The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-20 00:00:00

WLVDSOR, Ocr. 18.

1 His Alajesty's phaetons were in remliness vesterday af-
ternoon for a considerable time, but the weatter continu-
ing unfavourable, the King and 1113 Royal Highness the
Duke of Cumberland wire prevented from taking their
usual siring. In the evening his Majesty entertained his
pleats and suite, consisting of the folbwing distinguished
characters, at dinner :
The Poke of Donee, Prirce Eaterhary. Earl and Countess
Lieven. Earl and Court, sa slonnt Charles, Marquia, Marchlonese,
Ladv E. and Lard A. Conyngharn. ttlir A. Barnard, Sc.
His Majesty's private band was in attendance.
Yesterday Prince Esterbasy, the Duke of Dorset, and
Count Leven, took an airing on horseback in the Great
Park.
His Maj.sty s stag hounds met yesterday at Bromhill-
I hut, and at eleven o'clock a fine deer was uncarted before
a very numerous field of sportsmen. After the usual law
the dogs sere led on, and a very brit.k run of nearly two
hours ensued, when they caught at Clewer-line, close to
the town of Windsor.

The Duke of Cumberland honoured Count Lieren, the
Russian Ambassador, with his company to dinner on
Tuesday, at his residence in Dover-street.
Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of
Cumberland.
Viscount Strangford embarked at Chatham on TuesdaY,
to proceed on Lis embassy to St. Petersburgh. His Ex-
cellency has Mr. Littlewood, the King's Messenger, in his
suite.
Cou .t Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, transacted
business yesterday afternoon with Mr. Secretary Canning,
at the For.:ign Office, Downing-street.

We had great pleasure, a short time ago, in correcting a
report which found its way into many of the papers.
that hie Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury was in a
very ill state of health, by informing our readers, that so
far from its having any foundstion in fact, his Grace had,
only two days before, preached and athni“istered the Sacra-
ment to a large congregation in one of the pariA churches
of Dover. We have much satisfaction in stating that his
Grsoe has returned to Lambeth Palace, and is looking par-
tictiTarly well, and free from any cause of complaint.
The Bishop of Salisbury has announced. by advertise-
ment, that he will not admit any person to holy or•lcre at
his approaching ordination, who has not taken a degree at
one of the Universities.

Mr. Brabant Itis arrived in good health and spirits, and
commences his emagement at the Theatre Royal th's even-
ing. Hp paid some visits to old friends on Saturday.—
Dubli4 Freeman's Journal.

Wilkie, the artist, is now at Milan, in his way to Rome.
Letters recently received from this excelient person state,
that his health is very much improved. It is B'ilkie's in-
tention to fats the winter in Daly.
HASTY:III tat PITT Cu; a.—'r lie rsary meeting of,
the Hants Pitt Club will be held to-morrow (being the
anniversary of the victory of Trafalgar) at the White
Hart. Winchester. 11. It. Dortin will preside, assisted by
the Ifee.&r 11. Rivers, Bart. ; H. Masterinan, Esq. and Capt.
Reiner, R.N., will officiate as Stewards on the occasion.
M as. B 1.20 N T.—The Lords of the Treasor- have come,
within these ft w days, to the deterMination of allowing
Mrs. Belsoui the sum of 200/., which that affectionate
wife and deserving woman had, in August, Ind, reouitted
from England to the Moorish Minister at Fez, with a re-
tpiest that it might be forwarded to await her litisbanal'a
arrival at 'fimbuctoo, bail it pleased Providence to spate
hint. 'ibis is an act of kindness on the part of the Trea-
sury, and ought to be meanie(' to their credit. It tray
also, we trust, he considered as the beginning (for it can be'
nothing more) of better days fur the unfoitunate lady,
whose case we have recently ventured to recommend to
Public sympathy. and perhaps as the harbinger of some
systematic and effective plan, towards combining a durable
provision fur the widow of the renowned and lamented
traveller, with another object, which would have been
sicoud only to his wife's comrort in Mr. B.'s heart—we
mean the permanent collection of those precious remaios
which attest the magnitude and brilliancy of his services'.
in the cause of historical science, and their complete semirity against the risk of removal from the British capital, or
against that of accidental injury, dispersion. or disturbance.
It affords us pleasure to state, that individuals of much
personal worth anti respectability have declared their readi-
ness to undertake whatever scheme may, after due consider-
ation, be suggested for the advancement of the above
generous and public-spirittud ends, and that a correspon-
dence is now in progress upon the subject, the result of
which, if good, it shall he cur business, as it will be our
sincere gratification, to lay before the public. Stich a work
of charity, combined with usefulness, want. but a beginning
to insure its own success.-211 orainq Pop.r.
The Roman Catholic religious still maintains its ground
in that land of religious toleration, the United States. The
Boston papers inform us, that a Bull from the Pope had
arrived for the appointment of the " Very Reverend"
Benedict Fens% id:, of Maryland, to be !Lomat) Catholic
Bishop of Boston, in the room of Dr. Taylor. His con-'
secration was to take place at Baltimore on the list of No..
eember, after which he was ro invented to Boston, to tak'e
upon him the duties of his office.
The idea of $ confer co bet wren Carbolic and Protestant
Divines, to discuss points of faith at a personal interview,
and before an umpire. may be new in Ireland: but we
have, in modern times, an instance of it in England.
where two Catholic priests, a Divine of the Church of
England, and two Disulenting Clergymen met as the Pope's
Head Tavern, Core hill, and Afterwards, by adjournment.
,
at the Bell Inn, in Nichcdas-lane. The meeting, which,
Sher a good deal of controversy, ended in nothing as suck'
discussions usually do, arose out of the wagon rof a pro.
testaot gentleman, and the particulars of it w ill be found
in the Gentleman's Maira::ira for May, June, and July,
17:15.
The Toss' y Gnadle says, " We hare been favoured with
s Nit w cf a splendid and curiously wrtni,zht cabinet of Suf-
folk din, which Mr. Hancock, of this town, is about finish-
ing, as a present to.his Maki:v. The %coil is of a most
exquisitely beautiful description, and &fibrils a apecinien of
British produce which, we believe, cannot be easily matched
by that of any country, whilst we consider it reflecting
high credit on our town, as well as on the ingenuity of
Mr. I lancock, to be able to send furls so elegant a sample
of Vi orkmanship as that which is displayed in the fotmation
of this valuable piece of furniture."
iu
Newcastle market lately, from the Coquet, that on some
So plentiful has been the supply of sionen trout
evenings last week it was sold to the public at frc:n &I. to
ad, per pound. on cutting up one of the fish, was
found a pair yf spectudts in a case, which appeared Bide
vone fur havinsinsp. in the watery element. —Ty n
Mercury.