The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-31 00:00:00

THE A Elf THEATRE.

The foundation-stone of the splendid new Thea-
tre, at Covent-garden, will be laid this day, IJi
Royal highness Or. Prince of 11' A LC!. Cinvorda
workmen tlMworkmen were busily employul, until a late
hour last eight, completing the preparatimir for
the purpose, sad fixing a platform for the accom-
modation of the spectators. The stone will be laid
at the unet.iweast angles— Thom, is a cavity its it,
fur the reception of ii bra„ rotted box, which will
be filled with medals, ciao, of the present reign,
and other coininemorative materials and iiitienp-
timid, and deposited 111 the stone. His Royal High-
ness will use. upon this occasion, a silver trowel of
envious workmanship. A marquee will be erected
on the spot, for Itia actstiontodation and that of his
party, which, it is supposed, will include souse of
his Royal Brother*. Four flags will be hmsted at
the four angles of the building ; six military bawds
will be upon um groom!. A pony of the Horse
Guards, amounting to 110, and a party of 350 of
the Foos Guards, hare orders to attend at an early
hear. A great force • f constables are also to be
'Mt the spot, mud in its vicinity, it an rally hone, to
.IXceetre midi:4am* iegulate the crowd of specta-
tors, which will be iiiiuteh.e.

41118 eritineciEw TO se essetWrs ON TIM OCCAsION
Or L 4,111111 ?MK rouIPOATIoN /TON% Or TUC WLW
TNEATILIPAIOW AL IN CofrikT
"The Grand Lode tj be or:All at twelve u'ciutk by the
E.tV or J.W. ur Senior poment.
At half-put twelve, proceed le tbe Sere sniped, and wait
she arrival .11 thr G.M.

The arrival of the G M. Seile.oeteounced by the air of
laPc."

Tin , followed bytituerantt Officers, to proceed front
the c.0.-red place milord *etc. iv.. them, iv the place p. a.
pared for the ceremony, through no arch ra.sed fur the par-
pr se.

The upper part of the stone bring rained, the G.T. de-
pnsit► in it th, cotes cud medals.

The cement tieing then prepped, the G.M adjusts the
SAJOe. Mlll6 his trowel, and the itnne is let down whilst* war.
tial sir is played

The G. IL thee trio the work In ike pleeth, the keel, Ned
the square,. which see ereenaty prtsraated to him by t►e J.Wr
the S.W.seed Depilate G.lll. sad having found at correct, be
lay, the stoat by gins; three knocks %nth hit melkt.

Tie emu, sloe, and oil, meet then preschitd to the G
he scatters sad pores them OD the stone, anJ immediately
aft. retards &littera to the Architrct the p'en of the bo,ltlitic,
desiring him to complete the straetdre accurdrog to that
plan ; %Muni soccer. and prosperity to the work, awl the
General oVieet of it.
AAA d. je4e u than fired, and the C.M. retires.

The Brothers rtturn to the Hall procciaisill, Ma the
Grand Lodge `dosed.

11"1 Royal Highoesti the Prince or W•Lss, the
Grand Mastro, will not join an the Procaasiou, but
will meet it at the Theatre, where he pevfortns the
ceremony of laying the stooe. After the ceremony.
time Members of the Processieti, all the !manic., in-
te, ested, with their friends, and a large company of
well-wishers to this great national undertaking, for
such it really is, wall dune at the Freemasons'
Tavern.

liis MAJESTY'S ships Tigre and Lariat, from
Po•u.ruoath, are arrived at Li.boa.

Satuaday last, the Exeter Mail coach was over-
turned mar Ivy Bridge. by which an:lc:dent two
.re,alcisio-u had their lep broken. and a third
fr..ctured his scull in a dosivious mousier.
Last week as Mr. Muesli, the Portuguese
in-
ttrprrter. wait going duwu the side of a ship use,
the Custosswhosse Quay, at Pl)snoutb, ha sliy~r~d
his foot, fail into the water, awl was drowsed.

Early on Friday morning last. au alarming fire
b:oke out ia the sitting-room of Mr. Breeeest. ite
Whlttall-street. Birmingham, but providentially
Mgn• B. being *wall*. sad welling ire. got up.
and want down sun% okra she fossil the limns
and mande-p:ece to • Witt; hut irsrnedsateir
alarming the family, and calling the watelitosm it
was fortunately got under without any further da-
mage. We hope an mosey fires happening from
the like cau,e, will make the ialsalsibsuts careful.
when open fire-places are inclosed, to fit stove
ewes, to have the arch carried above the tram,
and properly secured. as niimbers of these act-Weida
have happened Imes the out too the arch taking
fire. and communicating to it. •
A respectable Cotretanudent. from
tea a, has informed us pf another desseme and ilt-
gitioUS act, rouirnitted by that noted despersao,
Brewed's. (hi Sunday night hot. about eleven
o'clock, as Mr. Jests% Hoop, tobsteetiiiist. a ro-
spectable sued hula-trims* inhabitant of .Mitchels-
tovnt. was returning from Tipperary to tivat town,
he was at between Thornhill Lien and Malay
Lodge, be Bren.ortrt, who shipyard him awl de.
instated lies nin-.ey anti watch. Mr. Hoops, lacing
Feksresasse of wlmut three hundred pounds in
hills and bank notes. wee. armed with a ease of
-oeisaury toshols, ono if which he discharged at
this lughom man, which up,forto :sitar wounded
how only very sructith ; ern vrhieri bremurs
Presented a short reefing-piece, the ro.....pits of
which Iselorsl in the breast and shrinkler of Mr.
Keeps. and the %amid i 4 wouousseed mortal by
a burgeon of that town. IPereata then robbed
this honest and Industrious and get clear off
with the booty.—(Shethere Reim:Tr./

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L.1;17 INTILLICANC E.

I/OURT OF KING'S BENCH, Olitti DTB.

TA mkt o. ronseirrra.
Thi4 ass am %MIMI upon a pulley of insurance
upon freight on hoard the ship Porches, Irina Ber-
bice to London. 'fins vessel, on her voyage home-
wards, had been captured, and within a few days
after "'As recaptured and carried rate Gretiatin,
where there appearing no claiiiiinst, the Captain
having beep taken out of her, elle .was sold to pay
the dues tti the captors, consisting of an eighth.—
Upon the news striving in England, the broker ap-
plied to the isomers as for a total loss on the
freight, which they refused, and neither they tier
the owners sent (nit ally directions for bringing
honic the cargo, and in sonle•tistie after a written
alessidurionent was served on the Defendant, but
which was likr:ivise rejected.
.His Lordship Was of 'opinion there was Lis
ground fur suppediug the action, as furs total lost,
but only for an average loss, and it was referred to
a gentleman of the Jury to ascertain the amount of
loss nvrr and above 30 per cent. paid by the De-
feniant into Court.

. There way another action by the Biting Plaintiff,
against a gentleinius of .the Dame of Doer, upon
1. is insurance of the ship itself, tinder the seine
circumstances, 13/U4l Which was is like roomier fe-
rmium'.
111.11CliF.NZIE e.-asitaaan.
Tbia-wast au action upon a policy n>j inenennve„
upon ship and cargo, at and from Loudon to the
South Sea Whale Fishery, and home again, with
liberty to touch • at any place in the course of the
voyage, and also with liberty to barter her cargo
for specie, hullion, goods, or merchandise. 'llia
ship, the Dart, set out on her voyage iu 1804. and
actually touched et tever.,l Spelled) porta its
.the
South Seas, until aloe re.ich,,l the bay of St. liv-
lena, awl trafficking et each. Here, the urges of
the breaking out ofliostilities between this country
and Spain having arrived, she was attacked by a
Spanish vessel, by surprise, mad, after a nnia,t
last R.istattce, au which fifteen of her crew fell,
was captured.
The-resistance to this aeti. on was on the ground
that at the tins. of the imptuse elm. was euga...;ed in
3411 Mewl' tridfievildi the Spaniards, and that such
was not in the contemplation of the insurers at the
time of underwriting the policy', end that therefore
they were not bound ; for this purpo.e they celled
vevernl syitnesses, to prove that.traditig voyages to
the South Sean were distinct from the fishing
voyages.
The Loen Cuter Jrsvree left it to the July,
whether or not it was to be irsferred from the terms
of the polky, that the I.),•reialant kn.,ar a tradiog
was iiitentlfal, as well as a fishing voyage ?
The Jury were of that opinion, and found a ver-
dict for the Defendant.
The Sittings before his Lordship ended this
day.