The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

THE KING.

Wiwnson, OCT. IL

Yesterday afternoon his Majesty left the 'loyal Lodge,
at three o'clock, in his pony phaeton, accompanied only
by the Marquis Conyngliam. Ilia Maj, sty proceeded
through Sandpit Gate to New Lodge, passed Cranhourne,
and returned by the same route to the Nodal Lodge to
elitmer.

'I his afternoon the King left the Lodge on horseback, at
three o'clock, for an airing in the Crest Pink.
Sir Charks Ling arrived at the Castle yesterday after-
noon, at four o'clock, from the Royal Lodge, in one of his
Majesty's carriages, where he met Mr. Jeffry Wyattville,
and was c.inducted by him through the various alterations.
Sir Charles, after expressing his satisfaction at the improve-
ments which hail been made, returned to the Royal Lodge,
where he dined with l.is Majesty.
Yesterday his Majeinfs stag-hounds turned out at
King'a-beach-bill, and after a run of about one hour and
three-quarters, caught at Staines.
The Royal barriers will meet on Saturday next, at
Wickham bushes.

The private meeting at Ascot Heath, to-morrow, is con-
fidently expected to produi:e racing of the first excellence.
The sharp bracing winds and fine sunshine of the last two
days, have greatly contributed to bring the course into pro-
per order ; and the respectability of the Stewards, Lord
Howard de Walden and Sir Andrew Hansard, are a gua-
rantee for every requisite accornmodatim.

Yesterday afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, their
Royal Highness:a the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and
his Serene Highness the Duke of Mtiningett, left town on
their return to Bushy.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester and suite
will return to Lu:worth Castle on or about the 20th inst.
Several Noblemen are engaged to join his Royal Highness
on a shooting party.
Lord and Lady Wm. Russell arc returned to their
house in the Crescent, Weymouth, from a visit to his
Grace the Dukeof Bedford.

Doctor Sugrue, late Bishop of Kerry, is succeeded by
the Right Rev. Doctor Egan' late Parish Priest of Tralce.
The late Lord Willoughby de Broke, who was a very
singular character, and had more eceentricities about him
than any Nobleman of his day, coming one day out of the
House of Peers, and not seeing his servant among those
who were waiting in the lobby, be called out very loudly
" Where eau my jillote be?" Anthony Henley, who hap-
penal to be near him said, with a significant smile, " Not
in Europe, my Lord."
Tits PARSON TuRNI'D PHYSTCIAW.—" Your unchris-
tian virulence against ate," said a Huguenot, who had been
sorely persecuted for preaching, " shall cost hundreds of
people their lives." This alamting threat brought the
author into trouble; be was cited before the Court of Jus-
ticiary on a charge of harbouring the moat bloody designs
against his fellow subjects. " 1 am innocent," said be,
" of all you lay to my account. My only meaning was,
that I intended, since I could nut act as a minister, to
practise as a physician."
We understand that several members of the Irish Com-
mittee of Inquiry have express: el a desire to provide some
lurid fee the indigent and helpless part of the Irish
poor, out of the properties of the Absentees. This
would be but an act of retributive justice.—Dublin Ft re-
motes Journal.

A meeting wns held at DuLlin on Monday, of the Irish
Plicenix Insurance Company, which is one of the oldest of
the Irish Companies, when it was determined that It should
Five up business, in consequence, as we have beard, of the
low rafts at which insurances are taken by the new esta-
blishments.

A meeting was held at Dublin on Saturday, for the par-
pose of offering, on the part of the citizens of Dublin, some
token of rt spect and approbation to Alderman Smyth, the
late Lord Mayor. Thu Earl of Meath took the chair • and
after his Lordship and several other gentlemen had borne
testimony to the seal and services of Alderman Smyth, it
was resolved to present an address to him, and to accom-
pary it with some " substantial mark of their attachment
and gratitude."
That part of the flank which was, not a great many
years since, built upon the site of the church of St. Chris-
topher-le-Stocks, has already fallen to decay; and is now
undergoing a comp'ete repair.
It is said that the bankers in general have found their
balances scriolsly curtailed by the late events in Bauer's-
street.

Last week, at the Dumbarton Michaelmas Heed Court,
Mr. Buchanan intimated his retirement from Parliament
at the next election, and Mr. Campbell, younger of Suc-
coth, announced hinisclfa candidate fur the county.—Glus-
gum Chronicle.
Ittri;IILICAN Iloxocas.—We are highly amused with
the accounts in the Atnerican papers, of the honours
which have Leal remit red to General La Fayette during
his Fresent visit to the United States. {lre copy from the
l'ldiaddpiiq &Wiwi the following programme of his en-
trance into that city:—
•• The escort of Gen. La Favere into this city, will probably pre.
am( the most numerous and imposing cavalcade ever witnessed in
this part of the country. The pmecsaion ill consist of the troops
and volunteer infantry of the city and vicinitt --tbose from the
counties of Bucks, Montgomery. Cheater, Delaware, Northampton,
&c.—the troops from Woodbury, rialetn, Ile.dgetown (N. J.)_ and
other towns adjaceatt-eethe Society of Cineinnati--tieleat mad Cam-
' mon Collodi.; of the city, and corporations of adjoining districts-..
Red Men of l'ennsylvania—Lawyers--Voung Men—Butchers,
elegantly dressed and mounted—troops of Carters, Wagonets, &c.
in uniform—and litany other hodici too nunirrous to mention. The
hone alone. it is kbeved, will amount to in or iii.thtil; and the
whole els:daub', indoding the rut irstemlibgre of our citizens.
must necessarily be immense. The Grand Civic Arch. opposite
the State House, is to be MO feet in span, and tio tect bigh,
elegantly illuminated with lamps of various colours."
Extract of a letter front Borne, dated S.T4 7.—" After
six months and twelve slays, the body was found of the un-
fortunate Miss Bathurst, whose lamentable death was re-
lated in all the Journals of Europe in the month of March
last. Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, two carmen,
tossing over the bridge Melvin°, perceived a body which
hail just been thrown on the batik by the waters. Thou-
sands rau to a e the body, anal reeogniz the utabrtutiate
lady, not so much by the countenance, as uy tlie. dress and
jewels. It would seam that she was for a long time covered
by the sand, he wh:ch means she was preserved, sr other-
wise taw would have b, en exposed to the voracity of the
fishes. with utile!. the Tiber abounds. Thu flesh remained
u itouchi-d. The face preserved its fullness, but the con-
tact of the atmosphere very rapidly produced decomposi-
tion. When the bonnet, which was still aecural und,r
the chin, was r,anoval, the hair carne with it. The Mi-
nister of Ilanover and the Charge d'Affaires of France
have taken the charge of the precious ramaiiis. A 1111111 of
I franca lr.a beets promised to those who made the ills-
covi ry."

'nne is a renewed expectation that the great meastt•;
of u canal fram Stamford to Market Ilarborough, will
shortly be agitated, under the beat auspici y and freed of
that party opposition which interrupted the project four-
tet n years ago. At I larborouttlt (twenty miles from Stam-
ford), communication will he obtained with the Grant!
Union Canal, and thus the eastern, western, and southern
gam of the kinglo:', may be outward by direct iulatd
rarigatiuu.—Scant, d • .