The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-03 00:00:00

FR3f4LE FASHIONS FOR JULY.

CAR RI AG F: DRESS —A pelts; of gra, de Naples, thrt color'
.at the l'erstnn Mae; pelisse is close fa t ned down in finer
e c a pointt.d ornament is carried down each side; the point
Is told round with narrow rouleanx, and saparatzd, over the fasten.

if gor 0:0 skirt. by one 'anti: fhillwadd.td rouleaux. Round the
bone 7 of. the skirt, about ti.ree i7ht a ab are the alum, is an oma.
item sz..t on straight across, of an entwined roulenus, forming a tire.
lion. It wt. The body is m.tde quite plain, and the collar remark Ably
nrr ov. N...ither ruff nor 4:Merette I. woe., *Lb this pelisse, but a
row or large perrlst encirele the throat. bonnet is white, ani
of h • new coittei insntif,etnie. in imita iv's of chip, with a narrow
Vandyke blond at the edge of the brim ; it is handsomely trimrthd
about the crown with sem:l. of Jsranese gause, edg-d with white
win rottlemx. and v htly on &invited with Provence roscl_
_ .

•,.:e or which is p'.; c the brim ;-16striTs
a-;: in a lop. and are of rich ^ I i e r b and, broad, and edged rout d
will narrow b:oni. A parasol, of a.m-green, with a broad wlite
tr nge, completes the costume.
AFTERNOON Home Daess.--A mond dress of fine *ono:
muslin, with five narrow flounces, set on very full, and pointed.
'fhe sleeves full, and in the chemisette styl ; the width confined as

e way up the amt, at separate distances, by bands of erabroidend
muslin. An elegant pelerine of the same material as the d•esi,
and richly ornamented with lace, is worn over the shoulders ; it o
kit p,stially open in from, wher ce a falling kind of cotter twat
bank on melt side, (orating an ornament something similar to s
lata ; this is alito trimmed with lace; the corsage of the dress,
however, is entirely concealed in front by this appendage; 2rl
tho..gh it seems to form a part of tit, dress, it is not of the canctst
kin,i, but of a style perfectly novel. The hair is beautifully at.
ranved in clustered curls, smaller than thoie which hare, of la:e,
d sinised the female cournew nce ; a small cap is worn mit ri:,
of r'ca blond, with a large foll-itlovn use on one side, and vary
long lappets depending over e.ch shoulder. The cap is plead
more forward than has been the mode for this sort of head.coverir;
for same time. The jewellery ornaments are ear-rings, necklace,
and bracelets, of pearl and rub:es, set a l'antique.—La Belk .h.
mnbNe.

The Duke of York continued better yesterday. He re•
ceived a visit in the afternoon from the Princess Augusta.
His Royal Iligness was visited on Saturday by the Due:l,as
of Gloucester.

Saturday morning Sir Herbert Taylor, after having at•
tended the Duke of York at Brampton, transacted busi-
ness at the Treasury with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and otbe•rs.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town on Sa-
turday morning from at Charlton, Kant.
Mr. Secretary Peel returned to tbwn on Friday night
from Windsor, after dining with the ii'n2;.
Mr. Under Secretary Plants transacted business at ti e
Treasury on Saturday.
Oa Saturday morning, a' half-past tee o'clock, the Lordt
of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council assern-
blel at the Council Office, Whi ehall, to hear and deter-
mine Plantation Appeals. The Lords present were Lord
Colchester, the Master of t'e Rolls, and Sir George Rev.
The appeals were from ti e Winds of Demerara, Jamai,3,
Berbice, Trinitlad, and ../t racy.
On Saturday morning a meeting of the Commissionets
tur the reduction of the National Debt was held at tie
Treasury Office, Whitehall, which was attended by 11:e
CI aice•ltor of the Exchequer, the Governor and Deputy.
Governor of the Bank of England, and others.--S.
fligham, Esq. the Secretary and Comptroller-Generai,
aho attt n.led the tvezting, which was held previous to tl e
making up the Midsummer quarterly public accounts.
Mr. Latchford was sent off on Saturday evening from
the Foreign Office, wi4l despatches for the Right Honour-
able Henry Well( sley, our Ambassador at Vienna.
Mr. Mt ate was despatcht.tl on Saturday evening to tie
Right Honourable Frederick Lamb, our Minister at Me
(frill, from the Secretary of State's Office for Fore.o
Affltirs.

CHKI.TENHAM, Jese 30, 1826.—The first sum !let
ball, tile season, took place on the 26th. The band of the
Duke of York's Rifle Corps attended and played during
the evening; and considering it to be the first, the ball was
genteelly attended. There is every prospect of a very fel
s.esson : the different spas are well attended at the early
hour or 11..ven o'clock. The full hand, at the King's Old
Well, commenced playing on the 26th. The promenades
at the Montpelier Speiser now -very fully attended ;
the new shone of that pump room is nearly cainplete!.
The Pittsville Spa is very rapidly proceeding. Tha Dula
of Gloucester is expected by the Sth of July. The POO
Hotel, the Imperial and other boarding houses, are neariy
full of company.
The American Papers arrived en Saturday ccrtain
an official document of much interest, relative to tee
claims of the United States upon France, fee spoliatiow:
It is dated " partrnent of State, Washington, 20th Mar.
and signed "H. Clay." As ulual with American offiiil
documents, it is of great length, and was accompanies!•
when laid before Congress, with 646 other comnrunics•
Lions. The situation of the two countries relative to the
question of spoliations, is not satisfactory. The folloscre;
is an extract :—" Respectful steel urgent cppeals have been
in vain made to the justice of France, for satisfaction et
flagrant wrongs committed on property of citizens of the
United States.'

A part of Clietmoss was burned to a considerable extut
about a its:might ago, acd a Viriving and extensive plantation,
under the itewardship of Mr. Devitt Dedkinson, of Leigh, Inn
contplctiv destroyed. Great quantities of game have since beta
discovered literally scorched black. The peat or turf is burned tl
the depth of about two feet, and the tire was only arrested in ti,
progress by digging deep trenches to prevent its further enctuallt
meets. 'I he turf on Ainsworth Moor, near this town, is no
(Friday cetning, tight o'clock) on tire, to the extent of seal
acres, and the same is plainly visible to the surrounding oosatr•
Th peat on ll' Witten .Moor, near Tockholo, was burning on ear-
(lay last, but we are glad to announce that the lire has been sob.
clued. It is not a fact that any of these places caught fire be ton
hi at of the sun, nor deeth our former text show a word to that. diect.•
It is a fact, den a rotten stump" was on tire in a field near fo, g
Feld, and our itiformams ar,, so stupidly bent upon having 'tar
own war, that we con. i.ler it a hopeless task to convince Piseni
at
; s ignited by the leintc...ial weed ;f' hut further or other... Lie as
tt that count your deponeuta touch not.—Bolton Etp)vr.