The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-10 00:00:00

awl Mr. %V.&L;, ft.r l'arim.

Lord HOLLAND gsvrr a grand eutertainment to-
morrow to the Hoke of NORFOLK mid a large party
of distinguished Personages. at Holland House.
The Portuguese Ambassador entertained a select
party ut dinner yesterday, at his house in South
A udley-s1 reef.

Laid SEFTON, by accounts received in town yes.
teritly. was somewhat betters
A dialogue between a cottager and his neigh.
'soar, on the subject of the enclosure of Waltham
Forest. has huely mask its appearance. it contains
ieuisrks worth• of cousiderati .. . intermingled with
some strokes of wit. The following lines form a
rot of the title page:—

The (salt is great in man or woman,
Who ileitis • parse from offs common ;
Bat who ran plead that maa's excuse,
sttta.r the commoafront theorest?

thi Friday 11,t, the Rer. DixoN Hoar. Chap-
! In the Hight floor. ELIZABETH Dowager
Comae*. of CARDIGAN, 1111.111 irsatituted to the Rec.
I..ry of lloptou, Suffolk. ou the preatutatiou of the
KING.

IiaITISII LIONS it MO appellation ever given to
the heroes of our Isle• : we have slow to record, its
eartemt, • ult.& Family of seise British Liana, bred sal
born io she ltiqsi Menagerie, Exeter 'Chaste. They consist
..1 two Males sail a Female, saw a month told. Nothing ran
~reed the rare owl tendentess displayed by the Lioness is
tackling them, who is so coudesceudiag as to suffer Ladies
.'.4 Children to take them is their arms sad caress them,
is • treat that may nut again occur its the
Jl.lroln

We are tegnested by Mr. BEETIPIAN, the Se-
t.ne or the Eagle Insoranre Company. to state,
for the mew lir of •uch of flair Friends whir bwc omitted to
their Cliiistmas Policies, that it is aeressary the same
shonid be atieutted to forthwith, which may he alone by ap-
Viroti at either of their °niers, iu Cornbill, or the Ilay.
,rkit, where Annuities are granted aid purchased, and
.%.61, description of Life and Fire Insurance effected, on
..ptitalrle terms—N. B. An allowance for Rent of Premises
de,troyud by Fare as heretofore.

We can confidently inform OUT Readers that the
"Society fur the Aid of Demilute Seamen" are
nincertliti4 with much energy : Officers in the
P.)1.1 1s Nary are with
...siduity ex. .ing the various objects as they pru-
theinselv•*. The greater number are men of
v...ea men. Near 250 seamen have been housed in
temporary 1...1.4ing. Yesterday morning they
brenklastell 015 wholesome porridge. It was ii 1111.1.-
1:54 514111.115111 altearly 111C14. SOUS of 111bIre1115 1141/e art
unproved appearance, W1111:11 Ir highly gratifying.-
51.15iy Irive beefs enabled to remove port of the filth
v h ch Wit accumulated about them, and their sense
01 itillote it c-intionally expressed by the pleasure
l• lire iu their wt.:oer runiforts. The Jima-
•, iimir all 111 s. Tower, and the ut-
nit.ht ortiwy is engaged in victualling and other
prcicir.eiou-; >o that when the other ships shall be
..i„ trio:tent have promptly granted (and
they are daily expected), the seamen :nay, it is
1.1.p#11, be all :liken front the streets, and on board
lo she end of the next week. Thus the humane
pro of the benefactors to these deserving men,
are e.ith roloinshing celerity carrying into effect, by
ilehee who haler Isom morning to night devoted their
valuable tome 311111 their bast energies'. to relieve
distress, whiria had nearly reached their highest
pitch Of endurance. The applications were Po
1111111er11119 yesterday, that the Con iiii ilk,. with slue
r..jet, hare been obliged to +invend granting tern
1••••..••.% rebel*. for day fir two; to give time for in
of the eases already heron. them.