The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-02 00:00:00

DUELS.

A doitfita fought, on Friday, in the vicinity of
this metropolis. lky Lord De Duil,traTiville and S:r
Christopher Dawkins; but MI arc t.) state
that ue.th .1. received any injury. The le:ter, me
understand. a as the challenge:, sod a disagrt went
relative to the Borough of Ciranyound, tr us,igiad
as the cause.

Mr. Houlelle, a hanker of Verdun, it arrived in
Loudou. fie cons, ius the article in the French
Papers respreinnt a duel between two British offi-
cers at that depot. The parties were, Capt. Alex-
ander of the niarmes, by whose heads Lieut. Barker,
late of the Ha.+sa• frigate, fell. The duel took
place on the ISM of February. Copt. Alexander
has been c 1111 l looted to prison under life new Kind
Cede, 1•y i+ made u cqpitul uirtme.

Ireater,luy rn%ruing. His MAJrnsTr. Plincegoe•
AlttiLaTA. and SOPHIA, u,coutpauteti by Luly Ai-
nt NIA CUMBERLAND, Generals MANNER.; an t
(41 Y %NE, and Major PRICE, rode to St. Gearge's
Chapel, and heard a eermon preached by the iter.
Mr. LONG. They aftererarda returued to the
Palace.

Friday morning. His MAJESTY. Princesses Au-
ourrr. rod Soro[A, took their usual iiiorinig's
nn horseback. till 12 o'ckek, in Windsor
Great l',rk. liiS MAJZATT Was ser.impaaied by
the Duke of KANT. Lady ALRIKIA Ct31116111.A3D.
Generals CARTW RIGHT and FITZROY, and Colonel
TAYLOR.
•Fi iday morning. Sir ['guy tirtnno, Drs.
Hamm s: and Inan4s. visited Priiwess AAEI,I A at
Windsor. and held u consultation nn her itoysi
Highness's disorder. They afterward* mtur.4ed to
Loodi.n.

Thurailay arrived at Windsor. on a vi.it to their
MaJcsma and Pat *cattails,. the I)uchraa of
YORK.

The Earl of DERBY is expected to hunt this day ;
the wag is to las sensed awe at Foxlcy Hole, am
Crorion.
Ihe Marquis sad Mavebiessers of BUCKINGHAM
gave a grani dinner yesterday, at their house, Pat,-
Mall, to Earl and Cuuutesa FONITA.SULSE, and se.
mai oilier Nobility.
Sir Jon* arid Lady Cox HIPPISLEY gave a
grated di,,uvr, on Saturday. at their house it, Lower
Grosvenor-street, to the Earl sod Countess of LAU-
DERDALE, Lorna Croatia STEN. (iLASToN BURY, Mitt
DK I)IINSTAIVILLS, Bishops of OlatolD
Noawsco, Sirs JAMES PI I.TE Ncy and Joni( Lu to-
Lew, Gen GIES VILE', soil Mr. and Miss Basscr.
• Minister; have been branded ay weak and inca-
pable, bat their majority of 21, proses that they are
come to years of discrttiuta.
The Privy Couneil have refused the application
for a charter to buJd a third theatre.
Her Serene Highness the late Abbrs. of GAN.
DEKSHEISI, fur shoos our Court is gowg into ',loom-
ing, was tiir Princeton Atinuora Doituettr.Doehtsa
of Brunswick Lunenburgh, and a relative of Hia
, MAJESTY. She died on the loth last at Gandrrt-
heists of a fever, in her bid year.
Mr. BANNISTER'S Budget was opened on Satur-
day night with its wow success. This night he
proposes opening it in the East, when hr trJata his
City friends will make the billings produce a goual
bonus.

Tris Lyceum TIIF.ATILE ass again crowded, ou
Saturday night, to isitinoss the performance of the
Maniue, and Hit or Miss, which [mugs op the
Trea:mry to the tune of hundreds each inglit.
The new Comedy of Haw to Trove and How to
Please, was a second time performed, at Covent-
Garden, on &Wide), night. It had undergone
much judicimi, revision and compression, and was
received with great good humour. The excellent
acting of the psi formers did not prevent some per-
turbed'spirits from bestowing their disapprobaum
at the close of the comedy.
We ore authorised to state, that the Council-
room of the Royal Academy, with its appropriate
decorations, and the pictures, &e. presented by the
Acailen.itions on their election, will form a pars of
the approonloing : as these &pont', *loch
are gradually accumulating, have not been seen for
many years,it is thought the proposed arniNement
will he gratifying to the politic. It is not iutrikled
to ace any other works in that apaitment.
Ir. KNIGHT. in Isis report of the transactions of
the flarticultural Streit ty, mentions aim improird
method of cultivating the Alpine Strawberry.—
The mutes* consists of sowing the seesl on a trawls-
rate hot-bed, in the beginning of April, awl re-
moving the plants, as soon as they have acipiired
sufficient strength, to beds in the open ground.
They will begin to blossom after \;idsu nuurr, inul
afford an *hum! int Isle autumnal rrop. Mr. K.
think., that this strawberry ought always to be
treated as an animal phint.
Titanium &wogs, son, Esq. is appointed one
of the Senior Clerks in the rorecue 11.1roartnient. io
the Treasury, in the roam of WI cream Wm:masc.
ri signed ; WILLI AM HILL, EN.'iS appointed
an Assistant elcrk, in the same departni, nt,lo
Med Mr. PKOOXIIISAXII. anti Mr. Crusts rime-
SON isapoaiiited a Juaiiir Clerk nn the tie:4o.l.3A-
meat. on the vacancy oyaeunted 17 the promotion
of Mr. Hut.