The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-26 00:00:00

FASHION,

The Countess 4 Attraim gave her first Rout this
season, at her own hoise, the late resiAence of Mr.
Sr. GEO tot CAL' st ELL), in St. James's-square, to
near 800 fashiona'oles. Among the company were

Duchess—Nortliumberland, Rutland, Bolton, Dowager
Rutland, and St. Almo•i.
At irchimierzrt-ntleadfurt, Hertford, Bath, Dowager Bath,
and Sali,hurv.
Cluritenle,—Poitarlineot, RoYeberrv, Lieleuska, Carlin lop
tun, Bridg:water, Boektogha:nshire, Clare, Galloway,
cumin, Cork, CarnarYon, Uxbridge., and I),irby.
Vseounte•s :an rd , and Wentworth.
Ladies—W.. Percy, M. Taylor, two Thynttes G Cecil, tan
Doemos M. Primros•!, StiwArts, If unloke, Bouton,
Calthorpe, Taner.al, Le Deipetwer, Hamby, C. Howard, J
Amon, Bennett, ti trewood. F. Monk, Candor, Urd, tin..
in-vville, M. Kerr, Dowager Lilford, Ilaggeraton, Andover,
Carnegie, P..7tre I larieywood, litatheote, Peile, Aughrim,
Somerset, and &login.
Migres4eri—Woleinan, Dupre, Grant, L. Brooke, Fitzhugh,
I.eake, Methuen, Hale, Flnrnby, Lately, Maxwell, DiektnY,
Whitbread, R. Wal,.ole,B,mtiock„ Hard or, Walker, Cliarn,•
ncy, Denton, Fmcd.ce, M. Borgovria, Fitzpatrick, Nyleyri..l.,
Gascidgtic, Citheroe, Cox, Diekettion, Jennings H. Grant,
Daveniant, Sheridan, I.aw, Walpole, and Sydney.
Misses—Baker, Cranford, M. Burgoyne, drimiton, Pelham,
I lunloke, Fortlye,r, throe Abrams. Somerville, 11.iney wood,
rthiiel, Dupre, Wilbraham, 1141.4. Whitbread, Dick
Baker, A Stanlin;ie, Nlonk, Itoevioad, aad
Colooele—Clithem, Wood, and Lately.
Captains—Fraser and Bennett.

Messrs.-141cow, R. 11 ruverie, T. Grosvenor, A. Stanhope,
Dennison, Grosvenor, CholmonrHey, rwa Craut,trd., Foute,
Rawley, Smith, Carver, Marritt, R Wil .raham, S
Stanhope, M. Borg 'par, Th!llttuott, T. Eskine, Forrester,
ad Cox.

This day her M Ai Lsr v will hold a Drawing-Room
at tit. James's.
Yesterday Morning, between nine and ten o'clock,
his MASESTY and the Duke of CUMBERLAND, at-
tended by General GARTH, left the Queen's-House,
and took an acting on horseback over Westminster-
bridge, to Streatham, through the own of Croy-
don, and returned by Dulwich, Norwood, and
Camberwell. His MAJEsT s paid particular atten-
tion to the buildings and alterations that have lately
been made in those neighbourhoods, and returned
to the Queen's-House about half-past one. His MA-
JEST Y is supposed to have rode near 30 miles.
About half-past two his MAJ es rY went to St.
James's palace, and immediately on his arrival gave
an audience to Lord lionA Rl*, who was waiting the
arrival of his MAJESTY. About three o'clock his
MAJESTY, being seated on his Throne, received the
Address of the douse of Lords, which was attended
by the Prince of WALES, the Duke of YORK, the
Duke of CLMIERL AND, the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Archbishop
of Den Lin, the Bishops of ST. ASAPH Bats-
Tot, GEooctsrEit and DURHAM ; the Dukes of
PORTLAND and ROXBURGH ; Marquisses of SA LIS-
RER V and TownsEno ; Earls SPENCER, ROSSLYN,
MOIRA, ONSLOw, ROMNEY, COLRTm% Is, DARNLEY,
EFFINGHAM, CHESTERFIELD, and WE;TNIORL AND ;
Lords LIMERICK, Kenyon, SELsEY, BOSTON,
STOEFORD, WENT wORTH,WILLOUG:IBY DE BROKE,
WALsINGH AM, NEWARK, BOLTON, PEMUROKE,
CATHCART, MELVILLE, HOBART, PELHAM, and
several others. _ _

His Majesty then held a Privy Council, which sat
a ennsiderable time ; after which his Majesty gave
a private audience to Mr. ADDINGTO N for near
three quarters of an hour. Lord PELHAM had like-
wise a private audience of his Majesty for a con-
siderable time. About five o'clock his Majesty
returned to the Queen's-House to dinner.
The Duke of CustataLatio dined with their
Majesties.
Yesterday morning the Scots Greys were reviewed
on Itchill Common, near Croydon, before General
GWV NNE.
We have great pleasure in announcing the reco-
very of her Grace the Duchess of DEVONSHIRE
from her late severe indisposition.
Prince ESTEAHAEY a:ld his suite, in three
travelling carriages, and several outriders, ar-
rived in town on Sunday night in Holies-street,
where a house has been fur sonic time ready for his
Highness.
The fashionable world have to regret the depar-
ture of Lady HuNTIS or !LLD for Bath, by the advice
of her Ladyship's physicians.
Col. Beaton arrived in town last night from
Ramsgate.
Lord MouNvoy and his brother set off for Ire-
land yesterday, to join their respeaive regiments.
Lord Dinatiamtvor4 gave on Monday an elegant
dinner to a large party of Nobility, and in the even- •
ing Lady Dust; ANPIOI4 had a Concert at their house
in Berkeley-square.
Lady MILL ER gave a '..rantl• ball on Monday
night, to four hundred of the Nobility, at her house
in -Portland place.
The Earl of Deaav, Lord STANLEY, anda large
party of Nobility, set off yesterday morning for Ep-
som races, which commence this day.
The extraordinary Performance of the evolutions
of the Broad-Sword exercise on horseback, with the
horse in full speed, last night at the ROY AL CIitCLS,
gained the Touthful Highlander the highest applans:.
The Daneiag Columbine of Miss ADAMS, is the must
sprightly we have seen for years. The Rival Statue:
will be all laid aside on Saturday next, to make room
for novelty.

. further
In addizion to the Entertainments announced for
representation at DitURY-LANL to-morrow evening,
a National Address, applicable to the present mo-
mentous events, written by an eminent Literary Per-
sonage, will be spoken, and a copy of them (of
which we are already favoured) shall appear in our
ensuing day's Paper.
,Monday morning the battalion of Foot Guards,
doing ditty at Windsor, had a grand field day in the
Little Park.
Monday the 13th regiment of Light Dragoons
stopped at Hounslow, Staines, and Egham, on
their way to Windsor, to relizvo the 11th, doing
duty there. Those at I lounslow were drawn up on
this side of the town, as her Majesty and the Prin-
cesses passed on their way to London, and saluted
the Royal Party as they passed, the band playing
God save the King.
On• Monday, a trotting match took place on
Finsbury Common, between a horse and a mare.
belonging to two gentlemen in the City, for a wager
of one hundred guineas/ for the distance of three miles
in the shortest time. rhe horse performed the dis-
tance in nine minutes, and the mare was close after
him. The mare and the horse are both celebrated
trotters; and when they ran sometime since against
each other, the mare beat the horse. Great num-
bers attended from London and other parts, and
betting was very high on both sides.