The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-01-26 00:00:00

CORREs.
Tvesinme wett.s, jkW.23, INS.
Notwithstanding the atrralious of the Birth-day,
place still boasts of --any people of distinaion.
,e chearful season of Chri tmas Was kvt up
with much mires, though not with great
lendor ; and agraeaisie dances, an I parties, Rith
~,,terr, made the long nights appear but short
,es.
The different brigades of volunteers in this dis-
of gent were tbis week inspefted by Major
Lord GAG& In consequence ot a recent order
ei His Royal Higlintsss the C., sitss Annus in
(in acircular knee), all officers of volunteers
to produc• their c immisions at the seat inspec-
on. The clerks of counties. I suppose. fed a great
of tees, owing to many gentlemen eat having
• ken out their commissions.
A very elegant standard and pair of colours are
on preparing antler ti-e tauteful &reale,* of Lady
.IUfFIELV. to be presentedbo the North Peverwey
At their next general insiseition. R ,sass
...S.ircsav, Esq. M.D. of I unbridge Wells, is
pointed Physic; to to the Legion.
The late Archbishop of CA LLLLL UR v's delightful
ideate here, Gave House, is to be kit. His
race, had he lived, meant to have re occupied it
ally in April, as h always found this air avec
'ith him.
The Earl of A BIRO AVErNY has l
neft
ansion of Fridge CaAr. for Londo. his noble
sit lona MAC Bart. has disposed of his
at cottage and ev Ate of Knowl, to Col. &CAT..
sot., of the India set vice.

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NTT BrSINESS.

' A Court of Common Council was held at Guild.
ball yester.t.iy, the first Court atter Christmas. at
which Were nieseta the Lt74D MAYMt. several Al.
devil en, and 4 "lea( number of Commoners ; after
sealing the City anJ Hospital Leases. his Lordship
deciared a vacancy in the nice of Junior Clerk in
**Conn of Requests, by the death of Mr. J Asa Ls
Sr. •• es, which the Court agreed to fill up at the
eat \letting.
The Thanks of the Court were unanimously voted
to .he Rev. Mans., Woo*. WA ebolairt to the
%pia Hemiturakte the Loire hisvoa hr his excel-
lent %et MAI, preached Ware his Lordship. Sheriffs,
44 Commoner Comte% at dee Parish Church of St.
Latently, Jewry. on amnesty the 6th of January
but aid he larlesived to print the same, and send a
Ante to every Urtaber of the Cam.
The Comm**, of Centroul over the Coal and
Cara Met ri, resented a Report for allowing Mr.
WWI'? Vat,' the ism Ochres hundred pounds for
the als.aance lend red by him in prosecuting the
Po ! hefime Ifarlians.st, Oar she establuhiug a tree
m 2.1. t is the Crty of London for the sale of
Coils. &C..
Sir Ries's*. Weccu and Sir ;arts Atantxtiosa,
Knights. lat.! Sheriffs, preseftecl a Memorial to the
Conn, praying prermssinn so use the name of the
Corporation of London, in order to recover some
goods in the Court of Chancery, belonging to a con-
side& felon which was referred to a Committee to
consider and report.
The consideration of the Bye Laws. for regulating
the P Art of London. was adjourned, and the Lose
Maros was revealed to hold a Court especially°
she posposs.
.
SNOCA I4dC SVICIDE.
I 4

mototrndaysnon a reputable gun sad pistol m
of Misiningisain, having..otp4to re.
phemelis aim a teeth about 196 for view,
Ibe interoneabsdiel of the mod tied of A isiodaty,
=mad beat Me mem auerigenusly, that he
for the esesfereme aseestable. as Well to
pr ons the pe amettai lisissily as to ensure bb own
prassal ask,. Tide. berierear. only increased the
rang soh I seej my ran up
itatens is sale assainsissue finished
adonbielsamel.
hiss* Aida lie lissome& so destroy his
Mor say other parson daring to approach him.
the cienseable :prised, he was dissuaded by
the family from amampting to apprehend bem
espenially without' Amber assistance, the father
=lfpeullorstly leit the house, when be found
f m each immisent danger. A very con-
eidemble time had elapsed before the constable re-
turned to the house, with two assistants, at one
of whets, on his entering the back-yard, the young
desperado fired tht ough a window with slugs; but the
nian, providentially, seeing the piece before it was
discharged, droppei beneath its level, and the con.
tents dashed against the walls and brick-work. In-
stantly raising himself, the man gained the stairs of
the warehouse unhurt, but, before he had ascended
to the first floor, the ptrenzied wretch had placed
`the pistol to his head, and blown a iarge portion of
his skull off, which, with his brains, lay scattered
over the warehouse; thus, in a moment, putting a
period to his own existence ! a shocking instance of
!suntan turpitude, resulting from the impulse of un-
restrained passim% and 4 contempt of filial duty.

A Court of Dire tors was yesterday held at the
'lndia House, when the destination of the Lady
larill,reagh, Captain T. G. Mciiii.sr, WAS altered
*om St. Helena and Madras, to St. Helena and
Sertial.
Captain Jour; RAMSDEN, of the Phenix, and
'Captain JOHN It Doi e, of the elireria, took leave
if the Court, previous to departing for St. Helena
and Bengal.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednes-
day next.
The Ditgent, l'a:ce, from Liverpool, is lost at
Romney.
His Excellency the Chevalier IT ANDUAGA, the
late Spanish Ambassador, arrival at Harwich, with
his suite, on Wednesday evening. He intended to
embark on boar,l a neutral vessel for Holland, on
his return to Spain.
M. NovosikzOrr, Grand Chamberlab to the
tmperor of Russia, whose arrival in this entuitry
we announced some time ago, as a person invested
with extraordinary powers to arrange and conclude
a Treaty of Alliance between his Court and ours,
set off yesterday morning, on his return to St. Peters-
burgh ; and we believe t.e carries with him the said
'treaty signed and ratiEed by our Gayer:meat.