The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-26 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

Yesterday morning, at twelve o'clock, his Majesty held
a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall, which was attended by
his Majesty's Ministers, the Recorder of London, &c. &c.
The King held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller
attended as Clerk, when Lord Chief Justice Best, of
the Common Pleas, kissed hands upon his appointment,
and was sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took his seat at
the Board accotdingly.
After the close of the Privy Council, the Recorder of
London was admitted into the prtaence of the King in
Council, and made his report of the convicts capitally con-
victed at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, when It illiam
Hill, for uttering forged Bank-notes • John Easterly, for
burglary; and John Hill IVae.'ataff, for uttering a forged
draft for Ent, were ordered for execution on Tueaday
next, the tat of June. All the other prisoners were
respites' during his Majesty's pleasure.
At the close of the Recorder's Report the Rev. Dr.
Bethell was introduced into the presence of the King, in
his closet, and did homage before his Majesty, upon his
election to the Bishopric of Gloucester.
The Bishop of Lincoln attended the ceremony as Clerk
of the Closet.

Earl Cathcart attended as Gold stick in Waiting. The
Earl of Errol and Colonel Whalley were the Lord and
Groom in Waiting. The Court broke up about a quarter-
past tour o'clock.

Yesterday afternoon the Duke of York held a Levee, as
Commander-in-l'hief, at his Office in the Ilorse Guards.

The Earf of Harrowby, the Duke of Wellington, the
Right Hon. George Canning, and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, had audiences of the King.
On Monday night Ltrd Marcus Dill, attached to the
Embassy in France, arrived in town with despatches from
Sir Charles Stuart, our Ambassador at Paris.
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Yesterday a Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held
at the Treasury Chambers, Whitehall.
Mr. Secretary Peel was absent from the House of Com-
mons on Monday night, in consequence of indisposition,
which, however, we are happy to say, is not likely to de-
tain him long from attendance on his various duties.
The rumour was revived yesterday that the English
Commissioner at Mexico has demanded passports to return
to Great Britain.

According to intelligence said to have arrived from Ma-
drid, the expedition fitting out at Cadiz is in a state of
great forwardness, and will consist of 36,000 men, who are
to be ready by the beginning of July.
Private letters from Germany speak in the most positive
terms of the intention of the Allied Sovereigns to assemble,
at Prague, for the purpcsc of discussing the affairs of,
Greece and South America.

A letter from Malta was yesterday received by an emi-
nent home in the City, fully confirming the account (given
in yistirday's British Press) of the expluaion at Cairo,
which appears to have been more extensive than at first
reported. Five thousand persons are mid to have lost
tt.e'r lives, and property to the amount of more than half
million sterling was destroyed. This letter states that
the Turks wilfully set fire to the magazines, to avoid
marching against the Greeks.

AEROSTATIC EXCURSIOV.