The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-17 00:00:00

WINDSOR. A r 1111. 16.

Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, his Majesty left
the Royal Lodge, attended by his gentleman in waiting,
and entered his phaeton, in which were his favourite pl..
nies ; the King taking the reins to drive himself, his Ma-
jesty proceeded by Sandpit-gate, and by a private gate
near the Princess Augusta a mansion at Frogmore, crosstil
the turnpike road, and went to the Castle by the new en-
trance, without touching on the town of Windsor. After
inspecting the extensive works at the Castle, the King re-
turned to the Royal Lodge to dinner. His Majesty looked
extremely well.
This morning Ws Majesty attended divine service at his
private chapel attached to the Royal Lodge. The service
was performed by the Rev. 1)r. Sumner, the Bishop of
Landaff elect. Nis Majesty's suite and household were
Kelm t.

The weather proving fine to-clay, a numerous assem-
blage of visiters perambulated the Terrace, where the
Band of the First Regiment of Life Guards attended for
the first time this season.

The Princess Augusta attended divine service yesterday
morning at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta
on Saturday.
The Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Sophia visited
the Princess Augusta yesterday.
Prince Leopold arrived in town on Saturday from Clare-
mont. His Royal Highness honoured the Italian Opera
with his presence in the evening.
Yesterday morning Prince Leopold attended divine ser-
vice at St. Philip's Chapel, Regent-street.
Saturday, at 12 o'clock, the Earl of Liverpool, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Huskisson, bad a long
interview with Mr. Secretary Canning, at his house in
Downing-street. _

Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador and the Neapoli-
tan Minister had interviews with Mr. Secretary Canning.
On Saturday afternoon Sir Charles Long had an inter-
view with the Earl of Liverpool, at his house in White-
hall.

On Satlrday Baron Sternheld, the Swedish Minister,
transacted business at the Foreign Office.

Saturday Mr. Secretary Canning had a numerous party.
On Saturday the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave a
grand dinner to a numerous assemblage of the Members
of the House of Commons.

The Philhaatnonic Society had a n hearsal of some new
music on Saturday, at the Argyll Rooms.
The performance of Mr. l'urkis on Saturday, at the
Apollonicon Rooms, was honoured with a very numerous
and genteel assemblage. The performance concluded with
Steibelt's Storm. The celebrated overture to Der Freischutz
was encoreti.

Yesterday being the first Sunday in the Easter Term,
the Judges, according to annual custom, went in procession
to St. Paul's Cathedral, as did the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
&c. A selection of music was performed on the occasion,
after which an impressive sermon was preached by the
Rev. R. C. Dillon, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the
Lord Mayor. _ _ _

Dr. ll;rrington, late Bishop of Durham, was promoted
to that See about the time that Barrington, the celebrated
pickpocket, was transported. A gentleman of the county
of Oxford, at that time celebrated for his talent for epigram,
penned the following lines:—
Two name-sakes of Isle, in a different way,
Such wit, and such zeal, did bestir 'em,
That one was transported to Botany Bay,
And the other translated to Durham.
CODIETT rx rAKLIAMENT.—Lord Cloncurry has sub-
scribed qO/. towards the fund about to he raised for the
purpose of procuring Cobbett a seat in Parliament.
The Glasgow Courier says—" Commercial affairs are
not mending with us. We have reason to believe that in
Glasgow, and ha immediate vicinity, above 10,000 opera-
ratives are idle. The stock of goods, however, we believe,
is generally low."
THE PAISLEY Pooa —The most strenuous exertions,
both in town and country, continue to be made on behalf
of the unemployed population. Two hundred are at pre-
sent engaged on the roads, and other works, in the neigh-
bourhood of Paisley. Sight hundred families, and forty-
seven individuals, have, during the last, week, been re-
lieved in the town alone, by the distribution of provisions.
A proportional number have been similarly assisted in the
Abbey parish. In Johnstone, thirty-four families, and in
Kilbarchan eleven have been supplied during the same
period. There are in the parish of Lochwinnock, about
forty persons without occupation. These, we are happy to
say, expect, through the benevolent endeavours of the
neighbouring gentlemen, to be employed in the course of
next week. A farther sum of 145/. having been allotted :o
cases of instant and urgent necessity, we deem it our duty
to state, that the Committee are unanimous in declaring,
that they cannot employ any additional moiety of their
funds for the purpose of affording either pecuniary ali-
mentary relief. Let the operatives, then, as we before
suggested, bestir themselves in endeavouring to obtain
work upon the premium.—Paisley Advertiser.
SERIOUs A reltA y.—Yesterday morning another of those
disgraceful Sunday quarrels which so frequently happen among the
lower classes of Irish, occurred in filoucester.street, I.ambeth.
The natives of two provinces in Ireland (Connaught and Leinster)
had agreed to fight, and as early as eight o'clock began to muster,
and before eleven not less than a thousand had assembled. A fight
then cemmenced, to the term, of the peaceable inhabitants. and the
constables were called in to quell the not, when several of the
ringleaders wera consigned to the Surrey watch-house. One poor
fellow was found lying dreadfully hurt by the blows inflicted
upon him. and was conveyed. in • hackney coach, to one of the
Borough liospitals. Several others were much injured. The par-
ties fought with short sticks, and threw missiles. such as brick-bats.
at each other. The constables, although resisted powerfully by
the combatants, fortunately escaped with some trivial blows.
About two o'clock ten men were taken, chained together, front the
Surrey watch-house, there not being sufficient room to hold all the
party who were in custody, to Lambeth watch-house, followed by
an immense crowd. This morning an investigation into the affray
will take place at Union-Hall.