The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-30 00:00:00

ANCIENT MUSIC.

The sixth of these fashionable entertainments
was held, on Weilecsday ereniag, at the New
Boons., It mover-square, Beeler the direction of the
laud of Cuesteartexu. The selection was prin-
cipally from die works of H•oui and Dr. Agate,
tool rarefied e numerous and elegant company.—
Miss DARBY was very successful in her song, With
thee sonsielter'd moor I'd tread. A lorinteito.
hr Mrs. BILLINGTo 11, MN. VAUGHAN, and Messrs.
HARRISON, W. K V VETT. and J. B. SALE, vier
riestirously appl.su.le,l. Mrs. I.III.I.ItiGToR gore
Sweet Gird, that sininn'st the noise of fully. is her
first style of exerliessee. The whole of the per-
formance wet.t off with great applause. There were
presroit—..

Nip Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland ; Dethrones
of Brunswick, Dorset, Dor seer Manchester, and Leeds: bar
Geary wore a most superb ►ead.dress, funned of su heron
plume, richly studded with diamonds; also Bails Fortesene,
Chesterfield, Darnley, Uxbridge, and Derby ; Countess of
Derby; Lords Elletsborough and Arden; Ladies St:intr.,
E. Slositsgise, Arden, Gibbs, Preston, Elleaboroagls, and
[1141011; the Archbishop of York ; Bishops of Ogalinge and
Bath and Walls ; the Dean of Chester; Doctors Arnold and
Raw ; Messrs. Savage, Jones, 1111111.5011, Snodgrass, Fraser,
Preston, Adams, awl Uses tam ; Hon Mrs Butler; Mistressr.
Savage, Mitwood, Jones, I' recent, Aud.rvirs. Scott, !knew
Toe, Smith, Wheeler, kertun, and Trotter ; Misses As
drew', Smith, and Itischull.

•
The Hoaottrable Airs. WAteut.e gave her first
grand rout. this sealloo, au Vt'etirellay night, tst
her boos,- in Dover street. It was attended by tt
111111 l emus stud elegant eutußnly. Anioug4 the
Nobility pre.eut Were—
Hie Royal Highness the Duke of Csalibridge ; Duchesses
of Muntro.e nod -teed.; the Mains, of Douglas • Miir-
cluoisrsses of Salisbury, Statloril, I:xcler, • and Dowager
Bath ; Condenses of Camden, S. Roo, Cardigan, autumn,
Cowper. Darnley, Dowager, Essex, and Carlisle.

Mrs. Gametic liv MG Bare her ',cents(' grand rout,
on Wednemlay night, at her house in St. James's-
aquare,sa Lich attracted nearly the whole of the
Fashionsbles in town.

The Countess of WiIITMORLAIIID returned on
Wednesday evening to. her house io Grubvenor-
square, from Bath. _

•The Countess of DISCI hnd her usual card par! y,
on Wednesday evening, at her home in Eerkeley-
aquare...

• 'The Honourable Mrs. HtcusiD Howsew gene
• grand rout, last night, at her eltvot house in
Grosvenor-square. The grand suite of apa►tments
was most superbly lighted for the occasion, ind
every arrangement displayed the greatest lasts and
elegance. The eninpsny consisted of upwards of
the hundred of the Nolsility and Fashionables—
His Excellency the l'Easiaw AIIIISAISADOS was
present. _ _

The Counters of Serron love • splendid rout.
last *night. at her hou.c iu Arliugboo.streetr which
w:is attended hi—

The M arrlsauarrecsof Sllialmry,Doww•loire,ftetcr,Towns-
bend, Lau%horn, Corn. &Ilia, Ito t ford, awl Bpicklughaus ;
Crauttsses Claulasoisdelq, Shreo.,bury, Bralgewster, l'ar-
digishWeelaberlaisdi sad several 'Akar limbilie7 sad Fashion-
ales.

Mr. BataanTaa's budget way a second time.
opened, at the Freemasons' Hall, last Night. His
supplies were granted with great good humour,
they bring levied only on the risible faculties of the
audience. His Committee of ways and means b.t
again to-noonove evening. when, ea full an atiene.
once is expected ; and we shall have tuucb Fleasure
is reporting progress.
ADDITIONAL illintOVED Comics:s.—A Siva tith
Share cast obtain in the lute Lottery, Kin T oiwt
a
mud Guineas ; obtain.
Halves, fat awls, wilf"
Eighths, is the like proportiou, which !lonaistlir
(.11
and Co. have on Sole, in great variety; amt.at She
lowest priers, No. iti. Covnhill, an.lB;„‘Slargairet's
Hill, lkorough—Scheines gr.t;s. In dhe lisat four
Lotteries Illoat•se awl Co. Sharedfoied .70;4 four
of eomool. two of 10.0001. three of 5,000'. one of
4,0001. one of .40001. three of 1,0001. &C. Sm.

COMMOS COVA-CIL,CunDuALL,SIAuu I.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.
After ,0114 C routine business had been pile
through, a !hellion was read, purporting to be hot%
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and C 01111130114 or the
City of London, Governors of St. Bartholomew's
llospital, against the removal of Stuithfield markets
and which was presented to the Court, for the par.
pose of having the Seal of tine Corporation affixed
thereto, prior to its being presented to Parliament,
A Member, whose name we could not bars,
called the attention of the Court to the manner in
which this petition Caine before them. They were
called ou to put their seal to this instrument, as
the act, generally, of the Governors of the Hospital,
when, in point of fact, several of the Goveriiiio,
Members of that Court, with whom he had coo.
versed on the subject, not only were nut precent at
the time of its formation, but were not aware er
such measure being in agitation. Ile 0pp0..11 th•
affixing the City Seal to the Petition.
Mr. S. Dixon contended, that, by the A,•t of
Parliament, the Court were bound to put their,-al
to the instrument, which had courtreguldrl) btwat
them.

Mr. WAITIIMMI WAN aware or the team of tits
Act 'alluded to, but prayed the attention of the
Court to this fact, that the instrunieut iu qurgi
was not the act of the whole, body of thivirituis„
and he could never allow that the power of a litAirt
Con kkkk itlee wrs equal to that of the general Body..
It would be a most extraordinary circumstine,
and, perhaps, might lead to disagreeable come.
quencea, if a Petition were to be presented to Per.
!lament. as if from the Corporation of Loodt,u„
but, in reality, the work ore Committee; and ruore
particularly after the vote they had lately come to,
which WAS diametrically opposite to the prayer
the Petition. lie concltickd by moving,
"That the Petition before the Court, purporting to he the
act of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and COMMAS Conned at
the City of Loudon, Governors uf Ss. Battholuanaves
but in reality nut being an instrument sutbosimed ly
them, 'Wald not have theaeal of the Court tamed tint, to "
Mg. Sherd ATKINS opposed the motion. lie
should hate been happy to have supported it, but
the right of refusal to affix the se4
remained. It was vain to contend for a rgbt they
had long since given up.
Mr. MAWMAN—" I am of opinion that the min.
cipal point for our consideration, is, whether the
petition baa been drawn up and presented aciord-
iug to the established forms; if it has not, it is aa
Insult to the Court, and ought to be scouted."
The Motion, after a variety of observetioas fro,
Mr. S. Dixon. Mr. Sheriff Wood, Mr. Sheriff At-
kiln, Mr. 11'aithinan, who supported his former in.
gument ut great krigth, 4r. Quin, who forcibly
argued in favour of the legality of the Mannino,.
Mr. Mawinaii, and Mr. Jacks. was acceded to.