The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-28 00:00:00

PIGEON AMATEURS.

On Tutuley the Lonn Ilesott yas waited upon at the Man-
s!onihouse, by a Frenchman named Kefjeux, who presented to his
ri;.hip with ail due turns a letter, of which the lollowing is a
tunsivion':—
.. The Amateurs of Pigeons of the City of Verviers, in the Low
countriy., to his Excellency toe Lord Mayor of the City of
L ?don.
Mosstrowsrt —We take the liberty of addressing you.
The roan named Keijeux, who is the bearer of a cage enclosing!
thaty.two pigeons, numbered from 1 to 32, and impressed with the!
sehjoined mark I Vt.-viers a Lowdre) is ordered to let them fly in
our city on the 2dth or 27th inst. between 7 and 8 in the morning.,
lithe weather is clear. 11'e venture to request, 31onseigneur. that
you will grunt him your protection, and deliver to him a certificate
of the trendier of pigeons that he may have presented to you, as well!
r the day and hour at which they will have been set at liberty.
" We have the honour to be, with the most profound respect,
your very humble and very obedient servants,
For the Amateurs, tsc. of Vervicre.
July 19, 18.15.
The Ambassador from the Pigeon Amateurs informed the Lord
Mayor, dist they had made experiments to ascertain the utility of,
pigeons as modes of conveyance of intelligence from one country to!
a.other all over the Continent ; and that they hoped the Chief,
refuse P - sanction.

Pigeons to
ate of. Vaunt, announcing the arrival of 68 pigeons. The two
Conualssiottershrtring expressed to us a desire tome liberty to these
pigeons to fie in our presence, we having first caused it to be seri.
lied, and obtained an assurance that there remained Gl of them.
erf that they were all marked on the wing, ' Verviers a Calais,'
thus morning, at eight o'clock precisely, we have, with a concourse
of inhabitants, seen the said 64 pigeons take their flight, in testi-
mony whereof we have delivered the present certificate.
In the City Ilall, the 13th Day of June, 1825,
(Scaled and Signed) " li. BENARD.
A member of the corporation, who listened very attentively to the
application, asked whether the pigeons had fled hither front the
Netherlands upon this occasion
Kejette repled in the negative. lie did not think that they
knew the way to the 311nsion !louse.
The LOKI) Al Aeoft could not, after the condescension of the
%tot of Calais, refuse to give his certificate, which, although less
ahlime, satisfied Keijeux, who yesterday morning repaired to the
t.tt tithe Mansion House at a little after 8 o'clock. and let the
*hole flack of pigeons out of his basket, at precisely 20 minutes
after that hour. One of the flock flew away front the right direc.
I. ea, but 31 flew off according to the wish of Keijeus, who !Mid
then 'Nati doubtleuereach the Netherlands in five hours and a
h uf, d be were to judge from their former speed.

Ms. CANNING.—The air of Combo Wood agrees ex.
trorely, we are happy to state, with Mr. Secretary Canning,
so moth so that we have the pleasure to say the Right
Honourable Secretary is perfectly restored to health and
strength, which enabled him to return to his official duties
yesterday, in Loudon. lie determined on riding to town
on horseback, and his saildle-horse was ordered to be at
the door of Coombe House, Coombe Wood, the residence
of the Earl and Countess of Liverpool, where the Right
Honourable Gentleman had been on a visit fur some days,
at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and at a quarter put
Mr. Canning mounted his horse, evidently restored tognod
icalth, and with the agility of also renovated strength. He
rrueedell at a very brisk pace, accompanied by Mr. Harvey,
1::e private Secretary, sometimes at a gallop, which rendered
liffictekt for the driver of Mr. Harvey's cabriolet to keep
p with them. Mr. Canning arrived at the Foreign Office
Vote a quarter to five o'clock, having rode shout 13 miles en
1..N.1 than an hour and a half. The Right Hon. I lentleman
17ocresleil forthwith to attend to official business. Prince
i.:terissay, who arrived in London on Tuesday evening
from Paris, went to the Foreign Office to inquire after
Mr. Secretary Canning's health. Mr. Iluskissow also went
I:lere for the came purpose. Mt. Canning slept at Gloucester
Lallge last sight.
Mr. Wynn is on a visit-to Lord Grenville at Droysmere.
Yesterday at half-past twelve o'clock a special Board of
the Loretto( the Treasury was held at the Treasury ChM..
bort, Whitehall, which was attended by the Earl of Liver-
ol, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. the lion. Berkeley
Paget, Lord Granville Somerset, Edmund Alexander
k'Naghtere, Esq. and also Lord Bexley, who it was under-
stood was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time the
hellions shout to he discussed commenced, viz. the
beccan prize money in dispute between the Marquis of
'listings and Sir Thomas Hielop, respecting the grand
army. Their Lcrrelships were attended by their Secreta-
l:es: Tiie testiness under discussion was considered of
tisruch nnportance that all the King's Law Officers at-
tended the investigation, via. the Kings Advocate, the At.
-General, the Solicitor-Gmeral, and the King's
for. The Duke of Wellington, one of the Commis.
Ts. was preset. Mr. Arbuthmt was prevented from
ling by indisposition, with which the Right Hon.
cumn is confined in the country. Their Lordships
mad the investigation till three o cluck. The Earl of
Taal cone to town front Coombe House to attend the
i'g. The Chancellor of the Exchequer come to Loo-
ks:* Ms visit to Lord Grenville at Dropincire, to attend
meeting.
'fount Oraxa *loom—This Theatre is the nightly
of fashion. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of
and the Prioeess Feodore, the Duke of Brunawick
Prince William of Brunswick ; Mrs. Coitus and a
'Visited party ; Ladies Kennedy, E. Smith, J.
.ford. C. ( avendish. and Col. d Este, we noticeJ
I.;!‘t io the boxes. 'Phis is the third time her Royal
the Duchess of Kent has visited the English
HMV to see Broken Promises.
'e Yterms Gazette contains a numerous list of promo-
a the Austrian army.

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dispicrate of London would not refuse his sanction.
The Lord Slaycr could not see what occasion there was for ap-
plying to hire to let nigecins fly.
A Gentleman who was pirment believed that the Pigeon Ama.
true were the Stock Jobbert of the Netherlands, who had resorted
to that expedient after having failed in getting kites to fly. .
Kefjena produced the following certificate front the Mayor of
Calais, ftt aerreboratloa of OreelNlernic nature of Me stetisoirnt :
•• We, the Mayor of the city of Calais, Knight of the Royal
Order of the Legion of Honour, make known to all whom it may 11
concern, that on thin day two individuals have presented them- Ici
wires before us, and placed into our hands a letter inscribed ' Ver_ l
van, the tith instant, from several Amateurs of Pigeor.s in the said b