The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-05-17 00:00:00

FASHION AIII. E PARTIES.

Tots Eveutuo.—The Duke and Dnehess of Gloucater's
party, at Gloucester House; Countess Gromeenor's grand
assembly, Upper Grosvenor-street ; Mrs. Beaumont's grand
ball and supper, in Portman-square; the Hun. Mrs. Robin-
son's party, in Privy.gardens; Lady langbam's Jivertisit-
meal, in Langlians-place ; Dowager Countess of Clonmel's
grand assembly, in Portman•squsre ; Mrs. luau Round's
grand rout, in Albemsrleatreet ; lady Smith's assembly,
Terrace, Piccadilly ; aid Mrs. Bebb's rout, in Gloucester-
place.
To•vionnow.—The Countess of Cassilis's first grand
rout, at her house in Privy-gardens; Lady Home's ball, in
Brockville-street; Mrs. Patten Bold's concert, Harley-street ;
Mrs. Walpule's grand ball and supper, is Baker-street; the
Countess of Harcourt's assembly, in Portman-square; and
Lord sod Lady Clive's grand entertainment, in Graftun-street,
Bond-street.

WED?' tsctay.—Lady Gordon's grand assembly, in Pic-
cadilly; Almark's ; Earl Fortescue's entertainnoeut, in
Grosvenor-square; and Sir William Scott, Bart.'s ciitertaiu-
ment, in Gralloss•street, Bund-street.
THURSDAY .—The Duchess or San Carina"s grand concert,
Poriland.place ; Lady Shellry's grand rout, in Berkeley.
moire ; the Duke and Duchess of Wellinaton's grand en-
tertainment, at Apsley Howe; the Duke of Norfolk', en-
tertainment, in St. James's-square ; Mr.. Hoare's rout, in
St James's-square ; and Lady Ducie's assembly, in Dover.
street.

FRIDAY —Lady Louisa Hervey's grand rout, in Clifford.
street, Bond-street; the Dowager Countess of Clerniont's
party, in Berkeley-square; the Marchioness of Salisbury's
card party, in Arlington-street.
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SATURDAY--The Earl and Countess of Normanton's
party, in Seymour-street ; Lady Castlereagh's party, after the
Opera.
SUNDAY.—The Marchioness of Salisbury's conoe►raxiome,
in Arlington•street.

COURT AT C'ARLTON HOUSE.

Saturday Dr. Maass, the Bishop of Peter-
borough. attended at Carlton House at three
o'clock. to do homage before the PRINCE REGENT.
upon his being translated from the Bishoprick of
Landaff to the Bishoprick of Peterborough.—
The Bishop of EXETER attended as Clerk of the
Closet.

Viscount CsreutneAux officiated for Viscount
SID/sums, the principal Secretary of Stale for the
Home Department, who was absent from indispo.
sition.

There were also present at Court. Lord GEORGE
Briastsroan. Comptroller of the Household ; and
Lord WILLIAM BENTINCIC, Treasurer of the
Household.
Lord AMHERST and General FINCH were the
Lord and Groom in Wailing.
Viscount Carrt.zuzaatt had a long audience of
the PRINCE REGENT.

His Royal Highness the Patscis REGRET left
Carlton-House about three o'clock yesterday after-
noon, for Windsor.
Saturday morning the Duke and Duchess of
GLOUCESTER walked from Gloucester-house to
Carlton-house, to pay their respects to the PRINCE
REGENT upon the arrival of his Royal Highness
from Brighton.
Thnr•dav morning the Duke of KENT left Ken-
sington Palace for Windsor, and after dining with
the PRINCESSES returned to Kensington Palace.
On Thursday the Princess AUGUSTA, attended
by the Countess of MaccLzsrtetn and Miss Dia-
BROWlit, took an airing on horseback in Windsor
Great Park. On the same day the Princess
SOPHIA rode out in Windsor Park.

The extensive service of Regent's porcelain
china, ordered by the Grand Duke MICHAEL. at
CHAMBERLAIN.' manufactory at Worcester, while
he was on his tour, is completed; it contains views
of the different Noblemen and Gentlemen's seats
and public places. in England, Scotland, and Ire•
land, which his Imperial Highness visited during
his long tour.
Earl SeancEß has arrived for the season at his
cottage in the Isle of Wight.
The Marchioness of BucxttintitAst entertained
the pour of the parish of Avingtnn, on Thursday,
with a profusion of roast best. plain-pudding, strung
beer, &c. on the happy event of the marriage, of
her eldest son, Earl TEMPLE. tO Lady MARY
CAMPBELL ; and the hells of the churches in Win-
chester rung a merry peal.
Sir humus BURDETT is in treaty for the pur.
chase of a tasteful residence and portion hf pro.
ductive land attached to it, at Belmont, near Us.
btiolgre.
The Lyceum theatre is saiil to hare cleared
10,000!. since Mr. MATIMINS cousraehced 41
Nome this season.

A very curious rand interesting report is pub.
lisped of the mil of M•uurcx *gains% JUDD. ou
the question whether a whale is a fish? which oc-
cupied the Niterition of our Court, and excited the
ri.ihle faculties of those who attended the trial.
The report is prepared by Mr. Salmon, whose
well-known humour is Conspicuous throughouitem•
(New York Paper.)

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The Prince Regent. arconwinied b. ti.r
j.innin Bloom:11.1d, left the I'uvi,linn, 111 his tr•vrl.
ling-care °bout liall:nturt one u'iluek yerterday
afirmunii. to, Carlton-Imuse.

The Mttroo.es of Hertford nod iiendlr,rt. th•
Earl of Fife, Lord N'ismuot e.r!ettrro, Lord rood
Lady R. Seyirour, Sir EI:ouo.: Nagle. ti.r
utul the It c. F. W. Worn.
berg. have Hist) Nitro their delorritire.
The Prince Iteg-it was iu good !width aloft
he left tr.. He was twice this week iu ptitelii tiu
horst-Lick. We nerd ue.t observe how 4 lepsrow.i
the town appears at his Higiestio's
Jetatr-
lure.

We are assured that the Royal yacht has re.
erivrd orders to be on tit,* about Ow filwfdln
or the following month. IF Ili. true, ;•1,
1-lighnewi will. no doubt, reviati no at that iirribtli;
fur the purpose of takiue rxriarsios,N.
Lady Bloomfield left the ort
day, for the Stud-houtoe, Hamptcn
A Rursiaii orphan-girl, s. vett 1, rem, of
called La Petite Nadje, and Alioltitionwlle Meta..
lime, 13 rear,. of age, on %Vertu...day were tutrudeetd
at the PAethon to the Prioce Regent, before 10.0fis
they rxliubartl them powel% of theatrical lirr
lloti and daiiciiig, white!), we Iltillefotaissi,
lire truly itnim-lwii his Royal
Il.gliiiras with the highest admiralmu.