The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-01 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH SPY.

(Sherwood and Jones, Paternoster.rnw.)
A lively and attractive work, in numbers, c.llcd The Est,lie,l
Spy, has just been put into our hands. it is illustraied by severs!
admirably-colour Al designs by the inimitable Cruilcshank, with
numerous wood engravings. The scenes drawn from real lde an
represented by striking portraits of ees cntric and well-km-en
victuals in high life, or otherwise distir.guished, and weli known in
this great metropolis. The work has some pointed 'axles. sad
contains anecdotes and striking notices of a number of living du.
ratters of leading notoriety. The writer is evidently well acquainted
with the habits of Eton, Oxford, and-Cambridge, and his details
are enlivened, as he proceeds, with haPpit' t 01", d some excel.
lent anecdotes. The work is beautifully tees, arid pit out of
hands in the first style. Some of the ustratione are excel.
lent : the one at Oxford representing the unexpected descent of a
fair visitor from one of the college windows, to the dismay a!
the fallen rector, pis moat laughable. The Eton scene is Ali' a
very good; it represents the school yard at Eton, at the time Ent
absence is called, and just when the head muter is reviewing the
upper school; a most laughable view of the green-mom at the Sing%
Thome is also given ; it is however somewhat too much of th:
"extravaganza," but sketched with infinite spirit; *trend elegant
vignettes also distinguish this work ; the entire execution of troth
is admirable ; hut the literary part wants the point and abihiy ,bat
distinguishes The El em.*, a work of infinite merit, bit mere
unFr.ttendingly brought out than this &union e publication, which
even in this day of t ittended competition, bids high, from in lE.
tractions, for a decisive superiority.

TIIE PIMLICO BRITISH A VD SUNDAY SCHOOL
SOCIETY.

Oo Tuesday evening, a numerous meeting of Ladies and Gentle
men, connected with the above Society, was held at the school.
house, adjoining Iluckingluun Chapel, Palace-street, Pimlico. Tie
Rev. Dr. Collyer in the Chair, who was supported by several gm
d .
amn and reverend divines. After the Chairmen had (rated tie
object of the meeting, the Secretary read aloud a long report d
the last year's proceedings, from which it appeased that the contn.
butions had greatly increased from the preceding one. Ile
children also were increasing in number, and they amounted on the
Present occasion to no less than five hundred, who were daily
instruced in their education and morals of religion gratm
toady i it was acted that numbers had left in consequence of
removals by their parents to a distance, tut that deficiency
had been supplied by other applications, and many ware now wait.
ing to be admitted. The Report enumerated a considerable ex.
pense the Society had incurred in the distribution and gifts, as re.
wards : yet, independent of all, the funds were increasing ; and
the Report further stated, that during the last year two subscrip.
Lions, one of 1(11. arid another of hi had been added to the lid.
(Applause.) The Secretary then concluded by calling over the
names of the ladies and gentlemen who had tendered their services
gratuitously in the education of those children, and who, it ap.
peered, tit a pleasure in so doing.
Several Gentlemen then addressed the meeting, among whom was
the Her. Ingram Colville, the Rev. John Morrison, the Her. Mr.
Miller, and Mr. Elton, in very appropriate speeches, on this h4lily
praiseworthy occasion.
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman, Se-
cretary, &c. &c. '1 he meeting then dissolved.
A liberal subscription was collected at the door.

ST. DUNSTANS IN THE WEST.