The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-14 00:00:00

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's eon:xi:dime on Sun.
day evening in Arlington.street. was elegantly attended.
Emily larchione!,.s of Londonderry had an elegant evening
parry yesterday at her house in St. James's...guars.
The Earl of Listowel bad a dinner party yesterday, at Kingston
House, Knightsbridge ; in the evening her Ladyship entertained a
large party of the leant ton.
Lord Bexley entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester-
day at his house in Great George-street, Westminster.
The Duke of Ihmonshire arrived in town yesterday, from his
seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire.
The Esrl lililtown arrival yesterday, at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn.
street, from Ireland.
Lord Eliot has arrived in town, from a tour.
Lord Dudley arrived yesterday, at his house in Park.lane, from
II tour. . . .

Lord end Lady Churchill left town yesterday, for their seat in
01 fordshiTe.
Lord Redesdale and family have arrived at their house in Harley.
street, from their seat, 11Ioretoi-in-the-Marsli, Gloucestershire.
Bishop of' Ely and family arrived yesterday, et their house
in Albemarle-street, from the Duke of Rutland's, Belvoir Castle.
The Honourable Mrs. Egerton arrived yesterday, at her house
in Berkley-square, from Windsor.
fir Robert Gunning, Ban. left town yesterday, for his scat in
Non ham ptonshire.
!sir Archibald and Lady Christie arrived yesterday at the Bur-
lington Hotel, Old Burlington-street, troni Chatham.
General and Airs. Aylmer have left the London Hotel, Albe-
marle-street, for their seat in Yorkshire.
Colonel Gore Langton and family arrived yesterday, at their
house in Grosvenor.square, from their seat, Newton Park, Smiler:
setshire. . .

J. H. Allen, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday, at the Waterloo
Hotel. Jermyn-street, from Wales.
G. Wyndfism, Esq.. left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.street, yes.
trrdsy, for his seat In Norfolk.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—Colonel
Vansittart, from Berkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and family,
from Votk4iire; Captain Staples, from Paris; Captain Fentor.,
from Both ; Captain3Williamlinlayson, from Dorsetsture; and
Charles Baird. Esq., from Soniersetshire.
Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street :—Lord Berwick,
from Shropshire; Sir James Graham, Bart., from Yorkshire; and
Mr. and Mrs. Earls, from I.iverpool.
Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel, Jertnyn-street :—The Reve-
rend Mr. and Mrs. t;ilpin and family, from Yorkshire Griffin,
Esq., and Sertery, Esq., from the Continent. Departures:—
Count ',testy, fur Nor Niel' ; Mr. R. 31arsliam and Mrs. Marstiam,
for the Continent.

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Arrivals at the Royal lintel, St. James's•atreet :—Sir Richard
hewing', from a tour; General Vincent, from Ireland ; C. Spur-
rier, Esq., from a tour. Departures:—R. Dennison, Esq., and
family, for Bromley ; J. Page, Esq., fur Holly Hill ; J. Douglas,
Esq., for the Continent.
Departures from the British Hotel, ;amyl-street :—Mr. and
Mn.s Hamilton and family, for Hastings.; General (Insulin, for
Kent; Admiral GOsselin, for Hertfordshire; Mr. Kennedy, for
Oxford; Mr. Bartley, for Oxford; and Mr. Grattan, for Bow.
leyer.
Arrivals at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street:—Mrs. Lamb and
family ; E Prntheroe, Esq. ; Vincent, Esq. ; 3lr. Mackay ;
Mrs. Edward• and Ladies; and IL C. !Ferguson, Esq. Depar-
tures : —G. W. Kemptown, Esq: and family; 31 ts. and the
Misses Dawson ; C. Hamilton, Esq. and Ladies ; and the Right
lion. Lord Lisburne.

On Saturday the Duke of York gare a grand dinner to
a party of sixteen, consisting of several of the Cabinet
Minister* and some of the foreign Ambassadors and Ali,
tasters, &C.

Yestarday Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military busi-
ness with the Duke of York, at his house iu South And-
ley-street.
The Princess Augusta arrived at her residence at Frog-
more yesterday, from Ragshot, where her Royal Highness
had been staying on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester.

The Duke of Gloucester has left town for Bagshot.
The Archbishop of York has been phased to license the
Rev. Charles Musgrave, M.A.; Vicar of Whitkirk, and
some dine Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the
Perpetual Curacy of St. John's Church, in Itoundhay,lin
the nomination of Stephen Nicholson, Esq. of Rotuadhay,
at whose expense the Church has been recently built abd
endowed. The Rev. George Richmond, M.A., of Trinity
College, Dublin, has been appointed by the Vicar of Leeds
to the Perpetual Curacy of Christ Church, the new church
in Meadow-lane, Leeds.

The Lord Bishop of Durham has been pleased to ap-
point the Rev. Thomas Singleton, Rector of Elation, and
Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, to be
Archdeacon of Northumberland, in the room of the Ve-
nerable the Archdeacon Bouyer, deceased.
We underitand the Bishop of Chester intends to deliver
a lecture every IVednestlay, and the Very Rev. the Dean
of Carlisle every Friday, (luring Lent, at their respective
churches—St. Botolpli's, Bishopsgate, and St. George's,
Hanover-square. Divine service to-commence at eleven
o'clock.

The Rev. James Lynn,. Rector of Goldbeck, end Vicar
of Crostliwaile, in Camberlanchait been-presented by the
Lord Bishop of Carlisle to the Vicarage of Newcastle, ren-
dered vacant by the death of the Rev. 1. Smith, A.M.

We regret to state that a communication was yesterday
made by Dr. Jetiner, in the Court of Arches, Doctors
Commons, to the effect that Dr. Lushington, in conse-
quence of severe illness, was unable to come down to the
Court to argue two important causes in which he was
retained.

lxce.r.noN.—We regret to announce the deathef this
once celebrated vocalist, which took place on Saturday
Melt last, at 14 o'clock, at Worcester.
PETER WA TSON V. THE REV. Wu.
The Writ of Certiorari, obtained by 11'atson, for remov.
ingtheproceediugs at the Sessions' to the Cuurt of King's
Bench (which involved the question of the right of the
Curate of Chester-le-street, in this county, to Easter Offer-
ings), for theptitpose of reversing the order of the Sessions,
, was act aside with costs' at the Sittings after last Term.
Thug this long litigated question has been lastly set at
rest, and the title of the Clergyman to Easter dues estz-
blished.—Ltarhunt Paper.
Apaley Farm, the residence of Mr. Hones, two miles
from Colnbrod, was destroyed by tire on Saturday night.
It was occasioned by the negligence of a servant girl in
setting fire to some bed furniture, and so rapid were the
flames that in half an hour the interior of the house
was ilestroyed. A rotv of stabling was also burnt, and two
hors, s.