The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-07-02 00:00:00

Ist SMIICIStt Militia
2d Somerset &Usti& . . • • • 11"

Total 7 u 13
The whole will be under the command of Lord I
CHARLES Fizzeov ; and Major General Baron
ssimorri will be second in command.
A Nantz privateer lately reptatri, that the Com-
bined Fleet would strike terror into the people of
Liverpool. It is a curious circumstance, that the
first authentic account of it should have been re-
ceived at that town.
Yesterday. about three o'clock, Captain SMITH,
of the Royal Navy, jumped from the two pair of
stairs window, at Sir WILLIAM SMITH'S house in
Upper Grosvenor.street, and alighted on his feet,
without appearing to have received any injury. Sur-
geon Heal., Isms attended, and prevailed on him,
with some difficulty, to be blooded. He was last
night as well as could be possibly expeCted.
The leading attraCtion of the day—which owes its
origin to the superior powers of Su sits that
so admirably display themselves in his Cunvidlne—
draws vast numbers, of every class, to the Ito vitt.
CIRCUS ; and Insogeu, PFINCCIt of Britain, receives,
each evening, the strongest mark, of approbation.
It is certainly got up in a most capital style, and its
interesting situations preserve a charmed attention
throughout. It is attended by other amusements of
considerable merit : amongst which The Mogul Telt
deserves particular notice; as do also the Singing
and Conceits of Miss Fesow, which are really asto-
nishing at her age, and gain universal applause. In
addition to these, the admirers of Equestrian feats
find ample gratification is the performances of
Ma KW..

THE RAMP OP LIMERICK.

On Monday SlAnight died, at his palace in Li-
merick, the Rest. %)r. THOMAS BEitNA.D. Lord
ti:,hop of Limerick,: Ardfek, and Aghadoe. Ilia
Lordship was in his ortth year. About four years
since, he married a s,!cond time, a very young and
beautiful Lady, Mks floss Lewis. His Lordship
'N.'S a man of letters, and a most pleasing compa-
nion. He was the contemporary and intimate•
friend of GARRICK, BURKE. Sir JOSiIIJA Rev -
N 01.13% CUMHeIIi.AND, and Gocosu ?TH. The Di.
shop was Dean of DERRY, at the tiny! when Go i.o-
smiTII wrote his Poem of Radiation, in which he is
thus noticed :
" Our Dean shall be venison, just fresh from the plains."

He was then a new Member of the Society.—
And supposing him dcad—

" [fere lies the good Dean, re-united to earth,
" Who tithed reason with pleasure, and w Mom with
" mirth;
'r D he had any faults, he has left us in doubt,
" At lest in six WNII/LO I could not find 'yin art;
" Yet some have deelsed, and it rani be deny'd 'em,
" That slytiosda was cursedly cunning to hide 'em."

Ilk estates, which were considerable, devolve to
his only surviving son, As:Ditew &RN A RD, F.sq.
married to Lady ANSI LINDSAY, daughter of the
Earl of BA LCA RRAS, and sister to the Countess of
H A RDWIC E.

MR. BETTY.

[Extract from The F.oropean Magazine ]

[The following communication is inserted with the
acquiescence of the respalable veteran, whose
name is subjoined.]

" Ma. A c
" I see by your eleguit Magazine of the last Month, yeu
are slow of credit to newspaper authority for Mr. Betty's having
refused to urge his son to play one night for the D-cayert Acti.rs
of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. You may itep-rid on the
fact ; fur I wrote the subjoined letter ; but, thinking I should
arrogate tau much to myself, I hod it before the Committee,
who flattered rue by their adoption, sent it to him by their So-
cretary, and, in six weeks after, received an answer in the
negative. " I am, Sir,
" Very truly your's,
" Rime; Terrace, Jane 12, 1803." " J. MOODY"

"TO MR. tIETTY.
Teaolt me to feel another% woe ^

i' SIR _ . ,

" From a liberal m;ad, I am sure of pardon in the cause of
humanity, f trripau on your time. T. be bnef and

simple is 111 e life of business and the soul of Science.
"IV*, uhdersigned, the Master, Trustees, and Commit-
tee f w managing the Fund for the Decayed Actors of the *nea-
tr e Royal Drury Lane, raised by that great master of his art,
David I.;sruck, 1:44, and by hint in....arporamd by an Aft of
Parliament for the purpme finding, at this time, our finances
so low, have been ogigot t., pare deem the income of our poor
claimants by a severe and heavy poundage; and, unless your
son stands firth fa us, with his transcendent abilities, one
night, M.: ihAll be poor indeed. We have chosen you, Sit,
our advocate to him for this liberal deed of benevolence to be

extended to hi.; aged ilioresied brethren ; which, joined to his
present popularly, will consecrate his name to time's end.
" W•th great respect,
" We ere VOW obedient S..rranrst
" Theatre Ito)al, ()tory Lane. " MADDOCKS,Sae.
" March, ieos.;. " F.rr Cumin ttre, ac."