The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-26 00:00:00

ME COMET.

01:111111TAIVILY, GOSPORT, JOLT 21.
The Comet's motion is now considerably shower, for
during the last seven dabs it has only gaiord minutes
liseronals per day, westward of Capella—whilst, in the Jest
11 days of its appearance, it gained 49 minntes and 11 sr.
cowls iwr day. The grandeur of this celestial visitor is
nearly lost to our view, and it will be still lessened ss it ad.
vance■ to its aphelion—even with the help of a telescope
the nucleus appears dim, but round like Jupiter at his me.
I illlllll ; and the coruscations do not appear in the train as
at first. It is now over the back of she Lynx; and by
.leasinic a great ties. le MI a Celestial Globe, so as to inter-
sect its first slid present vorition, its path will appear to
pass through she square oh Ursa Major. July 21, the North
Archon' ttttt of the Comet, when on the meridian, nosier the
Pole at II hours, 59 minutes, 15 seconds, mean time (rot.
reeled for refraction, &c.), was 51 deg. 8 min. 30 etc—
Right ascension, mean time. 8 An. 0 mist. 45 34 ace.

Bognor promises to be very gay end very fashion..
shle 11118 fwkesoil. Among the rrernt orrivuls are
Mr. anti Mrs. I'. SMITH. and Miss ELtz•
FtTz-
CLIRENCE.

The five Persian students sent into this country
for improvement, by their Prince, will embark isi
few cip:, upon their return, airier a residence of
Three !,ears in England. Ouse of them, 00sTUDE
MullOt4sl£o AJ.t, iA %toiled to an English Lady of
talent to the Ails. a Mips DUDLIY, who accompu-
tiles her husband to Perms.

Historical Artecdole.—When SARAH Duchess
c 1 Maithorough was called upon by the Court of
Chweely to tishwer up a sword of great value be•
lough..to her late husband, she appeared with it
before the CHANCELLOR, and desired she might
have souse security, that the family to whom it was
to be suiresidered should not pawn it; " For," said
she, " I should be sorry to see the sword which
that Cleat man wee exlnbited nt a pawnbroker's
shop!"—The sword, now so Well known, is that
with which the Emperor of GEaMANT invested
JOHN Duke of Marlborough with the Lordship of
Vl'll./81111tE COUWTY
ELECTION-5 ltth day.—
Mr. Bent 204. Mr. Aeley 189—Majority for
Lir. Benet 15. Tool at the close of sixth day—
Mr. Benet 1,690; Mr. Astley I,396—Majority in
favour of Mr. lisnett 294.

The Military Depot at Portchester has been die.
solved. The 631 regimeut sailed fur Plymouth
yesterday NeMblglit.
The cause tried et the Winchester Assists (re.
ported in another part of our paper), wherein the
assignees of the late firm of Minesifet sod Co.
hookers, Portsmouth, were Plaintiffs, and Mr.
TOLLEUTEY, Defendant, has produced great sen-
sation. The vat imis proceedings which have issued
out of the presumed bankruptcy have been declared
voii, and of no effect. Another docket will, of
c=itir,e, be struck against the late bankers, and ins.
iti4te application, we understand, will be made
to the LORD CHANCELLOR to reused,•, if posable,
this very untoward circumstance.
By a decree from the Cousistory Court, a se•
questration has been put on the properly of
the Corporation of Wisichester, both per:anal
and freehold, for neglecting to return proper
answers to the interrogatories prepared respite.-
log certain cltaritier mid charitable funds mi-
ner the cognizance of the municipal body,.
Ilu Alonday last the Jotter had scarcely reached
the Castle to commence the Assizes. after havirig
attended divine service at the Cathedral with all
the display of the Corposstion dignity, when the
mate and plate sod Iry sonals were impounded, the
Corporation building of St. Juliti's House allot up,
and notice served to all payers of tents and quit-
that future payments must be made to the
dficer empowered by the Cousistory Court.