The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-17 00:00:00

RUZSIAN TRADE.

The following enmmunication was made onTnes-
day evening to the Merchants conneacd with the
Russian trade :

" Mr CSILILIIB GI•NT has the bonnet to 11C-

qiaintthe Gentlemen who attended the meeting 'at
Dasratest's Coffee-house, on the 11 h instant, that he
bad this der an audi,oce of Mr. Rose, for the put.
relent primenthig to the Lords in Council a Me-
anotial, paying fee the liberation of all Russian
Vuerebast ships and cargoes. Mr. Rose. in reply,
informed hies. that or,;..rs would be issu.ll similar
to thereat if.* time of tr.- eta argo on D., nigh ships.
by which all Reiman ships, having on dared
previous to the 10th instant, would. together with
their cargoes, be isnmadiately release.:, • )tit that it
was for the C 0411411 to consider whether as ine&e.
orientate "dew* wresid be getateed.
*. Mr. Ross proposed. that a Memorial, signed
by ail t• me proem at the lest meeting. should be.
drawn up, stating the grounds for a general i elem."
In anasegoence of the soggestion of Mr. Rosa, a
gefiesal meeting of the Russian ‘terchants is ap-
ponted to talc.. place at BA TS 0 hilt Coffer-lionse, this
day. The notifiestioo is signed by Mr. C or.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON,
THURSDAY. DLCIJCILIII

His Ms.lartv did not come to town yesterday,
es usual. but this was not owing to indisposition,
er any other unfavourable cause. At six o'clock on
Tuesday morning a Messenger arrived at Windsor.
with dispatches from Lord llawKnauar, the Sr.
eretary of Stateifor the Home /Jepartment, appris-
ing His MAJ /STY that these eels DO public business
that required His Moats, v's presence at the
Quseh's House ye terday, and this was the only
reason that prevented His Maoist, from coming
to town The usual reparations, however. hav-
ing been made. erdets were sent immediately
to his attendants in town not to 'aped him.—
Her M Apirr• and the Putmcsssts intended to have
,accompanied flit MAJtSTY to London, and to have
dined with the Duke of Yo ; their tradesmen were
orderei to attend them at the Quern's Palace, and
the orders were net countermanded till a late hmr
On Tuesday right, when an 'actress arrived in town
to that Are& ; the Quern and PRINCIVILS not ha*.
log known that the Ititioto was not coming to taws,
till he went to partake of their desert at five o'clock.
Yesterday morning, His Majesty, Princesses
Augusta, Soma. and AsseLtA, accompanied by
Earl Waseroacaszo, Lady Crtarmev, and Ge-
neral Firearm, took an airing on horseback, in
Windsor Park. .
Early% yeiterday morning. the Princess of Wat.st
sent off ;me of. her servants express to Windsor,
with a letter to His Majesty. The servant re-
turned with an answer between one and two G:clock.

The depredations committed -upon our trade, in
the narrow part of the Channel, by privateers from
Celais, and other French ports in that quarter, have
been long a suhjea of complaint and regret in the
commercial world. These adventurers ...see lately
received a severe check, which will probably damp
their enterprising spirit. On Tuesday, the lloyairst
!loop. of IS guns. Captain Mazwet c.hroufs.ht into
Dover Roads the Procidwe. a fine French .ogger
Privateer, of IC guns and .rig men, which si.e cap•
earstiia the warning of that day, with a leaded

brig, belonging to Poole, her prize. The Ryon,'
also Fridaybeilb jell in withittother Poach tugge?
pttritteer, old fired three broadsides at her; Awing
vety dash they lost sight of her ; she was so close at
the first, that they plainly heard the shot strike }lts-
side ; the crew of the one taken say that she got :nto
C Alais. but in such a shattered state, as to twrentiered
quite useless and that the master and 13 were wound-
ed. The !loyalist sailed again on Tuesjay, oo a
cruise of the coast of France, having with her her
prize the Prey:dean., manned with a nuni,rer of sea-
men and marines, in hopes of decnyi ig anther.•
Three other French privateers, that inrestedthe SAme
part of the Channel, are said to have been also
t tken within these few days, and one i 1,1; been sunk
between Beachy Head, and the North Foreland.

Reports of political changes have been for several
days in circulation, hnt they have been almost ton
•ague and general for notice.—We lately men-
tioned that Mr.Ca Nut w o and Lord My to t era were
to change places. and we continue to believe, that
the former will not long occupy his present. sta-
tion.—Earl Garr, the Earl isf LAUDSADALL, and
Lord GasserttLe, are expeaed immediately in
town.

It eras mentioned at It nterdam. on the gth inst.
that advices had arrived there from the Tarts to
the 27th ult. at which time Sir Same,/ SMITH N'as
said to be in that river. This is not improbable :
Sir SIDNEY Satins might have reached the Tagus
on the lith.

A Dutch N•Swspaper of the 9th instant has been
received, hut it contains no news of Joy moment.

Yesterday a Court of Dire Son was held at the
East India H use, when the Court voted a piece
of plate to Captain Jamieson, as a mark of their
approbation of that Officer's gallant defence of the
ship Fame. which was captured by a French frigate
of very superior force. Gratuities were also voted
to the cfficers and crew. The Court adjourned at
6 o'clock till Tuesday.
The Expedition preparing at Portsmouth is not
expe4trd to sail till the cud of that week, or the be-
ginning of the neat. `l'he 82d Regiment embarked
on Monday, and the 324 yesterday.
The notes issued by the Bank of England. (rote
and after the tit of January next, are to be made
payable to Mr. Hest, the new Cashier to the Com
pang, in the room of the late Aaiun.% s Nawt.AND,
I'
l'he Earl of Motes lately paid a visit to Louts
XVIII at Gosfselc,. where he remained two
days. His Lordship was charg d with the cons.
plim,:nts of his It syal Highneu the Prince of
Waxes to the illustrious stranger.
Report last bight stated. that Sir &OW! SKITS
warleitted in as attack epos the Russian ships in
the Tagus.
Mr Galas' Poissestar, late Loid Chancellor of
Ireland. will, we understand. take his seat in the
Misuse of Commons, in the ensuing Session of Par-
liament, as a Repre•enrative of an Irish Borough.
—He has lately sold off his house and furniture is
Dublin.

The King of HoLLasils, in some of his late
official communications, has thrown out some
hints which can hardly be mistaken ; they import
an immediate change of the Government. He
makes known that his health has been for some
time past in a progressive state of decay, and that
he has no hope of a favourable change.
The Pencil'', Lana, of London ; and the Bus.
BaIICTT, of Stockholm, are put into Carlscrona.
• The cargo of the Apollo, Ganacar, (which was
suffered to depart from Crosnitadt, after the embar
gn, with the b4ggage of Lard Lewtsom Gowan,
was taken out by order of the Russian Governmen
before she was given up.
The Mermaid, —, from Riga, for Landon, 'put
into Helsingborg, on the gOth ult. having beta run
foul of.

The Traveller, UTTING. from London, for Carl-
sh,tm, is returned to Yarmouth, after having bees►
as far as Helsingbnrg.
An English gentleman arrived in town, on Tees-
day, from Holland, v. ho made bis escape. with eight
other persons, in a small boat, and was picked up
at sea by a vessel, with whose Captain they all
agreed for their passage to England. On the ves-
sel's arrival at Gravesend. this gentleman' was per-
mitted to land ; but the rest of the passengers, be.
in;; foreigners, were not suffcrad to come on shore,
conformably to the determination of Government.
About the beginning of last month a vessel bound
en Ireiend was put inhere near chi loath end of Ar-
ran ; a part of the cargo was taken out to lighten
her, among which were about SO small casks marked
" barley." These having recited suspicion in the
minds of the Officers of the Excise, they had theft
opened, and they found that they were filled with
gun-powder. They tarn got a pally of.Mt• IL: ea-
SAY'S sietachment• of the garrison battalion* and
seized the vessel, on board of which, under the
cabin, they toond 10 casks more. They have taken
tne vessel into Campbell-town.
Major General BILLSITOS. 'who lately bad so
narrow an escape from the attack of an armed bao-
ditti, in the vicinity of Dublin, is the Officer who
distinguished himself in so gallant a punnet at the
t..king of Toulon. He is son of Major Samson.
of. Bath, and eltizr brother of the late Mr. Wtu.tas
fines tors, of Drury-lane Theatre.
In the Cou:t of Chancery, yesterday messing,
just as.the LUND Cm ANC IL Loa took Ms seat, he was
addressed by a woman of mean appearance, calling
herself ELII A SITU DAVIS. 51114. she came to ice-
licit justice, that a Lady Boar/ass bad left her soma
property, of which the Pecisb Offieers of Fortieth
Welch Pool, in Moitgorneryshire, bad got pot.
s-ssion, and driven her husband, a cripple. wills
Seven children, out of the parish, and .had sent tact,
with knives, to morder her. 8* Om IttOtoidtB to
Ouse lawyers and their big wigs. The pilaw.
date woman had every appearance of imtioity. Kl
Lordship-ordered her to be tootorod out of GUM ,

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eaIifBRIDCB, Dee: 14.
The Committee appointed to conduct the emirs
tion of a Statue of the late Right Hon. W. Pitt, la
our Senate House, have agreed with Mr. Notiken.
the artist, who has engaged to &list; t Is are,
years.
Mr. James Bernard Camplin. of King's-college,
was on Friday admitted a Fellow of that society.
The Rev. Christopher Bethel!, M. A. Fellow of
King's college, is presented to the Rectory of Kirk
by Wiske, in Yorkshire, vacated by the death of the
Rev. Matthew Raine.

The Hon. and Rev. Thomas De Grey, Rector of,
Fawley, is presented to the Archdeaconry of the
dioces: of 'Winchester, u•Fether with the Rectory of
Calbw ne, in the 151 e of Wight, worth 8001. per sta.
num, in the room of the Rey. Archdeacon Wood,
ford. deceased. •

wismesremlsimermme '
OXFOItD. Dec. 12.

Thursday last till. Rev. William Inner Bain.
Student in Law, of New College, was admitted
Bachelor in Civil Lew File Re•. Charles Crane,
or 'Magdalen Hall; hlr. Frederic Augustus Law.
rerce, of %Peen% College; Rev. Henry Penny.-of
Oriel College ; Rev. Thi,mas Broadhurst, of Lin-
coln College; and Rev if d Cipik Forward, of
Wadhons College, B.A. were admitted Masters of
Arts.

Yes:erday. in full Convnestion, the University
Seal WAS 44tirsea to a leuer of 'hanks to his Grace
the Dike of Marlborough, for his munificent present
of the Cartoons of Raphael, by Sir James Thorn-
hill. •

At the same time it was resolved, that the am
of three hundred pounds he given from the Univer.
sity chest, in aid of the fund for the support of the
Regiment of Oxford Loyal Volunteers.
On Monday last, the Reverend Dr. Mayor, Mas-
ter of the free Grammar School. Woodstock, was
elected an Alderman of that borough, in the place
at Mr. Medeaße.

Lord and Lady Sr AU tar and family arrived. on
Tuesday evening. at the Earl and Countess of
I)es RV's sea, at the Oaks, in Stymy, from Kwavvt-
ley-park. Lancashire.
Report states, that the relatives of tht amiable
Countess CRAVICII will shortly decline all thea-
trical engagements..—hfr. J. Bankroll, it is said,
will enter the army.
The Earl and Countess of Esau arrived, yester-
day. at their bowie in Hill.otreet, Borkeley.square,
Jim Casltiobury Park.

Mr. ARTIBUIL ST•101101P1 stand dinner,
yesterday, at his house in Ti ney-street. to the Earl
and Countess of Euax, and I other pens= of
distinaion.
The Duke and Duchess of Bun ago will leave
town neat week for Witloarri Abbey, Bedfordshire.'
The Marquis of Winn* sat IR and Lord Errwants
St:outages- arrived last evening at the Duke of
BK A UFOR ell house, in Grosvenor-square, from
Bad-
minton, GI.-incestershire. _

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The present is an age of wonders. To the nu.:
merous miracles which it has produced, we are now
to add a Peeked refusing a Bishopric, and a King
(Louis) declining a Theme.
"Flie Karl of DEIST turned out a deer on Toes-
day, near the Oaks, which gave very good spurt
to a large party of geatiensen.
Master BITT Y, st seems, is going to 'appear in
the charades of an Author. and moans to give the
dramatic history of his life for the last five years.
The new Play, now in rehearsal at Covent-Garden
Theatre, is to be entitled The Rudd: of flyspeck,.
The scene is laid in Sweden, and is founded on a
very interesting subje& taken from the history of
that kingdom. The plot is said to bear a striking
resemblance to events that have occurred in our own
country.
All controversy respelling the Opera is now at
•in end. The License, by the LORD Ca •M in,
to Mr. T•T toe, has been issued. and the Theatre
will open on Saturday aria, for the season.
The Newmarket Coursing Meeting was wholly
impeded last Monday. on account of the snow.—
There were 60 brace of high-conditioned grey-
hounds, who all retorned without a course. The
meeting is postponed until the 10th of February
nest.

A Wiltshire man has undertakes, for a wager of
ten guineas, to hop one hundred yards in fifty hops.
The odds are 2 to I he does not do it.
Last night Grego*, and Galley met, by appoint-
ment, and appeared is excellent health and spirits;
they have agreed to fight on the first of next May,
fur 500 guineas a-side. The knowing ones appear
to have changed their opinion of the. combatants
Greguo being under the tuition of Morass. whose
report is of the most nattering nature.
Oa Monday morning four packs of hounds were
thrown off in the neighbourhood of Weymouth, via.
the comity subscriptioa pack, the Rev. Mr. Puma-
very's, Mr. Waco's, and the one kept by Mr.
erintrs. the banker. Each was well attended by
a large party of horsemen, and afforded most ex-
cellent sport.
A few days ago Prince FATIRHAZY. Count Po-
Tana', and Count Bummers, attended at the Alien
Office, pursuant to summonses directed to them, for
the purpose of explaining the object of their cond..
seines in ibis country. Their answers were com-
pletely satisfactory, and these illustrious and noble
persons are to continue here during pleasure.

A l'idure of superior excellent* las jest been
finished in Norfolk by Mr. WiA•2ll. an eminent
sa ' at Shrewsbury, at the review of the principal
agricoltopliste at large, but more especially of
those in the county of Norfolk, chiefly for the pur-
pose of olotaiaiew a likeness of Mr. Cats, their
liberal and mucireeepeaed patron. The subjat is
one that overly Mucosa duos. and the portraits are
alt taken front lifers Mr. Corr ir represented as
atall down mitioles'of the most prominent excel-
of some 4touth Down sheep. under the in-
. of Ile. VittolToo and two Holkbatn steep-

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DlWlttr-LAN[.
A VOW Trageiy, from the pen 01 Mr. Go o .v.S.
MIS last islAht produced at this theatre. Tile nga
literary eh +reeler of this gentleman had stroaglr
thcitia-Pahlit-ohibrllo4l4lMieSiMilase
was attraad. The setae is lei,fijo ilorenCe, and
the story is as follows: ' '" •
IF lakiner. as calm Is SW. SlSAlStaillerbliSSS .11 is
killod, fi.ginalig valramtgasit sly lagelzals. a ..the bat le of
Wurcester_ Ni. eld,.o.lto.loOkilliV. ' %acme, palm in
Randers, whither Itre,riiig retthit et et trait. Clkagr.
11. WS a nowt Mit terilesfellhe Tian ...f.".oshtfo .)' tracers I. •C'i
un lesig ~,,,,, li.- Juryrittiellfiveht.' ',Mira
th 3 midst of hi.. 100 a 1./slew fee•in-4.
The widow was d MAO. with the 111,1 -trit o:' the
Mohawk $ sad the flee* of traellsibtatir atiat oirrilay
sarriviae wit &Ma has motif% ella .-Trire":l4ldaisateciit of her
mead was slum i - ilk. pposoir vbentioleoPhoe4olai., and he-
[oak he >• to au oratorio sanest in else Blest or • golleod.
1 Hero a. Wise oseilikair. Coots °rota. chaotte I) eee her,
became main awed ef her beauty and 0111.04plutiaa ant, and
r inarad him,. iaiipisaimerar *utak bitterf... , • si •
mn 1 When the play coitglegra,:ieuog asurkencr, who had
been soroness.s.oleteer utfererVlSM a`fte, i. Aue...l.
*weary. iinsbrr the ad leasole&othe si a, where ha -eot
.his youth, the oho, *mew,* waisrarbedielver Much. 4/ IO
be sasotioaed is him. Tole o '. velum, of int ranee
of ',hick be was *nomad. upon itM youthful fancy,
and mid* his aseibeei ti.. paspetaial soli** of Air reveres.....
He cei.rlitly swore, in his boyish days, sdagita. a. h . exploit of
b ii. sraislorad should ,las Au.liati. joet...,,hery viol woke vent
which Counters (Stint feared tfeyesd allsaintg 3Allitl.;•, CPI.
wiF
t5,.4 the should by ~.i.e..ilrapil Ire ul.
. itener, and that thorthirt . °am , ~e „,
" easeful to eatathe vett •. a ...IS 44 Mir • .to gigt.t.
The Coolness had a alarm eneloy,,mapirailmayr es ware to
bring 'hint the leischier whiter 11. regaided aim so much
I'M/V. . 'hi' was Menem, airliallaii 'Amer hililitrgue oho
And bees whines MCould Oreleeltbeit Iserbeettaseor4d be
his Se Its inasolions wish Me Whim oCliteibbropt. the
*6lll an alworalllOASlAlass, Warta bringe dm- yorribrie Maw,
where the ahrtbee.dieu hes I,.briteerrerei acelrergrkreverOed
their, here hdelessy4aelatemor rears» t. Melt-
fence of can. 4, then besieged by the Violet, Beads hatng
aknowidetaAa be tsoonamaiiii, so tie morn le
.itilritti. by Be.
nedettii, a sootvelsomast Looses; iellortair, the li.ted abode
of Count Onaiii. .
Benedetto uudeitakes to sbow.te'llettikeler hi.. ? lie
leads him to a masquerooe whom Lames:, ditgeimst es a
witch, addresses him is obo.stre and in.6llll6ft WO. ?II tirairab.
it'd iili his marries. At t•e masquends, crallumete-es gnu.'
I • •har without the aid of Benlellends. by me-lOy/
.hi I"'
.yerrat'o' rre.."•.4•^*; 4-, they ere violently sopalatee. h..
sada.* rooirivesaseseiter oset.rag with Fialketier. in II sentry
asideight Neese g but prberading toe far is las taii..4 sad hi-
&inhumes ephist this Wove* pantos- ' 'Names drawls $ they
cells; unit BsaeietM fabric '

fight; f..
Flying from the mesegeenewier tilt tescoonedr, • 1/ wife-
oar Ammo is enter the tattle. -of the Omani weave/awl even
peisetnome us the fideitionshor if Ida denies. kis a luinaolv
confounded wilt. hie afipsaranes bet Gude 1114.114 per.usti•
Um @tattle lonia hat 11114404 ;led that ha snethek It le ca
long dead.
F': utksww Is second of the ealetaittlid Ilettaletbs, in I, shack.
et! with Issciii thus taken scaly tataNlie of, • istss.eeeeteis,
awl tWI name with al@lS a tWallidialift, of In. fatitanot
pursuit, bstioeseseareieself taa atease. Na has. however, a
Mood, a amebas sad hilen&edillat, Comma bushy. wk.
Is ever ',Whew! Ilk tuatara • &We} bless br
the none. imam of Loweirtta, that CuuntesatiOdues evert? em-
irate tioroof fee tboolooneadesed bet was. .He feid,oiteteam,.
to the Goat w besbaad, tad tape Wale.hew all Mee
isesert, all that had boas related to htletod les
aria guilt, *win tht. ea be the out elfehtisal peen; of
atootteraftifie bee *acted/mac Quint, Who ata 'Urn Iseif els
ono gioad.of th see seceistleits, lieeestes enraged they tint ;
sod the ludrama is billaik Tgy ematins.zt..ntst
ell instaaree bona actuate er Use Val** 0604
that her sohlkiife Win augur, resoles to dlerigeat . hated
and diegreee resorts to the ClalifT of turnip edam
he is kiaignea, &sows AA ts atieh, and produces inel4lvt.
dents repeating Laurette stet• diebeideeits-bt elletices the
itidtCslll acquit her son: Thus As amid hare tnesbbb
but what she returns hem& and tan-etc the dead fad? teal et
haubanta, she is' forced to dorm, Wit tbeetetieease` of one
Unhappy hour of weakness and Rely, *HIM lads *demi%
can dttet be 44 Wed Lemon is ealleleolly retiatest la the At.
it-octal of °roof, on *heti she always dated; eTni ice 'Curing
that the Aeneas/ slat fad attended be the heal of tat
Coonteu; hail film Anse signal'y on As &routed atelsald
The interest of this piece ariset from the filial .af-
feeion and anxiety of loin Faeliener to-fiod his
moths t, from whorls belied been so long estranged,
and her snuggles between maternal affection- and
the dread of the exposure of her former condo& to
CIIIMIS Orsini, her present husband. Tail produced
some very well-wrocialit scenes, which received
every &mistime from she performar.cr, but 'did not
possess strength or variety to anise the attention
through fire tedioos mils. The combitiatt.n of
body and pashas, in a scene whine a ridicuious mas-
querade is mixed up with the meeting of the
Geometers and her son, excited mach disapprobation
and disgust.
The chandlers of Pailiener' the Casettes. Lee.
rate, and Stanley, am well deems, but badly
group's. The pillars is smitsisbed. Lessens first
appears at the suasquetade as a Wick; and *ben
she spoke, the audience recognised their Us Garde,
Mts. H. SWOONS, and holed het with a bares of
applause. She appeared in a new charade, a fe-
male Zsesa, and displ.iyed dignity, energy, and
elocution, ;hat would have done honour to
the school of Kama"' yet the amoral disoo.
"Mon of this Lady is geoideacso Miami. Mrs.
. Fewest, in the Cesesiser, was moat *Main than
merged& Mr. 'Lamson, as tielkeser, was every
thing the author could have wished, pineal, excep-
tion, that he semstieses forgets the mho* step of
tragedy, and reuses abruptly. W. H. Samoan,
sat Ceertei.vreakyorras mealy, energetic, aad impres-
sive, and received the most unbounded applasse.
Mr. Eves spoke the Prologue, which urged
the Author's claims to public festoon that he
even became a 'pestpitistree to please them.
El. flianoes, for the first nine, spoke an
kpi-
logee, with great point, sweetness, and vivacity.—
Mr. Etctstros should am have attempted to give
eat the Tragedy need Mrs. Capons bad plea Jed
the Auilue's cause, who could not be untucceistu!.
Mr. liewststaa. inssbe part of Trainees ivieik, in
TAe Westisseseals. 'kept the, house in eontrnued
laughter. COVellt-s•RD‘N.
Sir JOllll VASS gaucies Comedy, ike Csorlskrec;,,
was revived last night at this Theatre; with the
comic support of Messrs. Law's, Musosii,Entn'ii
Fewest?, and Itten• 41" Joon, it Could PM Ltd to
prove highly attritive. The au4rence was crowded
end fashomable, and the performance received an,•
venal applause. The taste and jajgment of the
Manager ware evident is the riejeainn of some le'
delicate passages; but without fastidiousness we
may say, that a little more pruning, would have
made the piece more pleasing to . a modern sat.
Mrs. Comas' Kuntz, in Cows, war interesting
and impressive. 'Mrs. D AAAAA cies tad Mrs. 14 AI-
-melts were mach applandei ; nor was the Corivss
of Miss Neutron witn:ut r.umernus clattais to sr•
probation. The interrttnsg Melia-Drama eat
V:ind Hay followed *if! ***loos*