The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-11 00:00:00

THEM LATE kaxmrwir MAJESTIFS.

Mr. Reeve, the Secretary to the late King and Quern of
the Sandwich Islat.es, arrived in Lond.m on Wahle,h„!
last from Lahoume, in France, of which port his /oakr
has been Captain for many years. Mr. Reeve had not teen
an; of his family for the last 2'i years, nor had he hold
the least correspondence with them, consequently he htin,
not where to find them. On reaching Rl:Meaux bewent is
the Theatre and on his coming out, and entering a edit.
room, he heard the name of Monsieur Henan, inetitimi
by some of the company, and having some alight recollectias
of the name, lie requtsued to be introduced to that genes.
man, who was one of the company, when the gratiticatii
anal surprise of both can be more easily conceived than de.
'scribed, when Mons. Renard turned out to be a cousin
Mr. Reeve's. The lattAr was immediately conducted
Lalsourne, where he wa, met by his aged parents and sa
his relations. The act ne on Mr. Ret re's entrance was se
fecting beyond description. Ilion Mr. Reeve left too.
turn to this country, the parting between them was equal;y
affecting. His parents entreated him net to return w the
Sandwich islands, as there could be no necetsity for pt.,
services now their Majesties were no more. Mr. Reeve sad
that no doubt if he did not return, as he was the only
iv..
son with the King and Queen when they died, riotous
unpleasant reports might be circulated ; therefore, for his
character's sake, he felt it his bounden duty to accomplar
the suite to the islands, but in the course of a year 0,
tarp
would resip his situation and spend the remaiuda of his
days with his family.
l'huraday Mr. Canning made numerous prestists to the
suite, as tokens of respect. To Madame l'oki he gave se.
veral splendid dresses of English manufacture, jewellery of
every description, besides a service of silver knives ard
forks. To Mr. Reeve he presented a most elegant writing
desk, replete with every necessary omoinittodation. To III:
rest of the suite he also made handsome eresents, among.;
which were boxes of every description of tools for tite:haet-
cal purposes, and also a quantity of agriettberal

llis Majesty haring expressed his wish, that prior to the
suite leaving this country, they should he introduced ti
his Royal Presence, Mr. Canning communicated his ltla-
jesty's pleasure to Mr. Ilet•veon Therctlay, and this
they will be presented to the King at Windsor Castle.
Friday next is the day sit/loin:Al for the departure of t!,e
suite for Portsinourh, where they will wait to join the
Blonde.

The King, prior to hie death, executed a testamentra
document, wherein he leaves t..,e001. to be equally did
amongst his attendants.

Sir Hudson Lowe is appointed Governor of Antigua, ad
is about to proceed there forthwith. Lady Lowe, it is stated,
will remain in England, to hear good accounts M the 6.
mate from the Governor, previously to proceeding tbithn.
On Friday the Honourable and Rev. Richard NA
H ill was elected Mayor of Shrewsbury for the sear tu.
suing.
lied, September 6, at his scat, Lynsted I olge, licit,
the Right lion. Lord Teynlon, aged 57. Ilk Lordship
was descended from the ancient and noble fondle of the
!topers. John, the subject of this notice, was the 13th
Lord 'feynhatii. The title was created by James 1.,
July 19, 1616, in reward fur the services rendered to tint
Monarch by John Roper, who was the first man of tote
that proclaimed James I. in the county of Kent. Ile built
Lynsted Lodge, inclosed it with a park, and made it hie
residence. He died in 1616, and, together with moot of
the family, was buried in Lynsted Church. The tunnel
of this branch of the Roper family was " Spro ens is
Dro"—" My hope is in God." Ilia Lordship will be sue.
seeded in his title by Henry Francis Roper Curzon, Esq.,
first cousin to the deceased Lord, who adhered, we Wiese,
to the Catholic persuasion.—NinfisA Chronicle.
CANIBRIPGE, SEPT. 9.—We hare much regret ia
nouncing the death of Robert Bevil!, Erq. Register of the
Honourable Corporation of 11:ilford Level. Several cis.
dictates for the vacant office are already announced, viz
Charles denyna, Esq. ; F. K. Eagle, r.N. ; and Sand
Wells, Esq. It is also expected that Mr. Robert
son of the Lte highly-respected Register, will offer him.
self to the electors. The Registership is in din appoint-
ment of the Bedford Level Corporation, and the number of
hundred-acre men who voted at the last election in Anglia
1812, was 174.

Mr. Kean is ctigage.l to perform at Limerick for a few
nights. There being no theLtre in that city, the Asamitl7
Rootn is being fitted up for a theatrical company.
Among the principal instrumental perform :1-a engaged
for the Worcester Musical Ftstival, besides Mr. Cram's,
as leader, are Mr. Muri, as a solo performer, Menvs. Ash-
ley, bindleys. Crouch, Dragonetti, Anfossi, Mackintosh,
'Fully, Daniels, Nicholson, Ling, Sharp, Willman, Ma-
hon, Harper, Wallis, .Marriotte, Petrides, Jcnkinsen, &c.
KING B Esr•re tttr f/ns xi:v.—The Lords of his 31a-
jcaty's Treasury have intimated to the landholders of
Orkney and Zetland that the ancient Bishopric of that
Stewartry, which now, since the aboliticn of Episcopacy,
belongs to the King, is to be under the management of the
Exchequer in Scotland, the leases to Lerd Banda and
others being recalled. This estate consists of the fen
duties, besides extensive tracts of property lands, of tight
parishes, containing a population of abe•ut 10,000 inbabi-
tants, whose interests individually or collectively, will thin,
it is to be hoped, be very materially and beneficially in-
fillelleCti. The patronage too of all the churches in Orimey
and Zetland (thirty in number) constitutes a part of de
Crowa rights in this estate; and a con-iderable rove=
will now be drawn from a source which hitherto has ken
nearly unproductive to the public, the Itishopec haiirg
been leased during half a century past, for the sum of all
501. a-year.
Lams TITHEL—A very important case of disputed
Tithe Composition is given in the 1/olihn papers. The
rental of the whole par sit (Casth lyuns, County of Cork)
is 9,5001. u-year, and the tithe claimed actrally amounts
to 1,856/. els. 1' id., or oneilijih of the entire income of
the land!

The sloop Favourite, Cummings, which sailed frets this
pot t on Monday for Cork, 'actin with stone cosh blae,
other goods, has been driven on shme and lost in Yougbal
hap. We are happy to add, that all the 110 lON on
board, including two passengers, were save!.—H•atafird
Mirror. . -

Tux CUP AND run LIP.—.I Wedding took place at
Lincoln on Thursday the 2,1 inst., which, in its prxems
was singularly interrupted. The bridegroom, Mairted
too highly with his good fortune to attend to trifing shims
forgot to apprise the
post-boy which church to drive to,
and after rattling a considerable distance put it OD the
stones, a retrograde movement became necessary. At
length, safely arrived at the altar, there 'night be Cupid
and Hymen onions, but certainly there was no rarscO:
for the Clerk (Copia we suppose) had forgotten to oPP!ils:
his Reverence. A mortifying delay ensued; during which,
Hymen's attendants (the bell-ringers) not knowing bat
that the mysterious operation had been completed in the
usual time, set ups merry peal—most nn:! ti:T1,101. The
priest soon received his welcome summons, and bastentel.to
relieve the anxious pair from their despair but lo ! sent
obstacles arose—for, strange to ssr, the licence wel focal
to be duly tilled in, but, through sonic inadvertence, it was
not sisvred by the Surrogate. Full one hoer of mortal as-
pen se ensued, whilst the unfortunate bride prom and s
friend posted in the chaise to seek the naughty :3urres;:xte
during which,
'tire said, the distant peal sound eel with tw-
culiar melody in their can—but Fortune at length Peeled
kind, and, before the canonical hour had expired. tke
puffing and perspiring groom, and the poutir!g, agitated
bride, were indissolubly united, aced in their liappins*,ll
is to behoped, soon forgot all their preparatory troubles,—
Stansli,rd Mereuty.
The labourers engages' inloweavaeng the bed of Walltrey
Pool, for the purpose of making a wet clock, hive 1,"1:e.
discovered sere rat fine stags' horns in the most itria.
state of pres.vvation, which is surprising, when we eel
trifler the length of time they moat necessarily bare beta
buried. We shall rorbear to indulge- in a onjceture reselect.
lug the period when these remains of former days were
posited in this spot. At that sine it is probable tha: wit
is now termed ll'allasey Pool was part of a wood
as, in the neighbourhood. the remains oflarge trees are:
frequently found at diffirent depths below the surfa:e,aw.,
also out of the. ground. These vegetabbk retrains are of •
rely dark colour ; some as black as coal, and FO bard. that
the farmers use them as rate-posts. The horns wen loved
nearly thirty feet i
below the bed of the pool. it s 5;,:t.,,;
that the workmen have also discovered evident trams cf J•
.
ancient road having once existed, xts er 2.0 feet below
bed of the Wallavy —Lk: riv.: or (ores,.