The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-14 00:00:00

WINDSOR, Avo v sr 13.

Yesterday his Majesty, after laying the first stone of
the new entrance, in addition to ordering all the workmen
half-a-crown each, ordered them also to be regaled with
beer.
The alterations are going on very fast in the Castle.
All the chirnnics in those apartments under repair are tat -
ing down.
The atones used in the improvements making are Bath
stones, and a number:4lf workmen, under the superintend-
ence of Mr. Noel, a stoomaaaon, have arrived from B h
for the purpose of working them.
The Princess Augusta, attended by the Dowager Conn-
tess of Harcourt, went from Frogroore on Monday last, on
r a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester.

Soon after S o'clock this morning, the third Reritnent of
Foot Guards left the foot barracks for the 'rower, and soon
after six o'clock a party of the first regiment of Foot
Guards arrived to do duty hire, and another party this
afternoon.

It is whispered in the fashionable circles, that a tour on
the Continent is contemplated by his Majesty in the course

of the approaching autumn.
Yesterday was the birth-day of the Duchess of Clarence,
when her Royal Highness completed her 321 year.
Yesterday Mr. Sec; etuy tanning transacted business at
the Foreign Office.
Thursday evening a King's Messenger was sent off from
the Foreign Office with despatches for Madrid.
Despatches were yesterday received at the Colonial Office,
from Demerara, dated the 45th of June, at which period
everything continued tranquil. Private letters to the 21 of
July bring the same intelligence.
The Earl of Glengal, who has been long ill, is now
tepidly re covering frem the effects of the same disorder
which afflicted the Marquis of Hertford, namely, the
measles.
The Archbishop of Dublin, it is confidently expected,
will be able, on Sunday next, to attend a Confirmation in
St. Andrew's Church.—Duidis Paper.
We have the satisfaction to report the favourable change
in the health of the Vice-Chancellor. Sir John yesterday
underwent a very painful operation, performed by Mr.
Brodie, in the presence of Mr. Cline and Mr. Heaviside.
The process lasted a whole hour, from one to two o'clock,
during which the patient suffered much.
The New York, in which the Hon. Mr. Stanley, Mr.
Wortley, jun. and Mr. Denison, jun. sailed for New York,
was spoken on the ISth ult., in lat. 40. long. 72, all well,
by the Canada, which left New York on the 16th ult., and
arrived at Liverpool on Monday.
Commissioner Boyle, of the Navy Board, arrived here
last week, and, with Sir T. B. Mart!n and Sir K. &Impinge,
were daily occupied until yesterday, when they left, with
official business. We understand that the Navy Board
have resolved on the formation of a new dock in time upper
part of the yard, above the dock in which the Impregnable
now lays ; and it is generally understood that time whole of
North Corner-street, &c. all the way on to the Gunwharf,
is about to be taken into the Dock-yard, and a new wet dock
formed en the site of the present North Corner quay.—
Plymouth .Journal.
Nit:.;ENTATIqN or DUBLIN—We learn from various
quarters that there are strong symptoms of an approaching
Election. For the present we shall confine ow s.lves to
Dublin. Sir Henry Torrens, though invited by the Cor-
poration, has declined the honour. Mr. Henry Grattan
certainly will stand. The Courier thinks it probable that
Mr. Saurin will offer himself to the Electors of Dublin ;
or, in the event of his declining, that Alderman King will
step upon the hustings. In any event, it is certain that
the City will not be carried without a contest.—Dublin
Freeman's Journal.
The interior of Widmer Castle has been greatly improved
since Lord Liverpool became Governor of the Cinque
Ports. Mr. Pitt was utterly regardless of either external
or internal ornament, beyond their utility. We remember
visiting the Castle whilst Mr. Pitt was there, when we saw
the haughty Premier digging in the garden, and on being
ahewn the interior, the cloth was laid for his dinner at a
side-table, with the simple appendages of a !:nife and fork,
and a wooden salt-cellar.-2lfeening Paper.
An affair of honour took place on the Race-ground at
Lincoln, on Monday evening, between Col. S—, at-
tended by F. C.—, Esq. and Dr. C—, with Cept.
W— as his friend. ihe principals exchanged shots
without of when a mutual reconciliation took place,
highly to the credit of both parties, and they left the
ground. The misunderstanding originated at a public meet-
ing on the Saturday preceding.
Mr. Rayner is at present performing his round of
characters in the City of York. Ile has appeared in Tyke
and Giles with a degree of eclat scarcely inferior to his re-
ception in London.
The Rev. Charles Caleb Colton, the celebrated author o
!,aeon, whose mysterious disappearance excited such gene-f
ral attention a short time since, is now in town, residing in
Prince's-street, Soho.
The Maniteur of Tuesday contains a royal ordinance,
respecting which we only wish that it had taken a wider
range. By this decree it is declared, that in future the
tides of Baron, Viscount. Count, Marquis, and Puke,
which time King of France may bestow upon any of his
subjects, shall be personal, and not descend to the it chil-
dren, " unless the possessors cf such titles shall have been
authorised by his Majesty to coustitute, and shall have I
constituted, a majorat attached to the title with which they !
shall be invested. The value of the estates must be, for
the title of Duke, 90,000 francs per annum clear ; for a
Marquis, 20,000 anes ; and for a Viscount and Baron,
10,000 francs."
It is positively declared that none of the money which was
remitted to Zante on account of the Greek Loan has been
paid over to Prince Marrocrodato; and that Mr. Hamilton
Brown, the friend of Lord Byron, who is a gentleman every
way equal to the mission, will proceed almost immediately
to the Ilona, for the purpose of deciding, from his own i
observation, the course proper to be adopted. Col. Gordon'
does not go out until December, before which time it is ex-1
pected that the Greek Government will b_ organised with
much vigour. A private letter, of a recent date, from
Zantc, states that Colocotroni, Pietro Bey, and other se-
ceders, are all animated with good-will, to the cause but
that they have remonstrated with Prince Mavrocord;to on
his want of energy.
THE Geouna.—About five o'clock yesterday morning
the Ist battalion of the Coldstream Guards disembarked
from the boats at Paddington, to which place they had
come by the canal from Liverpool, after having acne duty
the last twelve months et Dublin. Yesterday morning time
ea battalion of the 3d regiment of Guards arrived at the
Tower, from Windsor, to relieve the 2el battalion of the
Coldstream, who marched into the King's Mews barracks,
to relieve the Sd battalion of the Grenadier Guarda, who
marched to Windsor ; and on Thursday the 2tl battalion
of the Grenadiers marched from Knightsbridge hatacks,
to relieve the lit battalion of Grenadiers, who are gone
into Westminster quarters. The Ist battalion Si Guards
are now doing the duty in Dublin.