The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-18 00:00:00

BRIGHTON.

IVe are enabled to state that her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester will visit Brighton in the course of
the 'miring autumn.
Mr. Canning has several times taken baths at Mahomed's
during his residence here. This establishment is daily re-
sorted to more and more by invalids from all parts of the

kingdom.
The Speaker of the House of Commons and Mrs. Man-
ners Sutton are now residing here.
Sir Richard and Lady Borough are arrived at St, King's.
road.
Lady Montgomery, Lady Tierney, Hon. Lady Borough,
Baroness de Rutzen, Mr. Onslow. Mr. Peacocke, Mr. John
Barrett Leonard, Mrs. Vickers Pryer, Mr. Bartlett, Col.
Pryer, and Mrs. Nixon, arc among the subscribers to
Wright's Library this week.
Sir Richard Birnie has arrived at 15, Lower Rock
Gardens. _ _ . .

We find that it is in contemplation to have Subscription
Concerts at Brighton, and trust that the scheme will meet
with such encouragement as to induce Mr. Mori and 'lr.
Meucke to proceed. The names of Miss Stephens in the
vocal, and Mr. Mori in the instrumental department, are
in themselves towers of strength. We hope that we shall
now have what has been so long wanted at Brighton, pub-
lic concerts of a superior order, and comprising first-rate
talent.

The Duke of Gloucester honoured Mr. Greenwood with
his company to dinner yesterday, at his villa at Brompton.
There was a select party to meet his Rural Ilighnuss.
Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of Kent,
when her Royal Higlines completed her fortieth year. In
the evening her Royal Highness's tradespeople illuminated
their houses.
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday
afternoon, for the seat of Lady Buckinghamshire, at
Charlton.
Sir Henry HaWord arrived in town on Wednesday even-
ing, from the King's l'avilion, Brighton, where Sir Henry
hail been staying since Monday, on a visit to the Duke of
York.

11:2 Hou. Corps of Gentlemen Petts:oners dined toge-
ther on Wednesday, at the Freemasorts' Tavern, to cele-
brate the birth-day of the Duke of York.
Despatches were received at the Foreign Office yestt r-
day, from the Bight lion. Sir Charlet Begot, our Amba..-
satin!. at Brussels, to Mr. Secretary Canning.
The Scots Ballad of " Tell me, dearest Jamie," newly
arranged, with an Accompaniment for the Piano-forte, by
Joseph da Pinna, a composer of considerable genius and
rising celebrity, and sung with great applause by Misr Love,
at Vauxhall Gardens, has tended very considerably to in-
crease that young lady'si popularity in the estimation of the
musical world. Indeed, it is an air which bids fair to rival
many of the numerous musical publications of the present
day. So great has been the demand for the Scots Ballad of
" The bonnie wee wife" (the words by Burns), that it has
already run through two editions.
In 1786, the number of Exchange Brokers at Paris
amounted to sixty ; it continues the same, although the
aniount of 'Change operations has increased a hundred
fold.—Paris Purer.
A young Greek Prince, about seventeen years of age,
is arrived at Lyons, accompanied by a Sergeant-Major of
the Greek army. The object of his journey is not men-
tioned.—/tid.—Notr. There are no Princes in Greece.
Extract from the Charleston courier of July 20:—
Early Cotton. Several balls of Sea Island Cotton pro-
duced a few miles from town, which have opened sirce the
10th inst., are now fit for picking, were left at our office
yesterday.—Susannah Georgian, July 18.
The sportsmen were not generally fortunate in the
neighbouring moors on Saturday. They complain of the
birds being scarce, shy, and strong on the wing ; add to
which the showers were frequent and lieavy.Gt(lSgli
COll7 ier.

By an arrangement of the Post-office, to which the Prc-
prictors of the Royal Mail Steam Packets to and from
Rothesay have afforded the most cordial co-operation, a
considerable additional accommodation is now afforded to
the correspondence of that frequented watering-place.
Two letter-bags daily arc conveyed, in all practicable cases,
from Glasgow to Rothesay, and from Rothesay to Glasgow
—one by the earliest boat and one by the latest boat which
leaves each place. Letters are now frequently delivered at
their address the same day they are written, and a reply
can often be obtained in 30 or 36 hours.

i-rEn Suicrni:.-111rs. IV—r—n, the wife of a
respectable man, made an attempt to drown herself at Kew
Bridge, early yesterday morning. She resides in the neigh-
bourhood in a happy state, as considered by her neigh-
bours ; and no cause can be assigned for the rash act but a
fever. which she caught in a late lying-in. Clark, the
boatman, who rescued the unfortunate woman, took her
home to her afflicted husband.

AN EGG WIIIIIN Et:G.—However strange such an
instance of nature's frolic may appear, a curiosity of this
description is now in our possession. It was discovered a
day or two ago by a young lady whilst at breakfast. On
breaking up an egg, she was not a little surprised to find,
at the bottom of it, another egg, strikingly perfect in form,
and about the size of d blackbird's egg. Its weight still
indicates that it was full ; but whether with till the neces-
sary requisites for producing a bird, a point which the na-
turalists would be anxious to ascertain, we are unable to
say, not feelitr, at liberty to carry our researches so far by
breaking the shell. It lies on the side in the outer shell,
and bears evidence of its having been produced in the state
in which it appears, for although to the eye it seems .to
have been placed in the shell, yet, in attempting to retell%
it, both shells are found to adhere firmly to each other.
The egg which enclosed it was produced by a hen of the
ordinary size, and exhibited nothing singular in its shape.
—Stirling Journal.
FIRE IN FLEET•STREET.SOOII after twelve o'clock
last night a lite broke out in the back premises of Messrs. Lloyd
and Hodges, the wine-merchants, 16:1, Fleet.street, which, from the
peculiar situation of the spot where the fire appeared—immediately
adjoining different courts, and every house of them densely In.
habited by numerous families, created the utmost alarm through.
out the neighbourhood. What great'v added to the eonaternanon
of the inhabitants, was the dread of the devouring element finding
way into tile large spirit cellars of Messrs. Lloyd and Hodges.
The speedy arrival, however, of the parish and Assurance Office
engines, and a plentiful supply of water, prevented such a ca.
'amity; but the flame continued for some time with fury to the
imminent danger of several houses. The tire was in about an
hour got completely under, confining the damage done principally
to the premises when it broke out. Several families, however,
their anxiety to save tloir little property, had many articles of
their furniture totally destroyed by removal.