The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-30 00:00:00

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The Thcatr.: last night was crouded for Miss
Ma /taro is beacfit i the band of the South Gloucester
Militi t attended all night. Mr. tyl ars wa s rr.o i.
arrived here. The morning is charming, mat the
hills and downs covered with compay, looking :r
the harvest gathering in by the respeftivt
farmer:.
It is thought the grand review will he pot oT un-
til at:er the Duke of Gt.oec.x..ri.u's bluer-al takes
place. 1.,/ftl BLMIALD, son to the Earl of Barr-
norir, arrived at the Pavilion thi, afternoon from
Cambridge Miss Sv.v mot. a mae on horseback this
!ay. The Dukes of Nf . _airtaiip.iaott and Oui.caus.
Count Beauaor.ors, Ocr.eral Dussock Ica and Lord
F. Sri mc ea, w.tiked on the S•eyne a cortsiderable
time to-tray, an I •h-n adjourned to the Parade,
where the S.-ia:h Glouces:ershlre Militia mus-
tered, who t:.t.n went to Mail Norough Field,
and we:t through their exercise before Earl CitA-
v es. At twelve o'clock, Hi, Royal Highness the
Prince of Wat is, accompanied by the Duke of
ORLEANS, G n. De stliUktElt, Col. Lee, Colonel
S \17311Y, and M ijor lii.ooserni.o, all fin horse.
back, rode to the Dvil's Dyke, to review Major
13t.coom r mt. n's troop of cavalry. The Math Eiiis.
killen was iospeaed at the barracks by their Colonel.
At three o'clock Eull Cu avEN, arid a party of gen-
tlemen went on a cruise in his Lordships pl:asure
boat. The entertainments at the Theatre this right
arc, by desire of Major 13toom rr ti.o and the Offi-
cers of the Royal Horse Artillery, the !rind Bar-
goin—the Eporue Song to be sung by Mr. MA L-
i! icsnm, the dance of the True Luta,- I KI/01? and
Tom Th,,mb.
Mr. BURRI left this yesterday, but is expeacd
back on Saturday : a toot race, it is said, wilt take
place on that day, between a bhick helongir to the
4th regiment, and a countryman ; the black, I un-
der:tand, is baked by the Officers of his regiment.
The race-ground is to be the scene of adion.
A thirty-six gun frigate anchored at five o'clock
this erming : no person come on More from
her, so that I have not been aiale to learn her
name.
The donkies are in great demand this evenin7,
but, dull as otoeo, they are so little animated by the
fair burdens they carry, that the knights of the
Ikea/der-knot ate obliged to become N, r. J • .
and whip them on. Colonel M A aTIn giv:s a grand
dinner this day to a number of officers ; there will be
a ball at the Castle to-morrow night. Marctrudy Is
Moder of all descriptions have arrived by the coaches,
to pr:pai-e mourning for the detrain.

CORN ACT.

The Friendly Satiety, and other inT-Ahitants of
the town of Hamil;oa, and parishes adjacent,
originally ASi viated for the purpose. of petitioning
Parliament for an amendment of the late Corn AB,
a: their ►ast Gaiteral bleettng, unani:nansly voted
their thanks to the Right Hon. Lord AranaeLo.
lisreihrow. and ordered a letter to be trans-
mitted to his Lordship, expressive of their gra-
titude for tha many marks of attention he has
bean pleased to bestow on their ('ommittee, in fa-
' voaring them with advice, in receiving and present-
ing their pe.iti ao, and for that steady attention he
has she.vn to their interests, in following up the
o'ijeas of their petition with his persevering ant! cor-
stip;)-r- ; whereby such amendments of the late
Corn S:atute have been obtained, as there is reason
to behest? will prove highly beneficial to this part of
die United Kingdom.

GRAND JUNCTION CANAL.

We are happy to announce the completion nearly
of all the great w ,rks which were going on upon this
important and extensive line of inland nevigation,
endered pee:dial iy interering to Englishmen, by
its forming an immediate conaeaion with the Bri-
tish capital, and the numerous canals which intersea
and emit; each other in all direelions, between our
great manufeauring towns and works. On Moe-
day mnrning last, the stupendous embankment be-
tween Wolverton and Cosgrove, near Stoney-Strat-
turd, WAS opened for the use of the trade; by this
great work, nine lack; by it; side, four down and
rive up, arc avoided ; ant one level sheet of water is
now formed, from Stoke-3ruern to some miles
south of Fenny-Stratford, as well as on the Wick-
ingham branch, extending to within a mile of that
town. The arches under this embankment, for the
pass ige of the Ouse river, which were said to be
sink; Ag soon after the centres were struck, have
happily proved sufficient, and the embankment seems
to posses great stability.
The branch and iron railway, that are to conned
the lima.' Jareatoa Canal with the Nee River at the
town of Northampton, as also with the Leicester-
shire and Northamptonshire (Trion Canal, are pro-
ceeding with great spirit; and their completion may
be Illzpeetel about the end of next month. This
neev junEtion is expeaed to prove of great import-
ane to Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Ail
the adjoining counties, as well as to the Company ;
who now, under new and happier ansp:ces, seem to
he rapidly retrieving their affairs. A meeting of
the Commissioners who are named in the aft, for
deciding all differences or dispitee /),I,VPL.II Vie Corn-
pane and individuals or bodies of men, w .k place
on Monday morning last, and continued its sittings
until Wednesday, at Aylesbury ; when the long ex-
isting slisiattes between the Company and the Mil-
lers on the Theme River were fully gone into; and,
we are happy to hear, that the Millers, at the con-
clusion, unanimously agreed to withdraw all claims
for satisfaeion, for the water of which they have
been hitherto deprived ; so satisfied were they,
that the measures adopted within this two or three
years past, on the Tring and Wendover summit-
level of the Canal, will amply supply it in future,
without sensible injury to the mill-streams. The
trade has, in the present month, bee.; considerably
diminished by the new duty, (equal to that on coals
brought coast-ways to London), which has been im-
pose'd on coals brought from the Midland counties
to Pa.icllni.;ton ; so, that no: more than fifteen or
sixteen pair of boats have passed the Tring Summit
daily, during the present month ; iu consequence
of which, the water in the large summie pond, has
risen fourteen inches, ar.d has been running over
the highest wastc.vreirs ter soave days pact.