The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-05 00:00:00

FASUIONABLE INTELLIGENCE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
TIIIS Evrxisu.
E Wily, Marchioncss cf Londonderry, grand dinner and rout in
St. James's-sqcsre.
Marquis of Anglesey's grad entertainment, Old Burlington-
street.
The Earl of !Isnot& 's entertainment, Golden-square.

TO-MORROW.
Dowager Lady Floyd'a rout, Upper Seymour-street.
Sir George IV attendees grand dinner and evening party, inite-
halLilace.
Lu'rd and Lady Gwydyesentertaininent, in rid:Stilly.

WEDNISLAY.
Nrs. straety's rout, Great George-►treet, Westminster.
Sir John and Lady Copley's party, George street, Hanover-
sy wire.
A linsek's pond ball.
The Cnuntess of sandwich's entertainment, Dover-street.
Mr.. Leigh's rout, ilertford-rtteet.
The Earl of Derby's ancient music dinner, Grottrenor-square.

FkIDAY.
Mrs. Wm. Wynn's ball and supper, Whitehall place.
Mrs. Hope's rout, 31anstield-street.
The Earl of Aberdeen's entertainment, Argyll-street.
Lord Bexley's entertainment, George-street, It'estudnater.
Lady Davy's rout, Grosvenor-street.

SATt RDAY.

lion Agar Ellis's grand entertainment to Prince Leopold, Spring-
gardens.
'F he Countess of Sandwich's entertainment, Dover-street.
Edward John Littleton, Esq., .31.P.'s entertainment, Portman-
square.

The Earl of Liverpool has issued cards of invitation for a grand
entertainment on the 29th instant, to celebrate his Majesty's birth-
day.
Deaver Countess of Poulett has issued cards of invitation
for a musical party on the 22d instant, at her house, Hyde Park-
corner.

Lord and Lady Ravensworth had a grand dinner party yesterday,
at their house in Pot tland-plare.
Bootle 31'ilbrahain, Eq. 31. P., entertained a distinguished party
at dinner yesterday, at his house in Portland-place.
The Earl of Shaftesbury entertained Emily, Marchioness of
Londonderry, and a large party of distinction, at dinner yesterday,
at hi, house in Gmsyenor-square.
The Countess of Sandwich gave an elegant entertainment on Sa-
turday to the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency Count Lieven,
Emily MarelliolleVl of Londonderry, Earl Bathurst, Lady Georgina
Bathurst. Earl of Ancram, the Marquis of Ilmfonl, the Earl of
IVekrorland, Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
&c. at her house in Dover-street.
Charles AVynr, Esq. M.P. had a grand dinner party on
Saturday, at his house, Wnitehall-place t. among whom were,
Prince Polignae, his Excellency Baron Fagel, Lord and Lady
Gifford, Sir Humphrey and Lady Davy, Mr. Fremantle, &e.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a dinner party yes-
terday, at her house in Arlington-street.
The Marquis and Alarchioness of Camden entertained the Duke
and Duchess of Leeds, and a distinguished party, at dinner yester-
day, a tilt ir house in Arlington- treet.
Lord Ellenborough entertained the Countess of Sandwich and a
partylarge at dinner yesterday, at his seat at Rothanipton.
Lord 3itland has arrived at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street,
from Scotland ; Mark Davis, Esq. has left ditto on a tour.
Sir Win. and Lady Jane Houston and Miss Long arrired yes-
terday at their house in York-street, St. James's, from their seat,
As isford, Sussex.

Captain lady A. Peel have left town for Sir Robert Peel,
Bart.'s seat, I)nivton Park, Staffordshire.
The Rev. Mr..llolmes has arrived at 11.1ould's IJc:eel, Jamyo-
street, from n tour.
Arrival+ at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street t—Lady Palking-
ton, from her scat, Grove, Dedham, Beicx ; Uvidale Price, k:vq.,
from Oxford ; and the lion. Captain George Rertel, Royal Navy,
from the Duke of Richmond's scat, Goodwood, Sussex.
11. %Vinningtan, E. I.lla+ arrived at Jordan'. Hotel. Sr. Jamev's-
strcet, from the t ontinem ; sir 'Thos. ll'innington, Bart. has kit
ditto fur Hs see, Standford Ccurt, ‘l'orer.tershire.
Colonel Parker has arrived at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street,
from a tour.

It is expected that Lord , the ycung Nobleman
alluded to in a mean theatrical fracas. has called out Mr.
N. (the artist), who is !aid to have us: NI re'sonal violence
to his I.:nib:111p, for c:•rtain alb...dims to a fair singer at the
theatre.--Iri./t o!..terrer.

By the University Calendar, it appears that the number
of members on the beards of time respective Collegt.s amounts
to 4,049; being an increase of vv.: since last year, and
More than double the member i m Ist, 'anihrintre Paper.
Mr. Nlaccesly, of Drury-lam, will appear upon the
Stamford boards r itt week ; he will make his dt/3/1 as the
jealous Moot of Venice.-11Nutinpri,1 Paper.
Sim IVALTER SCOTT.—The bat number of the Fete
.11001i14 Alavi7ine, speaking of Sir Walter as a poet, says,
"Hi is nility and grate: of execution is the more remark- I
able, as a story goes, that not leng before the appearance
of the Lay if Ow Lust 3linatrcl, Sir Walter (then ilr.)
Scott, having, in the company of a friend, to cross the
Firth of Forth in a ferry-host, they proposed to beguile
the time by writing a number of verses on a given subject,
and at the end of .om limes hard study they found theyz
had produced only six lines between them. "It is plain,"
said time unconscious author to his fellow-labourer, "that
you and I used never think of getting our living by writing
poetry!"

.
1) i t trt.tNs or .1. c Ait st Y.-11revet. Niftier Power, and
six other otliens of the 1 tli Dragoon Guards, have Leen
ordered to sell out their eminnissiotis or retire on the half-
pay, in conseqnenee of an unfavourable rtport to his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, of the defective state
of discipline and interior economy of that H2r,itnent, on
their half-yearly inspection.—Limerick Pater.