The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-14 00:00:00

THE KING.

IVI XDIOII. Dec. 12.
Yesterday the King did not leave the Royzl Lodge the
whole of the day.
Divine Service was this morning performed at the Pri-
vate Chapel, Cumberland Lodge, to the Royal Household.
His Majesty was not present.
Considerable damage has been done to the lands and
houses near Windsor, owing to the tliods, and although
the waters continue to fall, they are now considerably be-
yond the bounds of the river.
A curious pony, which has been lately presented by a
gentleman to his Majesty, was brought from Carlton Pa-
lace en Friday last, to Cumberland Lodge; it be& mouse,
or rather a dun colour ; its coat or hair very rough; is
four years old, and stands thirty-two inches high, brand-
fully formed. It was brought front Norway, and is so
docile that it would follow the groom w!:o has the care of
him up and clown stairs like a dog, and lie down on the
hearth-rug before the fire ; it has never yet been abed,
will eat bread and potatoes as well as corn and bay, and
drink beer. It was yesterday brought to the Royal Lodge,
in a neatly-fitted tancy-csioured covering, bound by a
girth, for fits Majesty's inspection; and was led by the
groom to his Mai( sty's apartment, who admired him as
much on account of his di iii initive size as for his docility.

DOVER. DEC. 19.

Yesterday his Excellency Prince Polignae and suite ar-
rived at IVright's Hotel, from London, and shortly after-
wards embarked en beard his Majesty's packet the Spitfire,
for Calais. The same packet returned this morning with
about 30 passengers.
Arrived last criiiing the Britannia steam-vessel, with'
J. Gurney, Esq. M.P., and other passengers, from Bou-
logne.
Sailed this morning the Medusa steam-vessel, with pas-
sengers, fur Calais. _ _

Came in the American brig Dore, of Newbury, from
Bremen to St. jibes.

Amongst the departures within the last few days from
Wright's Hotel, on their way to the Continent, are the
following.—Lord Hotbam, Sir C. fagot, Mr. Strut
Wortley, Rev. Mr. Dalton, Hon. Stratford Canning and
suite; karl Bruce, F. Hall Standish, Esq., Tasfe,
Esq., Captain Otway, Lord Northland, Count Freytag,
Bankhead, Est,.
I/legacies 13. fhb morning, about twenty minutes
past two o'clock, his Majesty, attended by his usual
suite, arrived at the Castle in three phaetons. drawn by
his train of ponies ; the King was met on his arrival by
Mr. Wyattville, Architect of the present great improve-
ments, who was in waiting to receive his Majesty. The
King immediately proceeded round the building, attended
by Mr. Wyattville, and inspected the different works go-
ing on.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Af-
fairs, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the
Earls of Liverpool and liathtust, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr.
Secretary Canting, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vis-
count Melville, Lord flexlt v. Mr. Wynn, Mr. Huskisson,
&c. The Cabinet did not break up till a quarter past five
o'clock.

Mr. Wynn gave the first Cabinet Dinner this season,
yesterday, to the Cabinet 51inisters, at his house in White-
hall-place.
Yesterday morning the Chancellor of the Exchequer at-
rived at his residence in Downing-street, from Beckenham.
Yesterday, Mr. Dratfan, a King's Messenger, arrived at
the Admiralty and Colonial Office, with despatches from
Sir Frederic Adam, at Corfu, dated the 26th of November.

H is rumoured that the Marquis of Huntly is to be ap-
pointed to the Government of the Cape of GOod Hope.
We hear that Lord Succoth has resigned his situations
u Judge in the Circuit Court, and in the Court of Session.
The Earl of Harcwood, according to his benevolent cus-
tom at this season of the year, has been distributing blan-
kets and other necessaries, amongst the poor of the parish
of Harewoed.

The Honourable William Seiwight Lasedles and his
Lady are at Chatsworth, the seat of her Ladyship's uncle,
the Duke of Devonshire, who will open Chatsworth House
at Chrisunas.

The Earl of I)ighy has presented his nephew, the Rev.
John Digby Wingfield, to the valuable living of Geaslaill,
in the King'm County, vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. John Digby.
The Rev. Liscombe Clarke has been presented, by the
iVart!en and Fellows of Winchester College, to the Vicar-
age of Downton, Wilts, void by the resignation of the Rev.
Thomas Liar.

The late Colonel Newport, of the 9th lancers (whose
death we announced lately), was 11;4 presumptive to the
Right Hon. Sir John Newport, Bart.
Bier STEAK CLus.—The annual dinner of this Club
took place en Thursday, at Morrison's, when upwards of
one hundred Noblemen and Gentlemen sat down to table.
amongst whom were,-Loral Rubdown, PrKithira; the Lord
Chancellor, Lord Gort, Lord Ilratul.m, Mr. Sauriti,
&c.—lfisla Timm

HISEENI•N BANKING Comraxt.—We understand
proposals have been reteived by this Company from au
er,.inent banking-house in London, to take any stuck re-
maining %indisposed of for subscribers in that city.—
Dahlia Pater. _

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—The Association met on
Thursday. The sum received for the Catholic Rent in the
week ending I/cc:it:her 9. was 700!.4e. Sd. Mr. O'Con-
nell announc:4l that he, Mr. Sheil, and Mr. IVoulfe, had
undertaken to go to England, fur the purpose of conferring
with the various Catholic Associations in that country.—
Mr. O'Connell lave notice of his intention to add another
oo:g. to t;..- purchase of Government Stock, now amount-
in' to 50o0t

Rcnt received in the month of November
amounte.l to :NAV. les. 4d.

iVe are iiirorttittl that the Directors of the Equitable
Loan Batik Comp!iy Poise purchased the College of l'hy-
s;c;lns, as a Ctlitlal at the price of iy.twoguincas.

13P.OFEYSONS:IIP OF Unser vanctsto.—Tha Town
Council, in virtue of their Royal ('barter, constituting
them patrons of the University of Edinburgh, have, we
understand. rtscdvel to comply with a petition lately pre-
twitted to them by the Society of Writers to his Alajesty's
Signet, paying that the Loctureship of Conveyancing,
foutukcl by that body, should he erected into a Professor-
ship in the University, and that tlr. Afacrcy Napier, the
prescht lecturer, should be appointed the first professor.
This important measure has been very deliberately dis-
cussed by the Council, and carried by a majority of 2S to
4 voices. The plen a. In f u ire up future vacancies. pro-
posed by the Writers to the Signet, who have agreed to
pay the Proftmor's salary in all time coming, has been also
adopted by a tusjority of 14 to 13 voices. According to
this plan, the choke, when any vacancy occurs, is to be
made by two members of the Town Council, two IVriters
to the Signet, thriven by the body as electors, and the De-
puty Keeper of the Signet for the time.—Cu:edv:ian Iffer-
very.

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