The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-14 00:00:00

CO Vg NT- G. I RDEN THEATRE.

Mr. Young made his tint appearance, last evening, at
this theatre, in the character of Sir Arch", :Tfacsacw.liwit.
lie was received, on his entrance, with considerable enthu-
siasm, by a very numerous audience. Country practice
brs certainly improved him in the performance of this dif-
ficult part; and to those who have never seen :Macklin in
the character of the " booing" Scotch Barom t, the acting
M last night must have appeared as perfect as acting could
be. Mr. Young was, throughout, the saute—always effec-
tive, anti never forgetting for a moment the part be sus-
tained. In the latter scenes of the comedy, and parti-
cularly in the interview with Sydney, he was as powerful
as we Ever rccolket him to have been. Mr. Cooper
was excellent, but somewhat too tame, as Egerton ; and
Mrs. l'hatit:rlPy supported the part of Lndy
Lamberet,art with that guide da cairr which so peculiarly
distinguish,a liar. We cannot compliment the other actor,
in the drain t. Mr. Bartley did not seem to us to be well
sidted for the representation of Lard Lamberrarrt ; and
Mr. Mason, as Sydney, carried his hands with as bad a
grace as an Irish bog-trotter would have borne a fan. The
oune4 was followed by the play of The Merry Monarch,
and the performances of the evening appeared to give the
greatest satisfaction to the audience.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS

Fr lINIVAL.S INN, OCT. 13, 1824.

Sta—ln consequence of the various paragraphs in most
of last Sunday's jeurnals. animadverting on the affair with
Miss Foote and NO. Ilsyne, I beg to be permitted, as the
Alorney of that Gentleman, to inform you, that the public
will probably ere long be in possession of facts, instead of
ex-parte and mis-statements ; and that, although Mr.
If syne's professional advisers do not consider it proper that
he should condescend to notice every extravagant and
ridiculous statement which may appear in the public prints,
it is not from fear of his belng able to answer them to con-
viction, but because the legal steps taken are the most
proper to secure a full development of every transaction
between the parties, by which their motives and acts will
be judged. I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
W. A. CARTER.

Th ! Princess Augusta 1441 Frora, nore on Tuesday, for
the Duke and I)ueliess of Gloucester's at Bagshot.
Lord and Lady Giffin'. and the Lord Chief Baron of
Seotland, left 11'hiddon's Hotel, Plymouth (where they
had been speiebng three days). on Friday, for Clovelly.
The late I)uke of Gloucester expended a considerable
ram of money in adorning sull beautifying the house and
gardens at Gloucester Lodge, now inhabited by Mr.
Steve :try Canning. The Duke generally resided there for
some years before his death ; Mr. Secretary Canning bas,
however, much improved the house, and made many
valuable additions to the hot-houses and gardens. There
are few mansions so near town possessing so many ad-
vantages.
Harcourt House, in Cavendish-square, which has hi-
therto is en entirely hidden from public view, by a dark
high wall. is going to be repaired and modernised. At
present this large mansion consists of one tine suite of rooms
on the ground floor, and two or three contemptible bed-
rooms above. Thebed-roorns are to be demolished, and a
new story, to consist of sleeping rooms, added. The
ground on which this house stands is eery extensive, and
the flower gar& n extremely beautiful.
The whole town of IVetherby, in Yorkshire, has been
sold by Messrs. Drivers, London auctio'.eers. The town
belonged to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. It is now,
however, divided among a nurnher of proprietors.
George Lane Fox, Esq. M.P. for the Borough of Be-
verley, has given directions for the distribution of 404)
pair of shoes, 300 stones of flour, and 250 blankets,
amongst the children and poor inhabitants in Beverley.
This distribution will be made in the week preceding
Christmas day nest.
Mrs. M--1 elm doped from her family of three chil-
dren from her husband'a cottage, opposite Kensington
Park-wall, Bayswater, with Mr. F—n, a wealthy citizen
on the wrong side of fin tv, on Saturday last, was traced
from the Bear Inn, at Beading, where the partii a changed
hems: they arrived at a snug retreat, near Marlborough,
Olt Monday night. The lady is not returnable.
A letter from Raiiisgate states—" The crier has given
notice of an elopenieut, viz.—` .1 lady in a dark brown
wiz, and yellow shoes, with a young 11131/ who wears re'is-
ke.e The old hell-rather meant, no doubt, mustachios."
Tile AI.ArNIING SAT CTATIOK.--" Fine growing
weather this," amid a Silveri fanner, the other day, to his
next neighbour, aocosting him as he was crossing 'his mea-
degree "hoe growing weather; this rain will bring every
thing out of the pound." " heaven forbid !" said the
other, " fee Ilwerjuel Gloried my wife."
We Understand that the Rev. 1)r. Baird is collecting at
present a bode of information respecting the parochial
sehools of Smtland, sod the state of elementary education
in general.—Edieheres Paper.
A eci txr EEG Lis it Col es.—At the Conquest, the little
coined Kane they had bore the same countenance with that
which had been current in the day, of our Saxon Kings ;
for the Conquenit's penny is of the same size as theirs,
presenting his bead full-faced, a cross in his right hand,
and ase Aire in his left, inscribed Willem. Rex. Anglo.
()I the reverse across Retiree, with four sespres quarterly ;
Vie inscription Jest An. ow. Ilerefor. Stow aaes the Con-
qunor, as he appeared on his cubist, wanted i beard, and
quates 11'illiam of klalmesbury to prove that the Nor-
mans weer were any; he also mentions that some of
the Conqueror's rains had I,e Rey Wilone, inscribed on
them, though all that are now attributed to him have either
the simple style of Rex, or with the addition of Ae.or Anglo.
It is presumed that the coinage of the money in Ibis
fashion was one of those impmvements which the Norman
Covert received from our Edward the Confessor, who, by
their own writers, is acknowledged to have taught them a
great many English customs. All great sums were at this
period paid by weight ; thus the Monks of Ely paid the
Ling seven hnndred marks, and &leer Etheling's allow-
ance was a pound of silver daily (11)74). The mirveyances
even were changed into money ; and the Sheriff collected
them iu Om following proportions:—lnstead of
Bread for one hundred men. ens shilling;
(One partitre.fed or', one shilling;
A rant or a sheep, fear-pence t
Pn4veneer for twenty horses, four-peneet
Lot, when these little contributions were thus gathered,
th 4 collectors still paid their gross sums into the Exehe-
ince by weight.
t The Board of Admiralty have directed that a ship of
he lira rate be built at Chethans, and to be named the
Waterloo.