The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-27 00:00:00

CUE LTENHAM, Scr T. '2l.

A serious glelin is on numberless count( nances tLis
on account of the awful and eudden Math uld:h Las tni..4.
place this morning. '
Mr. Alick, with his wife aid daughter, who here Leo
residing some time at Sheldon's Boartiii.g-house and How
in II igh-strect, went this morning, about nine o'clock, in;
the garden or yard, et the back of the hotel, to lyre direr,
t ions to his coachman to bring his carriage to t front
the hot I. to take himself, his wife, and daughter, to e.,e
of the Spas to drink the water, when he fell down in
the yard, and instantly expired. TIM' truly swill
invent W2S s...en by several persons, who carried him int,
the hotel, and sent for a sur::eon, who came instantly.
and tri«l all means to restore him, but in vain ; the vital
spark bad fled when he fell. Theilnlanelioly and distress.
ing evtnt was concealed from his wife and daughter
long as possible, but on it being broke to time, a se,„, ref
distraction and distress teak place not to be discratol_
Their residence is near Wolverhampton.
The Earl and Countess of Coventry and family arrivui
here on iVednesday evening, from their seat in II orart;...
shire. The autumnal stators are arriving new. The
Plough Inn and Hotel, and the Imperial Hotel &Li
Boarding-house, are so well attended that they frequcndy
are obliged to turn away company. The former has the
largest inn-yard in England : 1, capable of aceonduala;-
ing upwards of one hundred carriages, and near ene hut.
dyed and fifty horses. The latter is newly built in the
grand premenade of the Shelbounie Spa. It is built and
lined up in a very elegant and superior style, and finuishcd
with modern and expensive furniture. Although the
ginal building occupied three houses, a fourth has lately
Nen stbled to it.

Marshall, the Master of the et-remonics, hitt at.
tempted t.) cs•ablish a new sp. cies of aunts, went, of a prome-
nade at the Assembly Rooms, the athnissiun Ys. eath, but
at hick Las 'ailed, there hung only three at the kit adver-
tisement, which was last Friday ; the plan is, in env-
quenet., abandoned. The subset iption balls for the retnain-
der of the season are to be on Mondays aid Frid..ys. la
consequence of the shortness of the der, the promenades at
the Montpelier and the King's Spas have been diem.-
Hued in the evenings, but the I ands attend and play at
both Sons every afternoon, from half-past three o'doek tfi
five•. The band at the King's Well always concludes wi•.h
" God save the King."

MR. C.4NNING'S VIMIT TO IRELAXD.
trnom OCR COURTSPONDINT.I

Dentrar, TR1:1411.47.
Yesterday Mr. Canning attended a review at the Keeney
Park. The evolutions were gone through with credit to
the garrison, and to the satisfaction of the commanding
officer. After the review the Right Hon. Gentleman re-
ceived a visit from the Lord Mayor, to whom he expressed
his thanks for his Lordship's marked attentions to him
during his visit to Dublin, and intimated his intention of
this day visiting the public buildings which he has not yet
inspected, and afterwards of taking leave of his Lonlabin.
A deputation waited yesterday on Mr. Canning from the
Chamber of Commerce, with an Address, the leading sen-
timent of which was the expression of a hope that the
Right Hon. Gentleman would promote the commercial
interests and mercantile Karp. ritv of this country. The
gentlemen who took up the Address left their cards;
lur as Mr. Canning had not received any public
11 dy since leis arrival, he declined reviving the deputatien.
An answer, however, is expected in the course of this day,
previous to the Right Hon. Gentleman's departure. He
certainly leaves town on Friday. His visit to this country,
he is anxicus to impress upcn people her!, has been ore
solely and exclusively of a private nature. %This day be
dines with the Lord Lieutenant. Mr. Daly, M.P., lb.
S. Rice, M.P., and sclera! Members of Parliament. are at
present in town, and have participated of the hospitalities
of the Viceregal Lodge during Mr. Canning's roam.—
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Dr. Horsy,
yesterday left his card at the chambers of the Right Hon.
Gentleman, who will, it is preset:mid, return the nail of
the Most Rev. Gentleman previous to his departure.
Some jealousy has been created in the minds of the Catho-
lic part of the community of this city, by the circumstance
of Mr. Canning not having visited any of the Catholic
institutions of Dublin. He has been attended on every
occasion that he has gone abroad by Messrs. North aul
Doherty ; and whatever impressions have ken niaele oa
his mind, have been made through the medium of their
representation. Mr. Canning has only visited those places
which attracted the attention of every passing stranger—
the ornamental buildings ; but he has not seen those parts
of the city which present so striking a contrast to the beau-
dint edifices of the metropolis. Hitherto he has net
thought tit to look at those abodes of misery which abound
with its, and which challenge the sympathy of every con-
siderate and feeling mind. The L lid Lieutenant has been
so indisposed during Mr. Canning's visit, as to be unable
to accompany him on his visits to the public institutiens
of the city.

We understand that Mr. Canning has not vct arf.ved in
town.
Mr. Canning is reported to have visited a abebets shop
in I)ubliti,inn,:. and to have interrogated one of the pea-
sants as to what he thought brought Canning to Ireland?
" ^t row one of toe knows," re plied the rustic, " mien it
be that the line: sent him to get the knack of waking
pot -en whiskey." The Secretary laughed heartily.
We have been favoured, says the Oafrril Ilerah I, with
an extract of a later from a distinguished Irish gentles=
to his ft iend in London, on the subject of Mr. &Crean
1r it f emit to the 'Sister Island. The Movie
thus coniided to us contains so just and am cloquenq ex-
pressed a tribute to the merits of Mr. Canning, and so
faithful, yet so saddening a representation of the unhappy
sta:c of Ireland, that we hasten to lay the extract before
our renders:—
" I always heartily disappmvcd of Mr. Canning's to
country. A ! alas !he dors no know us! Where. indeed, bi.t
in Irel.oul, cooled he learn the extreme degradation to whirl,
a pH's
ple may be reduced by the bitterness and rancour drelUeious Int:red
and political dissens:on, mutually irritating sad iellaatirg each-
other? George Canning, the popular, the gmerous, the all-aaent-
plislied. the successful statesman, the unrivalled orator. the admira-
tion of foreigners, the pride of the age, comes in the fulness of his
fame to the country of his ancestors, anti is received with open sae
suit and deri,:on by one party, and with sullen gad coutemp:uous
indifference by the oilier ! You speak of soother effort of his ge
nius to be put forth, in the native land of Grattan and lkrkei
these will be none. No address will be przaented; no meet-
lag will be convened; no invitation fnim any body eat Irishmen
will be given to the illustrious visitor. In the Carper& jai the pio-
pritty of an address was just mentioned. that the detennintaion
refuse it might be the more marked and nbservab!.... In the Oransge,
perm.. Mr. Canning is denounced as unprincipled, corrupt. ta
'mix rat pal. I n truth, yoet can form no proper estimate of the owe
of parties here, if you judo front your recollections of Ill! or
It is the Jacobinism of Protestant stupidil striving silh
the Jsentinism of Popish rage. Whatever honour:dor vilmnil
the country, is discoutitensuiced in retireanc,a, in exile or dopair.
Font:l6,l IV lIC Ell.-11 hie is too often considered as ra-
ther a luxury, than a necessary article of consumption, in
our climate, and amongst people of our habits ; and Ilea
we continue a porter and spirit-drinking community. 'ln:
introduction of wine generally would tend much to in-,
prove our commercial prosperity, our genial health. a:o.
oar national habits. The use of wines in long and co!
winters, greatly promotes health, cheerfulness, and a nin,
enjoyment; and if, as is generally exreted, the Mioistic:
should reduce the duty, we may Sully calettia:e open a
great increase of consumption. The pres!nt high duty ncl
only keeps down consumption, but offers great inducement
to the unpriticiptA wine dealers to manufacture a spuri-
ous anti too often an unwholesosne substitute. It has beet
est iina icil that one-half the port wine, and five-sisths cf
the white wines consumed in London' are time prluce of
the home prenitm, and are mixtures of Cape w pus, Bribe
brandy, molasses, and what are called sweats. The,.
frauds are comtnitted wholesale in the island of Guerescr•
the exportation from Guernsey to London exc.-vain; the
total importation into the island nearly twenty to oh ; t
is, for every pipe of wine they import, they exf
weal ! !—Emstiffisf
Ali the reductions and consolidations in the Ilcratie
Offim-s in Ireland will take place anon the lOth o:tolmer.
e learn front good authority that the eli ttt itt edema on.
the Assessed Taxes for the 'mat year, in the cority 1
I)tvon alone, amounts to neatly fifty thousand peal
k 49,sGgt )--Ere,i.,i; Parr.