The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-12 00:00:00

*if CAA'S*.
The Crtfttim.n
beards well mot ea Moots, Mat al Pus.
ter's Bridg4, nod Wattles/lay the lath at Grim/therm.
Kenael—rash day at • quarter before elev... •
Earl Flitwilliain's hounds will meet on Monday next
Rome Wood; on Tuesday, the 15th at Castor Hasigiatah
and on Thursday, the 17th, at Vi'eyßriagiv WoudLi.esels tbayttl
tee o'clock.
The Earl of Scarbrough's hounds will meet on %Werloesday
next at Autos; and on Friday, the lath, at Sandback Park
—each day at half-past lea.
, Lord Yarborough's tweeds will meet Du Moit.lsy nett at
Utterby ; es Wedecaday, the lath, at aonterhy Hoe;m es
Friday, the lath. at South Kelsey; sod on Saturday, the
19th, at Healing Well—aseb day at eleven.
BURTON HIAT.—Sir Richard Suttee's hotrilds will meet
on Monday next at Buchan House; or Wednesday, the lath,
at Eagle Hall; on Thursday, the 17th, at BiAltstoe Wood;
sod eu Saturday, thel9th, at Blankney.
Mr. Meynelre fot.bouints will Mee or Woodsy beat,
January 14, at Eaton Wood; on Thursday, Jeerer, 17, et
Swarkeston Bridge; end on Saturday, Jemmy 19, al HOW
trues—each wieruing 1t half-paid tea o'clock.
The Gillingham fot•boonds will meet an Teeasy the
15th, at thimbles ; on Thursday the 17th, and on Siturdsy
the 19th, at Revesbyeach day at half past ten o'clock.
Os Saturday the 6th Inst. the Duke of Rutland aid •
Geld, ammting to 45a, set at Normselon Cored ; tbrueg
the Mends in; fused; ran through • deep country; or ra-
ther If pessible raced; killed after a chase of 45 Meeks, in
Foetus lordship. Amongst the distinguished prismatic. who
seeesupsoied his Orate, avid who were at the Castle, were Ws
Royal *lightens the Duke of York (who made • shooting
ea-
coraies, and le two hours killed three brace of hares and three
brace of partridges), the Duke of Wellington. Marquis eif En-
tar' Karl of Harrioby, Earl elitism, Bart of Westmelsad,
Lord Brndenell, Lord 'Foley, Lord A paley, Lord R. Mao.
urn, Hoe. G I Anson, Mr. sea Mrs. Lane Fox.
Seism (the Private Secretary of Lord Ashen), Mr. Irvine,
Mr. T. A. Smith, Colonel Preach, Mr. Drummed, the Rev.
Robert Grueveaot, he. its.

BELVOIR CASTLE AND ITS FESTIVITIES.
O'er wood-clad hills, Ars' many a rocky height
That bears the modest embattled towers
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Of Bct.vota CAret.a; whisk liseillestrios• days
Was gay with basaer'd how, sad from
Whose portals issued forth the belated beads.
There in her fruitful vale, 'mid tufted groves,
Aed darkele.l by the deep o'ersbadowiag woods
That climb the summits of Ile impeading sleep,
A Priory stood, superb it rain,
Like the widowed weeds • • • •
Of her whose beauty pissed era 0,07 ;
Now o'er the hallooed form • epprossblosase.

Lwsisl pirensess! tier belt 1.16.0C1ed the fee
Thri the b.i mune of wally a warlike age,
Aleal KAI/ Itires.awo's names ~MAI
M Omit bdght page which tell, of gagleare glory
bed the shoe of tenon famed;
While thy dab walla glee=
Withseepholeat mew eaml peewees goy.
Wish Implies wow Item every dishiat shore.
*Ward. Jesemp, IM7. R. W.-0. B.

THE WORSHIPFUL CONNOISSEUR.
A gnolleeses of paarefel habits, whose taste for rarities
the late Mood al Chelsea has developed, found himself at a
seems auction is Piccadilly, at the 'sanest a lot, " two su-
perb shins cups, with rehearse enrichments," was seder the
hammer. He because tie fortesate purchaser. Mr. —,
with proverbial attention, requested be might bs allowed to
seed them home. The followtag snorsisit the worthy pr-
eheat called, u the auctioneer imagined, to thank him.
" How is it, Air that yes have sot meet me all 1 bright yes-
terday laird. Sir, 1 was not aware you had purchased
more *has or lot, bet the mistake Mall be imardiassty ree-
tified."—" Why, Air, 1 purchased a lot el bogy articles, nod
you hsve seat ass bet Iwo! whirs are lbs seartrass that
Mega visit the rap r
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A commercial letter of the 26th ult. from Trieste,
states, that news had arrived there, by a vessel from
Smyrna. of an embargo having beets laid by the
Turks on all Greek property. There was, however,
accordiag so the report, eso want of ships, of differ.
eat Earopeart flags. in the Archipelago, for the
protection of their commerce.
By the letters received from Gibraltar by
the mail, and dated the 20th of December, it
appears that the statement which was inserted in
some of the papers, respecting the failure of an
eminent house there. was greatly exaggerated : it is
true that a house (of na very great note, nor by any
means largely connected with this country) had met
with some temporary embarrassment; but accord-
ing to the late advice* their affsirs had been ami-
cably adjusted.

Sir I'. LAwasirce his recently conspletal a
whole-length portrait of his late Majesty, Geoang
the Third. The commission was given by the
Corporstion of Liverpool, whose room it is intended
to decorate.
The heavens have presented for some evenings
past the most interesting appearance. The Moon,
pursuing her coarse between the Evening Star end
the converging planets, Jupiter and Simians, while,
as Vows sinks to rest in the west, Mars rises in the
east. and Sirius blazes over the hills to the tenth,

No less than forty beautiful plants were in full
flower on the lit of January in the botanic garden
of the Usitetsity of Oxford.

As a proof of the mildness of the season the fol-
lowing flowers are iu full blow in Lieutenant-
Colonel Gamin's garden, near Edinburgh
Sweet wiuia. ; I..iewinaaette $ 3. pimple Oath ;
4. clove gillyflower; tr. browching terkepar; 8. larkspur ;
7. Iterastbrimuin Macedon ; 8. hooey flower; 9. wall &mew ;
10, stein neork ; 11. heaves ease • It. curled mallow ;
13. yellow lupin ; 14 befaiiras 11. red neranthamen;
18. nimble primrose; 17. sweet rocket ; 18. Scow% prim.
ruse ; 19. 'newt pea ; 20. frog's mouth ; 21. doable daisy ;
22. hollyhock ; 13. awaregold; 24. yellow kateltmeed;
15. Strawberry pleats; 46. attains.
There are at this time, in Fulham-fields, broad
helms its blossom, a circumstance, at this time of
the year, of very rare occurrence. There is also to
be sorts growing., in the window of a house adjoin-
ing the 1631 Lion, Chelsea., in a pot, a carnation,
whirb has there hill blossoms ou one stalk,

Un Chri.tmas Day Hunts CAMERON, •uttler in
Stirling Castle, presented the mese of the Officers
of the 41.1 regunent with is dial' of aew potatoes.
They were ranked oil a small sheltered •put within
she garriana. and received no reasstaace whatever in
the way of furring. sad were what may be termed a
second crop of last year.
The following is communicated to us es an in.
stance 4.r the depre.tion of the time.:—" Ou the
86th nIL was let by unction. at the Red Lion inn,
in Wailiftetw, the rat until the 6th of April of up-
ward• of 450 acres of valuable rich grazing land, in
lot•, tying in Adrilethorpe, Winthorpe, Burgh,
Ciuft, Thorpe, and Great Stec oo iss g, fur oat hundred
and sixty. une pounds five shillings. The greater
part at tiles land had mat been *tucked mace the 29 h
of lia.strasher. and the retunteider hot ~nte the 431
..f October ; all full of grams. and very prime keep-
iwg. A. rage. seven ahilliuga and iivu-pcisce per
sae."—(.Stafford .ilercery.i