The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-04 00:00:00

11Axnuaort, Amur. 28.-37 3 ; 2 months, 37.
PETZRSBURGH. Aran 14.—11 $ll.

Nehher the Obserr4 r of Trieste, of the 20th. nor the New 07,_
servo, of Venice, of the same date, bring any news respecting

FEMALE FASHIONS FOR MAY, 1846.

( Front La Belk A.semblee.)
CARRIAGE Thuess.—A round siren% of lavNoter-blonsom grosde
Naples. made high ; and the border of the skirt ornamented with
three fionnces. scalloped very perceptibly, but the scallops not
sharp ; rounded, though oblong, with the edges handsomely
pinked ; each flounce headed by a full quilling en cache, of the
same material an the dress, pinked in the name manner as the ter.
mittation of the flounces. The body plain, the sleeves long, and
only moderately full, and laced up the outside of the arm, from the
wrist to the elbow, with silk cordon, en tnrreaur ; each diamond
formed by this lacing fastened by a silk betton. A narrow thimble
NV of Udines lace enciteles the throat, and surmounts a litho-
pelerine of the same gros de Naples ab the dress. Thin tasteful
out-ituot covering has long ends in front, and in trimmed all round
with a full ruche of the same material. A small corneae nr lore is
worn under a hatof white watered grin; de Naples.trimmed with crdne
list, and ornamented with spring flowers. such as scale: ranunculus
with yellow and white narcissus, From the sides, anti placed
under the brim, are two bng sttings of rich pink riband, which
float loose. Few parasols' bate as yet appeared ; but that which is
represented in our engraving is nee of the newest make, and likely
to prevail ; it is of the Chinese form, the enlace sea-green, with a
white border.

ElrleXTX 0 COIT V 312....0Te? II white satin slip. 3 dress of tulle,
with a full bufront puckering round the bonier, fuming two rows.
The ruiners of these rich ornaments is confined by straps of satin, I,
placed in bias. at equal distance,. The Waist is ala Suisse. and is
laced dewy the front with silk eotdon. The sleeves are short,
front the shoul4er to tether more than the middle of the ann above
the elbow; they are formed of two rows of puckering, exactly
corresponding with the ornaments at the harder of the skirt, and
confined by the tame kind of satin straps. From these short sleeves
depend the long ones, Which are of tulle, th bows
'down
down the visi-
ble part of the inside of the arm, and vu
they terminate at the wrists
by QM English points of white satin. The shoulders are urns.
mented with cluster* of bows formed of white satin riband, and
the gown is made of a proper, yet quite decorous lowness, round
the bust, for full dress. The hair is arranged in very full curls on
each side of the face, and partial on the forehead. A French lAret
turban of white aspe and win, with a full plume of white feathers
on the aide that is elevated ; on the other side, that covers the hair.
are two very small white feathers. The secklace is formed of
several rows of pearls, twisted; lhe at-pendants are of superb
poar-pearls.

Two Proclamations have been issued by Sir Ralph
Woodford, under the authority of the King's Government
at home, addressed, in a spirit of great liberality and kind-
ness, to the inhabitants of Trinidad ; the first of which
secures to the free people of colour on that island the rights
and privileges of naturalization as subjects of his Majesty,
in a more favourable manner than they had hitherto been
permitted to acquire them ; and the second rescinds an old
series of coercive and mortifying regulations, which had
borne with harshness upon the same class of free people of
colour, but are now repealed in consequence of their cam-
plaints to Government. Among these now condemned
severities, was one which imposed the obnoxious office of
Alguazil, exclusively, upon the above order of inhabitants;
another laying a tax of sixteen dollars upon balls (dances)
given by these people of colour—surely, under such cir-
cumstances, miscalled " free ; " a third, compelling all
people of colour, as well free as in bondage, to be at home
by half-past nine o'clock at night.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the following Commanders took have
of the Court, previous to departing for their respective
destination, viz., Captain Henry Homer, Prince Regent;
Captain Thomas Nlarquis, Rose; and Captain Charles
Edward Mangles, Marchioness of Ely, for Madras and
Bengal.

SINGULAR COI NCIDENC E.—On Sunday week, at Barn-
burgh church, two children were christened, both boys
and each a ninth child; their mothers were married from
the same house, and their maiden names both Mary Dixon
(not related) ; their fathers, by trade, both masons, and
their grandfathers, by their mother's side, both priests.
Nave RA I. CURIGRITY.—JRSI arrived, per the brig Aid,
Wm. 1 easdel, master, intended as a present to his Excel-
lency the Martinis Wellesley, three extraordinary sheep,
natives of the polar regions; two males, one black and
one white, each having four horns, very large and beauti-
fully streaked ; and one female, with two horns, elegantly
formed and marked. The above are allowed by virtuosi
and gentlemen versed in natural history, who have seen
them, to he the greatest natural curiosities ever imported
into the United Kingdom.—De/,!in Correvondent.
The Menagerie at Exeter 'Change is to be removed into
the Regent's Park, where about fire acres of land are to
he set apart for it. upon the same principle as the one in
Paris; and Mr. Burton. the architect, is abort to go to
Paris, in order to obtain plans and information for the
puke.
Mr. Gleallow, master of the Bee, revenue cutter, seized
12 tubs of gin on Thursday, concealed in Hatfield Whin ;
and also discovered several large caves in the ground, evi-
dently prepared for the secretion of smuggled goods.
Friday week, between seven and eight o'clock. a melan-
choly catastrophe occurred near the Buoy of Tay. The
Hector, Webster, having left Dundee roadstead on her
voyage to New York, three fishermen belonging to Broughty
Ferry, and related to Captain Webster, went out of Tay
with him. While returning to the ferry in a small boat,
against an ebbing tide, they were observed at a consider-
able distance, by Captain Ferrier, of the sloop Thomas,
which was taking the river. It Leing nearly dusk, he at
first took the boat for the buoy ; but on again looking near
the place, be saw that the boat had disappeared. The
sufferers are—Thomas Webster, John Webster, and David
Bell, all relatives, the latter of whom has left a widow and
three helpless children. The boat was picked up on'tiutt-
day, near the South Ferry, but none of the bodies have
been found.

THE BPTTJSII PRESS.