The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-04 00:00:00

1314Clihl•H'S C4STLE.

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A letter from Duitainsiie, in Scotland, states as follows:
" 0,, the 9:11 ult. ns the set vials belonging to the West
of Dom:inane Mum, u ere emplopril its carrying away
stones from the excavation made aist.i ort the rums that point
oat the site of Mc b.th's Castle here, part of the grimed they
stood on cnd.l, fly gave way and hunt down about six fart,elia.
currriug a reit ulstly I,uill vault, about d feet long and 4 Wide.
Noise of the awn b log injoreil, curiosity induced them to
clear out the uuterrat►eaa ravers, when they discovered
among the ruins a bilge stone, weigliiiig abuts' 44a)1b..,,0bick
Is minionticed to Ire of the tritteoree or Feint-metallic kind.
This smile Inuit have lain here doling the lung series of ekes
since Uacb.•tb'a trips. Weigle it were also &mull two mood
tablet., of a roeuvosition ►er•mbting brims.% On nue of
these Ira lines are esigrwved, whieh a gentleman Itas the. Je•
The /MIMIC! (ur shathrw, of kingdom come, until
sylph. in air carry me stain to Etelhel.' These plates as-
hibit the figures of targets far the arm•. From time tin.
memo' ial it her, been believed arming us lwre, that nostrn
hands brought • Jacob's piltnw from Babel; and dropped it
an the site where the fishier of Scums u.w stands. A
strong belief is also entertained by navy in this part of the
Country, that it was only a representation of this Ja-
cob's pillow that Edward sent to Wisteriinsirr. Ilse seven'
stone not having been fumed by kite. The euriows here,
aware of such traditions, end who have viewed these ve-
nerable rem/rinsed antiquity, agree that -Macbeth nay, or
rather must have deposited the atone in question st the bot-
tom of his castle, ins the bill of Duu4Ossue (from she
trouble of the times), where it has been found by the work.
•ea. 'this cartons stone has beresshipped fur London fur
the inspect mia of the scientific amateur, to wrier t 3 discover
its seal quality."

A remarkable fact occurred in the park of Lord
GRANTLEY, tut Wolters!), near Guilitford, 8 shun
time since. A was pouticed
upon by one nl the swans, which pulled the animal
itito the water, and held it snider until quite
drowned. This Wal observed by the other deer in
the park, awl did 1114 !Ong go WirtVecgirti ; rue
shortly alter, this very %Nan, which hail tritherto uever
been molested 1)) the deer, was singled nut when on
land, and furninsly attacked by a held, which sur-
rounded and presently killed the utl'entkr.—(lfrigh-
ion Paper.)
. KISG CHARLES 11. after taking two or three
turns dine morning in St. James's Park (as iris his
usual custom), attended oily by the Duke of
LEEDS and my Loyd Citoit an rid', walked up Con-
stitution-hill, and fmiti this cc into flydle Park ;
but jll4 as hr way cru-sitig the road, the Doke of
l'oitit'sdoch way neatly arrived these. The Doke
hal here bunting that morning out limit 'l4m-
ile:dill, rod was returning in I:14 coach, eticorted by
a party of- guards, who, as moo as they saw the
King, diteddetily halted, 'mid rome-quently stopped
the coach. The Duke, being acquainted with il-e
occasion of the halt, immediately vtut out of Ins
coach, and, after saluting the Kim:, aid he wits
greatly surprised to lin), his 11a.j)day n. dna place
with such a small attendance, and that lie thottalit
his Nlajoisty expiand himself to smote danger. 65 No
kind of danger, J.1gn.,..; fide I aw sure din mall in
England will take away in). Itfc, to make yi.ll King."
This was the King's answer. The sail Lunt Ceo.
MARTI' awn mentioned this anecdote to his frieiiihi.
—(11r. King's theertltales.)

Extract of a letter Irniii Brom), aided !Item-
iser t 4 :—" The slew dock-yard, cum.:v.l4lg of lei% ty
acrrs, at Patin, near onlni.kr, i. alitii.st ruin-
;dried. The Bellehle, 74, and two Gurster, ale
building unite,. cower ; the former will lie I iiinclird
in March. 'Emitter for town nime frigates is
; altoogrther there are four carts em-
ployed. They cats build here Mitch chever than
at any dot k-cart) in the kingdom, littrru shil-
lings going as far us twenty will at Plymouth.—
A new town is forming round the rant, which it is
6111)110"eti will materially injure Pembroke. Ils-
werfurdwest is 11111r11 frequented by officers at Ina,.
pay, and by Esiglioli propl:, who are obliged in
get out of the way u 1 their acquisinintier, nom ll-
mined income-a. It i. -that there are mole
English reOtiits eitut Ora at any chew wwu in
:iuuili is."