The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-25 00:00:00

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Lady G. Cavendish gave one of the grandest routs of the season
on Monday evening, at Burlington House, Piccadilly. The
whole suite of draning.roorns, six in number, were thrown open.
which were most brilliantly Illuminated ; there were present
upwards of 500 hishionables, among whom were—
The Duke of Devonshire, the Duchea, of Leeds, Dowager of
Rutland, the Marquis of Hertford. Marquis of Lichfield, Count
Ludolf, and Marchioness of %Vinchester
Earls--Goafort, Scarborough, Westmorland, Fortescue, Aboyne,
Stamford, Derby, and Suffolk.
Camila/ea—Scarborough, Cork, Derby, Dartmouth, Charlemont,
and Suffolk.
Lords—Clinton. Gray, J. Thynne, Belgrave, Colchester, Rod-
ney, Orford, Folkestone, Graves, Cawdor, and Stanley.
L.adirs—lluncombe, Stewart, Bentinck, Combermere, M. and
J. Perm, Clinton, Forester. Norman. Smith, J. Thvnne, Bel-
rave, Colchtster, Milton, Fielding, alildmay, De Clifford, Pun-
dits, two Ashburnhams, F. Bentinck, De Roos, N. Walpole.
Finch, Andover, Drummond, Loraine, Cawdor, F. Fielding,
Stanley. Ann Coke, Anson, Graham, and Madame Falke.
Generals Upton and Walpole, Colonel Howard, the Vice Chan-
cellor, &c. &c.
The Marquis of Londonderry gave a grand dinnerot Monday,
at his house in Park-lane, to the Duke of York Among the dis-
tinguished party invited is meat his Royal highness were—the
fiord Chancellor, the Maninises of Hertford and Camden, the Earl
and Countess Bathurst, the Earl and Counter.' of !common, Lord
and Lady Melville, Sir James and Lady Graham, Mr. and Lady
Ann Becket, Sir 11. Hardinge. Barr., Mr. Croke!. 'Colonel Cook.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. and Mrs. Littleton. Mr. and
Mm. Hope, Mr. Fitzroy, &c. In the evening her Ladyship gave
a splendid rout, which was attended by all the leading and distin-
guished fashionables in town.
ThriCountess of Jersey's rout on Monday evening was fashion-
ably attended.
The Earl of Suffolk entertained a distinguished party at dinner
yesterday, at his house in Great Cumberland.street.
Lord Wilton had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house
in (iroevenor.square.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained a select party
at dinner yesterday, at her house in Arlirgton.etreet.
The Hon. Mr. Musgrave had a dinner party yesterday, at his
house in Harley-street.
Sir R. Preston, Bart. entertained • large party at dinner pester.
day, at his house in Downing-street.
Sir Charles and Lady Long entertained a numerous party at
dinner yesterday at their seat, Bromley Hill.
The Marquis of Chandos has left town for Stowe, Butks.
Lady Dynevor arrived yesterday at her house in Dover-street,
from North Cray, Kent.
Colonel Gore lamgton, M.P., Mrs. Langton and family, arrived
yesterday at their house in Grosvenor-square, front their seat, New-
ton Park, near Bath.
Lord and Lady King hare left town for their seat, Ockham,
Surrey.
Sir Charles Macdonald, Bart. arrived yesterday at Gould, Hotel,
Jermynsstreet, from Scotland • Captain O'Reilly has let ditto for
Ireland; and Mr. and Mrs. drd for Cheltenham.
Mrs. Archdall left the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for
Ireland.
Departures from the British Hotel :—Mr. and Mrs. Rosa, for
their seat in Cambridgeshire; Captain Dixon for Parisi William
Mitchell, Esq. for ditto.
Arrivals at Long's Hotel, Bond-street :—Capt. Seymour from a
tour ; William Selby, Esq. from the Continent ; C. Turner, Esq.
front Brighton. Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. Scott. for their seat
in Nottinghamshire; J. einwin, Esq. on a tour ; C. Turville, Esq.
for Brighton

BRIGHTON, MAY 22.

Mr. and Lady Louisa Tighe have left us for Tunbridge Wells
and General and Mrs. Mackenzie, for flutings.
Lord and Lady Eastnor, with three of their children, after a few '
days sojourn, left us to return to their seat, Priory, at Ryegate,
yesterday.
That very fine and showy vessel, the Brazen, sloop of war, cast
anchor in our roadstead on Friday. This ship excited considerable
interest here, between six and seven o'clock, P.M. yesterday. While
standing out, about a league and a half in the offing, a large lug-
ger, French built and of a suspicious character, was discovered
about midway between the sloop and the land, Soon after this
the Britten discharged a gun to bring the said lugger to, but which
not being obeyed, other shots were fired in brisk succession, all of
which, from the great space between them, dropped wide of their
object. The lugger directing her course up Channel, appeared as
likely to escape the examinauon contended for, when one of his
Majesty's revenue cutters, nearly off Newhaven, hearted her, and as
there was but little wind at sea, rendered further efforts to avoid an
overhaul unavailing. The lugger then lowered her topsails and
mainsail to the Brazen, but the sloop, notwithstanding, tired se-
veral guns shotted subsequently, which seemed to be well under.
stood on board the lugger, for the mainsail was presently reset, and
the topsails only remained lowered. The firing then entirely
ceased ; the Brazen, not long after, rummaged her capture, and
found sufficient about her to justify her detention, and in conse-
quence has since taken her into Portsmouth.

Arrangements are making at Carlton Palace for his Ma-
jesty's departure for the Royal Lodge, Windsor, which is
fixed for to-morrow, where he will remain until Wednes-
day, the Sth, when he returns to town to hold the Draw-
ing-room. His Majesty intends honouring Ascot Races
with his presence.
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His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief gave
audience yesterday, at his Office, in the Horse Guards,
to the remaintler of the General Officers he was pre-
. vented from seeing on Tuesday se'imight, owing to his
' Royal Highness's early attendance on that day in the
House of Peers.
Yesterday being the birth-day of the infant Princess
Victoria, the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by her infant
daughter and the Princess Feodore, left her apartments at
the King's Palace, Kensington, about twelve o'clock, and
visited Prince Leopold, at Marlborough House. About
half-past one o'clock the Duke of York, the Duke of Sus-
sex, the Duke of Gloucester, Princess Augusta, Princess
Sophia, Princess Sophia Matilda, and the Duchess of
Gloucester, arrived at Marlborough House, and congra-
tulated the young Princess on her birth-day, the Princess
having completed her sixth year. The Royal Party were
then entertained by Prince Leopold with a most elegant
dOeunj, of which the Royal guests partook, and shortly
afterwards separated. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Victoria, and the Princess Feodore, returned to Ken-
sington.
'fhe Cabinet Ministers assembled yesterday afternoon,
at three o'clock, at the Foreign Office. Downing-street.
There were present the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Wellington, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Harrowby,
the Earl of Westmorland, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Secretary
Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, Mr. Huskisson, Lord Bexley, &c. 'fhe Cabinet
Council sat in deliberation till half-past five o'clock.
On the Wednesday, after the entertainment at the Man-
sion House, the Lord Mayor is to lay the first stone of
London-bridges The preparations for the ceremony are
daily making. Accommodation is to be made for 800
persons, all of whom will have a full view of what takes
place, 42 feet below the surface of the water. The trowel
which his Lordship is to use in laying the stone is one of
the most valuable kind. It is reported that the Lord
Mayor, when the King vas applied to upon the occasion,
proposed in the Committee that he should have the honour
to bear the whole expense of entertaining his Majesty.
The grand city entertainment, which was postponed at
Easter, in consequence of the repairs and embellishments
necessary to be made in the Egyptian Hall, is to take place
on Wednesday, the Bth of June. The preparations are
upon the most splendid and expensive scale. A great
number of his Majesty's Ministers are to be at the dinner.
It has been found necessary to limit the cards of admission
to the evening visitors considerably, in order to obviate the
inconveniences which have invariably arisen from crowding
the room to excess. The old practice of gathering together
thousands of the citiaens to the evening entertainment was
first broken in upon by Mr. Alderman Magnay, who li-
mited the cards of admission to 1,500; and so much satis-
faction was given by that arrangement, that the present
Lord Mayor is, we understand, determined to issue just as
many tickets as will not incommode the dinner company.
It is said that Sir Frederick Henniker, Bart. of Dun.
mow, in Essex, intends to ofkr himself for Readwg at the
next election. • '
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