The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-09 00:00:00

THE KING,

WI VD/011, NA RC It 7.—Thia atom iug hi; Majesty, ass
companied by his principal littendants, and some of the
Royal Ifousehold, attended divine service in ;hc, Castle,
The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Sumner.
Yesterday afternoon (Saturday) at half-past two tided:,
his Majesty took his accustomed dries in his pan amore
to the Lodge in the Great Park, attended by th 4 Illatnum
of Conynghatri, and returned at half-past fonetf
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Castle to dinner,

r Yesterday meriting, soon after breakfast, the Trincer•
1 Augusta left Bushy Park, where her Royal Ifiglinen haft
been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Clarence. Iler
Royal Highness proceeded to her intended rAddetsto in the
King's Palace, St. James's, where the Princeir was soon
taw joined by the Duchess of Gloucester and the Prim ..s
Sophia. The Royal &stem examined the alteradone which
have been making for the reception of the ?rine*, after
which their Royal Highnesses adjourned foThe teslilehee o?
the Duke of York, where she Princesses pertook of a de.
jeunr, from whence they proceeded to Gloucester House.
at which place the Princess Augusta's trecelling eenfake
took up her Royal Highness, and conveyed bee to Frsee,
more, near Windror.
Despatches have been received at the Admiralty from
Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Neale, dated the ststh February.
off Algiers, where Sir Harry was maintaining a strict block-
ade of that port, in which it was supposed the whole X-
I gerine force was collected. Although it is evident, film)
the continuation of hostilities, that the Dey had not iniaa
the full concessions required of him, it is understood die:.
on the appearance of the British Admiral, he bpi direct,4
some European captives, lately mule, to be placed on the
footing of prisoners of war, although they had up tti that
time been treated as slaves.

Yesterday accounts were received from Gibraltar to the
17th ult. tTp to that date no recent intelligcne.• had i;e.n
received from Algiers or Tunis. Letters from Cadiz stilt 4
that the Military Commandant had made strong remon-
strances to the Court of Madrid respecting the efforts mule
by the Constitutionalists (who had taken refuge in Gibral-
tar) to open a correspondence with the disaffected it fades.
From these accounts it would appear the measures taken
had been already attended with serious consequent. F.
Letters were yesterday received from Peru, dat d
October (by the way of Gibraltar), which state that too
Royalist, N aides, had completely defeated the in,l resident
forces under Santa Cruz; it is stated that only 101 f *ten
were left, out of an army of 4,000 melt ; and that .14E ~jji
retreated to Moequera, This mount, coming in a'•:iiy eaftv
cuitous, and not very authentic shape, must be ree.ived
with much caution. We find, however, it oceariowed s
fall of 2 per cent. in Chili stock.
Accounts from Cuba state that the inhabitants are far
from being satisfied with the new order of things; sad that
some proclamations in manuscript had been handed 1111010,
calculated to excite a revolt.
The London Society for Improving the Condition of the
Irish Peasantry have ordered a large quantity of sees
Zealand flax, to be cultivatedin the county of Cork.—Dea-
, lin Evening Herald.
COUNTY OF LEITRIM ELECTION.—. 4 smart content is
anticipated in this county, one of the seats for which is
vacated by the death of Luke White, Esq. It is already
announced that one of the Latoue.he family, and a Miier
Ormsby Gore, will contend respectively against Mr. Whitv,
Hut the son of their late Representative is too moth ia fa-
with the independent freeholders to apprehend the eerier,
quences. We have heard that a fourth Candidate' will
shortly declare himself.—Dublin Morning Post.

BARNSTAPLE ELECTION.—The election for one mon-
ber to scree in Parliament commenced on Saturtloty, Gilt
inst. The following was the state of the poll at four
o'clock on that day:—Mr. Nolan, to;—Alderman Atkins,
94—Mr. Hodgson, 39.

A few days since an alarming accident happened r the
Earl of Abingdon. on his return from Oxford to IViilutitt
on horseback. The horse fell down suddenly, and it is
supposed rolled over his Lordship. He WaS taki.n up In-
sensible, and remained so for some hours ; but basing ft-
ceived medical assistance, it was discovered that 1.-o ?.4.4.
effects were to ht apprehended. His Lordship is nal,/ Past
recovering, although exhibiting strong works of the acei-
, dent.