The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-09 00:00:00

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A -few minutes before two o'clock in the morn-
ing of Friday re' glit. the shock of an earth-
quake.was felt very sensibly in the towa of White-
haven and neighbourhood, and the agitation, ac-
cordink to the wort minute observations respecting
it, continued from three to live scronds. 'Die wea-
ther, as observed immediately after the motion
ceased, was close and sultry, the barometer stood at
e 2 inches 3-4ths, and there sae no wind. Its di-
rection is supposed to have been from S.E. accom-
panied be w rumbling noise iu the air—there was
not sufficleut light to make any other observation
ihnuediately after the shock, except that or the
atmosphere being very thick and hazy. The con-
sternation it caused in that town was very great:
a chimney iu Tangier-street was thrown down ;
three people, iu different parts of the town, were
thrown off their feet, and one of them considerthly
hurt, but no farther damage was done. We have
accounts of the shock being felt in the following
p'sces, viz. Workington, the quay a little dainai;ed;
Maryport, Cockennouth, %Amain, Keswick. Lor-
ton, very severe, but no damage ; Egremout, some
chimnies thrown down, and a part of time ruins of
the Castle ; Br.otle, Broughtou, Ruveuglass, 111-
,verston, no damage ; Abbey-holm, Wigton, Carl.
lisle. Brampton, no damage ;. Kendal, LLlOLligif,
Gerstang, Preston. Hake end, no damage; Pen-
yith. A ppleby,-Brough, soine old walls were thrown
down in the neighbourhood of these places; in the
Isle of Man, and at Dublin, no damage whatever
Newcastle, Kelso, Dumfries. Leith, Edinburgh, Ste.

EDINBURGH. Aua. is.

ANNIVI:II•ARY PROCESSION AND DIXNEIL

Oa 'Thursday, the 11th instant, the Caledonian
Gardeners' Lodge held their annual meeting, at
St. Man's Chapel. In the forenoon the metabv.rs
convened, and-transacted the business of the lodge.
The Committee who had, in May last, inspected the
polyanthuses, met in the Royal Exchange Coffee-
6use, for the purpose of inspecting the melons
and cauliflowers. Most of those presented for
competition were excellent, and evinced the high
state of perfection to which they had' brought the
cultivation of these plants• since the commence-
ment of the institution. The Judges, alter mature
deliberation, awatded the premiums as follow
.

Mr. Wm. Adleek, gardener to the Right Mou. the Earl of
11 ttttt e, pol)antlius.
. _

Mr. John Wasiaklw, turrwan to Mess. Dickson* uud Co.
Lcith IValk--61,cond di,to.

Mr James Weddell, p)utiger, of P. ttdrielt—tiro union.
Mr. Joiner Allan, gardener to Sir 1‘ tn. Fut Lr., t uiaibgttn
—+ccond ditto.

Mr. Jame* Ganleer, gardener at Summer-bail, *car Eat-
burgh—erst confidence
Mr. Win. llottie, gardener at penises Green, sear Pek4-
burglt—seraud dittu.

ler finishing the business of the lodge, the
members and brethren, amounting to upwards of
two hundred, met in the Assembly Rooms. George-
street, from whence they walked, it, gruhd proci:s-
ion, to the l'arliame.tt House, to diliter, guarded
by a party of the Inverness-shire Militia;the band
playing appropriate aint.
ORDER OF THE PROCESSION.
Band of Music.
Grand Thistle.
Chaplain, with the Bible.
The Globe, the Crown, and the Risiag sun, represented in
Bowers, supported by Coritneopite.
Two Crews Garlands.
The Ptes4tent,
supported by the Tremont. and Keykeeper.
Two Crown Garlands.

Mother Committee: tiree';;ai—threr:elothed iu blue silk
sashes slot ammo, with appropt isle devices
and inscriptions.
A Garland, dressrd in great testa.
Part of the Brethreu.
Two Flags ;
the out representing our first Parents, and the
other the City Arm.
Part of the Br. t liven.
Eolith m of Industry :
a BCI hit e, fancifully dressed in dowers.
Preece of Flower (Wasotiftee, carrying Gurl.iuds.
fart of t►e Rrethreo.
Grand Thistle.

The spectacle n7.‘sres:ll3.7.lirand, anti the gno,l
order and regularity observed, Banc witch satisfac-
tion to an immense crowd of spectators, assent-
hlrd on the occasion.

The l'arliau►eut House was fitted up in a high
style of elegancy. for the atrornarodatiou of tin•
Brethren to dinner. The table was hid• out in the
form of a horsesimp. At the upper end of the room
was placed the Presideues chair, ender an alcote
or evergreens and flowers. surmounted by a thistie,
ten feet high, with► the Crown, &c. fancifully exe-
cuted in flowers. The Treasurer, and Preses .f
the Flower Committee, tilled the Croupiers chairs,
which were placed ►it the bottom of each table,
under alcoves similar to that of the President;
the one exhibiting (iu flowers) the harp, and the
other a plume of mtrieh feathers, Suety deSigned,
and decorated with the thistle. the rose, and the
shatur,w•l. The room and tables were decorated
with the• fineseflowers, ill pots; which had a grand
effect ; and the numbers that crowded to see them,
iu the forenoon, were immense.

ALout four o'clock, Mr. Stevenson. President ;
Mr. Suttlerland..Treatiterrr ; and Mr. Shade, Presrs
of the Flower Committee,*took their respectiss•
chairs, and upwards of one hundred and thirty rat
down to dinner ; after which, many loyal and pa-
triotic touts were drunk. along with those peculi-
arly adapted to the object of the meeting, accom-
panied with imitahle airs from the band. The
whole was a scene of harmony and happiness sel-
dom witnessed.

The Nou-Commisoiooed Officers, drummers,
and privates. of the Fifeshire Regiment of
at Hi{sea Barracks, hare presented an elegant sa-
bre, with to pintail& inscription, to tit% trs BROVNE
WOOD, Capt. and Adjutant of the said liegitneut,
as a testimonial of the MTh sense they entertain of
his conduct and extreme attention towards them,
for their improrerni nt, siiif:e he joined the Ceti's.
Cumin!' Wools neeited the game on the Parade,
from a Serjeant, chooen for that purpose, pith an
appropriate speech ; to which he made a very igniti-
ble reply. expres,i.:e of his sense of the honour the
Kegiinent conferred upon him, aid ossured them
of his readiness (when called upon to do so) of un-
sheathing the lame in defence of our liberties and
rights, and in the sup; eirt of our gracious King in,d
glorioas ; and oledtc•••1 himself th
the -erne t:r•rer he •• •m him hut
wall his life, nor sheathed. !,,it a ith el .dit and he-
-130117 to the douliii and to hinneif.

ON Tuesday, the 6th inn at
Burr,Enq !Oa son and I eir.

Tits.
BrigLtun, the lady of W.

On Monday last, at ilia house at Liston llAl, in the cot. sty
f Eases, the Lad) ofJ Ain easeptsell, Eq..4 a
Os Tharsda., last, 1.. Lower Grdsranor-street, the lady lit
Colossi Ausuuj 111.1°. of s eel.