The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-23 00:00:00

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ph, Royal nighneas the Doke of Mot:tenter entertained the Dowager
liarchtoneas of S.ni.hary and a distingulabed party at dinner yoiternay,
as t;loaceiter Bun e. Park-lane.
The Earl of Kingston had a grand dinner party yesterday, at bls house,
Wtittball.glace.
llonaurable 1 Aherermnliy entertained the Marquis and Marcl-I*-
nes. of Lareidersii and a large party at dinner yesterday, at hie boos', In
Nor treat, Spdsg-Cadegs.

The Puke and Duchess of
men, from their seat. Alnwiek Castle,
ly, Marehlonessof Londonderry, has left town on a tour.
The Sul, Countess, and the Ladles Bathurst, have left town for
BAshion.
Tpe Sul of Rosslyn and family have arrived at their house, In St.
Jamees.square. from their seat, In ScoCand.
The Earl and Countess of Jemey and family left town yesterday, for
their wet. Middleton Perk, Osfordshirn.
The Eari and Countess of Bristol, Lord and the Ladles flamey, have left
Nini, for their seat, Putney Heath.
rd Frederick Beanciere has arrived at his brother's, the Duke of
5, Alban., in '.t. James's-square, from the Sandwich Islands.
Sir Jotn Nitboll. M.P., has left town, for his seat In Wales.
me Was. and Lady Jane Houston have left town, for their seat, Avis_
Ind. Sus's.
Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., M.P., Mrs. Egerton, and family, have left
sawn for Pttibtort.
Plitrsoos Capel Esq., arrived in town yesterday, from Norfolk.
Gilbert Hmtheote, Esq. M.P. left town yesterday, for etocken Hall,
llaco:nah.re.
AITIVaII at Peutoe's New Hotel, St. James's-street ,—Robert Vinalttrirt,
t. .es his seat, in Perks; Thomas Page, Esq. from his seat, Cobham.
Arrhrsis at the Bath Hotel Arlineton-street :—Mr. and Mrs. Burton,
?run their seat In Kent and Mr. Mn.e and the Misses Hammond+, from
Bet+. Ortmixtures —Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, for the Continent i and Lord
Sathaek, for his seat In Hen,.

and ramify have arrived In

Ins Kt NG'S CA I.l* H.—The private accounts received
in London yesterday, stated that his Majesty had passed a
gno4l night, and was proceeding rapidly towards a state of
ptl ft et recovery.
Prince Leopold honoured the entertainment given by
the Marquis of llertford, on Tuesday evenitt, with his
commit v.
Mr. Secretary Canning had a long consultation yenterdtty
with the Earl of Liverpool, at his residence at Whitehall.
The interview lasted nearly two hours.
The Marquis de Palinella, the Portuguese Ambassador,
transacted business yesterday with Mr. Secretary Canning,
st the Foreign Office.
The venerable Bishop of Durham, we are sorry to say,
lies dangerously ill.
We have much regret in stating that Mr. Larobton is
still confined to his house in Cleveland-row. He is at,
tended by Sir Henry Halfoed, and Drs. Southey and
Warren.

Woacerrea ELECTIOX.—Mr. Robinson arrived in this
city last night, when he was received by nearly one
hundred of the most respectable citizens, who were in
waiting for that purpose, composed of his Committee and
other gentlemen inter-steel in his return at the ensuing
General Election. This morning Mr. R. commenced his
canvass, accompanied by several leading characters of the
city, in the parish of St. Peter's, and we understand that
up to the time the post left he had experienced the most
unprecedented success.— Worcester, March 21.
B OROUGH or PONTEFI•CT.—MI. Hardy has made 1a 1
personal canvass at Pontefract, and been received with the
utmost cordiality. He finished his canvass on Saturday.'
On Sunday week Mr. Houldsworth arrived from London ;1
and the next morning his Committee assembled, and ap-
plications to the voters were commenced ; but the arrival
of Captain Starkie, from ITuntroyd, in Lancashire, as a
third man, took off the popular attention from Mr. Houlds- 1
worth. Mr. Starkie was met by a number of electors two'
miles from Pontefract, and drawn into the town in
triumph. Mr. Starkie has avowed his determination to
uphold the Protestant establishment, and to maintain the
contest to the last.—York Courant of March 21.
New CATHOLIC ABROCIATION.—The Dublin Free-
man's Journal insinuates that a few members of this asso-
ciation smuggled " a house" on Satunlay, the ISth inst.
It says a gentleman connected with that Journal had been
at the Catholic Rooms until near five o'clock on Saturday,
and there INTO then bat thre.i members present in the
Secretary's room, and not one person in the Assembly-
room, and vet we find a report in the Dublin Evening. Post
of that evening of a meeting at which Mr. Lawless was in
the chair, and a circular letter and formulary from the com-
mittee of education, to be sent to the parish priests, were
approved of.
In the gardens of Somerset House there is a store-
house which has been just completed by order of the Board ,
of Works, for the use of such ships as may touch at the
Island of Ascension, where it is to be conveyed, with some
workmen to fix it up. The frame work is of large dimen-
sions, being 72 feet long, 20 broad, and 32 feet high, with
a double flooring of planks two inches thick. It is covered
with slates, and to facilitate the putting it together, the
timbers, and even the slates are all marked and numbered.
The weight of the whole is about 150 tons.
Horse %Fleece eas.--We perceive that one of our City
Representatives. Mr. Ellis, has presented a petition (rein
the Guild of Merchants, " praying that an Act may be
liaised to prevent tenants from pulling' down and carrying
away the materials of houses in Dublin. The lion. Gen-
tleman said, no person who had not resided in Dublin
could be aware to what an extent this species of plunder
was earth'', by those who obtained possession of houses.
He knew an individual who had lost SO houses in that
way. lie gave notice that after the holidays he should
move for leave to bring in a Bill to remedy this great evil."
Indeed we wonder not that the worthy Member should
feel rather sore on this subject, as we remember that not
long since, when he went to seek for his rents, arising out
of sonic houses in Fisher's-lane, he was informed that the
houses hail disappeared six months previous.—Dublin
Evening rust.
On Saturday next, the 25th inst. will be launched from
the building yard of Messrs. Dawson and Co. a large and
beautiful steam packet, called the Manchester, built upon an
entire new and improved principle suggested by the builder,
and never before introduced in any vessel. The principle is
that of giving an additional scantling to the floorings, and
connecting then, together in such a way by vogues and iron-
fastenings. so as to make them equal to one solid mass of
ember, which will prevent that vibration so sensibly felt in
ihoit steam vessels. She is further supported with forty
iron knees with start to their extreme points, fifty-six
diagonal stays, one iron and one powerful wood stringer
under her paddle beams, securely connected with screwed
Lolls, which are all additional to most steam-vessels. She
far exceeds the dimensions of any steam-vessel yet built
here ; she will be propelled with two engines of seventy-
five horse power each, made by Messrs. Gladstone and
Foster, and from her advantageous form of building, it is
expected that she will be able to cope with her unrivalled
sister vessels, the Sr. George and Hibernia. She will join
the City of Dublin Company's vessels, and will ply between
this port and Dublin. The cabin is not vet finished, but
we understand it is to be fitted up in the most superb man-
:lee—Liverpool Commercial Chronicle.
On Monday morning, about one o'clock, a destructive
fire took place in a ship-chandler's store in Wapping, op-
posite the Duke of Bridgewater's Dock, Liverpool. The
warehouse is totally consumed, and the house adjoining
materially injured. The wind being northerly, the sparks
of fire flew to some distance, and were blown into other
warehouse windows, which were open; but as the occu-
, icers and owners had been called to the spot by the original
..ezielent, the doors of the rooms were burst open, end the
eccessary care taken, which prevented any further confla-
eration.
fileceacnory C.tse.—On IVerinesday last, the body of
lieutenant Close, of the 86th regiment, whose disappear-
ance since the 26th ult. has caused so much (but so well
founded) anxiety, was found in the river near Clonettel. It
!.ail been supposed that he was murdered, but on examine-
t oa of the body, nothing appeared to justify that suspicion,
and a Coroner's Jury brought in a verdict of " found
drowned." It is our painful duty to add, that by a letter
received from Clonmel last night, we learn that the body
'T. Miss Grubb, the young lady who had disappeared at
the same time, has been also found under nearly similar ,
circumstances. However shocking and distressing the oc-
currence, it is some consolation to find that there is every
eason, at present, to presume that their deaths were acci-
dental.— Waterbed Mad, ilfurch.lB.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when Edward Lawford, E. was appointed
~iicitor to the Company in the room of Henry Smith,
Es q. deceased. The following ships were taken up, and
thus stationed, viz., Lady Raffles, Florentia, Abberton,
and Rockingham, for Bengal ; Asia, and Ann and Amelia,
China and Quebec, and Lord Amherst, for China and
Halifax.