The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-06 00:00:00

P,f SM nV A IMP INTELLIORNCE. FR.INIFORT PAPERR.
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'Francis Ft:reeve% Esq. entertained the Fail and Countess of ywe received run
On Swarth' le I:fort Papers to the IMOD
Darlington, and a select party, at dinneryesterday, at his house in
ult. The fullolving are extracts :
11cnfurd.street, Mayfair. FRAIRTOST, ACM 27.
Prince and Princess Septet)* and stile left the Pulteney Hotels
The loam?! dr Frankfort, after quoting the acceunts given in
Alheniarl:-urea, vesterday„ for Paris. on their way to Rome.
the anotte of Florence. under the head of Corfu, July 24, re-
The Duke and *Duchess of Leinster, and lady Caroline St'tn'' dative to the taking of !pier.: and Caw. adds,
hope, arrived on Saturday, at fife Earl of Harrington's, in Stable.
I The most curious article on the retaking of limas, is undoubt-
yettl, St. James's. from Paris. the following, which we n.ke front the Correspondr lli of Nu-
The Earl and Countess of of Kinnoul have left Greillon's Hotel, i edlY
rernberg, to prove to what a agree it was attempted to abuse the
Albemarle-street, tor SeuLutd. !credulity of the public:—
Lord and Lady Eliot have left town for the Duke of Bedford's, LEMMAS, Arc. IS.
Woburn Abbey. Reports are received from all quarters, which confirm the re-
Lord and Lady Nueent arrived in town on Friday, from their)
o
seat. Einmmit
e lis. Her I.ulysitip left on Saturday for Wor:bing. tailing of Ira re- by the Greeks • By a pretended flights the Plater
AI r. and the Misses Maine hate left town for llothempton.phox,lPallf the ' psalms rsin.'red on board nS ye:meteor syrs, NI that
I it was cagy for the Corium Pasha to land without having reCOMIC to
Bognor. arms. When the Turks approached a fortlial cunvedt, the gar-
Colonel Brown en ived yesterdaj evening at Buckinglianf.h !ouse,
rison blew it up, and thousands of 'l'urks pet idled with the valiant
Pall-mall, from his scat, Aylesbury.
st. jamownet :_e. Douglas I losaiou. At diet moment the fps:whits, who had retired to Syrit.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, haring been reinfoiced by the Ilyritiont and Spezziout, returred
with tie vessels, end larded. They burnt a greater part of the
Esq. and family from Belfast ; -- Thompson Esq. from ilium'
enemy's vessels, and Lillal all the Turk, wit., survived the ex.
Departures front the Royal tired, St. Jamee'slatreet :—Lon) W.
The loss of the Turks is stated at 1(1,1410. The Capita
Paulen. for Dorsetshire ; alr. and Dn. Prendergast and family
for Brigh on ; Lieut. Hyde, leth Lancers, for ditto ; Colonel P.l^sinn• T
racha escaped to alitylene with some vessels only.
fkott, for his seat. Thorp; bear Staines ; Colonel Pemberton, for FRANCTOUT, Aro. 2S.
his seat in Clunbridge.hire. The landing of the Greeks at Irani seems to Ise beyord doubt.
Departuree front Gould's 1100, Jertnyn-street t—Lord Clowden Probably they took advantage of the return of the Cerium Pasha
for Kent ; Mr. and M rs. Vanshon and funily. on a tour.
to alitylene to land, and kill the Turks whom he bid left there.
Mr and Mrs. Bailee itiie arrived at ditto, from their seat, Wis.
I In its present state the island is open to both parties, for the fort
ley. Ess..-x.
arrived in town an gstuithy • being destroyed. ucitlivr can keep it without every stron,4 gar.
The lion. Colonel C. Stanhope I rim). As to the reports that the Turkish fleet is blackened or
from Canterbury. Awl beaten by the Greeks, they are tales, the absurdity of which has
Count and Countess Licven left 'Windsor on Saturday
Strathfieldsay, Dents, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of, been so hilly proved, that it is astenihing they shotild be fel:este&
Wellington. I The Greeks may burn the Turkish flee:, but they will nix beat it,
, and still leas blackade it.
Departures from the British lintel, Jrrinyn.street t Sir John
Oldlield, Hart. and Gstege Arden, Esq.. foe Hants ; George
alarkliam, Esq., for that Conti:tem ; and Mr. Thoytca and Capt.
Berkeley on a tour.
We extract the following fiJra the papers we have re-
The Karl of Harrington has arrived in town front his seat, El.
Tatum lberbyshire. . ccived by the Lisbon Mail :
Mrs.Ctickraine anti family and Mist Wiltshire have arrived at Ltsnow, Arouse' 19.
the London Hotel, Allimi Irk-street, front Bath. Departures 1 The Curette contains a long communicated article against Re-
from ditto :—Mrs. T. Brerctou, ler Canterbury ; and alias Shir.; formem and Pdilosophers. Ailey same lima obstrvatione
ley, fur Essev. 1 the writer seys,--
The .Valois and Marchioness of Fasten are expected in town (In the 14th of August, and during the whole revolution, the
to-morrow from Sussex. Refomiers said their only object was to tier stability to his Ms-
1/paretres from the St. George's Betel, Albemarle-streets-- ...rdy's Government, and to nc.,...iitlate the happiness of the Por-
Mrs. Elforti and Alias Trauma', for Orwestry, Shropshire ; and • tibziles4C nation, at the same time th.it thev alienated the most sacred
tights of the throoe and radioed Portugal to the lowest silts of de.
Mr. lierrneks and ale. Whit:, Air thaContinent.
utied.y. gerdation. The neVohtliGnir• of 3011 .A ern, deceivieg the can.
Mr. anti Mrs. Hades have arrived at Thoinae's Hotel,
seinare, front their seat in Wilts. dour of an inexperierced and d,eile Mi.:cc, protested they had no
The Earl and Countess of flarlington and family ore ex. private interest itt view but merely the salvation of the throne, which
posted to leave tops on Thursday, for their scat, Baby Castle. was shaken by the repeated attempts of the terrible Masonic Socie-
sess. tics, and the public rood, which they al:lrmtsl was in hands that
WI A'DSOII, Srevaunta .5. talk too pains i 3 prooiete it t however, it tray *ith truth be af.
tinsel, that the lirst Revolutionists, those of 2th August. had not
Divine service was performed at Cuniberland Lodge this nmre dangerous. ambitious, and tyrannical views than the nealaa.
morning by the Rev. Mr. Sumner. meal thatthe latter would me have done less injury to Religion and
oth,V;,7z.ne.titan the Fret, if their plans hailno'. been so suddenly
The Priiiess Atd-etsta, attended by the Hon. Mr. Eger-
', ton, attended divine &civics in the u.tw parish church, All chiefs of revolutions complain of apprevion, and immediate-
wherd an excellent sermon was prf.ached by the Rev. Mr. ly become oppressors themselves. NVlterever reformed Govern.
'Thompson, the Curate, from Matthew 25, v. xis. tni.n•s hove gut into the hands of their reformers, the public evils
as a pretext to their mitehinations, have been infinitely
The Terrace was crowded with et:mil:my this lifteril,ssn___ i 1 izrwl!icitlivactlitedea. No one talks more.ofliberty than. the ambitious man,
the two military bands were in attendance, and }stayed , ,as soar as Le obtains the Government, will be the extortioner
during the afttrncon. The town has Weil thronge with lof those by • hom he obtained it. No one will make more flatters
company to-day. inn; penollses to Orme :sod tr.crtt than h. who will afterwards make
The King took his usual airing yesterday from the t'3? ,most imPli'attle war on them. nee, in short, will be more pro-
digal of peorniws, than he, who. when '''s designs are accomplished,
P.oyal Lodge, through the Ride, and by the side of Virginia will dryin the last drop of the blood o 4 . meanest citizen.
iVater. It is thor, fore necessary that no t utc.: shentli raise itself above
...m.......,- the law, and that n...iions should he persuaded that the promises of
--- felicity made by those whose oily duty is to obey, are but illusions
with which ambitions men seek to deceive them. A truth confirm-
ed by the successive evevienee of oNes, and proved again in our
own times. oust have a ealirary efrect oa society.
The Lisbon Gee.ttes to the 17th August coital no recent po.
Sties' news, either domestic or foreign.

GREEN ROOM GOSSIP.

Sherwin is at Irinasor, playing Tg.le, Giles. tkc. in a
style that proves how little the proprietors of Drury-lane
could be acquanned with the talents of this
individual. Sure!y we shall see him more frequently this
'calm at I)rury.
Mr. Bunn ita,,e, the Duke of GIN-ester in Richard t!e
' Thir4, for the first time, on Monday last, at the Birming-
ham Theatre.
The late John Kemble made his first appfnrence i.n Lon-
don in the part of /famiet ; and it is rather singular that
it Ohoultl be the last perferman ce he witnessed in this
country. Just before pssAing over to the Continent he paid
a visit to the I)ortr Th,atre, where Mr. Salter enstained
that arduous part : and after the play was over Mr.
ICemble expresred himself iu strong terms of adosiratian
of Mr. Saltzr's performance to Mr. Benley, the then
manager--
" praise from Sir Iltrhert Stanley is praise lad:rd.'.
How is it that Mr. Salter, with the histrionic a personal
pretenslena he poss,xsta, and with such a credential as the
tiat of the immortal in his favour, is still snared
to rusticate ?•
The Olympic opens on Saturday, the 2d of Oct)ber.
Among the fortheorniaz novelties is a parodied nit ce or.
' Froakesulein, from the .11 of Mr. 1). A. ()mem, who
has politely fay . ftinbe irlYe Is
most ingenious, and the parody pc. feet thmnpirout.
S.,me say actors arc mae idlers. Mr. W. 11. Williams,
has been performing three times a sr.x.k at Vauxhall, and
three times at Windsor : eonalilerinG travelli.7, and study,
this is pretty well fer an idle man.
Mr. Evans, or Covet-garden Theatre, is performing
with great edof at ll'oriking, where he is a great favourite.
Colonel Ikrkeley. Orptsin A. Berkeley, Air. Dawkins,
and Mr. Binkts, peri'maned for Farley 's benefit, at Chel-
tenham. The tday was &curl Qoafre; after which, High
below Stairs. 'die hcrise was crowd: dto excess, and
the ateauvra were sreeted with as much warmth as they
could v. ish.

LISBON PAPERS.

CASE OF MR. ARNOT.

Our attention has bccu called to the following letter from
Mr. Arnot, the unfortunate successor of Mr. liuckinghaon,
as Editor of the Calcutta Journal. IVhatercr may be our
,pinion of tloc expc:liency of establishing a free press in
ludic, re c!o not feel disposed to withhold from publics-
tiuu the details of the hardships to which Mr. Arnot has
Leto accidentraly er.per,ed, and which hare ao materially
and uncipectedly a;;graratal his nufferings:—
Daxcoozzw, 1'e5..11,.1824.

If my last letter, dattal 'brut the lath ult. by the 'hip. Iktneo,
hes reached you in wiry, you may well be suriwised Usat I again
arri•e you from this mc.ancholy itlace, after such en interval cf
time; and you will be still rave as.unished when made acquainted
with the strsoge nmosities of my fate, by which I am fixed up on
this island, for how ion:: a period it is impossible to say. -To
tahe op my Wye:omen ;rum the part at which toy last coninturdeo-
don termicated :•—in Conk:Tat.:ce cf the npresentations made by
sue to the Ifonoorahle Sir Stamford Reifies, Lieetenant-lioventor
of Be:woolen, ea Cie errivol of the Faroe at this place about six
weeks ago. stating that I had for some time previously been la-
bouring under a viuit-ut attack ufjautafice sod (sieve lreesoitatioshly
softened r.oe penni.sion to cane on shore, iu order to recruit my
health aml strength.
Sir S.smford and Lady Raliks and trite. having, embarked en
the morning of the first of February, the vessel wan soon got under
way, aces we set sat! uith favoo•sble breeeze for the Cape of Good
Hope. As the land bream with which we started in the wonting,
died away, tewartis neon we fell iota lighter airs, in coats: luence
of which we mas'e v.ry little progress before castling, anti were rot
then more than ream thirty to forty milts front the shone. Happy
Indeed lens it for us that this was the ma t for, at a little past
eight o'clock, the sb'p's steward went to the spirit room to draw (Ail
sorue Lrandy, in coder to give his comrade, Sir Staitifort'stutler,a
Blass of grog, when, mist imprudently, having ant
.open lighted
curdle in bis hard, m-d holding it too near the spirits, tt caught fire.
In the confusion of the mornert, the cock of the cask was left to
run, and the spirits already on fire increasing every moment in
tractity, without the possibility at that period of stoppir.g its pro.
grew, simnel% ofligaid flames spread themselves in every direcihm,
so *Oat the fire gathered strot,•th whit such rapidity, as to be.
come in a few minutes utterly untretichahle 1 In Icas than a
gorier cf an hour the whole ship's company were obliged to fly to
the k-mtts fie safety, leaving the ill.fateu vessel enveloped iu de-
vottriog flames, and without any one being able to save u single
article of property, except the ship's paper'. anti some dollars
width were deposited in the same box, and belonged to Uwe Copal'',
Lady Ift..des and ail her attendants escaping almost naked from the
raging elements. Sir Stanford's loss is immense-. 30,14.4 sterling
at least ' • bead's' the whole of his valuable collections in objects of
natural history, lady Rader jewels, and in short every article
they possessed. The total destruction of prelim oceasilned Iry
this fire must exceed titlo,ool.. she greater par. of it helongirg to
' the East India Co:moony., as the scowl was laden with pepper and
'saltpetre on their account. Icy rmring all night, crisis:). in the
open loots, sod by tine help of a ectopass hastily !retched from
the binnacle while the ship was in flames, we reached the harbour
of Illeeceolen about noon sue tollowing day.
Being thus thrown back upon this imast, aesthete of a single
particle of property, and haring no letters of credit on a ;dice '
• here I had never uished to ovine, I represented n.y sitnetion to
the Lteutenant-Governor' Sir Stamford Hardiest, resmentin t; to be'
sent back again to Bengal; he very handsomely tormented Mrelicro
my itinneduite necessities; but as he had not been furnished with
atiy official irtstroctions respecting sue from the Sul/reit* Govern.
went of 'lenge, he abstamed front further interference in the
Dottie, titan merely agreeing to effoul line a continuo:ton n:y
pwaloge to Engicaul dwelt, an opportunity offer; by which it ap-
pentrd that he had ru desire to compel me to proceed faiths? in my
voyage of transportoion, unless it should be my oun wish to do
so. As he reefed also to hemline tho channel of a respectful rep ee-
sot:nation of my case to the Bengal Geveroinetd, I have availed
myself of the opportunity, and am advised stroney by my friends
hers to await ria antiwar to this application.
It in mole probable, huwever, that I ihnil get tired of this dismal
place, and in the course of a month or two alter my representation.
lies been sent off, that I shall teyself procesl 'o Calcutta, and an.
ticipate the decision of my destinies, by titer* placing myself at
Lord Araltelltli dMpood. Sly Mart letter to you will therefore
most probably be addressed to you from thence, should my trans.
utisalon involve me in nonce and unfoiesei a calamitios; for on the

Mr. Secretary Carr in,T left Gloucester Lake on Saturday
moruing to proceed to Eton, when: he is going to placs hia
yourgest von, a youth of the highest presaise.
The Chancellor of the Exzhequcr is expected In town
to-morrow.
Tursday night Mr. Secretary Peel arrlred in town fr.-1n
Broadstairs. Friday the Right Hon. Gentleman was
clostly en-r:;ed in baster's at the flume Office. Ektrureay
mot r.e left town on a plait to his fclier, Sir Robert
Peel, et his scat, mar Tsunworsh, Stsfl:u~lsi:i e.
We arc sorry to announce. the dtatll of the Countess
Fitzwilliatn, which teek place at Wentwcr:ll House, on
• ' " .

Wancsday Ist, 1 t itivailt.—Dentastrr Gtrzette.
Yest..•ritiv morning the routaine of the lady of the Ilan.
E. 11. were removed from 11'.:st Field Houma, near
Donoasi.er, f intott,cnt iu the family vault a We•
ancrsley. _ _ _ . . .

Th cetbratetlevorterr to the opera of Der Fr eisc!, taxis
to be petformetl ct en, Vir'ercester Grand Bltutical Festival
by an excellent and numerous ham!.
Sir J. Leach, who was lately operated on for the stone,
is now convaleszeet, tut considerably reduced in vital
weeper.
The companies who have visited the Lakes of Killarney,
in this most favouralile khsoti, have heal particolsirly uu-
' merous, and great Las been their gratification. 'Filer: is a
daily succession of vieitms; anti at no time is this spot in
higher beauty than in the.autumnal minim. The roman-
tic Glaneariffe near Baler'', it worthy of • visit by them
who would indulge in the Oct :tresque.—Fr ermoieJ JO/T=l.
On Thursday uizlit the town :lad pier of Margate were
lis,hted with gas ter the Hav time, .under the direction sod
superintend, net of Er. Intllcy, the contractor fur the Isle
of Thauvt Gas Light Couir.ny, the works for which have
!teen empkted iu about four vomits. The pier appeared
most brilliant, being high .1 with 2& large huts. The
light-Louse at the cud ut the pier Is to be lighted with gas
slairtly. Tic shops find its vote holism were pretty gene-
rally lighted.
L. may not be generally knenni, that friendly reeleties.
suhaariieng fur betzent In tielimss, or fur a provision fur
their wiLows and children, Lae p.mtnittal to invest their'
fu.als In any savings bank, or directly with the Commis
'Liners for the retlitetion of the national debt, thereby re-
ceiving the full al!owener of V. 11s. 3d. per cent. granted
to saviugs tanks; lint a certificate must be famished, per-
porting thrt the society is constituted acrer...bly to die Llith
or Ceo. iii. c. Ib4.
The coseli prcprictah In all parts of the conr.try have
sustained great 10,..5..s In horses from tie excessive heat of
the weather during the last week ; and it appears the Lou-
den cuach-masters are net without tlivir I.iare. We have
hearth of one wha, am Thursday, lost ftr:r valuable horses;
another two; another two in one stay. Probably there
are other Lewis that we hare not yet heard of.
By an Act lately I assail, vellum occupying farms cf less
value than 1001. pa annum, and staling a livtliiteod
solely thereby hit uener or te:lo.t. are exempt from the
duty in respect of any dog out be rig a gre,,,,,,utid, ht,rind,
pointer, setti.r.7-doy, spaniel; !archer, or terrier, nhich
have been or shall be amid fide and-wholly kept and used
by suet ocer.pnr, or by. am person emu toyed by him, as a
alt.ll:et al, en bis farm, to the care cf sheep.
DAT as.—A eorresp,eideut free Alexis deia has min-
municated to us that the Site taken fasting is a sure pro-
, under of health, strength, NA appentr. It is used there
:Is and wesee no mesa to dclibt It. ,
Muni: r, of Montpelier, re.annine....e.s dates a; an at
diet in semfola..--.1::leel .-12siser

eastruanion ut. my Ilnating ',dam, my Camino jailor kit me to gu
where I pkaaed, and to shift for myself as I could. Happily for
me, I was not cast on a barren tork, or tie might have putted oil his'
boat (as he has :ince dons) tor Batavia, without taking ti:e leaat
concert: about me. and left me to starve.
By a shun node., in a paper In-ought (met Calcutta In the N Vet-
liftmen. I see Mr. Hume-has asked 31r. NI-ymi a queation Turco-
Wig your banishment. If lie slituild fattier agitate the question in
Parliament, may sot:Etas attend his ,•!.: exertions. The
calamities that I have suifercd will, a Ica detailed to the world, help
at least to exhibit, in its ofaoas colours, the monstrous power of
transpiration without triaL lily last representation to Lorrl Ant-
Lost, a Lether ancressful oe not, will, at least, nothe the Hiroctura
of Cie East India Company blush ut tit.: ant:a:dud hardships a Inch
their system has inflicted Go me; tearim: me, wld.ou: any but tbe
i most tetvulotts cueve, from the scene o:all hopa and happiness,
fertin • me into their tloatirg yrison. gulag about the wori,l to
multSpupper; and now Liter escaping from the dames, in which
ty the 4trn.: ter."' of pont Atuherst's watrant, I should hate
polshei!, leaviug m *ger on these disnal shots te'lltout the
means of sehsisteree, er kiccupation 1y atich tl:sy ceu'ol he ob-
tained, sper.ding the best tit I.ly tLys in hopeless inactivity, sod in
a OWE potticious chum., an ire I can on'o• hope to hod a grave.