The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-17 00:00:00

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A meeting of the friends of Mr. Matzwattwo
was yesterday held at the Crown and Anchors pur•
saant to advertisement.
Sir WILLI A st Go 'BONS in the Chair.
The resolutions of the former day tieing me,
and the Chairman hawing stated that a dsf6cul y
had arisen on the former Moeting, as to the pt 0
priety ni Members of Parliament subscribing .t •
wards &flaying the espences of the Eleftion t
Mr. Mr.t.t.isit said, that a case had been laid be.
fore the Attorney General u;,on that suhjelt. His
most decillt el opinion upon which, he held in his
hand. fie then read a letter from the Attornt-y
General, inclosing a draft on his !Linker for I
to be appropriated towards the purposes of the Elece
tion.

V. Sir V. sit...am Cuiris ohserved, that the Right
Hon. Gentleman's opinion met with his approba-
tion in so high a degree, that he begged leave to sub-
scribe for himself ICCII. towards :defraying the ex-
peaces of Mr. Mainwaring's Eleaion, and l onl. more
in case of a petition; he also subsoil:led .30:. for his
con, a 21.1 tool. for a gentleman in the countrf, who
h !.1 authorised him to appropriate any sum he
might think necessary for that purp 'se.
Alr. lit/annul, in a very animated and spirited
speech, addressed the elcaors; he oh•erve.l upon
the amazing length of time, which the investigation
of the late petition had occupied. and the immense
expeni c in which it had involvzd Mr. Mainwaring,
the unequivocal proof of that decided m ijoriry
which Mr. Mai/aerating had over Sir Francis BUT.
dett, and nhichwould have been considerably more...
had Mr. Mainwaring objected to the assessed vi..e.l
of Sir Francis Burdett. The changes !.t
against Mr. Mainwaring were praaised to a mu. h
greater degree by Sir Fraqcis Burdett ; be had pits. d
his pristripir., and the weight and lesyth if his pors-s
against the free and independent voce • : t:ie F. •ct-
ors of the County of Middlesex; who, In was now
confident, would assert that freedom and inilepend-
ence, by their warm and zealous support of Mr
searing. Ile had known Mr. iv'fainwaring ma y
years. lie, was a man would ever ea up to th
principles which Ise h.rd always avowed ; hr was
man, who, the eleCtors might assure'. hemselves,
would be alive to their interests, and indefatigaisle in
his deity to his constituents, and the country at large.
['heir support of him now was only an act of
gratitude due to lus fader; and he trusted he would,
meet with that zealous and spirited support which
his own merit entitled him to, and which, abr.te ally
the cause they embarked in called upon them to
g,s.e.
Mr. Bowles, after a very appmpriare speech,
proposed several Resoltrions, tendi .g t.. the fur.'
thering the subscriptions and supporting Mr. Mai...
waring against Sir Francis Bleeder, al l'af
after some amendments. were tmaesinowsly 'agree 1
to. He then made souse oisservatiops ere 1 :he
charge of treating, brought against Sir. M ;
ring. The subscription was then op. nett. is a
few moments near 6.0001. was substribed,
4,010% towards defraying the epences nt rL etec-
tier. art.t the remainder in care of a p.ti.a
Mr. Aims wsa nic, being sent ton, All wed
of the seqii/.1 of the meeting, ex pre.sed his „,•:;.•
tioto to the elcaors in the mo.t tritrea,itgio;tarin..; ;
he trusted they wouild give him cre/lit for his ter l.„
ings upon the occasion s and 41stl:cJ dean, :bat fleas
that sense of duty which he owe.: to Venee.i. tots
from those obligations which it sena •;n it; iebeet on.
him to fulfil, he could not traiertiate the contest,'
without a certainty,or, at least, a !trig, ants;: fi hush
a sum a, would defray the whole of the espencea of
the election.
A long conversation then took T;hce, ir. which 7
the maj ,r;ty of the rneeth g extrteor!..* -out
decided determinaeon to a report Mr, MA'r waLL:Ag.
to the ittmost of their influence a- d f,.-tArairs.
The Meeting was then adjourned till one o',.:,ack
to-morrow.

The Gthrahar, 01.83 guas, has arr•ved at P. ins-
month, from Naples where she was a ,zu trtf s •
eight months, till the Keat, Capt. %T. r.cot.n. •e -
lieved her. She sailed fr nn Narles .e 7N 5;.4
left ,Lord Ni.t.scol, off 1%.u10n. on the Ils• ;
tar on the 19th June, and Cadiz on di:
Ere merchantru^a, which arrivest Let,., :Cie es
is in a state of pollee qii:eurtle,.s.rh•itt,:h the e id%
party are very powerful ; toe N •Ities :.1
wishwg for a change of Lsorernmen: ,
By the Kow Gr•res hired cutter. avvi-ed
at IDlcal on Saturdiy, from the :ittKka.iiilA
Jron), aovice has been received, Fr.,a.g
evenioi; the enemy Matta a movement p irt f
their nin..ty two, sail f ee•ibtia`e •
large brigs and lu4;w*, c aim toc etc er road,
of Boulogne. The I • wart i ;red iht,vi
Fun brigs were left watch itg s:;:gtrty's ,rastiati .
fhe Gcorre, with all expo w.i•in„rn
a comnimication of this ciiC./7114.11
.1;441-4
sd-
miral I,ciets, who immeliateiy pr...: ro re.ione
his station. The enemy probai-,:- t I >,erions :
tentiun of putting to sea; hut c..ne iotn t%s•
harbour fir the purpose of ,:ellot-•:•;•iig v•
tions on the occasion of the a itii-sary c -
of July, which might be itte 4.• ir.c)
nience in the i:iner harbour. Tit: ic
war sailed fir the Fre c!.i coiss• 0 , Li it
sequenc•• ol the above ii,formalim, ix „ • ,
followed by the Treaty.
At the late Limbertnn Meeting. Szt.ti (rd. 1:v1:7".••••-
diately before Wzdzsesd ty's /ace, the s, • - I • nii,ot:
to the grand stand, being itnitssusily riii‘ •Il
denly gave way, whereby several pets •• d
below received considerable injury. cit; •i-
-tlemen were mue:s bruised, some Itad : i.sis
broken, and a Nlr. Dissi is, said to kg.• on,,
Castle, was so seriously hurt, that his lite i
spaired tif.
On Saturd ry night, as a w etchrman was g- •g
his rounds in Love-lane, Aldermani)ury• he ;-.1.
ceived A woman lying on the toot-patti, apparen'y
in a state of Intoxication. On lit:tng her up, he
immd her immersed in blo.•d, am; vent it-timed etely
to the wa?elt.house for assistance. She w.ts re--
mewed to tie ho,pitil, when the swirl" upon et-
aid saeti against the
amination, conciuded,
scraper of a door, which cut tha back part al her
head in a shocking manner. Se was able to say that
She was able say that her name was NI AR r Bouszisib
a pail, er, in the parish of Saint Zachary,
Wood-sheet. Her recovey is very