The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-20 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTIsLLIC E.VCE.

The Duke of York had a grand dinner party yesterday is tha
Stable-yard, St. James's.
Lord Gerydyr entertained the Marquis and Marchionea of Lim.
down and a distinguished party at dinner on Wednesday, at his
house iv Piccadilly.
Lord King had a dinner party on Wednesday, at his house is
Dorer-street.

The Marquis of Camden entertained his Excellency Baron Fagel
and a large party at dinner on Wednesday, at hia house in Arling-
too-suem

---Lord Henley had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Hert-
ford-street, May-fair.
Load Saltoun entertained a distinguished party of friends at din-
ner yestraday, at his house in Great l'umberland-street.
Dovir Lady Neare had a select circle of fashionable. yester-
day evening, ut her house in ,11bernsrle-street.
Count Lumen entertained Viscount riranvillm the Prussia/51i-
' nista:, and a large party of distinguished personages, at dinner on
Wedrirday, at Ashburnharis House, Hay-hill.
The Marquis ar.d Alarchioness of Salsbury left tows yesterday
for their seat, llattiekL
The Countess of Sandwich has arrived at her house in Dover.
' street, front Brighton.
The Earl of Pembroke has arrived at his house in Privy Gardens,
from his seat, Wilton House, Wilts.

Captain Barton has arrived at enton'a Hotel, St. JilMeeb4tlellt,
from a tour. . _ _

The Bishop of Drousore, and Mr. Richards, arrived yesterday, at
Gouhrs hotel, Jennyn-strest, from Brighton.
Mr. aad Mrs. Wentworth, and family, have arrived at their
house in Hanover-square, from their seat, Woolley Park, Wake-
, acid, 1 urkshica.
Captain and Mrs. Cheavet and Miss Cheaveß, have arrived
'at the lac Pesersburgh Hotel, Doveratraet, ham a tear. Depar-
tures from ditto :—M. Le Orange, Esq. for Paris; J. W. Paw-
lett, Esq. for Clifton.
Lord W. Lennox has arrived at Miner's Hotel, Conduit-street,
from a tour. _ _ _

Air Char es Henry mote, Bart. has arrived at his house in Con-
naught-place, from his seat in Ireland.
Sir John Copley, Bart. has arrived at his house In Oeorge.street,
Ilanover.square, from his seat, Hanwell Park.
Sir John and Lady Shelley left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley.
square, yesterday, for Iklvoir Castle, on a visit to the Duke and
Duchess of Rutland.

Lord Sayeand.Sele has arrived in town from a tour.

Frankfort Papers to the 11th instant arrival lesterday.
They are destitute of interest.
Letters received yesterday from Missolonghi, dated the
Isth and 30th December, stated that Patna was capitu-
lating, and that the terms were in the process of being set-
tled. A newspaper has been established at Missolonghi,
in Creek and Italian, wli:ch is published twice s-week.
The Greeks are about to attack Lepanto, and two thousand
Suliotes are associated under Mavrocorelato for this pur-
pose. There is very little doubt of their success. The
accounts of the union of the Primates of Missoloughi and
the Military Chiefs, arc most gratifying.
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the Lords of his
Mikjesty's most Honourable Frit), Council assembled at
the Council Office, Whitehall. l'here were present, the
Lord President, Sir John Nichol, Sir Henry Russell, Lord
Colchester, Mr. Sturges Bourne, and Lord Stowell. The
business upon which their Lordships met was to hear
and determine French Ala ads. Their Lordships were en-
gaged till near four o'clock iii hearing an Appeal from the
French Commissioners decision, in which 150,0001. is at
issue, arising from the bankruptcy which took place some
years since, in the extensive house of Boyd, Bentield,
and Kerr, and which was the cause of a great number of
other failures. The same parties recovered 100,0001. some
time since, under similar circumstances. The King's Ad-
vocate, Mr. Foul)longue, Mr. Tyndale, and Mr. Kerr,
were heard upon this great question. The pleadings
were principally in French. The decision was postponed
to a future day.
At Lloyd's, on Wednesday, Joseph Marryatt, Esq. eldest
son of the late Mr. Nlarryatt, M.P. was unanimously chosen
one of the Committee, in the room of his father.

Yesterday morning W. Wingfield, Esq. was introduced
to the office of a Master in Chancery, by the Lord Chan-
cellor. The Learned Gentleman appeared with his Lord-
ship on the Iknch at the sitting of the Court ; and as soon
as his Lordship placed his sew hat upon his head, he
bowed and retired.

We understand that Mr. Sergeant Bosanquet will pre-
side as Judge on the Western Circuit, in the room of Mr.
Justice Richardson, who is in Italy, for the benefit of his
health.

' Rov.st. AcAnrmy.—ln consequence of the indisposition
lof Mr. Fuseli, the Profe.,sn's first lecture on painting was
postponed.
Martin Arthur Slice, Esq., the Royal Academician, who
wrote the Rhymes on Art, and several other works, is the
Author of the new Tragedy of A/aso), which was for sonic
'time in rehearsal at Covent-Garden Theatre ; but which
'has been lately withdrawn, in consequence of the new
Lieencer, appointed by the Lord Chamberlain, haying re-
fused to sanctiou its representation.
It is expected that S. H. Kilderbee, Esq. son of the late
11/r. Kilderbee, of Great llleinham, will shortly lead to the
hymeneal altar, Lady Louisa Ikons, one of the daughters
of the Earl of Stradbroke.

At the Middlesex Sessions, yesterday, several appeals
were heard as to the settlement of paupers.

Tea Gam' CAusE.— &away last, a numerous
Meeting was held in the Town-hall ; Liverpool, C. Law-
rence, Esq. Mayor, in the Chair, for the purpose of pro-
moting a subsenption to support the Greeks in their present
struggle against the oppressive rule of the Turks. About
1501. was subscribed before the meeting twparated. The
Resolutions were mcvcd by the represintatives of every
party.

We are sorry to karn, that Sir Thomas Reid was at-
tacked on Tuesday att'ernoon last, by an apoplectic fit, and
is in considerable danger.