The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-02 00:00:00

THE KING.

ll'lmissoa, Frs. Majesty had a select party to
dinner yeatertiay even:rtg.
This slay (Monday) the King attended Divine Service in
Wit private Chapel in the Castle.
On Friday the Officers of the Royal !forge Guards gave
a rrand dinner party to the Officers of the 7.lth Regiment
at their Darrads. the band attended until a late hour.

CT NO rwrii TO TOE Pill tie Akio ri-E.--•It is now
finally determined to erect a public monument to the me-
mory of the late Priletos Charlotte of ,IVales, in St.
George's Chapel, i‘'indsor. The spot chosen for the ceno-
taph is Urswielt's. or the Bread Chapel, at the north-west
corner of the church, so called from lh. Christopher Bra-
wiek, Dean of IVintisor, and joint promoter with Sir Re-'
gisrild Bray, in finishing this fabric. Thevetre at present
°my two tablets in this Chapel; one to the memory of
Chriatopher thswiek, the other to Colonel Robert Brutle-
neU, aim of the Earl of (:antigan.
A drawing was on Saturday made under the direction of
Mr. Matthew Wyatt, architect, of the intended situation
of the monument in the Chapel, which will be inittiedi-
stely submitted for his Majesty's approval, and there is
little doubt but this memorable monument will be speedily
colopkted.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Princess Au-
rate and the Duchess of Clarence lett Bushy Park, and
Duchess
to the King's Palace at Kensington, where the
Duchess of Clarence alighted, on a visit to the Duchess of
Kent. The Princess .Itiguata proctatled on to London,
Where her Royal Highness alighted, at her intended re-
sidence, in the King's Palace. St. James's, aljoining the
residenee of the Earl of Harrington, where her Royal
Dishrags was in a short time joined by the Iruehesa of
(artefact. Their Royal Higliticsees proceeded to inspect
the mpairs making previous to its bring occupied by the
Princess. The Princess and the Royal Duchess were oc-
cupied in the inspection about half an hour, after which
they proeeeild to Gloucester House, where the Princess
palook of a /J.:jet/se. Soon afar four o'clock the Princess
left Gloucester House, and proceeded to the King's Palace
at Kensiugton, where her Royal Highness took up she
Ducheins of Clarence, and they proceeded on their return
to Pushey-park.
Amin', Prince Leopold dined with the Duchess of Kent,
a' the King's Palace at Kensington. The Royal Duchess
lied • alert party in the evening, to meet her Royal
be b:r.

Yesterday, at three oclock, a Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign t Mice, Downing-street, which sat in deli-
lwration about an hour and a half. The Cabinet Mini-
stem present were, the Earl of liarrowby. the Earl of
t% cstmoreland, the Earl of Liverpool. Mr. Canning, Earl
IliOntrat, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. lins-
lci-son, Mr. Wynn, the Duke of Wellington, Lord
8 •xley, Sec.
We understand that the Admiral's flag at Leith is to
b.. snuck on the tat March, and that Otero is not to be
any naval station in Saitland at present. Co/fa/onion
Mercury.
Yesterday the despatches for St. Helena, Bombay, and
China, by the ship London, were closed at the East India
House, and delivered a, the Purser of that ship.
It is said that Lord Reileadale, Lon' 84
.rant. and Mr. Bell. are named as the Commissioners to
iivestigate the abuses in the Court of Eqt 14.
The subscription in Liverpool, in aid of the Creek cause,
now eseeeds .sool.
PEririox FM( THE REPEAL or Tilt MOST AND
WINDOW DIITIEN.-A requisition,vivy numerously
Ma et,
was presented yesterday to the Right lion. the Lord *yet.
at the Mansion-hour when his Lonlship was phased to
appoint a Court of Common Council to be held on Friday
nut, at twelve o'clock, to take the subject matter of the
sauce into consideration.

hum: CATltotors.—The ktuzergete Meeting of the
fish 1:11d1A111 WWI held on Friday last. at Dublin; Sir llamas
Sweetie, Dar . in the Chair, when re...lotions were unanimously
Aimed to, condemnatory of the injustice of the penal code, m it
efeered the Catholic floaty in all ita branches. The petition on
the tie u rat State of lielind wr., read to the :Ilcrtlng; it enu-
merated a variety of abuses in 'church and state, complaining of
the nutgiersey, and of the male of administering justice in the
iferiiii Court,. The petition, after entittierltitg a great variety of
grierantea. prayed remedy—it etit.ealeti Parliament to
call on the KatAbliithed Church to loovii their intent a lr
to dislble the lirrigemen of 'Trivial from !editing olive% under
linvernment—and fioAlly, to grant esnaneitof to the Roman
rhio petition was referred to the Catholic .Iwociatiou
for reri.lin and correction.

IA I ANN vsi r v,.—The greater proportion of the
funds for this monument were, we understand, transmit-
ted from India, doubtless by natives of Seutlaiol. It is to
consist of a pedestal. surmounted by a colossal statue of
Bunn, which is at present pr: wring by the celebrated
sculptor Flaxtruin. In the model subinitusl to, and ap-
proved of by the Colinnittee, Bums is reprrsenti it in his
uatdve etaitiime, in the attitude of contemplative reflection ;
le his is placed the mountain daisy. emblematical of
one of his sworn at poems; in his kit he holds a mil, on
watch are etyravill the words" Cottar's Saturday Night,'
a 110011 equally remarkable for its genuine piety and
pietical simplicity. The statue. which is of bronze. is to
Ir. placed in a conspicuous situation in the New Town.
:the fonds amount to iwsrlir I,ollol.—CaLltin;ou .If, •-arv.
Mk nay Wtr vs or Wisiosoa.—The genuine admirers
of SliaLspritre are delighted to sae this tine comedy, emp-
ty Malted by his sonnets, nightly perftwined to bump, r
Ito Uses ; whip, certain critics wisely recoMmend its Icing
re stored to its old state, d. e. laid on the shelf !
Tut. AT II F• Master ti. I'. Smith, known by the title of
the American Fitments, made a very SUIT; siful kb.lose hire
on Monday night. in the character of Vinui.; Norval.—
Edinburgh /toper.