The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-26 00:00:00

OXFORD, A am 23.

Wednesday, the first day of Easter Term, the
• Rei. Richard Dixon, of Queen's College ; It.
Mayne, and C. R Cameron, of Christ Church,
Bachelors of Arts, were admitted Masters o Arts.
Messrs. Henry Gahagan, of Christ Church ; Henry
John Symons, Joesph Heath, and John James, of
St. John's College; and John Will ':on, of Lincoln
College, were admitted B. A.
The same day, in convocation, the Rev. Brian
Broughton, of New College, and the Rev. Richard
Michell, of Wadham College, Masters of Arts, were
admitted Proctors. The Rev. Edward Allen, of
Worcester College ; Robert Ralph Smith, of New
College ; Robert B. Gardiner, and George Swayne,
of Vsradham College, Masters of Arts, Pro-Pringoi c.
Yesterday the Rev. Edward Royld, Master of
Arts, of Exeter College, was admitted Bachelor in
Divinity ; and Mr. James Hoare Christopher Moore,
Bachelor of Arts, of Magdalen Colley:, was ad-
mitted Master of Arts.
The Right Hon. Lord Heathfield has been
pleased to appoint the Rev. Benjamin Churchill,
A. M.' Fellow of Queen's College, in this Univer-
sity, one of his Lordship's Domestic Chaplains.

A letter from an officer at Trinidad, says, ,g Oa
the 13th of February his Majesty's ship Centaur,
Capt. Li raarai A L ES, arrived at this island, with the
37th regiment of foot, from St. Vincent ; and the
next day the troops disembarked. On the 21. st the
Blenheim, Commodore Hoon, Cept. M ►Tsow, an-
chored here, with Gen. GRIP:F.I:mi), the Commie-
der in Chief, Brigadier MAITLANL, CoL Sete ai.v,
of tha Engineers, and Major Wiasus of the Artil.
•lery, to inspect the troops and fortifications of the
island. On the lath of March, the General and
his suite embarked on board the Centaur, and sailed
for Grenada, from whence they will proceed to visit
the other islands under his command. The Excellent,
of 74 guns, Captain NASH, will take to Lngland the
1 4th and 57th regiments."
His Nfairary's ships Dragon, Altgator, and Pre'
voyana, on their passage from Gibraltar to Englana,
on the Hth instant, fell in with two French line t f
battle ships, off Cape St. Vincent, standing to the.
southward ; one of them bore a Rear-Admiral's
Flag, and the other a broad Pendant. Upon their
discovering the British ships, they hauled their wind
to the westward.
Admiral GA al emit proceeds shortly to New-
foundland, and is to hoist his flag on board the his,
of 50 guns, Captain Lo al.
Several regiments of horse and foot, in England
and Scotland, are under orders for Ireland. A.
troop of fly-inc.-horse-artillery will be stationed at
Fermoy barracks •
The Prince of Wales, of 98 guns, was on Saturday
ordered into commission, and Capt. Grasataio ap-
pointed to command her.
Captain Saav le, of Durham, has received per-
mission, from the Lord Lieutenant to raise a corps of
Volunteer Iniantry ; nearly 100 last week offcted
their services to any part of the Northern District.
The journeymen ship Wrights of Leith have de-
clared themselves ready, if it should be considered
necessary by his Majesty's Ministers, or in the event
of threatened or a&ual invasion, to work the artil-
lery on shore in any fort or battery belonging to
his Majesty, betwixt Berwick -upon - Tweed and
Newhaven. This offer of service has been accepted
by Government.
The Projea of Law respecting the establishment
of a National Bank in France, has been passed in the
Legislative Body by a majority of Isa votes to 63.
Damages for Crim. Con. are unknown in France,
and yet the admirers of Doctors' Commons might
insist, the offence is full as common in Paris as in
London. But where there is nothing lost, who can
claim compensation ? The regulations also with re-
spell to Voluntary Divorces render Doctors' Com- •
mons' process quite nugatory. Every day's news-
paper presents examples of persons declared divorced •
pour contrariete d'huracur ;" and " incompatibilite chs
cara&re." The only drawback on matrimonial
freedom of eleaion is that by the new code ; when
once married,. you cannot complain sooner than
after two years trial ; nor at all, if you have en-
dured the ""corstrariete.& incompatibilite" for twenty.
A woman may not be divorced, if she is forty-eight
or upwards ; nor in any case, is an adulterer or an
adulteress allowed to intermarry with the person
whose intimacy has been the cause of the previous
divorce.
Yesterday morning about eight o'clock, Corpora
LYNN of the second battalion of the artillery, was
shot at Woolwich Warren, for having deserted from
three several regiments ; the procession from the
prison was as follows : fit st, drums and fifes ; se-
cond, prisoner ; then six marines • and lastly the
baud. The prisoner sheaved not the least signs of
dismay or contrition, and even the moment before
his execution he smiled, and said, without the least
concern, it was the happiest day of his life. He sat.
duwu on the coffin, and the marines appointed for
the purrse tired and killed him instantly.
On aunday afternoon one of the heaviest showers
of hail almost ever remembered, fell in the neigh-
bourhood of Windsor, particularly about Colebrook
and Percy Lodge ; the force of the hail-stones was
such as to pierce the leaves of the cabbages and
other plants, as though they had been shot at : the
ground was completely cover d, nearly to the depth
of a person's shoes; it was accompanied by tre-
menduous thnider and lightning. The gardener's
glasses and frames have suffered very much, and
great part of the wall and other fruits are, it is feared,
destroyed.
Yesterday the II tai Light Dragoons had a grand
field-day on Ashford Common.
Yesterday evening as a gentleman was driving
two ladies, in a one-horse chaise, in Fleet-street, a
hackney-coach ran against it, and broke both the
shafts in two; the gentleman and ladies were thrown
out, but fortunately they were not much hurt.
On Saturday evening Wtottax Newroe was ape
prehended on suspicion of having been concerned in
the murder of Mr. S FEELS, and sent to town by Lt.
Col. RAY, from Uxbridge: he was examined the
same evening, and yesterday morning, by Sir
RICHARD FORD, at the latter of which the different
parties attended from the country, as well as Mr.
1; uutocx, the surgeon belonging to Hounslow
Barrack;, when it clearly appearing he was limo.
cent of the charge, he was set at liberty.—From
Mr. Be utocicas description of the persons whom he
supposes to have committed the murder, there is
reason to think the said Wituste Ntwroaes bro.
ther is equally Innocent.

FASHION%

DUCHESS OF ST. ALBANS' ROUT. • '
Tl:e Duchess of St. A LRAN;, a principal leader
in the fashionable world, gave her first elegant party
this season last night, at her house in Bruton-street,
to about three hundred of the first rank and fashion;
the stairs were covered with crimson, arid the draw-

ing-room, which was most elegant and extensive,
was lighted up in the first style, with side lights and
girandoles. In each corner of the room there was
u bronze figure, supported upon a pedestal, elegantly
gilt, and furnished with lights of great beauty.
the middle drawing-room and breakfast-room
were very brilliant. 'Fie company began to w-
semble as early as nine o'clock. Among the 11.s1.:on-
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able visitors we noticed the following :

Royal Illightte.+ the Pri.u.2. of Was.t.-.

Larl.—Morra, Stan!ite,m, Craven.
%entreats—Lincoln, Card;gan, Carhampton, Roseberry,
Harcourt, Sefton, Chrtimel, Ttin'canine.
IlrisroNlVP--ftatteivel, Wentworth.
I isconnwers—L),,nne, Allau, Wentworth, Loftus. .
J. rd.—Villiers, Gwydir, Macdonald.
lorPer—M. Coke, F.. Seymour, A. Harvey, L. Palke,
S. Galbway, C. I lortiby, two Towntibendr.
General Piggot.
Major Lnfttit.
C4eneit--Townshend, Stewart.
Captains Fleming.
Alcurr....tfarrPy, Mletiornld, W. Harvey, Compton, Orby
Hunter, R. Flndwon, P.;lham, Bankey, Creinetos.
alistrearta--Pigut, Moaner Pitt, Convert, Jorikinwmi, D;rn-
dam, Berry, Hincheliffe, Broderick, Chapman, I l•-rtin d, Orby
Hunter, Jackaon, Honeys/find, Cox, Fielding, Benno, North,
Freeimmtle, Sydney, Thoinpon.
Musa—Down, _ Cmyers, Resebeiry, Byng, Jenkimmn,
Sydney Mitchell*, Chapman, Allan, Hoticywirid, Stewart,
Cnx, Bennet, North, Freemantle, Hovey, Fllrrker, [Alto>,
B ;les, Thompson, Clements, and Craven.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, accompanied
by their Royal Highnesses the Princesses SOPHIA
:►nd Alm's, attended by Generals GWYNNE and
HARcovar, the Hon. Mrs. HARcouar and the
Hon. Mr. VILLERS, took an airing on horseback,
in Windsor Great Park ; they went up the long
walk, through the plantations, and inspeded the
different works and improvements going on, and
returned to the lodge about two o'clock.
Her MAJESTY and the Princesses AUGUSTA,
ELIZABETH, and MARY, attended by Lady CuAs-
LOTTC, WYNN, and Mrs. DRsx, took an airing to

Frogmore.
Yesterday being her Royal Highness the Princess
MAR T'S Birth-day, the bells (t indsor and its
vicinity were rung as usual on the occasion.
This day their MAJESTIES and the PRINCCSSES
Will come to town from Windsor, to which place
they will nut return till Friday next.
Two piaures, by the celebrated CLaunt, painted
expressly for the late Duke us liuviumr,, have
been purchased by Mr. As G ERST El W for ruht thou-
'and pinta, !-1 he subjefts are, a landscape and a
sea-port town.
A Provincial Paper says, Lord Dot•Gras's gar-
den, at Bothwell Castle, has been recently broken
inw, and completely defivrvere,'.
Sir Joan kloax's eldest s.n is dangerously ill
at his father's house in Arlington-street.
Earl CAMDEN left town, List night, for the Wil-
derness, Kent.
Mrs. VILLIERS' Rout, last night, North Audley-
street, was numerously and fashionably attended.
The Countess of DERRY has announced her ele-
gant parties for next week, by the issue of 500
cards of invitation.
The Earl of Uper;ft-Ossonv arrived in town on
Sunday, from hi) seat at Farnling-Wood, North-
ampton.
Mrs. GR SH A SI'S Music, this evening, in Gower-
street, will be attended by all tire amateurs in this

metropolis.
Lady C sit alp:Gropes Rout, in St. James's-place,
and the Duchess of Sr. ALBANS', Bruton-street, at-
tracted the attention of the fashionable world last
night.
Captain MACNAMARA quitted BLAKE'S Hotel on
Sunday evening last, and has taken up his abode
with his Brother, in Baker-street, where he will re-
main until he shall be perfealy recovered.
Sir JAMES ST. CLAIR ERSKINE has taken an ele-
gant house, No. 60, in Harley-street.
The Earl and Countess of CASSIL LIS, Lord KEN-
NEDY, Lady ANN, and family, arrived on Thursday
last at Edinburgh, on their way to Cullean Castle.
On the same day J. LINDSAY, Esq. and Lady HE-
LEN LINDSAY, left that city for lieland.
We are authorized to contradk our account of
the marriage of Gkaeci: BAILLIE, Esq. of Devon-
shire-street.
A Jennerian Society for the gratuitous inocula-
tion of the A accine, has been recently established
at Exeter.
The Earl of Furr: A r. presided at the Spring Meet-
ing of the Navan Farming. Society.
Lord BoLTON is appointed Vice-Admiral of the

port of Southampton.- -
The Countessof Bet vie tat, ri-4 oast the beautiful
DOLLY BLOOMFIELD, died on Saturday se'nuight.
Lord MELVILLE entertained Mr. Annum-rot:
and family at. Wimbledon on Saturday.
Lord Et esti is.voN it is a candidate for the repre-
sentation in the Scotch Peerage, vacant by the death
of the Earl of ABERDEEN.
Sir HENRY VANE TEMPEST took possession yes-
terday of his house in St. James's-square ; and Mr.
Sr. GEolos Cauts lataa and family removed on
the same day to Salthill, where they will remain till
a suitable house shall be prepared for their reception.
The Hon. Tito 61 As COY ENT a v entertained a large
party of friends, on Friday last. at North-cray-
place. He also gave an elegant dinner to all his
tenants, on their paying the quit-rents for his ma-
nors, which had been in arrears fur many years.
In the evening there was a grand display of &re-
works.
icount C A art ro* gave an elegant dinner on
Sunday last, at his house in George-street I lanover-
square, to the following select party cf friend.:
Marquis of Et sr, Earl and Countess of Kittosrmr,
Lord Hevcamsuts, Sir LICH MAD and Lady
A. CANON, 3cc. 3cc.

The Duke of No R foi.e will entertain the Prince
of WALE% and a large party of Noblemen, at his
house in St. James s-squAre, on the 3d of May.
The Hon. 1.140 II AS COV rscav left town yester-
day, for the Newmarket Races, to be present at
the celebrated match between his Sir jobs and Mr.
Dawsue's Gulliver, a young horse who never run
bell". The knowing-ones have offered 7t0,1 in
favour of So. jobn.