The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-06-15 00:00:00

A LGERINES.

The non-payment of six millions of yeah by the Spanish Consul
has determined the Dey to send oil his vessels to sea. The follow-
ing despatch has ben transmitted by the Commander e Marine in
the province of Mahon to the Command3nt of Marine in Barcelona.
" .31attow. MAY 27.

" The United States brig of war Pompoise has anchored to-day in
our port, having arrived in four days from Algiers. Mr. Benjamin
Cooper. the commander of the vessel, has brought the news that an
Al nine squadron, consisting of a corvette and four brigs, had
sailed from the port of Algiers; but Mr. Cooper did not know
where, nor against whom, these forces had been despatched. What
renders me anxious to inform you of this circumstance is my deli e
that you should give the greatest publicity to the news, in order
that the commanders of vessels may use more precaution in their
voyages. (Signed) "JOSEPH GARCIA."

Wiwnsoa, dusts lt.—The King paid a visit to the
Castle yesterday afternoon, to observe the progress of the
different works. The Clerk of the Works, &c. was in
waiting to receive his Majesty. Some of his Majesty's
visiters alighted from the phaeton and went over the build-
ing. After remaining some time, the King, accompanied
by his visiters, returned to the Lodge to dinner. His
Majesty's band went to the Lodge yesterday evening, for
die purpose of performing some choice pieces of music.
We are happy to state that the following favourable ac-
count of the state of the Duke of York's health was given
by Sir Henry Halford, on attending the Royal Duke yester-
day, that " his Royal Highness had passed a good night,
and was much better." The Royal Duke continued con-
fined during yesterday, and received visits in the course of
the day from the Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia,
and the Duchess of Gloucester.

Mr. Szcretary Canning left Downing-street on Tues-
day, on r visit to the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, at
Coombe Wax'.

Mr. Haviiand, the King's Messenger, wa■ sent off on
Tuesday evening from the Secretary of State's Office for
Foreign Affairs, with despatches for Sir Henry IVellesley,
our Ambassador at Vienna.
Tits FINE ARTS.—We understand that the Directors
of the British Institution have presented to the National
Gallery the celebrated pictures by Partnegiano and Paul
Veronese. This is an act of liberality worthy of imitation
and of praise.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the undermentioned ships were thus
timed, riz.—Cornwall, and Lady Kennaway, for Bengal
direct; and IVinchilsea, for China ;—to be afloat the 20th
instant, and aail from Gravesend at the expiration of 20
days from the day of their coming afloat.
C. C. Western, EN. has had lately some Merino sheep
sheared, whose wool he had suffered to grow for five years;
it was a foot in length when cut off, and the animals were
so oppressed by its weight, that they could scarcely walk.
We have received the Allgemeene Zeilung to the Bth
inst. An article, dated Rome, May 21, states the Pope to eon.
tinue in good health, and details a variety of circumstances descrip.
tire of changes made in the Papal I.^gstions. Reports are again
circulated of outrages committed by banditti and Carbonsri, and
several offenders have been put to death. The King of Naples was
understood to have been ill; but, at the above date, sae reported
better.

We are authorized to state, that the poll for the Univer-
sity of Cambridge will most unquestiouably be kept open till a late
hour on Thursday night.
1 tee LATE C. M. Vow Wee en.—lt is now announced
that the obsequies of this distinguished person will be celebrated
to-morrow in St. Paul's Catnedral, instead ~f the Catholic Chapel
in bloorfields, as was at first intended. The Rrytion, the last
composition produced by the mighty genius of Mozart, and which
it is intended to perform on this occasion, is, in fact, a complete
service of the mass for the repoae of the soul of the deceased, (ac-
cording to the ritual of the Chorch of Rome), and ot course more
appropriate for performance in a Roman Catholic Chapel than •
Protestant Cathedral, but the difficulties to he encountered in the
execution ot the former proposition were found to be insuperable.
The bloorlields Chapel is under the Immediate control of Dr.
Peyote, the Catholic Bishop of the boodon D'strict, hetw, en
whom and the Committee superintending the pr. privations for the
performance • correspondence ensued, which terminated on
IE4 being ascertained that owing to the g-eat number of
professors,who are desirous to assist in paying this tribute of re-
spect to deraned genius, it could not be accomplished at Moor-
fields on the extensive scale contemplated, without interfering ma-
terially with the existing arrangement of the chapel. St. Paul's
WWI at length fixed on. where the performance of the Requiem will
be heard with increased effect. The sublime passages which occur
in the hymn—
Dieu We. dies Ms.
Salret areclurn in

descriptive of the various awtul occurrences of the bast Day, may be
Mere given in all their grandeur= and the performance, as a whole,
cannot fail to afford a high gratification as a mutical performance,
independently of the solemn interest derived from its more imme-
diate occasion.

WESTMINSTEIb SISSION3.—The General Quarter Ses-
sions for the City and Liberties of Westminster will commence this
morning at nine o'clock.
Tit FANce.—Yesterday Crawlers benefit, at the Ten-
nisieourt, Windmill-street, was well attended. The favourites of
the schnce were Jones, the sailor-boy. Reid, and Wallace. Jam'
Buena set-to with a powerful long-srmed black, a novice in the
Fire-ring, and found him a rorgb customer. Crawley, after
thanking the company fur their patronage, challenged to light any
man in England, which was accepted on behalf of Ward, and the
fight is to take place within two months, on terms to be settled
hereafter. A. eat-to between Crawley and Bidders finished the
day's sport.
Famat.r FASHIOSS.—It is with pleasure we have no-
ticed in the fashionable circlet' the prevalence of White Pressed
Chip Hats, and which, we are informed, can only be had in the
highest perfection at 59, llolborwhill, facing Ely.place.
The novel and beautikl article invented and manufac-
nixed by Vyse, or Ludgate-street, in ladies' Hats and Bonnets for
the Spring and Summer Fashions, is universally admired by the
Fashionable World for its elegance, lightness, durability, and
elasticity.
Amidst all the contests which the present Elections give
rise to, none will exceed in interest and intensity the struggle which
will take place next month. The Six Candidates fur public favour
on that occasion have each Thirty Thenitand retowsuentlations, and
all those who have a tritle in their pockets are pos4ssed of the
Elective Franchise. Come then earls to the 1,011 tthle, and vote
Mr the Six Thirty Thousands, &c. To be all drawn hi one day,
18th July. No blanks.
Richardson, Got:dluck and Co. beg to call the attention
of their Friends and the Public to the Lest Lottery that will ever
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day. the lath of July. Richardson, Gmxiluek and Co. recommend
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