The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-07 00:00:00

THE ORIGIN OF CARDS.

We copy the following from thut very interesting Miscellany,
the Mirror : Without inquiring whether any games with
cards, which resemble those of our times, were in Use among the
Greeks and Romans, Father 3lenestrier, in his " Ilibliotheque
Curieuse," contiaing himself to France, says, that it is only about
four hundred yeas since games of cards were first known. This he
demonstrates by a negative argument, drawn from an ordinance
of Charks VI. in ISM, against the use of all such games as did not
assist the military science ; and is which, though the forbidden
games are enumerated, there is no mention of cards. The following
year, however, is that to which he gives their origin, as the occasion
of their being invents!. It was in lad, when Charles VI. became
disordered in his mind, the whole court wss employed in contriv.
ing every possible method of diverting his melancholy.
The four suits are supposed to represent the two branches of the
state-the church and die army ; the city and the country. The
hearts, or nears, and which should be ear-men, for the church,
the Spaniards represent by copes, or chalices, instead of hearts.
Spades, in French ylvites, signify pikes. In Spanish, swords are
called Spada, denoting the military order. Diamonds, ear ITOWT. or
squares; on Spanish cards dineros or coins; are expressive of the
monied or mercantile men of the city. Clubs, Ireful! in French ;
in Spanish, caste, club or rustic weapon, for the peasantry of the
country.
The king and queen need no explanation ; the knave may be
intended a.. a siyillitike at the minister. The ace gems to be one
distinguished depraver, selected from each rank, and elevated to
honourable situation.

Letters by the French mail yesterday allude to a revived
rumour that a Congress of the Allied Sovereigns will be
speedily held in Parts. One of these letters states, how-
ever, that it is the wish of the French Government that the
affairs of Spain should be arranged by the Foreign Am-
bassadors resit ent• in Madrid. The leading point to de-
to mine is the pitiod for the occupation of Spain by the
French troops. It is not generally known that, by the
treaty signed between France and Spain on the 9th of
February last, it was stipulated that the French trshould evacuate the Spanish tenitory on the Ist 0f.73;
next, unless the Allied Powers should decide the contrary.
It was understood, however, that Ferdinand himself would
solicit their stay.
Yesterday the celebrated listrhide, ex-Emperor of Mcx- 1
ico, visited the Exhibition of Ancient and Modern Mexico,
at the Egyptian flail prior to its being opened to the
public, and expressed hinnelf highly gratified at the accu-
racy of the panoramic view of that important city.
A Society has beenforinctl in Edinburgh, to aid descry-
ing persons in their endeavour. to emigrate and settle in
New South IVales and Van Ditraan's Land.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, Aram 6.
ENTERED INWARDS,

Elbabeth and Jane, Potter (Burnett, broker), from Pan.
Achille', Elliott (Matson), from Elsineur.
Britannia, Wards (Barry.), from Fayid.
Giraffe, Brown (Bentley), from Charente.
lbab, Webster (Simon), from Csbits.
Commerce, Fournier (Redhead), from Calais.
Catharine, Pammersch (Benham), from Pallas.
Fortuna, Schnaeckel (Bremer). from Memel
Heinrich and Theodor, lwitter (Benham), from Dautria
Passarge, Liedcke (Benham), from Palau.
Riese Maria, Nygand ( Motile), from Christiana.
Wennerne, Peddenon (Blake), from ditto.
Minor, Jerrard (31arzette), from Rio Janeiro.
Prince of Orange, Blake (Symonds), from Rotterdam.
Sidney Packet, Emmet (Boulcatt), from the South Sas.
John, Walker (ditto), ditto.
Hope, Dean (Cooper), from Isle de Coss.
Steel, M'Donald (Puleford), from Demerara.
Alexander, Just ()lesson), from Jamaica.
Prince of Saxe Coburg, Ladd (Dckie), from Rotterdam.
Perseverance, Maughan Taylor), from Hamburgh.
Dart, Stranack (Drinkald), from Ostend.
Good Intent, Bragg (Coe), ditto.
Robert and Mary, Fox (ditto), ditto. •
Waterloo. Kimber (ditto), ditto.
Lottery, Gammon (ditto), ditto.

I. R 0.1: LAST N Ili Irl".•; i.i.4% ETT.E.
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eta,—ln your destre to account for the extraordinary ele..\ Fe? f;;;.,
vation of Lord Gitiind on any other grounds than those of his i The King has been oleasco. to t.ppott.t It i:liam Tit-ter, Es.;
singular good fortune, you are led into an observation which your ,to be Secreutry to his .I:ajesly's Ettax.s•iy at t!:::.ublihk. Chums:,
candour ought to correct, as soon as your judgment shall be better I Pane.
informed. lou my, in your jounnd of this day, ••that his early am--
advancement was looked at with much jce/ousa by the protemion, I UtAN,E.C..P.Ft I s; "PEI:SEWED.
and that few men have acquired less cndit for these good mutinies ; .1. iltndcreatt, 1...1,, , ta,...,...,,,1, draper.for which a lawyer should he distinguished, than the present Chief EANlst.i'Pfs.
Justice of the Common Pleas." M. (1.e.:, Nee/market :..inn at :ay, Z!tlfiblit, tailor, to eturender.
You are complimenting Lord Ginn! at the expense of the , Atoll 14, tit ‘ix, I:i, at tea, and Amy 13, at twelve, at the Eagle
profession; the flue is, that the reception of the I hiet Justice was ; inn, l'aiii?.l,,:e. z-olnitura, Messrs. Maanon and Sort, Newnan.-
not only a credit to the profession but an honour to human nature. I ket ; and air. Aunt, sorrey-stree:, Strand.
In a great measure it might be owing to that singular suavity of j 'l'. IV. I;min, Stockport, Chcsitire, cotton-spinner, April 21, ."
manner which deprecates censure and conciliates the minds of men, ' and May 13, at eleven, at the roar Inn, 3:attrlietter. solicitors,
by conveying an impression that the fortunate individual heft re , Mr. Ch-ster, :-tap:e: Inn, London ; and 3lesirs. Banns and Board-
them feels that it was not personal superiority alone that has called • man, Manclies:er.
him to eminence. Lord Gifford's manner of bearing his elevation I 1. Price, Stepttuy, 3liddleses, undertaker, April 10, 13, and 3lay
y
'thews hint to be a faun of .err and a Man of worth ; but the men 13, at ten, a: the Bankrupts' 1.. min. Solicitor, Mr. Lishheld,
over whom he was more immediately thrust are not to be de. , Dotphin-place, High Holborn London.
fmuded of their just praise. They also were conciliatory
.where ; II . Parsons, Reading, Berkshire, plasterer, April IS, tii.
conciliation was much more painful; and the terms on which the and May 13, at twelve, at the George Ina, Reading. Solicitors.
Chief Justice and his Court had, during the short period that his Matra. Eyre and Coverdale, ',ray's Inn-square, London ; sad
fortune was satisfied with the Bench of that Court, and• until it Messrs. Briggs and Whatley, Reading.
demanded a yet further elevation for him, was creditable to both G. Anderson, Maiden-lio.e, London, warehouseman, April 10,
parties, and marked a very considerable elevation of character. In . 17, and May 111, at elev.o, at the Bankrupts' Ccurt. Solicito,
that Court some of the older Sergeants bad practised years before' Mr. Taylor, Bartholomew-close.
Lord Gifford was even called to the liar; there are others who DIVIDENDS.
have been educated at a great expense for the most laborious and April 27. J. Boyes, jun. Wanstord, Yorkshire, carpet-warn-
expensive of professions, and were hardly earning academical , factures, at eleven, at the Dog arm Duck, Kingston-upon-Hull,
honours when their ('ldef was very differently employed (for your j May 1. T. Hodgson, Newgitte-suect, linen-draper, at one. at the
information of the early life of Lord Gifford is very incontplete. if , Bankrupts' Court.
you suppose that he started in life as an attorney's clerk). Yet May 1. R. Edwards, 3lorgan's.lane, Tooley-street, Southwark,
their reception of him was candid and cordial. They received him brandy-merchant, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
as if the most cunitnanding and indisputable talents had compelled May 1. S. Sampson, site-lane, tactician', at one, at the Baak-
his elevation ;as if, to use your own expression, '-• he had rot owed it tit pte Court.
more to circumstances than to merit ; ' and as if it were not „well April 27. W. Fulford, Lad-lane,
known that some anxiety in the political circles was maturated • the Bankrupts' Court.
for the retirement of his Lordship from his late official situation." • April 30. J. Read, late of Gospel-Oak, Tipton, Staffordshire,
As if, in short, the simple accident of Sir V. Gibbs haviog lodged ironmaster, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham,
at his brother's in Exeter, and taking a violent prclermee to Gif- I April 24. J. Webster, Tower-street, London, merchant, at
ford (who at that time could not have inanifesud any of those , twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
talents which have since thrown tunic jurlyication on measures that , May 1. B. Johnson, Samborn, Warwickshire, farmer, at twehre,
had their origin in a rain-glorious desire of patronizing),
17.11Fh.,11Ehh., andLeau'
Ri.ddtWaillnett",aThwetfidrahirhord, Norfolk, bankers, at
bad
war
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been the real introduction, and the only foundation on which a su. I Jitene C
perstructure has been raised, that is unexampled in the history of
the Bar. eleven, at the Angel Inn, Bury St. Effinur,d's.
May 14. R. Runcorn, Manchester, plumber, at eleven, at the
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant. Star Ina Manchester.
TOGATUS. May e. W. Gould and F. Grestley, M 'd
al en-lane. Wood-stnes,
••• We readily insert the above letter, and can assure our Caul' Cheapside, bonen, at ten, at the Bankrupts'
Court.
stetdent that we are far from wishing to ••• compliment Lord CERTIFICATES.—Aran. 27.
Gifford at the expense of the Profession." The article alluded to W. Walker Charles-street, Middlesex
Hospital. haberdasher—
was copied, as we before stated, from the Literary Observer.—ED. S. Hobley, l ames-street, Covent-garden, shoemaker—J. Clap,
Hatchett-court, Little Trinity-lane, Upper Thames-street, dealer
—P. A. Compton, Beckenham and Lee, Kent, farmer—H. But-
cock, Worksop, Nottingham, innkeeper—G. Gosling, Chester-
field, Derby, wine-merchant.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. Batty, 11. Melville, and W. Squire, A Idersinte-street, so
far as regards W. Squire—lt. Selby and T. Walmaley, Mounts
street, Grosvenor-square, wine-merchants—S. and J. Emery, Little
Haywood, Stafford, atone-masons--J. B. Strange and L. C. Mlles,
jun., Tokenhouse-yard, silkmen—R. H. Taylor and B. Wain.
I son—lV. Haviland and W. W. Adios, Plymouth, printers—E.
and IL Hopkins, Bath, fancy-dress makers—J. Napier and li.
IMason, Manchester, packers—E. H. Williams and R. Miller,
ilitrechester, poplin-finishers--11. and J. Widnell, Hamm, car„
pet-manufactumrs--J. Sandell and W. Green, Old 'Claw. dyers
—A. Wil:cosoa, een., W. Harding, E. Owen, and A. Willanon,
jun., Lombard-sneet, looking.glass-manufacturesh.so far II re-
gards E. Owen—H. Watson and T. A. Wasd, kingstoompos-
Hull, plumber_--J. Philputt and W. Johnson, Cleveland-street,
Mile-end-road, and Mark-lane, corn.facton—J. Lousdale and W.
Smith, Leeds, glass-merchants—H. M`Lean and D. Manson,
Marlborough, Wilts, drapers--W. Casburn, R. B. Tana, J.
Drake, and 'l'. Rens, Cambridge, portable oil-gas manufacturers
—A. and W. Hartley, Ilumley, Lancaster, rope, twine., and
curled-hair manufacturers.

BOXING.

1, at .welve, at

BAINNT AARON AND Ps: It IVANNEN.—AD inviting morn.
ing and anticipated good sport drew together a quality muster of
fanciers of every sort yesterday, in a Fravel-pit half a mile to the
westward of Colnbrook (18 miles). the men, although of light
weights, had proved themselves first-rate artists, Barney never hav-
ing been beat since overtaken by madhocd, and Warren gained
fame by defeat in three battles with that admired pet of the fancy
Dick Curtis. The Commissary-General haring gone on • safer
errand was an absentee, and Harry Holt, his deputy, was providing
for an evening party. Master Fashwiek got promotion, and made
the ring. The men arrived at the scratch in time, on excellent
terms with themselves, with their seconds, Belasco and Nathan tOr
Barrey, and Jem Ward and Maurice Delay for Warren. Betting
seven to four on the known good little Israelite, and laid on thick
by the bat judges of his frsterni,y. The match was for a stake tf
100 sovereigns.
I. After shaking hands, both tur ed to work, and wets too eager
for spoiling mugs to do much execution. Much caution was used,
and in doing so, it was rather feinting than hitting. In a close
both went down.
2. A continuation of cautious fighting, and both difficult
to be got at ; some slight exchanges of hits, and both down aptin.
3. Barney made a teint ; his adversary run in upon hint, and
tapped first claret, by lascerating the temple. Warren was thrown,
and betting was 3 to I against tarn.
4. Barney began to Mad out that Warren could not make his
counter hits upon him, and he began to play a bull-dog game
hs unmtzzled, broke through his adversary's guard, and rut
him down.

lo the sth, flth, 7th, ar.d Bth rounds, Barney led most gallantly.
and proved himself anything but a cur-bred one. Warren behaved
with qua' manlinms but his adversary was too fast upon him, and
would not take denial. AVermn was undermost in these rounds.

t. Barney was a little open mouthed to rid himself of the piper-
Watven for the first time I?ad the beat of a gay round. Ile parried
and broke ground from his adversary, and returned upon him with
much akill, and placed a severe right-handed blow upon Barney's
eye, which nearly blinAcred him. He had also the best of the

10. This was also a manly-fought round ; but Warren found his
counter-hits avoided or parried, and he secir.ed to drop down upon.
his luck. Barney never left him until he got him down.
In the 11th, 12th, and 13:h rounds, it was 4 and sto 1 on Bar-
ney, and Warren was down in every round, the claret flowing co-
piously. In fact, his chance was like a 36-gun ship of an enemy
to one of cur British wooden walls, well manned, of 44.
. _

To repeat the rounds until the 18th would be so much of sarne.
nests in favour of Barney, that the detail would be tiresome. In
this round IVarran made a manly struggle, went courageously up
to his adversary's head, and fought himself out, and las adver-
sary too.
In the 28th round it was Lombard-street to a rotten orange a arid
although Warren stood cutting up until the 29th round, he had ne
chance, and Barney was declared the victor, having proved himself*
very rare wan.
At the close of the battle, Barney was landed in a barnuebe and
four, blaring the emblems of victory and was seated by the side
of Jemmy Soar, President of the Daffy Club and after regaling
themselves with potions of the begat daffy, they reached Dukes.
place, at the hospitable mansion of the Benjamin' the *smile's\
part of Petticoat-lane and St. Catharine's having there assembled
to congratulate their little Shinto on his luck.
In the evening stakes were made good for Cooper and Reid, and
Curtis and .lyres, at Harry Holt's, and for Tanner and Inglis ac
Jack Randall s; id thus a busy day closest.

Government having deferred the Drawing, intended to
have takes place on the 6th instant, to Tuesday, Mends, an or
portunity is now afforded to all these who (not aware of the Ad-
vantages now offered) omitted purchasirg„ and more particularly
to the more distant parts of the Kingdom. The Contractors.
J. and J. Sivewright, lose no time in publishing the above, and beg
to remind the Public that the trifling risk of 51 lils. will gain
29,000 L
The Cost of Will have Returned Risk is soly
A Ticket is 1"25 19 0 £2O 0 0 I 19 0
A Sixteenth 115 01 /a 1
6 6 0
Other Shares in proportion.
There are Three Prizes of 20,000 L. end Thirteen other Capital.
in the Wheel, and may be drawn on Tuesday, the 10th, when
the First Prize sill have 20,0001 in addition. Every Ticket
be drawn singly. The Contractors faithfully assure the Public
they have, thus 6th of April, only 1,252 Tickets remaining, which
are sure to be all sold before the 20th ApriL An immediate Ap-
plication is necessary, for the disappointment of %%eke 'rickets so
much felt on the 17th February last is sure to occur again. J. and
J. hivewright, Contractors, 37, Cambia, 11, Holborn, and 36,
Haymarket.