The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

FASMO,VABLE IVTELLICENCE.

His Excellency fount Lieven entertAined a select party of his
distinguished friends at dinner on Thursday, at Asliburnham
Douse, among whom w.-re—The Duke of IlVellington, Prime
Esterhasy, the Prussian Minister, the Marquis and Marchioness
de Hostie, and Lords licresford and Somerset. In the evening the
Countess had a small party or fashionables, including Prince and
Princess Polygnac, the Dutch Ambassador aid his Lady.
The Duke of Norfolk has arrived at his scat, Arundel' Castle,
Sussex, bun the Isle of Wight.
The Doke of St. Alban's and the Ladies Reauclerk left town on
Thursday evening, for their seat, Gatton, Staley.
Lord and Lady King arrived on Thursday at their seat, Oak-
ham, Sorrey, from the Earl of Fortescue's seat, Castle Hill,
Devonshire.

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Lord Nugent has left the Earl of Jersey's. Middleton Perk,
Oxton'shire, for %Vanlour Castle, \Vats, on a visit to Lord and
Lady Arundel.
Sir George IVarrender, Dart., h-ft town on Thursday, fur his
'tat in Scotland. _ _ _

Sir Roger tiresley„ Ilse.. has I,ft Drakelow, Derbyshire, for
emote, IVoreestvrahire, on a visit to the Earl and tout:tow of
Coventry.
IThe Earl of Gosfort arrived on Thursday at Blake's Hotel,
Jermyn•strect, from his seat in Ireland.
E. Walker, Esq. left the Waterloo Hotel, Jennyn.strett, yes-
tenlay, tbr his sent in Scotland.
Emily, Marchioness of Londonderry, arrived in town yesterday,
front her sear. North Cray. Kent.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire arrived on Thursday at the Bri-
tish Hotel, .lennyn-street„ from the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter left Thomas's lintel,
Berkeley-square, yesterday, for their seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire.
Francis Towerly, Esq. has arrived at ditto, from Oxford.
Arrivals at Warren's lime', Regent.street :—The Pew. Arch-
I deacon de Cray, from Hants ; and Mr. and Mrs. Eyre, from
Spain.
Wm. Knott. Esq. has arrived at his house in New.street, from
his seat in Wilts.

Arrivals at Hartong a Hotel. Oxford-street Struth,
Bart, from Tunbridge Wells ; J. L. tioldsmid, Esq. from the
Continent ; and Captain Rittman and Sir Charles tiordon„ from a
tour.—Departures from ditto ;--S. Tyi.sen, Esq. and Miss Tymen,
to Norfolk ; Mita CIAO', to Bath Nurent, E-q., on a
tour; tieorge Pnce, Esq. and Captain Price, R.N., to Surrey ;
J. Ill'Oatel, Esq., to the Continent ; and Captain Disney,
Barnaby, and Roos, Elia., on a tour.

The Prince and Princess of Orange will al out in the
middle of next week for St. Petersburgh. It is said that
the Prince will return to spend a part of the winter at
Brussels, and will leave his august consort in Russia. It
is thought the Pt i:ICITS will be eight months absent.
Mr. Canning has taken the grand house which forms the
end, and faces the rtantes, of the magnificent row of noble
mansions recently built on the site of old Richmond House,
at the end of Parliament-street, and nearly opposite to
Downing-street. There will be a fine terrace fronting
Mr. Canning's town residence down to the bank of the
Thames.

Lord. Chief Justice Abbott has purchased, from Joshua
lValker, Esq. M.P. for Ali!borough, the beautiful grounds
and mansion, called l lendon place, near Hampstead, and is
to take possession of them at Michaelmas.
Weysior TO, SEPT. 9.—Aldennan Sir William Curtis,
M.P., in his elegant yacht, IMasterton lire, Esq., M.P.,
Ittv. Lord and Lady W. Sotuerset, and several other fami-
lies, are just arrived, and the town is more full of com-
pany than we have eve:- witnessed since the days of George
the Third.

Mrs. Coutts and suite arrived, on Monday, at the George

Lord Byron, like his predecessors Napoleon and Dr
Johnson, it appears, has also had his Boswell, in the person
of Captain lledwin, a cousin of the late Percy Bysshe
Shelley. This gentleman, who we understand is dis-
tinguished for his literary attainments, went to Italy in the
autumn of 1t421 for the benefit of his health, and residing
for a considerable period with Lord Byron at Pisa, on the
m at familiar terms, was in the daily habit of noting down
his conversations for his own amusement, and as curious
matter for private refer, nee. lie alleges, that although the
various communications were made to him without any in-
junctions to secrecy, they would not have been given to the
world had it not been for the destruction of his Lordship's
own memoirs, which he considers to have been the inherit-
ance of the public, and their suppression a serious
/foreleg Purr.
Du t.—A meeting took place on Monday, on Sandy-
mount Strand, near Dublin, between a Mr. B—ne and a
Mr. It —n, in which the latter was badly wounded in the
hip, though not dangerously. The cause of quarrel lies in
impenetrable obscurity, except to the parties themselves,
but it is thought to be of long standing.
FATAL DUEL AT 8 !!!!! rn the ath ult. the
Viscount d'A. Lieutenant in the lat Regiment of French
Dra;oons, and nephew of a minister, fought a Juni with
M. Von Clowite, an Officer in tho Bavarian service. Un-
fortunately the Viscount was so severely wounded, that be
died the rTxt day. M. \'on Clowitz fled ; but both the
seconds were apprehended and lodged in pr's m.
Such is the extent to which Mr. NPAdant's plan of road-
making is now adopted, that that gentleman, it is said, has
given notice to the overseers of the different parishes in
and about London, that be is willing to employ ..11 many
able-bodied men as they can send him in breaking stones;
at which work a steady man may earn front three to five
shillings a day !
It will be satisfactory to the inhabitants of the metro-
polis to know, that a steam engine, with a power equal to
120 horses, has lately been erected at Queenhithe by the
New River Company, for the purpose of procuring water
from the Thames. This powerful machine was put into
operation last week with much effect, raising water in great
abundance. With this steam engine, in addition to the
PIAUI supply of the Company, it is to be hoped that we
shall hear no further complaints of the deficiency of water
in cases of fire.

A machine, constructed upon principles entirely new,
and possessing the power of raising water, or of forcing
air down in water, has been invented by a rent !man in
the country, of the name of Mr. J. Allan. lie has styled
it the " Seismatic Machine." It surpasys, for case in
working, all other machines for raising water at present in
use—not excepting Archimedes' screw, as its motion is
vibratory, like the pendulum of a clock.
An extensive seizure was made on Tuesday at Queen's
Elm. The article.; consisted of brandy, rum, and hol-
lands, French silk, tea, tobacco, and snuffs, an.l are esti-
mated, at the value of two thousand pounds. These were
all done up in the neatest manner in packets, with an out-
side envelope of brown holland. The ►eizure was made
upon premises used fur the purposes of stabling, and situ-
ated at the back of York-place, Queen's Ehn, and also
near the New Church, Chelsea. A gallant Admiral, who
resides at no great distance from Apaley House, and was
on the premises, Win seized whilst in the act of mounting
his horse, which has for some time stood at livery in the
above-mentioned stables. A brief explanation, however,
released him from the temporary restraint to which he had
been subjected. Many hitherto respectable inhabitants in
the parish of Chelsea are said to be implicated in this
affair. The discovery by an accomplice was the cause of
the seizure.

HOUSE OF LORDei—lnlall Arra AL—KIRWAN fh °VON..
Nos.—ln this cause the defendant, Mr. Valentine O'Con-
nor, had appealed from the order of the Lord Chancellor
Manners, directing him to complete the purchase of an
estate in the county of Galway, which he had bought under
a decree of the Court; and to pay the purchase-money,
19,000/. into Court immediately. Mr. O'Connor paid the
purchase-monev into Court, and instantly appirded from
the order, complaining of the injustice of holding hint to
the purchase of an estate with a bad title, as that was, and
desiring to be exonerated from the purely. se. The hearing
of this appeal lasted three days, and the House pronounced
judgment upon it on the very day before it rose for the
year. It reversed the order of Lord Manners; exonerated
Mr. O'Connor entirely from tl:e purchase, and ordered that
he should be repaid his purchase-money, 19,0001. with in-
terest, and all his costs.
St. James's Park has been greatly improved. The Duke
of York's garden presents a beautiful object, as it is now
open to public view ; and that part leading into the (reen
I Park train St. James's Park, which was forme:Hy impas-
II sable in bail weather, has new become a favourite pro-
menade. The Mall, and the other walks, which were in
a very bad condition, are now undergoing a thurough repair.
We have received letters from Para, dated the 6th July,
from which we learn that every thing there had become
perfectly tranquil since the appointment of the new Audio-
ricka, who have given general satisfaction. The accounts
from the interior are stated to be more favourable, and
several arrivals of produce had conic down from Santarem,
whilst others were hourly looked for. A decline in the
prices was t .epected on the arrival of the new crops ; but at
th: date of the lettas the supplies were very limited.

DUTCH P.IPERS.

Yesterday we received llrussets Pipers to die Silt inst.
The following are extracts :
FRAN otronT, SE rT• 3.

For some years peat • Committee has exteied, consisting of Cum.
missioneri named by Ilse diffetent German States of the second and
third order, to consider of means to encourage the trade of Ger-
many. They have not published the result of their deliberations
but it appears that the obect of their l'ommission has been taken
into consideration by the tlmisters at Joannisherg some time ago.
The preservation of public tranquillity lumen dcpetaill on the re-
vivid of commerce in the (iceman States, where it is feared that the ,
extreme distress will cause general di content, especially ,
Southern Germany. This state of things, it is apprehended, may
lead to great inconveniences, both in a moral and local point of
view. The great Powers seem to have at 'teeth taken this affair
into their consideration. The apprehension that they may he ad.'
verse to the meeting of the l'oinnuissioners bac cvased. It is there-
fore hoped, that they w,ll shortly assemble again, and that coca-',
mores will be adopted to put an chit to the generi dicress which
arises trout the alar:oirg stagnation of commerce.
PET casnu tem, Atro.
The Imperial Family have been residing since the lath at Ka-
tinny Oshow. Count Nesaelrode is to accompany the Emperor in
his tour in the interior of the Empire.
The English Ambassador, Sir Charles Raga% had his audience
of leave on the 111th. 31r. Ward, his successor. arrived on the
Name day.
Banxix,Auo. 31.
The Grand Duke Nicholas has arrived here.
Certain information has been received at %Farmer from St. Peters-
burgh, that the Emperor is not coming to that city, and that the
Diet will not meet this year. The Emperor. alter his tour in the
Southern Provinces, will return toSt. Petersburgh by way of Oren.
burgh, aid al: the reports of his intending to go out of the i:nipire
are groundless.