The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-12 00:00:00

TilE COVEAT-G.4- 1:151:A COMPJIAL

IVe stated in a former paper, that Mr. TAY Let
has given notiee to the Covent-Garden Companyd.
to gait the Operil-house. When we heard that-
Mr. TAY Lon. in the fulness of Ins generosity, bad
made a gratuitous M' of bill Theatre to ?Sr.
Haas's, we certasuly did nut believe it, nod we..
take credit for not giving currency to such a re-
flection upon the honesty of Mr. TAYLOR. A
K.ir adage recommends. that a man should be just
lwfure he i• generous; and as, frontltie history of
the disputes detichesi Mr. Wan:*- awl Mr. TAY-
LOR, we did not consider the hitter es ovenohelMz:d
with wealth, we thought he had too much pro-
ilmite to make • present of his property to
Mr. llnaass. On Monday, the ‘2.tith lest, nut
more thou *fortnight ago.theCovent-6arden (7otn-
pally played fur the first time at the thsera House
ia the Haymarket, and Mr. TAYLOR now gives
notice thest they must gait, as he *mita to prepare
tor hi, own Italian perforinance..... finder such err-
cuoistauces. toe public may sorely he allotted to
ask, what did Mr. Tartua intend by taking the
Covent-Garden Company in, if he meant so soon
to tern them out .? And is it to he_ presumed that
Mr. Hamm, who, according to Mr. TAYLOR'S
statement, had his choice of other places for his
Company. would hats set them down hi a theatre
where they could only perform a lea nights? Among
the varionesulatiousollered for this mystery, it is said
that Mr. Ileums had undertaken to give 30001. for
tle• use of the theatre, but that mine dispute had
4,1411 with respect tot's,: payee; Mr. Tartos wish-
ing to receive the cash, mid Mt. HARE'S thioticg it
more sale and lit to pay it into the hands of a
banker, for the use of all parties interested in the
produce of the premises. We do not pledge
ourselves for the accurate of this account. It
o:!ly appears to us the most protable solution
of the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Tsirtott.
His public notice to the Cosent-Gunlen Company
is in the tone of a man who had taken offence, ur
chamorl hi, mind, and meant to withdraw the ac-
cminuodation which heor.etiustty intended. As the
matter rests at present uneNplainadothr 11114164 fa-
vonrabile construction that Mr. Tsiti.o44 conduct
will bear. is, that he Minted the Covent-Gard( n
Company into his house, not thinking he should
wain it, but Ord citrultuitaners have arisen to alter
huvortiginal Intent:lolS. We will not insult Mr. Tar-'
LOR by mtppcsini, that, knew.; got the Company
iatohiehemee,nialerthitshe-• of :ioerality and tiieusl-
ship, he meant to take sdraetaee of tile. }leants.

loyally, privet.

In consequence
,ur Theatre,
ti:at detrartnant,
eat ited. Of
0U64,1 we art,
of the Dramatic
a tolerably ace:.
Fie:tura
Pint ips, 31cIviu,
Lee, N Jowls, Wu*,
ifir3:.t, Norman,
tec„&e.

F.twalerwienners.--Ni Aries
aud I As. Wallace Vas .g,
Stuart, 'Wants,
J..lllwwoe,
Clwroa.-311amars.
Me. ac.

rl4 UrC~ttl.~x.
atm., Mr. Eller,*
Thee,
The follow;
a eolit:idetiabl..t.
at:d mechatslau
hare them reach.
Forty Ph,
—tir.d The
Mr. Ca.tm:
.6tilvaished:

.•
mein., we hw
inane Ver.,
ineots of Iseesystdie,
fulfil, alt. augh
liarly theatrical
the attainment 4 general ohjett,
equal to a more toemical preteniiths.
- air. Youxo is engaged for the entire 'of the cl-
oning season. lie is an actor of great meat. and
will eq!,port the first line of Tragedy und
Comedy, in the inciA respectable st)le.
A Mrs. Yontw, late Mill 3 BIGGS, (a trau;er, se
.believe, to the above c.._i.tleinsu), a al-e engaged,
as is also a Mr. Iltta., a mu-ical gentlemsu, fur a
fees nights.
Mr. Flossts a's name, we find, does not appear is
Ibll.st of performers for next setr,ou.

POLICE.

1114N4110W-110VS1r, OCT. 11.
SWINDLI
A native of the Cape of Good Hope, a Hottentot, who
said It.. name was ts.per, was chorzed by sererol respectable
tradesnesi with hartirt :tot woods Lots the.n 1,. feustiolept
towns.—They stated Le cause to their sere, at shops, and
slid he was the foe of • merchant r.t the tape of
Hope, aid that a qaa.ods of goods had come over to him
by the last err:vale. He sheared a printed paper, wb:th be-
pretended was an invoice of the goods, amid stated, that as
soon they wore landed, he would pay tor the artieks he
want. il. They, believing his story, seeerally let him have
articks is their line of trade, souse to the aminaut of of.
others to 41 They bad made inquiry, and Pound be had
net ties goods as Le represented. When takes into (-wady.
he said be Lad come over to th-s country as a geotie1011:1.11
arrant, said II he.. he frotpli his soarer he would pay their
setreral but be could nut Sell sleeve his master lived.
The Lane Maven said, he could not Ore say
resin.,, 71.11 the transactions took place In Westminster, oat
of tns district, and of reuse were r...t copuitahie I.4vre
Ile would oiler Lon to he blinded over ta Others* of
H•tton-Gar.!as s huh Or as ET,4-a..16 doer.
The Prisoner was venter .y dressed, sail seemed q.nte
peed.

Monday a bny died of the hydrophobia, in lA.
the Windmill-street, Hat-rn 17k, t. lie had b- •it
bitten by the dug which bit :!J.7 person who d .et
lately at the London Hasoital; a thi•d person died
in Westminster, also bitten by the swine dog. Nine
or ta.n other perwriN al.n were Wiwi', are under the
greatest anxiety relpecr,.rig th,nr fate.
Time first meeting of the Lieutenantcy of Gia-
mortcanshire, for carrying it.to execat.o.i the Long
Militia Act, washeld ht ()sir, nu Friday last; hat
es the arrangements Of the alerting Isi.;st ,oveive
tie MAJESTY.] approbation, we think it pfetUji Ulift
to notice any thing further tit in that we under-
fatand the transfers of service of the Valued • rs
%re i.afficiently numerous to prevent the alvessit,
of a b..110t.

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nEryozia, THE INFORMER.,
EXTRACT 4111 - riETTER. FROM FIDMOUTH: DATX it
: ~..
OcTODER 4.
" The eag.44.Tbomite Reynolds, cuntu4a*n
here, it !is said, welliug Aianielf . a gemls-sisen,
posisesaiiig Nest I, idia prripetty, wader el:, wirrais- .
meat. peculiar to the times;'—btu fra was' very
soon recognised by *mite G,eittlettian from Irelursil,
pho refused to sit down.. with lasii at die raid-
tables in the public rooms, assigning the mason to
le his conduct as an United bisliman, who had
-'corruptly betrayed his trust, and, Ow a pensioni,
basely mild his friends, who, nut more guilts than
tiantself, were executed.—ltevoolds attempted to
defend himself, and wrote to Lord Castlereagh the
a certificate of his multi t. Lord Castlereagh
seat him a certificate, asserting, amongst other
things, that ' Reynolds hid not previously couch-
hoard for any pcasime or reward,' or to mast effect.
The printed trials were produced, where Reynolds
gare evidence against Emmet, altCals, and others,
wherein it stands recorded, on Isis oath, that he ex.
press!). made conditions of reward in money,
through Mr. Cope, and that it was his first coda
dition—his last candition—and a condition Of ';
e bit li he availed himself, and the full advasitepe
of which he continues to enjoy. The question
then arose, which was to be credited—the accom-
modating certificate of Lord N'iscount Castlereagh,
a Secretary of State, sent for a special extra-
judicial and extra-official purvose only ?—nr the
recorded evidence of Thomas Iteynoida, on nstif,
du which Thomas Reynolds's .isaiiiiate friends and
associates were some of them hanged, and other*
transported ?—Decision, au far from hauging long
M doubt, soon irearised both partine—the noble
Patron and the ielinble prutcle.—Re yttokk, find'
mg the cloud thickeised, arid himself personally
ainted, has since made Ins retreat from beam to
a more r. tin d and obscure residence. . .
tt It must lee a singular triumph to Irishmen, to
1 l
receive this spontaneous manifestatiou of public:
feeling, in a distant village in Englaud, that per-
fidy and treachery, of every colour, are sure to in-
cur the opprobrium of the general community ; amid
a proof of the grateful feeling that Ent land surf
Ireland ore really visaed as -alsjects of the same
empire ought to be, and it is hoped, very soon will
be, in every other point, to the digndied promo-
lion of loyalty, private honour, and public streugth."
DL'I3I,I.V, t leinnr:u 8.
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TIIEATIt C.IWVAL. i.
In consequence of a change in the management
of ..or Theatre, and many expected imprmeseents I
„r that department, much politic curiosity has in-c it ' I
recited. Of the intruded arrangements in the
(louse, we are of course inconspeteut to speak, Ina
of the Dramatic Corps, the fulliming is conaideied
a tolerably me,•nrate list ;
Mile Pettoisams.—Mears. Yawn: Feßgio• Walismoi
Phe•ipm, 31cIviu, 11.d.iit, Foe,* Lena,. tint,e' Rampant;
Lee, N Jam, W -am • Carictea, Weston, E. Kiag. Pt navu,•;
ihr3:l, f*. a num, Musty, itadetiffe, Atkins, Maitcr Kin,
isc. rte.
Evande amformeri.--Mines Smith, Wititerio, gherkin:,
1.-Tc
mail Locke 4jirsalaaie* Veg. x, Magus, lisaardy.•, , Cuake
Stewart, 1 illiasa, Adkins,. DAv:s, Hill,* Hilieb,4rit, WOO-
'
lea, Jihseama, E. It Om, G. k ow, Weitua Ilstlthße. . .
Clicraa.--Maars. cairn, Byres, Good, Dooms, Comport,
Re. 444:41.
Fkuraates.-11. bit. Ferns, M
.Cirews,'" MY. Bradbury;
clue,,, Mr. Eiter,• Lc. kaa—Fust .me Oylies.
Thee marked (e.)ars:xw Prrfar mem . 1
The following piece. nee in preparation, and in,
a cotiridetald .. degree ot forwarthiesa. tie tii.situes
I aid mechanists are indesatigahle in their lamina to-
have them reads for the early part of tile seesaw : •
The Forty thieeet—r7Ze liarellers--Ciadtrei I s
—ar.d The Wood I.),eroon.
Mr. Ca*" Pro !I, It. Geut!ettino a ho has long been .
distinguished' by his taste ar.d intellectual. sequins. , t
niente, we hare been infloact•il, is to direct the Drau, I
mastic V e .. 4 and to regulate the general arrange..
meads of lieestat.lehiocc .. This is no easy lash tO
fulfil, alt, sigh a mindimbued with a talent pecu..
liarly theatrical will find a thousand facilities to
the attainment of it; general object, perhaps nearly
equal to a more tecanical preteniiion.
:-.
, ... e: :-
air. YOUNG is essitaaed for the entire or t. 1

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~Ua~ICI'

worth, s'uesday uwgn ippeals
were unusually liusited.
John Underwood, cliaiged by Isabella '‘Vcst with
violently assaulting her, and intemptiii,; to commit
a rape, was found guifty, and sentenced to pay u
floe of one shilling, la lid stand re-committed to hard
labour, for the space of twelve calendar month,, in
flit /louse of Correction, at Pctworth. The above
prosecution was laudable instituted by the Officers
or the Sussex Militia, the poor woman being the
wife of a private in that regiment.
.Marq Mengel are and Ann Sparrick. convicted of
grand larceuy, were ordered to be rem 1111 l itted to
said House of Correction, there to remain ia soli-
tary confinement for the apace of three mouths,
sod then to lie passed home.
Three or four cases of Vagrancy and Bastardy
were heard and determined, wind' concluded the
business.
At the above Sessions the Duke of Norfolk at-
tended, and suggested the propriety of enlarging
the.present Town Hall at Horsham, or of building
* new our, for the better accommodation of the
Jahrs, soil the county, ut the Assizes, alien held
at that place. A plan for improving the present
Hall was submitted to the bench by Mr. Ireland,
and was generally approve I of by the Yliv4istracy
present. The Clerk of the we understand,
has received directioas to assemble the Justices for
t 'se further cmisilleratinn of this business, at Chi-
chester, at the next Quarter Sessions.

Ou Friday se'nniAit Mr.Nuldred, miller, of this
town, bring in a state of delictito, in the absence
of hi:. titorm-, cut Itis thruKt ith a razor, and liuun
rftrr expirtc.

BRIGHTON', Our. 10.

The Master of the Ceremonies' Ball, at the
Coigne, no r.sursday nest. is expected to be Iltteltd-
I by all the Nobility awd Gentry in the town and
neighbourhood.
On Friday night, and early on Saturday morning,
a violent gale from the S. W. blew scveral erovke
from the tops of clitieuies, and did other h.diug
damage in the town ; and about 'Circe o'clock on
Saturday tour utiA. a large brig. with her foretop.
meet gout-, aul exhilothig other symptoms of di._
trey hove in sight from the westward ; a boat with
Ave morn Mint -that.ly pet off to her assistance, and
aft 'r surit, le t 7rmat difficulty and danger in
gettisg through the breakers, s edell ill coming
np with the brig, wilith boa de,l, and carried
Into Ne shaven harbour. She proved to be a large
Amerieen weed, with a valuable cargo.
About three o'clock on Seturdliy, the agitation or
themes, caused by the above-mentioned gale. hay-
ingoubside.l, two large French lugger privateers
made their appearance off the town, one of which,
hi sight of hundreds of spectators from the cliffs
and windows, took possession of a large English
vessel, apparently a West-ludiamati, or consider-
able transport, with which the privateer immedi-
ately afterwards made sail to the teerthward, the
wind being at west. The other lugger was seen
levering about till dusk, when she lay a little S. E.
of the Mein, under her jib mai Lam, mitt her lugs
down, waiting to capture any vessel which might
fall in her way, pawing up or down channel. The.
telegraph was at work all the afternoon, hut all oar
cruisers were blown ea' the coast by the heave gale
on the preceding night. The //apper had been
seen off the moo on Fritlsy eiveoing, out must have
been forced by the high wind, in the night, to run
to the eastward.
We hope the above ioaoleq;,maranders will be
fallen in with by some of our wined reesels before
the body of the valuable IVesit-India .beet, daily
expected, shall anise ill this part of the channel ;
as such, *e have scarcely a doubt. was Use grand
abject dT their temerity. . ,
Our boats this week have brought anises's, her-
rings, which were of excellent 9saality, awl give
go promise od promise of the future exeruti os of ow fisher-
men being.restatded. 'They fetched boat 9a. to
les. per hundred. The heats also, on Thursday,
brought in a number of the small mackerel, called
whiners, which are thought by many to lie a dis-
tinct specie., and at this time in high season.
Two Sermons were yesterday preached here, oie
behalf of the :VII for the support and e.lueatioo
of the Deaf and Dumb eloic:ren of the Poor
when one of the children repented the Loid's
Prayer. The collection. we have no doubt, was
lidndsnme. .4 Sermon for the same purpose is 'hi-
tended to be preached at St. Alit:lnn:l'o Church,
Lewes.

The last arrivals are—
na Earl of Mirentairms Lord ; 1.30 y r. An
andry ; Lady L. Auorsky ; Cuantrss of L..; min , Lady F.
Cdtaara4; Lads L. (lenient,: Lady H t*.atrtnry ; Lart seal
Countess of Lorna ; Yawl and (noniron Speurcr . Lady
S. Spencer ' • Lady L. Sprnrrr ; Lady W. Specter! ; 1.00 l
Ilinitata • Lady. Amite IttoCutni; Lady E". 111M!'11.7
W. Bessdli:at ,•Hymn. E Walilrorive; Hun 'Hr. Sig
P. Francis, K. P.; Sir I'. A IN. Arsth, hart ttiKto Hon.
Isaac Corry, lair Chancellor of the Irish Csrhrgm r Coun-
tess of Jersey; Rev. Dr 'Hornsby, L.T. %Ire. Juoes ;
Abs. Middleton; Miss Eiiihrs; Mrs. Sinclair; Lady
Marton; Hort. Mr. Siutlair; Thos. Ross, E.sq. ; Innl
lorratiskt ; Was. Snapsan, I.q ; Mrs Hartle); Mrs.Stes,
aril Mrs. R.&+.o ; Mrs. IV. ltankitt ; Themes I‘aanders,
Esq.; Henry Adams, Caq : Arthur Annesley, Esq.; Stephen
Thames, Ent • Lord Huston ; Sir Charles M. pole. amt.,
aleatoric@ Barad!, Bart.; Capt. Santee, M.T.; he.
About 300 persons have already been enrolled
and sworn into the Duke of f'ork's baktahon of
Royal Artillery I-ocal Militia, iiiiilcr the command
of Lietit.-eOlonel RAWL!: mil we doubt Hat that,
on the attendance of the Ningiotrute., on NJoildnl-
evoniiik next, at seven o'clock, in the Towii-lintl,
Plymouth, many more, animated be zr.t!ous
a irt patriotic inotiver, will come forward for that

p u_rpose.
The body of the unfortunate Captain 14E11117.m.,
whom melancholy death we *tatetl, was picked up. a
few dais afterwards, by the Unicorn frigate, and
interred at Gijon, with military honours, on the
413 d of September lest : most of the English there,
and many Pottsguese of the first respectability,
attended the funeral. The body of %Ir. (Items
by. also been picked up, mad buried with due PIO,
!enmity. It being a Roman Catholic country, and
baring no Protestant Minister at hand, they were
under the neremity of prormi,ag ()Meer from.
the Unie3rn, t•. perform the faiaeral rites, agreeably
t.) oar estaldidical religion.

REVIEWS iiND MACA2INgt
curtioar CHARACTER OF THE RF.CENTLT•L3TAi

IMBUED REVIEWS AND MAGAZINES.
Sta—Upwards of four years ago I had the ho-
nour of addressing a ,arias of letters to s ou upoii
respective merits of the literary journals of this
country. Since that period I have beet' an atten-
tive observer of the progress of your work, and
have from time to time cutumunit ated the results
of toy leisure hours of reflection. I also regularly
obtain a view of all the monthly publications, and
as their number has increased since.tbe year 1804,
I will, situ your pennissiKtli,'Make a empplement to
toy former letters. by giving u character of these
freent births in the world of letters. .
T. settle the priority of existence between elate.
news-, would be nugatory. Without any reference
therefore to which began first and winch last, I
shall mention them us my memory supplies use with
their 'tames.

The Athemanni.44)r. Aikin, by boldly uffixing
his name tothis publication. as the Editor, precludes
the possibility of anonymous slander unit unjust
censure. He tiers not fight 60;ml u shield ; and
becoming resivousible, both in a literary and a mo-
ral point of view, fur the contents of his journal,
there can be little fear that any thing derogatory •
to either will appear. The contents of this work
evidently design it fur a limited class of readers:
of mere amusement it presents little ; of deep learn-
ing none; but with light disquisitions, with gentle
excursions Upon the surface of literature, it is in
general well stored. The want of variety makes it
rather dull ; it seems to be the work of t'ew minds,
sod consequently will have a certain similarity of
subject and manner that soon wearies. The vital
principle of a mere magazine is endless variety : no
scholar takes it up for instruction, but for amuse-
ment; no mats of learning lays down a classic for
it, but resorts to it as a pastime, and consequently
is hest pleased when his mind is not detained by
long inquiries and diffuse dissertations. A maga-
zine should be a flower-garden, artfally arranged,
where every glance of the eve conducts to variety
of colour and of odour. The Atheurani has im-
p•oved, however, since its commencement, and will
continue to do so when it assumes a lighter form.
The o.aford Bei:inc.-6. The weakest man that
ever walked upon the face of the earth without a
keeper" pmjeeted this work ; said it is therefore no
wonder it perished beneath his idiotic grasp.
wish loot to disturb its quiet repose.
The Literary Poitoraaia.—There is novelty of
plan in this work, and diligence of 'execution. The
criticisms which it contains are written with can-
dour and liberality. and 'amenities with spirit and
knowledge. But there is oceasionally too much
of the cant of morality about them. The selec-
tions of scattered knowledge, ftom various sources,
form a very amusing and inteiesting pert of their
plan ; and their patriotism entitles them to the re-
spect of every Englishman. In this they are uni-
form and persevering; and would to heaven, in
times I;ke these, the press weremlways IA) worthily
employed, when employed in piilitirs. I urn glad
to see its increasing reputation, and hope it will
continue, fur I think it deserving of it.
• 77ie Cewistira Litereria.—Mr. Egerton Brydges
seems to have begun this work merely as a vehicle
of giving a monthly citattfunt of his own groans to
the public. Private sorrow is sacred : but lie who
is always complaining most sometimes complain
from peetishness. Heaven knows how much or
how little of misfortune really belongs to Mr.
Brydges; but, by his own account, he is a royal
depot of affliction, and there is no modification of
int.ery which may not be fowl(' in him. Like Shy-
lock, he might exclaim :

Nu ill lack stirring but what lights co' my shoulders ;
no sighs hut o my breathing ; no tears bat o' wy *bedding."
All this, however, I suspect to he but the quern-
lowness of affectation. which delights to be thought
something which it is not, even though it be pre-
nence of wretchedness.
With regard to the merits of The Gemara Lite-
raria, they must of coarse be of itn humble na-
ture. tic who has money to buy old books,
Iran find no difficulty in copying off their titles and
giting specimens of their content.. Such ge s,
therefore, as is necessary to perform this exalted
operation, he and his coadjutors may claim, and
Lt am willing to allow. • 41
But there is an original department in this work.
called 7Yie Ruminator, in which 7 have frequently
, met with as 'h inanity of idea as can be found
in any novel from Leadeithall-street. Mr. Brydges
does not sawn' to copy any one: he draws from his
own resoarews, and stamps upon his hicubrations
the very colour and furze of his own mind. 1 wish,
therefore, I could praise them. But wr g uf-
Garbo:on, turgid language, silly sentiment. and
empty declamation, ran sieve: extract smpinuse
from my pen—fur each and. every one of thirst
qualities, I refer your renders to an incomprehen-
sible story in the last two numbers.
eabniet.—This work is only a warped slip
(rain The Moat* Mirror, but greatly inferior to
it. I h3ve never seen an article in it, since its first

commencement.that would do credit to a tolerably
educated school-boy. Their theatrical criticism is
mere tittle-tattle, such as we might expect from a
young lady who goes to see George Barnarell at
(71aristrints, when she is at home fur the holidays.—
The plates are well engraved, and form the best
p..rt of the work.
Satirio.—This is one of those works that
obtain a short celebrity from flattering the worst
passions of mankind. Abuse. moral, literary, and
political. forms its leadiot feature—and thom,ds
some of its objects are persons that merit exposure,
yet even.then we can only cousider it-as a contest
between a shoe-black and n dustman. tinder pre-
tence of satire, it indulges in vulgar and coarse in-
vective—and by collecting together a few pivote
aneedott s of men, it holds a scourge which a good
and virtuous wan despises. Its own delinquency
is often greater than that which it would expose ;
nail from the inveteracy of its manner, we are led
to mammal malignant y of unitive.
Thus, Mr..F.olittit, I believe 1 have included all
the recently-establislied journals; mild this, with
my former letters, therefore, focuswaisrhole.
1 remain, &eat p.tt D.
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•
SESSEX Ottillt?Eß SESSIONS.
At the General .4./norter Sessions of the l'ca
for the IVestern Division of Sussex. held at 1'&
worth, on Tuesday oe'unight, the appeal* tojub4

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