The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-20 00:00:00

wINDson, DECE )1 13 E R 19.

There has not been any alteratrin ill hill MA.IFC.
TY'S health during the last week.
Thursday the Duke and Daci,ess of CLARENCE
arrived on a vi►it to the PRINCE*SES, sud continue
at the Castle.

Friday the Duke of Youx trrisvd.
Yesterday the Duke of You:. iett for Oatland•.

On Friday the Duke of Yoe,: left town fur
Windsor.

Saturday evening Prince LEorot D rime t town
from Claremont. and aiterw.ttds 11”Iirwred the
Italian Opera with his present... The Duke awl
Duchess of KENT 01310 fathom ttl the Opera nun
their presence.

l'esterdny Prince LEnrot.D. ottended by Cnl.
ADDENDROCK, weut to Ktialoaton!ALT,
visit to the Duke and Ruches• of KENT.

The Duchess of Ben Foal) a•nved on Friday
evening at her house in flauniton-place, from her
house at Brighton.
The Marquis ■nd Marchioness of LANSDOWN
leave town to-morrow, for a ht. tr Iona; Boone:
Pa►k, Wilts. where they will entertain a large
party of fashionable* during the irclidays.
The Bishop of WATERFOILD has left the London
Hotel, Albemarle-.tree!, fur Ire iand.
We are sorry to anniirince thz death of thst pnh.
lic-spirited Nobleman, the Emil of EoLitcroar, who
died on Tuesday night last, at sever. o'clock, at his
seat in Ayrshire.
We regret to state OA Mr. C. lIIITCIII,I4ON
has been prevented from attending his
tiny duty for some days by severe indisposition.
Among the last arrivals nt Bsth nre—

lord Arundel, Lord Cork, fli.huo of Gt.owcitter, Lord
Bishop of Down, Moo. nod Rev. Mr. and Mr.!. Vouch:.
lion. Mr. and Mm. Taylor Sir J. C. awl Lady 11.pin-le.,
Sir T. B. !Abbe idge, Oulu, Si, J. ail 1.a.1e Smolt,
General Michell. Lient..Genena Wint. r. Admiral
Col. Allen, Col. /goods, Lieut.-rislunel ear I', Major Aat: y
sod family, Major Alko,nud Captain Berkeley.
Curious Variation in the Thermometer in One
Week.—tintortlay morning. the 1 lth lust. 13. ; Sa-
turday morning last, the Ist!, inst. : a difference
of 38 degrees.
On Thursday the first distribution of the Dorcas
Society clothing took place, when about one I -
tired poor persons, of Portlier, parish. were snpt•ited
with such garments as they were rt:ost tl-stittite of,
and the best suited to the itHeim-oey of the wea-
ther- Ou the following (lac a stini!ar distribution
was madC• to Ilw poor of Portaitioull'. It i* ant
the least excellence of this chant,, that its rag•
lotions lead to such a scrutiny of tile applicants her
relief, that the intention of its lieuovident sup-
porters (to clothe the comparatively naked) ;s
to he accomplished. The Soc:ety was founded I's•
Lady GREY and Mrs. General Wirt.tams, wit.,
personally superintend it in all its most minute de-
tail. Last year 1707 articles of clothing were dis-
tributed, which must have pr3duced much comfort
to a considerable portion of the poor.
Friday evening last the materials of the Old
Tower at the bottom of Water-street, lately used
as the Borongh Gaol, nod the only vetuaitsisig
of antiquity in this town, was sold by auction
the sum of 200/. cm:dawn:lllv to be cleared at
on or In-fore the Ist day of February next. lu
year 1360, this building, with seseral other
honors and lands in the town, belonged to
THOMAS LATHAM, of Latham. lii 1404.
grant from iiitsar IV. it was fortified
Joux STARLET, to whom it tunic by his
with ISA BEL, the heiress of Lathan,. In 1648
is remarkable for the rigorous confinement of
Noble owner's children (the Earl of DERBY)
eighteen mouths, by Colonel lltacti, the
memory Governor of Liverpool Castle; and so
as the year 1755, its chapel was used as the
able Assembly-room of this now opulent and
rishing town.—(Liverpool Pape►.)

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