The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-08 00:00:00

FASMOSABLE IYTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Be auforrt entertained a large party at dinner Tel.
terday, at his house in Gosvenor-square.
The Dowager Duchess of heeds had a dinner party yes;
at her house in liroevenor-street.
The Bishop of Lincoln entertained a distinguished par
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dinneryesterday, at his house in Connaught-place.
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Lord
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unitoun had a
et large party at dinner ye t.aus,sterday, at his
• Great tavland-stre.
John Smith, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday, at,
house in Grosvenor.aquare.
Mrs. S. Letivre entertained a select circle of fashionalalis y
day at her house, Whitehall-place. •
31r. and Miss Knight's ball on Tuesday evening, in (truss,
square, was very elegantly attended.
The Duke of Bedford ,has lett town for his villa, near
nington.
The Duchess of Bedford has left town for her seat, Tatisi
House, Devonshire.
Tare 31archionesa of Chandos arrived in town yesterday fro!:
seat, {{'aeon, Bucks.
The Duke of Norfolk and the F.arl and Counted of Surrey I,G family, have arrived at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, whe-.. oe
Grace has taken a house for three mouths.
Countess Stanhope left town yesterday for her seat, •
Cheres•t, - .`o
Hall, Kent. g Pth
The Archbishop of Tunis, Lady, and family, have left War, •bu
ren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Cheltenham, on their ray •ten
of
Inland.
Lord Boyne arrived in town yesterday from a tour. Sec
The Ladies Ashburnhaus have arrived at their house in Upper bes
Greosenor-street, from their mst to Surrey.
Departures from the Waterloo Hotel, lamps-urea t—Mhaai Ki
MrssKennedy, and Mr. and Miss Beaumont, tOr Pmis ; Mr.gyeat
and sue,tor their seat near Emma. tcr,
Sir Richard Jackson, Bart. arrived yesterday at the Ed*
Hotel, Jennymstreet, from Kean v
The Marquis and Marchioness of Lanulown left town mated&lj
• for the Dula Essex's seat, Cashiobury Park.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Broot.etreet
Doyle, from the Continent; Mr. and Mrs. Berkeley, from Starkey
Worcestershire;Hall Mr. and 31d. Bullard, from Otaferdshid
Departures :—Mr. and Ain Wm. Bosantiost. for Trent Park,
Kent Mr. and Miss Monett, foe their set us Yorkshire.
Arrivals at the Bath Hotel:—Mr. and Mee. Aldridge, from
Bath; Mr. and Miss Burridge from Herts. Departures:—lies,
and Miss Compton, for Brighton ; 3lr. and Mss. Walton, ha
Bath ; tha Hon. 31r. Wellesley and Mr. Godfrey, for the Cash
tinent.
Arrivals at Meares Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Lord sty
Lady Dr N Zonate and Miss Btssopp, twin Pathan!, Park. Sas.
sea; Lord Arundel', from Stowe, Bucks; Mr. and Mrs. icelhi,
trout Lincolnshire; and Lord and Lady Somerville, from Hams.

LORD BYRON.

We have seen '.,ore! Byron's will, which Metes a desire
to distribute his property to those members Of his family
who stood most in need of his assistance. In addition to
the circumstances which hare already transpired with
spect to the will of this noble and illustrious person, there
lis this very curious one :—The will contains a bequest of
five thousand pounds to a beautiful young Vesetfan named
Nina, to whom his Lordship was fondly attached. The
bequest, however, is made liable to this condition--" that
she never marries a British subject." The effixt of the
wil' in this respect has since become inoperative,bythe dech
of this beautiful young lady ; but it shows a very einem
(not certainly a very amiable) disposition on the part of
his Lordship, of the dissatisfaction, distrust, and evi n the
hatred, lie entertained towards the natives of his own
country. With every respect for the good old Ronan
maxim, " De mortuis nil nisi serum," there is very hole
in the sentiment of this part of his Lordship's will vtiih
can either entitle him to the respect of Englishmen or of
mankind: it possesses singularity, to be sure ; but, .in.
gularity, without any redeeming virtue to retrieve it from
the epithet of very unkind feeling, onnadonal prejudice,
and, wsnsay add, unmeaning sarcasm.
Wbbouse has evinced a very lively interest in rice.
eat' She trust renosecl in him as executor to the will of
the Milk Lord. Ile appears affected by the fiesta
of his late Noble Friend. They were early associated s:
college; they were fellow-travellers in Albania and other
distant countries; they were friends in the most interesting
period of life—their youth ; and this manifestation of a:.
fectionate regret is as creditable as it is natural to Mr.
Hoblinuse, the survivor of th. ir warn and long-attached
friendship.
Yesterday morning the fuinllure and effects of hie
Lordship were cleared from the vess.l, and conveyed to
the residence of Sir Edward Knatchbull, No. 2J, tire::
lkorge-street, It'estininster, where the body now lie
It is the intention of his Lordship's executors Jules the
bode lay in state for a few days, argil the Awn platers
of Sir Edward's house is to be appropriated to that pur-
pose. It is lined throughout with black cloth, and ta,a
very soanbreappearance. Yesterday morning the Hon. Mrs.
Leigh, sister to his Lordship, was shewn the corp,e of jr
noble brother, in the presence of the executors. The cefb
is of a most beautiful description, and then are four vase,
which are to contain the heart, &c. It is not yet decided
whether his Lordship will be interred at Newstead Albey,
or at 11'csuninster.

We are authoris,d to state that Lady Ravensworth's
parties for the 9th and 19th are postponed, in conserneue
of the dangerous illness of a near relative.
The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury entertainel a
large party of fashionables with an aquatic excursion to the
None on Tuesday. When the steam-boat anivtd off
Woolwich, dancing commenced, which was k pt up with
great spirit until dinner, when the tables were furni,lnd
with a profusion of turtle and every other thliracy that
could be obtained, which was followed by a this it of the
choicest fruits of the season. The cliattipaign, tiara, and
other wine, was of the finest quality, and iti the greinsa
abundance. the boat in returning had manly ar-
rived at its destination, the upper deck was clean ti and
dancing recommenct d, which was kept up with mg
spirit until near ten o'clock, at which hour the company
landed at Waterloo-bridge, where their carriages were i:
waiting to convey them home. The whole of the party es-
preened themselves highly gratified with their days CNN?'
tion, and the liberal and splendid manner itt which the
Noble Earl and Court ss hail entertained them.

On the oocasion of Miss Ileautnoner tetirtre.ent from
the stage. she will take her farewell benefit at Covoit.
garden Theatre on Wednesday next. the loth Jule, on
which evening Sliskspearc's comedy of Errvrs, with the
ish idwr, and Ella Rosembirg, will be pt rform, d. The
boxes are chiefly engaged, we are informed, by fain licit of
the first respectability. The young lady who piavol
Widaw Brady on Twitchy will nil:slit the part on 141-
nesday next. Miss Lamont, we learn, is about to
change her name.

Luxe AT 111.61 Ste.irr.—.lt the English floes',
last summer, a gentleman tell suddenly in bye frisk&
yout'r lady, who sat with her mother and sistt r a few wets
from him ; tearing a blank I at' out of his pocket-book. It:
wrote with a pencil " May I inquire if your affections are
eagagtd?" and handed it to her, which she showed to ler
mother. Shortly afterwards she wrote underneath Le
question, " I believe I may venture to say they are not;
but why do you ask ?" and returnoil him tfie paper. The
gentleman then wrote on another leaf—" I love you dearly,
I am single,l have I .oout. a year, I am not in debt, I hate
a goal house, and I only want a good wife to make me
I completely happy—Will you be mine? if you will, I pro°
mist. (and with every intention of keeping my word) to be
an affectionate, indulgent, and faithful husband to ptts
aid what more can I say ?" The young lady was sa tt uch
pleated with the declaration, that they immediately becatre
acquainted, and in the course of four months afterwards
he led her, with the consent of her parents, to the hymeneal
altar.—F:renine }'ale r.
I Yesterday, Evans soul in the Library of Don Josef An-
' tonio Conde a copy of Columbus's Letter to the King of
Spain, on the Discovery of America. It censlststl of taLly
'three leaves, and broutiht thirty-four guineas.
Mr. Knight respectfully announces, that ers ireful: e'en
of M. Dupin's celebrated and important work on the cox.-
' mercial power of Great Britain, is preparing for publica•ion
' with all the expedition that may be centistent with the
great care required in the scientific details, and the 'Tele
execution of the plates by able artists.
&est; LAS OCCV Nce.—Siturday last, as some sh a?,
belonging to Mr. Neville, of Lichfield, were passing alit.;
Lombard-street, Manchester, one of them, wearingly
clued with higher notions than the net of his fratunity
very expertly leaped upon the roof of a low building, am"
quickly ascended from that till he arrived upon the ridge e f
a house, where he remsiced pacing about tot a considerable
time with poriect ease, and apparently unconscious et the
danger of his new situation, dr of the crowd of peol'lg'
who had assembled to witness his agility. By the sift cf
Isaac's, ropes, tic. he was at length aecurel. tr.e!ct dot II
into the street, without any ii:jury.

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