The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

TIIE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR.

His Excellency seems to possess an active and inquisitive
and • taste for Literature and the Arts, hitherto sap-
pulled to accord but lone with the proud and induleut
ignorance which marks the urielital character. In this spirit
be went to Ireland, not iu his official capacity, but as a
private Gentleman, to improve his mind by exami•ing what-
ever was worthy of notice tie that country. lie was not re-
ceived by the person connected with the Government as the
representative of a Sovereigu, but he was treated •daring his
stay with marked allegation by that opulent and isidepeu-
dein class, among whom the genniue character of the coun-
try is most ewilipiCoollll, and whose attentions flow not so
much from cereinouious politeness, as from that feelatig of
kindness slid good will which the Irish are always prompt
to shew to stratagem. This was particularly the case in
Dublin, where the Lord Mayor attended the Ambassador
through the different parts art that beautiful taelrupulis,
nut as she cull cressismuy of use psiblic fenctiorary I. ass
other, but with the familiar courtesy of a private Gestkman.
On his leaving the city, be wished fur Wane memorial of its
inhabiteests, and be was presented with a copy of that aim
Work, "TAB Hider, of Dublin," which beipropesed to
slow to his countrytoeu, as a specimen of its literatare, and
• display of iis beauty and importance. His Excellency
still cuut Mute to feel a oboe of this kindness, and expresses
it by sheering good-will, we are told, to all of that coentry,
sad particularly by encouraging its Artists; among those
be violinists a young Lady, who has Hisilcd for him sonic
exquisite spat-mews uu velvet, as inuaineuts fur his orien-
tal foinnure. This Lady's name is Walsh; she is •
metier of Ireland, and the daughtir of a Colonel iu
the British service, who, wills the improvidence of his
Cutiiilry nasal his profession, left a widow dependant me the
talents of her daughter for their future support. These
talents she has exertail with such assiduity sad success, that
she has silently attracted the notice of many persons Jinni-
guialied by their rank mid discrionuateou. On the Conti-
nent she was encouragid by the Cruvrii-Princestlnd in Euff-
land by the mueli-lanieuted Duke of Kent, fur whom she
was exi cilling mime work, which his premature
death lies left we her hands. By the close application of
many years, said with great pr. indite to her health, she has
brought this beautiful art to au unknown degree of perfec-
thin. The /dmits do not lie on the surface, but are deeply
imbibed by sue grain of the velvet, and by • chemical coin-
hiuslion arc sia permanent as not to fade by time. Any ac-
cidental suit is readily removed by the simplest process;
and while her flowers display the exquisite delicacy and
brilliancy of their originals, it is out a transitory splendour
boat a vivid tills, which time improves said mellows. We
understand that the specimens of her art intended for the
Pentium Ambassador, may be seen al this Lady's apartment.,
in NO. 79, South Audley-street; and we Notice it for the
gratißratioN of those who would wish to avail themselves of
such odor eliation, and encourage a female so circumstanced,
who is too proud or tau modest to advertise her uwa abi.

NIAGISTINIAL APPOINTMENTS AND RESIONA-
TIoNs.—,We under►tood that It. BASER, Esq. the
sitting Nlagistrate at Marlboriptigh-strert, is up-
pointed in the vitti.ottort Sir NATHANIEL. CONANT.
the Chief Mwgiettste St Bow-street Off►cr, who
resigned the ritti4tion. Mr. CONANT. jou. it is
said will succeed Mr. I.l.titBil, at Alarlhorough-
inert, sr resident Magistrate.
Hank Tokens of tire shillings and three-pence,
and or•.e shilling and sixpence, many of which are
circulating in some part* of the country, ale. receiv-
al►le at the Bank until the itsth inst. it their full
amount, but no longer.
The three Captains of the Bth regiment of foot,
who were lately dirotitterl the Service, haw, by or-
tler of the Comnissider.iii-Chief, been directed to
be plvced on full pay, several circumetsnces hoeing
more apprarr•l to warrant revoking the sentence.—
(Cuirdunian Memory )

VVe uotlerataosi that so explanation of the circum-
stances ouster %%Inch Daridson, one of the Cato-
street gang, was relieved by the Sisqulicilv Society,
has been sent to the Secretary of Stone's Office,
by which it appears that the Officers or the Parish
to which he belongs, had istrered to tyke him
and his family 11110 the workhouse. which, how-
ever, lie would not essisseut to, i.lleging at the
Meotliciii Office that he could get work tonriedi.
ately if Its tout., to the asnount or two or three
woad., were redeemed from pawn. He was au
entire stringer at the office, but the extent of his
family and Ins amount' distress ritrit.rl commisera-
tion. and an application was made to the parish
officers au Isis WWII:

DESTRUCTIVE FiRE .47' CHATHAM.
Thursday morning, between the hoots of twelve
nuctosse o'clock, • most destructive fire broke out
•at the house of Mr. Hill, corn•dealer and bekee,:
in High-street, Chatham. It then blew a trememo
dons storm. The devouring element extended ib
ravages to the hod►es on the opposite side of the
street, which became a prey to the Ronne. It is
computed that not less than from thirty to forty
first4ate houses; exclusive of tievvral small trues
merits adjoining, have been destroretl. At the hour
of half-past 10 o'clock; when the coaches were about
leaving Chatham for town, the tire was still raging
with great fury. The King's fiend public-Iwuse,
situated near the end of flighsstreer, was polled
gown in • few hours by a nutioln-r of persons to pre-
vent the if! snits from extending through the town.
Several of the houses ■t the back of High-street.
and on a parallel with the front, have suffered must
materially. Severe, of them. we understated, have
bees entirely destroyed. 'Cho coaches which lad
to !sass through the town yesterday morning, were
prevented from hiking their usual course by the
obstruction of the furniture strewed in the centre
of the highwiy fur safety fruin the devouring
ele-
ment.
A number of firemen belonging to the insurs
ance-offices in town were observed at su early hour
last morning proceeding an ►everal of the coaches
to the scene of devastation. We have nut hoard
of say lives being lost, but the unionist of property
destroyed, we fear, has been, enormous.
The place where the broke tout, we understand,
is near half a mile from the unwind.