The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-08-15 00:00:00

UPON A RECENT DUEL.

1.o! here's a miracle, instead of a slit !
The bales they slinp'a • .r, th.i they rooter ship W.

The Dlke of CAMBRIDGE arrived at W4td.or oa
Wednesday night.
Yesterday morning, the Duke of Yogic trance:lei
business with His NI ai EST Y.
Afterwards His MAJEST y, the Dukes of Yolk
and CA NI BRIDGE, Lord W •lAINGN A Alt. Lady
THYNISC,GeIIerAIS FITZ tUY and (2•••rwainrirta,d
Colonels Goes, Gi !VILLE, and TA v Lov, rode
Windsor Great Park, dtc. end returned about halt.
past twelve.
Lord L. Govect arrived at Yarmouth from nu -
sia, on W. dnesday night. Yesterday he carne to
town. His L irdstiip's Secretary will remain till the
_ _

arrival of the Marqiiis of DOCGLAit.
Yesterday, Mr. And Mrs. 1..4.111ERT left their
bowie in Suffclk.s reef, for their scat at Lials

Hampton, Sussex.
Yesterday, after a long illness, died, at her hr'
in Perey-street, Lady Guaxtrao, 'Lelia of the late
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Sir Fa A ocis Gostteco.
Lord licon v PETTY gave a grand dinner yes-
terday, at his Lordship's house in Downing-weer.
Mrs. F./WELL played Lady .11,Arth, last night, at
the Windsor Theatre. Macbeth by Mr. BilOWliE•
JOHN Dcrr, Esq. M. P. left his Immo in licit-
ford-street, May-fair, yesteiday, for his seat near
Lancaster.
Betts. my, from the Dublin and Manchester"! he-
atres, is engaged to sm:ceed HILL at Covent-G,c-
den.
The neat Rotrirs is engaged to perform every
night during the nett week, at Lan; aster.
Lord and Lady CAWDOR arrived io Edinburch et
St.oday last, in their way to the North of Scotland.
Some of the papers think the Rhino* Conf• de ra:y
is a msnomer, because it is cc, embrace states far d s.
cant from the River Rhine. Ilantlet, we belirve, is
nat thinking of the Rhine and its warts, when .4
speaks the following lines—
.. The Kul &Me wake to-night and take his route,
Kes•ps wassal, acrd the swaggering uteri/rine reels,
And as he Maim. Ms draughts of famish down,
The kettle-drum end trumpet thus bray out

The triumph of his leslge."
The West Middlesex Militia arrived at Plymouth
on Tuesday, and went into Franckfort barrack-.
Ile Lancashire Militia were removed to Duck, to
make room for them.
-Bs A MDON, Esq was married, yesterday. to
Miss Da SY SIMONDS, daughter el -- Ds SY 2.
MONO!, Eeq and neice to the Messrs GOLDSNIUS.
The ceremony took place at the seat of Mr. De
fiv stasoreos, at Mitcham. A Lag t company ass
invited to partake of a grand rural f.te, given on the
occasion; a dance rn the verdanttuif was intended;
and the whole of Cie Goo n-st: o family were pre-
sent. but those now at Brighton.
His Grace the Duke of NIONTItOIII has hers at
Dundee for a week past. actively engaged in do-
ciplining the Stitlingshite militia, of which he is
, Colonel. The regienci.• dad a field-day at florae.
ton Pent on Monday, when his Grace was plea.i.l
to express hit high approbation of the perfecliou
to
which they have attained.
On Tuesday, the lgth inst. the Royal Glamorgan
Militia, under the command of Cilonel Avatte.v.
tom-tett:id at Brirol, fired Om
Down, in honour of his Royal Highness the fettics
of Vf •tes's birth-day.
. V A VIM A Lt.—Should this evening hold fair, this
enchanting place will again be the Garden of Pos-
sure : all those parties who were disappointed on
Tuesday, by the rain, have decl tired their intention
of visiting it this night; and preparations, on the
most splendid scale, are made on the occasion; ter
per is prepared for ten thousand peruses.
Toe laitchfielel Agiicultural Satiety held their an
nual Meeting at the Gorge Inn, at LitChtittlds m
the sth instant, and soli very 'lnman:lusty a.teaded•
Among the company were—Lord TALCS° t' L"td
ANSON, Sir Bonet r LAWL[Y,.Sir Gdattox Plotter
Sr JOHN WROTTESI.II Y. Mr. !WILLA% Mr. Stunt
Mr. BUCK Lav, and se • I distinguished Agricola
Wrists. A wager between Lord TA LS Z r and Mr.
Cox, the former showing a Herefoedshire. Ball,
against a long horned, or Staffordshoe Bull, it"
longing to the latter, was drawn by mutual consetas
the judges being unable to decide Aeother bets
however, of 100 guineas, took place between 141
same parties, in which the bulls are to be slaurtered
in January next, at Litchfield, and Mr. tit Bair,
and another butcher, from Loudon, are to examne
them after they are killed, without seeing them alive,
or being informed of their identity, aad are to de-
termine which is the fattest and best beast.
On Saturday se'nnight, a small sloop struck tire
a rock a little to the eastward of Du:,dee
and was left, by the tide, resting in a very siitgtil.te
manner. A small piece of the rock, of a coito..l
form, somewhat higher than toe other parts.:i t
caught the vessel by Coe middle of the keel, at ti
thus balanced, she sat till the returtiog tide BJA3
her off.

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SERT left their
scat at Little

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nd d'nner yes-
th, last night. at
Mr. Baowne.
house in Hert•
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