The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

VAUXIIALL.

It requires some attention to record the active loyalty of
the proprietors of these Gardens, for it comes in very rapid
succession. It was only on Monday'night that the celebra-
tion of his Majesty's birth-day concluded, and last evening
a similar testimony of attachment was shovin to the illus-
trious Heir Presumptive, in noticing the anniversary of his
birth by a display of lamps quite equal to any that has
appeared during the season, and which was presented to,
we should say, a much larger proportion of visiters than
could reasonably have been expected to assemble, even at
this very popular suburban place of amusement, when the
unpropitious state of the weather is recollected, in honour
of a Commander-in-Chief who is justly dear to every Bri-
tish soldier. The emblems of the evening were purely mi-
litary, and calculated to excite all their feelings of military
pride, and all ours of national gratitude towards them.
Amidst thosflags of all nations exhibited in the great qua-
drangle, a splendid device with the words " Duke of York
and the Army" appeared conspicuous. The concert was
excellent, the theatre, the cosmoramas, the fantoccini,l
and all the various minor amusements of this fairy ground,
kept the attention of the company, alive until the hour ar-
rived for the exhibition of the fire-works, the excellence of
which is one of the characteristics of Vauxhall, which is
now assisted by the extiaordinary feats of activity of Mr.
Blackmore, in his ascent on the rope. Although the
weather did not allow the gardens to be nearly so full as
we have seen them, we never witnessed, in proportion to
numbers, more happy faces there.

Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of Kent.
Her Royal highness had a select party to dinner
at her apartments at the King's Palace, Kehsington. In
the evening her Royal Highness's tradespeople illuminated.
their houses.
Yesterday morning between eleven and twelve o'clozi
the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Coburg, Prince
Leopold, and the Princess Feodore, went on board the Ad-
miralty hatge at IVhiteliall Stairs, and took an excursion
down the River. Their Royal Highnesses returned to
Whitehall Stairs about three o clock.
The four Barons de Rothschild arrived in town on

Tuesday. The object of their journey is said to be the
renewal of the deed of partucrahip with Mr, Rothschild, of
London. _ _ _

Sir Walter Scott, Bart., Major-General Sir George Bing-,
ham, Admiral Plampin, and Mr. Sergeant Lefrov, were on
Wednesday presented with the freedom of Cork.
A son of Mr. Elliston has addressed a letter to a morn-
ing paper, contradicting the report that his father's " pre-
sent severe indisposition has bten produced by any disor-
ganization of the inside, which, in every appearance and
from every movement, is perfectly in full vigour." He
adds, that Mr. Elßaton's "medical advisers at present pro-
nounce his disorder to be the effect of an unusual relaxation
of the nervous system, occasioned by severe and intense
anxiety (luring the pressure of business."
TIIFAVRE Rota L, LIVERPOOL.—If we are to judge
from the attendance of the public on the last week's per-
formances, we must conclude that Miss Foote has been
more attractive than any performer this season ; her first
appearance here brought a very full house, acid every one
of her successive performances have been well attended.
Miss Foote has been greeted with distinguished and general
applause, and we have no doubt but she will continue to
be equally attractive clueing her stay here. Abstracted
from the interest which resent circumstances have given to
the character of Alias Foote, with such personal charms
and accomplishments, and even a moderate share of talent,
she must ever be welcome to an English public. Miss
Foote has played Letitia Irately, Juliana' Lady Townley,.
Rosalind, Aluriu Dorlitiglonr elani, and other characters,
with success here ; some °of which we belies,. she has not
attempted in London.—Billinge's Liverpool Paper.
IVe understand that Monsieur Ruggieri, who had the
direction of the celebrated tire-works at the Coronation of
the King of France, has been actually sent for by the
Proprietors of Vauxhall, and will make his first display on
Monday next, in celebration of the Duke of Clarence's
Birth-day, Admiral of the Fleet and the British Navy,
for which occasion preparations arc making on a very grand
, and expensive scale.

Tiii CAI 110LIC QUESTION.—The greatest part of the
Grand Jury of the county of Donegal have put their sig-
natures to the following manifesto against Catholic emanci-
pation :
We, the undersigned Oland Jurors of the county of Donegal,
take advantage of our being now assembled together on public
I business, to declare our collected and individual opinion on the mo-
mentous question of a further concession of political powers to oar
Roman Catholic fellow-subjects, which concessions, we conceive,
could not be mode, at this time, without daruser to our Genial-
tution, both in Church and State; and we confidently hope that
our representatives in Parliament will concuLyith us in test d..
ment, and act M furtherance of 'Me our declared and determined
opinion."
Don Bernardo Rivadavia, the Minister ;rein the United
Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, took a farewell dinnez
with the Directors of the Rio de la Plata Agriculture' As-
sociation, at the Ship Tavern, at Greenwich, on ;Monday.
His Excellency will leave this country in a few day.;. Sir
George Duckett, Bart. who presided, in proposing Mr. Ili-
vadavia's health, remarked upon the distinguished services
which that gentleman had rendered to his country, and
upon the rapid advances which the country was making in
wealth and importance.
Don Juan Romero Alpuente has lately arrived in Lon-
don. Proscribed by the besotted Government of King
Ferdinand, at the advanced age of 80, after undergoing
incredible hardships, he effected his escape to Gibraltar,
and from thence hiss sought an asylum in this country.
He was one of the most distinguished eputies of the Cortes
during the period of the Coustitutibn.
It is said that the reigning Duke of Brunswick has ceded
the Duchy of Oels,•in Silesia, to his brother William.—
Frankfliet "Pappr.•
The anniversary of the birth-day of the King of Prussia
was celebrated at. Berlin on the 3d instant. Among bther
demonstrations of loyalty was a play at the Theatre, in the
prologue to which a happy allusion was made to an affect-,
ing circumstance which took place in 1808, when the!
French forbad the keeping of the King's hirth-day. On
; that occasion the celebrated Ifßand appeared on the stage,
and instead of the prologue that was expected, held a nose-
' gay of the little flower called " Forget me not," towards
the royal box, then empty and deserted. The allusion had
the effect of electricity, and the famous song, " Heil (lir tin
Siergerkrata," (answering to the English " See the con-
quering hero Celtics") was loudly called for, and sung with
enthusiasm.