The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-16 00:00:00

HYDE-PARS.

This charming place was, yesterday,
all the Fashemiltles of %Vest stet', as well us a
numerous assemblage of visit,rs front the East-end
of the town. At four o'clock. th.: line of earti
from Kensington-Gardens to Hyde-Park-Corner
were four w breadth ; the contours.: of erviesironis
was numerous in proportion. kler floyal MO-
riess the Princess Charlotte of Wales, attended by
that Dowager Litly Dr Clifford, and two cot his Se-
rene Highness the Duke of Brunswick's sous. came
down the role at four o'clock, to a yellow landau
and four, with two oat-riders. The Earl tifSelton,
Lord Hawke. Capt. Agar. and Mr. Bust•iii, drote
four-in-hand. The curriwges were so thick, they
were constoritly clashing with each other, 41111 it
was with difficulty some of them were stiselitsoglcil.
—Aiuou4 time of elegant equipage. were shoe
of the Duchess of Devonshire; the Alarchitnies.es
of Stlisbury. Buckingham. and I) .witshire ; and
Countesses Nelson, Camden. and Barrytuure.

The farce of Hit ur Miss r.o es greatly at-
tractive at the Lyceum Theatre. On Saturday
night it produced an overflow. Little k NIGH r ass
admirable in Jerry Blossom. Mr. JOUNSfUNK,
Mr. MATHILWS, &c. displayed their u3u4l excel.
knee. .

The frequenters or the Theatre. at Liverpool,
hate been atteariptinA fur sonic tarn.. to prevail on
the Muntgers to admit at hill price. A corres-
pondence tan tins wallvet took place. in the Liver-
pool Pipers; hut, from the uo-quivoesl and (tr-
ebled repugnance of Ntrusrs. La. wta anti FiNwitt,
that levitates. at as not likely they would consent to
such a measure.

The celebrated PAUL nnerteto died at Park
at the latter end of last Imo ith„ in very initigent
tareunist .ucvs. His fiarttine, on his return limn
ludio. • few years ago. WAS %opposed to consider-
ably exceed half a million sterling.
A Burl Wig lately fought at Paris between two
comedian% (M. PRIMUS and M. Delut.x) of the
Theatre Francois, in consequence of a yuarrcl, oc-
casioned by jealousy; both haring fur some time
Fad their addresses to the some lady. It et not a
little isingular that both ga'lltut• are upwards of
sixty years of age, an.' the ohjetit of their tender
flame on the verge of seventy. Tory sere attended
to the tiehl—tite former. by his soil ; the latter, by
his nephew. On the. rirst lire, M. Dout.s was
wounded in the arm, when a recoociliation took
place.
Saturday morning, shoot tyro o'elock, a fi-e took
place at a house is the Loner Road, Utptfo.d.
One house was consti.ned, and two much injured,
before it we% extinguished.
Sir Hiatus Mynas, the Commander-in-Chief.
remained at his office, iu the Hume-Guar)-, all
the tsights of the late ihetiroances.---f)n
Sir DAVID held a public lac at his otfi.:e, and gave
andi..ticss to several military officer%
The Hon. Brigadier-Generil SecwallT, Lient.
Col. Wavens, and Lieut. VITA-CLARRNAR. telt
WI 11. on Thursday night, to inabork on beard the
Amethyst frigate at Plymoutn, for Portugal.
The Excellent, 71, Caviin GRIVFITU, and the
Apollo, Captain Toyama, were paid if, log
week, at Po tsasouth.
Tao vessels from France, laden with burr stones
and 6:inn, are arrived at Portsmouth. They left
Caen oil Moiislay last.
Caiitain ItyvEs is ap ',tinted to the Africa.
Mr. Wt.:NETT, surge in of Forum Hospital, is
n!,1.6.11.ted Surgeon of Paington Hosp:tol.
Tile Triton, Taoist...iv. and the Governor Core,
Martooco, from New York, fur Toteniugrn. were
taken by a French privateer, and carried into C01d...
ld... 1111 the lit inst.
Mr. at E and Mr. W. Dice is sow hare sail-
ed, for Ihe purpose of arr.nvm; an radioinge of
pns welt the French Govern:tie:it.
. .

Admiral Sir Call/ILES COTT.),I, who is appointed
to 1113cer?..1 Lord Cow (MOOD is the command in
the Medit• ongilkitly afternnoo, for
that station. Sir CHARLFII will hoist bit titx wt
board the Son NLYE ie to com-
mand he... The Hibernia returns to Eeglasiil.
Lord Cowsowoon is hourly extracted to arrive ;
as fliscrett tory leave has le ea sent out to his I. irrl-
ship. hat to watt the arrival t.f Sir CHAELEN Correct,
his health had already suffered so much from fa-
tigue and protracted service.
The convoy for the East Indies. in charge of the
SCOTT. from St. Helen's nu
Futility morning. with a film wind. The Gra:apes.
50. Ole% fIANWELL, is appointed to sail in a few
days with another convoy. The Sweet Cecile,
,ilawiefc Coale. and Cantos. for Chine. and the
Diann, for Madras and Bengal, now remain thee.
Tile Diane takes out Lieut-General Sir SAMUEL.
At/muter. Commander-in-Cturf at Madras. The
Owen Glendower, Capt. Stmar. N appointed con-
voy for New Ilrunswick and Quebec. Th.: Lary.
alms, Hon. Captain Mayas, will proceed shortly
to the Meditturarican.

The (Janette of Saturday night contains the ap-
pointment of Ilmsav WEsr Barn( (the Young
R • )to be Cornet in the Shropshire reginicut
of Yeinuanry Cavalry 3 and also the appointment
or JAIUS Scaanst.t., gentleman cadet. front the
Email Military College, to be Ensign in the 9th
regiment of foot. This latter gentlemen is the
eldest son of Mrs. Mums, and brother of the cele-
brated Miss Mums, the little sonder, who only
appeared a month too lute sit Covent Gaidem to
have eclipsed the Young Roscius.
On Saturday se'nuight a most dreadful fire
broke out in • bake-ho.ise emplosel for baking
hisket fur the Victualli•ig-oflier at Plymouth. at
the hack part of a house at the lower end of Ta-
vistock-street. Gilittou's-field. It mired with treat
violence from half-past ten o'clor k till two in the
morning, when it was finally got under. The only
damage was the burning down the bake-house, a
flour and hisket loft, with some sacks of flour, and
about JOO bags of Maker. foe Hi, MAJESTY'S ser-
vice.

Extract letter from the Cape of Good Elope,
dated Jan. 23 :—" La night the Boadicea, one of
our cruise's, arrived from the M 'wino.: she
brigs the unpleasant intell.ozenee, that our pri-
soners have not barn set to I.olm lot exchange, a.
we h previnn•ly' hecn lel to aulq•ow•; .11111 what
is still mote slim mg, the G .verso• had intimated
his determtnat..as not to exciladarre then on any
terms. The Leopard has neen joined to the "qua-
*iron u.i the ho.ubay statism."