The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-01 00:00:00

IQ4ADAME LANCHHSTER% FASHIONS)

FOR FEBRUARY 1803.
HALF DRFSS.—Ruh• of white satin, open'in front, and
laced with crew ?velvet. Spenner.of green velvet, with sleeves
d lu !thantria.., trammed with swan-down.
Seianish kit of green velvet, trimmed with whit:, d....cprated.
with en Ostrich feather inclining over the right shoulder.
Fair7rings and necklace in. the Orietatal style, of gold with
a I„cii,t.watch peod:utt to a gold chain. muff and
glove%; ,hers of green velvet.
FIJI.I. DitESS.—Routl dres'e, with along train of Egyp-
tian earth colour, trimnied with gukt fringe ; shod sleevoii and
handkerchief of white crape, triainiett with net.
A swan-down tippet fallir.g.vev
A Niebe to, ban of velvet, and gold ornaments, and amarillis
of gold an Cont.
Shoes, gluves, atid' ridicule of flesh colour; diamond ear-
rings iviml.necklacc.

Their NT AJ r.ST I Es and the PRINC ESCE% are exOcted
to honour Drury-lane Theatre on Thursday evening
with their presence, for the first time this season.
On account of the severity of the weather, his
MAirsry did no: go to Kew on Saturday to inspect
the works carrying on there, as he is accustomed to
do.
It is with much concern we state, that the Pitit4-
ctss AuGusT A has had a relapse, and continues in-
disposed at Buckingham House.

The day iia.s not yet been fixed on, for solemniz-
ing r.nptials of Lady FRANCES VI 1.1.1 Eits' :end
Colonel PONSON BY, as stated in some Morning Pa-
pers.
An cr.gra7ing of the head of the Spanish Poet Co-
rneas, is now in the hands of HrArti, desigced for
the poetical production of a noble Lord.
Tile Covent Garden Othello, is a Gentleman born
to a considerable fortune. His father was a most
respectable Magistrate in Warwickshire and Staf-
fordsliteorho at one time lived in splendor and:drove
his coach and four, but met with misfortunes, and
encountered some embarrassments previous to his
death.
The Countess of MaNsrirto has lately finished
several gilisite ptoductions fr.nrr the antique, in
a very superior style.
Colonel RIGEY is now in town, busy in selecting
a large collection of the most approved book for his
library at Mistley Hall, Essex, which is fitting up
with great taste and splendour.
" Hear both sides,", is a maxim in our courts of Le :b,
and we hope it willtot be rejected ju our—Theatres.

GA R NEalti is said to.have obtained a brevrt of in-
v:ntion fr',m the Consuls of France, fur his discovery
respecting the parachfire. Having read l'or E's works,
we did not think that the Art of S,rkivg was a new
invention.
Au elegant and select assemblage, on Thursday
night, partook of a splendid entertainment at Lady
BILOCGIITON'S, on the North Parade, Brighton. The
aniuSements before supper were er.;:irely musical.
Many charming songs were given with great taste
:ind effect by the Misses LLOYDS and I.Au tt.s.
BATH continues extremely full. The concerts
have proved very attractive. The nights on which
HAvrs's Seasons were performed, about one thou-
sand persons' were present, and on the other nights
eight hundred. .
LORD WILLIAM BENTINC K, has lately been.ap-
pointed. Governor of Madras, on which occasion his
-Lordship i. ill be entertained to-morrow by the Di-
rectors of the East India Company, with a sump-
mons dinner, at the London 'l'a..-.1.n. TlarDulte of
PORTLA•ND and most of the Cabinet 111inisters will
be present.
Mrs. SIDDOtiS, having exhausted' her principal
tr,,gic characters in Dublin, proposes to take a leading
part in genteel Comedy.
Saturday se'uni rht the IR !sit HARMONIC CLUB
assembled, for the first time, in Dublin. Upwards
of one hundred. Members and respectable Candidates
appeared. Lord I' ANKPOk o was voted President
for ;he ',tar ensuing, and Aitrtioß Hew, Esq.
'FTC:WIRT. The Earls of WESTM EA T :Ind
NUL' t; H MOH E. and Lord T R A WI. EN- were added to
the list of Members.

he venerable Dr. Hums, Bishop of Worcester,
has completed the select but highly valuable libra-
' ry at the Episcopal Palace; which he bequeaths as
an heir-loom to his successors in that See.
' A very itifamous work has lately made its appear-
•ance in Paris, under. the title of. " The Miser-es of
Virtue and the hag nem of Vice," exempliEed in the
lives of a modest and an immodest woman.
A third letter of SHAKESPEARE l►as been recently

discovered among the 'Dorset Papers, but so defaced
by time and damp as to be scarcely legible. At-
tempts are however making to decypher it.
GAUItIEL COLIN, optical irruument-maker of
the Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, has in-
vented an instrument, by means of which substances
may he discovered and sought at the bottom of the
sea.
Professor PALM tat, of Wolffenbuttle, has ifirented
a composition. to secure contra/We substances, such
as wood, paper; linen, cotton, &c. from catching
tire. It consists of a powder made up of the fol-
lowing ingredients, viz.—One ounce of sulphur, one
ditto of red ocre, and six ounces of cog= water.

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