The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

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Very extensive repairs sod alterations of the Rouse of
Commosis are now in progress. The House is in a stale of
more romplete dilapidation than it has been for many years.
lt is occupied with ay./Wiling and workmen. The cushions
of the beaches, Ministerial and Oppusit los, as well as those
wader the gallery, where Peers, Peers and Members sons, Am-
bassadors, and other foreigners of diatinelioo, are admitted
to sit to ►ear t►e dr bates, hove beets est irely removed; alio
the secondary coverings of the beaches; all have been con-
veyed to w►at is called the rr Lung Gallery," arbieb leads to
the tipper or throne end of the Otiose of Lords. They are
there being renovated. The benches and steps leadiog to
them see in many insulates being altered and repaired, so Sr
to increase their conamoditausnews.

The scaffolding is msiuly raised with the view of pro-
moting SOUK very 'messier, atieemioos is the ceiling, and 111
the mode of veatilaliug the House. Betweeu the ceiling
sad the roof is a large gallery ur loft, in some parts of full
twenty feet is height, and 1-xteadisig in length ot.r" the
Hams" is which the Members assemble to debate. This
1111111ellIle loft bass good, strung, but satiquated floor ; and
deriag recent Sessions, particulmly during the last Semites],
out debate nights, it was 50 tleeoll7lllll/11 occurrence for •
party of ladies, from seen to tea is ameahne, 19 he. assem-
bled is this elevated simian, chiefly artwend the centre venti-
lator, over the chatidelier, to Arm the debates. They were
accommodated sob chaise, which were atatioDed;sroaud the
gratioga or armament already existing is the ceiling. Ths
Members could be only imperfectly au*; but those who
*poke audibly were very diatiactly beard is the ;out; or
" Ladles' Gallery." This roof is a remarkable place,
.aelt
only so account of its vitals sad Slraellare..and ache
vesiiikaiiag =athlete', contswied in it, but from the curious
sad very perfect !maims of the magmal architeciure of din
bedding that are them to be semi.

FUNKRAL OF TNB LATR DUCHS", .OF
NEIVCASTLE. •

On Tuesday last the firritial of her Grace Mg Direhoewor
Newcastle took place iu the family vests ot lloillowoallorboot
four miles Nom Climber. 71kt protasis. mowed :fres,
Clamber about twelve o'clock is the followieg errs,':--
Clamber troop of cavalry, in Glick print* fkasai ooreiroisig
• tooth, in which wee Dr. Falkeer and the Sae. J. Masse;
rowirriakere Sri horseback ; heirs., r °utilising the body ;
' a prison ea islet,. heaven the pleases; Mr. Moderier. bore
SerIISIII, OS a Mach horse, beariog tly orrowet he -a
crimson velvet mobioN; asoorshig mark, is which • was
Geseral Moody, Captain Moody. Rev. M. Mosily. and
C. G. Moody, Req. brothers of her Grace ; school chil-
' dies, all dreamed is swot Meek; three mourning coaches,
containing the servants, each coach haring use hones;
his Graces carriage ; Duchess Dowager of Neweasile'q
carriage, Lord fisisty's, Lord Galway's, and Duke of
Portland's; there we►e about misty pages welkin OS lIC h
side the different roaches nod carriages in the poricessuon.
The quantity of people assembled to witness tbs melancholy
weer was great, cot the sympathy aid ailectios smiiirested
was thole atfeeting, particalsoly frisas the children of Ike
whose; who, is sobs and tears, bewailed die kora sflistir ge-
aerwegflonrineleese.
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