The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-02-05 00:00:00

• sPASMOS;IBLk MOPENEN7*.

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The Doke of Norfolk is expected in town to morrow
(redo his seat, Fornhant, Suffolk.
Tar Doke and Dochess of Buckingham arrived yesterday
afternoon at Buckingham House, Pall.snall, from their seat,
Stowe, Bricks. •
The Marchioness of Exeter returned to town yesterday
from her teat, Ittrehumpurn.
The Marquis of Caandos is expected in town this day
from Stowe, Burks.
The Marquis of Sulhibury veyr.l yrotereley sit his house
is Arlingiriumtreet, from Mescal, Hatfield; list Marchiouess
is expected to arrive this day.
The Marquis of Bath strived yesterday at hie house in
Brook-street, from Ins seat, Longleaf, Wilts.
The Marquis of Anglesey arrived jesterday at his house's
Old Burlington-storm •freit letireest, Beaudisert, Sieffin d-
shire-
The Earl of Plywirsothliss arrived at his house i• Grosse
nor-square, from his seat, Hewell Grauer, Worcestershire.
Lord 'Viscount Oriel ad Colonel Skefliugton arrived sea.
Undo, at the St. James's Hole!. Jerirrys-street, from Ireland.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Janses's.street :—Sir Hus-
sey Viviau. Bart. from his seat is Hauls; the Deals of Here-
ford from Bregitow.
Mr. Leigh and family have arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St.
Jainev's.pireet, from their seat to Cheshire; Lord Keusing-
km has left ditto for bit are residence is Old Burlingius-
Street ; and the lion. George Ammo for Melton Mowbray.
The Earl of Thanet and L. Coiseasnon, Esq. M.P. are etc.
peeled at the above Hotel in a few days from Paris.
Arrivals yesterday at Ike London Hotel, Albemarle-street:
--The Earl of Shown:di and the Ladies Boyle from their
seat, Brandon, Suffolk; aed John Harris, EA. from Ply-
mouth.
Sir Robert Wilson, and Mr. I.ainbtoo, 11 P. arrived is
tower on Stirred., from Paris.
The Right Hon. Thomas Grenville arrived yesterday at
his house in Cleveland-srinare, from Dropraore Lodge,
Busks.
Peter Moore, EN. M.P. and Miss E. Moon hems arrived
at their house is Gloneester-plsee from a mot.
The Kuehl Hon. C. H Hutchinson, M.P. has strived at
Nu. 4, Beistrode• street, from Paris.
Captain St. John arrived yesterday at his' Initaiei In Park-
.
*treat from his teal is Sussex.
Hesse, Clive, Esq. 11. P arrived yesterday al Ids house in
New street, Spring gardens, from his seat BricklisM, Berks.
W. Egettos, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at his house ie
St.James's.squere, from his seal, Tattoo Park, Cheshire.
. Henry &takes, Esq. M.P. and fainly, arrived yesterday at
their house In Old Peleee-yard, freer' their seat, Kingstuo
Hall, Dorset.
Arrivals at Mivartls Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—The
Rest net Catheert from litlifield Park, Weals; Le Prince
Larderla and suite from a tour ; and Ike Bev. E. amplio,
from Hants.
Arkairal Sir James Saumares and family hare left
asedimes Hotel, Duier-etteet.
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WESTMINSTSR ABBEY.
The Interior of this venerable pile is now fast assumiag
Ms appearrece which it presented asstecedeot to the fete
Mitstmeisett The temporary altar remains till the old one
We be 1111‘011114 bet the .iciest stalls and ober woodwork
lit the ehillehtive been miaowed, and will be revatwiahed.
Mar otillstrasis have been placed as before, aud all mischiefs
kilag fiMil Astir removal have been repaired. Waterers
+lea melt engaged, not aluee ist repairiee the damage
which huslosseedeste, bat in clewing she monuments sad
Ira relln IhrelliStrectities which have hitherto excluded
them fem. Mite view. Hence wen beauties are displayed
which bethere were hidden from view.
Ais elMaistiosc has bees advised, which wilt on tioskt
pewee Wilily seder:mein/ ws these *So May- be Whetted to
see the antileities with which this twitletece 'booed.. A
seettensau of the choir areontpanies the pergolas whose duty
it is to int.latbit the curiosities ; and to these persons the re-
tell htfeliell to be given is fixed at two shillings fur each
%prelates, end beyond this they are charged not to receive,
as they are otherwise eampeeenteal for thelr Iron hle.
It ties often been a subject of deep regret, that so may
of the monuments had berm permitted to be defaced; and
it seems that these wanted' dilapidation. look plate during
the period rhea the cathedral was open as a phone tho.
roughfare. A ',inviter fact hes lately bees dower. rid con-
nected with these injuries, whirls it may Cot be unliterest-
ing to state. Soon after the sweetmeat of the reeding of
Major Andie„ a gentleman who visited the Abbey rimasked
that the head of lb. figure of General Washington, upon the
tomb of that breve man, had hero broke. off; and homed&
ately observed, that he had semi that head is America,
where, he had so doubt the head of Major Andre, which
bad shared the like fate, had also been conveyed. From this
it would seem, that tiptoe theft, were cuisheitted from mo-
tives oft different chatacter time had et firm bees Imagined.
The sasuumsat of Master Corlett!, retwesentieg isim in
the dress of the llimitettemer College, bee been renuiated.
The history of ibis monument is very little bemire. • It was
coatumare, when a boy offended his playmates et Westville-
pier School, to tom hum it. a blanket, and to continue tossing
him till be mold meek the telling of the room its vihieJs he
was tossed with a piece of charms', which be held. in his
hand. The little Carteret was a vrey timid boy, sod was
towed a coasiderabie time before he evaid accomplish the
marking, sad who he had' effeeeed it, those holding the
blanket missed eat chine him : the consequence was, be fell
to the pound, and the injury he thus received was flit image
of his death. From that time the creel practice has bees
abolished.
An exquisitely executed representation of a shipwreck, OA
the erionoment of Admiral Sir John &sleben, which had been
completely bid by factorise's, as weft el a very fine repse.
inflation of a. organ, in marble, on the monument of Dr.
Croft, formerly orpamt to she Cethedral, and norneruos
other beauties, have bees discovered. Many of the inscrip-
tions. whith had become nearly obliterated on the public
munumeuts, have been newly tut, .lid ow doubt those in-
terested iu preserving the private mosuineets uiil renew ao
accessary an example.'
5.5 4l.

General GRENVILLE entertains a patty of his
di•ttnguished friends to-asorrow at his house. in
Hill-street, Berkeley-square.

The Countess of HAIIIIINGTON. entertained a
•elect party yesterday evening at her 'muse in the
Stable-ysiti, St. Jame'''.
• 140gd HOLLAND entertained a large tw' at
dinner yesterday at his house iu Old lfurliogtro•
itreet.

The remains of Lady Perez are to be interred
'this day iii the family vault at Thorndun, Essex.
Lieutenant Fortest•w, RN. of the Preventive
Service, unfortunately met his death I.et week by
the following_ occurrence:—He bail taketipose:-
lion of a Mievaginey boat, laden with emits...h.:ad
spirits, and was in the act of delivering his &g-
-erms to one of his men. when by tome accident one
of the pistols went off, and the muzzle being to-
wards him, lodged tike ball in biagroiricaed could
his death the following day.
Within a few nights, seventeen cnup%e of fowls
have been stolen from a farin at Wezton, is the
vicinity of Oswestry ; and each is: ilis.specirolof
" Hockism" going on in that vicinity, that a cer-
tain farmer has actuAly given up his farm, on re-
count of the nocturnal depredations and robberies
COWinitted thereon.