The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-14 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of York left town ye.terday, for Broadlands,
II Hants,
on a visit to Lord Palmerton. i. Royal Highness is expected
to honour the Duke and Duchess of Bedford with a visit on San-
day next, at Woburn Aliticr.
Lady Jones has arrived at her house in South A udley-street, from
her scat, Wortin Houu, Hants.
George Byng, Esq. M.P., and Mrs. Byng and family, have left
town, for their sent, Wrotharn Park.

Sir George Robinson, Dart. has left his seat, Cranford, North-
amptonshire, nn a tour.
The lion. Colonel Lygon, 1t1.P., has left town far Glouces-
tershire.

Lord Selacy has left town, for West-Dean, Sumex.
Captain Ricketts left town yesterday, for Brighton.
Departores from Fentnn's Hotel. Mt. James's
-place :—Captain
Hyde Parker, for the scat of Sir William Parker. Bart., Alelford
HO, Suffolk ; and A. F. Norris. Esq., for his seat in Hants.
Arrivals at the Bath Hotel Arlineton.sireet: —Mr. and Mrs.
Smith, from B:.th ; Sir Henry Webb, Bart.; and Mr. Harris. from
• tour; and Sir Norris Ximenes, Bart., from Berkshire.. Depar.
tures :—Coloncl Vaughan, and Mr. and Mrs. Foreman, for
Itrighton.
The Rev. Mr. and Airs. hopper arrived yesterday at Blake's
lintel, Jermyn-street, from their seat in Norfolk. Departures
Mr. and and Mrs. Grayson, for Oxford ; and Captain Pechel, for
Suite:.

Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street Godfrey
Webster. front Brighton ; the Rev. 1. 13illington ; J. Vaughan,
; Ward, Em., from Bristol; C. Sanders, Esq., from
Devon ; I. rage. Esq.. from Kent; Sir James Hope, from
Iltighton ; and W. B. Legros, Esq., from his seat, St. Albans.

BRIGHTON, J. 13.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley have
arrived.

Among our arrivals are Lord Alvanley, Captain Knox,
Mr. Moratt, Mrs. and the Misses Carr, Major Gordon,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewell, Mrs. Laing Weir, and Mr. Warden
Sergison. . _

Mrs. Fitzherbert gives a grand ball on Tuesday next at
her Steyne mansion.
Lady Shelley, Regency-square, gave a ball last night.
The company was numerous, and consisted of the leading
fashionables. The supper was excellent.
We understand that many of the fashionable families at
present here will leave in about a fortnight, after the balls
and parties which are now in preparation.
‘Ve regret to state that Sit David Scott, Bart. still con-
tinues seriously indisposed.
Mr. Liston hu been performing some of his best charac-
ters during the week, to fashionable and crowded houses ;
and his benefit last night was a bumper.

Ma. KKAN.—We were:much disappointed last week in
an expectation we had formed of a visit from Mr. Kean to
our theatre ; and. under all the circumstances, we think
our manager has some reason to complain of Mr. K.'s
treatment of him. It appears that Mr. Munro was in
treaty with this gentleman to play a few nights at Kilmar-
nock, about the close of the season in that town. Prom
some cause or other Mr. Kean put off the final arrange-
ment of the engagement from time to time, until Mr.
Munro missed, the best opportunity of opening our theatre
'—daring the visit of the Earl of Lonsdale and family;
and, in fact, Mr. Keats. did not appear at Kilmarnock at
all, nor did he assign any reason for breaking off the treaty.
Under these circumstances, it was but reasonable to sup-
pose, that he would take the earliest opportunity of lending
his powerful assistance towards repairing the injury which
his former neglect (whether intentional or not) hail done'
to the season in this town. His kppearance in Carlisle last
week was considered a favourable opportunity for engaging
him hero. He was accordingly written to, and the answer
returned was, that the state of Mr. Kean's health would
not permit his appearance in IS'hitehaven. Now really,
without at all entering into the details of the case, we
think Mr. Kean has not shown in this instance that atten
Lion to the interests and feelings of others, for which he
has been so much praised in the newspapers.— What-haven
Gazette.

Mr. Nfacreatly, we are sorry to bear, still continues dan-
gerously ill. He was seized suddenly and violently with
pains am, weakness during the last scene of the Fatal
Dowry, on Friday night, was somewhat better on Sunday,
but became again worse on Monday. His complaint is a
rheumatic fever, caused, it is supposed, by his having taken
cold behind the scenes. He had a simgar, and very vio-
lent attack two years aince at Naples, from having, in the
beat of the day, gone into the cold air of the grotto of Pausi-
lippo, near that city.
A clergyman in Lincolnshire was requested by the master
of a charity school to lecture a stupid lad whom he could
not make learn the letters of the alphabet. After remon-
strating with him for some time, and blaming him with
proper severity, the lad replied, " I does know 'em, meastar,
by their
.Paces,but I doesn't know 'em by their ?warm's."
The following will show the advance in the price of
Mining Shares in one mouth :
Dec. 10. Jan. 11.
£££ £ £ £
Anglo Mexican 100 10 paid 33 pr. 158 115 125
Brazilian 100 10 paid —los. d is. 68 70 44 pr.
Colombian 190 10 paid 19 pr. 82 62 69
Real del Monte 400 70 paid SMI 1,350
United Mexican 40 10 paid 35 155 115 125
BANt or I muss xn.—The Bank have reduces! their dis-
count from five to four per cent. on English bills, and will
give bills on London, payable at the Bank of England, at
511 days date, instead of 30. Great advantages must result
from this arrangement, both in regard to mercantile con-
, venience and the rate of exchange.
About seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, a lire broke
out at the paper-mills at Horton, near Windsor, be-
longing to Messrs. Tipper and Fry, of London, which were
completely entisumell, with another adjoining, for the ma-
nufacture of mill boards and brown paper. Three men
went to work at the mill at four o'clock that morning, and
it is supposed a lighted candle dropped unknown among the
paper in the upper part of the mill, where the fire origi-
nated, which was not discovered until too late. Prompt
assistance was rendered, but the buildings being all wood,
with such a quantity of paper, all attempts to save it were
mulcts, and they were consumed. A third mill, adjoin-
ing the ether two, was savisl, haring a party wall.