The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

KING'S THEATRE. Saturday night the season of the Italian Opera rommeirced, and with a degree of repot mid bril liancy that promises the 1111/Ii surce►sfol results. We have already briefly noticed the improvements o hick have taken !dace in the interior of the lioese, and we again revert to that subject with much pleasure. As the Theatre if now lighted and orna mented, we doubt whether soy place appropriat ed to sunder purposes in Europe, can boost so delightful a comp Ward. The chandelier, illu minated by gas, which is suspended fruit► the centre of the roof, is a master-piece of elegance. It is in the form of a bell—and presents two cisclrs of dttizlisig lights, the smaller about tweuty-eight, ilie larger, about thirty-six feet M circumference. The sides are fortnrd of gums drop., beautifully cut—from which the rays are refracted, in all di rections; and the effulgence thus produced, far exceeds any ill onion, of a similar description, whicl► we ever before witnessed. In the centre of the lower circle, • very fine head of Pherbus, ad on glass, is introduced, which tewls to heighten the general effect, When the chandelier is viewed front the pit. The ceiling is pollard in compart ments—m:44 the warm colours which the artist has mode use of harmonize admirably with the brilliaut but mellow light that is cast upon them by die ignited gas. Oue quarter of the ceiling is occupied by Apollo, the Tragic and Comic Muse, and their attendinits. The attention of the Tragic Muse appears to be fixed on a seroll, on which the nou►rsof Suetinct.es und Sit.% esecA itr. are inscribed. The Comic Muse contemplates, with no less attention, ri scroll honour ed is it It the names of A lIISTOPHA N ES. TERENCE, and MOURNE. The works of HONER, SAPPHO, PIN- K) %R. NI I LYON, and other it iiiii tidal ornaments of the imbhe 4.1 lefts's. lie scattered around the altar near which Apollo stem's. This groupie is well painted. countenances of the three principal figures .. • Ileum with appropriates expression —their attitudes are jitst intel graceful—and the draperies, light and flowing, seem to wanton with the zephyrs. A sheik and heavy mass of clouds, which appears it the right hand, ought to be softened down a little. It is unpleasantly contrasted with the other parts of t:ie picture. In another compartment, the Hours are represented doweiNg before Time. The flaticolg figures are executed with much spirit lin t as here represented, is to most undignified personsge. A third compartment is devoted to Scali,turo, Painting, and 3lnthemstics. It has herti that the bust which is under the chimed of the figure representing Sculpture, was intended fur the lice PrOlCell CHARLOTTE. This we con- ctive to be au error. When we heard the report, we concluded that it was fallacious, because we k,uw Mr. WATEas had too much feeling, too notch gout! sense, 111111 11:141 large a portion of good taste, to plio:e the portrait of the lamented Per wtirtge uI we have just named, in such a sati.ition—and, when we viewed the painting, we were convinced that our colichp.ion was a correct one. Tl•e bust, and we examined it with much nueottoti, appcurs to have been intended fur Adieu. It undoubtedly presents, in it considerable degree, the feattirs of the late Priucess CHARLOTTE—but we have seen many antique sculptures of the head of the Guiltless of Wisdom, in which the resem blance was observable. The fourth compartment i s r a ced to ,dusk. The Muse whir presides over t'...1 .rt li.p-ars surrounded ith vocal pre:formers— hut her orelfSl,ll is liiniiigtly COlllitted• It consists to: o n ly tan instruments—the bass viol, and pipe. Ne..r the ti ; :tare represented playing oil the bass viol (whose face is that of a buy, hut whose arm lie envied by a giant), 11 *cm!l is exhibited, 'wiring tore names of PAEsteLt.o. 11uxAUT, and Cl.ccx. The general effect is uncommonly grand. Th ls bestrifol mot magnificent chandelier is, we the workmanship of Mr. CoLtAxs, of the Strand. The opera of Grist.l•l4 was selected for the open ing of the theatre. The music is by PARR—Mid deservedly holds a very high rank for variety and luirniony. Not that variety winch is totentatiously displayed, merely to show the powers of a cousin:wet, without any reference to character or situation—but that happy variety which can adduce taste, judg ment, and feeling, lii support of its propriety.— NV rre we to visit the Italian Opera for the purpose oftleriving a I lesson from the dramas produced tiwre, we should strongly object ha Griselda—for we are eiteinies to tvearmy of every description, and especially to that meanest and bobcat of tyrannies 11w tyramly winch pride and folly sometimes carr els s over 0 fowl heart. The character of Goahieri, ootoitlioantlinv, his ultimate atonement, is le—. n we call hardly pity Griseldo (anghee pa tient 4.rizzel), who suffers, without attempting to resent theist, the grossest injuries. There is a soft ness. u delicacy, a loveliness, in the demeanour of Madame Funua, Hatt shed around the character of Gtho /du a charm which made us forget its con temptibility. IVe doubt whether any other female to existence could, in the same character, excite such poorrful feelings as she created. The beauti ful Unetto Veiled° sop bramo" was sung in the hii.t .trle lay Madame FODOR and SiZooire MORI ("I"l9uuthis sustained the part of Li- Sclia,) 1.1141 was !utility encored. Signor CRIVELLI, as I.ouhieri, sang with great taste and power.— Signor Nato', as the old shepherd, Giaranacole, es. hail much laughter by his comic protests a.gaiiist line doilies and large wigs. But, in the tcr, " 41k noir' casponwo," lie collet! forth feelings •5 more enviable description---those which pa te.iiol care and paternal kindness must always po ol:we. tA reel the first and second act of the opens, a p-w .hrrrrt..enseut, entitled, Le Depart de SumeAo Ausza, s•nmposrd by the new ballet sinister, Alma.. ?•iviir I : AY I EN, wag tor4Killerli. Sancho Punta, on hi. slrp•n lure 1•r lns native villave, is I ))))) oured with a fete. ills Cossuntander, Dun Qesiside, ap pears ens tie stage in complete armour—and, be fore this redoubtable Asir, *Arend excellent dances Mn. ems-cutest. Junche itimiwir also gave us " a taste Lis quills) —and proved that he possessed, iu no common degree, tlsr talents VOCCISify to consti tute a g1)011 couue (lancer. The divertissement is plessiiig trifle. Alit.. liar oiwra, a new ballet, entitled Adieu et Fakir, whlcit it also the production of Nluissieur rs%tt:tt, n:is peitnritied. On this riccarion, Made. CA.iet:u... and 11,Etincetis, MA Monsieur T wade their tint up pearance iu this country. Monsieur Iltmt.th is a alamer—decidedly Iltr best of the groupe of delmilattis. Mademoiselle Cormti Is a lady of a very masculine appearance. Site is a power ful and vigorous, rather than a twat and elegaut artiste. As a spectacle. the ballet is worthy of great prairie. The scenery is Magill. ficent—the processions are well arranged—and the combat* are introduced judiciously. and are skilfully managed. The II) rrlt:e Dunce was ac curately performed—bus the conspatay did Rot appear to utidesstiaud it, and it went of coldly. The store on winch the ballet is &foaled is excel lently suitrd In the production of anatomic effect, and AfottAieur FAvlea haas treated it with much judgment. The wusie ought, however, to be of a more martial character. The liense was folly and fashionably attended ; among the ri,itors were— The Spanish Alabamantor, the Bavarian Minister, the Dowager Marchioness of Lainitown, the Doke sud Duchess of Leeds, Mr. and Mr.. G. BynE , Ens! of Beverley, the Date And Dueheal of Miswrote, Lord Templetown, Lady Romney, the Hon. Itesternl Phipps, Lnsty Catherine Harris, Sir George Warreoder, Masterninn Lire, Esq. M.P. Lord Normand)), the Hon. Grimmimol Harrell, J. Feller, &sq. Lord Berkeley, Marquis Graham, Lady lientheote, Nina North, Earl For tesesse, Curtails Seymour, Sir Gotham %sore, G. Punsouby, E N . t h e Mutt.— Hoyle, Lord Altauley, Ste. On Ssturilay, shout twelve o'clock, the Duke of YORK left York (Luise. St. James's Palace. in his to-evening corrilge, for Windsor, sifter having trans acted military business with Sir HENRI TORRENS, his military Secretary. Hi* Royal Highness, after paving In respects to his Mother and Sisters at Windsor, proceeded to his seat at Outlands, where au entertai aaaaa rot was given to a numerous party, which was to have been given on Christmas eve, but was postpoi,eil on ace of its being so near the time of the decease of Ills beloved relative, the Princess Ctisttt.uTTE. It is an annual entertain ment, given to the Duke's shooting 'hotly, which begins on the first day of October, and finishes MI Christmas eve. The Duke's Staff and other per. sousges were present. The Duchess distributed her Christisiss.boxes to the children and persons who irartake of her bounty, mid they were regaled with good cheer. On Saturday the Russian Ambassador and the Countess Lk:IVES( gave the first grand dinner party this season to the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND. The Marquis stud Marchioness of STAFFORD. with a numerous assemblage of distils• guished characters, were present to meet their Royal Highnesses. The Chapel Royal, in St. James's Palace, has been undergoing a thorough repair, and new beau tifying, for some manilla past, including the Royal Closet, which lies been most splendidly fitted up. The whole is nearly finished, and it is to be re. opened for Divine Service on the first day of Fe bruary, previous to the Lent season. The D.wi•h Ambassador gave a grand enter. tainnient yesterday to the Duke and Duchess SAN CARLOS, the French Ambassador and his Lady. the Ambassador from the King of the NETHER. LA rms. he. brother. Baron Farm. Lord LOW.. THER. the Bavarian Minister, Sir W. A'Cona.r. Hart. Mr. NIEVISANN. &c. at his house jw Wel. berk-street, Cavendish-1908re. The Duke or Noitrol.li leaves town this day for hi. seat. Fora.luuu. Suffolk. The Marquis and Marchioness of STAFFORD en. tertaineel the Earl and Co ttttt ess of SURREY yester day, at their house in Cleveland-square. The Dowager Marchioness of I.snsonwtr had a fa.lbionable party yesterday evening, at her house iu A I heniarle-st rot.. Tlw Morguis of EZETFI is expected in town this wrrk from entinsouth, Devon. The Marquis and Marchioness of ABERCOR entertained a party of distinction, yesterday, at their seat, the Priory. The Earl of LiitIDERDALS is returned to town from Sir 11 m. fluurros's seat in Su►sex. Earl and Countess SPENCER and family, sire expected in town on Monthly next, from their seat, Althorp, Northamptonshire. Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH are expected in town on Thursday next, from Lo►d SuErtaLa's seat iii Suffolk. Lord CASTLEREAGH has issued cards of iuvita tion for tiro grand entertainments, one on the 19th, sod the other on the 20th inst. ist his residence its St. Jasenes's.squarr. Lord SIDUOUTN gave a grand dinner on Friday, to the Earl awl Orontes.. BATHUIIIsT, Lord said Lady ELLENnonOUGH. Colonial Tuawas, Mr. ELLts, and a large party of diatinctiun, at his seat, Richmond Park. Lord EIVEILS has left town for his seat, Stmt. fieldowy, Hants. Sir JOIrN LEACII. Bart. left town en Saturday. for Caaliiohury Park, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of ESSEX. The Earl of UsturstouTu is likely, we hear, to he favoured, in the course of this year, with the hand of Lady FRANCES STUART, the beautiful daughter of the Marquis Of BUTE. hy Ins %tenon Lady, the daughter of Tuns;AS COUTTI, Esq. and taster of the Coumess of (:us"Amman and of Lady Ilueur.rr. Lady 1 • will he )7 isi Jerrie. The magnificent chandelier at the ing'a Tlieat re, it is said, cost 3,000 t The lovers of sweet sounds will rejoice to himd the opera of Artaxerxes announced for repetition lit Covent-garden Theatre. In this heasitstiol opera. the Composer, 1)r. ARNE, lass lavished all his ta lent and musks'sl knowledge on the .part of Ma dame. She boson's which might serve as models for almost every style—two bravuras, " The Soldier Sir'd"—•• Fly soft ideas"—two brilliant andante movements, " Adieu, Moo lovely Yowils"—" 1 1 o'er ihe cruel Tyrone Love' --asid .the pathetic canta bile. " Let Not rage," besides two duets with Arhaces. The part or Mastdente was the to tttt 'ph of Miss BRENT, fur wholes it was written ; every other part 111 the opera is thrown in the back erniii;rl. The port of Arhoets was written for Signor TEN. Dom, an Italiais Mosieo, iu wheels he was sue crrded by Lromt. It is only tit l'or one of these wilhe l 4 l 011igeffie Or a female. " Wster purled frets the sees" vuostitotts its istinviod bcsoty. Oso Alva. BILLINGToIes return Irons lusty, Atom 17 years since, s he insole tier appearance. at Drury.laroe to Mundane, and Mr-, 310UNTAIN pl..yed zlsiducce. CO3'SEQUENCE9 OP A vittriftr MISTAKE. [From The Observer Smithy Newspaper.] A short time since Mr. S. White, Mr. Fitch, and two other inhabitants of Deal, having entered into a treaty mem:cling the purchase of kur acres of land. situated a short distance from the town, proceeded to take a view of the spot. After some time spent in this way, they returned to Deal, and entered a public-house with a view of coining to a final adjustment over a friendly glass. Thi s was about two o'clock in the afternoon. They had not been, seated many minutes when their ears were as sailed by the sound of an approaching military force, and in a few seconds the house was surround ed by übout 3o marines, under the command of a serjeant. The landlady, alarmed at so unexpected a circumstance, mind supposing it was in some way attributable to her newly-arrived guests, rushed into the room in which they were, and stated the fact. Mr. White and his friends said it was no affair of theirs, and feeling conscious that the busi ness upon which they were engseed was perfectly of a pacific nature, they were not disturbed ;* and having finished their bargain in a way satistictory to all parties, they continued smoking their pipes and drinking their grog •I four o'clock. Mr. S. White then rose, and wishing his friends a good evening, proceeded to the door, intending to go home. lie had no sooner crossed the external threshold of the house, however, when several bayonets were presented at his breast, and he was told lie could not pass. Reit ' er rather an elderly nisei, mid not a little surprise d at so sudden and unexpected a reception, he became alarmed, and demanded of the serjeant the cause of such extra ordinary conduct. The serjeant, with the tacitur nity of NO old soldier. said, es he obeyed his or ders, WO lie would not suffer any body to quit the house on any pretence whatever." Mr. W. liudiug all argimient fruitless, returned to his friecids, to whom he related the unwelcome intelligence. They all went to the door, and endeavoured to convince their military friends of the injustice of their impri sonment, and of their detention from their wives and families. All argument was unavailing, and after attempting to billow up argument by an effort to obtain liberty, the point of a bayonet was presented so persuasively, us to have no tiltereetive butt to re turn to the parlour, and by the help °fan additional glass of grog, to contrive to puss away the time till the uffuirshould be brought to issue in some way or other. Their friends, confounded at so strange an occurrence, endeavoured to obtain un interview with them ; but this was refused, except on one condi tion, namely. that whoever went into the house, should not be permitted to withdraw. This, some declined, hut one or two entered, and remained in " durance vile" till two o'clock in the morning. At this time the Lientenakt of the Marines came to them and said, that lie had had information that some kegs of spirits were twit conveyed into the house, and he bad directed his men to surround it.— Mr. White and his party demanded whether sus picion against theoweer of the house was considered a sufficient ground for keeping four respectable in habitants of the town prisoners for twelve hours ? The Lieutenant observed. that the oedema had " a little" exceeded his orders ; but they were then at liberty to depart. Before the party would consent to retire the house was searched by the desire of the landlord, but neither spirit. nor any thing else was found to justify so eingular a use ofit military force. The subject, it is said, will undergo legal inverti gab ~,,, and it will then be decided how far the 'tending army of the country is thus to be made the instrumetit of cool* g cent and loyal subjects, for any period which shall suit their own pleasure, or (het of the individuals by whom they are employed. Admiral Sir RICHARD BICKERTON, Bart. suc ceeds to the vacancy of Lieut.-General of the Royal Marines, occasioned by the death of Admiral Sir R. Osisrow, and is succeeded as Major-General of that corps by Rear-Admiral Sir GEORGE J. HOPE, one of the Lords of the Admiralty. The Hercales, MuuNstm, front New Brunswick, with troops, stated to be missing, arrived sale at Spithead un the Ist December. It is rumoured that it is in the contemplation of Ministers. at an early period of the approaching Session of Parliament, to propose a continuation of the Batik Restriction, for a period not exceeding two years from July next.—(Sanday Paper.) REPORTED DEATH OF LORD BYRON.-li was yesterday very generally rumoured at the west end of the town that Lord BYRON had died at Lau sanne, in Switzerland. We have endeavoured to trace the report to its source, but have been unable to obtain any positive information on the subject.— (Observer.) _ _ Mr. SINCLAIR, of Covent-garden Theatre, bag commenced aii engagement for five nights at the Norwich Theatre. lie is announced for Prince Orlando, in The Cabinet, on Saturday next. Mi.:o KELLY is arrived in Dublin, after rather a stormy passage, where she is to make her first appearance this night. She has a leave of ab srace of three mouths from Drury-taut.. The Sligo Theatre will shortly oven for the sea son, under the management of Mr. CLARKE. Mit•s W AI.STEIN is engaged fur six nights, awl will make her first appearance in the character of June Shore. Devartures f Fenton's Hotel, St. Juines's street :—Colonel V mistrrs UT. for Isis Mit in Becks ; Ca pi ;sin GROS OW. Ist itrgllntlit or Guards, fur Paris ; and Mr. J. sod Ms. OtssLow, fur their seat its Essex. A mosiget the last arrivals at Rath are : 1.1/141 Weymouth, Lord J. Thynne, Sir G. Calcraft, Sir John Pollen, Sir Alexander and Lady Hood. Sir John Boyd, Guieral Eden, General awl Mrs. M ichell and family, Colonels Huller, Harkins, and Dalrymple, Major Thorne, Major A. Campbell, Rev. Dr. Elluy, 8er..1. and Mrs. Beat, Bev. Mr. and Mrs. Minden, Rev. T. Moore, ltev.T. S. Smith. Rev. M. iMughe, Rev. T. CoAy, Bev. Mr. and Mrs. Pickering, Bev. IL Fellows, Rev. W. Jones, Rev. J. Greville, Captain Majendie t Captain Giblams. Sir JOHN LEACH Wl4O on Friday sworn into the Office or Vice-Chancellor, before the I.tittir CH A N 1.E1.1.0R, at Lincoln's Inn Hall, Sir THOS. PLUM ER having been appointed Mii.i ee o f th e It o tk. The remains of the tlalla►►t Sir H. OwsLow, Burt. were, on Saturday 14e'oisiglit, deposited in the t'.,►ac Its at All-Simibt Chinch, Southan►pton, and the funera was conducted in a very puv.►tc awiier, AFFRAY AT DEAL. (From " The Sunday Observer) •INIMEMM The following account of the late affair at Deal is stated to be an antbentic uarrative, on which the must perfect confidence may be placed, it being related by a Gentlemau who was present at the Cone Hall, at the several 'amnia thins whieb have taken place:— " It appeared by the testimony on oath, of Capt. M'Cul lock, of his Majesty's' ship *versa, that in consequence of information that smuggled goods were to be removed on Saturday week from Middle-street to some other part of the town, he directed the two Naval Officers (now in gaol) to be on She look out in that part of the town; when, between six and seven o'clock the same vetoing they detcet. cal. several prawns in tbe act of removing the st""fiel"l gouda fro m 5114 tIksteeeti and immediately seised pelt of thesis On one man; nnuther smuggler, named Worthington (a boatman), was chased by one of the officers into Lower street (after they had been violently assaulted by some of gat sonagglers, and received some blows on the head). Here the officer attempted to secure Worthington, whet. a scone look place.nearly opposite the hostas of Mr. Igguldeu, the Mayor. It. the officer's resistance, and in his own defence, a pistol was discharged, which slightly womoiled a servant of Lady Harvey, not, it appears, implicated. This was purely accidental. In the course of the scuffle Worthing. too was wounded it. the head, but nut datmerously, and the surrounding gang soon overpowered the uOiccrs, and forced them into a shop, where they were secured, and by order of the Mayor taken to the gaol. " At the exantinalion, Captain hltCullock clearly stated he orders, and urged that the. Naval Gentlemen were in the due excentioo of them, and in the legal exercise of their received from him, in which they were opposed by Worthington and his party, and the scuttle and its coo sequeticre were occasioned thereby. These Officers, how. ever, having ms evidence of (11e facts but their own state melt, end ►lte persons on Site side of the accuses being on 'milt, the Mayor, Mr. Izzobleu, after several txau n ntlet ..... s, committed them for trial Allister Lord Elleiliorough's Act (l'efUeing In admit them to bail), to be tried on a capital charge. They have since bi•en held to boil. LAW INTELLIGEA CP.. COURT o SATURDAY, JAN. 10, &Are C. SAvgn, Esq. Drpirly-hheriff of Mid.. die:ex istul u u ciul Jury. 9P4BA-ii()X7SE. AYRTON a, EDWARD WATFRS. ESQ. Mr. %Vitio stated, that the Ploiwill' was %%rm. Ayrtori, Esq. and the Urfroiltent Eitisard %Voters, Esq. The eleclaranon was h.t 1.1004 for work awl labour. The Unfriiiituit hail suffered Judgment to go by default, awl the July were enim i tatitielled to ascertain the damages. Mr. Scaet,ere, iu a very eloquent speech, wt. &eased the Jury. lie atteimiled, lie said, tin behalf of a Gentleinao whose muue was of high celebrity in the musical world. The PlOlitiff was the sun of Or. Ayetort, rn 13111111 t -It professor, and mow years muster of his Alaiesty's Chomel. lie had brought up his null, the Plain:lli, iu the same pro. fession, had given lom II lihersl edocatiiiit. and had rendered him fit to erigage in arty situation, or as. soviate in any soci e ty, The 1)<It - 11.:4111t 1 1 115 a gen tleman extremely arll kitowit—ahunkt known in Courts of Justice as the Tlworm? itself, in consequeuce of the cilutrhiS had beets rtiga 4 ed ttiili Me. l'a)lor, the locative proprietor. 'l; he object of the present to alleVflaill whet 4111/ icy ass reasonably to be paid to the Mandl' fur the I,llmur, asbidnit% and skill, lie had bestowed in the court-tits of lir. %Voters, in the 111115k/11 dr11:1111114'111 Of the Opera. House last season, awl l'er•othi r soviets, which, though not falling mach r that dae:, bad been ran. greed by time Plaitittir for die D. fi infant. Mr. Weters, by suffering joilgoileut liy• default. hail !O mitted au eiugagtatient of :1 in-yummy coterie with the Plaintiff, tool that sometime; %NS doe to lien; but as lie hail never offered to pry fitly sour (41110 /1 1 1 . , or, till the pres•rott action was bonioll, euhnittt.4l that the Plaintitflord uuy Claim upon imitti, Air. Ayr. ton was thrown tender the difficulty of havorg to make out the it in )) tint of his title to remuneration. it was a difficulty lie should tivemcmitne. raid Ile had no doubt of receiving a c pew:0100 coalmen. suitor with the atlvoitages Air. Waters had de. rived from his assistance. It had lieru understood, lu !whit of tumour, that ohateeer limed liven rite sue. eras of the Opera under the direction of the Plain tiff last season, his services were to hoe been litre. rally rewarded. Had it laded, he would still Beer been entitled to have hero reinucetated; hut it would be proved, that the Hallo, Opera had last season been attended with the greatest success ; that it had been 111411 prosperous gran it had bera for many year., and that tea, was attlibutable to the assistance of the Plaintiff. If Air. Waters, fur. getting the debt of gratitude, had choseu to soy to the Plaintiff, " You staled the minimum winch you would cousent to receive, and there it is lor you;' this actiou would never have been brought ; but Mr. %Vetere had denied his liability, except by allowing judgment by default, and now lie hoped to reducer the sum to the lowest compete:talon. The content between him out leis Learned Friend this day would be whist the services of the Plaintiff were worth, what advantage the Defetolatit bad derived, and what he ought to pay for thwe seervicree. He would here observe that the Italian Opera hail for many years hetmo unproductive. To thiise who Ire. queened the Italian Opera, it was well kirowei that on former Occasion* it was vidlicient, if the 'Manager exhibited one ringer, male or lituale, in a be ,1 4 414 11, whose attractions were sufficient to Wow the intro. tioii of the audieuce ; but all propro.ty iu gettiog up the drama for theatrical repte•etitation was thrown in the hack ground, in order to reader more prominent the particular person eugaged as pritici. pal singer. lu the event of the singer so reigogeel failing in producing the effect sew 4,11* - 1, there wcrie also engaged in a seesaw, two new principal to perform iii the ballet. Ile recollected in ;he early part of his life, when he hail mine leisure, though not more taste than lie had mit present, he used to attend the Opera, and it omms also roll. sidered that it was quite in time if et:r s ttryi veil at the theatre before the ballet coomeneed; lot such was the state of the ltulotta Opera, Ihat 111'111y !bemire of the higher order—many of great taste—Hay, the whole mass of the 'finish public. who knew the connection there was between (hue line arts, regretted the state of the Italian Opera us it then was, and wished au attempt should be made to introduce the operas of the best masters, mid that they should be got up so, that all the part* should he cast in the most advontageous intoner. Mr. Waters particularly was influesiced by 11 desire to produce that effect. It so Willi mond tiro the attention of Air. :Voters was direct. el to Jr, Ayr. ton, by the celebrity time latter had acquired as Alamiger of the Philharmonic Concerti. Mr. Waters thought no one better qualified to mi. dertake the musical department of the Opera than one who had conducted those Coticerts, which was attended with a greater degree of fawn than sunny Concerts had ever m iletsiit . before, l former ties, if you heard one line peeve of musk: Ist a Concert, you was obliged to histeil lit wally dull and tiresome co:1'110511mnd ; but tie cundocitor of the Philharmonic Concerts proceeded apoim Oar principle of excluding every gang that was c t e e i l i l d e e n d t , that the il s o u t t el q i i )e s r u o ce f e n6 ss 1 ::. :l o t . lity is, tzs i t u a t l i t. y limited liv the size of the room which they welt., performed. 'rims was Air. Ayrioli intioduced to Mr. Waters. He ass a gentleman—a tin:Wiled with foreign languages wide rstood tort only what belonged to the science of music, but lu the business of the world. Air. %Vice's applerd to him iu geneial terms fur Iris iissistailte. Air, Waters hail himself 1/4 , illfollate ki,owlede of music, cur was lie much uequotiteml with foreign languages; therefore his engagements %%lilt Invite. tiro performers were of ilece.sisy by pre xv. lie ifirlueed Air. Ayrton to ucconspaimy hum to When arrived there, the first step was to engaga Asubrogetti, Atgiasacl, Camporese, and Molamemo Fodor. Every pains %etc taken by Alr. %yew.. lie forma complete ntpx Druntatiyor, so which imremt particular person should wit stand hefor Illy frt.', but where evelv part should be equally pentomi.emit, The success of the opera, to COirwtpletice I:1115,t was anbi.nndtd. Toe z.mil of Avriuti was !iol corlie.ed to biz+ duty : hr wmote *Le siiveruseuirido fAr the lit:feudal t-...comiarued her Ito- tha l,mitriled Counsel lead sal mreltyrs VOYdGE OF DISCOVERY. Captain David Buchan, of the Pike, and Cap. trio John No-s, of the Driver, are appointed to conduct the enterprise for the Discovery of a North. West Passage. These Officers will have commands of ships, with each a brig, commanded by a Lieu tenant, under them. Captain Roses division will take the course through Davis's Straits; whilst Captain Buchan, with his two vessels, will pene trate as far to the North Pole as inissible. The Dorothea (the late Congo, employed in explor ing Africa), is the ship Captain Buchan is ap pointed to command. The doubling of the ships for the service is going on at Nlerchants'yarils, un der the inspect►on of King's officers from the dock yards. Their bottom-plonk. Or about two sod hall inches thick, has been taken off, and is replac ing by plank of about six inches thick, which will be sheathed with board, and then coppered. Their equipment, in every depintinent, will be upon the most liberal scale; nothing will be withheld that may be suggested as likely t contribute either to the success of the enterprize, or the comforts of those employed. The crews are to be selected from among seamen who have been accustomed to the Green land trade, who are to receive double wages, sod a gratuitous ample supply of every necessary article of warm clothing. As the ;easels will take no oilier kind of ballast but whet will serve us fuel (coals, wood, &c.), they will have a supply of tl►is neces sary equal to five years consumption : the provi sions will be stow e d amongst it. Ths ships will be ready to proceed early in ,March next. GENERAL ELECTION. The Flon. Douglas Kinnairtl has canvassed the Borough of Bishop's Castle. in opposition to the interest of the Earl of Punts. The activity of the candidates for representing this count• in the next Parliament continues un abated. It is sufficient for us to say, that great confidence is expressed on all eider...-(Stu»ffurd Mercury.) It is now clearly understood that Williatu Chum berloyne. Esq. the worthy owner of IVeston Grove, near Southampton, intends offering himself as a candidate to represent that town and county at the approaching General Election. On Weaneaday week Edmund Turton, of Larpool, near Whitby, one of the candidates for the repreventati (((( of the Borough of Wilms, at the next election, gave four fat oxen among the free men of that Borough. Some time ago the acme gentleman gave a ailver cup to St. Augnatine's church, liedon. On SI. Thomas's day Sir Samuel. AUCIIMUTY, with his wonted liberality, gave a piece of money to every person who applied at Syntial Home, Kent, for the same ; and further exte►►ded his bounty on the 47th ult. by distributing 180 bushels of male and 50 blankets among the poor of the parish of Ospriuge, in proportion to their *ants u ► d families. On Thursday were landed at Southampton, from Cowts, the remains of Mrs. MscDoNa LI), wife of J. MACDONALD, Esti. M.P, awl were forwarded in great pomp to Staffordshire, for interment. She was aged 34 years. On Thursday night the groom of e ti,wod MEARS, of the Royal Marines, entered his ter's rooms in the barracks, Canterbury, and stole from it near sixty pounds in Bank notes, and a quantity of linen and wearing apparel, amnu nuug in the whole to about one hundred pounds, with which lie decamped, and has hitherto eluded all attempts to discover him. On Thursday last, a Coroner's Inquest was held at I laslar flospital. before J. (7.1116 G, Esq. Coroner, on the hotly of GEORGE WOOD. seaman, belonging to the 'resigner, who was accidentally shot through the body, when asleep in his ha 11111 l ock, on board the Hawke (tender to the Vengenr), on the 10th of 'December last, whilst that vessel W4lll cruising at the hack of the Isle of Wight, for smugglers. and died in comiequence of the wound, at the Hospital, on the 4th iustant. Verdict—Accidentally shot, through the carelessness and improper conduct V Wm. Holland, seaman, belonging to the same ship. FOOTPAD.—On Monday evening last, about six o'clock. a farmer wise stopped on Northaw Comm on. to Hertfordshire, by a single footpad, a Id' Wal% girt cswitent with robbing him of his pi suer Sy, but ipuit wantonly and barbarously discharged a pistol at him, the contel.ts of which wounded him to the neck back. a itlrisfitig trine. . 1 - ei - - 1 i. - -- - Atte. the niwro, it new ballet, entitled Aetins et , aridies4l wingers, or a frenitle. " U user parted .Irents ..l . .i 1 I e remains of the gAllaiii Sir R. ONsLow, lin tiertfordshirr, by a s;igle footpad, tau was girt The succevis of the opera, In consequence 01 .. 1111.a,, liars. were, on Silt outlay se'otlight, Fakir, siting) it also the production of Monsieur I the sea" euobtitistts its prinentril lIC.IO 1y• Ibi die s'. ' I. I , ' , Atli a:n.pritiniiirol. On this OCCIOIOII, Made. ; lßst.ustinos's return frosts lusty. attottt 1 7 Yeats C.oic Its at A:I-Stunts tl:liin eh, Southern &Politica to the , entilelit with rolibing him or i,i4 pionerty, but twist arrangements, nas nottontidt • be 041 91 .I, Southampton. . wantonly and hirburously di•ehargetl a pistol at hint, I Ayrton was !)(4 eortioed to his duty : he WiOre 'he twit., it,' Ir,i3iii:Rit. iittill LERRETON, runt Monsieur Nance, she made lier apPeattolve at 1)1.4"Y- )tile 1 " and the funeral was cutalucted in a vtry ptivate the vc which woutided htin Li the neck a:;t1 tufurrii+eintiits 1, , r the D e fentlact-v•compoted tar 4 4 I; Li.: is mid . 101:44Atsr, wade their first up- Mundane, and 'Mr-, 31uusLtts pl..yed ilikiii.Cr. Milliliter, bilcii. i II:M. 1 licit: t h w I,..Nrilled COunsel read 04 fulverr • . . I i •-., . 11• .. ' -- , . .- . ..._ . . - 1 : r ---.- . '.• ..--- . . . . ••