The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1822-10-16 (London, England)

MARGATE, OCTO BSA 13.  The amusements of this place are now confined to the oat card los, the ball, on Thursdays, and dinner parties. • Among other innormlions are three Masters of the Ceremonies, instead of one, _ viz.—. Captain FIFILINCH, for Margate; Captain HAMM for Ramsgate ; Captain Foasu, for Bruadatairs. Among the other vicissitudes may be named the violent death of Mr. Joao FOLLSR, the architect of the place, who committed suicide by tatting his throat on Thursday last in a fit of insanity. This catastrophe was nearly followed by another; a Lady attempted to throw herself over the Eastern Cliff this morning; fortunately one of the mariners had loog observed her distracted steps, and promptly prevented the fatal resolve. She was safely conveyed ' to her friends. Great activity is kept op against the samigglers ; the loped boats, from Gravelines, we longer swatch the shores; at every fifty poem may be SKID a 111111 D dressed as a seaman, armed with a pistol in a belt. and a hanger at his side. rhea argils/ea regolatiog gun.brigs iu the offing. 1.6,!•1,1, • .-. rlitbt OPENING OP AN ORGAN AT KEW Ca/ 'TI  Os Sandal their Royal Highttemes the Duke niCa.4ll.gs; Primes. Auguste, the Duchess of Kew, and Primes" framier; atteaded neornlitg service at the church of Kew, whew as arias, permitted to 'bat pariah by his Majesty, was ipese4 by Dr. Clement Smith; cathedral aerviee wax perfuseed epee this occasion, and beautiful anthems, Re., were gives with the greatest effect by mane of the young nestles*. sad Hewers. Clark, Gouldes, and Hanes, ef bis Majesty's chapels royal. Most excellent 'reasons were preached, and liberal collect lose amok f..r the endowed free school of the place.Tbe sermon in the morning was by the Rev. Dr. Hemming, of Hampton; that is the evening by the Ret. H. White, Ow ofeiatiag animater of Kew; end the congregations were apkudid NW "uncross.  ST. PAUL', Dot generally known that St. Paul's Cathedral will, through the whole of the ensuing winter, be brilliantly ilia. minuted with gas lights whenever it stall be neceo. wiry daring divine service. The candlesticks and chandeliers, by the help of which it has been bitherto partially lighted up, have been reffered to remain in case of accident., but DO use Is otherwise ' intruded to be made of them. The pipes have been ' some time since laid down, and traversing the crypt, ascend into the choir and body of the church, whets they are concealed by passing through the - centre of eight elegant pillars of gilt braes, the eummiti of which are each furnished with three lisrge burners. Four more pillars of a similar de'orription, but of greater magnitude, adorn the railing in front of the altar, uud by the brilliancy K die light they will afford, supersede the necessity of continuing the pair of tall wax tapers which hitherto have stood upon the altar. MATllMONT.—Compluint of the difficulty experienced io um-tying the marriage noose has been ling sod loud, but we lire in happier timer, and the grievance (wiruhile dicta) seems now to run ' quite the other way. Among the numerous obstacles to the looer's leap, the pro home public. advertisement on the church door is particularly dwelt upon. Oa this subject it may not be unamosing to hear whit Satter Foix says of "the olden tune," which, it will appear, was not without its means of imposing a "weight on the wings of love:"—" In 1359 people of all ranks were married at the church door. When ELIZAISTM of France., daughter of Heusi 11., married