The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-11-09 00:00:00

LOU LION LION CASTLE.

The hospitable doors of London Castle, near
Kilmarnock, the beautiful seat or the Rigbt Hon.
the Countess of Loudon and Moira, were, on the
45th October, thrown open, for the reception and
entertainment of the puorkin huuuur of that memo-
rable era.

At this elerint mansion. the anapicious day was
observed by every act of charity and benevolence
that could do honour to the human hear% or tend
to characterize the truly greet intd generous spirit
of ils noble posmin,or.
By the direction of the amiable Countess. two
hundred of the poor inhabitants were invited to
pit down, at her bountiful table, to partake of old
Eogh.h fare, consisting of toast beef and mutton,
ale and whirkey. _ _

lin the clui:t being removed, her:Ladyship ap-
peared at the head of the table, and congratulated
her visitors on me happy occasion of their meeting.
flaring filled a glass with winether lodyship gave,

" Health to t►e Kieg, aed way God Hess hiss'"

The toast was received with that satisfaction and
delight. which must recur to the mind of every
liuglisbmau, when he r-fleets on the security he
Ma% evjoyed, and the advantages, that his eountry
het, derived, under the mild cud prosperous Go-
vernment of our beloved and venerable Monarch.
On imposing the King's health. Lady Loudon
held her wet, Lord Hungerford, is her arms, and,
presenting him to-the company, observed, 14 I offer
my son to your notice. nt friends, and were he
able to express himself, Tam confident he would
join in the general wish. for the contiuutace of
health and happiness to Ilia Majesty."
This interesting circumstance had the most pleas-
jag effect on the hutirst rustics to in hom it i.ss ad-
dressed, and made them doubly //no/ in the eCumion
of their loyalty, which •wits expressed by giving
repeated cheers.

The entertainment was kept on, with onsbating
on the part of the noble donor. mod Mtth
iticielomil satisfaction on that of the humble v,it-
ors, till a late hour; whey they retired, with th,me
happy feelings, which the munificence of the iich
fails t,, produi e blithe hear', of the poor.

The noble Lord of Loudon Castle (who is sig-
nalized snore by virtue and pleilangsropy, than by
►ook awl title) was, on this occasion, absent; hav-
ing proeeesled to to participate its the
festivities of that •city, on the happy occasion of
our good kiug having enteral(' his 50th year.

FERUCIIW.i ANIMAL.

WEND C, OCT. 15.

A carnivorous animal is now committing great
ravage, in the part of.the department of Gard, on
tbs side or the monitors of Villefort tart of St.
Andrr.Cal•crsr. It has already devoured several
cliiidren. Authentic reports have been made to the
nrighl►ouriug hlagistrates of these accounts. These
who have seen it, are list, however, yet agreed upon
the species of this terrible •uiwal. Some say it
is a huge wolf ; others, that it resembles a bear.—
They have only ►een it • distance, and their terror
prevented theta from making iccurate ol►serva-
tions. ♦ peasant who saw it, says, that it is as
large as an ass, with brown hair. The Mayor of
Saint Audre-Capcme, iu a letter of the 14th, state.,
that accorditig to the proof' which he had ctilleated,
it resembled, to shape, • large wolf, with the hair
on the back all bristled, and of a blackish colose,
the tail long and bushy, and the muzzle extremely
long. lu certain communes, it has been ordered,
as • measure of precaution, not to let children
have the care of cattle in isolated places. Several
_hunts have taken place, to purge the country of
this animal, and it has even been fired at I y se-
veral persons, but' hitherto Without success. How-
ever, the measures takes 'mows& a hope that it
will soon cease to eziiit.--filisaitestr./

The Magistrates of Bow-street hove offered a re.
ward of tool. for the discovery of of the persons
who attacked Mr. Katsina's house, in Great Ras.
sell-street, on Moortsy aught.
Tly, Durham transport, from Lisbon, with part
of the 71st regiment on board, bound to England.
has arrived at Cove. She was one of the fortyiame
transports, all having sick and woundrd troops,
that sailed about three weeks hack, under convoy
of the Conflict and Graider gun•brigs.