The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-30 00:00:00

EPITAPH ON A GREAT CARD PLAYER.

WILL in this wuthl had luaus a rub to tame
His spirit., set he with his rubs WAR his St,
For cards were heaven 1 hot now a rime game
Quite grnre slid low he plays at eniikss 11 hist.

Hie hands are rhanged ; and all his homilies guile,
Ile cannot call al eight, howe'rr afraid ;
Ul6 suit a shrowd, his sequence to he slicuti
Must wait untold till the last trump hr itl.tyetl.

On Monday the Duke of Yoast come to town
from °inland!. ; and yesterday his Royal nightie:4
left tow!! for Brighten!, on a visit to the PRINCE
REGENT.

The recommendation from the Herald's College
of a general mourning expired yesterday. It is
not expected that the people should wear black,
but that, for the advantage of trade in general,
they should return to their ordi,my habits.

A curinut tceue has occurred iu Cork. The
County were summoned to address the REGENT on
the derm.e or the QUEEN. Lord CARBEEY moved
the Address—Mr. HDoYI.E proposed a nominal
Amendment. Parties were strongly divided, and
the Sheriff obliged to adjourn. Lord CA !MEET has
addressed an indignant Epistle to the Couidy.

Lord CASTLEREAGH had a fit of the ague on his
passage from France. !Ls Lordship is How con-
fined with the gout, at his house in St. James's-
square.
During the late boisterous passage of Lord and
Lady CssTi.f.axsti, front Calais to Doerr, her
Ladyship conkd tot he prevailed upon to go beh,%%,
but resolutely kept her seat on deck, though the
billows repeatedly broke over the top of her car-
riage. His Lordship, on the contrary, after the
first five or six hours of the gale, W 2.4 too much
affected by the motion of the veswl to remain longer
on deck iu the carriage with his Lady, and rctiied
to the cabin, which he did nut leave afterwards till
their landing at Dover.
Mr. IN cI.F.DOS is said to have improved hill notes
by crossing the Atlantic, acid yet ship no butler
than when he went away.

NJayor of Guildford gave the annual Christ-
mas treat un Werhiesday last. Among the vi•itois
were Lord GRANTLEY, 51r. Justus Aerie, Air. Ser-
jeant ONSLOw, awl C. BARING WALL, l'-q.
'rhe straight liar of the New Street front Carlton-
House is to terinniate oo the north-side of Picca-
dilly with a epacious building, intended for the
County Fire Office and Provident Life Office.—
The premises are of a tire-proof construction, and
will farm a conepicuoits ohjrct from all the etrerts
winch lead to the west eiiil of the tow'', between
Pall-mall and Golden-square inclueively.
The Bishop of LONDON has twketi a house in
Old Palace-yard, adjoining Poet's Corner, until
the repairs of his Lordship's house in St. James's-
square shall he completed.
The Archduke I%IAXIMTLTAN of Austria, and
Suite, arrived at l'l)montli On 'Thursday evening.
On Christmas-day his Imperial 11.glioess atterided
divine service at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Stone-
house, morning and evening, where he was received
with due respect, by the Iltev. Mr. Srons En. rind
placed by him in the Bishop's chair within the
sanctuary.
The 111arquis of EXETER has matched his hay
colt, by Pericles, against General GitusvEsiort's
chesnut filly, by Cherry Buutice, fur ltrOgs. two
miles.

An tiffnir of honour, between Sir C. 11. L., fart.
and 11. A. Is. E.q. 11:0, otr understand, live ti
teritittttetl, by a tsr:tien expression of :e.
but on the part of the lot titer.
The following curious advertisement is in Galls-
hani's 3fessenger:—
" Offer of Minciaa —Count Sarstleld Loran, descend.
ant or the Royal Brandt or Lorraine and the Capati, and of
color Son.rit tgna of Foinpe, wish.. to contract an alliance
in Marriage *Oh any Laity, capntdc, li) her nualitlCll and
fortune, of supporting the rank and titles which she will
Oats sego ire."
Toe totale of SARSFIELD, Lnrd LUCAN, is highly
distinguished in the military hittory
the eveiiilid peliod immediately stilistipeot to the
expulsion of .1 AM Es 11. frotti lute. thrones of f;reat

Britain. SA KSFI LLD we. Chief of (he
Irish tromp., Wel% nor of thiiiir whir took arhimi.
1,10, of fl.c cmpitolulifm of Limerick to trqtit:er
idni.t.lh col litftily to a ttvibtr ccut.tiy.