The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-03 00:00:00

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ter from the Marquis HlSilllp to Lielltol4•lll.(Selirral Sir
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as!, ,• i . ii...4....e i \ *:::`,.... e;O" vikL• yr : Thomas Hislep
No. 21.] • "Camp near the Gurnee, March 29, ISIS.
" MR—I have the honour to acknowl.alge your Excel•
limey's annunciatiuti of your haviug takeu the fortress of
Tweelnise.
" The vign..r and policy of your determination to reduce
that place, most necessarily meet my ti-nine. It IN an stti-
sh/sill pronfor the judicious energy which has marked your
Excellency's euedect througliont this ....vice.
" That sol h v.altiable 'men as 11i..... n le. fell ma the ores-
/100 should hare perished through no :Lei of atrocious perfi-
dy, augments my sorrow at their Inas. Painful as it was 11l
your Excellency to exercise eeverity in such a case, you have
the consolatiou of being satisfied that you have, by with on
example., diminished the probability of much wanton waste
of blood in futon..
" I have the honour le he, with great esteem,
" Sir, yomr Excellency's
" Very obedient and humble Servant,
(Signed) "HASTINGS.
" His Excellency Lient.-Gen.gir T. Hislep, Hart."

THE WAR IN INDIA.

coVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The play of The Point of Honour we. last night
perfintned. It is one of the beat of those pieces
whirl. ate modelled on the principles of the Ger-
man Waal—and, supported by the great talent.
of Mow O'NEILL, who aptiecred to identify her-
self with the character of Berika--giring the live-
liest colouring to her hopes and to her fears—to her
despair apt to her joy—was exceedingly well re-
ceived. Mr. C. :KEMPLE'S Atrial'', and the
!falcon? of Mr. A naorr. were mertmrtous perform.
users. Mr. YOUNG. 1111 the Chevalier de St. Franc,
evinced a most Accurate knowledge of the character,
which he sustained with infinite feeling. Iu conse-
quenre of' the indisposition of Mrs. FAUCIT, in
whose behalf Mr. ABBOTT addressed the audience,
prior to the rising of the curtain, Miss LOGAN wee
id:lige/I to .end the character of' Mrs. llleffort—n
circumstance that detracted not a little from the
interest of the pertoriwince.
The OW 1.131/ followed by the farce of The
Spoird Child, is. which Mrs. T, lltt.t. appeared,
for the first time, as Little Pickle. She dressed
the character uncunitnonly well—eat acted the part
of the sly, iminwitiog, mischievous urchin, with
most amusing spirit. Iller first song " Since (ken
I'm 'loaned," Cu. very prettily executed —but, when
she arinined the nay.l character, the spirited viva-
city of her acting brought her throazh, and not
the good•iess of her singing. Mrs. Hitt has not a
voice pnwerful enough to give effect to the snug of
" Teo. Yeo, Yed." Mr. Lis•rox's Tog, and Mrs.
DatEstrnaT's Mist Pickle, were irresistibly laugh.
able. Tag was dressed admirably—and his rap-
tures, when he meets his well-beloved, were of the
truly ludicrous kind.
The house was very full.

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY.

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Thursday eveakng as a party of lonise men, five or pit
In number, were returning home from Molesey Hunt, wed•
Aber they hail beeoto see the fight between Eale4 and Hall,
they were followed by a gang of pickpockets, to the number
of nearly 100, who in a crow/Ant part of the road gave •
sadden alarm of " Thief!" and itioinediately sprung wpou
one riling man named Daniel. whom they knocked 'loan
and kicked omit barbarously. The cry of " Thief!" bail the
effect of frightening the ;besmears, and none hut his friends
stopped to rice succour to Hie nnlortunat.• young man (who
by this time was nearly and these being only
fore or five, were soon dopiest ref by the formidable gang
of plunderers Towards the conclusion, Harry Harmer,
and others of the fighting men, came up, and socceeded in
reactieg them frown the villains, most of them had lot pro-
perty; hat D inlet, who seemed t.• be a particular object or
their vengeance. was so beaten, that it required all the ex-
retinas of his Glenda to carry him to the While Horse, is
Owenby Market, having been ro!lbcol .f Is fit. tieing ell the
yeasty be had about him. All the thieves escaped.

SHOCKLYti ACCIDENT.

B R1(1117'04 NOVEMBIIit 2.

On Friday evening, the 13t1 last, as the Lord Exmouth
mach was returning to this place from Exeter, Iteassitv laden,
the night being dark, and the coach lamps not lighted, it
was imfortaindely overtisnovil at half-past six o'clock,
about aix miles on this aide Tomes, by the obeli* coming in
contact with the parapet of nue of those narrow bridges,
which so much shim-ace the county. The inside was full,
and there were eleven persous sou the owtside, four of whom
were thrown with tremendons violence over the parapet of
the bridge into the river (a height of nearly 20 feel) the
bottom of which.is towers d with large stones, nod the water
at the time only twelve inches deep. (ha.. of Onus, a sailor's
wife, was fortunately saved by her husband, wbo caught
bold of her vent coat, bat we lament to add, the three
others were dreadfully hell; one of them, the Rev. Mr.
Mules, fractured his skull; another, Mr. Brockeslois, broke
his kg near the ankle, and received a violent contsiaism (Hi
t►e bead; and th third, Mr. Barkoelt. of Ridgeway, broke
his shoulder hone, three of his ribs, dislocated his hip and
ose srf hA wrists, aiol now remains ■t the ion, with but
&leader hope of recovery. The coachman also was muds
hart, aid unable In proceed 'Else other µsimmers, amougst
whom was Mr. Ramsey. of ibis lawn, providentially escaped
with a few brisisrs.—(PlyaisadA Perm)

When the Pima...Rum retnrris to the Pavi-
lion for Ilia wiuter .earrori, is frill. uncertain. The
improvements p on rapidly, and thr interior, it is
said, w.ll no« shortly admit of general occupancy.
Our last arrival,. of fashionable importance err,
the Duke of Dirusr.r, Lady BAILEY. Loot GAY.
DIR, Latium Irsuchrr, Mr. MITCHELL, M.P.Mr.
H. Bouueitia.• Lady BULL, Lord ERSKINE, Mr.
Vas, &LP. &c.

Oo Mondsy last is itunoptootis entertainment was
Riven at tile Star Insi, Pontefraiet, by EDWARD
TRUEIIAN, 1E1.9. 111 s or, to the Earl of MoX-
Bottutioil, Lord Pot.t.INCTON. the Staff or General
Sir Joins 1111110. and Officers of the•ltoysl Hum
Artillery, and • numerous party of Gentlemen of
die town sand iieighbourliood.

Tiro Earl sod corroten of MATO, accompanied
by bliss MAIM MITZCLARENCS„ have strived in
town fron► Ireland. The E.irl and Countess will
shortly proceed to Hanover. to join the Duke
Durl►e*. of CLARENCE, her Ladyship being oft 4
of th. Ludies of the Bedchamber to her Ruyel
Highness.
Mis. O'NEILL suffered during the last week
from n rever► cold. We had the pleast.•, howevw,
of observing lest night, that there uppeored tie re•
mains of it n► her performance. •

An awful scene was exhibited, last night, in the
pit of Drury-lane Theatre. TOWN* the clam of
the tragedy of Richard the Third; a well-dressed
man fell from his peat in the pit. At first it was
imagined that he was intoxicated—hut, on raising
him, he appeared to have suffered from a sudden
fit. Several medic.,) gentlemen, who were iii the
boxes, hastened down to his relief—but, ere they
arrived, the spirit had fled its fragile mansion. On
searching his pockets. several. bonds were found,
and his address. " Mr. /decoriv, Bull Inn, Bi-
skopsgale." The hody was removed to the Rose
and Crown public-house, preparatory to the sitting
of the Cisf()OWN inquest.
Some German Journals having invented the new
word Czarai to designate the kingdom of Poland,
the Warsaw Gazelles have protested against this
innovation. The Emperor of-Russia, as King of
Poland, takes, hi the Polish language, the title of
Krol, which is sytionirnous with King. If in the
Acts iii the Russian language it is translated
Czar, it is because this word, which is equivalent
to that of Sovereign, is the most suitable term which
the language affords.
There is a report, which we hope will prove cor-
rect, that NI. BELZONI, the celebrated travellers is
living. The report of his death is supposed to have
originated in a mistake, confounding him with the
late N. BUCK HARDT.
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STRAYING FLOCIEL—A Clergyman being com-
plained of by another for drawing away his pa-
rishioners on a Saudi, made this reply, 1, I have
preached them here: let him preach them back
again." Good old Bishop LATIMER told such a
compliiiiing divine, " Feed your flock better, and
then they won't stray."
The ar►embher at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth,
this sea•on, have commenced with the greatest
splendour; the three that have already taken place
have been very numerously ■nd most fashionably
attended, particularly on Wednesday last, under
the patronage of Lady HARDY,.

The Archduke MAXIMILIAN of Austria, cousin
to the &mirror of AUSIRIA, and brother to the
Duke of Motstos A Anil to the Queen of SARDINIA,
arrived in Preston nit Tuesday lasi, at twelve
o'clock. During the few hours he renowned in the
Ipso, lie was accompanied by the Rev. J. DUNN,
to whom he had letters of introduction, and with
whom lie went over the Catholic Chapel sad School.
floe Highness expressed hituself mooch gratified with
the latter Institution, and bestowed upon it a Jibe.
rod donation. Bring much pressed for time at this
late season of the year, his Highness declined view.
big any other objects of curiosity which the town
affords, lout requested that h►s thanks might be
presented to the Mayor and the (other iudivtdnals
ho had tendered their services and intimated a
wish to 'hew hint attention. About three o'clock
his H.gliness set nut to visit the College of Stony-
hunt, winch had toren commended to his notice by
Ins Excellrnev the Duke of SAN CARGOS.

We are authisri,,ed to announce, that it is in con-
templution to afford an additional relief to the dis-
tressed Scilly islander, from the town of Penzance,
through a contribution of the inhabitents among
themselves, commenced lust week by the Vicar, and
that u considerable sum is expected from that place
and London, by such menus.—(Cornsooll Gosette.)
Robert Wyatt, Williams Phillips, Thomas Tor-
pie, Nicholas A.ricurehm, and Nicholas Gill, part
of a gatiLT of eleven poachers. iii the vicinity of
Yealnipton, were tried at the Devonshire Sessions,
on Monday st'aiiiight, they having been discovered
at night, armed with bludgeons, and destroying
pose. The trial, which excited considerable tote-
rest, lasted seven hours. The charge appeared to
be fully established by evidence, but the Jury, to
the sistoilisliment the whole Court, returned
their verdict—Not Guilty.
An outrage of a singular nature took place last
Meek at Shelley Fair, a place three miles beyond
Penny Stratford. One SIKTHORPF, ti farmer, be-
ing hi a state of intrixicatiort, proposed a game at
pitch and tots with COOK, the ostler of the inn—
the conditions to be, that the winner should cut
the other's throat. Chance deciding in favotir of
SIIITHORPE. he forthwith tripped up the other's
heels, and with a knife cut port of the skin from
his throat, which bled profusely for a length of
time. and reduced the man to a very weak state.
Fortunately no very serious consequences are likely
to ensue.

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About atom uu FrisLiy. his Imperial Ilighness
the Archduke NiAXISIILIAN, with his suite, arrived
ut Noir!, in York. They visited the
Cathedral, and other objects of public interest
there. and the seine day proceeded un a tour to the
North.
Baron ADI.ERBETH, member of several Acade-
mies,.aud known by his trinislatioiss of V imam and
HURACR, and several other works, considered clas-
sical in Sweden, died lately iii the 68th Sear of his
age.
On Saturday last eighteen woodcocks were shot
within a mile of Redruth.

AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUNSTANCE.—OR
Friday a partridge alighted on the balcony of the
house of Colonel LYDON, is St. James's-square,
which being observed by some persons, they com-
municated the circumstance to the servant's, on
which Mrs. Coatroa, the cook, opened one of the
windows and it Hew into the room, it is now alive
at the Colonel's 'wear, and from its readily taking
food it is expected to live. What is more re-
markable is that about a month ago, a covey of
partridges slighted in the square, where they
remained near twenty minutes, but took wing on
some persous attruipting to approach them.

We are requested to state, that the account
giveu in the Police Report from Queen-square, in
our Paper of Tuesday laat, of the death of the in-
tuit of a Centime', residing at 48, Marshatn-
street, IVtst ter, was incorrect ; the mother hav-
ing been for a considerable time in a consumption,
is since dead, and the alarming state to which she
was reduced was the initnetitate cause of the death
of the child.