The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-18 00:00:00

LICENCES.

Yesterday, the Justices for the Tower Hamlets
met at the Court House in \Wileluse.square, for th,,
purpose of granting Licences in the said distria
for the ensuing year. Among others that were ap-
plied for,
_

Mr. Asdey, jun. petitioned their Worships to
grant him a licence to perform those kind of enter-
tiiiirnents at the Theatre in Well-street, Wellelose-
squAre, which be usually performs during the sum-
rm:r months at his Amphitheatre, over Westminster
Bridge. As soon as this application was made known;
Dr. Thelwall rose, and, after a few prefatory
words, presented a petition to the Magistrates
against granting the said licence to Mr. Astley,
jun. The petition was read from the Bench by one
of the Magistrates; and the general purport of it
was, an obje&ion to such entertainments, as strongly
and deeply injurious to the cause of morality, and
highly incentive to the commission of all kinds of
vice ; viz. impiety, fornication, adultery, thievery,
robbery, burglary, and almost every other crime to
which heman nature has ever been supposed to be
instigated by the arch enemy and deceiver of man-
kind,.

Mr. ALL tv, the Counsel, was also heard against
it, and made a short 2tgument on the general words
of the Stat. 10 Geo. 11. which prohibits plays,
operas, farces, or older exlertainments of the stage,
without a licence.

The Magistrates were, however, of opinion, that
the law had long been settled as to the operation of
the general words of that statute ; and as the petition
was founded only on a general supposition of the
tendency of such entertasnments, without any evi-
dence ct. such consequences having aaually result-
ed from them, they granted the licence to Mr.
Astley, jun. ; there being twenty-three for it, and
only ten against it.

INTENDED DUEL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

SlR—An incorrell account having appeared in a
paper of Saturday last. respelling a meeting which
was to have taken place between Mr. Bolton and
Mr. E. Brooks, I feel myself called upon to state
the Gas to the public as concisely as the circum-
stances will admit:

After some discussion on Tuesday the 9th inst.
between Mr. T. J. Parke. as the friend of Mr. Bol-
ton, and myself, as the friend of Mr. E. Brooks, a
meeting was demanded by the former (it being then
five o'clock in the afternoon), and was fixed to take
place in three quarters of an hour, at the east end
of Mather's dam. The time and place were proposed
by Mr. Parke, an dac ceded to by me. He h.tv ng agreed
to be guided by my watch, as he had not one with
him; Mr. Brooks and myself proceeded to the place
appointed in a hackney-coach, and arrived at the
north-west end of the field, where the dam is situ.
aced. at a quarter before six o'clock precisely ; the
darn is not one minute's walk from the place where
we alighted, so that we were at the ground cer-
tainly at fourteen minutes before six o'clock, and
proceeding down the eastern side of the dam, where
we could command a view of every part of it. We
remained on that ground for the.apace of one hour,
without seeing any thing of the parties we expected.
We then returned to Liverpool. in the same coach,
which had waited for us, during this pet ; and a
few minutes after my parting with Mr. Droiks, in
order to see Mr. Parke; the littgisuntei interfered,
and bound over the different parties. Should it be
necessary, I have testimony of an unquestionable
nature, to corroborate the above statement.

(Signed) IL MAXWELL, Lieut.-Col.
Livlr,.noi, 05. 1804.

CORONER'v IA QUEST.

Yesterday, an inquest was held at the Goat public
house. Pall-Mall, before AaTHONYGet 1., Esq. Coro.
Der. upon the body of Mrs. Aln,gareg 114 m, who
threw herself out of an upper wiad.ow, in Pall-Mall
Court, on Monday night List, of which we gave
sane account in our pa:oer of yesterday.
It appeared, upon the evidence of Rebecca Bates,
a servant of Muoray's, of Pall-Mall Court, who
was son-in-law to the deceased, that the deceased
had been fo.. many yeats is a state of childhood, or
derangement of mind, and had frequently made use
of very incoherent language, imagining she was con-
fined in a strange pl.!ce, and desiring to be permitted
to go home. About three weeks ago, she took fits,
and was quite deranged in mind after them; but for
this last fortnight, she was growing better, and on
Monday evening (the night of the fatal accident),
she appeared much better than usual; she was fie-
rittenily in the habit of getting out of bed, in the
middle of the night, and would so lose herself
in the d irk, the servant would be obliged to get a
light, art put her to bed again. On Monday night
last, she was put to bed about eight o'clock, which
was her usual hour; no one saw her afterwards, as
it was not usual to go into her room, after she went
to bed. While the deponent and her fellow-servant
were at their supper in the kitchen, about half pot
ten (o'clock, they heard a groan in the street, and
upon running to the hall door, they discovered the
deceased, suspended by the iron rails, in a most
shocking situation; they procured help, and she was
immediately taken off, and carried to her room.
Mr. Philips, the surgeon, was sent for, who instantly
came ; she was fully satisfied the deceased did not
know what she was about, when she committed the
deed.

Mr. John Philips, of Pall Mall, surgeon, stated,
that he was called in, about halt-past ten o'clock on
Monday night. lie found the deceased in bed,
with her garters and stnckiogs on, which he under-
stood was her usual custom. Upon examination,
he found her left thigh very badly fraltured, and took
nut several pieces of bone ; she had a large wound
in her roin, which was occasioned by a spike she
!la.( Et;ira upon ; and also a compound fraCture in
two parts of bet left arm ; she was sufficiently sen-
sible to complain of her wounds, and frequently
cried out for help ; he intimd her past all assistance,
and remained with her until she expires!, which was
in about an hour and an half after the circumstance
took place; there was no doubt whatever, but that
the i'j•try she had sustained, by falling on the spikes.
WAS the cause of her death.

The Jury, without hes;tation, found their Vcr.
d;it --Thqt the :rat deranged Ix ru.*J ci Ilse Lime of
te,wiog her"lf oat of Ms bitedow.

P. 01,10 E.

OUBLIC.OFFSCE. BOVY-STPZET

CNILD STEALIN(i

At a late hour on Tuesday night, Catherine Gar-
diner, an', aged woman, was hrought !More IsTs-
C!101. AS BS)Nn. Esq. and Sir WILLIAM PARSONS,
charged with decoying Daniel Jones, an infant only
tour years of age, away, .with an intent to veal his
clothes. The infant's father is a master bricklayer,
and 'asides in Newcastle-street, StranJe

On Tuesday evening, between five and six o'clock,
the infant was at play with a number of other
children in the neighbourhood sA his father's house,
when the Prisoner went among them, kissed and
shook hands with most of them, and they all ap-
peared willing to be sociable srith her, except Daniel
Jones, and he was very shy of her ; but she paid
more attention to him, which was occasioned, it is
supposed, from his being dressed better than the
others, but he was very shy of her : she asked him
to go along with her, but he refused ; she at length
took him up in her arms by force, and cov,•red him
over with her cloak and gown; he screamed and
cried very much, but she endeavoured to console
him, by telling him she was going to take him
to have some cakes, ,but which did not pa-
cify him, and he continued to scream and cry
so much that it attraeted the attention of the
persons paging, and among them were Mr. Stock,
a tailor, and neighbour of the child's parents,
who very properly interfered, and desired her to let
the child go, but she refused, saying the child's
crying was no business of his, as she was the mother
of it. This dispute, and the child crying, attracted
a number of persons rou.id them, and it being near
the Navy Coffee-house, Mr. Maurice, the proprie-
tor, came out, who likewise recolleCtel the child, and
knew the parents; but the Prisoner, in the most im-
pudent manner, persisted that the child was her's ;
but this dispute was soon put an end to by Elizabeth
Dale, a servant of the parents, accidentally passing
by at the time, and claiming the child, when it was
taken from the Prisoner by force, and Mr. Maurice
insisted upon her being taken to the Office.
What_ adds to the depravity of this unfeeling
wretch, according to her own account, she has had
ten children.

She was committed for further examination, on
a charge of stealing a great coat, white frock, flannel
petticoat, a shirt, and the shoes and stockings which
the infant had on.

Yesterday morning, Henry Iroottfor4 Ricisivd
ffillioto4 and John Car, were brought belnre
Ammo Ga.tit u. Esq. under the Police AA,
charged with being reputed thieves. It appeared
that the Prisoners were observed on Tuesday night.
by the link-boys attending at the Haymarket Thea-
tre, during the performance for the benefit of Mr.
Bannister, to be hustling several gentlemen who
were comiag out of the Boxes I who very properly
gave information to the constables belonging to the
Theatre, and, by the exertions of Gregory. they were
all secured.

Anthony, the officer, recognised Woodford to
have been concerned in hustling Hammersly's clerk,
some time since, and picking his pocket of Oxford
bark notes, to the amount of between two and three
thousand pouudis, Tbe_sanseafficc-,-recs.goLett Mi-
llard to be a reputed thief. Adkins, the officer,
said he saw Cole tried at the last Lent Assiz:s, for
picking a !tent kman's pocket of his pocket-book, at
GreatlsLirlow Fair. It likewise appeared, that they
belong to Bid Seetner's gang of pickpockets, who
daily Infest the streets of London; and it gives us
great sand:4lou in being able to state, that they
were all committed as reputed thieves.

MARL BOILOUGII•STILEET.

Yesterday, at this Office, Mariq, a black female
servant charged her mistress, a very elegant look-
ing young lady, with robbery and assault ; she stat-
that Cies:,r, her black fellow-servant, when
leaving town with his master, gave his trunk con-
taining his clothes into her care, and that Mistress in-
sisted on taking it from her, and sent it away in spite
of her; upon remonstrating with her, Mistress struck
her and used her very ill.
The young lady in her defence said, that she ha,l
taken Maria out of charity ; she had been a negro
slave, and discharged by her late mistress, without
any friends to recommend her. She had had seve-
ral letters from Czsar's master, directing that she
would send his cloaths, as he did not know how long
he should be absent, and wished particularly that
Cesar should have his livery; when she was about
to follow these direltions, Maria abused her grossly,
refused to give up the trunk, and threatened to swear
a robbery against her, if she took them.
The Lady was then discharged, and the Magis-
trate, having given the black woman a severe repri-
raand for her ins.lence to her kind mistress, advised
that she should b.: paid whatever wages might be
due to her, and be dismissed.

Boston Papers to the 17th of September, furnish
no additional faits respecting the state of the nego-
ciation between Spain and America. From St. Do-
mingo it is mentioned that General I con
duets himself with more policy than his predecessors
LE CLEMC and !Iceman' @eau, and that he is tolled-
ing French troops horn various quarters to strengthen
the district he holds. lltssat iNss, on the other hand.
II:55 sworn not to leave French or Spanish soldier
alive in the Island in :he cburse of a month ; and
the warfare is likely u, be attended on both sides
with circumstances nut less shocking to humanity
than those which have already stained the history of
that unhappy colony.
Lieutenant-Colonel HA a or, of the Loyal White-
chapel Volunteers, means to add a Rifle Company
to that respectable Corps. The Officers are to be
ballutted for by the members composing the Com-
pany, who have a book in the Orderly Room, in
the l'enter-Ground, Goodman's Field., to receive
signatures. A great number of respectable Jews
about that place have made offers of service.
Monday morning the Maidstone, :Medway, Cran•
brook, and Staplehurst Volunteers as.:emblect npon
Coxheath, and were there brigaded by Lieutenant-
General the Earl of CHATHAM '1 he Hoe being
formed, was covered by the Maidstone Rifle Coln •
pany extended in front, and after going through se-
veral movements, under the direetion of Major-Gen
Lord G•ot, each Corps retired to their respeetive
homes. The LORI, Li turvs•Nr, Major-G nerds
FINCI4, TVIORNTON, and Hay, were present on th,:
occasi•-,n, and the %%hole expiessed much satisfactiun
at their appearance.

TIIE TURF.

NF%VkAkKEt SECOND OCTOBER MEEiiNd

TUSSDAV, LlCT,,ttli 16.
Fifty Pounds for 2-yr. old colts, carrying Bst. 21b.
Fillies Bst. 2-yr. old C.
Mr. br. c W Warty' out of Re.:ruit'a darn . 1
Mr. 1..w14,131. h. 1. sistnr to lfannihal . 2
Ni. C 11 inbi.r)'s b. c. by Magic . .
Mr. lowortle. br, c. Tramper, by Whiskey
Mt J. Ethvaril.'s Sr.f Jessamy, by D...4pirsi
Gen. Snarrow's L. e. Fthonr, by Truni,Jater . •
Mr. Warcd,'s br. c. Caplet, by Overton, darn by Mark
Mr. Mellish's b. c. Tetotum, by Hambletoniau.
Mr. Galway's b. c. by Young W.or.d,,ecker
Mr. Lake's br. c. by Whiskey, out of a .cater to Telegraph. .
The Judge could place only three. Thirty to IS
agst. Waxy —l3 to 8 agst. Magic-6 to 1 agst.
Fathom-10 to 1 agst. Capias.
The Second Year of a Renewal of the October o.it-
lands Stakes. B M.
Mr. Wyndham's Marianne, 6 yr. old. Sat. 101 b. . 1
Fa F. Staorlisn's brother to Stamford, 4-yr. old, B.t. :Jib. I
Mr. Hlworth% Julia, 5 yr. old, bst 41h.

:::

Mr. Lake's Giles, 6:yr. old, lliti.2lb. . 4
D. or Graftutt's he. Nic, 5-yr. old, 7st. 81b. . .
Nine to 4 apt. Marianae.-4 to 1 asst. Julia-9 to
4 apt. Giles-5 to 1 agst. Pic MC.
D of Grafron's c. by Pot Sos, out of Minion, Vit. sib. best
Farcmont's e. Dismal, by Precipitate, out ut Tag, Sit.
Access the Flat, 2 )op. h. ft.
Even betting.
Mr. Wastell's Lumbago, Ist. flh. apt. Mr. WiWei C. by
Waxy, out at it earwer dam, 2 yrs. old. ;St. o yr.
old e. 50p. A dent
Five to 4 on Lumbago.
Mr. Ladbroke's f. ',river, out of Frdt a low', ree. fro=
Mr. Braitthwayt's e by Pegasus, daiit by Eltiawglo, Bat ca:b.
Two yr. old c. 5Up. b. ft.

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BURY, Ocr.

Our Fair, notwithstanding the disadvantage of
the times, and several nato.e.trd local circumstances
that operated aainst it, was last week well attended.
The Plays and Balls had their share of support ; but
the Musical Festival by no means met with the
encourageMent it deserved, although the abilities of
the several performers, particularly the female vocal
ones, Miss Parke and Miss Corey, are highly spoken
of; and received, as they merited, the most un-
bounded applause. Novelty is the great source of
atm:adios on these occasions, but their frequency of
late years has much tended to diminish tip effe.t in
the country; and those :who pass flinch of their time
in the vortes of the metropolis (where they are often
satiated with Oratorios and Concerts before the sea-
son is elapsed) are but poor supporters of them ont
of that meridian, in which a display of dress, mote
than a taste for music, is frequently the prini..ry tab-
jea.—lndeed, there is every probability that this
species of amusement would answer batter in the
second than the first week of this generally wells
frequented mart.
The Assembly Room, whys is fitted up in a
style of taste and elegance not infetiorAn any in this
country, made on Friday night a mon brilliant ap-
pearance, and was nearly filled with company, up-
wards of 315 being present, which was within twenty
of the number on the same eveniag last year, one of
the Ittilestnights ever remembered. Among those
of rank and fashion were olsserveal the Duchess of
Grafton and three daughters, Marquis Cornwallis,
Earl and Countess of Bristol, Lord and Lady Louisa
Brisme, Lord and Lady Hinchinghroke, Lord and
Lady Castlereagh, Dowager Lady Templetown, and
her daughter the Hoes. Miss Upton. Lord and Lady
Rous, Lord Waldegrave, Lord John Fitzroy. Lady
Mary Penfold, Lady Charlotte Goold, Sir Thonno
and Lady Cullum, Sir Gilbert and L.tdy Afleck
Sir William and Lady Rowley, Lady Blake, the
two Lady Gages, Sir Charles Banbury, the Dean o:
Worcester and Miss Onslow, Mr. and the Hon
Mrs. Singleton, Mr. anti Mrs. Gooch, Mr. and Mrs
Jerningham, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smythe. Mr. ant
Mrs. Acton, Mr. Howard, &c. &c. and in shot
every person of consequence eonnedled with the tows
and county. The balls, however, were not regu
fated with their usual exaktness, owing to the ab
sence of the two Stewards, and no persons snpplyinf
their places; from which cause, through the defec
tiveness of a proper introdueion, many a bl.aomin;
fair one had to lament the want of a partner in th
sprightly dance.'
The Earl of Bristol was so highly gratified wit
the elegant simplicity of the New Assembly an
Supper Rooms, and with their conveniences an
accommodations, that he has, with great liberalits
given up the share he had in them as a proprieto:
and ordered his subscription of 31,1. to be paid t
the fund for furnishing and fitting them up.
Miss Parke, with Mr. Nield and Mr. Sale, ter
kindly volunteered their services for the benefit 4
the charity•schools. at St. James's Church, on Stu
day morning; and Miss Corey followed their e:
ample at St. Mary's, in the afternoon, which toe
siderably aided the colle3ion.

Last week was married, in Cambridgeshire, JA
GORDON, a Serjeant in His Majesty's se
Miss NANCY Pi i CRS A, with a fortune of •
Miss P. Wds in the constant habit of attending
evening parade, where the tine figure and marl
appearance of the Seajeant, added to the adro•
ness with which he performed the military m
niziivres, made a deep impression on her tend
ai.d unsuspecting heart. She was not hing in di
closing her passion to him : for one evening a fries
of her's called the Serjeant from Parade, and a
quainted him with her inviolable attachment. T
gallant son of Mars, who had fought and bled
the defence of his country, anticipated the envi
pleasure of spending the remainder of his days
the arms of beauty, ant: in the enjoyment se 4:
metric and conjugal felicity, and immediately ekes
.rich the proposaL
The first-drawn Ticket yesterday morning, N
9,362, entitled to 10,0001. was sold in one Half a
eight Sixteenth Shares, at the Office of Sw ire a.
Co. in tie P9altry, where the Ticket, No. 19,008•
Prize of 1,0;.:01. in the present Lottery, was also w
in Shares.

tempts ion of the pment I.ottery ‘Vheel
too mmy manifest advantages to be misted
21,00 J,, for the first-di-Awn Picket neat T.lesd;
Three of 21,000 t. two of 5,n00,1. two of I,eool.
of Isiond comparison, there • being of
three Drat: tog 1)1:-I. As long as Tickets
Sh can be ;:roc;:ted, Iloafssav and Co. No. :
Imse Wein uu Sale.