The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-04 00:00:00

The Countess of Caanioan has issued cards fnr
a grand rout on the 9•h •f this month, at her house
in Grosvrnot-street.

Lord and Lady KINK AIRD will give a grand
dinner nest Sunday, to the Fititsca PAINCLS. 414 a
number of the Foreign Nobility.
The new Operatic Piece, announced at Drury-
Lane Theatre, is called Tiir row,: Hamar. The
music and ove:ttue ate by Mr. Krisr.

The Hqn. Miss COVZSTIIIt, n vlrs. Beaus'.
is second daughter of V isemint Desensitise, and en-
tered her twentieth year, list September.
Aehtmet.Thlcretic end N2r104 tre the parts Mas-
ter IIZTT Y *ill pertorrn At StAftlt rA ; he will then
procwil to Boston, where he is also engaged to per-
form.

Mr. Mosseoss's new Comedy, at Covent-Garden
'Theatre, embraces a ta•g- firid—the Teem and the
Country. Ot Mr. MO It ro.s's facility in describing
raebr scenes, wit': truth a d nature, hit Speed the
PArigh wit long be a faithful renienibra,ic-r.
The Man of the World, dad Mother Ga.ue, at.
traOnal nouse, last night, to Covent.
Gard. n 'rheas,.
Masiattle ..avins dihinlSted her cold,
Wowed last aignt with radar, it Lite 0-tera House,
whr. e she was hon !tired with a wane reception.

To judge flora the nu'nner of females, who have
attended at Lord Sys:scares office, requesting per-
misnon to accompany their husbands to Botany
Bay. foreigners must entertain a very high opinion
of the c.v. jar! nliaton pf Me Britnh !
A Cries C.... cause was lately tried in Dublin,
in wh:ch the Plaintiff obtained a Verdit: for 20001.;
but the Defendant, a Prisarter for debt at th- time,
contrived to make his escape, leaving the Marshal
to pay the damages.
A person of Coventry undertook, last week, for
a con,iderable wager, to walk from that city to
()tiara and back, full 102 miles, in 36 hoots,
which he performed in two hours less than the
time allowed, walking the last two miles in 21 mi-
nut..s.
A Captain of Gretudiets having some time ago
died in the Wtst Indies, his remains were followed
to the grave by an Irish servant. and buried with
military honours. Upon the d.scharge of the last
round, poor Pat, who had hitherto observed an aw-
ful and melancholy silence, loudly exclaimed,
Ah ! Master Jewel, that's the last shot your ho-
nour will ever hear I !!"
G: neral RI ID, Colonel of the 89th regiment,
who died a fortnight or three weeks ago, was 80
years of age, and left a fortune of above 50,0001.
sterliag. gentlem:n are named executors, to
whom he has left 1001. sr..ch ; the remainder of his
property in trust, for life, to only daughter, who
married without his consent. a Mr. Komi-nos ;
with remainder to her children ; and, in failure of
such children, to the College of Edinburgh. Wen
it takes that destination, he desires his executors to
apply it to the College, imprimis, to institute a Pro-
fessor of Music, with a way nut leis than SOOl. a
year ;in taller respites. to be appliel to the put chase
I of a library, or 16 be laid out in such manner, as the
Ptineipal and Professors may think proper.
On ,Monday. St. Davi o's Day was celebrated
with great frAivity at the Free Masons Tavern,
in Great Quteit-street. Sir CH Altai MORGAN
in the Chatr. Around the table we observed Lords
BLLOSLIY, CAMDEN, and Dyriavoa ; the Bi-
shop of St. Davin's, Sir ARTIIIVN PAGRT, Sir
%VA It WILLIAMS WYNN'S, the LORD MAYOR,
and several other persons of distinZlion. After an
excellent dinner, and the social glass had circled
round the Wilt, the company evinced their bene-
volent feelings, by a liberal Subscript:on to the In-
stitution 'file Collation, we uudetstand, amounted
to 10161. 15a. 9d.
Sir CHAALt.S MORGAN lad presented the charity
with one hundred guineas, when a letter was de-
livered from Lady Nil:situ:4, requesting the Gover-
nors' acceptance of a hum!red guineas, as her
Ladyship's be:alai:limas This liberal at was re-
ceived with dill ititat rapturous applause.