The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-06 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Tb• Coyote.. of Arran bad a eeleet card party on Tuesday evening, at
bet house la Dover.etreet, among whom were Sir Charles and Lady H.
lei. Lady Hamlyn WI Mans, Lad Elizabeth Mooch, !duly C. liuggiti.,
Lady Deering, :stn.Coutts. Mr. Taylor. he.
fly Earl of Herby entertained the Directors of the Ancient Melt and
a large petit at dinner yesterday, at hie house in tiros renor,quare.
Tit, Hon. Keith Douglas entertained • party at dinner yesterday, at the
Admiralty.
Hrs. Bestow entertained a select circle of fashionable, yesterday even.
at bar basset in Grerenor-square.
Tar CJIIIIMINI St. Antonio ha., issued ear& of Invitation fur a cue
Jose on silvan next, at her house in H ...square.
yeaterday the Lord Mayor entertained at dinner n numernae party of
the Clergy and
and Common Council of the Wards of Cordwaluera, Yarring-
dJa Within, Eatringslou tVithout.

The Cauntess of Dartmouth has arrived in tome, from her Oita, slack.
path.
Anivalli at the Andlngton Hotel. Old Burfingtrm and Cork-streets:—
Mrs. Midge, .t. Bridge, Esq. and the Misses 'Penn, from Rent;
(,„„ret, Esq. from a tour. Departures —The Bishop of Ferns, for Lea-
M'arwlekstilre ; Captain and Mrs. Lndlow, for Brighton.
gdwirg Ferran, Esq. arrived yentertiny, at Veiston't New Rotel, St.
isms seine, from Rriebton. Departures:—`sir Ralph Austnsther,
girt. f.e the ConUneut ; C. M. Campbell, Esq. for his seat in Herta ;
Creighton; Esq. for his neat in Cheshire.
This Mitre of Rutland lett town yesterday, for Brighton.
rmi and Countess of Jersey arrived In town yesterday, from their
seek ltddlet.an Park, Oxfordshire.
Lord and Lady King attired in town yesterday, from their seat, Ock-
ham, Surrey.
Lord and Lady Rolle and family have arrived at their house In Upper
Grosvenor-situate, Dom their neat, Ducey. Devonshire.
Colonri and Mr.. Howard have arrived In town, from a tour.
The giowitrr Counters of Carhampton has arrived at her house In Bru-
tuo•street, Berkeley-sqnsre, from her neat, Payne's-hill, Survey.
Sir John and Mr. ittelley arrived yesterday at Jordan's lintel, St.
James'►-street, from their seat, Michel Grove, :turista.
The Dowager Marehloness of Lansdown and dm Minium Gifford arrived
yesterday at their house in Arlington-street, from their seat, Hampton
Court.
The Marquis and Illsrthinness of Northampton and Lady Elizabeth
Compton arrived yesterday, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from
their seat In Northamokurahire.
Arrivals at the St. George's Hotel, Alhentarle.street :—Slr Edward and
holy Colehrooke and family, from a tour; Lady Priori. Cumpton, from
Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire.
Arranlid at the flcrendon Hotel, Rond-street:—Slr Roger and Lady
S,ph!a Wesley, from their neat, Drakelow, Derbyshire, James Maine,
E.q. and John dimmers, Esq. from Melton Mowbray; tt'att Russell,
M.P. tram his .eat In Staffordshire. Departures:—The Marquis and
Marchioness of Ely for Ireland ; Gerd Howth for ditto.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street John ■nd Lady
Thorol4L from Grantham ; A. X. Mills, Esq. from Se/labor,; D. Hodg-
son, Esq. from Liverpool.

On Monday the Princess Augusts dined with the Duke
and Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, Park-
lane. _ . _ . _

The Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Sophia, and
Prince Leopold, paid visits yesterday to the Princess
Augusta.
Yesterday, the Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess
Augusta visited the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments,
at the King's Palace, Kensington.
Prince Leopold, attended by Baron Stockmar, left town
yesterday morning for his residence at laremont.
Earl Bathurst arrived in town from Brighton, on Tues-
day evening.
Yesterday morning Mr. ('avatina, the lonian messenger,
arrived at the Colonial Office, with despatches from Sir
Frederick Adam, the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands. The messenger was impeded some time
on his journey by an uncommon deep fall of snow on the
mountain Simplon ; he, in consequence, was obliged to
employ a number of men, horses, and mules, to cut through
the snow for his carriage to pass. Previous to the messen-
ger's departure, Mr. Draffin, the King's messenger, had
arrived off Aleona, but was not allowed to land till he had
performed quarantine. Mr. C. also brought despatches
from Lord Granville, our Ambassador in Paris, which city
Mr. Cavativa passed through.
The appointment of Dr. Van Mildert to the See of Dur-
ham, which has now been officially announced, is alike
creditable to the Right Rev. Prelate and his Patrons, and
must prove highly satisfactory to every sincere friend of
our venerated Church Establishment ; for no political in-
terest had the slightest influence in the nomination to the
vacant Bishopric. The talents and piety of the new in-
cumbent p-rvailed over every other consideration.
The Lord Bishop of Quebec hes taken his passage for
New York in the packet-ship Pacific, which remains wind-
bound.—Lirerpool Advert/are, April 4.
Monday last the Rev. Bell Cook was instituted to the
perpetual curacy of St. Paul and St. James annexed, in
the city of Norwich, on the nomination of the Dean and
Chapter. The same day, the Rev. Francis Howes, A.M.
was instituted to the recroty of Alderford with Attleburgh
annexed, in the county of Norfolk, on the presentation of
the Dean and Chapter of Norwich.

"flinnalay the Right Hon. the Lord Provost left this
city for London. He will he absent for aeveral weeks.—
Caledonian Mercury, April 3.

The Italian physician% have pronounced Mrs. Salmon's
voice irrecoverable; and Miss Wilson is prevented, by risk
of htemorrhagc, from again singing in public.
On Monday last the new theatre at Norwich was opened
to the public with the comedy of The School for Scandal,
Ind the farce of Youth, Lare,and Fagy; the patentee gene-
rously giving up the entire receipts to the fund for the
poor.

A gentleman of the name of Walrond has, by printed
circular, intimated to the independent electors of Sudbury
his wish to have the honour of representing them in the
next Parliament. —Bury GaLclte.

Hand-bills, containing a copy of a letter from G. L. Fox,
Esq. dated the wth March, have been issued, declaring,
that he feels pledged to offer himself as a representative fur
Beverley, at the next general election.—York Coterant.
WOODBRIDO E.—George T hom as, Esq. and Mr. Thomas
Grimwooll, were, on Easter Monday last, elected Church-
wardens for the year ensuing. What adds to the import-
ance of the office at this juncture is, the present leases of
the Seckford Charity estate, situate in the parish of Clerk-
nivel!, London, will shortly expire. From the great in-
crease of revenue of this noble bequest, some of the inha-
Ittauts thought proper to call a meeting, and to appoint a
Committee. in order to suggest the erection of other build-
ing. ; the appropriation, however, of the funds, will be
matter fur the Governor to determine.—Batry Gazette.

On Monday morning, at an early hour, Monsieur Louis,
the French giant, who is 7 feet t inches high, exhibited
himself to the Duke of York, at his Royal Highness's
Louse in South Amlley-street. The giant was introduced
to his Royal Highness Ly Mr. M'Gregor, the Duke's
surgeon, who had signified the Royal Duke's commands to
Monsieur Louis for his attendance. His Royal Highness
rec..ived Monsieur Louis in his library, and converses
with hint fur some time, expressing himself highly gra-

Tli(• Commissioners appointed to inquire into the public
charities of England and Wales terminated their labours
in this town on the 2.1.1 ult. They proceeded from hence
to ( hester.—Moucliester Mercury.
.lr. Burn, the architect, has been directed to furnish
a plan of the embellishments projected for St. Giles's, to
be submitted to the Barons of the Exchequer preparatory to
an order for a grant of money. The Barons will report on
the plan to the Treasury before the order is issued.—
aleduniun Mercury.
FINR AlTS.—Report states that Mr. Andrew Wilson,
whose talent as a landscape painter has raised him to a high
rank among the artists of Britain, is about to retire from
the management of the Trustees' Academy here, and to be
succeeded by Mr. Allan. It is said that Mr. Wilson means
in future to reside in Italy, where he will of course find
the rich&-at choice of materials for the cultivation of the
art to which he is devoted. All who feel an interest in
the Fine Arts here must larrent his departure. The pro-
duce of tile Exhibition of sllodern Paintings on the Mound
has amounted, we understand, to nearly 1,000/. The
average produce in former years has been from 500/. to 7001.
--Ccifedonial Mercury.
We have lately seen a new article of taste, a figured lace
shirt frill. We sincerely hope that the run on this new
fancy may be equal to its elegance.—Noltisighuni Stercury.
The Rockingham and Union Leeds and London post
,oarhes continue to perform the journey, by way of Ponce.
fart, in 16 or 17 hours, at the hazard of the lives of the
Pluengers, and with certain destruction to the horses.—
l'it'erpoot Advertiser.

Extract of a letter from Bristol, elated April 4 :—" The
ailors are still holding out for 3/. los. a month. With
this demand the merchants say they cannot comply, on
account of the fall in timber freights from 48A. to Y,54. per
ton. there being no demand ; there are at present only six
slops chartered for North America, principally by Govern-
ment, for masts, and these Rill only make one royage
this year."

MOREAU'S STATE OF BRITISH INDUSTRY.

COTTON MANUFACTURES.

A Statement. Pluming the real value(according to the declarations of the
Merchanta) of Cotton Manufacture. exported from Great Britain to each
Country, in four year. ending the :oth January, ler2S, extracted front tbe
Work of Mr. C. Moreau, un the pat and preattat Stale of Grab&
loriortry.