The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-24 00:00:00

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BURIAL OF TilE OUtif OF SAXE t";QTItA.

The simple burial ceremony of this Sovereign tools
pl ice on the night of the 2Sth April, accordin,f to he
wish he expressed in his Will. '!'he gi as c ...as uug oa
the island. in the English garden, :at the f rot of those
of his two deceased children. The false glitter so ill
becoming such an occasion, was entirely laid ands.
The rtigning Duchess, with her child on her arm,
had the evening before strewed dowers in, and round
the grave. The midnight hour struck, when the
body entered the garden, carried by the servants of
the Lite Duke. 'Use wait to the island was /aid with
black cloth, with the boat that carried it over. A
sirk, but quiet night, favoured this melancholy ne.-
formance. .Thi ceremony was only i;itei :.!
the sighs and by the tears of a!) present, which tan
in abundance on the coffin. The grave had been
dug by the late Duke's courtiers, and WAS filled la
the hands of the members of his Highness s family.
Prince Frederic planted a tree on the grave. No
drums were beating, no sermon teas pronounced, t.o
cannons were fired, no bells were toiled.

Yesterday morning His MAsesrit, accompanied
by the Duke of CA SI 'RIDGE. and followed by the
Want and Pe I EiAS, attended by the CJUIsIeSSCS
CARDIGAN And Avt.s.szultY, took nu :thing •,
Kew, and returned to the Queen's House to dinster.
Yesterday the Duke of Ct saBLILLAtiI) dined with
Her M AJ EST V.

h is Royal Highness the Prince of IKALEs is ex-
peCted to honour the M...-querade at Foley House
with his presence. . _ .

It is c.onfidently said there will be i Drawing-
room at St. James's on the 4th of June. Silvered
superb dresses are in preparation.
Yesterday was married at St. George's Church,
Hanover-square, Lord ViLLarris, son of the Earl
Jeassr, to Lady SA RAH FA E, eldest daughter of
the Earl of Wl:systole ELAND.

Lady Lou ISA MA VNERS'S route and concert Li t
night were every thing that taste and harm°. y
could make them.

Mrs. FILZHERILLT'S route this night is expeeted
to be uncommonly splendid.
The next Lady's private Vocal Concert will be
at the Countess of Rosstv m's, St. James'i Square,
on the 28th.

Mr. Ly oopi will give a grand Concert to the
fashionable world upon the 31st instant.
A morning paper says, the Emp?ror of Russ/A
is resolved to sheek the nilcoutrorlabic despotism and
unntanai-eahie caprice of BON r A STE
Mrs. W. Plooor will give a grand route this
night at her house in Portland Place.
Sir Jong and Lady Qnos and family have loft
town for Ackwood Puck, the seat of Lord tlo
near Basingstoke, Hants.
General ilswirr and family are gone to the Lahr
of Wight.
Sir Fs ANCIS BARING will give a grand dinner on
Saturday at his house in Hill-street.

The groupes of ekgantes, in their pink, azure, and
lilac, spencers, appeared yesterday like bunches of
tulips in the Parks and Kensington Gardens.
The Duke of Qukas sax* vis seldom absent from
his front parlour window, from whence he shouts
his arrows at the flocks of tine feathered fair, upon
the wing up and down Piccadilly.
On '1 uesdav next, the three regiments of Royal
East • India Volunteers will be brigaded in Hyde
Park with the Artillery Company and five regiments
of the Loyal London Volunteers, and will be in-
speEted by the Earl of HARRINOTON, previous
their general review on the 11th of next month.

Mr. BtAOGE, the late Sectetary at War, has re-
ceived His MAJtsrv's permission to use the sur-
name and bear the arms of BATI4U act. only. From
this charge it should seem as if the Ex•Secreta-y
did not gready of his original name.
The ErnFerLr of Russia has sent, at his expence.
one professor and five students, upon botanical di,-
coveries, to Siberia. Each student receives an an-
nual pension OESOO roubles. The journey is expedesi
to continue for two years.

At Flushing, General MAI/MONT has made an
experiment of enclosing letters is bullets, and firing
them off. A twenty-tour pound ball went 4'2s'P
yards. During a siege, this invention might be of
great use.
The French attor MEES, his wife. and daugh cr,
are engaged for the Court Tbeea-e at St. Petersburgh.
They have resided ten years at Hamburgh, where
their talents and condua have been much applauded.
The famous opera dancer, Vestris, has obtained
permission from the First Consul to dance for twelve
months at St. Petersburgh. He will return next
year with the tragedian Talma, who is a'ready ar-
rived in Russia.

The Governor Jansen. at the Cape of Good
Hope, has sent as a present to Madame Bonaparti
a beautiful Zebra, and two other African animal ,
with which she has presented the Museum Napoleor. .
A beautiful coinage of half guineas has been &-
livered ham the Mint, in the Tower. In this im-
pression, the head of His MAJESTY is somewhat
smaller than in others, and the wreath is twined
round it more in the Roman form. TLe reverse k
like that of the last coinage; the legend, fdri De-
fensor, Brrianai intim Rex.
(;e: erils MURAT, Dtitoc, and several otha ci' I
and milit:.ay Officers, have bespoken state coach -
at Pans of estraordinai y splendour, for the coron.
tion. The price the two Generals have agreed t.
pay for each coach is 36,0u0 hetes.
Citisr emus m.--The great increase of elegiac'.
accommodations, and the emulation of the inhabi-
tants to render them 6t for the reception of their
friends, have drawn. at this early period, Jlk,
wt-
usual number of visitors to that salubrious spot.
The first battalion of Cannarthenshire Volimteurt,
commanded by the Right Ho:.. Lord Dvereoe.
have commenced their twenty-one days permanent
duty at Landmery, with an ardour and alacrity
highly honourable to the corps, and gratifying to
the true friends of their country.
The regiment of IVilts Yeomanry Cavalry, cows
rnanded by Lord Bs, trz, are now °apeman. t dut .
The head quarters are at Devizes. and the ft vet.-1
troops quartet-0U as under :—The Mariborougl.
Salisbury, Every. and Werm:nster troops, at
Devises; Hinston,Chippenhaan. and Devizes troop,.
at Marlborough; Malmesbury troop, at Beckliamp-
ton-ino and Kennet; Swindoa wad Meagan' troops,
at Caine.

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