The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-11 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT, Juts 9.

This favourite place of fashionable resort has become
much crowded since the rising of Parliament and the Ter-
mination of the elections throughout the country. A few
weeks ago a number of houses were " to let," but now
there is scarcely one unoccupied.
The annual regatta takes place on the 10th and 11th
August, when an overflow of fashionables is expectul ;
amongst others—
The Prince and Princess Esterlisry, Mr. Canning, Mr. Put,
and 3lr. Baring. The following Noblel,en and Gentkinen hart
already arrived :—The Marquis or Aner•ea, Lord Yarboroegl,
Lord Willoughby de Broke, Sir C. Paget • Earl. of Ileheste, and
Galloway; Lords Ellenborough. Listowel, nod Beerhaven ; Sirs
Hussey Vivian and Godfrey 11'ebster ; the lion. Captain Currie,
Captains Murray, Lee, &e.
Fish is in great abundance on the island, and all other
provisions at moderate prices.

The account of the state of the Duke of York yester-
day was very flattering—" His Royal Highness is mending
fast." The Royal Duke was so much better, we are happy
to say, as to he able to ride out on horseback in the morn-
ing, from Mr. Greenwood's villa, towards Hampstead
Sir Henry Ilalford, after attending his Royal patient,
called on the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, to report
the state of their Royal relative. The Princess Augusta
and the Princess Sophia visited the Royal Duke yesterday.
His Royal Highness transacted military business with Sir
Herbert Taylor.

The Earl of Liverpool arrived at his residence at White-
hall yesterday morning.
Yesterday 'h.. Neapolitan Minister transacted business at
the Foreign Office. . . . . . .

Yesterday morning, anon after eight o'clock, the remains
of the late Miss Dee, who was attendant end lady in waiting
on the Princess Sophia Matilda between forty and fifty
years, were removed from the Princess's house in Cirrz9n-
street, May-fair, for interment in a family vault at Barnes,
Surrey. The procession moved in the following order:—
Two metes. on horseback,
A I .rg r plume of k feathers,
The h arse and tour.
Two mown ng coaches and four.
In the first was Mrs. '1 &On% a niece of ihe deceased.
In the secon.! was Lieutenant-Colonel niggles, first Equerry to the
Duke of Gloucester ; Mr. ('u-rey, Snretry to bis Royal
Highness ; a d Mr. May.
The Princess Sophia Matil 'a's carriage, and six bays,
The Duke of Gloucester's carriage and six bays.
Carriage of Mrs. Taylor, a relative of th deceased, in which were
three of the temeae doliestics of the deceased,
The carriage of Mrs. George Banks, a niece of the deceased, who
joined the solemn procession at Barnes ; as did Mr. George
Banks and Mrs. Holbrook, also a relation.

The Royal carriages proceeded the whole way.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.-Mr. fish has declined be-
coming the Lessee of this Theatre, in consequence of the
most extraordinary binding claims which the lease con-
tains; not a stick or a pin can be taken away, though the
Lessee may expend 50,000/. on the premises.
Accounts from Colombia state that the Government had
passed a law, funding all Government Papers, and fix-
ing the interest to be paid from July next. Upon the
receipt of the news of the insurrectionary movements
at La Guayra, an embargo was laid. The town gates
were closed, and great apprehensions were entertained for
the safety of persons and property. The Intendant of La
Guayra, it is stated, was the hearer of despatches from
General Paez to Bolivar. Affairs remain in an apparently
tranquil state.
The French Admiral De Rigny, commanding in the
Levant, has written to his government to contradict the
statements which have been made of French interference
on behalf of the Turks. He denies that French officers
and cannon were used for the reduction of Missolonghi.
The European officers in that service were, he says, Nea-
politans and Piedinontese.
About a fortnight since, a whale went down the Channel,
and approached Lyme Cobb, in company with seven por-
poises. On Wednesday one carne within a hundred yards
of the pier-head, and after blowing two or three times,
went off again; on tile letter occasion no other large fish
were seen.

IhDIIOCIANIC ACID.—A horse, to whom seven drops of
hydrocianic acid were lately given for the purpose of de'
stroying him, and who appeared in fact on the verge of
death, was, to the great astonishment of the spectators,
suddenly recalled to life by the administration of a drachm
of subcarbonate of ammonia.—Literary Gazelle.
Yesterday an inquest was taken before E. Addams,
Esq. the Coroner for the county of Surrey, on the
body of James Topliff, a miller at Wandsworth, aged 74,
and a prisoner for debt in the Nlarshalsea prison, who died.
of an apoplectic fit. The Jury consisted of five inhabt-
hints of the Borough and seven prisoners within the walls.
The unfortunate man was to have appeared before the In•
solvettt Court on Wednesday next, to seek the benefit of the
Act, and was opposed by some flinty-hearted creditor,
which appeared to have taken serious effect on the poor
old man's mind, and was, it is said, the means of hasten:.
ini; his death.---Verdict, " Died by the visitationof God..