The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-31 00:00:00

THE KING.

Wta [mom, Maacii 30.—Soon after two o'clock this day
the King took his usual ride in his carnage in Windsor
Great Park.

Yestriday Count Munster arrived at the Castle, on a
visit to itis Majesty.
This morning the Earl and Countess Bathurst, Lady
G. Bathurst, the Duke of Dorset, the Earl of Bristol,
Lady A. Hervey, Earl Ancram, Lord and Lady Mary-
borough, and the whole of the distinguished party, on a
visit to the King, left the Royal Castle.

Tile DUKE or Yoxies Lever.—Yesterday afternoon,
at four o'clock, the Duke of York held a levee, as Com-
mander.in-Chief, at his office in the Horse Guards, which
wr.s attended by the Duke of Athol, the Earl of Carbamp-
ton, General Gascoyne, Lieut.-General Sir George Cooke,
Major-Generals Guard, Turner, Moshairn, and Blandon,
and above forty other military and distinguished Officers.
The Princess Augusta received visits yesterday from the
Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia. Her
Royal Highness's new residence, in Stable-yard, Bt..
James's, was yesterday thronged with the female brandies
of the Nobility and Gentry leaving their cards.
On Monday evening Prince Leopold, attended by Rim
Stockmar, left town for Claremont.
Yesterday Prince Leopold, attended by Baron Stockmar,
honoured Covent-garden Theatre with his presence.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at
the residence of the Earl of Liverpool, at Whitehall,
which was attended bv the Earl of Harrowhy, the Earl of
Westmorland, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst,
the Duke of Wellington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Viscount Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson, and Lord
Bexley. This was the tirat Cabinet that Viscount Mel-
ville has attended since his indisposition. They sat in deli-1
beration till a quarter-past four o'clock.
The Earl of Liverpool was better yesterday.
Yesterday letters were received from Constantinople
which confirm what had been stat_si in the Augsburg!:
Gazette, as to the news of the Pacha of Egypt having de-
clared himself independent of the Porte. This news had
caused great consternation in the Divan, as the declaration
was attributed to the intrigues of Russia. A large Turkish
army has been ordered to assemble at Sophia, the usual
point of preperation why.' war is dreaded with Russia.
Letters from Gibraltar state, that the King of Spain
has granted an exclusive privilege to the Guadalquiver
Company to import British manufactured goods, upon
payment of a duty of 25 per cent.
A private letter from Madrid, flat( d March 18, states,
that the confinement of Mr. Matthews, whose case we no-
ticed a few days ago, was become less rigorous, and that his
release was hourly expected. This, however, had been
promised from time to time to Sir W. A'Court, and was
always delayed upon some pretence. A Madrid banker had
been permitted to visit Mr. Matthews in prison, and to
give him some assistance.
We have seen a private letter, dated St. Martha, the 2d
of January, from an officer on hoard the Isis, the frigate
' in which Sir W. G. Halsted sailed to take command of the
West India station. It states that all on board were in
excellent health, and that the patriots of Santa Martha
were most proud and happy to see them, the Isis being the
first English man of war that ever saluted the independent
fag of Colombia. The heat at Santa Martha was most op-
prmive when there was no wind, and with the gentlest
breeze the dust rises in clouds. The Isis was to proceed to.
Jamaica the following day.
THE 10ru Iluss•aa.—We have heard from good
authority, that the above regiment, the officers of which
have fallen into a degree of unpopularity, unprecedented,
we believe, in the military service, will be ordered to India.
—Diddin Morning Post.
Time NOBLE TENTH.—Some officers of the 10th—or
rather some persons in the costume of that regiment—were
not many weeks since invited to a party given by a lady of
fashion residing in one of the squares in Dublin. The in-
vitation was accepted, and the lady, anxious to lose no op,'
portunity of contributing to the entertainment of her
I guests, seeing these affected coxcombs standing aloof from
the social circle, and appearing to look discontented, asked
them to join the dance. The stiff and conceited reply was,
" The 10th don't dance." She then asked them to go to
the card-table. The reply was, " The 10th don't play
cards." The lady, even after these ridiculous replies, still
anxious to please them, asked them to join the party in the
muvic.room : " The loth don't like music" (and we should
be surprised if they did, for that would be a proof of some
civilization), was the reply. The lady, naturally chagrined
at such impertinence, left them to shift for themselves till
supper time. On supper being announced, she expected
the 10th would be consistent in their negative character,
but having more regard for their appetite than their con-
sistency, they were proceeding to the supper-room, when
the lady said in a loud toile, she supposed the 10th did not
sup. The gentlemen went off, regretting the loss of their
supper.
SILK TRADE.—intimation has just been received at the
Custom-house, that there is no objection to several small
holders of silk and silk manufacturers uniting and deposit-
ing their joint property, amounting in the whole to a quan-
tity not less than 300 lbs. weight, to be deposited in ware-
houses in the name of one party, at one and the same time.
—Caledonian Mercury.

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According to the opinion of persons largely engaged in
the si!k trade, the amount of drawback to be allowed on
silk that has paid the duty will be between 300,0001. and
400,0(0.4.