The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-23 00:00:00

GE ERAL ELECTIO

We understand that a gentleman intends to offer himself as a
candidate to represent the borough of Preston in the ensuing Par.
liament.

A sharp contest for the county of Cinnwall is expected. Mr.
Pendarves stands in opposition to the sitting Metobers, Mr. Tre.
mayne and Sir Richard Vyvyan.
Mr. Croker and Mr. North stand for the University of Dublin ;
but it is expected that the former will be returned.
LEK EST Ea.—Mr. Evans and Mr. Cave are actively canvassing
this borough ; the former has avowed himself friendly to Catholic
emancipation, and Mr. Cave is understood to have similar send.
ments. A No.popery candidate is spoken of in the person of Sir
C. Hastings, Bart.
Illatnox.—A very strong contest is expected for this borough.
The candidates are Mr. Wynn, Mr. Leonard, and Mr. Diek.
COLCUESTER.—\o opposition has yet appeared against Mr.
Harvey, who la expected to walk over the ground.
IPSWICtI.—Mr. Mackinnon and the Hon. Mr. Law are spoken
of as Tory candidates, but up to last night they had not declared
themselves.

LEWEB.—Mr. Donovan is making great efforts in this borough.
On 31 onday evening last he visited the Pink and Strong Club, and
on the 82314 evening Sir Shelley paid his respects to the Purser
Club.

SHOREHAM—Mr. Sugden, the new candidate, dined with •
party of friends on ‘Vednestlay last.
NoBTItIJ MBE RL•ND.-31r. Beaumont has again addressed the
freeholders, declaring his resolution to maintain his seat against all
opposition.
PLYMOUTII.—A change in the representation of this borough
is confidently talked of. William Lsngmead, Esq. has been in-
vited by a large body of electors to offer himself.
SOMERSE I'SIIIRE.-51r. Hunt has Issued his address to the
freeholders, promising to act as uprightly and effectually in Parlia-
ment ar he did io gaol.
You I:silt ar,—Mr. Marshall, a respectable merchant of Leeds.
is expected to uffer himself for this county at the ensuing geheral
election. •

‘VaNr.ocx —Mr. Forester, of Willey Park, and Mr. Thomp-
son, of E.k mk, near York, are canvassing this borough.
13RIDGNOW111.-1111 two 31r. IVltitniores are canvassing the
electors.

PRES I ON.-Mr. John Wuod proceeds in his canvass with every
prospect ot success.

NOnsvicit --A public meeting has taken place at Norwich, with
a view to propose a third candidate on the ensuing election, many
electors having taken offence at a presumed coalition between the
friends of Mr. Jonathan Peel and Mr. William Smitb, to return
them under a mutual understanding. Edward Lamb, Esq. was.
in the first instance. requested to come forward, but declined ; and
an invitation ha, since been sent to John limey, Esq. whose act.
ewer has not yet been made public.
The respective friends of Lori James Stuart and %Psi-Ahem
Lewis, Esq., the present Members for the Olamorganshire bo-
roughs, have bein actively engaged in canvassing the burgesses of
Swansea and Laughar.
Mr. Guest, a great iron-founder of iVides, conies is for lioniton,
without opposition, instead of Mr. Cust, who retires from age.
We hear that the lion. Douglas Kinnaird and General Donkin
arrived in tile borough of Stockbridge on Thursday last, and com-
menced a very successful canvass of the voters ; and there is every
prospect of those gentlemen being returned for that. borough at the
ensuing gereral election.
Cousr.rif ELECTION—We perceive from a posting bill just
issued, that Colonel Wilson, of Dalham Tower, is about to be
offered as a candidate at the approaching general election, to repre-
sent this county in Parliament.—Pr•ealon Pilot.
Mr. Freshfield having relinquished his intention of offering him-
self as a candidate for the borough of Penryn, W. Manning, Esq.
of London, has declared himself a candidate in lieu of Mr. Fresh.
field, and passed through Truro for Penryn on Thursday evening,
accompanied by his son-in.law,,John Anderdon, Esq. We are
also informed that Lord Percival is on the road down to pay the
electors a visit.—Cornwall Gazelle.

Tilt Wr rsit liamse.—Such an influence had the powers
of music on the minds of the ancient Welsh, that in every
family, or in every tribe, they esteemed skill in playing on
the harp beyond any kind of learning. A fine sample of
Pennillion singing, with Welsh harps, after the manner of
the Ancient Britons, will be given at the grand Cambrian
Concert, which takes place to-morrow, under the direction
of Mr. Parry. The singers, John and Ewan Evans, of
Brynderw, and Thomas Edwards, of Cornwen, Merioneth-
shire, have come up to London expressly for the occasion.
GEN ent.onv.-1t is remarkable that for five generations
neither of the eldest sons of the Duke of Buccleuch lived
to enjoy their father's title and property.
It is now certain that the same comet has appeared in our
planetary system in the years 17HG, 1795, 18)1, 180.,
1818, and Ifa3. It appears that in its course it never passes
the orbit of Jupiter. The period of its revolution (which
is the shortest known) very little exceeds three years and a
quarter ; and its mean distance from the sun is not more
than twice that of the earth. It seems to be especially con-
nected with the system in which our globe is imlaccd, and
crosses our orbit more than sixty times in a century. M.
Oilier., the celebrated astronomer at Bremen, who has be-
stowed much attention on this comet, has been lately occu-
pied, in calculating the possibility of its influence on the
destinies of our globe. lie finds that in 83 000 years this
comet will approach the earth as nearly as the moon ; and
that in 4,01)0,000 of years it will come to within a dis-
tance of 7,700 geographical miles ; the comma:lll(nm of
which will be (if its attraction be equal to that of the earth)
the elevation of the waters of the ocean 13,000 feet; that
is to say, above the tops of all the European mountains,
except Mont-Blanc. The inhabitants of the Andes and
of the Ilimalaya mountains alone will escape this second
deluge ; but they will not benefit by their good fortune
more than 216,000,000 years, fur it is probable that at
time expiration of that time, our globe, standing right in the
way of the comet, will receive a shock severe enough to
insure its utter destruction.

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DIKE MASTERS scnui.z. MUSICAL E T Id;
TAI NM I:NTS.

Those who have heard these youthful plienotneea apl
not need to be told that their musical performances are o
perfect exhibition of their kind ; and those who have act
heard them would be wholly unable to estimate filth. ex.
cellence by any written account which we could Rive q •
them. They have had the honour of twice p.lforinitig he,
fere his Majesty, who is reported to have Paid, at the coo.
elusion of the piece which they had the honour to perform
,
" Genius can rise to nothing higher." No compliment)
could have more elegantly or snore justly characterized their
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extrnordinary talents.
The " Musical Entertainments" of yesterday martin,
were the first of the s...t.son, and are to be continued twice
a week.
The selection was w II calculated to display their tor,
prising powers of execution, at the same time that it tem
talind nothing of that comMented and elaborre sty!e of
music an atm choem by th, se who excel oely in the me.
chanical part of the science. The e der &hut; who
but entering on his thirteenth year, played wiwkhit4
" Giant! brilliant variatiot a for the p anofotte," in a
rein
masterly manlier. The effect produced by several of the
thcoemenxpancstereozihceospetiopniewhiecicihe hise mpcarfn,,ifrni.vienter,
passages was perfectly electrical. One of th? peculiarehtmo
ofth the mind yoifngthise
and the animated and correct expression which he Oes
the emotion meant to be conveyed. Though capahhof
executing the most intricate passages with magiealrapik
he sacrifices nothing to crnamrnt. Every note is helm
distinctly. and every accented part of a bar is Riven wiel
its appropriate expression. The younger Schulz, who w
in his eleventh year, played the " Duo brilliant for Lhe
sopran and !enor guitar," in a manner that prnrea the
capabilities of that instrument to have been never hitherto
fully known. In his hands it is tractable to the rnea
beautiful melody, as well as to the moat scientific and M.
preasive accompaniments.

An Aria, selected from a popular opera of Rosonti,
%esti exquisitely sung by a young whose names,
not announced, but whose vocal powers, if we mistake
not, have more than once delighted us a' the Argyll Roast
The favcurite Cavatina of " Lirgo al fectotuni,"- from the
same opera (II Parbi,ri di Siriglia), was given in a ven
first-rare style of excellence by a gentleman, we presume
an amateur, but who may well rank with the most distill.
guished professors.
The patronage with which the Masters Schulz hare
been honoured by his Majesty, will not fail to secure to
their " Musical Entertainments" the support and r.
tendance of the fashionable world, as well as of every real
admirer of musical genius and of instrumental science.