The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-17 00:00:00

FiISIIIONABLN INTELLIGENCL

The Duke of Leeds has arrived at his seat, Hornby Castle, yolk.
from a tour.
The Earl and Countess Stanhope have left town, for t`.,eir seat .a
Kent.
Earl and Countess Gower have arrived at Castle Howard, York.
shire, from a tour.
bir John Harrington, Bart. arrived ycstchlay at his house ,3
Berkeley-square, from Brighton.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury are.ved in town on TI ur,.
day evrning. front Hatfield.,
His Excellency Count Lieven arrived in town yesterday fretu
Brighton.
The Honourable Thomas Gtenville has kft town for Droprnere,
Bucks.
The Hon. George Anson left town yesterday, for bit boneet's,
Lord Anson's, seat, Atherton Hall. ‘Varwickst,:te.
The Countess of Sandwich has left town, fur her seat, Hinenis.
Invoke Huntingdon, for the holidays.
Lord Althorp left the Marquis or 'favietock's seat, is Bedford.
shire, yesterday, fur Northamptonshire.

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r. from Hatfield.,
limey Count Limn arrived in town yeste:day frig
curable Thomas Grenville has left town for Bromine,
. George Anson left town yesterday, for his brutt •s,
l'a, seat, AthertonWarwicksbhe.
ideas of Sandwich has left town, for tier seat, Hinehis.
ntlngdon. for the holidays.
horp left the Marquis or Tavistock's seat, in Brdle
May, fur Northamptonshire.
WINDSOR, Dee. 16.
ather being fine yesterday, his Majesty, attended
te, took an airing ip two carriages down the Long
d arrived at the Castle about toiree o'clock, whet;
and superintendents of the different departments
siting to receive the King, and attended his Ms.
3 walked over the whole of the works. The
rwards returned to the Royal Lodge to dir.ner.
jests takes an airing every day in the Park, when
er permits.
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Ike of York has arrived in town from the mat of
mood, near Sudbury, Suffolk.
ay being the birth-day of Prince Leopold, the br
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observed by his Royal Highness's trades-people
ng their houses.
•ene Highness the Duke of' Brunswick and suite
n Tuesday evening last at Wright's Ship Hotel
tere his Serene Highness remained until Thursday
the weather having been too, tempestuous for any
sail to or from the opposite coast. At 12 o'clock
ie Highness embarked on board the steam packer
, Captain Bushell, for Calais, and was saluted by
from the Heights, as the vessel moved from the
lay the Marquis of Hastings transacted business at
:retary of State's Office fa the Colonial Depart-
.
urstlay Mr. Rothschild attendiel several times at
ury.
Mr. Clews, the King's messenger, and not Mr. •
ho arrived at the Foreign-office, on 1 hursday, as
mistake.
disposition of the Lord Chancellor Manners con.
It is rumoured that he will not appear in Court
.emainder of the sittings.—Dublin Evening Pest.
Light Hon. Henry Goulburo has this week per.
nvaased the resident members of the senate, con_
there are already four competitors for the repre-
of this University, whenever the dissolution of
at takes place. It all the four candidates should
the poll, the contest will be somewhat extraordi.
•ee of them being Ministers of the Crown, and
equally zealous in support of his Majesty's Go.
. Cambridge Chronicle.
ham Curtis has been confined to the house, and
to his bed, for several days, at. his Marine Villa,
ate, in consequence of a violent inflammation atif
and chest; but it gives us sincere pleasure to
the highly respected Baronet is fast recovering
severe attack.
are that Sir Robert Shaw is determined to stand a
r the City of Dublin.—Deidin Evening Post.
[tem.—Arrived here this morning the Romulus,
Gait, from Miramichi, which place she lefton the
The Captain states, the late conflagration had
place in the utmost desolation, and not even then
destruction which that calamity had °ermined
ompletely known. The Orestes, a sloop of war,
fed from Halifax ; as also several other vessels
port and St- Jtalitra; with lirovisions and ?rod:Mg ,
lufferers ; and he further states, that every thing
amanitsj could suggest had been done to alleviate
dimness which Tensile in that ill-fated district.
rernor bad arrived from Bt. John's a few Jays
sailed, to examine the extent of the damage, and
arrangements for the sufferers.—Greenock Ad.
f 'Tuesday.
from Rio de Janeiro, to the 16th of October,
,n received, from Which we make the following
—" The chief point of interest in politics is the
ty between this country and Great Britain, which
egress, and will be shortly completed. Its pro-
eature is anticipated to be the abolition of the
ale ; for the remainder of the old treaty will form
There has been a partial change of ministry
is said, in consequence of impediments raised by
tary of Foreign Affairs to the arrangement with , ,
which must still come in upon the footing of the
cured nation, and the circumstance may he acc-
t a partial defeat of the French and Austrian fac-
et' is numerous and powerful."
:at. Ronte.---There is a letter in town front a
!teal officer, dated from the coast of Peru, in which
I one of our naval commanders entered into the
'alien, with the intention of offering his mediation
:he Spanish Governor Rodil and the Patricia, and
tight be instrumental io saving the life of so brave
y conveying him to Europe. Ile was received in
hospitable manner, and notwithstanding all the
lie partook of a very handsome dinner (perhaps
r the occasion). He speaks of Redd, who, in the
te manner, declined all interference of the British
aying lie would defend the place to the last, and
at his post, as became a true Spaniard. He is
as a man about four feet and a half high, with a
I, a gentleman in his manners, at the same time
st determined character, and, notwithstanding his
e size, that the British officer says lie would de-
ed alongside him in a good cause.
re received Singapore Chronicles to the 9th June.
Botarion Gazette of the 18th of May, it appears
)utch force in Celebes, under General Van GC n.
red a signal success over the Hugh' of Beni, ear-
lilt 70 pieces of cannon, and with a tritlieg loss of
:idled. The Queen, with her principal eliects,
ed their escape. The Dutch appear sadly W 1111-
the cemions we have made to them on the West
iumates, for they have determined to place Ben-
der the Residency of Padang, to be administered
I Assistant. The price of sugar at Singspere is
the private letters at 64 per peen], pepper at 77!,
21.
ATIONS ON THE CONTINENT.—The French
te that incalculable mischief has been occasioned
cdlowing of the Loire. At Oilcans, and
at distress had resulted, and the public authori-
using the west active exertion, in behalf of Ole
The lower part of the city of Nevers has been
nder water. Letters from Cidegne announce:hat
died the height of twenty let t six jechcs.
instant, at four o'cleck in th.: rneon, the
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to rise with such rapidity, that it Mt road
ext day the etsminunication with the opposite
the bridge, would be cut cr. All the TT.
water side, was inundated. The vast eranti.-
ndise, hews ter, deposited in the port liad been
,ay with such promptitude, that the road had
injury.
ts's S reAtif-GUN.—The tie of Thersdav
the following absurd rental its on the:taco:it We
dished of the experiments performed by Mr.
great and important invention. Theobscrvatiors
are quite in agreement (can we say mere in tx-
their fully ?) with the opiti!ens cf the .2lfe reisg
destructive i locution was prapssetl to one of our
eh went to effect a total revalutui in the art of war, the
'minuted the secret to extingui:h it. It is otherwise hi
and we see by the experiments which have just etry
le house of Perkins, the engine, r, wird eneourager.° te.^:
Master of the Englidi Artillery. and the Officer:. cf n
oy, give to the inventor of a sreeies of infernal ins.
11 has for its object to render all valour tireless, and to
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science of war to the employment, more or less Int°':f.;
>me moving volcanoes, which will even :irate auto
le course of a fcm hours. That which England tarn
ily worked, and perfected, perhaps, by other natirs.,,
is, we are far from wishing so contest with this haw*
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