The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-01-05 00:00:00

CHESHIRE FESTIVITIES.

Mr. F. R. Pates closed the old and ushered in
the new year, with a most superb Masquerade,
given at his beautiful seat, Itryrs-y-Pys, to his
neighbours. Every arrangement that taste and
magnificence could dictate, was made on the cm;
casion. A temporary room was prepared in Lon-
don, brought down and erected, and the mod
splendid fireworks and illuminations were intend-
ed; but the inclemency of the night confined all
festivity to the interior. The whole day pre-
sented a succession of the rriiii superb equipages
arriving at this hospitable mansion.—Bands of
music were placed :u the great hall, and welcomed
the merry throng, with some of the most favourite
airs. By nine o'clock,the hour specified in the invit-
ation, above si" hundred persons were assembled,
some in the Inas beautiful dresses fancy could
sug4est. Dominos were prohibited; and every
humcnirous diameter that wit and drollery could
produce, was not only presented, but supported
with spirit ; Bards, "Mid:, Harlequins, Peach
and Judy, Flower Girls, Ballad Siners, &c. &c.
Dancing continued with great spirit until supper
wits announced. Near five hundred Ladies and
Gentlemen sat down to supper. The tables were
covered with every delicacy of the season, and
the choicest wines. The festive board was graced
by genuine d humour and hospitality. Lord
ALY i X LEY, Mrs. and Miss Dinner, of Porking-
ton ; Sir WATISIX W. Wrists, Sir Desav and
Lady MAIXWARING, Sir FONTRR and Lady Cu S-
tir/It, Lady W. and Miss WY X Yrs, Sir Co WIRT
Cease? and Lady CORNET, Sir RicHARD Baooi.e,
Mr. Mrs. and Miss LANGFORD BRoGsr.. Mrs. and
Miss BLACKBURN, and Mrs. and the Misses HORN-

DT, were periwig.
The Earl of Caosvesoa entertained his friends.
on New Year's day, at the Town Mall, in Chr-ter,
with a superb dinner ; the centre dish was a goose-
pie. that weighed one hundred and fifty poutids..—
Sir W. W. 'Weans was to give a grand ball at
Wynitay, last night ; and the elegant Mrs. LANG-
FORD BROOKE, has announced a most superb ball
and supper, at Mere-hall, on.the 13th inst.

Monday se'nnight, a fox was unkennelled on
Black Comb, in Millom, by the hounds of Jowl
Woonsuan, E 9. of Kirkley heath, Cumbers
laud, which, taking his course twice over the fells
into I% hitbeck and Bootle, and then crossing into
the valley of Whicham, and pursuing his route
nearly to Castle—from whence making a
cunning return through Whicham—he was at last
killed near the house of Joan KIRKSAPIN Esq. of
Kirkbank, in Whicham, after a chase of nearly
eighty stiles.
Lately was shot by Choice IPatec LE, at Stain-
gate, near Danby-Lodge, (the sporting seat of the
Right lion. Lord Viscount Dow me, Yorkshire,) an
Eagle of the following remarkable dimension' : its
breadth, between the tip of the wings, two yards ten
inches, the length, from its beak to the tip of the
tail, thirty-eight inches, the extreme breadth of the
tail, twenty-five inches. When placed in an erect
posture, its height, two feet seven inches, its weight
sixteen pounds two ounces ; the colour a mixed
brown and white, the back almost nearly white.
This extraordinary bird has been put into a state of
preseivation by Mr. FRANK, at Danby-Lodge.
As Mr. L's fox-hounds were drawing some furze
covers, last week, in the vicinity of Llangellar
church, Cartuarthenshire, having hit on a fresh
drag, Bernard was tall 'd breaking cover, and tak-
inghis course over the Llangd. tar mountain towards
Cunwill, the hounds went off at score, when, being
closely pursued, the fox made directly for Llan rum-
sent wood, from thence to Breglura and Lliudiaw-
thog covers, leaving Llauvihangel-scorn on the left;
here the hounds running breast-high, and being
close at his heels, he crossed the gorges of the
Carmarthenshire mountains, making for the Cathy
river; and after a hard chase of four hours,
nerd was killed tire miles from Ltinditovaser. 'The
distance the fox ran was computed to bed lead 40
miles. Mr. L and the huntsman wars the ally
prams is at the death.

VACCINE 1N0C111.427011.
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The liberality, and candour of the Anti-mei.
nista—their patience in investigating TRIM!, and
their zee/ fur the welfare of society, are strikingly
evinced-in the following, as*ert.olt wade by J. B. in
a Morning Print oariday last, Via.
" A: Rity‘wood, is Hunts, ss ?mous hare bate rani-
mated, 9 of whom died of the circulation ,• the rest all teak
the moll poi, ,J3out two mouths after, arid IS atillete died;
9 persons vaccinated three years some also caught the small

irm;%."
It is a little remarkable that J. B. should have
written two days before to Ring Wood, stating that
Snell it report had been spre:ul, nod request:l:olw
know the circumstances, and that when he made the
above iniquelifsed assertion, he certainly had not ras
ceived an answer to his letter.
For his satiatection, however, and is order to
console him for the neglect of the Gentlemen to.
whom he wrote, he is informed ghat the report
upon which he has built big assertion, has not any
foundation. Wanness.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
An immediate insertion of the annexed iutentatiog article
will oblige yours, etc. BE kIVOLUS.
The King of Sweden has granted to the Medi-
cal College of Stockholm a handsome annuity, to
be distributed in rewards to thin- Physicians and
Surgeons, who have most contributed to the suc-
cess of Vaccine Inoculation.
The King of Bavaria has published an Ordoe-
westee, by which every child within his dominions,
who has not attained the age of three years, shall
be vaccinated before the lit of July, DioB ; and
every infant born in future, shah undergo the sawn
inoculation, within three months after its birth.
Heavy penalties are inflicted on the neglect of this
decree; and inoculation for the small-pox is pro-
hibited under pain of imprisonment.
The Government of Piotnbino and Lucca. in
Italy, have issued an order, by which-every inhabit-
ant is obliged, under the penalty of 100 livres, to
notify when any person in his family is attacked by
the small pox.—An informant of a concealed pa-
tient, is to have 00 lines. Any housesinfected with
the natural small pox. is to be blocked up, guarded,
and all communication with those within is do be
interrupted. Any person endeavouring to escape
from such house, is to be imprisoned. Within 14
days after the publication of this order, every
person who has not had the small pox, is to be ino-
culated with the cow pox, and every new-born
child to be vaccinated within two months after its
birth. The inoculation to be performed gratis by
the physicians of the Government ; and say Olson
who, having undergone the vaccine inoculation, shell
take the small pox naturally, is to receive 100
lines.