The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-15 00:00:00

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Turbans ate *still worn. l-le.id-dreees of hair are•deccrated
with collars of gold, placed as bandeaux, with rich combs and
pearl lyrei. The jewellers are incl:fitigable iu varying the d
:orations of the back; of the combs. Sometme sur•-e they
werc formed almost tmtirely of gold ; now they are chiefly in-
laid with precious stones. The prevailing colours for caps aid
bonnets are white, lilac, and rose-colour. Some milliners es.hi-
!iit crape hats, of lilac, or poor?, with small pufhngs of ;44,
wli;th are generally turned up in f7lor, with a bow of silk or
lace. Black heaver hats, turned up on both sides, with gold
100 pt..„ arc worn as nornilg-4,oises, and with riding-habits.—
Pearl necklarcs arc still g

Yesterday morning, about half past four o'clock,
his MAJESTY, attended by General MANNERS, rode
to Kew and Richmond, and after inspeaing the
works and improvements carrying on there, returned
about three o'clock to the Queen's House.
About twelve o'clock, her MAJESTY, accompa-
nied by the Princesses, attended by Lady CR AN I Er,
took an airing, and honoured the Countess of AY LES..
suer with a morning visit.
In the evening their MAJESTIES had a concert,
and a seled party.
The Earl of CHESTERFIELD save yesterday an
elegant dinner, at his house in Audley.square ;
among the Company were, His Royal Highness the
Duke of You, Earl of Dar, rstour If, Lord WAI,

SINGHAM, General Buhr, Mr. GREENWOOD, &C.
&c. dm. After the dinner, the company were
highly entertained by a Concert, and seldt pieces
of Music,
}performed by Messrs. GREATORSX, DAR-
TLT.MAN, HARRISON and KNYVLT r.
The Dukes of QUEENSIIERILY and PORTLAND
were much better last night.
Lord WILL fA M BcAuctiziett and family arrived
in town last night from his seat at Redbnarn-liall,
Lincolnshire, to his house in Lower Brook-street.
The Rev. Dr. JACKSON, Dean of Christchurch,
who came to town on Wednesday last, with the
Address to his MAJESTY, returned from town last

night fer Oxford.
A letter was yesterday received in town from the
Duke of RICIIMOMD, trorn his seat at Goodwood,
near, Chichester, Sussex, which announces his Grace
quite out of danger.
On Friday died, in the 78th year of his age,
the Right lion. General WARM, (Colonel of the
Fourth Regiment of Dragoon Guards) whose bene-
faaions were scarcely less secret than extensive.
Lady KEPPELL is dangerously indisposed at her
scat near Cashiobury Park, near Watford, Herts.
Earl GowEa will, on Thursday, take possession
of the Lite Duke of BRIDGE% avEit's house, in
Cleveland-square.
Mr. Dowrott being indisposed, Mr. CHERRY
took his part in the Hero of the North, last night, at
Drury-lane Theatre. The House was full of
fashion. •
Mr. KEMELE is safely arrived at Paris, and is ex-
peete3 is London before the end of the present month.
Ile has been confined at a town in France by a very
severe fever, in consequence of lying in a damp bed.
A young Lady of the name of ConeßN made her
Matt at the Opera-house on Saturday night. She
is English, but delivers the Italian with great ease
and corretlness. Miss Cu seas is, we understand,
patronized by the Marefionesi of SALISBURY.
His Royal llighness the Duke of CUMBER LAND
dined or. Sunday with their MaiEsrus, at the
Queen's House. This day his Royal Highness pro-
ceeded to join his rest Gent, the 15th Light Dra-
goons, at Woreestcr. His Royal Higllness will sleep
to-ni-ilt at Chipping-Norton, and will arrive at

\Vorrester -in. it
The retains of the Duke cf BattiorwArra hill
be interrr.d at Elt:nial, in Hertfordshire; on Wednes-
da: next. The iar.er coffin is lined with tine rich
satin ; the mA.lle coffin is lead, and the outer
cak, coveted with crimson velvet, richly mounted
with silver clasps, nails, coronets, &c.
Sunday afternoon, at six o'clock, as his Royal
liig:ines the Prince of WALES was returning in his
chariot to Carlton House, through St. James's-
street, it broke down, owing to the .axletree of the
forewheels giving way. His Royal Highness, we
are happy to hNtr, sustained no material injury, as
he walked to Carlton House immediately after the
accident. The coachman was thrown from his
box, but luckily not hurt ; and the horses were
with difficulty stepped, after drawing the carriage
more than twenty yards on three wheels.
On the '23d Feb. there was a ball and supper at the
Court of Berlin,' in honour of the birth-day of her
Highness the Princess Dowager of Prince Henry of
Prussia. In the midst of the dance, and just before
supper, the Queen withdrew, under pretence of want-
ing. some repose. Supper was ended, and the dances
recommenced, when quite unexpectedly the Lady of
the Beddiamber, the Countess Von Vuss, appeared

in the Hall, and announced the fortunate delivery
of the Queen of a young Princess. On this gene-
r.d joy was transfused throughout the whole Assem-
bly ; and each strove to be foremost to congratu!ate
his Majesty on this happy event. The succeeding
Thursday morning, these joyful tidings were an-
nounced tothe l'ublic by the firing of the cannon.
Smeral corps of French troops in Italy ate stated
to be in motion, and about to march for different
ports in the Mediterranean. 'froops from.the Italian
Republic are embarking at Genoa for St. Domingo.
Capt. 1 mton, of his Majesty's ship La Minerste,
at Spithead, is obliged to be removed on shore to
sick quarters, iu consequence of a most dangerous
hurt be %is received by the accidental falling of one
of her Ili-blocks upon him from aloft.
Samuel Mottley, Esq. late Captain of his Majesty's
ship Di9m.y/e, of 50 guns, at the Cape of Good
Hope, is appointed Regulating Captain at Graves
ead.
The 3d battalion of the First re&iment of Guards,
at Windsor, are now under marching orders.
On Saturday evening last, a banditti, to the amount
of 21, composed of coal-heavers, &c. formed them-
selves into two parties, with a view to plunder; and
under the pretence of being authorised press-gangs,
seized between 4.0 ar.d 50 labourers coming from
their pay-tables, in the neighbouthood of Wapping,
from whom they extorted about 201. for their libe-
ration. But in the high career of their success, two
real press-gangs coming up, demanded their war-
rants ; for want of which, every one of those non-
commissioned plunderers were sent off to the dis-
• charge of more honourable duties in his Majesty's
service. Some produced proteetions, but the regu-
lating captain very justly concluded that nothing
co uM or ought to Fluted such audacious impostors.