The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-21 00:00:00

FASHION/1E1;E INTELLIGENCE.

ALMACK'S.
Almack'e rand belt on Wedneolay evening was attended by upwards
of on of the hair too. among whom west—
The Duke of Phil Is orb.
The Duehees of ktoot,,e.
Afargitiseee oi I.ond inderry and Graham.
Murehlonesses—Emily of Londonderry, Lothian, Londonderry, and
Winchester.

Karl.—Harewood, M'estmorland, Turkel/011e, Grey, Cimsmel, Rossiya,
and Wicklow.
Count...ses—Sefton Jersey, kfolgrate, Ge !lona, %ramie*, Clonmel,
Marley, Mansfield, %lir-Slow, Ilardalcke. and Wilton.
Lords—Ravensworto, Burehersh, Morpeth, 110nhinstone, Mahnn, I)or.
Chvoter, GalltMord, Stormont, Howard de Walden, Palmerston, Andover.
F. Beaneleek, Ilosick, S. Lennos, Falmouth, Milton, Valletort, Lilfurd,
and Beruhaven.
Latites—Gwydyr, Iltaryritersb, Ravenswarth, J. Kerr, E. Rory, Hope,
F.Vandeleur, Molyueus ;two), Stanley. E.Grahara, C.Graham, Phipps, S.
Phipps. C. Bury, Hondas, Hampden, M. 11.041, E. Baker, E. EAtteellimbe,
C. frontlet*, F. Laseelles, J. Newton, Copley, F. 111.4111Clefir, L. fiesucimk,
IL Grey, C. Grey, 0. Gre”, E. Palk, L. Vaughan, Rose, K. Paulett, A.
Paulett, W. Graham..l. Cad, A. Court, L. Gravllle, C. Grevill i. .•..
bil-
brnk, A. Scott, L. Scott, 11. Scutt, C. Beaticlerk, Al. iteali, 1,01, J. St.
Clair, M. Legge, C. Lowe. C. 81u-ray, G. Seymour. S. Kiklerh)e, S.
Bayley,' F. Hothrun, Duncalnon, H. &Wag, 'Gutter, L. Harvey, add
Trollope.
Counts—De Lannny, D'Elnsedel, Lotions, and Flavignet.
Barons—ltalamb, Gaenweln, Citto, and Strict.
Mrs—T. Hope, J. Stanley, J. Hammy, J. Shelley, H. Hothem, N. Ifni,
and W. Scott.

The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's assembly, no 10echtesday
evening, In Arlingtoucaracq was attended by a very elegaut end dlstin•
Plated limeintaaft• of CoMionahles, among whom were—inoct of the
Foreign Amt./amnion, and their Ladies, Priam. (trwtoltakoff, the Dow-
ager Duchess of Letsh, the Marquis of Dertfard, the Marquis and
Marchloneca of %Inchon.. Emily Alarchlunrcm of Londonderry, the
Martinis of Lothian, the -Eon of Weltmoriand and lady (e. Pans, the
Earl ar.d Count.. ar Li•towell, the Earl and Connie.+ of rharieville, the
rountes, of .Glenprall. the Earl and Countess of Tankerville Countessde
Clifford, Connt and Countess ididolf, Mt: Charles and Lady Date, sir
William and Lstly Rowley; Sir Gore, Lady, and Miss ouseley4 Lady
Esteuhar. Mr. Taylor Mr. Gllr. !ice.
The Earl of Sefton had a dinner party ye,terdray, at his tray! la Ar.
lington-street.
fund Carrington entertained a distingu—hed party at dinner yesterday,
at hill house, Whitehall.

The Ihnvag. er Lady Srave entertained a se:ect party yesterday evening,
at her hou.e in Albemarle...4lre, t.

The Marquis and 31.iti.!iionisis of Tar!stock have arrived at the Earl of
Flarrington's, Stable-yani, St. Jamev's, from theft seat, Oakley House,
Bedfordshire.
The Earl of Hardwick has left town, for Fly, Cambridgeshire.
Earl Beauchamp has arrived in trail', from his seat In Worcestershire.
The Earl of Abersavenny ha. arrived In town, from his seat, Edridge
Castle, Sussex._

Lord and Lady Clive have arrived at their house in Grafton-street, from
their seat, PowiaCa.tie.

The Honourable Rabert Smith, 31. P. has arrived. at his father's, Lord
Carrington•s, Whitehall, from his seat, Gayhurst, Hocks.
Colonel Trate, M.P., has arrived at his hour, In HIII-aired, Berkeley-
squart„,frnm his seat, Haswell House, someroetMire.
Colonel W..{. Johnson has arrived in town, from his seat Id Lincoln-
shire.

Keanr Fitygjerald, Esq. left town yesterday, for Ms neat in Hert..
The Rey. Mr. Tower. left Penton'', New Hotel, St. James's street,
yederd iy, for his neat In Lincolnshire.
Mr. and lady Elisabeth Drummond hare arrived at the Wile of Mid-
land'. In Arlington-street, from their seat. Cadiands,
Arrivals at Gordon's Hotel, Albernarle.dreet Mr.. "ye., from her
seat In Bucks ; Mr. and Mrs. Drake, from their seat in Cheshire; Captain
Vansitta t, from his seat In Berk..

Andraln at the St. George'. Hotel, Albemarle-street :—Slr W. sod Lady
Cooper and Mrs. and Bliss Dawkins, from a Vine; Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hall, from India. Departures:—Lady Anhbrooke and the Honourable
Mina Summer. have left, for Teddlmpon.
Arrivals at Miyart's Hotel. Lower Brook-wreet.l.H. H. Foley, Esq.
and Mr.. Foley and family, from Worcenternhire ; Lord Dorchester, from
hi+ ■eat, near Oxford; T. A. Knight, Esq. from Kent; Thomas Sapte,
Em. Coon lien. ; Mr.. Hannam and Mt... Theobnld. Rom the North of
England ; Damson, E-qs frcm Surrey I Mr.. and Minn Clayton,
Moidorton Hall, Chester; Max...', Esq. front ‘Coreestershfie 1 Sir
‘Villinm and Lady Jolliffe, from Surrey; Baring, Esq. from the

The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left their residence
at Bushy yesterday morning, and visited the Duchess of
Kent at her apartments in Kensington Palace, where the
Duchess of Clarence alighted. The Royal Duke proceeded
to his temporary residence in Charles-street, Berta! y-
square. About four o'clock in the afternoon his Royal
Highness left his residence in his carriage and four, anti
paid a visit to the Princess Augusta, and afterwards, ac-
companied by his Duchess, returned to Bushy.
'l' he Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Kent, the
Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, and the
Prince as Feodore, visited the I'rincess Augusta yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied
by the Princess Feodore, honoured Mr. Mathews' Invita-
tions at the English Opera-house with their presence last
night, and appeared highly amused. There was an excel-
lent house, and the entertainment was received with its
usual portion of laughter and applause.
Yesterday Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military busi-
ness with the Duke of York, at his house in South Audley-
street.

The Duke of Devonshire had a long interview, shortly
before five o'clock yesti rday afternoon, with Mr. Secretary
Canning, at the Foreign Office. It is understood his
Grace will cross over to the Continent, and proceed to
Russia by land, and that his suite and household will go
by sea, in his Majesty's ship La Blonde, which has been
preparing some time for that purpose, to be commanded
by Captain Lord Byron.
Yesterday the Bishop of Durham elect transacted tini-
ness with Mr. Secretary Peel, at his office in Whitehall.
Yesterday despatches were received at the Foreign Office
from Paris, from the British Minister.

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The Marquis of Stafford, whose distinguished liberality
in the encouragement of art we have so frequently had oc-
casion to record, has forwarded a further donation of SOL
to the fund of the Artists' General Benevolent Institu-
tion ; and we shall at all times feel much gratification
in recording similar acts of charity towards an Institution
whose benefits only require to be snore fully known, to
receive the support of every patron and lover of the Arts.
Maisastissz rx HIGH Ltre.—On Tuesday evening, by
special license, at Lord Ravensworth's house, in Portland-
place, by the Right Hon. and Rev. Viscount Barrington,
Sir Iledworth IVilliamson, Bart. to the lion. Anne Eliza-
beth Liddell.

Mr. Elliston, we find, resumes his professional situation
on Tuesday next, after an absence of more than eight
months, in which time he has been the victim of a most
alarming indisposition, as well as of a temporary difficulty.
Under these circumstances, independently of the considera-
tion of his talents, we are sure his return will be hailed
wirh the highest satisfaction.
We are now on the eve of a general election for
Sussex ; three gentlemen are in training, viz.: W. Bur-
rell, Esq., E. J. Corteis, Esq., and C. C. Cavendish, Esq.
The former, no doubt, will quietly walk over the course,
and the contest will be between the two latter, which is
expected to be severe.—Sexter Paper.
We are authoriseel to say, that Mr. H. Scott, younger,
of Harden, will offer himself as a candidate for Roxburgh-
shire, as soon as the funeral of the late lamented represen-
tative is over. —Edinburgh Obsrrver.
Mr. Ricardo, of Brighton, will give a course Of four lec-
tures, upon the Properties of Matter, to the Lewes Mecha-
nics' Institute, which will close the lectures for the summer
months.

SINGULAR CHAROE.— Extract of a letter from Ports-
mouth, dated Aprii 19, 1826:—"The following is the news
of this place :—A Captain in the Navy, the sen of an of-
ficer of the highest rank in that profession, has been ap-
prehended here on the Mayor's warrant, charged with an
assault of a capital nature, on a woman belonging to this
place. The friends of the young officer, who is most de-
servedly respected, have thronged around him, offering
bail to any amount (satisfied that the charge will shortly
resolve itself into a base attempt to extort money) but their
efforts, up to a late hour yesterday, have been unavailing.
A near relative of the gallant officer, who is a member of
his Majesty's Council, has been applied to, and several
noblemen and gentlemen (brother officers of the accused),
I understand, left London yesterday, to vindicate the cha-
racter of their friend, whose gallantry and irreproachable
conduct in every relation of life places him above the sus-
picion of any such offence."
Saturday last arrived in Derby, by canal, a fine lams,l
a kangaroo, a ram with four horns, and a female goat with
two young kids, remarkably handsome animals, as a pre-
scut from Lord Byron to a gentleman resident in the
neighbourhood, all collected and picked up in the course of
the voyage of the Blonde to the Sandwich Islands, in the
autumn of 1824.
DISTRESSED IVEAvaas.—With that benevolence and
humanity which has always characterised his R High..
ness the Duke of York, we were happy to learn that he hail
condescended to patronize end be present at the perform-
ances which were to have taken place at Astley's this even-
ing, for the benefit of the distressed weavers of Spitalfields.
It being, however, inconvenient for his Royal Highness to
attend this evening, the benefit has been unavoidably post-
poned till Wednesday next.
A respite has been granted, during his Majesty's plea-
sure, to Gilbert, who was sentenced to death at the late
Somersenhire Assizes, for brutal violence to a female named
Smith, on the night of Frotne Fair.

AnGra Rodifit
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Last evening Miss Melvilla toot ti se Qoitte rf attlalree•
Rooms, and .the hills of which marhi eho siegusise
notincement that it was to be the diastiend last in. her be-
half. It is out of her power to tweak the first 'rat of her
promise but as to the seeontl,-L-Ailkinfrom the Overflow
of last night —she will find it difficult to keep, hel*Word, at
least if her friends are satisfied with the entertainment pro-
cured for them on this occasion. The Concert opened with
Beethoven's Overture to Piometkerir, which was fairly per.
formed. A Master Benson sang " Oh; _pity a poor little
Boy !"—which we did from our hearm. Mr. Schuneke, the
first pianist to his Wurtembergian Majeety, and one of the
Professors of the Royal Academy of 'Moak here, played a
fantasia of his own composition oti the piano-forte. We
have seldom witnessed a more pOwoffilsdisplay of talent its
the department of difficulties. We,,know that •tPote are'
many persons who will condemn thetslyle of Mr. Schonke,
inn much as it is putting the instrument to a test which we'
never contemplated by its inventor.' We cannot, however,
refrain from expressing our admiration of the extraordinary
passages played on this occasion, and' we predict this gen.
t fetnan will press close upon the heels of Mosebeles himself.
The duet, " My pretty Page,!' by Miss Melville anti
Master Benson, was anything but what it onght to have
been. By the way, Miss Melville styles herself, "pupil of
ICossini, and we have no doubt, not that she is, but was ao ;
but at the same time we grieve to add, that she has attained
little advantage by being the sieve of so distinguished a
master. Mr. Sinclair sang Rossini', " Fra an bemire" said
" The Mountain Maid," and, we never heard hill in better
voice. • Signor Puzzi played a very pleasing fantasia- en the
French born ; and Mrs. Hammond said a Scotch air, anti
wore a reel hat and feathers. Guglielon trio, " Gimes
elle Tetra," by Signors Tout. Sole, and Paghardina, was
Most admirably executed. "Gratis, agimus" was too
much for Miss Melville, but the clarionct sold accompani-
ment was very well done by Mr, Key, a pupil of 'Allman's.
Mayer's duet, "II mio hene," by 13egrea• and Cullom,
Wes about the best thing of the evening. Mori, who led,
played his beautiful concerto; and certainly fie is very'
clever, nay excellent, in tranv puinta of his execution. We
knot, no concerto player who does so much, with such
great ease to himself. " The Dashing White Serjeant,"
by a female pupil of Miss Meleilles, of severe years of.
age (another juvenile), displayed great powers, not of
song, but of the drill serjeent. Her march would have
done honour to a veteran of the parade. Cimarosa's comic.
aria, " Udite tutti Lidice," was delightfully given by
I'agliartlina, and came as a very pleasing relief to our
feelings. Miss GraddoWs sit, " Coming film' the Rye,"
was givest with more naivete than we have witnessed in this
lady before. 'We are glad to see it, and prognosticate she.
will advance herself much by throwing a little lightness of
heart into the subject on which she has to treat. 'Miss
IVoolrych, a pupil of M. Dochsa's, played his air and va-
rieties, on " Sul Magiore d'un Rio,' in a very pleasing
and effective style. She also accompanied Miss Paton in
" Sweet Dome. ' It is an heinous offence, vie know, to
admire any thing that relates to NI. &Ana, but we cannot
resist the opportunity now dfrorded Us, of congratulating
Miss %Voolrych on having been the pupil of such a mas-
ter. She was most deservedly applauded, and we look for-
ward to this young lady holding a very prominent situation
among our harpists. The dun " Amor passente come,"
by Miss Melville and Signor Destri, was good—bat then
the length of it ;—Rossini himself was perfectly aware that
the interest of it could only be retained by first-rate
singers. Miss Paton, in " Dome, sweet Dome," and
Madame Vestris, in Horn's cavatina, " I've been roam-
ing," were perfect; and " Crude sorte" closed the per-
formance, in which Mesdames Vestris and Paton did what
they had to do perfectly, and it is only distressing to us to
say, in regard to these ladies, that they were both encored
in their songs, that distress arising from the recolletddo
of what they had already had to do in Oberon, at Covent-
garden. We must do diem the justice to say, they bore
aide fate with great complacency. Between the first anti
second acts the musical prodigy sisters performed a duet
on the harp and pianoforte, which excited great applause.
Our readers will perceive there was a plentiful precocity of
talent on this occasion. As to the musical infant sisters,
they are public property somewhere in the neighbourhoeti
of Pall-mall, at one shilling per head, and are well de-
serving of attention. The greater degree of interest is felt
for the youngest, who plays a harp accompaniment: from
her appearance she is not more than four years old. TIM
Alpha and Omega of Miss Melville's concerts are now
among the things " that were," and we hope that she has
a good reason for announcing such a bulletin. The com-
pany consisted of quantity rather than quality; but even
that number, we think, would have been increased, if the
uNectionahles we have noticed had not formed part of the
" programmes"

COMMERCE—Accounts from Paris continue to show
that the French Government, instead of following the ex-
ample of the Ministry of this country, has a tendency to
advance in an opposite direction, and to take for its mode,.
our old exclusive system. The following official notice,
which has been issued by the French authorities respecting
the bills of health of foreign ships, seems an indirect plan
for causing considerable inconvenient : ; at least that such
will be its effects is certain, on account of the small num-
ber of French consuls residing in commercial countries:—
" BOARD OF HEALTII.—The Intendants have the honour of
signifying to the several Consuls representing foreign nations, rests
dent at their ports, that it is indispensshlc that the bills of health
brought by foreign vessels should have the vi,a of the French Con-
sul at the pout of their clearance, or of such authority resident its
the kingdom from whence they clear; and in the event of such val.
sets putting into any port in distress, or otherwise, the visa of the
French agent resident at such non, or near, will he requisite. They
request that the greatest publicity may he given to this communica-
tion, to apprise the masters of vessels of the indis;iensebtlity of
this form, in order to give authenticity to this document."
Letters front St. Petersburgh of the 31st inst. state that
the Exchange with England was advancing; it was quoted
at 9!. Everything was tranquil.
The Austi itn merchant navy is at present composed of
not less than 1000 large vessels, of from /00 to SCO tots
burthen, besides a great number of smaller ones.
ERRATUM.—By an una:courrab/e mistake in our paper
of yesterday an altercation was stated to have taken place
between Villele and the Minister of Finance. It should
have been, " between the President of the Council (Vil-
lele) and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.'"f he President
of the French Council of Ministers, it is well known, is
also Minister of Finance.

SCIENTIFIC I NTET.I.IGENCE.—We tmderstand that Mr.
Airy, a celebrated mathematician of Cambridge, associated
with several other philosophers, are about to undertake art
experimental investigation in some of our deeper mines,
with a view to obtain a more accurate knowledge of the
density of the earth than has been hitherto acqu;retl.—A
patent has been lately taken out for cone: rting iron into
steel, by the operation of carburetted hydrogen gas. In
this case the carbon of the gas is supposed to combine with
the iron.

It appears by an account published by order of the House
of Commons, shewing the application of all sums of money
granted last Session for the furtherance of Education in
Ireland, that the following sums were expended &y the re•
spective societies during the year 1825 :
Incorporated Society in Dublin, for Protestant Charter
Schools - - . 1:33.881
The Lord-Lieutenant's F•chool . - -7,78 U
Tin society for promoting the Education of the Poor in
Ireland - - - 40,623
The Association incorporated for discountenancing Vice,
and promoting the knot/ledge at,d practice of the Chris-
tian Religion -

8,555

Total - £90,M9
Richardson, Goodlurk, and Co. respectfully remind their
friends and the public of the approaching end of the Lotteries ;
the last drawing but one will be on the 3d of 313 y. The scheme
contains six prizes of 21.000/.. with various other capitals. Tickets
and shares, in rsriety of numbers, are on sale by Richardson,
timmlluck, and Co., at their Office, No. 104, Bank-buildings,
Cornhill.

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Pillingh and Co. caution the public against delaying to
make an adventure for the Mx 21.0001. prizes on the 3d of May,
t'e last scheme but one ever to be drawn : that is really the tact—
vide the Chancellor of the Exchequer's pledge in the Ileu.e of
Commons, emphatically repeated the 13th of last month. The
price at present is moderate. but overtures have been made to the
contractors by anew company, who wish to buy up all the tickets,
and who calculate on retailing then: at from thirty to fory pounds
each. so general is the opinion there will not be tuck-ts enough foe
all who wish to have a stake in the last drawing. Hut no scheme
can he more approved than this, with six of 20 000 vuirierta : and,
recollect, the last of that amount of which the Ablic had oec
a share, was sold at Pulding's Lucky Corner, No. 1, Cornhill.