The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-02 00:00:00

ILISQUERA ps.

The preparations for the Ladies' Grand Subscrip-
tion Masrperade, to be given this night, at the
house, in Little Argyle-street, lately occupied by
Colonel G Rot' tt a, ate upon the must magnificent
scale The gland hall and staircase will be most
tastefully decorated with shrubs and flowers,
and brilliantly lighted by variegated lamps. Two
transparencies will be among the ornaments of the
staircase, one a figure of Minerva, and the other the
I'2 Ladies, Pat' onessesof this grand and splendid Jett.
The Ball Rouen displays extraordinary taste and ele-
gance. The chimney-piece is one of the most beau-
tifekl we have seen, and is surmounted by a Gipsey
telling a fair one her turtune.— [he floor is chalked
in the Egyptian style, with Doves at the angles, and
the curtains are crimson, richly ornamented. The
wails are festooned with flowers, and at one end is
placed the Orchestra, upon a platform, elevated
about 7 feet from the floor. One of the adjoining
rooms is fitted up entirely in the Turkish styie, and
the smaller tooms,which are forthe purpose of charg-
ing cc:tame, are covered with grapes, and reserntne
graperies. lite lower apartments are laid out Ins
supper for 600 persons.—lt will be one of the most
elegant and best conducted fetes of the kind ever
giver. in the fatLionable world.

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LADY EL;OT'S GRAND CONCERT.
.
This eery eery elegant Lady gave a grand Concert at
her sliscrb luause, in St. Jornes'sasquate, on Friday
evening. The a rtengernerts were in her Lady-
ship's usual stile of magnificence. and the music
under the direftion of Mr. Ltosioaa. the first
part cor.sisted of a favourite Glee, a song by Madam
BIANCHI, and a Trio by Miss Le Toe id ea and
Messrs Lcanine, accompanied on the Harp and
Horns. It was a most charming performance. and
was rapturously encored by His Royal H•gliness the
Duke of Geoucisres. Mr. Ba amass was in fine
voice, aid executed a most delightful daeoo with
Madame Rimier's, with his usual taste and science.
In the second part, Signora GRIGLIETTI sang a
very charming air, siith great taste and sweetness. '
‘• Mr ui-cbes eft," was also admirably given.
There were near 400 Nobility prrsent ; kmongst
whom were—.
Tho Dukes of Gloucester and Somerset; the Marquis of
Abe.cort, ; the Marchionesses of Saltabury and Headier' ; t .e
Earls of Galluwas, Hatdsrteke, and Mount Ealgesmns.; Coun•
i teases Mount I. diet orebe and Haoleticke; V,:couttes.. S d.
1 mouth all r Castlereagh ; Loh,. AIM! 514 C Yotke, 6 C..c.1,
M. Ta..lor, Lucas, lei o•toure:ce, Grantham, and Lemon.

A noble family, distinguished. for their philan-
thropy, on Saturday week, presented the Governors
of the Lock Hospital Charity with the sum of Three
Hundred Pounds ; it is presumed it might have
arisen from having heard of two excellent discourses
delivered the day before for its benefit, the one by
the Rev. Mr. Baas, the other by the Rev. Mr.
Mircuen, as it is certain a part of the very re-
spectable family were present on the evening of that
day.
some of the papers of last week state, as a fact to
be implicitly relied upon, that when the English
force under Sir Jou m Wa aea x put into St...rago,
after the capture of the Mareezo and the Belle Peale,
Admiral Li psuis requested Sir JOHIA% permission to
assembly the French officers, for the purpose of
reading to them an Imperial EJiEI, which he had
by him for some time ; and that the English Ad-
miral having assented to this demand, the French
OffiCers were got together to the amount of nearly
70, when the instrument in question was read to
them by Admiral I..iritits, reciting, that,his Imperial
Majesty, Bun aif • RTC, having bad serious CUM of
11 CilAgtiii and displeasure at the repeated checks and
clx.istris his Naval Force had hitherto expetienced,
had ordained, that in future- all officers of his navy,
who were captured by the enemy, should from that
moment be reduced to rne-fourth of their actual
pay. " And you, Gentlemen, therefore," continued
Li sots, " with myself, are hereby so reduced, sod
must shift, as well as we can, with the little that re-
mains !" The writer el the paragraph adds, " it is
not in words to describe the azitation'and murmur
which succeeded this communication. Execra-
tions " dtep not loud" were poured out against the
unfeeling tyrant." Now, we do not Inbe7e one ~treed
of Clis story, because we do believe that Lisors
hopes to return to France, and must know that the
conduS here described, would expos: hlor to the
i vengeance of isOII•PAIT L.