The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-06 00:00:00

WASHINGTON FSSTIVITIES.

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Extract from the Commercial Advertise►. a New
York Paper, of the 13th February, 1822 :

“ From desert wastes a mighty Istlien cease.”
Os Fridsy Cosgress adjourned over natal Moodily; bat
as t►e &limier of t►e week had sot been very great, .e
meld sot digital She reason, until we opened the Frealdhs
Goat*, t►is morass'. By a letter is that paper we leant,
shat ii. capital city of this great Rmpl►s*, vies " all agog"
so Satarday, is attendance on so lochs. deem, whirls
took place is front of the President's house. Half the
male citiasus of Wasbisitoa, the toter taforass we, were
there, sad so small portion of females, sad the jollification
lasted from abort nome till near three o'clock. Tbe as.
velty of the tbitsg attracted the crowd, and the festivity hav-
Mg hese previously anommiaged, the inhabitants were pro•
awed tarty is the day Is attend the savage amenessest.
This reminds us of the geed old days of Jefferson and his
red plush inetpressibles--whes as India. C►ief, called Blied
ha, le the poet littoral's es, visited Philadelphia,
in wampum richly gay,
Al ►alls he pawed the sight. st clubs the day;
Id crowds she ham to his Wee ran,
AK wished to sae, sad too* the tawny man;
Happy were those who saw his stately stride,
Thrice happy t►ose who felt ►is naked hide.
• As school-00)s, when a monkey roams in sight,
Forsake their games, and chase him with delight;
View with astonishment t►e stalking ergatare,
Ski sleek and pretty iu a state of seism;
Thus sparkling belles the lodise floc►'d amend,
Charmed wills his girths' eye, his voice's silver nomad,
And as the Cyclops graciously held up
His copper lips to give them all a sun,
Some thought for very Joy they should have died,
Some thought they were bewitched, and some beatified.

• Mr. Randolph sarcastically remarked in one of hi. fa-
cetious 'perches a few days ago, I►at Ilse lens Republic it
toile out of fashion.

Yesterday being Good Friday, the Dean of
WerratasTitit preached before the nubility at the
Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Yesterday a solemn High Mats and grand Te
Ikea wus celebrated in the different Catholic
Chapels in town. At Warwick-street Chapel
most of the Catholic Nobility attended Divine
Service; mid the musical department received the
additional assistance of I of the most dis-
tingundied singers of the King's Theatre, who gave
great effect to the various solemn piece. of H•NDEL
earl MOZART, which were chatioted.

Mr. and Lady CATREILINZ WHITIC MELTILEJI
and family were expected yesteiday at their house
in Grosvenor-street. hom their seat in Scotland.

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Mr. C. Karat.' is perforating at the Edinburgh
theatre. OaII Tuesifsv 14st he was announced Inr
the lout of NOIlle0; Juliet by Mrs. II SWOONS.
On Wednesday he was to perform Othellu, to the
tragedy of that name.

Duct..—A meeting took plate at an early hntor
on Tnuroduy IUOT ttttt g nu Idlackbeetti, between Mr.
A--, attended by Col. M--, and Mr.
attended by Mr. The fife fire riratly
proved fuel to both punnet, Mr. A--being struck
on the elbow of the !Kato' artn, and Mr. C-- bring
erased on the bream by Ina ativeroary's bullet. The
&monds then interfered, and a riattatitetory explain".
lion took place.

SINGULAR CASE.—M•rricd. at Hall. on the
26th, ult. Mr. SrePicsa IVATKINSOII, pipe-maker,
nl Brigg, aged 48, to Mks lEuz• Saint. aged
16, younger sister to his son's lira wife. He has
had two cornier wives, both of whom are now lie.
in 4, mid married to two other men. H.. prevent
wife, by this union. has at once become a wife, a
mother, a grandmother, and a,, soot.
" MULL'D Sscc."—ln an old work, entitled
4' Portraits, ite. from the reixn of Edward 111.
to the tterollition," is a curinus sccousit of iVlut.h'u
SACK. shills JOHN CorrtuatoN, so called from
his drinking tuud'd sack, morning, noon. and
inght. Ile was a molt ". notorious . lie
robbed OLIVER CROIIWZLL twice; once as he was
coming oat of the Parliament House, and once on
liusAuhurs Heath ; and when at Cologne, he rob-
bed Kiug CHARLES 11., then in his exile, of as
muck plate as was valued at 1,50 U/.

A prodigious ow:ober of very flue p Wise& were
week token on the coast of Cornwall. Thir is
very reasinksble eircurnstauer, the pilchard sew
being it/ the autumn.

• a...tem.—Ai