The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-24 00:00:00

THE PRINCE REGENT'S COURT.

Yesterday, at ha 11-p.'' two o'clock, lila Royal
Illighor.. Ilse PRINCE REGENT Will a Court at
Carlico—lowee, which war atirmled bV

The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Cooncil,
the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treroui y, the Se-
crelsries of State fin. the Home and Foreien Dail...towns.. the
Master General of the Ordnance, the Nester of the Mint,
the boot Chamberlain, the C.•nrywoller of the Household,
the Muter of the Horse, and the Lord Chief Justice of the
Court of King's Bench.

Ihe PaINCE REGENT held a Privy Council, at
which Vircount CHF,TWYIRID attrodell as Clerk.

At the clove of the Council, Ow RSCORDIEK of
London was admitted into the Royal toreavoce in
Council, and made his Report of the convict. ca.
wally convicted a; Juvtice flail, in the Old Bosley,
at the last (looker

The PRINCR REGENT gave audiences to the Earl
of LIVIRPOOL aud Viscount CAstheseaos.
Viacuout NIELBOURNE 41111 General FINCH were
the Lord and Groom in *awn*
The Cant broke, up at half-put five o'clock.

EPIGRAM.

ON /SUNG ♦ C•IIRI•ON P•Mi, ON WHICH WLS

---"-Common erase VAN."
a A Van (cried Tom), is this. I pray,
The thing that lake.. all anode away.
When with our house we part?"
" No, for such pnrpose 'tie Ma sofa
The ' Van' a large that take• oar atle
And knodt'd (Tina). with art.",
• Van—art.

It 'is said that some pecitslisry difficulties have
arisen, which may, for a time, retard the long-ex-
pected marriage of Mist SCOTT, second daughter of
Lord Emma, to the Rev. Mr. BA IMES. son of the
Member fur Corti Castle.—(Evening Paper.)
The Whitehavesi Theatre was opened on Friday
for the season, by Mr. M'CaEsair, with a company
under the direction of Mr. Rostrata!), assuager of
the theatres of Lancaster, Preston. &c.

COSSET'? did tot briny{ home Nimes bones to
make a broil—he brought home • uegro's bones to
make black broth of them.

To-morrow will be Christmas-day, and the Satur-
day following New-yeat'o-day ; the commencement
of the year, ISM which is the Bissextile, or Leaps
year, w which the month of February numbers an
additional day:—
" Thirty days hints September,
April, June, sod November;
And all the rest have e hirtyamet—
Save February—which alone
High twenty-eight—and one dair more
Is added to it, one year in four."

The celebrated sculptor C•xov• has executed
at Home models fur three slew btaturs —tine is a
repentant Magdalene; one an Endymion sleeping,
guard..d by a hunting flog ; and the third is a
Nymph reclined on a tiger's skin.
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The Minister of France at Rome is causing an
extensive search to be wade in the reins of the old
temple of Vetter. opposite the Colyseum.

BIRTH, EXTRAORDINARY.—On the tempestu-
ous night between Thursday and Friday last, two
ladies (apparently far advanced in their p►egrtaacy),
immediately on their arrival in this port, from the
Isle of Man, were safely delivered If two lox:Hired
packs of cards! It would swacar from this, that
between the boddice and the chemise does not al.
ways invite a safe depot for an illegitimate burden.
—( Whitehaven Paper.)
A coal-dealer near London nred at this time of
the year to hang a cloth nut on the wall. When
he arose in the morning he would ark hi• wife if
the cloth was frozen ? and on her answering " Yes,"
he would exclaim—" God help the poor ! we must
lay a penny a bushel on our coals to-day."

NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINIL—Among • woo
riety of other Papers, Ike wit Number of this
interesting Journal will contain Remarks on the Writings
of Thomas Moore, Esq.—Teo Original Letters of David
Haase and Dr. Robertsuu—Memoirs of the celebrated Cs.

nova (accompanied by a fine Portrait)—On Arabia. Poetry,
especially the Itninance of Antar—Oo the Character and
Writings of Madame tie Stael, with curious Anecdotes—
Memoirs of Jobs Tobin. by bliss Benger—Anastainas, ur
Memoirs of it Greek, by Thomas Hope, Eaq..-Ivaahoe : a
Roasaree, by the Author of " Wimerley," &c.

Aekerusumes Repository of Arts, Fashion',
The Bth Volume of this elegant and interesting
Mustily Publication has just been completed. Besides the
importance and variety of its original waiter, the great
number and excellence of the Graphic Embellishments, con-
stitute a distinguishing feature of this cheap Miscellany.—
The Eight Volumes of the new Series cordate upwards of
300 euloured Engravings relating to Arts, Manufactures,
Scenery, Fashions, Sze.: thus forming an orbit pietist of
the age is which we live. The earlier Series of 14 Volumes,
from 1809 to 1815, is embellished by nearly 800 coloured
Prints of the same description ; and contains, besides ins..
saveable original Essays stud Fugitive PAVE'', in every De.
partmesit of Literature, a connected historical Narrative of
the Events of the late War, from the commencement of the
Peninsular Struggle to the General Pest*. The Repository
forms a Library in itself; it presents Entertaioneats and
Information to ewers Taste, and will serve as a Mirror of
the Times sml a work of reference to future ages.—(See
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