The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-12 00:00:00

WOODEN,9A I.

" Wooden Walls" were lung the r.driot Toast,
- Noun n.iudrii C4ralty sh.al be usor b0a.41 ,
And when some Weitingtou to (vaguest leads
Our aiew-built squadron of—Velocipdar.
What fue will dare our prowess to widtatamd,
Borne ou our native oak %ire sea aid Wad!

FASIIIO:4gELF PARTIES.
The Nfarrehioweits of Salisbury hail an sleeted card party
Litt retains, at howse is Arlingtoa4itterx
. 'Et*lht ia`Vrelliagiva trill give a inroad seetreiteetelt
on the 181h•leiclatit to' the Pertiau Amiloophor....ol4 •••
n.e party of diVoiguithied peewit/are, et Aptley-hrese.
The Earl and Countess of lousisdate gave a graii44 dinner en
Tin,r,4l4y, to the Ansbaasedur of the Nethetlsode. the N-
eigh Miliaria's, the Maurits er Exclave the Eart-tif•kuortierty,
Lord sod Lady 'MILAN Sentierh..atr. and Lad? Sophie
Pierseprist t. !Mr. Jehkiesee, Mat their residence iu Charles.
weer, Berkeloreetare.
Earn Whitworth and the et Unlit, eoterlaised
• yesterday the deibissodor rein the Netiteriaadt. and • Ms-
t i tiro Ishrd twig. at their NNW is Grorseeowsioare.
The Dike of Nor, .411 poi•rtsim a large puny of dig.
tiortiutt to ettirnor,
i"re Eefeetsiel leilidlikliede a tame party of fashion.
ebbs this dayt4t.Clion
Sr Henry. atf Mee hewed cards of invitstioe
fora grind ban Oa she
stele-sli
The Giantess ofJertig Iswitostel dodo of levitation for
a grao4 • assedillit us Monday swat, it hot bees Om Berke-
le-sipssre.•
Mrs. Win rtJ Sitratfued gyve a grand ball sail moppet..
on Thriteday ereAlleg, at her residence iia Stratratril-pince4
obieti eta afitiettel by nearly 300 distinguished thskinooldes.
The Doke and Mauve of Northuniberlasid entertomed ass
large puny yesterday. albeit' house in St. taines'esquare.

MIDDLBSEI HOSPITAL.

The anniversary dinner of the 45uverunrs of the 'Wieldlaws
Hospital was held as Thurrdny evening. ■t ST,lthea Renoir.
King.street, Junes's, when his Grace the Hake of

NOItTWOMIsaittAND look. the Chair.
After the cloth was removed Nom Noble Doisiote wee entre
in eccellent style by several profe,sioual gentlemen, after
which the health of his Moist Eget-dent Majesty was drank
in mile ion admire. The Noble Cliatrnma then proposed the
health of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Patguisrif
the Hospital, which was drank withenthaxisatic applause.
Lord ROSSIIT Stioloost /hen ruse and embraced the ofr-
portunity 0f reading a' letter to the Company of a highly
Redwing nature Cum Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, which was
ritita by the command of his kora Highness the Prince
Regent, euclosing the musificent rionstiort of 1031,—(...4p-
phaatte.)
Alter the hcaltbs of their Royal Higbaestrea the Deices of
York and Clarence bad been drank, Lord Robert Seymour
promised the health of Ike Noble Chairman.
Ills Grave ruse end returned thank. in a very excellent
manner, and expressed hirer glet that the avocations of the
world pr. vented his taking au active part in the sustitre.
mesa of Charity; but at the saute tittle assured Ike Go-
vernui P, that they should always find bins use of the wannest
supporters. The Noble Duke 'heti proposed the Health of
Lcril Robert heymonr, payiug n high tribute to his Lord-
ship's exertions is, the cause of dimity.
His Lordship rose and returned thanks in a ve,y elognent
speech. We west big* gratified to hear that the Goverams
were enabled to span ao extra ward for the reception
of female patients dories the pretest pear, which with
the permission of his Gime they had Galled si•The North-
umberland Ward," sod lo n 'hurt limo fro. the meaner it
wig conducted, the Gneeraors -waddle olebled to opts'
. nay vacua ward they have.

Mr. Jeattes, 011 readiwg the Serretary'e Report, said it
appeared, slat stilhoosit fa the year liMilesselyebb la. patients
sod s?* Oatspasiessse were relieved,. that during the last
irsr no lees a earnher• Shwa IMO la-patieeste sad 9,367
Ossi-patieme were admitted.
We are happy to add, that Iles liberal saliamiption of Lard
R. &Tamar, Sit J. COplryi Bart., W. Tr. Per" Mr I. Pepys,
Dr. Merriman, and Mr. Lowed, who is a liberal stop.
porter, wish insist When, ToPAWr will' his Royal WO-
ems she Prints Regeot's duration, mid a muniderat one of
POE presented lo fbe Telmer, by his Gram the Doke of
Northumberland oa leienest she Chair, Mietesstrci to 369/.165.
The company 'dojo* tbrroselvei tie a lose boob

The Duke and Duchess of GiouczeTsa had a
dinner party yedterday.
Yesterday morninw Point* LEOPOLD. attended
by Baron HmtLILYBURCrif. visited the Ducheis of
Vont, and the Duke end Duch's* of KENT. In
the evenstig NIECE LEOPOLD left Marlborough
House for Claremout.

The Persian Antimatter and • large party of
distinguished personages teak an aquatic excursion
yesterday, in the Admiralty barge, to Greenwich.
After partaking of an excellent entertainment with
the Governor, they retiuned in the came manner to
town in the evening.
The Pete/All AMBASSADOR will honour the
King's Theatre with his presence this evening, to
see Moxsar's grand opera of /I Rare Magic°.
The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM arrived in town on
Wednesday, frdin his seat Stowe.
TRINITY TERN.—Yesterday being the first day
of Term, the Judges and the King's Counsel
waited on the LORD CHA !mamma, at his house in
Kedford.suuarr, after which his Lordship attended
them iu pineession to Wesiminster I 1011, which was
quite a promenade, with elegant und fashionable-
dressed ladies, anxious to are the distributors of
justice. -A little before one o'clock the Learned
Judges arrived, mod walked through the Hall, in
their state tam to their respective Courts.
The itiningnishert situation of Lard Lieutenant
,of our County, will, it is currently_rviorted, he Con-
Terrt.4l op the Most Noble the Marquis of CnOL.
MON II GLKY.--f CA‘Mer PaPor.).
'• Tlidi fine body, of men the sito regiment, now
statimied in our ;I,rarrison, is in expectation of receiv.
ing' orders for their immediate departure to a foreign
stxtion.—fibid./

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•titg, DUKE AND DUCIIICSi OP
-IALOUCESTE PdR7T.

On Tlinqay evening their Royal nighttime' ib.
Duke atid,l?uchess of Gloucester had their third
grand party this„seison. upon which occasion the
whole of the spxcrous premises at Gloucester House
were most -brilliautly illuminated. Thy whole of
the drawing-rooms were thrown open. which were
perfumed with the moit choice Bowers said
plains, with as variety of exotics, Ste. The large
dining-parlour, with the organ, or tousle-room. and
the anti-room on the ground-door, were al►o open
for the numerous visitors to pass to pay their dutiful
respects to their Royal Ihtthurswa, who entered the
drawing.rooms cOOll .alter nine o'clock. to he 111
readiness to receive their nuinerous and dimiii-
guislied guests; who were conducted into their
presence by the Ladies nod Geuilernen iu wait-
nig. and their Royal Highnesses received them
whit their usual condescension and affability. The
dres'.es of the company were particularly splendid ;
Moir of the Indies were in genera/ new, and princi-
pally of lace and .ilk..

The company being expected to he extreme-
ly itumetoue. Lavender, and a numerous •as
stetriblage of constables, were stationed at the
entrance to Gloucenter House, Park.lane. Picca•
dilly. &c. to preserve order, which was happily
aceasaspinalsed.• The company had not left °lsm*
crater House till two o'clock. Although the vi 4
inors were between five and six hundred. they wire
not so numerous as was expected. owing to the bug
and intereating debates its the two Houses of Portia.
ment, the Members of which were unavoidably
prevented from being present.
The following were among the distinguished
charact-rs prettrist :--
Her Royal Highness she Duchess of York, Isis Royal
Highoeiur Prince Ls.opota, her- Royal Highness Princess
Sophia of Gloucester.
Their Exerdlesiciea the Perrian Ambassador, the Air.
rise Ambassador, the Spatikh Ambassador, the French As.
bassadur, the Roasian Ambassador, the American Illinitter,
the Minsk Minister, Slat Wiriernbesig Charge d'Affairea,tlse
Aiahassador froin.the Nettsertatuls, the Saxon Munster, and
the Titskisb
Mr. Justice. Park, Professor Smythe (Canittridar). the
Vire.Chaiteellor of Cambridge, and she beau of Tout.
Duke Sail Carlos.
Dock* sees—Dowager Rutland, Radford. San Carlos.
Marehionesses—Exeter, Winchester, Ilertfortl,
b' r y Limas. Maaboore.
Earls--sleNbutough, Rosebcrry, Rilatorey, Clare, Win-
chilsra, Cluoutel, CATlllftoll. cork, Surrey.
Conairsses--Charlcminis Sivary, Bei.sburougli, Meng.
den, Rouslyn, Ifseetesfiell, Mexbrirosigh,. Manger C4l.
iligan, Doisieger Chimed, brailignaser. Cainarrusi,
Lieven, Curk, 'Antrim, assumes and Conner.
Niirthlworl„, Cheivrynd, Auttuver,
Torrington, Xtrkwall, Ktupford, Melbourne, mad Barrtimitio.
rhsecaniesses--Diiiktley, Nostkland, Lisetvoyint, Au.
duster, Toiriagion, Dtiagoisnou, Rmtrptßtua, mad Laacefies.
Lords—ChM Erskine, Hrecknell, Ducar Gw)iiie,
Mark Krrr, J. Filarey, C. hcatiotk, Harvey, Ambers, Mal
Effingham Howard.
,Admirals—b•'' ,on,
G _is Fitzroy,