The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF COUNTESS TALBOT.

it has been elated, that on Saturday the remains of this
lausented Lady were conveyed to the Castle to the water-
side, in solemn procession, for interment in England.
Whets the procession had arrived at the nearer( approach
to the Pigeon-horse wall, all she carriages except those that
carried the amternere, and those person immediately coo.
netted, retired, and a party of the Scotch Greys closed in the
rear, until they arrived at the harrier, where they halted cad
prevented the ohirision of the crowd. Prom the shove Mace
to the point wirers the VA/ridge Packet lay in readiness, was
lined by the (military, and when the berme had arrived sear
the vessel, Mr. Lambert (a. chief,) lmrd Ingeatrie, aid
the other munthive, ■lighted and ranged thetbselves on
either side of t►e apace through which the body was carried
from the hearer to the water aide, Captain St was
in attendauce, anal lead every necessary arrangement made
which the solemn occasion required; an inclined place was
placed thins the aide of she wall to the packet, along which
the coffin was gently moved to the 'leek, irons which it was
16wered into the state cabin, which had beets previously
hung with black, under the direction of Messrs. Mark and
Co.; the ropes employed were covered with black ; all tbe
vessels in the river and bay had their colours dying half.
mast high. Minute-gnus continued to See during the en-
tire of the ceremony, until the packet got under way, which
was soon after two o'clock, but the wind not being f .
able, the was shortly obliged to come to anchor.
We understand that Mr. Kirk, the sculptor, has bete em-
ployed to take a mask of her Isle Excellency, is order to take
a marble bust.—(Sounderes News-Leiter.)

On Wednesday morning the rentals' of her Excellency
were conveyed through the town of Liverpool, where they bad
arrived on blonday, in a hearse, drawn by six horses, sad
adorned with escuicheuus, nu their road to Ingestrie, Pat:
fordshire, to be interred in the family vault at that place.—
They were preceded by a part of the "Ist regiment of foot,
sod followed by two.muuruing coaches.

The creditors of the Southampton bank of
SMITH and Co. have steeped the offer of hen shil.
hugs in the pound.

On Tuesday last Joshua Hodson fosght and
heat a Whiteckapel butcher. nem Plaistow. It wris
44 as affsir of honour."
The Birmingham youth and Beloit* fight on the
Ist of February. The former is the favourite.
Spring and Big Burn exhibit nu the.eth'rebril-
ary. Spring is the rattoutiJe. Otitee otatcb*Are
on the taws.

• By the most recent letters from Baltimore it ap-
_ pears that the system of, ptivateeriog under coloor of
the Patriot flags, and that of AaTIQAI, hy.Ameri.
• can citizens legaitist Spanish and Partergeese lower,
notwithstanding the late attempts made for its sup-
pression, existed toes great an extent ea ever. The
following ships.. well known to be destined feethsti
.purpose, were lying in the port of ' Baltimore
Ist ult.—
Brigs—La bresistable l4
Centres,* alias Nereids HI.:
laslipendesiela .. 14
Pnetreydea, shag Tigre Oriental .. 14
Eieboonerr—Atinekta
Castilian
Total X77 1
and, et a moderate computation, SSO men. In ad-
rlitieu to, these, several' Privateers had deperyed a:
. short tune before; one brig of la guns was lying in'
the bey, sad two superior soy vesicle, built an a
warlike cobetruction, were rapidly Attierr.for
The Govutimeut of the [)sited Stites, at the close?
Grille last Aession of Cittigrist,. pitied tome stittl/4
laws to pat "Melt to the trulfict but the principal!
egoista, its st,. lyeire ,I?itherto corned their.,opere-!
tiotts with so 11110C.111#9090004 ,o! him resorted to iirr
much ingenuity wractire the ittprittltioa of the
atreessery eridettee,:thst.ets lxtieve, tbnugh sereritt
trials hove been iitstlehteds met is stogie casvietionf
coold,be -7:
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