The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-02 00:00:00

Till SILINDY FAMILY.

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The first, in celebration of the Sovereign's en-
trance into the fiftieth y her of his reign, ire the city
e of Cork, wits the respectable fitfully above desig-
n bated ; and its own members, and those who were
invited to join in the expression of its hive and gra-
titude for the Sovereign, during whose long and
happy reign it had its origin.-nod had greatly in-
creased in aumlher and respectability, made the
exact number of forty-nine, the years which the
King had completed. The coincidence was purely
accidental, and therefore not a little singular. The
guests of the family were received by Mr. and Mts.
1 Shandy, Toby, and Or. Slap, aided by the
respectable assidnitiee of Corporal Trim and Olha-
71dwh. The Widow Weolluen wits associated with
the heads of the Snandy family; and endured the
addresses anti insinuations of Captain Shamir, with
her characteribtic reserve and modesty.—The cos-
tume of the faMily was well adapted to indicate! the
le weever of each individual, and such as Sterne
eedd have dressed them in, had he been exhibit-
i.e; the reality of what his fancy ha. so exquisitely
titled. Au admirable good limn', which is con-
ii,,ettel with the Slotted), eateiblislement, embarked
in et handsome eidlit-aired barge, near the Mausion-
..
House, for Shand H. and saluted the family, in
its proxress, with forly-nine guns, its honour of the
day. The salute was returned from it battery at
Shandy Hall, as soon As the firing front the
barge had ceased. Gail Save the King wits played
with excellent harmony on the watei, before cud
after the salute, end sung at Silently Hall, with the
full Chorus of the Shandy family and its guests.
Toe music was received at the lauttneg-place, at
Shandy-gardens; by the whole family, and ull
marched iu move/oom the band playing God Sore
the King. to Shandy Hall, where a Lreaklast
a 3S provided, abundant in every article which might
toasty good amorous. or allure bad ones. The
tataplasms of toast had been changed to the aug.
anclued sheepw of mountains, lint they disappeared
before the vigour of the attack .made upon them.
Tea, cutler, Lu. in profusion, assisted the dissolu-
tion of thoes muses of luxury—and eggs, i iiiii eine-
rabic, coutrthuted a very substantial ucetempaiii.
meld. The joy of the occasion, and the clear air
of the morning, had given the Shandy party an ap-
petite competent to unmisilate any thing possessing
the qualities of toast, cake, eggs, &e. and every
thing accordingly vanished before its euvri,ly. Au-
other discharge of artillery announced the Genetic.
• Ilion of the party at the exple.l it hail just per-
formed—and a illAllk4glViligg to the tune of I, Gad
Aare the King," succeeded, in which nil the per-
firmer:, vocal end instrumental, siiiited the sit-
,
most of their sileLty. The Shandy pre.
ceded by the bated, and folloavel by its guests. pew
ceeded strain to the place of embarkation, and, be-
hag divided iii a number of boats, dropped tlowu
with the stream, the music playing the whole way,
and lauded near the Mausintebouse, where, after
'paying every ackuceriedgment to the hospitality'
and urbanity of the. Head* of the House of Shandy,
the araty separated. to kiln in sane other demon.
etration if re,- 4 mud duty towards our good
old Monarch. •Cite union-jack was display, ti on
the bunkmate of Shandy Hall during the whole I
time.

TILE BRITISH PRESS.

k.ONDON
No% masa 2.

It sten, male, the proper hrarl. "
0,,," that the I;llcrkg paxanes kiraed hands.
e-tP,dny, thrir rollOwliig Ministerial promo-
tins :—Mr. It.inant Du ;A • SAWIDIIItio SS Preri-

deist of the Board of Controul, etce the Earl of
ll A GROWS,/ ; ;11 t. RYDIDII6 as Secretary of State for
the flume Departinent,rice the Earl of LIVERPOOL;
and, we understand, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, as
Secretary of State for the War and Colonies, eireVis-
count CASTLCILr.A.CU. Th.:se three appointments
complete the Cabinet, which will eausist of eleven
Members.. 1., addition to the above, Mr. Max:4Elo
Surron kissed hands en his appointment to the
office of Judge Advorate, vice Mr. Rt DER; and
Mr. HAMILTON, as one of the Under Secretaries of
State.
The concourse of people assembled, yesterday, at
the Qoieve's House, was greater than has been wit.
nestled fur matt). years. The expectation of seeing
the Loan Msvon, attended by the Corpora.
tion of London, sod a Deputation from the Uni-
versities of Oxford and Cambridge, caused St.
James's Park to be crowded by twelve o'clock.—
At that time, the White Horse Tavern, on the
other ►ide of Enekinglinin-gute, ssaa sur►ound-
ed by a great crowd of spectators, attnieted br
the arrival of numerous carriages and four. filled
with Gentlemen belonging In the Universitoo of
Oxford and Cambridge, who sad engaged rooms
at the White Horse Tavern ; where they assem-
bled and dressed in their gowns, Am At a quaver
before two, the Loan CHANCRLLOR arrived at the
palace, in His own carriage ; the Earl of LI•FR•
root. came soon afterwards. At half-past two the
Lotto 111AVOlt also arrived, in the civic state coach,
drawn by six beautiful greys. The City Mar-
shal, on horseback, preceded his Loril.hip's
carriage, whirls was followed by the Itecorder of
1,0114100, Slit riffs, Aldermen, and Commen Coon-
eiluseii. The ;,roceseion• reached from the Horse
f ivards to the Palace, and urns attended by a great
number of constables. It was nearly half nu hour
from the time the LORD MAYOR alighted fiom
his carriage, until the remainder of the Carriages
in the Procession drew tip. During that
iota/real, his Grace the Arelib.sbnp of CARTRIN
rtrair's carriage, in winds was Mr. MANI. DRS Su IN
TON. who kissed hands nn his appointment, was
impeded by the civic . procession ; but the r °wh-
ims broke tli,ough •tits line of carriays, and

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reached the Palace through the garden-gate. Mr.
PaRCEVAL came shortly afterwards, and wasobliged
to alight from his carriage, sturl walk to the lodge.
The Earl of lisnaoway soon followed. Visiount
Par.stattsrun cams in an elegant carriage ; his
Lordship's servants wore new liveries, similar to
the Earl of Ltveueouis servants, of green, with
very rich wortaed lace.
At half-past three, the Gentlemen belonging to
the deputation of Oxford University, received Ills
MAJESTY'S command to attend hefore his Royal
presence. They accordingly walked in procession,
dressed in their robes, from the White Horse Ta-
vern, to the Palace. At a quarter past four, the
Gentlemen belonging to the University of Cam-
bridge, received the same order, and they proceeded
in procession.—The Earl of Dun Fates. a most in-
teresting young Nobleman, grandson to the Mar-
quis of BUTE, wore u purple velvet gown, richly
trimmed with gold !ace, and a trendier cap, with
a large gold tassel ; he was attended by his Tutor.
It was near five o'clock, before the Loan M AYOR,
sad the Gentlemen belonging to the two Universi-
ties, left the Palace. Mr. PERCEVAI„ Lord Mut.-
same, Earl BATHURST, Earl IlAartowae, and
the Duke of MONTROSE, went away soon after-
wards. The Park was nut cleared until near six
o'clock, when His MAJESTY set off for Windsor.

" It has become a fashion with one party," says
one of the spur-gulled Hacks of Government, in its
nunther of last nitdo, 44 to repreirent the country as
sunk to and overwhelmed with shame
and disgrace. Our army is considered as ruined.—
Eunice] how, and when? Unhappily, we hate
lust 'lambert; by sickness; but are our military
very scanty, that-the loss of 10 or evcii
1:0,003 'nen is miel. a losses to ruin our Army, and
rend, r it an °tent and disgraced Nation ?"
Sll.ll ore the worda nithe most devoted and servile
of the Treasury Jou • nals. Of the condom-, and of tbe
fairness of the representation of the state of the Coun-
try, which they are meant to convey, the public are
perfectly competent to judge. It is not true that
it has become a fashion, with any party, to represent
the cuitutry as sunk to impotence. The strength
and resources of the country, the party alluded to
have al .7ays acknowledged ; while th. y, at the same
time, as uniformly lament, that this strength, and
these resourtes, have been committed to incapable
heads, by which they have been squandered away.
h it possible that Mr. NRCETAL. and his creatures,
can flatter themselves, that, out of their own circle,
their sada* a man, be his principle* or party what
they may, who entertains any other opinion of
our Ministers or our means ? If they do, adepts as
they are in all the mysteries of delusion, they only
deceive themselves, and will find themselves the
dupes of their own imposture. Had they said that
the countty less sued& to a state of apathy, they
would, indeed, have been Lorne out by the fact; hut
of inspotencenone are guilty except His MAJZITY'II
Milliners. It if, perhaps, not lees aggravating and
ofiensise to the simplest understanding, and the
coldest :wart, to hear these jabbering parasites com-
plain that it is said 44 the country is overwhelmed
with shame avid disgrace." Would they insinuate,
that the expeditions of their patron and !my master,
Lord Csreuttason, have overehelmeil us with
glory?—ls it possible, thud they can look to our sick
and wounded abandoned to the enemy atTaloveca—
our retreat from Spain---our retreat, with loomoo
men, from theScheldt, relinquishing all the boasted
" ulterior objects" of the Expedition—is it possible,
that, srit/i all these disasters in our view, they would
insinuate that the exertions of Ministers have been
crowned with SUCCe% and overwhelmed the coun-
try with honour and credit As to the affected at-
tempt to ridicule those party-men, who assert,
that our means are an scanty, the loss of 10, or
20,000 men must ruin our army, it is almost too
contemptible for notice. No man of any party ever
maintained that position. The only palliation for
such a falsehood,• is, -that the writer meant only to
insinuate another less aggravated falsehood; namely,
that lie would have the public believe we have only
lost 10 or 20,000 men in our unfortunate and miser.
able campaigns in Zealand end the Spanish Penin-
sula. Would that we had sustained no greater loss.
Had it been so, the King of ENGLA o need not
exclaim to nay Lord CASTLIRIAISH, as the Roman
Emperor to his General, " Give me r.. ck my
legions !"

We have received Paris papers to the 25th last.
BO,IAPARTE was expected to arrive in that capital
on the folloring day. It was supposed that be
took his de1...1-tore from Sehoenloruesn, on the 19th.
Every necessary preparation had been made na the
whole line from the Anstrean to the French capital
fur his accommodation ; and from the velocity with
which he w:is expected to perform his journey, we
'nay presu.ne, that the petty satellite Kings of his
creutirm receive nothing more than au en pas-
„„,Ll:uueof their Royal Master. Peace
was to liss'e heels proclaitual at Vienna on the
ititb.—Nothing farther has transpired respecting
its terms. It may, however, be presumed, that
Fa.tocti retina* his Imperial title, and has not been
obliged, as nOSAPARTP. threatened originally, to
descend to the rank of merely King of Austria. This
much may he inferred from the sentence which an-
nounces the conclusion of peace with the Emperor
of Austria.--13tmu'inet was present at the parade
on doe l2tb autl oiterwargis pays tudieoce to

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Mimi of his Generals. The amours of his men-
tat derangement must, therefore, be unfounded. -
We have seen, in the Ministerial Papers, a hope
expressed, that, on the present auspicious occasions
of His MAJESTY'S entering the fiftieth year of Ids
reign, some mode might be devised, by which the
unfortunate persons, detained, since 1803, by the
tyrant who governs France, arid controuls Europe,
und'y be restored to freedom. lu this wish we 1:ot
only concur, but we are of opinion, that such a
benefit could hardly be too dearly purchased; and
that if our tacit acquiescence in, or virtual admis-
eiou of, the act of revolutionary violence committed
by BONAPARTE ill seizing them, could. produce
their liberation, the British Government would be
fully justified in adopting a measure, dictated by
the most enlarged principles of hum mire. But,
disposed as we should he, and, as we imagine, the
nation at large would equally feel, to make every
effort, and every sacrifice of its rights, esteblihbed.
ou the usages of civilized states, in order to obtain
the release of our countrymen ; can any mutt who
has studied the character, and followed the line et'
diction adopted by NAPOLEON, ever since he seized
on the supreme authority in France, persuade him-
self, that this Usurper will ever regulate his future
policy and conduct, by any principles, except his-
interest, his revenge, or his ambition ? Let us
consider, for a moment, how these individuals fell •
into his hands. It will afford us grounds on which
to reason, and to iufer his probable mode of con-
duet, if pressed to liberate them.
The late peace was signed on the Psi of October,
1801, though the definitive treaty did riot take
place at Amiens, till near six mouths afterwards.
France not having captured any of our possessions
or settlements, had nothing to restore to us. We,
on the contrary, successively evacuated and gave
up Martinique, as well as Pondicherry, and many
other of the French islands or factories, in the
East and West Indies. To Holland, we restored
the Cape of Good Hope and Surinam. Malta
alone retrained ; which, according to the articles of
the peace, was likewise to be placed out of our
hands. But, as the time fixed for this evacuation
approached, the administration become justly ap-
prehensive, -that while we punctually fulfilled the
eonditioes of the Mid', BONAPARTI, who, tho',
at that time, only First Cocaul, yet ass the reel
and efficient Ruler of France, would by no utter..
suspend the course and progress of Lis intrigues or
measures, for subjecting and bringing under his
controul, all the surrounding Continental States.
In fact, during that very period of nominal peeve,
slid lie Lot cause himself to be elected head of the
Cisalpiue Republic, and take Genoa Wider his
protection _ Did _ h_e not refuse to reinstate the
i .?
King of SARDINIA in any part Of his dominions of
Savoy and Piedmont ; while he retained his forces
in Holland, and strengthened his forces ill Swit-
zerland? In a word, did he not, under the mask
of peace, pursue his systematic projects, for gra-
dually subjecting Europe ?
The consciousness of this want of faith, and of
the danger to he apprehended from it, induced our
Ministers, first to delay, and ufterearde to refuse
to evacuate Malta. Box). esters insisted on the
instaet accomplishment of this article ; but though
he menaced, and reproached, and gave way, on
more than one occasion, to the violence of hie tem-
per, it is indisputable that he did not wish fur itn-.
mediate war. His preparations were riot complete;
and tee, Not lie, commenced hostilities. Outrage-
ous at findi:O; his plans thus anticipated and come-
teracted, in the impotence of his rage, and unable,
in any other way, to wound us, he ordered the un-
fortunate individuals, of troth sexes, who, on the
faith of the subsisting treaty,. were residing in, or
travelling through France, to be detained. This
act, worthy of Ronzerszacz. or of .the most fem.
eious tyrant in antiquity, Tabzzenastia even at-,
.tempted to justify, by asserting, in the Manifesto.
published and disseminated through Europe, that'
we alone were culpable, in beginning hostilities
without a previous denunciation or proclamation of
war ; and that France only retorted, by detaining
our countrymen, found within her limits. From
this assertion, or principle, BONAPARTE has never
receded. Nor do we believe, whatever be, or his
Ministers may assert, that he means ever to adopt
any ether, more consouant to the laws of nations,
or to the practice of modern Europe. He well
knows, that, since 17.56, the European states, at
least Great Britain and France, though they have
mode war on each other, yet have ceased formally
to proclaims war. In 1778, and again in 1793, the
two Governments became invoked in hostilities, but
no formal deniuteiatium or ;proclamation ever took
place on etther side. The pretext may he set up,
in order to cover and palliate the perfidious and
vindictive atrocity of the act ; but its origin, we
believe, to be deep, systematic, and altogether
analogous with NAPOLEON'S conduct towards every
other state and Suvereign.
We greatly fear, and we have long thought, that
though BONAPARTE rosy not consider it prudent to
avow the determination, yet that he has immutably
resolved, newer to establish any Cartel with this cows-
try. Ills reasons and motives fur such • policy,
however inhuman and detestable, are nevertheless
natural is him. What has he to do with precedents
taken from the times of Lotus XIV. or of his two
successors ? Does he regard the opiuions of PLIF•
PENDOR,, OPGROTIVE, or of YAM. ? He has sub.

jected novo either to his t!ousinion, or ta
his orders and controul ; our will he be restrained
sv ithin the narrow circle utu King of FILANCE. or
~PAIN. lie is at war with a ;rower, whoa* popula-
tion dues nut exceed nine, or perhaps ten millions
of people. lie conseri hes the whole Continent, spd
can draw on Sill aggregate of seventy millions. Ita-
lians, Poles, Switzer*, Germans, Dutch, nay Spa-
niards and Portuguese,_constitute hi* armies, and
are forced to fight his bellies, against their own
.country. Of the hers, the repose, and the felicity
of the French, lie disposes arbitrarily. We have pro-
bably near 47,000 of that nation, now prisoners
of war. Lie has ouly about 9000 British in his hativis.i
Lint he well lianas, that we feel much more deeply
that diminittiou of tr naval and military strength,
than he does ■ far greater some:. Fur, our fund

is litaited : his is almost bout:Mess.
fore, he could dictate to us a new mo:I. of ez.
change, by which he should receive five prisoners,
in rein' n lor every one of ours that lie til,via!rs, w4i
fear tliat'lle iiever will realist., wiritteer he may
seem to hold out, coy cartel between tile twit .
countries. Ile may capriciously allow certain h.i
'divides!s to return to Eugland. and he may liberate
blind, aged, or infirm' persons, or women, breakint
uoue of that description can defend us, or oppose
him. But, we must have stronger evidence, that
we It.ve vet heard, or seen, before we are persuaded
that Bots,ti..tiErL will confirm his policy ow this
point, either to the laws of nations, or to those of
humanity.

We had flattered Lll*rivet4 that the riots at
Covent-Gar.leti Tbeatra bud subsided, and the
appearance of the house, for some pleas past,
fully justified our expectation. It would, however,
be a state of happiness, incounstent with humus
frailty, to suppose, that, in a metropolis, consisting
of nearly a million of people, a few perturbed

spirits could not be found, anxious to disturb the
public tranquillity. Of that description liaye we
always considered the opposition to the Pro;:rie-
tors of Covent-gurdeu. The voice of the rest
and the voice of the real populace, e
lives with the Malingers; and the country ut
large, us fir as its sense can be collected floin all
the provincial papers, fevls itself disgraced by the
shameful proceedings in the Metropaiis.—Unfor-
tineately, however, the twee and irndiPe that could
not upset a green-stall, are sufficient to destroy the
tranquillity of a public Theat re. Of this, the miser--
rable Junto, who, for the vilest purposes, usurp the
name of the populace, seem to be uware. Because
the Grand Jury of Westminster found only Inns of
indictment against 15 persons, the pee:omit enernig•
of the Theatre -would here then unfortunate dupes
believe, thud eiery.other species of opposition, UO4
eolupreheLded in them 15 cases, is legal.—H :rico
the revived disturbance of last night—hence the re.
appearaupe.of these contemptible insignia of 0. P.
and other einlilerus.of a pre-detci ruined concert and
conspiracy to oppose the business of die House, with-
ou►.any regard, directly or indirectly, to the mu rits or
demerits of the Performers or of the Phty.—Those
taco, whom Law 'Writers have truly styled .* the
maggots of the liiev.^ inuy answer their private pur-
poses, by raising such iluipits and distinctions ; but
.thair.clients will pay fur it in the end. Fur if the
Proprietors of Covent-Garden hare' a right to
perforiu• !plays, and t• derive profit from that
• performance, most assuredly those men, who com-
bine, and meet, night after night, in the Thea-
tre, for the avowed purpose of defeating that per-
formance, and destroying that profit, are guilty of
a conspiracy. We may add, they are not only
criminally guilty, as disturbers of the public peace;
but they are also lvable, in damages, to the Pro-
prietors. Of Mr. Kenna we know nothing, but
• his professiolial merits, as a Nervout of the public.—
And we do think, that he has beet. roost cruelly
used. He has been, for many years, the ornament
of the Stage, sad is the wily genuine classic Actiwr
that tread. its boards. It sterns, however, to be a
subject of reproach, a source of inveterate envy,
that he should have, in a long, laborious, and suc-
cessful professional life, realised ten or twenty
thousand pouts& ; and yet we find among the
rioters, who hate conspired against him, a
Stock-broker, who, without any pretension to
talent., would net, perheps, think it extraordinary
good luck, to make double the sum of a morninz's
speculation upon the Stuck Exchange.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held ut the
East-Itsilia House, when Capt. H. LINDSAY IMO
sworn into the command of the ship Winchelaw
consigned to Bombay and Chins. The Court ad-
journed at six o'clock till Westoesibiy
Earl CAISDER Como to Unto, 47:1lt:711 inorow
loge trout 1117 seat, the Wilderness, in held. .is
attend a Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office th.IS
der. and His MAJESTY iii Council yesterday.
File PRESENT IMIEDIERY.—Whito a more In..
tectied Administration was talked of, it is lint
justice to thm to soy, that they offered to draw lets
which of them should remain in office, etniceivin
wan a matter of perfect indifferesice no the pill.h4 ,
which of them went out, or which of them staid to.
Mr. Names, of Yorkshire, was offered u situa-
tion under the present Ministry, and refitted it.
not thinking it could be worth while to vscate
his seat at Pontefract, for so short and preca-
rious an advantage. Mr..Contma's friend. ex-
press Kraut surprise that.this aceeptra
the place of Secretary to the Admiralty: but wa
understand dist he does not that thy forfeit his .rat
in the House of Commons, the ppointir.co
with the Board, sad sot with MS MAJF 411.'1 Ili.
iiisterstdirectly.