The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-10 00:00:00

DONCASTER, Sart. 7.

Lord Eardley has presented this Corporation with
an elegant portrait of His '•lajesty, painted by
Woodforde, which is to be put up in the Mansion.
House. It is a copy of an original portrait painted
by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the year 1778, and placed
in the Council-Chamber of the Royal Academy ;
and which has always been considered as the most
proper portrait of His Majesty to be copied for our
Ambassadors to take with them to fore *n courts.
His Majesty is represented in the prime of life, and
the likeness of him is known to have been excellent
at that time. He is sitting in the ancient coronation
chair, and cloathed in his Royal Robes, bcc. so as
to produce the most splendid and dignified effea.
Mr. Woodforde has been very successful in the above
painting, which will long remain a testimony of thd
great ability of the artist ; and we presume to add,
that his Lordship's munificence could not have been
more happily dileaed, us a mark of his respea to
the Mayor and Corporation (4 which he is a Mem-
ber), and to the town in general, than in the pre-
sentation of a portrait of " The Father of his Pee-
-I,lc, our beloved Sovereign."
The enlargement of our Grand Stand, by a con-
siderable addition erected at each end, renders it,
we believe, one of the first strualres of the kind in
the kingdom. It exceeds York Stand in extent in
front, and will accommodate nearly double the num-
ber of pec.ple which it would have before contained.
The style of architeaure is much admired, and dis-
plays great taste and genius.

The Weymouth Mail did not arrive in London till
past one o'clock on Saturday, instead of nine. The
delay was occasioned by the Mail being overturned
about nine miles beyond Salisbury, and three
miles from any house. Mr. EAST, the Messenger,
and Mr. BAR CLII, the Proprietor if the Panorama,
were passengers in it. Mr. EAST received severe
bruises on his head and neck, and Mr. BARK Ea in
his hands and head. The Mail was so much injured
that it could not proceed till it was repaired, which
induced Mr. Ex,r, after getting his wounds dressed,
to purstv his journey to town in a post-chaise,
with the dispatches horn His MAC EST Y to Ministets;
but, owing to the exhausted state of the post horses,
on account of the crowds that are flocking to Wey-
mouth, the MO overtook him when he got to Eg-
ham, which induced him to get into the Mall again.
Mr. EAST was so extremely ill when he arrived
in London, that hewas obliged to be conveyed home
in a hackney coach. 'The accident was occasioned
by the mail running upon a beak.
The number of Marine Officers who, after many
years of service, ceasing to be effea:ve, were per-
mitted to retire on full pay, was, by the Lords of
the Admiralty, on Friday augmented by four Cap.
tains and three I ientenants.

The Naval Administration, by an order dated last
Friday, established a Marine Artillery ; from which
we confidently prela vinsequences the most im-
pnnantly beneficial. Three companies of ninety-
two men each, cotr.prising a Captain, three First
and five Second *.icuttnants, arc to be immediately
trained at Woolwich: the Ent Company being af-
terwards to be stationed at Chatham, thi: Second at
Portsmouth, and the 1 bird at Plyin iath, for the
nurpobecf progressively instrutling the whok Corps
in regular Gunnery; by our Naval skill and
valour will be rendered still more effestive, and, in
the event of debarkation, we shall always have a
numerous body ready to contend with the enemy in
the only science is which tuey have heretofore ex-
celled us.