The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1807-09-30 00:00:00

THE.ITRE. 011111.1. Atft. Last night, the Tragedy of Pizarro was produced t this Theatre, with renovated splendour. The no- Orr of tin night was a gentleman, of the name of 'Lissa. in the part rf lan:u. lie is above the ~iddle size, his figure good. face expressive, and ra bcr handsome, .his voice clear and strong, but he as to learn to modulate it, and pitch it to the e. He evidently self. red under the most 07res,ive embalmment, until his scene with ; . z Here he dispieyed great energy, with' just -inception of his author, and received repeated 'audits. ills aBion was chaste, but confined; and hen he becomes accustomed to the business of the ill y, and is in full possession of his powers, as he -;e4rs a very young man, he will be a valuable y :1 1 to the Theatre. It may be considered. c o whole, a most promisirg debit. Mr. PUT 14 A M cv e, y passible support from Mrs. H. Si minus, in lore; and Mr. ELLISION, in Rolla. Mrs H. Sicuotss's Cora is a most interesting performance ; lit is a natural portrait of an alfeBitmate wife and :tett rr; but de did not display the feeling we Weld cap: on the death of such a friend as Rory. There is no part in tragedy in which Mr. Es.tiseon excels more. It affords that sort of et.ergette declamation which displays his fine clear tonea, and spirited manner, with the happiest ere et He 1 i-lied and played a Hero.-- Mrs. Peril. Li..,rd is one of her most admired per formances, and never was she more successful in pour. traying the high-spirited Spaniard. Mr. BARRY. • Rf, the original Pi:a,r,, has increased in energy. Mr. WitOOGHTON, in Lou reser, and Mr Dow. • in Orozemito, were excellent representatives of these interesting charafters. The choruses, pro ces,imas, scenery, Sec. were extremely grand ; there cannot be a mere interesting performance; it was received with enthusiasm. Mrs. D 4 PONTL ap peared. for the third time, in Patrick, and with in crowd advantage. Her 'cogs were given with much taste, and warmly applauded, Mrs. Moue /aim was rapturously ear,ri it in The Miadoeut loot awful; and Mr. MATTHLWS% Darby was tru:y comic. The house was quite full. Yesterday being the birth-day of the Duchess of Wtarassaßao, when she completed her alst year, the same was observed at Windsor by ti-e ringing et St. George's chapel and the parish church bells, and other demonstrations of joy. The Duke of KENT arrived at Windsor to p.y his respects to Their MAJEsT lEs upon the occasion ; as di.i a num ber of thi: Nobility and Gentry. In the evening Their ll*, vsTies had a concert and a selei party. His MAJESTY, with the Princesses AUGUST A, So- MA, and Assat.te, took their usual tide on horse lack inWindsor Park, attended by Lady J. Tit y sive, Gmerals Caavirasaair aad FITZROY, and Colonel T . The rain coming on, His Means. v re mained out but a short time. His bliscsto is expeaed in town this day. The Duke of Yong will be this Jey at Sudboisrn Hull, near Word, in Suffolk, the seat of the Mut-- quo of Harrroso. Madame C•r•t,•nt, as soon as her engagement at Llinburgh is concluded. has been requested to via Glasgow, and delight inhabitants of that city with some of her sweetest cade:.ces. ►ast arrivals at the Bristol liotwells are— NSCS. NOWIOII, hiss and Mir Ramsay, Mews. For tee, aud Wrsight, Mrs. isna !vbs. Awry., Mrs. Sykes,ldtnsad, Ungeass, and M. Shear's. 'I he laq arrival% at Clifton, near Bristol, ere— The Lord Chief Jastice of Ireland, Governor liestinek, Cea Stewart, Lads tiea.licote, 101..nd Mrs. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs..Tenrses, .4r. and Mrs Hensley, Ms. and Mrs.S.szby, Mn. Whitshen and ianttly, Mrs and tnreo MasasSird, Mrs. ael Miss Ilsrlcock. Earl of Mot as arrived in Dublin. oft Thurs. day last, from Scotland, on a visit to his venerable mother, at Moira Hou,e, Usher's hand. TLe Gla‘goir Cowrie, says, " We have asithorky to inform our readers, that Maduale CATALAN[ will remain in London next winter. She will hire at the Opera House, for the season. which lasts only seven months, Five Thousand Guineas, two free Benefits, and permiuian to give. en her own account, eight Concerts in London, three at Bath. No it Oxford, and two at Cambridge. All these -2,v.ipt.tges together, besides what she mey procure n five months after, at her disposal, will 41110Ulit to ore than sixteen thousand in that year." After the review in the Phoenix Park, near Duilin, so Sunday se'nnight, their Graces the Duke and Duchess of RICHMOND gave a splendid breakfast at the Vice-regal Lodge, in the Park, to the Earl and Cowes' of Hastairtorois, Lady STAMNOPC, Lord rod Lady E. egarassstr, Earl of MIATH, Sir E. on,ll.lWy E. LITTLBH A CAS, General and Lady A. Lean, General Sir C. AigiLL with all the Offi cers of the Staff and of the Yeomanry Corps. The fslarqu:s of fkra and suite arrived in Glas hit wi ck. On Wednesday the Lord Bishop of CRICHEITti Itld a eonfirmati.m at the Cathedral of Cuchester, tame about three hundred and slaty persons wo e tonfi , med. On Wednesday sell:tight. a number of the gen men in the neighbourhood of Kelso, met at kJ for the purpue of celebrating the Birth-day Nomura. the poet. when many aporopriaie b o uts were given. an.l the Meeting was conduEted 11141, &degree of hariwiny and social mirth worthy te fweasion. A subscri ' -tion was opened. at this 'Wing. t:r ere ling a Nlciumnrent in memory of Tain d ,". .11n fhnrsday. I'. H. HAMM, Eloire, of C.NCE Hall, near Lewes, entertained the inde dent Elkton of Seaford, with a dinner at tic , where upwards of 61 sat &mu in a ht erected on the limn for their accommodation. about four o'clock au excellent d oiler was tgd lip to a selea party et Mr. FlAitil es% friends, *mock-house. where after the removal in the a suitable cire..lation of bumpers, in or of the rosy god. song and sent mins were educed, and alternately kept up will the utmost ny till a late hour, when the company reti.ed. - grattriesi with the hospitality ea] hid n. lb-r• • COMMON HALL Yesterday, being Michaelmas Day, a Cornmon 1-1.411 was held, as usual, at Guildhall, in order to Bled a Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The Hall was nrd particularly crowded, although it was a goteral topic of conversation, that a resolution of censure was intended to be moved against one of he late Sheriffs. A little before twelve o'clock, the Lord Mayor, attended by the City Officers, Sheriffs, and several Aldermen and Common Coun. cilmen, in their gowns, arrived at Guildhall, and proceeded to the Psinted Chamber, where having staid some short time, they went in procession to the parish church of St. Lawrence Jewry,where they heard prayers, and a sermon, which wa s p reac h e d by the Rev. Philip Dodd, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, who ably and tlcquently commented on tLe various and important duties attseied to the digni fied situation of a public Magistrate. His text was taken from the ads ice of St. Paul to the Philip pians. When divine service was over, the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and several Aldermen, about a quarter past one i•'• lock, made thair appearance on the hustings, and severally bowed to the Livery. The new Sheriffs, on their appearance in front of The hustings, were greeted with marked approba lion, as were Aldeimen Shaw, Piinsep, Flower, Ainslie, and some otheas. Sir W. Curtis and Mr. Alderman Birch received hiat a partial expression of gratniati io from the Livery. As soon as they had severally saluted the Court, and the Crier had made the usual proclamation, Tie ltecor!er (Mr. SILVCSTLR) came for ward and addressed the Livery to the following purport:—" Gentlemen of she Livery, you are as sembled here this day, according to ancien: usage and annual custom, in order to make choice of a Chief Magistrate for the env:ing year. The proper officer will nominate to you the names of the first six Gentlemen, in 'heir respective rotation, who have net yet paired the Chair, and are entitled to your choice ; and I have not the smallest daub' but yoo will, by you• election of tit and proper persons to fill this high and impnrrant office. justity the tight which is invested in the Livery The Lard Mayor and Court sat Aldermen then retired ; and 'fhe Common Serjeant (Mr. Knowt.vs) imme diately came forward and spoke to the following effeß Gentlemen of the Livery, your worthy Recorder having explained to you the cause for which the present Common Hall is assembled, it be comes my duty to read over the list of names of those Aldermen who are to be submitted to your choice, from which you will return two to the Court of Aiderenen, of which two that Court will choose one to till that exalted station for the year ensuing." The names being then repeated aloud by the Common Crier, the most unanimous decision of the Livery was declared in favour of John Ainslie, Al. derman and Nlerchant Tailor, and Charles Flower, hsq. Alderman and Frame•woric Kritte►. The Sheriffs then retired, and soon afterwards the COMMON SIRJCANT came forward, and said-- " I am to inform you, Gentlemen, the Sheriffs are of opinion, that the eleetion has fallen upon Mr. Al derman Ainslie and Mr. Alderman Flower, as the two Aldermen returned by the Livery to the Coort of Aldermen, for their choice of one of them to serve the office of Lord Mayor fur the year ensuing." (Loud erplarnres.) The Sheriffs and other Offi:ers then retired. and presented these names to the Court of Aldermen, for them to choose which if the two should be Lord Mayor for the year ensurng. In about half an hour the Lord Mayor. Aldet men, and all the City Officers, returned to the Hustings, and the Reconoce declared, that John Ainslie, Esq. Alderman and Merchant Tailor, had been appointed by the Court of Aldermen to serve the office of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. Mr. Althrman 4instai being then called by the Crier, came forward. and was invested with the chain and other insignia of his high office- He then bowed to the Livery, and addressed them as follows :—" My Lord Mayor, and Gentlemen of the Livery of Lond3n, nothing can be more fli , ter. iag to my feelings than the opportunity this day afforded to me, of receiving, in the decision of this Hall, the gratifying testimonial. that my past con dolt has been such as to obtain me your counte nance and approbation. It is a pledge m me, that I am considered as not undeserving of my rea citizens' support. Oa my part, it will ever be p In:mount obligation to discharge the important duties of the high and dignified offi:e to which I am called, with seal and impartiality, with a manly independence, and a becoming confidence. Wnid,t I have before me the example of the worthy Magic. trats to whom I will succeed. and of my other wor thy official predeceisors, and whilst I am assisted by the counsel and advice of my brethren in the Court of Aldermen, I will enter on my du:ies with firm -111111/ .rusting, that when the period shall arrive for the surrender of my trust, I will be then found to have deserved the continuance of your good opi nion, by a conscientious discharge of my various duties, and by upholding on all occasions the rights and privileges, the credit and chafe !ter, of Cos great metropula."--(teped aid Mr:rated ap p.'aurer.) The Lord Mayor Elet bowing, returned to his seat at the lett hand side of the chair. Mr. Gat int HS (4 Comm m Councilman), ad dressed the Livery, and c tiled upon them to dis charge their duty to an maividual who had ably and universally fulfilled his severe duties to them He would not detain them, but at once read Ilia motion for a Vote of Thanks to Sir James Brans comb, one of the late Sheriffs. To the Livery it was little fur them to give, but to the individual who deserved it, it wa. much to receive. It would justly, during his life, be consid -red the highest leather in his cap —( Loud appoietton.) Mr. JAMCS 01110:4 ouseived, that the Livery we•e called upon by the official c•.nducl of Sir J dine; Branscomh, to ',turn to hi•n their thanks ; and perhdps it would appear strange that the name of his collesgur, Sir Jonathan Miles, was no: cou ple! ;n tie resolution. He, for one, could never hold up his hand to thank a ma. Wh by the most 11146 lc"! negligenc,, and flume; ,sus loot tenuous to di: duties of his office, had colltr.i.!taed the pledge which he voluntarily made to tile Livery on his ac cession. He held in his hand a resolution upon that subject, which, its proper time, lie wool! move. • His own wind was toads sp ou the suOjed, but to • the decision of the Ylall he would with eheufulness bow. The Resolution of Thanks to Sir James Brain eomb,was then put, and unanimously carried; when the worthy Knight returned bis sincere gratitude for the public avowal of the opinion entertained by his fellow-citizens relative to his conduft and the ful filment of his late official duties. The resolution of that day carried with it the most pleasing and gratifying reflekffians. It told hint that he obtained what it was ever the height of kis ambition to de serve, namely, the expressed approbation of the Livery of London. In whatever way he might yet be called to serve them, this reflation would never be out of his mind. It would stimulate him to persevere in that upright and faithful performance of his trust, as the best and only means to merit and obtain public confidence and suppt.rt.—(Loaf ea pressions of oppleuse throughout the ilea.) Mr. J AWLS DIXON again presented himself to the Livery, and moved a resolution of censure against Sir Jonathan Miles, Kat. one of the late Sheriffs, for negligence and repeated inattention to the vari ous duties of his late important office. A Liveryman, from the body of the Hall, ob served. that Sir Jonathan had, at the conclusion of the late eltetion for Members to serve in Parliament. received the thanks of the Livery. and he thtrefore wished to have stated in what way Sir Jonathan had miscondulted himself since that period-? Very far, very fair, was tried out hu o number; and sabers , alied upon Mr. Due„ to stale fats ! faSt !) Mr. Dtkost replied, that he had nothing to at tach to the moral charaCter of Sir Jonathan, but his objeCtions to his official, were innumerable fhat will not du" from some of the Livery) ; but one he would state. namely, that he, Sir J. had detained upon those hustings. the Lord Mayor, until twelve o'clock at night, in consequence of his not attend ing or being found to execute his necessary duties. (Ajtylarses mini hisses.) Tar stsohnicni of censure was then put, when the spew of hands on both sides seemed very nearly equal. but was decided to be coried in the affir mative, by the Lard The Loao Maros then came forward to ar.- nounce to the Livery a communication he had the honour to receive from Lord Mulgravc, in which that Nobleman spire in flattering terms or .tie pa triotic conduit of the kiver Fenc.blez, and cf the proteded seamen et the City of London, in the so iunta: y tender of their services to bring home the captured ships at Copenhagen. It furtt.rr recom mended a cessationof the volunteering, as a sudi 6ent number was already provided. When his Lordship concluded, there was a loud murmuring in one part of the Hall, and many prisons called out, that Liverymen had been impressed in the City, and that r.ere was then nne in the Hell who had been coofined board the tender. ft.is cir cumstance W 45 not explained. alzhouz . h many Li verymen were anxious to have the tart investi• 4 A revolution of thanks was then niuvrd avd car.r•rd. with one itissecitien.. to tree Lord 'slayer, tor the kind commuaicat;on he had made, relative to the river seamen, to the Livery. The Common Hall was then dissolved, ant the ford Mayor and Atilernaera returned in state to the Mansion-House. The Sheriffs this day go t. Westminster, t , a be pre.ented to the Barons of the Exchequer. accord ing to annual comm.-11'er the .11:aalniiina see tar fr.mt of this , Point.) HYDL: PIRK ('MOST. The Gnard stationed at the old Powder Magazine in Hyde Park, have for thi; fortnight east been very much alarmed by an extraordinary hissing noise, which of late has SO increased, that some or them, young soldiers, were flighted from the:r post. However the centinel on duty, on Monday night, being mare bold than Lis comrades, ventured to as certain the cause of their alarm, and found that the noise proceeded from an old elm-tree, being the third nett from tht magazine, Yesterday morning the people procured a Ladder from the receiving bona and found that th: trunk of the tree is hollow ; but could not diseaver any thing withih. noise continued last night, and several people were colleaed, at eight o'clock, round the spot. Some are of 'opinion, that a serpent resides in the hollow trunk of the tree. The Bellow, Farm's, from Sttrinam, fir Lon- don, W4S tOCANT lost on the ilt;th inst.tnt, on the Batt Head, near Dartmouth ; the Captain and four men drowned. ifratters, —, from Gibraltar, for Li virpool, sprung a leak At SICA, And returned to Gainsliar. A Court of Aldermen was held yesterday, at which the price of Bread was ordered to be conti nued at I Id. the Quartern Loaf. That part of the river Thames called Greenland Dock, is to be converted into a Sabscription Dock. Sir CIiAtiLLII PliiCk, Alderman Itowcauri, &c. are at the head of vie undertaking. Lantert received from the 54, Capta;n &meows', dated Malta, Aug. b. state, that on he: passage from Alexandria to Malta, she fell in with the Ocean, 98, Vice-Admiral Lord Co Li. run wool), with the Cinsopus, 74, litpare, 7 1, and four other men of war, steering ALAI, supposed for tne Darda nelles that when she left Alexandria, it was strongly fortified on the land side, and a deep and broad ditch had been cat all round the city, and pallisadoed, to prevent any surprise from the cavalry of the eremy. In consequence of the River Fencibles, under the command of Commodore Lucas. having volun teered their services to assist in bringing home the Danish fin% the diff•rent regiments composing .1.0 first brigade, or attacking party, in the s:iam tight which is to take place this day, will not rirreeed up the river in the tencrble gun-boat.,, a. was ori ginally intended; they will aiserti:sle at Vauxhall Gardens, and from thence march to the scene of action. The Hon Artillery Regiment, with the. rifle company and field-pieces, %sill parade in the Artillery Ground, and march to Vauxhall, to join the Ist Surry and Lambeth regiments. On Friday morning, as a youth, about fifteen years of age, the son of Mr. Pans, belonging to St. Paul's Cathedral, was standing upon a ladder to reach some Records its the office of Messrs. LVill• 11411T0:1 and Co. in Dottors' Commons, to which he belonged. be unfortunately fell backwards, and broke one of his legs. ‘... • I , HEREFORD GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL Commenced at the Cathedral on Tuesday morn ing last. During Divine Service, the Detlingers T 4 Deem was introduced with unusually fine rife& ; the appropriate duet, Afire *ball soft Charity, was ad mirably given by Messrs. Bar tlernan and Harrison and next followed Handel's beautiful anthem, My beer! is ilufiti,:g. The Sermon was by the Rev. Mr. Clutton, from 2 Kings iv. 1 After alluding to the charitable department of the festival, and adding many forcible and interesting arguments to induce a liberal contribution. the Preacher availed himself; in conclusion, of the Anniversary of the Coronation (Sept 22) to introduce a well-merited compliment to the public and private virtues of our beloved Sove reign, whose wisdom and goodness, to use the words of a celebrated Statesman "had distinguished a reign of almost half a century." After the Ser mon, Handel's celebrated Coroaation Anthems MB perfrarned in very grand style. The Choir of the Cathedral was much crowded. and several contented themselves with being auditors in other parts of the Church, where ingress and egress were more prac ticable. In the evening, efth Pita was given in the Music-Room, when Mrs ' .ugnsn appeared to great advantage; and the performance was altogee then so highly respeetable, that it is difficult to point out pirticular beauties. Or these, however. the fine chorus of Wretched Lovers, with the re:itative rage, I welt, and the air beginning, 0 raddier Uwe the cherry, by Mr. Bartle.-nan. were distitiguisbed by the most prominent and deserved applause. The Room was moderately full. On Wednesday morning, in a Seleetion of Sacred Music, at the Cathedral, the grand chorus of Ha gave them hangout, was much admired ; and the duet by Mr. hartleman and Mr. Sale, beginning The Lord is a Nan of war, was sung with great spirit and judgment. the trio also, Dildaihriil of driver, was given in a very fine sty le by Messrs. Goss, liar. rison, and Eartlenun. Miss Parke excelled in the air, Farewell ye limpid streams ; it was thought by manitthat the introduaion of long cadences (though deservedly admired in the Italian), was decal:Ebro of that beautiful simplicity which ought to charac terize Cathedral music. This observation applies to some other principal pert-ru lers. as well av to Miss Parke. The Church ..as again crowded. On 'ltinrsday, Ihe Messicb was perform •d in the Cathedral, and never was greater justice donsrto that sublime composition. The Choir was excessively crowded ; and it has been suggested, as a mete:ill accommodation to the public on ruture occasions. it the performances ware to rake place in trio Great Wessero Aisle, instead of the Chair. A M s.ellaneous Concert took place at the Music Ro.fm, .3 the evening. Upwards of 6001. was the purposes of the Charity. Must of the principal families of the county attended, including his Gra.!e the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl And Coun tess of Oxford. Lord Viscount Hecctord, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, Hon. Mr. Clive, Hon. A. Foley and family. Lady Hamilton, Sir H. and Lady Hoskins, Sir G. and Lady Cornwall and ta.. mily, Sir J. G. Cotterell, M.C. :Ind Lady, Sir G. Dunbar, Sir Raeford and Lady Jonel, Galisnd Fo. ley, M.P. K. P. Seudamnre, Esq. M.P. Ltc. -- Mr. PAULL, who k yin At Wolseley Park. under the care of Mr. Hives es, is now so tar recovered, as to bear the fatigue of his carriage daily to St a t. ford, attended by his friend CnAtts es Wor.sat.r.v. A reinforcement of two regiments, of which the 21st (or Scotch Fusileers), Colonel AD•M. w 45 one, was ately sent up the. Mediterranean to Egypt this was absolutely necessary. Of the 2d battalion 78th. of koss-shire Highlanders. which the gallant M'Lwn led, there is hardly a remnant left. The Ist battalion 42d, or Rnyal Highlanders. with some other corps, goes from Gibraltar to Si.. city. if the Marquis of Hus+rt.a• had gone to Egypt, be would have taken the 42,1 with him. General Fox's regiment. the W.h Foot, has left Gibraltar for Sicily, having been released by the 6th hoot, MO strong. Last w‘iek, 7. smith and T. Preens, two eon• viai under sentence of death in Heref , rd county gaol, found means to make their escape throu , , , ,n the • boundary walls of the prison, and have not since been diicovered. The Ordnance Hord has humanely ordered the pay and allowance of the unfortunate sufferers by the explosion of a powder mill, at Faversham (men tioned in a former paper) to be continued to th,. un fortunate men's widows dui va; their respective wi dowhood. The battle between the Cow Maim and Gatikv, which was to have been taught as Odo'acr, it is thought will not take place. as the Chides is very shy at opposing Galley. The deposit of tarty-five guineas will be fancied to Gary. if the fight does not take place. as his friends are ready to cover tne stakes ; he will, in such case, become the Champion of England. which title was never before gained but by a hard struggle. s,nrox, the Lancashire man, who has never yet kern tried, has sent a challenge to (;fuller, who has readily accepted it, and a fight will be the consequence. Ihe Hope insurance Company made a splendid appearance yesterdey. Them men. in new dresses, with their fire engine at their head, walked in pro cession through the C.ty, to the Office oa Ludgate• bill. The late Suppirmentary Gossett', respelling our achievements in the Baltic, records a distinguished and vii!torious aAi m, fought by part of our army comat.tads•d by tiir It. urine WILLS LIT. For. tune'. votaries, aot in it , but in the Supple men. tary Scheme, in the rl4.;tv depending New Lottery Plan, will have to record, though not in The Ga. aritr, the obtainment of a v Liory over that gigantic foe—irons Care; by the acquisition, without bloodshed or battery, of many thousan.ls of British pound' sterling! Letters from some °Seers, dated off Copenha. gen, the 17th September. state the whii:lsicalities of our eccentric seamen, who not knowieg the Danish names ut their men of war surrecultred to our as." when a•ked what ship they are going to the Danish Bee humoarnusly say —V‘ Yomeg Prince c!/' Wags, the Yong .01,yr.d. the Pomp( ' and so on of every ship in Inc Danish wet:. an applicsuan to the mime of the British ct war they belong to. :~ SW 4 •041.9.141 Sur aims, tit out of hy, the the roues nigh hairy, ritial sows