The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-03 00:00:00

T .ITR I.S.

KING'S THEATRE.
• The Opera called Mese in Fieitto, and which, out of
compliment to the religious scruples of certain p-reons of
this country, goes in it by the talent' hello ll r etthr, was
performed on Saturday at this 'fleestre,the firm time
after a lapse of several months.. lt happened that both
Madame Pasta and Signor Vellutt were prevented by indis-
position from complying with the wish of Mr. Eines, that
one of them should appear in the evening's performance ; ,
and thus this excellent production of Rossini ll fertile pen
was hastily produced, and brought forward our favourite,
Signor Pellegrini, who took a principal part in it. Why
this distinguished singer's services nre so seldom put in re-
quisition, we arc unable to guess. Enough have we to
complain in the mediocrity of the male singers at this
theatre eit is therefore strange that the only one who pose
ceases superior and decided merit should he allowed to ex-
hibit it in an sparing a manner. Signor Pelkgrini was in
very excellent voice, and received notch applause. Not so
with Signor Cnrioni, who went through his pert in so care-
less a manner, that the beauties of it were entirely lost.
Ire believe, however, that at best, the music is much
above the reach of Signor Curioni's powers; and this fact
strikes us more forcibly, when we bring to our recollection
the skill with which we have heard it executed by others
in the principal theatres of the Continent. Madame Ca-
radori sang with great taste and feeling ; and Signor
Porto did very well. After the Opera, the Ballet entitled
Le Rol Chanspetre was inflicted on those who hail time to
attend it. The house was not much crowded, and the heat
was by no means great.
ENOI.I/411 OPERA HOUSE.
This theatre opened on Saturday night, for the season,
under very favourable auspices. During the winter recess,
the proprietors have been indefatigably engaged in adding
to the musical strength of the company ; and, as enterprise
never faits of its reward, their efforts have been successful.
Enormous as the salaries are which popular singers now
look for. theta employers seldom reckon without their host ;
for the Engibeli people have, as if by a miraculous interpo-
anion of the genie's of aong, imbibed a keen and ardent
relish for musical display. This feeling was pretty accu-
rstely evinced in the comae of last night. The Opera of
Isar arc, Me Tartar Lhirf, though interspersed with
many beautiful airs, which were executed, upon the whole,
with great skill and talent, is not a performance which
would please the fancies of a promiscu lug sudicise. The
action of the story is either feeble or wire-drawn ; and the
attention droops under the languid monotony of scenes
which lead toward. a plot that the moat careless compre-
hends about the middle of the first act. Sapio took the part
of Tomire, and went through it with considerable spirit.
Carat confidence of his own power% was requisite to bear
him through those slogs which Braliain gave with such
powerful effect; in one of these, however, Sapio had evi-
dently the advantage of the other—we mean in the scene
where the Chief is introduced to the Sultan, after the ab-
duction of Astasia; and both in the petition to his haughty
Lord, and his supplicatice to tin! Bramali, he infuse:l an
energy which bespoke earnestness of purpose, struggling
with oppressive weight of grief. The occasional irregu-
larity an the tones of Sapio were of considerable service to
hint here--because intense passion is more naturally ex-
pressed by a broken and liall•suppreesed utterance. The
performance was highly creditable to Mr. Sapio, and we
have no doubt he will peeve an acqnisition to this theatre.
Of Miss Hamilton's .Isinsio, it is needless to say any
th:ng, as she almost identified liersolf with the character.
We must protest, however, against her long ringlets, which
reached below her knee, and reminded one of candle-wicks,
or some such stuff, dyed black, and strung to her natural
hair. This absurd attempt, to give gracefulness to the eon-
tour, lead an entirely oppusits effect. An actress cannot
be too serupulents resp.:ct ; and we hope Miss Ha-
milton will take our hints in good part. Miss Paton's
Ainella was cleverly executed, and she well deserved the
praises which were showered upon her. The Opera, in-
deed, went off well—and we hope to see it frequently re-
peated. The house was well attended.

FINE ARTS.`—Mr. Prichard J. Lane has just completed
another Lithographic engraving, from a picture by John
Bolden, misled." The Unwelcome I,3uest." AVe cannot
pay this gifted young artist a higher cempliMept, than by
saying that this last specimen of his ahilittee is equal to
any of his former efforts, and superior to any thing in this
style of engraving attempted by order tholigh nut by
abler hands.
[From the Lieerpael Compnereiq Chrtotide.7—.l
para-
graph has appeared in the Lietrpual Coat-kr of Wednesday,
giving a sort of denial, evidently upon euegertion, if not
by'authority, to the report which appeared in our last
week's paper, taken from the &ewe k Adler,/ler, of
the speech of Mr. Gladstone to the electors of ellerevick•
previously to the opening of the poll. We arc. by no
means surprised at this circumstance; for it is, nuked,
v. ry nearly what we had anticipated. The paragraph, nut
a little curious in its way, is as follows :—" Al'e learn, that
the statement of the sentiments expressed by Mr. Gladstone
from the hustin,-,s, mei tttt sly to the opening of the poll,
aed published in the Berwick Advertiser of the ith inst.
sad since copied into several Liverpool papers, is incorrect,
particularly in what relates to the Corn and Navigation
Laws. On these important subjects, Mr. Gla !stone stated
his opinions in detail, and it is probable that in our next
we tray be able to say more on this subj-ct. It would ap-
teetr that the Editor of that paper made up his account of
tile proceedings on that occasien, from an imperfect recoi-
l:ohm of whet was said, without even the assistance of
notes." We h eve said that we are not surprised ;—nor,
we will, now add, are we convinced by this insinuation,
for it is most cautiously and studiously inexplicit,—
of error in that report. How much " more" socver,
and afkr what fashion soever, the Editor of the
Couritr " may," in his next, be able to say on the sub-
ject, we believe that we are not the only persons in Liver-
pool,—the witele of Mr. Gladstone 's constituents at Ber-
wick will of ceurse concur in the feeling—who would
fain see an authentic version of the speech, corrected
and revised for publication by Mr. G. himself. In
t..e mean time, we may be permitted to observe, that it
would have been far inure satisfactory, had this impeach-
ment of elle reporter's accuracy been made upon the bus-
t:llgs at Berwick, from which the speech had been spoken,
in the heating. of the electors to whom it bad been ad-
dress:el ; inc in the pretence of the Tarty by whom the
imputed misrepresentation had been put forth, seeing that
the election continued, aml the poll was kept open several
clays after the report had been published. Such a course,
the most natural, one would imagine, that could have
been fellow:el, would have led to a correction of the report
the suceeedine• nune!wr of the. Bersrick Adret flier, to
which we have referred in vain for such a confirmation of
the paragraph in the Courier, For the present we will only
all, that whatever may be thcnght of the probability of
tie• E!.tor of a Journal so ably conducted as that in ques-
t:en appears tole, having '• made t p his account of the pto-
ceeeleufs from an imperfect re cone do I of what took place.
and without eves the assistance of notes,"—a fact which
we should haella credit upon any authority but his men—
u, ;:re nut of tie! number of those who can be easily in-
duced to believed that due writer of that report, couldleve
ben so grossly deceived, or so stupidly dull, ag to put into
flee tuenth of Mr. Waelstone, opinions upon the Corn and
N evicetion Laws, in any degree opposed to those which he
aetuMly declared.

ELECTION IN

STATE 0
atoill immoral AND.
Friday.—T, nth Day.
Liddell - - . 1428
Beil - . 1207
Beaumont . . 1.11.1
Mudd . . 1517
UVILIN (non aTa).
Whit, - - . 1164
Talbot . - 11300
Hamilton - • 823
101'711 (LOI*NTY).
DOvotoU . - 9511
1 olurr . 643
-
forteseue . - 632
TIPPERAIIIy (criviaTv)
Prittie . 14512
Ilutchittaon - . 14W
Dawson . . t. 71