The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SErtsiosta 1.

On Friday last, in consequence of a notificatient
from Mr. Jame' Carter, Surveyor of the Customs.
mud Mayor of this place, a meeting of seven out of
the twelve Aldermen of the Corporation of the
Borough, took pl .ce at the Council Chamber, when
Mr. Howard. Solicitor of Itortsea, was by them
niaile an Al,lerinan. and the fidlowing geutlrmrn
Burgesses of their corporate body :
Sir Charles Milt, Part and Admiral Markham, of Mantis.
font ; Km. Cbmoberloyoe, Eno M.P. fur Soothomptort i Mr.
Tin nom Noshes, Mr. Thomas ('coke, join. Mr. Thos. fatoell,
met Mr. Samuel Smith, all of Nrorpiii., in the isle of Wight;
Mr. Samara Smith, Mr. Octavio, Smith, and Mr. Thomas
Muse., of Loodon ; Mr. Jas. Brent, Mr. John Brew. aid
Mr William Cooper, of Purists; sod Mr. Lassies Jarboe,
of Portsmouth.

A •rnrral feeling of indignation pervaded the
whole town upon its hcisig atimounced that of the
ah•sse urw batch of Burgesses Hine out of the
thirteen were non-residents, and persoos who
End no interest or property in the Borough.--
It vas expected Rom the declaim' of our Mem-
ber, Mr. Carter, at the last election, that he
souht have illustrated Iris firofessions by ad-
asocial: the interests of the inhabstanta of the
Haiongh—protecting their rights, and admitting
tit'm to the elective franchise; mid therrlorc not a
little astonishment and disappointment was excited,
that before au short a period of little snore than two
mom lis had elapsed, that gentleman and his
friends ►hould afford PO striking a proof that profes-
sion is hot practice, by elects g so many strangers
to sloe away their interests, whilst at the amine
tinie a participatiou in the civil rights of their own
loan Is so uurquitably withheld from their less.
It is also rental kable, that 51r. Carter, in his
bilrrCh at the same election, should have contended
ilidt lie hail is fair claim to the consideration and
oipport of the BlirgePita, on the ground that his
Gaily had been iesidents in tow Borough for above
crs•lur) ; mud )et so SOON and with such incimi-
r4siriity, drat• ally weight to that erg iiiii rot, by ad-
aalliog a Mlitillrf of prrswu► to the rights and pri-
%ll.gre of the II gh, who perhaps were tarter
salon the limita of 11.0 .mane, Vvlal3.l the oldest in-
ii.iotaists are proscribed and excluiled.—(.s;ul4s-
&tory Piper.)

The indefatigable Manger of the Green Park.
the (total aid cumpanitios of tl.r Lie Duke of Q.
't happy tummy, like It c predruta.ur, is likely to
ropy to 111 gumd old age Slit rat of
.feheilks
1111 otddly. llio lortiaitip prefer, the Canal awl
alia(I) grove for fait Rot AsioND's" punt!, to
heautiea if the Lake of Kelvtick•
Ilt lins A eillltedia, N 11101 he Inver viaiti.
Ilitrt.res ihuttatiol firkin, of kali butter here
loco Luolt al ist ))))) uth Wlthot the last month;
.4...nlm:tl,ttlllg which the price a upward, of 139 a.
Pu 4:161.

31liALIUL0CS EscArt.—A kw nights Pince a
ut .11 %IMO WSJ% alrepilog to a gnrri.l. at the ‘Vuol•
Halt SU Truebridge, dreamed that he war about to
toe belted by the Ikvll. whru getting Old Of bed.
tligUlbed up to • loth %old ow. Pet •Issell he it'd
"If Mid VIM waagedi.strly precipttnted 1111011 the
I..Ntantill IN the Garret, .1A .ftwaleriel ilelooreastve
tot 11.14!) tamped wills utd.. a kw 61.ght Waist*.

0 RAPINA L ticErftr.

ON CORINNAN BIRTH-DAY,
strranstil 7, ISM

Hail! hail! the. light,
Which abisilsiK biiEhar
Thin iwuriiiiig dile, display,
The mount deo brini%
Ou T 116,011 swift wirgir,
Curiuna's natal day !

1 Desired, ye Nine,
With lump, divine,
. Strike city tasteful lay,
With beads elate,
Cu,,n celebrate
Corinna's natal day!
Fairies, who dwell
1■ mystic dell,
Here Wild your aerial way,
With ogle ad,
Bid Care deport
Corinna's oast Jay!
Ye Sylphs timid GOMM,
Dodd roar hoses,
Asa join the roundelai,
Hail, Spirits, halt,
Through wood and dale,
turiona's natal day !
Spirit of Health,
Goddess of Wealth,
United, hither stray;
With happiness,
Ok deign so Mesh,
Curinna's natal day!
God at Love,
Thy raptiluel prove,
And with tliy arrows play;
Make each tat heart,
Confess thei► smart,
On this auspicious day'

Her Sorer asks,
These pinnies WAN
You'd willing materna, I
Let joy abated.
Let lairds go mend,
Aud nets the bliss partake.

For she's u fare
As Vestal* were
Who watelitl the reeved light,
And like them pare
She shall endure
Her chastity as bright.
Challea& her mind.
•
With joy you'll Sad
Virtue triumphant there;
There will you tenet
Each valued trite,
Nature e'er gave the Fair.

A heart elneere
Thai prompts the leer
Which darts fur oilier', woe;
By all beloved,
By all aproid,
All friesde—withOet oss fus.

Oh! long Uut Pow'r
Who bleoed the hour
Which me Coriolis birth,
Still skip to shed
Oa her sweet heed
The eliwieest gifts oil earth.

Each easing year
Thal lea us here►
Shall but resew this lay;
Thee let ma Ma&
" Ti.,e baste, and bring
Gaines's Natal day!"
HENRY.

Eying/mg.—it is a singular difference of judg_
ment. that the Members of the University of
Cambridge should he of opinion, that giving a
book to the public Library there, was the best way
of advertising it. and increasing the sale—while
the authors and booksellers, who ought to know
something of their own publications, should hold
sentiments directly opposite.

METHODISM.—One of the great evils attending
this sect is, that the preachers, iii ;noisy of the coun-
try towns and villages, hold their meetings at a late
hour in the evening, which leads the farming ser-
vants, of both sexes, to stay out from their masters'
houses under the pretence of religion, hut which
generally ends in burdering the parish with conse-
quences very opposite. It would be a matter of
public utility if an Act were passed to render the
meetings of this sect, idler a certain Aoor of the
day, illegal, and :subject to the control of a
Magistrate.
The celebrated COKE was perhaps a better
lawyer than prophet. After the statute of the 39th
Elizabeth, for the erect• of !louses of Correction,
had lwen passed, the Noble Lord propliecied (see
id Jost. 729) that " (ruin thr election of these
houses we shall have neither beggar hoe idle per.
son in the Coniinotheralth."—ll'hell COKE utter-
ed this prophecy. he could never have contem-
plated the iinpuali -um of that load of tazatiou which
has altered the slate of society iu late times, and
Ind to those results so feelingly described hi recent
'clients of Parliamentary Committees.
A Curresprindreit informs us that the account of
Iwo cream-coloured horses bring to be sold at the
late fair at Ilorileastlr„ tur the Pat slut:: REGENT,
is entirely fabulous. The cream-coloured horses
used fur State pit, poses. are stallion, and were
bled in Hanover, the pastures of tilt* country not
being good enough.
A meeting has been held in the city of York, for
the purpose of moviiig for a Bill in Parliament to
regulate and auseud the police of that ancirut city.
regard to the cleasilisonis, the lighting, and the
behaviour of the lower orders of the people. A Bill
inure wanted, we believe, never came before Par-
liament, and thrrefule, we trust. it will meet the
coo...mead •upport of all parties us the House of
Cu.kasuno.

• CLAREMO.VT.

The permission so kindly given by his Roy■l
Highness Prince LauPoLo to tire public, to visit
the house, park, and gardens of Claremont, during
his ab•encr nn the Coutisiesit, continues to ieultice
the isiflux of iminessbe elormils from all ',Arts of the
rouoitry to the village of Esher, from whence to the
park lote it is but a short walk. Duriug the last
week the roads leading to the village presented an
uuprecedented appearance of gaiety and bustle,
and to those unacquainted With the object of at-
traction, would lead to the conclusion that some
extraordinary festival was about to be celebrated.—
Ou former occasiou, perhaps, did the inn.
keeper. of Esher reap a harvest so ample as they are
now gathering. Not a WOW iii any house devoted to
the accommodation of the public, bed.roons or other.

wise. is to be found which is not crowded with par-
ties of all ranks. riving with each other in search of
refreshments, which Monica be obtained in sufficient
Avoidance to satisfy all ; and thus many are des.
'lined to depart without being able to gratify any
other appetite than that of curiosity. The stables.
too, are utterly inadequate to the reception of the
horses which are collected on the spot, and which
are conseqiteatly, like their master,. but too fre•
quently deprived of that refreshment which their
labours deutaud. There were other disappoint-
ments. however, which were productive of more
unpleasant sensations than the mere tempocity waist
of food ; and these arose from pdsons arriving at
the desired spot, and at the very threshold of gra-
tification, without being prepared with tickets of
admission, which are absolutely iteces.ary to gain
an entrance even at the outer gate of the Park.—
To avoid this inconvenience, it is only necessary to
write a letter to Mr. PHII.I IPS, the house steward,
who is resident on the premises, and who never fails
to grant the necessary ticket. There is, however.
a distinction in the tickets which it may be proper
to notice. Some only entitle the bearers to adonis.
aims to the Park and Gardens, while others iocluile
the House. The principle upon which this di.-
lino:tiros is made it is not difficult to understand;
but the fact nut heiug generally known, produced
some dis-ati-faction, sod led to observations upon
what was termed an invidious and onorisfylog selec-
tion of persons, which upon such all occasion it
might br de►irable to prevent. It is, perhaps, only
requisi,e to give a I ' on this subject to prevent
similar occurrences in fu•ure. It is but due to

state, that the rteeption of ohm* who are attracted
to these del;ghtfol remelt, modem.' sicrell by the
Rich,,,( 10,1 y eala.troplie of which they pure bees'
the theatre, ss must polite mid atteistive. Ulan'
your arrival it the intik gate you present your ticket,
widel.-griirralk authorises the a.diuissinot of your-
self tied blends to the porter, wliu upon register-
ing 'kat- 11451 W as.s vipitor,llll4lreturvitog else ticket,
directs son doe way to tlw house, whirls etiolated
titstly 111 the twiner I f the pas k. The lou.liliog itself
stood* upois an ...isomer. with au elegant portico
its limit. to which you ascend by a Right of moo,
stip.. 64 reaching the eittrance, you are received
by se.eVel pages to smiting. who, on examining
your ticket, soil i4saertat ll ill g pair title Vis melons.
sinus with,, the swaths. Ssitnoluce you to the first of a
suite .1 four reonis. furnished in s style of great
neatness and toot-feel elegaocr, but exhibiting no-
thing f that magustierwe which might lie sup-
pos. d to belong to is royal residence. The first
011141111 is a parlour mg the right of the hall, its which
three ale 'massy cabinets and tablets of curious
workmanship; the walls are adorned p • ipally
with portraits. file most conspicuous of which are
the bill-length portraits of Prince LtoroLD rod
lief Royal Highness the Princess Cussar.oret,
which are situated opposite to each other at Owen&
of the room. There are also in this room her late
Royal lisghtieses harp Soil piano. Mention is
made or some music of her Royal Itglowsis own
copyiiig, Iwviug hem. its the first sss.taUee, oleo
to inspect 1111 l ; but this is gio longer to he .tau. We
understaod the execution of these copies is moat ex.
quiet... Each piece is accompanied by a drawing,
aim, the wink of her Rossi Highness, illustrative
of the character of the performance, whether serious
or gay ; and this getierailly consists or the 11111 l an
figure, represented its some situation appropriate
to the idea meant to be conveyed. Fawn this
chamber you pass into the diiiiiig.room, of
which the furniture is extremely plain; over the
chimney...piece is a full length portrait of his Ma-
jesty. You itext come to the library : this mom is
fisted up with book-cases. contr g sonic of the
best works of ancient rod modern literature.
There are several pedestals. on which art placed
specimens of sculpture, and a great many casts
and busts. Among the latter, the bust of the
Princess CDARLOTTE is most prominent. The walls
are adorned with engravings of persons who have
distinguished themselves in modern boles, and at
one cud of the room stands a full-length portrait of
the Duchess of Bauximacc. Returning again to
the hall, you are lastly ushered into a second par-
lour, or withdrawing-room. tlw furniture, hang-
ings, and walls of which are of a bright yellow.
There are here also some excellent portraits, the
most attractive of which is a half-length likeness of
the sister of Prince LEOPOLD. which is charac-
terised not alone by great beauty, but by a sweet-
stew of expression which is inure easy to be con-
ceived than described.

Here end. the inspection of the house : these are
the only apartment* exhibited. There are four
other rooms on the same Boor. but these are not
open to public inspection; they consist of the bed-
room, in which her Royal H►gh►►ess breathed her
kat ; her dresi‘ing-room. and that of the Prince,
rod a breakfast-room. In the hall there is a hand-
some billiard table. Each room is attended by a
fe►oale servant, who will give every information
the visitors may require, and the whole household
are attired in deep mourning.

From the mansion you are directed to the plea-
sure grounds, and iu this excursion you are *fiend.
ed bye servant, who conducts you to these objrc►a
which are most wo►thy of your attention. You
first proceed to the back of the house, from whence
there is aview of a pleasing vista, between rows of
luxuriant trees, shun boughs sweep the sloping
lawn ; the limit terminates with a rurul cottage,
intended as a music-room, in Goo& of which is a

pond, bearing on its bilvrr surface various aquatic
birds. From this you are led by s csrcuuuus Oath
to obot as called " the Mould ;" this is s hid u(
cousiderable dentist', clothed with 'Milos died

everhimging trees. On the summit is a blinding
called Closremotst, from whetter the estate takes its
title, as appears froits ass inscrosiitos no its frossib
bearing these word., " And Clare Moist be the
name. 1715." This edifice was, no Jutiht, erettetl
account of the betutifol prospect shush it com-
mands. The view from its summit is extremely
ell,. arid extends over the greater part of tl • y
of Surrey. During the lifetime of the Princess
it was fitting ‘•+p as a conservatory, but this idiom
*as abandoned; a more eligible •pot lot such a
purpose having been selected elsewhere.
You are next cuariscted to the New Conserves,
tory, which is not Quite completed, but fusses a
very pleasing objeet.-a-Front this you proceed, by
circuitous pails., through the bosom of a wood to a
small and elegant Gothic nsuusoleetn, commeimeal
in the lifetime of the Princess, and sluice tioisfWei
under the direction of her heart-torn husband. lu
the centre of this little edifice is a pedrstsl, Which
also stiswers the purpose of a stove, aml upon which
is to be pliseecl a bust of the Prince.. CuAit.o.rut.
The lodised character of the surroundeog scenery.,
which is extremely circumscribed, consistong only of
the varied hues of ever-greens and fittest foliage, the
wide-spreading cypress, the ye*, ussd the Loeb, com-
bining to make it still more gloomy. residers this
place admirably calculated fur those toutemitletious
which may be supposed best suited to the autture of
the building.
From this spot you are led through paths bor-
dered by ever-greeess, until you suddenly burst upon
au extensive circular lake, surrounded by wood, and
having in its centre au island covered with foliage,
through which it would seem the rays of the bull
eau scarce ever penetrate. In making the circuit of
this lake, your attention is directed to a little cot-
tage, which is the peculiar work of the Princees Net-
self ; it bears all the characteristics of rusticity. lost
at the same time fills the mind with 1111 idea of per-
fect comfort. In this cottage resides a woman.
eighty years of age. who was a favourite object
of her Royal Righness'e bounty. It appears that
this poor old creature had, with her husband. lived
servant its successive families who had formerly oc-
empird thin at length, *Oro down by age
and iitfirmity, and unable longer to support herself
by 14hour, she retired to a nil...sable little hovel
which stood on the site of the present building,
where she lived mom occasional contributions front
the matotion-lionse and the small earitiosgs of her
husband. Ois the arrival of the Protects, Dame
limmr. as I.lle is called, soon aill'allrlll Tier notice.
fler Royal Highness discovered her residence. ai;d
f 1 her endeavouring to read ass old Bible, the
smell priest of whirls, to her enfeebled eyes, was al-
most isoiliptingisi.lusble. Dante BEV/ I.T coniplaisted
of 'malaise she complained no more. The next day
she received what she considered all suesitionahle
treasure, namely. a Battle sod prayer-hank of
the largest print. and in a short time. through
the Lillie benevolence, her old mod shattered re-
sidence was removed, and the present cottage sub.
stitetted. To offer a word in praise of the heart
which directed this change would be superfluous.
The nation has already testified its feeling' with re-
gard to her in whose bosom that heart glowed; and
sure are we, that there is soot an individual who
listens to the garrulous encomium of pour Dame
Bmi.,c upon her whore hose she, NS well as every in-
habitatit of the United Kingdom deplores, who
will not add one more tear to the millions which
have already beets shed by those who fondly hoped
at some future period to be her subjects.
From Dame BEwLY's you pursue your course
by the side of the lake through a wild but artificial
scene of hanging rocks, and from thence through
Various !SWIM WWI shrubberies, until you mice more
emerge in front of the mensiou. You finally in-
spect the kitchen-garden and green-houses, which
are only ittiereseing from the recollection of her
under whose &rectum' they have arrived at their
present state of perfection. The whole excur-
sion otietipies about two hours, nod although
the pleasure to be derived y truly be said
to he of a melissicholy description, the food
recollection of her who has endeared these scenes to
the Blittsli heart, as well as the principle upon
which lhit lomlioests is founded, must, to all who
are capable of a refined aesitiseient, render a visit to
Claremont a gratification of no ordinary kiwi.

HEILODOTUI recotds, that there was a law ire
Egypt. which required that every Egyptian should
annually declare before the Governor of the pro-
voice, by what means he maintained himself; and
all those who did not appear. or who could not
prove that they hod sonic lawful livelihood, were
punished hr death. Thu law Willi afterwards intro-
duced by SOLON into Athens, where it was long
inviolably preserved us a most irs•t and equitable
provision. If tins law were revived in modern
times, what would become of some of our most
dashing Dandies
The Prison Committee may be right in their own
estitnation of the want of comfort iii massy of the
gaols; but there is nu fact better known to Magis-
trate* than that many of the offenders soil hundreds
of vagrants think the ace rotations in those
gaol. so much better than their own abodes, that
they return to them as soon as possible.
A letter from Cambridge, slated Sept. 4. says—
" It is, in, doubt. in the recollection of must of our
readers, the very minty struggle that was mode at
Cambridge, during the late election, to testore that
Borough to a state of independence. On Friday
last, during a time of great public bustle. whets A-
nnan every one was engaged at the Senate-house,
seeing his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSILI re-
ceive the degree of 1.1.. D., a proposition was sub-
mitted, at the Towii-hall, to make upwards of fusty
freemen. The time for this proposition might be
politically, hut certainly, to say she least or it, was
out handsomely chosen ; and the oteasvire, if allowed
to be carried, will unfit 00000 sits ly prevelit every effort
to recover that Boroughs to its wonted iiideperidence,
at least, for the whole of the present generation."
The Master-shipwright of Chatham Duck-yard
has recently beers ordered to Plymouth and Purls-
mouth, mu survey the state of she •liips at those
ports ; the Master-shipwright or w'..olwich-yard
was also ordered at the mute time on the like ser-
vice. The llaster-shipwriglita from Ilse shove
yards are to make their survey of the ships at Chat-
barn and at Silicerriess, so that the greatest care is
to be iaLesi on the several inspector's* of all the
611110* mow in ordinary, in order to ascertain the ex.
tent of the dry.rot, and to find, if possible, the
best way to prevent it.