The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-13 00:00:00

NUMBER 88.1

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SA DLEN's WELLS.
Under the Patronage of
IPS ROYAL tltritxr.ss TILE DUKE OF CLARENCE.
rrHEPuwic are mo't respectfully informed, that
the ENTERT.XINNIENTs which were nieeiverl with
such flattering Applaust• out Mn.iday and Tnesday Evening.,
by overflowing Hou.s..-3, will b. rapeated every Night this
Week.
Ladies and G-iitlenien are requested to be early iii their
application fir Phres, particularly fur the Private Boxes, to
prevent d,,app.ititisieitt.
2..—Gallery Is.
Door. opened at half.past Five, begin at half-port Six.
Places kept till Seven.

LITERARY FUND.
THE ANNIVERSARY of the LITERARY
FUND will be held, tan 7 h. ralac, April 21, 1309, at
the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand.
TR6+tUE!V T,
Hi, Grace the Duke of SOMERSET, in the Chair.
c► k.-PPESIDENT4.
R►ght Hen. Lord Pelham IR. J. Statical", EN. M. P.
Lord Viscount Val. ntie Owen Witharm, F.sq. m. r.
Sir John Sinclair, But. MP. Mr. Alderman &lila!
!Uri. C. Hippeailev, Bart. M.P. William Salto, E•q.
Sir Robert Peel, tot M.P. John Svmmors,
Sir W. W. Pepyt,llllt. %tr. Alderman Aii*ley.
Jerc.ClarkeJercuise,Eati.M.P.

f REASURUIS.

Pieter Mellish, Esq. John Reeves, Esq. Rev.W.Whiteloek.
kr.GI3TII tits.
C. Spumous, D.D. Thomas Dale, bkl). JulinNicholsEsq .
sTEW SODS.
Sit Robert Peel, Ran. M.P. Walter Pye, Esq.
John Lubbock, E. M.
P. W. Gary Sane, Esq.
P. W. Rakeril. Esq. NI, P. Rev L. P. Gardner
ni
Rcnians Go aldsasil, Esq. Rev. W. Whitelock
Cobarles Dickasun, Esq. 1 John Pcake, I:41.
Vildlll.llllll Solliiiid, FPI- I Edward Knight, Esq.
•a • Dinnur on Table at !nv.—No Culection.
• Tickets, 10s. 6d.

WHEEL
Value of each. TSUI Value.
L 20,000 is •L. 60,000
11000 20,000
5,000 10,000
1,000 0,000
&c. &r. &c.
And five d its of the present LoeL•ty to draw.
TICKETS and SHARES continue on sale every
day. except Monday and Thumb!, (being the Itaya
appointed lot the drawing), at the OLD STATE LOTTERY
°Filet of swwr and CO. Ne. 14 Poultry.

No. of Prism.
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To the Free and Independent ELECTORS of the TOWN of
IIOTTING/lAM.
alert-tatters
MY profound respea for a Tribtnd, Constru4led
u an F-lectim Committee of the licuee of CUinitionir
neceereeily must be, would induce the to refrain frum *nutted
veritOil, were It pt.-utile for a moment to suppose that preju-
dice, founded on calumny and mierepresentation, had, in any
cue, the least inneeme on its cleterminstion. Such a suspi-
cion cannot be entertained, and I therefore bow, with the ut-
most deference, to the late decinua. however unexpected both
tu you and myself.
It has certainty been the subject of inO4 painful regret So
we, that prOcilleding, did take place, during wine penuiterot
the late Flectiun, which merit the severest reprehension. But
that thew are in all greet fowls misguided men, who take ad-
waiter of the confinion atterelent on every popular Election,
to gratify their private resentment, is alto a lanienoWe fact :
yet the 'Until laws have surely sufficient energy for the sup-
pr reeve amid vein:lancet of such conduct. Why tlem have
e.nt tee parties aggrieved appealed to those laws ! Why have
not the offenders been indicted' And why are we now to hear
fr brit Mr. Cuke of the neorsity of Pailiamentary interference! ?
Had lie keit the object of your choice, such a question, I am
inclined to beiieve, would never have arisen : the discedies now
complained re' would have been overlooked, as these of his
net pally have been on his former suceenful Efections. Your
feeti'e 11..1g1..tre.y and miserable Police, would have been PP.
weeded, 4144 von: loyalty wrinlel have relearned uninipciurned.
The right of nominating and electing your Representative,:
coo Parliement, that great and distinguished pried( ge of Britons
and Freemen, i• iniquestionably toed:piece to be compatible
watt tumult and yeeence ; but Gud forbid that we 'Meld, in
tile opposite extreme, adopt (relict the pnnciples or the practice
of 4 Ortgli'swritic country, and nuke our Elections at t!ie point
of the bayonet.
Is it in these Bars to be considered a erinte, that Electors
should nu longer confide in a Man, whom they conceive to
hare supported measures inanizal to the interier• of their coun-
try ! And are they to be branded with disloyalty and disaffec-
tion, becau,e they have thought that the Isar, in winch we
have lately beet. enraged, might and might to have been avoid-
ed ; and -because they hare expeued their rinipprebaticm of
Clare rne.eihres adopted by the late Administration, which
could tend toe continuance of iud eaereus effects, and which,
at Nottingham, were felt to a calamitous dagree ? Surely
not!
The spirit of party at Nottingham k not, I fear, likely to be
drnitnisheil by the nie.Ourt-i winch have been pursued •in the
. late intemperate appeal to the Committee; and in the attempt,
Ds fiseAlui the west unjmneable, to throw an cemented stigma
on the character "d cenduet of these Elector. who were ho-
nest tied firm enough to emecise their iielepeneeet
Rut that a high leg.d clurectet should, on a solemn oxesion,
upon common ru 1111 l ur only, have been iuduced to allude to
nutters ennuected with your late Election, which are now
,hewn to be utterly fake amid groundlres ; thereby prejudging,
and pronouncing cond.:meet oil, as it were, oil a cause then tu
endeegu a rigid investigenon before another Tribunal, was sub-
ject of much aurpnee ue Men of all parlor* anal must be re-
garded, by every one who regiieeti the purity am! impartiality
ui uur lens, welt infinite regret. being the inarunient of
the vindication of your fame, whatever personal weir
fwe 1 have done a, my recompeoce will be complete in the
contiuuance of yourconfidence, mitt iu the satisfaction of be.
li.vi it th..t I have not rendered Myself unworthy of your fa--
Lee Lemur amid kindness.
Mr. Coke informs you, that he vene-etee the Monarch and
the Monarchy ; allow use 4030 P. tell you, that no one motet
tiuly std gtAtefully alive:cisme the treieweieleot virtues of his
pm:eat Majcs.y then nine :f; but in making a public declara-
tion of sly' sentiments, I mint avow, it is tile Lenstitution of
our Cumtry, handed to tit by our forefathers, that I. tent.
rate, and of whieh she kingly Power is so essential a part—
fur the in.tattellArtee and defeirm of which we are all ready, I
trait, to make the sac( hee of sleety thing else we hold drier.
It ii*icth sincere pleasure 1 state to you, that, ou the termi-
nataiin of a personal, cilitra.4, I have received the unequivocal
aveirence of support trout a very lArge majority of the Electors
resident to the town and the canvas of the Out-Voters, which
my [needs have kindly undertaken, is equally favourable.
I can feel no hesitation, therefore, in offering myself Again a
Candidate wheoever the Eh-stern shall he perninted to take
place, wit:ling, at the same time, to be perm-cat. understood,
the, haviiig made a candid avowal of my puiltiCA.l Opinions, I
'FA no roanfor his support who does not perfectly approve them.
K stewing VI hat extraordinary interfetetmeaildpowerflllOpp4)S.tinn
I have tu cuutend against, I Mille tidy on the strenuous melee-
wine of men who are resolved to aseert their Freedom and lie
depenateuee. ilecullect, however, that active and zealous exer-
gomsc may be combined with exenneary ord:r anal decorum.
Seoul., I again have the honour to be chosen your Repre-
iieneitive, you shall find toe ever faithful to those priliciples,
which art the bans of me sincere andenaltenible enactment to
the waliap and happints4lif my country, a zealous Advneete of
the blesawgi of Civil and ~Religious Liberty, and an assiduous
promoter of the intereets of the Town of Nottingham.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Yew munch obl%ed and faithful servant.
JOSEPIi BIRCH.
-erare, April 7, IoU3.