The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-29 00:00:00

THE PARK.

The wildlife. of the atmosphere. yesterday, in-
duced a most crowded swaemblage of all rauks to
visit this charming place.
Her Royal Higlmiess the Princess CMASLOTTS
of WA,Lra, in her barouche and four, drove up the
ride. Her Rover, IL isIiNLSS wore a scarlet
tie and a Glizeny hat. She was very much entertanw
ed with the passing betas!, and appeared in perfect
health and spirits.
Among the hest mounted equestrians were, the
Duke of ST. Ausan's, the Marquis Vl'au.soLEY,
orkd the rifillef SgETOII. C•IIID1011 and 1111,161 r•
Stoat.—The display of elegant carriage: was very
numerous. Amunget the principal equipages wele
those of—
The Dachau, of liorisiumbarland Lad Montrose the
Plarthionessis of !Salisbury, Leawicova, Dowoobire; SW-
feed, oath, Bereinghoiss, and Iferedinu ; Coastesees GLUM
gee, Sebum, Cliciloseedeley. sad Cardigan, Dowager Ewes,
.e. Coederdoes ; VillcaiaLideet• CreTOrat, Mielboerse, sod
Seeley ; LICIaI Perth, Abell, liaise, C. Caveadasts, M. Bee-
Clifford, and Decre.
Captain AGAR dove four heautifal iron greys,
in an elegant harooclie. The Park was not cleared
mail half past. live. The nal aixident in this no-
nsense crowd was a gmatleusen thrown from his
horse, but did not receive any 'material injury.

•atarday the Duke of You arrived at Wind-
sor from London, Mud had au audience of His
SAJWITT till o'clock. His Royal Highnewi after-
slid, went to Outlands. _

Last morning His M 4JEITY. Princesses Sore: a.
Atiourrs, arid Itlar.v, accompanied by Lady
GLORGIANA Et testa' , and Genera's 'Alums EPA
and Ftrzitor, went to St. George's Chapel and
hoard a Samon preached by the Itev. Mr. CHANT-
NITS; from id Thessideutans, chap. 3, v. Pi. The
Royal Party afterwards returned to the Palace.
The Couutess.Dowager of Es.out is i:-...poiced
at her house in Hatay-street. t
Lady PERTH will have a card party, on Ti-urs-
-48. at her house iu Norfolk-street.
Sir Jotam Svc sar is preparing to leave town for
Sicily.
It appears from The Gazette, that General
Trott:run has aornceffored among the losies and
fishes into a nice lien aids Soma.
Viscountess &laments had. a select party. on
Saturday, at her house in Green-street, Grosvenor-
square.
• The Countegi: of Essri continues indisposed at
jer house in Hill-street.
L Earl 51MR4,1611 gave a grand dinner, ou Sem-
fay, at he hoar., in St. James's-place, to Lord
.tievti.t.t, the Earl of East:3, and several other
ohility.
Earl CAM DIM gave a grand dinner, yesterday,
his house in Arlington-street, to several of the
Cabinet Minister..
'General Gate vitt.' grave a grand dinner. yes-
terday, at his house irt Hill-street, to dm Earl of
Eros. Lords Gateessidut, GnarremisuaT, and
several other Nobility.
HARRISOPI.3 second Vocal Concert, on Friday
last, was a crowd of beauty and fashion. A new
glee, for four voies, was performed for the first
time, the poetry translated from the Latin of
A cl ettIIANUO, hy els. MOOR., Esq. the music by Mr.
Ho/ova:lr, and most rapturously applauded.—
Shepherds, 1 Ante must ry /see, hinasmised by
flnuivoacx, and owns; by MM. BILLI HSU, 11,
Messrs. El kußtsos, Cuss, and iisarLassaw, war
116utlly earl/red.
The orc-ic.nre was so great at the opening of the
Court a, Chelsea on Saturday, General \Furey,
Inc t, c: had nearly been thrown clown. He turned
rout I, and with some warmth observed, that he
5..1. prowl' enough wit':in doors, sad draught he
aiil,t be spared the prer Jure from without.

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BRITSH INSTITUTION.
aliggo la. rid patriotic eigiblishmeert, Isee
Farr"! 111" public Itlitlellossmglgame.to bare. reseed
our native Artists to yam .eghunidieierp end successful
exertion. The I', ofeasum Ude min, through .the sardine*
of this lust 'lotion, a splembienil bSeMe hpieseneet the good
sense and liberality of these esenieg, wine& appears to hare
produced the wad salutary Oilleth Upstate.d seventy
pictures out of the premed faiitibitime hors bees ektesep
disposed of, and on terms highly creditable he the telente of
the sr veral Artists, and no leas Ituwourable I. the perellaame.
We shall now proceed to continue our ass ea some of
the meet admired performances.
No. 264, flqwers. 277, Fruit.. .1 . HIWNLNI`T.
Considerable attention has been excitedly these perform-
ances, and it is universelly admitted, the they are equal to
the best productions of Vie llama% or sup et the celebrated
artists of whom the Plasaiah Inn the Liptak schools ere GO
justly proud. 'r licifesswipirce appears to ham been painted
as a cumpanioe to the one exhibited a the gallery last year,
by the same artist, and purchased by the Marque of Staf-
ford for too guineas. Thomas Hope, Ent has purchased
the present one fur the same 401111! Eat thtfisse-pwat un-
doubtedly goes farther auto the marvellous of patutirsg, the■
either of the two precediug, or any wurdt of the kind that
has beet+ produced user the days of Van iiisystun. Nothing
appears laboured or serede, mulling hard, Miff, or dry; and
the Ghile minutely and critically it is examined, the more
utoioslied will be the spectator to übsore, las taste sad con-
duct visible throughout the 111801W+4ba 111COOMOR high
finish and Unsays:rimy of the white carnet'', and some err
the popes, looks au they were prouocesi by the pencil of
nature herself. If we were diapomil tool-vet to say part,
would be iu Oa cluster .1 strawicer,es—they are all alike,
and have the isppearauce of being upwil from one berry
The witiat'it arigises poach* the..pcindina..cs yes a.m.) gui-
neas, hut WO Gailwatllo4 he has beet' mimed to take some-
what less. Captain Agar, M.P. hes bee, the purchaser. A
more seuudicent instatice of esetioragensant is being merit
has nut appeared is the history if the Nreilsk 9211001. It •
at 01144 a substantial proof of the nesitit and Wilily of this
a:netball cataldialtuteut.
seeneseee
LORD LAA E.

Mr. Paull has atithemed a letter, written in a
stroug and manly style, to ut: Electors of West.
sinister, in The Sunday Review of yesterday, upon
the subject of the proposed pension of gl,odo •
year to the leo next heirs male bearing the
title of Lord Lake. It states, that the late
Lord Lake, iatlepeudent of his Regiment and
the Grovernment of Plymouth, was appointed, iu
164/4), Commander in I...inet and Senior Mem-
ber of the Council of bengal, with a axed
salary, exclusive of powerful patronage, and toe
means of providing for has family, of g 16,000 per
itannati paid. iseedtA/y, in a country where the legal
interest is sLI per ceut. Early in Mot his Lord-
ship arrived in Bawl, anti previous to August,
160 J. he lead saved enough to pay into the hands
of Mr. John ltadd X 38,000, being the amount
of the whole of has debts. At dolt period, and
after this payintat, be tuck the field agaiust the
Manaus, and received, as his share of the prise
motley, resulting front the victories of Atiegnee:,
Delhi, and Agech, a sum of at least 130,000.—
From Sept. 18J3, to April tao 7, be received a far-
ther sum of Afiti,ooo ; the whole, including the pay-
ment to Mr. Rudd, making a sum of Y. ii 4,000,
exclunve of interest at 11l per ce.it. Exclu-
sive of this sum, his sou, Lieutenant Colonel George
Augustus Lake, who went out with his Lordship
to India as Military Secretary, receiver, to,notil
a-year, paid monthly,' while living in the house of
his father, amounting. in sit years. to X../e.OOO.
besides interest, mating, with 815,000 prizo-ino-
ney, a total of .f. 00,000: which. added to the
sums received by the late Lend Lake, makes an
aggregate of upwards of 8300,600 in fix years.
This statement Mr. Paull avers is aecumtely true ;
and upon this ground he contend., tilat there is no
apparent necessity torthe proposed grant of .11000
• a-year, He states, however, as Matter of gene-
rid rumour, that his Lordshi,i had distmsed of his
wealth in a most extraordivary manner, by the
purchase of an annuity, which must have died with
him. Such is the substance of Mr. Paull s letter,
I in 774 Smuts, Review. It is well worthy of atten-
tion.