The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-22 00:00:00

IVA L &S.

The town of Pool and its neighbouring villas have afford-
ed scenes of continued festivity during the last weak. On
Thursday, the ►ix troops of Montgomeryshire cavalry, under
the command of C. W. W. Wynn, Esq. asSemb!e'd at that
town on peimanent duty fur seven Jays, accompanied wish
their excellent hand. The mess tininess, whirl, did great
credit to Mrs. Whitehall and Mrs. Evans, were attended by
the surrounding gentry; and harmony and loyalty were pre-
siding guests. Ou Sunday the hospitable mansion of
Wyllie.' Junes, Esq., one of the Captains of the corps, was
opened to a large and distinguished party.
On Monday, D. Pugh, of Llatterchyddol, Esq. another of
the Captains, with his wonted liberality, invited a numerous
party of eighty distinguished friends (comprising the Co-
lonel and officers of the cavalry, mid the surrounding gen-
try, to a ball and supper, where every luxury was display-
ed : and the ball.roum was admired as beautiful, chaste, and
striking.—On Tuesday there was a ball and supper at the
Oak lon, given by the non-commissi .... ed officers ■nd pri-
vates, where the " merry dance and roundelay" occupied
the party " till morning blushed."—On Wednesday the race
course presented a lively scene; the matches and cavalry
stakes were admirably contested. The ball given by the
Colonel and officers was attended by the beauty snd fashion
of the county. On Thursday numerous matches were run ;
the union stakes, town purse, galloway cup, &c. were well
cuuteated, there being eight horses entered fur each.

A Privy Council was held at the Castle of
Dublin oil Wednesday, at which the state of the
county of Limerick formed the subject of delibe-
ration. A proclamation, offering a reward of taro
thousand pounds Inc the discovery of the murderers
of Mr. Gotta, was issued ; and we learn that
orders have been dispatched by Government to
Sir JOHN LANBRRT, who has the chief command of
the military power in the south, to send a compe-
tent force to the disturbed districts, for the pur-
pose of assisting the civil authority in the preser-
vaiion of the peace.
A French Paper of Tuesday contradicts the state-
ment of the Conslitertionnel of the previous day, that
Mr. WARD, the British Charge d'Affaires in Por-
tugal, had precipitately quitted Lisbon. The mi.-
take origniated with a Portuguese journal, entitled
the Lusitaniun Star, which has since corrected it.

Extract of a letter from an intelligent Corres-
pondent in New York,dated the 115th ult.:—•s
have had a very warm summer, but the weather is
more derate nuw. %Ve have no malignant liver
In the city ; there have been two eases only. On
Staten Island, at our quarantine ground, there is
undoubtedly a fever prevailing, and molly have
died ; but our Board of Health have taken effective
measures to prevent its introduction into the city,
and 1 hope they will succeed. The distance be-
tween the two places is only nine miles, and there
is a continued intercourse ; but the season is far ad-
vanced. and there is less to dread."
%Ve understand that three families, and one
young man, who went out to Canada under the Go-
vernment grant, during the past and present season,
have returned ►n the Earl of Buck iteghameshire.
The causes assigned are, In one case, • death in
the family, and in the ushers, dissatisfaction with
their allotments of laud.— (Greenock Paper.)
Woodcocks have already begets to appear on the
south coast of Devonshire.

On the road-side to Brighton, on the estate of
Mr. Siorwer.i., stands a very large tree, half or
which is oak, and the other half beech!

Several life-boats, of very large dimension•, and '
constructed on different principles, are, we under-
stand, now building at Liverpool, to he stationed
on the adjacent coast. One them, we have
heard, will be placed ut Wallasey.
A person warned BURTON has dog up one stalk
of a purple potato, having under it 66 potatoe., the
least of which is of the Size of a pullet's egg. The
whole produce fills nearly q peck measure.

Mr. WESTON, of Weynionth, has in his posses-
, sion • pumpkin, gathered in his garden, 'which
weighs 47 pounds, end measures round four feet
four inches. Mr. J. M. FOOKS, ill that town, has
now in his garden a pear-tree in full bloom.
Tl►e General Quarter Se►sions for the Western
Division of Sussex, were held on Momlov and
Tuesday last, at Chichester, and • fuller bench
never assembled. The Chairman, Mr. SA•OENT,
was supported on the right by J. PEACHEY. Esq.
and on the left by K. HURST, Esq. ; besides whom
were present—
The Earl of Egrer•ont (lord Lieutenant of use County), his
Grace the Duke of Riclimuud, Lord Seises, the Right Hoy.
W. Hoskiwoo, M.P. ; I. M. Lloyd, E•q. M.P., It. Blake,
Eaq. M.P., Messrs. Baker, Leaves, Diggeus, Etc.
It is ascertained lions experiment, that • horse,
fed on bruised oats, will look its weH, and do as
much labour, airoiti fed on double the quantity of
the grain not bruised.

tAMBRIDGE, OctosEß to.

tiNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

The following Oeatigmen wrre on Friday last arpointrA
Tttit Coeur, fur the year ensuing : _ _

The V lee-Chsnetllt; ; R. T. eArry. D.D. Eminanttet.tol.
lege,— Dir w lig.
E. D. Clatke, LI. D .It.s2 College,—Lose.
.1. Haviland, M.D. St. John's College,—Phy, e.
W. Freec, M.A Nits Repent.
P. Calvert, M.A. Jesse College,— Saltier fiehinit•
The Rev. W. W. fluency of cusrellai, was us the mild
day admitted Bachelor ha Civil
The Rep. J. C. Ebdeo, MA. Fellow of Trinitv Frallt wth •
on Wednesday laid elected Junior Proctor fur the ),ear
onlog, in the room of the Sr.. F %V. Loclinginn,
The Rev. H. Rubineon, M.A. Fellow of St. John's Coflece,
was on the sew dig eppoisted n Pro Proctor.
The Rev. D. Felix, of Trinity Hall, wee on the smile day
ndmitied Rtehebor in Divinity; H. N. J•reeti, l.q. sit St.
John'. College, Master of Arts; and'R. S. Balitseuthldi
Feth,t, of King's College, Bachelor of Arts.
The lertion ef • Protector of Mosir, iii the minm of Me
late Dr Heger, will take place on Wednesday, theplEl of
Nureinber.