The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-31 00:00:00

CIRCULATION OF THE OBSERVER.

The Editor of The Observer to the
Public the following Statement of ita Sale during
the last Hall Year. October 4, IdlB, to 18th March.
1819:—
Sunday, October 4, printed
Sunday, Octuber 11, printed
Sunday, ()duller 18, printed
Sunday, October 25, printed
Sunday, November 1, printed
Sunday, November K, printed
Sunday, Nuvemberls, printed
Sunday, November 22, pointed
Sunday, Nuveniber29, printed
Sunday, December 8, pr..ited 14010
Sunday, December 13, printed
Sunday, Decrtribertn, printed
Sunday, Decrmber27, printed
Sunday, January 3, printed
Sumlay, January 10, piiuted
Sunday, .lanutuy 17, printed
Sunday, January 24, printed
Sunday, January 31, printed
Sunday, February 7, painted
Sundry, February 14, printed
Sunday, February 21, printed
Sunday, Felnuary 28, printed
Sunday, /March 7, printed
Sunday, Mirth 14, printed
Sunday, March 21, printed
Sunday, March 28, printed

itiat.MlCii•LY ACCIDENT —Tulostall Tassonms, Esq.
a Gentleman of independent Gal tune, of lc —mg-rimer, Port.
man-square, was tun urf r by a Gentleman's carriage • few
.stonily, Aimee in .1w square, and died shortly after of the
wounds Ire received. Tin. .•i.knian; who witnessed the
melancholy 'accident, could nut say 00 whom the a•rriage
belonged, as it drove off most fauna sly —Cnrener's Ver.
diet—•• The d d was killed by buy rode orer by a
coach, the propr WO, and coachman o which era unknown."
Gunter. flee tinfurtunate maniac wit dreadfully laceraief
himself 111 the King's Witch prison oat ant*, died of Isis
wounds on Monday, but demi, waa a derailed by dreadful
meni•l Abelian,. He was consider. d out of Ilamter on
Saturday, hut on Sunday hr became site mail, previously
to which be sent for Iwo clergymen, •ho attended, and to
whom he regtorsied to unburden his nod. He then rave
• lamentable story of lisp depraved fuel. whirls
slate of mind It would be 1111illAt In enter Mau, and sffter
ilia he laboured ender the most awn iced paroxysm of mad-
am. lie last resided in Red Lion• game, and pr..ed as •
thettbsat. A Coseilea's Jury will sit an the body IN, day.

DINNER TO AIR. ALDERMAN WOOD•

Yesterday the friends, rwi-'lllr. Al,lernisn Wood
gave it public dinner at the Loivinit 'raver'', to
1111 l tnemorate the worthy %Alderman's return so one
..1 the Members to verve in Parliament f.ir the City
of London.
At seven o'clock Mr. W. Williams. M.P. ftl:e
Chairman), entered the 11:0111, Ilf•ellin110111t-1 I.y
Mr. Alderman Wand, Mr. A!ileritiaii IVietillll.llt.
Mr. Alderman Thorp (three nut of the fuser City
Members), Laird Ehrington.
Mr. Bennett, M.l'. Mr. Lytietton, Al,.
C. H. Hutchinson, M.P. stud several other tittle..
'pendent political character,.
As soon as the Chairman took his place the cum.
puny sat down to dinner.
• After the usual healths of the Royal Family were
Liven from the Chair,
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the braid, of vi
Royal Ilightieva the Duke of Sta•sev:, paid N ju.t
and eloquent tribute to his Royal liighile.s tor the
bright example which he had set to the Prinees of
the world, in hit indefatigable and beiteticeitt
to relieve the distresses of 111.1:ikinil, and assert the
liberties of the people. It wi. expected that li.s
Royal Higlilaros would have this honoured themes
with Ills company, hut the Clt•i'.rtiiiiit then rend the
following letter to account lii hi,
absence : -
" MAR StR-1 regret extremely that a amore cold, caught
a week Ago, roll which has colittne.l Ps,• ever settee to my
bou%e, out prevent my attendinE the Dinner of your Com-
mittee this day. Nu one wishes ynte teethe. than I do, nut
is more anxious in any nay to tectify the hich ttesi•e Code
of your services—lt is, theaftwe mese rt; urn I G.r rat to yield
to prudence, and deny myself that gratifiestiutt my fano t is
so Noxious to epjoy.

'Believe me, Dtnr Si,.
" Very sisice!, ly rine*,
" AUGUSTUS FREULTICE
" Remington Pal,ee, Tuemisy Arlo mow. "

he Nary and /limy" $11,1.4 11,-21 (1111.1 k.
The CHAU:II4N, " The dyfutiois
if Liberty, Civil and lieligious, ru all the Clod-
dren of Hen," described, ur vlois iiig term*. Ow
inesto:noble adviiiitages flowed to strelbkimi
(corn the riloption of ibis v.ise and tolerant principle.

The tow was drunk with three twits three mud
West iiptihrtrae.
The next tr.o•t was—
" The City of London, and the gloriosa exampie :t ills-
played at the We Election:" . . .

The CHAIRMAN kid peculiar happiness in pro.
posing the health of his worthy friend Mr. Abler.
man Wood. lo his presence and that of his fellow.
citizens, it was unnecessary to culaige upon the
merits of his worthy Friend—as a Magistrate and a
man, his conduct was before his fellow-norms, and
they had given him the best proofs of their els:a-et
and attachment, by electing him to the high nice
of being one of their Representatives. lo propow
ing his health lie would add, that may lit. *twit!,
Friend long enjoy peace awl happiness, soil the
approbation of his fellow-cinzeits.—/Applause.)
Mr. Alderman Woop, in winning thanks, ae..
knowledged the deep obligatoin- hr smell his dis-
tinguished friends who surrounded him, fur their
presunce this day, and Ilk felliis..ciiizeoa at litcr,
for the kind fairpout they hail so flinteringly given
him. He was uinitils to express his obligations sit
them, though lie felt them in the highest possible
degree. No man was more anxious than lie was to
devote his time to the public service—he laid Me-
lives who could look after his private concerns, and
he was therefore ready to employ hi. efforts iss any
way in which they could he of use ta his fellow..
citizens. The worthy Gentleman then adverted
to the extraordinary change iu public opinion which
had taken place in the City within the last twenty
years, and the different prospects which his fellow-
citizens had now before them with three Heine.
tentative* of their own choice—iiiileed lie inly
four, for the worthy Member to whom lie a!luileil
(Mr. Wilson) had given his list vote (we presume
that on the Duke of York's Windsor I collo ) its
favour of the people.—/Applause.)—He concluded
by proposing as a tos.t—

. . .
" The heniths of the 5,701.1 iudepeu.l.-iit Liverymen. who
bad obtained his success in the late A.1,1.(1011.".47)))/Oin )

Lnrii JOHN RUSSELL rose to propose the I.e.M!! ji
of their distinguished Chairmen, woo had this day
shewn SO much ability in the ili•chat ge of ht. duty.
--(Applauses.)
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks in a e-ry 110.
quest speech. He hoped the nf 1_ uudou
would still persevere w the cl..ch..rAe ~f tht!, ditty,
and died a bright example to their tounit), •o lung
as the civil constitution of liaiglend was nalculited
to diffuse happiness among the peoph., and that
would, he thought, be as long the duration of
the civilized world. He concluded provnttittg
the healthe of the three other C;tv Gab-r., tie,'
of them were present, and had i 14r, strowt-it end
acted upon popular princivl, stud, (l tte
third (tir. NVilson), was equally friendly to the
hberties of the people ; at all events. sure he wllll.
that he was a most conscientious and Inmoiliatre
mail, who would not give a vote but at the dicta.
tine of his own feelings.
Mr. WArrfiu,su felt great ple:t•nr.• iii returning
thanks Olt the present ()coition. tp.,ker higialyr
of the liberality of the resurctiir ',ovular Candi.
dates towards each other the late cuedeet,
and expressed his unabated ,Ire. non In the prow,.
plus winch hall procured for Inai the appie.beinot of
his fellow-citizens, and his un•haken 41ateriniinstnsit
to persevere tm tl:ein now, as lie had lidlo Ito
in times of peril and danger.—(Apt(unrc.)
Mr. Alderman THORP assured the Sleciittg of
the deep gratitude lir felt fur tint honour that had
beets paid hint ; tie hod the fullest settee sit that
gratification which this day'. Meeting was Pit Wrii
CSlCUillted to diffuse among
patriotic men. Hr never thould target their kin 1
reception of his feeble ethots, and hr would rune
timer to advocate their carte to the best ~f Imp
power on every occasion. Ile had received
their suffrages intr. ly Oil account sir Isis prise-
copies, and not for aoy persoi,al iiieUrrter. Them
support iroder.il Ilsr principles which it w.,si
the pride of its life to avow, it ponible still
dear to him, sod he should continue to elterieti
them so long as he loved —(Applause.)---Ile- el.
forts were u
bp d
tth e
rs.r,4,d ro
service of
should ever ,
tenal.ce of Ihrir rights and litsertier. If..it _ked
professions, they runt prove, malty no etrol, ci ,
ru
to recommendation. Wheu lie mat 11.n1 thy ~,,, oof
of soliciting their suffrages, he could oil y ask hr

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