The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-14 00:00:00

BRIGHTON. JOLT li.

At the Pavilion every thing remains in shots 91re-..
but the infliix of cotritialit to thr ti.wii ha* been
important mid conindersible since thi. Oa) sesal•gl.t.
Earl Beefier, and Lord Iguye-atid-kelr, urealsoo 4
he numerous arrivals al the Obi Shp, mar *Wit; y
families of consequence ate included iu those a, t'
Royal Hotel.
The Earl of Chichester and Sir firmer FA•10•
were among nor visitants from tliv elitrayi I
Thursday. His Lordship's health appears. fu iii
much improved of late.
The increased mseurbleges of an OVIPOI;i11 a* t: e
Libraries, offer flattering proof. of ;awe 44664
augmenistiott of our Gishical'aisle'eala•vi-4/rn. ' "
The second slid last &risings of the. 90thb
sixty men excepted, *ho use left to do the ditt.4..;
the place usitil relieved, marched -hMice. POif i.
mouth, on Thursday. The tbeth,rit salt; •sti'l
succeed them fora short time, and then the srchil
battalion of the Foot Guilitts. *

The theatre tea• opened on Setnril,T, in ell 'he
brilliance of a 'pis illumination, Unto Ow romesty •.f
7'he Belle., Stratagems. ih which Una tirnetoo Zllie
tained the intertsting character of 'Letitia ifortfie

ALARMING eiRCUMSTA NCG.

About one o'clock on Sunday-tioe iwiglibooshorol
of Great George-street, Wesisaitoter, win "Wrists
by the discharge of a pistdt. art• of Mr.
Stracey's house iii that street. * the tet'art ./ I.lb
loud, it was distinctly heard by Ili, voitigie;Aiilre
in St. Margaret's church. The 'ilervahtts i:f tt
Marquis of tinnily, who resole in the neat hops.,
went to that of Mr. Straery, Oct!' the dosniestie*
several other families iu the treigidohntiMial ran t•r
the spot. They could perceive uo tte
area, and although they assailed the door a ith
pealed knocking, they could obniiii heithri ais-tver
nor admittance. Apprehenaiens were ent*rtaitied
that some act of violence hid been committed
the house. The alarm spread, meal every wonunt
added In the crowd. Mr. and Airs. Stracry no.v
arrived, on their return from church. It wa. sums: fi
time before they could make their way through the
crowd to their own door. Having at Ithg.h obtai. M
admission, they discovered that one a the wean:,
had charged the pistol with powder only, acd 6ft 41
it off in the area ; and that, finding he had scir.l
imprudently, he instantly retired into the
He was induced to do so to try whether his inas.i-i's
pistols were in proper order, as the family were
preparing to leave town for the summer. TI:
cause of alarm being thus explained, the crowd in,.
mediattly dispersed, and Mr. Mrs. StraCey
! received the congratulations of their friends
neighbours.

DUEL AT PAR/S.

In consequence of a disagreement of some standiT4,
J. Kelly, Esq. late Major in the Ilurse Guards, and Mr.
Catlett, of the 'Commissariat Departm,iit, Isoth'ilow residing
is Paris, the former was induced to make use asses esprei-
signs in public nil Sunday se:unight, in retard to Mr Sinned,
that the litter fell Itimwlf übliged to send a challenge. The
consequence was, a meeting on the 7th inst. in the morning
in the Bois de Botcgne, when Mr. Kelly was severely
wounded. His adversary% ball struck bins upon the hip,
just where the boue of the thigh enters the socket. Thu
upper cud of the bone, the great trucaufre is much injured,
and sonic fears are entertained as to the ultimate cooky-
quences. He was attended by Dr. Bute-don, fbrnwirly
surgeon in London, and now practising as a physician at
Paris.