The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-28 00:00:00

THEATRE.

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HAYMAREET.
Miss latt's very entertaining comedy nt Ihe
Chapter of dfcrideats. was p..-f"rmed, last night, to an
and crowded audience. Mrs. Grov t les
Ccf:‘l./, was an -‘cellent performance ; and Mts.
Gitas, in Briaget, displayed her comic powers to
the greatest advantage. She was ably supported by
Mr. LUTON, who pl:i 'Ci Ja'reh wit great tru'h and
humour. " whole pert 'nuance received the
most unbounded applause.---Mr O'llscrt's ad-
mirable Farce of The *retake .Sirprtse, followed ;
Mr. F•WCE is r r, o, posses•ed ali its used rich.
ness, and Mrs. GI art.'s t.oua4 was equally enter-
taining.

Their lsfarasries and the Paimczsm left town
yesterday morning, for Windsor.
Mr. Fox was better yesterdiy.
Lady CLONCI,URY 11.15 es. ,trioj from the en.
chanted Castle, and is now in Wales.

Mrs. Beat.aao, the beautiful young widow so
the late Bishop of Lima:ties, has the handsomest
service of plate in her neigillsouriood.
Mrs. He ME. nice to t..e late Earl MACARTNEY,
las set tan fel Lasanoure her seat in the
North Ireland.
Lord Csoac•.itity can an be angry with Hs La ly
fora fins tee,, as, by her atriage with his Lutdsliip,
she became I awtese.
The ijuht a na,.ing business, as well as he Irish
r,or Bill. is opposed by certain Irish catro s, who
would give the r"or neither trend no- a shone.
Lord Hnwav .If. I r v 1, on Wednesday, to
his new :,iitwe in Dewn og.sirtet; and, on Hms! y.
entertaineu Sir John NewrotT, a al a seleet party,
at Dinner.
Sir Jon is and L t:'y Neweoer will leave town this
day, no a visit io General Dismay, at Kingston;
and will re -on MI Monday.
Cr•neval I)asssLY will leave town nest Monday
for Inland.
Lord L I E, ar JOHN SYRI.I.T, the Hon.
Mr. GERm.,i,e, ar i Mr. Howoarn, who have
i—tled sevesal thous.. ds, Bibury, were expeEted
in town last
Lord Fosse came to torn yesterday from Bi-
bury.
Lord and Lady BEAVCRA gave a rrand din-
ner yesterday, to the Earl of Dosiounit %soar, Lord
Hurenimson, Col. and Mrs. 114'MAuoti, rite Hun.
Mr. Navitia, CLI. Eustort, and Mr. and Mrs.
ADAIR.
Mr. Coota will conclude his engagement at
Glasgow this week, in his favourite parts of Ste
Peetiaat Alnee,icalthant and Richard the 7b rd.
Mr. ',Awls is performing DJI J4s,, in The
Chances, to Miss Duncan's Co,AraKtie, at the
Liverpool Theatre; and Mr. BLANCH
Cockney, to Miss DusC AN'S Pr villa I ontioy.
Miss Sm trail, of Covent-Garuen Theatre, in-
tends performin;; the part of Nor::al, for her be-
nefit, at the Birmingham Theatre.
The Dowager Countess of &RYON, Lord Fussy,
and several other Nobility, dined, yesterday, whh
the Dowager Daehess of iturs•no, at her house
in Sackville-street.

M. Dr Cm ARO? 1.411 and M. Da Batisac, made
love to the ume aelress, and met by eLance at her
b-use ; M. Da Cita not.e.A said to M. De Bkliti•C,
port." A man r t answered M.Da Bluff Ac,
would have oat."

l'iir.anJ Mrs. ST trees K t.s.t nil, we understand,
mean to take their 6ts4l leave of the Newcastle Au-
dience, As Managers, in the O.tober fair wetk.
Mews. JONAS and FINLEY have commenced
their Theatrical campaign. at Rye, with an entire
new-raised corps. 'rhea forces take the field, at
!lasting. and YAK-Bourne, on the first of the ensu-
ing month.

The marriage ceremony of C. G. MUNDT, Esq.
with the only daughter sf C. B. M ..-ASSINGISS so, Esq.'
of Charles-street, Berkeley-square, was per to: mod
by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Cxon-
r. ray. There were present, the General and Ma-
dsme Ds S. atouxurr, Mr. Mrs. and Miss
Bxvortirr, who officiated as Bridesmaid, Mr. and
Mrs. T. CHAPMAN, and Mr. VINE R. A superb
breakfast nas givtn on the oc:•asioa, under Cie di-
redurn of Mr. GUNTER. The itew.marricd Fair
immedire'y sct vR. for Bath.
At six o'clock yesterday afterntson, a foot race
took place is ILJe Park, along the Gravel \V.slk
leading to Kensii gron Garden-. Le. WC. n Mr. Wu.
Buarow and Mr. rceictvAL C . , f.. 1 guiness
a-side, to inn one hundred yards, was won by
Mr. P. Cooce, i r ten seconds an.! a tsrlf. P.
Cooce was seven yards a head of his compesiti.r at
starting. Bets ran in Loom of Mr. COOKE. stx to
four, and two to one, towards the last twenty yards.
There were upwards of five hundred spectators
presents

INDIA.

• MADRAS COURIER, Japtuasz I, UM.
His Majesty's ship Lord Destran, commanded bY•
Lieutenant fineyd; anchored in the ou Mon-
day last, accompanied by two of her prizes—the
ship La Emile, and the brig ('curer.
Lieutenant Sne7d's cruise off the Fiench islands
!la, been, in many respeB3. tortunaie ; and is, in
every instance, marked by that daring spirit of en-
terprise, and unwearied diligecce, which charac-
writes kßritish Naval Otric,r.
The Pard Dantan leas, at different periods cf her
cruise, captured twelve ssil of Frames Merchant
ships and vesself, seven of winch Lieutenant Srseyd
has destroyed ; of those detained, two were dic•
patched for gombay, one for Colunibo, and two
have arrived at (Lis port.
We are sorry to add, that during the attack
Made ou La Emile, at Port Dennk, in the Isle of
Bout hon, Lieutenant Swun, of the Lord Duncan, was
killed by a shot from the batteries, seven of which
were firing on His Majesty's ,hip at the time.
List of captures made by His Majesty's ship Lord
Duman, Clement Sneyd, Fsq. Aeling Captain, be-
tween the 23d of July, and 30th of November :-..-
lleureux eargo, salt fish, Sic. burnt; a schooner, burnt ;
he II ,tit Le Pi 10011 sloop, ladur wit:i rice, bo, nt ; La Ifypo-
lila bug cois•rtta, of 160 tons, 4 gem, and Et swivels, de-
stroyed Lea Felice brig, destroyed; La Sericuse brig, laden
will, gum, Ste. d.,troyed; Felicite bug, cargo;
.timber, sent
to B ; Pear!, formerly a British ship, Onto; Liberty
b ig, 13j tuns, wines, de. sent t.i Culumbo for adjudication ;
. La Envie Ai.l, of nno tons, ladzn with rice, arrivcd with the
Duman; La Courier bra, OM. auto ditto; La (Scotto
scho mar, parted company in lat 3. N.

The ship &mfrs, arrived at Bengal, from Batavia,
which s! e left in November, brings intelligence, that
a t.iw days before leaving that port, a Dutch %quad-
rat of two line of battle ships, and a frigate, had ar-
rived from an unsuccessful cruise in the China Seas.
--Nu other news at Batavia.

F.l7zdE DUEL!



DROGIIMA, JUNE 21.
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The following lamentable affair took place this
week, near Kelm : Mr. WIL Lies st Dv as, and Mr.
Bac. roN Ta Nov, second son of Joust TANDY,
of Johusbrook, Esq. having had an altercation,
upon a triflintez subjea, words rose high, and
VT.. D. gave Mr. T. tee lie. The parties agreed
to meet, on trl-e.'nesday morning last, in Bec-
tire Demesne. The ball, from Mr. D.'s pistol, en-
try, I over Mr. T.'s lett eye, a:ld killed -ins upon
the spot. 'Fhe parties in thi4 unfortunate affair
were intimate friends. It is said, that they were put
under arrest the preceding evening, and afterwards
fought without seconds. Mr. D. is fled, and a strift
search is making to apprehend him. Mr. TANDY
is very much regretted.

SHOCKING MUR DER !
On Tuesday evening last, about five o'clock, as
two persons of the city of Worcester were waking
near 0 ldingley, they heard the report of a guts at
a small distanca ; but supposing that some person
was shi.oting at a hare or some other game, they
took no notice of it, until a few mitattes after, they
hard a cry of "Murder!" Alarmed at this, they
proceeded towards the spot, and one of th.m, who
outran the other, saw a man near a hedge, with a
bag in his hand : on corning up to him, he asked
hns what be had been . ,ut ? At this question, the
. turned pair, dropped the bag, in which was a
broken piece of a gun, and ran off. At this mo.
ment, the person saw something on fire on tl.e
graiand, and going to the spot, discovered that it
was sonic person who had been shot, and the clothes
set on tire, as he supposed, by the wadding of the
Quo. By thus time, h s companion who was behind
came up, and, on hearing what had passed, ran
to the nearest horse far assistance, while the
other pursued the susii‘eted murderer, and coming
very close to him, the man turned round with his
back to a Ledge, aid putting his hand into his
pocket, as if feeling for a pistol, threatened to shoot
the pursuer if he came near Yin : intimidated by
his toreats, the person proceeded no father, and in
the mean time the murderer pushed himself through
the hedge, ran off, and escaped imme date pursuit.
the untortunate person who was murder. 1, proves
to he the Rev. Mr. Pause, of Oddinglsy, in Wor-
cestershire. It appears that when the shot him,
he did not quite eff 6 his murder, and in order to
complete hi, :torrid purpose, he beat him about the
Lead with the butt-end of the gun, in so violent a
inonne-, that he broke it, and in his terror put only
one of the pieces in his bag. He is described as
wearing a blue coat, and the fore part of his bead
rather bald.

The man supviced to have committed the above
horrid deed, for which no motive can Le assigned,
as it does not appear t'.at any attempt was made to
rob the 111110runare ge..tleman, was seen about eight
o'clock the following ovtliinig, near Pershore, and
had changed his blue coat fur a brown one ; as a
strict and vigilant search i. making after him, we
hope he will not loug elude that punishment his
crime so richly mee:ts.

An. express artivef in Greenock. On the 23J in-
stant, with an account, that A sestet lately seen out-
side of the Cambraes, was a laige ship, from the
Havannah, prise to the ship re.; Captain Rowe,
belervging tr Messrs. STILL, Mar, and Co. of
Greenock, which sailed from tbae port, on a cruise
ablitt 3 weeks since, against fie Prussians.
We understand that a presentment has beins made
to the Crand Jury, at Westminster, or a public de-
ta,i her, who is charg,d in the deficialey c.f 80,0001.
Th. Piiacess of ASTIPKIAS died at tour o'clock
in the afternoon of ti.e :list of last month. In con.
s-inence of this event, a general mourning bad
.1- -is ordered for six months. Tt.e complaint of
%inch the Princess died, is stated to have been a
tuber colons pthisis, iusuced ha snal-conf rmation.
It is now supposed, that another bruising match
will shorty take place between the Game Chiara
and Geliey. Capt. H. who in the forn.er battle
between these pugilists, with another amateur,
backed die 4;44m 6 to 4, has offered to back the
Ckirlea 3001. to 2301. Mr. M. who backed Gaily,
has curered to stake 1001. against the Cat tin's
30tol. so that SOL is the difference between them.