The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-23 00:00:00

44 TIONA L 'VEDA LS.

Mr. MOWS still coot' es the series of national
medals; illuttrative wf the events of the late war,
With' that spirit and adruirableekerittion which u
subject to pregnant with glory to the mons of Great
Britain imperatively demands. The last .mi-dal
the series executed,• is c risiorative of the re-
entrance of the togli-b into anovor. At one side
it illustrates this event i H
fly bedislifitl teptesenta-
tune of Britannia. in the act of feeilisig,tam time
Hanover' :n horses—and on the °the'. there is sii
appropriate likeness of his Royal Highness the
puke of CAMBRIDGE. in Ii• frill military uni-
form. The figure Of Britannia is full of energy,
aid the drapery is cart will, great tu.ie. the
home are vigorous, and display the hoe Bnalottly
and life that pleases and astootshea O 5 so much lit
WARD's and COOPER'S ekquiSitr portraits of
lar auititals. lii the arratigemelit of thi- limbs their
is an agreeable variety, which, by the cootrast of
attitude it preiseute,- is productive of much her.
molly. The curer or ilse figure. of Britannia is
well conceited to give effect to the grouping.—
There is a Mild dignotfili Ale portrait of hii.Rityal
Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, *loch makes
the likeness at once natural and stiiking, tend, he
An easy association, fixes me Mind on the moderm.
lion of his government Of I-hoover. us Elector of
which, we presume, from the tine allegorical &sit e
on the reverse. his portrait in introduced in this
series of medals.


The Grand Duke MICiIAF.L, attend, d by Lin
suite and General HAMMOND, went yesterdaY
morning to Eittuisea to view the mniinfactorr fur
tunkitig shoes frith oadh, Jitc. with wliith his
Highness appeared much amused. His bro-
ther, the Emperor of Kusat e, bolt much interest
in this nianuiactory when in E:.glond. Its the even-
ing his Imperial Highness honoured Covent-garden
Theatre with his prtsenee.
We are sorry to mention a circumstance that 11,4
astonished the musieni prtifen.iinti. A f,vnurith ft_
male snipe', Who was much admired at the %fold
Music Meeting in HANDEL's Air, r, %Vim men
nattering may deceive you," aid wife to one or Site
principal tenors, formerly of the Wrod.tir Cl.lr,
left her family of seven Children on Saturday lust,
with the son of a country organist ; haying on the
preceding evening 4plig at their Annual Beactit
Concert to au elegant audience of 600 persons;
tinder the patronage of a Royal Duke.—(Weeds
kxpress.)
The Contest for the City will terminate this D iy.
at Three o'Clrek, and the Members to represent
the greatest City in the World, In the noblest Assembly to
the World, will then he determined. The Cont. st, huierser,
still continues between the different Offices, as to which
shall have the good fortune to dispose of the noble Prite of
23,0001. or of. 40,410111! which must be Drawn on Fat DAY
Wert, Shen the ItAttry•lttill 1161.1. CARROLL still re-
mains at the head of the Poll, hailing sold the highest Prier
drawn on the First Day, and idly the Second Day, No. 9,434
the only Prise of to,nOtil draws.
Cuwiri.wrioN Of THE FRANKLIN MANUSCRIPTS.
are requested to state, that the Third amid
last Volume, in quarto, of the Memoir* of Ike Life and
Wettings of Dr. Frookito will be published no Thursday
next. This tunelneliog Volume is calculated to-corite, if'
possible, a still realer interest than the tat) merciful', as
it contains a vast number of Poiltlcal, Philosophical, and
Miscetlatieuus Pipers, titter before published.

- •
" %Viol do you intend polling for ?" said a
wealthy Cit to a friend (whom he met bloating •
throng!, Cheapside into Guildhall yestrrlay)—" For the
most Independent Candidate, to he seer .”--" Then I'd ot-
wit* you to turn to the right-about, nolo I, Caroling, and
tire EVTON a &midi Vote, as Pnehene is rewired to re-
turn Lie on the 20th Instant, by the triumphant Sale of lie
Two Grand Capital. Of 2001001. etch; Maven:ore mukg
hate to the MN:flogs of Look!
The interest lately excited for the adventurers to
the North Pole is now trona'. reed to Ito. Euit tutu
West Poll, while the thousands who are autionaly waits M
it result 1111.111 equally itopatio at fur /Megrim] t..emiiia-
Uuu of—karfase's Pat; bu' Fridays watt, when the hen
plumpers of 110,9001 seek Mira It other Oamt.tle, must
&Miura oat, and may ears* thus •leho magoserhately rust
MARSHALL, I, 11101borukhaysk corset of Mlddle-row, who
has already sold is the present Lawry N 0.3,315, entitled
to upwards of 1,411001.
By Act of Parliament the Books will 14e open et
Eight o'Clork Toalloasow
and will nut close good Eight to Ike Esenine; nod
on TIPURSDAY they will eoloonue ”nee 1.11 12 u'Ci..eb
as the Lhae.tig begins as Nter ".(71.,ek
31uruill, when the Sixth Prig.- abut,' 1.00(1 be
41000/ o. 23,000/.—anel all the 44 Capital% including Two
of 00,000/ we. sour be thaw,., a. the Loiter" *timber 181,'
Friday. 'Pockets antliihares are Xelksir • y ilAZAttl) sod
CoNTa..tvetias, at Over very Old Uffic., Ruygo Es.
charity.