The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE PARTISS.

Lilly A C. Smith entertained a large party of fashion-
able* 4.111 Tuesday evening, at her bons* WI Upper Brook.
street.
Mrs. Thompson has issued cards of invitation fur a grand
musical party on Saturday next, at her house is Grua-
vcoor-ileare.
Lady Grantham will give a splendid rout this evening at
her hawse in St. Jawed-squire.
Lady Charlotte Strait has issued cards of invitation for a
grand ball on the 18th instant, at her house is Stratford-
pl

• bfrs. Baring's runt, is Portmamsquare, will bean the 16th,
instead of 11. e 15th init.
The ll.ni. Mn.s Calvert has keened cards of invitatina foe
a grand ~•I and supper on Tuesday next, at her house in
Upper "I n. .1, etre. t.
The I ..f Breadalbane had a diaper party I•ealer.l4y at
his hou►e 111 Kirk-lane.

The Emit and Countess of Pembroke enlertaioed a party
at dinner yesterday, at their house in Privy-gsrdems.
Mr. and Mrs. Egerton etitertaisted * select party at dinner
yesterday, at their house in St. James's-square.

[Front " La hello Asseablie.")

FRENCH.

BALL DII3I.

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Frock of fulls over white satire, els-gully ornamented with
blond and fell•bluwu roses. The heir adorned with silver
ears of cons, fislbloluern red roses, and rows of pearl. White
satin lone. Necklace formed of two rows of Isrge pearls.
While satin sandal slippers, white kid gloves, sad carved
ivory fins.

ENGLISH.
WALKING DOM.

Rotted dram of fine cambric, ornamented round the bor-
der with three diorites rows of rich embroidery, let iu to
siullups. Spencer of lilac grog de•Noples, ornansraied in •
SINN woeful manner with narrow row/mex of white salts ;
the collar standing oat, and the vacancy filled up by a Spa.
Dish collar of fine blond. Baronet of tipa red white raliu in
the village shape, trimmed at she edge with lilac Italian
gauze, in bias puff., each puff confined by a narrow realma
of white satin, sad the crown unmounted with • full loos.
gala of lilacs.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PILL R.

SIC—On ►eading yonr Psper of this day, 1 ,4,1% neue'i
struck with the query you there put tie 11.. C piny
St-num..l, a■ Publishers of Aimanacks for the year 1.421 a,
"Why tl..y have i■ the A lismnacks of this year 'Awned,
fur the drat time, to notice the 11th of May a. the birth-
day of her pascal Majesty, wfiil•t the birth•daya of Its
Royal Dachrases are given as venal ?" slid 1 immediately
refra real roan Historical A imanack 1 had in any p Ate', eu I
1 there 'Stood the 14th of May thus noted in l'ra. of
Wales b." I then referred to the Coturnereial Sheet Attn.-
sack, nod found It masked in the note way. Thew! Alma-
sack., at well as aII whets, were printed long brfocr the P. m-
oms of Wales acquired her present rank of Qawen, and toe
notice of her birth-day is the same this year as Ica pre-
ceding year., al least en far as the Iwo Alinan•cka I barn
mentioned go. What Alsnanarks you have cunatiltral 1 can-
not tell, ur *brawr any tethers bare the homes 1 la.we
stated air lot; hat 1 thoeght it but fair to optima you that
it was nut a universal omission. Wishing that all King. awl
Queens, and their subjects, may each have their full aud.ri-
dual rights, 1 remain,
Your Constant Reader,
NOT AN ALMANACK MAKER.
LONDON MAY FASHIONS. I Tuesday May 2.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sth—%Vitli a mixed sensation of pleasnre mad meet. I
have this day seem in the public Papers the relish
Meeting called to adopt inesarres to perpetuate the avwsory
of the joistly.lemented Duke of Keel, at which Alerting lila
Grace the Doke of Bedford presided, Imo bine teseismeny
with many others to the virtues and active worth of the 46
°eased. This certainly must accord with the feeliogs of Ohm
nation at lunge, but the result of their deliberations ensues
far short of their object. A statue! an unateasiong, ininctry•
memento—how comes it that the spirit of the (1, ceased J.J
nut inspire them with a plan to make his memory still owe-
fat, and to the in the remembrance of the Seeeuty Societies
which he in his life patronised? Why aid trod a
Church on the Estalilishesent, in • central *Othello", 011 a
modest but elegant desiga, indebted to Manse and 'haate
architecture, and not to gaudy frippery for its ornaments.
Let an appropriate tablet there record the active virtues of
the deceased. It might be built on an elevated site, with a
dry basement story, lofty and light, to be deemed to the
woe of any of the Societies petitioned by his late Royal
Highness, at their Altana' Meetings, or 1111.11 Now (rms
fur those which have not establishments, making it • na-
tional monument sot only to his memory, but to
extruded Christian clarity. This idea I suggest its a ero.le
state, to be improved by the wisdom of the eultxbirued
public, in the spirit of true philanthropy which shed IV
bright a lustre aver the cha•acter of the deceased hiNee.
I remain, Sir, your very tab...Siert ficreaut,
London, May I, 1820. A. B.