The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-19 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

The Martial, of Salisbury is arrived at Hatfield, from his
seat, Aldborougli, Suffolk.
Countess Beauchamp and Lady Emily Leon left her
Ladyship's house, in St. James's-square, yesterday morning,
for. the Continent.
The Lord Chief Baron of Scotland, Mrs. Bandits and fa-
mily, left Cook's Hotel, Albemarle-street, on Thursday, fur
bath.,, ,
Departrres.ftom Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street:—Mr. and
Mrs. West, for their sear, Farnham, Kent ; Gilbert Munroe,
Esq. on a tour i Mr. and M, s. Hall, fur their seat in Wor-
cestershire.
Mr. and Mrs. Prescott arrived yesterday at the British
Hotel, Jermyn street, from their seat near Oxford.
John Walt 1111 l Esq. M.P. has left FeritoiOs Hotel, St.
Jameesstreet, for his seat, Skelton Castle, Yorkshire.
The tad of Clerical returned yesterday to Warren's New
lintel, New-street, from Lord Riversdale's scat in Berks.
This day his Loollship leaves town. for Paris.
Lady Lonisa Ann Stuart has left town, fur her seat, Pure
Cottage. Hants.
Earl Vcrulam has returned to his seat, Gorbambury, Herta,
from a tour.

The Earl of Longford has left towns on a tour.
The Countess of Oxford and family are expected this day,
at their house in St. Jaineit's.miliare, from a tunr.
The Cohntess of Sandwich has left town, for her seat,
Hinchinhruok.

General St. Juhu hus left town fur his seat, Roekley.hause,
Mills.

Count Woronsovi ban left town for Wilton-house, Wills,
on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Pembroke.
Lord Henry Howard baa left town for his seat, Pat k-house.
Sussex.

Sjr George and Lady Warreoder are shortly expected home
froth the Coutinent.

Yesterday mottling the Duke of YORK and Lord
LITERPOOI, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT
at Carlton House. The PRINCE REGENT left
Carbon House for Kew, at half past two o'clock.

The facetioUs SYDNEY SMITH is reported to
have described thus a clergyman he met at dinner:
—•• Sir, he was a wonder! He had a sir-parrou
power of stomach, and betwixt the courses he had
some lucid Weimar."

The tourists to the Lakes of Cumberland at.d
Westmorland; whom they style there" The Lakers,"
from the names or the waters and from the visitors
having nothingelse to do, have been exceedingly
nUmeroui. This circitmstatice, as well as the
crowds at all the watering places, prove that there
is no want of money in the country at present ; sod
the funnels; from all their produce selling so high,
begin to allow they are doing as well now as ever
they did formerly.

HARROGATE.—Amongst the proofs of ibe great
resort of company to this place; on marl *lays the
well WWI drank entirely up, and it mrrined tigrerd
by chemists and others " there was no making that

water.

IMPROVEMENTS IN BREED.—A Dandy, who had
been amusing himself and his company at a water-
ing-place by a display of his various excellencies,
was accosted by a grave old gentleman, who re-
marked that he remembered his father, who w; ,s a
good surt of a man, but a plain book,eller. It
might be so," said the Dandy, " for 1 have for-
gotten him. My friends call me—the Elegant Ex-
it:W."

The two theatres proceed this year on very orpo-
site principles. The Manager of Covent-garden is
for introduction. The Committee of Drury-lane,
adverting to the Manager, are for reduction.
A new melo.draine or most affecting and mys-
terious interest, under the title of The Invisible
Witness, or the Chapel in the Wood, is in rehearsal
at the Surrey Theatie for Monday evening, which
is appropriated to Mr. DIBDIN's benefit. The
Performers, from their great opinion of the piece,
which is pronounced to be the best yet produced at
this prolific bootie, and out of their zeal to serve the
Manager, have, in a most incredibly short space at
time, rendered it ready for representation : the
scenery, especially of the first act, is said to be
beautiful in the extreme.

BOARDING SCHOOLS.—WhiIe the present age is
running mad after what are called the fashion-
able accomplishments," all the smatterings of hilt
expire, like the snuff of a candle, the day atter the
Lady is married, and which, nine times in tea,
only serve to make a Itinstuind unhappy,,we can-
not conceive but a Lady who advertised to teach
the useful accomplishments of domestic manage-
ment, and the art of making a house comfortable,
would, from the utility of the plan, as well as the
novelty, meet with great encouragement.
THE TURF.—It seems the opinion of the York-
shire trainers that the horse Merlin was much
managed by the trainers at Newmarket, who
lopped him to much on the hard ground during the
hot weather, that his legs became as much battered
us those of a pust.horse. With what view this was
done has not been ascertained; but as it is difficult
to suppose that skill can be wanted at Newmarket,
it must resolve itself into some other cause. The
losing his chance for the St. Leger Stakes at Don.
caster is a serious drawback ou his value.