The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-11-25 00:00:00

COV E NT-GA 1) R " ' TRH ATR E. Last night, the comedy 'of The fray to Get Married 1 1 1.411 pet funned to a very respectable house—respectable, not only in point of numbers and appearance, but also from the uniform or der arid good (70ndlict that prevailed. The play is must excellently east. Miss Norton, as Julie Faidkner, delighted the audience, and was, in part,cular, succesaful in those parts where pathos was most required. hi the scene, obese her fa ther proposes siticule, as the termination to their misfortunes, she was pre-eniinently affecting and impressive. Etertou played Captain Faulkner, and also succeeded well. Mundell, as Caustic, was comic iii the extreme, and drew from his Lush tors repeated bursts of laughter. And Emery, in T o by A//spice, and Farley, in Dick Daskall, filled up the measure of humour. The leading charac ter is the Comedy, Mat of Tangent, fell to the lop of Jones, and it never could fall into biter hands.-- fi t was throughout excellent in the portraiture of the part, and literally convulsed the house with laughter. The applause, so deservedly bestowed, seemed to animate-him to fresh exertion, and, to the last scene, be kept up the spirit o f th e character with unexampled eclat. We have rarely seen a per former so loudly applauded ; and, after the fetter dance, he was honoured with three distinct rounds of plaudits. Mrs. Gibbs was a capital Clementine: Allspice ; and, with Mrs. Davenport, in Lady Sor rel, obtained many Nattering testimonies of pub 1k approbation. In short, from the exquisite act of the various performers, stimulated to make new efforts to please, by having to play to the first perfectly polite and t 6 iet audience since the season commenced, and from the feelings of their auditory, at seeing the end oh those disgraceful scenes, which have so long defaced the finest Theatre in the world, and brought our national character into suspicion, if not into disrepute ; we have seldom seen a piece of public amusement •p -pear so entirely satisfied and delighted, as on this occasion. After the play, Mr. Jones had the pleasure of announcing the performances for the ensuing night, without interruption, for the first time *mice the theatre opened. Don Juan again afforded an opportunity for the display of Grimaldi's powers ; and this, like the play, was received with unbounded satisfaction, good humour, and ap plause. With respect to the deceased row (for dead as a dacat it certainly is, and, we trust, without the dan ger of a resawgate), if ti o stninger from the country had dropped into the Louse to see the fine, having previously read the account,' of it in mine of the _ _ most candid daily Prints, such as The 31—; C—!e and T—mes, he would certainly have thought they were the most audacious, lying newspapers on the face of the earth ; for all was peace and her loony ; and, of the play, not a syllable was lost. A buff-dozen (positinetts net mere) friends to the de purled, (who are either descended from the ancient serpenterii, or allied to the modern geese, for both.are famous for hissing) endeavoured to raise that pleasing sound, so natural to Olean; which is caused by pressing the tongue against the palate, and emitting sound through a ignall aper ture and the teeth ; but they were either confound ed iato dilence, by thunders of general applause, or. by being left to themselves, frightened to quiet -015, ' 4 .ACY.II by the sounds thoterselves had made." Now, then, Jahn (lull way enjoy his rational amuse talents ated ancient favourites in raise and peace ; and, we doubt not, but that overflowing houses will soon compensate the proprietors for their sufferings under an unheard of persecution. Not that we do net expect to see some attempts made to revive the irregularity that has so happily terminated its career; hut, as we have stated on former' occasions, we hare no fears of their sue eras ; for, after the eyes of the public are open ed to the shame and iniulnity of the foinentors of these disorders, it would be treason against John Ball, for one moment to suppose Ittm capable of abetting or aiding so vile a purpose. The house cleared immediately on the fall of the curtain, in the most perfect order. The winter asseinislies, ut Exeter, are under the direction or Mrs. Tanwuns, Patroness. and Sir Joan T. Ductwonem, K. B..and Lieut.-Colonel Vacontte de CMASOT. Steward s. RostEae Same; Esq. It. A. and RoBEILT SMIRKr, Esq. A. It. A. jun. visited Carlisle, last week, when they expressed their fullest approba tion of the New Court Houses, now constructing tinder the superintendence Of Mr. P. NteiremsoN. architect. They likewise visited the Cathedral, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. GIUSDALE, the Chancellor. On Monday, the 2ntli inst. ■ grand match of s;ngle-stick was played at Andover, in Hampshire, between the Wiltshire and Somerset m•n, which was won by the firmer, they having gained a greater number of broken heads; however, by some ma nerovreing, they did not receive the prise of 40 guineas. Seven of the debtors confined in Worcester county gaol have been already released by the sub scription made on the Jubilee. These unfortunate men had six wiles. and twenty-four cisildreta.— JOHN Mass I If anti Wu. Russ, two pris • aers, who could not receive the benefit of the fund, were re. stored to liberty, to their wives and children, by the munificent imunty, and at the sole expend& of the Right Hon. Lord Sousse. Captain RICHARD OAKLEY, a meritorious nfE- cer. is appointed to the command of the Carysfurt frigate, of 28 guns. now lying at Deptford. At the late agricultural niecting, held at Altring ham, Mr. BOTT, of Shrewhridge fern'. near Nant wich, exhibited his Suffolk marts and stallions, with their produce this year ; which stock was highly approved by the amateurs. He also shewed his breed of beautiful long-horned bullsand heifer., his Leicester rams and theevee, and his valuable breed of pigs, known as the New Cheshire pig+. This stock contributed greatly to the amusement of the day, and was au evident proof of the im provement that Limy be obtsined in breeding farm ing stock,. by careful and judicious management. This gentleman, by the rules of the Society. (he being a member) could only shew stock for two premiums, which were voted him by the judges, namely, a silver cup. value two guineas, for the best long-horned hall ; and silver cup, value ten guineas, for the best !wig-tweed heifer. MRS. GALINDO'S LETTER. _ TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Snit—l hare for some time hack seen advertise ments in the papers for the publication of it Letter from • person callieg herself Mrs. Galindo, to Mrs. Siddens. I could nut, without sorrow and indignation, observe, in your paper of yesterday, that the fernier Ludy had put her threat into exe bon. I say threat, Sir, fur l . have no dotilo it was a 'chew, to extort money from Mrs. S. or to in duce her to give up a bond of Mr. Galindo's for 10001. which sum, it is admitted, in the publication, Mrs. S. most kindly lent to this most ungrateful woman. I must here premise, Sir, that Mrs. Sid duns is personally unknown to me; but, I hope, though, frotn conscious innocence, she has nobly spurned at this base attempt at extortion, through she IMS disuppoitited the expectations of the .cur. Mous author, by disdaining to stifle the publica tion ; I trust she wilt apply to the laws of her country fur justice against this slanderer. I was induced, from perusing your paper, yesterday, to purchase the work in question. Would to God ! for the honour alumna nature, I had been satis fied with the extracts you made. A more tufa mouldy malevolent and indeceet publication, Dryer disgraced the press. It is nut my intention, Mr. Editor, to take up your valuable colonists, by an swering the whole or this moat filthy work ; it is only my wish to warn the public from forming too hasty a judgment on the case ; and to point out to them, the character of the accuser. The charge against Mrs. S. is, that " seven years ago," she endea- Toured to alienate the affections of Mr. Galindo from the authoress of the letter ; and she attempts, by every ingenious and infamous art, to prove that she succeeded in tier endeavours. Now, Sir, know, that this libeller, who most impudently dares to as mine the name of Mrs. Galindo, was, and is, Miss Gough, who made a few unsuccessful attempts, as an actress, at Covent-garden Theatre, some years back; that she formed a strong, and, perhaps, fatal attachmeut"* to Mr. Galiiido, for whom she acknowledges she sacrificed ~ more than dente can excuse:" that she tried to persuade him to marry her, knowing he had a wife and three children; I say, Sir, knowing—for she actually wrote a letter to the poor, deserted, lawfal wife of her gallant, offering her a sum of iniiiiry to give op all claims to her linshand, and to give it smiler her hand that she had never been married. A subscrip tion was raised iu Bath, for the support of the much-wronged wife and helpless babes; and this letter was 'hewn. as a proof of the legality of the marriage. The offered bribe having been spurned with honest indignation, Miss G. determthed . to brave all, assumed the mune of Galindo, and has ever since contrived to deceive her friends into the belief that - she is the lawful wife of Mr. G—. ;Mrs. Siddons, amongst the rest, I am certain, must have been impost;il on, or she never would More as sociated with her. These. Mr. Editor, &afro fr.'".' NOW* Sir, is such a person to be credited! Is the excellent and spotless character of Mrs. Siddons to he overturned, in a day, by the breath of such a calumniator—by the kept-mistress of a married man ? Forbid it, justice ! NoW, Sir, let us ex. amine Mtn the motives of this publication. Miss Gough begins her letter by stating, that the pri vate injuries of an individual cannot be interesting to the public—Granted ; but she well knows, that scandal, generally speaking, is. unfortunately. too much sought after. She says, she has been the victim of Mrs. S. for .6 seven miserable years."— Miy, then, not make the gircurnstances known till now ? Why make then* known at nll7 She affects to give, as a reason (anticipating such a question) that she had " dcterniened not to make the affair public, till the had discharged her pecuniary obli gations to Mrs. Siddous." flow comes she. then. to break her resolution? The pecuniary obliga tion is acknowledged to remain in full force. The motives, Sir. are plain. Miss G. who has an ad mirable portion of low cunning, 'rpm thne--.. I and my keeper owe Mrs. S. 10001.—The present disturbances at Covent-Garden Theatre have caused • greet revolution in the Theatrical world. The 0. P.'s are furious against Kenable and all his family—even Mrs. Siddons;s talents are forgotten in the vengeance of this mob—She has thought proper to shun me of late—l'll be revenged-11.6 is the time ! Net a moment'a to be lost ! I will threaten her with an exposure of her private letters, this will naturally alarm her ; few persons can wish their confidential letters to meet the public eye. (God forbid that some of mine should he exposed 1) She will forgive our debt, to hush the matter up ; and we are 1,0001. the richer. If not (for, knowing well the honest dignity sad purity of her mind, I have my doubts, whether I can terrify her), at all events, all the 0. P. party will eagerly purchase any scurrility against the fiemble family, and either way it will answer my purpose." The motives, Sir. I trust, of the letter, are sufficiently evident ; but Miss Gough has sully faded in her proofs; indeed, the latter. of Mrs. S. are sufficient to prove the futility of the accusation; they will flash conviction on the minds of all liberal people. Is it likely, that Mrs. S. would convey her expressions of attachment to Mr. G. by means of letters to his (stappoterl) wife! for Mite G. confesses they were generally 'm stireckd to her." She says. there were several Pals a. , , • winch excited her suspicion. and some lierindigna tion. Flow comes it thaw do not appear ? I, it to be supposed, that the woman, who ran be artful enough to torture the most iotencent eXpres film's, from their original meanitig,/to answer her base 'purposes, would nut have puldisiied these letters, which neeelerl no elucidation by italics, or tnuendoe, by notes, to exploit) ? Where are the letter. she, " by accident, became possessed of?" By accident, I suppose, they do not ap pear. • " Oh, shame! where ie. thy blush !" This is a favourite expressiou of this Lady, and, When I read it, as applied to Mrs. S. I could not but think of the deserted wife and children. Could it be imagined that this Lady, who appeals to the public to pity the situation of a " mother with three inuocent and yet infant children, sinking under accumulated erraligs," could boast of having kept a curriele, and lived in lusury, kuowing that the three lawful and ksiiionate children of the man for whom " she had sacrificed kW much," were sub sisting by charity ? Could it be believed, that el,e, who can, from the mere suggestions of a jealods imagination, accuse Mrs. S. of sacrificing " honour. humanity, truth, and delicacy," can shut her ears to the compleints of un tinfertiinate woman whom she has rendered miserable ; and whom, to use her own language, has, by her Illeilllll that could make her Isle valuable. her children and herself reduced to comparative bregery, her spirit briikeii, and her health Unpaired ?" It was ajaiii ciple of Lord Kenyon. in all cases of Crime. Cue. that the accuser eliould always come into Court with clean hands. How will Miss Gough ap pear in such a case ? Fur my own part, Sir, had I never heard the Hanle of Mrs. Siddons before, shmild be perfectly satisfied of her iuneeence, by the softy means which are taken to slateler her. It is a most malevulent and infamous attack upon a virtuous female, whose character has been fur years the admiration of all who knew her. It is made by a disappointed pretender to a profession, to the highest pinnacle of which Mrs. Siddons has been raised by the unanimous voice of the British nation:—end the character, motives, and views of the author, are equally base and contemptible. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, Friday, Nor. 24, 11 4 09. VavlT.t s. To the EDITOR The BRITISH PRESS'. Ste—ln your paper of the 90th of last month; mister the lived 4. Private Correspondence," is an extract of a letter from Walcheren, evidently calcu lated to mislead the pnbhc opinion, by exagge rated statements, unfounded assertion*, and false positions. To correct the mischievons inten tions of its writer, he pleased to insert the follow ing, the truth of which may be relied on : This island is sufficiently insulated to prevent the French or Dutch from effecting a lauding Ise- tweet, Asemende arrei-Cma peeve; -wieeleas ettiverpt say be successfully opposi.d by the batteries of our troops, as the enemy caleiot come down, at night, in one tide, in sufficient force, through the possaie called in Dutch Zeud ('reek, and in English Wol fart's Dyke Channel ; becanse our gun-boats, lying within puint-blank shot of their batteries, can sink or destroy say reseals which may attempt to bring over troops. Our gunpowder being math stronger and better than that of the enemy, the guns of our butteries, Opposed ni their's, on South &rebind, coo Jowl their trenspints much wore than they can our gun-boats. Our brave Nasal Commanders will, I am per invaded, never permit the enemy to assemble within reach of their guns, a fleet of transports, sufficient to bring over 1000 men, with fikld-pieces, entrench ing tools, &c. but should sneh au inconsiderable force escape the vigilance of our Naval Com manders, what could they effect? They must lay down their arms, surrender prisoners of war, and add so many to the number of their countrjuieu already ii. English prisons. The situation of the inhabitants, by the expendi ture of the troops and shipping, is greatly amelio rated ; neither shopkeepers, publicans, or other houses, public or private, have reason to complain ; and the money, thus put into ciicolat on. pervades every channel of industry. The lower class are re lieved by the increase of work, and augmentation of wegi a. The communication with the continent. for cum inercial purposes, is rendered more ililficint, but not mu off. Personal communication is riot suffi ciently restrained ; new faces, both from France and Holland, are daily seen in our streets, en.l no one knows by what route, or for what purpose, they come upon the Island. With the neighbouring islands, we have frequent intercourse ; schuyts from the two Beet-lauds are daily arriving in the harbours of Flushing and Nliddleburgh, laden with provisions; insomuch, that their cargoes begin to find a tedious sale, at moderate prices. hlsity respectable sales have late ly been made, at Flushing and Middleburgh, of butter, %Vestphalia hams, rim:died tongues, liologea sausages, and smoked beet; all from the continent. since our possession of Waleheren, at reduced prices ; good tuts-butter, from Holland, may now be quoted at 10 stuyvrrs a pound, and on the decline. Sugars and coffees ars fallen 50 per cent., and abundant in the markets. Meats, indeed, are scarce, mad dear, arising from the great quantity by the sea and land forces; nevertheless, beef has been hitherto supplied at six and a half to seven stenos a-pound. More than three-fourtlis of the inhabitants of this island lived principally on vegetables and milk, in the Gest of times ; they are, therefore, little inconvenienced by the high price of aurat.• The peasants, at the expense of the inhabitants of the tows., are making rispitl-for tithes. The writer is in the ha'ait of contersing with sehippere from the Bevelands,almost daily. and has never heard one complain of their islands hav ing been hammed and plundered by the Fniglish, Frenib. se Di.teh; on the contrary, they declare ' .~ , ,~. • 3...! 1 1 ..4 that their island", - riijay all the advent/sea-of nen aliiy, and that the Engli,h,• in ',annular, usly liberally for what they re , :eivegf them, awl Like rues thing from them by fowl:. There sever has been, stony one time, since the arrival of the English upon this bils , d, innye 4isii 1.300 enemy's troops in the [Styr hinds ; -ind,frinn 1,,500 to 2,000, between Antwerp mud Berge:.-nir- Zuout. The bridge said to have been ilirdwn over liy the French, bettireen Sou: h &lit:Nod .•ud tt,er Continent, urger existed but iu the brain of too writer of the I tier referred to, a A Lo via or Toorp, Aim air Eagan' 'TO PARTY SP1&IT• Walcheren, Nor. 9, 1809. . PALICIE•COL/firf FettaAY, Nat. St. 1111.1 note s. CLEweNT!. This was as adios Osmanli, sod the damages were kid at 20. The parties war both forest atm the Defendant is toaster of a large betardiug.st haul al Chclom ; awl the Plaintiffwas, till very lately, his usher. Some riortspetuir at, however, having arise ‘ `witween tom and the Defewdant, he was discharted.. lima hie heist dismissed, the family of the Defendant hare been frripaeutry di.torned, by some pas. son ringing the gate•tall late at uielm•, and afterwards suntio,g away; three repeated interreptnins 'minced Else ly.tende o t to watch fur the pc.r•on who urea: nosed • hem ; aneordiugly„ the nest sospirtutm ring, himself end his fervent, besot buth on the alert, ruched oat, nod, rather and op".p.er, Otecowervell tin Plaintiff eery scar the gate. The Ixfeu.hurt impo t .ric atrly accused him of having rung its , hell, soil to *Wee*. two elisuril, daring which the Plaintiff rere.sed a Opp us the side of the face s whah was Use grievous assault com plained of. The Attu(' art op was, that the Plaintiff pushed this De. resident previous to his burin:: struck him. The Jury timed a verdict for the Plaiiitiff—One Fa:thief, damages. POW.lrilt COVENT-GARDEN RIOTERS. Mr. David Forster applied to the Sitting Alagistralie,(lldr. Mares) as the pinfornience of the play had vended( d, for a warrnat ampler a person who pointed at him in the pit as as object of ridicule. Mr. Nears observed, that he could nut great a warrant, without an assault was peored. Mr. Forster then stated, that he conaidered if be was brought to the ufnee on a charge of r:u., that he notelet am.. • to for protected; Le was, mg a fame eight, taketimula cue. tody before Le was live unions. in the It.ww. Mr. Nears—" If you are brought here min RRltarre of riot, and it ma substantiated, it will be my duty to commit you. Ifiltott couceive the pergola charging rut have imem tr guilty of fees jury, it is in yoar power to indict theta for it " Mr. Forster then left the office, saying that he would riot again return to time Theatre. as Lt could sot be protected." Yesterday, George Fm.;ee, a liven-stable keeper, at grump.. ten-row, was ausinnaimit before Mr. Veers, the Wattles :Magistrate, t,i shear cause, shy a geldiug, in his paaselatul a sluieu from Nicholas Flack, • leery-stable keeper, of the Red LION, the Surrey stile of Westustasier.bridge, should not he restored. tt appeared, that, o', the 24tb day of October last, Rawl Norton, the matt in custualy tro a charge of steak' g • hoses frum the livery-etahier, nt Jtomo gate, and who said Kis • few boors after, at a stable, is Maioni•street, Grusteme place, bat, duce hi. confinement, has cut his throat, in the New Poison, Ciarkeuwell, went to Mr. Flack's stab'e, ead hived a buns, to go to Hounslow barracks; hat there. is creep re:. Pus tu be rode at directly to Cathay's liveryanables, at lirumpton, amid put it up to bait. lie told the saner. the Aurae belimuged to a friend of his, from Lineoitasline. 'who was in distresi laud be wanted to sell it fa r h.ou ; and Mired %%tootle; the days titer sold horses at '1 at tread. s, and Aid. ridge's; the tuticr told haw, lie thunest he could. get him a customer tor it. Noitno told hiin ' if be dad, be would matt him a p i eseut o f ihe saddle atsrl bridle. The ostler accordingly ititrosliseed Noi ton to Mr Lade. Neetue asked thirteen guimas for s;, brit nt leng th took lel. and lure the natter Mir ssehre sod - bridle: Mr. Ea*: apro deiced the hone at the office MA Me I- hick's son, win let the horse, and al.o his .sitler, identssed the hone to be Mr. Flack's pluperty ; upon which Mr. Lade !creed to give my the Logic. Norton iemaius extreme!! had fiam the wewud begat* himself' is his throat, while the gaoler wee gum to procure a eir.ieh o to.hring him to the Ottice, tart Muectry, foe examitiatioic lie. perpetrated the horrid deed with a tutor ; and, to enable hitusulf to hove power to cut his throat with it, he tied the blade fast to the handle with swat worsted with which be bad lieu; a fowl to roast on Friday. The ili‘tic.siag case of the robbery of Carolina who was deprived of all her money, aasountiug to upwards ef flout , and all her clothes, whru si.e was about to set •d, I y the Liverpool coach, Ibr Ireland, on SureMy muroing, from the Guldea-Cruas, Charing-eross, excited so much arra. passiou with the gentleofea in Bow-street (Mee, tithe airy , made a liberal subscription for tier • Mr. Read also ordered her properly to be ad vcr ti se d, a t tit:expense of the °Mew— The statement uf the trassactioto, in the papers of yesterday, caused several selescriptimse to be sent to the Office. PLOUOIIING ifdrcirr. *. Oar Tuesday, the 7th init. the competition for the rel. sbante goes by the Highland Society of Scotland, to es. courage Improvement in Pk/tithing, in the county of Nairn, tnt.k place in a field, near Nairn, belonging to Me George RitAtordsoni, tee presence of thigh Rose, Esq of Xibmvuek, appAutted Comelier by the Society, several other of its mem bers, and a number of country nod tuali/ary geutleassen, sod practrl farmers. NI teeu ploughs, drawn by two horses, and one ba . ctrn, 'torte. fur the premiums. All the ploughmen their tasks liery exptild unsly, sod the superior manner in which the Whole of the true.; was executed, fully evinced t , . the spectators, the good elfects ..1 that sprit ,ife aril .lieoll, Whorls the pluaglimg *latches hate exciittl amongst the tcuaatiy nod servants in the county. The first promani, being two guineas and a half, and the Highland Society's Wier weds!, was adjulite.l to Donald Martians, servant to Sir. Julio M'lntesb, iot Kuhlitututiew ; the second, being two guineas and the ashes millet, to town Urquhart, servant to Mr. MtArthor. at Pohm.,rh ; the third, of a guitsea and a half, to Hug: Fletthct, ant to Mrs. Row of Kiiravock (who ploughed with a pair Of oxen ; the fourth, of a guinea, to Alexander Flttchcr, fanner, at Nairn; the fifth, to Alexander Mu r ray, servan t t o Ms. Ir.!. court, at Nairnside and thesialloo lhavid Marcus, seria.lt to Capt. Fraser, at !tractile. The sosuccesstal cos/data:Ai also were suitably rewarded for COUling forward. It being the geueral useettog of tile Nairnshire Farming Society, after the business of t!.e was over, ilia mien.- burs of it dined together, at Mr. Richardson's. S evera l o f the military gentiethc o , Loin Fort-ficorge, throned n most agreeable addition to the party, and the toast, the son j, and the seatiident, made the winter's create; seem On Tuei.day, the Court of King's Bench d• c.d. d the cause of the Earl of LI N DSLY a.aiast the Trustees of the late Duke of ASCA3TLIt. 1..0ur of his Lordship, by which he becomes poa.e.s-.1 of his 'aorta family property of 1.5.1gt0n, oral. Stamford. In the progrres of excerpting the !mien for the carnal, which is to couneet the Rivers Thames irud Medway, a strangle of peat has hen discovered, fa which large tree% the foind, apparently °tit and yew, some standuiz, others lying horizontsl, Atldi some ut a l t direCtiOni; we must temp to uutur',!,•t+ to replant the cease ut this retreurdistary phr.te- . menon in nature. Time work goer ou tepidly at t!.e eed towards the Thane*, and it will not lav leHg before the Inniul4tmit-stone (which is already pre paid, wrtla as appropriate imicriptitni) lel laid dew y►. ; .. -, . t : it ; ti I - i 1 - .... ' . •1-' • • • • • • • • If ,t • 4.1 • ii ti