The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-04 00:00:00

SIR JAMES SAUM.4REZ.

Yesterday, about one o'Clock, the CHA MEER-
L Aim of the City, attended by Sir JOHN EA E ,
(late Lord Mayor) Alderman LE MESURI ER, Mr.
JAMES DIXON, (as the mover cf the Vote of
Thesis, and the presenter of the Sword), and a
number of other Gentlemen, friends to Sir JAMES
SAuNtA a Ez, assembled in the Chamberlain's Office,
to present to Admiral Sir JAMES S•UM A filtZ, the
thanks, and the Freedom voted to him by the official
representatives of the City of London. The Cham-
berlain, seated in his Chair, in the Chamberlain's
Office, thus addressed the Admiral :
" Admiral Sir JA.MTS SAUMAREZ..4 give you jov • and, in
parser-nee of the unauirneus Resolution of th Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Cerporetion V.e City of Landon, in Cisme
moo Council assembled, offer you the thanks r f the Court, fug
the very Important and sOletyli;l vi‘eortes obtained !,y the force
under your command, over a Seanish and French fleet of Stipa-
ri.'r force, on the fith of July 1801, off Altiesiras, and on Lilo
121 h of the erne month off Caiee Trafalgar.
" It was farther retelvesi, with the seine unanimity, that you
should be adulated to the Fteestom of this great City ; that
your name shuuld be placed among those of the illustrious
charaflers which adorn the eivie roll and, as a testimony of the
sense the Coca entertains of the general services rendered by
you to your ceuntry, that you shouM be presented with this
sever,.
" It it semewhat remarkable, that the greater number of
those naval afiions which distingeish the late eventful war,
have been :achieved within slew of the hostile n eions. Among
those a re the important vis4ories which have demanded this tri-
bute of enplatise from the first Corporation in the universe.--
Those who have heard of the irresistible valour of twice, Blake,
Rotate, Waiter, and art inexhaustible list of gallant heroes' are
compelled to confess' that their most heroic e•rtions have been
at Le evened by esdmiral Sir Jaime; Saumarez, nd the offi-
cers and searaen under his command. The Temple of Janus
is now shut; and it is meet devoutly to be w.sheil, that the
leesf.nee of Prate may long csintinue to be diffused among'
the inha'airasee of the globe. But tiesueh the surrounding
stations should not call upon you fur futrre exertions, it is ht-
mei:table to oluerva that there are a few discontented, wicked,
and desperate men who would diabolically engage this happy
land in civil corarnoticei It is, however, a gre3t colisoratioti
to kno-.7, that the good sense• of the riAion will discern are
despise trilra.te--eliet every good arei brave ntact will be eager
to come forward, in defence of our beloved Sovereign, whose
mild and regal virile.; a irl seem to a throne, and for the pre-
s.evetion of the unrivalled Constitution, the result of the pee
Iselesies; wisdom and the happiest exprii letter. Against such
nefarious praeieee and in sill:pert cf so gond • a cause, we are
eirtitie, that Sir ,Tetnes Saumeiee will be foreinoet in rauk.

I.onr V!.:*; :jag, Si 7, may yon Co t 1 to wear thm,s
sialC% 14 t. and g.-acefuliy a. rn yot:r

Sir TAME, SAt M ARE z, who was dr,-.-7,• L tJa.
uniform, took the sword, and ret,:/ •,.•,:
respentid answer, nearly in the fuiiJwi.f..: •

" 11r. Chamberlain, I receive this sword, tog .
the .freedom of the hr•t City in the wild, with the most
livalv gratitude ; a.id feel the highitA obligation ti you„ Sir,
for the datteriu• inanier in which you have conveyed the re-
solution of -he Cir?iirati,.in, to record my name among the
many illustrioai char-deters which adorn this nation. And
if freigii or•daatesiic enemies should again disturb our quiet,
shall he proud todraw this sword in defence of my King and
Cuuutry."

On Wednesday night, in the House of Corn-
moils, Sir .10/114 WROTTESLEY said, he wished to
ask, whether it was intended to do any thing with
re'rard to several Petitions then lying on the table,
relative to the Malt-Tax? If no other Gentle-
man thought proper to call the attention of the
House to the 'Wiled of them, he would himself
move to have them taken into consideration; to which
the CHANCI::.LOr. of the Excu Ewan answered, that
lion. Member could hardly expat that, after the
measure he.„had brought forward last year, he
should so soon have altered his/opinion, as to make
'a proposition fur taking those Petitions into consi-
deration. If the Hon. Member thought proper to
fix on any day for considering them, he would have
no oblation to discuss the suhject. But he was now
ready to state, that he had net heard any thing
which in the smallest degree altered the sentiments
he had expressed last Session on the subject to which
these Petitions related.
The Dublin Papers contradict the report which
was mentioned in some of the Papers here, of Dr.
Du toENAN being about to retire from the Bench of
the Prerogative Court of Ireland.
Letters from Vienna, of the 13th February,
state, that the health of the Archduke CHARLES IS
so much ameliorated, according to the last Bulletin
of it, that his physicians announce, that no farther
Bulletin of it will appear.
A Common Hall of the Livery 'of London Is to
he ca:led for; the purpose of addressing the KING on
his late providential escape from Daseaao's cone
skiracy.

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P OETRI.

EPIC.. AMS.
mom rut GREEK.

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LuciLivs.

ON EXCESS IN PAINTING.
Red lead and white, teeth, brow:, and e'en an eve,
With painful "Are, and vait expellee, you buy
Now, if thus plastei'd, gnu my judgment ask,
"v, 'twere cheaper far to buy a niaik !

TI IL RARITY.

FROM THE LATIN.

rcrmiA RARITATIC CONUENDAT NATCIIA.

A precious thing's a good and virtuous fair :
Ah, me ! that preciois things should be so rare !

MR PARADOX.

FROM TUE LAii:4.
The every Atheist should to reT4'r,
tratigq to tell, there'd lie No Attis iutii!

THE LEGACY.
71:0:1 TIT.: LATIN
Ynti say, my friend, In: all !
And lunch lament your wealtliF so small :
rn tell yuu how to better that ;
Du: soun—Bia dat cite dat !•

OLD Nick.

*Full tiriee it cloth in,-;e:tic the ham,
To give the bu is uon saal.

Yesterday morning her l'bi,s.tcsry and the Prin-
cesses AUGCST A, En 7.APETII, S3?Ill A, and MAR
=ended by the Countess of CA RDlGAN,Marcilioness
of Ei.v, and Miss V vs,., took an airing in two
coaches and four, escorted by a party of the Light-
bone in the neighbourhood of Streatham, and re-
turned to the QuEtN'l; house about two o'clock.
About nine o'clock his Mai EsTv, accompanied by
the Duke of CuMBERL AND' attended by General
MANN Elt, took an airing on horseback to Kew, and
after impc&ing the improvements an works carry-
ing on there, returned to Buckingham-house to
dinner.

This day, at twelve o'clock, their MAJEST lES and
the PitiNci:,;scs will I:4ve the QUEEN'S House for
Windsor, where the Royal gamily will remain till
Tue.day. _ _

Earl and Countess Moutr-IsioalllS have taken
np their residence at HEICAZINISOI TOM'S British
hlotel, Jermyn-strcet.
We are concerned to hear that ten of iMfd CAR..
ince TON'S fa:nily are at present indisposed with the
prevalent disulder which has obtained the name of
the itylanz a.
Mrs. Tito., psoN has postponed her Ball, an-
nounced for this evening, until next week.
Tho larchioness of Aszlicoau' and Lady
italic:whop, will receive the visits of their fashion-
Ile friends this evening.
Lord CARLTON', and the Earl ()I CA nnt::'s pub-
lic dinner s, are fixed for to-morrow.

Mrs. BRowsc, of George-street, I lanover-square,
La's postponed her intruded rout for a few days.
Mrs. MERL:Dr:Ws bail, this evening, in 'Harley-
place, will be' fashianaSly and numerously at-
waded- We understand, that the management and
decorations will be under the direaions of Mr.
wro.N.

Mrs.-ST. JoHN had a pli-rate party at her house
iat Audley-square, on Wednesday evening last.
Among the company present, we noticed the fol-
lowing, viz.
Lord Cranky, D:nehec, of Bulttm, Marchioue,s of SaliOurry,
Dowatn Caunteqa of Essex, Lady Tat:rat Lady G. C..cd,
and f-idy Jtili-a Howard; Messrs. Gunning, Crowle, anti
lanes; Mistrtwes Morant, Walpole, A. Stanhope, dr. s:e.
Mrs. Sr. JoHN had a party of fashionable friends,
last night, at her house in Audlcy-square.
Lady Wens commences her spring routs on
March 11, at her house in Argyle-street.
Mrs. Bit Li ticToN was yesterilay so much reco-
vered, as to be able, for the first time for.ten days,
to quit her room; but we fear it will be some days
more before she will be able to resume her profes-
sional exertions.
Mr. EssailLt: is expeded to return from his con-
tinental tour, in the course of a week or two. Re-
port says, that he will, soon after his arrival, pro-
ceed to Dublin, to perform there with Mrs. SID-
DONS.

On Tuesday evening the second grand Concert
took place at Oxford, under the direthon of Dr.
CROTCH. This was a miscellaneous seleaion from
various authors. It commenced with an overture
of H•voN's. Mr. WY NDI:A M, the pupil of
Colter, whose promising abilities we noticed yes-
terday, gave a Recitative and Italian Air of As:-
DREAM, in such a finished style, that the applause
continued a considerable time. Master SL ATTER ,
a young gentleman of one of the Choirs, a youth
of very promising abilities, was very much applau-
ded in What passtois cannot music raise and qua, ac-
companied on the Violoncello by Mr. lttinoAtt.
Miss PARKE sung the celebrated song of Sweet
Bird, in the must chaste style, accompanied on
the tiate by Mr..iscicsoi,r. M. SCHMIDT, who so
justly obtained such general fame at Vauxhall last
season, by his concertos on that difficult instrument
the trumpet, astonished the audience with a con-
certo, composed by himself. His exertions were re-
wa-ded by universal. a, probation. Mr. WYNDHAM
and Mr. DE N MAI: played a concerto of ivfozA
on the piano forte, and proved themselves complete
rmtsicia:.s, by the rapidity and coneetness of their
execution. Miss PARKK gave an Italian recitative
and air of CistaeosA's, and the Soldier tir'd ; in the,
latter she was universally encored. She was most
admirably accompanied on the trumpet by Mr.
Sommer. Dr. Ca o-ren played a concerto on the
organ, of his own composition. Miss Moarist ER
and Mr. MT v.:nu Ass sung the 'celebrated duet from
the Cabinet, composed by Mr. BRA H AM, elb, could
I bop my Fair to see, with unbounded applause
These juvenile performers, who are both pupils of
Mr. Cots r, do him the highest credit. Miss Mo s-
Timms likewise sung an Italian song of Saari's,
with great taste. Several excellent glees, rticu-
larly one by SART!, were executed by Miss PARKE,
and Messrs.. DENMAN and WYNOH AM ; it was
much applauded. The whole conclude-I with a
grand finale. It was attended by a nA.w.
and overflowing audience.

1 rE _Lvn IILiDNESS.

An inquest on Monday evening, befOre
Gill, Esq. Coroner of the city of Westminster, at
a public-Irouse, in ‘Vardoor-street, on the body of
John Mackintosh, the apprentice to a respeaahle
pawn-broker, in Princes-street, Compton-street. It
appeared in evidence, tlyt the de eased had been
eighteen months hound to the above business ; and
on Friday, about two o'clock, he went up stairs to
the ware-room ; that he had previothly loaded a
pistol, which he hrought up stairs, :tnd shortly after
discharged the contents into his forehead, which,
passing quite through the head, came out at the or-
cijuit. As no rernr.t was heard, he remained urviis-
c(An:red until the return of his Muter, who was then
out upon business. No answer beirg given on ring-
ing the bell, the Master and one of his Clerks went
up into the room, where they touad the'unfortunate
youth quite dead.

Near the body was found a paper, in the hand-
writing oldie deceased, by which it appeared, that
love was the cause of this sad catastrckhe—lt pur-
p:srted, that not having it in his power to make the
objul of his affeZtions happy, he had resolved to
commit this ra•:h anion. The Jury, on this evi-
dence, returned a verdict of LIMACJ.

QUriCKS.

A celebrated English Quack-Dator lately paid a
visit to Irtiend, as one of those great Cepitaiiet: who
wete promised to that country in consequence of
the Union. He had scarcely arrived in Dublin,
when he felt himself bound in gratitude to pa} his
respeas to a gentleman who, of all others, had been
the Laciest in praise .of his nostrum, and had, at a
great expellee, published it in. the Irish prints, as a
panacea from which he had, in his own person,
derived the greatest Ileneiit. The
._,Pentleman pa-
tient, to' whom we here allUde, is Mr. Norman, of
Norman's Grove, near D►ogheda. The Quack
being introduced to him, expressed his gratitude
and thanks for the pains and expence which he
had taken to puff off his nostrum, and in the
most flattering terms, declared that exertions so
employed for the diffusion of a blessing, and thereby
promodng the health and happiness of the human
races deserved not merely the addition of twenty or
thirty years of life, which was all his medicine
could bestow, but immortality. He further wished
to know, in what manner Mr. Norman had been
affetied by his medicine, with a view to ascertain
all its qualities, the number of which already dis-
covered was almost incredible. Mr. Norman in
answer said, there must be some little mistake in the
business, as he had never taken a particle of the
Doeor's medicine in his life. The Dolor looked
a little astonished, and Mr. Norman proceeded to
explain. He said, that he had bcea somewhat em-
barrassed for want of money, and that an old Aunt
of his, who was remarkably fond of quack-medicines,
had procured two bottles of the Doaor% celebrated
stuff. The first did not do her much good, but the
second killed her, and completely cured his disorder,
by adding 30001. a year to his income. Having
received so much benefit from the Donor's nostrum,
he said he found himself bound in gratitude to ad-
vertise it to the world, as a most valuable specific,
and had adually done so at a considerable expence.
Judge the surprizc and disappointment of the Quack
at this explanation !