The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-04 00:00:00

F.ISIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Leeds is expected to arrive in town this day from
Pa: is.
Lord and Lady IVin. Dentinck left town on Thursday for the
Coilinent.
The l'uuntets of ('arrarvon left town on Thursday, for the Earl
of Ettremenee seat. Pctworth,

I.nrrl Alelhwurne left town yesterday for Ilrightim.
l'he non. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis love left town, for the F.atl
of Essex's seat, (.:asltinbury Park.
The Earl of Jersey has left his seat, Middleton Park, Oxford-
s:lire, for IVarwick Castle.
Arrivals at the St. James's Ilreel, Jermyr-street t--J. Wall,
Eeq. M.P. from I lerts ; Thomas Critown, I. fermi a tour. Mr.
and Mn.s Spikes, an! 3.llanning, Esq. have left ditto for the Con-
tinent. _ .

Arrivals at the Hotel, Cockspur-sereet :—Sir John Ll-
ley, front a tour; Messrs. Butterworth, and J. White, Er+ from a
tour. Lord Vaughan has left ditto.
Arrivals at the Royal llotrl, St. James-street :—W. and F.
Hyde, Csgra from llama. Departures—Colonel Aubrey, on a
tour; James sparkey, Esq. for his seat, West Lodge, Kent; Mr.
and Mrs. flerkeley, G,r their sear, boiig Dittan.
Arrivals at head's Ilotel, Lower Grosvelior_atres;,Eolonel
!homer, aid W. 11. flaninr.T.. Eml. front their seat in Bodo': Ito.
here Aberdeen, Esq. front Brighton. Departures—Sir John and
Lady Ergleton, for bases; Captain Henry Deeds., for his seat in
Kent. - .

•`Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street:—J. Wake-
ti-141. Esq. front the Continent; W. lhltnn, Esq frost• a tour;
IVorksop, Esq. from a tour; Captain and Mn.s Morris, and Chas.
Morris, Esq. from Charleywood. Sir Henry Lippincott, Bart.
has left ditto for Cheltenham.

Sir Davidge and Lady (bold, and Miss Lovell, left Blake's
!Intel. Jennyn-street. yesterday, for thcir seat in Dews.
Arrival' at the Pultney Hotel, Albemarle.street :—General Cog-
' lin, front l'hvltenharn ; 51r. and slrs.llurney Ilarslay and family.
front N,lrtolk. llepartaret--Mrs. Teesdale, fur hex house at
Arrivals at hlivart's Hotel, Lower ((took-street:—St. George
Caulfield, front Berks. li. Arundel. Esq. from Devon ; (lateral
Stephenson, fr mt Norfolk.
Arrivals at N vot's lintel, Clifford-,tree!: Edward Protheroe,
jun. Esq.; and the Bon. 51 rs. Latouche and ladles- Departures:
Mrs. and Mks Berney, fur Exeter; Mrs. Jackson, for ditto; Count
Dalai), for the Continent; Thomas 'kr:ley, slattsel Oliver
and Mrs. Oliver.

The Duchess of Gloucester was a great deal better yes-
terday.
Yesterday the Lord Chancellor had an audience of his
I Majesty.
! The Cabinet Ministers asseeibled yesterday afternoon, at
the Fort ign Office, Downing-street, at two o'clock. Among
those present were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of
Wellington, the- Earls of Liverpool, Westmorland, and
Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Scent:try Canning, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Me Iville, &c. The
Ministers continued in deliberation till five o'clock. Soon
after the breaking up of the Cabinet the Chancellor of the
Excchequer left town for Beckenham.
The Countess of Effingham has arrived at Weymouth.
CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 9.—At a convocation on Wednesday
last the degree of Master of Arts was conferred on iVil-
liam Thistlethwaite, B.A. scholar of Trinity College, by
Royal Mandate. The Select Preacher at St. Mary's
Church for the present mouth, is the Master of Corpus
Christi College. On IVednesday the 23th ult. Charles
Currie, BA., of Pembroke lien, was elected a fellow of
that Society.
A Duct..—On Friday morning at an early hour, a meet-
ing took place at Green Ilia, between Henry Baldwin,
Esq. of Kinsale, accompanied by Jonas Morris, and R.
liungerford, Esqrs., and H. Baldwin, Esq., of Mount
Pleasant, accompanied by Massey Warren, Esq. Mr. !
Baldwin, of Mount Pleasant, fired at his antagonist, whose
pistol missed fire. The parties were intercepted by the
police, whom they eluded with the greatest difficulty, in
consequence of their horses being scattered about the hill ;
anti after a gallop of about three miles, they speedily re-
paired to adjust a point of honour on Quarry's :Mountain.
An exchange of ahots having taken place, they were again
interrupted by the police. However, we are happy to state
the' a reconciliation was effected. The parties shook hands,
with a mutual promise of burying every thing unpleasant
in oblivion, and of meeting in future on their former habits
of friendship.—Cork Mercantile eArmniele.
The remains of the Rev. H. J. R eitman, and Mrs.
Richman, wae on Tuesday conveyed trom Dorchester for
interment, in the family vault at Christchurch. The
minute-bell began toiling at seven o'clock iu the morning,
when the bodies were removed to the Holy Trinity New
Church, where they lay in state till half-past nine. 'l'he
church was hung with black, and, with the numbers of re-
spectable inhabitants present (neatly all of whom were
attired in mourning) had a very solemn appearance. The
shops were closed, and many tears were shed as the proces-
sion paged along. The heavy raiu which fell at the time
prevented many persons attending i 5 pay the last sail token
of respect to one of the ablest Divines and best of men.—
We understand that there are ale eady Is candidates to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Rev. 11. J.
Richman, as Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity.—
Dorset County Chronicle.
A few days since, Mr. Sergeant Lefroy, and another of
his Majesty's Counsel, appeared in the Court of Exche-
quer, to oppose a demurrer to a declaration, when the
Lard Chief Baron informed those Learned Gentlemen that
he would nut hear them in an argument in support of a
declaration, as that was a branch of the professional prac-
dee that junior Barristers should enjoy exclusively.--
DuNia Paper.
MECH•NICS' INSTITUTION IN Pants.—We have been
favoured with the sight of a letter, giving an account of a
meeting held at Paris, for establishing a Mechanics' Institu-
tion, at which the Mechanics' Institution of our own city
was highly and honourably mentioned by the gentleman
who opened the proceeclings.—Gkagese 7'4:per.
At a late meeting at Glasgow for promoting subscriptions
for a monument to the late James Watt, a speaker observed,
t 1 at " every station, every profession was open to merit.
We 0.. w had a primate of England who was the son of a
butcher : we now have a Lord e'hancellor who is the son
of a coal-dealer; and a Secretary of State who is the son
of a linen-printer."
A true bi:l was found at the last Marlborough Sessions
against Joseph Ilayile, Esq.,' of Burderop Park, White-
headed Bob, dies Robert Baldwin, and others, for assault-
ing tl:e steward of the former gentleman. On Thursday
week last, we are informed, Mr. llavne entered into re-
cop:mess of en/. for himself, and -for each of his coin-
panious in this affair, for his and their appearance at the
next Devizes S scions. _ .

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Two b autiful prize oxen, one heifer, and flee sheep,
belonging to the Marquis of Exiter, were put on board
Deacon, Harrison, and Co.'s f!.-boats, at Oakham, oil
IVednestlay last, to be conveyed to th.: City Basin, London,
for the approachim; Chrkmtas slime. The same boats
wculd also take in at Melton two 9xeti and fle.• sheep he-
lom;ing to th-• Du!..- of ltutlacd ; and at Li iceater, two
oxen liclon._:ng to ,!r.
The Rev. (L 11:•etor of Fleet, imends building a
nor ; and n.ith a d•grec of philanthropy that will
ever immortalise his name, has taken and provided for all
the au:II-not; under his roof.— il,rehr.wkr Parer.

Fon:hilt Ahhey severely the aecta oti the tempo t:
glass to the aineunt or 5.. t% ral hundred pounds was de-
stroyed, and upwards of L'oit !let of the battl.-.nent thrown
de -3.
During the life storm, the vicarage house at Southleigh,
in this county (F.omersetshire), tas completely destroyed
by the wind, but happily no lives were 1,,t. Mr. Thorn,
of Seaton, a tenant of T. )1. Chartvr, lost fifty-two
sheep, droww.l in the marshes, and several neighbours'
sheep, colts. Sze.
'The gall(' end of the cottage of a Labourer named Caw-
ley. near Woott.in Bassett, was blown in (luting ;he storm
of Tuesday so'nnirdit, and a line girl, fetirteen years of
age, was billed in bed, while two other children, between
whom she slert, received Litt little juju' v.
It is in centetrplathm to remove the 'Victualling Office.
from Chatham to Sheerutss, and convert the pretnises
into a Citstmn-lionse; the present Castoul-bocce rear lto-
oh..stcr Briil;:e will in consequence be given up.—dlo.,l-
- Ga:elte. _

I'Ent:srsiaNiytT.-IVe noticed in our last that Towns-
end. the cele!trutctl pedtstrian, undertook to walk from
Taunton to Britl.,witer ai.d back th-c^ times a day, being
72 ini:es. .lotitlay end Tuesday lie accomplished his
task, but on IV4lluciday he was obliged to give up in con-
sequence of the severity of the weather. Ile undertook on
Monday last, to walk tit miles in five successive hours
backwards, on tin. Bridgwater rord, which he completed
five tr.inutes within the time.--Tauttbr