The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-10-25 00:00:00

Mr. Mighelt's J linter Dinner, for the entertain-
ment of two thou:and rrsons, it is now certain,
will, by Royal Permission, be served up by Mr.
Pbilipa,in the B.?.iing-house of the l'avilion, Mr.
Mighell is to sit at the head of the table, and, for
the maintenance of order, a considerable number of
respectable tradesmen have consented to officiate
as Steward!.
• The tall anitsuilper at the Castle, it is expected,
trill be manually splendid and elegant.
Our Theatre still continues its attractions, with
deserved success. For the benefit of Miss Chap-
Mail, on Sato! itiv night, patronised by Lady Raw-
fills44. Lon ry, of the Filo:ow- Royal, Covent-Gar-
den, performed the rot of 7'q/re, in The School n/
liffurm,,4l,ich was, as indeed it ever has beru, flow
the first, a masterpiece of acting. Mr. Chapman,
also from Csacut.Gartlen, ably repruiented Lord
Aron:hole; anti our favourites, Brunton and Miss
Johnstone, were enchanting, as Mr. and Mrs. Fer-
ment. The Afterpitce was The Walks of Windsor,
whet., in Emery, us John Lump ; Kelly, as Mots.
wafter ; uud Dalton, as Caleb Quoterts, kept the
house 111 a roar of laughter, till the conclusion of
the performance.

The Eclipse bloop of war, arrived at Plymouth,
bits brott,;lit a report, that !Aria. MlTmer.t.t., of the
Haughty and rev•ral of the officers and
.Itip'a company, have died at Vera Cruz, of a ma-
11,:outitt freer. . -

Mr. Thoss AS GASCOIGIVE, the son nod heir of Sir
THOMAS GASCOIGN E. of Parlingtim, ,net with a fa-
tal accident on Friday the 13th inst. while engaged
its the chase with Lord SCARBOROUGH'S hoods in
the neighbourhood of Worksop. Lapelled by the
ardour of the pursuit, he encountered a very dan-
gerous leap,contrary to the advice of some more ex-
perienced sportsmen, and though his horse cleared
the hedge, the ruler was thrown by the rebound
with his back against a strong brunch of a tree,
and the concossion was so violent as to affect the spi-
nal marrow, and instantly p.s the lower ex-
tremities. lie teas iininediatc!ts taken from the
field to Sir Timms% Win re's, where he died at nine
o'clock on Friday evening. . . .

The InHewing excelleat regulations have ben
adopted by the (gentlemen for inanaging the cele-
bration of the Jubilee at Windsor :
"The Committee eppointeil for conducting the celebra-
tion, have anxiously devoted their best attention to; the
executioo of the plan, in order that all descriptions of per-
sons may be sharers in the enjoyment of the various occur-
rences of the day; and as they arc extremely solicitous to
rontribote to the amusement of the female purl of the cons-
:emity in particalar, and that they should participate in the
general rejoiciogs on this auspicious occasion, without any
mmonal injury or interiiiption to their passing as spectators
through the streets or sienues of the tuwu ; they make this
public notification, that they wit use their utmost exer-
tions to impress and prevent the throwing of squibs, crack-
ers, 04 other tirc-wurkg, in the streets and avenues of the
town, on the 'teeing. lioth of the Isth and nGth instant.
At the same time the Committee desire to be most distinctly
understood, that it sm imerroptioo of the &scripting above
shaded to ;hall happen. they in e elates mined to support the
'agistracy uf the tono, in Bingen,; to punishment the offen-
der co. offenden,hi the adoptiuuof the most rigorous measures
the law will al:iia, confornmlily to the notice given by the
Mayer. ','.,gued ureter of the I 'musaittee.)"
TOR M A•TER and WAILDURS of the Bakers'
(7onipany waited on the LORD MAYOR, yesterday,
to set the assize and price of bread. his Lordship,
after examining the Mealweighers' Account, order-
ed die l'ince of Broad to be continued at Is. 4I d. the
Loaf IVheaten, and I ionseheld la. .2;rl.
The Argonaut, Bittorf, of Wurtzburgh, made,
on the tat inatant, at Lcipsic, his gist ascension,
with a paper balloon of 4i feet diameter. Ile
ascended-to a conatilerable height, passcd over the
city, and descended slimly, about • It- ague and abed f
trout it. _ .

General Laborde succeeds Marshal Sonlt, Duke
of Dalmatia. iu the command of the 4th corps of
the Army of Spain, the latter being appointed Ma-
jor-General of that army.
Late on Saturday evening, a person knocked at
the door of Mr. E. Wita.s. florins'', of Dover, who
mi now ow a voyaic to London ; tin Mrs. W. cowing
to the door, she perceived a basket, which, en ex-
amining. ;wired to contain a tine infant, with lICVe.•
ral things packed up for its use, a very necessary
precaution there taring been uo family at the house,
till the little visitor happened to make its appear-
ance.—The child was kindly takes is by Mrs. W.
abate it still remain'.