The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-12 00:00:00

IRELAND.

• DUBLIN. MAT 7.
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011111ond4 last Lad Rommore gave • grand
4 r party. Her Ladyship had also a large as-
vienibly in the evening.
Vu the same day, Sir Edward and Lady E. B.
Baker had a large dinner party at the Castle.
Liidy Struarta Howard's quadrille. party, on
blopday evening. was brilliantly attended.
Sirs. Munition Rowans gave a grand rout on
Monday evening last.
Tuesday, Sir George Beckwith's usual grand
werkly diluter party took place. Amongst the
no-
bility and gentry present on the occavion were—
The Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Tom, the Bishop
of Clugher, the Earl of Wicklow, the Chief Justice, Lord
Norbery, the Chief Baron, Major-General Lord Aylmer, the
Aitiwney-General, Sir E. B. Baker the HON. and Rev.'. C.
Talbot, the Solicitor-General, Admiral Sir J. H. Whitsbed,
. Majyr-General Airey, Q.M.G. Colonel Carey, &e. arc.

Tuesday night the Countess of Farnham gave a
grand ball at her house in Rutland-square.
Mrs. Verschoyle's ball, on the same night, in
Merrion-square, was fashionably attended.
Yesterday the Archbishop of Tuam entertained
a select tl er party. There was a grand rout in
the eve ss n g
This day the Earl and Countess of Farnham
will entertain at dinner a large party of distinction.
We are informed that the Earl of Charlemont
will entertain a large party of the fashionable world
to-mimosa, at his beautiful villa of Maritsa.
The Countess of Clattricarde will have a grand.
assembly to-morrow, at her house iu Marriott.'
The Members of the Kildare-street Club intend
giving r grand ball at Morrison's Rooms, Nassau.
street, on the 20th instant. The( following Com-
mittee were chosen by ballot to conduct the busi-
ness viz.—The Marquis or Donegal. Earls of
Laulrff and Portarlisigton, Lords Allen and
Dunalls. and John Trent, Esq.
Sunday landed at Doneghadee from Portpatrick,
the Rev. Edward May, Mrs. Mav, family, and
suite, from on board the Westissorluad packet.

FURTHER EFFECTS OF PRID.4r maurs
FLOOD.

Yesterday offenses, about three o'clock, the body of an-
other man was foetid drowned is the creek near Henning-
is.. Oval, within a hundred yards of the place where the
hotly of Mr. Tinian., late landlord of the White Horse,
at firiatua•bill, was found. The body was carried to the
Clayton Aram, in Clayton-street, where the other body lay,
awl was shortly after recognised to be a porter, is the em-
ploy of • shopkeeper is the neighbourhood, who, it is sup-
posrit, was drowned on Friday night is the creek, as be was
✓elossaing hems to his employer's, with • truck full of
empty bottles, when, owing to the darkness of the night,
and ihe road being over-flowed from the incessant rain, both
Le and the truck were swept away, and be was unfortunately
drowned—die truck was fantod anal morning shattered to
pieces, 31141 all the bottles broken. The waters were dragged
toi Saturday sad Sandiy, fur the holy, but to no purpose.
Amongst the many sufferers from the flood, we have to
'Howe, Mr. Fentiman, brick-maker, his whole brick-field
being covered with water, and all his new bricks destroyed;
his loss tit Lodi, We. M considerable. Mr. Martin, market.gar-
• isalsu a sufferer to the amount of upwards of 1001. all
Lis gsnlen ground being overrun with the flood, the fences
rarrivd •way, as likewise the garden frames, all his hot-
brills, lord crops completely destroyed. The appearance of
the place yesterday exhibited a must dreadful picture of de-
vsstslion. At tea o'clock yesterday monitor an inquest was
held at the Clayton Arms, Clayton-street, before Co AISLES
JEMMEIT, E.q Coroner for the county of Surrey, no the
body of Mr *Friskier, but on account of the marks of vio-
lrorre on his bend and other parts of hts hudy, the Jury hay.
nog ou satisfactory evidence before thorns to ACM that his
.bath was caused from accident, or else being robbed and
hood, red, they adjourned to another day to procure further
evidence to satisfy their doubts. In about three hours after
the Jury adjourned, the amber body was brought in, and
tiny bolls lie there now fur the Comely% inquests.

In the More of Commons, on Friday, she Ist
iii.tai.l, it was asarried by Sir J. GRAHAM. that OsIC
Lull of thr Bank of England notes erteulatiug iu
tits• uortherii counties are forgeries!

S;yenil •dlup .1% of suoulterel hive born token this
I, telt iu I:errou'o-biy, of about 10,000 too shoal
eircum.t uscc acarcely kuowts before. —( Plymouth
j

A Wirt f Thurso, dated April 29, states•, that
su irelit.r:4,..r 61411110 t ice. Ws actually been strat►d.
tti till Ihr island of Fowls, the most western or tile
iceberg is said to extend rid!
ssxll,,it. in len flit; mud, of course, is en object Or
11r1r,,1 1,, the native,. Fowl., or Fats. 1111 let. 6. H.
1• 4,3 E. of E.lituburgh, is supposed to be the
1111.1.? of the ametesttit. It Is Ovum three unites
t►. hoot, soul one and a half in breadth, situated
start) •!I lll.tas.t I easy 14041, 111 the west.
issr4 s.tthr.luvtrrs of 01 It oury loud of Shrt Loud, to
which 6.4 it is volute :111y ausurxrd. It affords ex-
re►lrnl and rxtel.auve pastseruge fur sheep, and is
toloilattd 11 .26 or .27 families,