The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-30 00:00:00

WINDSOR, THURSDAY, DEC. 29.

Yesterday afternoon the party who are staying on a visit
to the King left the Royal Lodge in three open phaetons,
drawn by beautiful ponies, attended by anti-riders, and
took an airing down the Long Walk, and up the New-road
to the Castle, through the Grand Arch, and proceeded to
the Castle, where the noble visiters alighted and viewed
the whole of the improvements making there; they after-
wards returned to the Royal Lodge to dinner.

LORD WELLESLEY AND MR. THOS. MOORE.

Lord Wellesley, immediately on being made acquainted
with the decease of the late Mr. Moore, had it intimated
to his surviving family that it Wai his intention to continue
to his widow and daughter the superannuated pension en-
joyed by Mr. Moore. This resolution was communicated
in writing to the family by a friend of the first rank and
respectability, and we have reason to know, that after a
due acknowledgment of the favour intended, the following
was the answer given :
" That he (Mr. Moore) most respectfully declined the offer, by
no means from any unwillingness to receive a benefit from such
hands, but from a feeling that as long as he had in his own power
the means of providing for those so dear to him, it was both his
duty and pleasure to remain the sole source of their support."—
Dublin Ea:cuing Mail.

Prince Leopold left town yesterday morning on a visit to
the Marquis of Salisbury, at his scat at Hat&ld.
Tits EARL of II KEC K NOM—An exaggerated account of
an accident which happened to the Earl of Breckneck
having been copied from the Irish into the English Papers,
we have authority to state, that as his Lordship was ascend-
ing the pier at Dunleary (Kingstown), near Dublin, on
the 17th instant, his foot slipped—that endeavouring to re-
cover himself he fell, strained his ankle very severely,
and broke the small bone of the leg—that he was itnmedi-
ately attended by Mr. Crampton, the Surgeon-General in
Ireland, who remedied the injury—that his family have
received the most satisfactory accounts from him—and that
he is proceeding with every favourable symptom to re-
covery.
On Tuesday next, at Drury-lane, Miss Stephens ap-
pears, for the first time this season, as Liila, in the Siege of
liek,rade, and Sinclair, as the Seraskier.

The Ilonourable Captain Waldegrave is not likely to
suffer any bad effects from the accident he met with at
Lit!worth Castle.

Yonx stile ELECTION,—At annmerous ant! highly re-
spectable meting of the friends of the Protestant cause in
Leeds, held at the Court-house on Monday week, pur-
suant to advertisement, Henry Hall, Esq. the Mayor, in
the chair, it was stated to the meeting the highly flattering
reception which the deputations appointed to wait upon
Richard Fontayne Wilson, Esq. and William l)uncombe,
Esq. experienced from those gentlemen, and the successful
result of their interviews with them, when a unanimous vote
bf thinks was passed to them. At this meeting also a Com-
mittee was appointed to watch over die interests at stake,
and to prevent the unnecessary inconvenience occasioned by
larger assemblies. It was resolved that the Committee
should meet occasionally, and take such additional mea-
sures as they may deem expedient, as the time of election
' approaehes.—Sheffiehl Iris.
Slit 'filo llminv.—On the 15th of last month a
dinner was given in Edinburgh to the First Lord of the
Admiralty, by the Naval Club of Scotland. There were
upwards of fifty Admirals and Captains present; and after
the usual round of toasts had been given, Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Hardy's health was proposed and drunk with
unusual marks of satisfaction by the company. When
the cheering subsided, Lord Melville rose and spoke to the
following effect:—
" A r.cr what has been said by theproposer of the toast which you
have just drunk, and by the Chairman in announcing it, it might
seem superfluous in me to add any thing in favour of an officer
whose merits seem, by the manner in which hie health has been
reeeived, to be so generally known : but I feel it to be due, not
only to Sir Thomas Hardy, but to the service, over the :Mks to
which I have so long had the honour to preside, to take this public
opportunity of stating, that during the whole of a very delicate and
difficult curse of service, the officer in question gave entire
satisfaction to the Hoard of Admiralty. In saying this,
allude to those professional duties with which I sin more
particularly concerned, and of which I can therefore speak
from my own knowledge. With respect to the other imror-
tant branches of his public duty, while his Majesty's political
interests in South America were entrusted to his management, al-
though I cannot speak from the same source. I know that my col-
leagues in the administration are highly satisfied with the judgment
and skill which were displayed in maintaining the proper dignity of
his country, and in advancing its best intcrcrts in those rising
States. The circumstances in which Sir Thomas Hardy was
placed being altogether new, the greatest cau:ion was requisite to
avoid every serious nailer:al embarrassments: his measures, how-
ever, were invariably successful throughout the trying period of his
command. It gives me, therefore, sincere pleasure to be able to
state, in the presence of so large an assemblage cf officers, Oct his
conduct was in ail respects creditable to the profession and to the
country."
Mr. Atelleson, an attorney, well known—especially in
the political circles about the Parliament Houses, and as
the founder of the Pitt Cinb—was on Wednesday butied
in St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.
Yesterday forenoon the metropolis was visited with a
fog so dense that the tradesmen were compelled Co use can-
dles for some hours.

On Wednesday the pulling down of the old King's
.Mews' walls fronting Pall-mall East, and by Charing-
cross, took place; and the old houses, saddler's shop,
public-house, &c. were levelled with the earth. About
half the Mews area, that portion next to St. Martin's-
lane, has been enclosed within wooden fencing, for the tem-
porary accommodation of the military, &c. The improve-
ments, preparatory to making the grand opening from the
Haymarket to St. Martin's church, will procreeforthwith.

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A CURIOUS BUT AILLANCTIOLY CAT:, STROI•is
warper in the employment of Messrs. Kerr and Co. of
Glasgow, had a child which died on Thursday, after four
days' illness, occasioned by the blow of a game cock, having
stuck his spur in the child's head while in the act of creep-
in7 on its feet and hands.

CIRCUMSTANCE.—An aged and rebpectable
member of the law profession in Glasgow, who died lately,
had engaged tradesmen, about twelve months ago, to
place en elegant iron railing round his burying-ground, in
the High Church-yard, but they were prevented by other
engagements from finishing it at once, and thus put their
employer to the trouble of many visits, for the purpose of
hastening the work, and at last he was obliged to threaten
that he would engage the services of others. This hal
the desired effect. The job was completed on Saturday
week, and the owner—died on Monday morning.—Scots
Times.

CURIOUS PAIR OF Sciaaoas.—The smallest pair of
lossession of
1 this city.
tgth, each
ly riveted,
'Wiled in ■
' which the
'vory case,
manufac-
ted his 70th
ight of the
-ncl.

the borne of Picardo ; the Amen
canmean ARI riain . i ..Fa- The produce,
• Discount-office at the Bank was open for business and sale of goods, and effec't's obtained scissors probably ever made, are now in the post
sish frigste Arms ; an American schooner ; a Dutch vessel ; a
on_ W. ednestla as usual, being the third hod der on which the industry of another." The twelfth article exempts Mr. Thomas Imber, cutler, High-street, in i
schooner and two brigs were sunk in the bay itself ; twelve other
accommodation has been afforded to the holders of thereftom " farmers selling the produce of their own crops ; They are only three-twentietts of an inch in lenl
4 were thrown on the coast t the Spanish brig Loretto lost its t." "bills. No transfers, we understand, were made in Consuls, manufacturers purchasing articles for their own works." part about the thickness of a horse-hair, firmly
wises-mast. A very few of these ressils will be able to repair
but the clerks were in attendance in moat of the The Boards of Trade are authorised to make the collection and they open and shut freely. They are contai
their damages : the others are totally lost. It is not yet known
offices. In the Consol-office many additional clerks of this new revenue, and no doubt they will be induced common-sized stocking-needle, drilled hollow, of 1
• how many persons have perished Otitis disaster. have been introduced; they quit business generally to lend the King the advances upon it which he may head screws off : the whole is enclosed In a neat it
Portia, Disc. 27- at six o'clock, but have instructions to remain in attend- require. The proportions are assessed according to the with a silver top. The scissors and cases were i
The Monitewr of this morning contains* Royal Ordinance, grant- since on Saturday next until every account is finished, to size and importance of each mercantile town and di:- lured by Mr. Imber's father, who has attained
.or a pardon to the following condemned persons :—Benjamin obviate, as is st,rposed, the necessity for employing them teiet, and the distributions are afterwards to be made by year, and lost one eye by an accident, the sigl
Poore, Felix Oossin, Gaipard lAvacal, and Joachim Arthaud. on Sunday. the Authcritica intrusted with the collection, other being also much impaired.—Hyreford Juere
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