The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-18 00:00:00

TIM. 1W Edi. SO4/W•

Friday last having been fined far: the emernhting
of the Council of the Itoial Society, the Merobrre
thereof met at out o'clock et the Observatory. in
Greenwich Park, under irte Presidency •4 fitterint,
of Dr. Wollaston ; whets *aroma .molten relating
to the Society were adjusted ancf disposed or, the
annual visitation was then made to the difieren,
parts of the establishment, and the Lists celled
over, after which the President curt Members of the
Council, sewed Fellows of the Society and then.
friends, about forty in number, sat down to dinner
amonst the cowpony were, Ste Ilinniphry
Sir George Clerk, of the Admiralty,' the Marlin,
de Pucci, Sir Robert Steele, W. Smith,. Esq. M.V.
Archdeacon Wollaston. Col. Tumor, Mr. Pons,
Mr. Rennie, Mr. F. Bailey, several Members of
the Lliiiversities of Cambridge, &c. A Paper if
yesterday rep, that Sir HumpSry Drey is to be
the new President. This 'bonne:it, if trier, we
must regret. nut that Sir H. aivy is not well en-
titled by the share which he bas contributed to the
interests of science, but because oe understood that
his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of SaxesCoburg
was a candidate. Although from Ins youth he
may not polaris the same depth. and extent of
knowledge, ill love of the eta and teietteea this
illustrious per/a:nage yields to none. Added
to this, his exalted station sod extensive in-
fluenre would give a grace, !mitre, and eiguity to
the Chair, which number candidate could possibly
confer.

Yesterday morning the Doke of GuncitsTem
left town fur Porislioutia.

The Princess A viIUSTA, sccorepseied by CoWilt,*
CATIICA ItT, left towel for Froginore yesterday. and
returned to town in the evening.
Dr. PARR performed Divine Service before the
QUEEN ou Sunday. .
Au order was received at Plymouth on Sunday
lest, to prevent the departure of the Royal Marine,
for Chatham, but they had *sited true days pie-
%lvor. The postpoortuent of the Coronation is
supposed to have been the cause.
Lord CHARLES SOMERSET hos kindly presented
Mr. CROSS, proprietor of the Royal itlesagerie.
Exter 'Change, with that highly interesting ani-
mal the Gnu, lately brought to this country ftonv
the Cape of Good Elope by his Lordship. It was
added to that grand establishment on Friday last.
ROBBERY IN THE House or Cosimars..—.Yeaterday
evening, while Dr. Lusulacrou was addressing the House
on the t.abj►ct of her MAJESTY'S plate, a gentleman whore
attention was absorbed by the debate, was rubbed of a valu-
able gold snuff-box.
Yesterday the annual wherry, given by the Gentleman d
the Funny Club, was rowed fur by 34 yarn waterworn is
seven pleastere-boats. The match was decided in two beets;
the three foremost boats in the first heat were the competi-
tors iu thermion', and the prise was won by P. WA tit ea, ot'
Lambeth, and T. WHITE of Strand-lane. is was well coo-
tested, and aforded eacelkat spat; several Nobbusen of
distilleries' were eu the water, and the river war voiced with
numerous pleawse•bwls, notwithstanding the wetness to`'
the flaunting.
Yesterday meriting Mr. Jeers, a young man residing in
Park-street, was attacked is St.Jaares's P.flrb by a gang of
thieves, and robbed of lois watch with its appendages, sod
about alas. is silver.

CORN EXCHANGE, IuLT. 17.

Our supply of Wheat being very small this morning, am/
the heavy rain of yesterday, together with she appearance of
unsettled weather, caused a brisker dement, fur hue runs
from Essex, Keel, and Suffolk, and from 2i. to 39. per gnat-
ter advance was obtained on the prices of Ibis day week.
Grinding Barley is 201. per quarter dearer, having but little at
market. Oats are 2r. per quarter higher, the arrivals since
Ibis day ae'anigbt basing been anusualiy smelt. Beaus and
Pease sold from Is. to 2s. per quarter dearer. In other arti-
cles there was no alteration.