The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.

Yeseorday morning the iiiiiverssry Sermon for the brutal
of the/above lostieitioo,d4eibligt of which is the recovery
of persoas apparently r dead, was hed by
the Rev. Williams et. Orearst Domeshord.
He took his text front 1 chap. avii. v. 21 sod II:
" And be sleight* hissed( upon the child three limes, and
cried auto dottiest'', and said, 0 Lord, iny God, 1 prey thee
let this child% moot come into his again. dad the Lord
beard the voice of Rlijok, sad the anal of tire child eras
INN him airsisionoilbevevived"—efrons which he delivered as

-rloquest sad essayist. diarserse. At tbe seschmios he
Mated, tbst mot tom Mos 40011 psis's., is sod sear the
metropolis. bad IMO teseeed from as ostimely duo* by Me
effectual sold hods used by the Society since its ismitetios,
Is 074. A liberal ousteibutiou vas mode fee the support of
tk kedlutisme.

Arundel Castle will be opened for public view
on the first Monday iu June, and be shewu on
every subsequent Monday sill November. His
Grace the tUnk, of NoexuLA left the Castle last
week, for London.
A new piece, entitled St. Ckara's Lee, written
by Mr. DIMOND, was lately produced at the 14ath
Theatre, for the benefit of Mr. Youtto.--Mr.
Yours played lukle in the itherpiece, and nag
" Ali! say simple Maid," very pleasingly—fir a
tragedian admirably. neje(' is Miss POOLIeII .best
part; she not only sings the airs charmingly, best
delivers the dialogue with ogreat display of feeling.
We are requested by Mr. BIZTMAX* the Seem.
terry of the Elea Insurance Conspuny. to
,•tate,
for the security of such of their friends who have omitted to
renew their Lady.day Policies, that it is secessary the same
should be attended to forthwith, which may be dime by ap.
phonies to either of their offices, In Corwhill or the Bey.
market, where Annuities. are granted sad purchased, sad
every description of life sad Fire Inatomee effected on
equitable terms.—N B. An allowsece foe rent of premises
dr,troyeA by Areas heretofore.
A novel plea was made at the Somerset Ault's,
in the case of • man indicted for stealing a heifer;
hut several witnei.ses speaking of her as a corn, the
Counsel demurred against their evidence, alleging
that such animal. were called heifers till they were
five years 0141, whether they had calves or not, and
the Jury justtfirdl the same acceptation.—A verdict
of guilty, however, was found, which Mr. Justice
Atmore s:nd, should not militate against the Pri-
soner, should the point of law be found in his
favour.
The pressure of Assize business has been so great
doing the present circuit that not half the Judges
have yet returned to town. The Courts on Wed.
-woodsy pre-ented a novel spectacle for a first day of
Term. In the Court of King's Bench only two Judges
attended, namely, Loral ELLEN DOROUG 11, and
Mr. Juetict BAY LET. In the Common Pleas silly
two. The Chief Justice resumed iii• seal, alter an
'absence for two Terms; and Mr. Justice DALLAS
was also in Court. In the Court of Exchequer,
only one Judge was present. namely. the LORD
CIIIIAN DAMON. A great number of pipe
Counsel were also alisesit ; and little business was
' done in any of the Courts.

kitUrrsiz INST.l7777lO:tit
sitirdiq last the Gallery of. the British
lestitution was clewed. after a season of the Most
weimempled end auspicious success. The vide, of
thiseatahlishment becOtees every tiny more s pp.irerit
N * public, mid we must presume to our Artists.
tor whose MOM particular tor oursitetueut owl be.
helot it was established by some of the most chitin.
rtished men of the coeniry.
The visitors at the late Bohibition w.re more
"woos thane' am preceding ow,. and the public
therefore felt 'value of this
fsir share to
the -most
with the pop
the mire-
rtists which

close of the
Saturday_ any thing.
ene sum of three thous.. . guineas! This is
an unprecedented sale, and the advantages or it
may be properly e►timated who► it i. recollected.
that by far the greater majority of the works ex-
hibited were those of young Artists rising into life,
end to whom patronage was more essentially neces-
sary: that patronage has been conferred at the late
lixhibition in the only way it can be really eftrc►ive
to the Artist, by the purchase of his Pictures.

No sale of this kind can he so general as to ex..
dude room fur regret that some more Pictufts had
not beets 'purchased ; but from those retnai ll ill g
unsold the Artist can collect the useful information,
that the public eye is chiefly directed to sent kis of
moderate size, within the dimetniotss of what are
called furniture pictures, a term created, we ima.
gine, by the inadequate value heretofore set on
works of Art, when they were merely considered
(en conjunction with their framer) os parts of mere
fanciful embellishment, and without reference to
their higher character, their great moral energies,
their inestimable faculty of presenting to the mind,
through the medium of colour., au imprete.ive re-
presentation of all that is interesting, heoutiful, and
sublime in past ogee, or dear and eventful in the
present times. A juster notion of the delight and
instruction which the study of the Fine Acts com-
municates has at length broken in upon the public
mind, chiefly through the exertions of the Direc-
tors of the British Institution, and the stimulus
they gave to the slumbering energies of the'Royal
Academy. Though this most favourable change
has taken place in the public taste, and throdgli St
receives • stronger and increasing impetus at each
successive Exhibition; it is yet obvious that the de.
mood is is a great degree confined to such Pictures
as can be placed conveniently and to advantage in
apartments of • moderate size. The few princely
Patrons of Art, like the Marquis of STAFFORD,
and ether Directors of the Institution, whose 'W-
ifeless', capable of admitting works of any size,
occasionally perchase large Pictures; but specu-
lating upon large dimensions is not always (or, in-
deed, often) attended with success, and well
neighed Pictures "er moderate size are uniformly
more Saleable, because the purchaser cannot fail to
have the means of suspending them to advantage.
We have no doubt that our Artists would have
found it their interest to hive attended more to this
ci

Were Mr. HOFFIAND'iI fine histo-
rical picture of Jeer/aka, arid others of the saute
size, executed on • smaller scale, it is reasonable
to presume, from the number of good pictures sold,
and the avidity to purchase at the late Exhibition,
.they would have obtained a sale and price comma•
aerate with their acknowledged merit.
It is right to state, that the Artists receive with-
out the smallest deduction, the price paid at the
Institution for their works, it is immediately bonded
over to the. Artist, and mostly in the same cheek
or cash paid in by the purchaser. When the exer-
tions of the Keeper of the Institution. MP. Venter/.
are considered, his anxiety to accommodate the Ar-
tists, to urge the sale of their Pictures with the most
disinterested impartiality. and to afford every ac-
eommodalion to the; public, it is impossible not to
admire the mannerin which this Institution is con.
ducted, and the effect which its chief officers. the
Keeper, and Secretary (Mr. Bowe) give to the
liberal views of the Directors.
The next Exhibition will commence in about
three weeks, and will consist of the Works of old
iblastere of the Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and Fle-
mish SehoelerTwo of RA ru•st's admirable Car-
*Rs will, it is expected, form a part of the Col-

HAZARD and Co. with pleasure announce that
they have contracted with GoYiimago? for a New
Letlery of 14,000 Tickets: the Scheme with particulars will
be submitted in a few days, and which, they trust, will meet
gegenl approbatiou, as it embraces Ose Iliskdred and s.erea
Capital Prises, being more thee in the Lau Lottery, al.
though there are Fbu► Tkoniund Tithe's less. &taxiing) and
Co. respectfully acquaint the Public, they have provided
a BOOK at their very old-established Oftee, No. fO, Royal
antigenic, i■ which every Number desired will be marked,
whether fur a Ticket or • Share; and (unless ehe same
shoeld be bespoke at the Bank of Eugland) those who leo.
sour the Coetractors, Hawse sad CO. with their commands,
may rely on receiving their favourite Numbers as soon as
the Tickets arc issued.

As USUAL.—Thursdny the State Lottery finish.,
ed drawing, when (as usual/ Butes Offices stood
pre-eminent for the Sale of Capital Priz a, having sold
Capitals far exceeding in number and ansusint those sold by
all the usher Office-keepers put together, viz.
Nu. 4,708... .4 30,000, iu Sixteen Shares,
12,596....430,500, in Twelve Shaer.,
1,371.... £5,000 7,143 4400 8,412..... 4 200
3,107..... 6,000 11,145 4OO 9 805.. ... 200
1,010•• •• • 1,000 1,443 3OO 10,860 .. 200
11,138 .... 1,000 7,778 3OO 12,328...... 200
11,771..... 1,000 11,728 3OO 15,732 2OO
11,536 .. 1,000 14,494 ...... 300 18.334 2OO
9,513..... 500 3.002 . 300 1.750. 2llO
15,748..... 500 5,083 3OO 1,579 204)
17,595..... 500 5,075 3OO 3.523 2OO
3,1117..... 500 8.812...... 300 3.7119 2OO
12,070..... 500 8.191 3OO 3,995 2OO
2,501.... 400 I 11,1;05 3OO 7.934 2OO
11.368 .... 4011 I 12,359 3410 113,'154 2OO
15,340..... 400 115,533 .. aon 14.618 2OO
1,581..... 400 I 5,338 2OO 13,078 203
Also Not 6,063 and 7,326, curb etitiile4l to Four Pipes
of Wine. Alma* everj one of the above Splendid I.to at
Capitals are BalB% Sharn, and gone to all parts of she
United Kitigdos.--10 a few days T. Barn will he ah'.e to
publish a h.. illt the places, nod the futtuitate holders may
receive their Merry en demand.

cANNIArc.

(FI OM 44 The Examiner" of yesterday)

MOST EXTRAORDINAITA I,ETTER FROM THE
RIGHT HON. GEORGE CANNING.
When we lately noticed the letter addriesed to
Mr. Canning. ve remarked that everprentente of
it would make that Right Honourable person
writle sit mach as poor Ogden slid while under the
knife of the surgeon.,lust an has it turned out,
ail the following letter from Mr. C. to the author
of that coilatie publication will sufficiently evince.
One hardly knows how to comment on such an ex-
traordinary communication. Mr. Canning's object
Is evidently to ascertain the writer, who may have
powerful reasons for wishing net td be exposed to
the united power and malice of such an Admini-
stration. We therefore preient to oar 'readers the
introductory letter (which is • midi to Mr. Can.
tang's), and thit of the Right Hon. Gerstfetatan;
just as we received them :
, . • .
LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR.
TO Tog rotTbilt Or TIC .
le Sot—Tow are requested to insert he year Paper the re-
ply of the Rigid Moe. George so my public RIF
muustraare with that Gentleman oh ate nook be Lally
dared inlayer to the People of Eaglaad.
"I am agreeably disappointed. After tea days'!lelibera-
Hoe, he ackuoileriges the tribunal, sad has &demised to
plead.
" Whilst his Judges are deriding ow the merits of 116 de-
fence, It shall be my can to provide Macaronies's,* with pm-
ober opportunity of displa)iug his taste owl toloolill is the
protection of his character.
" In the mean time, whilst Mr. Lairintois is• • DOI shed
ow lam content tube a Mar, sad a Shaeillever, cad
as Assassin,' accordiwg to the same inimitable Iliamoroftba
vulgar tongue.
" I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
"THE AUTHOR OF THE LETTER TO THE
RIGHT HON. GEORGE CANNING."
MR. CANNING'S LETTER.

" Gloucester Lodge, April 10, 11111.
" Ste-1 received early in the last week die Copy of your
Pamphlet, which you (I take fur granted) had the attention
to seed to me.

N Soon after I was iiitiwoled, on the authority of your
Publisher, that you had withdrawn the whole impression
from him, with the view, as was supposed, oisaypresvistg
the public-min.
" I duce learn, however, that the Pamphlet, though not
sold, is circulated under blank covers. ,
" I learn this frorw(airions others) the Gestleens to wbom
the Pamphlet has been industriously attributed, bet wile has
voluntarily and absolutely dolled to sne that he has any
knowledge of it or of its Author.
" Te you, Sir, whoever you may be,l address ontseit thee
directly, fur the purpose of expressiug to you My oliinion,
gloat

" You are a List and a Slanderer, and want courage only
to he no Assassin.
" 1 have only to add, that no titan knows of My writing to
you ; that 1 shalt maintaio the mate reserve so long as
have an expectation of hearing from you in your own name;
end that I shell mit give op Hod expectatios till 10-sorrow
(Saturday) night.
" The same address which brought are your Pamphlet
will bring any letter safe to may basida,-1 any Sir, your
bullshit Servant,
(Signed) n GEORGE CANNING.
" For the Author of A Letter to the Right •
Hon. Geo. Caoisige.".
Mr. Ridgway is requested to forward Lotter to its

Yesterday the dispatches were closed at the East
India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the
following ships. viz.
&slaty Castle. Capt. J. B. Sotheby; Cabelva, Capt. J.
Dalrymple; Lady Melville, Capt. J. Stewart; Perseverance.
Capt. H. Templer; and Orwell; Capt. T. W. breeh—for
Orin. direct.
Passengers per Orwell:—
For Canton—Messrs. Boarboquet. Plowdeo, sad Millett,
sapereargues ; and Mrs. C. flaw**.
Passenger per Lady Melville
Fee Batavia—Me. T. Colville.

The Live pool, 50, Copt. F. A. Cot.t.itta. C.D.
will shortly arrive at Portsmouth, from Chalks's,
bound to the East Indies. to relieve the Magirienue.
The artificers for Trincomalee dock-yard go out iu
her. •

The Tamar, Capt. Toast. and Drake, Captain
Swirraite, will- sail from Portsmouth to-morrow,
fur Newfoundland. 'Fbey take out supplies of store*
fur the Slt Francis Drake, &Norio. sod Fly, now
on that station.
The .Vpry. O. Captain J. K. WRITS, is ordered
out of Portsmouth harbour with all possible dis-
patch ; it is expected she will be reedy for sea by
Wednesday morning. Malta was her anginal des-
sonatina.
On Thursday evening the transports Nearsnch
and Minerva, arrived at Portsmouth from the Me-
diterranean. with ashy and naval Mom from
bbilte. They left Malta on the tad of Marti, When
there were lying there his Majesty's ships Albion,
Glasgow. and Togas. They touched at Gibraltar
on the 27th ult. and left there the *middle. Cap.
lain G•1111111ca.

Oh Monday the Bulwark, 74. Captain Glum,
*as 'paid off at Sheerness. and 'text day was re-coto•
missioned by Captain Wettest. for. the Ur of
Rear-Advaind Sir Jous..Gong. K.C.B. .The
Bulwark is the first guard...ship that has beers re-
cotntnissioned since the pewee: The twelve others,
stationed at the different ports. will be paid off. and
re-ikatmissioued, as their three yaws of service. ex-

pin. •

The Royal George yacht, at Portsmouth, is ex-
pected to he ready for sea by the lit or June. An.;
other bed-room is adding to her other splendidly-
fitted apartments. The Pattici REGENT, it is
said, will make d visit. to Plymouth,- in this floe
vessel, in the coui4e of the summer. The Hon.
CHARLES P•GET, it is undetstond, will resume the
coMmaild. The lloyaLSovereigis yacht, at Dept-
ford, is also preparing for.sea, under the command
of Sir EDWARD OWEN.
At Spithead---Salisbary, Tiber, Spartan, Ta-
mar, and Drake.

In addition to an Assisbint-surgeon td ouch of the
• vessels destined to explore the Arctic term's, the
Lord. of the Admirulty have )sidged it propel that
surgeon shall be uttaclied to each of the principal
ships, and have given directions to the Victualling
Band to select from the liat of Naval surgeons two
intelligent officers for this service, with orders to
repair on homd without a moment's delay. The
ROMA ha., in consequence, appointed Mr. Jogs
DUKE, surgeon of the Dorothea, Capt. BUcithsi;
and Mr. Jost Eimattoo, to the Isabelle, Captain
Rove.

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'FORGED ndxic NOTES:

•
Sortie erroneous itateihents 'mai iit got into e rest lov
tion respecting Mr. Wi N N E's Petit ,US Ilref•ellt• d
on Thursday night to the Honourable House of
Commons, respecting tinged Bank notes, we dt eat
it necessary to lay the Petition before the
Under existing circumstances, eh least, Ink idea of
having Inspectors stationed iu different parts of the
Metropolis seems entitled to serious consideration:
. •
TO THE HON. THE COMMONS OP THE UNITED KING-
DOH, IN PAILIaMENT ;
Melina:* Petit feu, o f lltukiiiiVss' Pr, eof azierit-efreef,
Ike 'Ciotti .7 .liliefd/ssex,
Thee yams petitioner elite jdrq suffered great lessee
by furited.Raish ottlland Note*/ Amu. rly residint
wear the Bank oce aim,* Notes of a suspicions ap-
pee,,,Oet werelira it his p,lte arsirill the Parties to
wait wail he bad hail theft via ism 61 use lasPector at tit.
Sauk, whra if the *On ism.) 61
yourPetitiosiee wei
thus protected Croat low, surd the Utterer. of the fictitioui
Noses writ hatriediatery.detectad, ii
that your Prager hausbly rrpreients to your nossossra•
ble linage, that within these (as! few tiloottht the issue of
hank Moles Is. increased to Ms 'laminae degree; so
Bank of Bottum! Notes are reeerstly red-sped
la paritrat by many TradespeOple and others fp Outgo&
skeet astelsewheve. Imps frolot,/hvii they
blivitat maimed sa witlywar Priiihmer, that tile
kieda ttelliderbio iikkeito trade ia this respect
Is " •
That yew Pethinier 1gai,0141,11,1 Plan for the proter-
limo Or do public, Mot
,trailing part Of the community is
Z=ii,eo the HOleoorsble Ike .11)irectoto of the Bank of
sehmittiog to them the propriety of stottoning la.
sylreteei ht diebrinumsarters inthe Ideirow/is, rui age Con..
intaiesee of trade,kati ter ibi better detecting the uttereri
of forged Rank otes.
Ttipt your Petitioner is etraeitperl, from the experience
of SO years io busier* titan "it inisblinhment ow this sys-
tem would considerably check the,Presentsommou traffic ea
Forged Notes, 'reduce she convictions which tone unhappily
take place, sad prove a public 'unity, it an expense not ex-
feasting 5,0001. per Monis fur Cleilia'atia Mathias.
. Aid yopr Petitioner prays that your HintOstrable House
will tette this subject into its otsopideratioo, nod adopt such
taesseue..to reined, the evil ai ht your Pouotimble Swat
shall Mete Meet.
•••• ; f•• • ''•,*

•
LAW INTELLIGANCE.
cll'.
_ AT OF KINGI ENCU, Sieriat, Ault, ii.
tug Mee v. (monthtnt boss..
The 'Mendota in this case. it will he recollect-
ed, •was Governor of Upper Chnida. At the
tinge after. last Term. he was foiithl guilty of pub-
lishing a libel reflecting .16 the char icier of Dr.
Thorpe; who was Chief Justice of the Colony.
the evidence called at the trial to prove the libel
and its publication. watt M. Serjeant Firth, whO
was Attorney-General of the Colony.
Mr. Serjetuit Fiain stilted, that he recollected
being at the Government House, in the upartmetit
where offictil business was always transacted ; the
Governor and hinisitipaly were present ; the Go-
vernor theri shelved firthe Pitnphlet ix question;
teiiiclt wets of a, political you're. , Ile could not say
whether this was as official cooiniunitation ; he
-thought it rheas not, because he had no orders sub.
arqueutle ti proceed upon the pamphlet ; he ceasisi-
dered it is a confidential communication ; be did
not lielieve the Governor . deed have made the
comthouieation had the Witness not held the
tiva of Atiorney-Geueial. this was all the eat:
deuce of publication.
Mr. Serjeaut Fain now applied for a new trial.
on the grounds thst these was no evidence of pub..
lication : the Governor bed made a coinmunice.
tien to the AttorrieyGentral it VIII true, hut iii
doing so he had done no more than Isis duly ; he wmi
bound to communicate to the Ara law officer of the
Crown, just arrived no the colony, not only all
he knew Of the political character of individually,
but also all he stirmised. In this iustitsce, it waY a
confidential, official, and privileged infortriattosi,
sad therefore could not be Made a subject of cri-
minal prosecution.
Mr. Staat.str, who was Cotinsel for Doctni
Thorpe. said his client had no personal feeling to-
. wards General Gore. He had, however, received ad
impression on his mind, which he would be thirst
happy to have removed; that impirsiiou Sm, that
though General Gore might not hirrivelf actually
have written the pamphlet. yet that Ili had fur.r.
Malted .the materials which codipmed it to the
writer. If General Gore would makes.] :Admit:
denying thilt fact. and stating that he knew nothing
• of the crititenti till he received the pamphlet from
Quebec. and that he had only slieweri it to the
Attorney General officially; then he would press the
prosecution uo further.
Mr. Serjeaut CoeLei said, he hid ho doubt
General Gore would do this.
The Cootie recommended the Defendant to con:
siderthis proposhlitn, and in the Mein time grass?.
ed the rule tb ihew cause, whith is to remain open
t to eatable tht parties to communicate.
•

Ilignarnna tinfli at any preceding one, and II
may be therefore said to have felt the volt
establishment, and 'contributed their fair
the funds applicable to its support. But
decided odifotage arioiug from the late El
and that more iminethately according wit
triotie ititentioo of its Aiwiderii, was it
envied sale of the Pictures of our Artio
took place ; the amount 'sold at the dos
Exhibition, on Saturday. fell little, if or
under the sum of three thousand guineas!