The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

ROYAL CHRLUIRNINO.

The publie•will be a llttle surkiot4 and amused at the
following relation, which we have from a correspondent, of
.tbwisaptism of a f.il•growa Pries.., which teak plate at
Isliogion church a few days age. About *lever o'clock in
the forenoon of Thursday last, the etweisga aPireresill of a
persists of rank was observed standing at the door of the
curate, Add was soon afterwards driven tq.ihe gat• of the
church yard. The corioeity of ;be iseighlsooriag inhabitants
was much excited on wing a pertly weft-dressed dame, ap-
parently about 50, handed from the coach by a dosing(
young fellow of not more than half her see, lad to w►om it
was concluded she was 'boat to bestow bee fair hand at tie
altar. TlMperson, the lady, and her Mead, were for some
time in the cbnrch, Ilse party cot having thought it necessary
even to send for the parish clerk to record the proceeding.
The curiosity excited by this mysterious proceeding remained
ungratified till the Secret became known to these whose pry-
ing inquisitiveness led them, the day after, to peep into the
parish register, where the matter steads clearly developed in
the following terms:-
- " 1821, Sept. —Baptized Olive, daughter of Frederick
Henry, Duke of Cumberland, and Olive, his Arst wife; burn
1775."

SPARKING.

—ommo—
Yesterday the Royal Tennis Court, in Windmill-street,
produced • hamper, so Oliver termed is ; and it being his
bear/t, be judged his distance well, mot by the patronage
afforded proved to the calumniators of fair and manly light-
big that be never will be deserted.
Although Misters Spring, Estee, and. Belcher did not at-
tend, the daddrrutanany system of sparring was beat by
men wtl. would have dressed either of them, according to
weight. Mister Shelton, ton, had enough of Oliver al the
Ryes' Court, on the preceding day, to come again; hut it
is weH knees he has nut much fancy for the scratch; and
will ibe trigs-castor men try him again?
Ben Burn (always ready) MOP •n excellent set-to with
Oliver. They bit oat as if in combat real, and were much
applauded.
Curtis and Smith—The brave little Curtis operated most
mischievously upon his adversary.
Harry Holt and Warwtek made very fine play, and Harry's
science shone forth brilliastly.
. . . . • ..

Crawley, and Result irk the black, insole an timeliest set-
to as did also Young Brown and the Gardener, alias Pease
Soap, so designated from his training upon N.
Randall was at the Court for his friend Tom, but he en-
cased himself by stiffness; and Martin was not well enough
to milted.

A RIVAL BkLZONL

[From a •Paris Paper.]

A letter from Marseilles of the 11th of August contains
the following interestiog piece of intelligence :
" M. Tedenat, sou of the French Consul at Alexandria,
well known by bndisenveries in Upper Egypt, is just arrived
nt Marseilles, with aatomber of earioetties from that cele-
Nested ectostry.• Helfand the cataracts of the Nile from
their very commeneement, and visited the fatuous city of the
hundred gates. He carrinkhis resnrches into the monotsia
of granite, which is close is the rains of that city, and which
is opposite to the grand temple. He discovered very fine
mammies, and manuscripts on papyrus of the finest kind, sad
in the most perfect penetration. It is supposed as 'library
in the world possesses nay of the kind to a betteenkte of
preservation. His most abundant harvest in molten; asthma
description was in the mountain of Gowns. He bid the
singular good fortune to discover a large cable, matle'lnf the
leaves of the palm-tree, which was used for letting do's thi
bodies of wealthy persons Into a well, which were afterwards
buried in spacious sepulchral chambers, hewn into the side( •
of the granite mouutain, atom thee sixty tosses in depth.
I' The well. warmed to be designed fur the concealment of
tombs in the interior; and at the present lime it is nek;esia‘ `rT
to excavate at all hazards, in order to 'discern them. I.
" The 'crotchets of Gutting' present a work of the motif
exquisite perfection, whether we consider the hieroglyphic
paintings, or the bas reliefs which adorn all the walls in the
interior. What ingest we think of the patience and talents
of the Egyptian artists, wit,. went even Into the bowels of
the earth to execute imperishable works, and of the power
of those Kliegs, who, not satisfied with having raised lofty
pyramids which have existed for thousands of years, and
which astonish us by their magnificenee, have excavated •
mountain of more than thirty leagues is extent, for Ate pur-
posed depositing OtIOI tttt ie., slid, if we may be allowed the
expression, to Robert the immortality of the body, its opposi-
tion to the immutable laws of nature, which has a coustaut
tendency to destruction.
" M. Tedenat is carrying these treasures of antiquity to
Paris, and will speedily retort, to Egypt. The Academy of
Manville, has admittetrhim into the number of its corres-
pondents."