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before. • At 't'oe'etice the 11:gl.t Hon. Gentleman
on the Hastings .at Wectminster, he should only
say,
,that he still entertained a considerable degree
of attachment to his fernier constituents, and whiake
he believed, was once the situation of that Rigla
Hon. Gentleman himself, al:hough the matter was
now considerably alterfd, if he could judge fl-om
millet he saw in the newspapers as the speeches cf
that Right Hon. Gentleman.
After a few words in explanation from Mr. SHE-
RIDAN, the Motion of Lord Fulkstone was agreed
to.
On the Motion of Admiral MARKHAM, 'the
usual Estimates of the Ordnance, and of the Army
and Navy, were ordered to be laid before the
House.
Or. the Motion oF Captain FREEMAN 1.1.. E, the
Order of the Day for considi.ring the Petition for
the Burgh of &hash, on the 13th of Ja!s. WAS dis-
charged, and postponed to the I:7th of that month.
Admiral M A 1M! lAM give notice of a Motion,
for a vote for Seamen, on Monday next.
Adjourned to Monday.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

• • LONDON,
THURSDAY, DZCZNIBRII 25. •
We yesterday gave some extras from the Letters
and Papers, brought by the Husum Mail, which
arrived on Tpeaday.—lt farther appears from them,
that, according to advises from K-mingsberg. which
come down to the 27th ult. the King of Prussia
still has an_ army of 510,i100 men, and his head-
quarters are at Osterode in East Prussia. Deltaic
has a garrison of 14,000 men, and at the
time these aiviees came away, not a single French-
man was in that neig!ibourhood. The French
had bomhardsd Thorn, but without success; and
the bridge at Thorn, over the Vistula, had been
completely destroyed by the Prussians, who had
also stopped all the navigation of that river.
Two Hamburgh ships frorts-Bourdeauk have en-
tered the Elbe, which shews that the blockade is not
vcry
The French garrison at Hamburg, which ei,•eed-
ed 16,000 inen, under General MOICIA la, broke up
on the 2,5 th of Novicnber, suddenly, leaving only
50a) men, and, in the mostdreadful weather, took the
road to Berlin. Marshal MoireiLlt was to have fol-
lowed them on the 26th. The 3000 men left in Ham-
burg have since been reinforced by as many more.
It is privately rumoured that the French artny has
suffered a considerable defeat, either in the vicinity
of Posen, or near Stettin, and that this occasioned
the sudden and abrupt departure of Marshal Mor-
tier and his corps from Hamburg.
Should things continue in their present state, two-
thirds of the city of ilatnbur:z will be reduced to
the greatest misery, as the French will not sufl'i.l-
- thing to go out of the city gates : all the

heavy post-waggons with parcels are stopped as tb,e
gat's, and sent back to be examined, in order to
ascertain whether any British property be concealed
in them.
On the Motion of Viscount Foxxsrotfe, last
night, in the House of Commons, the consideration
of Mr. Pauts's Petition against the return of Mr.
SHERIDAN far Westminster, was postponed from
the 13th of January to Tuesday the 24th of Fe-
bruary next. His Lordship appears to have
prayed for Almost the longest possible time, con-
sistent with the rules of the House.

Lord Huri`eiesose and suite arrived at Copen-
hagen tin the Scl, and they immediately set sail in
prosecution of his mission, on board the Alert.
The Anrre frigate; which conveyed Lord HUT-
CISINGON to the Con:incnt, arrived at Fistneur on the
Ist in:tani, with the loss of her main and mizen-
masts, and very leaky, having been on shore on the
Anis.%lt Reef, in the Cattegat.le Astrea expe-
rienced, throughout her passage, the most boist-r-
-ous weather, and with difficuliy escaped being
wrecked.
The Right Hon. Lord BORTWODOM is going to
lay down mooring chains, with buoys, west of
Farm-Chapel Reach, neat Mr. lILACEBURM'S Dock,
in eatwater, Plymouth, for the accommodation of
ships and vessels coming into that arm of that port,
either to moor their ships during their stay in Cat-
water, or when they are driven its there by stress of
weather.
On Saturday and Monday, the left and right
wings of the Id Old Buffs came into Canterbury,
from Deal, on their route for Paddington. This
regiulint completes Gen. Witt.t.zscer's Brigade.
At the same time, the 6:h and 13th regiments of
, Infantry moved from Dover, to occupy the Bar-
racks at Deal.
1 The transports destined to receive Gen. Hitt's
brigade, being now assembled in the Downs, the
embarkation was ti take place yesterday and to•
day, at Dover ; detachments from the several corps,
with the heavy baggage, arrived there on Monday.
The troops were to be put on board the small craft,
to be conveyed to the transports, immediately on
their arrival at Dover.

- The brig .lekfs,d, laden with coals, and the Si.
►'..ueee transport, were driven on sh Dle at Gibraltar,
oa the 3d tilt.

A Danish schooner is arrived in the Downs, and
reports, that an English MAD of war brig, mounting
Id guns, WAS (mutely wrecked Cie 9th inst. on the
French coast, near Catigean, a port between &est
and norlais ; all the crew were saved, hut made
prisoners of war, and marched i:ltn the interior.
the 11411114 of the brig the Captain wav una:lle
leave. but rays. she sailed horn Torbay on the (kit
instant.

Admiral Mouraou having patronised Mrs. DFI.
MAN'S benefit on Wednesday taut, left the parr
given by Sir ISAAC COFFIN on that day, at an rail,
hour, and repaired to Portsmouth Theatre: the
whole company broke up sooner than usual, and di
went to the Theatre, in compliment to Admiral
Moutaou, and from respect to the generous occa.
sion.
The house never was so crowl?.d before,
numbers weal away that could not be accomuin.
dated. The lower boxes were wholly filled wit!,
persons of dictinnion. The receipts were abut
1241. independent of presents sent to Mrs. DENMAN.
An excellent Address, horn the pen of Mr.Cwriar.
was spoken by Mr. KALI Y with much effefl, aid
was rapturously applauded.

The Pettreest's apartments in the Qt.tr-.,t*s
lace have undergone a thorough repair and 4',
terations, under the direalons of the Duke rf
KENT. HIS ROYAL HIGNMISS has considerable
pretensions to meciranic:. Recesses have been made
for the beds, which are in the couch style, with very
superb canopies, and the whole have been fitted us
in a more elegant style than any part of the Palace
can boast.
Mr. I'. Gnaw/m t.! sported a most superb new
service of plate, at his late Dinners. It cost up.
wards of 3,0001. and was furnished by Mr. Ga.
ETAT, goldsmith to the KING.
The following subjeets Cr. proposed for the
CHANCELLOR', Prizes at Oxford, for the year Sc.
suing, viz
For Latin Verseq-i-P:ate
For an fngliih Essay-04
A Morning Print, equally offensive and disgust.
ing in its praise and censure. ofiserves, in its ctititrae
upon Miss Ra Amelia Wildenhenn, that iser
plicity "was the aleffatian of those boisterous effer.
vescences of simplicity which mark a Dairy-maid."
Siga ua Psis tr a is last from Florence, where she
was in much repute.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALT, ho-
noured the Opera, on Tuesday evening, with his
presence.
Yesterday evening, there was a general rehearsal
of the new Pantomime at DruryaLane Theatre.
The transformations occasioned by Harter:hit ma-
gic wand, were admirable, and the scenery is va.
riots' and beautiful. Mrs. SHARP was the Cotarra.
dine; MONTGOMERY the ClOl7/1; and H•RTLAND the
Hartrgain.
There is a new Musical Farce in preparation a:
the Belfast Theatre, called The bah Inc. We
should suppose that Irish Boys ara no novelties at
the Belfast Theatre.
The net receipts pf Drury-lane Theatre, last tea-
sop, Rae 60,0001.. and. outgoings 37.1.50 L
Tbe Wandering Melodist, arc replaced, at Glou-
cester, by The Wandering Carnlireenq they consist of
Miss RAMBLES; aannsic al prodigy, of seven years of
age ; Mr. RANl:it's, her father, who performs on
the pedal harp; and Me. PERRY, who plays on
three flageolets at a tame.
An extraordinary instance of the mildnest of the
eeasedipresent; itself in en eiposed part of the ehr üb-
fiery of Sir GA Bair L Ptp• at. L. At HCA!.PIit near
Swansea, Where there is a Toss io all the in -.Mews
beauty of summer.
On Monday, the Eceesialtica Court sentenced
Mr. CURTAIN to perform penance, hp not:dingits
a sheet, neat Sunday, in the Parish Church of St.
Matthew, Bethnal Greet", for very groothd ablative
language to Mrs..fertts IN os, a mart.ed and retina-
able woman.
Mr. TUOM AS'S Concert, on Thursday evening, at,
Portsmouth, was well attended, and would have
been more so, but for the unfavouraWe weather:
The performance was much admired, perticulatlt
the following pieces—a new dnet—Gity &bif born to
flutter and dreg; song;:-The glad trumpet saved,
vats ; new sung—The soldier's dretrn ; acccrr-
panted on the prase-forte by Mr. Siam The
last was rapturously appended. The glees were
finely executed ; particularly the glee, tour voices
—sl..ifily from Me nieustain'e Ircesii sung by Messrs.
THOMAS. PIODELL, CHAIN ZY. and Ktrer.

Mr. H. Jontoroe was to have plarted the part
of Cacialie, to Miss. WA 1-$l*LiN'S Morinsia; and Mr.
Hot stases Chamassf, in 'the Tragedy of il:• ►
happy Marriage, on Wednesday lA.I, ;t the Du'
Theatre; but, from his sudden indisposition, a Mt.
Reit t. Y took the part •of Carte/i4. Tie Ads ire
given him by one of the Gods, " t 1 go Acute cud pay
Cu more," was certainly the advice of a fri-nd.—
Mr. Hot. 14 AN'S Chassioni was highly respeetable,
" TrAen our dear prints did, they died li:ether,:
and several other passages, were given with cons:-
likeable effea.
His Royal Highness the bake of Gicsocarrea
and su;te arrived on Tuesday evening at Trinhr
Lodge, Cambridge; on a visit to the Rev. Dr.
MANSI t., the Master' when the whole Society woe
invited to meet His Royal Highness at a very ele-
gant dinnet. On Wednesday, being the Commemo-
ration-day at Trinity-Cillege, His Royal Highness
dined in the College Hall, where neatly 300 persons.
among whom wert many of the Nobility, sat down
to a m-ist splendid dinner. On Thursday morning
His II iyal Highness held a Levee at Trinity Lodge•
which was attended by almost every Member of the
Senate resident in the University.
‘Vednesclay and Friday se'nnight, and Monday
last, the pupils of the Rev. Mr. Os man, of NIO•
denhall, Suffolk, afforded high gratification to their
friends, and the principal inhabitants of that own
and neigliboarhooii. by the performance of ha A it•
aaaaaa s admired play of " 7 be Merrheut of Veri";"
in which the several chArailti-rs were sus/aimed by
these juvenile odors (scarcely any of wham exceed-
ed 12 years of age) is a manner that did great he-
none to their tutorage ; as they nut only evinced a
very just c•lnception of the inimitable author. b)'
went through their respective parts with the sinless
co:reams and propriety. The Iticl•cr-airTarce of
Cieespoia...iie.:Atagss followed, which they burlesqued
I in unison with the original de.itn of its whiossieal
writer. The Asse.nily-Rnom, at the Cock los:,
was fitted up in a very neat ryle. with apple/14i,"
sze::ci;•, kc. formiog a conviletv prht theatre..

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MKS. DENAL4N'S BENEFIT.