The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-11 00:00:00

"THE DEICHF.SS (W CLARENCE.

" We have the exert me pie ussur and great gratifi-
cation rot log to the public nu litritr44
the 'flume of (;rest Britain, I the illu-triuus
awl greatly belmrd !louse of flrtinsa irk.
Yestertliy morning. 31 tll 11 fles-t six o'clock,
the Duchess ut CLARENCE VILli dtt•ldittl watt
slight ind rlMMiuuw. Dr. HALLIDAY. her
Royal Higlineves domestic IlbytCciate, who wiry
sleeping in the revidenee of their !loyal High..
',roves in the film's Palace, St. James's, wav in
consequence called up. It being six weeks pre-
vious to her Royal Highness's expected mecum:he-
fluent, the indivproinurs al first way nut sespposeel to
itrikr from the state of her Hoye! Highness's preg-
nancy. At liallionet ten o'clock Sir H. HALYORD
was vent fur, em whose arrival, mud 'jeer • consul-
Istion %kith Dr. HALLIDAY'. it VMS supposed a
pretriatme labour would In the cousrgitri.re of
the intlispeoPion, and Sir WILLIAM KNIAMITON
was scut for :t the acconclieur, who arrived about
lialf•pcst eleven o'clock. when it being flail.
ly (tormented that the premature birth of a
Pricer or Princess W:l4 01;11-Cita, a number of
I'rivy Cowl:diens were sutuntoutl to afield in-
stantly, as is etistontary at royal birth., and 4,-ver.
attended in consequence, but it being so sudi.ho
and unexpected thrrr were few in London. •
" The KING bring itsformrd of the elate of the

Royal Duchess, srut•every hour to wake itlgnirir•
in the twist attentive and affect 141111 Nit manner. The
Royal L)oke ma. in constant, unremitting. an
most auxioth attention upon his Royal and beloved
I)tichet4r, and gave his comintinds for every possible
attention to tie paid to prevent her Royal IMMghoe•s
from being disturbed; the knocker was (unfits,.
and the carriage•tt/ad clove to the house, and for
some distance each way, was thickly covered with
straw.

" During the day her Royal Ilighorva's labour
continued very tedious, but at the saute fume na.

%Una.

" Soon steer five o'clock in the afternoon, it was
announced, to the g►eart joy of the Royal Doke,
the private friends of the ()aches., and the domes-
tics, to whom the Duchess is universally beloved
and esteemed, und by every one who het the happi-
ures
to know her. that she was safely delivered
of a Princes-, and Iro.l► were well, which produced
general congratidurimis.
" lO a short time ufter the following official
notice was issued by the Medics' Gentlemen in at-
tendance upoir her Royal Highness :
4" King's Palace, St. James's, December 10, 11120.
Half past Five o'Cloek, p rt.
o i Her Royal Highness the Diirliess of Clarence was
safely delivered, at five minutes past five o'clock this sftes-
soon, of a Female Child.
4" Her Royal Hiemess is m well as raw he cspected.
The West is burn before its time about six weeks.
"' HENRY HALFORD.
" ' WILLIAM KNIGHTON,
" ' ANDREW HALLIDAY.'
" Ott acetsunt of the unexpected event, the only
Privy Counsellors present were, his Royal Highness
the Duke of Yuan, the LORD CHANCELLOR, anti
Mr.CANNSPIG. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY
and the Bishop of LONDON arrived soon after, as
did several ethers in the course of the evening.
" The joyful tidings were communicated to the
KING Gillumat leas of time, and his MAJESTY re-
turned a later of congratulation to his Royal lio -
titer and Sister, Dud, we understand, conirnandet',
with the epprobstiors of the Royal Duke and
Duchess, dist if it should be deemed advisable that
an roily baptism should take place, that the infant
Princess be named ELIZABETH.
' Kisses Palace. St. )saws; s,
Half past Tin o'Clock, p.
" Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Clareuc. is doing
remarkably wvil'."
" The infant Princess takes the breast. She is
much stouter than infants born so earl• generally
are."

A copy of the Address presented on Saturday to
Ilia MAJESTY from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council of the City of London, with
■ copy of his MAJESTY'S Answer, will be found tu

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