The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1809-01-10 00:00:00

1 ~9 THEATRES. 1111.1 -a. WAYMANICET. Last night WWI perforMed the Trazedy of The Reeehge. Mr. YOUNG, as Zang.), eshibitecl a striking instance of his merit. The gloomy nisi jtAy of the character was pursued throughout with the utmost conststency, and those tine toucher which bespeak true genius appeared in almost every scene. At the commenceinent of the play he gave uncommon force to the indignant devrip tion of hi; injorier ; but his greatest and most suc cessful effort aile in the lasi .cease, where he di.co •err himself to Alonzo as the enemy of his happi ness, and the accomplisher of his ruin. The sa vage joy of the haughty Moor struck forcibly at t 7.:: 'heart of every 4pectator ; or it' any did 'tappet' 1,. be pre.ent, without feeling the appeal, they were lost in Me erourd of the *nitro' ing. The Roy at, Vsntt Y are expected in town, to ■tnrroie, from 11 indxor. The Duellers of Yoiu is expected to town, from ftitlstids, on Friday, for the winter season. EVIIF. ConvE, his Lady. and a selec► party, were cm a ve.it to the Earl of Suryout, at his seat at Cli triton, in Wiltshire, during the last week. The lion. T. XMlnt entertained a select party at yeuerdsy, at his house in Upper Grosve nor-strett. Mr. and 11. WILLIAM Famitstsrt.r., and the Misses Hsitvxy, will return to town on Suurday, from Batzletield-grcen, far the beason. The Misses Joussrow had a music party, on Sunday eveniiir„ at their house in Hanover-,quare ; the Marchioness of Downsittas and Countess of BARRYMORA were preseht. Lady Et.tzmicrit and Mr. WILITBREAD are PK.. rieetv!, next week, at their house w Lover-strert, from Bedfordshire. The Paper-stainers of Dublin, on Tuesday se*ninglit, voted the Freedom of that body to Sir ARTHUR WELLEscer. We thought th•ii all the Generals who signed the Armistice and Conven tion of Gotha had been paper-stainers. Ler I Vnaxsin'i fox-hounds have h.iil good sport at Markeaton, Michnnr, act Eatisa Woad, Staf fordshire. _ In the Dee:until Persons of the 53i-‘lisant Ita lian Opera. we look in vain for a CATALAISI, or a RANT!. They resemble a Jury de milli late lingua, at the Ohl Bailey, on the trial of a In rigner fir swindling', or any other crime, half Ehglish, and half of any other ti ttion you plea... Viscount ASIIICIVIT and family will leave town the beginning of next week for Portsmouth, to Pm /park for Sicily. Part of his Lordship': baggage was sent off yesterday. The Earl of OUTMAN is nearly recovered from his late illness. The remains of the Honourable Mrs. Coalwat, its will be interresh next to those of her late hus band, the Archbishop of CSISTERBVRY, at Lam beth Church. The funeral is expezted to take place next week. The Earl and Countess of Cputate returned, o fr n om Sa c ti a i s r t el l a e y il t o o wa tl r o d eir fo ho rt i i i: e e in season rnsvenor-plitoe, Mr. BEAUMONT. Manager of the Glasgow Theatre, left London, on 6unday. Mrs. BE•u stosr will follow this day, accompanied by several excellent performers. Their Excellencies the Duke end Duchess of Iliehatown were to honour the Dublin Theatre, on Saturday last, with their presence, to see Mr. HOLMAN and Miss SMITH perform the parts of Benediet and Beatrice, in SHARESPEAIIf:i comedy of Much ado about Nothing. One of the morning prints of yesterdav, in a fulsome puff upon the Op.tru-liouse, unfortunately admitted that VESTA'S excels Wily in a pirouette; that is, that he is a worthy rival of a top. The Marquis Wct.t.Es Lev, Countess of BEsseo- SOUGH, WWI LaJy CAaot.t ea and the lion. Mr. LAMB. were at Theitte, last night. Lady FOLLY Inn, a select party, last evening., at Aver house. iu Hill -street, Berkeley-square, for the first time since her Ladyship's aecouchenterst. The Swansea New-Year's Ball, on Tuesday, at Or Bush, w.es very fully attended by our votaries of fashion and pleasure, who did not separate until a late hour. Ilaturt.ussx, one of the heat Eugli.h singers, and who noiv.l not fear a comparison wi.ti any fo r, ign perfortit.n., in Ilia prOviavr, has b , en l ong an that it was thouuht he could neve: be able to resume his politic station. We are glad, however, to find that be is so lunch better as to promise en entire recovery. Miss ORSIAIT, the fair heiress of Porkington all, Shropshire, in addition to The Cattle Spectre, hich already lwen performed, is getting up The Way to get ;Worried, She stoops ts Conquer, nie Way to rein Hint; awl, on Friday night last, Twelfth Aught; or, What you Will, was performed t Bret elegant and hospitable mansion. _ _ Tredegar, the seat of Sir CIAISLES Moaca Bart. leas for several days been the scene of great festivity. and numerous parties of friends have been entertained with that munificent hospitality which . ins a distingnished feature in the worthy &no es character.—Soule alarm Wag eeeated on ;earwlay the 22.1 ult. when a sudden and most le n t gust of wind completely lifted a piece of td, fifteen yards long, two yards wide. and about ee tons in weight. from the roof of the house, it forteleately fell into the square behind, with doing any mischief. Tl►e loan MAYelt and LADY M►yoaesa have upwards of seven hundred cards of invitation the Ball and Supper, at the Mansion-Ifouse, on lay newt, it being her Ladyship's Birth-Day. e understand some of the ROVAI• nears. many the Nobility, and most of the first Families the City, will be present. Great preparations making to give every degree of splendour to the ertainment. The Salome and the Egyptian it will he most beautifully fitted up and deco : and the whole suit of apartments are in to be throws open for the accommodation % 11 4 ribitom POETRY. EVII.OOSVE TO I. s 1119'W PLAY OF .VAN AND W 2 lE. SPOKEN NT 1111 S. ror•.n.ta. What is an Anther like, un th it dryad night When his first Five• Act Play is brought to light? Why, like a culprit, trembling in his shun, There, at the hat he stands, and frets and stews: Anxious be lists—to bear how vastly well II is Counsel's (Mrs. JO*DA''s speeches tell ! Thu' lousiest plaudits he elm scarcely hear, The slightest sibillaticia ass his ear ! An author's ear !—'Tis wondrous at a kiss How very delicate that orzasi is ! A hiss !—What dues lie then look like , —Gadrooks, Yon cann't conceive how like a fool he looks ! Cnhe•—his judges—faith lie don't like them— lie dreads their caustic cough—and damning Lim !— The jury—you--and here in judgment sit, Nature rapper gallery), sense(pil ), karma: (Gaze.•), humour (kat, ~NliLry), lame (Gofer), and sit (pal). Freedoms, Mirth, Honour, Justice, Truth, are lore, Ash Caudoar's honest foreman every where ! He's quite content, good runts--sLile suds shall throng ye— , lie doesn't mean to chalkngr our ■siusg ye Them what's an author like ?—there's so denial-- 111 es like—tu have a fair, au Pai:lish trial! .4p:weed, be may he like the soil that pays The tom's* heed that tries the germ to raise : Ceadeured—he's like—he's like—Gad, who c.ui say That the man's tile, if you should d his play. snort--if you 10-sight condrinn Warm. nem like—Oh, nn ! he'm nruer like to write mgaiti And now—as brcwit)'s the soul of ud, se know, You 1111...4119.461 likely, u lottld like use-44s go ! EPICIt AN!. TO AN uvEmPLuvria • If to ran aid them for their various .eel, All Latryets go hereafter to the Devil, So little met( hie( Oast thou from the laws, Thou% surely gu helots uid•out u t awit. BRITIsHIASTInTION, p.ILL-?oALL. Dii Saturday last the Directors of this patriotic and ioetial [..t:chlislnnt•ut, met at their Gallery, or the purpose of udjudguig the premiums offered for the three best pu tire. and del, executed in the preceding year, !ii the four folloariiig cl;oses, ist. For the hest Picture iu Historical or Poetical Cum potation, so gums.. ao. Ditto io Familiar Life, ditto. ad. Ditto Landsc.ipc, ditto. ittb. For the best Model in Heroic or Po?tic Composi tion, ditto. The 11•11o%ing tleci,ions, we undeNtand, took place : To 31r. G. Door, for Lis richt,* of boogra, from C,m behne To 3:r. W. Sharpe, fur his "ear,: of this Marie Maskr. To Mr. J. Lioueil, fur his Landtc To Mr. S. Gskagan, for his Meld of Sampson breakiv tle Seeds. The above performances reinein the property of the respective Artists. 'lbis judicious and nutritme %pint of rewarding native talent, cannot fail of he celeruting the great object of the Bi itish 1111441'6m5, namely, the establisluneut stud perfection of the ties &nein this country. BATH, JAN. e. Mrs. Mamas, (liy permission of the proprietors of the late Theatre-Royal, Covent-garden.) has lengthened her engagement here for a few slights longer. She pet-foram& on Saturday, to an ever noising house, the part of elnrise, in Livarl find Clarissa. The applause she received was un bounded, and she was encored in several of her songs. She WAS supported l.y Mr. WINDsoa, who is an old favourite here, and was therefore well re ceived. The grand n►eratievl Romance of The Forty Thirees followed, in w!lich Mr. Loercnovg appeared to moth advantair in the part of Ali Baba. Amongst the compaly we perceived Sir JAMES SAVMAIEZ and faintly. who at present frequently honour most of the public places with their pre sence. Sir THOM AS R 4 msAir a1,.0 appeared in an other box, accompanied by Mrs. General MAC LEAN, the Hon. Mrs. Uaauw•ooo, &c. The Master of the Ceremonies' Ball takes place on Monday, and is expected to. be very splendid and crowded. On Saturday Her 1tr.y..1 114thiteAs the ['climes* CHAKI.O rex of WALES entered into her f.it It year. The toRRCHANCULLoa, Mr. Secretary CANNING, Lord andl.ady CAsTLEPEAcit, Mr. and MIN. Prit c.EVAL, &c. went dowu to Blackheath, and congra tulated Her Royal Highness the Priticess of W•t Es upon the event. They were there met by the Duchess of Batneswtcx and a few friends, whom the Princess of Wist.rs had invited to dinner for the purpose of orieleatitig the day. Tea, cards, and .upper fulini‘ed, and the whole of the entertainment was not concluded till a late hour. The houses of the Royal tradesmen acre illumi nated, as issue', upon the occnsion. The standards of the British and Spanish nations have not warred together in alliance educe the year 1357, when their united efforts ;gained the memo rable battle of St. Quintitr, in Picardy. On that occasion, Queen MART sent over a British army of moot) meu to the assistance of her kusbend Putt tip , whose troops were led by EILINIMI,„ Duke of Savoy. The allies gave battle to the French, and tio complete was the victory of the former, that scarcely a single foot soldier of the enemy escaped, the whole being either killed or taken prisoners. Aecordling to the proposed plait of the interior of Covent-garden Theatre, the second tier of boxes are to lie all _private. with a priv a te room a nd fire place to each. To the first ter there is to be separate saloon, which, togeth.:r with the saloon on the ground floor, are to be on the west side. The stage to he placed in its former situation, sod the entrances for the audience to be as before from Bow-street and t'nvent-gardeu. On a level with the two shillings gallery at the "tides are to be slips, or additienal hoses, as in the former Theatre. Another kING's Tax Collector, at the West End of the town, is said to have been discovered to be Mimi/several thousand peuuds. DUBLIN. • • • • 41PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. Duinglll, JAN. 3, 1809. For some days back, rumour, of as unpletiniant nature have been afloat here. It is said that a new, organization of the lower classes, for political pur poses, is again on foot, and that seditious meetings have been held both in this capital and in the county Kildare. Though reports each as these ought to be received with great mtutton, yet, to overlook them altogether would betray more te merity than wisdom. We caonot forget that the insurrection of 1803 burst forth like a hidden vol ri4llo, in the midst of tare must perfect tranquillity, and that from that hour to this, a period of near six years, nothing has been done to allay the die contents,or tore:move the grievances of this unfortu nate country. On the other haul, those rumours may have originated in a very oliiTerent canie, and have been propoglited fur a different purpose. The Cointnis.sion for inquiring into Prison Abases has given but little satisfaction. The several persons formerly confined as State Prisoners having en tered a protest against it being a close Court, and decliued giving evidence before it, have, it is understood, frequeutly met since, iii order to pre pare a petition to Parliament, and a more detailed stitement of their grievances. 'chose meetings Love of I,OIIII'SC !Well viewed with a jealous eye, by a certain party here; Red may have been artfully laid hold of, 1.• . . t.a,se whoa, they charge with cru elty and cyptessian, in order to aiarin the public mind, and basely stifle inquiry. It matters not which of these suppositions be true ; in either case, the Covereinent should be vigtlaitr. Let not the E.e.!itt:ve be 25eatte, as well as the Legislature. If the services of Sir At Citir Wellesley are required at the head of our urinies, sew! us in his room some person who does not pow.% his universality of talent, who is a mere Statesman and not a Ge neral ;hut, above all—send us a person who has at least some knowledge of our political situation. A few aeeks since, the Duke of Richmond beint; on a shooting party, in the North of Ireland, Sir Ar thur IVellesley attending the Court of Inquiry at Chelsea, and Sir Charier Saxtna also absent in England. iii consequence of his father's death, the whole weight of Governiaent was ftuire'red to rest. liar a eousiderable time, on the shoulder, of Sir Edward ;—and ibis in a country where the military have bees greatly reduced by our ex peditions to Spate ; where the Uentlemeit of landed property have mostly ceased to be resident, which is the ease since the ['llion ; and where, in many exterceve tracts, there is none, except the middle man, the tax-gatherer, and the landsegent, to restrain u peasantry, believed, on your side the water at least, to be ripe for any mieelsief. floespieuously exerted by his iiresetitiu 4 the Itr r. Mr. Dope with au% ay his contributioss hr the aesrly-ereeted Chaps lat Crii.kesi. The rens:shoos of the toth4reeatioiss of the HMI there nud at Ca- Lintreh last Sunday, err those of admiration and gratitude on such a munificent lieu year's gift being announced by their wort!sy Pastor. Such (a:induct justifier the releetion of such a man the late t)uke of Leisister as guardian to lies prr,•ent Grace, aml the poor in the ntighl.ourliood of Plack consider them-01re* hicised by his iesistetwe and ticit of the matchieos Lady Emily henry, at Loftus 11.11. . . A Cabinet Council will•be held, this day, at two O'clock, at the Foreign Office. 'on - Mii-street. The Duke of YORK will 11 '3 a abbe day, at his Otfice in the horse Guards, at three u'elpek this atte ((((( an, to give audiences to 31ilita:'y Otficers, or their representatives. Friday, Mary Bah . *** war exurnined at the Town Clerk's Office, Leeds, before the Magistrates of that borough, on the charge of murder, by wil fully administering poison to Renseca l'Eatco, wife of Witco** PERIGO, of Bromley, near that town, in the month of May, 1807. Some particu lars of this transaction we have already laid before the public. After a long examinittiou, she wits committed to York Castle, to take her trial at the next Assizes, on the charge of wilful murder. A woman, on her way to o I Friday, in order to hive a tooth polled out, brought along with her an infant child, about three ranntlis which she hail wrapped closely up, and laid upon her bosom, to preserve it from the intense cold. On reaching the surgeon's house, she uncovered the child, when, lamentable to relate, it was found to lie lifeless, having we understand been ulifortiinate ly smothered, in consequence of the too great cau tion she had Used to prevent its suffering by the inclemency of the weather. The following daring rubbery was committed on Wednesday evening, between the Old Bridge, at Bath, and the turnpike-house on the Bristol-road: A Young man named flirentsins, returning from • Bristol to Devices, got out of the conch at the at . ' I tunmike-house, having been previously acquainted with Stuationi, the keeper of the gate. Ile spent the afternoon there, iii company with ;Via. Feta and James Nichols. At six o'clock, liiretilSni quitted the house to seek for lodgings itn Bath, accompanied lay few and Airings; when they had proceeded shout a hundred yards, Niefesis *track up the heel* of H1W111,1601, fell upon iiirulaml seized him by the throat, whilst The took from his pocket a small leather purse, containing eight guineas and a half in gold. and two 11. Bristol note.. with which they decamped. Hercutans ran to the Angel Inn, at the Old Bridge, and told what had happened. He was recommended to Paul. SCUDASIORE, the _ . stable a the hundred of Rath-forum. who in tlarre hours traced and took the offenders into custody ; and on Thursday they were committed to Dchester gaol, for trial at the [wet wise for the county of Somerset. • . • r Y -. esurdayamosaiam Mr• 4:1, 41 • 11 • oftommter, troMilmought hishunt 1111r. i ftv• prate warn% by Pans sibmged by Mr. •f Rwmathwtreit,. bisiry, r wit►seudi Mg letter, wbish it omens eustaisod acl duel. It ap)iiMird that the Dawdlint ha aseutor's bowie, 'io tamper" tetth smith dispute arose, width the Migivtrate decli This dispute, however, wao followed by serting, to a penodical publicsitutpLesltei weer, of which he was tbasvotired Edit 4; 'mum% open Mr. Blair, acid it silwilsd tl had taken place between them. fe additi4 fendant scut the letter complaiind of to MI The M•GIIITI. /ITS Wag of opisiou amounted ts • challenge, ordered Mr kf to keep the peace towards Mr. Blair, hilt two au reties in tool. each. SWINDLJNO. The following is the moat singular mate which we recollect to have heard of fur so, turday se'unight, a genteel looking man an Wurcesterehire iu a chaise and, after ma nee respeetiug the inhabitant', be' sent a gyman of the pariah, saying, that, with hi would do the duly of the Church on the The Clcrg) nom consoilicd, and accordiory we^t through the wan ~,, *duties of the day pally in the evening, he said that La was go session of a lieu% at ihrsimplow Brian; as LA should ho rather short of mosey, if h norni" 4 :ndy to cash a check, (which he produ don hanker. A Gentleman present offerer with cash tor It, which he accepted, and I going from the place, but should return i Thursday. In the mean time a person art town film eatli, ant end Oat Irvine Wel who had Len him a check upon a London was found to he of 111, value; and, son million convinced that the 'restage Clergyman nun sought ; and an interviee econviorced him tl The supposed Clergymen framed some plow his cosdnet, and ossified his punster by greater pin of his Debt, with the esiorey, that he hood obtained from the above Gen t moaning be left the torus, and no tidings heard of him. He appeared about sin years "eased an engegiog perms and address nt 11 that he is sot a Clergyman. --- OXFORD, JAs t. 7. Tbe Rev. Themes Iltraarrays, perpetual too, is iiistitated $s the Vitamin or Carl by the death of the Reveread 11. Gatehouse. The Rey. Robert Moe, Xiaor Cease of third,* is appaiated vestal the Meer Cao ter Cathedral, Tatum by the eseiguation of Palmer. The Res. Cheeks Million, Rector of X 1 Las beau presented by the pariebioarre Rath, shit a valuable pkee of Ptah, as a tie approbation of Isis viaduct whilst Curate 01 as a tuktu of their high respect and esteem. V ZYPR TAE SPJAZAJ A &motion of Fifty Pseuds secosiptsit Letter, which the Cosissillos he the Spoil Meat Owasso is makiag politic, trusties/ vi ram r assit Ord is rata To the ItiVIES of GREAT SIUTAIN LA D r i4—Hawing instest. maim to see higher tbs. amide' aefllmbeard a dohs the f.Analait Wale Ximpillosa for I the brave Spastimak - ui,milit So Blew to that we me not &Ada& 1111 *mai generous nobly charactense oaresoestrivissm o 1 °I. I" peal to you es this moat Mutating subject nu impropriety, merit, io oar pets: this of oturserssimaam p _assi eirstodsmisig tissue 'roarer to seats! !is oi6ists the beat asd me the heart are so deeply enraged. Let toe remind yoli, that A is the In which Ariaili telitmorgli SPaias; and tls of the berth is viicertsrully resisted in that be the maims prab-ibty of svrrtiog for bippy ssiatut,:tbe se-invagios. Ills its incoming the seat of war; a Cal= ell!, tow ten Me even f tl.e imag:nation Th!r, rithtv, A au ar;ntnent which ell my lair etilln;frywornes, since, in its coma • our our childres, soil our., veherable 11, age, or 10.0 in infooey--every that to a swami eau make lifrdcar, bootie] Can re then relestin iiiseos,ll:a to Cleist:oci is now malting in Spain? Can irr . (urge scenes a hicks ws dare sot tontelnplidle are a sing iu that devoted country, lied may, too. 111 our own ? Inspissible ! MI lb., is ft NOM. 410 i sacilfiee, Ratite trithing inslut which temporary tet-ouoiny may replace, 1. ace behind it, in recol!cri.on, a more pail pleasure thou soy grat.ticatitm vanity can 0 There arc some amongst you poesess‘Nto ent fortunes ; and, for suck, thz•re is no tic oerality of them to whom 1 *tithe". tnyvelf, the same situation with myself—mothers, families, receiving, for their private rapes from their Issalsairds suitable to their respect life. . . . Let me cutrest these to consider that if th ou their part, 100 aI Is the reward, sod .3 the least to spare, they have also the most t Let us all, then, cheerfelly contribute w assietauce we can shoed, and let we use be ineiptifiessee of the sum, provide 4 it be so eiressiesteness fairly roads her to offer. Let us give this public proof to t►e Spat, deep leanest we feel is their cause, of o, their courage, sod of oar sympathy is lb let my, is mein my hers fulfilled, have • sun fur the ride soggy I hay, ever felt AN ENG L The following distressing eceiden Latham-lfouse, Near Orouskirk. petted list some poachers were in I bit of frequenting the grounds, two TILL% servants undertook to watch Monday se'imight, about three o'cloi verrd two men employed in killing servants approached with an Udell' thrial, but t h e poachers immediately guns, shot one of them, and d..iigeri the other. The perpetrators of not yet been discovered. On Wednesday bun. abort four afternoon, a fire broke out :it I hittoi the seat of Mrs. Oilast.nistiax, io I entirely destroyed the ancient Fart 41 Engines and a company of onlilie:s (lily no possible procured from Sci whose exertions, and the eager slit emits and neighbours, the fire was ate Thursday morning, and the model mansion preserved. We have 00i exact cause of the tire. A rits‘isslar funtral procession took day last. from 1364-street, Ma •-I tidley-street burying-grouud, of fuluwed by sixty of his fraternity, in Jackets, nice leading on the p►ocessit before into reversed.