The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-28 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Earl Burford has arrived in town from Gatton, Surrey.
Lord Melbourne arrived iu town yesterday from Earl Cowper's
seat. Pansunger, liens.
The 31:trquis of Graham has arrived in town from Melton Mow-
bray. Leicestershire.
Lord anti Lady Grantham left their scat, Newby Hall, York-
shire, yesterday, mid are expected in town to-morrow.
The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor are arrived at their house in
Berkeley-vinare, from Viscount Ilatupden'► seat, Glynde Hall,
Sussex.
Lord Clifton has left town fur his father's (the Earl of Darnley)
seat. Cobham Hall, Kent.
I Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. arrived yesterday at the British Ho-
tel, Jennyn-street. from Paris.
Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street : Captain
Forbes, R.N. for Portsmouth ; and Robert West, Esq. for his
seat in Warwickshire.
Mr. and Lady Harriet Baring anival oa Monday at Thomas's
Hotel, lierklev•sqnare, from a tour.
Sir Philip Roche, Bart. has arrived at. the Clarendon Hotel,
! Bond-street, from Brighton.
Captain Sutton has arrived in town from Belvoir Castle, Bul-
-1 landahire.
Earl Non:mom has arrived at his seat, Ditchley Park, Oxford.
shire, from atom,.
' Counter. De (hey has arrived at her house, in St. James's-square,
I from ha seat, Putney Heath, Surrey.

PARIS.

frllo3l A coIINESPONDENT.I
yARIII, JAN. 22.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the martyrdom of,
Louis XVl.—for the race of royalty have their army of
martyrs-4k day was observed with the greatest outward'
solemnity; the risible suns of sorrow were not great, but
the ceremonials of regret and reverence were all very care-
fully managed, and did great credit to those who had the
direction and getting up of the concern. The Royal Fa-
mily attended the ceremony—very properly so named—of
high mass at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, for the repose
of the soul of the unfortunate Monarch ; for the sods of
departed Sovereigns have no doubt a great dread of dis-
turbance in these unquiet times ; and no wonder, when
even those which are living, and in the body, can hardly
rest quietly in their beds, what with anxiety for their lov-
ing subjects, and the weighty cares of a crown, and the
long et retria of anxieties which attend in the train of prin-
cipalities and powers. High mass being concluded, the
Royal Princes and Princesses, with the military at. fr and
the higher class of public functionaries, pluelkeled in grave
procession, and

" iVith leaden eye, that loves the ground,"
To pry their tribute of love and loyalty at his tomb. No
person was permitted to enter the sainted sanctuary of de-
ceased Sovereigns, except in deep mourning, or—which is
the permitted rust "me of military grief—in unifonn. The
corpse, you may take it for granted, read a very edifying
lecture: torrents of tears ought to have been shed—for who
could look upon a martyrdom with dry eyes? Whether
they were so shed over the remains or not I cannot take,
upon me to any, not having been present. Whatever was
necessary to be done, in order to keep the devil at due dis-
tance, I have no doubt was done, and the soul's repose
can in conscience ask for nothing further. Mass was l.er-
formed in all the other churches, for
" The head and heart 'molten taken,
Like other fortresses, by rturm."
Nothing in the way of eflkt was omitted. The Testa-
mein of Louis was read by the officiating priest. The
shops were all shut up the greater part of the day ; the
theatres were closed ; no business was done at any of the
public offices • the morning newspapers were published.
Everything had the appearance of a pious slumber. The
whole of Paris wore the surface of a sinecure. It seemed
as if

" To shave, repent, and go to Pieep,"
were the great acts essential to the coimnen

of a

.•
martyrdom.
The Prince Carignan has left Paris, since the death of
Charles Felix ; there is a floating rumour that he is
the intended husband of the Duchess of Berry, who is said
to be tired of weeds and widowhood. There is a science of
sae,,ii• vivre, it seems, even in matrimony, and, like
'other sciences, it alannids with professor:; and when a
widow hangs out the sign of the "filk null-gardi4," her
fortunes always find a protector "ti la conscience."
I went yesterday to the Louvre, to admire Drolling's
delightful picture of the "Merkur dune Cuisine." I al-
' ways view it with fresh pleasure ; it has about it a perfect-
' tion of which the eye never tires. It is reported here that
you are about to establish a national gallery of pictures in
England. 1 hope the report is well-founded ; for you have
been too long destitute of such an institution. The print-col-
lectors from your side of the water are very active here. I have
just seen the print of "Ilia Most Gracious Majesty George
the Fourth," by Lupton: it is certainly well done, and is
in great request. I remember to have seen the stoppled
engraving; but Wivell, the artist, has considerably im-
proved the likeness in the present portrait; he has been re-
markably successful in conveying all the peculiar touches
and exquisite softnt as of the drawing. Speaking of en-
gravers, what a loss was Muller !—his " Madonna di S.
Sisto di Itafaelle," if a proof, fetches any price.
The weather here is damp, gloomy, and foggy; it
matches your dullest days of November in England. I
long for the sunniness of summer, with its lemonade and
eau-de-grcseille.
Jax. 2S.

It is said that the Princess Louise of Prussia, youngest
daughter of the King, is destined to be married with the
the Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, who at this mo-
tnent is at Rome.

Ferdinand of Spain has prohibited all hooks, pam•
phlets, journals, prints of evety kind, to enter Spain till
they have undergone a strict examination by the agents of
the police.
Ilia Royal Highness the Prince Frederick Gustavus of
Prussia, brother to the King, has arrived at Munich in the
strictest incognito, under the name of Count d'lngenheim,
Ills Royal highness is expected to remain some days.

Lettc:is frotii Madrid inention that on the morning of
the Bth inst. a monk of the Convent of St. Gilles, two
leagues from Madrid, who was suspected of Liberalism, was
found stabbed in his twil, having a knife in his band:
suspicion fell on a lay monk of the same Convent whose
clothes were stained with blood. The latter, who had
served in the Royalist division of Locho, was arrested and
conducted to the public prison at Madrid.
It is said the French Gardrs du Corps are soon to re-
turn to their own 'country. We harp from ('adiz that
Le Saint Francais d'Assize, destined for the expedition to
South America, is ready to sail, and that her crew is
composed of Galician seamen.
The ex-Minister of the Cortes has left this city, but
many of the high functionaries of the ex-Constitutional
Government are still here, as well as several Editors of
the ancient liberal journals.
JANt'aillT sas.

Ilia Nlaiesty has sent, by the hands of M. le Due& la
Chatre, a diamond ring to M. Crieri who executed for the
theatre at the ('ourt the decorations of the opera of Vela-
•lome es Esragne.

Doctor Robinson, whom the Belgium Papas repelled u
dead, has just arrived at Paris.
Letters from Aleneon, of the lsth, say, that out of .fl 9
Spaniards sent away from Marrwilltc,36 arc arrived, among
which are the Mareelial-de-('amt., Torrijos, late Comman-
dant of the Nth military district, and Brigadier Sancho
(Vincent), late Governor of Carthagena.

The Grand Duke Constantine has arrived at Peters-
burgh, to assist at the fetes given in honour of the mar-
riage of hie brother, the Grand Duke Michael.

FERDINAND or Sr AlN.—Early in the morning of the
11th of July, Ferdinand being in the bay of Naples, with
his flotilla of galiots, went on hoard the Ceneral's galley
by appointment. lie had scarcely said a few words to the
I.:Lateral, when he took several turns on the half-deck, be-1
mem the banks of rowers, and conversed with the Nea-
'militants whom he found among the foreats (culprits sen-
tenced to the galleys). Ile entered into a long conversa-
tion with the Nlajor about service, asked for a musket, and
in his presence went throngh the manual exercise. When
he had done, the t:eneral invited him to breakfast on the
poop. Ile accepted the invitation ; but before he seated
himself at table, waliT was brought him to wash his
hands. This he refused. Noteogio, said he, ci son sore
anni the nos mi sun hipeto lr mani. Mischief on it !my
hands have not been washed for these nine years past.
A very cleanly Prince !" whispered among themselves
the young knights who surrounded the royal person.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

French Papers of Sunday have reached us by express.
The following ate extracts:—From the (merrier Francais.]
TURKEY.

SISTIWA. Dec. 2.
The Spfetalcar Oriental makes an appeal to the humanity of Eu-
rope, fur in the Levant generosity has, tt asserts, done every thing
of which it was capable. The object of the appeal is to procure
the ransom of 10.000 or 12.000 Greeks of the Isle of Scio, who
were made slaves by the Turks on their last expedition.
There remains but this number of the 25,000 who were led into rays
thin), ; the others have been massacred, or have perished under the
had treatment they received, or have been ransom d. The Specie.
leer asks a subscription foe those who still languish in 'beery.
The tame jdurnal gives the following new. from the islands : at
Samos there has been no dimension since the arrival of the Go.
vernor, who has been set over the inhabitants by the Central Go.
vernment of the Hellenists; the spirit of those Islanders is always
the samc--itxlependence or death. Every one capable of hearing
anus is armed, and even the women second the laWurs of the men.
The latter have not neglected to fortify with care the four points
by which alone the Island is accessible ; they have established upon
them formidable batteries, constructed with the greatest art, where
the bullets of the enemy may sink in the lining of the bastion without
doing much injury ; at the first appearance of danger the entire island
will became a camp. The two last harvests have been extremely
abundant; with their wines the inhabitants purchase corn, and thew
descents upon the coasts give them cattle. The Greeks who wevecom.
pelled to fly from Selo. continue to return, and the villages are again
becoming peopled. To favour the recovery of the islancl, the Pacha
has traced around the city of Sdo a boundary which separates his
territory from the villages ; he has prohibited the Turks, unda
severe penalties, from passing this limit. The same interdict has
been laid upon the villagers, so that the Greeks enjoy the most per.
feet security. All the women who were mule slaves at the capture
of the island and were taken to the continent, and who hare had the
good fortune to break their chains and return to the villages of the
island, are restored to their fredorn ; and also the women of Selo,
' slaves of the Turks, who inhabit the city, and who an deceive the
vigilance of their mastm and escape to a village, cannot be claimed
'by them. In the Island of Syra there are warm discussions re.
specting a new impost which the inhabitants see to be forced to
pay. The Catholics refuse, and say they are not able to supply any
more money, having already paid, in a single contribution, taxes
for two years. The same discussions take place at Sine, and it is
feared that dissensions will break out in these two islands, but
the armaments from Hydra will soon put an end to these dis.
cnssiuns.

PERPIGNAN, JAN. 18.
('pon the 13th, the arrival of Baron d'Eroles, Captain-General
of the Province, was announced at Garcia : upon the 11th the
French authorities paid him their respects. The seat of govern.
ment of the province will be established at Garcia: when that
takes place. Barcelona will be evacuated by the French troops. The
arrival of M. Ic Bann, in this city is the subject of much appre-
hension ; particularly as it is known to be his intention to raise a
corps of 800 moros de Feseusdra, a description of germ Wattles,
which were hitherto very badly organized, being principally re.
cruited among the smugglers, and which composed the police of the
province. It is no longer doubted that this corps will not be corn-
posed of the most violent men of the party ; and. those of the Faith
will not act a conspicuous part in it. The inhabitants of Barcelona
are still uneasy, and they wish the French troops should not leave
the city.
TheJorrnal de Perpignan states that Jean Claude Birde. an
officer on unlimited leave, one of the Frenchmen taken at lAers,
upon the lfith of last September, anpeared yesterday before the
Second Council of War, which declared itself incompetent to try
hint, because he ceased to belong to the army when he joined the
ranks of the rebels. Ten deserters have been condemned to death
by the sante Council.
[From the Journal des Debate.]
HONE, JAY. 10.
The phystiat have this day agreed that a change for the better
has taken pl.. e in the health of the Pope, without declaring hiss
actually out of danger. They remark with satisfaction that the
oppression is diminished, the expectoration is more easy ; he takes
nourishment, and the fever has subsided. In eonseguenee of this
improvement the pleasures of the Carnival will not be interrupted,
and the theatres will be opened as usual.
Cardinal Huston, legate at Ravenna, is dangerously unwell.
(From the romliintionneLl
An order of the day has been issued to the 10th military divislen
(Toulouse) giving the officers leave of absence to repair to
their respective departments, to exercise their political rights as
Electors.