The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-04 00:00:00

PAVILION INTELLIGENCE.

It was understood last week that the Prince
Urgent intended to remove horn the Pavilion, fur
Carlton-House, fur the season, no this day, Mons
day, the 1-t of March ; but, it now appears, that
his 'tort I ogllgir!.. has dela.ted hie departure until
this day se'unight at ne west,

The Duke And Duchemi of NORTHUMBERLAND
will give a grand dinner Ili day, in a I4rge party
id distinction, at their linuati in St. Jaiiiea'a-bquare;

and atiober on Saturday next.
Lord I IoLLAND entertained a la►ge party at
dinner eoerdiv, at his house iu St..lattier'a-square.
Sunday Ina Excellency the rilniquia I)'OsMoND
arritra ;it I).'ver from London, mikl eniliarketi
nn

Nloncloy 'Doming for Calais. nu board Lt Desitie
French packet, Captain, LAMBERT.
Mrr. JOH4SON. the I•oly who met with the acci-
dent 1111 Frolic last, in St. James's-swore, by be-
ing overturnell in her gig, and who was taken to
the Waterloo Hotel, Jeranyta-street, is daughter to
the late Mr. l'Enct.vsL. We are happy to state,
that hr r medical attendants have pronounced her
out of danger. _ . .

Lord SPENCER CHICHESTER diva at Patio, in
furnished loolvings, to winch hi• creditors, by admen
he was imprisoned at tieint Prldeie, had allowed
him to retire, on account of Ilia bad state of !Ralik.

The late Duke of newt t.zox was a liberal
patron of the turf, fur the amusements of winch his
Grace had a apron;( predilection. His lust will be
notch felt in the sporting circlet, to the coterie's,-
merit and gratification of which lie contributed to
the last, by his spirited and noble di►positiuu. lie
has ►even times woo the grvnl St. Leger Stakes at
Doncaster; when Lord A RCIIIBALD HAMILTON, he
won uier's in the tears 1786, 7, and 8, and 179-2, with
Paragon, Spaildle, Yoang Pura, and Tartar, and
when Duke of I lAN lI.TON, in the years 1807-8 and
14, with Petronirs, Ashton, and William. Tao cif
the Duke's horses were troiniouted fur the St. Leger
Stakes tide year, but in consequence of hit death,
all his turf engagements become void.
The 1,5110 Cachernere goats now on their way to
France, will, on their arrival, be sent into the
snouutains of the Py retires, the temperature of
which corresponds with their native climate.
There was no variation in the price of Wheat,
last morning, at the Corn Exchange, from Mou-
day`e prices.
Yesterday, at Westminster Abbey, in the same
grace where the remains of her husband were de-
posited, in Poets' Corner, was interred Mrs. Me-
ineson, relict of the celebrated Mr. HENDZIk.
WS, the comedi sir. 'fire corpse was removed yes-
terday morning, at eleven o'clock, from the de-
ceased's late remidence, in Warren-►treet, Fi►zroy-
square, in a hearse, followed by a slumber of
inaurning coaches which contained the deceased's
relatives and friends ; several private carriages
closed the cavalcade. the last was Sir GRAIIAM
Moonv.'s, tl►e brother of the deceased.
'Fiore was rather a thin attesstlance at Norwich
Corn Market, on Saturday, sisal the supply of
grunt was not large; wheat was sbuut Is. per coolish
higher than last week, but burley was It. lower.—
There was tl►e usual good supply of Scots and
homebred cattle, winch still 018111ililli a great price.
The ,beep-pent/ were all well filled. Half-bred
baggers (which are still the favourite) fold ant bum
355. In dot. a head.—The wool market it extremely
dull, and price* of course falling apace.
The cminiercial world will learn with satisfaction
that a plan has been cononenced, wider the auspices
of the Criiieh Government, fur determining the relative
contents of the weights and measure■ of all trading cowl.
Wes. Thu; important object is to be accomplished by pro.
curing from abroad correct copies of Ferris's standards,
awl comparing them with those of England at his Majesty's
Mani. such a comparison, which could be effected only at
a moment of universal peace, has never been attrmpted on a
plan sufficient!, general or systematic; and hence the emirs
and coo redictious which &hound is tables of Furrigai weights
and measures, 4.11e11 in sulks of the highest authority.—
In order, ihroefure, I, remedy an inconvenience so per-
plexinz in commerce, Yarmouth CASTLRREAOII leas, by the
recommendation of the Board of Trade, issuer • eirr•lee,
dated March 16, 1518, three liag all the British Consuls
abroad to send borne copies of the principal standards need
within HIM respective consulates, verifier' by the proper
authorities, sad accompanied by explaustory pope's and
other &commis relative to lire subject. Moat of his Lord-
ship's orders have Irene already executed is a very full and
sansticlury manner. The dispatches and packages trans-
mitted ins the occasion ere deposited ■t the Royal Mint,
•here the standards are to be fo►thwith compared. The
comparisons are to be made by RoItILT BINGLOY, Faq.
the Kiug's Assay Master of the Mini, and the calculations
by Dr. 'fiesta', of Fiesburysrpore, who originally submit-
ted the plan to Government ; sad who will publish the
remits of those comparisoas and raleolalioas, as some
as they are completed, in the Second Edition of his *Uni-
verse Cambia."
USURY LA SYS.IN the Legislature of Masinehu.
setts, on the 23d January last, a Bill to regulate the
rate of interest, &c. was read • tint lime. This
Bill provides that the interest on contracts gall be
at the tate of six per cent. per annum, unless a dif-
ferent rate shall be expressly stipulated, in writing,
by Use parties. That in cases of prouecutiosis Oat
contracts where more than eix per cent. shall be
taken, if the Defendatit can prove that he was ins
dated to pay said interest by means of any unfair
advantage taken of his annalist's, the Plaintiff shall
recover the principal ►um owls, without coals, and
I the Defesulaut shall recover Cane, &Ce