The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-12-28 00:00:00

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TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Dec. 26.

From a country village at this time of the ins
you must expel but little news. Late, bowty.4
as the season is, several families still remain r. atnob
the principal; Lord BQYAE and family, Lord 4%
Lady GAGE, General MIJIINAT, lion. Cnl. 1-4,,
and family, Rev. Mr. C*. 'LET and family, a;:
Colonel and Mrs. Twvssitet.
The fall of snow in Sussex last week was g'rea:.
than it has been for some years past ; indeed,
many parts of what is called Doe the ra,; •
were scarcely passable.
The North Pevensey Legion were inspetted E 4
the winter months, by Colonel Boom, Inspea;,,
Field Officer, during the last week ; and, tht,u,:i.,
the weather was so bad, the returns amounteif.s.
near nine hundred.
The Earl of A MIRO AV Ewen' has left his delii*t.i
seat of Arielyc Castle, near this, to speial a
in London.

Lord Sn sr vi o, Colonel of the Peve;-....- 1,
has gone to his bons, in Privy G
S. cape& her arrourl- ilmit to take plicc

THEATRE,
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DRURY-1.4%A.
The Tragedy of Richard the Third wrs pert4zle'
here last night. Mr. Et LISTON played flick,ri
the first time before a London audience. He mterel
completely into the spirit of this arduous character,
and played it with force and discrimination. His
performance was attended throughout with er-
bounded applause. In the scene with the
Mayor ot. Loadua, where he is pressed to accept the
crown, he w#s peculiarly happy. His affe/led piety
and humility were given in the best style. ane
might well impose upon the honest simplicity
the civic Chief. In the scene, also, where he is
pressed by the DaLe of Buckingham to fulfil his pro.
mise, and also in the tent scene, he proved him.
self perle/Ily espial to all the difficulties which
they present to an eye accustomed to behold
them, combated and overcome in the most finished
style of acting. hile, however, in many of th,.
most arduous passages, he strewed himself equal
to the most celebrated of his contemporaries, he sEtt
not succeed in giving to others all the beam!, if
which they are susceptible. The most evident in-
stance of this, was in the last scene, where he calls
upon Rich,oraiii in the field of b ink. Mr. Eitts.
woo was here deficient in energy ; but a falling off
may be well excused at this period of the pi..er.
The greatest physical powers must be, in some de.
gree, exhausted by so much previous ere :ion as
the charaaer requires. Even Mr. Kessatt is nil
equal in his performance of this favotirife par,
upon which he has bestowed so much pains and
study. Upon the whole, however, Mr. E. 1./STtr%
has lost nothing by the w.t.,nipt ; but, on the central!,
advanced his claim to public patronage and appro-
bation.
His Royal Highness re Duke of Se.sig is amt h
indisposed at Carleto:. ti, ease ; but shortly intendi,
for the benefit of the air, ,o go to Kensington Palace.
where a suite of apartments are now ready for
reception.
A sties" party of friends, inclnding Mr. Pm',
dined on Wednesday with Mr. ADDINGTON, at his
house in Richmond Park. Mr. PITT rem-fled at
a late hour to Putney.
Lord CASILEREAGH, after transaiiiing business
yesterday at Lis office in Downing-street, returr.ed in
the afternoon to join a large party at the Marquis of
A lIERCOltlei. at the Priory.
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Major Oou, lately from India, made a prese-t ua
Widnesday last, to the Duke cf Si ssaix,. at Co ic.
ton House: of a very valuithie sword, sod other va-
luable curiosities lately arrived from India, found
the palace of the late Ti PPOO Sass.
The Opera c f 1., Virgins de! SJIC was performed
at the Opera House last night.. Signora Gs ass' At
sang and looked divinely. She wAs encored in her
duel with VI,. ‘r4m.::, at the cid of the second act.
The pl•ce went off with (clot.
Culosmoins fell. last night, in the Pantomime ot.
Iladeps q (I....icksilves'. at tovent.Giuden. This
accident produced much anxiety, but it 'non ap-
peared that she had sustained n s bi,n. The Pan-
tomime went of with great success.
Sir FS ANCIS larovo, and a large party of ft-
shionables, are passing the holidays at hlitom
Lodge, Leicestershire.
Toe Marquis of Dover/suite, and his bristlier,
Lord Witti•as HILL, are expened in town ta-
morrow from Brighton, where they have been pass-
ing the holidays wits their mother.
-A L tdy, dressed entirely in scarlet, :Led !n.!
admiration last night at the Opera. e w.i. p
posed to be an Arnhatudress from !los*: . e; E.
Sir W P. A'Ciwit ris not expeified iii town ii,l
after the birth-day, trims his scat at lleylesbury
llill

I lis Royal Highness Monsieur, Count IV Across.
will leave omit this day, on a visit fora few weeks
to the Marquis of IR:colt:OH•SI, at Stowe. Suck
Yesterday the St. James's Volunteers, wish tt e
Duke of Cumb•rlan.i's Sliarp Shooters, wow il-
spesned by Colonel Jim ICI ssom, in the Duke +I l'ulf •
land's Grand Aries, Piccadilly.
The music performei :et the Coronation of B.+*
P A AT C, in the Church of :share Game, WAS Or Ao ;1*
position of PAISt Lt.t.O.
•
Some Wags yestcrJay sent by an !Acworth coo. a,
a hamper, directed to Mr. Stu, the Co:naliai.
Mimic. to his house in May's-imildings ; Mr. RI rs,
after paying ls. td. for the porterage and Qs. for the
carriage. to his mortification, found the hamper
contained some rooks :end cars ion.

On Wednesday last, the Seventh Regiment of
Loyal London Volunteers mustered • accorling to
order, fur the purpdse of presenting' their Mips
and Serjeant-Major with swords ; but, in come-
(pence of the unfavoutable state of Ole weigher.
it did not take place.
The Wellington Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded
by Major CLIJDDL ; the Pimhill Light Horse Vo-
lunteers, commande.l by Captain Hear; the Mar-
ket Dayton Division of the shropshare Volonteers.
under the command Lieutenarit-Colonel S•t
Coaner Cutts's, Hart. ; the Newport Voluntei
Infancy, commanded by Colonel ',Lisa; ha'
been severally inspeifted by Lieutenant-C01c... •
Cnav TOR during the last fortnight, and each. o•
csived the well-merited approbatico of tLat Oth.

. the ,e
boweT,

great
ideed, iy
he ro.hke