The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Porehester, and the Lades
Herbert, have arrived in town from his Lordship's teat, High
Clere, neer Newbury, Berks.
The Earl of Besburough has left town on a tour.
The Earl and Countess Cowper have left tor* for their
seat Pausaoger, Herts.
Viscount mad Viscoustess Granville and family left town
yesterday for their seat, Wbersiesd Lodge, Suffolk.
Lord Hugest-has arrived in town from a tour.
Lord W.. Headlock has arrived in town from kis brother's.
(the Duke of Portland'►) seat, In Nulls.
Lady Neale has left town for Paris.
Lord George Bentinck left town on Saturday fur Doors•
ter Races.

Departures from Greillos's Holel, Albemarle-wen:—
His Excellency Dos Juan Garcia del Rio; Duo J. Paruit-
sien ; and Mr. S. Hanle for Liverpool.
Calomel Gontkorp has arrived at Fenton', Hoiel, St,
James's street, from 'reload; mid Captain V. Jones from
ditto. Sir William Parker, Ran. has left ditto for his seat
in Suffolk.

F. Fan Undermeulin and Lady have arrived at Jordin's
Hotel, St. James's-street. from the Continent. Departures
from ditto :—Mr. and MIMI Ewan for Yorkshire; Mr. and
Miss Campion for Doncaster; Colonel nod Mrs. Attain for
Rent; Miss Birley and Min Potpie fur Brighton; and
Wm. Campion, Jan. Esq. for his seat, Henl►y.un•Thatnes.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. Janies's-strut :—B. Hay.
wood, Esq. and family from Manchester; Major Tirkle
from Ireland; and Mr. and Mrs. Elliot and family (ruin
Ramsgate. Departures from ditto :—Lord Trimblestows for
France; and Sir H. Vivian, Bart. fur his west is Hants.
Arrival at Warren's Hotel, Regent-strret :—T. W. Beau-
mont, Esq. M.P. from Worthing. Departures:—Mrs. Sober
and family for Malvern Wells; Colonel and Mrs. Malcaston
fur Oxford.

Arrival at Blake's Hotrl, Jerinyn.strret:—The Earl of
Gosfort, yesterday ripening, from Ireland. Departurrs:—
Baron and Baroness Dudon and family for Paris..

Mr. and Mn Peace mod family have'arrived at the Water-
loo Hotel, Jertaya-street, from Paris.
Nugent, F.sq. has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel,
Bond-street, from his seal in Sussex. Joha Westcombe, Esq.
has left ditto for his seat in Notts.

Departures from Hatehett's Hotel, Doveratreet :—Hou.
Colonel Sirangeways for Sonieroeishire ; Lord Edeoursie for
Southampton ; and Res. Dr. Goodall for Ewa Lodge.
Wm. Berkford, Esq. bats left the Claremore Hotel, Bond-
street, fur Bath.
Mr. Jobs Mister, of Iferlerotreet, for Dora, to embark
for the Continent.

HEREFORD
GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

The performance on Thursday morning at the
Cathedral excited • considerable degree of in-
terest from the -circumstance of a new oratorio,
called " The Crucifixion," to be performed
for the first time, composed by Dr. Clarke
Whitfield, organist of the Cathedral, and Pro-
fessor of Music at the University of Cam-
bridge. The result proved most highly flattering to
the Doctor, wheat abiliiies as a composer are well
known to the musical world and the public at large,
of course no approbation is permitted in a place of
worship. The overture had three movements ; the
middle one was a most delightful fugue.
The whole of the music was must scientifically
and appropriately adapted to the word* of the
divine event of the Crucifixion, the whole theme of
which the Oratorio consists. The bolos and verse
contain most admirable melodies, although upon
such an awfully sublime, yet tragic event ; they
were given with very fine effect by Miss Stephens,
Miss D. Travis, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. W. linyveit,
anal Mr. Bellamy ; particularly a solo by Mr.
Vaughan, and • duet between him and Mr. Roy-
reit. The choruses were admirable, mid in the
style of Handel; one of them in a novel manner of
expression. in imitation of the crowd calling on
Pontine Pilate for the crucifixion of our
The whole of it was not performed, but only suffi-
cient to constitute the first part of the pet formance.
The second part consisted of a selection from Ike
Creation, in which Mr. Bellamy's fine full-toned
bass voice was heard to great advantage in the reci-
tative ; and Mrs. Salmon was, as usual, delightful
in " With verdure clad." In the third part Mr.
W. Knyvett's Coronado* Anthem was performed.
The admired duet, " The Lord is a man of war,"
ails most admirably sung by Mr. Bellamy and Mr.
Rolle. Miss Stephens gave the solo in the
" Horse and his Bider," with most rapturous
power of voice. The Cathedral was well filled.
The Shire Hall was again filled in the evening.
The performance throughout nos highly applauded.
The billowing pieces were encored :—A scene from
The Lay of the last Minstrel, "Is it the roar,"
sting by Miss D. Travis, Messrs.Vsughan, Kuyvett,
Rolle, and Bellamy, composed by Dr. Clarke
Whitfield—" Cease your funning," with variations
by Roches, by Mrs. Salmon—" We're Noddin',"
by MussStepliens. The piece most rapturously receiv-
ed was Mr. Lindley's concerto on the violoticello, in
which he introduced, with the happiest effect and
taste, " Corn rigr," and " Here's a health to nil
good lasses." Mr. Willman played a fantasia
with admirable 'fleet. Mr. Vaughan, in his
usual style of excellence, gave • new cantata, com-
posed by Mr. R. Lindley, and accompanied by
him obligate. on the violoncello.
The concert concluded with " God sore the
King," verse and chorus. There were balls after
ouch concert in the Shire Hall, Inn it was so ex-
tremely crowded on Wednesday night that very lit-
tle dancing took place.

On Sunday morning, at twelve o'clock, the Duke
of Y ODE left tows for Sudhorn Hall, the residence
•f the Marquis of HERTFORD, on a shooting party.

Viscount CHATEAUBBIAND arrived at Paris on
the 14th tenitalit.

The Lichfield Mercury states, that Miss STE-
PHENS, of vocal celebrity, wa• worried last week
to Mr. THOILIS BROADWOOD. of the firm of
BROADWOOD and Co. Musical Instrument soaker%

The new Marriage Act, says • clergyman, should
have been entitled, G. An Act fur the further pro.
motion of Bastardy, and to tantalize and plague
poor Parish Clerks, without remunerating them fo►
their extra trouble :"—oot to spook of perjury, I
thought oaths were too cheap before: bet now,
oohs will be idly, and foolishly, and basely multi-
plied. A pair who are is haste to be married will
readily swallow as many oaths a may be teodered,
if considered 10411141111“111111 to their seheasem—es
readily as if *lsmael CisagLiatatswit, Bolearairrw,
or 111.1atoldslis

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` M►OUVTS ssfrimui 12.

The weather duriug this week has continued very atom.
lied, with frequent shower■ and boisterous. It operates
vary itijurioasly to the Sta. fishery, and has occationally pre.
vented the drift boats from proceeding to sea. Tho pro.,
pectof fish in this Bay remains in a very gloomy slate, but a
favourable change is hourly anticipated, by very immesoe
shoals of pilchards baviug passed through St. Iveseley
Tuesday last, coasting to the ivestiard. On that tiny, ratio
in the morning, fish were discovered approscioistr the ohur;.
" Heava"• was Instantly rounded, and the crowds of people
running in difiereat directions, end ascending the highest si.
tuatioss to witness the interesting setae, preitnted a very
animated picture. The lab Grit appeased at law •ater,
when the principal part of the scans were omformuoteio
aground ; but one shut very docp to a sikoal of fish akito.
caroled wit►tt emosidemble colour, but u•luirkily it toraotit
The prospect of pilchards has not beet' its Paltering tore
fur the last six years. The towns was full of
itaxitty, and bastle all day, shoals of 6eh continued au
sight. At night the drift boats caught from one to two and
a half hogsheads each ; but yesterday there *as co appear.
since of their auwiously expected visitors.
• Dern is a word used by the fishermen, when kinds of
lab are approaching the men goosed, and is tubsideird to be
the Cornish appellation fur is►.

ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENT.

(From Th. Piped%a Telegnrph.J

We last week noticed an invention by a Gialinen of
Plymouth for conveying the electric fluid, by means of a cop.
per conductor fixed in the masts, through the bottom of
ships. Instead of being ascribed to Mr. T. Harris, join. as
thee stated, it should have bees Mr. %V. S. Hants. The
expenses' leas takes place in the harbour, and compktely
succeeded, as will be seen from the following details.
It is not necessary to quote the numerous inettmees of
the lardy attentive bestowed upon many important results
obtained from natural and experimental philosophy; bat
it may now be sufficient to remark, that smut, years hare
elapsed since Dr. Franklin demons t d the efficacy of
metallic conductors is protecting buildings from the de-
' @inactive effects of lightniug. Although the application
of conductors o■ land is generally judicious, sad their
advantages are admitted, yet on shipboard, where the
effects of lightning me most to be dreaded, frost the is.
flammability of the materials of which t►e ship and morn
are usually composed, the introduction of electrical coo.
doctors bas been lamentably neglected or injodicionely
employed. This indeed may in some measure be traced
to the difficulty of placing any fixed or continuous ens-
donor in a situatiou so liable to cbauge and motion as
the mast and rigging of a ship ; and, consequently the oafs
species of conductor that has beets adopted is a chain, vi
long links of wire, one end of which is desigoed to be hoisted
to the mast head, whilst the other pa over the side
of the ship and comenuieates with the water; but hide•
pendent of its defective construction, from its small e,.
erelong, the incuaveisieace of being constantly hoisted
and its consequent liability to be iajored, are very obvious
This species of conductor is therefore usually kept packed it
• case, mad only boasted use the approach of danger, whin
it may then be too Isle fully to avert. To needy these rs
coaveuieociea, Mr. Hants proposes to place in the back o
the masts a slip of copper, winch is to be continued in thi
intesior or bole of the cap of each mast; consequenife
coming into contact wit► t►e mast abo►e, the cusitinuti)
will be preserved, without preventing the upper men
being lowered. The conductors of the lower masts an
to be continued to the keel, and made to community,
with one or more copper bolts is contact with 0*
exterior copper or the water. it must be clear, therefore,
that this arrangement preserves a permaueise conductor
so lung as any part of the mast is continued, and as :be
masts of a ship may be considered as mere points ethic
contrasted with a thundercloud, thus aimed they are sh.
telly pointed conductors. To those acquainted with in
scion of ;smuts ou charged electric, it will be obvious, arc
not too ninth to presume, that such masts will he highb
efficacious in silently dela ieriiig • i bander clued of 164 sharer
thereby giviag to ships a degree of security of very cuSsithr
able importance.

From these considerations Mr. Harris was iodueed to sub
mit a model of a complete mast, famished with permeatet
conductors, to the inspection of the Hos. Navy Bused, .1.
expressed their decided approbation of the principle, sad ris
guested Isica to exemplify its etEeteury by an experiment.
which was carried lobo effect mi Holiday afternotio last, is
board the Caledonia, in the presence of the Navy Board, Sir
Alexander Cochrane, Commission. r Shield, sev.ral Captain.
in the Navy, and she principal Officers in the Dock-yard, to
the following manner

The Lonfan cotter basin had a temporary mast and top-
mast fitted with • copper conductor, according to Mr. Hoe.
min plan, was moored asters of the Caledonia, sod at toe
distaace of 90 feet from the cutter • boat was statlooed with
a small brass howitzer. Oa the idler bead of die Caledonia
were placed the ilectrical machine and as electrical jar, with
the outer coating of which • line was copeeted, haviag a
metallic wire woven i• it: Ibis line being carried out of the
starboard windows of the wardroom, terminated is an inn"
lilted pointed wire is the immediate vicinity of the touch.
hole of the howitzer; a similar line was pawl from the lar-
board window, which communicated with the maul-bead ul
the cotter, and at the termination of the bolt through the
keel • chain was attached, cuunected with soother insulated
pointed wire in the boat, placed in the vicinity of the touch-
hole, the space between the immolated points being the only
interval In • circuit of about 300 fees, from the positive to
the atgative side of the jar. Some gunpowder being placed
in costae with the conductor its the cutter and the prim*
in the interval of the insulated points, the jar was charged,
and the line tinselled to the masthead of the cutter being
brought into contact with the positive or inside of the jir, a
discharge of electric matter followed, which was passed by
the tine to the masthead, sad by the conductor through the
powder to the chain it. the water, by which it was coaveyol
to the interrupted curim:Meat ism in the boat, where it passed
in the form of a souk, and discbargiug the howitzer, imam
ed to the negative or outside of the jar by the line leading
into the starboard window, thereby dentoostrating that a
quantity of electric mattes had been passed by the outedosctor
through the powder (without igniting is) I. comet with the
mast of the cutter, sufficient to discharge the howitzer. Mr.
Harris thin detached the coniniumicadoo between the keeled
the cutter and the positive wire in the boat, leaving that wire
to rommueicate with the water only; but this imerreptom
did not impede or divert the charge, as the discharge of the
howitzer was effected with coral success as ia the first io.
dance, the water forming the Only conductor from the Celle,
to the boat. l• older to demonstrate stoat a triffing fracture
or interruptiou in the conductor would sot bc importaat, it
•as cut through with a saw, but this produced no material
injury to 1111Colldlieling power.
'risme trials, carried on under the disadvantages of mar
',Jumble weather, could nut fail of convincing all prestos ul
it. efficacy, and called froth the decided approbationn of the
Navy Board in particular, which was evinced by Sir T. S
Mesita ergot-Mill Mr. Harris to superintend the tquipuirso
of the masts of the Alinden,7l, and Jose frigate, loeparailiol
10 its general introduction tutu the navy.
It can scarcely be necessary to expatiate cos the decree ri
security the adoption of these conductors mast afford; orr.
we trust the &implicit) of their application will o
their introductrou into the metehaute service; nor Deed of
combat the tibjr (-lieu, should it be urged, that these jejuna
rarity occur, since it will be runic/tot to remember that
many ships have been damaged; sad possibly some, whose
fate has been unknown, may bare become the victims id
Neglect of the principle of electrical conductors. It may sot,
however, be misplactd to state, that a family io ibis tom■
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We are glad to hear that Captain Owas, of the
Bellereplacla hulk, who was stabbed by the cooviet
Hartley, ta is a fair way of recovery.

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