The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-30 00:00:00

KING'S COURT.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, his Majesty held
a Court at his Palace in Pall-mall, which was attended
by the Bavarian Minister, the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the Bishops of Lincoln and Lantlaff, the Lord
President of the Council, die Lord Privy Seal, the First
Lori of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colo-
nial Departments, the Master-General of the Ordnance,
the President of the Board of Control, the President of
the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan-
cuter, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Master of
the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Treasurer of the
Household, the Vice-Clilmberlain, Lord in Waiting
(Lord Lovaine). Groom in Waiting (Sir Andrew Barnard).
the late Chief Justice of his Majesty's Supreme Court of
Judicature at Madras, the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands, the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope,
the Governor of the Windward and Leeward Islands, the
Matter of the Ceremonies, Lord Stafford, &c.
The following had the honour of being presented to his
Maj.sty :
Sir Edmund Stanley, late Chief Justice of his Majesty's
Supreme Court of Judicature, at Madras, on his return
from India, by the Right Hon. Charles W. Williams
Wynn, President of the Board of Control.
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry iVartle, K.C.8., to take
leave on his return to the West Indies.

Lord StatlEwil, by 31r. Secretary Peel.
Lieuttnant-General Sir Fredmick Adam, on his return
rem the lonian Islands. _ . _

Lord Charles Somerset, in his return from the Cape of
Good Hope.
Baron Cello, the Bavarian Minister, was introduced to
his Majesty by Mr. Secretary Canning, and conducted by
Sir Robert Chester, his Majesty's Master of the Cereme-
nies, for his Excellency to have an audience.
The Ristitt Hun. W. H. Fremantle, upon his being ap-
pointed Treasurer of his Majesty's Household.
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Paget, on his return
from India, and appointment to the Royal Military College.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Herries, Deputy-gliarter-
Muter-General in the Mediterranean, on being appointed
a Military Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order, upon
which OCOSALOII his Majesty was graciously pleased to confer
the honour of Knighthood upon him.
The Bishop of Landoll' d d homage before his Majesty,
upon his being elected to that See. The Bishop of Lincoln
attended the ceremony as Clerk of the Closet, and also Mr.
Secretary Peel.
Yesterday being a Collar-Day, all the Noblemen and
Gentlemen who are Members of the dististinguisbed
orders, wore their collars.
His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which it was un-
derstood the King's Speech for proroguing the Session of
Parliament was arranged, and some proceedings of the
Lords of the Council received the sanction of the King.
Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Ilarrowby,
the Earl of Liverpool, and Mr. Secretary Canning.
The Court broke up about four o'clock.

Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the King.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Victoria and the Princess Fcodore, paid a visit yesterday to
the Princess Augusta.
PITT Cl.l;ll.—The triennial dinner of the Pitt Club was

held yesterday, in the Merchant Tailors' Hall, Thread-
reedle-street ; Lord Kenyon in the Chair, supported on
the right by Lords Eldon and Bathurst ; and on the left
by Lord Westmoreland and other distinguished individuals.
The numbers present might amount to between 2.50 and
Sna. A band of music was stationed in the orchestra over
the entrance door, and opposite to it a considerable num-
ber of ladies made their appearance after the cloth bad been
eenorril. The dinner was excellent, the wines particu-
larly good, and the whole arangement admirable. Seve-
rsl professional gentlemen were present, who followed up
the 'rations toasts which were given in the course of the
evening with appropriate songs.
THEATRICAL CHIT-CHAT.—A report is very prevalent
in the Green-room of Drury-lane Theatre, that Mr. Price,
the American Manager, will take the lead in the direction
of that theatre next season. It is said that the fill which a
certain veteran experienced a few nights since, in the cha-
racter of Fi/staff, was only the forerunner of a 101 l from a
wester height. It is likewise rumoured that Charles Kern-
Me retires from his present situation at Covent-garden at
the end of the present season, and that Mr. Ilemy Harris
will again take the command of the corps drarnatigne of that
theatre. Kean has received an offer of engagement from
both of the above emmlilisliments, but it isnot yet known to
Which of them lie will accede. Weber, the eminent coin-
poser, has so much increased his constitutional complaints
by visiting our climate, that he is recommended to return
to his native country as speedily as possible. lie is at-
tended daily by an eminent German physician, at his apart-
ments at Sir George Smart's, from whom he receives every
attention in his present feeble situation. lle will leave
England the moment he is sufficiently convalescent.
FRACAS AT Epsom.—Mr. Ilayne (familiarly called Pea
Great Heine) was rather unceremoniously attacked on
Epsom Race-course on Wednesday last, by one of those
fellows termed " Members of the Prize Ring ;" and what
renders the circumstance singular, as regards Mr. Hayne,
is, that the person by whom he was so roughly handled,
was the individual whom he had long been in the habit of
patronizing, and who he bad raised from the lowest state
of lathery, to a respectable station in the prize-ring.—So
tench for keeping good company.
Extract from the Greenock ',dentists. of Friday:—" Asl
a proof of the excellency of the late lambing season, we
hare to state, that a flock of 100 ewes, the property of
• . John Smith, of Barns Hall, near Ecelestiehl, has pro-
aced no less than '205 lambs, an instance of fecundity, we
believe, seldom to be paralleled.
Mr. Blackburn, an account of whose unfortunate case
was given in our paper of Saturday. expired oil Thursday
ing, at Pudsey, near Leeds. On Friday an inquest
!Is held upon the body, by Christopher Jewison. Esq.
%finer for the liberty of Pontefract, at the Golden Lion,
' tekey. The Jury in about half an hour returned a ver-
let of manslaughter. Mr. Cathk will, of course, be come
tted to York Castle for trial.