The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-12-30 00:00:00

RERKALtY IVITIES.

Saturday last, being the birth-day, and the cele-
bratien of the coming of age of Lord Wesley, the
eldest son of the Right Hon. the Earl of Berkeley,
his lordship's numerous tenantry were invited,
agreeably to annual cnstom, but more particularly
in honour of this event, to enjoy the hospitality of
this venerable castle. The tables in the Great Hall
were loaded with a profusion of good Old English
fare, and a cask,coataining four hogsheads of strong
beer, (brened when Lord Dursley was born.) was
tapped, and justified all that had been anticipated
of its good qualities by the honest yeomanry.—
After dinner, Lord Dursley's health was joyfully
drank, with three times three; and immediately
twenty-one guns, answering to tl.e years of his
Lordship's age. were erred from the walls of :he
Castle. IX Mist the happy tenantry were thus co-
ins log themselves, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Clarence arrived at Berkeley, and a royal salute of
twenty-one guns immediately announced the event
to the surrounding country. in the evening. re-
paratory to the commencement of the dancing. the
was most superbly illuminated with nearly
5000 coloured lamps, disposed with great taste ail!
elegance, in a variety of devices, by Messrs. Smith
and Stillman, from Lon fern ; and the arch of the
centre window was ornamented with an allegorical
trpasparent plinting. by Mr. Hardwick, of Glens.
tester. When the dancing commenced. his Royal
Highness the Duke of thrence, tie Earl and
Countess Berkeley, the Countess of Clap-, the
Karl of Craven. Lord Grantley, the Hon. Mr.
Moreton, Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Admiral Prescott,
Colonel Dalrymple, Colonel Kingscote, and many
other Gentlemen, his Lordship's friends, went from
the Drawing-room to the HaU. Immediately on
their appearance. the ancient arches raechned with
the cbeartul congratulations of the tenantry. Seats
were erefied at the end of the Hall, where many cf
the oeipjibouring genii y,who wished to become spec-
tators of this joyous scene, were accommodated.
—ln the course of the evening, a party of Gentle-
men entered in masquerade, and afforded abund-
ance of amusement to the whole company ; they
afterwards joined in the merry dance, and kept up
the hilarity of the evening till supper was announc-
ed. His Royal Highness, with the Earl and
Countess of Berkeley and their friends, then with-
drew ; but the dance continued, and the spirit of it
was enlivened by two immense bowls of punch,
each containing twenty gallons, the same which
were formerly filled when Earl Berkeley came of
age. Being Saturday night, this scene of festivity
and mirth was necessarily closed somewhat sooner
than it otherwise would have been.

Last evening, a Ball and Supper were given at
the Castle, to the principal Nobility ant Gentry of
the county. This day an ex will be roasted whole,
lo► the populace of the surrounding neighbourhood;
and the numerous workmen, of every description,
employed by his Lordship, are to be regaled vrith
a goad dinner at the different iuus in the town of
Berkeley.

A New York paper says. " Sir JAis as H. CRAIG,
!74 rain-General and Governor in Chief of the Bri-
to!) Provinces in North America, lately arrived at
(2itet,ec, is said to be in so bad a state of health as
ro dfford little espeaation of recovery. His com-
plaint is dropsical, with an affeetion of the liver."
From passengers by the India fleet we have re-
ceived pleasing information concerning the state el
affairs in that quarter of the ,:.obe. HOLL AI is
in a state of despondency ; be no longer prnjeas
any further sets of enmity: on the contrary, no
disquietude remains on the part of the natives under
our authority. At Bombay the iatetest has fallen
from 9 to 6 per cent.
From the same quarter we have received intelli-
gence concerning the Greybostid, commanded by
Captain TkOWBRIDGE, son of Sir THOP4 AI Term.
as root. This vessel was sent in quest of the wrecks
of the Weioherns and JaVe. She had arrived at the
Cctpe, whence she was to proceed to Madagascar
and the contiguous islands.
At the sant: time had also arrived at the Cape
Ave ships, with troops from England, which were to
sail under convoy of the Uri:ideas nra of war, the
same which had concluded the &sang vessels to
the Cape.