The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-10 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Majesty. held a Court at
his Palace in Pall-mall, which was attended by the Lord
Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord
Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries
of State for the Foreign and Colonial Departments, the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master-General of the
1 Ordnance, the President of the Board of Control, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Master of the
Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, Earl Cathcart (Gold Stick),
the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the
Rtcorder of London, the Judge of Madras, the Judge
Advocate-General.
Viscount Lake was the Lord in Waiting, and Colonel
Whatley the Groom in Waiting.
Robert Buckley Comyn, Esq., was presented to his Ma-
jesty by the Right Hon. Charles Wynn, President of
the Board of Control, to receive the honour of Knight-
hood, on his being appointed one of the Puisne Judges
at Madras.
The King held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller
attended as Clerk ; at the conclusion of which the Re-
corder of London was admitted into the presence of the
King in Council ; when he made his report of the con-
victs capitally convicted at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey,
at the last December Sessions.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Liverpool, and the Judge
Advocate-General, who laid before the King the proceed-
ings of some Courts-martial, and took his Majesty's com-
mands upon the same.
The Court broke up about half-past five o'clock.

The Duke of Clarence came to town yesterday morning,
from his residence at Bushy. His Royal Highness left
town at half-put four o'clock in the afternoon, on his re-
turn to Bushy.
Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl of
narrowby, at his house in Grosvenor-square, being the
first Cabinet Dinner the Noble Earl has given this season.
Mr. Secretary Peel was prevented from attending the
King's Court yesterday by indisposition. The Right
Hon. Gentleman continues confined to his house with a
severe cold. Earl Bathurst transacted the official duties

of the Right Hon. Secretary with the King in his absence.
Prince Polignse, the French Ambassador, transacted
business yesterday at the Foreign Office, Downing-street.
Yesterday Mr. Hunter, one of the King's Foreign Mes-
sengers, arrived. at the Foreign Office, Downing-street,
with despatches from our Ambassador at Paris, to Mr.
Secretary Canning.
Lord Marcus Hill is preparing to accompany Sir Charles
Stuart to Lisbon, and finally to the Brazils.
CHELTINIIAX, ran. s.—Amongst the latest arrivals
are—
Marchioness of Downshire, Lord and Lady Rodney, Lord
O'Neill, Lady Oresley, Sir C. Morgan. Bart., Count de Bourbel,
Mr.,and Hon. Mrs. Wallis Grieve, General Orr, Colonel and Mrs.
Money, Colonel and Mrs. PleaderLeath, Dr. Mrs. and Miss
Chichester, Dr. and Mrs. M•Cabe, Rev. Dr. Foulkes, Rev. C.
Isham and
.family, Rev. Mr. Pope, Captain Keuibly ; Mr. and
Mrs. Nugent ; stamen, Wallington and family ; V, alpole ; T.
Webb, ke. &c.
Mr. Kean and the Committee for conducting the Drury-
lane Theatrical Fund, had the honour of waiting on his
Royal Highness the Duke of York, on Tuesday, when his
Royal Highness was graciously pleased to appoint the An-
niversary Dinner for Friday, the 18th of March.
Mr. Campbell, the poet, has written a letter to the
Editor of a Morning Paper, recommending the establish-
ment of a Metropolitan University.
Madame de Cenlis is to receive 40,000 francs for the
copyright of her Memoirs, the largest sum she ever received
for any of her works.
We understand it is in contemplation to establish at
Willis's Rooms, a Set of Quadrille Balls every Friday
during the Season, under the patronage of several Ladies
of distinction.
ADELPIII THEATRE.—This Theatre was last night
crowded to excess, to witness the popular performance of
the lje of en Actor. This piece is the rival, as well as
the successor, of the Torn and Jerry of last season ; and
while it creates a greater degree of interest and pleasure, it
aptly illustrates, and that, without much exaggeration,
the life and character of one of those " half-pay animals
on the muster-roll of creation"—a strolling player; and
gives a moral lesson from the stage, which not long ago
taught the youth of the metropolis that to talk "slang," to
" floor a Charley," and to drink heavy wet," were accom-
plishments which no gentleman who wishes to know what
" Life in London" is, should be without. We are pleased,
therefore, that this production has been so eminently suc-
cessful ; and we hope its success will teach the Managers
that they may profit by legitimate means.
We understand that the actual rec:ipt at the treasury of
Covent-garden Theatre, on the first night of Miss Foote's.
appearance this season, was nine hundred posnds rizrerrs
shillings, the largest sum ever received.—Reeniai: Paper.
The friends of that excellent Institution the East London '
Catholic Charity Schools, for the education and clothing
of poor Catholic boys and girls, are to be honoured this
year by the support of D. O'Connell, Esq. who is to take
the Chair at their Anniversary Dinner, on Tuesday,
February 15, at the City of London Tavern, Bishepegase-
4, F,..0:c
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