The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1810-08-07 00:00:00

.11.4111.1RKET . 1 7 IVAN; E. Last night, Mr. DimoN Ws elegant play. The Doe6tful.)on, now become the adopted .child of of public approbation, was performed at this thea tre, before a very numeroua and fashionable au dience. Nothing can more decidedly evince the f u l ling merit of a drama, than thut each repetition, iwtestl of creating ennui and weariness, presents to an a uditor new beauties, which lie had not before obwrved. It is thus with The Doubtful Son. Th e h i ppy expression which one of our Poets has used n praising adelightful landacape, rnay, with equal rpropr i e ty, be applied to this offspring of relined uins is indeed " Ever ehanning—ever new " In ev ery part of it are perceivable those ardentia eer te—those w Th o u g hts that breathe, and words that burn," Mich plainly indicate the work of a master. The piece was cast, with the exception of three charac ters, aeon the first night of representation. Mr. C. lianas, as the . 7 1farquit Lerida. presented a pic ture o f " the green-ey'd monster." bold and spi rited, yet chaste. Nor was he less happy in his chino: scene, where the innocence of the Mar chioness 'waken* io bis breast those tender recol lections to which it was so long II strainer. Mrs. Gtovia pourtrayed the unhappy Mar diiesto with great excellence. Her exalted tre powers were never more happily exerted, or mo re applauded, than in her interview with Leo* in the 4th Act. Mr. STARLET performed which was originally von, the Doubtful Son, personated by Mr. Aueorr ; he acquitted him self very respectably. Febrile's° was. fur the bra nine, performed by Mr. FARLEY. It is au arduous task Its illnw sa excellent and favourite a perform.r Ni Mr. EANNVITCR. who heretofore paurms r.l the blunt and honest domestic ; hut, in justice, we mast confess. Mr. FARLEY'S exer tions left us little to regret. 'Mr. EYRE also, fur the first tire, represented Baratta°, a bandit. the forn-r fiwnd of Malouglie. Although Mr. CARI.CY . s knowledge of the Flat'et gave him advantage in the latitudinarian part of this wararr, which he originally represienteil, yet cer tainly Mr. Evan displeyed considerable ability. It would he injustice to pass unnoticed the excel. knee of Mr. &Damage'. as the deep, subtle. de signing Nideogqie : petforarauce throughout was received with bursts of applause. POETRY. ODE TO 111YOPY. Dew moiled Nymph ! whom fashion now reveres, As 4. rnofel those little optic spheres, That I tht the empyreum of hit VOtive faces; So«t iglu, that seem with smiles so melancholy, To err—J:nured/ing in the raid of fully— ' Thu sit vinare bow mach our twinkling glares *• Nymph with the blushing cheek, deep-tin`d with brass! Spry!' with the knit-poled peregeepie Test points . for eoe thy sweet vememeing stare ! Prate to thy reign, great Queen ; but oh ' regard Tie 'applications ofthy Laure it Bart, billows a krr propitious to his pray'r ! List had Fiji 'Waal planets strati.' yonr eyelet% Wm by rum, wites--Ctwere rodent." to rtuut 'eta, r tamely peed to brans qnsint attrition ! Pow Dame ! her spittle' Weds she may gnaw, Tht roaster Ant can 30111111 her law— High Espresso( the 11111i,4 otrisiusiO Bet hesr my humble pi ay'r, Uul grant it ton tam that toy thoughts, lbw' fiitliful still to you, &dyes little pamiusi for variety Thai mution, peytlne, hold a looser rein, tINCIlelt the pardirsit witt.lowe of the berm, dad yrs these thoughts a prep-out at society. filisald chance prevent meet objects of rtir-ction, Or caadoiates for clam inspecting— )he me nee Fleur, by your assistance ; Bit. Lard ' 0 1061.1 pride or ipteraeee pass by, nablraw thy ne.plea-mitrm from mine rye— hut ti are str h crtaturea--at u di/taxer C-R-S. Sunday evening Ming wet, Dis MAJESTY did not waik eto the Terrace. Yesterday morning Dig MaJrintr, the Dukes of .01tentaN0 and I„:•stantnut. Princesses At sr~ and Surma, took eit ng honwhsek the Gr ea t Part. Wiidsor. till twelve o'clock. 1117s1 P 4 rtY were accompanied by Lord WA 1.- 1 (01111, Sir 11. B. BRA LE, Count NIL; RIVTEtt, Lady ILLIIB, Generals FITZROY and Was VAUD. Cu' mill TAYLOR 411.1 Princess MAMA remains mach. the same. fliverfordwest Rice, were last week attended by truth greater a•seruhlage of genteel company than has been witersied for many years past : ',twig those present were Lords CAWOOII load tostivortow, CHAIML% MORGB Wit. .isstst, Mr. Owan of Orieltos, with their re 'Penne fundies mod many oilier families from Cirdigandiire, Lirmartheushite, Glemorgenshite, I Mcinntouthsliires The annual diversions on Lenthny Green, near Slmborde, Oil Tu es d ay and Wednesday last, were lumen:lade and respectably attended . O n the first the 6ip was won by Mr. Witten Pensums's 4 Carthagena, beating three other berme. Stone a !Hitch between C a .t, Octets - tell eh. g. maid • RADCLIFF Os roan one mile, 5041's each ; Reding. came no first, but 88 both horses went wrote.: side of the post, the bets remain un 'dr • On %Wednesday the Cup for thirteen WI, Ponies WII won b Ititt.4 theY Capt. C H tellTlß'e ch. g. roan mare and three others. The l'or twelve hands Ironies wts won by Mr. ..trits's ch. g. New or Atrer. 'teatime five oth er s. e ote "' s U% h th • p,enteel B u ll on Tuesday` night, and the n Weft. well attended both days. Tin ndrr Ir. Day) who was thrown the lest day 11:10.8. and killed, was one Or the wog prousimig lads on the turf. • . • 4 ?4 : ) List ni Dodge , of public trr, befor dienee. 1 s terling m i n. , tet tl of en suilitot observed. b•MII " I P in praising propriety. geutus In ever wr i d —tb u which pit Were wee ten, as" Lure of " sited, yet clods; chioseu t ee tiong Mrs. Gi. dawn gic powi not mon Leo* in /Am, ( 6 resonate self very drat time arduous perform , Norms justice, lions left the firs! the (WO FARLEY SO SCIY*I c9i ;reeler tainlv would h leace of signing , wY feeell Dear MC AS 4.r Sort or Tu cry— ' Thu al Nymph , Nywith That porn Pratt to Tit or AM throw Inn! he Woo by Or wady Now Ds Tb, on High Es ' , let hem Sow ti Sid yet I I Iltat tower Alai V T.. tarok Or Ban Ohs ow list LA Wattpin I lose 1 , , • S nrla *IA its Vetter Ct COIFS S. 10 the G SCION 111 1 COLLTEI hi.{, TA Prince ' I a truth 444 ha auoug tI XEISINS, Vett we lust slrit The an 5 4 6 , 1 flurnero os da!, the 1 e. Can' Mr 1 a In a R • AIN • 'e geld to t derided. .keurle Pon Ordliti.* I 4 . :4 1 , toe 11 4 troy% 'there ni,o il.t nd of %oat prop Si MING MATCIL, The smog, Silver Cup and Cover. giv , n lly the Proprietor of Vitoshall Gardens. was saileJ for yes terday, by the followitig hosts, riz.— The St. Genrge, 8 tons, Captain Genitone. !v. - wry, 4 DMr. Astlep. Caroline, 7-- Captain Fenno. They started Chun Librekfriers Bridge at twenty- Ave minutes past live. The St. George got the start. There Iping rather too flinch wind for the Mercury, she lay upon her beam ends, like a lug. opposite the T.-mple gardens. The St. Grace., being 4 stiff bold bot , wrist thiongh with a toil sail, while the Mercury was shaking her soils up in the wind. The St. George at that time ganardtwo hoards, an d k e pt th at di. tauce nearly °pl,mate Whitehall chairs. The wind abating, the Mercury drew upon her about half a board, leaving Oil. Caroline a long way astern. The Si. George kept the lead all the way up, and went round the boat 'floored oft' Wandsworth, at which time the tide was running down. The wind dropping, the St. George came d4llll/ in great etyie.whilst the :Wren. ry a id Caro/int hail a hard race up, to get round the moored boat. The Si. George got first round the boat moored off Vauxhall Stairs, at a quarter be fore eight, leaving the two other boats hallo mile a-stern. She was of course declare-I victor. The Mercury Came to second. A great concourse of rpe;tators were asipmaliled on Milhaiik, and several parties covered the Rivet in pleasure-boats. One of them being without waterinan. was run down oppo:ite nod sunk. The people in her were tuned by the timely assistance of several watermen. The 004 was ut terwards towed on shore. BUXTON, AbaosT 4. Our town now exhibits tt brilliant assemblage of beauty and fashion, which is increasing daily. On Monday Sir Sidney Smith arrived, in company with Lord and Lady Scarsdale, and a large party of fashionable'. Ott the astute night, they visited the Assembly Room., where this favourite Son of Nep tune became a disciple of Terpsichore. The next morniag they went to view th . -- wonders of the Peak, and in the evening attended the Tht•stre. Tne performances, Lover's Kays. and Three Weeks after Marriage 's were patrniti•ted by the brave Ad utiral. Jones, bite nf the Liverpool Theatre, per formed Frederick with great applause. In the scene with his loiter, he was particularly harpy : though indignant at his mother'. wrongs. he never seemed to forget ::e wos addressitl a parent. De was well supported by Mr. Sharpl.l,in the Baron. Mrs. Jones t presented the unfortunate Agatha Frib ,, arg silo feeling and propriety Nor should the iivertisting isoirere of Mrs. Grenville pass un noticed. 'Mr. Jones and Miss Stratton. in Sir Charles and Lally Raekett, insisted by Mr. Kerr, in the Old Citizen, kept up the spirit of the Farce, chief' passed oil with eclat.—aid Save the King , . received with cheers by the audience, concludrd r ise entertainments of the night. The Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Shrewsbury. Countess of Shaftesbury. and a numerous lit of fashionable'', are expected immediately. THE THE4ITRE A.VD FOSTER. Mr. Faweeti's Benefit, nn Tuesday evening, at. tracted a full and (dmidnuelie The Play of 7/se Poo♦ Geodes:l;X went off with great ►pint, and the Force of The Prisoner at Large, which followed, gave au opportunity for an eanression of that indignation against Mr. Foster and his measures, which pervades every class of the cousmunity. One of the Dramatis Persona., lire.v,ting to :Another a goblet of wine, asked hini, " what toast will you give?" when one of the gods insraiitly exclaimed. "Jack Foster, and tad heck to In a moment the hawse was in a roar of applatrw. It was universal, and evinced clearly the detestatiou su which. this rasa and his measures are held. Messrs. Wellesley Pole and Leslie Foster were in the boxes. and in.iy intorno their Right HUU. , Nr. able Friend of Cie love the people bear him ! ( Dublin Armin; Post.) WELSII PEDiISTIthiNIS.II. • On Monday evenine the inhabitants of Brecon were very generally assembled to witness a foot race again- t time. which excited much interes., as very considerable sums were deoeinling, and HAL had been lodged as a deposit in the Brecon Bank. Mr. ‘Vill.atus, jun. of Llaiyuhritiee, ■n officer iii the Breconshire Local Alilitia, undertook to full, in three boor', from Brecon to 'Abergarenny. a distance of about nineteen miles. He started soon after three o'clock iu the afternoon, iii very fine style, and the bets were immediately two to one in his favour. He continued to run at the rate of Seven miles an hour for the first thirteen ii.iles, when lie got into Crickhowell; he had then an hour a•rd fifteen minutes to perform the remaming six milk•; but from his extraordinary exertion he be- C4ille much affected with thq cramp. and corn:. nurd to lahonr under it during the remainder of the distance. which he lost by half a mile. Mr. W. was himself a principal better, ■nd many spurting gentlemen accompanied him on horseback to Aber gavetiny, where he was put to bed, evidently minis exhausted. The road was in many places much crowded with spectators. In the ease of SCHOLEY e. Itt3ISIIOTTON, re ported in this Paper yesterday, we have authority to abate, that the Plaintiff wa.Nlr. ROBERT SLIM IAA. a bookseller, in Paternolter-row; and not Jilr. Alderman SCHOI.III% A new packet, called the Pelham, was launched a few days ago at Holyhead. armsist • numerous concourse of spectators. Sir JAMES STAN LET christened her in the customary manner ; a large party afterwards sat down, to an excellent dinner at the Ede! mad Child; anti the eveating concluded ith a Ball, which was honoured with the presence of the first families in the vicinity.—The pleasure of the day was damped by an unfortunate accident which happened to ■ man while rekradiug • gin ; the charge explo hug in his face, he was dreadfully b urn t, and it is feared he will lose art eye. A hand some sum wets imbscrilsed by the company fur the rc:irf of himself and family. ?:RUC EXPENDI7TiItS. The First Report from the fieltet Committee apPsinted to eismider .* W hat Offices in the 1 Tinted Kiugdoin, and in the foreign doMinions of His 111ii jeity, come within the purview of the 2d, td, and 4th Resoltstiosis of the Douse, on the Third Report from the Committee on the Public Expenditure of the Uhiti:(l Kingdom," has brew published. The Report, after stating the reasons fur any operations in the several heath under consideration, concludes thus: Your Committee have not been able to extend their inquiry to many other offices in the United Kingdom sled the Ci.lonies, enumerated in the Sup ple:m.lA to the Third Report. With respect, how ever, to some which are included in that Report, and which have not been already adverted to, they think it necessary to litlblUit the (reposing oh dereations : • The inconsiderable office of Cartaker to ffis Ma jesty. is connected with the personal service of the Royal Family,and conaluently does not fill under the cognizance of your Committee. The office of Keeper of Reco►ds in the Receipt of the Exchequer. appeos to be an efficient offir.e of trust, mud not overpaid by a salary of 4001. per •nnum. The places of Offire•keeper in the War-Office, and of Register of Seisures in the Port of London, are to be suppressed after the decease or resignation of the present Officers. The Auditor of Excise ham been rendered an ef ficient oilier. The office of Register to the Corn inis,inners of Salt Duties has keen already alio. Indict! : the salary no+ paid is in the nature of a The Receiver of Stamps appears to be a neces sary stud respousitsk amid his emoluments not more than adequate. The Distributing of Stamps are tilt rtire Officers. The Distributors for Buckinghamshire and Kent are equally so with the rest ; they hate been in meted in the list of offices executed by deputy, in consequence of an indulgence which is confioed to the present Officers. It appears by the evidence, that the office of Ac cuuntant-Gearral of the Post-office is an efficient office, requiring personal aitendauce, with respon sibility ; and that the eutolummts of this office will not admit bfreduction. The office of the Apothe cary-general has been under the consideration of the Treasury; and by en agreement concluded with him, his patent is to be surrendered on condi tion uf receiving an annuity of 2,5001. a-year for life: an iigr,emerit %Inch appears to your Commit tee to be eminently bt ileitis! to the public. • lei Ireland, the allowance paid to the Keeper of the late Parliament lions, appear; to he a compen sation fur an office already suppressed. The office of Joint Solicitor of Ireland to Great Britain is also abolished, as well as that of Examiner of Hearth money ; and the offices of Clerk of the Qait-rents, Treasurer of the Post-office. and Accountant-Ge neral of the Po:it-office, hare beta made effici rot. The fees, ;01.0, under the head of Muster matter-general of Ireland. are stated to be „ due, but suspended,"iire in fret abolished. Your Committee will conclude their Report, by bring lg distinctly before the Ilmise,.the re:nit of their examination into such of the Office•, stated by the Committee on Public Expenditure to be sine cures, or, offices wholly or chiefly executed by de puty, a• they hare since their appointment 114 d time or opportunity to investigate, which in their opinion came within' the purview of the 3d and 3d Resolutions referred to them. After Parliament shall have provided such other sufficient means for enabling His Alsjedy duly to recompense the faithful discharge of high and ef fective Civil Offices, as to the •isdom of Parliament shall seem fit—your Committee are of opinion, Ilt.—That the following office., " having re venue without einirlo3 tarot," might, at the tapi r stint' of the existing interests, be abolished. Nos. in Appeoilix (A.) Value per Animus. 54.—Chief Justice in Eyre North of Treat L. 1720 44 -..-Lroa Clerk is Secietury of State's Office, Home Depollute nt 300 65 —Cidlector sad Tusiesmitter of State Papers, rumps !Department . z oo 145 —Cutistabk. of the Cult, of l.imerirk , Ireland • 75 . 3 h"t reported by Commove of Public Expenditure. Prinripnl It. , meleeper is the Excise Office - les IVarehouse-keeper, Stausp-Offiee . too L 3,b28 2illy—That the following offices might manioc at the expiration of the flawing interests to be ma naged by the Deputy, as at present, without sny addition to his salary and emoluments : but tbat limn the peculiar nature of the respowibility ist tachel to them, however limited tie actual duties to be performed, these offices would, in the opinion of the Committee, he most conveniently filled by some of those persons who hold for the time being certain high official situatiMis, leaving the shows' amount now paid to the principal at the disposal of Parliament : No% m Appnedis (A .) Valuer.? Annum. sti.— tettatee of the Eerhequer . L.r uo 59.—Clerk alf the Pella 95.--Cliief Justice in Eyre Soattiot Ta tag - 19tX) L b,909 LOT—That the following offices would iidruit of being left, after the expirition of the existing in terests, altouether under the manag►ment of the ll: pule. without any additiou to his pt Pivot salary sod :moluments: Tlie emoluments now teethed by the principal being placed at the tlisinisal of Parliament: I.:I - 1%14 by ..A.--. Nos. in 1 h: The A plori.dix (A ) Dr put y Ps bici JO —Comptroller of the Pipe, Ex chequer - L. ttio .... L. 160 Cuurt, Consoinu Pte - is 120 .• 29.--Clert of the Exchequer of Pte u his .... 37 —Kiiifes Reinetii4rancer, 12:che quer 4; --:tecstrair of the II igls Courts l--id of prof.ts id Appeals - - 46.—Ditto ut Velegates - parable to 5 12.SC.S 44.-1111 to of Mreiralty - the Principal 61.—.Cierk of Ms Parliaments, um sveruire seven yeais - 3,617 .... 4,946 68 —Pi - sec:pa Cierk Siguet Office Orr Li to 11 , -1 to ditto . 7 /10 .... 104 Ditto ditto liv .... trios 71 —Cutoptriffier General of ,de counts Excise - . 3 , .4 .... 446 71 —lnspector General ditto . 7u .... st 92 57 .—Teller at lin Exchequer - I,uvu .... Ss —lliuu are to - 1,744 76—Ditto ditto. as limited after life ♦ll6 O bW 99L of pi (*rat posicame - 1,000 .• 1. 11.7tA 77 —Ditto ditto tome .... e.7o‘. 1 I.Chief Rememohraoc‘r, 4uer, Irchisia - bO7 .... 30014 I* —CI4 .k of the C.,lntroo Pica., Exchequer, flu iu 11,1:a Culauson _ Irel:iu.l, quo su averajc of three ) , S , I - 1,9416 .• • • 1 ),540 1.12 —Pi uthonotrzy `tugs Bench, - lrelunJ, on ea iver.tgc ui • -3d of Tcital liiree yeass • • Fees for sea 'l 13 1 - Office, ditto ditto awl Licrk• 131 —Filuer, ditto ditto - I.le3—Kccpcs of die rein kal e Ire land /34 •• .. 1.110 data 'ascertain 4,,,,p L. 68013 eibly."—That the following &Rees would wont of tieing brought. at the expiration of the existing interests, entirtly under the management of the I), pal ar now constituted : hut that the degree of responsibility, or troulale attending the discharge of the whole duties, wool) entitle the Deputy to an increa.e of the salary to be hereafter isettle.l, render the amount of 'ultimate saving to the public uocertaig • - Valee per Amines. Nee • Appeedix(A.) • Depaty. Print ipal. 27.--Cierk eftios Pipe, Exchequer L. too .... Lao 36.--Foreani *peaky, D.. • • . • IGu ag—Vatatell)o ' • •qe ' .. ISO CV—Survey or Green Wax, be' is the 53 a--Aiieurii ion Office : Coutotemiueer Ditto Ditto .. .... 116 - ~So 107 SO .... 10/ - 1 7 0 . • .. 241 • lfastir Is Chancery 2 .Clerk Dito 31. 10.... 133 63....-Wordun of the Mira 6u 36S Comptroller Do. Sur, eyor !Iteltiop Do. 23 .... JOS 67.-..Prineipal Clerk, Privy Seal - Do. - 200 . nu. J\j • . • • Sue 14 —Reit iater to Cmantlaglanersof ay . 4N , se ri, e.. 11 end Clerk . ••• "• • 33 —Comptroller First Fmk, - 05 •• • • 9 6 13S —Teller of Earcheisser (Ireland) - - au t o 124 —Clerk of the Pipe (Ireland) Tao Add, not rer.rted by Committee of Pshise Expeadstnre, aegis:et of Deeds for Comity of Midelleeen so ...• Under title head may be classed the oth.,rs wholly or chiefly exe cuted by Deputy in Scotland; of these, come must be retained by the rot talons of the Act of Union, altli"agh subjected by the mime Act to be regulated by Parlia ment. ‘Vhat the ultimate saving would be after such tegulattutis as may be thou,;lit expedient, is uncertsin. —keeper of the Great seal I ~r .—keeper of the Privy neat 104 —Keepet of the Signet I us.—Lord Register In.—Director of Court of Chancery 05 Clerk Inditto - kith of She kers .... 1 1 irig's It( orienelivaneer - 5 Receiver of Bishops Rents CSO . 1411 sAm 1335 7:9 370 ....m..--. L.luoss With respect to offices in the Colonies, where the Deputy receives the whole emoluments, payi.rg to the principal, by agreement, a tiled annual earn, and giving security for the same, Ike well as for the faithful execution of the office abroad ; your Com mittee report, that the persons in Great Britain holding those offices enjoy perfect sinecures ; •but that the income of the m - arising altogether from fees pa, able in the Colonies, it does not appear to your Committee that any sums would be placed at the disposal of Parliament by initiating or abolish ing them ; they afford is the Crown a very con. siderable isitronage as at present constituted ; but do not seem Peril) capable of being brought within the revisit of any economical arrangements in aid of the resources of the a 'pore at home. Thiel class of officers is very numerous, hut your Committee have only lad time or opportunity to report upon the following, viz.— Nos. is .Appasolix (A.) ra' tie per Annals. era. a (Secy. awl Ct (tribe inrolsucla% 91. I I *crater Ws Ckariecry - - I 14 a. deriver General - Se. Clark a the Crows • (Naval °nicer - - it" ;c Secretary sad Clerk or the Coat!, 715 tw o erovest Maraud - suo 92 Wirer of Curecoa - alto 94 —Secretary .it the lulanJ of Tut Pup - 400 Putral VlScer Ihmarara • - vs. ABSTRACT: 111 H4•4141.3,011$ ad - - 0449 ad • - 4th isoass stta • - 14ot' The •um of 81,..58u1, being the amount of toying