The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-17 00:00:00

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„71vdtica .COSSIORAfifIC EXHISMOW,
„e, 19, St. lenses% street..
We fall of pleasant weirder., sad among the foreainsi
is this Eilifbition. Stiviere sad cariosity hate goaded the
intelligent and enterprising into the regions of classic and
sacred Ishittiry. Teat eller. hive fort shed with the relics of
the phi world the public depositaries or the ialsioirts of the
great. At length we have the advsatsge of their !shears
irtiorWillratCa into tore powerful focus, sod tie places them-
serves, with all their architectural sad natural modificatioas
stand before us. Now will the rosier instantly Spire to
biumelir the ordinary panorama. He will he mistaken, how-
ever. A panorama is a great gratificatims, representing the
streets and houses, just as these who have travelled profess
to sees them, from advantageous altitudes; but thew the
view is cooked to the umprollahle aspect of boom, reefs
sad mere exteriors. The Coosiveraora sot only excels it is
the mode of displaying the objects, but in the diversity of
objects which one exhibition protests, sail the ravishing
clearness and impasse of view slider which ;bey art seen. In
i room sot SO fret brag you may inspect six different placta,
with their (vetivers lassdismilea, all in their full proper-
boos, eith an **rinse of wake, sky, and distance, larger
Thee the eye could take in foam a real view of any gee of
them. The Loader Docks present you with fleets sad
basins, the titer, and the outstretched leads beyond, to the
summit of the Surrey hills. By advameirg tiro paces
to the left, Gibraltar is men presenting its huge sod
warlike front, towering over the wide blue waters of
the Atlantic, which ire bewailed in the remuto distawire
by the rival mountain ot Af.ica, and the shores which
crouch beneath its staple side. Departing front beast
you enter the Cathedral Church of St.. Peter's, at Rome.
The long vaulted reiliug—‘the massive colonnades which lime
the Dave—the splendid altar in the distaste', lighted through
the vast cupola above it•-•-the Aloctic pavement trod by the
devout and the curious—r4lite oesieslie sculpture and
I which make the temple look like s domicile of the godhead:
all this strikes the sense as p ilpabiy, with shape as complete
and dim/oakum as little coolracted, as if the inspection were
carried on in the teal Win& of fit. Peter's, in the veritable
city of Rome.

The next view alleles yon to►reat►e the sir Rom the bill
behind the sheet Cathedral, while coeteMplating the void
eircelor Melanie which frosts the grand euirauce. The VAS
site pilfer tens its shaft is the cadre of the area, gegiak
eac► side the fountaies play in fanciful foam, kaki'sg libs
trees% perpetiml blossom. Another wibdow reveals 1M
*hole tit, of Rome, with all the eoentry round about the
Tebir, until tlw view rims or the Appraisers. I'bil is per-
haps the molt interesting of all. The eye ausweestes si
iseitileilti've 'worth ter 'hi: thief objects of history: Starling
from the Cathedral it crosses rapidly the bridge of bidet
Angela's Tower, sad booties !hrologh the streets of levies
Rase to dwell epos the Pastimme, Antenrs or Trojan's
Pillar, or else to Gad out the Capitol, •r Rey Ohre silliest
of w►ich earls imp►ssaioss have megailled the bglerest.
The seat scene is the Hotel de Tulle mid doe Plate de
Orkee, at the element of the ....cutler of LAisivel. This
place also p its reality, ad on account of the weal.
paying iicident, has • tetri►le interest *lathed N itt
The next view skiers the bane, bath of Gibralta►, as
presents itself in proud and euspeakable grades, to the
Mediterranean, mumiliag straight op tam the waters to Its
dandy &lilt tide of 1,400 feet.
The last view is Smelt, is Switierland, wbl h walla have
been conletrated to the lesar deities instead of Mimes lice
bed the Swiss poets beta first 111 assiemibg dwelling-places
M the Gilds. The reader may be anxious to know hew all
Obese ~irate* of cities are effected; but it would be really
Mikis him an injury Ilb teetotal the pleasure of Weldor at
Mega by any sic► description. *e are much deceived if
this does Mit prove to be as of the most attractive sod gra-
tifying exhibitive. the ieetropolis has yet Wen fe►niched
will. The proprietor. Intend to ex►,bit in succession all
that is surprising and Interestiog of wets, rains, sad bind-
er:Spa is the *Md.

UNIVERS( rr INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, Mat l*.
On Tuesday last the Rev. James Matlock. M.A. was elected
a Felker of Worcester College, on Dr. Clashes Fumadatiost ;
sad on t►e same day Mr. W. Buller was elected Sabah* t
the same Formial ion.

CAMBRIDGE, ALM 11.
The follorting Gentlemen were no Il'ednesday last, ad-
mitted to the soder thentinned DArreette--

Master* of Arles—Geuege 111/1148 reseington, Fellow of
K,,,g's college; •Oti John &ere'', of Trinity College.
Bachelors of 4r/el.—Henry Haosiogtoo, Fellow of King's
College; Thorns. Roberts, Fellow of King's College; Riehaid
Okes, Fellow of Kiner College; Thomas Dino% of Maine
Julin's College; Jo on Timis*. Renwick'', of Saint Jolres
College; Simon Iliewborn, of Saiul John's College; Jelin
Thomas, of Corpus Christ, College; John Wilkerson Wissity,
of CsekArine Ilall; George Hersey Hely 11 isickinooo, of
Coins College; William Hertford Models, of Ciro, Col-
lege; Chocks Keyoulds, of Coles College; Frederick Mosey,
of Colo@ College ; sod H. Uoyd, of St. Peter's College.

LIIBRPOOL, Mot 14.
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The following latilfisistion relative to New South Shetland
was received here We Jay, • (row the George, of this port,
which has arrived at Cork :—.

The conatry is represented as most fertile, and the sea
roast abounding wish dangers. The George left New South
Sireland 24th February. Oa the 23d she experienced a
violent hurricane, in which she lost her anchors, all her busts,
and great part of ben sails, and was obliged to leave the roast
as tie only chute* of saving their lives, although eight of
the mew were or Owe. lt is feared that I vessels essay
have au feted in the burrisanc,, which is said to lave bees
tremendous. The seals were not in such great numbers as
bad been repreamettal, and she breake►s were so great that it
was dangerous to appease* thi shire in a boat. -
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On Sunday end Monday the city of Cantetbury
and many parts of End Kent were viaited with
thunder, accompanied by a heavy fall of bail and
mire. The hail at some plaices laid three or four
inches thick on the ground, and boot its size boo
cut aid injured the hop plantations, the beans, and
other plants, very materially.
SERIOUS ACCIOBVT.-00 Friday evening last.
Mr. RICHARD SLARDIN. of Ramsgate,
to the kinder. of Dover Cattle, being in pursuit of
a person under arrest at Margot', while rushing
with great force into a warehouse, wherein the
latter was secretiug liintself, unfortunately came
in contact with the bet !kw is made eve of to se-
cure
the entrance, and received a severe blow upon
the abdomen. which has seriously affectid the in-
testines, under the agonizing effects of which lie
now lies gristly indisposed.