The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-08 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Duke of Sussex has issued cards of invitation for an enter.
tainment on the 20th inst. at Kensington Palace.
lion. Wm. and Lady Barbara Ponsonby have issued cards of
invitation for an entertainment on Saturday next, at their house in
St. James's-square.
Lord King has issued cards of invitation fur an entertainment on
Saturday next, at his house in Dover-greet.
Arthur Stanhope, Esq. entertained a distinguished party at
dinner yesterday, at his house in Tilney-street.
The Duke and Ducheu of Bedford and family are expected in
town to-morrow for the season, from their seat, Nl'obtim Abbey.
Tire Duke of Devonshire has left Chatsworth fur the Duke of
Rutland's, Helvoir Castle, on his way to town.
The Dowager Duchess of Rutland has left Melton Mowbray,
for Beivoir Castle. .

Dowager Lady Anson has arrived at her house in Cureon•atreet,
from the seat of Mr. Coke in Norfolk.
Lord Lilford has let town for hia seat, 'Alford House, North-
amptomhire.
T. Brandley, Esq. M.P. has arrived in town, from his scat in
Yorkshire.
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Arrivals at Warren's Hotel. Regent-streett—Countess de SAN,
front Bath ; 31r. and 3lrs. North, and Ladle Foster, livti. timn
Ireland.

Lord Churchill arrived in town yesterday, from his seat in Ox-
fordshire.

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Henry Seymour, Esq. has arrived in town, from hit scat in
Bedfordshire.

Arrival at Miller's Hotel. Jermyn-street:—Lord Somers. from
a tour. Departure :—The Bishop of Chichester, for Chichester.
Sussex. _ _ _ _ _

Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—Charles
Esq. from Cheltenham; Jones, Esq. from a tour; 11.
Wt rill, Esq. M.P. from Yorkshire; and Thomas I'age, Esq. from
Cobham.

W. Egerton. Esq. M.P. has arrived at his house in St. James's-
square, from his seat, Tattoo Park, Cheshire.
Sir Wm. Rowley, Bart.. M.P. has arrived at his house in Lower
Grosvenor-street, from his seat, Tendring Hall, Suffolk.
Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-stroet Gooch,
Esq. 31 P. ; Whitmore, Esq. N.P. ; and 141 r. and Miss
Earle, from a tour.
The Earl of Cardigan has arrived in town from his seat, Dean
Park, Northamptonshire.
Dowager Lady Guide', has arrived in Conduit-street, frcni
a tour. _ _ _ _

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Arrival. at the Clarendon Hotel. Bond-strcet :—Sir Itoger
Gresley, Bait. from his seat in Derbyshire ; and Colonel 31. Ford.
from Deland._ _ _ _ _

Sir George Nugent, But. hu left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.stroet,
for his seat in Bucks.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The tragedy of Macbeth was repeated at this theatre last
evening: Mr. Kean, as may naturally be supposed, per-
sonated the hero of the piece. At his entre he was received
with very general applause, by a very crowded audience,
and, from the commencement to the close of the tragedy,
he was received with the warmest and most emphatic ina-
nifestations of public approval. The truth is, Mr. Kcan
feels that a partial attack has been made upon him, and
that it behoves him, by renewed and augmented efforts, to
restore himself to that exalted station in his profession ,
which he so long enjoyed, in order that his enemies might
not have the power to say that he " is fallen, fallen, from
his high estate." With this consciousness of a partial pre-
possession against him, he acted with an energy and a
spirit which we do not think he even equalled at the
period of his first appearance in London, when he was
in the fulness of his pride, and the heyday of his
popularity. We know that the worm when trampled
on will turn upon its assailant; and it is not therefore
to be wondered at that a man of genius will make a
bold independent effort to resist the obtrusive censure
and unprovoked obloquy of persons who may conspire
to oppress and crush him. In this expression of our
opinion we arc not the defenders nor even the apologists of
Mr. Kean's morality; neither are we (because as critics it
is not within our province) his accusers; we leave that
office for those amiable persons—those professional puri-
tans—who by the innocence of their lives are entitled " to
throw the first stone at him." Of the propriety and discretion
of Mr. K ean 'is appearance at this moment, otiropinion has been
already before the public. It is not to be approved of, but
the attempt to crush him is to be approved of infinitely leas.
Great reliance has been placed upon the absence of ladies
from the theatre on the nights of Mr. Kean's performance.
This is only to be accounted for on account of the din and
obstreperous clamour which has hitherto been kept upon the
nights of his appearance. No ladies will visit, or ought to
visit, a theatre where a contentious clamour to put down a
popular actor is the only entertainment of the evening.
Their absence deserves the construction rather of disappro-
bation of the ungenerous attack made upon him than of an
unwillingness to witness the fine and powerfully pathetic
delineation of Shakespeare's muse, by s performer who,
at present, is certainly without a rival on the stage. With
this renewed expression of the conduct that has been lately
pursued at Di ury-lane, we dismiss the performance of last
evening. The slightest intimation of disapprobation was,
not breathed throughout the night. The play passed off
with the unnost eclat; and the annomiconent cf Mr.
Kean's appearance was given out and rezeivetl with a strong
and decisive expression of public approbation, which may
make the visitors of this theatre little apprehensive of
future interruption on the few evenings that remain for
the fulfilment of his engagement.
After the play Mr. Elliston very unsuccessfully made his
appearance, more from a desire of speech-making than of
any expediency of his coming forward from any manifes-
tation of feeling by the audience. The substance of his
speech consisted in an expression of his determination to
announce Mr. Kean in his principal parts so long as his
performances met with the distinguished approbation that'
he bad experienced that evening

The Duke of York and the Princess Sophia visited his
Maytxty yesterday.
On Sunday Mr. Secretary Canning entertained. at his re-
sidence, Gloucester Lodge, the whole of the Corps Diplo-
matique at dinner. There were present, Princes Polignac
and Esterhaay, Count Lievcn, the Netherlands Ambassa-
dor, M. Flack, Mr. Rush, the American Minister, the
Envoys and Ministers of Portugal, Prussia, Denmark,
Sweden, and Naples ; as also M. de Los Rios, who is lately
arrived In this country as Minister Plenipotentiary from
the King of Spain, and the Count Trastamara, who ac-
companies him. Among the English guests present were,
Lord Strangford, Sir C. Stuart, Sir C. Bagot, Lord Mount-
charles, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Planta.
A gentleman, charged with a special mission from the
King of France, transacted business with Mr. Secretary
Canning on Friday.
Yesterday afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Lady Sarah Robinson, and family, arrived at their resi-
dence in Downing-street, from the seat of Lady Buck-
inghamsbirc.
Some of the London Papers state that Ida Grace the
Duke of Wellington is seriously indisposed, but we are
happy to final that there is no truth in the report. his
Grace was in excellent health'when he left .Stratblieldsaey,
and he still continues so.—Berkshire Chronicle !

Lord Mounicharles is gone to Ireland, to ofTer him-
self as Representative for the county of Donegal, in
the room of his late brother, where no opposition is ex-
pected.
Mr. Allen, Ebers' secretary is gone to the Continent for
the purpose of bringing over Madame Pasta, to give e'clat
to the ensuing OirerA Season.
The Theatre Royal in the Ifaymarket, will open on the
ISth of April, aided by the talents of Liston, and a long
list of personages from the country, who have conspi-
cuously 13gured as kings and heroes of the mimic scene
during the last year.
A King's Messenger arrived late on Friday evening at
the Vice-regal Lodge, with Government despatches, sup-
posed to be of great importanee.—Driblin l'appr.
The death of Maurice O'Connell, Esq. of Derrynane,
uncle to the Counsellor, is contradicted. That gentleman,
we regret to say, is in a very precarious state of health.—
DdrhxMorning Reginte:r.

Mr. Ball, brother to the Master in Chancery, hss been
appointed one of the six Clerks in the Irish Court of Chan-
cery, in the room of Mr. Stevelly, resigned.
It is quite certain, that the daughter of a certain very
popular and political Barrister, is about to be led to the
hymeneal altar by a young gentleman of amiable manners
and good patrimonv.—Dutiin Paper.
lire are informel that the supporters of Sir Richard
Vyvyan are busily employed in granting freehold leases,
cancelling such as have been granted for ninety-nine years,
terminable on the deaths of three lives. These measures
prove their fears, and the strength of Mr. Pendarvcs.—
West Brion.: