The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-20 00:00:00

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TIIE ROOEVIINDEIII PETITIOF
TO Int TftUSTRES Or Tile •tttTISS StIAILVS!

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WI MI
Res ill 11.,11i3eig but n %HAN "
Le. •►u+wi SMITH

That your Petitioner with grief bath men
Th. ignobie state of guilty • vidde
Where Reality and reline- have Neer,
V. here Learning finds a must rerpected /wait.
Returning ar the hour of night from bid,
Vi'here, the loue sentry amigo with martial pace,
1 ;or, with awe epon the diamieen pile.
And lrew blare the or the place.

Bet, the intellectual vort.l within
Dopl:4,► nu beutit to laq.cceoui e)ts,
Dinettes with irony ssucint
To see Philosophy In such dr:guise.
Where is the mot of taste that would not mourn
The hibli•l..inniocen.hrown—or ditty
Eren Falstaff's rarsceri regiment te,1111.1 MC' 4
To march tin onto Covent', • ith MIA • set.
The shies of mashie paper—rommon hack—

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The
ittl%ar book-tvui ua arakiog dainty molls—
Tlie clumsy M B. stKi on( on Or
The Ittlers (laming II tech:maims' I eel'''.

flick mimic and low are strangely Liaised togethen
The hotel Wailer had n miif.l iinbin,o44
111 aloft a otl Rouyn. iu the P:ltTil. coarse !rather,
Cocker like Newton, highest of the highest.
Gnwnlinnanrwisdom, what abontioat !
The P. illlitir, ehatirelloe, owl Speaker grow --
Ye mighty (wrong of a mighty orison.
Spretch out your lotioht twouiptlent to save.
shall tls itattoia, %thatch `a a Sliakspeate birth*
Knott such lUw CCUPHOIIy to be--
Whose Nobles ore the chivalry et eartli,
11'Itose 31eichaiits ate the l'ritters of tlie sea'

Plato loved eloraticc with all hip heart,
Anacreon for the Muse would ItPO'e Lis buttle,
The mighty Ilacsdoniao would ti.rart
Front .1/oloonn Lioanm to old Aristotle.
Look at the Chief, who With Lip ruffian WHO&
Curti tti;.'.l the earth, and gave her thrones a shock
Who now amidst the waste of waters shuoh,
Indignant in his ruin uti the rock.

Yet Ise would check the pale brim my his way,
And coutt the paths where learning oft hath trod—.
Now dark with crime, stow bright with ancient lay,
Aidl now a demon seemed, mid sow a god.
The production. order Pitss and Pen,
HY al! a., ti Airs, both old and renrat.
The taftirst Almelo§ of all the loftiest men,
if not clothed suns/doom., should, at least, bedcoent
Or let the Picas in an
Thal guides the mars h of mins! antl :cats flat yam,
The sentinel of Liberty
'tut transcript of the intellect of Mao.
Their Dibdio would appear with some Wee Werhe.
And tyranny the praise of finding with it /ham :
With three times three the pieroasul merrie Clerk.'
Would Roger Payne it through tire vest filosmisa.
Carron., and Weirkyas, with uplifted hands,
Ahlu, rir its evilly wail,
iviitio prince" Ramie Amebic binds,
Discoriverea dining like a Cuogreve rocket.
Then I may ripe to he •
Gnaw rich, and Ilse by Epicurus' /Ogg
Sine liFe Horsily., saturate my s alf,
And roust so work my masticating tours
Purloin, PSI hate a statue made of guar,
If boxroom's art VW make it slam! the is i ather ,
Illy mount in gold displayed in public riew,
A man of Letters, or a man of Lott& r.
From the Binding Map.

Tint F4lrl of CARUANIPTON had • set, ( t party at
&niter 3et•tpriuy, at liip huust iu Button-street,
Betkeley-,quare.

1/0111 NUGENT is arrived at his seat Likes. from
hie brother's, the Marquis of Becit NGIIAN'S,StuAr,
Bucks.

Imrd UNTINiKER left big house in Grostenot•
square, yr►terilwy for his sort in Suffolk.

Lord and Lady GRENTII.I.E have left town for
their seat Dropn►ore, Bucks, for the linlithir.
Lord Sr. ASAPH ha* left town fr, his &thee.,
the tad ASIIBURNHASI'II seat, in Sussex.
Lord and. Lady CASTLEREAGH left town yester-
day. for their Seat, North Cray, l tot.
The hlorrytna and Marchiosiesi of IWanc►sTEa
have left toren for their seat in Oxfordshire, tar the
holiday*.
%Ye. are told in a parazroph, that at Mr. GlO4
ball at .Fothiburgit, last Totestlitv, the room was w
crowded that—au thancimc was &templed !
. Sir JOHN DAVIE. Bart. ht arrived at Wa►re's
New Hotel, Newsstrret, from hi* beat, Creeds, Dr-
4onshire.

Sir CHARLES CocKnEI.L, Bart. M. P. left Fen.
lintel. SI. Jatues.s-strtet, tar his seat. Semi cot.
Gioia( r%tirshire,

Sir IF. BAKFR, has left town for Mao.
The Earl and Countess's. of DARLINGTON rind
&roily Isle shortly expected in town, Innis their ‘rdt,
Ruby Castle, Durham.
The Fall soul Countess of WFSTREATII Imre
left town for Haiti...hi, MI is Vint to the Nlarquis end
Marehionets of SALISUGRY. fur the holistms.
Mr. KEAN appeared un the Editsbingli boar's
at Monday evening, in the character of Richard.
A New Ti Is, called The lihirdered No:d•
has been'proAticrif At the Sunderland Theatre, Ur
story of which is founded upon of MARY
A:strolls.

.3LIVtiDAY 77W. i.fDAV:

Yesterday being the aneiversery et what is ge-
nerally called Maunday Thursday. the same was
&Nerved with she amid Royal bonsai, which is a
rimy eassot camera, it having been established in
ilia Coonby as long heck is the year 1363, by
Xibiterd 111. wheq that King actually washed the
!Peet of the pow people who were relieved; its tint-
,ration of the kitrodity .f oar Soviets, t sod it is on
petted. that Cardinal Widget performed this hit-
iliating cerensowy in the city of Yee k. where the
Arlo! bounty was distrilteted at that time, it
Neitig necessary that it should be dispensed where
the Utitirt is held. It ie now actually kept op in
Portugal, and other Catholic cimautries.
• the Royal benevolence was established to take
place on tile Thursday previous to Easter Sunday,
aid it derived its name of Matioday Thursday from
the hand-heekets, which were called ssantsdab in
which the shares* Christian Potentates distributed
previsions to the poor, as swell as by tlw heads of
the Clergy in their different Dioceses, to alleviate
the distresses of the poor. blaundity walso explain-
ed by sane ea a small present on salmon occasions.

In ateeeqeseee of the advanced lege of our seise-
ruble Illesterch, the numbers this year were increas-
ed to 110. The distribeties, as esuel, leek place at
Whitehall Chapel, where a tempireary building
was erected on the ettleide, ie Privy Gardena, sad
acemersedetiee was pievided for 80 etre and
so gesso, sad about 60 spectator', when 2 cede
9 salmis, IS red herrings, 18 pickled herrings.
sad 4 leaves, were Strum to each person. in a
000dee heel. After the Sib mod bread had been
distributed, se lb. of hest, sad see leaf, weft dis-
tributed tenet+.
Meter. Dr. Page, the Sub.Almeiter. sad Mr.
Mushy, the Lord Hugh Almoner's Secretary, at-
tended to inspect the distribettee, and alter all the
poor persons had 11110611011 their provision% the Sub.
Almoner proposed " The kith* y eke King,"
which was drank in ale, out or weeds. ceps.
In the skylines the ceremonies and additional
Royal bounties were resessed in the Chapel. The
Gent/ewe of the Chapel Royal attended to per-
form the Service, consisting of Messrs. Hawes,
Clark,, Nield, Beckwith, Webb, Gore, Brans,
Salmon Beale. &c. The Service was read by the
Res. dr. hidden.

Boon after three o'clock the ceremonies corn-
menVerl by a procession entering the Chapel of
eight Yeomen of the Guard and a Yeoman Usher,
one of the Yeas,n carrying en his had • large
gold dish, in which were 160 red kid bogs, which
slight to have contained eft. in gold, but had •
if. Bank note; and also white kid bogs, tied to the
others with white lestherktrings about two feet long,
in which were id. std. 3d. end ed. is silver core,
amounting to 6.. Od. being aro many pews se the
King is ears old. The dish contsioisni these no-
Therm's hogs was placed on a table. which was co-
vered with a whits cloth in trout of the Altar.
The remainder of the Procession consisted. 4 the
Rey. Mr. Holmes, the Sub-Dees of tht Chapel
Royal, the Rev. Dr. Page. the SalitAinsoner, Mr.
Hanby, the Lord High Almoner's Secretary, Mr.
Jones. the Groom of the Almanry, two Boys and
lwo Girls, selected frOsi.kt. Margereee Natives!
Clinal ft* dish.. good beligitotht -by the s•b-Al-
molter ; these with the Gentleness were decorated
with cambric muslin with and sashes, carrying
bouquets of flowers, and preceded by a Gentleman
Verger of the Chapel Royal.
After the First Lessen, the Gentlemen who
formed the procession ascended into the gallery,
and distributed to the MO men shoes sad stocking.,
which were gives. to them by the Bab-Almoner.
The Gentlemen of the Choir then sung an appro-
priate piece. After this, cloth for a coat, and linen
for a shirt, were distristnited in a similar manner.
An appropriate piece was song after this. The
red bags containing the if. notes and the mien silver
coinage, were distributed in a similar manner, sod
after that to eighty women.
The delightful anthem by Dr. Arnold, WA. is
this this cowed AIM Edea." was meat admirably
snug by Mama. Hawes, Evans, age.

The
T Rev. Mr. Pridden reed ao ippropriate
thanksgiving and prayer (XIS.).
The Kiug's health was aftennwils drank in claret,
nu t of wooden cups, by the gentlemen who per-
tat cued the service and composed the procession,
dile 1 the immerses assemblage of those wbo bad
We took of the Royal Bounty.

liesteeday the Duke of Sutiax visited the Duke
sue' Duchess of CynicsElea.
The Duke and Duchess of C...OIIIIBILAND bad a
dinner party yesterday.
We are happy to state that Mr. Coin has been
not of chop, by his medical friends,
mid a!thnugh he still tontinees marmite!, &lit&
tilted, yet there is every reason to hope that he lilt,
err long. he restored to the blessiug of
Feiv tinvute iudividnals have excited .a warmer in-
terra in the feelings of liersens of ell mirk, than
this Gentleman during a long and pings, alma;
but those whoiesi kiiztv his worth as a pirate eh..
meter and his. value in social life, ass slaw the boat
able to appreciate his •• misty for eel length
of time.

TLe event of (fume Teowas Ltoott.t., Esq..
«Must sots of Sir *funs. 111111111 f LIRDSLL, Bert.
Itaveissworth Castle, attainiag his ass**. Ism
celebrated on Tuesday se'noight, by the tementa aod
atl.sraesi of that ancient family diciest, together at
li.- Queen's Head, Newcastle. Abdut eighty set
•an to an excellent dinner, at three o'clock, and
1,14 up the attnoet festivity sod heremey toe late
bolo. After the usual loyal and rusiatic boosts
"ere given, the heahh of H. T. LIDORLL. /toy.
was thank with the greatest enthusiasm ; theta the
health. of " Sir Thomas Hen/ Liddell"—" Lady
LikLlell"—" The retaiiiiiing Branches of the 111111•
ven.worth Fainily"—and " The Her. --- Lid-
deli"—all which were receives' with every deism.
sttai.no of respect awl delight. Among other beets
were drank—" The Earl of Strathmore"—" The
(;AllisThe Mayor and Corponititin
N ewrustle"—" The Navy"-.... The Army'
Hnke of Wellington"—" The Coal Trade," See.
The Newiliaile and Gateshead bells were ran ou
the oi.custou."

. .
ALL A? THE MANSION Roust.
The ensuing hag on Easter Monday is In be
conducted on, g magnificent. but less 'movie,
*ale than ssanal. adhere*, the number of tickets
leaned (fruits 6 to 7.600) tended only to ergots she
almost colifnaion, and to disappoint the enzions is
this enjoynsent of the donee. The Lord Mayor. on
the present oceinion, lames not more than %MG or
4.300 ticket*, and. in the distribution of theme; hoe
refused to necouunodote even many permed friend..

IRELAND.

DUBLIN. kAlitil ie.
Their Excellencies the Lord Lieutenant End
CosintesaTalbot did Mile Kelly the peculiar honour
of being pre.eut at her benefit and last performance
here, on Saturday night. The eatertgaments were
The Beggar's Opera, .Da Ths Falk of Clgde, end
Misr Kelly played Luc, and Ellen. with midi..
asinithed excellence. Miss L Polis was
very respectable perfornuract.
On Thursday evening the Countess Talbot's se•
tend ball. at Dublin Castle, was attended by a
lame assemblage of the first personages or the
fashionable world.
Yrderday his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant
and Countess Talbot atteroled the charity Selllloll,
reaehrd in Sr. George's Choral., by the Rev. A.
A.M. is support of the St. George's
F;;;TlTospital.
Their Excellencies will. this evening. he present
at the commemoration of Handel, at the Rotunda.
The E.irl of Bettie,. Lord Arthur Hill. sad
Lord Clonmore, were among the arrivals yesterday,
by the Pelham, packet, from England.

tmisitice. MAIICII 11.
Yesterday the bodies of Jaw Dillon', his sister,
the widow Costello, and her daughter, were found
dead on the lauds of Knockdrunrouti, in this county.
As various report, are is circulation as to the man-
ner is which they came by their deaths. we abstain
frost entering into detail. until a report of the
Curouer's Inquest is receired.—fehrosick.)