The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-24 00:00:00

THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

On Saturday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, the Lords
of his Majesty a Most Honourable Privy Council assembled
at the Council Office, Whitehall-place, to hear appeals, &c.
The Lords present were—the Lord President,'Lord Bexley,
Lord Stowel, Lord Colchester, Sir John Nichol, the Judge
of the Arches Court, and the Master of the Rolls. Lord
Beresford, the Governor of the Island of Jersey, attended in
consequence of the first appeal to be heard before their
Lordships being from that island. The Noble Viscount,
being a Privy Councillor, took his seat at the Board.
The appeal to their Lordships was one in which all the
inhabitants of Jersey are interested, arising out of the
right of property in sea-weed, which is in great abundance
there, and is rendered valuable from its being essential to
manure the land, either in its raw state, or the ashes pro-
duced from it after it is burnt.

It appeared from the statement of Counsel, that in tho
year 1771 a code of laws and other regulations for the go-
vernment of the island were agreed upon and sanctioned
by the King in Council, wherein it was arranged that the
sea-weed collected in tile island was to be the property of
the owners of land, to be allotted in proportion to the quan-
tity of land owned, which of course increased the value of
lands. By some subsequent proceedings in the years 1819
•and 1823, the right of property in the sea-weed has been
construed to belong to families residing in the island. I t was
argued that it would belong to the head of the family, and
although he might not possess any land, yet the sea-weed
would become valuable to him to sell, in the raw state, or
the ashes produced from burning it.
Their-Lordships remained in close deliberation upon the
appeal for about two houre, when Viscount Beresford, re-
tired. Soon after, the parties interested in the decision
were informed by Mr. Buller, the Clerk of Council in wait-
ing, that they need not wait any longer, as their Lord-
' ships would not decide on the question at present.

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SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST A DISTINGUISHED NAVAL
OFFICER AT PORTSHOUTH.—In allusion to the occurrence

which we noticed in our paper of Friday last, respecting
the arrest of an officer in the Navy, under peculiar cir-
cumstances, we received the following additional parti.
culars at a late hour last night:—" I understand the affair
to which I alluded in my last letter to you, dated the
19th inst., is likely to be satisfactorily arranged. Cap-
tain F—'s liberation from Winchester Gaol may be hourly
expected ; although the exertions of Lords 11—, P—,
and have been ineffectual. An opinion, which has
just arrived from London from a Learned Judge has tended
to settle the question on this (as it appears to have proved)
ridiculous case.—Purtsmouth, Sunday Morning, April 23.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

PAsnioNABLE INTELLIGENCE.
FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

Tura Evavtoo.—The Dnehasa of Northamberiand's Bret grand as.
ermbly, Northumberland Hotta! ; the Illtbnit of Imudon'a 'rand dlnner In
Imnour of hie Majesty's birth-day $ the Countess of 'manila rout, In Der-
keley.equare.
TH.llloanow.—The Counties of Arran's perty. Dover..treet.
WKI:1.14111S10A V.-111e Dowager Marchinaciat of Satl.bury'. party, Arlin,.
ton,treet ; the Earl of Darnley's ancient muate dinner ; Almack's grand
ball.

'l'n o Ito n t v.—Lady Barbara Ponsonby's assembly In St. Jamees-square;
the Matquio of Sall+bury'• arand tinnier. Hithuver-square.
Fal na v.—Lady Warburton's rout, Albemarle-street; the Connte•. of
Charierilieo Cavendl4.-sqraue ; the Count.... of Ffsrdwieke's
assembly. St. Jame/es...quart.; Mrs. Hope's rout, Obutalieldortreet ; the
Earl of Hitrtuvrby.l. dinner party, Grosvenor-equate.
NATI/ COIintIPIS or Arian'. party, Duver.otreet.
Nra lIA r.— The Count... St. Aatclniu'o onembly, Hanuver-square , Sir
'Thomas and Lady Farquhar'. party, St. James's-street.
The Marchioness of Lonsdown's intended assembly, on Thursday, la
postyoued:

Ttie Archbishop of Canterbury's first public dinner, on Saturday, at
Lambeth Palace, all 4 attended by a numerous party of distinguished per-
sonages, among whom were—the Duke of Montruse ; the Marini, Cam-
den, Earl Hatband, Earl Spencers the Bishops of Worcester, Lincoln,
Gloucester, St. Asaph, and St. David's; the Harlot Kinn...all, Sir Edward
Knatehball, the H.lll. and Rev. Mr. Spencer.
Lord King entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday, at
his boom in i)over-street, among about were—the Earl and Countess of
Carlisle, the Earl and Countess of Roseberry, Lord and Lady Ebrangton,
Lord Duncan, Lord John Russell, Mr. and Lady H. Baring, acc.
Lord Carrington had a dinner party yesterday at his house, Whitehall.
Lord and Lady Southampton entertained a distinguished party at dinner
yestertlay, at Fenton's New. Hotel, St. James's-street.
. .

The following di:anguished personages had dinner parties on Satur-
day:—Earl Grosvenor, Lord Milford, Lord Ovrydyr, Mr. Baring. Sir
George T. Staunton, and Sir Moms., Leonard.

Lind Ellenboronalt entertained Lord and Lady King and a large party
to dinner, yesterday, at hi+ bloom In Park-lane.
Lord tie,wiek had a grand dinner party yesterday, at hit house In Bry-
anOonntpiare.
. . . . . _

The Afarqula of elanricarde has arrived at his house In St. James's-
square, from Ireland.
Lord and Lady Sherburne and family have arrived at their house to
Orosvenor.street, from their seat in Gloucestershire._

Lord Nugent hw arrived itiTown, Rock..
Mr. and Mr.. Bolton have arrived as the C4seendoe Hotel, Bond- t,
from Liverpool. . . .
Copt. and Mrs. Reeve have left Miller.. Hotel. for their seat in Norfolk.

EXHIBITION OF A MODEL OF PARIS,
WESTERN EXCHANGE, BOND-ST REE T.

This minute and exact representation of Paris and its en-
virons is one of the strongest examples of what may be ef-
fected by skill and perseverance that we e►er remember to
have seen. It occupied the inventor, M. Cworrix, and
his three sons, during eleven years, which, assigning the
whole to any individual among them, would have been the
labour of a life. It presents such a coup rf mil of the French
metropolis as we should suppose would he given to any
person who was suspended over the centre of it in a balloon,
at a height sufficient to give him a comprehensive and com-
manding view of every street, house, garden, palace, and
statue it contained. Magnifying mirrors arc placed at dif-
ferent points, in the direction of the most important views,
and of the most distinguished of the cathedrals and public
buildings, which bring them before the eye on a scale so
enlarged as to enable the spectator to examine all their
architectural beauty, and give him all the advantage of
being conveyed actually to the spot.