The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-14 00:00:00

ROYAL HUNT.

Monday morning his Majesty's stag hounds turned out a
line derr on Fassibam-Common, fur the day's diversion ;
the deer at first went with great speed through the cottage/es
by Stowe Park and Bayles, towards Slough and Upton, tak.
lug by the left to Hatchet, where he leaped out of one garde,.
into another for some time. From thence he took to the
Thames, where he got into the height to the right of
I)atchet• bridge, but was soon driven out, when lie took
mod swain to the Wiuilsor side of the Themes, whgre he im.
mediately minden leap over the Park wall into the Little Park.
use boatsmen and yeomen prickers ■nd suite came over
Ditehet Hilaire; the deer at this aline was only followed by
gioup of people on fool, it being some lime before the
Isautsmeu and 1101111dt could get t•eto the Pug to renew the
cheer. The horsemen came round the wall through Windsur
at full speed, and informed the people that the deer was in
the Little Pink, oust hundreds of 'Testators ran towards
the Castle to witness the sport. At this time the deer
lesprd over the iron gate by the vide of the Terraces theta
!.1,1 paid the Castle and Upper Lodge towards the town,
u!,• re he was headed by some persons on foot. He then
1..0 dup the hill, and ran towards tlie Cigar. The boots-
o and hounds now Mile up; he Music • hill, and et.
t, looted to leap over the iron railing iii front of the (74stle
wall, when he unfortnnately bung lay the middle out the
ceiling, which caused its death. Hundreds of spectators ost
foul and horse were present at the death of the deer.

•
ST. DUNST4N'S CHURCH
(IN THE WEST).

The repairs of iMa ancient church are just finished.
There are few churches eis England of greater aatiquiey
than St. Dunstan's; it is said to Isere been built about 732
years ago. It fortunately escaped the fire of 1.1,1111011,
which approached very near to it on the th side of
Firet.stiect. lit 1701, the ancient arched roof was tsken
down, mod a new square one built, ornamented with deep
mouldings, and a vaeiety of embellishments; the other panel
of the caned* were also adoraed. Since the latter period
it suffered much from the
ments sail agricultural desivisb,ing in a mutilated State,
the nwtoc in, walls, sod pews, riquiriug cleaning;
it underwent • repair about fourteen years ago; but to
prcaerre the fabric from entire ruin, the mescal re-
pairs commenced. It is now finished, and exhibit' an ap-
pearance of whams grandeur. The vestiges of its anti-
quity have taco preserved. The pulpit, gallery, organ, irtiel
roof, are remitted handsunte I.y rich pawing sod gilding.
The beautiful filmic of a pel.c n. feedlot its yultug with its
uwu blood (so emblem of the church (warring her children),
which is over the altar, has been repainted and beautified.
The columns of the loteic quit r, bet veto which are the
Creed anti Lewes "'raver is gold letters; also a globe be-
tweet) twat Sibiu, denoting the spreading of the Gospel
beer the world, are now restored to their anginal beauty.
'lie fin• pict foreseer Moses and Aaron, which have remained
so !wig ohicesred by diet, have been cleaned; they ate the
production of ate emiDent maeter, sod add greatly lathe in-
ternal besety of the church. The external of this vewerable
edifice has also been repented. The two giants that strike
the quarters, awl the beautiful statue of (lotto gliz.ibtils at
the east end of the church, are new bronzed sad beautified.
The whole way now be considered a pubic ornament of its.
puttance.