The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-01 00:00:00

ARRIVALS.

The Marquis of Herifurd, at his house in Msi.clirrter.
squine, frolu Sudbuuro Hall, Suffolk.
Lady Louisa Manners, at her house is Pall-mall, host
Wimbledon, Surrey.
Sir Wm. and Lady Houston, at Warren's Hotel, front
Sussex.

Lord Charles Manners, at his house in Bscliville-start,
riom Canterbury.

The Earl of-Earrymore, at the Claremont Hotel, front
Molesey.
Mr. and Mrs. Free, at their house in Portland.place,
front the Continent.

Mrs. T. Clupliu, at ber house in Graftomatrett, frum
Cheltenham.

DEPARTURES.
Sir Matthew White Ridley, M.P. from his house, Hay
Hill, fur bis seat at Newcastle.
T. airelity, EN. sad Lady, from their Ironic, Miley_
street, fur their seat, fluxhill, Darling.
Montague Burgoyne, Esq. from hts house, Albemarle.
street, fur his seat, Maik-Hall,

The Marquis of Lanychitrii is expected to leave town to-
morrow, for lioanoti Kirk, Wilts.
Hyde (lank... Esq. is expected at his house in Graftun -
street, trona Stockport, Cheshire.

An officiid order was rued yesterday, dirrrtir.g•
all places of public business to be shut tn-►norrc«.

BUCKINnitArd-flousE.—The original site of
stately edifice, built of brick enriched with ',time,
and considered at the time, a mark of taste and dt•-
tinction, was that of Arlington-houme. It was after-
wards purchascA by .101 IN SUFFFIELD, Duke of
Buckingham, nho, haiing obtained an addinonal
grant of land from the Crown, rebuils it in I 7(?:.),
in that st)ie of magnificence which it retaniettr
without alt rition. axcept the demolition of u, ex-
iimime water-nut:is, till it btcaine the pinpesty at
his present 11AJESTT.

IVednesday the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and
Connell of Edinburgh, agr,ed to present an Ad.
dros of Condolence to Ins Royal flighne.s the
PRINCE REGENT, on the death of her late Majesty
QUEEN CHARLOTTE.
Mr. and Mrs. CHATFIELD and family have an lied
at their house in Queen Anne-street, from Rains.
gate.
Sir JOHN and Lady SINCLAIR and family has,:
arrived at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth.

Why is a Dandy's hat like a butcher's shv
Answer—Because it generally contains u cqrs
head.

You WHIG CLUB..—Ost Thursday evening,
the York Whig Club held another :Meeting, whin
upwards of fifty uew Members were admitted ;
among whom were several Gentlemen of the greaten
respectability, from different parts of the county,
viz.—Sir G. CAYLEY. Mr. Coottr, of Wileallr,
Mr. PALAIES. of Naburn, Mr. CARR, of Wake-
field. Mr. SAYLE. &e. &c.

As Mr. F--, a gentleman on a visit to Brigh-
ton, was lately passing the shop of Mr. l'A cli II .4 ,
butcher, in that town, a hone was cast from I% ii hni
which severely cut him across the 'Jose, occa•ic.,lll_
the blood to flow profusely. A French teac'aer
English, witnessing the blow, exclaimed, '‘ :
ma fui ! no lion .f" You mistake," replied a spec-
tator, " it is a bone, and a hard one."
The Most Noble the Mancini* and Nlarclii,4l.,s*
of CON YNGII AM have returned to his Lordship's
beautiful seat of Slime Castle, in the county of
Meath, after spending some weeks at the it'll,
near Mount-Charles, which is, in future, to he ii:e
residence of Lord MOUNT-CII.IRI.LS, eldest bl,Il
the Marquis, and one of the Repiesentatives for
the county of Donegal. The Marquis, his
stay in the North, was busily employed is s:s.ting
his very extensive estates. Ile liquidated arteato to
the amount of some thousands, where the indus-
trious tenants had fallen behind in their requiems,
overpowered by the pressure of the late calamitous
times, or the awful visitation of ipidemic typhus.
In the mountain farms, where the Marquis found
that the cattle had beet killed or sold, to supply
the deficiency of bread, the rents oeie considerably
lowered, aid the tenants triabled to stock their
farms anew, and to renew their former habits Of
active industry with renovated cotifideucs and
Spit its.

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DECEMBER LONDON FASHIONS.

Fres ilealsrosoaies lopoeitory of Ark Faskieirse," 4e.

EVINING DRESS.
• blink craw dress over a black mafiosi slip: she body is
eat very tow and square roved the bust, ansi is tight to the
slope; it b trimmed roved the bosom and the back with a
redesa of crape intermixed with jet beads: this trimming
dues mot so round the 'boulder... The bottom of the waist
is btosbrd by romote.l lobo. Long sleeve, made very tome,

ond Waned at •he Irsnd by a molest' in correspond with the
hoses; the (obsess of the sleeve is disposed on the shoulder

is pas, which are ieterspersed wit► jet besets, some of which
also cosine it across the arm I this forma • new moil elegant
style of half sleeve. The bottom of the skirt is call in broad
scollops, the edges of which a►e ornamented with narrow
black fogey trimming, and as embroidery of crape roses, with
bras** of craps loaves disposed between each ; • stewed
VOW of ibis trimming is Laid no at a little distance from the
SM. The front We is mooch parted or the forehead, and
disposed i■ light loose ringlets, which fall over each ear.
The ►ied hair is braided, and brought townie the crown of
the head. Head.dress, a lon veil placed at the back of the
bead, sad an ekgast jet orsasae•t, cosmisiing of • rose and
aigrette, whieb is also placed far hock. Shaosauis leather
gloves sad shoes. Ear-riots, Necklace, and cross, jet.
WALLIN* DRE.P.

A round dresser black botohasine; the body is and, tight
to t►e s►ape and up to t►e throat, bat without a collar ;
long sleeves, with white crape weepers : the skirt is finished
at the bottom with • broad black crape flounce, disposed io
large plaits; ovt this is a very narrow &mice, which is also
plaited to correspond ; a little above this is a third flounce,
which is quilled in the middle to correspond, and the whole
is sationsuted by a broad band alibis crape. The spencer
worn with this dress is composed or binck cloth ; it is cut
without a mani,sed ornamented with a fulness of black crape,
disposed in large plaits •t the bottom of Ilse waist : a high
*tanning toiler roweled hi (suet, made to stand out from
the neck, and edged with a light trimming of black crape :
long loose sleeves, Anialied at the hands with black crap*
trimming, and surmounted by epaulettes draperied with
black cord and ornamented with ekiall tassels. Head-dress,
a hosnet of black crape of a moderate size; the edge of the
brim is Guisbed with • row of large hollow plaits; the crown
is thorned to correspond. A white crape frill stands up
mud tin throat. Gloves and shoes black shaniois leather.

From "La Mlle Assisitic"