The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-18 00:00:00

EDINBURGH BALL.

On Monday the 10th instant, there Wp a most
brilliant aviwmblage of rank and revision ia Smart's
Rooms, whirls we understand was the first of a
series of select assemblies on the plan of Alsoack's,
London ; and from the very satisfactory style in
which every thing was conducted, these assemblies
bid fair to heroine highly attractive to the haat ton.
—Among the company we observed
The Cousins of Morton, Lord &SkiMe the Hos. Mrs.
sod Mias Erskine Lady Howe, Lord Sohn ilenliock, Coma
Itterbaro, Lady Helen Hall, Sir Josses sod Captain Hall,
Lady Moleaworlh. Lady Shepherd, Lady Hester, Mr James
Ramsay, Hon. Mr. Hondas, Lord Jobs Hay, Hos. Lady
sod Miss Sinclair, Story Girdwuod, Mr. Alessoder of Dal
kielsolyle; Lord Chief Baron Sir Ssawiel Shepherd, Pro-
fessor Leslie, Colonel Taylor, Mrs. 1.0., Mrs. Hoare,
Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. Jeffrey, Mrs. Dealer, Mrs. Macleod, of
Harris, Isc.

MYSTERIOUS 9 RRIZNA DRS,
OR MUSIC AND INVISIBLE MUSICIANS,

Mr. G—, • respectable Holden/ea fanner, resign is •
mansion situated at a considerable distance from any other.
He has been accustomed for several years, at intervals, to
hear during the night, the sound of different musical intro-
meets, which together produced roost delectable and harem-
Dion o•aeerts. A few erosion.. ago, two or there friends
were taking their Christmas supper with him. when a domes-
tic came to inform them, that the musicians were at work in
the garden. The party immediately sallied out, and although
their optics could perceive nothing, as• trees leaded with
snow, their ears were ravished with notes more saelodimis
than those of Cataleni, and in comparison with which Han-
ders were discordant. The night wits more than usually se-
nse, the moon nearly at fall, and yet, notwithstanding •
minute wards, not t►e slightest vestige of a booms bdog
could be discovered. The music was all this time coati-
need, and, as far as they could jade., within a few posts of
the place they occupied. The farmer sod hie friends en
convinced, that they are indebted to " Fairies" for the es-
tertsinesent they received; sod as that part of the country
was formerly. according to oral tradition, the theatre sties
selected by Queen Mab and her tiny followers to perform
their mystic evolutions, and " Donee the Han" they an is.
domed to hope it is again Axed upon for the same purpose,
and that times like those, its which, of yore," the Ellin train"
condescended to visit mortal', are on the eve of retuning.
Patket.)

On &Dodgy the Duke of YORK left Wareham
Abbey, where he had been on a visit to the Duke
of BROIPORO for • week. His Roy■l Highness pm-
ceeded is Middleton, in Oxfordshire, on a visit to
the Earl and Countess, of JIMICY, where lois Royal
Highness will remain a few days.
Sir LAMM STUART. Ba►t. will lead to the Hy.
'llene,' altar. on Thursday next. the amiable and
accomplished Mims Wooncoca. daughter of Dr.
WoODCOCI. of Hants.
YORK WINTIR ASSEMBLIZS.-011 Monday se'n-
night, she attendance at the Rooms was not so
!materils as that of the preceding week. Qua.
&Oleo were the prevaleut dances daring the eve.
ning...the figures were danced very correctly, and
the new finale exhibited great variety.
We are de►ired to correct an error in our amount
of the new comedy of Gailaistry. It is NOT by
Mr. W. C. OuLTOlt.
The Viscount Cttes'a annual donation of beef
and breed was distributed to the poor of the neigh.
bantrhood of Pousis Castle and Pool, Montgomery.
shire, of which 500 families partook on Saturday
sennight. A similar distribution took place at
at Lymore (another seat of his Lo►dship). to the
poor of the town and neighbourhood of Mont.
gomery.
The Earl and Countess of BRIDORWATIR'S
hospitable seat at Arbridge Castle, was a ►cene of
piety last week ; all the families in the vicinity
were vigilant.: amen whom was his Royal High.
new the Doke of GLOUCSITIR.

The Duke sod Duchess of Ruit.ann have been
entertaining a large pnrty of fashionable, during
the holidays. at their splendid seat. Belvoir Castle.
Rotlondshore. Her Grace has not been inusisidfid
of the lower orders at this bodement oroseso..they
experience her bounty in no ordinary degree.
The following were the chief nottrows at the
funeral of the Countess Talbot
Lard mamba tagastro. Mosioerabla A.C. Talbt. 80.
"mumble J. C. Talbot, Gustavus Lambert, £.q, sail do*
Measurable sad Reverend I. C. UMW.

The Hon. ED. MONCIVroIf. College' .r the Stat.
fertilisers regiment of yeomanry. hes presented. Wu.
K sax. EN. the hoe Lieut.-Colonel, with a superb
and massive cup. The Snifford troop had r tend
ball on Thursday. at with the cup was tilled by
order of Mr. Kees with *oyes,. cod al I present
drauk to the heelth of their Colooel. It bald to
bottles of weleou.
The Right Hos. the Earl of rowts ordered
thee fat beeves, with breed. to be givra to the
poor at Class. Bishop's Castle, and 144 bury.
The Countess has ordered her accustomed benevo-
lent supply of clothing for the poor. to the vicinity
of %Velvet.
Duirmaggar. JANII.AT 6.—On Friday last.
Reggae LOM AX. of Eallyeeerourry.iu the meaty,
ot Waterford. Esq. was mimed. at hitredbel47.
the sleights Mrs. Disoesom. robe* to* the hste
Captain Dpossow, of the fouth regiebeet ; and
se his ware Is bib net, she eelte dub
se state. Ise nil Wiest ill, lad
doom 4 tbat wain Ant, . • .

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lIIIMATION mid CLOTHING SOCIETY.

The Anniversary Meeting of the Society for
Educating and Clothing the Children of the Pour,
was held yesterday is the Greet Reims of the Loo.
don Tavern, which was completely filled lay a moot
respectable assemblage. pnweipally cenststitie of
elegantly dressed females. At about one u a lea k,
the arrival of the Petro', of the Society was Ili,.
woemenl amidst considerable applause, end
His Royal Hieboms the Dodo of WHOM took the Ow.,
After some introdectory proceedings. the Re.
port of the Consmittes was read by the Si
It detailed the progress and proceedings of the S.
ciety at considerable length ; the augmentation of
the District Committee. and the accretion oinr„
the Society had gained of a number of Luber wilt)
had taken an active part in the exertions of that
Committees, and who.e powerful influence had he.,,
invariably found to prevail even where the effort, of
the Ministers of the Guarl had been unsuccesofu'.
These Ladies had also rendered incalculable benefit
by superentending the instruction of the femur 0w
jects of the Society, by instructing them in needle.
work, &c. &c. The Report, which was ably drawn
up, concluded by a powerful appeal to the ruertung
for renewed exertion, to rescue the children of the
destitute class of the nation from misery, ignorance,
and immorality, saying. that " all history leroclains.
ed that the nation which had lost as morals want.,
seen cease to be frte."—(Hear, hear, /iron the
Royal Chuiriesw. J
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. Esq. M.P. rose to move,
that the Report should be received. It was mine.
cessary, after the able Report which had been read,
for hilts to comment on the beneficial eff.rts of the
Society's exertions, which were sell-eridein, anal lit
eulogised the conduct and exertions of the Late
of the Committee. whose iiletrisctimi in all titAt
was amiable operated wait double force cm the dill.
dren ander their care.

The Rev. Dr. COLLTEI seconded the mri ti 01, 1.1
an appropriate speech. in which he dwelt rota
much force on the irresistible increase mid prawns
or knowledge, which it was impossibly to I tbl a.
suppress; even the Emperor of China eirthroli.il
in despotism and ignorance, hail hoot by the mist
Severe edicts against it been able to revels, the
progress or Christian education in his country.—
(Applaese.)—The great object of the Society I. to
raise the children of the poor from that drovo,Arst-
ey of the mind which naturally sinks under the
influence of poverty and distress
On putting the motion, the Royal Chairman ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the growing state of so-
ciety, and his warm concurrence in their objects.
He regretted that he was obliged to leave the wee'.
ing rather abruptly to depart for the country. But
the chair would be as ably filled by lois worilir
Friend, Mr. Wilberforce. The Report was cattle.'
nosniinoosly, after which his Royal Highness left
the Chair, which was taken by Mr. IVilberforee.
The Rev. Rovrt.aso HILL spoke in behalf of
the institution, and reprobated the opinions of
those *km represented the poorer classes of the
community as unfit to be intrusted with edu-
cation. He admitted that there were here and
there individnols amongst the poor who had ohm-
ed the benefits conferred upon them, but the ma.
jority ought net to stiffer for this.—(Applause./
-.He condemned the overbearing disposition
which was manifested by some of the higher
orders to beat down and delfts the poorer claws
from liberty and knowledge. Every poor man
had as much right to liberty as the rich moo, and
for his part he preferred treating them with al-
rectum and kindness to treating them as brutes
and barbarians—(Appleesei-e-and he preferred
having servants who served him with affection w-
etted of fear. It was pleasant to • master'. ear
to hear his servants say to hiss—" we have reed
the last good book which you gave ent ; ran you
lend us another ?" While the Society put the
Bible, which was the only antidote to sedition
and blaphemy, into the hands of the poor, hie
would leave to Garble and the Pope to take it out
of them—(teughterj-swf they couhl. The. one
cried out, luck it up. and the other cried out. burn
it. The Rev. Speaker commented upon a mandate
which had been issued by the Pope. against the
circulation of Bibles by the Bible Society in ibis
country. sod said that the writing of this mandate
to the subjects of George the Third. was a great
piece of iinpudence.—/ Loughter.)..- Fir cosselsolvsl
by moving the thanks of the Meeting to the Duke
of Sussex.

Mr. ALIMANDSR FLeTcara, in so appropriate
speech. aeconded the motion.
Mr. H. M•atin moved the thanks of the meet-
ing to the Duke of Bedford, the President of the
Society, in • wet speech, in which he cosuinented
on the association of female reformers fur the per.
pose of ioculcatiog deistical sod radical principles
in the tieing generation ; and he represented the
necessity which there was of respectable fem. les
stepping forward for the purpose of counteracting
their eudestrours, and said. that in 'pickling forth
of the seeds of real knowledge. they were suiviiig
Geode which could Dot peeeibly brief forth a
hereto.
The Rev. Gso. CLAYTON seconded the motion.
which was curried unaiiiimouily.
The Her. Mr. W. C. Km) moved the thanks if
the martin to the Lodges mud Gentlemen of ilia
Committee, and their re-eppointwietit for the re--
going year. in • powerful and eloquent speech. in
which he represented the beneficial effects of the
Societe' endeavours in raking the dormant intim.-
try of the wretched and poet. He also adverted
the beneficial effects which similar exertions
had in the unrolling pert of tbe kingdom. whin:.
though iletsrolfy barren sqd unproductive, hril
been. by the industry or lig ietelligeot populaisoi..
rendered fruitful sad productive. &rinsed could
I°6" of • PoPubilion. who, rich and 'our. met
together at their houses ewer/ Silty*, night to
learn and digest the truths of Scripture. la his tr.-
eels in that Cuoutry. be h,d whet with unusual
iu-
eta..crsof leaning sediaseiligeoce oesosigst the lower
classes of tiocieity. goo eetedoy trevelhog seer
the Grumping Mills thee he ales with e boy 'shad-
ing sheep. who wee studylag Humes ifistory ej
Englatid. et d opeosqueotiesieg hi* be found Iliac
be was well versed in owed sad profane history.
geogreprett sod others of the seieuese, in odditiosi
N e wd hweirtedge of the Gropet. He denied
ibm is ghee inetroetiou to the prosier clank, would '
sues gicip to Wort whip rpelisee 40•41