The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

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FASHIOhABLR NOVEMEiIiS.

The elicelsess of Portland and the Ladies Peritiock are
expected to leave town on Thursday for their arm, Wc'heck,
Nolte.
The Duke of Maneberter sod anite lettathe Clarendon
Hotel, Bundidreet, into-day 'morning, for Deal, to embark
fur Jamaica.

The Duke of Norfolk has arrived at his seat, Fuming'',
Suffolk, from the Earl and Cureless of Surreys seat, Work-
sop Mamma, Nulls.
The Wiest' Portend left his seat, iVelhrelt, Notts, yes-
lerday, for Newmarliet.•
The Marquis of Tirrhfield he. left his father's (the Duke
of Portland) seat, WeMeek, Notts, on 3 skuoi irg party.
The Dowager Marchirraess of Lontuna nod the Misses
°Ward arrived ou Saturday at their house in Albemarle.
street from Worthing.
The Marquis of Huntly left Greilloa's Hotel, Albemarle-
street, yesterday morning, to aecoorpsoy the Duke of Man.
cheerer to Deal; from thence his Luidahip will go to join
the Marchioness at Brighton. Sir Thome. Webb. Eart• has
arrived at she above Hotel from the Cootisent.
The Countess of Snail with is dally expected to arrive at
her house I. Dover-street from the Coutiueut.
Lord Wm. Beariock arrived or Saturday at his brother's
(the Duke of Portland) boom I. St. James s-square from hi.
seat, Lynn, Norfolk.

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Lord sad Lady Mosiagu have arrived at 'their seat, LOSS
Ditto., from Semiarid.

Count and Countess D'Aittlie have arrived at their bro.
I ibtett (the Rev. Mr. Finch's) seat, in Rutlandshire, From a
tour.

Sir Johs and lady Shelley left the Waterloo Hotel, Jer-
neyo-street, os Saturday, on a visit to the Duke Slid Duchess
of Rutland, at their seat, Metreley Park, Cambritlgesh.e.
Sir F. Baker, Bart. left town yesterday fur Ramsgate.
Sir L. Cole, Bart has arrived at Lord Grauthant's Wale
in St. Jamea's.sqsare frost a tour.
The Hon. Copal. Dusts*, R N. arrived on Saturday at
Blake's Hotel, Jerseys-street, (rout Bath.
Arrivals st the St. James's Hotel, Jermysetreet :—Col.
Hallam from his seal in Herts ; and W. Leeson. Esq. front a
tour. F. F. Vase, Esq. ha. left ditto for the Cootiatent.
Arrivals at Jordau a Hotel, St. James's-strect :—Mr. and
the Misses Flowader :tom their seat in Salop ; and Mr. sad
Miss Earle Eros their seat sear Liverpool.
Departures from Fetstoo's Hotel, St. James'wetreet :
Hon. John Saville Lumley for Parts; aad A. Neat% Esq.
for !littoral in Hails.
Mr. sad Mts. Apr Ellis hairs left tons for their father's
(Lord Clifdeu) seat in Surrey.
Hon. P. Ashbursham left tows yesterday for his father's
(the Earl of Asliburohain) seat in Suss...
Arrivals at the Leaden Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Mr.
Bonner from his mat in Scotland; sod Mrs. Plontrec from a
tour.

Departures from the SI. George's Hotel, Athesarle.street :
—Captain and Mrs. Brace for Leamington, Warwickshire;
sad Mr. aid Mrs. Chambers for their seat se Oxfordshire.

WINDSOR. °cross& 13.

Thursday his Majesty took the diversion of plies.
santashooting in the pre.erves of the G►eat Park.
Thursday afternoon his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Cottage, from
London, on a visit to his Majesty.
Saturday their Royal Highnesses the Doke of
Cambridge and the Duchess of Kent lanched with
the Princess Augusta at Frogumare; and in the
evening the royal party dined with his Majesty at
the Cottage.
The Rev. Benjamin Pope, Minor Canon of
Windsor, has been appointed one of the Coedoets
of Eton College, by the Rev. Dr. Goodall, the
Provost.

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MR. CANNING'S RED-CH.Ollla.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.
SlR—The vacation having relieved me from the
labours of the desk, I lately made a little tour,
in which I visited Funthill ALhey. My cu-
riosity was there highly gratified. Having returned
to London, I visited Drury-lane Theatre, of the
alterations and improvements in which I had heard
a great deal. There also my curiosity was highly
gratified, indeed to an einem, that I feel a growing
taste fur cunona scenes. entlie this newly-ac-
quired influence; I was on my way on Saturday
to visit the Penitentiary at Millbank, when, passing
the end of Downing-street, I recollected having
read that Mr. CAN ilma, in cons•quence of the
inconvenient distance of his residence, Gloucester
Lodge, from the House of Commons, had ordered
a bed-room to be fitted up at the Foreign Office,
for his accommodation on nights of long and heavy
debate in the ensuing Session. This room, it struck
me, would present something curious. I therefore
changed my mind, went up Downing-street, and,
after some difficulty, obtained a view of the apart-
went. The following is a description :—The way
leading to the room is a dark, dirty, and winding
passage, but the apartment itself is lofty and spa-
cious. The bed is of the ordinary size, apparently
with every requisite qualify of richness, softness,
fineness, &c. for the indulgence of vanity, ease, and
luxury, to the full extent of oriental magnificence.
But the appearance is deceitful—on pressure it
feels hard and uncomfortable. It may be a bed of
roars, but the roses certainly are not without their
thorns. The pillow, although of the finest down,
is hard, like the bed, and the bolsters, furnished
by VAN, GIFFORD, CoPLRY, and Co. are very in-
different.

On a small table, near the bed head, stands •
bottle, with a label inscribed "The Lisbon Elixir,"
and near it lies a paper, describing the contents, as
tbllows:—

The Lisbon Elixir is an infallible cure for a com-
plaint in the chest. It soothes and tranquillizes the
mind, and induces sweet and calm repose, even in
caws of the greatest anzietyaud perturbation, wise_
ther arising from the restlessness of political in-
trigue, or the depression of spirits produced by the
mortification of disappointed ambition. The Lisbon
,Elixir was invented by the late Marquis. 0116101 r
DONDBIRSY, who tried it with the happiesbeseeme
upon; an unfortunate patient in a most 11406
state of mental disease, whom he sett to Lisbele for
she recovery of his health. It cost tho country
14,0001. a-year, during a late sinecure emlmasy to
that capital.
Ins cornet of the room is a basket with., wet
blanket thrown over it. I had the cunosity tike;
a peep at the contents, ou which I read the ire, s;
".Cat ha& Emancipation," among some cuss elitists
And foul linen.

A small book-case on the right head presents •
few classics bound in Rorgiai or Ttisiiiiy. There is
also an edition of Joe Midge, with a little work en-
titled, The Life and Witticisms V Chief Justice
../.her, bet no memoir nor trace of any great
law-
jiver or statesman appear in the collection.
• Close to the book-case is • table, with pen, hilt,
'arid paper. It appeared as if some person had
:been recently using them. The writer had just
commenced a parody upon filoeheoth's song in the
Beggar's Operas " Pow happy could I be with
either." It struck me that it was founded upon a
passage in Mr. CANNING'. farewell speech •5 Liver.
pool, relating to his choice between India and
Downing-street, of which a printed copy lay upon
the table. There was also a copy of the song en-
titled, " The Pilot that weathered the norm ;" un-
der which were the words, " but.disfsflsithe piddle
of it," written, it is presumed, b nape high
wag.
But the moat interesting articles in these
are the window blinds. They are ormiepentd with
curious devices and hieroglyphics, orooottog to
the eye of the Teetotal- various ioscriptioiss,
such as 4. Support of the Crorni"—" lie•Puldic
good"—" Legitimate authority"..." Facilities of
Government ;"—but examined minutely, the words
prove to be quite different, and of contrary mean-
ing, and you reed—" Parliamentary corruption"
—" Liberty of the subject curtailed"—" Private
emolument."—The latter words are probably
intended for the owner's own private reading and
meditation ; the former for use in public exhi-
bition.

The flooring does not correspond with the
rest of the room. It is rot substantial, but some-
what cruy, as if the timbers 'we►e rotten, or badly
laid down. In short, it requires some strung sup-
port to make it secure arid durable.

The walls are hong with prints and pointing%
soine of them by the first Musters. Among them
are the following
A Minister devoting himself for the good of his
Country.—This is an accurate hkengss of the Mi.'
Mater for Foreign AtEsirs. who occupies the fore.
ground, and torus his back, not upon himself, bin
upon

The Royal Banquet. —A company of Sovereigns
at table, one of %horn is carving a Turkey, and
helping hiteouspanions to a slice.
The Holy Ingaisition in Spain, retouched and
revived iq its original colours. This work is 44
the • Fseseh School, and a great favourite of
Louis XVIII.

A'greek Doctor, blistering end bleeding John

Boat in eoussuipties;friale the true physician, Who
prescnbed a radical comio sent to prison.
Some of tkie drawirsp are wretched daub., and
bear no resemblance to nature. They inclucle the
portraits of several leading Members of Opposition.
which are gross cfricstures, while the meanest and
most ordinary Members of Adirsinirtratioa are
mode to rind the Apollo Belridere in grace, qui-
amity, end beauty.

• The room is well supplied with coal, and there is
abundance of candle-ends and cheese parings. The
latter it would perhaps be advisable to !culotte, fur
they appear to have attracted great numbers of ver-
min, the place bt mg full of rat hide..
1 do not recollect any thing el,e in the room that
demands notice. 1 understand there are sevc•al
Oilier curious apartments in the some street, wotcu
1 shall •tot, and of which, should you approve of
this 'ketch, !shall probably forward a description
to your office. Year.,

Cumosys.

Doctors' Cotossoos,l3th October, 1821.