The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-15 00:00:00

THE LATE DUCHPSS DE GRANON

The following letters, honourable to the feelings of :Le
writers, have been addressed to the Lord Provost of
burgh:—

Paris, Noy 21 I • 82$.
My Lord,—ln the name of all try family, lam antivss to tr.
press to you all my gratitude for the cares, the atteut;ont, to
ibe
honours that you have paid my late wife.
You wished that this mournful ceremony should be crusductEd
with the greatest pomp and magniticerce. Your wishes hart peso
more than realized.

I have learnt that you, my Lord, the Magistrates of Edirbsto,
and other persons of distinction, accompanied the process au as fir u Newhaven. This has sensibly affected me.
I recognize in these attentions the Magistrates of that hospitab::
city which sheltered in her bosom our King and his tollorim.../
recognize in them the Scotch, in every age, friendly towards cut
nation, whether in prosperity or in misfortune.
You have been anxious, in fine, to honour, by ycur attention,
a family who, in the day of adversity, had opporuanitie, rf appit•
elating within your walls the most noble hospitality, the dttpti:
interest.
I have the honour of begging you, my Lord, t 9 be .ny interptem
towards the Magistrates, and other public authorities of Ed:nburet,
entreating them to receive the thanks of a grateful I.4ti:ly. For
yourself, my Lord, deign to receive the assurance of flee t,igh
timents with which

I have the honour to be, my Lo-d.
Your very humble and ►ery obedient Servam
(Signed) The Duke de GRA:4ONT.
Tba Right Hon. the brad Provost and
Magistrates of k:dinburgh.

London, sth Deannber,
50. Portland-place.
My Lord,—Having received a letter for your Lotiiship foul
the Duke de amniotic, I cannot forward it without adding a fry
lines, which I trust your Lordship and the Magistrates of the oty
of Edinburgh will accept as the tribute of my gratitude, for tee
very feeling and highly honourable manner in which the Duke's
wishes have been accomplished with respect to the removal o!the
remains of my lamented sister, the Duchess do Gramort. des
continuing, even when nornoon, these haltering distinctions to ite
memory of a regretted member of it, with which all our funny
were treated in Scotland, a country which, together wi:h
habitants, must ever be esteemed by me.
May 1 request your Lordship will Interpret my feelings on
this melancholy occasion to the Magistrates of the city of Lim.
burgh, and allow site to remain, _

_
Aly Lord, very gineerelv vosn,
• (Signed) prince POLIGNAC
The Right lion. the Lord Pyovoat and Magistrates
of the city of Edinburgh.

At an early hour yesterday morning Mr. Secretary Peel
unexpectedly arrived at his residence, in Pnvy-eardess,
from the seat of the Marquis of Salisbury, at Rattled,
Herta, where the Right Hon. Gentleman had been atsneg
a short time.'

Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, and the
Chancellor of the Exclitgaer, had a consultation vestailay
with the Earl of Liverpool, at his house at Whitthal!.
A Privy Council is summoned for t3-(l3v, et the
Recorder of Landon will male a report to t;:f., King. of the
prisoners who received sentence of death at the Octtter
Old Bailey Sessions.

The Marchioness of Clanricarde is in that state in whiLll
ladies wish to be who love their lords.

Died, mi Monday, at her house in Lower Grosrenat-
street, the Dowager Marchioness of Bath, in her ninety.
second year.
REPRESENT•TIVE PEERAGE OF IBELAND.—State ‘f
the poll on• Saturday :
lend Farnham . .
Lord Mountcashel - 33-2
Dubs 3fcrnin.c. Register, Dee. 12.
We are glad to find that the Dm. Captain Willi=
Waklegrave, who wes bit in a battu at Li'worth Castle,
on Thursday last, is not likely to suffer any bad eftle:s
frotn the accident. At the time of the accident Copts.;.
Waldegrave was entirely concealed from the Yiew of his
Royal Highness, who was at least sixty yards off.
The Earl of Derby's stag-hounds will meet to-rnorrcw st
Epsom Downs.
FORMAL IMPEACHMENT OF Mr.. °TONNE! l.—We
have received an article respecting M. O'Connell's
course with Government, which places the conduct of
Learned Gentleman in a very strong point of view, and
corroborates the testimony of Mr. Cobbett. Weshallpit,
lish it on Thursday.—Corlow Mornikg
WARD OF FARRINGDON WITHOUT.-7This
be again contested this year with unusual viclenee.
leas than six new candidates are actively canvassing the r•
habitants. They are Mr. Boustield, the solicitor; Mr
Ramshaw, of Fetter-lane, one of the unsuccev4ul
didates last year ; Mr. Jones, of Fetter-lane ; Mr. Chia!t!,
of Fleet-street; Mr. Swift, of Shoe-lane; and Jr.
Mr. Ycung and Mr. Patten, two of the present rnersl,:,,
have, we understand, signified th:ir intention to te.iin
BANK OF IRELAND.—The Bank of Ite'end wt.; to
closed against ar.y businers on the '.5:11, 6th, art.! 7:1,
January next, in order to be pt.( pared with the:r err
ments tor the assimilation of the currency. Tee pni:a
issue of the notes of the Bank of Ireland will, wi lonely!
limitation in point of time, retain their prevent
gold and silver, from and after the .sth of Jar.lloYy rem;_

IRISH CURRENCY.—AII bankers' notes now
tion for Irish currency will retain their pretettt value"
gold and silver, and may continue to circulate at the Rar.e
rate after the sth of January, without any litmtation
point of time. This may greatly assist and render seq.e
all future settlements of transactions 'new depeedit
Irish currency, and also be of use in meeting the thlfeiiiim
arising from the old silver being, withdrawn before dee,
a sufficient supply of the new.
It is mentioned by a gentleiran just arrived from 1->1
bon that on the great gala thty ordered b tier lire
Portugal, in honour of the 13razilian treaty. aI. at
it was intended to receive the. Marquis de Coatli-rer. tk
Spanish Ambassador, with all puss:hie state sod spicao,'.
some of the Nobles and leading merchants took this
tuna)/ to express their disapprobation, by goilii,,l""7;
dressed in plain coats, made ut brown Zara4cer
very fashionable during the time of the Constitutive.
stead of embroidered and gay clothes, usitai et such
ticular ceremonies. It is sail thet the Kiuc
huff very severely, and scarcely held up his head de' ~
the levee.
The Gazette of Naples contains an cffirial report
to the destruction of the banditti who infested the fume
of that kingdom. It appears that there were two—ene
the Roman States, commanded by the famous tlas!.ani:i.
and the other in the Neapolitan term itory, uudar the cr:,,.
of a man named Mezzapenta. They rendered each e
mutual assistance, in order to defeat the pursuits of.
The Neapolitan Government welt measures te cut (.1,
means of communication bet weiei them, and at_ hat
aapenta was left alone with tour cf his so:envies.
lowed incessantly. he was.obli;red finally to sot tenth r 3t
cretins to the Hiker sent to appi ented him.
AllA /.I•S Lost 11A1.1.00:11.—Mr. Gr..hatib te
ascent, in company with Mrs. Graham, front de
bourboocl of Plymouth, wine) 1:-.-wk place en ex 11,.
November, on which oectsis I they so narrowly
drowning, has not 111 yet had the good foi tune cn reco •
his balloon. He hits in conseaucoice, under tie •
that the aerial machine may hey e lm en piel.td tip at •
ffettti a reward of 10/. to captains or masted "”•
&c., upon the reateratien of it to its rightfe: owner.