The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-24 00:00:00

THEODORE, KING OF CORSICA

As this singular chandler formerly intertsted the
public mind, it may not be unacceptable to those
who are acquainted with the history of that extraor-
dinary man, to learn that the overseers and church-
wardens of St. Ann's, Westminster, have orde-ed a
Dew monument to be erected to his memory, the old
one being deteriorated during the repairs lately
mace on the south quadrangle of the church. The
inscription which marked his tomb is to be retained,
namely, . . .

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Near this place is intend
Theodore, K of Corsica,
Who died in this parish, December 11, 17iri,
1.'103,1411de ate leaving the King. il.mrh Prison,
By the benefit of the Act of I.,sdvency;
comequeece of which.
lie regkte-ed his kingdom of Corsica
For the use of his crcdltors.
The grave, rear teacher, to 3 !elf
and begors„vi'ley
But Thendor t:t s metal lear,,, ?
Fre polled ite bean., on his living head,
Ileat.iir'd a kingdena, and denied hem bread.

EXTRACT FROM M PELTIER'S AMBIGU.

Allele extrafied frum " ne Bee of the North,• of the 10th

Au;,.st, Ibo 4.

JCL! 30.
The Count de Lisle, who was to quit this city the
.6th of this month, did not set out until this day
for Grisdno. A business which waall have astonished
the city sad Warsaw, if, unfortunately, it had been
carried into esec,ition, had delayed the departure of
that PI inee. lie Las had complete proof that some in-
dividuals who now inhabit this city, have sought not
only his 'We, but that of bis family and servants. No
kss than an #tternpt has been made to poison them !tli
with arsenic. The Count de Lisle hat received all the
pooh, and drawn up a p; wee, L-4-bel. and the whole
has been put into the hands of justice, which will
probably prcceed against the offenders, if they have
not already escaped 'from this city. We have seen
here the original protest of Louis the XVII ith,
against every thing that has been done, and is doin7.
With the exception of one tritlislg omission, it is
the same as that we have read in the Menitettr.

LUTA& IRON TNT °LICE OF LAIGIIILN TO A. M. AT

515$NA.
M. the General Ecgoevilly, having given me an
account of the readiness with which you have under-
taken to inform your Government of my wish to be
employed in the cn•trse of this war, and of the par-
ticular regard which you expressed to him upon
that occasion for my person, I feel a pleasure in de-
claring to you, that 1 deeply Lel this mark ‘d interest
es your part, and I have not lust a midpent to re-
run you my sincere thanks. It is therefore with full
confidence I shall repeat to you that which no doubt
Ger. LcqiieviEy has already communicated on my
part. 'lnc abs -dine nullity in which 1 vegetate, while
the road of honour is open to so many others, grows
•every day mere insupportable to me. I wish to give
year generous Government proofs of my gratitude
and ()I my zeal. I dare to hope that the English
think me worthy to combat with them our
implacablz enemies, and will permit me to share
(heir dangers and a portion of their glory. Per-
sßiv horn all motives of private interest, my
reque.t has 9.4 for its °byte a rank in your army,
rot an hoisourable commission. It differs too
muc'u from that which has been made by the
raFr.:.crs of n,v f im.ly resident in En.lland, not to
altnv :roe to ono n iin a well-ground sd hope of a more
happy issue. You se ill oblige me, Sir, by strongly
enforcing rhis differ. nce. It is undoubtedly our
itcreil duty to serve, until death, our cause and our
iawftil king; but it is also a pressing and dear
o4yeit to me to serve my benelaaors, and to
'!ar%r then a proof that r.:v gratitude is as
real .:s it is disintereard. This deice has long had
a place in my heart, and becomes every day more
ardent. Do ma, then, Sir, I prey you, the pleasure
to inform me confidentially of the meilas which you
think most advantageous to attain my •,bjeel, and
be 'soured of my gratitude, as well as of my ri-
vatt esteem, and dietiuguished ci nsideration for you.
L .k. II Ds Bova eon,
Due. of Enghiss.
ken:at. IN El -,^froratz of Baden,
FrS Is, I1)4.

' Aecnlin:s from t!ifrerent contineatal cities men-
-5'4 that the French Minister,. are putting the erns
thvir Master on their hotels. %N h.tt bloody em-
hlern this is We are not yet informed, which is to be
the charaßeristic of the greatness cf the arum*,
the •
dignity of his empire.

EIOCR.1P;11 .

MRS. CORNELIA.
TAL CIIIIMATM PRILSTESS or FASHION.

When destrudive arouseinents steal among so-
ciety, in deb ince of the guardians of our morality, it
is necessary to hold them up to public view, for the
animadversion of such as are likely to sutler from its
influence.
Vice needs but to be seen to be &Mated
And admitting this principle, every attack upon our
rational manners is better reskted by exposure than
suppression. It is no extenuation of vicious anions
to say they arc upheld by Fashion. Blindly to fol-
low chit changeable divinity, and enter with her in-
to her paradise of fools, is seldom the way to a happy
end, as many miserable men can at this moment
testify,
The lady we are about to delineate was this god-
dess; her orgies were the heaven of the dissi-
pated. At her fane, the libertine could indulge un-
interruptedly in ephemeral gratifications. With her,
the voluptuary might aspire to the zenith of his
wishes; and the thoughtless bacchanalian drown his
few intelleds in the most costly produdions of the
vineyards, or, without apprehension of a spy upon
his conduit, revel away the night, and insult the
blushing star of the morning.
Mrs. Cornelly, the subjed of the following me-
moir, was by birth a Garman, and at a very early
age became is public singer; she was the delight of
Oresden, and in high estimation at the imperial
court, from whence she went into Italy, and soon
acquired, ur.der the best masters, those inexpressible
graces, for which no country is so justly celebrated.
About forty yenrs since, she came to England in the
suite of a British nobleman, who had promised her
his protedion Being of an enterprising spirit, pos-
sessing a good understanding, great knowledge of
mankind, and of specious manners, Mrs. Cornelly
presently contrived to raise herself into public notice,
and obtained the patronage of the fashionable world
to all the amusements her taste and fancy could
suggest. She had now laid the foundation to her
fortune, and to make that desirable objea complete,
opened a magnificent temple in Soho-square, and
called it after the name of her first benefactor, Car-
lisle-house. Her splendid scenes soon became the
favourite resort for the nobility and fashionables
within the metropolis. She had so diverstied, and
so well contrived 11.1. amusements, that no public
place could pretend to rival their attradion, and she
was now in a way of prosperity beyond her most san-
guine expedations; but not contented, like the fool in
the fable.with her golden egg every day,she killed her
goose to seize at once upon immensity. In addition
to her already unrivalled brilliancy, she introduced
Harmonic Meetings, becoming, at once, a competitor
with the managers of the Opera, who took the
alarm, and strove by every means in their power to
couaterad the successes of so tormidaide a rival. A
part of her friends presently withdrew themselves,
and those attached to the interests of the Opera ma-
nagers on the ruins of the old Scareir Vivre Club in
Pall Mall, raised the new Coterie ; subscriptions
came in from elevated quarters to support this new
temple of fashion and pleasure, and in less than
three weeks their fund amounted to four thousand
pounds ; Chin Hughes was made their croopier,
and Captain Harry C--s• they placed at the head
of the treasury. 'this was the first shock, an I
Mrs. Cornelly felt it; bet, like a sklliul general,
forced for a moment to retreat, she soon rallied her
forces, attacked the enemy in the most vulnerable
part, and gained a complete vidory. The lady
smiled upon the treasurer. Mrs. Cornelly re-
joiced at the success of her plan, but her ex-
ultation was of short duration; for the Opera ma-
nager, enratqed at the defeat, lodged an informa-
tion against her for unlawful proceedings before the
Bow-street magistra-es; in consequence of which, no-
tice a as privately sent from Sir J. Fielding to Mrs. C.
acqwainting her that application of a serio is nature
had been made respeding the imp-opriety and unlaw-
fulness of her amusements, recommending her to re.
gulate her conduet in future, or Mrs. C. would hear
from Bow-street in another way. From this conde-
scension on the side of the magistrate, the lady con-
s 'tailed she might deal, with safety, the card that ge-
nerally turns tip a trump. A purse was delivered
to a trusty friend, with a letter addressed to Sir
John Fielding, Knight, requesting his acceptance of
the sum within, and that his worship would be
pleased not to be too severe in looking into the con-
duit of a defenceless woman, who only endeavoured
to gratify the weal by, the high, and the fashion.
able, and from whose amusements the lower orders
of society were wholly excluded. But Fielding was
incorruptible; and, instead of accepting the purse,
sent his p 9., at a most unfortunate moment, for the
promenade was just begun. The variegated lamps
for that night were doubled, and fed with a most
delicious perfume, equal to Egyptian luxury, WiIOIC
pleasure prepared the banquet for a Cleopau• :

Clot of the earth a fahric huge
Ruw like an exhalation, smith the snood
Of dulcet estrinthente, and voices tweet.
From the arch'd roof,
Pendant by subtle magic, many a row
Of .tarn lamps and biasing cresseta, fed
With Naphtha and Asphaltos, yielding light
As fr ios a sky.

In the middle of the area was raised a capacious
bower, composed of vine leaves and artificial roses,
in the centre of which smod as altar with a flame
thereon. At a signal float the band a large group
of maskers, composed of gentlemen performers
horn the theatres, and others, entered like Comus
and his crew. Mr. Vernon sang an Anacreontic
composed for the occasion, the rest the chorus, and
thus the first scene ended.

The company were superb and numerous. the
masques whimsical, and every thing in the highest
tame. At the top of the walk was a hermitage,
from the side of which issued a real cascade; from
this recess Guadani, the singer, came forth, attired
as the hermit of the cave ; his song was charming,
but, alas! just in the middle of his quavers, the po-
iice officers entered, and bore him off in a manner
so theatrical, that the company conceived the attack
part of the evening's entertainment. However,
Cuadani got bail and was liberated, on a promise of
never appearing again as a public charaaer in these
Soho amusements. But to return, the bacchanalian
crew bad been joined by Lord Liuletoo. Mr..l)4isey

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Walker, and Mr. Fitzgerald, and commenced the
third aa by approaching the altar where the flame
was burning; each man held a torch in his tight
hand and a goblet in his left, and oa a signs'. being-
given PI- the dance, they suddenly thrust in their
torches, which were quickly lighted. The revels
then h-gan; their cups overflowed with wine, and
what with their singing. dancing, and drinking, no-
thing could be more ridiculous or displeasing ; how.
ever, hal they contented themselves to stop here, no
notice had been taken, but there was no method in
their madness they all. as if moved by one im-
poise, rushed from the bower and flew to the square.
It had six tick five o'clock, and along train of Calvert's
drays weregoing on their occasional duty : the baccha.
nalian masques fell upon the drivers, beating them
with their lighted flambeaus till a general engage.
ment ensued, the guardians of the night were gone
away, the noise increased, the inhabitants were
alarmed, up went the windows, and though at that
early hour all was mob, riot, and confusion ; vic-
tory, however, declared in favour of the knights of
the bung, who play d their parts so well with their
horse-whips, that istzgerald and WaPter were corn.
pletely flogged out of their shoes, for they were
seen retreating down Greek-street bare-footed, and
as fast as their legs could carry them. My Lord
lost a jeweled repeater, of 100 guineas, and the
men in twilly armour drove away in triumph; and
many of our young gentry and green sprigs of no-
bility got a drubbing, that probably they may re-
member to the last day of their lives.
To return to the temple; by this time the company
had disappeared, except a few young men of (panty,
who had found their way under ground, and con-
tinued drinking till nine o'clock. Nothing could
shame the inebriety of these deluded fools ; a .d tho'
the sun soon put the variegated lamps out of coun-
tenance, yet nothing could shame these inordinate
topers. Perhaps few noticed the beauty of the ere&
but the conscious shame which the lamps confessed,
upon the apprcach of the great luminary of day, was
very pleasing ; they diminished in their lustre as the
sun advanced in his. It was a good moral for those
who chose to adopt it.
The reputation of Mrs. CorneUy began rapidly to
decline, and the Pantheon opening in all its splen-
dour, now put the period to that Lady's conse-
quence; her cre liters began to grow clamorous,
and she was at length obliged to relinquish the con-
cern, and seek its concealment a refuge from legal
prosecution. She remained in obscurity for many
years, under the name of Mrs. Smith ; and here our
Readers will no doubt learn with surprise, net un-
mixed with risibility, the strange transition in her
fate; for she who had been so long the ',ad(' of 4.
shwa, became literally the averia:eadant Qf &sacs, fur
she kept a house at Knightsbridge, and was a vender
of asses teak.

In th i s situation she still retained a desire ofresuming
her former pursuits, and for this purpose ornamented
a suite of rooms in order to have occasionally a pub-
lic deiesme for people of fashion. The manners of
the times, however, were changed ; her taste had
not adapted itself to the variations of fashion ; and
after much expence employed in gaudy and frivo-
lous embellishments, she was obliged to abandon her
new scheme,and find out an asylum from her creditors.
She had a son and a daughter, to whom she gave
all the accomplishments of modern education. The
son was tutor to Lord Pomfret. He wasp very
amiable man and an excellent scholar ; this gentle.
man allowed his mother an annuity till his death.
The daughter is still alive, under another name,
has long been patronised by come noble famili^s, who
knew her mother in better days. The Lady Cowper
left her an annuity, and her musical talents still
procured her an easy introduetion into the best circles,
but the unfortunate Mrs. Cornelly ended her life in
the Fleet Prison.
Such was the fate of this once celebrated woman
of fashion, whose melancholy exit holds forth warn-
ing to imprudence, for with common discretion the
might have closed her life in affluence.

PIIILIDELPIIII, !wit it

A wretch, who has been in the pranks of going
from house to house with biscuit for sale. was de-
teded in a theft yesterday morning, in the following
singular manner :—Going into a-hatter's near the
drawbridge, and ending no one in the store. be most
impudently picked up a hat which lay on the coun-
ter, and put it into his basket (a very large one,
which we may suppose he kept for this especial
purpose) ; but in his hurry to be off, did not observe
that a ball of twine was attached to the lining of it.
He had scarcely left the store, when the owner
came in from the parlour, and, without seeing any
person. observed his ball of twine in motion on the
door ; upon going to the door, he had no difficulty
in tracing the clue to the wretch's basket, where be
not only tvund his hat, bat several sets of knives and
forks, which the villain hal but a few minutes before
stolen from an ironmonger the very nez: door.

Extras of a Letter from Honduras, dated sth of
July The 'blind sloop is appoii:ted to convoy
the sh ps from hence, and to sail on the 25th in-
stant."

All the vessels belonging to Newcastle, concerned
in the Davis's Straits fishery, are arrived safe, and
have been very fortunate.

MATist I. I Uuss.—james Wood and johe C von,
two mate, men, were, yesterd.iy. brought lief. Te
Alderman CLARK, who sat f.r the Loan MA% are,
charged by a Gentleman with taking from him
more than their fare. It appeared that on the
morning of the 13th inst. this Gentleman employed
a boat from the Temple Stairs, to convey him
and two ladies to a Margate boy, then under
way, which
,they did not overtake until it reached
the New Crane Stairs. Ihe ladies went on board,
and the gentleman returned to the Temple Stairs,
when they charged him eight shillings, whereas
2s. 4d. was their fare. He also complained that
there was neither name nor number on their boar.
Cotton denied he was a Waterman, and said he only
lest his boat to Wood, which was fresh painted.--
They were told they had incurred two or three pe-
nalties ; but, it being their tint ,iffence, they only
paid ten shillings each for the overcharge, which
they were obliged to refund, and pay all the
eapencea.

A baker was fined thirty shillings for exposing
bread tor sale short of weight.

THE T4JU.

. YORK, TUe{Dillf; ACCOST RI, 1604.
• - [cirayitruea J •
Sue pstakes of ,50gs. each, 20gs. ft. colts itst. fillies
st. 101 b. Last Mae and half.
M c Norton', b c. Quid
M . W. I.3c'. •t. Regubette
tra.. '•.t.r...'s b. C. by Sir PCier • • • •
Mr. Walton 's '. eby Overton . . . . .
S., Gsscoigne. be. f. by Sir Peter . . . pd
Mr W Walkerseh. c. by Overton . . . • p 4
Mr. W. b. 1. Nannette . . .• • • poid
Mr. T. Robin-me. Illy roll, brother to Belie toe .
M.. Irvin's bay filly, by verton . . .
Sweepstakes of togs. each, for two-ye-ar olds # colts
• tist. fi,lics ist. 121b.—Two-year Olds Coarse.
Mr. W. S. W. 11 -metes br. f. Mi. Iloittpips Troth
Mr Mellish% True !triton
Lord Fitly/divans% dark bay colt . . • • I
Laid Darlin4too% eh. C. .....
Nlr. fide,luit'slll-mesty .
Coll Cup, 100 gs. valne, by subscription of iftga;
each ; three-year ulJs (est. gib. four-yen odds
101 b• fiVe•year olds Bst. 51b. six-year old, :Ind
aged 814. 1216.—Three and four.year old tidiest('
be allowed 21b.—Four Miles.
Strathnior..'s Remembrance., 4 yrs. old .
Mr. C. 2..syloan's Susan, 4 yrs. old • • • $
Sir II T. Vora s aig4lll4/. 6 yr.. old. , •2'
Mr. Mellish% b. e Little Jwy' 4 yrs aid• - . • 4
Lot i liarliageou'i b. c. hr Ormond, 4 yrs. old . .
Lord Darlington's br. cby Busaard, 3 yrs. aid . • 6
Mr. Garforth. b. f. 7.4%3 yrs old . . • 7
Mr. (laiforth', grey colt, Evandor, yrs. old . • pet
Mr. Rubins bother to 11'.47e Woe . . . pd
Sir M. M. Sykes did not name.
Fifty Pounds free for all ages ; three-year olds 5.4.
41b. four-year olds 7st. 71h. five-year old: sst.
Mb. six-year olds and aged Bst- 121b.—Mares
fillies allowed Jib. and Maiden hon.es, &c.
Four Mile Heats.
Mr. Hodgc.n% Stretch, 4 rn. 014. . . walktd over
Duke or H. 1.11.11010 .Cll. C. 4 yrs. old . . • . dr
S.r 'f. Gasc,igott's Tooos, rs yrs. aid . . • . dr
Sir R. Witor's b. c. AuCluitaPer, 3 yrs. old . . . dr
Sir 11. William...Ws gr C. Sled nir, 4 yrs. ei'd • • dr
Mr. Horner's b. m. by Weasel, Q yrs. old, beet
Mr. Hornsey's f. by Delpini, 4 yn, old, a fee-
tiler each.—Four Miles.—Mr. Horny staked
L'Ogi. to 100 gs.

Tuesday last, the brother-in iaw of the Kings..
land DoAress was conviAed in the sum of 401. for
selling cyder without a licence.
Carmarthen Assizes, last week, proved a maiden
one; there not being a siogk prisoner for trial.
Wednesday evening, as two young men were
crossing the fields tiom Peckham, they were stopped
by several fellsiws near the Kent road, pretendhu! :o
be a press-gang, which alarmed the yr.ung men very
much ; they took their watches from them as a
p'edge that the► would meet them the nest morniryz
at a public-house in Kent-street, where they went
with some friends, butt the villains never kept their
appointment. This is an old praelice, new revived,
to intimidate people to the easy surrender of their
property. _

A Gentleman in Ever, about 70 rears or ages
was charged before a Magistrate, by his house-
keeper, about SO years of age, a few d iys ago,
with violently attempting to rob her of her chas.itv„
for several hours in the dark. Sweating po.itivety
to ;lois fad. .he accused was held to bail in the re-
comisances of 4031. to appear to the chargead
as-
sault at next Chelmsford Assizes. -
Last week a blin I man appeared in Sunderland,
and tools a genteel lodging, calling himself Due.
CAN Geer (a native of the Highlands), pretending,
to be the same person to whom 'WINS C.e Poet
addressed a song under that title. He is canvassing
for a colleition of Loral Songs. Ste. written by
himself, to be published is York, price 10s. Gil. us
boards. He has waited on, and received part of
the subscription-money from many of the pi incipal
families in that town and neighbourhood ; and has
also idea in several tradesmen there to a consider-
able amount. He is a tall, well-made man, dress..l
in th:ckset pantaloons, bouts, a waistcoat, and
light drab coloured spencer, but no coat. He plays
on the violin, and talks remarkahly fast, parvcu-
larly when speaking of his honourable conneSiuns.
He hired a servant and a gig dating his stay at
Sunderland, both of which he con ri. el to dismiss
without w..ges or hire.
SIN4CL AS Occealtenca.-01.1 Baron
LAS, tLe miser, was requested by a relation to pur-
chase a particular Ticket, No. 1.4.068, in the Lot-
tery, to be drdwa in the year ISO 4 (but which was
Sold some few days before). The Baron died on
the I tith of March following, and dr! Nimber was
the First-drawn 1 icket on the 24th, aial, AS such.
entitled to Twenty Thousand Pounds. The Baronet
representatives, under these circumstances, there-
fore, published an advertisement, offering a reward
of 1,0..01 to any person who might have found
the said Ticker, and would deliver it up. Pay-
ment was stopped. A wholesale linen-diaper. in
Cornhill, who had ordered his broker in boy him
ten Tickets, which he deposited in his chesty on
copying th.t numbers for the purpose of examining
them, made a mistake of one figure, a-.. 1 called it
14,165, instead of 14,066, which was the 40.0001
Prize. The Lottery being finished, he sent tire ten
Tickets to be examined and masked. "lo his utter
astonishmcnt, he then found the ellOr of the nuns.
her copied on his paper. On his demanding par
ment at the Lottery Office. a caveat was entered
old D'Aocii. acs's executor ; but an espianati,a
takinglplace, the t!..),00a1. was immediately
Thee fad i. writ kneon, and ought to be a cautiou
to the public, not to destroy their Tickets and
Shales till they have carefully examined them.
In the State Lottery, to be drawn the 4.t0 of
Next Month, are more CA/ loaf Prizes to the small
quantity of Tickets their any former Lottery.
Three Tires'', Tbtu, •nd Posha
Three Tea Thiuso,d Pos.Ad Pr :es.
Three Fi.e auawdl To oqi fryer,
sad se Pri•e k>s ibun 201.

We beg leave to remind thine persouewho do tbt
wish to lose the opportunity of realising ai, lode•
prudence by purchasing 'one of the above Capic:
Prizes, that Ticke:s and Shares are rrer on :lair
all the Licensed Lottery Offices, at the foriowiti,
Pr:ce :

Tickei . . . 171. 18.. OJ.
Le If L 9 11 01 1.1; ,tl. IL 2 7 0
Fourth 4 15 0 I s.xletoth.. .1 S •

In consequelce of an manual demand (and onI)
2%,F000 7icket.'7, a speedy rise will artainly takat
plisse, being the only Lotte:y to be draws du, yeAr.