The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-24 00:00:00

F.4SITIONABLE DEPARTURES.

The Dowager Duchess of Northumberland. for Mrs. Ben-
nett's vest, Beauchamp Cottage, bile of Wight.
The Earl and Countess of Desbarough and family, for
their seat, Ilnehametion, for the season.
Viscount R nil Visconniess Ashbrouke and family, for their
seat, Beaumont Lodge, Wirolawr.
Gerard Callaghan, Esq. M.P. Mrs. Callaghan, and family,
for Cork.
Earl Whitworth and Ilse Duchess of Dorset, for their seat,
Knowle, Kent.
Lord and Laity Amherst, for their seat, Muntreal•house,
Kevenoaks, Kent.
Lord and Lady Kenyon, for their seat, Gredington Hall,
Fliottshire.
Lord De Dunstanville, for his *eat, Tebedy Park, Corn-
wall.
Lord and Lady W. Russell, for Woobarn Abbey.

Yesterday morning the Doke and Mich..' of
GLOUCESTER, and the Princess SOPHIA M ATI LD A,
kft town on • visit to the Earl nod Countess of
BRIDGEWATER, at their seat, in Hertfordshire.

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On Wednesday Prince LROPOLD gave a grand
dinner to the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER,
and a numerous party, at Ma►lborough House.
The Doke SA CA arms entertained a select party
at dinner yesterday, at his house in Portland-place.

The Earl of HARRINGTON had a dinner party
yesterday, at his house in the Stable-yard, St.
*James's.
The Earl of Essex is expected to leave hia seat,
Cashiobury Park, shortly, fur France. Her Lady-
ship is going on a tour.
Lady HAMPDF.N had a select fashionable party
yesterday evening, at her house in Green-street,
Grosvenor-square.
RICHARD the Third exclaimed u a horse, a horse,
my kingilows for a horse!" The LORD MAYOR of
London, in a less dangerous predicament, would
not be content with less than three horses.
Mr. CONSTADIA Maxwet.t., whose death is
mentioned itt the French Papers. resided at Be-
verlry, Yoikshire, and was on his way to Paris,
when he was arized with a fit of ;ipriplexy, whilst
walking in the garden of the Hotel de l'Europe,
at Abbeville. He lived but a very few minutes.
Hie remains. after lying it► state its the Church of
Sr. Sepulchre a day and a night, were interred
with great pomp. and followed to the grave by
most of the English Gentlemen resident in the
place.
During the heavy fall of rain on Tuesday even-
ing, the drains which convey the water from Hyde
Park and the upper part of Piccadilly, to the
Thames, were overcharged, and all the rooms in the
lower part of Buckingham House were inundated,
some of them to the height of more than two fret.
The kitchens of several of the houses near Buck-
ingham-gate were filled so high, that the water put
out the fires in the grates. It was tint till mid.
night that the water hind entirely subsided.
Peorayataxtsw.—Many of our readers mast have to their
recollection the wonderful pedestrian feats of the famous
Foster Powell, whose last perlormance excited so mach in.
ferret, in welkin from Loudon to York sod hack mania,
when be accomplished 401 miles in Ave d••ys lb bosses sad
• gamier. Crisp., the Norfolk pedestrian, is ordered by
some eminent sporties gentlensea Ns backers) to peranabo-
late the same ground, is order to inspect the road*. preps.
etury to hie •ndertskiag a similar task as roots as he re-
hires. This Hertak•a andertski•g ratites the greatest In-
terest hi the •parting world, which if Crisp should complete,
wilt be one of the greatest ow record. He started fur the
pupae ea Monday -seeing.