The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-08 00:00:00

THE ARTS IN AMERIC.4.

It is with great pleasure we learn, fmm the
American Papers, that a subscription has beeii
opened at New York, by the Academy of Arts, for
the purpose of raising the sum of 25,000 dollars,
the estimated expence of procuring, through the
medium of the American Minister at Paris-
-Ist, A complete colleftion of charts in plaster,
from every valuable statue or groupe now in Paris.
2d. Good copies, from the best masters, in the
several schools, of painting, together with a few

originals.
sd. A selection of architectural models, draw-
ings, and plans.
4th. To elect a gallery for their exhibition. No
doubt is entertained in America of the success of
this undertaking, which will certainly meet the
good-wishes orevery well-wisher to the improve-
ment and refinement of mankind.

Mrs. SIDDOSS gives Readings on the Wednesdays
and Fridays during Lent, in Dublin.
Mr. MALONE is at present employed, by the
Duchess of DORSET'S desire, in preparing the Dor-
set papers for publication.
BONAPARTE, like Mr. PITT, has refused the
honour of a statue.
The encrease of Coursing Meetings has been great
of late; that of Swaffham has been revived. A
new one is established at Newmarket, on regular
principles, and two new ones have been established
An Scotland.
Sir FRtnERICK EVELYN, who is a Patron of the
Living of Abinger, in Surrey, vacant by the death
of the late Mr. PENNECK, of the Briti,h Museum,
has prsented it to Dr. TAYLOR, ReCtor ut Wotton,
the adjoining parish.
The petitions fur the repeal of the Tonnage-duties
will be taken into cansideration, in the House of
Commons, to-morrow. The sub's& being a wets' hty
one, is expected to produce a heavy debate.
On Friday the 25th ult. CHARLES WM. BIOGE,
Fsq. of Benton-house, late Sheriff of the county of
Northumberland, assigned over the county gaol at
Morpeth to SHAFT() CR ASTER, Esq. of Craster,
the present Sheriff.—lt is somewhat remarkable
that, on this occasion, there were no other prisoners
in the gaol than those confined for debt ; a circum-
stance which has nut occurred there for many years
vast, and which cannot perhaps be paralleled by
any county in the kingdom of equal population.
A Wardmote will be held To-morrow, in Cole-
man-street Ward, for the purpose of eledin,:, an Al-
derman in the nom of Alderman Mae au t.r.a, de-
ceased. The worthy Alderman above named, wac
at the Mansion-house on Friday. but expired vet y
suddenly on the night of Saturday, with a quiii,ey
in the throat. Mr. Titoeasv, of Coleman-street
Buildings, is expeded to be chosen Alderman in
place of Alderman MAEAULZY.
The Colonial Legislature of Jamaica has found it
necessary to prohibit independent and itinerant
preachers (by a law which passed. on the 17th of
December last, from presuming to teach and per-
form the services of religion in assemblies of 'w-
arms. The offending preacher is to be taken into
custody, and confined to hard labour, one month
for the first offence—six months for every repetition

Of the same.
CHARLES MACDONNELL, Esq. is elected Mem-
ber of Parliament for the Borough of Yarmouth, in
the Isle of Aright, in the room of .1. P. 14,1 u ititAi,
Big. who vacated by accepting the Stewardship of
East Hendred.
On Thursday JOHN WI titAmq, a brazier, from
Bridgewater, who attended as principal evidence
for Messrs. FIARCOURT and AONIW, iu behalf of
their petition for a new eleaion, fell down, and sud-
denly expired, as he was waiting to be called before
the Committee.
The acquittal of the Commander and Officers of
the East India Company's late ship the Hindman,
wrecked near. Margate a few weeks ago, has received
the unanimous concurrence of the court of Direc-
tors of the Fast India Company. The Captain must
necessarily remain in England till the nest seams,
fir the comiva4d of *IOW *hie.