • most coninonilling view.
On Saturday morning, when SMITH, the officer
belonging to the Public Offiee, Bow-street, went
to an old iron shop in Cliuiiiiiri-tstreet. to Meier
the amount of a CMS% Ictio,l of the shop.keeper, for
having old lead en his shop concealed. he observed
• man selling some old lead, ranch was then in the
scale ntighoug, Sams asked how lie became pot-
sesseatof it. mid he not givisig .1 satisfactory account.
&men took him into Caltiody. and CO3Veyeil hire
to Roo-street Office, when. sifter in ineeatig
it turned oat that elm Prisoner was a jonrueyiniiii
brie klaYrrotud had lieess at pork at Mr. I) :cm-
btAtn's boils-. the banker. at Ch
the PrlpOritell ounce identified the lead to
brfri stolen front there. The Pississer wee co:n-
alitted 'fur Norther esaminalion.