The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-28 00:00:00

F ASNIONA BL6 IN TE LLIGNCE.

The Duke of Gloucester had a grand slimier party yesterday at
Gloucester I I ouse. •
The Duke or muuteupp will have a grand dinner party to-
morrow at Gloucester House.
The Duke of Norfolk entertained a large vary of drytingaished
per-„nages at dame yesterday at his house in tit. James's-square.
The Maniria of Imositown gave a grand dinner on Saturday to
the Karl of Tankervite, the Ambassador of the Netherlands and
h a Lady, ,Mr. and Lai!), liretheth Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Hope,
11r. Sheridan, &c. at Lansdorn House, Rerkeley-square.
The Marquis or Lamsdown wki have a dir:ner patty this day at
I,vmdown House.
The Marquis of Hellfire' will have a dinner and evening petty
o.morrow at his house in PUnardilly.-
The Marchioness Contwsliis entertained the Dowager Duchess of
llialitnond and a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday at bet
house, Park Crescent.
Emily Marchioness of Lmidonderry left town on Saturday for
her seat.' North Cray, K mt. for the holidays.
Tne Giantess of Sandwich had a dilater party yeareiday at her
mouse in Dovermiceet, among &non were. Lord and Lady Val.
mouth, Lord p I neraton, Sir George NVarrender, Baru, Alr.
atouverie, &c.
T. Egerton, Esq., M.P., and C. R. Ellia, Esq , bad
tr parties resin day.
The Fon. J. Aborrrontby, M.P., aill have a dinner party on
TI Leer at hi* bowie in Spring-gardens.
Lord gamic* had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Groa•
venor-squase.
D nose parties on Saturday :—Lord Alvanley, Lord Carrington,
Sir Th mar Lethbridge, Bart., and M. A. Taylor, Esq., M.P.
L tad and Lily F. L. Gower left town yesterday on a visit to
the Marquis anti Marchioness of Stafford, at their scat, West Hill,
Surrey.
Lord and Lady Gray and family arrived on Saturday at Cook's
H stet, Albemorlemtreet, fawn Perthshire.
The Earl and Countess of .Itmey and family have left town for
their seat, Middleton Park. Oxfordshire.
The Earl and Countess Somers arrived yesterday at Thomas's
Hotel. Berkeley.aquare, from their vest, hastoor Castle.
Lord Valletort left town Y••startloy for his father's (the Earl of
Mount Edgeeomhe), at Richmond, for the holidays.
Thomas Kenyon, Esq. arrived on Saturday at the ll'aterloo
Hotel. Jermyn-strett„ from his seat in Shripshire.
Sir E. Stanhope. 88v. has returned to 11 arren's Hotel, Regent.
street, from Racier.
George Dyng, Esq. M.P. has left town for his seat, Wrotham
Park.

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Thomas Tempest, Esq. arrived yesterday at Miller's Hotel,
Jermsn-street. frim his seat iv. Stntitrdshihe.
Mri. Lester and family, tnd Allington, Esq., left Blake's
Borrl, Jermsm-street. yesthrday fot• •fieir seat In Leicestershire.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennison and family hate left Gould's Bocci,
Jerrnyn.srreet, for their seat in ncrk.i.

BRISTOL AND ENGLISH CHANNELS SHIP

C.4NA L.

A numerous Meeti' g of the Subscribers to this undertaking was
held at the London ColYee-house, Ludgate-hill. on Saturday. Lord
Rolle was in the Chair. supported by Sir T. Lethbridge, Bait. M.P.
Mr. Baring, M.P. for Taunton. Ste. &e.
Mr. D. POLLOCK read .he Report of the proceedings of the
Committee of Management since the last General Illeeting. The
Report observes that it has been publicly stated in the House of
('ommons, that out of upwards of NC owners and occupiers or land
on the line, there are rot more than (.0 dissentients to the proposed
Canal; and that no stronger opinion in favour of the measure
could be desired than that furbished by the proceedings of the pub-
lie Meetings recently held at Chard, Colyton, anti Taunton. The
Committee then notices the arrangements made with the Bridg-
water and Taunton Canal ; and states that the town of Bridgwater
appears anxious to obtain a oeciation, to a certain extent, trout the
present proposed line of Canal, at that part which is near the town ;
in consequence of which the necessary measures have been taken
fir ascertaining the desirability of the proposed deviation. The Re-
pun thus concludes :
" your Committee, In conducting a work of such magnitude
and importance, have deemed it right to lay the Reports and details
before his Majesty's Ministers, in order that the greatest publicity
might be given to their ever-talons, and that those who are nmst
interested JO the management of public affairs might have the
fullest information upon the subject. Your Committee bare had
interviews, in consequence, with the First Lord of the Treasury,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and the President uf the Beard of Trade, all of whom expressed
themselves saisfied that this undertaking was obviously one of
vary great public importance, and was pregnant with great com-
mercial advantages."
Resolutions, adopting the Report, and approving of the proceed-
ings of the Committee, were then passed.—(See Advertisement.)
Sir T. LE imam ritia; addressed the Meeting in favour of the
measure. He observed, that although the Canal would pass through
eventy-five large fields, which were the property of his brother-in-
lay, who was one of the opponent* of the undertaking, yet No
firmly and decidedly was he convinced of the great public benefit
which would result from the measure—of its vast importance to
the commercial interests of the empire, that no private feeling
should deter him from giving his most cordial support to the Bill
now before Parliament.
Mr. BARING, was anxious for the success of the Ship Coll. eon-
%dining, as he did, that it was a measure of high national
portance. On time freer& it should certainly have his decided
support; although he wan not of opinion that the undertaking
would yield the subscribers that large Interest for their capital
which had been calculated on by many well-informed persons.
The Committee of 31artagement reported that a prnphiet, in).
poising some of the calculations of Mr. Telford and Captain
Nicholls, had been published by Mr. Broadmead, of Langport ; to
which Captain Nicholls had prepared a decisive answer, continua.
fury of the former Report.
Mr. (gotta and Mr. BUIIIIIDGC expressed themselves averse
from the proposed Canal, and considered that for all the purposes of
commove railroads would be far more desirable.
JErrtaa Es and Mr. FORTUNE also opposed the measure,
but the strongest feeling in its favour was manifested by the meet-
ing generally, and it was resolved, that the Report of Capt. Nicholls
should be printed and circulated under the direction of the Com-
mittee.
Thanks were voted to Lord Rolle for his conduct in the Chair ;
his Lordship returned thanks, and the Meeting broke up.

We have received a file of Philadelphia Papers to the
20th ult. but their contents arc uninteresting.
lA:ters from Demerara. by the Huakisson, to 14th Feb.
state the continuance of the extreme dry weather, so mneh
so, that the car.als were nearly all dry, and which almost
put a total stop to making sugar, from want of conveyance.
if rain did not soon come great alarm was felt for provisions
for the ncgroes. The colony was perfectly quiet.
Letters from Bucharest inform us, that on the 17th Feb.
about half-past eight in the evening, the inhabitants
were alarmed by two distant -.hocks of an eirtl•.quake in a
pet pendicular direction, which fortunately did no damage.
11;e same earthquake was felt in other parts of Wal-
lachia.

Count Palmella, who has recently been re-appointed
Ambassador from Portugal, is shortly expected to arrive in
a Portuguese frigate.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Carmichael Smyth, Bart.
and Major Sir George Charles Hoste, of the Ro) al Engi-
neers, also Captain Harris, have been appointed Commis-
sioners fcr aseertaing and dxing the boundaties of the pro-
vinces of tipper and Lower Canada, and will embark
shortly at Liverpool to execute their mission.
IVe feel great pleasure in announcing the safe arrival
in Tripoli of Major Denham and his companions, from
Borne, in central Africa, after a residence of eighteen
months with the Sheik of that powerful and extensive
kingdom. A letter which we have seen says, "We shall
leace this place in a few days for England, and are happy
in eating that we have been successful beyond our hopes.
Psravoine, the murderer of the children at Vincennes,
WU executed on Saturday.
The trial of Fort, for the attempted assassination of M.
Gatigny and his valet de chambre, Very, in the night of
the 4th of Decemi er, in the Palais Bourbon, was begun on
Tuesday in the Court of Assizes at Paris. He is also
ellarged with peculation. to the extent of I H 3,000 francs.
Fart was Frivaw Secretary to the Duke de Bourbon.
In acswer to the Presidents interrogatories he denied the
ilt of the peculation, which he imputed wholly to M.
de Gatigny, whom he raid he was afraid to expose, because
he was the Robespierre of the Palais Bourbon. The pri-
soner attributed to a pre;ject of suicide the deplorable event
t 0 which M. Very has fallen a victim. The motives of
this desperate action were, according to him, partly the sor-
re" he felt at seeir.g committed in the house of the Duke de
Boorbon peculation, which be could not prevent, and dared
not expose ; and partly to an unfortunate passion fora young
married woman, a friend of his wife's, who had re-
fitsec to gratify his criminal desire.. He had formed this',
project for some time; for the last fifteen days he bad been
thinking of it. He wished first to put his accounts in or-
der, that his wife might not meet with any trouble after
his death, to make his will, and then to kill himself. For
this purpose, it was necessary he should go to the ca-
binet, where he acted as comptroller. When he bad I
arrived at the top of the stairs, he heard Very move ;
aft-r having waited for ten minutes, he made his way,
without a light, to the bed of the valet de cliambre,
to see if be was asleep ; Very, being frightened, cried out
thit'vez ; a violent struggle ensued, at the end of which
the prisoner fled. He had intended, if he had not been
Wren into custody, to have become a Monk of the order of
La Trapp:, and with this view he had confessed himself
twice