The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-05 00:00:00

ON I'IIR FASHIONABLE NUDES.

" Nods Poplin."
In raradire, ere baneful Sin began,
Hated were sees► the woman and the MIA ;
11411 wh►n blest Inoneenee reins/Ned no more,
Sin hniught forth Shame, and east a rov'ring o'er.
These virtuous times primeval worth express,
By throwing off th' incumbranees of drew.
Our beassteons belles,• with elegance and eats,
Anil in a state of nature strive to please.
Hail, heavenly charmers! justly you're ulored,
New Shame is Red, and lauecruar reator'J.

17.4SFM6NA SLR MOSPR.VeNrg.
The Ditches, of blootrose is arrived at her house, in Gros-
venor-equine (rum her cent in Scotland.
& The Doclts of Rocelemb Ass left her seat, at Richmond,
for Long Dittos', Rucks, ea • visit to her son, Lord Mon-
tagne._

Lord Charles Mariners arrived on Saturday at his mother's,
the Dowager Duchess of Rutiand's house. in Sarkville.arreet,
from Paris. This day his Lordship leaves town for his bro-
ther's, the Duke of ltulland's seat, Belvoir Castle.
Prince Esterhaxy is returned to lowa from Lord sod Lady
Melbourne's seat, Bracket Hall.
The Earl and Countess of Pavia are expected in towa in
• few days from their mat, Powis Cutle.
Hum. Calomel lad Lady Eleantx Lowther left Thomas's
Motel. fierlreley•smiare, yesterday, forth,father'r, the Earl
of Leasdale's seat, Cottessiere, Rutlhire.
. Arrived at his house, New Bisrlingeow.stroet, Groom Nenry
Elliot, Esq. and tinnily, from Biulleld, his seat hi Berke,
Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jeruiyu-street :—Sir Edward
Butler, Knight, sad Mr. Butler, from the Cape of Good
Hope ; Richard Wellesley, Esq. from the Continent.
Arrivals at Cook's Hotel. Alhentarle-street: —Earl Stair-
hope, from his seat, Ideveniag Hall, Kelm; Lord and Lady
Kennedy, from a tour.
Departures from the Claresilon Hotel, Bond-street :—.122.
Me3re, E.q. to his scat in Leicestershire; Frank Standish,
Esq. to Bedfordshire.
The Hun. and Rev. Mr. Boscawen has left town, for hii
teat in Kent.

On Saturday *bout twelve o'clock, the Duke of
CLARENCE arrived at his house, in St. James's
Palace, from Bushy Park.
Yesterday being the. Duke of Iltrrt.sen's birth-
day, their linters gave a grand entertainment on
the happy occasion, to a numerous assemblage of
distinguished fashionable., sit their seat, Belvoir
Castle. This evening they give a bail and slipper
to their dollrebtll7B and tenants,at which their Graces,
with their usual affability mod coudescension, juin
in the three first dances.
The French Ambossador will give I grand en-
tertainment this day to the Foretio Ambassadors,
sod a large party of distinction, at iris residence. in
Port land-place.
The Portitgoese Avalon...l(w entertained • select
Flirty at dimwit yesterday, it his house iu SoUth
Audley-atreet.
giturilaY. ahont two o'clock, Viscount and Vis-
countess eAsTLEREAGH left their house in St.
Jaisnees-sqmore, for Hatfield, on a visit to the Mar-
quis and Marthiottess oh SALIMRT for • few days,
- anal from thence they will proved oat a visit to Lord
SuTriaLD, in Norfolk, where they wilt remain
about a fortnight, and then return to London, for
Isis Lordship to make arrangenteuts fur the meeting
of Parliament.
On Saturday morning the first rehearsal of the
fralian opera, fisr the commencement of the season,
took place at the Opera House, with the full band
and all the vocal perlorusers.
On New Year's Day Sir Wine Wow) gave a
"laud ball tend supper, at Gattois House, to the
Duke and Duchess of ST. At.a.tes, and to some
of the neighbouring families. Dancing was kept
up with great glee till an early hour the neat
morning.
We have authority to contradict the statement
relative to a certain Baronet's son, unii the daughter
of a Noble Duke, there being nu truth in it.

U'e have great pleasure in hearing that Lady
SOPHIA CECIL, who has been for some time rather
alarmingly ill at Sidmouth, in Devonshire, is con-
sidered at this time to be better. The Marquis of
EIETIM tat Burghley nn Soitalay for London, and
piocieded thence on Tuesday to Sidmouth, am •
ti-it to his tun;able sister.—We have also the plea-
sure of stating that the Earl of Lin ['self, who
has been for a fortnight confined with a painful
illness at (Mire:Con, is Considered to lie recoveiing.
The Duke and Duchias of Msitt•oanticti have
bees. enterti. 11l ill g a large party at Blenheim during
the Christmas holidays, consisting of the Earl and
Countess of JERSEY. Lord CHARLIN Sprupa.
Mr. and Lady Atty.l.llA 80TcE, it itywitir, Mr.
Mrs. and Miss Dasitwoon, !W. Tieinet, Mr.
Mr...16A1t, and severil ufher friends.
And on SatilVlNy last many of the neighbouring
finalities were to a splendid repast given an
honour (Attie birth-day of the Ittiortioi+ of BLAND-
roan. The evening was ciitteltnteil lay a brilliant
colic. al, is. which his (lrace, and his amiable and
accomplished daughter, bore a di:ding:lolled part.
Ott Smola). hot, as two gentlemen in the neigh-
ft4lianorl of !tory, were shooting at Ifeaset,
the, briiii/ ih