The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-23 00:00:00

IrtorAL rACRT'CLUB.

COWES, SEPT. 21.
The sailing season drawing to a close, awl many of the
members being about to depart for their country residences,
the Falcon, Commodore Lord Yarborough, came into
Cowes harbour on Saturday, the IStle inst. preparatory to
• ball his Lordship proposed giving on Monday, to the
Yacht Members and thew friends. Sunday his Lordship
invited the limbers lying in Cowes Roads to dinner, who,
with their friends, anionoted to twenty-two. The even-
ing proved exceedingly wet, which was the occasion of
many ladies despairing of a fine evening for the ball the
next nigitt ; a favourable change, however, taking place,
from a shift of wind to the S.W., the weather cleared, and
producer' a fine evening.
The Falcon was covered with an awning, and decorated
in the interior with colours, and the signal 'flags of the
Club, having the distinguishing flag at the stem, with the
letters while Crown and foul Anchor (permitted
to be worn by the Lords of the Admiralty), ornamented
with laurels at I flowers, brilliantly illuminated, which,
reflecting from the hew-Work of ',cloying pins, &c. had a
most striking aced.
At ten o'clock, p.m. Lord Yarborough received the com-
pany ; but, from the numerous assemblage, the boats did
nut cease to board the yacht till nearly twelve o'clock.
Country dances, tputdrillx, and Scotch reels were imme-
diately formed, extentlfig, the whole length of one side of
of the yacht's deck. At two o'clock, a.m. the supper was
tuntranced, when the gusts descended to the thice cabins,
the tables of which presented a most sumptuous display of
miry ilelicae; that fancy could imagine, consisting of
creams, jellies, preserves, Chainprigne, Frontiniae. and
ether French wines, and an unusual supply of particularly
tine pines, grapes, and other fruit. (In withdrawing front
tins banquet dancing re-commencol. and was kept up with !
the highest spirit and enjoyment till four, a.m. when the
huts atsetubled round the Falcon to convey the visitors to
their ropective homes ; and many of the boats, fitted up
22 gondolas, with lamps, had a most novel and pleasing
appearance. About twelve o'clock on Tuesday the broad
pendant was struck, and the distinguishing blower of the
Club hoisted, and Lord Yarborough went ashore.

There were 300 persons present, and among the com-
ptry at TC-

. ,
Lord IVilloughlay tie liroke; Lord and Justly arsnthluit Misses
Robinson; !coly and Mr. Seymour ; Lady Elizabeth and
Miss Palk; bawd Francis flower; Mr. and Lady Charlotte lire.
; Mr. and louly l'aroline Mutant ; lion. Mr. and Mrs. Hare;
Sit ticorge, Lady, and the 3lisscs ttnuts; Sir George, Lady,
a-al Mils Leak ; Lady and .hiss Ilipppislry ; Admiral and Mrs
11.avars; Captains Hamilton, Ilamonal, Ilerringhron, Arbuthnot.
anal Synuaula ; Mr. Justice, I.ady, and the 31isses Bayley ; Mr
and the biasses M'oral ; Mr. T. A. Smith; Mr. Marie; Mr
Rectulds; Mr. l'erkir.s ; Dr. llook ; Rec. J. 1/rl.atielal ; Co
Thomas; Colonel Shaden ; 31r. and Mrs. Ruben Shedd's'
ae. Ike Ike

Nfajor•General jharks 'Punter, C.B. Captain-General
and Governor in Chief of the Colony of Sierra Leone, and
its dependeneits, in Africa, had an interview, yesterday
morning, with Earl Bathurst, at :lie Colonial Office, pre-
paratory to his embarkation for his Governorship.
I.,b,erihty morning High Mass was performed in the
Sanaa Catholic Chapel, George-street, Portruan-rapiare,
11 the French Ainbassador's Chaplain, on the occasion of
t.a: death Of the King of France. The Chapel was entirely
121:13 with black, and profusely lighted with wax candles.
The French Ambassador and suite. and many of the French
Nobility, were presont.
Uy a 6w of the Emperor Philip, (lib. x. lit. 131.) Poets
mac not admitted to those immunities cenrcrred uu other
pral..ssors of liberal arts. A similar sneer at their teasing
maipifleanre escaped a petty Sovereign of Germany. In
the act, published at Brfurt, 2241 Much, 1796, for the
instruction of tlw censers or licensers of the rota, pro-
,ision is made, that those who publish poems shall pay
flauble price per sheet fur the wr:tings they submit to
crisp examination.
MiLANCOOILT I:Team—Tuner PfXSONB WONT TO
DrArn.—On Tuesday evening the 11th instant, a widow,
th • name of Al• Rae, residing at Breachtlachalin, in the
r wish of Kilmoraeh, and her three children, two girls and
" 'my, from twelve to nineteen years of age, retired to rest
at MAr usual hour. The woman awoke about midnight,
1114 finding the house in Hama, she hurriedly awoke her
slam daughter, and desired her to get out her brother and
sinter; she then leaped out at the window, and ran for sr,t-
stacc, but there being none near, before her return the
Ma fell in, and her three unfortunate children. her sole
ar. were burnt to death in the ruins. Five or six
ttotl cattle, sad the furniture and clothes, fell a prey to
the lamp. The fire originated in a temporary partiuon
attached to the tire-place.--Ixrerteess Joarnat.