The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-27 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

Rooney' de Willoughby. Hon. Miss Burrell, and Mks Eliot,
arrived In town, yesterday, front her Ladyship's seat at Richmond.
Lord Alvanley has lett town tor Edinburgh.
The Earl and Countess Spencer arrived in town, yesterday, from
their neat, IVin.bledon.
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'the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived in town, yester-
day, from Hattield.
H. Dawes, Esq. arrived in town, yesterday, from his seat in
Sussex. _ _

Lady Affleek left town yesterday on a tour.
Lord Folkestone has arrived in town from his father's, the Earl
of Hadnor's seat, Langford Castle.
Sir George Nugent, Bart. has left town for his seat in Bucks.
General Sir Hobert Bolton, Hart. arrived yesterday at Fenton's
Hotel, St. James's-place, from Hants.
The Earl of Cassillis has left town for his seat, St. Margaret's,
M itld lege K.

Sir Charles Long, Dart. has left town for his seat, Bromley-hill,
Kent.

Mr. and Mrs. Erskine and family arrived yesterday at the Lon-
don lintel, Albemarle-street, from Kent.
Departures from hong. Hotel. Bond-street :—Captain and Mrs.
Forbes for Bath ; W. Gooch, Esq. for Brighton; and J. Hodgson,
Esq. for Cheltenham.
( aptain Norton, R.N., for Portsmouth.
Lord and Lady 31ontagu hare arrived in Bath from their seat
in Bucks. _

Su* (Aarlea and Lady Brenton and family arrived yesterday at
the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle street, from the Continent.
Departures from Read's Hotel, bower tiroavenor.street
and Mn. Holmes for their seat in Leicestershire; Captain Lloyd
for Bath ; and W. Nevilk, Eaq. Inc Ostbrd.

Yesterday the Duke of York transacted military business
with the King.

The Duke of Gloucester came to town yesterday morn-
ing from IVorcestershire, in consequence of the continued
indisposition of his Duchess, and visited her Royal High-
ness for AMC time. The rt.lort of the state of her Royal
Highness yesterday was, that the Duchess had had rather
a better night, and continued a little better.

The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Feedor, the Princess
Sophia, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Sussex, visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday.
We understand that hio Grace the Duke of Wellington
has been invited by the King of France to be present at
his Majesty's coronation at Rheims, but the state of the
Noble Duke's health has been for some time such as, we
fear, to render it probable that his Grace will be obliged to
decline the honours that would be rendered to his personal
attendance. The distinguished compliment, however, has
been felt, and we have no doubt will be acknowledged as
so high a mark of royal favour deserves.
Yesterday afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer
left town for Beckenham.

Yestenlay Sir Charles Bacot transacted business at the
Foreign Office, previous to his departure upon his embassy
at the Netherlands.

Yesterday W. W. Burton, and Walmesly, Esqrs.,
were called to the Bat by the lion. Society of the Inner
Temple.
On Thursday the Nth inst. Samuel Crompton, Esq..
one of the representatives for the borough of East RetfOrd,
visited that place, for the purpose of dining with his con-
stituents and Sir Robert Mtlas, at that gentleman's can-
vass dinner. The burgessvg, and a great number of the
inhabitants proceeded on the north road to meet the car-
riage, which came up a liule after one o'clock ; the horses
were immediately taken off, and the carriage was drawn by
the populace into the town and round the market-place,
and afterwards to the White Hart. The eagerness evinced
fully proved the high estimation in which Mr. Crompton
is held, not only b)• the burgesses, but by the inhabitants
of Retford generally. The dinner afterwards took plac
at the Town-hall.

Mr. Vandenhoff played Cato on Monday evening, at
Liverpool, for his benefit, to a numerous and most splendid
auditory. The receipts exceeded 28/.
A Noar C HEW' I: .—tharles Mathews, the Comedian,
whose love of his prorission is proverbial, has, it is will
known, made a most splendid collection of Paintings,
Drawings, Prints, Books, and Rusts, connected with the
English Stage, many of them 'mire, and forming a most
interesting Gallery, at a very considerable expense, all of
which he states his determination to bequeath to the na-
tion in such a way, that they shall never be again separated.
This resolution is worthy of Mathews, and will, indeed,
be a lasting memorial of his gratitude for the unprecedent-
ed patronage the public have continues' to bestow upon
him.—Morning Paper.

LONDON CItYMICAI. SOCIETV.—The inauguration of
the officers of this Society was performed on Thursday
night at the City of London Tavern, in the presence of a
very numerous assemblage of Ladies and Gentlemen, the
greater part of whom had become members of this Insti-
tution, for the promotion of one of the most useful and im-
portant branches of scientific knowledge. At half-past
seven o'clock the President, Dr. Dirkbeck, entered the
room, accompanied by the Vice-Pmeidents and Committee.
Mr. Mareco, the Chairman of the Committee, took the
Chair, for the purpose of opening the business of the So-
ciety. He announced that the labours of the Committee
for the formation of the Institution had terminated ; and
the Secretary then read their Report, which detailed the
origin and preliminary progress of the business of the So-
ciety. Dr. Birkbeck then took the Chair, and delivered
an eloquent introductory lecture, explanatory of the
objects of the Society, and of the general principles of
chymistry, illustrating, cs he went on, by practical expe-
riments, the elementary parts of his discourse.
The Committee of General Purposes for the City of Lon-
don lament, with the public, the accident which occurred
at Blackfriars Bridge on Saturday last, and had previously
given orders to the contractor to use all possible despatch
for its completion. On the receipt of a letter from the
Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Chairman of the
Committee called an especial Meeting, to consult what
measures should be immediately taken for the protection
of the foot passengets, and orders are given, which will, they
trust, prevent the recurrence of such a disaster.
CATOOLIC RENT.—According to the Limerick Papers,
Mr. Goulburn has forwarded circulars to the different Chief
Constables of Police, prohibiting them from subscribing to
the Catholic Rent, or from having any communication
whatever with the Catholic Association. A similar order
has been killed to the Army by the direction of the Coin-
mander-in-Chicf.

CONSOLATION.—The Captain of an English vessel once
sailed from Cadiz with a number of passengers on board,
and among the rest a Frenchman, who very anxiously
expressed his fear lest the ship should be taken by the
cruisers which at that time infested those seas, and many
of which lie well knew were of superior force. " Don't
alarm yourself, my worthy," said the British tar, " for
before I'd suffer m 7 ship to fall into their hands, I'd blow
her op in the air.'
Lose. rev.—There are at present living in Garstang
25 persons, whose united ages amount to 24300 years.
On IVedneslay evening, the organ in Waterloo Church,
which was opened a fortnight since, had its pliwers dis-
played by Mr. Jacob, before the clergy of the Church, se-
veral of the heads of parish, and some professors and
amateurs. The organ consi.is of twenty-six stops, three
rows of keys, and pedals. The performance lasted about
two hours.

Mrs. Plant, of Last Retford, has purchased a large site
of ground near that place, on which she intends to erect a
manufactory for the spinning of cotton on a very extensive
scale, the building at present in use being far too small to
supply the increasing demand for that artiele.—Lincula
Paper.
LADY DELICATE.—A few evenings ago, a servant girl,
living with Mr. Barlow, of the Marquis of Granby public-
house at Retford, undertook (after having partaken of a
plentiful potation of tea) to eat twelve penny pies, on con-
dition that if ,the ate them another person was to pay for
them, if not, she was to stand paymiaress herself. How-
ever, she soon devoured them, and afterwards took a good
supper of cold beef and roasted potatoes, showing the ad-
vantage of good teeth and powerful mastieation.—l,Mean
Paper.
The property of the unfortunate Mrs. CAECA, otherwise
Donatty, whose dreadful murder excited so muzli horror
about three years since, has been divided, by direction of
the Lords of the Treasury, between two females who de-
clared themselves near of kin to her, and the relatives of
the late Mr. Donatty, with whom she cohabited, and from
whom by will she derived it at his death.

The unfortunate coimst between the cotton-spinners
and their masters still continues ; and thousands who
have nothing to do with the matters in dispute, are famish-
ing in consequence. —Glit.T.Qw Free Press.