The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-03 00:00:00

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Ma lame Citalind is e•iga;ed by Mr. Jots
perform two nights, vii.—the 13th and 15th
t our Theatre', on her return from Cork. in st
city the: Italian Opera comme.letal on the 20th
with the first tta of &mat-undo, itistl Fon
per Is Aim rice.
Mi.l6 ive under.tsod, has genetottsli
fered her service to fori.ard tile eiturincile puri',
of the narereurs, who, for so mini)• year.,
turned their talents to such Inutile''r sevou it al
li:lttenny Private Theatticas, which cAtutu
the 10th October.
Susithsun's Compaat have shifted tSeis. qta
(ruin Wi•MOrd to Liviiii.erthy.
Mr. Ker.), netted upsards of 4001. by hits
benefit.

Mr. Henry Johnston, ate of our Theatre.
candidate for the Mao est Chair of Edinh,sr
Iris opponent is Stephen eintils. The rate.a.
exp.re ill May.
The Hight Hon. Jobe Foster, Lady Pen
and the Archbishop of Dublin, ore ausoopt the
nrririth. at 31oran's hotel.
The lion. Thomas Knox, M.P. fee du Awl
of Trrone, and family, embarked at Disarglis
for Port Pattrit k, on Saturday hut.
Getierul Fox ;Arrived, on Mcnsdar, at Doug
cfce, from Port Patrick.
Imitates. sm.. I',
The house of Mr. Gerald h itzgshbon, at 1
more, in the county Limerick, was, after us
nstistance, ttrolett into at an early hour on
morning of Monday se'nnight. by opwardt
twenty villains, who, after attempting his life
repeated wounds, inflicted witb guns and so
weapons, and tendering au oath. took from hil
pistol, the.ouly arms iu his pasmssiost.
On Thursday ni'ht, at deems o'clock,
house of William Kelly. herdsman to Des
O'Brien, Egg. On the lands of Newcastle. near
city of Limerick. was attacked by nine fella
armed with muskets, who took hint from his h
and most unmercifully flogged and beat hi
tney then gnve him notice, if he did not quit
employment of Mr. O'Brien, to prepare his eel
as they would pay hist another visit, when his
would be the forfeit. ..

IMILFOIID, SEM 91
OR Wednesday, this 41st instant, two Hui
frow Enniscorthy appeared on the lands of Cl 4
near Alonamolim for the purpose of eseeettin
wArrant they had on J. Breen and sons, of Ch
for forcibly drawing corn, (not their own inimcd
property,) from off a neighbouring farm. U
coming into the field where Breen and his
were at work, they desired them to surrender, a
on refusal, ouc of the Bailiffs discharged a mut
at old Breen, and shot him dead no the spa
eldest tots, sin seeing his father killed, surmide
himself. The deceased bore the character of
ing a very inoffensive, industnous, honest man ;
death is much regretted by all his neighbours.
On Sattirdartliatthern Alsivliy was coossail
to gaol by A. H. Jacos, Fol. charged with be
pnocipally concerned, and Matthew Crashaw.
aiding and abetting in the abnve murder.

SIR liEfir DAiRYMPLE.

TO THEF,DITOR.

Sta.... Several of the Daily Papers hare misled
public by stating. that Sir Hew Dalrymple.
consented to the disgraceful Convention in Po
gal, is a Scotchmau. This error has origins
from there being a Scotch Baronet of the si
mane and surname, bat who has lately taken
additional surname of Hamilton. Sir Hew
rymple Hamilton, Bart. of North Berwick, in S
bind, was at one time iu the Guards, was la
Lieutenant-Colonel of the Ayrshire Militia, bat
now retired from the army. He has been in *
ral Parlianiknts, and has considerable proper%
the neighbourhood of North Berwick. Gen
Sir Hew Dalrymple, Km. the Conventioni•
question, is a native of Yorkshire. where lie
messes some property, and is in no degree cosine
with, or related to, the above Scotch Barone
that name, nor any Scotch family whatever.
entered early into the tinny, is Consequently nos
old Officer, and has had commands at 'various
tinny, such as Guernsey, the Northern district.
latterly at Gibraltar. He never served in Pal
mew. • A SCOTCHM•II