The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-10-26 00:00:00

KELSO, OCTOISCIL 2.

11! Races !virus here last Thunder, hut owing
the badn=os of the weather there was no ruui,ing.
company was ant 90 numerous is lset
following ladies and gentlemen were present.
'wilts resit), n hen :
LI P.-rey Lard Maisland, Sir Jim Riddell. Bert Sir
I
211, and Lady Primele, Mo., (Wiled sod Mrs Elliott Lady
melaeaunr, Minium rea.eis Ellnd, Eng. Alexander Ikon.
(4.21 &Me. G.q. M P. CllOl/1011 JOhtl.llll4 Cavtalia
rt.f;arl •St ‘I 1.. FRI, acc
"*,,k-r Doe, G 1 and tkurge Bantle, EA. re weed
'ads for oe%t year.
)..

,!::und.ty morning, at an early hour, the hmtior
J4lll Woune, of 11-ritiosideey New
4rolte op,n. awl retitled of geode and property
ter) consi,lmilile amount.
rie rompostinn for black cattle premium*. of.
67 the 11114h1.1:ed Society. in the dial, MN of
111, COI, end fire, is Arerllalsiee, took place at
atirket held in that island on the Bth instant,
let the dliettion of a Committee of the reticent
embers of the S.,ciety. S ,me xcellent sprciart.s
tf 4 an; Were pre inced, and the Committee Itorilitt
tha.k•ti imistni,ce of 111111 f! f the most experienced
bee's and dealers in cattle, adjudged the re-
/Pettit- prern+uni.. The Getitlenirii of the lu.
°'t!. anti a number of breeder* and dealer., who
trip pre•ent the observed, with touch
tonia..in,, the lamer, wh.ch to no‘kitta is im-
-1,/1":1"7 a limedof rattle already r.alarkthli-i i 0
H enyingit the truest and moat approved io

LUCIEN BONAPARTE.

The fotintring extract of a letter from a Gentle•
man at Malta gives some CUTIOUi particular, of
Lucien Buimpaite and his family :

" FORT RICASOI I. MALTA, AUG. 26.
" 0,1 the 23.1 inst. we were astonished by the ar.
rival of no less a personage than Monsieur Lucien
Bonaparte, with his wife. chaises, and Suite.
amounting in all to 41 person•. They were brought
in by the Ponsone frigate, having been takeu is an
American vessel.

" The appearance of this illustrious character
in these quiet regions, st ith such a train, occasioned
at lira, some difficulty as to the mode of reception
which should he giveu to them; but the result you
will perhaps think extraordinary, when you learn
that - is appointed to the sole and enure charge
of t.iis digintied group of patriots. poets, priests,
physicians, paiuters, and literati, with the fair as-
sembly tne gentlt reilegodoes from the Dynastic
iiinplieon, awl the gay 'mettles of Paris cod of
Rome.

" Lucien eintroked himself on hoard the Ame.
tiers) ship Hercules, with the suite I have attempted
to derc►mbe,

" From the appearance of the arranpuseuts fur
the voyeur, one (night be inclined to suppose he
fully intended to proceed to America; hot he seems
to have left i.is fate to fortune. and wit to regirt
much that he has fallen into the hinds of the Bli-
nds. Weed, at is said that he made, some time
since, advances in this heed to .Sir John Maori.
and, when he arrived in the island of Sardinia, there
is little doubt but his .opture was concerted there
between hint avid our &troy, %Ir. Hal. When hit
quitted the neutral port, the Nouns accidcit.tlly
fell in wish here lie is.

•• -- only entered on the duties of his office
this morning; he has, however, 'Pen a guns deal
of L icien and Madaine also. He is a ;oil. hand-
some luau. bit osnuitenance swarthy, with a profile
strongly res uilding his brother's. His eyes are
dark and rnat sting, but he is short.sigiverl, and
constantly, except in the nou,sr, wears gla.res. His
umaneer.„ with a coon.ide able degree o.: dignity. are
affable and engaging. He seems mu. ii aqached to
his Tamil), and to pay Madame a &gr. e of a ten-
tion and respect bordering on t.e g leant. o.f 2
lover. I ilo not perceive any great degree 01 f 4.
Orion or tow about her; hat she is a fat. heel),
good-tempered looking woman.
" Mademoiselle, who is by a former wife, is a
tall thin brunnette. w.ih uo great pretensions to
beauty. She is übnut 16 ears of age.
4' The other child.en, six in noinner, by his pre-
sent wife. are very like oilier children. Every child
has a serval'', besides which there are governante'',
preceptors, der.
Midssieur Lucien himself. with all his enn.
temp' for earthly dominion. dews not devise the
solid advantages of wealth. The amount of hiss
property is variously reported, from thousends to
tritllinns. It must be very eonoiderable. when

Slonsieur Ch•rpeutier assets*. that Liteien's toiler)
of paintings was conside,ril the first private cullecs
tion in Europe.
•r He his fraught but few of those with him;
bat the vessel which he arrived. a ship or about
600 tons, is laden with his isroperti.
" It is and he has money i.n our funds, and hi%
of excises:Kt on Paris, to a g-.at amount. A Mr.
Hunter. an English merchant here. is his wan of
business."