The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

KEN', SLeruisea 3.

Yesterday The Panics Racine, and the Duke
of You dined with the P►incess Avails Ts. The
Duke left about eight o'clock for London, and
the ['attics Ramie shout ten o'clock tor the
Stud-house. Sir F. MIII.NAN awl Sir H. H•t.roao
are here in attendance.
This morning the PRINCE RRGENT and the
Doke of YORK arrived, cud dined with the Prin-
etas AUGUSTA.

'flare are at great many inquiries after her M IL.
.1 BM 'S health.

THE NORTHUMBKRLAND FAMILY.

On Saturday se'nniglit the Duke and Duchess
of Northumberland passed through Nee/cattle, for
Altivrick. Their Graces stopped a short time at
the house of Thorne. Davidson, Eq. in Westgate-
street. At Fella', they were received by about 500
horsemen (teuatury. who had previously been en-
tertained wi h a handsome cold collation, &c.),
and escorted to Akivrick Castle. being their first
public entry since their auspicious marriage. When
the cavalcade case within the precincts of the
town, ox roasted whole in the Market-place was
cut up and distributed amongst the woollier, sac-
companied by hogsheads of old tie, &c. Oa the
procession entering 11w Castle gateway, the sound
of the numerous horsetra' hoofs brought strongly to
recollection the story of ancient hosts on the same
spot. in the dilation, days of the renowned Hotspur,
and on many other warlike occasions,. On alit/ming
from their carriage. the most condescending atten-
tion was paid by the illustrious pair, and the most
marked thanks conveyed in an affable. yet digni-
fied manner, highly evincing the polished civility of
the illustrious race of Percy, and the Noble House
to which it is now tilted. Goblet. of wine, bruit-
NWT.. were liberally handed to each itithetdual; the
field-pieces were fired, the bells rtiug, and universal
satisfaction ',treaded the town, which oveoliroolged
to excess-..retry window being crowded witlaspee.
tabor. On an eminence wt Inn the Castle-court a
numerous train of young felualee, with their matron
at their head, pros Istrd themselves, end produced
e flue effect; they are clothed and educated at the
expense of the d Duchess Dowager. His
G owes coesini•siouers and the re.vectire Comiliffs of
his mourn* took the company to the,
priated far than, where they sat down to elegant
chimers. and concluded the day no hospitable Cllll..
eiviality. Fifty dotes) of old port were bent for die-
trdsoition to the various places of entertainment.
Ou the 13110 alt. the Doke and Duche-s of
Northumberland, Lord Prudhoe. soil Lady Eliza
bean P.rey, made an excursion from A Inwick Cas-
tle to Holy Island; and ma 161111 J ult. the slime
party, with the exception of Lord Prudhoe, re-
turned to the island evil,. and .spent the day.
pefore they left the island, the Duke and Duchess
were pleased to brad • subscription with a hand-
some donation in behalf of a poor widow with lour
young children, whose bombast' had lost lua Isle
from out of the herring-boats a kw days before.
On Monday seinnight the Duke and Duchess of
Northumberland. accompanied If) Lady Elizabeth
Percy, and suite, arrived at the Goverinurtit.houie,
Tyne 1111 l uth Castle. Ou Tuesday their Graces
honoured North Shields and places adjacent with a
visit. Hie Grace particularly inspected the Mar-
ket-place, new warehouses, viol laid. mud works in
the neighbourhood ; he paid marked attention to
the !Loyal Jubilee School, exam 11l il ig several of the
set.ol6ls himself, and expressed great satisfaction
at their plogreos, declaring he had not limited
any place where tuition and regularity were more
attended to. Hie Grace munificently directed
his annual subscription to be increased from five
to tins guineas. On a respectful solicitation, her
Grace, lirving inspected the School of Indus.
try for girls, coudescesidingly accepted the office
tot Lady Patroness. The Northumberland life-
bout was gut iii readiness, and pulled down and
up the 'dream of the Tyne, before the Duke and
Duchess, and thousand. aseemblrd. That after-
noon many of the Deputy Lieutenants of this
county, and Geostleusen in the Commission of the
Peace. dined with the noble party at the Govern-
ment-house. Wednesday morning early the
Duchess, accompanied by Lady E. Percy, repaired
to a marquee, pitched by her desire, aid took a
sketch of the line ruins of the Priory. Her Grace
also took other sketches, our from the second story
of the Goventmesit-house. The ships in the her-

bout were decked with colours duriug the visit, the
bells rung at iutervids, tire colours ou the church
tower and other eminences waved from sunrise to
sunset, and the guns thundered for, two days. Oar
takiug their departure for Alowick Castle, on
Wednesday, the Spanish Fort firedgi guns.—
Ptovisions, &c. uf the beat quality, were prepared
by Mrs. Spurrier, of the Bath loth Tyneanuuth,
which gave guest satisfactiou; iudeed the whole
scene was ',leasing and joyous in the extreme. The
Duke gave a donation of twenty guineas .to the
North Shields and Tynemouth Dispensary, and
ten guineas among the piluis; the Ducheas a dona-
tion of five guineas to the School of Industry for
Girls, and became an annual subscriber of five
guineas. Lady E. Percy likewise presented a do-
mato° of three guineas to the latter school.

The annual Venison Feast of the Kendal Book
Club on Tuesday, the 25th ult. was attended by
fifty-nine Gentlemen, for the most part residents in
the town or county. The Earl of L01110E1.16
Lord LOWTHER, Colonel LOWTHER, and Lord
l'or.uncTon, honoured the meeting with their
presence. 'through the unavoidable absence of
Colonel BRADDYI.L, who lied been appointed to
preside upon this occasion, Lord POLLINOTON we.
called to the Chair. The bull-room► in the evening
wee well filled. and afforded a fascinating display
of elegance and braoty.
Mr. DUNC•N M•NAN. at Locl►ardside, Aber-
foyle, boo now its Ins poseession a sword about four
fret long, and a strong scabbard, which were found
about the beginning of last month in a cove on the
south side of the loch. They appear to be of con-
siderable antiquity, and are of very curious work-
utauship. In all likelihood they have lain there
since tl►e year 174.5. This cave was never before
heard of by any of the oldest inhabitants.

THE DANDIASI

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

I am much astonished, that you, Mr. Editor,
who, in general, pay the utmost attention to every
thing connected with the Beau blonde. have not,
long ere this, indulged your readers with some
account of the " Society of Dandies." As a
Member of that hourly-inereasing, and highly-re-
spectable body, I have been able to procure n copy
of their rules and regulations, which I hope you
will have the good taste immediately to lay before
the puhlic.
I remain, with doe consideration, yenta,
JACK•A•DAttDir.
Starsokeres-kall, Sept. 2.

As many errors have gone abroad, relative to the
source from which " The Dandies" derive their
distinguishing appellation, the Society have thought
it necessary to put no end to them, by an explicit
declaration on that point.
It is not true, that we are denomicated
Dandies, with reference to Dan Spare-rib and his
sister !h, two of our earliest supporters. The
custom of naming particular hooks and societies,
by joining together the initial letters, or syllables,
of their component parts, hits long been ex-
ploded, and the Dandies are enemies to every thing
ancient.

b is equally false that we are called Dandies,
Iran the French word OaNina, a foolish fellow—
our wisdom being proverbial. We live sold, by
oar wits. Can ne then he foolish fellows? In
truth, we are better financiers than the present
Chancelh.r of eh.. Exel.etiaer—

u We ramble the City al; mond,
And constantly live at ~or case,
When our cask sit almost run aground,
We've recourse to oar means and our rarer'
It is (pi's, an error to s..eit, tout our title is de-
rived f the word dondi. the gerund of the verb
do, to eve. Some ititlividu la, whit evidently knew
nothing of the Society, hove imagined that we were
chatilably inclined, and that ut reference to our
" love of giving," we selected the word " dandi."
This iciest,' completely at variance with the fact;
for we make it a special rule to give nothing (ex-
cept bills), but to take all we can get—a truth
which our tradesmen will fully substantiate.
The title of the Society is really derived—from
Dans—giving or Dy•opepoia--tfilEciilly of digestion
occasioning— ny-splionta—rbßieully of waking—and
and Privates—difficulty of breathing;
these three effects, viz. difficulty of digestion, of
speaking. and of breathing, being canoed by the
sighs stays. which the Members of the Society are
obliged to wear.

Having explained this important fact—we now
come 10....

THE MILES AND REGULATIONS OF THE.
SOCIETY.

Resolved—That Gentlemen, between the ages
of 12 and 24, may be proposed es fit persons to
become Members of the Dandy Society.
That Ladies, who have the courage to surmount
vulgar prejudices, and dare appear in the Dandy
uniform, via, lung military great coat, ►hort waist-
coat, trowsers, and boots, rusty also be proposed.
That no Gentleman, who, on examination, has
the ►mallest appearance of beard, shall be eligible
to become ■ &Umber. The same rule to hold good
with respect to Ladies,.
That false hair, whiskers, mustachios, and eye-
brows, be worn by every Member, from the too-
ment of his enrolment.

That no Gentleman, who, on being placed in
the Society's scales, weighs more than 6 atone, shall
be admitted of the Dandy Society. Ladies not to
weigh more than set. albs.
That • gene►al weighing-watch shall take place
once a quarter—and that those Members', male and
female, who have grown too large for tl►e Society,
be expelled—a proper report being made of their
grommets.
That, on being swea►ed down, or otherwise brought
to the proper size, the Metuberv, so expelled, be
eligible for re-admission.
That, on the *disunion of a new Member, the
Dandies present shall sing, iuchorus, the following
stanza—

" When I was a boy, and a tiny little boy,
With my ringlets hanging down so sandy 0!
My mother used to ery—what a charming rogue was I,
And she christened me her pretty little Dandy-0 r.

That each Member, on admission, produce, forth-
with, three pair of plays, which are to be submitted
to the approbation of the Committee of Tight-
Lacers. ►pecially appointed for the purpow.
That any Member, whose won't, when drawn
into the narrowest compass, exceeds twelve inches
its circumference, he forthwith expelled.

Thut each new Member shall treat the Society
to a Dawdelionsallail, to he accompanied by plenty
of asses' milk, weak whey, and barley-water.
That the ancient, but useless and extravagant
custom pf wearing shirts lw discountenanced by
the Members of the Society. Dickies to cover the
breast, and sleeves to ornament the wrist, being
sufficient for every purpose, such new Members
as possess shirts are directed, under pain of expul-
sion, to dispose of then: immediately. They only
resider the waist clumsy, and increase the Smalling-

That every Dandy shill appear in boots and
spurs—but it is retaniaseuded to them, not to ride,

lest they receive injury from, the srtd or IcAare-
bone by which their stays see streugtheond.
That no Dandy lie allowed to cirry so turitirla
or parasol. This rule has been found porticohnly
necessary, since Sane Spectre, George Ghost, mud
Harry Skeleton, were wirset by a puff of wind, in
crossing Waterloo-bridge—sod, being nimble to
rise, in constivence of the tightness of their roll-
loy us the middle of the road, torn one till
four o'clock in the *nu 11l i o ig, when the Whiten
came to their assistance. Ghost's health was so

much impaired, that he seam visited the other world
—and it is ferret' that Spectre will speedily follow
him. Skeleton's bones fortunately re►isted the
weather.

There are several other laws for regulating the

conversation of the Members (which must never
embrace any subject more abstruse than the latest
change in the uniform of the Life-Guards), and
other points of ecitinl importance—which may be
had on application to the St cretory,
SOLOMON SHADOW.
Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly.