The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-22 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Marquis of Lothian has left town for Scotland.
Lord Sussex Lennox left town yesterday for his brother's, the
Duke of Richmond's seat, Goodwood, Sussex.
The Hon. Frederick Lamb left town yesterday for lard Cowper *
seat, Pansanger, Herts.
Earl Talbot has arrived at his seat in Staffordshire, from a tour.
Lord George Lennox left town yesterday, for his seat in Sussex.
Captain Talbot left town yesterday for Belvoir Castle.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Hopper left Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-
street, yesterday.
Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington.street :—Lord Walls.
court, from Hampton Court ; Thomas Wallace, Esq. from Bath ;
Mr. and Mrs. Alerrioc, from Barnstaple. Departures from ditto:
Sir Henry Webb, Barf. for surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Williams, on a
tour; Jaines Green, Esq. for Herts.
Earl Shannon, Lord Boyle, and the Hon. Mr. Boyle, arrived
yesterday at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat
in Norfolk.
Departures from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street:—Mr.
and Mrs. Reeve, for their seat in Notts ; William Sullivan, Erg.
on a tour; Captain Mills, R.N. fur Portsmouth; Jsmes Peel,
Es q• for Brighton.
The Honourable Mrs. Childers has left town for her seat, Long
Dittor..
The Hon. Robert. Smith, M.P. has arrived at his seat in Bucks,
from a tour.
Lord Dynevor has left Barrington Park, Oxfordshire, for hi
seat, in South Wales. •
Lord Cradle y has left town for his scat in Kent.
Arrivals ot Bott'a Hotel, Dover-street :-31r. and Mn. Yates,
from Tunbridge ; Admiral and Mrs. Ballard from Bath ; Mr,
anti Mrs. Walker, and family, from Maidstone. Departures:—
Earl Sigmore ; Sir Robert O'Callaghan ; add J. T. Mott, Esq.
for Norfolk ; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, for Dover.

The Duke of Clarence visited the King yesterday.
The Duke of Clarence catne to town yesterday morning,
from his rtsidence at Bushy. His Royal Highness re-
turned to Bushy in the afternoon. _ _

Yesterday the Right Honourable Sir Charles Long had
an audience of the King.
Yesterday afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer
left his resitlence in DOwning•street, for Beckenham.
Yesterday Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town from
Gloucester Lodge, and transacted business at the Foreign
Office, Downing-street.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor has invited his Ma-
jesty's Ministers, Great Officers of State, and a distin-
guished party of the Nobility, to' dinner at the Mansion-
house, on Friday next.
Lord Burghersh has concluded his concerts at Florence
for the season. The Noble Itord, however, continues to
give splendid balls, to whichltrost of the respectable fo-
reigners in Tuscany are invited. Lord Burghersh is par-
ticularly attentive to the English.
Lord Braybrook, we are concerned to state, is seriously
indisposed, at his seat, Billingbear, Berks.
Bsl!sstLs, JAN. 17.—Lord Erskine, Ambassador from
England to the Court of Wirtemberg, arrived here on
the 15th instant, and set out this morning for Stutganlt.
A Russian Cabinet Messenger passed throtteh this city
this morning ; he came from St. Petersburg!' with despatches
for the Russian Ambassador at the Court of the Nether-
lands, and having delivered them, continued his journey to
London without stopping.
The Hon. Hutchings G. Burton, a Representative in
Congress, is elected Governor of North Carolina.
Do v as, JAN. 20.—Arrived his Majesty's packet Spitfire
with General Doyle and passengers, from Calais. In con-
srquence of the late boisterous weather no packet has been
able to reach Ostend. Sir Robert Wilson and suite have
been detained there some days, from the want of a vessel
capacious enough to take his carriage. Sailed his Majes-
ty's packet Fury, with the mail and passengers, for Calais,
'mono whom were the Countess of Aberdeen, and Lady
Harriet and Sir Charles Gordon. A smack (name un-
known) sunk, in the gale on Tuesday, oft' Dtin,geness,
and all hands perished. The Success of Plymouth, also
went down ; crew saved. The following arc amongst
the last arrivals and departures from Wright's Hottl :
Arrivals.—Marquis and Marchioness of Worcaiter. Lord Ers-
kine (of Mar), Hon. Mr. Erskine, Lord Bingham Dr. and Mrs.
Scudaniore. and Colonel Yrizarri. Departures—His Excellency
Lord Erskine, to Stutgardt ; Duke and Duellists of Somerset. cral
Ladies Seymour ; Captain and Mrs. Ilesse. Hon. Mrs. Caulfield
and daughters, Lord Headley. sod the lion. Mrs. Wynn and
datteltier.

The Catch Club met for the first time this season, at the
Thatched Howe Tavern, on Wednesday evening, Sir Wm.
de Crespigny, Bart. M.P. in the Chair. Sir G. Clerk, Bart.
M.l'. and R. Heber. Esq. M.P. were the Vice-Presidents ;
when Sir Andrew Barnard was elected a Member of the
Club. Messrs. Bellamy, Ilorale7, Leete, Evans, Elliott,
Sale, Clark, Dig-num, and Tenn!, amused the company,
who were very numerous, with some excellent catches and
glees, and the harmony of the meeting was kept up with
great spirit until st late hour.
The bail for the benefit of the National School in Stam-
ford, on Thursday night, the 131 h instant, under the
patrorage of the Marchioness of Exeter, was remarkably
well attended. both as to the number and the respectability
of the company. The sum collected (including 10/. given
by the Marquis of Exeter) amounted to 99/. 45., which
considerably exceeds the receipts of any former year.
Amongst the company were—
The Mavis and Marchioress of Exeter, Lord and lady Ben-
tinek, the Earl of Westmorland, General Sir Henry Cane and
family, Lady G. Fane, Mr. Fane, Rev. E. Fane, Her. Mr. Pegus
and the Countess of Lindsay, Hon. and Her. G. Gordon, Sir John
and Lady Trolinpe, Sir Gerani and Lady Noel, Mr. Heathmle,
Gen. and .Mrs. Reynardson, Dr. 111114, Col. Pierrepunt, Colonel
Lluellen, Col. Denshire and three sons, Col. Gardiner, Major and
Rer. Thomas Hurst, Capt. Percy, M.P., and a great number of
fashionable&

Miss Wilson is now at Florence, ainl report says lias
greatly improved in voice and style.
An apprehension, we learn, is entertained in the best-in-
formed quarters, that the Dutch have been before hand
with us in occupying the part of New Holland :maim. to
the Indian Islands, which we hail it in our view to colo-
nize for commercial purposes.
We have to announce another deportation of a journalist
from India, in the prison of Mr. Fair, the Editor of the
Bombay Gazette. This gentleman was shipped on board
the London, Captain Sotheby, rig Calcutta, for Englande
by order of Government, at the instance of the Supreme
Court, for having, as is alleged, given an inaccurate report
of its proceedings. We shall lay before our readers the
particulars of this extraordinary case to-morrow, till when
we shall abstain from all comment on it.—ilforaing Paper.
LONDON MECHANIC/I' INITITUTION.—The following
Li a copy of Sir Francis Burdett's letter, which was read at
the Mechanics lecture room on Wednesday :
DEAR Sta—On my return home from a hunting excursion,
I found your last, giving me all the information respecting the
Mechanics' Institution necessary. and all the advice in your power;
for both, my thanks. As, however, it amounts to little, I must
take my own way.
Time Institution I consider as holding out the prospect of the
greatest benefit to the people—the s irking peopie—of any that has
been hit upon up to this time. I have it, therefore, much at Leatt—
put me down for a thousand pounds.
In haste, yours, very sineerriv,
F. BCRDETT.
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Mr. Place, Charing-Crass, London.
We understand that it is intended to convert Hunger-
ford into the new fish-market, which is to be for the west-
end of the town what Billingsgate is for the cast. The
.whole will be arranged in a style of superior elegance and
accommodation. There will be a suitable opening from
Tork-buildings. _ _

Stxcurssn'itnnanav Ix A FRENCH CIICRCH.-On
Sun-
day last the service was disturbed at the church of St. Itoch,
by a scene which must not be passed over in silence, at a
moment when the project of a law is presented riepeming
transgressions committed in churches. A young miin, of
elegant appearance followed two females upon their entry
into the church, without, however, addressing them;
whilst they were at prayer before the altar of the Virgin,
the young man dropped his glove, and pretending to pick
it up, he raised a purse that one of the !alike placed upon
a chair, and retired with the greatest coolness. In the
first moment of astonishment, and out of rcsiret to the
place where she was, the person robbed confined herself to
some complaints uttered in a low tone of voice. Those
near her perceived the circumstance, and in a moment the
church resounded with the cries of " Bobber." Some of
the police an ived, and upon the information given them
they hastened, not after the robber, but after the bcadles,
who were on the other side of the body of the church.
Ile must be a very awkward thief that did not escape in
this period of time ; and he who had boldly stolen the
purse was not slow in availing himself of it ; however, the
officers returned, and compelled the ladies who were there
for the purpose of hearing mass, to repair to the Commis-
sary, and sign a iron's kerixil of the .circurnatanc.)-- °our-
kr Fr skim's.