The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-11 00:00:00

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THEATRES.
COVENT-GARDEN.
Oil Ftstiirday, the opera of The Exile and The
Portrait of Cerrantes were performed at this Thea-
tre. Ott the performances of the evening we hove
scarcely any thing new to remark—nit that of
the stage, which continued to delight the com-
pany till the admission of the half.price, nothing
and the only variety we observed in the pit, NW+ a
few men who entered at half-play in masks, with
night-caps and liandkerchiefr on their heads, and,
a mongst the rest, an hottest Counsellor. I n the pia-
cdrds there was nothing new, 'and consequently
they er Med hilt' little interest ; one was exhihited
to the private boxes, which, we think, it
would be highly unbecoming in us to transcribe ;
and which, we trust, will never again make its up-
pesrance, or, at least, if it should, that the bearer
will experience the effect of that indignation which
every Englishman must feel at having such nit
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situation, as it meant to convey, made against the
chara.:ter of the country. Another, which was
well reciivod, wa4 inscribed—
' .t The coke of the People the Grit Law."
A horn was occasionally blown ; and, towards the
rod of tit,• entertainment, one of the severest
scuffles we have ewer witnessed, took place in the
1,4 ; in which, from the shouts which proceeded
train the 0. P.s, they gave us to understand they
seere victnrious. ‘Ve have so frequently before
bail occasion to observe upon the merits of that
beautiful Melo-Dramatic Opera, The Exile, that
we should now scarcely think it necessary, even
had circumstances permitted, to make any addi-
tional remarks upon it. The merits of Young,
as Divan, are well known.—Munden and Liston,
is their respective characers of Gorernar of Sibe-
ria. awl Baru* Aftrade, gave great satisfaction ;
itiirtthe exquisite exec:num, of Mrs. Mekong, as
Katherine, can never fail to excite Admiration.
Mr. I.".gerton improves ; his Count Ulrich, of Sour- •
day, was much superior to that of Wednesday
week. 'At a quarter past ten the curtain drop-
tied, and, by a quarter to eleven o'clock, the
house was cleared.

• LYCVOM.
The comedy of The Dramatist was performed
on Saturday evening with the happiest effect. Mr.
MErxist, in Vapid, the hero or the piece. was
lively and spirited, suid received the ino.t un-
bounded riptilause. The other ports were very well
sustained, and the whole went off with eclat. The
farce of Matrinuma fnllowr 1.

PASIMONABLE ARRIVAL 4 in Torr.v or sinutD4r.

. Air Royal II iehises the Duke of Cambridge, at his house
in Bs kkeley-scitiare ; the Elf and ('mantes@ of Usbradge, at
their house is Ltoltoo-oss, from Ws us 4. ' • Gentral Erskine,
fawn Muithinie ; Viscount Mnsotj o. v, at his 'mine in Port-
inaii-sysare, from Caborgli Park, ; Lad and Coun-
tess Selkirk, at their house iu Pn,tland•plare ; Lord (Nike-
Fry, .st his 1i0n... iu Ktaillinpe street, Mayfair, from a visit to
the Larl of L.seit, at Cashioliory and Edward Taylor, Eeq.
M.P. at the Claresdus Hotel, front his seat iu Kent.
tiara
Lord and Lady Holland, from Holland-home, Kensing-
ton, v, a visit to La, and Countess Cowper, at their scat
nem rrockrt-Hail, Hertfordshire; Lord Mark Kerr, for his
seat, tlusucld, Ruck. ; and Sir George Antsytage, ft.r his
scat, Yorkshire.

Friday morning His MAJESTY, Princesses Au-
/WWII and Sornr4, accompanied by Earl
Ltdy Citaa Ler, Generals SPENCER NA
F STUMM, and Cols. TAT LOB and Dssisaow, rode
its Windsor Great Palk till twelve o'clock, and then
returned to the Palace.
Yesterday morning Ilis MAJESTY, Princesses
A VOL'ITA and SoritsA, accompanied by Lady
CNANLEY. (learnt! SPENCER. and Mojf:r PRICE,
rode to St. George's Chapel, and heard a sermon
tireached"hy the Hon. and Rev. Mr. RYDER, from
tee Etiktle to the Hebrews, chap. a. v. 6 and 7 :
his burnt °Feriae' sod sarritkee for sin, thou ham had no
pleasure. Theo said 1,1 o! I comet:in the eolunie of the hook
written of raw) to do thy will, V Clod."
The Prince of Wat.Es has been for several thy,
on a rich to Their 'MAJESTIES at Windsor. His
Royal Highness left that place on Saturtay for
London.
Saturday morning the Duke of YORK arrived at
Windsor, and rode out *ail the KiNa, PAlN-
cum, tom •' is the afternoon his Royal Highness
returned to London.
The Duke and Duchess orDsvorentras gave a
grand dinner, yesterday, at their house at Chis-
wick, to his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES.
Viscon.it and ViitanDlPSll ME L3CILIRSTE, Lord
Gitaartt.t.s, WILSON GOWER, and several other
Nobility.
The Duke of Gt.oucesrert visited Covent-Gar;
heti Theatre, on Saturday night. Iris Highness
was greeted, on his entre, with three rounds of ap-

plAttle.
Mr. and Mrs. ORBY gave a grand
din her, yesterday, at their house ui GtOsVetiat-place,
td FAA and Court Liam CuomanaouLtY, Viscount
MALI'S% &C. &C.
Lady lIAGORRSTOME isOA it Visit to her sister Mrs.
FITZHERBERT, at Brighton.
Mrs. JORDAN is engaged to perfirm twelve
at the Manchester Theatre, with Mr. Em.isane.
IJer engagement will cowman:ace. the first of text
month.
- •The Marquis and Marchioness of Butt, Earl of
Dom,* s, and Lord DUDLEY, hare arrived at
Portsmouth. Thuile noble personages are ,going
out to Sicily, with their respective suites (ie all g t
persona), in the•Looirtio frigate, Lord WILLIAM
STCART.
Among other complaints brought by Mrs.
}hoe against her .he alleges, that
every night before he went to Mal, imteart of Sr.
companying her to her chamber, tic used to go :toil
spend half an hour in paying homage to and
hit granninnther. •
'Clir Caledonian Cap, so mli,h worn, and so lunch
admired, is, we undetsiatid, in ale at Nlesairs. But-
11.0ch. and PUY'S, to their ltesal igh-
[tease+ the PRIM(' *** *
As Be' ‘rsatt is now preparing a hatch of titles,
which he has been labouring to ohtain, we rreont;
• mend one to his consideration, to hie); he certainly
b.o. a Lir-claim, viz. that of *. .Yhirbtoiltkr 1:s Urdi-
ft2ry to his Britannic Maje4y."