The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-09 00:00:00

WINDNOR, h r. 7.

Yesterday Prince Esterharv, previous to his departure,
had a long interview with his Majesty, after which he
took his leave, and proceeded to London. His Highness
is expected to leave England on Monday next, for the Con-
tinent.
This afternoon his Majesty, with his usual attendants,
the weather proving favourable, rode out on horseback as
far as Cranlxturn Lodge, and returned by Sandpit Gate.
His Majesty cr ntinuts to enjoy excellent health, and looks
extremely well.

CHELTEN7I Ocr. 0.

A considerable influx of company took place .yesterday ;
near twenty carriages arrived with fataiiies and parties.
Suffolk House is taken for Lady Willoughby, who is ex-
pected daily to arrive.
Mr. Downier made his first appearance at the Theatre last
night, in the character of Dr. Clothed!, in the comedy of
The Hppoerite. This evening he is to perform Sir Juhia
Eils!qt7; in The .11trry 117 res of Window.
This morning the Commissioners appointed under the
lAct of Parliament for regulating the affairs of this town,
held their monthly meeting at the Fleece Inn. The prin-
cipal wider discussion was an application from Jo-
sel)11 Pitt, Esq. M.P. for making an opening from High-
met t, by pulling down two houses, and throwing Portland-
passage into a public thoroughfare to join Portlanki-strut,
which is to be the principal line of road leading to the pro-
jected new town of Cheltenham, to be built on the estate
of Mr. Pitt, for.which he hat sold the land at a consider-
able advantage. The estimates for the purchase of the pre-
mises, land, &e. necessary for the new opening, after allow-
ing for the advantages of the new frontages, left a debt of
axon!. upon the town. No decision was came to on this
important question, it being adjotuned to the next monthly
meeting.
Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, a meeting of the Auxiliary
Hibernian Society was held at the King's Ohl Weil
Rooms. the use of which, and other accommodations.
were gratuitously given by Mr. Joseph Chanibers, one of
the proprietors ; Counsellor Singer was called to the chair ;
he stated, that except in very large towns, in Ireland,
there was no such thing as a bookseller's shop, which. in
some degree, accauntel for the want of knowledge among
the people.
The Rev. Mr. Webster, of Tavistock Chapel, Broad-
court, Long-acre, London, attended from the parent insti-
tution, and gave a circumstantial account of the state and
progress of the Society, which was instituted for teaching
children to read, and for the distribution of the New Testa-
ment in Ireland. The Rev. Gentleman reported, that from
the documents of the Society it appeared that there were in
Ireland abont 1,100 schools, containing tts,ooo children,
over whom were upwards of 200 inspectors, consisting of
members of the Established Church, a number of Roman
Catholics, and ten dissenting Ministers.
A number of appropriate resolutions were paned.
It was justly urged that the inhabitants of the town were
particularly called man to ameliorate the condition of
the Irish, as thousands were constantly being expenaLil
here by wealthy and distinguished visitors from that
country.
, The Society have distributed 15,000 New Testaments
since its recent formation.—The children have increased
about 20.000 during the last year.

The operatic department of Covent-garden theatre is
likely to be ably supported this season. Mr. Peamaan has
been re-engaged ; since his return from Atneries he has
much improved in his style. We understand that for some
months he has been improving himself under the tuition of
the celebrated Vircillini, the instructor of Miss Paton.
Mr. Win. Marreatly is to make his appearance at the
opening of the Sheffield Theatre on the 25th lust.
We are sorry to state that Mrs. Yates, late Miss Brun.
ton, is much indisposed at Cbeltenhaan ; her name was an-
nounced fur an appearance at the Brighton Theatre, where
she was engaged for a week, on Monday last, but her ill-
ness preventtei her fulfilling her engagement.
Ma. lIATNZ AND Miss FOOTE.—Thit marriage, it ap-
pears, is off: The Devizes Gazette gives the following
singular • planation of this grievous ointment:—
" " The lovely actress, who a few days since was wi:liin an
teen of being united to a wealthy Commoner residing in
this county, is at the present moment full a noon from be-
ing so. The morning appointed for the happy event had
arrived ; a sumptuous breakfast was provided by the father
of the intended bride ; the clergyman was in waiting; and
nothing but the presence of the gentleman was wanting to
consummate the ceremony. It appears that he had came to
town fur the express purpose, and had taken up his resi-
dence at Long's lintel, to which place, after the appointed
hour had elapsed, a messenger was despatched, when it wet
found that his friends, averse to the match, had locked lain
in his chamber. Under a similar confinement the messen-
ger was immediately placed ; and a second messenger, who
.soon after arrived, glared the like fate. At length some of
the lady's friends went in quest of the lover, and reached
Lof's just at the moment he was stepping into his ear-
riage, which conveyed him into the counter. Thus has
terminated the hopes of Mr. Foote and 'his beautiful
daughter."
Mr. Fees:l-err or.—We have the following remarkable
anecdote inspecting this unfortunate person from a quarter
on which we can rely :—" It is now about twenty years
since a young officer applied to the bank of Messrs. Marsh,
Straeey, and Co., and presented a bill for 000 L to be dis-
counted. Many respectable names appeared as parties to
the bill, amongst which was the name of a late Noble Earl
of the sister kingdom, Lark K--. Mr. Fauntlerov' see-
ing so respectable a signature attached to it, advances i sixty
pounds upon it, which was the sum asked for by the appli-
cant. Subsequently it appeared that the bill had been
forged by a young gentleman of respectable connections,
who had got an appointment to a regiment, but who would
have lost it for want of meats to procure an outfit, and in
the exigency of the moment had recourse to this desperate
c p.tdient. Mr. Fauntletoy prosecuted the investigation of
the matter, and detected the culprit, who had been ena-
bled, by means of the supply which his guilty conduct had
procured for him, to join his regiment. The Noble Lard
whose name bad been forged, of course, heard of the trans-
action ; he inquired into the cireutestances of the yours
man, and finding that he hid up to that time borne a spot-
less reputation, rescued him from the penalty of the law,
by paying the amount which Mr. Feuntlerov had advanced,
and it is but justice to Mr. Fauntleroy to add, that through-
out the transaction he evinced an earn( it desire to co-ope-
rate with the Noble Peer in his erroneous, but scarcely re-
prehensible benevolence towards this unfortunate ofSeer.
The name of the young men remains, we believe. a secret
locked up in the breast of Mr. Fauntleroy, as Lord K—
is since dead, and, as might be supposed, never revealed
it. He subsequently, we learn, became, and is now, a
Fie!tl Officer, and the propriety of his conduct has proved
him not unworthy of the compassion and forgiveness which
had been extended to him.
Marlborough-street was again crowded to excess yester-
day, under the idea that Mr. Fauntleroy would have no-
elerg,one another examination. The situation in which he
stands does not appear to be generally understood. The
fact is, he already stands committed on two distinct charge's,
and may not be again brought up, should the Bank be ad-
vised that, ter the ends of public justice, enough has already
been done. In that can, he wili be removed to N‘wgate
on the general removal 'ley.
Cure or LINDON GENERAL. Physics SOCIT.Tv.—IVC
arc requested to state that the sentence in our Report of
the Meeting of this Institution held on Monday last, which
appeared to question the competency of the " former Ssere-
tary," was incorrect. The gentleman who fist that
office, was the founder of the Institution, and gratuitously
performed all the duties connected with its formalion and
management, u:: it its plan was oreanizeel, and the Society
had been nearly 1 3 inmat; in actual operation, and that
tee+. to the serious ir..htry of his private irterests, end re-
tired with the unanii,l,,us thanks of th.., subscribers for his
successful exertions in unahl!shing anlest:tution, the oh-

juts of which, though new, were in tlimiselycs suificient
to cninmand almost unlimited support.
Cne Mu:sand baptisms brit been r7gistere.l in the
single parsh of St. !Nlary's at Nottingham in the last eight
months: and it is a fact that nne mi,L•iii• in that town hits
attended upwaids of G 0..) women since the
uf the rrescnt year!