The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-01 00:00:00

RAMSGATT, Jul* ti.

The fashionable season commenced last week a ith
the usual routine of public amusements. On Tues-
day, weirad our first Ball at the Assembly Rooms,
which were attended by upwards of 150 persons.
The company consisted of all the must distinguished
personages now in the Isle of Thanet, among whom
were, Lord KEITH and daughter, Captain and Mrs.
fiv No, Mrs. Tows' LEY, &c. The military form-
ed not the least proportion of the gay assemblage,
there being present the Officers of the Nottingham-
shire and Hertfordshire Militia ; the Scots Greys,
Oxford Blues, and those of the 19th Reg. of Light
Dragoons. 'I he Ball commenced about half-past
nine o'clock, with Aloarr Sttwell, by Capt. Bea.
NET, and the Honourable Miss ELPHINSTONE,
daughter of Lord KEITH. The second dance was
ON' As Roil. About thirty couple tript it on the
light fantastic toe until midnight, when the music
ceased, and the company, after partaking of the
usual refreshments, retired.
Ramsgate is expected to be this season uncom-
monly full; the principal houses are already all en-
gaged. Lady HA NS s Lrum has taken that enviable
mansion, No. 10, in Albion-place, where Lord
NELSON'S sister, Mrs. NELSON, and daughter, are
on a visit to her Ladyship. The Duchess of Sus-
s': (Lady AUGUSTA &Liam) arrived here last
sverk, to pass the season with us. Her Grace re-
sides on Albion Mount. Major-General Ross and
Miss Ross have taken No. 4, Prospect-rovi. Lord
Ca aLZIon and Lady are at No. 7, Albion-place;
Lady MOORE at No. 15 in the same place.

EAST BOURNE., JuLv 30.

The 44th Regiment, 790 strong, marched into
Lewes on Saturday, and to-morrow they encamp on
Boxhill•down, where they halt one night; and on
Wednesday they are to proceed to Fanlight, where
the Regiment will encamp.
The German Legion, 2200 strong, which were
expelled to encamp near East Bourn, are now posi-
tively to march in two divisions. 'lie first, on this
day, march to Heinbrook Common, near Chichester,
and encamp; to-morrow they resume their march
and proceed to Clapham Common, near Arundel.
On the Ist of Au pot they will encamp near Brigh-
ton. The ed division are to follow this route on
the 3d and 4th of August.
Tne 211 d, or Royal Welch Fusileers, and the 48th
regiment of Foot, now encamped near East Bourne,
are to march to Hailsham on the 10th of August,
and to occupy the barracks there. The Bth Foot
are to march from the same ground to Pevensy, and
the 88th Foot to Shingle Barracks, to the eastward of
East Bourne. Upon the whole, with regard to the
regiments of the Line, the camp near Last Bourse
win, before a fortnight, be entirely broken up.

LEWES, Ju'y JO.

Our annual wool fair was well attended last
Thursday, by the London and other wool staplers,
but as usual no busineu was done before dinner.
Lord Sheffield, who presided, having propelled the
health of Sir Joseph Ranks, as a principal promoter
of these meetings, expressed great concern at his
absence, occasioned by a fit of the gout, especially
as there was no man better informed on the business
most interesting to those who were assembled, and
who could have communicated more complete infor-
mation on every part of the subjetl. His Lord-
sh;p then stared that he had not yet obtained very
complete intelligence respelling the Ross fair, but
that he had acquired some knowledge of what had
passed at the Thetford fair, which might be more
interesting to the meeting, as a considerable quan-
tity of wool of the South Down bred was sold there.
He observed that the price of fine wool was gener-
ally higher than it was last year; the best Hereford-
shire 2s. per stone of 1211 b. advance. Little of the
South Down wool bad sold at Thetford fair at more
than 21. per pound, some not more than at eSd.;
but if South Down wool in Norfolk or Suffolk be
worth 2s. per pound, surely the wool of this neigh-
bourhood, being in greater perfection, was worth
more; and it was never supposed we had sent our
best wo. 1 sheep out of the county. He said he
had great plrasitre in observing, that it was now
proved beyond a doubt, that we could raise wool in
England of die Spantsh kind, as good as any that
is usually imported ; and, addressing himself to the
wool staplers, added, that if they would give an ade-
quate price, it might answer to the farmer (which
it had not hitherto date) to cultivate the best kind
of wool ; and he learned with much satisfAion that
a Staffordshire gentleman, who had obtained some
of His Majesty s Spanish sheep, had raised the wool
in such perfection as to sell it at tis. Sd. per pound.
He remarked, that without taking advantage of the
occasional difficulty of obtaining Spanish wool, a
moderate price for that article considered, South
Down wool ought to produce at leaA 2s. ed. per
pound ; that a tcw pence difference in the pound
amounted to very little on a yard of cloth ; and
that it would ultimately answer best to the mann-
taSurer to give that price, which would encourage
the farmer to look to the quality rather than to the
quantity of the wool. None of these statements
were controverted.

In the evening a great deal of buiiners was done
at advanced prices. Several Lits of wool wave sold
at 645. per Todd, of 321 b. or .2s. per pound, and
we hear Lord Sheffield sold at tiss.

Monmouth Assizes produced a considerable por-
tion of business at the Mai Priu, Bar—eleven causes
were entered for trial. That of the greatest con-
sequence (the points decided in which well deserve
the attention of tenants, and, as such we report it).
was an ejectment commenced by asostasSwtassa-
To,s,s, Esq. of Wonastow (Recorder of Stafford),
against his tenants, Messrs. Noirrn, of Brecon,
grounded on a notice to quit. In the course of the
trial, the following points arose, and were deter-
mined by Mr. Justice LE ANC, in favour of the
DPfeadants—ls:. That a notice to quit, if served
on a servant, must be delivered either on the pre-
mises demised, or a: the dwelling honse of the te-
nant, should he reside elsewhere.—And Skil. If a
notice to quit is delivered to a servant off the Pre-
mises demised (and n t at the dweling-house or
the tenant), the truant's acknowledgment of its re-
ceipt will not render such service valid, unless the
acknowledgment is made a) is hnl :gar previous to
the termination or big tenancy.