The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

FRENCH I-A PERS.

[From the Millie, dated Wednesday.]
PAWS, AIA? 17.
The coronation carriage will set off on N{'ednesday for }mein),
Nothing so superb has ever before issued from the French work.
shops. The paintings in the panels are by .M. I)elornte, pupil w
the ornaments designed by M. Persille, and tile scuip.
Lure by 31. Rogues. are In the hest taste, and are trail; admirable.
All the iron-work of this beautiful carriage is covered, and not
rcrew nor a nail is to be seen. The door opens witliout asy risiltle
hinge, and the most practised eye would seek in vain to discover by
what means it is made to move. The entire vehicle, gilt by M.
Lauder, is of dazzling richness.
l'he portraits of fourteen Kings which we have mentioned, and
which positively set off to-clay for It helms, real the features of the
most celebrated Motarchs crowned in that city, whose names fol.
low ;_Clovis. Hugh Covet, Phiilppe•Auguste, Louis IX., Phi.
('harks V.. Charles VII., Louis XII.. Francis I.
Louis XIII., Louis XIV., Louis XV., Louis XVI., aa
Charles X. _ _

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The coat and decorations of the Order of the Garter, which the
Duke of Northumberland will wear at the coronation, are at pre.
sent in the hands of an embroiderer at Lyons, who is employed to
tis the diamonds 'on it. Ills costume altogether is estimated at
1,H410.000 francs.
Letters from Trieste of the s:h May, inserted in the Angrbxrg
Gazelle, confirms the defeat of the troops under Ibrahim Pact'', an
the Mores. It was on March 27th that the Greeks attacked the
Egyptian corps, which was entrenched near Motion, and entirely
,destroyed it. This victory decides the fate of Ibrahim's espedi.
Lino. Many European officers, who commanded these troops, hare
fallen into the power of the Greeks, who have sent them to-Napoli
di ltomania.

[From the Quotidienac.]
France. and
MAMID, MAY 5.
VessAs of all nations, laden with Colonial goods, continually
arrive at Gibraltar. It is impossible for the man the most accom.
ple,lisshiedt
beininbtuersi,niee:is
ttoo asctoccouknot feormathirsketlexotraf airttalilnyarYof overflow, un.
,
Spain, in the Illediterrancan, in case of a war between the Coat:.
lama, Powers and. England. The Engh%ll are provident: this is
what our merchants say.

[From the Journal de Paris.]
M. Lama/tine's beautiful composition, .• The Last Canto of
Chide Harold's Pilgrimage," was published the day before yes.
a single man or sustaining any
g
The corvette IA Coquille, commanded by M. Do perry, which
sailed for Toulon the 11th August, 1822, arrived at Marseilles on
the 24th April, 1&25, after a voyage of 32 months, 13 days; having
ti
The very remarkable success of this expedition does the greatest
damn; e.
leagues, without losing
honeur to the
_young cfficer who was intrusted with the command
of it. Rich wilmtions of natural history, and abundant materials
for the physical sciences, especially Geography, have been the fruit
of it, and the publication of this precious harvest will soon place
the name of M. Duperry by the side of those able navigators
whose example he has so successfully followed.
The Marquis de a relative of Voltaire, and one of
the Conservators of the library of let. Genevieve, died on ‘Vednes.
day st a very advanced age.

[From Galignanra ilfcuenfe..l
On Wednesday the Dauphines wan upon her way to Ville.
neuve l'Etang, when she beheld a proceq%inn of the pariNh of
(Nordic. upon the same road. Her Royal ❑ighness immediately
descended from her carriage, and followed the Holy Sacramert
on foot till it reached Villeneuve l'Etang, which wu one of its Wt.
Lions.

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According to the latest intelligence from Madrid. the King of
Spain had recovered from Ida indisposition, but still remained at
Aranjuez.
We learn from Fulde, in Franconia, that the rich Jesish
banker, Meyer Epstein, has just been imprisoned there for pt r.
jury. This event is said to have produced a strong sensation in
Germany.

Letters from Frankfort announce that Professor Cousin, upon
his arrival in that town, received the most marked attentions
from the scientific and diplomatic personages resident there. lle
alighted at an inn ; but the French Ambassador immediately
sent him an invitation to take his lodging at the hotel of the
Embassy.