The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

THE .1111TTISH ' PRESS

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Ills Excellency Count Leven gave a grand dinner on Thursday,
at Ashburriharn House, Paver-street. to a distinguished party,
among whom were Prilt. Polignix, the Puke of Wellington.
Prince Esterhany, Court and Countess Ogaroffsky, Earl of West-
morland, the Earl and Counitss of Jersey, the Earl and Cote,:ess
Cowper. Lord Painters:: n. /cc. In the evening the Couurms
entertained a select party of feebler:able.
Prince Es:trinity entertained
rstaday, Cunt and Countess
Lieven, Count and Countiss Ggnrolfsay, the Duke of W ellington,
and a large party of distinzuished pawners, at dinner, at Chandos
House.
Mr. Secretary Canning will have • grand dines party this day.
at Gloucester Lodge.
The Duke of St. Albans, and the Ladies 13eanclerk, have at.
rived at their haute in tit. Jamars.square, from their "ail Gan".
surrey.
The Marcittis of Titchtield left town yesterday for Campton.
plaer, Eastbourne, on a visit to Lord end lady O. IL Cavendish.
The Countess of Jersey loss arrived in town from her seat,
Middleton lark, Oaf. r.ishire.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, left town yesterday fur
Itoehampton.
Anivaa at Thomas's Hotel, Bork4ey.aquarot—The Marquis
and Marchioness of Exeter, from New Market; Mr. Mrs. and
.Mbes Pow', from their scat. Cowdery, Sussex; Sir William and
Lade IL Ojr antler. from the Ihr::e of Grafton 's seat, Euston
Colorer and Miss 111tnh, front the Continent. Departures
from Pitto:—Lord and L.dq Pctre, for their seat in Sussex ; Dr.
and Mrs. Wake. (or Warwick.
His Excellency Viscount Grenville left the Clarendon Hotel,
Bond-street. on Thursday ermine:. for Pans.
The Earl of Strathavea and Lord MUTICaSte; left town yesterday
for Yorkshire.
General Coglin has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-Place,
from Bognor.
S. Hamilton, Esq. left Gould's Hotel. Jennyn-strett, yesterday,
foe Cite! • nbam.
.. The lion. Mr. Sturton arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Jet..
myn.street, from the Continent.
-Lady !lambent, has left town for Ham House, Surrey.
The lion. Mr. Nevill hu left town for Auilley-end. 'Essex.
The Earl of Surrey has arrived at hie scat, Wotkeop Manors,
blots, from a tour.
Arrivals at the (Thin hotel :—....- Minot. Esq., Dickerson.
Esq., and Bradshaw, Esq. Departures:—Wm. Milligan,
Esq. tid Life Girerds. for Staines; P. Esq. for Ox-
ford ; Geneva] Illundon and Dr. Wrigr:t. on a tour; Rey. Carus
and 31re. Wii2lol). en a tour; Lord and Lady Eliot, for l'ort Eliot,
Cornwall; Mr. and 'Mrs. Hugh Aclard. for their seat in Suifolk.
Arrivals at radeng's Hotel. Oxiird.street :—Baroness Ray-
leigh; Colonel and the Honourable Misses Struts, from Esux ; H.
Sharpe. Esq. from the Continent: John Ras, Esq. from a tour.
Departures :—Mrs. and the Misses MAUI'. to Irclansl ; Captain
and Mrs. Maddison, on a tour; R. Moore. Eel. and Mrs. /floore,
on a tour; D. Mahony, Esq. to Clif:on ; P. N. Roberts, Esq. to
Surrey ; tiol. Dickson, to Brighton ; N. Martin, Esq. on a tour;
Mr. and Lady Bligli, on a tour; Rev. Mr. Gordon, on a tour.

The Duchess of Clarer.ce and the Duke of Meiningcn
left town on Thursday morning for Busby.
Captain Charles James Fox and his Lady have em-
barked at Portsmouth, on boanl a King's frigate for Gib-
raltar, where the pliant Captain is going to join his regi-
ment. They were accompsr.ied to Portsmouth by the
young lady's father, the Duke of Clarence.
The Earl of Dieoy, L,lrd Lieutenant of Dorset, gave
his annual dinner on Tuesday last. at the King's Arms Inn,
Dorchester, which was attsitied by several persons of dis-

tinction.
Among the fortunate speculators on the Doncaster St.
Leger Stakes, Lord Kelhurne is said to have iron 22,00t)1.,
and Lord Kennedy 1, too!.
Ca Friday, Mr. Frankland Lewis and another gentle.—
man, accompanied by the Right Honourable Sir John
Newport, Bart., M.P., visited the ditlirtnt public schools
in this city, particularly the four schools under the super-
intendcnce of Mr. Liward lice, of the management of
which they expressed their full approbation.—flisterfimd

31ir. ear. -
We have the pleasure to announce that Dcctor Logan,
of intleek. has been appointed Ceadjutor to the. venerable
Bishop l'lunkett, Bishop of Meath.—Daklis Evening
Mr. nirgnhar, on IVednesday, laid theloundation of a
woollen manufactory near the site of the old mansion at
Fonthill, of which the only wing now remaining will be
converted into workshops.
UNION OF THE Tuawas •HD MIDWAY.-.4E is with
great satisfaction we are enabled to announce, that the
grand union between the rivers Thames and Medway will
be effected very shortl by means of the largest tunnel,
we believe, in the wotld. This great public undertaking
commences immediately from the port of London, below
Gravesend, whore there is a large rive. lock, capable of
am:mit:file vessels of two hundred tons into a capacious
burin, with commodious wharfage. The canal, which is
fifty feet wide and seven feet deep in water, passes through
the marsh bnils to the village of HI ham, a distance of
nearly five miles, where the tunnel begins, which is
twenty-two feet wide on the water level, and eight feet
deep at spring tides ; twenty-four feet six inches high from
the water surface to the apex of the arch, with a towing
path tire feet wide, firmly protected by means of a cast-
iron and timber railing. The tunnel continues under the
chalk hills for a distance of upwards of two miles, where
it terminates in a very large basin, commantkal by a lock
entering into the river Medway, and capable of receiving
vessels of three hundred tons. The whole length of this
canal, from the river Thames to the Medway, is only
seven miles and a quarter, art by this very short line all
the circuitous, tedious, and oftentimes dangerous passage
round the Nore is avoided, thereby saving a distance of at
least from forty to tirtv miles. 'thus the communication
from the interior of Kent with the north of England is
made easy and safe, and at a comparatively trifling ex-
pense, with the advantage of a mote certain passage, as
well as a considerable saving in wear and tear of sails
tackle, Ric. This important line also opens a cemmunica-
tion from Tonhridge, by means of the Regent's and Grand
Junction Canals, to Branstone, in Northamptonshire, for
the same-sized craft, without any trans-shipment of goods,
which may be forwarded to any of the northern ports of
England. Craft from seven to eighteen feet beam can
navigate the whole line, which it is obvious will secure to
inland commerce incalculable advantages.
Mason CAATWOIGIIT.—The will of the venerable
Major Cartwright passed undue the seal of the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury • the personal effects sworn to be
under eight hundredpottntl. The following remarkable
clause appears therein To my country, anxiously de-
siring her welfare, I leave e fervent wish for such neces-
sary, deep, and salutary reforms in her Institutions, as
would net oniy restore her last freedom, but purify from
the odiousness and debasement of unfaithfulness anti cor-
ruption, all her public departments. By a complete resto-
ration of her genuine polity (which I have endeavouml to
place before her eyes), she mielit, in my humble judg-
ment, so correct the morals and the habits of her people,
as to establish on a solid awl enduring basis, her future
liberty, prosperity, and renewn. To this end site must
cease to fellow the example of conquering States, which,
from small beginnings, become what may be considered as
vast pyramids absurdly resting on their points, with their
broad foundations in time air ; from the unnaturalness of
winch petition they necessarily fall in ruins, misery. and
contempt. irilen'England shall restore the simplicity of
her original polity, she will have a basis sufficient for sta-
bility, felicity, and glory ; and then, instead of insanely
making her state to resemble an inverted pyramid, she, by
merely colonising on her own natural, sound, constitutional
principles, may spread to a wide extent confederate nation.,
sincere friends to her welfare, firm supporters of her great-
ness ; and, in place of jealous rivals er secret and insidious
enemies of her i.•pose. she would raise up around her wil-
ling ministers ef her aggrendizemer.t.'
Mr. Martin, of Galway. upon the eve of a former general
election, seas asked, " Who were the candidates likely to'
be returned?" "Why." said Mr. Martin. "there are
roe of us. l)aiv, I think, is safe. The other two are
Kirwan and noes If." "Awl which of you will he the
other successful candidate?" said the mteriet. " It'hy,
the survivor, to be sure," replied Mr. 1131'1111.--DuLlin
Pre, ne,:n..r .1, sera:.
11a::nAltor s Evartsn.—in a window near iVectgete,
in I:;:c.t.,x, the fo;lowing placard invites the reale part of
the public to have their b anis mown :—" Shaming done
here by a female tar:wren."
1.:•1:cs N Tr renter:ethic chwige has taken place
within a quarter of a year in the colour of a bullfinch, in
the posmession of Messrs. Loving and Wignel, drapers. of
Ifppingliam. The bird, the colour of which wee, as usual,
a variegation of grey, red, and white, has changed entirely
to a deep black, presenting a very sineular appearance.
The bird continues apparently in good health, and attracts
a rtnatv: of visitors.—.9.:7,!..rd M,rears.