The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-10 00:00:00

GRAND HALL.

The Asian Ball for the county of Devon was
given last Tuesday at the Hotel Assembly-Room,
at Exeter, which was prepared for the occasion in
the most elegant style, and honoured with the pre-
sence of all the Nobility and Gentry in that city and
neighbourhood. A greater assemblage of beauty
and fashion we have seldom witnessed :—The HIGH
&mitre and his Lady, the Earl Foarescer, Lord
Viscount Couersma v. and Miss CO(RTENAY;
Lord and Lady BoRRIRODON, Lord and Lady
Gramm, Sir STAFFORD and Lady Noaruco-re, Sir
Wist.tau and Lady Pos.r, Sir BosfitcHiLs and
Lady WREV, Sir ALEXANDRE and Lady HAMIL.
ros, General Sisscoe, Generals POPHAM and
Tnewsts, with the Officers of their respeaive
suites; Vice-Admiral Don, COI. BASTARD, I.ieut!.
Colonel GoLots, and Colonel HA VNE, were present.

We are happy to state the improved state of His
MAJILSTY'S eyes. 'rhe inflammation is gone entirely
off from one, and the other is now very little affea.
ed. Mr. PHIPPS, the Oculist. is confirmed in his
opinion, that any operation will not be necessary.
His MaJesry, on having a watch, with minute
figures on the dial plate, presented to him, imme-
diately told the hour.
The Margrave and Margravise of ANS, ACH,
hive been on a tour round the Isle of 'lbanez.
Their Serene Highnesses dined at R.,chester on NVed-
nesday last. and in the evening set off for their pa-
lace at Hammersmith.
The Exeter Theatre is not content with a RA,ciiss,
but boasts a whole family of Rani.
Mrs. Sr. Leone, of Covent Garden Theatre, has
proposed to raise a corps of Amazons in case of in-
vasion.

Admiral CRAVINA looked very praoe when be
saw histwo ships towed away probably for Gramoad.
On Wednesday next Derby Razes commence :
Lord Viscount TA %MONTH, :And the Hon LINCOLN
Sr ...Num% are the Stewards.
Should thegassweadieg French land in Kent, they
will find their matches. The Kentishmen were
formerly famous fox the long bow.
The Ouster season having commenced. BONA-
PARTE had better not come to England, if he be
afraid of shear.
Earl and Countess SIMMER, Lord ALTHOR PE,
and Lady ANNE Brno, slept at the Crown Inn in
Rochester, on Wednesday night, on their way from
Margate to town.
Lord NELSON having sent away the Pieldr, some
persons thence conclude his Lordship is tired of eon
provisions.
Our rip:antes mounted upon their asses would be
very formidable to an invading toe. The jaw-hone
of an ass has slain thousands, and the eyes of the
fair riders would slay their tens.
Messrs. RoneRTSON and Aneoca open the Derby
Theatre on Tuesday next, with fat Scihool of Re-
forms.
Mrs Fstess kNT LE, whose cause came on yester-
' day in the Court of Chancery. was niece to the late
Earl of CL Age. and is the sister to the Countess of
CAIAIR and Mrs. CA VLNIIISSI BRADS! 4w.
Wherever the Combined Fleets may be, they cer-
tainly are in the Sir, istrls.
One of Lord Nexsotes Officers having observ-
ed that the Combined Fleet amounted to ,f)
his Lordship replied—" The Lion new,- enquires two
the smother of (be Sberp."
The Dukes of QCSINSEERK• and 111:i.ctatoss,
Lord Gillet ae. and many others of the Semi:
Nobility, have issued notices for the preservation of
game on their respeinive estates.
The juvenile Runies, whom Mrs. Toena pi ha;
brought forward at Richmond, is a Ma.ter Toots -
Lay, of Drury-lane Theatre; a very prsimi-n t boy.
The Mri.r.na is the favouritefisot at Liverni.ol.
When the Dublin Critics censured Mrs. Sii.PDONs.
far wearing Lida. its the hae.met scene of Mechrth.
they did not know it was pre, 4ratory :o taking h..r
tau jiv-wed.

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