The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-23 00:00:00

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ORIGINAL PORTRY.

TO FANNY, WITH A RING.

Go, tilde keeper, safely bind
The finger of my love;
But Etude be to her, and kind,
Then she may tender prove.
And while you faithful act your part,
This lesson teach, 1 pray,
As you herfinyer—so my heart,
Site fetiers night and da).

HENRY.

ON !HARING THAT FANNY wmtr. MY RING.

And does she accent of the Rift?
Condescending the trifle to wear ;
With raptures of joy will I lift
My voice to bright Venni', and swear—

From Fanny I
But hive her for ever and ever ;
Let ever Po fair a girl come,
Only Death roe and Fanny chill sever.
HENRY.

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Earl sad Counters of Chatham have left lawn for
their seat, Ehrington Hall, Canshrideshire.
The Marquis of Buckingham has lift his seat, Arington,
Hants, for Stowe. Backs.
Lord and Lady Holland arrived on Wednesday at Holland
House, frum their seat in Bedfordshire.
Lord and Lady M. Kerr arrived iu town yesterday, on a
visit to Eai I and COLDOCBS Bathurst, from their seat in Berks.
P. Methuen, F.sq. M.P. arrived yesterday at Payne's Hotel,
Lower Brook-street, from his seat, Corsuant I lutt.e, Wilts.
E. Kendall, Esq. arrived yesterday at 11w Pi ince of Saxe-
Coburg Holt I, Charles.street, Grosvenor-square, from his
seat iu Wales.
Mr. and Mrs. Tempest have arOved at their house, Baker.
street, from dirk Seat iu Yorkshire.

The mate celebration of the Parrett REGENT'S
birth-day, • r consinanded earns thee since, ea St.
George's Day, will not 'he *observed' this day, owing
to the Royal Parody coutittiing 'in. Warning for
the late QUERN, and, combined with that, the
Peirce REGENT being afflicted with the goat.
THE DUKE OF l'oßK.—Ths 'verbal answer to
the inquiries after the state of the Doke of YORK
is, " U. Royal Highness is going on very well."
The Marquis of STAFFORD had a select party ut
dinner a estrrday, at Cleveland (louse.
Lady LOUISA MANNERS gave a grand hall and
mapper yesterday evenitig, at her house in Pall-
twill, which was very elegantly intro led.
Mr. and Mrs. B. WiterirtAst will give an ele-
gant entertainment to a large party of (IlPtilllClioll on
the Ist of May, at their residence in Portland-place.
During the late war Sir JOHN DOYLE commanded
in Guernsey. A report having beets received that
the French meditated an immediate attack on the
Island. the gallant General ordered all hands to
put the works in a state of defence; hut the die's,
bring Sunday, the Clergyman, who was of a
meiliodistical complexion, objected to any labour
as a profanation of the Sabbath, and contrary to the
true faith. " Aye," said Sir JOHN, " that's your
creed ; faith is very well too fur me, but it won't
do here without works."
The PRINCE REGENT has purchased the Palace
at Newmarket, which is to undergo a complete re-
novation under the directions of Mr. Nast'. The
occasional residence of hid Royal Ilighoest there
would no doubt infuse new life into the town and
its amusements.
Tne VELOCIPEDE.—A person observing, the
other day, that the velocipede was gaining grouid
fast—" That may he," said another, " but it cer-
tainly loses it as fast us it gains it—for we are told
that it gets very fats over the ground."
With great regret we are authorised to state, that
on account of the severe indigposition of Latly
LEICESTER, the view of Sir J. LEICESTER'S Gal-
lery it unavoidably postponed till Monday May 3,
when tickets given °tit fur Mondry next will be
admitted.
To dine with Duke Ilumphrey.—To dine with
Duke I 1 t: PHREV is to go without one's dinner.—
Duke IlimpttaEy was ordered to be executed be-
fore he had his dinner; therefore, Wye* dined with
the Duke, you were likely to have none.
Great ditappoititineht is felt in a certain Noble
Family, in conrequence of the trelty of marriage
between a young Nobleman and a certain rich
Heiress haviug brokru off.
REJOICINGS AT Rirritin.--There were great re-
joicings at Italian on Wednesday te'unighr, ou Miss.
MTDDLI.To'N's cowing into possession of her estate
in that lown auil neighbourhood, by the ringing of
bells, sharing several barrels of that famed vial
ale, and ditaii hitting to the poor the sum of 20/.
which was remitted by Mnis Nlvuotwros for that
purpose. In the evening a meeting was convened
by a few of the leading and thiuuch htends to the
cause, for the purpose of drinking the health of
that benevolent Lady, and a little after sax o'clock
nearly eighty of the twist respectable inhabitants
assembled at the White Lion, where alley remained
till a late hour, in perfect harmony and good hu-
mour.
Mr. Yount; played Richard, in the tragedy of
Richard the Third, at the Nre4Tattle Theatre, oat
Tuesday. The part of Richmond was supported
by Mr. Dc CAMP.
While the rich keep open house in lowa, the
poor keep open lonise in the country. One of
them is a house without a roof—die other a house
always full of company.
The Masquerade which has been so long in pre-
paration, took place at the Assembly Moult, New-
castle, yesterday at'linight. Owing to a want of
co-operation among the leading
parties of the town,
it wail very thinly attended. Instead of a company
of four or 5110, as was originally expected, only
about 130 were present ; consequently an the large
seal opleudid suit of room' the party appeared very
few.