The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-23 00:00:00

OFF TRAF.47-GAR,

BATTLE

The anni y of this glorious naval victory
was celebrated on Saturday, et the Green Pau. on
Blackheath, by a numerous and respectable coins
puny. This we understood to be the Fourteenth
Commemoration of that momentous struggle
which placed the trident of the ocean filially, we
hope, mud hitherto incontestably in the hands of
Britain. It is certainly • pleasing circumstance to
observe distinguished persons, however opposed in
• politics, forgetting the ephemeral distinetiiies of
pinny, and cordially •ting to honour the mernory
of the mighty dead, and to express a nation's grati-
tude for the services of the living. Those things
we ronceive to he by no means iniimportatit, ions-
'Mich as they foster patriotic feeling', and annulate
other gallant spirits to emulate hereafter, if need
be, the deeds of a Nelson.
Among the company who sat down to dinner we
observed, besides Admiral Sir Thomas Thompson
{the gallant friend and companion, both at the Nile
•nd Copenhagen, of the lamented Nelson), Mr.
Honywood. the County 111rinber, Sir lVm. Con-
greve. Sir Jas. Cockburn, Sir Francis Ommantiry,
Sir 'rhos. Lurie, General Lewis. Colonel Nicholls,
and several other distinguished Officers; and we no-
ticed with much pleasure the very proper cnini,h.
melds paid by the Chairman to that meritorious
corps the Royal Marines, which was hrodsnmrly
acknowledged by their veteran Commandant.
Mr. Earns and his musical brethren, Messrs.
Clarke, Jolley, Swift, Ike. contribifted much to
the harmony of the evening, by some admirable
and appropriate glees.
A list was exhibited of an unusual number of
distinguislwd persons who were candidates for the.
office of Steward at the nest yearly commemonithai,
at the head of which was Mr. Honywonil. We
learnt that the President Elect was Admiral Sir
Francis Worry, one of the heroes of Trafalgar.

The Cambrian, of 40 guns, Contain G. W.
HAMILTON, will 1:1il in is few days I Portsmouth
with Lord STltaraufuna and suite, for
nopic.
The Beater sloop of war, Capt. MA !MYATT,
which vatled on the 10th inst. with supplies ('or the
homeward-bound, detained in the dinps of the
Channel by contrary winds, return. d to Ports.
mouth on Monday last. She will rail this day for
St. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope.
The John transport, Lieutenant C. CHURCH,
Agent. Is under ord.r4 to take detachineuts of
various regiments, front the depot at New poi t, to the
Leeward I•14;o1s, and to bring honor invalid..
The Satellite, Ittiguts bug, was ciimmistiot ed
oat Wednesday. Captain C. A. Coital', and Lieu-
tenants MICHAEL QUIN and JOHN Al ARK Cuaftic,
are appointed to her. Her station, it is prepuantd,
will be the East Indira.

The Active, 46, Captain Sir JAMES A. GoADou.
K.C.B. and Liffey, 50, Hon. Captaits DUNG**,
C.B. passed Lisbon on the 18th ult.; communicw.
tiros however was previously made to that city to in.
quire if any orders were there for them ; they then
proceeded and passed Gibraltar on the 2711) ult.
The Royal hardily of Naples having reerittly re.
turbil of this Gover iiiii cut the aid of a British
squadron in the Gulf of Naples, their destination
is understood to be thither.
The assertion made in the London prints that
the officers of the Tyne had stated that tin iiibrica.
tints of the story of the death of the Hou. Captain
SPENCER originated with an American, N sre au-
thorised to any is without foundation. II has been
clearly traced to n Spaniard ; it originated in mis.
take, sod arose from the death of a Captain of a
Spanish ship.—(Hampshire Telegraph.)
The inhabitants of Peteislield nave seat 141. 12%
to Alderman Wool), in aid cf the rulascriptitm to
purchase a service of plate fur her 314.reave,
tp-
getber with a list of 292 subreriheis.
The Ilan. and Rey. die Champion DY MORE
is chosen President of the Disperiarry at Horn-
castle, and also President of the Navigation
Company, on the depth of Sir JOSWI BANKS,
Bart.

A Illeeting of the Coqtoratiors of Windsor was
htld in their Council Chamber on Wednesday
eireniug, fur the purpose of disposing of the do-
nations of Archbishop LAUD and THEODoNE
RANDuE, E.q., accottling to triennial custom. foe
marrying poor maidens, horn iii the town. of Wald-
sor, that have lived three entire yeurs iii one set-
lice, and producing certificates of their good voo-
doo. The manifest tendeucy which this excellent
charity has to produce good servants is fully evinced
by the increasing nuiubtr of opplicsuts : no less
than twenty-eight applied on the Kesent aueetiog,
ten of whom were elected to receive 401. each.

MAGISTERIAL APPOINTMENT. -14. S. LAIII9,
Esq. Banister. 1, King's lieneli-ws4, Preppie. is
appointed u Alagistrate at the Hatton-garden Yo-
her Officr. in the ruum of Mr. ItAlfissirtiao, who
is appointed as resident Magistrate at goeen.:quare
Office. in the 11111111 of the Isle M. FIELDING.

On Thursday last a nseeting was held at Washing,
Isle of Wight. for the purpose of addressing her
Majesty the QUEEN, when a series of Itisolutions,
expressive of the sense of the meeting on the sob.
ject, was proposed and carried. as was alas an Asi-
des*, to her MAJESTY, which is to be presented on
Wednesday next by Alderman Wow*, The Chair
was most ably filled by GEORGE SANE, Esq. Slid
'books .were voted to Mr. WaLituitm. the Junior
for his pr ptitude iu e.llOeg Oar astratiog
after receiving the Requisition. mud * 01•cuir
sure was passed upon Mr. J. Gays. the Setinse Its&
WI, for refus►►►g to concur with his fellow
calling the meeting ; after which • Jorge party pars
took tit as; excellent slimier at the Wbcat Sheaf lon.
•lid time events% passed oil io a must coutivial
wanner.
On Tuesday last John Dewing and Matthew
Barnett, of the parish of Hursfor►l. weavers. were
cosu 1111 l led to Norwich Csastle. by EuwAco D.
PAT NE. Esq. busing beets tumid, at two o'clock on
the rimming of that day on the lands and nisoor of
Mrs. BRANTHWAYT, ni the parish of Towboat.
with two partridge nets, five bake and a half of
partridges, a dead duck. awl a hare snare, in their
Wll. The confl►ct bttngeu.►lr gamekeeper,
his two assistants, and the poocbers, w•s of a very
severe stature, and many wee the, hord blows is.
chouged, there being au espial nputber,ON.
side. During tbv auras• one of Aid punchers wade
Lis escape, when the other two surrendered.

LORDS' PROTEST •
AGAINST THE SECRET COHHITTHS-
rs
aetteMITIEIIT--Becanse this Resolielinsi appears to lie
iisoussisteut wllh the principles upon which all Cooda re-
fuse to compel the production of say pp', of the confides.
tial correspondence of pruleasional persons employed cuss.
Rdenthfly as 1116 in the matters to which the currespon-
degree relates.
Because no particular circumstances io this case appear
to be sufficient to mithorise our not adhering to the rules of
proceeding foooded on thus. principles.
Because, therefore, this Itesololion, if acted upon as et
precedent, may dangerously uffrct the adminisirmiou of
justice.
Eldon, C. Orford, Pomfret, Mayo,
Queensberry, Macclesfield, Falmouth, Gray,
Russ, Kenyon, Ahinyduu, For bey
Muoisgo, ihrby, Northwiek, Stuart of Cas.
Somers, Shaftesbury, Conyaghani, tle fouart,
Paroliatri, Stamford and Harris, Cuseutry,
Northampton, Warrington, Walsinghata,
Nimeriek, LiinsoLdc, Napier, Cornwallis,
Saltesfurd, Huntingdon, Clinton, Aileshory,
Doughis of Mansfield, Carrington, Chatham,
Lorldeven, Reilesibtle, Loftus,
Rockingham, Meldrutu, Ilidm ire, Cathcart,
K inga too, Exmouth, It 'demand, Brook & War-
Stranee, Winchtstirr, Gordon, "irk.
Sului:ld,