The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-07 00:00:00

Tki K CilaV E.

11. 'Erg 's fox hounds meet on Wednesday it Leigh
Village ' • gad ou Saturday it Chequers Herley.
The Surrey fox hounds meet isa Monday at Farley Green;
on Thursday at Riddlesdown ; mail on Saturday at Keaton.
The harriers meet oa Monday, ‘Vcdnesday, and Saturday,
at Kesel?).
Mr. Ililfe bounds afforded as excellent day's sport on
Monday last to a well attended field. The hounds threw off
at Wassand, and found immediately. The Arst fox was
beaded, and went into cniAw ; the woad broke cover IC
grand style, made for Hrittield, thee Wcsterby's Winn, past
Treadon Hill, thee for Cattrick ; thence to Siglixtune, past
Carlos, to Nuakeeling Whin, which he skirted, immediately
to Bisning's Hull ; thence to Draught), through to &shuts.,
and was killed on She Sand Hulls before he could Cross the
Harniston Drain—lwckily for the horses, fur they all had
enough of It. The worthy owner of the bounds was op, and
declared " It was the proudest day of his life !" (it was the
finest day). Aibong the many good horses that were but,
Mr. Hill's bey horse, rode by the whipper-in, and Mr. Le.
garts Grey Peter, wire the most dhoinguirked.
lieutenant-Culunel Wyndham's fox hounds met at Her-
ringbain Shaw on Monday. A brush of an hour ensued ;
but it waa mutually spoiled, owing to a butcher's dog uti.-
taiaing a view of the fos, and ineffectually pursuing ; an
event which took that pick off the scent, and enabled Rey_
Yard to escape.

STEEPLE CHASM
A sirtpie 'batch was ridden cm Tuesday, fur 50 bovereignl
each, the second 10 receive back 25, between Mr. Mansell,
Captain Probelt, and Mr. Hartman'', and which for speed
and intrepidlry has scarcely a parallel. The start .as from
Wakellehd, on the Wa.kingham road, to go to Winfred House,
friar miles from Maidenhead Thicket, and more from Henley.
•poa.Thanna. The Captain eras brit at Winfred House, by
Iwo minutes, from his knowledge of the route, and Mr. Man.
sell wood, by superior speed. The ground, considered It
miles was perfumed in 40 minutes.

THE ARMY.
STATION OP THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.

lit Regiment of Life Guards, General the Earl of Haring.ton, Colonel—Windsor.
Id Regiment of Life Guards, General Earl Cathcart, K.T.
Colonel--Regesn's Park.
Royal Reinsert of Horse Guards, Field Marshal the Duke
of Welliugaro, K.G. G C.B. cud G.O H Colonel—Knights-
bridge.
lit (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards, Field Mar-
shal his Royal Highoeos the Doke of York, K.G. G C.B. and
G.O H Colonel—lit battalion, Dublin-2d ditto, Tqwer—
pd ditto, Knightsbridge.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, Field-Marshal
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G. G.C.B.
and G.C.H., Colonel—lit battalion, King's Mews-2d ditto,
Portman-street.

3d Regiment of Foot Guard., rettl.Marsbal his Royal
Highuess the Duke of Gloucester, K.G G.C.B. and G.C.H.,
Colima-Ist battalion, WC14014111012d ditto, Pipoorib.

MELANCHOLY CIRCUMSTANCR.

LOW evening, about seven i.'clock, a young woman, genteelly
dressed, walked up to the keeper of Waterloo-bridge gate,
mid inquired if there were say watermen near, as she wished
Lego by water to London-bridge; be replied there were Dose
at that late hour. Hi. attention being occupied by people
passing through the gate, he look so further notice, but is
the space of eve or six initiates afterwards be be,rd two vio-
lent screams proceeding from the River; ba immediately has-
teued down the steps leading to the waterside, when be
discovered the young lady's hamlet and muff, bet she
►ad sunk to nee no more. It im Leghorn bonnet, trimmed
with black feathers. He instantly gave list alarm, when
drags were immediately procured, sad every exertion used,
but at a late boor they had sot succeeded iu fintliwg the body.
At the lime the unfortunate young lady committed the ra*
set it au high tide.

CANIBRIDOB ELECTION.—The interest which the
election excited is so great, that we understood a
very large impression of the poll was disposed of in
two days, and a second edition has already appeared.
We find, by this authentic publication, that out of
the sixteen Heads of Houses, who are possessed of
the elective suffrage for • Representative in Parlia-
ment seine voted for Mr. 13,4t4zu, two for Lord
MULVEY, two for Mr. SCARLETT, and three did not
vote at all. We have been permitted to extract the
following :

GENERAL STATE OF THE POLL.
B. H. S. Voters.
St. Prier's College - It 3 11 26
Clare Hall
Petnhreke Hall
CAM' College '
Trinity Hall S 0 2 10
Corps. Christi Wiese
King's College l7 4 9 42
Queen's College
Catharine Hall l4 3 4 21
Jesus College
Christ College
St. John's College .
Prlsgdalene College
Trinity College
Emmanuel College 3l 11 3 53
Rodney Susses College l6 S 1 24
Dowsing College 6 1 1 7
Cummorsuies in Villa 3 1 4 9
Julio Beverly, Esq. Bedell

Totil 419 281 119 919
—(Cambridge Chronicle)
In a little convent, bordering on Moret, in
France, an unknown neipeas took tile veil in the
reign of Louis XIV. Burnimrs, the confiden-
tial Minister of the time, had placed her there at
en early age, with a large sum paid down, and
the continued allowance of a most liberal pension.
She was abundantly provided in all points. The
Qualm and Madame —•INTENON both paid
especial regard to the welfare of the convent ; and,
though not appearing to direct any immediate
attention to the negress, they carefully inquired
relative to her health, her conduct, and her
treatment. The Dauphin and his children of,en
visited her. One day when she heard the
Prince's hunting-horn in the adjoining forest
of Fontainebleau, she said, with un air of neg.
ligence, (.'est men frere qri chaise." Her
rejoinder to Madame MAINTENON was still more
striking. That lady was once descanting on the
virtue of humility, for which it does not appear that
the recluse was particularly distinguished. In the
course of her lecture she insinuated to the myste-
rious captive that she was by no means the person
whom she suspected herself to be. "Si eels
redcoat pas, Madame," was the reply ; vows se
prendriez pas la piece de vewir me les dire." She
died in 1734; and both Sr. Shoots and A MONTI!.
concur in the h-lief that she was the legitimate
daughter of the KING and QuEast ; that the latter,
by the frequent incautious admission of a black
dwarf to her presence during her pregnancy, had
affected the colour of the child ; and that the birth
being deemed monstrous. was thus secluded front
the knowledge of the public.