The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

nrelktel 0,6154 building was the English General Bentham.
lu the lowest story was the ateaumeragiue, by which all the
machinery was pet in umbels. Ushappily some of the work-
men have perished in this dreadful lire, which broke oat i•
the forge, la the lower story, Sod rapidly eotam••ieatd to
the other parts of the beildi•g.

VIIIIIIII, Arlin 4.

Yesterday evestiog the ho►imui of this capital was lighted
up by a prirdighies ire in a wood wagaoioe beluagiag to
the bikers. A misunderstaudiag caused the fire.ireignies to
be seat to the tither side of the Danube, by which the ex.
of the ire was delayed. The "tastily of wood
hoot is estiusated at 160 wide.
atom 6.
The question whether the importaisou of English cotton
sera, which is nadr► deliberation, will be allowed, excites
lunch iuteresi in the cuMusercial world here, particularly in
the swam of spiniiiog manefaetories, which ia the neigh-
boorhood of Virus's alums are are etteneiee as to be worth
severSl ailliiiins of dollars, sod asset all leave akmorlt If time
free impoktseion were allowed. Oar Goverstiest acts with
lon muds canteen rot to weigh well all the arguments fur
end against 11e1bre it takes any decisive step.

uncut*, *MIL 16.
The bielii4l Asebaseador to the Gersten Cesfederation,
boa gisen hack to Corot lie CUM, Who is Will in Freak-
foil, hir papers, whiebwereespestrated is bighted.

Yesterday thr Duke of Yoas transaiorecl military
buyineoa with the PRINCR REGENT, at Carlton-
hoto.r.
Count Mt/OSTER had as audience or the t'ittrice
REGENT )esterslay.
Yesterday the Duke of CVNBERLAND visited the
PRINCE 'REGENT.

Lady MARY KENNEDY was presented to the
QUEEN at the Drawing-room 011 111111,01111 Y•
Yesterday tlw inquiries were very nuinerous after
her MAJEsTY'r health, by the nobility and persons
of distinction who were present at the Drawing-
room on Thursday.
On Thursday morning the Prince of Moss
llomnocein visited the Archbishop of CANTER-
BURY, and most of the Foreign Ambassadors and
Ministers.

The llarc!lioness of LANSDOWN's rout on Thor*.
day evening, ot Loosdow to House, was attended
by newly 200 distinguished fathomable*, among
w hum were—
The Duke of Gloucester, Boron Borah°lilt, the Bavarian
Minister, Marquis and Marchioness of Camden, and the
ladies Pratt. Marquis and Merril's.= of Worcester, Mar-
chioness of lltafroil, Lode L Gown, Marquis of Bucking-
ham, Earl ;if Frarmwby, Earl and Countess Or Jersey, Lord
and Linly• Qurpells, turd and Lady Grenville, Lord and
lady, Cbringt,siw, Lard and Lady °eaulston, Earl of Roarlyn,
Earl Gaper, Canute*, Gower, Earl of Clare, Mr. and MIS.
flaring, &e. ,

The Duke 0I Deeosstitaa is expected in town
to-inorrnw or Monday 'next, from his sea, Chats-
worth, Derbyshire. • •
The Alarquis of HUNTLY left the Clarendon
Ilutrl, liond-street, yesterday, fo► Clwhellbent ;
.I.'tVasit•osie►, EN. is arrived at ditto, from a
lung% •
Arrivals at the. British Hotti, Jermyn-strert
ftlt”.srs. Lit-equiv., from Paris; W. MARKHAM.
froM the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. HOUND
is ti ditto, for their twat in Sussex.
Lordatsitcitit arrived on 'rlsurmlar at Marines
Dort% Lower 11fmk-street, from Pans.

Lord CLIFTON is arrive(' It his father'* (the E-t 1
[)ARNLEY'sj home in Berkeley-square, from
Cobham, Hull, Kent.

Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jertnyvi-street :—Lady
Miss DUNDAS, Rev. Mr. LIUTH, and JOHN
W A TAISLEY. Esq.
Josin BARTON and family left Jordan'. Hotel,
St. James's street, yesterday, fur their seat, near
M.anchrater.
Sir JAMES and Lady GRAHAH and family are
arrived at the London Hotel, Albermarle-street,
hum Brighton.
Arricils sit Cook's Hotel, Alhermarle-street :
Fir Routat and Lady WILMOT. Lady and Miss
Alt tiasts. and Colonel and Abs. BAILEY, from
1316001. n.
Arrivals at the Prince of Saxe-Coburg'. Hotel,
Climler-street, Grosvenor-square:--Sir GEORGIC
SirwAl.l., Hart. end Mr. STEWART. from their
seat iu Vorlo.hire • Mr. and Mrs. BRIMtHAW, from
their scat iii Bedfordshire; and Captain 11ALFORH,
from Pali..

We are desired to contradict the hoaxing report.
that the Earl or Ctrs h.d presented to Mr. KLAN
the identical dirk worh by his ancestor; MitcDuFF.
The Noble Lord had no such relit to In stow.

The East India Cottfpan'y's ships Royal George
and Durseishire arrived off Plymouth the 2ld itw
stool ; they kit Macau on the 13th December.
partril company in the night of the Ist January;
rapmncd at St. Helena the 20111 February, and
sullrd the 20th February for the Island of Aseen-
awn, where they arrived the Bth Niguel', and left for
England the following day.
The lion. Cognpany's ships Streatham and Wil-
liam Pill left St. Helena fur England on the 2608
February.
The lades:try. BaowN. from North Shields to
London, was totally boat on Thursday morning on
the limps; and a 'loop laden with iron is lost on
the Gunfire Sand.

The Borough of Bridgesiorth, in Shropshire,
vvhah, from its uniformly quirt and undisputed
haitieniary Elections, has given rise to a well-
Limo is provincial eilsge, is likely to become the
a- roe*. of • stysimuus contest at floe ensuing Gene-
inl 111 l the flois. CIL It. FoartEsTaa having
dk•iiar,d lisp listriilloli of uttering himself, to oppse.
sawn to the old interest.

(.ENVINI BENEFICENcE.—A poor little boy,
only three years of age, was sold by some unfeeling
iforellitig women, about a twelvemonth ego, to a
vhisititey-sweetier in Doncaster, for one guinea ;
Loot his infantile miarrohle appearance attracted the
at a benevolent young Quaker, who has ge-
nerously rescued him from the wretched life he
app.rar•d tinuantd to, and has kindly taken him un.
du his pri.reciion. Notwitotanding his tender years
I'lll more than four) he has been put to the barium
aright months, his 11111114111 311111 knees in.
seed, and Ills fret ulcerated ; bit now cleansed, fed,
4'li lnthrd by his briiefartor, appears gay *old
iirtrfal, his cheeks rosy, ■nd eotinteinuice
II is supposed the child moy hart been