The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-05-15 00:00:00

THEITRE.

suir-,utart.
This Theatre will re-open for Hie Summer sea-
son at its usual period. The managers have been
both literal and Judicious in their selection of pt ••
formers for the :amusement of the
have engaged Mr. Yon nu and Mrs. Gr.craca, late
of the Covent Garden company. We also understand
that Mr. Joists has resigntsl several twist liberal
provincial engagements, to join them. Mr. and
Mrs. ETII6 and Mr. Ilirt.Lann, of the Drury lane
company. are also engaged ; Mr. MATII4I.WS, Mr.
and Mrs. Livros will resniiti• their stations, and
every species of theatrical entertummeut is prepar-
ing is the best style.
Till I.l`CF.i:5l.
This elegant Theatre romiiiiies to win its way,
and is slow fully established in public favour.—
The iserforinatice. in the course of the lust week
went off with eclat. and *Mailed elegant roinrany.
the fashionaltle circles were--
"lhe Duke of Norfolk. Gumless of Wintertun, Viecountes•
Hampden; Ladies. Illywhey, liassikaer, Maker, M. Gore,
Agetiults, Langford, and the Will TI.WIIIIIIIIId ; Sirs E.
Merry, M. W Italics, F. Dewterry, sad T. I:ace Hon.
Mrs. Pane; Medi...p..li F. leave, Dirkrnson, E. Bruner,
J. Dawkins, Coulter, Russell, Brieknel,

Yesterday morning His MAJIISTY, Prinee..cs
A urriusea. and Surma. arecnopenied by Lady CA.
&wise WALDIGRAVE,atid General thee tr errode
to Wit. George's Chapel. and beard Y Sermon
*d by the Rev. Dr. HALLAM; afterwurda returned
to the Palace.
Yesterday afternoon, the Princess of W11.1{3 took
an airing in a Baronet's., in Illytle-park.
The Princes of WALES has select parties on
Sunday evenings, at F. sionigton palace; Wlr. Got*,
and other professional gentlemen, are engaged to
sing sacred music.
The Earl of Essitx is much better from an at-
tuck of the gout.
The Marchioness of La sosoowsa had a select
tea party, list night, at Laod.downe Honse.
The Canute*. Dowager of Essex hurl a select
evening party, last night, at her house in Clltloll-
- met.

The Duke of SUSSEX has lost considerable pro.
petty iu Portugal.
TI. Masehiouers of Dow:sums: love a grain'
• •terilatt , at her house ur 11.toover-sysoire.
to the Lori and s of J ItSLY, Mr. PO DI-
SUN DV, and sevensi other persons of distinction.
The Marquis of Wau.ast.a• gave a grind dim
tier. ye-terday, at his bootie, Hyde-park Corner,
to the Duke of POOTI.ATiD, Lord L61'650N Cr it,
Mr. CANNING, Mr. Pcarayst., and wend other
Gentlemen.

Mr. and Lady ELIZAOLTH WHITBREAD gave a
Ruud dim*, on Saturday at their house in Dovr-
dtreet,
The Dun and Deans of nedrunl. Earl Grey, Lori At.
Sharpe, air it 11104 Lid% Mi&mite, and Messieurs Parnell,
Larahton, Lee Antoine and Vaughan.
They gave another .4rd,nl d er vesAerday, to
Lard Etilksinae, Lord OnSlatime, Mr. Scrjeant Hey-
wood, Mr. Msule' Mr. Aton' es Mr. Shipley, Mr. and Mn.
Rosrerie, Mr. an..t Mrs Ogle, Mr. llaubdry Tracy, sad
Mr. Giw.obill.
The PORTUGUESE A‘III.I4SADOIt gare a gr.tnd
dinntr, on Saturday, at (us Wilde in South Audley
street, to the following persons :
His Royal Highness the Dike of Snares, his Royal
lbahnem tn. Duke of Carols Ilse, their 'Excellencies DOH
C. Api.dica., Prince tit' Cuteiricata, yarns
Je Front, Mr. Pinckney, and Mr. Brtackinaan; Marquis lie.-
leaky, Lord Flarroirby, Mr. Hun. Welloglev Pole,
Mr Hard, Mr Hammond, Sir Charles Utiltuil, Mr. Pawke-
fur, Captain IY:ilker, Com. rhaintella, Captain Jacobs, Mr.
Vilacinicrlliis, Mr. Ferran, Mr. Para, Mr ,Piahrero, awl
Rmr. Dtr. Frier.

Madame CATALANt's aeconcherseent Was prema-
ture by souse days. This Lady has been seldom
known mat of time even for a second.
Mr. Eutsene's elegant Theatre (the Circus) is
crowded every night with fashion. The excellence
of the amusements, and the arrangements for the
accommodation of the public, •re extremely judi-
cious, and must lung reader it a favourite haunt of
fashion.
Mr. Putssiseey gave, on Saturday, a grand din-
aer at his house in Arlington-street, to a large party
of the Opposition. amongst.whoin were Lord Ro.
MIT Setseen. Earl of CSIARLS.IIOIIT, the
F. Patarea, Mr. GRINFIRLD, Mr. HOWARD, Mr.
Hussar, and the Hon. Mr:Quests.
The Covent Garden Cooke has hashed his Lamb
to some purpose, and declares, of all joints he has
an eversion to a rib.
On Saturday evening Mr. HAwsshad his benefit.
concert at the Swan Inn. at Stockwell, which was
very numerously attended. Maters BUGGIIts and
Moumeut. Mr. Goss,
Mr. EVANS, mod the
ELLIOT% assisted with their pe.rformance, and sang
in their urinal excellent style.
Hyde Park was not, yesterday, so much crowded
as on the preceding Smitey, owing to the lutenist
heat, and the dust. Her Hovel Highness the
Princess CISAMLorre of Wales,. in her baronclie-
and-four, went down the ride. The Duchess of
St. A USA es sported an elegant nis.a-vie; her Grace
was accninpanied by Lady HEATIICOTE. The
Marchioness of Sat ISIBUItIr, and her two slaughters,
were, as usual, on horseback, dressed si l'Astazsas
The fonr-in-hand consisted of Earl Szrron, Lord
Howie, and Mr. Cocteau.
Oa Sunday last, a man of the name of BIRCH, Ot
Warburton. for a wager of five guineas, undertook
to- run against the mail coed, ileum Brighton to
hiarehfoot-hull, between Arundel and Chichester, it"
distance of 25 miles, aud which, to the surprise of
every person who knew of the bet, he performed SIP
minutes quicker theta the coach.
A genteel dressed man threw himself last morn.
ing into the basin in Hyde Park. He had been
observed by several persons walking round the
railing of the basin, when he gave a sodden leap
into the water. and was immediately. taken out by
One of the persons who had beets watehin;
The Caarsetra,lare, of 74 guns, Jli the storks at
Northam. near Southampton, is is great forwir.l-
- and will be launched iu the corm of the
.tamer.


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IN !TRES risc CON fiESPONi.)ENCE.
tr,:t to PAGET AND .LADY CAULOTTE tVEL.
hESLEY.
When thin tinfortwitate connection nee ltetldiett
alinnn.sced, Colonel ChOOG•li wrote tup•isurd Pa.
"Coors Hufel, Dover.stmet. Mardi ‘2lll, IE9.
" Loot o-1 hereby request you to lams a time and
place where I may meet yea, to ulitaia bilti'sraqiolll fur the
injury dose .quell and my whole family by your esadact to
my sisttr.
" I hove to add, that the time must be am early its passible
and the place not iu the immediate uriehirum hood of Lea!
don, as it is by 'concealment Awn I am able to evade the
Putice.
11. CADOGAN."
LORD '

PAGET'S ANSWER.
" March to, 1809.
" a—l have to acknowledge the receipt of Your triter
of the itoth inst. I have 'tidbits to say a justifi-ation of
my conduct towards your sister, hot that it has been produced
by an *librettos, ut perfectly unconquerable.
" She hes lost the world -.min toy account, and the only
atouement I eau make it if, devote myself, out to her hap-
piness, (which with her feeling of rattail is, ruder the cir-
curnshoices, impossuble) but to endeavour, by every in.Alll5
in say power, to alleviate her ',offering. I feel, therefore,
that my life is hers, not fiiy us n, It distresses tne beyond
all description to rtfisne tie t Ilatiit*ction which I an
Dont Rah tombola' you have a r'aht to demand; bill, upon
the mold mature rrflretoin, 1 have determined upon the
propriety of tibia hoe of coedited
" Alp cause iw bad indeed; but my motive foe acting thus
is good; nor WWI I without bops• that you world have
made allowauess for this Illy very particular situation, and
thereby here tinged: added to the est eme kindness you have
already shewu to !one sister upon this affliefiag occasions—.
I have the hussour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant,
" PAGET.
" P. S. On referring to the date of yimr letter, it becomes
necessary to assure you that I have ugly this woman re.
seised it
COL. CA I/04.;.4 N TO H. SI.OA NE, ESQ-
Ilis intended Seconds
" London, April 4s IS•9.
" MY ors R SI have availed myself.i tie very first
moment in my power to relieve you nom the anxiety you
have fur some der• pact been feeling on my aceiniut, by as-
suring yon that all commuoication Induces" LOI d Paget and
myself has erasers
And is order that Ulm, has panned may not he misrepre-
sented, I herewith inflosecopies °film only letters that bare
been ettcheinrcd, and 1 have to request that you will she..
them, togellor with this letter, to any of my &triads, or of
your own acquaintance, that usic,dit Irish to read them.
" %%Then my Sister, after a separation of a very few days,
returned to Lord Paget, and when I well convinced, by a
variety ofeireiMomauces, that the fear of toy resentment had
no farther effTet in deters-nig her from that ceninesiou, I
could no longer restraiii the impulse of my feelings, sold im-
mediately demanded that satisfaction from Lord Paget,
which the laws of my errantry do nut dfd,d, but whirls I had
• right to ark, and he wail ertanhy hound to give alt, fur the
injury ha had done myself and my whole family. "This salts-
fertOm, however, Lord Paget thunAht proper to deny me,
alleging, as his lettairapressed it, " that his life is not his
Own, hot my sister's:" and thus niaklog the very injury fur
which I densatieled satisfaction his excuse for not meeting
Me. It is not unknown to you, that I have by concealment
slow been able fur •ome time to evade the Polite, who, ha,-
ing anticipated th ep I was likely to dike, are still touter
toting is psr.uit of we. Undue these eneurnstaisees, it
would ill heroine one to apply to the conduct of lord Pagel
the expressions that my Feeliiip at this mosneut dictate;
and I shall therefore leave it to yup sad others to determine
aliether the line be lies thooglit proper to adopt on this oc-
casion, in ear is 110 t the must honourable.
" I rename, my dear Str, yours most sincerely,
" To H. Sauaris, bal." u W. GADO(fAN.•
Aber this correspondence Lord PAM:7 anti Lady
ClimthetTlE retired to a village in Devonshire,
where they 'weed their time igt relit:truing All fur
Love, or the World well Lost, her Littlrthip sweetly
usrbling Conte moo those yellow Sands, when an-
other letter arrived from the Colonel, it is said, on
the same subject as his former; and his Lordship
being still determined not to meet hint, the fugi-
tives forsook their retreat ate moment's notice.

THE Biitioi.OiiosnoN,

Died. yesterday at 11 o'clock, at his house at
Fulham, in the 7e4th year of ,hjs age. the Right Rev.
and Right Hoo. Baby portent, Lord Bishop of
London, an official trustee of the British Mustmin.
a governor of the Charter-lon Dean of the Chapel
Royal, visitor of Sion College, slid provincial Dean
of Canterbury. This truly pious and beriseal pre-
late was a wane of l'orf:sirc. His father, who
is said to have been a reputable tristleonati, gave
him • good eduestiou at the grammar-school of
Rippon, under Cie Uev. Mr. Hyde, from whence
he removed to Christ College, Cambridge. There
he took the degree of B.A. in 1734, awl, in the
course of the same term he obtained one ut the
Duke of Newcastle's gold medals for the best clas-
sical essay. lu 1754, the office of require beadle
of the university was conferred upon him. In 1753,
he took the degree of M. A. was elected • fellow of
his own college, and nominated one of the preachers
at Whitehall. Sec. • •
In 1759, he obtained the Sentonien prize for the
hest composition on death. and having recom-
mended himself to the notice of Archbishop, Seeker;
he became one of his domestic chaplains. In 1765
he married Mile Hodgson, of Parliament-street.
In 1777, he obtained the see of Chester, and in
1787 his Lordship was translated to the see of Lon-
don. To his credit, as a Peer, he was a steady
enemy to the Slave Trade. In uddition to two
volumes of sermons, he composed several siugle
ones. His Grace was in his 79th year.
He left Ills house in St. James's-square for his seat
at Fulham, and was so well on Saturday as to be able
to sit tip to dinner. The Right Rave:rend Doctor
Randolph, Bishop of Bangor, is socutinned as las
probable successor in the see of London. The
Greet Bell of St. Paul's tolled yesterday for his
death ; a custom only observed ou the death of a
Bishop of London, a Lord Mayor, or of souse mem-
ber of the Royal Family.
raramarararatraras
In the Court of King's Bench, on Saturday. in
the case of the Kt N a, on the prosecution of THOMAS
HUNTFR, F.sil, C. iiUGHI DOIIIRTY, EN • the De-
readmit was brought up to receive the sentence
the Court. for a Libel. published hi two works,
called 77se Diicovery," and 4. Roialdsha,"
which, being merely a' family quarrel. Lord Eso.
Leo immure*. observed, that the ends of justice
would be obtained by Mr.Donteev giving security
to keep the peace ; when Fasacte Km's, Esq. of
New Forest, Vl'estnioath. Irelands mod Jlllllll
Tow as, Esq. of South-street. Grosvenor-squarep
instantly became bail for the Defendant.
Oa Saturday the I. •Ale of the Conned met
again et the Coomil Otice. upon the cr. use A • tat v
o. I.s Babson from the island of Jersey. when
Sir !Ulmer. Itcnett.LY was heard at cousniereble
length in reply.



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MELASCROLY OCCURRtNCE.
A most melancholy to eurrence took place on
Thorsdity night; as Mr. Win. Bucks, linen-draper.
and Mr. 'Sherry, batter, of Parties, ware returning
from Goodwood race*. iu a single horse chaise, the
horse took fright near Chichester, when Mr. hianklis
wiiii an intention to free himself from his perilous
situation, sprang from the chaise, pitched 'pun his
head; and instantly expired. '11,4. unfortunate
young mutt was 'bat twenty-ebbe years of age.
There is a circumstance connected with this acci-
dent, which makes it the wore nifecting :—The
father of the iinfortunate young roan, (alto is a
respectable linen-draper, of Cheapaide) was on his
roust from London to l'ortse.i, on a visit to his SOD,
the deceased ; when the coach was Nosing the spot
where the accident happened, from seeing a crowd
of persons, lie naturally inquired the cause of it ;
he was told that a M,. Banks had been killed; the
thought that it might be his son did not cross
his mind : the body was moved to Clncl,tesiter ; and
when Mr. Batiks arrived there, he was led, fro n
farther nidection. to make more inquiries as to the
deceased corpse that lay just by ; and, at hot, beton!
hie would see it.-11 is grief and surprise are twit* be
described, oil finding it to be the corpse of hi. son!
SoIf.IITLIET.• .
On Saturday morning • gentlemen passing throngh Mimeo-
street, Lincoliss-itui-tields, Assayed • crowd inutemblcsi
resod two mew who had with them • high pule with% large
placard upon it asmouucing the sale of pamphlets, which be
supposed to be of as improper testlesity; is rouseetwoce of
which, he gave information to Mr. RIAD at the above of:
flee, who scat theist to ascertain the particulars. The or-
der, found one of the men to be a cripple, and (mild not
Maw", but was lying upon a small sledge winch was drawn
by the maw who was w ith him; the pamphlets they terra
selling reLitcd to Johanna Southgate, who is ass adherent of
Richartl Brothers the prophet. By the &w ire of Rivett„ the
min dragged the sledge with the lame man upon it to 0(4
Aire, when they ouderweut an examination before Mr.
krso; the IMO. man said hisname was Jonathan Buckley,
a pauper, belueging te, a parish that farmed their pose mat
at a home in the Deighboarhood of Mile-mad be avowed
himself the author attic pamphlet., sad that the man who
drew bins shout upon the sledge wee • pauper under the
same circumstances and they were admitted to go out oc-
casionally to sell the pamphlets. Mr. RBAD •eut to in-
quiet, It the :hermit was correct.
PRIVATE t;OfiRk.SPUNDENCE.

MURDER OF mit. POWER, OF RENYOY, IN TILE
COUNTY OF WATERFORD.
WATERFORD, MAY S.
Yesterday morning. Mr. Power's son, James,
who lives in the Lodge at Dunhill, sent his confi-
dential ut to early msg., and remained him-
self at home, serious appreheissious having been
entertained for sums days before, of a visit Irmo
the earnests. On the return of the servant, his
master went to mass. Sour after, about eleven
o'clock, a party of eight men, armed, cause to the
house, and attempted by force to ewer the win.
doss, the door being secured. After breaking the
windows, and finding their exertions fruitless, they
left the house, and proceeded towards Anne's town.
On their departure, tine servant went to theChapeka
and ilifortned Mr. J. Power and his fatl.-r. James
returned home for arms, and his father rode to.
warmh his own lions., where he and the pasty sr-
rivei'nearly at the same moment. Mr. Power haik
just time to enter his house, but not sufficiaat to
shut the door, against which the men without
pressed so powerfully as to obtain admission.—
When in, they demanded Mr. Power's arms, who .
said, tither that he had none, or that he would not
surrender them, and stood resolutely before them,
to prevent their entrance into au tuner room. At
this time James Power arrived in the yard, and
two pistols were immediately preseuted •et him by
the men in the hall, which his father struck towards
tile ground, mind saved the life of his son. Two
shots were instantly tired at the father, both or
which took effect. De fell, and. front the internal
hearrorrhage, expired without speaking. in lemma
than ten minutes. Mr. J. Power, who had •
ease of pocket pistols, immediately fired one of
their, and wounded our. of time party. The
other pistol, which missed fire, fell from his hand,"
,in the hurry of preparing it, end a struggle for the
p05....1/ion of it ensued between liiiu sod the man,
in which the latter succeeded. They tl ei. departed,
appreheusive of the consequences of delay, or mai-
' bated with the perpetration of one horrible murder.
Mr. Power's wife, aged and infirm, was a wittiest;
of the whole dreadful scene. Mr. J. Power pur-
sued the party at a distance for several miles,
calling every where upon the people to *mist him,
but to no purpose. The course they took was in
the direction of Newcastle, and it is supposed, as
they were wholly unknowu, that they came from a
distance.

Mr. Power had acquired an independent property
by honed and laborious industry, mud di,elierged
every social obligation with um/et-wing rectitude ;
his sound judgment instructed his neighbours, and
often heated their differences. and his benevolence•
Rue ever active in relieving their winos, and promot-
ing their happiness. Mr. Power was in his 70th year.

CRUELTY.-4111r. 1111.111101111114 of Gosport, liar.
ing made a bet or 100 guinea's, that his mare
should ttot from Gosport to three miles beyond
Chichester. mind back again, in RIX hours. being 1
distaucr 4111. 60 miles, the attempt was made on
Monday last—when, on the return of the poor ani-
mal, from excessive hard it dropped down
at Farehain, and soon afterward. died !
Friday night, between teu and eleven o'clock, Mr.
Yosa.i.'s shop, in Broad-street, Portsmouth. was
broken open, and ahatit au watches, 'principally
silver, • quantity of Wirer bible-spoof... tea-spoons,
gold artch chums, and trinkets, to the amount of
4001. were stolen. The snider were contained in
a trunk, which was picked up empty. on Saturday
morning. ou the beach, near Ilaihnig.house-sisuare.
This daring robbery mast have been committed
by some persons who well kora the premiws, and
the custom of its occupier; as the beast was broken
into by means of a crow leer, whil,t the two bop.
who aletari sleep in the hack room of the
had gone oust to siipper. The villains removed the
had-clatlies to see if any one was in the bed ; us
that room was a large lan of heavier plate, which
they did not tom h, bat tout so valuable as that
they took away. It is a singular eiremustance. that
laMysr. 2-ceues.l.tsureciveitionicnk:
leinaltl soon be made to rob las shop.
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