The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-14 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

lAN DON,
WEDNESDAY, Dumesza U.

Lnrd MINTo writes, on the 29th of 'June, from
Calcutta, to the CIIAIIISIAN of the EAST INDIA
COMPANY, that profound tranquillity, order, and
good government, reigned throu4haut all the Com-
pany's possessions; and that next year he shou:d
certainly be able to remit from 600,0001. to
1,200,0001. sterl ing,ssrpl us revenue, to this count...,.

The St. llamas°, with the following ships under
convoy, viz. the Sir William Pultsne,y, IVorcaster,
Walpole, Dales of Montrose, and the nava, from
Bengal ; Ranger, ROWE ; F *SKELTON ; and
the (.'harnsing kitty, KING, float the South Sews,
arrived, on Monday, in the Downs.

We remain without news from Spain. lire de-
feat of CASTAMOS is supposed to bate happened
between the 2lst and 25th. and, accordingly. an Re-
count of it might have reached Paris about the let
of the present month ; yet this is the 14th, and we
hare as imam imisitligevect eistree}fleece .e
holland.

The two Kings of Breetford, that smell at the
same aosegay, we mean The San arid The Courier,
totitained, yesterday, the following paragraph :
" A Proclamation will appear in The Gazette of
this evening fur proroguing the Parliament from
Monday, the ititli, to Thursday, the 19th of Ja-
nuary, when it will certainly meet for the dispatch
of !Airiness. The reason of this shurt prorogation
that, since the 16th t is fixed, it has been found
t, be unusual to assemlde the Parliament at die
of a week, and that a full attendance
was not to be expected on the Monday, on account
of a rat many Members objecting to travel on
Sunday."
Unfortunately for the fame of these prophetic
seers Tlie Gi:ette of laq night did not contain the
promised rruclarriatisim Tleis surpr;:es us, as the
paragraph wi ars every appearance of !.aring been
ins6rted by authority ; and we must presume that
the measure of prorogation is det.•.miaed
The ineAciency of the cause assi;zuccl, after u day
was positively fixed for the meeting. of Perhaments
roost be obvious% every one. It does not apply to
the I cr theSeotch Nemberts Threc &route nut

sufficient for thetii telrivel from their bent es to Lon-
don, and of course their journey roust embrace Sun-
day; whereas were the sevvicn to commence on Mon-
day-, they 'night have arranged sons to heir town on
the preceding Saturday, and thus avoid travelling
ou Sunday. But any thing to chew boa very reli-
gious Mr. PERCEVAL, and «these great many
Members," we suppose his majority, are, and now
strictly they observe the Sabbath, must he desir-
able, as they hope it may recommend them to
public favour. In the present case th,y a ili, how-
ever, be probably disappointed. The puLilie feel
that Ministers cannot be very anxious to meet the
Parliament, and will be apt to assign the proroga-
tion to that, and not to a dislike to travel on Sea.
day, an objection increased, instead of being dimi-
nished, by making the Session commence on
Thursday.

The Board of Inquiry resumed its sittings, yester-
day morning, at Chelsea. An account of its proceed-
ings, up to half past twelve o'clock, is given in our
preceding coluttius. It is of considerable import-
ance. Geh. Bu &MD attended, and read his nar-
rative. It appears from it, that Sir A. Wat.Lest.sr
was anxious to advance 411/1 the evening of the 21st,
after the battle of Vimoira, but Sir H. Buttitsao
did not think it advisable, and accordingly ordered
the army to halt. His reasons for this conduct were
the total want of cavalry in the British army, while
the enemy, on the contrary, were very strong is
cavalry, and the confused state of the Commis.
sariat. The advantages whiolt the enemy derived
frora these circumstances lie considered so great,
that in his opinion the greatest disasters might he
apprehended from the advance of the British
army, if, in the attempt, it should meet with any
check.

Several vessels belonging to she last Baltic con.
vey, we are concerned to state, have been captured
by the Danes. Our shipping at Heligoland also
appears, by letters front that island to the !4th lust:
to have suffered much in the course of last week
howl the violent gales.

The KING will coine to Loudon, this any, to
hold a private Levee and Privy Council, at the
QUERN'S palace.
Yesterday, the Duke of Yofte held a public day
at his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave au-
diences to a number of Military Officers. II
The Duke of POILTLAND came to town, on Mon-
day, from Bulstrode. Yesterday, at two o'clock,
his Grace attended a Cabinet Council at the Pb-
reign Office, which sat till past five.
There was tie Court of Aldermen held yesterday.
The Loan Maros, after inspecting the returns. or-
dered Bread to advance dd. per peck.
The outward-bound convoys, at Portsmouth, are
detained there by contrary wind.
One of the Treasury journals of last night says,
" That in some places the Officers of Sir Jouw
Mooas:'s army, in its march through Spain, instead
of retiring to rest after a day's march, went to
dances, and kept it up to the popular tune of the
Fandango, till the bugle sounded to fall in and
continue their march." Having been confined in
transports upwards of three months in their voyage
to Gottenburg, back to England, and thence to
Portugal, forced marches, we suppose, were con-
sidered a luxuiy.
The Merchants and Underwriters of Bombay
have resolved, that a vase, of the value of three
hundred guineas, ornamented with emblematical
devices and appropriate inscriptions, illustrative of
the splendid services of the late t apt. HAIRDINGL.
of His sJESTV.s ship St. Futreitze, be presented
to his father, to be preserved in his family as a hul-
-1 ing memorial of the admiration excited by the he-
roism of his son, and a mark of the gratitude of
this Community, fur the important benefits ren-
dered to the commercial mt. rests of British
India, by the capture of the Pirdstantaite also
that a sword of the valise of one hundred gnineas
be presented to Lieutenant DAWION, of the St.
//tweeze, in testimony of the sense entertained by
this Community of the skill and valour with «hick
be followed up and completed the sucer.... of the
day ; and that Lieutenant DAWstia be requested
to undertake the office of distributimt the stun of
5004 sterling, among the wounded and relatives of
the gallant seamen and marines who fell in the
action.

List week the Royal Montgomery Militia, com-
manded by Major DAVIE% marched into Lewes
in two divisions, on fleck _jute twin Shot-Awe;
Batracts, to those of Bexhill.

The metropolis was yesterday enveloped in a
remarkably thick fog. So late as tea ts'atirk in
the morning it had the appearance of night, and
the people were, in every part of the town. obliged
to breakfast by candle-light. About two o'clock
it was considerably dissipated, but in all the shops,
in the oat row and confined streets, particularly in
the tag of London, they contiawd to bnrn can-
dles during the whole day. In the King's Bench
and other Courts of Law the businevi nay done by
candle-light. It proved an excellent benefit to the
tal low-ehatitilers.

Sir Ittestaan HILL hat tea nearly the whole of
his estate to his brother Sir JowN (hut., Bart. be.
rides handtoinely providing for L.. other numerous
relations.

A few days since A private artilleryman, under
coniammieut at the Redoubt at Shnrnctiff, for ab.
' !wilting himself from duty, reality put a period to
his existence, by cooing his throat.
Yesterday, several of the principal pugilistic
professors met at the Fives-Conrt, in St. hit rein's..
street, for the benefit of NI r. H'ord ; Messrs. Gully,
Cribb, Creptcy, Tom Brlther, hn;lierty, and se-
veral oche% di.played lire spearing. Many lima-
teurs ware present. Them liseiwo oiVest Beleiser.who
is matt:bed shortie to fight Coilik exerted 110111 P
appointment. The troops eminitrrmaii, who Jatris•
fou;ht so many rounds with Das/reel, at iMoulto y
Hurst, chalk's..red him to 6gbt mg tillibut Dog/ally
declined the /agitation.

Mr. end Mrs. Alma will frame sr gsmall fitrhserlp-
tiros Concert, et the Asectrhsty Rooms:, Brivtol, n
Friday night, which will embrace ail the vac sit
strength of the Bath hartnonirts.
Loch I Liscialastiont„ acconspartiett by Mir SCT-
Tex, is the admiration of thewriritorw of the Ort:ers
Park. Her Ladyship wears a rovol purple rade
pelisse.arsd cap, lad may Areasidaci the a Mansathus
amongst the s. s •
Yesterday the uke el•Ctillatat. Nn arrived is
ina.asem_ro Wiamismar • • •1° "r•

The adstirad Comedy of Sloe Mail end
Would Not, attracted a full and geutecl midi+
at Lewes Theatre, oh last Saturday avesing.
principal performers were--Mr. Desoto,
Doausa, Mrs. NAYLOR, Miss JOHNSTON'
Miss HuI.LAND.

Monday, the Mer-dependinqSweepatelclM
hunters, which {laic taken tiekets br the:
Hundred, at the next Ascot Racer, blob place,
wigs. each, on AsiotHeath; a two-wile heat het
Nleaiira.TlGUß, Hswrrr, Fursoncii.o, VI/
and HEWITT. The Gent!rewound horse-
ed on the ground, at two o'clock, when Mr.
LEK it'd ii r. Faxistca withdrew their horses,
being out or condition. The three firm 'Meted
the stakes, which Amid good apart. eu4 a:
by Mr. Ttees's none. A Aleut bomber oft
men mud Gentlemen attended on the oeczntion.

Mr. Lesvt!' Drams et Ifemeni Oro 11‘--
St. Mare's, wa,, a !eland time. performed fume
judisiou4 •Iteration, last night, at Deui
Theatre, and received wilt unbeemdetl au
The Fun,. of 17w Devil to Pay raliamea.
Mrs. JOY:DAN an:l Mr. SeIIII,TER ditylnytd
inimitable talents to the hem otheaws-ge.
Jorwow cev.r wan happier in the hoard 41.7,
wife, oar tistertained the Coosjuner with ono
tur•L hovisitstlit and gnn.l hen ~,,, r. tit•
,attig her boos; " late 1 was a f'older's
%%41111 !treat awe•tni t4A• the plosolitss were 1.6 441'1
rat.• with her merits. At hall:price the he
crowded iu every part.

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fault si
A poor WOIDNII wept. to covent-Gaylen to tau Me.
carrots, but on her return home, andaxialdeiu the Pie
them by cruidle lieht, she !build she had . , . gems ii
a bunch of parsatu. sided I
Counsellor C;-- rose in a certain C doll
onit,t to the
make his case as clear as the Sun at noon irieodi
-is i/ t . si f
Lord 'hip, but on opening his brief he town. t.i boles.
self loaf in a fey. and fe
Lady C--- was surprised to find her Lord with It
liox, a
foiled arid tender. It appeared that in the/bg 1,. to the
had mistaken her Ladyship her her stuiting.maid, that t
As ALEXANDRE 1.3 tvlsoy, Psq. was passii..; a snuffs.'
coal-cart, lie, unfortunately, in the fog, ran isoni „tvat&watch
a pillory.
hint
Sir ARTHUR WELLIsLIET was sent on an ex/a. come
dition to Spain, but, in the fog, he missed lii. \vat, rade(
and wandered into Portugal. that i
The fog was so great in. Downiest-street, ilt, with i
be ha
PEaCEVAL could not see his own hand. sad he suit. pass I
took himself for Mr. Pipe. Text
Many people went to look at Lord CAsTtr.- Dew
REAOH'S political consistency, but so complet,!: of al
was it hidden from human eye, that no one could genii
fad it. • after
casts—
WESTAVINS PER SellOOL. boom
to 5 --,-
Last evening, the third and lust representation gel 0
of The Adclphi of TERRNEE took place in the !Pwl
Dormitory. indis
The characters were thus represented :--• such
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iewiphile -' ....11r. LI were*. 11.1" Oda- • • ' - 'Mr. Pscnec.
iiegis Mr. Bests. Tont
bags .. Mr. lt.seroap. Grei
TheAupetition of its piece, by rendering the to 41
yoi!litflitalllemeo. it pmeditle, more or home is COOP
their respective partly peedueed the effect of a g.-
he h
neral **it •and smoothness in the representate t;. .1(
that maned equally to edict both the performs Jam
sad daait,uudiarisu The whole meat off iu the keel
he it
happhilituarmir, in the general excellence which
we hue laretifle noticed, It might seen- invidious bite
to particularise; but we cannot pass, without pin. Def
box
Hester applause, the very interesting effect of
&areas, represented by Mr.' Melt& His tie. iu t!
lineisticia of grief, at once mailer and Admit, is tool
el
the pesaisoste exclamation, at the orepps-ed incon- D
etaacy of lEschinws, excited !end ami erolist,eed the
applause. The Seems of Mr. Rsrcessterfwa. el a- by I
be
sant, flippant, and easy. The 'Ante went otf snip
critical correctness and spirit. and received, as it flue
merited, the unanimous approlaatiso of a very 601
crowded and fashionable audience. The Prologue as;
and Epilogue were delivered. s..ir
The Prologue allndes to the decayed state of the ties
scenes, which, it states, were just fifty years ay. DM
given by the late Archbishop of Yuaa ; on which for
occasion the Prologue was spoken by the father of Ire
the very same gentleman (Mr. SALTER') slow we
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duty, as Captain, it was to deliver it last n,g':t.
nt
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The Epilogue contained a very buuwreus bur.
!coque of the Whip Club. for
His Royal Highness the Doke of YORK conde-
be
seceded to honour the performance with bit pre- Pu
seace. He was received, at his entrance, with great se
applause, the music play ing God .Satre the filar;.- St
Among the' rod of the company we liotieed the sh
Earl of Hegewnee, the }bebop* of nAll sok avidm
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't lie.fluke •of LEINsTER left;teeris, yesterday, P
for Hatfield Parks. the teat of-thes Marquis ant vita
Marchioness of SALUraulltY. . .*.., ' gi
Mr. and Mrs. AIIHR will lame sr voile Flittbserlri-

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coCIT OF KING'S BENCH, Gotisaatt, Dm Is.
striags at Nisi Prins, before Lord Chief Justice
ELLINSOROILIGR.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
ROLF 5. FRANCO.
This was an action to recover damages for an as-
sault and false imprisonment.
M. (;&anow opened the case, and stated, that
the plaintiff was a respectable Gentleman, • Sur-
geon in the East-India Company's service, and re-
sided at the Grecian Coffee-house, when in ton-
do°. On the evening of the 29th of Mae, he went
to the Haymarket Theatre, accompanied by two
Meads and his brother—they were in the upper
Loxes. When the play was half over, his brother
add friends left him, with a promise to breakfast
with him in the morning. lie went into a lower
hos, and sat there some time. On his coining in-
to the pessage, the Defendant told a Constable
that the Plaintiff had robbed him of his gold
waft-box, and ordered him to take him into
cartons, to search him, and lodge him in the
watch-house. The Plaintiff offered to raker
bite to several respectable persons, who Would
come forward and vouch for his good cha-
racter, hat he would not listen to him. Ano-
ther person came up, and charged the Plaintiff
with stealing his purse ; but it afterwards appeared
be had never lost it. A gentleman happening to
pas be. of the name of Straehan, who holds a re-
spectable situation in one of the public offices, the
Defeudant charged him with being an accomplice
of the Plaintiff, although they were entire gran-
gas to one another. and had him also searched ;
after which he allowed him to be discharged out of
custody ; but the Plaintiff was kept in the watch.-
house ell night, end biologist si the next morning
to Bow-street Polioagiabise. The Learned Coun-
sel contended, that so "pus ought to be allowed to
sport with the bowler sad feelings of soother
individual; and he milled upon the Jury to give
each a verdiet as would prevent other persons from
daring to attempt such an outrage. He then pro-
ceeded to seeming witnesses.
----- Rolf, brother to the Plaintiff, deposed, that
en the evening of the feSth of May be went with his
brother and two geode's's to the Little Theatre,
Haymarket; the Image wes as miamded, they could
sot get places ; he went sway 'adz, with the two
geodeisen. and left his brother behind; they pro-
mised to breakfast with him in the mooning at the
Grecian Coffee-house ; they went there accordisig
to appointment, but foetid the Plaintiff bad not
come home during the night; he afterwards learned
he had been congaed in the watchhouae.
Joseph Gregory, Constable of the Parish of St.
James, deposed, that he attended the Theatre to
keep order; on the 49th of May, about ten o'clock,
he was called by our of the box-keepers, who told
ban the Defendant wanted him ; he went to. the
Defendant, who informed him that his gold snuff-
boa had been stolen, and that there were two Len
iu Ole box, ow! of whom mast have it ; the Witness
looked through the glass in the box door, and the
Defeudant poin:ed out Mr. Strachan as one of
than.; the, Plaintiff was steadin
_on the lobby
by the seat box door r" the Delhslltsot asked him it
be knew him ? The Witoeas answered in the nega-
tive ; when Defendant said he was punitive he was
one of them ; Witnesa asked him if he had been in
actuation to have put his hand in his . cket ? He
said he, but he might have received it; the Wit-
ness went up to the Plaintiff, and asked his
name, who demanded why he inquired 2 He in-
formed him, and gave him into custody of his
brother officer, to take to the box-office ; he then
went lute the box and brought Ms. Strachan
into the office ; the Defendant and a gentleman
should he had lost his purse, but who afterwards
gill Laud he was mistaken, desired him to rch them;
be did, but found nothing on them,' ept their
purses, with some money, such as men ge-
nerally carry. The Defendant ordered that Mr.
Stracl.au slionld be liberated, and that the Plaintiff
should be taken to the watch-houss. The Plaintiff
mentioned the names of several gentlemen, for
whom he would send to vouch for him, but the
Defendant would net listen to bias. The next
morning he was brou.fht up to the Police-Office,
*cal discharged. The did offer, at the
Police-Offee, to make any apolep to the Plaintiff
that he should requiem. and to pay any expenses or
giveany colupeiestiou he th•eght peeper.
Lode Et. LL aLL aovonobeerved, that he thought
it ear winter-war) for the Plaintiff to go any fur-
ther info the cure. as it was already proved. The
eir,amistance of the Defendant having acknow-
ledged that the Plaintiff had not been Ns a infla-
tion to put his hand in his pocket, was quite sink-
giant.
Mr. Passe, in defence, stated, that it was the
with of the Defendant to have it understeod, that
he did not attach the least suspicion to the "harem.
ter of the Plaintiff : that he believed him 1p be •
' -.teams in every sense of the word. the wee
-.Aline to make any apology the Plain
ingest ; but at the are time he treat.
were convinced, that the mistake did
originate in any malice to the Ptaietiff.—
: Defendant certainly lost his snuff-boa, and in
*safety -So recover-it was net so circumspect as
' t hare been. If the Joey aerate give large
, this case, it would be only encouraging
; forma honest man, if robbed, would
chine the person when he sespected ;
Aaneunine pert of the public must be
'lithe intiorant antertaiinnent of going to
lie trusted, therefore, they would only
sominal damages.
GARROW replied in a most speech.
Ad g t.i.E seoitoveu summed =itevidenees
a observed, that it was not likely diet asy this;
re in that Court would give encsouragement
depredetioes on the public. Three was a err-
the Defendant might have been jostilied
that was, to search the Plaintiff, but
If lie had stopped there, his en/elect
Leen correct; but, for the detention
,primoirneot afterwards, I:te Jnry must
ipensation. They would take into their
ion the apology the Defendant had innde,
that there lad been nothing maticsous in
_tie:.

c. exulted fur a few•e►oment;. at, I
Rate a ter:itet fur the Plaintiff, damages 441. with
avbet.

COURT or CONIIInN PLEAS, Genoa&Lit..

i Ve Gentleman i
Vito :. even these ad
T.e tiff might Nei
Mr.. ed the Jury
~ and not onaggsgati
the Defend'
if lite Lis you've,- I
tiec's lie might hav
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t wog. Mr. Gatti
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1 and observed
rise of doe in tic.,
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lan• in filling to,
%loot to farther.
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to 5v..., gtuve a %etc'.
wobts.
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