The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-02 00:00:00

THE KING.

WINDSOR, FF.B. 29.—His Majesty bad a select party to
di:mer yesterday evening.
This day (Sunday) the King attended Divine Service in
his private Chapel in the Castle.
On Friday the Officers of the Royal Horse Guards gave
a grand dinner party to the Officers of the 751.11 Regiment
at their Barracks. fhe band attended until a late hour.
CrNoTarir TO THE NI NCESS CUARLOTTF.-it is now
finally determined to erect a public monument to the me-
mory of the late Princess Charlotte of Wales, in St.
George's Chapel, 'Windsor. The spot chosen for the ceno-
taph i' Urswick's, or the Bread Chapel, at the north-west
e.rrner of the church, so called from Dr. Christopher lirs-
wick, Dean of Windsor, and joint promoter with Sir Re-
tinald Bray, in finishing this fabric. There arc at present
only two tablets in this Chap:i; one to the memory of
Christopher Urswick, the other to Colonel Robert Brude-
nell, son of the Earl of Cardigan.
A drawing was on Saturday made under the direction of
Mr. Matthew Wyatt, architect, of the intended situation
of the monument in the Chapel, which will be immedi-
ately submitted for his Majesty's approval, and there is
little doubt hut this memorable monument will be speedily
corn pie ted.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Princess Au-
gusta and the. Duchess of Clarence left Bushy Park, and
proceeded to the King's Palace at Kensington, where the
Duchess of Clarence alighted, on a visit to the Duchess of
Kent. The Princess Augusta proceeded on to London,
where her Royal Highness alighted, at her inter.ded re-
sidence, in the King's Palace. St. James's, adjoining the
residence of the Earl of Harrington, where her Royal
Highness was in a short time joined by the Duchess of
Gloucester. Their Royal Highnesses proceeded to inspect
the repairs making previous to its being occupied by the
Princess. The Princess and the Royal Duchess were oc-
cupied in the inspection about half an hour, after which
they proceeded to Gloucester House, where the Princess
partook of a dcjeune. Soon efter four o'clock the Princess
left Gloucester House, and proceeded to the King's Palace
at Kensington, where her Royal highness took up the
Duchess of Clarence, and they proceeded on their return
to Bushey-park.
Sunday Prince Leopold dined with the Duchess of' Kent,
at the King's Palace at Kensington. The Royal Duchess
had a select party in the evening, to meet her Royal
br th:r.
Yesterday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which sat in deli-
beration about an hour and a half. The Cabinet Mini-
sters present were, the Earl of narrowly, the Earl of
ll'estmoreland, the Earl of Liverpool, Mr: Canning, Earl
Bathurst. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. nue-
kissou, Mr. Wynn, the Duke of Wellington, Lord
Bexloy, &c.
We understand that the Admiral's flag at Leith is to
be struck on the Ist March, and that there is not to be
any naval station in Scotland at present. Caledonian
Merviir3..
Yesterday the despatches for St. Helena, Bombay, and
China, by the ship London, were closed at the East India
house, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.
It is said that Lord Reilesdale, Lord Giffbid, Sir Wm.!'
';rang. and Mr. Bell, arc named as the Comunasioners tc I '
investigate the abuses in the Court Eqt.ity.
The subscription in Liverpool, in aid of the Greek cause,
now exceeds .5001.
PETITION FOR THE REPEAL OF THE HOCSE AND
WINDCV/ PUTIER.—A requisition,very numerously signed,
was presented yesterday to the Right Min. the Lord Mayor,
at the Mansion-hothwt, when his Lordship was pleased to
appoint a Court of Common Council to be held on Friday
next, at twelve o'clock, to take the subject matter of the
same into consideration.
latsa Caruours,—The Aggregate Meeting of the
16sh Catholics was held lifn Friday last. st Dublin; Sir Thomas
Esmonae, Bar.. in the Chair, when rtseltitinos were unanimously
.eereed to, condemnatory of the injesticc of the penal code, as it
adeoted the Catholic Body in all its branches. The petition on
the Geatra: State of Ireland was read to the Meeting; it enu-
re:crated a variety of abuses in church and state, complaining of
the magistracy, and of the mode of administering justice in the
ilferior Courts. The petition, after countering a great variety of
grievances, prayed a radical remedy—it entreated Parliament to
call on the Evtablished Church to lessen their incomes of a-titeh
to disable the Oranicenien of Ireland frum holding places under
Govern:tem—turd finally, to grim emancipation to the Roman
Catholics. This petition was referred to the Catholic Association
tor revision and correction.
Rya %s's Mo u t.Nr.—The greater proportion of the
funds for this monument were, we understand, transmit-
ted front India. doubtless by natives of Scotland. It is to
consist of a pedestal, surmounted by a colossal statue of
Burns, which is at prevent prepartr, by the celebrated
sculptor Flaxman. In the model subtoitted to, and ap-
proved of by the Committee' Burns is represented in his
rot; ve costume, in the attitude of contemplative reflection ;
hand is placed the mountain daisy, emblematical of I
one of his sweetest poems; in his left he Wait MI, em
aich arc engraved the words " Cottat's Satnrday.Night,"
a poem equally remarkable fer its genuine piety and
poetical simplicity. The statue, which is of bronze, is to
p'aced in a conspicuous situation in the New Town.
The funds amount to nearly 2,oooL—Caledonian Mercury.
NIERRY \VIPER or IVlNnsoa.—The genuine admirersl
of Shakspeare are delighted to see this doe comedy, em-
hrllished by his sonnets, nightly performed to bumper
houses.; while certain critics wisely recommend its being
restored to its old state, i. e. laid on the shelf !
TII VATRY.—Master 0. F. Smith, known by the title of
the .11tierican Itoscius, made a very suce.ssfui debut here
on Monday night, in the character of Young Norval.—
Edinburgh Paper.