The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

,t , • 0
' • 1 N ... -
•:••• f N ' .'l
..; • '''k, ..-I,' iiP
toad

PO/17'NY.
TO
11/ •
G. I resist that sweet sodocti-e
Nor feel the magic of t►at witebiag rye, •
Whose blue la softer than the cloudless sky
Wbea the fell moos is up, amid every isle • 1•
'Of light booms mildly Car I boar asmsted
That 'mike et musk, w►ich slight bear • pert
1a Healia's miostirby ?—asy raptor•d heat
Full oft the power of shy damns has pined.
1. sikat twisty Ewe family (aid,
Whilst Laves soft Same leer all my maws stele
And wham oa me thou Mamie( eyes were rais••l,
Their thrilliag gloats slim tiwoogh say trembling seal,
Rapt is the sweet delirium of love,
Like sae who g.ses on soma spirit from above.
I, Reeertareel, Boolferd•►ws. R. P.

DRURY•LAMR THEATRIC.

On Saturday night, alter the splendid pageant of
71m Commotion, the open, of Atosina was performed,
for the purpose of Miss Povirirs re-appearance in
Rosins, being her first performance since her reco-
very from o very long and very severe indisposition.
The peals of applause and cheers of welcome which
boiled the return of this interesting young Lady to
her professional duties, were of the most warm and
animated description, and for some ments he sup-
port of Mis% CURITT nod Mr. KNIGHT, which was
mNst considerately rendered. was necessary to Nu-
tria her under the effect of this kindly greeting,
which laid nearly overpowered her feelings. Her
self-possession restored, she soon probed to the de.
light of ass rbd iniong audience, that however strong the
tracer of her recent sufferings in her countenance
and person, her voice and her powers of execu.
boo were at least wholly unimpaired. not to
say in some degree improved. " The darns
ret!inis," and " Whilst with venture maids,"
were enchantingly sung; the latter in particular
called down repeated rounds of enthusia►tic sp.
!disuse, and the most flarieriog tertituoirie. of the
delight and satisfaction of the audience accompa-
nied every one of her efforts in succession. Mr. T.
Coo[[ was the Behrille of the evening, und gave
the songs of the p.rt with his accustomed judg-
■tent. Miss CUBIT?, in Phalle, acquitted herself
very well ; her songs were delightfully given,
eviociag a degree of improvement in her execution
highly creditable to her infirmary und assiduity in
the prosecution or her professional studies. Mr.
in Wareing, excelled in the personification
of
rustic feeling. The quarrelling scene wish Pherbe
was an animated end highly amusing effort ou both
sides.
. .
ron, Serrenssa-14.
We have heard, from very respectable authority,
that his Majesty will not visit his Hanoverian king-
dom during the present year; and tort he way
nitwit-1y be expected at the Pavilion.
The season is wow at its height. Notwithatand-
iog the magnitude of the town, there are few
houses sod lodgings to be procured. We have
many of the nobility here ; but the greater portion
of our visits*, consist of °pale's' merchants and
tradesmen.
MadoussFCatalacii, we hear, leaves us this day
for Cheltenham.
Saarrass.—bliseerlsor Wellesley, Countess of Athlone,
Sir Loftus and Lady Otway, lady Barker, Lady Price, Lards
G. sad J. Bentiock, Lady T. Yyner, Mr. Evelyn, M.P.
Darsavuaes.—Lord Petra, fur Thurodutt Hall, Brent-
wood, Eases; Lady Louisa Lynou, fur St. James's square;
Alin Plants, for the British Moses. ; Mr. J. Richards, for
!Headmaster Terrace, Bayswater ; Heat. 11th
wirinieni, hie Tottenham High Cross, Middlesex; Geseral
.Bheb,for Clitsterlield-aireet, Mayfair.

On Wednesday her R.oyul Highness the Duchess
of KEPT. intruded by Capt. CONROY, and the
Ladle* of her household, arrived at Portsmouth
from Bognor, for the purpose of proceeding in the
Commissioner's yacht to the Isle of Wight ; but
Air weather bring boisterous, her Royal Highness
declined the visit. Alter bring conducted roused
the gerriven by • Admiral Sir JAN[{ WIIISTSHRD,
and General Sir JAMIS LYON, cud their Staff, her
Royal 1-figliness set WI to view that interesting spot
Netley Abbey. On Thursday last her Royal High.
stele honoured Southampton with a visit, Wring
peevionelv takers a view of the verierible remains of
Dr elle, Abbey. Her Royal Highness slighted from
her carnage at All Saints' Church. which she in-
spected, mid departed the same afternoon.
The hinds cod ertendatihe of her late MAJESTY
have taken several routes since the remains of her
lIIAJEbTY have been deposited at Brunswick :
M. Hier-mimes, Marlette Bran, sad the other domestics,
relsiamwd by Cashmere ad Harwich.

Alderman Wood and the Ree..l. P. Wood went round by
Amsterdam, and embarked at Calais, sod were lauded at
Deal.
lurl and Lady Hood, Lady Ann Hanoiluta, and Mr.
We«. Auntie, returned by Pilo, and larded at Dover from
Calais.

Dr. Lothiortuo, sod Lady sad Cassia Hesse, treat to
litereelr, awl ere shoo arrived.
Mr sod Mrs. Wilde are Ruse to Italy.
Litotes:LA lluostato has ►eturned to Roves, where Os
rt bodes.

On Monday last Sir WILLIAM and Lady SARAH
Ue CrLcrtoNY left Southampton fur Cheltenham.

The IViuttoor Theatre clued oh Saturday for
tin: stwlu►. The perfurtuattera were fur the benefit
ul Nil. i2lOll.liY.

'l•hc bubisu Theatre closed for the season on
TuriA•y, with mu Addrim spoken on the ucciontni
►a Mt. It peon:it-ea several improve-
mew, iu lb& mesa, and boasts that there. for the
bait time its all Irittli Theatre. Matt a revered and
V11(6146111, Monarch received the enthusiastic and
btl.-tliuimute greeting* of a loyal pe•stilv.
5i,..,. pew yeara ago. whets the premised Marquis of
I usuusutitair was sia the streets of &Mot, s poor
•iiiith l'at craved bt. lharity, but all him tutpor.
Nutt) *a% 111 j at length lie and, in OH ultea•ed
solar, and rather indignantly. 4• Only ■ tenirennay,
:.our ..... ur ; by J —a It wall brut all your lftet►rtl&

•
THE BOIIRRONS.
The Ontialso Cisheror hr guistiedad his billows for the
manno, loyally dinnilmag hit sadism at the claw of a
Lactate an the sobeact to which he holm often called their
aitentioa with lb, fallowing oitmovations, whieb mast ki
hape haw called forth by Ohms lollies awirrinista. sot am
imusesin le Weary
•• It is usual with the mei and the utility S. see god repro.
sent effects like those I presume to mob, w these meatless
(and we have of coma atpariesimil it lo•ossonion with
others), as appeals In your rearm nail arenibill.y, sots mina-
feaus—o• which ammo, as thetociaty is salaams to he
held est to mimodevslaisii ajoke, it frosts it will set he led
hy the posiderons gravity of a Nikkei (male • stale of the
animal system seldom inadiatodon its animal pillow with
a smile) to transgress Ms bonds of thin good lionsour
which gaiety shoold inspire; s ie, In its own detract, it
tithed; through use, the digoity of the priors pad p,. pies
sf sleep in emend, or of that particular example of it for
which I may he ainesahle. First, I shoald sot he sorry if,
from list high idea I am reedy to eatertsia,of the parts and
taleats of this eisimpuly, that the sleep I ascusmagie le sissy
of you, should be of that kind of which at PIKS sad the
glorious Apollo should take adaotage, whew they--
"Dictate to you slumbering, .r inspire
Ray year unpremeditated verse."
Aud if Apollo makes this sublime us* of sleep, it Aiwa be
wisest that Mercury has bees said by the seidesta. mea
to cause this slats so less this your Letterset who usual.
leg his (adman, that deity—
' " Grasps within his awful hand
Themark of 'itemise power—his tositie wood;
• With this he draws the ghosts from hollow graves.
With this he drives them down tlie•fitygliso waves;
With this As seals in slop nut trahqfel eight.*
And so, pray °balm, that at least, my operaismos tenet be
said totally to forfeit the appellation of ausrawkil.
" Bet from those of my auditors the lout poetical I should
fear little blame fur being compared to thejudiehms physi-
cian, who, when some irritating disorder has produced
feverish symptoms, suggestieg the possibility if dun/crows
errors of insanity, should prescribe timely opiates, dot, dif-
fusing a 'slater, torpor over the limbs, restored the raving
mind to soundness, to dispel a daily danger of waders and
cosilagrations. But_ aigother pride of sleep yet temaiss, in
prophetic dream., stab as the Poet fairs wire those in which
Henry IV. of France behehl the glories of lii. demendaats,
sister slur! coodesmned to faded temporary brightness.
"Yet let me at least obtain sosperise from this sleep though
the object of my panegyric, while I call your sttestirm to his
deseendsot sow ow his throw, whose return to prosperity
seems to form a mew epoch masked by victory over user-
potion; sod who, though • greater Kimg who roles this
mighty country, is principally •vrekeniog the spirit of ism-
, prove...est on this globe, may yet is meniabl", soil We ami-
cable kepi, with him, stand fords as an eximple like that of
Charles 11. in the last century, and aloofly it to sitter
these words, pat into the mouth of David, by our first of
laureate, Drrlem. For though suffering his hundred days
of adverse foetus*, he then might have beeo thus repre-
sented as reservist himself for his comitiess days of prospe-
rity, sod the favour of heaven towards his cause might have
bees thus repregenteds--
" Doubt mot the smith for fictions crowds engage
Is their first inset, all their brutal rate.
Then let diem take as ouresisted course
Retire, sad traverse arid delude their force.
But when they stated all breathless urge the fight,
And rise upon them with redoubled might :
For lawful power is still superior fogad,
When lung *Pim hot*, at length it stair& the ground.
He said; th' Almighty med.-bog gave congest,
And peals of theader shook the brassiest.
Henceforth is series of mew lima began,
The mighty years is hag poserssiso rat;
Ogee more the Gad, like David., was restor*
And uiiliug Imali•011 bars their lawful! Lord."

GRAND BALL AND SUPPER
AT THE TOWN HALL, UVEEPOOL.

The most splendid eatsrtaismeat of this kind ever wit.
messed is Liverpool was given Go Thursday last by the
Worshipful Thomas Le)laed, E.. Mayor of skis Borough.
Cards of iovitatios had been extensively issued to the prin-
cipal families of the tows and neighbourhood, and sourly
see thoosastd proems were present. Among massy either dia.
tiogniabed individuate we smelted—
The Countess of Derby, Lord Stanley, Lady Mary Stan-
ky, Captain Phibbe Hereby, and several others of the same
lousily, the whole of the Knowsley party, ansountiog to 14 ;
Lord sad Lady C,onsberusere, with five or six others of that
family; Lady Henry Murray and family; Sir John Hillow,of
Cheater; SiriJoho Tibia; ii. Bootle Wilbraham, Esq. M.P.
and family ; Joseph Birch, Esq. M.P.; Gen. Beckwith ; Ad.
mint Murray; Mr., Mrs., sad Mies Egerton, of Greeford-
hall; Colonel sod Mrs. Egerton, of Tarporley ; the Rev.
Itowlaisel Egerton %Verbenas and his as., of Arley; Col.
Freed' and the star of the district ; Colonel Hodge, and
most of the officers of the 19th regiment, now lying Isere.
The compeity began to assemble shout 9 o'clock, aid con-
tinued to arrive le succession for two hours afterwards. (hi
amending the grand staircase, they were received at t►e first
door by four gentlemen, to whom this office had been dele-
gated, and by them conducted to the Mayor mid his Lady,
who stood at the head of the first drawing-room. The Sue
military heed of the 29th were stationed on the landing of
the great stair*, sad entertained the company, as they tittered
with select pieces of music, waltzes, marches, Sic.
The dancing commenced about eleven o'clock, and the ball
was opened by Lord Stanley and Mies Heal brute, daughter
of the Rev. &mewl Heathrow, the Rector of Walton, and
niece of Sir Thomas Hrathcute, Bart. of Horsley Lodge,
Hampshire.
The supper rooms below were thrown open at one o'clock,
and, out entrance, preented • coup trait, which eves those
who were the most accustomed to such spectacles declared
was most striking and msg•tftceut. The tables wero adorn-
ed wilt' the superb gilt eaudelebnis used at the Mayor's tables,
and with a number of elegant triangular verges•. or fruit
stands, con*trueted after an antique model, sad finished so
as to hoe all the appear•nre of frosted silver. At oat end of
the principal tabie appeared • large real vine breath, pro-
fuer ly boug with bunches of grape,. and apparently grow-
tug out of a shyer vase. The supper, which was cold,
comprised testy delicacy of the season which labour and
expels,e could possibly procure, including every variety or
game. an immesoie number of the fined lobsters, &e. The
fruits consisted of nearly 3,000 peaches and nectarines, I,2ft)
hunch... of grapes, estimated to weigh nearly • quarter of a
toe, 100 pine apples, from two to four pound* weight each,
and 120=1.10ns, besides other Crude. The company wtol 4141%11
to supper iii three divisions, and by that menus were perfectly

After supper, dancing above, and conviviality below, were
retooled with augmented vigour, nod the assembly did nut
disperse till Dearly live o'clock its the morning, delighted be-
yond expression with the waited enjoyments of the eveniog.
Many of the Ladies were profusely ornamented with
diamonds; and the rooms were so brilliantly lighted 'bar
every appemlege mad dem/Mime of beauty appeared to the
greatest advantage.

On Saturday afternoon. about four o'clock, ss
the Duke of YORK was passing slung Charing-
CMOs in an open carriage, acco.npunied by a groom,
Ins horse fell. by which accident his Royal High-
ness was thrown oar. Several parsons who witorra.
ea the accideut insteutly hastened to his imistatice.
but we are happy to state that his Royal Highness
did not seem to have sustained any serious injury.
The illustrious Duke quickly mum v_ bas ►cat ta
the carrisge and drove off.

ORN ITN u Loo Y.—A flight of twenty-two of those
curious birds, the Crossbal, wes secu sr 11'isteetoo,
Ilerefordebire, un Moullay week. Mr. PITT of that
plum shot awe. Probably these are the .owe birds
whech were sera at Westfelton. iu Shropshire.
Several were expoured for sale ill Bath market.