The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1814-09-10 00:00:00

IT.4LY.

The excoriation, of Perner.i are pursued with the
mast um-reneging seal by the Neapolitan Carrera-
lung. Th.• most recent thecoverev lave been three
or.. tuagothersit toeselas,adorneel with scolpture, and
• lull which is supposed to have been the court of
justice, and which is deranged with a triple row of
columns. Bronze stoves were also found in the
swine place. of the most lwautiful form, with a
Faun and a Marlins two feet high, owl esquintrly
formed. Lastly, a small bronze Gladiator. pre-
cisely similar to that winch lens hw.'ss already so
much admired. meel which is in the attitude: of.tip.
pheltlitet: lire from the spectators. A short time
ago. there au. found n beautiful silver vase,
slosh *venni to have been uscel in religious wor-
ship : it is covered with figures in relief, and re-
sembles is, firm that of the Royal Cabinet of
France, which has been publisised by Caylus and
Dom Might,. There is a third ease quite similar
is the e-abir.rt of the late Cardinal Borgia. There
has been dist-meted in the Cabinet of Medals sit
Alston, a Chinese work, published in 17.50, by order
of the Emperor Keen !Aug, containing drawings of
upwards of Moe hundred antique vases, resembling
those denominated Etruscan. Several appear to be
of very remote antiquity.

An article dated I lautbumh, the 30th last, states,
that the King of SAXON T has. rebbed to abdicate
his Crown. It was is* slimly to be expected that,
howercr weak and old, be would willingly resign
his kiir4doin, and see it ss,th pleasure parcelled
out sonoog his enemies. It is satisfactory, however,
to Isnsu, that the Allies are not less determined
upon the resturatiou of Poland than upon the parti-
tem Of Saxony.

The St. 'Menu, nliich huh reached Portsmouth
after a posage of only .s hour& I T3leukwall, is
expected tomtit iminedintelt for St. Ilelena and the
Cape. The Aluins find Ludy Flora, lit•ensed ships,
still proceed 111 a fortnight—the former for Bengal
direct, and tlw latter for the I.le of France and
It is expected that a general Commission of Ac-
counts will speedily be twist out to the Pestitisula,
to investigate tir eNnettiliture of the ar ))) i ))) uu the
slim. 'rho Commission aill sit at Lisboa., and
will rend ambulatory gents over the rotates tru-
versed by the several unities, to trace and estimate
eve hr-anchor expenditure in every station.
The determination with resprut to the tidditimial
bottahows of regiments oldie lino is not yet defini-
tively settled. It is %typ0...11, however, that a li-
mited rrductinn will take place. ou the 24th of this
moth, in all tht.e wla,.r first Irwttalions sire on
foreign +et vice, wheel, will be 1/1,1101.411i duo II tl/ four
companies each, to fonts a depot toe recruiting the
hanalioui on service übnwd. Tie additional bal-
l:limns cif flee regitoents whose first battalion is at
hoes's., will, it is conceived, hr reduced altogether.
Tits- vereist decision rur en reduction of the 1/16-
errs who tolusiterresl to 050 like from the Militia,
eipler Lord 'AsTl.l6.lll:Awleif Art, 14 stated to have
Lewd OD 1111.11611 1/4 out to have :allowed time to dis-
locateh the squints 0000 i o lithos& its the lifst moment to
4 loft 4ri it ling iliirows&J. It IS ellihel`lVtli, tibeferibre,
that these )lEtwi- of the description alluded to,
.61es are f•weit:st service, .sled cannot gtot
foli,' of Ilse &lumina:oton rr.psrYlin. them till
Ito r the rl4/11 ittishint, ...di lie itaktot•ik.ty ititt..ted
1., :.Pral4ll° at r.uk.

rhie.

4AnhY

AN TALE.

ADDRI'MR TA SIR WILLIAM CONGREVE, M. P.

I.A au* NllleF %ALA ISE Walt one tithe most ho-
nest awl •impte rotten:sin the bow of Maellish.—
A. he was sitting one evening, will his cottage full
of smoke, mid hi. wife and chilli and his pig at his
elbow, all on a sadden he exe!:euied, " Ily the
powers, my dear Norm, butt we will have a rejoicing,
►add nothing else' for whin I vra: after being at
market the other day, ti. di tit m non! could they
say but about rejoicing."—" And now, Lorry,
my dear," cried hi.: wile► " and wheat is it you're
going to rejoice shout ?"
dd Och! eon you be asking me the rinestion,
when next Friday is the year of our sveiltliiig-day !
To be sure I won't be buying a coupe of candles
to kirk ups blaze !"

Niver put yourself, Lerry,ilt cost st!obtit that.
As to rejolCllll.s 411111 nonsense and botheration on
a matter o' that kind."

On Finlay morning brrry went to market with
sonw baron ; but he returned without the candles.
" By the imioers," cried he, 113 he lifted op the
latch of his cottage, " by the powers and I have
forgotten the i midl. ! The devil burn them tin
me; but we will hale a rejoicioz, blase the pig'
that grunts in the comer, but we wilt."
" And whist are )on to rejoice nbout now ?" said
the wife.
" ()! to be sure, and have nit I found out a
reason? three not the kali-day of tied ugly
spdprem, that is crying by the hit of turf, by air
of n

" Ugh ! the Wife. 1'41%. indeed. Ht. is
is like you us if you were leis ow es fatio.r."

" Well, woman," Mid Larry, " never lie talk.
now about that, II•4 it may be atfrontwt: his honor's
strrard: but we will lame rtiowimt, I .wear again."
1)n the no-xt market-4111y Fame hark witl t
the nosily* for an ill haul remelts-
-1)41111 them as be went into the whitkry-shop, but
as lie canoe out lie hail for4otten then) entirely.—
Ili, head was all over in a Ishtar.

Awl what will you rejoice about now, with
that blockhead of your" ?" crirel Nora.
" 0, the PACK! the genera/ PACE! and nothing

" My lore, and you'll only be quiet now, and
give your loving husband a kiwi."
" To he sure and 1 will," said Nora, giving him
• little solute on the cheek with her fist.

" fhe devil burn the woman !" cried Larry,
" jam v, ii% way g a Pace; but lwre goes
for war," and, by a smart blow under the fifth rib,
he laid his dear Nora on the door of the cottage, as
snug as prNsiblc.
The child began to scream ; and the pig to
squcak, in its loudest key.
'floe two cottager=, thrir neighbours, ru► in, and
began to inquire what was the matter, and what
was the cause of all the uproar ?
" No uproar at all,at all !" cried Larry, " it's the
gineral Pace; awl I and my wife, you obsarve► have
bin rejoicing; so ask no more quistions."

IRELAND.

DON A GIRDER, SEPT. 4.
LORD XTEWA KT, _

The Right Hai. Lieut.-Gen. Lord Stewart, A.
S..lvart, Esq. of Ards, and Mr. and Lady Emilia
James, accompanied by Colonel Hard* and Cap-
tails Wood, two of his Lordshipss Aides-de-Camp,
arrived at Donaghadee froin Mount-Stewart, to
embark for Portpatrick, there having been pre-
viously a packet-boot eugaged on hire for that pur-
pose. The two carriage's belonging to his Lord-
ship were shipped en board the Palmer packet;
and after his Lordship mid the party refreshed
themselves at Smith and Russell's hotel, they ein-
irarked about one o'clock, amidst the reiterated
cheering of the people from all quarters. The co-
lours of the Downs/lire packet, then in the har-
bour, were displayed ; oral on his Lordship awl
suite, with the rest of the party, embarking, a
round of the DownsAire's guns were given on their
departuris, with repeated cheering, as a token rif
respect for the honour and pride on the occa,ioi.,
respecting the superior services rendered to the
Crown by our neighbour and countryman.
DUBLIN, SEPT. G.
Tint Earl of Keuniare arrived at Killarney on
Monday hist.

Mr. Whitbread, son of the patriotic and popular
Sainte! Whitlnvull, Esq. M.P. arrived in Lime-
rick on 'Thursday lust.

Our worthy Representative, the Right Honour-
able GEottnr. CANNING, arrived here yesterdav,
on a farewell visit of a few days to his friends, pre-
viimAy to his departure to pass the winter with his
f •ly in the neighbourhood of Lisboss.—( Licer-
pool Paper.)
It has been resolved, at a general meeting of the
Gentlemen of the comity and city of Kilkenny,
held ut the Tholsel, that a dinner should be given
to MajOT4ieUenil PACK upon his arrival in his na-
tive cite on his way to Americo, in testimony of the
sense eutertained of his valour and military talents.
Loc.!) IVittvworrn.--We are always happy
when we can, without compromisisig the prim•iple
which governs our Journal, pay a compliment to
the present Lord Lieutenant.lis Excellency is nu
a visit to Cork Abbey, near Bray. A Charity Sertimu
was preached at the Catholic chapel lost Sunday, by
the Rev. Mr. Cotta. The oliscotirse was eloquent
aged impressive. The eullecticm, however, wit., less
than could he expected. Ili' Excellency, however,
sent in/. The Duke of Rictimosin never seta it
farthing to a Catholic Clarity.—(UabliN lieching
Pea.