The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-22 00:00:00

WINDSVR, FRIDAY, A reit 2!.

The King took an airing yesterday, attended by his
suite, in his little phaCton,ind drove up the rides in the
Great Park ; and afterwirßs *wooded td the Castle, and
inspected the state of the different improvements. Ilia
Majesty returned to his Lodge to dinner. We are happy
to say that the King looked extremely well.
The First Regiment of Life Guards marched from the
Cavalr'y Barracks this morning, to Englefield Green,
where the regiment h:vl a grand field day. This regiment
had also a grand field day on Monday last, at Maidenhead
Thicket, under the command of Colonel Lygon.

The Princess Augusta took an airing yesterday, in her
carriage and four, in the Parks.
Yesterday the Duchess of. Gloucester said the Princess
Feodore, accompanied by her Royal Sister tee Princess
Victoria, visited the Princess Augusnt.
Prince Leopold arrived in town yesterday evening from
Claremont.

Yesterday Prince Esterhasy, the Austrian Ambassador,
transacted business with Mr. Secretary Canning, at Ina
office in Downing-street.

'I huratlay evening between seven and eight o'clock,
Mr. Dykes, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign-
Of&e, in Downing-street, with despatches from the Duke
of Wellington, to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated up to the
Sth instant.

Madame Pasta left Calais at the same time as Dykes,
the King's Messenger, and arrived in London, at Brunet's
Hotel, on Thursday evening.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor entertained a large party of
the Clergy and Common Cluncil at (linnet..
Air. Meates, the King's Messenger, who was sent off a
few evenings since with despatches, to meet the Duke of
,Wellington, we are concerned to say, met with a serious
accident on his journey. As he was entering Frankfort
the horses in his carriage took fright, and ran away with the
carriage, and before the horses could be stopped Mr.
Meates had experienced so much injury, by the overturn-
ing of the carriage, that his right shoulder was dislocated,
and he was in other respects so much bruised, that on his
being taken into a hotel, and a surgeon sent for to attend
him, he was found to be in so bad a state that it was
deemed impossible for him to proceed with his State des-
, patches. Upon application being made, representing the
1 distressing circumstances, to the British Minister resident
at Frankfort, his Excellency despatched a courier off, to
forward to their destination the despatches, with which
Mr. Meates had been entrusted.

At a 9narterly Court of the Merchant Tailors' Com-
piny, wlach was very numerously attended, on Thursday, '
the freedom of the Company was unanimously voted to be'
presented to the Right lion. R. Peel, one of his Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State.
Sam Rcti:ers, that prince of punsters, daring conversa-
tMn after dinner at Lord L.'s the other evening, in reply to
the question, " What did he imagine would be the success
of his friend Mr. Alexander Baring, in his contemplated
candidateship for Middlesex ?" said, " that although he
was not clovely acquainted with the feelings of the voters,
yet he could confidently anticipate his having a good re-
ception and support from all the quiet tempered and meek
men." "Why from them," said heavy-headed. " Why ?"
said Sam—" Why, ar'n't they all Ar-hearing V"
CHARLESTON, ( C.) Pilaacit 13.—Mr. Kean arrived
kre yesterday, in the ship Othello, and is to make his first
appearance in Charleston, this evening, In the character of
Richard the Third.

A Commission under the Great Seal was opened at our
Lunatic Asylum, on Friday, the 17th instant, to inquire
Intl the lunacy of George Smith. The Jury, after bear-
ing tie evidence of Mr. James Smith, brother of the luna-
tic, and of Mr. Garrett, surgeon and superintendent of the
As; lam, pronounced G. Smith to be of unsound mind.—
Sp/Med Advertiser.
Orders hare been issued by his Majesty's Post Masters
General, and directed to Wm. Mackenzie, Esq., their
agent, for four chosen seamen, belonging to the late Ilin-
chinbrook packet, to repair immediately to London, and
join the crews of the new Post-office swain packets, that
are about to he employed to and from the islands of
Guernsey and Jersey.
The bodies of five of the unfortunate pilots who were
drowned in Hoylake last week, have been picked up and
brcught to Liverpool. Inquests have been held on them,
and verdicts of " Accidental Death" returned. The body
of Thomas Bennett, an apprentice, has not yet bean found.