The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-07 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

This Duke and Duchess of Bedford and (mil), arrived on
Thursday evening at their house in Si. Jscoes's•square, from
Hastings,

The Duke of Rutland is entertaining a select party of
friends at his seat, Krivoi, Castle.

The Marchioness u(Salisbury has s distinguished party at
her seat, Hatfield.

The Marquis and Marchioness of To•istock are eapecieJ
in town this ilsy from Oro. sell, 0:1ilry itonse, Bedfordshire.
The Marquis of Titchbell has arrvi.il At his fiiiher's
Doke of Portland's) seat, Welbrrk, Not., from a tour.
The Earl ■nd Countess of Bristol and family have
rived ■t their house, Putney heath, from their mat, Irksorte,
Park, Suffolk.

The Dooms's of Dysart has left town for bet sent, Ham
House, Surrey.
Visenuet Viscountess Hampden have 04. at their
seat, Hampden House, Berks, from GlysiJe Hall, g4um.
Lord tVilliam Beutiuck has attired in town from
Brighton.

Colonel and Lady Eleanor Lowther are earthed to arrive
in town this day, 'reparatory to her I.ldyakip's actowele-
'Rent, from the Earl of I,oositale'a seat, Cottemore,
Rat-
laodshire.

Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wille,ley Lave left loan
for Hatfield.

Departures from the Palteoey Hotel, Piccadilly:—Sir
Alexander Don, Bart. y day, fur bit seat is Scotland
and James Emly, Esq. fur Brighton.
Mr. aml Mrs. Morris, and Mr. Morris, jun left Kirk-
ham., Hotel, Lower Brunk-street; y,Nteiday evening, for
Paris.

Major Clout* has left Wanes's Ilot d, li.gent-atreet, for
Paris.

Charles Plarjaribaake, E.q. has left the Waterloo Hotel,
Jermyo street, for B. Ighlou.
. _ . _ _

Job. Calvert, Esq. M P. has kft town for his Best, AI&
bury Hall, Herts.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Last night SHERIDA N'S excellent comedy of The
School fur Scandal was perfcrmed at this theatre.
Perhaps there to no production of the comic muse
in the whole range of the drama whose representation
commut.icates more general delight and satisfaction.
The dialogue is so elegant, chaste-, and witty ; the
satire so poignant, yet so true ; and the incidents
follow in such quick succession, that the interest
never lags for a moment. Lot night the characters
were most happily cast. Muieui.N's Air Peter
Teazle requires no comment. Lady Teazle was
represented by Mrs. DAVISON with vivacity and
judgistent. Sir Oliver Surface affords little oppor-
tunity for the talents of Doscros, but in his hands
it could not be wholly uninteresting. The " scan-
dalous college" performed their parts to adults/non,
and " killed a character at every word."
The new farce of 11Id and Young followed, in
which Miss CLARA FISHER obtained thunders of
applause.

The Duke of BEDFORD'S health, we ere lisppy
to hear, is much improved by his excursions to Host-
ings, Sussex.

The Cenotaph for the late Princess CHAILO'ETIC
is at lust finished; but it is not yet determined
to what part of Westminster Abbey it shall be
placed.
F•SLEY is very busy in arranging the new posse
tomime for Covent-garden Theatre, which bits been
in active preparation during the summer. The
Genoa LDIS are to figure away ikp usual; and the
meld-drainotic sod various silents of Mr. T. P.
Coosa will be brought into action.
Li the new tragedy of The Hitguenett, shortly to
be acted at Covent-garden Theatre, we understand
Mr. SHIEL has introduced some alterutioos and
changes in the play, which were not there originally,
and which are likely to conduce, in an especial
manner, to its success. The character isteaaled for
Miss F. 11. KELLY is draws with peculiar delicacy
and force.
Rome will exhibit a None if more gaiety and
splendour during the winter than it has koown fur
many years. The C.I•INDISHES, the DEVON-
SHIRES, the CLIEFORDS, the CARR A RYONS, the
KINSAIRDS, together with an additromil long list
of English Nobility, and wealthy families, are now
assembling there. The Duchess of DEFONSHIRS
has arranged a series of entertainments open a scale
commensurate with the magnificence of the " Eter-
nal City" during the brightest period of her his-
tory. There are now more than fire hundred
Euglish families in Rome, and the number is likely
to be nearly doubled by Christmas. The health
of the Pets is mach improved, and hope is very
saognine that his Holiness may be enabled to per-
fortntbe requisite duties in the fortlicomieg cere-
monies of the Catholic Church. Cushion! Goo -
SA LYI, who for a long time has been iudisposed, is
also better. Nothing eau exceed theikindares arid
the condescension of the Pops awl his Prime
Minister toward. all the English visitors.
NOATISERN SHARIDRISS.—The following com-
mon cation is a curiosity in its pray; it comes to us
from a respectable Gentleman, who has furnished
us with his address, and who seseches for the
authenticity of the attorney's letter. We have
often heard of sharp practising, but we should think
this inetance of an attorney charging three shilling.
and sizpence for an applicolitin fot one penny of
postage, is quite unexampled. Have the Scots
eorrnpted the good people of Berwick?—/Morning
Chronicle)
Sts.-1 await myself of your valsable Paper to paLl.,
below • copy of a letter from an attorpey.
" 1 am, Sir, yours, ticc.
" • CONSTANT REALM
To postage of leiter seat per Berwick post, one pens,•
" $lllll, am directed to issue as action against lour
goods to.noeruw morning, unless tke above mono( one pessi,
together with 3s. 6A. the myelin of this application, be pod
to me before ten o'clock to-norrue.
CURIOUS St) PERSCRIFTION OF • 1...ETTE14-.An
consequence of a wager, • letter woe some years
since put into a country post-office. arrived at the
General Post-office, and was delivered by the post-
man. The direction, according to the terms of the
wager, coosisted of these lines from Pops:—
" Where Londou's column pointing the skirl,
Like a tan bully lifts its bead and lies,
These dwelt a cilium of sober fame,
A plain good mau, mad BALLAD' was his name'.
This letter came safe to Mr. BAL•ASI, who WiS
then a fishmonger near the monument.