The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-18 00:00:00

AIiERDEEN, Orr. 8.

On Wednesday lust, the annual October Meet-
ing of the North,•ro Bbooting Club commenced,
and ordinaries anti s,drinitbril took place at Clesgh's
and Antfenens's alternately fur the week.—The
meeting was very imulerotoly bottentle.l : among
nther4, we observed the following distinguished
families :

The Mareinis of finally, Earl of Aboyne, Earl of Errol,
F.arl of Auercieen, Led of Canlbnere, 1..0nd Newton, Jame,
Fergiesuu, Esq. M.P. l'Alonel Hum, ~f Logie, Colonel Hep-
burn, Col. Bauder ULM, J. Itanelay, 844 ;eu Skew., oe Ske
Major (;ordun, of Hallbead, Job,: Gordon, Eui of Ca re-
Lodi, Closets Gurdon, raq of Au, Melee, Colonel B i.rd,
Alen. Harvey, Eaq. of Hroadland, Major flut,lowon,. Mr.
Hamillou, Mrs. Drummond, Colonel Duff, of Vett Jets°.
i turas& More, of ltaideu, James Farquhar, Esq. M P. Col.
(.onduu, of Leeclueston, &d. Bee.

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The Beggar's Opera will he revived at Drury-
lane •rhestre. to-morrow crewing. The b tutifui aim
allotted to Pulty dud Lucy, will be sw,elly by
Mrs. MOUNTAIN •inal Mis. BLAND. Mr. JOHN-
STONesalhicheath is hisidy SpOktO
Mr. YOUNG made his sievoi,•l atiktearopeoe at the
Bath Theatre, ou Saturlay u. ,tom la the ilium:-
ter of I laudet.

its Royal highness the Do!c! of GLOUCESTER
rtusains still at Bath.
WILLIAM 5„.•..S AT NES, FA+ w.io :Kiel: receive,'
a violent WI from hi, -c, ie a,a ill a fair way of
recovery, at isOI house Jcru,,,,,i,kreet.
The Marchioneas of Diva/ hes returned to
her house iu Staiilen.:se-streei. Niay hair. Her La-
dyship was at the Havutarliet Theatre Ltd
Lord Luvv.soN anviiit is expectrl, this day, at
his house in Gorit Sttsolatier-street, from a visit
the Duke and Duchess of itEatiroaT, at Lad-

The Countess of I JAIIIINGTON, her fair dmgh-
ters and mute, set elf from the stuulela4, St.
Jarue;s, oi, Sunday, for Ire's' d.
Lady :11461.1 iiii3 born TUCiI•
at her seat, M'ormleyboiry, I lens ; but we hale
much pleasure in stating, her Lady-hip is in a fah
way of 'emery.
On Monday last. Mr. AN ak.st.s.e and family ar-
rived ut Bletchingtois Park, Oxfordshire, from
Ireland.

Viscount and Viscountess MILTON will leave
Wentworth House. for London, preparatory to her
Ladyship's ticeorrkentetti.
Mr. Fosvcn. the limb Chancellor of the Excise-
'quer, is at Bath, where he will remain as long ar
his presence is not accessary in London.
On Saturday, the 24th ult. Sir CH MRS Molt-
GAN and family arrived at their ancient seat, at
Therms,, in ftreconshire, which has been n too-
tinned scepe of festivity ever since their arrival.—
The old Welsh hospitality her not been c ...fiord
to Therrow, but extended to the chief towns
throughout the county.
Monday sc.iiiiight. RoIERT PeTER Dr!.MAT.
Esq., who has lately purchased the wh .le of Cul.
Woods Dorsetshire estate, made a visit to Shaftes-
bury. He was met, 'boot u mile from the town,
by at least 300 persons, who, ill procession. escorted
him to hia mansion-home, at Castle 1101. Mo.
DYNELICT, in a neat 'speech, thanked them for
their attention. and ordered a gool dinner at the
different inns for their entertainineat ; and at the
Red Lion a most sumptuous o me, consisting of
every luxury of the 11e10011, was served up by
COoILE, to idiom 70 of the principal inhabitants
and gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Mr. DIG-
NUS!, and another first-rate siager, from London,
sang many excellent songs. To say the least, the
eompany departed ut a late hour, highly gratified
with the affitbility and polite attention of Mr.
DTIMLIET.
GAINZIIII, the aeronant, ascended with his il-
luminated balloon, on the evening of the 16th of
August. at IS minutes past eleven at night, from
the garden of Tivoli, and dercesided the following
morning, at past six, M Broussig, iu Vs'oevrr, aron-
diseement of Cominerj, in the department of the
Meuse, a distance of 280 miles Gra Paths. The
villagers were so extremely terrified at the sight of
the aerial vehicle, that they all refused him their
assistance to secure the banoon, excepting one
man, who, together with Mr. GARNIRIS, used
every exertion to accomplish it, but the wind being
very powerful, it forced the ropes from their hands.
and the balloon again ascended, taking an easterly
direction.-14r. Gassiest* is returned to Paris.

AFRICA. • •' •
Accounts have been received from Africa, dated
A ugust 40,11 Mr. 11111IPS G. ,lacksian,Profastior ofthe
Arabic and African languages, by a caravan, which
performed the' journey across the decert, or Sahara.
from Timbruton, to Morocco, in come hundred and,
five days, by which it appears, that Mr.„ Pause's
Interpreter to the Sultan of 501141311, arri%erl there
with the caravan, but neither he nor any other per-
son knew any tliitig certain in continuation of Mr.
Parke's death.

The Tuariek and Bra Lees!) Arabi; had committed
depredations in the neighbourhood of Tindoirtoo.
Four hundred load of gum Soudan had arrived at
alogador, from that eitperium of central Africa,
besides a large quantity of gold dustvivorY. atc.
The only circumstance that atiirda a colour of pro-
bability to the report of Mr. Parke's death is, that
some time since a fort on the river Niger had been
stormed, and all the Christians found there had
beeii put to death ; but it is prttty well ascertain-
ed that Mr. Parke was not at that time in the
uei‘libourtiood of the Niger.