The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-31 00:00:00

FASIIIONABI,R 1 YTELLIGENer.

The Marquis of Hertford had a grand dinner and musical party
on Tuesday, at his house in Piccadilly. Yesterday his Lardship
had another grand dinner and evening party.
The Marquis of Latisdown entertained a large party at dinner
yesterday, at Lansdown House. Berkeley-square.
The Karl and Countess of Darnley left town yesterday, for their
seat, Cobham Hall. Kent.
Lord and Lady King left town yesterday, for their seat, Ockhon,
Surrey.
Countess de Grey left town on Tuesday for her seat in Surrey,
for the holiilays.
The Marquis of Char.dos has left town for Stnwe. for the
holidays. The Marchioness hILS arrived at the Male place, from her
sent, M'ot ton.

W. Egerton. E.g. M.P. left town yesterday for Brighton.
Count Woroniow has arrived at his house in We!beck-street,
from Southampton.
sir Charles Samos, Ban, left town yesterday, for his seat,
Abingdon.
Captain Hornby left town yesterday for Brighton.
Amvals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street :—Mr. and Mrs.
Campion, front their seat, rear Brighton.
Departures from Thomas's Hotel, Eerkeiey-square:—Dowager
Lady Suffield for Emily Marchioness of Londonderry's seat, North
Cray, Kent; Mrs. and Alive Gore Langton, for their seat,'Newton
Park, near Bath; Mr. and Mrs. John Peel, for Broadstairs; Mr.
and Mrs. Tent, for Richmond. _ _

Departures from the Burlington Hotel. Old Burlington-street I
—The Earl of Ormond and Ossory for his seat, Kilkenny Castle,
Ireland ; Beresford, Egg. from ditto.
Arrivals at NeroCa Hotel, Clifford-street:—General Coekbourn,
Mrs. Cockbourn, and Ladies ; Dr. Champion, Mrs. Champion,
and family. Departures:—The Right Hon. the Earl of Bucking-
hamshire; Sir George Thomas, Bart. ; Mrs. Wallace and Ladies.

Lord Combermere passed through Chester cn Sunday
last, on his way to the ancient family seat, Combermere
Abbey, in that county. His Lordship stopped during his
short stay in that city at Mr. 'fomlinson's Hotel, and was
accompanied by Lady Combermere, his son, the Hon.
Arthur Wellington Cotton, and Miss Cotton. It Is said
the Noble Officer quits England for his important com-
mand in India on the 13th May ; Lady Combermere and
family will remain at the family seat in Cheshire.
It is said that Viscount Maynard is to be the new Lord
Lieutenant of Essex.

Lieutenant-Colonel Cooper, of the Smnersetshire
eli-
litia,andGroom of the Bedchamber to his Royal Highness
the Duke of Clarence, was on Thursday last eh act!, by the
freemen of the Borough of Dartmouth, one of their repre-
sentatives in Parliament, in the place of the Hon. Colonel
Stanhope, deceased.
DINNZIt TO Ma. BROUGHAH.—The dinner given to
this gentleman in Edinburgh will be attended by more',
persons than have ever been brought together on any
similar occasion. All the tickets, 812, have b,en sold, and!
more than a thousand have been applied for. It is said it
will he attended by the Lord Provost.
Mr. HAYNIE AND Miss FOOTE.—Great pains says
Morning Paper), have been taken to keep the a airs of!
these parties before the public ; but the truth has not
been stated. The fact is, that the marriage settlements
were actually signed by both parties, and that Miss Foote
was the person who declined the match, although one
year's pin-mosey (5000 had been paid in advance to her
Solicitor, Mr. Gill. The marriage was to have taken place
•ea the Swede!, at Doges, from islasstoashe happy pair sem
to have proceeded to the Continent, to spend the honey-
moon ; but on the Saturday night Mr. Hayne was ver-
bally assured by Mr. Gill that Miss Foote had changed her
mind.

A correspondent says—" It is understood that the late
breaking off of the match between Mr. Bayne and iliss
Foote, is attributable to that gentleman having placed his
very versatile affections on a lady in fashionable society,
equally attractive for her youth, beauty, and feminine ac-
complishments. It may be prudent to suppress the name
communicated to us, until it is ascertained whether or not
the late lovers quarrels are likely to be made up again."
Among the rumoured matrimonial alliances in the thea-
trical circle, it is mentioned that a Noble Earl, who takes a
lead in yacht clubs and water amusements, is shortly about
to lead to the hymeneal altar a lcvely siren of Covent-
garden.
The Haymarket Theatre will open immediately after the
Italian Company quit it.
ELoreur.ST.—An elopement took place on Tuesday
morning from the neighbourhood of Gower-street, Bedford-
square. The patties were Miss S—, a wealthy heiress,
turned twenty years of age, and the son of a Baronet.
Trace has been had of the parties, anti the pursuers are in
full chase northward. The lady, accompanied by a man-
servant, did not return home from a perambulation of the
neighbouring squares, nor has the footman been as yet re-
turnable. _ _ .

In consequence of what is called a row in the University
of Ozford, we understand an amiable young Nobleman,
the second son of the Great Captain of dae Age, has been
rusticated. This occurrence has occasioned considerable
chagrin in a high quarter. The Noble Duke is said to
have taken bis eldest son, the Marquis of D—, from the
University—Morning Paper.
Signor Gulmini died lately near Parma. at the age of a
hundred and thirty-eight years. Ile was the first tenor of
Italy, and leader of the band to Pope Benedict IV.
On the 9th ult. died at Moscow the Chamberlain Von
iVlassow, one of the richest men in the empire, and pos-
sessor of one of the !argon pri%at.: libraries, and of a most
valuable collection of paintings and minerals.
We are glad to learn that a requisition to the Mayor is
now in course of signature, requosting him to convene a
Meeting to consider of the propriety of petitioning Par-
liament for a revision of the Corn Caws. The requisition
had yesterday received the signatures of some of our most
respectable merchants, totally unconnected with the Corn
trade.—( Irerpool Paper Tuesday.)
The principal coal-merchants have taken an alarm at
the Prospectus of a new Joint-Stock Compauy, to which
the public are invited to subscribe. The principal coal-
rnerchan.s have determined on the erection of new docks
and teal-quays in the Isle of Dogs. In the latter the pub-
lic will not be admitted to subscribe. _ _

We are requested by one of the Committee of the Com-
mon Council, to whom the consideration of the state of
Blailfriar's-bridge has been referred, to contradict a state-
ment which has found its way into most of the newspa-
pers, that a man, a day or two ago, had one of his legs
broken, by falling from the footpath into the carriage-
way over the bridge. Our Correspondent yesterday visited
the individual alluded to, whom be found in a very fa-
vourable state for recovery, and learnt that he had not
been on the footpath at all, and that the accident occurred
in getting down hastily from behind a coach, the driver
of which was cutting at him with his whip. One intik i-
d:•.11, it is true, has been killed through falling from the
pavement of the bridge in the way described, and upon
his widow the Committee have settled a handsome an-
nuity. The examination how far the footpath may be'
lowered with safety, was expected to be completed yas-
terday.
A train of melancholy accidents happened on Thursday
night on the road from Paris to Si. Quentin. One of the
diligences broke down, sod some of the passengers were
severely bruised. The conductor of the diligence re-
turning to Paris, in mounting the cabrialrt, slipped be-
tween the horses which advance, and the huge vehicle
passed over his body, and be is since dead. The same
diligence, on proceeding a few miles from this melancholy
accident, found a peasant lying lifeless in the middle of
the road, supposed from apoplexy.