The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE IN7'ELLIGENCE.

The Marquis Graham errived yesterday at his father's (the Duke
of Montrose), in Grosvenor-equate, from the North.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday at her
house in Arlington-street, from Hatfield.
Lord Aleanky left town on Sunday, fur Brighton.
Viscount Barnard has left town for Melton Mowbray, Leices-
tershire.
The Dowager Duchess of Richmond, and the Ladies Lennox,
are shortly ezuected in town, from Ireland.
Baron de Delmar arrived yesterday at Blake'. Hotel, Jermyn.
street, from Brighton.
Arrivals at Read's Ilotel, Lower Grosvenor-street:—Ladv Bamp-
fylde and Miss Bampfylde, from Devonshire; James and William
Drummond, Esqrs. front Brighton ; Capt. Castle, from ditto.
Messrs. Vansittart and Meyncll have left ditto, on a tour.
The Earl of Stamford has arrived at his scat, ]inside Hall, Staf-
fordshire, flow Cheshire.
Departures from the Coburg Hotel. Charles.street, Grosvenor.
square ; 31z. and Mrs. Sewell, for Brighton ; J. Sherwood, Esq.
for ditto.
Major Gordon lift town yesterday, for Brighton.

The Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Canning are, we under-
stand, both at this time at Bath for the recovery of their
health ; and a Deputation from the Common Council (net
Corpuraf ion) of this City, consisting of the Sheried,
yesterday waited upon these distinguished Members of his
Majesty's Cabinet, to invite them to dinner at the Mandan
House, on Wednesday next ; which invitation, we arc just
informed, has been accepted. This we must confess is not
the Civic Feast we should like to see the Cirporation—that
is, the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council, and Citizens
of Bristol, give to these great characters. The dinner, as
at present contemplated, will 110 doubt be as snug and
as private as the celebrated one to my Lord Grenville, the
High Steward; and it' its object it to relate to these en-
lightened Statesmen the real state of the trade and
commerce of the port, every citizen will rejoice at the in-
vitation. But if such should not be the case, would the
Premier refuse. while at Bath, to receive a Deputation of
the citizens, to state to him the serious injuries which re-
sult from our grievous local taxation ? We humbly con-
ceive that he would ern. It is a subject, fellow-citizens, at
the present crisis, well worthy your attention.—Bristol
Journal.
Yon Mae morning the Chancellor of the Exchequer
arrived at hip residence in Downing-street, from Becken-
ham ; the Right Hon. :lentleinan returned to Beckenham
in the afternoon.
Mr. Krouse, a King's Messenger, was sent off from the
Foreign Offiee, Downing-street, on Saturday evening, with
despatches for the British Consuls at Colombia, Ike. in
South America.

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The Duke of Montrose, we arc sorry to state, is much
indisposed at his house in Grosvenor-square.
The Right lion. Lord Gwvdyr's collection of rents took
place a few days ago, when his Lordship gave a return of
more than 20 per cent.
Lord Cole and the lion. Mr. H. Cole have arrived at
Florencecourt, the scat of their father, the Earl of Bel-
more, from Oxford, to spend the vacation.
Amongst the latest arrivals at Bath are—Viscount Mel-
ville, Countess Poulett, Lord and Lady John Thynne,
Lord Henry Thviine, Baron and Baroness Brown Mill,
Hon Ed. Byng, Lion. Mrs. Goolrl, Hon. Mr. Jervis, Hon.
Mr. Bathurst, Sir John and Lady Beresford, Lieut.-Gen.
Orr, Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Bingham and family, Col.
Thompson, Col. Fester, fee. &e.
Tus LORD LTECTENANT.—We are concerned to hear I
his Excellency has been confined to his apartments in the
Viceregal Ledge some days past, with a severe cold.
Dublin Paper.
Mr. Stratford Canning, our Ambassador to the Court of
Russia, hail an audience of the Emperor of Russia on the
27th ult.•svbich lasted an hour. On the 30th, his Excel-
lency left Vienna for St. Peteraburgh.
In consequence of the decease of Lord Eardley, and the
recent death, a few months ago, of the Hon. Mr. Eardley,
his only son, his Lordship's eldest daughter, Lady Sny-
and-Sele, becomes one of the greatest heiresses in this
country, as the principal part of his Lordship's property,
nearly 30,000/. ticsccuds to her Ladyship and her children.
We understand Lord Eardley's other daughters, Lady
Culling Smith and Mrs. Childers, are also amply pro-
vided for.

We understand that Sir Osborne Gibbet', Bart. is shortly
to lead to the hymeneal altar the beautiful and accom-
plished Miss Moore, niece to the late Earl of C!onniel.
A meetimi of the county of Cornwall, in order to nomi-
nate a fit person to succeed the law Sir It-m. Lemon, is
fixed for the 26th instant, at Flo.;min.
The Rev. Etlwaril Tiernan is appointed Roman Catholic
Bishop of Cloghtr. The late Bishop, who died on the
19th ult. has left 2,5001. for purposes of education.
Mr. Cramer is to lead and Air. tireatorcx is to conduct
the Choral Fund Concert at the English Opera Howes.
Another of the valuable chests of plate belonging to the
Marquis of Waterford, lately lost in the Hibernia, under
the Hoe, was picked up on Wednesday, by two men in the
inploy f Mr. Fouracres, who will receive a rich &vase.

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MASQUERADE AT THE ARGYLL ROOMS.
The Masquerade of last night must be regarded, we
suppose, as " the note of preparation" for the season's
campaign. If any thing can be augured from this preli-
minary skirmish, the remaining portions will not be de-
ficient in bustle, gaiety, and apparent enjoyment. It has
often been doubted whether ours is a climate and a people
exactly fitted for such amusements, but amusement of any
kind (provided it be not absolutely vicious) is at all times
so welcome, that we cannot discern any objection to them
on the simple score of their being better understood in
Italy. Ilut is it true that Masquerades are better undir.
stood in Italy? We question it very much. Nothing
within our experience ever struck us as being more
dull and insipid than the Carnival at Venice and the
Masquerades at Naples. They were seemingly de-
voted to malignity and intrigue—to us very unamusing
employments—but forming a principal part of every
Italian's life. For good-humoured jokes, unvulgar
mirth, gentlemanly indulgences, decent suppers, and
drinkable wines, surely England is the only place in the
world where a masquerade can be held with any chance
of affording rational entertainment. Here alone have people
the.genius to invent and the talent to sustain masquerade
characters; and although there are always a great many
miserable attempts at masquerading, yet there are also some
very successful personifications. Amongst the numerous
crowd of last night we observed several worthy of notice ;
one in particular, with- the• dress and deportment of a
gay militia Colonel, (who has long been notorious
in the annals of successful and honoaraile gallantry),
excited some attention. We dare not, however, set down
any of the very sarcastic remarks which were passed
upon some of the Colonel's more recent adventures. But
we observed even higher personages than the Colonel:
there was the Ambassador (newly appointed) to the "most
Catholic" Court in Europe, who distinguished himself by
the number and assiduity of his flittations with some of
the
•nymplace oftm rooms. Nothing could be more "
manly, intrepid, and unhypocritical than this generous
fiance of public opinion; by a diplomatic representative of
his country s character and interest. It was impossible to
select any one from the insthense number of military-looking
gentlemen who crossed our path, It is gratifying to know
that they were all excessively pacific in their deportment.
The cause of this quiet demeanor appeared to be, that
they were most or them tailors, bankers' clerks, and
rhevaiiris d'isdustrie, in disguise. Of the Irish haymakers
(very useless persons at this time of the year), there was one
who supported his character . with infinite skill. His
brogue and his brogues were both in excellent keeping, and
he succeeded in winning the heart of a fair and frail vender
of artificial flowers. The haymaker was no other than
Captain Un--, ind the flower-girl Mrs. K—. An.
other mask attracted considerable attention ; it was a kind of
Master Innocent Lambskin, and from the felicity with
which the simple and honest credulity of the character was
kept up, the company generally believed it to be Mr.
H—e himself. Irishmen, Scotchmen, Sailors, and
Africans, there were in plenty and to spare. Of the
other sex, the hoydens, match-sellers, maid-servants,
and Magdalena, were equally abundant. Some of the
characters, though admirably dressed, were not ade-
quately supported : instance -Monsieur Illorbleu, Bu t
Lackaday, Richard Me Third, Dominic Sampson, and
the Bet. Mr. bring. . The supper was singularly
cheap, and bountifully supplied. The wines, furnished
by Wright of the Opera Colonnade, were fat superior to
those supplied on similar occasions, and the champagne
was of a quality which might have passed the ordeal of the
most experienced judges.

APOLIAO:

'I CON.

The first of the concerts upon this instrument for the
present season took place on Saturday morning, when the
room and gallery were crowded. The selection was made
with considerable taste, and the several favonrite over.
tures, glees, and airs, were received with great applante
particularly the air " My Pretty Page," Bishop, and the
Gipsies' Glee ." but the chief novelty was the mu4ie
from Der Freise'hutz,Wehcr. The peculiar style which
characterizes this composition, calls into play all the
powers of the various instruments in the most extensive
orchestra; and it reqiiired no small confidence to attempt
the overture ftom .this single instrument, at a period when
our ears were familiar with the best efforts of our national
theatres, with their present extritonlinary musical strength.
iVe were prepared for a sacrifice of the effect produced by
the violin parts, and for a change in the very character of
the music; Mr. Purkis, however, succeeded in delighting
a crowded audience with his admirable performance. Tile
hunting chorus was highly effective; and the song " Let
not Sorrow," was much applauded. The self-acting
powers. of the instrument now perform Beethoven's Pro-
metheus, Mozart's Zuubojlac, and Haydn'i Grand Milt.
Levy Movement ; the latter of which is the Ow, we be-
lieve, which established the character of the Apollonicon.
The Saturday morning Concerts have commenced under
the most promising auspices. Several of the Nobility were
present. We also (observed the Lady Mayoress.