The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-14 00:00:00

ORIuI.VAL porrnr.

EON MOT:
TIM •Yot PATRIN:.
Fair htt.eta, who oft' jaer'd the conjugal life,
On a sudden t{rea• kind, and became Dassos'a wife.
Wheu ask'd by • friend," why site ehaufd her opiates,
And gave her free life hoe a tyrant's doatinina
be etcloinesl, " Do not think it was Lore's mighty fire,
Which compeird we to stek what must women desire;
Know my friend, by a motive tame noble possess,
At flat call glary reastry, my Dames I bleat—
Slime mar fasted Expeditiont destroy half the nation,
1 t►uagbl it my ditty—tn aid population !"
Jobsioes-amit. N.

Thy LORD CHANEL:U.OR went to the KING'S
Levee, yesterday, io the (Burl of I.:vet:roues cur-
singe; his Lordship's Servauts nit having berm itt
attendance, as his Lordship had (mute to tos u
ez-
press, to attend the Levee.
Mr. °snows E, son of Sir Geognit OSBORNE, will
this day lead to the Altar of Hymen, the accom-
plished Miss Davies, a ward of the Earl of LIVER-
POOL.

Major-General Psuer, who had the honour
being presented yesterday to His MAJZITY, is
the gallant officer ala• so greatly distinguished
himself at the commencemeot of the late campaign
is Portugal, when Sir ARTRU% Vl'Ect.asctr chased
Sou LT out of that kingdom into the carat of Spaiu.
In that brilliant service, Major-General PAOET
unfortunately lust a• amt. miry moat truly be
said of the noble family of fractm, 4. that all its
daughters are chaste, and ull its aims are valisut."

Sir JAME/ PIATENEY'I house, in Piccadilly, at
the corner of Belton-run, pas attempted to be
robbed on Tuewlay About 11 o'clock, tsso
men and a woman ascended ou the wall, on the
side of Bolton-street, and attempted to get in at
the tint-floor window. This alarmed Mrs. Stowe,
the housekeeper, who, on perceiving thvin, sprang
a rattle, %hen the villains ran off before tl.e watch-
wets arrived.

Mn.. Moutcrittiv's Benefit at the IA-Teo'. ass ao
bumper, but it Ives soothing to the oceifiroo that may
be expected to Mr. Put LITT'', Brecht ou Saturday,
if an opinion may be formed from the number of
places already taken.
The Duchess of Manchester is .t Itansiosase..
where her Grace has taken a house in Prospect-
row, for the express purpose of entertaining het-
gallant brother. the Marquis of Huntley, during
his expected short sojourn on the island.
Captain Co 1.31•11, of the Buffs. son of Mr.
COLMAN, one of the Proprietors of the Haymarket
Theatre, is among the prisoners taken by the
French in the retreat from Talavera. He had
effected has escape, bet his jaw having been from,-
cored in the battle of the tett,. he was unship to
continue his LgM, and thus fell itotoothe hands of
the enemy.
At • late Musical Meeting at Margate. them-were
amateur' of all sorts. The light-tingrre.l gently
on the piano-forte. as well ore de• liOtt-theartill
gentry un the pocket. The latter found morrfiatr
tints§ sharps, and no bars. Serena Gentler:aro. IQ•V
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COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

Their Royal Plighioemes the Dukes of Yoau,
net., and CAMaglIDGig, after having received Ilk.
MAJUSTY at the Palace. yesterday, retired, in order
tu attend the Qveee and Princesses ELIZABLTH,
ALMPITA, Mid SOPHIA. who, with Lady lIAaat.LA
THY N gg, and other attendants, went to see the new
Theatre at Coveut-GArden. The Managers having
been apprised pf the intended honor, had the interior
of the Theatre elegantly illuminated, and the Pro-
logue which is intended to Le spoken on the open-
ing of the bowie was rehearsed. Their Royal Righ-
tmost" seemed much ”teratilistel with the sight ;
• little before six, left Covent-Garden, for the
Duke of Yogis's residence, St. James's, where they
dined. In their inspection of the interior of thismug-
nificent pile, the ROYAL PAaTY were particularly
struck with the brilliancy and beauty of the lustre.,
by which, and not by lamps, u was reported, the
house is lighted. They Are in tminber 40, of which
four are suspended over the stage, over which they
forms most graceful and splendid canopy, composed
of the most brilliant cut drops, in or-mole mount-
ings, each holding nine candles. The other thirty-six
ltistres, of similar construction and materiel*, hold-
ing each from ire to seven candles. are distri!tated
equally between the three tier of boxer. These
moat elegant Articles were made by Mr. Centaur,
of the Strand. near Temple- Bar.

THE THEATRE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

St a—S.nee I wrote to you yesterday on the subject
of the theatre, I have seen en article in Tit Morning
Pali of this day, signed " An Enemy to imposi-
tion," with lizures and calculations respecting Co-
vent-Gar,len Theatre, so similar in •eceurecy and
truth to those often resorted to in that print on the
subject of national tivauce, that I cermet resist the
&.,t., of expmalig their fallacy and want of respect
to the rules of Corker.
It is here asserted that the new theatre has not
east the Proprietors although 1.50,0001.
have iieen expeisiled wean it, awl the proof of the
aim...lino is 46 1.0110sv,:—" That 76,0001. have been
raised by subscription, for which the Proprietors
are only to pay the interest or 3 per cent., briug
3,7501. per ann. and give uue hundred and
free admissions."
Now, really, Sir, 1 woold have conceived that
if I borrowed money to execute a work, for which
I pull the regular interest, it was precisely the
same thing to me as if I paid the mosey out of a
sum I had lying at my banker's.
As for the remaining 75,0001. it is proved not to
have proceeded from the pockets of the. Proprie-
tors. because the Insurance-Olfiecs pay 50,0001. and
the materials of the old Theatre bring 25.0001.—
Again I nun at issue with these arithmeticians ; for,
to my humble capacity, it appears, that the moilies
paid me by Insurance Offices, for What I hme ost
by tire, and the pruet..d. of my desolw•d prurerty,
are as completely and Imisa fide out of any pocket.
111 ally money C4II be ; and my relSoll for so think-
ing is simply this, that the 73,0001. so produced,
would have been in my pocket, unli•ss I had chosen
to expend it in rebuilding the Theatre. Thus,
notwithstanding the lunimous statement alluded to,
it is evident, that the 150,0001. for rebuilding Co-
vent-Garden Theatre, come virtually tint of the
pockets of the Proprietors; as they have to repay,
with interest, the suns they have borrowed L. mono
As what they receive front the In, 'trance Ares
te 'barely the value of their former pseptrty, at
the rate they iceurud it (anti I believe a very
low rate, inadegis..te to their loss) - %4,00111
And as the remaining sees arises from the sale of
their own materials -11,ttoo

Making • total of espeuse to them, and
them aluue, of - L. ir,o,ono
So much for the assertion, that Ite,l one shelling
Conies nut of the pockets of tie,actors of
Covent-Garden, to entitle them to raise their pr:ct.,
and call ou the justice, as well as liberaiity of the
public, fora compensation.
Let ua now torn to the other parts of this curious
outrage on " two and Iwo make four," and pro-
ceed on the data 1;41.1 down lay the " Enemy to ha-
position," or rather the enemy to .I.ldition, ottiltl-
pliection, di visiou, anti the roll' of three.
e are told dint the pr Ntit mining from thirty-
four irate 11.lee+ in the New Theatre will Ire,
pct. suntou . . . . . . L. 14,2•0
From which this Calculator is willing to
deduct interest of 75,0001. burrowed
from the palwie . . L u;
Wand of 14 Private Mixes, in the late
'Theatre
Leavoi• according to this talcum, • clear moat
to the Proprietors, ou Peirstc bases show . 64,10
To this he adds a gross sum of . . 7,000
ma the yo.loce of the suld'tional prime of ail -
mission ; and tin cominstea That Om manual '
acciuits• to the Proprietors, Item their
le ruisforto w, will amotwat to . . . 13.930
t h the further deduction, however, of 411001, fur
the coition, to Catalani, the sole cause and occasion
atilt thi. itoposit
Had it not been fur this clear and convincing
statement, I would have thought the following near
the truth ; tAtanx, as I before mentioned, the data
of The .Vorninz Post, and liters, us foundation
for nay calculation :
New czpinseinerrryi by Me Proprietwt, is CO4IIIIIIIICI of thefirs.
Atwell a 73 o+aol. burrowed . . . .
Yaks.. of tio'Alional Admissions ou the !tamp woo,
above loons,' :bat as llie room occupied by these
Admissions will wit always he rerpitred.,av • Mon
interest ante e.n no/ 75,n001. e.anatog out of the
ouckets of the PropriAiii• • • . :1,774
saiury to 4aubnl, an adititiane capra..r tectin
widely to confetti/tate more tinily to the Public aw-
tertaatitueut 4 , 600

Total,
Independent of the loan n: + %Linos: a whole sta-
tion. the high price of every iliccies of building ma-
terials, and the consi.lcialion that tlie.s I,er cent.
allowed the proprietor. for their 75,trini. is a moat
Lover rate of interest than they could have Move.
ed 1.. r their money, in almost say speculation they
might choose to employ it in.
From this statement it appears, that, even if
the private boxes in the New Theatre produce
10,0401. more tkaa they did ;n the Old, the pro.
priefors, unless they raised the prices of admission,
would be at !cost IG,OOOI. per cantina losers by
Laving SO rapidly and Ishorinudy constructed ail
I.‘e4ant place of amusement for the Britiah public.
Sept. 1:1. I am, dhc. A LIIIICILAL4AUITOV•

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