The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-02 00:00:00

FE4II.4LE FASHIONS FUR MARCH.

(From La Belle A vsemblic.l
()PEVA COSTEME.—Over a white satin petticoat is worn sl
troupe robe of tulle ; the petticoat trimmed round the border with
,•a tulle flounce. doubled in bias, and set on fluted plaits : this
flounce is summunted by a ronleau of white satin, and an ornament
composed of tulle, entwintd with narrow satin rouleaux ; the orna.
I meat hollow, and arranged en tirebouchon. The tnnique robe is
trimmed round with three .nafrOw separate rouleaux of satin, and
is girt sound the waist with a rich silk cord, with superb tassels
depending front the ends, which fall over the front of the skirt till
they nearly touch the flounce. Over this elegant dress is worn a
Pyrenean cloak of lavender-blue satin, trimmed with swan's-down,
and finished at the throat by a broad collerette of the same fur ; a
large cape falls over the shoulders, trimmed round with swan's-
down ; and at the arm-holes of the cloak are mancheron sleeves, to
be taken on and off at pleasure. The hair is arranged in large
curls, with a plume of white ostrich feathers. A necklace of pearls,
composed of several rows, is the only ornament worn with this
dress.
HOME COSTUME.—A dress of fawn-coloured grog de Naples,
with six narrow full flounces at the border : three of these flounces
are reversed ; the other three fall over each other in the usual style,
and the six are rep: -ated by a full rouieau. The body of this dress
te made quite plain and hies; the sleeves rather looses but pot
tile'sno...ty wide, and the fulness is confined from the wrest to the
middle of the atm below the elbow, leaving the puckerings distinct
between, which produce a pleasing effect. A belt of the same ma.
terial as the dress confines the waist, with a small rosette behind.
A double vsndyke pelerine of Urling's lace covers the neck, anti
shields a part of the bast. The hair is arranged ais Milanese,
with white satin bows of riband. There is a peculiar charm of
elegance and neatness in this domestic costume.

Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Viscount
Melville, at his residence at the Admiralty.
A board of the Lords of the Treasury was held on Tuer-
day et the Treasury Chambers.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a sumptuous dinner to
the commercial deputations from Lancashire and Glasgow
There wtre present Lord Stanley, the Lord Provost of
Glasgow, the Dean of Guild, the Aldermen Shaw and
Tho npson, the Hon. Wm. Fraser, Archibald Campbell,
1 Esq., M.P. &c.
If the preset el of royalty, if the assembly of the nol3le
and distint.o shed, if the concentration of great professional
talent can site zest to entertainment, the Covent-garden
Theat-ical F.,nd Festival to-morrow promises to eclipse all
mere ding ine tings. His Royal Highness- the Duke of
Y we h..va great authority for stating, will most posi-
t.vely presiee. His Royal Highness of Sussex has also
graciouly promised his attendance,
NORTiIumBENTANn COUNTY ELECTION.—At the close
of the poll on Monday evening, at five o'clock, the numbers
were—For Mr. Bell, 1039. ; for Mr. Liddell, 1031: majo-
rity in favour of Mr. Bell, I.
Yefterday a ballot was taken at the East India House
for the election of a Director in the room of Wm. Taylor
Money, Esq. who bad disqualified. At six o'clock the
gla*s^s were closed and delivered to the Scrutineers, who
reported the election to have fallen on Sir Robert Town-
send FarqUhar, Bart.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, wren Captain Gilson Reeve Fox, of the ship Mar-
quis Camden, took leave of the Court previous to depart-
ing for St. Helena, Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and
China. Captain Henry Hostner was sworn into the com-
mand of the ship Prince Regent, consigned to Madras and
Bengal. .
The following is an extract from the Feloireur du Rhone
(Lyon's journal) of 25th inst. :—" Our silk manufactures
Here are in the same dreadful state of stagnation as those
of England. Our silk weavers are unemployed, and will
soon be destitute of the means of support. The English
ladies, to relieve their unfortunate countrymen, have come
to the resolution, in many large towns, of all wearing silk
; dresses. May this patriotic example be imitated in
• France.."

STATE OF TEADE.—Though we cannot say that any
decided improvmcnt has yet taken place in trade, there
does seem to he a pretty general idea that the worst is
past. The 3d and 4th of March are looked to with
considerable anxiety; but if they ram well, it seems to be
thought that confidence will speedily revive. In London,
we understand, bills were discounted touch more lively on
Saturday than on any former day last week ; and here we
are told that the quantity of orders for yarn is increasing
from first-rate houses. There have too, within these few
days, been a large number of country buyers of goods in
town; and though they have purchased sparingly, they
have been of service in the market. Some failures have
taken place since our last, but none of a very serious
character: one foreign .house suspended its payments in
consequence of MeWs. Goldschmides stoppage, and
several country spinners have also stopped, but their
amounts, we believe, arc not very heavy.—Menelieeter
Mcr uvy.
The general distress in this neighbonrhood still continues
without any, prospect of abatement. Work is getting more
scarce, and the number of the unemployed is daily in-
creasing. Next week is expected to bring a fearful acces-
sion of suffering in the stoppage of several more public
works. The condition of the poor is becoming more la-
mentable, as their usual sources of credit are dried up.
Formerly they could have received coals and clothes on
credit by paying at the rate of a shilling a week for the
value of a pound. These payments, from the failure of
employment, are mostly suspended ; and many of them
are in arrears from which they cannot extricate taemselves.
Numerous dealers that depended on the prosperity of the
working CloNgeS for a demand for their goods have sadly
diminished rims. The city and suburbs arc swarming with
beggars.—Ghtsg,,u, Chrolide._