The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-15 00:00:00

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Sir HENRY HALF4HED .116 the only physician In
itfteadance on the QUERN on Torsolay 'eight.
state appearing to be uwre fowourable ou the even-
ing of that day then it' hid been for some days
prat; and yesteriLy' morning. oil Sir fitinive vitit-
big the QUEEN at Ull early I r. he'lsiol the ;Ori-
sorr of being enabled to iastie the following
Ilul-
lettd, which was sent off to
.the different brancheii
of the Royal Family and establislunentv,

" Kew, October 14, me.
44 The *Oilmen paned the whole of yesterday io -compare.
'tire ease atscreomfort, add slept well last night.

" H.HALtORD."

The Qtntew conthibed in the same improved
'state daring the day. The PaINcE Brant'. and
Duke of Yonn arrived at Kew Pollee, to dine
with the Princes AUGUSTA and Dachas oT Gt.on-
cESTER.

On Tuesday the Royal Family received letters
from the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, leaving
their Royal Highnesses in good health.
The Duke of Wismatrwron. previous to his go.
ing to the Congress at Ai:-le-Chapelle, sat to Mr.
DAMN, at Cambray, for a full-length !portrait. us
did also General Lord HILL, and the Spanish Ge-
neral Don MIGUEL. ALAVA. The same maim is
now at Aix-la-Chapelle, employed on another like-
ness of the Duke of WELLINGTON, by command
and for the Emperor of RUSSIA, as well as on va-
rious other waits. Mr. DAWE proceeds from
Aix-la-Chat to Coburg, to attend Prince LEU.•
PULD, of w the Emperor of RUSSIA has also
commanded him to paint a portrait of his Royal
Highness for his Imperial Majesty. .
Yesterday the Archduke MAXIMILIAN was con-
ducted over Carlton House.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Captains
*ere sworn into ie command of their respective
ships, viz. Captain T. LARKINS (ed). Marquis
Camden, Captain H. Scow,
.Char/es Grant—for
Bombay and China; and Captain C. GRAHAM.
Milian Pitt, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and
China.
The Portuguese Government has issued an order,
that, for the future, every captain of vessels enter-
ing the harbours of Portugal, shall, on the declara-
tion of entry, present his original Manifesto, certi-
tied by the Portuguese Consul at the harbour
Mice he cleared out, and that of the charter party.
ThrCount de CBS IMRE, Under Secretary of State
for the Department of the Interior, has required
the Chambers of Commerce to apprise all private
vessels of this disposition.

It is calculated that in the last month, indepen-
dent of coasting vessels trading between the French
ports in the Mediterranean, there entered into the
harbour of Marseilles 233 vessels, viz. 17 from
Constantinople and the Black Sea, 13 from the
Levant, four from Barbary, one from the Senegal,
one from Guadeloupe, five from foreign colonies,
26 from the kingdom of Naples, 144 from the
other parts of Italy, 18 from Spain, and 24 from
Portugal, England, the Netherlands, the flunse
Towns, the kingdoms of the North, Newfound.
land, and the United States. There sailed in the
course of the same mouth 89 vessels. The next
month appears likely not to be less active. Eigh-
teen ships are 'already freighted, and will sail im-
mediately.
Letters from Odessa, received at Marseilles, e•.
nonnce, thee the great peaks which were derived in
the last year from the sale of grain, have not failed
to rouse the industry of the agriculturists. Large
tracts of laud, hitherto neglected, have been sown.
" Wheat, therefore," say the letters, " is so abun-
dant in the markets of southern Russia, that if
Europe does not come to our assistance, we shall
never be able to hind vent for it."

The Ralik Captain DUNCAN, with 11 fish, and
the Larkins, Captain MUUMUU, with 10 fish,
have arrived in Leith Roads, from Davis' Straits.
They left the country in about lot. 76. the inel of
August. Front the favourable state of the weather
at that time it is supposed the discovery ships would
have the opportunity to proceed north.

The POPE. by a Bull, has granted the Inquisi-
tion perwi►siuu to tertstre, in cases of treason slid
freemasonry.

On Tuesday ite'nnight, the Rev. Ft:mambos
HODSON, D.D. Principal of Brasennose College,
having been previously nominated by Lord GREN.
VILLE, Chancellor of the University of Oxftiftloo
be Vice-Chancellor for the ensuing veer •
fall Convocation, invested with that office. '
A survey has lately been made of the parish
church of Windsor, which, from its dilapidated
state. it has been deemed necessary to take duets,
and in its stead to erect a new one.
A Correspondent wishes to know why the preetnt
Lotte►y is not as much published and pNff'd as
tonne, ones ? We refer bias to a single line in the geheme—
k 4 Prises of 30,0001."--these show, in a Lottery of Only
14,000 Tickets, are CAPITAL resat* for ailsontering, sod
require as pelf to marines every reader that any person
nosy gal. Thirty Thonsand Putouts, one of which at least
most Ins drawn on the Seth Next Month.
Several of the public works, streets, See. in the
metropolis, and elsewhere, are injudiciously termed
DILW, instead of being named in honour of their
original founders or projectors. At Oxford to are.
marksble instance. The name of Any College
(founded ISMS), which was then properly enough
applied to it, has unaccountably been continued to
the present time. IrykeliarAt College would certainly
be snore informing and appropriate.

There was but a thin attendance of farmers at
Norwich market on Saturday. Wheats may he
quoted about 4s. Per quarter lower, And Barley 2s.
dearer than last Week. Oats liri before.--Scuba
Cattle and Howebreds are rather aidviatitisig in
twice. The pens were pretty well filled with Isitibr,
which obtained ham es.. to 3(. per hew,. Store
Pigs were tdentiTh!, and trivointide in- rice.—
Hay 7s. tier t wt. •