The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

SOUTiIdMP rOff. Dscestame 19.

Sailed this day the Coburg, Page, for Havre.
with -- Fitzgerald, E-q. and family. Major Fitz-
gerald and family, and other respectable individuals,
and one carriage.
At our Theatre on Monday evening last were
prtiorineli the comedy of Secrets worth Knowing,
Hamlet Tracestie, with the farce of the Chip of
the Old Block, far Mr. Floyer's benefit, in a truly
elegant mud fashionable audience. Mr. Fluyer in-
troduced in the course of the evening some excel-
lent comic songs, particularly " The Chapter o*
Castows," and " The Nightingale Club;" which
were loudly encored. The whole of the entertain-
ments appeared to give the highest satisfaction.
The Imii4e was crowded to excess.

Notwithstanding the gentle 'hint already offered
to the bakers of this town, they pertinaciously ad-
here to high priers—heing from 3d. to Ad. snore
per gallon luaf thou at many planes to the neighbour.
lino& The consequence is, • few respectable itidi.
;tre supplied three times a week from the
ble of Wight at 17.1. per Ohm with best white
bread.

It is supposed to be the PRIVCE REGENT'S in-
tention to make kew Palace une of his principal
%winner residesicev. It is certain dim very viten-
sire alterations are about to be made there.

The Marchioness of HASTINGS has signified to
the Gotirman of the Court of Directors, her mtenn-
t•na of returning to Bengal, and that also has select-
ed their ship, The Waterloo, to take the voyage iii.
Her Ladyship and family visited that ship in the
East linies Docks on Friday morning.
Two of the Committee empowered to inquire
int.. the nature and application of charitable he-
queathwients for the henefit of the poor, arrived,
On Saturday last, at F,astbourn, which place they
left on Tuesday for Lewes, where they at present
remain. Their next destination will be Brighton,
bum whence they will proceed to Shoreham. Steyn-
nig, Worthing. Arundel, &c. &e.
_ .

A letter was inserted last week in some of the
Daily Papers. written by a man named I'. FORD,
and ilite.l from Norfolk, in Virginia, describing
the great success he had met with since his emigre.
thin to America. At the bottom of the letter it is
stated, that the writer is a poor bricklayer, from
Sussex, with a wife and six children. lie was sea[
...tray to America by his parish. together with
aunt! er mrti, his wife. and seven children. in order
to relieve the pariah of the burden !I Two single
*" irking men went with them ; one of them, an
idle one, came back again. It took twine time to
ship them oil ofd; winch rust Ike parish upwards
•or 2001.
EXTutuRVINARY DEpaaatTe.—On Sunday
IJst some bread was carried into Whirplode Church,
Lincolnshire, to be diWributed at the proper time
the poor. When dealt out, it was discovered
that four loaves had been Stolen during the time of
divine Wren*.
On Tuesday last, early is the afternoon, ns Lord
Wont:House; cluitiat and four were pawing out of
the market-pl4er into Loudon-lane, Norwich, the
osiellion in the endeavour to avoid a cart that stood
41 the Collier, took too sharp a turn, and the wheels
anung in contact with the kali-atone, the carriage
was upset. The coachman was throws from his
seat, bet fosionately received no material injury :
another of his Lordslrip's servants, however, sitting
Ott the box at the same time, was mach bruised by
the fall : single:A aid war promplv administered,
sud there isirmy itlitlitioutt 44 his doe g

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PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENT..

The following lieutenants have been promoted to the
rank of Coromandel. t—Hon. r. Barrio ton, 41eitinider
Plorthwiek, M. Stackponte, F. Brace, R. Boyle, W. J. Par-
ches, W. Griot, Has. Frederick Noel, and Win. &chard-
son (a).
Captain Caulfield, Lieutenants H. Price, R. Teed, G.
Pierre, *ael Joseph NUS, ; Mr. Thomas Cole, Parser, and
the Rev. Mr. Kirby, Chsplani, have bees appointed to the
Windsor Castle.

Lieutenants Cheseman sod Goldsmith, ■od Hr. hire,
master, are appointed in the Superb.
Capt. Marlin White, recently advanced to the rank of
Post Captain, is to continue in his employ of Survey of the
British and Irish Channels in the Shainrork ; a service he
has Nikes.° performed aith incomparable skill and perreire-
MUM.