The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-04 00:00:00

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The slarquis of Hertford entertrined a distinguished party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in Piccadilly.
The Earl of Carnarvon has arrivedrin Lower Grosvenor-street,
from Brighton.
The Earl of Abergavenny has arrived at Lis house in Iltrkelcy-
square, from his seat, Ldritlge Castle, Sussex.
Lord Lynedoch left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, yesterday,
for his scat, Cosgrove Priory, Suffolk.
Lady Mary Petre has arrived at her house in Grosvenor-aquae.
Sir Charles Cockerell, Bart. and tamily arrived yesterday at their
house in Piccadilly, from their seat, Sozincot Morton, Gloucester-
►hire. . . .

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Admiral Sir George Rowley, Bart. has arrived at his house in
Rohon.row, from a tour.

Colonel W. A. Johnson, M.P. arrived in town yesterday from
his seat in Lincolnshire.

George Byng. Esq. M.P. and Captain George Byng left town
yesterday, for Wrothain Park.
Hudson Gurney, E•q. 31. P. and family have arrived at their
house in St. James's-square, front their seat, Keswick Hall, near
Norwich.

W. Egerton, Esq. M.P. and family have arrived at their house
In St. James's-square, from their seat, Tatton Park, Cheshire.
Arrival yesterday at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Lord Her.
soy, from Brighton. Departure :—Admiral and 3irs. Hervey.
for Deal.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's.street :—General
Sir Robert Dolton, Bart., front Oxfordshire; T. R. Kemp, Esq.,
from Brighton. Departure :—lter. William Tower.
Arrival at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square :—R. If. Vatic,
Esq. from Stanmore. Departurest—Sir Robert and Lady Harland,
for their seat in Suffolk; Viscountess Keith, for Kent.

Arrivals at Bares hotel, Dover-street :—Earl O'Neil, from Ire-
land; Lord Stafford, from Norwich • J. T. :Nlott, Esq. and family,
from Norfolk ; 11. Grattan. Esq. M.P. from Brighton. Departures:
Sandford, Esq. ; Mr. and Mrs. liewsou and family, for
Euex.

Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook.street :—Mr. and
lfrs.Cummings ; Captain llalford, from Berko; William Unwin,
Esq., from Lord firentley's seat in Kent; xllr. Grimes ar•r son,
from a tour. Departures:—Captain Grey, ou a tour; J. Fordyce,
Esq., fur Scotland.

His Royal Highness the Duke of York, Prince Ester-
hazy, and Lord Jersey are now on a shooting visit at the
hospitable seat of Lord Foley.
The LORD CHANCELLOR.—The improvement in' his
Lordship's health still continues ; he passed a good night,
and was still less afflicted with pain. The answers given
at his Lordship's house yesterday were, that he was get-
ting better. At the Court of Chancery, the answer given
by the door-keeper was, that if his Lordship's health con-
tinued to improve as much as it had done for the last two
days, he would probably resume his sittings in the course
of the ensuing week.
The Lout Chancellor has appointed J. S. Hervey,
F.sq. to be Accountant-General, instead of John Catnpbell,
Esq., deceased.
At an early hour yesterday morning one of the Secrets-
ries of Sir Charles Stuart, our Ambassador at Rio de
Janeiro, arrived at the Foreign-otiice in Downing-street,
with despatches for Mr. Secretary Canning.
Yesterday morning Mr. Jackson, one of the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland's messengers, arrived in London from
Dublin, with despatches from the Lord Lieutenant.

On looking over the Racing Calendar for last year we
observe that his Grace the Duke of Grafton won nearly
13,000!. during the season, by his horses running for prizes.
It is said to he the intention of the Royal Yacht Club,
of which Lord Yarborough is President, to make a voyage
to the Spanish coast during the ensuing season.
, Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bart., we are sorry to learn, is
dangerously ill at his house in Piccadilly.
We are requested to correct an error in our report of
Mr. Urquhart's speech at a meeting of the Seamen's
Hospital Society. We represented that gentleman to say
that If they (the Society) could get Parliament to con-
sent to the appropriation of the monthly sixpences of the
seamen to their relief, that alone would be sufficient."
Whereas we are informed that Mr. 151quhart stated, "That
if the sixpences now paid to Greenwich were obtained,
they would afford no adequate relief ; that seamen slid
not want the aid of charity so much as system in the
application of their funds; and that seamen, in the earlier
past of life, should contribute more, while they were able
to pay, towards raising means to support them in the latter
part of life." Our report also stated that Mr. Urquhart
said, that " Ile thought that merchants should pay more
than they at present do towards the support of distressed
seamen.' We are assured this was an error, as merchants
do not contribute, except gratuitously, to any fund for
seamen.

A Journal has been suppressed at Stockholm, for havii:g
copied from an English paper, " the absurd story relative
to the death of the Emperor Alexander."
The following is an extract of a letter reseived from
Gibraltar yesterday, under date of the Nth January :
"Three mails from England arc wanting, the heavy rains
having prevented the posts from coining forward. The
long continuance of heavy rains, we imagine, will tender
the prospect of a more abundant harvest next year very
uncertain. Ii is found that much of the grain on the
higher grounds is washed away, while that on the lower
grounds must be rotted. The expected tariff' has not
appeared. It was printed, but will, it is said, undergo
further modifications, and many are of opinion that it will
net be forthcoming at all."

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