The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-19 00:00:00

ItorAL MENAGERA

'the lattnengers through the Strand seat have
served that this interesting depot of foreign curiosities

has been lately under repair. The great rooms so
the south-eastern side, usually occupied by the
grand elephant, having become empty, workout.)
have been employed to prepare it fur habitatiou.
It is a curious coincidence, that the foreign place
in the menagerie iu Downing-street became empty
exactly at the same time. There are also extraor-
dinary points of similitude between the tenants of
these two apartments. The elephant is the most
sagacious of all the beasts of the forest. The occu-
pant of the foreign box in Downing-street is famed
tur his sagacity. and is equal in tricks and playful-
ness to any elephant. Their admission into their
several cells was also matter of danger and diffi-
culty. In order to get the elephant into Exeter
'Change, fears were entertained that part of the
building moat come down ; in order to get the
other into the Cabinet, it was feared that part of it
must come out. Fortunately both these great na-
tional objects have been effected, bet not until after
A:uusiderable labour and expense.

ASTRONOMICAL RSTROSPECTIONS AND

A NTICI PATIO NS.

Os bomini vohlime dealt; miasma. Neel
Jusait; et erectus ad &dere tullere valise.
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It is reilarkable that nn planet appeared daring the late
astainter rimaths, at as hour so seasonable, and a station so
amspicuous, as to empower its attratitons to command at.
Whoa. 14 the evening, Mars was sometimes seen In nto
• wed, bet be bent his giant course at so short an apparent
distaste, that Alt rays, as well as those of Mercury, were
generally absorbed by the hormontal light. In the morning
bat few felt themselves inclined to leave, for • while, the
torch of repose, to observe that tweet celestial line, which
" belied Jupiter" and Smile!) with his ring. so imposiagly
formed with the Star of Beauty, whilst they shed together on
the eastern hemisphere an effulgence, accompanied with as-
usual splestionr, till their beams commingled with the blush
of morn. But we are happy to assure our young friends,
that many favourable opportunities for viewing the planets
will again orrur at seasonable hours, in lire course of Ate
ensuing autumnal months, when we hope they will not fail
to enjoy the interest which such transcendaut objects of
wonder *write, sad thence derive improvement, mailed with
pleasure. Sours, which appeared so near Jupiter at the
etllllllfllletlllelli of the year, may, i• the course of the ensn.
tog week, be seen more than a sego distant from that planet,
as early as eight o'clock in the e veiling, half way betweea the
barium sod the height's' star in the Ram. Before the close

of September Jupiter will become the star of the evening,
mad will than appear in a position the moat engaging that
ems possibly be couceived, store the Plesades will shed their
" sweet luau-ace" on his path, which the refulgent " Hyades
will richly adorn, whilst glowing Aldebaran, the golden eye
T , will appear fur a lime the companion of hie
course." So exceedingly small is the orb of Mercury, that
it can bet seldom be viewed to advantage; when seen, it
appears like a silvery gem too precious to be intrusted he.
void the sphere of its lovely parestal smiles, smosgst which
it Roots os the " tides of light." The last transit of Mer-
cury happened on the 12th of November, in the year ISIS.
The nese, which would have still more enitaiseed that diet's-
(wished soativereary of the fifth of Norwahor, if it had !up-
pity been acteisible to us, will lake place Ito that day, in the
patrol year, lung before the Situ can arise to our view.
Even so late as five o'clock, Venus, the favuorits star of the
livening, may now be seen in the north-east, where she walks
in beauty, as the herald of day, like a glowing orb of living
gold. About four o'clock, on the 9th imams*, that beautiful
gristle* vies delightfully conspicuous n. ar Castor and Pianos;
and as the Moon was at that IMO encircled with a radiant
halo, of the richest trature that the Sager of Nature could
possibly weave, whilst Jopiter and Saturn surrounded her
-a spreteete so inespreesibly Imposing could sot but
remind us of Eve's sweet song is the garden of
. of Stars, last in the train of night,
better thee belong sot to the dawn,
• pledge of day, that erowo'st the smiling morn
-:hy bright circlet; praise Hiss is thy sphere
day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
loon, that now neeet'st the orient Sun, sow ifee
i the fixed Stars, lied to their orb that lies,
. ye See other wanirtiog Ares that more
weystic dance not without mug, remised
praise, who out of darks's* card up

(eartoa sash.)

orkibli frigate sailed from Deptfo►d on
txcrllenily provided with shot and shell.
o'clock there were no appearances indi-
her leaving her moorings, no bustle what-
I only a few idle looking fellows on deck ;
re she was gone, or, in the sportsman'.
wd stoles away. The thing appears to have
,edingly well contrived, and if this frigate
icceeds in performing her manceuvres with
!rely, silence, and dispatch, she most needs
lost formidable enemy to the Greeks—but

latance must be made for the proximity of
c-)a.d.

spondent in the neighbourhood of Alford,
)unty,uh•erves, "The harvest in this dis-

ampletiug, in as good condition as ever re-
Ted, though at the same time the quantity of
'perhaps so scanty as ever was known. Most
le is the condition of the small farmer

be; for, in nine cases out of tea. where
•mere used to be thrashing • chaldron of
r sell for the purpose of meeting their
las payments, lamentable to say. their pro.
not be more (if indeed it prove enough)
lured for their own consumption and to
land ; consequently, the practice of driv-
!attic to market and letting their keeping,
save many until spring, when the fall
:rest indeed."—( Boston Gazette.
I HARBOUIL—This harbour, the work of
is at length completed. after the immense
;early half a million of money being ex-
it. It is, we a►e informed, to be placed

rare and superintendence of the liall.kst
Fled this been adopted several years ago,
have saved to the country • considerable
Iney, even in the salaries of officers alone ;
be admitted, that in the limited state of
iitterly, merely the operation of the three
Is, such an establishment of officers sod

coold not be considered necessary ; and
time, where economy and retrenchment
so rigidly observed in early departiornt
le, we are rather surprised that this ex-
iork should have been ortilooked among
lber.—(Dablin Paper.)

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