The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-10-30 00:00:00

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mArtuAre, Orr. 27.
The delightful weather we row clay, induces
personages of consideration to send their cantles
empty to town, and embark in the Hov ; or, ac-
cording to fashionable phrase. the Packet!—last
Monday morning, a General Offlcer, a distinguish.
ed Colonel in the service of India, with his 1,14;
a ifemale party, consisting of a lady, and three fair
daughters, and a son, an Officer, 4-that'll in the
Guards; the gay, gallant, Captain H. and a lady of
Bath, with her beautiful daughter, allowed the pre.
"'dere i.Hr. this season, of the Isle of Thanttl
sailed, with a gentle gale, having had the adieus
and best good wishes (for a good voyage) of a
respefiable assemblage of gentlemen and ladies,
their particular friends and well wisbers I—The res.
tel called the Dapatch conveyed this smart mew is
the banks of die Thames.
LAO week our Theatre closed with Tie fihrslni
of Venice and High Lyi aloes Slain, for the i,e,„
of Elsa), se JENNINGS, the poor fellow who :as
with that dreadful accident, on board of one of the'
Packets here, as mentioned in a former letter. Se.
veral gentlemen stept forward on this occasion.,
among whoa we waked Dr. lases, Captain
Boor it, SIC the evening was very unfavourable, mt.
withstanding, the boxes (at an advanced price),wea
quite lull, and the pitt and gallery respelable
Mr. GARNER personated the bard-hearted Jew, is!
thy play, in a manner that drew down innamerab
bursts of applause; and his Dewy, its AVI T4M, was
rich piece of adting. and avowedly ranked among,
the best which has appeared fees for a length
time ; his drunken scene was inimitable ; when La
went off the stage, exclaiming. Lannon for ern;
the audience seemed convulsed, and his exit war ,
followed with what the theatricals term, several
ititinds of applause. •
Alter the play, Captain Sotyrn came forward CA
behalf of the poor safieter)., anti, in a very expiev.l
address, thanked the ladies; and gentlemen for thee
support, and to make 4 further impression, and giro
seater fole to his charitable purpose, he inundated'
four of 'the poem man's children; I need not add,
th%t it bad the desired am:lt-a-Uwe was scarce E
dry eye is the house.
The subscriptions, and the reeeipt at theTtmatm,
amount, we toderstand, to abases 500!.
The last accounts from Their Royal Highnessea'
the Prince of Wat.n and the Duke of Coasascr,
state their being in perfe& healtb, and excellest
spirits, and delighted with the splendour and hospi.
tality they have Met on their Our.
Last night, the play of 71e keenteiesen,The Psis
Circe:siert, and The Weddle: Dne, attrafled an over.
Sawing and elegant audience tea Dr ury-lane Theatre.
Mr. Et, tistaa's °Serials was received with repeated
aplanse.
'The Duke of Cura *sewers bits been at Wee-
mouth for Some time, and. on Saturday, His Roid
Highness dined at Mr.' Burma's. !surd Poutc,
gaterals M•CFARL•NN and COTTON. Col Lem
and seeeral others, were of the party.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cawsaus
arrived, at a quarter before twelve, yesterday, at h
apartments, St. James's Palace; from Windsor.
Wai.su Porr La, Esq. arrived, yesterday, ate
house in St. James's-street, from a tour totted n
SUSSIE coast.
Sit THOMAS and Lady GAGE arrived, yesterdi
at their house in Edward-street, Portmanamits
from their seat, Coldham-Hall. near Bury
Edmund's.
Lord and Lady DUDLEY and Was,
grand musical entertainment, on Monday
their beautiful seat, Wienhley-liall. Maffei
which was attended by all the neighbouring
lity and Gentry.
Lady WILLIAM Reasst.t. came to town, yes
day morning, from her seat, at Streatham,
returned in the afternoon to dinner.
The Duha of Devoasasat, we are sorry to st,
is rather indisposed, with an attack of the gout.
The Los o Crtattcst.s.oa entertained awl
party at dinner, yesterday, at his house at Has
stead.
Przoere, and The ALAVA floor, were per
fort
at Covent-Garden Theatre, last night. The
dience was elegant, but not numerous. Mn. Si
noes, and Mr. KEYSILZ, played with their uo
excellence.
The Duke and Dnchess of Sr. ALSAN'S are
peeled, next week, at their house in Stratiotd-PL,
from TunbrS,lge Wells.
The Duchess DE CAOTs:as, and her sister,'
Countess of DA ENT MOSS, were at COSSISTO
Theatre last night.
A partridge was seen yesterday flying slung
tops of the houses in New Bond-street, and lc
lan time attraCted the attention of the fashions
loungers, who took aim at it with their glasses.
Lady Lou tsa M MIN eas is gone on a visit to
brother, the Earl of Des.% ea, at his Lordsb
seat, lialminghaan Hail, Suffolk.
The Earl and Countess of Deasy, and fain
left Knowsley. last Tuesday morning, and were
sleep' at pirrnoregharn last nights and Pr'
day, day, to the QAIIS, in Kent. His Lord-hip, lee
happy to state, is rather better from his laic ate
of use gout.
Fut. La 14, from Dublin, has had a company,
six nihts, at Drogheda. On the mght sshca
closedg , the boxes were idled with the hist rani'
fashion in the county, amongst whom were I,
and Lady Goems.msrows, Lord Sourtiwzra.,
his brother, Colonel W•xsii, etc. Lady Etta*.
M.Co ter OCK, 211SJIIET sister, Lady k.es ILlf Fla!
with many others of the fret
was The Heir 4 Lev, with the Vane of Mae .1
cite, Alerrirge.
CitAELLS WILKINs, Esq. the ;el:brined
talist, we are ham to state, is ,recovered f
long and dangerous lever. It is suFpose4 to
ire:m caught by him when opening some)
India House, containing serpents aid other
Cli""4ltlOEt presented to the valuable
eoliei 5'
natural history in the Library at the India I
The cflavia which tissued from tha jars sse
tremely offensive 4 the time of (penis's and'''
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