The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-11 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LOX DON,
WEDNESDAY, JUKE 1!.

The House of Lords, last night, fixed ten o'claalt
to-morrow for their attendance in the High Court
•if Parliament, to give judgment in the case of Vis-
count Ivixxvtxxx.

Mr. Fox's resolution last night in the House of
Commons, pledging the Hour: to take steps in the
next Session of Parliament, far the Alsolitirn of the
Slave Trade, produced a warm Debate, but was at
length carticd by a gteat majority.

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The telegraph yeste: day announced t!lat the out.
ward-bound East India Fleet had sailed, in the
course of the morning, from Portsmouth.

The difference between Government and the
East India Diredors, relative to the Government of
India, is, we understand, adjusted ; it having been
finally settled on Monday, with the consent of all
parties, that Lord Metro shall be the new Go-
vernor of India.

The Rareherse sloop of war, with r fleet under
convoy, for the Mediterranean, arrived at Cork the

4th instant.

We have received Path rapers to the Ist, Dutch
to the bth, and aLo some German papers of a late
date. '1 he contents are not of importance. The
Mouiteur of the 30th tilt. contains a very long AC•
coant of a trivial engagement between the French
and Russians, in one of the islands (Leisinaj, in
the Adriatic. Gaeta still holds out, and the
little fortress of Civitelia del Frontn, which the
French told ws an Irish officei had the impudence to
throw himself into, with an handful of men, ems-

tinues to rival Gaeta in byalty and courage, and
its resistance has been hitherto crowned with like

success. The British squadron are said to have
made an unsuccessful attempt upon the islands of
Procida and Ischia, between Gaeta and the Bay of
Naples. There is no confirmation of the aftual
surrender of Cattaro to the French. A letter from
Ratishon states, that no account of that event was
ezpeeted in that city before the 10th of this month.
A heavy fiting was heard, on Monday, at Dover,
arsparently from the opposite coast, hut the weather
was too hazy for the inhahitants to see across, and
no vessel had arrived, when the letters left Dover,

with apy intelligence which ascert.tinesi the c.tuse
of (hi/ firing.
Lord Coca* Alt!. Capt. of the etlies frigate, and
eldest on of the Earl of Dutiuotta to, has started

for the borough of Monitors. in opposition to the
Hon. Cavite nisi Bitiosma.w. His Lordsl.ip, who
is recently returned from annoying the enem}'s
coast, arrived at Honiton, on Sonia}, evening, from
Plymouth, with some friends. The elation com-
menced yesterday, and the contest promises to be

a warm one.
AbCOT HIATH Races commenced Fewerday.

His Mafesr v's Plate of 100 guineas, for hunters
which Nye regularly hunted with His MAJESTY'S
stag bounds, was won by Mr. LAMES'S P‘ecadidy,
beating six others.
The renewed sweepstakes of 10 guineas each,
with 25 guineas out of the race fund, for 3 year
old colts and fillies, was won by Mr. Wat.caa's
Mintotette, late Osier, beating Leven others.
A like sweepstakes for 4-year olds, was won by
Lord A Laxuarixes Vivaldi, beating three others.
The 4th race, a sweepstakes of 15 guineas each,
with 15 guineas added from the Race Fund, was
won by Mr. Bur Laa's Eunuch, beating four others.
The Ques.tt and the PRINCESSES honoured the
course with their presence. Tbey rode in their
carriages within the lines, between the heats.
Yesterday the Court of King's Bench was occu-
pied the whole day in hearing law arguments, of no
public interest whatever. Nothing transpired in the
motions worth laying before our readers.
At a Court of Aldermen, held yesterday, at
Guildhall, the LORD MAYOR nominated the fol-
lowing Gentlemen to be pit up, in addition to the
present list, for Sheriffs, to the Livery, on Midsurna
sner-day next—
Dowd Pike Watts, Fsq. citizen sod vintner; SIT Richard
Hankcy„ Knight, jaldsat.th ; John 51.Tsgeart, Esq. draper;
Wham Coles, Erg wheelonsht; John Gus E.q. ifun.
monger; William Ilastew. Esq. t,ler and taiektaret ; Jahn
Calvert Clarke, Esq. elothoortzer ; John Tho.aaa, EM. glover,
and Wiliam Clarke, Esq. panted-maker.
The price of Bread was ordered to be continued
at Is. lid. the quartern loaf.
Aaaaaass Sanuna was sworn one of the Jew
Broken; Mr. T. N. Wit it ANS was sworn Junior
Attorney of the Mayor's Court; Mr. WILLIANI
Wit ir;nr was eleeted Master of the Free Grammar
School, at Market Harbor°. Leicester. And the
Rulers of the Waternten and Lightermen's Com-
pany, were elated for the year ensuing.
A Letter from Chatham, dated June 10, says,
" Three companies of the ..;sth. or Rifle regiment,
came in here on Friday. on their route to Ireland,
for the recruiting service; they continued their
march on Satarday morning.
"On Saturday morning. four soldiers of the 95th,
or Rifle regiment. were committed to Maidstone
14.44,1, by the Rev. Dr. Goodenough, charged with
the commission of a rape on the body of a woman
in Chatham, on the night of Friday, the sth instant.
—lt appeared. on examination, that the woman was
met in the High.strcet of Chatham, on Friday night,
by the four soldiers, near the way leading to the
new landing place, that they immediately seized
her, and dragged her to the water side, behind the
Chest Arms Tavern, from whence her screams
were heard by some young men at supper, who im-
mediately ran to her assistance, and apprehended
the offenders."
Einnits Day.—Tberscket N 0.21.11, drawn yes-
t aday a Prize of Elva Taousatis Pooping, WAS Sad
is OIW Quarter. two Eighth, and eight Sixteenth
Shares, at Sow.; and Co.'s old Off.ce, in the Poul-
try, where Capital Prier, wit great amount, have
Len sold *Ad shared. '