The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

CANTERBURY CATHIDRAL.

We some time sines published mem observatiom epos
the repairs which were them making in this Cathedral; but
those obiervatioss extended oily to the esteems) of the
choir or screen; since thee they have bees peogreasively
going on, and large some of money have hem expeodedoad
the liberality and taste of the Des. mid Chapter evinced In
restoring to its mistime splendors, this boatatlfid piece of
workassuship. The statues of the feander and other Saxon
Monarchs. which owe adorned it, het were defaced by the
puritanical Goths of she Coutimunwesli h. bare bees realsored,
the mutilations repaired, and the whole freed from the accu-
mulated filth of ages, in such • maser that the titian', of
its tracery is now folly developed. and it presents on. of the
finest specimens of the florid Gothic la the kingdom. The
whitewash by which some neat Vaisdal had in focuser days
obscured cad obliterated she beautiful aatique paistiart
which cafe adorned the walls of many of its aisles aad tran-
septs, is now undergoing the precise of removal, sad from
the brilliancy of she lista ethic\ yet freesia beneath. we so-
Iterstand little doubt is eatertained that these specimens of
socient art will be restored to view, still retaining nisch of
their former beauty.
The choir is undergoing PI the/earls sad complete repair.
aid the service of the Cathedral is performed, dories the
interval, in the Chapter ur flernsoiehouse, a magailleeet
bedding adjoittiog the eastern side of she cloister., which
is in its turn ales to partake of the Emend reoevalloo.
The tesselated p•vessest, which formed the floor of she
shriae of Saint Thomas a' Becket, composed of porphyry,
verde unifier sad many other row and valuable
roubles, arranged in the form of a Mass has been deem-
ed, and the vacancies occasioned by wantosams or Ike
mystifies of antiquarians filled up. Much tee has been
doss to the crypt, to whieh we would particularly direct
the attention of those of our readers who may visit
this limiest Cathedral, as being one of the most late-
Teulall 'mailed of the Soma style of baildiag, and Collllill-
iag within its recesses many obviate, tombs, &c. which, were
they more exposed to the eye of day, would not fail of mese-
he the adadratioe not only of the mere antiquaries, hot of
every senors possessed of reel taste and • true relish for sr-
(tweetersl clegeace.—(lentisk actittte.)

It appears, by private letters from Paris, that the
Kis° has been indisposed, and some or the Jour-
nals announce that lie dues not quit his apartments.
—( ktening Paper.)

His Royal Highness the Doke of SUSSEX has
been passing the last three weeks at Mr. Comes
magnificent mansion of Ho!khans, to which place
his Royal Higlmes* proceeded, after visiting New-
stead Abbey, the seat of Colonel WILDMAN. late
High Sheriff for Nottinghiunshire. Newsteisd Ab-
bey was the paternal seat of Lord SYRON,
from whom it was purchased by the present
owner, who has expended a very considerable
sum, end evinced 'rest taste in repairing and
beautifying the Gothic edifice. His Royal
Highness was so pleased with Newatead thst
he spent a week with the hospitable owner. In
travelling from Newstend to Halkhaan his Royal
Ilighneas took the Lincolualiire road, and honoured
Mr. and Lady iSABEI.LA DOUGLAS with his cunt-
puny fur a couple of days at their residence near
Bourn. Lady ISABELLA is the daughter of the
late Earl of ARRAN, and sister to the Hon. E.
one of In. Royal Highness's Equerries.
Mr. DOUGLAS is grandson to the late Lord HARE.
WOOD, and his eldest brother, we helirve, is next
heir to the Scottish EauWm of MORTOS.
( Boston Gazelle.)
The infant daughter of H. BROUGHAM, Esti. was
ihriateord at Nine Churches yesterday ae'nnight,
by the Rev. Mr. ileum, by the mane of ELEA•
101tA Louis*. Mr. B. and his Lady left Brougham
llall on Monday last for London.

CoLLEY CIBBER visited the Duke of Wiwi.
TON, at Winchendon. in Buckinghamshire, and
taking an airing with his Grace, the carriage could
hardly be dragged along through the heavy clay.
" It has been arid." observed the poer, " that your
Grace run through your estate; but 1 defy you to
row through this."
An orator having written a speech to be delivered
on a particular occasion, asked a literary friend's
°peanut of it. The hitter, after some time, told
loin that lie had read it over three times—thefirst
time it appeared very good ; the secoud,iime
twiif-
fereut, sad the third quite inattnd. " Theo (replied
the orator) it will do, us 1 shall only hove to speak
It ware.'"