The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-25 00:00:00

On Saturday the ROYAL FANII
W indoor.

Yesterday ntorniug, soon after ten
MAJESTY, Princessea AUGUSTA, MAI'

AAA AMILLIA, attended by Lady J.
H. B. NICALE, and Generals MAI
. .

Finiurt, attended divine service.

Chapel, Windsor, and heard a
Rev. Dr. kisArts, from the &nit

Peter, the 31 chapter, aad Sth verse
always to give all ahower to ewer
you the reason of the hope that is
this occasion the Rev. Mr. DIGIT

as one of the Canons, to which he

appointed in the room of the late Dr.
Yesterday the Princess Soriii• of
took un airing in the Quitsiestarden.
A meeting of the ..toman atholics
Was held in that city on the 19th inst.
unanimously agreed to renew their
Petition to Padiarnent is a transcript of that pre-
piloted by Mr. Fox and Lord GRENVILLE. A re-
port of the proceeding is given in the next page.
FRANCIS HILL, Esq. Secretary of Legation to
the Portuguese Government; and Mr. Cirtiter,a-
LATHE, Secretary and Acting Consul-General at
the Brazils, sailed, on Friday, from Portsuiouti..
in the Sareeillaßte, Sir Groaaz Col.Li Ea, for Itio
Janeiro. The Surveillante is charred with di--
patches fur Sir SIDNEY SMITE, (blithe Tagus ; for
Sir SMILE!. 1100 D, at Madeira; and for the Poi-
Nome Government. She has on board 40,00
dollars for idasieira. besides the loan of Inu,ttool.

for the Portuguese Government.
The four Regiments that are going to Ha.ifax
with `fir ClEoaGr. PILE% nit, have begun to ealhalk
at Portsmouth. The 7th and nth ReKiuu•ut.
roan•hed into that town from Lewes and RexhilL
on Frisloy and Satnrday, and embarked imnted -
ately. The 23d Regiment is expected to arrite
and embark• this day aumml,to4norrow ; aid the 13th
are daily expected haws. Pionsouth. ULORtel.
P/MEVOST arrived at Portuustuth on•Satorday !ITS-
Major Lloattrwoontia lippoiuted his Secre-
tary. Fie is succeeded in, bis command as 1:101-
tenaut4;overuor of Portsuita4h Garrison, by Maiot-
Gencral WEIATIIAM. Colossi of the 10 Reinsert
of Foot Gua►ds, who esassoustAed the Brigade s:
Comport, about four 'ears ?••,1• i•• ..

ENTHRONIZATION OF THE LORD

ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.

Oa Thursday niorainc,, between the hours of eight And
ten, commenced the ceremony of the Entbrooiretion of the
Moat Reverend Father in t:od, Edward, by Divine Priivi -
dame, Lord Archbishop of York, Primate of England,
and Metropolitan, at York. The r'ittions being con-
voked in the Chapter-house, nod the mandate for his Grace's
Rothraiiitation prOdUCOM and read, the Hon. alai Rev. Ed-
ward Rice, the Percent*, exhibited his Proxy from the
Archbishop, and demanded, lu th ii.inte of the Must Rev.
lather, to he enthrunimil and invested with the Archiepis-
copal dignity.

• - -
The appointment ofproxy being read, the Canons proceed-
ed from the CliaptcrAiiiiiie t h mulch the choir, and nreended to
thealtar, where the Archbishop, by hi, proxy, took the useal
oath ; he afterwards seated himself in a chair new the altar,
and the Rev. Robert Nlarkilam, Archdeacon of York is the
absence of the Right Wiinitiiptel the Dego, ptiwim, hi.
hued on the head of the Arebtrehop, invested him with
the Paatuial and Archiespiscupal dignity. The Litany
was then read before the Altar, by the Reverend William
Atelier/eon, huhchanter ; after which, the Arebbiabiep
critied the throne, which continues to be cavereil with black
eh:Ahead escutcheons, in memory of Archbishop Alarlinun.
The Archbishop being Rented, the Archdeacon laid his
land on his head, declined him to be enthroned in fall pos-
session of the powers and jurisdictions of the Ste, and pro-
nounced aver him a benediction ; after which, the Arch-
deacon stapdiag in the thnnie, and turning to the congre-
gation, returned dislike to Almighty God that the choice of
Archbishop had fallen vu sn worthy and lit • person ; pray-
ing that he might Ion; continue to exercise the Arehiepixen-
pal functions a--71, DCIOI *vat, then snug, the Archbishop
sitting on his throne; and the Cauwn aftereards adionrind
to Ike Chapter-house, where the keys were delivered up to
the tamers of his Grace.

The ceremony was concluded by a scramble for cakes and
wine smouetr the crowd assembled in the chapter-horse,
mid the bells of the cathedral afterwards raug a peal in
hiewuvr of the slay.

TIIEATRES.

OPERA-HOUSE.

The Comic Opera of Le Frasestani was per-
formed, on Saturday night; and MatIatTIeCATA-
LANI played and sang with undiminished excel-
knee. in the favourite Ballet of IA Belle Laiiiere,
the several performers displayed their usual grace
and agility. The Idarelnote-sies of HUADFORT,
WSLIESLEY, Dowasolar, and BATH; the Couu-
imams of ANTAISI, CAMDEN, and BARIITMOSE;
and Ladies HAWKIMICAY, M. SENTINCK, *ad C.
SCOTT, were present.