The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-29 00:00:00

CITY DINNERS.

It will be remilected, that on St. Thomas's Day. a contest was
ocam,ioned in the IVard of Linn...tree, in cn...,,,e4n,ree of a pre% i.
ma retinal having bon made by Ilr. John Prince, one of the
Candi:lava, to sanction the aopbeation Oh, Ward.rat.it to the
payint.o• of the expenses of the Common Couaril and 11 and din.
nave. The extant., or such tlitihers h‘e•,.. comma:ly been defrayed
by an approprocion of the 411 the t•,•-,l,li4lates, with the
caceptioa of 31:. Dyster :.n I .‘l.. Prince. amended in favour of the
practice as sari, florid, if not I ,w. at lean by custom, which was
equal to ha. 31r. Prince strongly c •n,nreil the tsraetiec. oral
tended, that every Timm who nixed at toy of thir.eccertainnunt,
should pay hi; own skive rf t!, • its.:4. at ti:c toonl course ant
not only Plegai. lost Eris, •anshsloo• Iv tc nos. although
sanctioned by swami. t',•• ‘r.ard V 1 .110 d, he arrued,be coin.
pelted to pay Lis s•hire of tit • but a tee tunirtra.
tively cante in fns yartic.•.i.i..a in T'-• lo::.tsrios. This dacrinc
sec/inert to ilispl,a‘c tic "rh I; it:ec lot hi* election by a
casisiderable lie. h,•,.•.• re: preredt,hi by that
faihre Irani d ,ieg all a .na,': ,-.!•: • • 0.1. 1,. harc a question of
so extensive and inler...nog a !.:01.7.. lie therefore
ratut•steal Alder:ran Priag...% t.i .13PS:io::, to the City Soli.
ciior. I.: his idieial op,;:itat upon the 1,10,:ty of such appropriation
of rate..

11r. Szttatan hag roar: ...I an :o the Alderman, stating
that he cottldllOt take upo. Itiotc:t tebronpibility uf answering
the tne•-•iona proros,t!.
Mr. nine!: is .le:et-mired, re onderstanol„ rot to let the matt,r
rent bete, and the wortior I.lern..ta of lus ward will stilooit the
queation to the Conn of t!: • ',Vard of Pria;ze. and an
Langbonre Ward. civic Wit y 7,;..o.,intained by a fund rais:ed
by roleavary eon:rib:o'mm and tk...e itko (lo net eltometorotn!:eof
it having ::othing to pay. ion m some old aboard custom,.
print:in:My regard!,,,, the a mva..b, of from 7:hti. t. 1,0;noi,
a year kw; ;nen within the lost tine.: or
four y ^AM._

tih,•nl:l there hr any finet(w,n!!;(v; in bringing tile qttnition to
isltur is the roort of .kb!orto n. the i•th.thi;e:ns or the ward enn
apical nt the Qt1:11/..1. ',C04:0V% ;.:: the levoient ui the "atm,
and then the question tit...t he

It Was reported yesterday th•tt M. Miclieleua, and Al.
llortado, the Ale:Akan an.i Gl:At:Wan Laiv.ta, received
from l'ar;, in th. early part week, an intimaticu
that French Oteerturent wou!.l he happy to receive
froth them solo.: eettutemite.lt!on oil the caw of the coin-
met et. of their respective con7:t-iea. in ortkr that a elevisimi
may he come to en the proposal to send out French
Consul:.

Extract of a letter of the lids instant, from Berlin:—
" The North Pole has sent us, by an Atnerieatt ('aptain,
to gratify the public curio,ity, two young Esti • aux,
a male and a female. front IS:Olin's Bay, the former 'l3 years
old, and the latt:r ; a deg of the species which the
natives of that country yol:e to sledges; a panorama of
Ilafrits•a Bay, where Pary took up his winter
quarters; and clothes. t ra it ore, and even OliiiClSOf luxury
after toe Esquimatix lathion. It is known that these
people wake their ii; let ca'.o,s or the skins of rein-deer
and se. -dogs, and steer them with remarkable skill. They
arc alsa skilful its killing ti,:t and sea-tlogs with arrows
live feet in length. They kill birds on the ring with the
same weapon, anti scarcely ever tniss their aim. At the
request of the spectators, the man pier...s through a piece
of coin at the distance of ten revs. Silver coin tleuses
him mote than gold. The do; is of a partieulsr race.
which, according to every appearane^, will not pro-
pagate the specios lime; for, out of Las brought ern..
he is she only one that remaina alive. Ile is lazy and
equally insensible to blow.; oral eareSre6. lie is tattle
toward: mankind, but ritiltes with violence upon cats
and dogs. which he t ..314 to pieces withrat barite:•.
anything to fear. on accaottit of the thickness of his skin.
As faint as the Emitimair: seats himself upon his sledge,
ti which the dor is yoked, drt animal lays aside his slug-
. gislinvss, and ....aws it with great rapidity sanind the room ;
hut as soots asdie is unyoked he falls into hit accustomed
torpor, and dues not recover from it till he is itt...n
yoked."
PAssarte Triton:lu T!tt STRAIT!' tit!'
The Sakai r girea the follow:11g directions for
navigating ewe straits, on the :ottlsoritv of Captain
Verdi. late of the Wasp, of New Volk :—Vessels bound
through th,:se straits 'hook! keep the north shore un
hoard, as far as lntliiin Sound, and tlitn take the smith
shore as far as the west (loran:E., or Cape Pillar ; by
so loin; they will have the ad%3!,t,:7‘. id precoray
winds and good anchorage. Passim; th ,Araits from the
west, rim fur the latitude of Cape Pillar, and from
the eastward, for Queen Cliarlot,e•s Perela•td, and then
strike over for the north shore, and leek for a small shoal
on tbe south ride of the straits, about tt..c miles below the
Nst rows. This is th.• only tlaitr!r in :1 straits, mcept a ,
few sunken reeks in the west t 'inane; . a the north shore,'
and many small itllrndc. Ii 1-,!:.ote tie 1!!!!nlai;e is safe'
and easy, by keeping tile south shoo: from the we :ward.
as far as Indian t`1)111:41, l!:,•!) I 4::nA the mirth 'thole
on board. Vessels butnal thr.m,;:t those straits h.tr: no-
thing to fear from the Indians. as they are very inofersitc,
and free fr.on any hostile tition:.
A portable Gas ('ornpany has fonnrd in ('ork.
Nearly 300 shares of the' Iri.ll Provincial Banking Cotn•
pan, have been subscribed for it in this city.—Limeriek
t.V. rem kir.

Petition+ for the repeal or the house and window taxes
have been adopted by the rent ;:utshes in Bristol.
;Now ti AS FAWN r.—We tuoierstand that 10,00 e/.
was paid fur the Scotch patent r;;:tly. of this engine, instead
of In,ooo/. as st:qcil in our last; and that 9.0001. was paid
for the privilege of applyitt;; the trigine as a propelling
power for private carrag.q and carts otily.—Ebuburet