The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-09-02 00:00:00

DO Vt. R • A tit:. 39.

F r snme hours of la.t nieht's tide, it blew a fresh
ga'e of rpm the Eastwarci ; i t coniceptence
of ch all t..c cutters in Ilis vice be-
lon~ gig this h.a hour pit, to sta. I'he V. et in the
Do.ens al,n weighed anchor, and the whole stood
for t • French coast, in iltpceEit:on of the enemy's
mak tg some movem •iit. The .se ing also WAS
tery hazy, which might have been A i-,ther induce-
ment to them to come out ; all he-c we' e t Fon the
alert ; twarevt•r, in le.s than sit ho cc. the
again shift-. 1 n the SW. and S.W. and by W. a. A:1
!nee !I rout ned to 0,0 Downs.

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Tn • early part of this mite.ttng, and Itr tr. twelve
o'et kAt 'non, we had so thy, k a fog, that ti:e sh'ps
A! $ I could hot distinguish e ich "cher at halt
leagati's distance ; however, mil re one c' r. nr
the 1,7 brightened noonJ we had a tide; .h:eviewnl
the eiencli ensTt bet weeo 'alai% an., re..thivne, brit
cool I not discern any thing new in that q tarter.
A great number of small Craft hive pasted this
place in their way to I,est.dnn, rtiis ri +e. -fte
gun-brig, and soothe r ship of .v .1. :lave g 'lie for
to,: Downs ; also the LeJw, and another vi.
hit this harbour wit's acres for the fleet in the
Downy. l'he Cum iteriligd. nt,lwence sl r. r collier,
and the Di :gr.,. ;nut of His Majsc y's cotters, have
wired in this h othirw this title ; the litter vc ssel
was one of those that sailed last night she reports,
ULU pr.. 110,13 to her leaving the Downs. . sloop of
war came in from the Boulogne sqtradron, w h., left
them all well. without any new n.overrant on the
part of me enemy's flotilia.

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On Saturday sennight, At .1 EU/PRINS, Esq
nr al I larwfch, was riding in his gig, :he horse
took Night near the barracks. Mr. Hnrc sic threw
!lignwif t ot, and was much bruised by the LI. He
b in A fair way of rec iff' ry.

Ahout fourieen bars ago, 2 ft, user, in the pariah
of Newtyle. Dundee, Inv hi• watc.i in aWI As
he was alnioat certain h, lost it 'her-. be caused
Vie field to be pl-ughed ove-, ha-towed. and
Cterbs Ards dug with shades, ',tit the wallah was not
to he found. To his pleat surprise. h Iwevei , when
V,e land w:,2 ploughed I..st season. the watch was
turned np. perfigtly entire, excepting the iron and
1641, which win crumbled down to dust.

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DUKE OF CiiwasrEh.

Whilelvel, Ao;;•;at S!,
On Or, morning of ii7xt. :ht:4tli of Na;stember,
the remains of His late It rya! I fitiiieys the D ,ke of Glou.
rener will b e removed from G:o Wind.or,
' th .y will M privstt•ly interel i.i the vault tt, Wby ord..?
of Ili. R 141 Flighne.s, f•u himself and family, ii Coe Ch'.ir
near the Sovereign's-staff, within the Royal Chapel of &riot
George, in which eau!t the remlins of llzr late Ill'glioeas the
Pr,neess Caroling Augusta Maria, young •.t daughter •f His
Royal Iliglinese, were deposited on the 424 of March 17:3.

Saturday morning, about nine O'clnek. Colonel
DA croft, Aid-de.Catnp to the present Duke of
G t, oversee!, arrived at Gloucester House, express
from His M A
.t EST IF, at Weymouth, with His MA-.
xsrat's Commands for the burying of the remains
of Hit Royal Highness the late Duke of Glnces.
Tee, at Windsor, and not at Westminster Abbey.—
This change was Made, in consequence of the repre-
sentations of the present Duke to His fslaaksrv,
which were conveyed by Colonel Da crow. on Fri-
day, to His Mat 'sr Y. The account of this unex-
pected alteration, was sent off with all possible
speed to the Lord Claztherlain's Office.—ln a short
time after the order for this newarrangement reached
the office, the Earl of Da IT M3U CH, the Lord Cham-
berlain, at rived. Dispatches were sent off .vitlf the
greatest posiitSlit speed, to stop all preparations for
the funeral in Westminster. Abbey. When the or-
ders arrived at the Abbey, the men were at wc•rk
opening the Royal vault, and the Dean and Chapter
were in the act of being consulted whether they
would permit the men to work on Sunday.
Two rows of upright posts were crated across
the street, from the House of Lords to the entrance
into Wesoninster Abbey, by Poets' Corner, for thi:
purpose of making a platform of that breadth and
length upon them. Between these posts. and at
the distance of nearly a foot from the ground, a
joist was laid, and nearly one half of the p'a'-
form was A aired. A great crowd of speßators
was assemoled, looking at the men at work ;
aid the gm atest astonishment prevailed, when,
instead of finishing what had been iiegun, all bands
were set to work in taking up the posts, removing
the boar tlswhich had been already pie -ed.:ind in riv-
ing the street where the timbers had been swik. In a
very short time, one half of the board; was taken
away, and a tree passage was made between the
House of Lords ant the Abbey. However, though
there was plenty of time on Saturday to remove
all appearances of the work begun, only so much
of it was taken away as might have obstruled
the passage of carriages and waggons.—When
the no:ice of the alteration arrived for pub.
lication in The Gastric at the Gazette Office, a
great number of that part of The Gazette which con-
tained the full arrangereseet for the order of the
fa teral to Westminster Abbey, was :ideally struck
off from the press. The outfit.. coffin wilt not
he finished till this morning. We could nor learn
that the arrangement of tie fnneral to lViodsor,
w.ss finally settled at a late hour last night. We
fwd-rstatud the corps wilt lie in state in one of the
lower rooms in Gloucester-House to-morrow after-
noon at two o'clock, and remain there during the
evening, previous to the removal on Wednesday
warning to Windsor.
It is understood the funeral is to be as private as
possible. The hearse is to be drawn by eight hoses ;
and will be folltiwei by six mourning coaches and
six ; the late Duke's state carriage empty, with the
servants iu their state liveries behind ; the Prince of
W A Lts's carriages ; and a carriage of all the Royal
Dukes.

Saturday afternoon, Brouowrew, the Messen_ger,
set (of express to Sir sa AC 11 I A RO, Garter King
at Arms, wish diipaehes respeßing the funeral of
the Duke of Gl.oucestea.
The outside coffin of the Duke of GLOUCtSTER
being perishable, the following Latin inscription,
aa elegant silver plate, will be placed upon
the lead c‘ilia
DF.POSITUVI.

" Mu,tri-crni ?tine ph Go I.eF ni, Ilanri ide ftrentwick,
I.lteenbutg, I)tati. Gt.eeett to, et }l,l.rt',lirei Conch., Cnn
n.:cte Nobtlini,rd ()Maw Pe ETattts, Mit tertii tenni
Fredirica LIMII.IIIrI PnucrptY W.rllis defunCti, et
Frani* A ueustmimi. et P.tentittimi Ntoweche Genrygit tertii
De; Grmt. lirotannt.tune R Indict I>ef_nytris

Oon, Li die Augniii, Ann., Domini, 1805.
" IF.t.itig sue, 62."

In consequence of the death of the Duke of
GLOUCESTER. the Loam MAYOR has :sided a Pro-
clainatit n, ordering, that at the ensiling B trtholo-
mew Fair, which commences to-morrow, no &bents,
interlude., or other exhibitions, excepting of goods
far sale at stalls, can be allowed ; and directions
have been given to the City Marshals accordingly.
Tuesday, Mrs. Wi I.sow, midwife. was called
upon to attend an ec:ouebensont in Ileg-lane, Chat-
ham ; after being with the p ttient some little time,
she fell down in a chair, and e.spired immediately.
An inquest was held on Wednesday. on the body,
!wrote J. Sim vo.s, Esq. Coroner, when the Jury
T•tuined a verdiet—tired by the Visitation of God.
l he celehr.:ted Mrs. MAYNC, alias Sotto V.Leon,
tiif• noted ('spriaa of Dublin. died, a few days since,
at Dundrum. near that city. It is said she has left
40001 which she has disposed of in the following
manner : 5001. to her brother ; 5001. to a citizen of
Dublin, and one elf her executors ; 2001. to a boy
of the name of MAYNE. son to her late husband;
at.tl 1001. to a child, whose mother died in her ser-
sc,cts ; a,tcl the residue for the support of the Masonic
Orphan School.
J 0.11, Miles a yoadi of eighteen years of age,
why • ids convi,:Yzi at the last Assizes for Nor-
if stealing two gold watches, th,s property of
Mr. A,. Gss .•, and Mr. K. Gwva. of Pensthorpe,
in Norfolk oa ruesday last broke from hi; cuttndy
in the County C tot The circumstances attending
his cscap.s were extraordinary.—After having, with
tat assistance of one of :us fellow prisoners, contrived
to reach the roof of the prison, he let himself down
ahout five yards, by the help of blankets tied toge-
ther ; and then, in order to reach Ate top of the
Shire Hall, was obliged to drop atom a height of
neatly twenty feet upon the tiles, wltch were lit_.
rally dashed to pieces where he fed. From thence.
throwing himself down upon the other also
of considerable height, he finally succeeded in
gaining the ground, and, notwithstanding the
whole occurrence took place at noon day, got clear
oti, and has not since been heard of.

GLOUCESTER ASSTZPS, Ausust 29.

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The hnsin:esfini.lted this even:ng. ,At the Croem
fir were condemn:a to die, vie; three for
hlrse.,teatinz, oue for sheep-st-Ahrz. one fnr steal-
ittg I 7GI. ;pia two (mother and daughter) for veal-
ing ta tankard.
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' Nisi Priem, a cause %lie% has created much
interest in the county. came on W.'dne,clay, and
continued fm .n ten till five o'clock. The appear-
ance of Mr. ERSICI Nto as Counsel for one of the
fendants, having increased that interest, brought a
emwded

Tilt KING O. AT TWA'S.), 54511, RICK LTTS. end
SA A 121174.
Refore Lord Er. I. F. 4 u KOKO Is Mid n Spread Jerry.
Mr. Serjeant opened the cese, by
stating, that on the 151 h of February last, the Neils
at Tewksbury were rung merlin!, by order of one
of the' Defend ints (Martin), in consequence of the
Commissioners of Appeal having confirmed some
surcharges, which were made on him by Messrs.
Hawkins and Holland, Surveyors of Maze, ; and
that on the 27th of February, the three other De-
fendants were employed in conveying through the
own, a cart, containing the etfir„..,,ies of the surveyors,
moving ijt slow procession, as criminals to the place
of ex xution ; and on which occasion, by order of
Martin. the great bell was solemnly t.lled, till the
procession had concluded, and the figures been de-
stroyed by the mob, when a merry peal imm -diet--
ly struck up ; the whole tending to create a riot in
the town. Several witnesses were then called to
orove the fans ; all concurring, that the three first
Defendants were employed as stated in th.e
mein. The principal evidence e.g./hist Martin, WAS
one Hyett, a pauper, who positively swore Mr. M.
gave him orders to have the bell; rung.
Mr. ER‘RINP. rose as Counsel fir Mr. Martin
only. He commenced a very florid speech of one
hour and a half, by stating, that Mr. M. had been
deprived of the principal Counsel on the ejecta, by
their having all been retained on the opposite side,
he was theref re compelled to have erroneous aid.
All the fiist.rairs (said he), were employed in
this warfare, by the adverse party, led by that
stately, firm. and well-rigged vessel, Mr. Serjeant
Williams. Mr. M. then applied for my auisrance;
a ship (to carry on the simile) lying in ordinary,
quite dismantled of my rigging ; and I alone AIR
pitted against this most powerful fleet." He next
proceeded with much ingenuity to prove, that no
riot existed in the towa, as a colleftion of people.
not committing outrages. could not merit that term;
and with regard to the figures, the populace were
doubtful whom they were meant for ; some sai 1
they were Bonaparte and Talley:told ; others two
seceding volunteers ; some thought they we-2 the
Pope and the Devil; at length they wrou..;h: their
ideas to a climax of evil, by supposing they were
meant for Hawkins and Holland! The situation
there men held. was one that should he supported
with as much clemency and delicac: a possible;
the exafl reverse was the manner in which they had
con lofted themselves. Jslu m:n in such a situation
had ever aged with more tyranny and oppression ;
they were. it is true, arias of a Government, to
whom we owe every mark of filial. love; but, in re-
turn, we have a right to demand as oarentol affec-
tion. He then etpotiated, at some length, on the
excellent charader which his client bore in l'ewkes.
bury—a man as universally respeded, as his oppo-
nents were despised—a man whose ehoroAter was so
firmly established for peaceable manners, loyal c A-
do& and liberal disposition, that it was impossiole
he could he guilty of the crime wish which he was
charged ; indeed, the only evidence hr night to
prove the faa, was the assertion of the pauper llyett,
whom he should afterwards prove to be a wretch,
whose oath was valueless. He concluded, by AS.
serting hi; conviilion, that the Jury would see the
case in the light he did, and acquit his client.
A multitude of evidence was then brought for-
ward, to the good chara.lter of Mr. Martin, and
the infamorts charaEler of Ilyett ;' whose testimony.
they uniformly swore, they would not believe on
oath.

The Counsel for the other three briefly pleaded
mi•igatioa of punishment on two of the counts; an
the others, he said, they would be acquitted, AS no
attempt was made to criminate them.
Mr. Serjeant Wi its ANS addressed the Jury, paid
many high compliments to the oratorial abilities of
Mr. Erskine; but said, his fine flowing didion d d
not tend to annul the strong evidence he had brought
forward on the side of the prosecution—it might
amuse their fancy, but, he trusted. it would ntt
pervert their judgment; and, on the foundation of
truth alone, unassisted by the aid of oratory, he
rested his hopes of success.
Lord Et.t.I6NBOROUGH summed up the evidence.
in a concise and perspicuous manner; and after-
wards controverted Mr. Erskine's opinion respeB-
- the riot ; laid great sues: on the testimony of
Hyett ; for, though his general chsratter may be
bad,his evidence was corroborated in some measure
by other witnesses—A circumstance which deserved
mature consideration.

Contrary to geini•ral expeStation, hnwever, the
Jury. after a short deliberation, gave a verdia of
Not Guilty for Martin ; and Godly against the other
three, on two minor rousts.

We understand that a futther respite has been sent
down to the Bailiff of Romney Marsh, for Pete►
Leon6ert, now under sentence of death. in Newhall
goal, for the burglary in Mr. Buccuu SST'S house.
On Friday evening, John Deeper and Mentes Col-
bert., were brought before NI 110 L AS BOND, Esq.
the Sitting Magistrate. at Bow-street, charged on
suspicion, with having been guilty! of div, rs bnr-
laries, which have lately been committed in the
county of Surry. It appeared, fiom tl.e evidence
of a party of the p.ttrole, that they were on their
duty, 'tear Kensington Common, on Friday morn-
ing.,between twelve and one o'clock, when they
met he prisoners, in company with another man ;
and, suspeCting them t' be robbers, pa. ‘ttaci them.
They ran of but the prisoners were N. r.ll-d. The
third man made his escape. officers having no
doubt but they heard the prisoners throw several
things from them. and having procured a light,
they found wear the spot, an iron crow, a gimlet,
some matches, and two pieces of can.!les. These
are deemed implements for house-breaking. They
were committed fox futther examination to•morrcw.

SPORTING INTELLIG!NCR.

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Load Strathmore's hr.. rolt, by S,r Page, out et Q .Si
M rh, 5 rrr old, 6.4 ?lb. . 1
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S - T Ge4c ngip.'s bay ..4, Cork ..g, 4 yos ,141, 711 lon, p
I.urd CorrhigLot's br. larror, by urnsoni, 3 y mrs old, Sat. .
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Mr. G. I.intooes h See. by f jam.. ,e.,,,an, out of B,roa
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Lyon L etrug...l. 17 L. 4 41tIL Erasim, and 10 to 1 leg Lord
itrrth more'. calf, w. ,• took the lead Inr a consiste 4.0.-distanola.
Es rod -r all lal the .01-.1 vral,,d. Wen by esly half a head.
Tat;..tau•r.-•- lhe 501. for three and fuur-year ohb. Two
rule heats. Nu racc.