The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-08 00:00:00

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ZKE AND DUCII4SSS, OF CLARENCE.I
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The Duke and Duchess of 'Clarence. travelling
. tinder thermos of Coast aid Couittess Of hihtn-
star. posSed.tbrelgh Ghent so the 2d, on their silty
to the•coistro seat of the Doehess of Saxe-Wei-
- r liteit.itster.
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`, Nststerp crowds or people go to admire the
*lit which conveyed the Duke and Ouchires
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. Christswe from England. Numbers of hoots
mre contisoslly goiolt backnard and forward, fillqd
rovith !persons curious to see the interior of this
"Splendid vessel. It is said tliut the Captain J.
lit enton) has deferred his &inn-lure to grittily the
~SYSSigaitt of the public.—( lin/stela Paper.)

1.- veva i BRIGHTON, JusAr 5.

Our arrivals, which are very numerous. chicly
comprise the families of opulent merchants and
oudruumessof.tbeauesropolis. We have but feet of

the Nobility at present here. Among the latter are
MolesworSti and Yarmouth. and Lady C.
Fitter/. .
the hospitable martaion and pork of Um
of New .Loder, St. Learned's retest, near
•Iforahsm, lest week presented Scenes of splendour,
-gaiety. rusticity, and delight, seldom if ever equal-
led in that port of the Volanty of Sasser, upon the
occasion of ttobert Aldridge, Esq. the only son of
Mrs. Alifrolge, coming of age.
There was a grand ball dud 'supper on Monday
**tit. which was "mended by upwards of 250 dio-
ilegnished individuals; McNair%
Earls—Wimerroa, QM/may.
Catossispea—Giatiaess, Wiatertoa.

fray/,—Alarlias, be Is Zasehe.
Lsdles—Carolime ard Lorin Siewfort, De le &ache, King,
Slabiestosie, Burrell, Shelley, Head, Waiished.
Upward, of 11 hogsheads, or 1,463 gAllous of
strong beer were drank by the populace assembled
yt Alka Lodge, ow Tuesday senwight.
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COWES, JULY 6, 1822.

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Om SSMashy evening Miss CLAtA FISHER gave
an additional proof of the extraordinary powers '
which she possesses, 'in the part of Creek, in the
..Irstmtpikti Gale. She handled the whip, and ma.
ntigidAhe slang of her new character with as moth
,• facility as if she had
,been bred at Newmarket.
Her wonderfol versatility of talent ran only be ex-
, crested by her escellente in every performance she
Ilindertukes: - Shesings with the greatest sweetness
and erPretsj°o. :tit her representation of comedy
there epgrears a veia of doe richest and most pointed
humour, sad is the mitre st-titimental parts she dia-
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. plays the ntmost tenderness mod sensibility. In try
mature seems to Isive.pmficiluitetl the labours of act,
for she eaters as completely ii the " cunning of
the scene." as ICJ*, grtiog was the result e& deep
study and itecurutia•olmereation. She is resily the
wonder of the picsent age, and (is theatricil epot-hs
are brief in their -duration) if she preserve in her
- matures years the geeing of h-r youth, she will be
the delight sod' admiration of the next. Milts
Kt:tax performed Edortaad, in the melo-drama of
she Blind Boy.' with her-wowed judgment. intle.•
tineatingsucli characterspeshere pure, simple suture
is to be followed, she &lairds unrivalled. She was
very slily supported by Mr. T. P. COOl6, in the
character of Kalif. We arc happy to be ably to
add,. that there was a fadlionable and overflowing
house, which is the more gratifying. as tlia Managers
of this Thew,* have left nothing uudone to coutri-
bute to public amosement.

ND! OF wiour.
Th. a., for the liede regatta is not yet hard, •s it is pro.
posed to wait It is finally settled whrn hi. Majesty •ill
begin ►is aquatic excursions, In order to have it duriug
►is Majesty's cruises in this part.
The pier at Ryde is to be carried 500 feet farther into t►e
Awe forthwith.

The members of the Royal Yacht Cleb having come to •
resolution to afterohle the Ist auJ 3d Holiday of each
mouth, for the purpose of sailing in company foe the day,
the first tweeting for the season took place iu Cowes Roads
on Holiday the let instant, when, at ten o'clock, a.m. the
yachts which hid arrived from the ueighbouring coast,
and thaw which had remained is the Road. at anchor
daring the night, acre seen all in motion, actively em-
ployed in getting ouiler•way sod quitting their moor-
ings, waiting the signal fur starting from the Pearl
yacht, whose owner, the Marquis of Aogleisey, bad hems
chosen Commodore for the day. At eleven o'clock the
Commodore was wen Hooding to that 'eastward, followed
by the whole scradrun; and un -meotiog Admiral Sir James
H. WhitsheJ, off Norris Castle, who was uu his way from
Pottemouili to joist the led, in his beautiful cutter the
Sylph, the Marrioir of Anglesey left the Pearl, and scrota-
pahliqd by the lion. C. A. Pelham, went on board the Ad-
mieneryacht, which immediately hoisted the Commodore's
pendant, and led the Beet sound the White Buoy off the
!Luebke to the entrance of Southampton Water, tbeace to
the westward, sail after beating as far as Hurst Cootie, the
squadron bore up and run for Cowie Road., where they ar-
rived about four o'clock, the parade and slmres during this
time Wive crowded with spectators, who bad assembled to
gratify ilienisclves with the sight of so novel and interesting
an exhibitioo. Among (be 'edits of the Royal Yacht Club
which formed the fleet, were imiticvd—
Toe.
Pearl cotter
Antelope ditto t 80 Lord 4Yillougby de Broke.
Union yawl .. 45 RigKi Hon. Sir Arthur Part.
Girli• yawl
Eliza yawl 34 Sir George Thomas. Bart.
Ruby yawl
Eliza yawl
Duvc yawl 65 .1. Liologres. Faq.
Experiment yawl
Elizabeth yawl .. 65 T. A Smith, jos. Esq.
Arrow yawl
Julia yawl ....... 43 James Weld. Esq.
Gazelle cutter ..... 18 Owen Williams, F.aq.
Unicorn sebooaer . 122 Henry Perkins, Esq.
Louisa ditto

SVellinglon yawl . 3O Rev. George Shaper.
Sabrina cotter Janes Masse, Esq.
Briton schooner
Mary yawl
Hass., schooner
Cbar lot te yawl....
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besides numerous vessels bired by. parties of pleasure to ac.
company the yachts.
The water within the Isle of Wight are so peculiarly
adapted for yacht sailing, that in nO other part of Mr world
ran so attractive and hereScittla marine spectacle be pre.
smiled; and we are authorised to state, that Monday, the
18th instant, is Axed on fur the next tweeting, whoa Ibe utxt
member in auccersion, it is said, will he appointed Comm,
dere for the day; and at which time, ii is cusedeatly ex-
pected, his Murat, will honour Cowes with his presence, the
Royal George and other royal yachts ►awing becu matured to
be Stied out with the utmost expedition.
Reeser EMIIIIOIIIIIALS Aitnitcaux—The Dowager and
Lady Sullivan and family, Sr. (Amt.* Sullivan and Laity,
Lieut-Colnuel lllarg►etor and family. Captain William.,
CaPia'it Rodger and 616.111. Mrs Copeland mid family.

In the ease of the Duke of BEnFortB r. the
Burns,' Alumni, heard in the Court of Chancery
on Saturday, the LORD CHARCELLOR, heing
trustee, was induced from a motive of delicacy to
call in the aid of the MASTtR of the RoLt.s, who
us also a trastee.—Quere, How does this assist his
Lords+hip'v delicacy ?
1311 Tuesday morning the body of the fate Miss
GOWAN passed through Reading on its wliy to
Bstli for interment. This lady was sister to Sir %V.
Gomm, and was one of the Maid. of Honour to
her late Majesty Qurea CHARLOTTE.
At the late audit.of the Doke of nil .....TLAND, It
which it was expeeted that Ina Grace's tenantry
near Newmarket would piety remit dte to the
amount of between eight and nine thousand pounds.
not a 'lngle thousand was received by the mews''s!.
THE FUN Da. —lti the absence pf Dews of tartly,.
kind. the market on Saiiirditv was heavy, with eery
little doing. Console weru 8 t 81 801 81 for Iliti
seems:it, null were done at 8 1 11, 8111 for next sic.
c-tint iii August ; Reduced, 7j ; 4 per Cents.
9741; New 4 per Cent.. 9iii ; Long Annuities,
203 7-16. Forei,•ii Sectiritie.: Spanish Bonds,
64,1; Danish, 84 "Ex. Dir.; Prussian, 861.
A visitation of lightning and thunder surpassing
all existing knowledge of such atmospheric events,
either in roVeigil or guirOpeßil climes, was eNihr-
rienced at Southampton on Syterthly moe • K.
was so appalling, that• many person. forsook thine
houses in terror, lest they should become their
grave. St. Michael's church wail Struck by the
lightning, arid. we believe, considerable injury was
done by it.
An entire service of communion plate (ontii.tiog .1
of a flagon, chalice, pallor, and three silver plate.)
has bvew liberally preseisted to Ballot chwpel of
cisc by the Rev. Joun WRYRT, Lecturer of OW
parish church.