The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-15 00:00:00

COLONIAL OFFICE.

Colonial Office has of Isle yeas
increased so much, that it became necessary to have an ad-
ditional Under Secretary of State, and we some time ago
announced. the appointment of R. W. Hay, Esq. to that
Office. The business of the Office has been divided be-
tween Mr. Wilmot Ilotton and Mr. Hay, and it will be
seen by the list of Colonies assigned to them respectively,
that there is ample employment for both. The following
is the arrangement that has been made :
R. W. HORTON, Esq. R. W. HAY, Esq.
Under Secretary of State. Under Secretary of State.
Jamaica. Gibraltar.
Barbadoes. Malta.
St. Christopher, Nevis, and Tor- lonian Isles.
cola.
Morocco.
Antigun and Montserrat. Algiers.
Dominica. Tunis.
Grenada. Tripoli.
St. Lucia. Missions to the Interior of
St. Vincent. Africa.
Tobago. Sierra Leone.
Trinidad. Gold Gold.
.. Cape of Good Hope.
Ileligoland.
New South Wales.
Van Diemen's Land.

ikm....etar; and Essequibo.
Berbice.
Honduras.
Bahamas.
Bermuda.
Lower Canada.
Upper Canada.
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
New Brunswick.
Prince Edward's Island.

Ceylon.
Mauritius.

East India.

Commission of Inquiry, Cape,
Afaurinus, and Ceylon.
Sierra Leone.

IN% tt ••••%4"....%••••
Commission of Inquiry, Crirr.l-

nal Justice.
West Indies.
Apprenticed Africans.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

The Rev. R. B. Paul, M.A. Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford,
has been presented, by the Rector and Fellows of that Society,
the Vicarage of bong U'ittenham, Berko.
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester has been pleased to collate the
Rev. Samuel Lloyd, M.A. of Magdalen College, Oxford, to the
V iearage of Horsley, Gloucestershire.
The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has instituted the Rev.
I Win. Pyne, M.A. of Pembroke College, Oxford, to the Rectory
1 of Pitney.
The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells has instituted the Rcr.
Charles Tynte Simmons, B.A. to the Rectary of Shipham, void by
the death of the Rev. James Jones.
The University of Cambridge have, with great liberality, granted
to Mr. Vincent Novello pemaasion to select and publish such parts
of the music contained in that rich store, the Fitzwilliam Museum,
as he may think will be acceptable to the lovers of ancient sacred
music, many of whom may know what to anticipate, when we sp-
rite them that among the principal names in that magnificent col-
lection are those of Clan, Canssimi, Leonardo Leo, Palestrins,
Padre Martini, Durance, Jomelli, and Pergolesi. The works are
all in MS.. have never been published, and even in MS. ars rare
jewels. We can very safely congratulate the University upon their
selection of the Professor tor the present undertaking, no one, per.
haps. being. better calculated, from the nature of his studio', to do
ample justice to this delicate task than Mr. Novello, whose mss.
terly performance on the organ, and excellent compositions for the
church, will long be remembered with delight by those who attend-
ed the services in South-street. When we recollect the elevation of
style and ingenuity of contrivance for which the compositions of
the old church writers of Italy are so distinguished, uniting in their
works all tLat is grand, from its simplicity, to that profound and
elaborate construction, which is the dtlight of the true musician.
we are sure that the lovers of ecclesiastical music otay expect a rich
nest from the forthcoming publication ; and we cordially wish Mr.
Novello all the success which his continued and meritorious e'er-
tiers for the advancement of his art deserve.

All of the Masonic Lodges of 11'itis have opened sub-
scriptions in favour of the Greeks. At a late meeting of
that called the Donne Union a considerable sum was col-
lected, which was immediately platted at the disposition of
the Society in favour of the Greeks. A subscription for
this jpurpose has alsO been opened at Gannat, in the depart-
ment of the Allier, and another at Riom.
The influx of strangers into Edinburgh this summer is
very great; indeed, since his Majesty's gracious visit, a
tour to Scotland has become quite fashionable. Notwith-
standing the increase of stage coaches in every direction,
they are all crowded, as are the steam boats, the latter daily
conveying an unusual number of sportsmen, on their way
to the moors.

On Thursday night last a tine French lugger, with
above 300 kegs of spirits on board, was capturred by de
Arrow cutter, Lieutenant I'owney, and taken into Hast-
ings the following morning.
Rain water is far preferable to any other for watering
plants. It is peculiarly adapted to promote vegetation. It
seems to contain the food of plants, which it gets in its
passage through an atmosphere loaded with putrescent
particles. All hot-houses may easily be supplied with
rain water. When a hot-house is building, by bestowing
a very trifling additional sum (which would save a con-
tinual expense afterwards), the rain that falls on the roof
might be brought into a cistern placed in any part of the
building. A large hot-house at Welbeck is so constructed
that all the rain which falls upon the roof, which contains
above 3,000 square feet, is brought into a large cistern in
the front bed ►n the middle of the stove.
'f eaN ruts. ROADS.—It appears by a statement, that
there are 18,329 miles of Turnpike Roads in England,
.2,391 do. in iVales, and 3,611 in Scotland—total 24,331.
The annual income on the average of the years 1616,
1819, and 1820-, was, England, 970,6181.; Wales, 31,6724;
Scotland, 129,6351.—t0ta1, 1,137,9251.—8ut this income,
besides the necessary expense of continuing repairs, w
burdened in the year la2l with the following debt:—
England, 3,814,9.33 k ; "%Vales, 901,962/. ; Scotland,
1,124,2731.—t0ta1, 5,200,490/. In Norfolk, the number of
miles was, 271, the income per mile 381., the expenditure
per do. 261., excess of income 121. In Suffolk, the num-
ber of miles, 279 ; income per mile 341., expenditure per
do. 311., excess of income, 3/.
On Saturday morning, in the Tardbeads, Leith, a young
woman, in a ht of delirium, attempted to put a period to
her existence by cutting her throat. She was, however,
discovered in time to prevent serious consequences; and, a
surgeon being sent for, the wound was dressed, and she
was about to be removed to the Infirmary ; but no sooner
was she free from restraint than she tore off the dressiags,
and it was only by securing her hands that she was pre-
vented from accomplishing her own destruction. It ap-
pears that her delirium had been brought on by grief for
her aged father, who was threatened to be imprisoned for a
debt due by a person for whom he had been security.—
Caledonian Mercury.
A large serpent was seen a few days ago in a field called
" the Lots," near Crowhnd, supposed to be nearly eight
feet in length.—SlarnPrd News.

BIRTHS.
On Tridsy, at his house in 1 'pper Seymour street, the lady cf
the lion. W Jerrie, of a son lima
...On the 2ith of June last, at Const.. itinople, the lady of the RV.
H. D. herrn, of a daughter.
On the 7th inst. at East End, near Lyminkon, Harts, the lady
of Alexander Gordon, Esq. of the Royal Engmeers, of a dasghte•
On the 9th Met. the lady of George 'Jackson, Esq• of iseni'
wick-,quart, of a son.
On Friday. the 12:h inst. in Tavistoek.iquart, the lady of Ben-
jamin B. %Miami, Esq. of a eon.