The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-12-17 00:00:00

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ROY AL HUNT.
Saturday morning, betweettnine and ten
T.
o'clock,
His MAJESTY, accompanied by the Duke of
KEN
attended by the Earl of ESSEX, Lord Ri VERS., Gen,.
als FtTzany and srer4cEß, and several others, left
Windsor, on horseback, and rode to the right of As,
cot Heath Ilace-courie, where the Earl of SAND..
WICM, and a great number of gentlemen sportsmen,
were waiting for His MAJESTY. On the ariival
His Mains r y,the Earl of SANDWICH gave mil% !iv
a very fine stag to he turned out, for a day's diver.
'ion of hunting. The srag, at starting, ran skid
great swiftness towards Swinley, across the Heath,
leaving Swinley to the left, through the inclosurer,
to the right of South Hill Park, by Workilighani,
where he ran with great speed to the left of Bill and
Bear Wood, crossing th Common, leaving 1,,„1,,
ham Bridge to the right, and making towards
RAa I.
ing, where he was taken at Bear Hill, about four
miles the other side Workingham, after a tr.
st
charming run of two hours and a half. 'fhe day
was remtakably tine, which rendered the sigh: truly
delightful. His MAJESTY and suite I.ad airt,v; 17
railer t.i ride home at the end of the chace.
His Mains? v, on his way to Windsor, stoop-,1
and honoured General WILSON with a visit, at 1 it
pleasant house, at Bill Hill, formerly beltroging the Marquis of BLANDIORD.
The Duke of KENT accompanied His Matesti
during the whole chace.

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On Wednesday evening. Their Msiterits will honour Covent Garden Theatre with their presence.
We are happy to hear the Duke of Sussex is re-
covered from his late indisposition.
On Friday, the Duke of KENT arrived at Wind-
sor, on a visit to Their MAJESTIES.
On Saturday morning, tier MAJESTY, accomp I-
nied by the Princesses AUGLSTA, Etiz arra, and
MARY, attended by Ladies Sins ev, C. DAMEA, and
CRAM. EY, and Mrs. Sraertore, took an airing its
two coaches and four through Maidenhead.
The Princesses SOPHIA and AMELIA, Al ith se r.
ral attendants, took an airing on horseback in Wind-
sor Great Park.
An article in the Hamburgh C9reetponderner,
dated Berlin, 4th Dec. says, " A report is current
here, that the Prince of NI EC RL ENBU RO6l STRELITE,
brother to our QUEEN, is to be married to an English
Princess."
His Royal Highness the Prince of Waxes left
town yesterday.
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Yolk and
CAMBRIDGE, the CHANCELLOR of the ESCHEW:ER,
Earl CAMDEN, Lord CAS! LEREAGH, and the other
Ministers, dine with Lord MELVILLE this day.
Miss PA Yee, we understand, is the only person
who has paid Young Rercuis the compliment of
giving the name of his characters to any article of
dress. The Norval cap, and the ileluniliar6an and
pdoe are extremely beautiful, and will certainly be
adopted by all our Ehoganier.
The Park was tolerably full of company yesterday,
and boasted many Elrgantel of the first fashion.
Caravan hats were the order of the day.
J °HANN AII Sou rneore, the Prophetess, is an old
woman between sixty and seventy years of age, oith
a very shrill voice.
Earl Cnor.aomoet ev, and Family, leave town
this day for Houghton Hall, Norfolk, till after the
holidays.
The Officers in garrison at Chatham performed
The Men, Wipes of Windsor on Monday night. The
gentleman who ersonated he Welch Bonet Sie
If Evans, spoke with ant Irish hrogue. arThe, Far!
and Countess of CHATHAM, and Miss Et tsar.
were present
A son of Lord GARDNER is Plaintiff in a Cries.
Cue. action, in the Court of King's Bench, against
a Mr. JADIS, for making free with his fo•botice f; alt.
This morning the non-commissioned officers and
privates of that highly disciplined Volunteer Regi-
ment, the Loyal Whitechapel, or Second Tower
Hamlets, will present their much respeaed Lieu-
tenant-Colonel, W. HARDY, Esq. with a superb Sa-
bre, ornamented with rich British, Roman, and
Grecian Trophies, with a suitable inscription ; also a
Waist Belt elegantly embroidered with gold furni-
ture, richly cased, value 150 guineas.
The eleaion ot Mr. J. BOYDRL L as Alderman of
the Ward of Cheap. proves, at once, .a just sense of
the merits of the man, and is a just tribute of respect
to the memory of his late worthy uncle.
Sir DAVID BAIRD, the Earl of Ossosy, SA ML EL
Tnetriroe, Esq. and Colonel BAILLIE, are in the
list of recent fashionable arrivals in town.
There was a very numerous convivial meeting of
Gentlemen on Saturday night at the Globe tavern.
in fleet-street, for the b..nefit of a Mr. Csia rssae, a
most excellent performer en the violin.
Mr. Sheriff Scrums?' beautiful carriage a.,1
State liveries ware the admiration of the West end
of the town yesterday.
Colonel HAMILTON Will this day entertain a large
party at his honor in Chesterfield-street.
The Hon. B. Nestor ir left town yesterday, to pass
the holidays with his father, the Bishop of Wir.-
crevice, at Farnham Palace, Sorrey.
Lord and Lady WILLIAM RUSSELL left Ran.
DISH'S Hotel on Saturday, lot their seat at Streatham.
His Lordship will return to town this day to
with his another, the Duke of &Drum.), and Liao
Agricultural Society.
Mr. M. Lan is's Tragedy of A/Ces.to, Kat;
Carta. is performing at Baltimore; Mrs. WfonstL,
late Mrs. MERRY, is the Autelrour of the piece.
Mrs. HERON will be the Lady Patroness of the
Annual Staff Ball at Lincoln next year nod
FRANCIS CHAPLIN, Esq. of Riseholrne, and Wm,
Taiutot ra. Esq. of Syston Park, Stewards.
The Officers of the Horncastle Volunteer Infantry
give a Ball and Cold Collation, on Thursday seri-
night, to the Ladies who so liberally subscribed to
the Colours lately ted to their Corps.
The Grantham Theatre will be opened on Satur-
day next by Mr. Itostarsox.
Sixteen Msurselnkes have, skim the arrival of the
Port at Paris, renounced the akoran for the bible.
All the wives of BoNAPAkTOS public funaion-
cries were ordered to dress themselves in black vel- •
vet on the day of coronation, under pain oh being
excluded from witneuing this ccremqny.
Eight persons have been released from prison on
account of BONAPARTE'S coronation. IVhen Lot.
XVI. was crowned, he set at liberty one hundred
and sixty prisoners, and gave them each twecty-five
Louis cPors.

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