The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-22 00:00:00

r.f.VIIIONADLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Alerehionsts of Lanatinwn gave one of the most splendid
routs of the season on Thursday evening, at Lsnsdown Douse,
Berkeley-square. the grand suite of drawing-rooms, with the
addition of the statue-gallery, were thrown open, which Were most
brilliantly illuminated. There were present nearly 71. persona of
the first rank and fashion, among whom were his -Royal Highness
the Duke of Sussex, ha Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester,
Prince Lentlotti. the Duke of Grattan, the Duke and Duchess of
Athol, Prince PoliSnalc, the Duke and Duch es of Argyll and the
Ladies Paget, Boon Werther, Countess St. Antonio, the Karl
and Countess air Ihriolk. the Marchioness of Westmeath, the':
Earl of Essex end Mies Keppel, the Earl and Countess Morley,
the Earl and Countess of Demichainp, the Countess of IsonacialN
the Alarluis of Camden and the Ladies Pratt. the Earl of Drees-
nock, !cord and Lady James Stuart, Lord and Lady Mandeville,
Lord and Lady sit. 'haven, the Earl and Cameros of Albe-
marle, And the Ladies Keppel, Lady Ann ('eke, Lady Vernon,
Lord and lady Kensiagton, Dowager Lady Camden.. Countess
end Lady Getegina Bathurst, Lord Auckland, General and Mri.
Brand, Lady Ann IVilbrehani, bard and Lady Arundel, Mr.
and Lady C. Cavendish, the Earl And Countess of Cork, Earl and
Countess Delmore, Sir Edward and Lady Baker, Sir Weals and
Lady Hartiet Wynn, Lord and Body Cse we Sir Robe.' and
Mir Masfarlane, Leap and he Wormer, Sir U. Desamont,
Lady Brownrigg, the Earl of Caibarvon, Lord P
H. Herbert, Lady ALiWmay. the Dowager Countess of Warwick,
and the Ladles Ornate, Lad and Countess Liatowell, the Earl
and Conners of lilanslield, Lord and lady Ebriogton, the Ladies
Murray, !word Holland, Captain C. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Hopi, &e.
Sir Charke Salsbtley, Bat- hada dinner party yesterday, at hit
bowie la Upper Beook-street.
The Bishop of Lincoln entertained a large party at dinner yes-
terday. at his house in Connaught-place.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury had a dinner and evening
party yesterdAy, at her house in Arlington-street.
Montague liurryne, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, ;A his
house in tilouesster-place.
Sir W. Ably, Bart. had a musical party yesterday evening, at
his house in Hill-street, Berkeley.square.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury gave a stand dinner
len Thursday, to the Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire, the
Earl and Countess Vernier'', the Dowager Marchioness of Salis-
bury, lard 3laryborough, Captain C. Smith. Mr. B. Drummond,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sebrigist, Mr. Tiadall, &e. at their house in
Park-place.
The Earl and Countess of Wicklow entertained the bodies Ln-
nor and a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at their house in
; Upper Brook-street.
lent Grantham gave a grand dinner on Thtecday, at his house
in St. James's-square. to the Earl of Enniskillen. the Earl and
Countess of 3lanafield, Cul. Macdonald, Col. Armstrong, 3lr. V.
Fitzgerald, &c. In the evening her Ladyship gave a rout, which
was attended by upwanls of :NO of the hurt Ins.
. The Dowager Countess of Roselyn left town yesterday, for her
seat at Blackheath.

Lord Frederick benne.% has arrived in town, from a tour.
Ht nry Eyre, EMI. and the lion. Mrs. F.yre arrived 7tstertlay at
the St. Oeorge's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their heat, South-
ampton.
Mr. and Mrs. Tronchin left Jordan's Hotel, St. Jarnees.street,

yesterday, for Scotland.
bard Wm. Lennox arrived in •own yesterday. from Windsor.
The Duke and Duchess of Rutland and family arrived in town
yenerday, tram Newmarket.
The Duke of Grafton arrived in town yesterday, from New-
market.
Col. Plumbe has left town, for his seat in Yorkshire.
Sir John Cope, Ban. left town yesterday, for his seat in Hants.
lion. F. Lumley left town yesterday, for his scat, Bengbouroe,
Berks.

The Marquis of Exetcr, with his beautiful and amiable
bride, arrived from the South, at his scat, Burghley, near
this plat', at seven o'clock on Tuesday evening. The
hells of Stamford welcomed the noble parr to their magni-
ficent mansion, where they are sp:nding the honey moon.
—.Nom/Ord Menlo y
So great a curiosity was excited on Thursday last to wit-
, nem' Mr. INain's performance of 011 11,i75,e, that we
understand the Manager of Drury-lane theatre, has found
it neeesaary to repeat the play of the Road to Ruin !his

evening.
The new Scotish novel, by the Author of Waverly, as
advertised in the Glavito Free Press of Tuesday, is
nearly ready. Its title is " the Redguuntlst, a Talc of the
Eighteenth Century."
The conduct of Mr. Moore, in destroying Lord Byron's
Memoirs, has, within the few last days, formed the sub-
ject of much conversation. Though every one does justice
to the generosity and nobleness of feeling which dictated
the generous action of Mr. Moore, it is questionable how
far a friend is justified in destroying, for the satisfaction of
third parties, a memorial of a man of genius, entrusted to
him to be preserved and ultimately published. That Mr.
Moore was called on, by any principal of reason or feAing,
to make a personal sacrifice, not to Lord Byron, not to per-
sons whom Lord Byron had wished to spare, but to some
other parties, no one, we think, will venture to assert.—
Fre/ging. Parer. •
The following Gentlemen were yesterday called to the
degree of Barrister at Lau, by the Honourable Societe of
Liconln's Inn:—Jonathan Ilenry Christie, Esq.; William
Joseph Coltman, Esq. ; Henry Chance. Evq.; Thomas
Henry Musgrave, Isaac Ooslow S:cker, Esq. ; God-
frey Thomas Vigne, !:•41.; William Bulkeley Hughes,
Esq.; and Charles James Swann, Esq.
A Dublin paper says—" Ennis church is to be enlarged,
Killaloe Cathedral is ordered to be repaired, and sevcial
new churches are about to be erected in the dioceses of
Cashel, Limerick, an I Killalo."
Yesterday the despatches for Madras and Bengal, by
the ship Asia, Captain Thomas Brancis Balderston. was
closed at the East India !louse, and d-livered to the
Purser of that ship.
A work published in Paris, called l'Annuui,, Ju Rusrad
des Longibid.s, has the following curious al tide in the la,t

edition
" 'rho number of hirths, which in Paris smountisl in 111'20 but to
24.5540, and in 1821 to 25,1514 increased. •n 11122, to 26,111,11; but
the death, in 11120 were only 22,4114, in 1321 were 22,917, inerea, sl
lin 1892 to 23,210: by which it will appear that the actual pnpula-
lion gained an increase, in 1129, of 2,394 ; in 1821, 42,239 ; and
in 1822. of 3,598. The number al natural children amounted. i
Ileo, to 8,3711. in HUI to 9,176, and in 1322 increased to 9.751.
The pmportion is nearly the scone during the three rears; that t.,
rather less than one-third of the whoh• unnilper Nrths. The nt de.
exceed in number the females ; but the excess of 443 la 11120, and
of 364 in 1321, was reduced in 111122 to 214 in the greatest number
of births. In 1322, among the number of deaths, it was tonal that
14.3241 were donticilinted, 7.% in hospitals, 797 military, 53 in
prisons, and 2.17 deposited in the bone-house to be owned, found
drowned, or hanging. The proportion was nearly the same in th...
two years preceding. With respect to age at their drceuo,
were A. 50 boner:l 75 and 110 years of age, 295 between 115 3114: 110
yenrit, and 1:1 between 95 and 1119 sears, and a woman 101. au
111120 died of the stuall-pox 1115, in 11121 died 272 ; and, whist is Air-
' prising,:ll.l: %Weill/161r is protected in France, t
number of devils front the small pox increased in 1392 to 1.1011!
3(au9t.u.cv bet wren htiatehtro and TiritiCrif. 11122, 3,9X1; 1t.0•h.•-
lors and ai/met, 329 ; :chimers and ',rid., 685; and bet wet 0 •
dowers and x.i./ows, 210.
.1'0:x1.7.157:

i:o-nattnipt inn in Paris in 18226 n 11111,513 hectolitres of
wine. (A heet like in equal to 25 gallows ale measure.)
12,7ti1 hectolitres; cider and perry, 8,955 bectoli,res ; tr,
16.176 hectolitres; beer, 1711.7 a hectoliters, Of 17.175,111111 quart% :
raisins, 3.196,144;11,... Animal fwd.-75,915
77.75 ahrrp, 118.925 pigs oral wild Lou,,, basid.s.
3.3:4 9•411b5. of meat brought to the market,. from *he country, and
958.-• 10 PA. ld'abals ri issurs) bends, fort, and tripe,
2.1413,16 f of dry cheese. There were sold of stra fish tho value
of 3.498 842 franc, ream fur francs, river fish 531,6:14
francs; Ina.? try and ptmc for 1%147,227 trots ; better, 11,103,707
francs; and for 3,69.3.2.32 francs worth of re s. The eeeimmtption
gruin and floor, in ordinary times, amounts to 1,500 sacks per
The vale of Any has ansountul in the year to 11,01113,225
bundles; straw, 12,10i:410Y bundles; outs, 1,f82,114 hectolitres,
or Idions fi1i,272 bushels.

Th • splendid Drawing Room on Thursday last, in ho-
turr it the bit:h day of the Srmereign, has not been equalled for
nuoty years ; ncr•r was there such a display of female beauty. The
Court of St. James's exhibited a disolay of magnificence and de.
game not to bees seeded in ary Court of Rump.. The ladies ap-
peared in all their charms supremely great, assisted by the enchant-
ing imluenrc of that incomparable cosmetic, lowland's Kalydor,
which communicates eele.tisl bloom to the female complexion,
whits a transcendently beautiful appearance was added to the coun-
tenance by tiu• tasteful arrangement of the hair, with the eo-opera-
tire aid of Rowland's )I..rassar Oil, which had a the erect,
and deme:istrated the suptiur excellet.ez of that inestimable ankle.