The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-08-26 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, AUGUST 421.

Hi. Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has leen pleared
confer the t situation of Captain of the Rank-axe
Guard on Thema. Mackin', Eq. third sun of Gerard Meek.
lio, Esq. state surgron.
Preparatioss have been already commenced by Mr. FI %nix,
at Hawkiuis•street, for the erection of the new Thratrt-
Royal. It will be completed early in the next-year.
The Theatre at the Rotunda will clue aMmt the 7th of
next month, after which Mr. Mathews will wavy it for -r
short time, when he will deliver the amusing couteuts of 1,14
Budget befrire au Irish misdirect.

The following are an►ong the tromeroos vocal
performers engaged for the crook; wand ►ntt,ic>,l
festival at (;louce+ter:—• s

Miss Stephens, Mrs. Salmon. Master Slarshsll, Mr.
Vaughan, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. W. Kuyvett, au I
Mr.

Mr. KNIGHT, the popular comic actor of Drury-
coa3inenced an eagagrintht at the Dett...
theatre au Wedisesilay night.

A rrivals at Buicton :

The Archbishop of Cashel and family, Lord Somerville,
the Hun. Capt. Somerville, Lady Driimmuail Smith, a•ol
Mr". P. W. brul"iiSic William and Lady suit the Mimi. s
Welby, Lady Alicia Condon, fm. &c.
Examination —Totschiug the merits of the Sta.,-
Lottery. to Er drawn on 11'ettnesilay next.
Du you ever remeniMe a Lottery with •o few Tickets that
contained so large an amount of Money in Prises tai
Warr do .

Did you ever see a Scheele in which there were Two of
20,0001. and 28 other Capiftla, all in Money, with wily
5,600 Tickets ? Non mi Bkordo.
Did you ever see a Lottery, the Scheme of which secs
more fairly framed, or the mode of d►awine more satii4c-
tc.ry, as every Ticket i• to he drawn alley, curb dt c acting its
own tile, and nu other ? Non mi hicurdo.

A few days *go one of the Brlfast steann.boal,
sailed from Greenock with a strong contrary wind.
When half way across, the machinery gave way,
and she was obliged to return to Greenock, slur
putting all her passengers on board a smack.

A letter from our Correspondent at Dover, '
dated August 24 (Thurtql3A. ►a•,s—" The late
boisterous weather has prevented the regular arrival:
front Calais since Monday, until last ',Wit a boat
with • French courier, and this morning the Lord
Duncan pocket, and L'Aatrgone French packet,
with a mail and dispatches, arrived.—The Ludy
C'ock6sern extra packet, with a titsil, at d
die-
patches of importance from Munich. arrived
trout Ostend last evening, which tort ►he left at
one o'clock ; and it is proper to remark, at the time
of this vessel's departure from oAend, the sea was
breaking across the harbour with UM. 011013011 viii.
knee, and the wind not being favourable fur au
egress, the nautical persons there deemed it im-
practicable for any vessels getting to sea; but the
superior excellence of this vessel, and the zeal and
intrepidity of her Commander in the descharge of
his duty, defied the seeming imposs►bility, and
saved a delay of at least twenty-lour hours in the
antest of the mail and dispatches he London. The
Baron Wes. FACET. (brother to the Dutch Am.
bassados), in charge of dispatches, together wit:a
other pa►sengers, came also in this vessel.—Mr.
Kiwis, one of his Majesty's Messengers, left brie
this morning fur Paris, with dispatches."

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