The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-13 00:00:00

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VICE-nEcAL TOUR.
On Monday evening, their Graces the Dake
rod Duchess of Richmond, with their suite, passed
the gh Cloitinel, on their way to 11srlirl,l, the
bent or Mr. Bal well. l'itestlay they were received,
on coming into town, with military honours ; and
the streets :is they passed were hoed by the 40th,
41111 i Arlll.th militia regiments. They were waited
upon at the Court-houre:by the Mayor and Corpo-
ration, where 111. Grare Willri presented by Mr. Bng-
well, in the Lap:icily of Chief Magistrate, with the
freedom of the Corpor .ti ((((( iu ao elegant gold box,
411'0 tinpankil by on wildresn, to which W. Grace im-
mediately returned a suitable answer.
At the entertainment on Saturday, we must not
omit oinking the affability anti condescension with
which his Grace the Duke of Richmond received
the attentions of the crowded meeting, whom be
honoured with his presence. He seised every oc-
casion of expressing the interest lie felt in the pro-
motion of every thin" , that tends to the benefit and
advantage of Ireland. On taking leave, his Grace,
in referring to the late disturbances of the county,
rejoiced that the activity and public spirit of the
Magistracy, hail, in a great degree, quelled the
spirit, which he did not conceive to he of any
serious or permanent comeerjaelice. His Grace
took this opportimity of expressing his foil ap-
probation of the conduct of Doctor Power, the
Catholic Bishop, (whom he addressed in person,)
and of others of his principles, to about he felt
no reserve in retnruing his thanks. He had, oii
his appointment to the Government of Ireland,
received His Majesty'it instrimtiours to make nu dis-
tinction between Prottsitant sad Catholic—with
this injuattion his Grace had strictly complied, so
far as the existing laws would a•linit, which laws,
it was not iu his power to deviate from. At all
evelit% he w.ai confident, and had every reason to
Indiere, that all dist-Naimoli of His ?Majesty's sub-
jects would have no hesitation to vo-openite in the
support of the laws, and in counteracting the
machinations of all his enetnieo, either furein or
douresuc.—( Waterford Chronicle.)

ONLY A JEW MILLIONS!
TO THE EDITOR.

Rot—We have unfortunately of late been so
much accost Ito renal of millions being spent
iii one expedition, anal nmillwar lieius sprat in ano-
ther, that 14 comparative insignificance is attached
to all immense sons of motley, by calliag it only a
onnitots. Perhaps smue of your readers may
have their iiiilginent a little improved by making
II few calculations, like those below, eu the mil-
, boils which it has been estimated will be lost to the
nation by the late expedition to Holtaud ; and then
perhaps they will be led to reflect on the many
millions wlitela are annually expeuded in exped:-
tioris, which have almost itirariably ended in 111"140
lute loss. In the first place, I calculate, that, with
less money than it has cost the nation to take Wel-
cherea, ate. with the view of taking or destroying
the Fre:ich fleet at Autwerp, we could hare com-
pletely huilt and equipped, ready fair sea, a fleet of
upwards of one hundred sail of the line.
Or, seemally, a new town could be built in every
county in Engkind, and each town cornea of up-
wards of 1000 substantial houses, for a less suns.
Or, thirdly, it would have twen enough to give
1001. to 2000 poor families in every county in Eisg-
load mai Wald.
Or, fourthly, it would be more than sufficient to
rive n handsome marriage portion to gOO,OOO
young women, who, proliatily, if they hail even leer
than sal. would 114.1 l n. 1114.111 lung unsolicited to enter
the lumpy state.
Or, fifthly, a much less sum would enable the le.
gislature to establish a life-boat in every port in the
United Knigilom, and provide for 10 or 12 men to
he kept in constmt attendance on each ; amid
100,0001. could he funded, the interest of which to
be applied in premiums to those who should prove
to be particularly active in saving lives from wrecks,
; and to provide fur the widows and children of
those men who inayaccideutally how their byes in
the cease of humanity.
I nod Sir, that this interesting appropriation of
10 millions sterling, would lead Inc to take up too
much room in your valuable paper, in which, if you
think proper to insert the above, you may lead
twiny others to think of the great good that can be
done by only 48 few millions, beauties your courtunt
reader.
At a future period I may trouble you with some
remarks oat a still more Ictereemig subject limo the
above. Your'a, Ste. Au UMC'r.