The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-21 00:00:00

POET RY.

MORE LAU F.I.S.
Via MA in*, Mosta VII3F•D, I) .lU•14 LLLLL A 2.

The English Gatiener's Lamentation fur the

Less of his

My Nursery once with r,ch Ltur I welt stocks.l,
"rhe eye of eacii 'twig :r
T. view it, my nlieclauri and trb,i.l; o!tin
An 4 stern'd q d•

But rv,w I it with branThes lAzlopt,
Fur, 'spite of my and my vuxs,
Successively leaf af•^,r bsf bay :een cropt,
To deci our brave Warruir,' brows•

Great Cetera!! hal I Chief ! 1 with prayrt from my heart
Illoseech thee to make up the Quarrel;
Or one bittle more, oh ! atigult synat a !
Will strip my plantation of 'Aare!.
Then shotikYst thou come n'er, English Laurels to pluck,
Believe me, we shditit rare a fig,
Thoult find at'ry leaf ahuut Brutish brows stuck,
And nought IJI for thee but a twit.
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April 16, 1807.

The Earl and Countess TALIOT will give a
grand dinner, next Thursday, at their house in
Grosvenor-square.
The Earl and Countess Foarascue will give
a grand dinner. next Sunday. to a large party of
Nobility. at their house in Grosvenor-square.
Master BETTY is eigagA to perform four nights
at the Carlisle 'theatre:wish Mr. Barrer/oat Me
engagement was to commence last Saturday. us the
part of trederit k, in the play of Lovers' row.
Mrs. H. Jonrisron went to Bath in a critical mo-
ment t the Bath audience were satiated with tragedy,
and longed for something natural; they had had a
Rea* en airier*, and a Jane Shirr of iffiy.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lang:power
will give a grand dinner, nen Saturday, to a large
party of Nobility.
The Countess Dowager of Stumm is perfealy
recovered from her.late indisposition.

We can assert wa:. c:-.nlidiince, that Mr. T. Ma-
ni N is no: the an!hor, n•or in any way concerned in
tho composition of :he new Bolin at Covent-Garden
1.1-.eatre.

the R'ght Hon. Lady It Lvov n has been pleased
to preset the Rev. Roster' If vast Hotsk., M.A.
of Preston, ti the v.duable Reaory of War.ington,
void.by the depth of the Rev. Mr. owrie.
Ile Earl and Cour..ess of DLit BY gave a grand
yesttrliy, at their house in Grosvenor-
via ire, to thr' Earl and Countess of Da aut. sr, the
Karl and Countess of ROSALYN, Lard Ktemaiao,
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, Mr. and Mrs. 'lay..
Lot, Mr. &Niter, and the Misses HUNLOKt.

Colonel and Mrs. Gaauass gave a grand supper,
last night, at their house in Stratton-street, Picca-
dilly. to a large party of Nobility. The supper-
table was s•t out in the greatest style of elegance,
and abound.:d with every dvlicacy of the season.
Amongst the company were—
vicount and Viscountess Hnwiek; Mr. and 144 Elitabeth
Whitbread; Commissioner sort Lady Grey ; the Hon. Mr.
BOVA M.. and Mrs. 11. Scott, M. Mrs. and the Misses
kiansveri.:, Mr. arse Mrs. Sheridan. and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Sheridan. _ _ _

Earl Pastor entered Mtn his 22J year, yesterday,
wh;sh was celebrated by the ringing of Saint Mar-
tin's and Saint Clement's bells. His Lordship en-
tertained a large party of friends at dinner, at the
Northumb-rland Coffee-house, in the Strand; and
gave his n.ual gift of thirty pounds to the merry
ringers, to regale themselves on the occasion.
So abundant a crop'nt ROfcii and Ramie as the
dramatic hol•Geds have produced this season, was
never known ; and the demand for sitrations is such,
that the Managers of the Kentish Tneatre have
been oldiged to denounce all eppticeions tbat are not
pwi-ped.
Mrs V AUGHAN'S benefit Concert took place at
the New Rooms, Hanover-square, last night, and
was attended by all the Direaors of the Ancient
Concert, and all the Nobility in town. The wlec-
lion displayed novelty and taste; Mr. and Mts.
VAUCIIIAN sang a new and lively Duet (the poetry
from the Romance of 77w Three Spimierds), Ti
modents fair iffeetert. with great taste and sweetness.
Mr. DALLAS. v sang When ths 614 4 beads hiewity,
with the finest area; Madame lii snout and Signor
Na Livi gave Os* favourite Duet, St Se m SpOS4 with
great spirit, and were loudly. applauded. Miss
PARRS, Messrs. W. KllTtlatT, A RAISON, aad
BART LIM A it. sang a very sweet new glee, / mane
like pe, 'salt Sir, harmonised from an air composed
by Sat I'.nere were several new Glees. all so
excellent in composition and execution, that it is
invidious to solo& truss such a mass of =slime.

Lai rimuosics.
COURT Of WWI Merl, W u a, Anti It

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The ATTORNIT-GOILIIINAL. applied to the Court
for a Writ of Meedawas, to &redid to Ilse
Mayor of the Borough of Thetford, commanding
him to swear into the office of Burgesses of that
Corporation, Messrs. Bidwell and Dagmore, two
persons who had been duty defied.
The Mayor had refused to swear these Gentle.
men in as Burgesses, contending, that according to
a bye-law, before they could be appointed to that
°lnc.:, they should first become Members of the
Commonalty; but the Learned Conasel 'Asserted,
that the clauses provided for by the Charter itself,
could not be aff,:fted by any bye-law which the
Corporation might think proper to mad, and in
that Charter, iv., such provision was made. H.
therefore contended, that as these persons were
duly eleCted, according to the Charier, they had a
right to be sworn, and to exercise the funetions of
that office.
The Court granted the rule for a Afeadanaus.
Mr. PA vics then applied for a similar Writ, to he
direCled to the late Mayor and Deputy of the Vt.
rough of Saltash, commanding them to deliver DP
the keys of the corporation chest. the books, and
other insignia of office, to the new Mayor er his . •
Deputy, who bad been duly elated, according to
the Charter t but the late Mayor, Ste. had refined •
tet deliver over the keys, books, fee. without assign.
ing any reason for witholding therm.
• Rule gramed.
• HABEAS CORPUS.
Mr. MARI It ATT moved for a Writ of Rehr •
Corpse, to bring up the body of U. Stele. in
order to her discharge, won a Megistrate's oem-
mitral. This woman was committed far keeping a
Latle-G.. but it appeared that the committal was
informal, the Defendant not being discovered afhtelly
using the Little-Go, at the time of her appreheasiois.
Ac one chock, Lord Est.'s:loam:an sat at
Pm?, when the following cause, among alms,
was dlloplSA:d of :
.satitaay se LOCKWOOD.
This was an action ot assault. •
The Pl.:int.:l' was the shoolmas:er on board the
ship belonging to the MarinsSeciony„ for instructing
their children, ant the Defendant was a pilot open
the Thames. It appeared that the latter was moor. s-
ing a ship alongside a wharf, and the Plaintiff, is
his vessel, was passing, w.ien the Defendant threw
him a rope, and desired he would bald by it ; this
the Plaintiff refused, and much abusive language
followed. Some time after, the parties met m a
public house ; when souse person headed the
Plaintiff's printed card shoat, which was as:woody
conveyed to the Defendant; by which card it ap.,
peered that the Plaintiff was not only a schoolmaster
but a maker of false eyes. Upon this the Defendant
recognized his old friend who refused to hold fast
for him, and instantly began to jibe, and jeer
him, when the Plaintiff happened to give him tier
he direct, which produced a eqesbbk, sad in di
event, the Defendant violently awaited Mimi&
The Court considered it a trivial natter, and the
Jury found a stadia of forty shillings damage,
for the Plaintiff.

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Difaisifit-Avara ire I.
Tuesday night there was a gran, farewell ban
and supper given bk the Earl and Cousins et Hare
rington to their Graces the Dui* and Dichosa te
Bedcord. at the Commander-in-Chid% apartments ' '
at the Royal Hospital, to which all the pnnwipol No.
bility and Gentry in and near Debra. were Invited..
Lord and Lady Harrington intend nsaltinea visit
to England. Iv a short time, soon after the arrival
of our new Lord Lieutenant.

Yesterday her Grace the Duchess of Bodffard ac.
companied her children to the Harbour, where they
embarked, with their atteria lilts, for England. •
There are cards issued by his Grace the Duke of
Bedford, to invite the Nobility and Gentry to re-,
ceive his Grua of Richmond.
' Tuesday morning Sir A. Wellesley arrived hi
town from London, and waited on his Grace the
Doke of Bedford, at the Cas•.ie.

On Wednesday a meeting of the Catholics 'took
place in the long-room at Benret's, in Et:swear-met.
for the purpose of determining, we understand, the
line of conduit to be pursued in consequence of the
late political alterations that have occurred. The
apartment being found too small for the number •
assembled, an ad)outnment until next Saturday was
moved and canted, and that a more suitable place
should be fixed on for the purpose. .
Yesterday, being the first sitting day of Easter
Term, the Court of King's Bench sat, and a brand
Jury was sworn for the City of Dublin.
Judge Dar, in his address to the Jury, said be
had looked into the gaol calendar, and bad great
pleasure in observing, that the number of criminal
charges was but small ; sspd, he added, that through
the country from which be had just returned, so.
thing cculd be more gratifying than the o►
~dsrl~
behaviour of the people; never bad the plastgi
beta more generally or more indusui y em-
ployed—never was.shere reason to expea that the
country would enjoy the fruits of that indasuy in
greater tranquillity.

On the 15th in it. the Anniversary of the Hu-
mana Social. sr was celebrated at the London Ta.
rem. A more numerous revealable assay.
blage of Philanthropists has not been observed for
many years. Every heart expanded with joy at
the glorious proofs of the high of the Io aes.
anion. as the procession of Mee. W•Ame. and COSi.
dear in the awful solemnity of resisciteied Lei
passedsi before their beriefigtors. Mr.
iasr ptesided at a most sixeellent dinner. pro-
vided by the liberal hands of the Stewards. Dote
for Hawes, whom unremitting seal appears to
'4 grow with lair grovrth, and strengthen with his
years, deliveied an address, glowleg with a fors
your that obtained him the full 'weed of his desert
and wishes. W• observed the Vice-Presidents,
natal Preacher. and the Hebrew Friends. s'anding
forward to support the Life-Saving Institation.....
Plea Ne6is I)2xline was excellently given by Aims.
Duni ura TA Y LOS, Hilarity soon became the
order of day ; loyal and sentimental mama....
The company quitted the banquet, to espy. is
quietude of domestic retirement, their reisaiome.
a day thus passed.

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