The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

BY EXPRESS.

TuriaGAT NIGHT.
mweepstokry of 10 son. each, for 2 yrs old. T.
Theakoton's e. by Orville, out of Pranks
-
Alt. bamboo'. r. by Waterloo -
Four others started.—.. Won by half a length.
.latch 200 D.
. . . . .

Duke of Rutland's Addis.' Bst.3lb..itM Ur. Wortley's Scandal
Bst. ►2lb. by a length.
Match 200 TN C. Rat. rab. each.
Date of roll's Elizabeth beat .31r. Prendergast's Rainbow filly
miry 11167.
The 1000 r. stakes for fillies, flat. 41b. D.M.
Illste of Orafum's Problem . . . . ►
NI lidny's Tears . . . - 2
Lord Jersey's Butterfly - - . . :t
The following started, but were not placed.—Parapluie and
Nanine. 8 paid.—Won by two lengths.
Match 200 A.F.

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Duke of Portland's Mortgage Bst. beat Lord Exeter's Redgaunt.
let go. 71b. by a neck.
Sweepstakes of 200 each, fur fillies, C•t. Rib. Ab. M.
Lord Jersey's Butterfly . . I
Lad Anson's by Bustard - 2
Won by half a length-2 paid.
The King's Plate for 4 yr olds and upwards. R. C.
Colonel Wilson's Oscar . . I
Lord li Carendish's Bizarre - . 2
Lord Exeter's Progress - - 3
-
Won by a length.
3latch 100 T.Y.C.

Lord, fleeter's Palais Royal 9st. beat the Duke of Grafton's
Lil,an yet 41b. by a length.
Sweepstakes of 100 each. D.M.
This was not run, and it was not known when our express left,
whether Mr. Vansittnrt's c. out of Slight, or the Duke ef Portland's
a. out of L'Huile de Venus, received forfeit.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ALMACK'S.

The Ball given at these elegant room.,nn wednt.,davevenlng, My
tutaieroualy and fa.hfunably attended. There were prevent nearly lOU of
the haat ton, among whom were—
gothic. Leopold.

Duke of linceleurb.
Maxie of Wellington.
alarqukan.—Salisbary, Londonderry. Lotl4an, St. Morgan, and Clan&
cards.

arehionesses—Emily Londonderry, Winchester, Cornwallis, Hardly,
Londonderry. Clandrarde, Lothian.
Sarts—Harewood, Westmorland, Cowper, Romney, Mame% Rosalyn,
and Talbot.

Coanta—Lottnin„ De Flarlgny, Ds Linsey, Schoenfeld, andVill■ Real.
Countesses—Jersey, Cowper, Cork, Tanker,Me, Dartmouth, Clnnmell,
Mulgrave, Melville, De Sall, and St. Antonio.
Lord•—Mllton, F. Osborne, Owydyr, Itavensworth, Bernard. Andover.
Pelham. E. Somervet, Sydney, Ilorpeth, Lilford, Petra, Beam hemp, Vol.
maroon. Dorcharter, Falmouth, F.lphlnstone. Howlett, Auckland, 'Fulls-
more, Idolynenx, SU.ell Lennox, Valletort, and Sheffield.
haditis—Gwyrtyr, Forteseue, Nightingale, C. Graham, Finch Hatton,
L. Boyle, Jolla Perm, Omta% K. Dundas, F. Lo.eelle., G. Stanley. S.
klasibisia, Ridley. shefileld, A. Holroyd, 9. Greeley, E. Bennett, E. Edge-
tomb., 3. Kerr, King, F. o.burne, F.. Cornwslit., Itaven.worth, C. Legge,
J. Houston, Stafford. A. Paulett, C. Bearie.erk, M. Beam:leek, Juan
Moward, L. Barham, C. l)uncombe, Dunrannon, Pringle, Kerrison,
YMPACT, Raw, A. Vernon. liu+grave, A. MLlninke, 0. C. and L. Legge,
Mosley. S. Bayley, 0. Seymour, H. Scott, L. Scott. C. Phipps. K. Phipps,
E. and C. Montague, 3.51. Clair, Jotter. A. Scutt, V. L. Beauclere. Acton.
C. and A. Paniet, Petry, Wrottedey, C. Talbot, E. Ker, Hampden, C.
Bery, Csdrlngton, Whine, D. Gordon. 1. Coot, H. Haring, F. Vernon, E.
Palk. Ogle, Montgomery, Graham, M. Stopford, J. Mann, Borough, and
Sheffield.

Malot, W. Ridley, F. Rerrhum, J. Jahnatooo, P. Muvraye,
U. %Vinosity, R. Variation, Judge, Janus de Bathe.

The Dowager Marchioness of Sall-bury's iasembly, on 'Wednesday
evening. in Arangton-street, was attended by nearly :101) ft-hionables.
Among whom were—Prince Ksterhaty. Prince PoPerim. Prince Concha.
kat. Med of the ?amigo Ambamadors, Alini.ter., and their lades; the
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayor,. ; the Duke and Duchess of Northumber-
land. the thirties* of Montrose and the Lades Graham. the Margni-, and
Illarehloses• of Hertford, the Marquis and Marchlone.. of L.,mboitiArry,
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, the illarqui. and Marehionesa of Sa-
liebtlry, the Marquis Grah.tm, Maned. Camden, Count and Couples. Lu.
d ,lf, Count and Comity.- Munster. Comte., St. Antonio, Marquis and
hilirrehiosees Poilmeila, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, the Earl and
Counts., of SCaro ~,,, ugh, the Earl and Counts... of Hardwick, the Earl
and Count,' Catedun, the Earl and Countess of Lbarleville, the Earl and
Countess Liston'''. lb "art of It'imunorland and Lady G. Face. Lord
and Lady Burghers's, I. • St. Helen's, Earl Talbot end Lady Cecil Tat-
bat, the Countesses Clare, Weevil, Cowper, Form, and Tankerville, Lady
ihiebeth and 31Iss Palk, Lady de Clifford. Lady Deering. Lord Mollltrao,
Lady Farquhar, Lord ant ty Maryborough. Lady thrrlotte Grenville,
hie Charles and the Mlea le, Sir Charts.. and Lady h
urtle, Sir William
Bueloughs, the %Ice-Chancellor, Sir Charles sod Lady Lune. Mr. and
Lady Harriet Clive. Alderman and Mn. Heygate, Airs. A. Stanhope, Mr.
Giles, Mr. Drummond. and Mr. Taylor.
The Marquis of Lansdown entertained a select party at dinner on Wed.
tunday, at Lonsdown Rouse, Berkeley-square, among %hum were—Lord
and Lady K ine, Lord Suffield, Lord Cawdor. sir John Newport, Dr. Lush-
ititaust, the Knight of Kerry. Mr. and Mrs. Atiercromby, he.
The Earl of Kingston entertainedadistingidsbed party at dinner yes.
larday, at his house, Whitehall-place.
The Earl of Carnarvon entertained Lord and Lady King and a large
party at dinner yesterday, at his house In Cro.venor-square.
'Lord Realer had a dinner party yesterday, at hi. hone, Great George.
Mama, Westminster.
The following di.tingnl.hed personage., had dinner parties yesterday
TIM Mankato of Salisbury, Earl Bathurst, the Bishop of Exeter, and John
Trotter,
The Marquis and 11a:chlorin= of Stafford and family are expected In
toga this day for the season, from their rent, Writ-hill, Surrey.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton and the Ladles Alulyneux have left
lawn for Brighton.
Lady William Ituosell has left town for Brighton.
tIV Joseph and Lady Copley and family arrived In town yesterday, from
Shen *eat la Yorkshire, _ .

Sir Charles Saxton, Bart. arrived In town yesterday, from Ids seat In

Bqrks.
George Morgan, Esq. M.P. arrived yrter lay, at his house In King-
anpat, Fortma•aqapre, from his neat in HAMM
Keane Fitzgerald, Fsq. arrived yesterday at his house In Dover-street•
• hl. seat In Hen..
Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton arrived yesterday at Goald's Hotel,
stermye.street„ from Yarmouth.
Arrival in the British floral, .fermyn.street :—Captain Shadwell Clarke.
Departure :—Major Lewis, tot Ntighton.
Arrivals at the Rnm•tiiek Hotel clue Blake's); Jennyn-street
Mrs., and Miss Perkins, and MIS Knox, from Sprinitield.
Arrivals at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle street :—Mr. and MT.. R!chard
Walker, from their seat, Grove Park, Sasses. Departure:—Mr. and Mrs.
Parren• for the Continent.
Arrivals at the St. Georges Hotel, Albemarle street:—Colonel and
Mrs. Cooper, from Windsor; Mr. and Mr.. ?render/ad, from Botha ; the
Kee. DT. Jamm, from a tour. Departure::—Lord and Lady Grantley, fur
their seat In Surrey.
Arrivals at Batt's Family Hotel, Dover-street :—Sir Thomas and Lady
M'Mabou and family, from Bengal; Mrs. tinier°, and family, from
China, Mr. and Mrs. Haywood, from Cornwall ; Captain and Mrs. Jen-
nings and family.

Accounts from Spain, received yest,,,day, state that a new
tariff of duties is agreed on, to take eif.vt in all the ports of
Spain on the Ist of Ally.
The letters from Madrid state that the Agent for the
English merchants having claims on the Spanish Govern-
ment. hail not succeeded in his mission.. _ _

Letters bring data from Constantinople of the 25th,
and from Smyrna of the 18th ult. Two vessels from Na-
poli di Romania were entering Smyrna when the post
left; no news had transpired from Constantinople. The
accounts relate to important interviews between the Eng,
liab Ambassador and the Turkish Minister. No particu-
hrs were known ; but it was understood that the meetings
terminated in a friendly manner.
Sir Frederick Last, the Dutch Governor at Elmina,
(coast of Africa), hat arrived in • merchant vessel from
that place, for the purpose of laying before Government
serious charges against the English Governor in the neigh-
bouring settlement. He has had several interviews with
the Dutch Ambassador at our Court. The particulars of
the charges have not transpired.
In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, we are informed
that no 1:101 than five and twenty Committees sat—a num-
Is 7, we believe, almoct, if not entirely. unprecedented.
*The Representatives of the good people of England do not
recline on beds of roses. L
We understand that there will he a Public Meeting
called in the City, for the purpose of entering into "
sub-
scriptions for the relief of the distressed manufacturers.
The Lord Mayor has consented to take the chair.
Ou Sunday morning next the Bishop of Chester will
preach at Marylehone Church.
Died at Conan Hauge, on the 22d instant, after a fort-
night's illness. Sir H. Mackenzie, But., Lord-Lieutenant of
the County of Roas. At an early period of life Sir Hector
succeeded to extensive estates, deeply encumbered, and
bail the singular merit of redeeming and greatly improving
those estates, and maintaining at the same time his station
in life by a more than ordinary hospitality. On the death
of Lord Seafortir, he was selected by the Home Secretary
for the important situation of Lord-Lieut. He is succeeded
is his title and estates by his son, Sir F. A. Mackenzie,
Vice-Lieut. of the county of Ross.
LivEuront, Arm 26.—Our Cotton market has been
very dull during thus far of the we, k, and prices may he
said to b.? lower about Id. per lb. The quantity sold will
be about 3,500 to 4,000 bales. Plantation produce in
general, as well u almost all other, is at present very dull,
and little busintss is doing.
Esousit °rtes. Mum—Their Royal Highnesses,
ibe Duke of Sussex anti Prince Leopold, honoured
Mathews's fiviidtions last night. The Theatre was well
attended, and the entertainments went off with abundant

&pita and laughter.
One day last week, Admiral Sir Edward Owen, re-
turning from a ride, was violently thrown from his gig,
wear his residence., Middle Deal, near Portsmouth, by
which his collar-bone was broken and his arm severely
injured.