The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-12 00:00:00

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Addressed to a select party of Mr. Houna's friends, wit
formed a resolution (at the time of his decease) to elect'
plain marble monument over his grave, in the churcL•yari
of Warden, near Hezham, lance his near relatives shutill
aegkct to pay that tribute to hi. memory.

Shall Holden fall, and shall not Am a stone
Tell where his loved remains in death are laid?
Shall Haplon's* grateful peasantry alone,
Breathe a sad requiem o'cr his gentle shade?

Ye sererous youths, tbat ►ossd the festive board
Earaptued, listeu'd to bis seamed tongue—
Ye nymphs, who once bis very steps sdoed,
What! are your memories lost—your bsrps mistress

111.1ated Tbreepwood! lovely, lonely spot,
Where first Athenian Tweddellf drew his breath;
And lately, musing in illy shady grot,
Aeconsplisb'd Holden met the dart of death.

Shall it be said, in bold °Northumbria's land,
His tomb no kindred apirit has arforit'd ? \
Newer!—He anchned on a fri..ndly strand,
" Where etrangera bonour'd, and where Onagers
mourn'd."

• A village near to Threepwitotl.

I- The late John Tired&ll (an ornament to any age et
country), proprietor of Threepwood, rued at Athens, sus
was buried in the temple of Theseus.

Lord HOLLAND hail a %elect party at dinner yes
terdiir, at his house in St. Jaines%-sttire.
Baron STfianoLD. the Swedish Poo,
tained a large party of do.ttuction on Weduerrhy,
at his house in Lower Grosvenor-street.

Lord MELVILLE will entert,an a large partyof
distinguished personages on the 20th instant, at its
residence at the Admiralty.
THOMAS DENMAN, El. M.P. ail' entertain a
large party on the 20th wawa, at his house a
Russell-square.
Yesterday morning was married at St. Janie?.
Church, Viacount ANsotr, to Miss PHILLIPS, of
Gloucester-place. . . . .

'I he late Queen of WiIITEMBERG has bequeathed
to the Kiel:, her husibaed, a million of roubles, and
two table services, one of whirl), in gold, was a pre-
rent from St. l'etershurgh. She has also left hid
the usufruct of two millions of ronbles bequeathed
to her daughters until the period of their majority.
illadaWr CATALAN!, who had been detained at
Lille by a very severe illness, ou her way to Eng-
land, is now quite recovered. This celebrated
sitiger, on the 3d of the month, gave her first con-
cert, which produced her a good receipt and much
applause. On the ryth she gave a secoad.--(Para
p•Ter.)
BON-140T.—At the establishment of volunteer
corps, a certain corporation agreed to form • betty,
oil coteldion that they should riot he obliged to quit
the country. Their proposal was submitted to Mr.
PITT, M1).0 •Pid, he had no objection to the terms.
if they would permit him to add, " except in this
vase of invasion."
The collectors of curious coincidences have re.
marked, that on the very day at.J mor at which
M. Sr. Ni A lICFLLIN was mortally' wounded by a
person flout Nautes, one of los best pieces (railed
Let Oiseaux) was represented at the theatre sof
that city, between two pieces. called Le Coup
d'Epec, Le Dud.
A celebrited dramatist, who had lately taken the
benefit of the losolveut Act, was met by a blend,
who expressed great pleasure in seeing him look so
wen. sactug. " Why, you've grown quite fat ?"
" Fitt !" replied the wit, ,‘ why didn't you know
that I was enlarged ?"
The pLeurt ntsteli, at eleven birds each, be-
tween dl r. MIFFIN, of Shureditt h, and 11r.
YoUN GER, of Ac Hollow, took plact ye,ierilay
In tie ids. It was won by Mr. YovNGEK,
who killed all his Mods at 31 yards from the
Mr. MIFF'S had two die out of 'lit lou yards
b...inds, and :he last he missed. The match %sal
for 40 guineas.