The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-09 00:00:00

The Earl and Country* of Bristol snd fussily arrival yes-
terday at their west at Petrey from the Coniiiiest.
Earl Casper I.ft ewer yesteidas coo a visit to hie heather,
the How. Thtteors Cospee, at hie aest is Herts.
The Esrl or sh..rg has teiurerd to lows frost his
sm. Fs Wore Cast*, Suss:
The Coasters sod Ls.ites Ashhorshant have left tows for
t►eir 'rat is Suave:

Lady %Ivry 111isiglerow arrived yesterday at llndgron's Ho-
ist, Dover-streei. Cap,si• and Mr.. Make left dltAo fur
Palls.
Anis*ls al 11lake's Hoirl, Jersirivioreet limy sad
Lady Rivera fro. a • mar i sad U O'Cisuror, Esq. (rums his
seat in ire laud.

Arrarsls at 11w Raysl Haiel, St. Jaauses-sireet :—W. D.
E.q. hugs Paris; and J. J. Great, Esq. Guns bag
feat it W.l.s.

Mr add Mrs. Hipbtarde earl family left Thomases Hotel,
Iterk4e7.llquare, yesterday, fur Cheltenham.
Robert Herat, Esq. M.P. bias left town for bid seal le
Sdserx.

PASHIOVABLE PARTIES.

The Martinis sod blarthioness of lAnadown base eased
tare of invitation fur • fashionable party on Monday •t
Lesuidownaq«ere.
The Lard of Dean, ems...tweed the Dirertors of the An.
tient blame, the Uuke of Devonshire, lb. Marquis of Lana-
down, and a large party, yesterJay, at bit house is Gros-
venor-wirer!.
The l'ouutess of Harewnod has Winced cards of invitation
fur • rout to-sourrow evesiag at HarevrouJ House, Hanover.
square.
The Sall of Aberdeen esiertained • large party at dinner
yeateiday at his how.. in Argylwstreet.
The Countess of Essen will entertain • distinguished party
immerge+ at ber Muse in Hill street, Berkeley. square.'
Viseountan• Haeapcles has noised cards of invitation foe a
fashionable party to-roorrow creasing at bar boost iu Greet*.
street, Grosvenor sqlsare.
Lady Hlvekrtt gave an elegant bull and sapper on Monday
weenie( at her house is Portman square, which was attended
by nearly 00 fasbionahles.
Sir Samuel Jersoise, B.H. had a dinner party y -Weiday at
his house in Hanover square.
General Ross euiertained a distinguished party yesterday
-et his house is Penland-place.
Mr. and Mrs. Orby Hower will entertain the Duke of
York and • large party of -distiactiost tau Monday nest •t
their boat in Grosvenor place.
Mrs %Yin. Gosling has issued cards of invitatiou for an-
other quadrille hall sad sapper ass the Sith inward at her
house to Portland-place.
Mrs. Horeb, has issued cards 14 ierritaiims fora ball and
sapper ea the tiat inslaal, at ber house iu Yortlassl-plate.

THEATRES.
DRORY•LANS.
The opera of Loot is a I Wage. with • variety
•vif other entertainments, was performed here list
eight, for the benefit of Mr. HARLIY. The bril-
liant appearance of the houre affoided the most
lettering testimony of the very high estimation in
,which the talents of this excellent comedian •re
Mid by the public. The part of Pebonola Wood.
anè was supported by Mr. Haithair ; it excited
• good deal of laughter, particularly in the first in-
troduction, when he made hie obeisatices in chase.
,ter to the audience. Miss FORDS appeared for
.the first time as Rosetta, lied executed, her bongs in
a style which drew forth considerable applause.
•Mr. BRARAIII exerted his extraordioary powers, and
with the happiest success. Madame VISTRIS,
Mew FOIIRY. &c. all teemed emulous in the cause,
and the whole of the entertainments of the evening
went off with eclat.

cO/11INT-GARDICII.
Lost. eight the tragedy of Js ing Lea► was per.
formed at this theatre, in which Mr. Yolingo ap-
peared for the first tume•ss Lear. Mr. KEAN has
so long sorts the crown slid swayed the sceptre of
this unhappy monarch, that one began to think lie
would always retain untlimputed possession. Hew-
ever, Mr...YoGNG resolvid to share the honours,
mud if its his first attempt he has not completely
succeeded in proving hi, titlr, the least that can be
said of his powerful effort is, that there *mods a
formidable rival near the throne. The character of
Lear affords • fine field for the display of dramatic
powers, and in delineating the successive scenes of
sorrow sod affliction, Mr. You NG left nothing to dr.
sire. The scene between him and his daughter, when
he is first stung by her ingratitude and invokes the
maledictions ct heaven upon her offending head, he
depicted with the most terrific fidelity. It pro-
duced an effect which c•iwpletely thrilled the soul.
And his pathetic powers were never more happtly
exerci,ed than when he- made his tender and
affecting @ppmd to his daughter Cordefia, the
only resting place on which his heart could rr.
pose in the midst of his accumulated sorrows. There
were no sudden ebullitions of genius which excited
temporary admiration, arid the risubaided into calm :
the performance was unique and grand throughout.
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The Duchess of Gum:sate& mid the Princess
Aoet/eT♦ visited his MAJRITT yesterday.
' Yesterday the Princess Auaurr♦ had a select
party it dallier.
The Duke of YORK is st Newmarket. His
Royal Highness is espected in tweet to hold a levee
to-morrow.

Yesterday morning the Duke of CLARENCS Sr-
rived in toots from Bushy Pink. Hia Royal High.
iseSS returned sit the CVCIIIIIg.
The Annual Spring Meeting of the Scottish
Hosintal, in be held on Saturday next at the
Freemasons' Threat, in Great Queen-street, his Royal
Highness the Duke of Ct.asadca iu the Chair. We sin-
cerely hope the attendance upon list occasion will he nu-
merous and respectable, as the object is extensive and
praiseworthy. This Charity is oue of she must ancient its
London: it was established by • few private individnals
shortly after the accession of King J sums 1., afterwards in-
corporated by Royal Charter of Kind CUARLSII 11., and
re-incorporated by his lale revered Majesty in 1775, foe
Ms relief of the luilusirlous Poor of Scotland, retident in
this large Metropol a rod its immediate neighbourhood,
who have sot acquired any parochial Wiliflll,lll. The late
General MtLvit.bc, the first and only Governor•in•Chief of
all the West India Islands, ceded by France to Great Rritaiu
in 1763, and the oldest Gelset II but one its the British Ser.
vice at his death, on the 29th of August, MOP, was a zealous
supporter of the Scottish Hospital, sad the Founder of its
Rioting Hefting, of whirls the present is the thirty.seeond
Anniventa ry. A Nephew of the late Gallant and Benevolent
•
%amens?. is nue of the Stewards of the day. At present
alters use sbutit 300 poor objects relieved every month by
this institution ; and during the last year passages to Scot-
land beat provided al the Society's expense for 352
Fetuses, with their was and familia*.

LAW INTELLIGRAICg.

COURT OF KING•i BENCH, STirrnalasTaa,
WSDIIIIIIIII4II, MAY V.
Be/we the Lona Cana .Ivveloa ea4l a Coniston Jury,
BtaARD r. PoFL
This was an seller under she statute of 9th Anne, to re.
cneer bark a snm of money lust at play. It appeared by
the evidence of Henry Compton, • elerk in Somerset house,
that the Plaintiff had played at Ilse house or she Defrndani,
No. 77, Jernt)n•slreel, St. Jousted., at Norge et Noir, and
another genie of chance, called Una, Jeer, (...inqua, mid lust
901, oh.rh sum the Plaissiiff by this actors sought to re.
rover Inset.
Nn defence being offered, the Jary lased s verdict for
the Plaintiff—Damages 901.

POLICE.

11110.•
N A TISION•HOUSIL
SINGULAR ROBBERY.
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Yesterday a mien Named William Jones on brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor, no a chap of having, wish soother,
robbed two thieves of stolen properly to the assoissi bOOl.
lielonrug so Mr. Richardson, a woollens draper, oar Ludgate.
hill.
It appeared that ie March last He. Richardson hail in hie
service a boy, sawed Riggs, a• shupwiau sod purser. la the
begmaing attar tomtih he mot his um ass errand to burrow
6bol. of a tradesman in the City. The buy, un thin occasion,
pretended that he had bees set is the aratt, in the middle
of the day, by three robbers, who, after beating ham severely,
✓obbed lona of the 6.501. which hail bee« sews fur his mailer.
There were NOM prism' of tots story so sr:trios dinars a. to
excite, sespicton, and a.. iiivestigatioe of the affair took
pine', when it honed eel that ibe shopssin hid • brother,
• desperate character, who bad iodise. d him to give up boo
mender's properly, and fabricate the story of she rubbery, to
account fur ttar loss. Bdth the Priauseis writ apprehended,
tried, and cotariete.l of she robbssy, and DoW Ile tinder sen-
tence al the Ohl Bailey. None iii the stoke mope. ty was
recovered, alsh.sugh the Prisoners sere tales in custody
immediately after the cumwsisivioit of the robbery. The elder
brother, who had induced the slurp nen to tooted the
rubbery, bad &Immersed all the b nosy into she hauds of
• rompaniiiii, mused Hayes, fur the purpose of security.
II was now ets.rged atainat the Pitroner loon, that be
and smother fellow, who is hairs,. as a tbief, Laving heard
of the robbery sod the nature of the lousy, ripened
themselves as officers, and bought maces, with which
they went to •11 thaw whom thf y thought to he par-
ticipators in she robbery, and stilling that they c-itse
wish waraois faro the Lind Mayor, for Ilse •ppm.
hemlines of Biggs, who was out of the way, sad they de.
wonted to be informed of his place of euecealment, or
of dm residence of Hayes. After toad...lug 1 with
imprisonment, if they did not tell all they kustir of Riggs,
bet more particularly of Hayes, who hail the medley in his
possession, and who was she real object of their *cards,
they succeeded to extracts% istratimistioss from some of the
associate, of the 'Wives, sod in making others toast is the
Is, and Hie, ultimately succeeded is ffishog the
iegr of Hayes, which they searched, and afisc breakterru
open some boars, got at 6041. of toe booty, which lb.y
carried off. Thin was effi-cted un the day after the tee
brothers halberts metered by the Police, who lu their were b
after she able* property was (lore after the heels of the
pretended officers wise had robbed the robbers.
A wean named Jobe obr was a. ;palate/ with
Hays., is whore hand. the property had lacer deposited,
ideuttAal the prisoner Josses as 'me of the two who bad sr.
sawed the clinometer sat ogeers to mach for Hayes. They
game is eiruipsoy to the emblem, sail said they were city
officer's, mad had seiliority to take the gamma to wawa if
he did sot tell all he lamer abort Hayes, or ibe two Riggs.
Up Ibis the willies', told all he hoes about Hayes, sad
they afterwards said the, enfold give him bf. if he would
orsoble them to take the wows* who cohabited with Motu.
A young wonia. who bad cohabited with the elder Hier,
sow cool/lord, idesdified the P. sorer Joon as ear of the
two wee who pretended to be el/Seers, sod she Muted Is..
oohs** imescsavrea of the Iwo thieves to get at the booly,
who% they had, by roam memo or ether, heard was at the
peroration of Hayes. They forced her to siodort them to
the beets whore Hers raided, sod which they catered aid
Dealt-bed.
The Solicitor for the ',twenties ',pasted that the Pri.
seise might be ressaadesi for foram, esaroinetion, when
be would be enabled to produce Hayes, whose evidence
would masplete toe case.-. The Prstorer mu accordingly
resisodod.
GUILDH•LI..

Tire long coalested question of liability of Thaewa low to
pay prior-rases, came on .pie before the /Wiling Magistrates,
Aldermen Wood and Waiihnessi, en Tuesday, wire• Ik.
Overseers of the parish of St. Andrew Holborn prayed a war.
rant of disireas upon poor-rates ardent A. Fester, Esq. of
'flimsies lan.
The Magistrates, afiec heeling a long argument from Mr.
Andrews, expres.ed themselves of upiaiun that the Inn weld
Sc pay poorrates, cad granted • warrant of distress, which
will lake the questiom ills. the Court of Yisg. Mesa*, whore
it will be tried, as the Magistrates espoomOde ,beeture more
composes Judges. ..‘ r-,
IBOWSITR CIT.
Yesterday a young man, named James 811lema*, was
brought from St. Clement's watch-humor, on charge of a
sheet robbery. It appeared from the evidence of the Prone-
tutor, Samuel Marsh, vibu is servant to John Herbert
Brows, Esq. that on Tuesday evening, as he way going by
the end of Milfiird.laae, In the Stiarid, opposite Si. Ch,
tricot's Church, the Prisoner came before hini and aliouat
knocked him rhino, as the tame time smirching at his wals.
It being • wet alight,aoil the Pro+sratur haste( his umbrella
up, the Prisoner got hold of hir theta sod alwolately drag.
ged him into Milford.lsoe, where, after iirveral blows
bad been eachanged on both sides, the theta IMO
way. What made the ease su aggravated was the
Prisoner's keeping mach • lose hold. The Prisoner
ran dean the late, and w►en he had gut near to the bottom.
he fell over a serapes', by which means he wag aplorrhroded.
Swat gentlemen the■ passing asked the vdlua *lsere she
chain and stale were; his reply eat, that hr bad slat got
them, fur lir had t►rown them away. A diligent swot* was
made, bat they could not be found.
The Pri said nothing in his defence, aid be was (ally
euntaiitted to Newgate foe trial.

...

A very cruel roblsny was committed on Sunday laid. M►.
and Mrs. Bowt.•a, the siaforturrate p. rstots wilt Sr r hill and
mister one killed by the fall of one of the houses to Budge-
row, Gnson•slreel, and who Weft th.rnwees dreadfully
braised is. the ruins, defitrostired to attend Stir body of them
infant In the grave nit Sunday. It was with grim dtlbcrillt
they bubbled to a neighbouring church yard, where the fu-
neral was performid. 'I hey were objects of great compas-
sion to the multitude ; bat there were persons Ist the crowd,
bum enough to take advairtsge of their abreact hums home,
and break mto their span memo. which wen woo stripped
of envy thing talltilbit, before the Iwo pour sufferers reached
the ►omae. It is supposed that the thieves expected to bud
• pea booty, a report hiviag gut iuld circulation, girt 3flut,
the property of Mr. Howt.us, had ►een (•omit in the raisin.
lbe mumry t►at bed been fused, however, proved to be the
property of smother person. All the little articles of plate,
which Weft recovered from the ruin., sad which were the
only (Mugs of soy value remassminy to the uurvesurias couple
were taken by the thieves.

The late run upon country hanks has heen pro-
ductive of advantages, independent of giving ad-
ditional weight and stability to those who were able
to " weather the storm," inasmuch is jt led 10 the
discovery (impoutant to those who pay to the l'oor's
Rates), that persons who applied to the Magistrates,
on the score of poverty, to be excused Irom pay-
ing such rates, arid -were regularly excused, and
even paupers receiving parish reliefs orrlArd
their hoards notes to be cashed to some consider-
uble atnouilt.—(Brry Gazelle.)

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