The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-11 00:00:00

luarterly periodr._

Admiral GARDNER, son of Lord G canteen, is to
lime a Flux, which he will hoist immediately, and
sail on a secret expedition.
It is now said that Doctor Teases, of Pease
broke-Hall, will be the new Bishop.
Our Correspondent, in his litter dated Manches-
ter, the Bth instant, says, .‘ All is perfectly trawled
here,
here, and has been so these last twelve days ; but
stone disturbances have taken place in the neigh-
bouring towns. Many prisoners have beedbroloiht
to the New Bailey Prison since Saturday twit.—
The 89th regiment (laie.(leneral WiIITELOCK
the 45th, Lead the Ist Dragoon Guards, have arriv-
ed here, in the course of the last four days, arat
more arc expected, but for what reason we km w
not, as every thing is peaceable. Ten thousand
men, it is said, will be statioued in this town and
neighbourhood, under the command of a General
Officer."
The letters and papers by the Jamaica Mail,
which were delivered on Thursday, contain
intelli-
gence 011ie arrival of the Duke of MANCHESTER
at Kingston, on the 48th of March, in Le Cverrier
frigate, Captain Suite, after a passage of 47 days
from Portsmouth. They also "(intern on account
of the loss of Le Repose brig, Lieut. Vloxurr, off
the Rosario Islands, ucar Carthagena, on the it;th
of February. Whilst bearing up to attack five
sail of small vessels, she struck on a shoal rot
marked in the charts, and every effort to get her off
proving ineffectual, Lieutenant Vrotierr got the
crew safely out, and blew up the vessel. They went
made prisoners, and taken to Carthiroaa, but were
subsequently released, and arrived at Kingston, in
the Tweed sloop of war, on the Ist of April. The
First Lieutenant, one of the Surgeons, and 60 men,
belonging to the Mares frigate of 22 guns, Captain
DUET. also arrived on the the 2.2.1 April, in a vessel
from New Providence. The Maras was lost in
ring into Bays Honda, a few leagues to leeward
of the. Havaimah, having run a-shore in attenwt-
ins to outer, for• the purpose of destroying the
batteries.
All eyes are naturally directed towards Spain at
the present moment; and it is certain that Govern-
ment here entertain the most sanguine expecta-
tions from that quarter. If our Ministers were
competent to direct the operatioas of that great
nation, much might indeed be reasonably expected.
But what is to be looked for from the de;iberations
of a Ca!:inet, eonetituted like ours. of which tl:e
Duke of PORTLAND is •Mt Head, and Mr. CAW...
XING is the Ifend To the Continent of Enrol,/,
and in particular to the kingdom of Spain, tiey
are as much strangers, es to the Continent of
Africa. With the single exception of Lod
HAMM IVRY, not one of them has erer visits! soy
portion of Europe. or is even acquainted with s
principal languages. It is much to be reer, :ter
that in times such as these, when every 6 ire t
make, men so ill qualiGed to conduct or direr' our
Councils. sheiild have been selected to al pea* sr,.
enemy, such a Na.rowtox.

At'Clas3 OF MARLBORorairS GRAND ROUT.
filer Grace gave her first rout on Thursday night,
which was attended by upwards of eight hundred
Nobility and Fashiounbles.. The arrangetnente
were in her (Imcs's usual style of elegance. The
paiated halt was brilliantly lighted with variegate('
lamps ; the Vat'sball Pantlean band 'sus place 4 in
it, aud played daring the whole evening. A suite
of seven elegant apartments was throwq open;
lac tint nos adorned with paintings, amongst which
is, Juk* Duke of Afarlborough—in the apart-
ment there was u table, with refreshments, adorned
with the richest plate; the second atid third apart-
went* are pantielled in medallions; the fourth is the
pima saloon, which is hung with crimson damask,
and adorned with the richest gold mouldings ; the
neat is called the red room, from the wall, being
envered with crimson tapestry ; there is over the
chimney • beautifnl painting of JZttlieni • Wife,
reccutcd by himself. On a marble tablet is a bust
of the Empress of Russia.
The hall-room is very superb. At the upperend
is a full-length painting of King Charka li. by
VANDYKE ; gala eliptie standn, and the richest
gold burnished furniture, are in this apartment.
which was lish•crl l,v diamond-cut glass lustre. and
side-lights, in or-molu branches. At 10 o'clock the
company Ivegan to assemble, and it oas half twit
two in the morning before they separated.—
Amongst the company were—
Prince and Princess Caireetricata; the Duke and Duclwes
Ds Castries; Duchesses of Rutland, Grafton, sod Bolton;
)I!arcinirses of Winchester and Tavntock Nlerchionesses
of
Winchester, Lanadows, Wellesley, tarter, ailei Beth ;
Countries* De Delhi, Cardigan, Autriin, Sedan, Gros-
venor, Poetaster., Barrenter, Bellamont, Asirerras, 864-
s/reef, Manves, Limerick, Berkeley, Tankeellle, LoLadies
Gallaway, Mayo, Mayo, London, and Sheffield,
Perth, Kinnaird, L. Manners, C Dundee, Ilealzy, C.
Bishop, Ituitsitd. Beaumont, Bee .ford, Banning,
Aucklatel, Page, Thornton, Orsulstos, M. Liskinc,
11-fattedta.sp, Proctor, ClOre, Kinnosl, C. 7uhmten, M.
• 'WWI, Fitzroy. Tuwnstuuds, Caltliorpc, Haitke, and
Morton; fl aeon sod Baroness De Bober ; Sirs IL Dash•
wend sad C. 'Briton ; General Thornton; Mrs. Montague
• al1110041; and Mr. and Mrs. Csext.