The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

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The Illarshionem of tillisbury had a faohinaable party as
Friday evening at her house in Ar!iiieton.‘tr,rl; Ifhioot
ri hum weir-111e Doke of Wellington, the Dowager Pica,
of Richmond and the ladle. 1-1111.011, Earl Whitworth
the Ducbess of Dora t, the Yeee•Chaiitellor, emosift, 'l.
doff, the Coorstear of Emeit, the Countess Haccooit. pr
Marchmuous of Loodoutlersy, the COI4IIIICIII of &mu
the IAM,, Thilyaetex.

The Ittsiquis sod Marehihoess of f.sandosea chummiest
a distinguished party yesterday at Laasilowil Muss, Bid,.
leysgaare.

Coilstem Lievea entertained ■ large rirly of faabiosabl.s
yesterday evening at bee horse in Harley-arreet.
The Ella sod Countess of Sefton estestained the Ili,
dimness of Salisbury, Sir Henry sod Lady Welitalty, St
Gilt., and s distinguished party, yesterday, at their Meese .z
Arliaglon.street.

Lord and Lady Kint entertained Lord Glastosbury,
William and Min Wynn, General Gresmilie, Mr. nuns
Gretnalr, Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Moore, Ice. on Saturday, at ion
Moose is I)o►er-street.

The Earl of Blesintoo had a select party yeattrdsi at
his loose in St. lseireouquare.
The Duke of York will entertsio a large party of dots-
goished mumps on Wednesday, at York House.
The Duke of Wellington will ore ass elegaat caters's.
rand or Thermlay nest to a disuagniahed party, at A psley
House.

The ilargais of Lnadnnderry hod a grand dinner party on
Saturday, at his house to 84. James's eyra►e.
Conitttaa Swatunt wdl give • root on Thread', rust, st
her house its Blenhope.street.
The hirrebettoesa of leutdooderry min give mindere spirt,.
did rout ou Wedtedq sett, as her house in Si. Jaseer.

•Viscosst Car!else has hissed card* of invitalios far IR ft-
terlaisnieol ois the 28th inst. it lain Wass iu Gaoage•sucei.
innower-.glare.
land Holland will enlertsia a lame party at dismal is
at Ina Weise is Old Burltogiou •Irret.
Into. Tighe will hare a fachfor.ble parry us Wedataday
meat, al leer hoses is St. James's-plate.

Yestetday divine service was performed by ti.e
Rev. F. W. Bt.ormoor; to the Ktoe's HoodortaiJ.
vt the Polowe in Pall-mall.
On Thursday evening time Duke of You
honoured Covent Garden theatre with hie po.-
tenet., to see the new opera.
SAturday evening the Duchess of KENT and dr
Princess FEODOR hollOilled the 'when Opera an
heir presence.

Lord SlAtiraottouati left town ou &touchy frt.
Brighton, on a visit to the KING.
The Poet says--
Reavis asw Mere
Obscure. Au
Lard LOWDONDRIIRT, who deals in prose, a► the
contrary, is ohrenre, while he labours to be prolix.
On Saturday a very splendid enteriainarent was
given by the LORD MAYOR to the Duke ritYmaa.
at the Mausiao HOiOr. Amongst the company at
dinner were, the I.oab Cu Aar:slime, Lnal
BATHURST, Lord SToivaht., Lord Sit:rigout/I.
Mr. PEEL, the JUDGE ADVocATE. Lord Chin
Justice DALLAS, In the eveiiiiig the Lies
MAYORFAIS was at home tu a select party of
The Duke of YORK joined the ladies at au tne'l
liner. sad remained wuk them until late. Tl.e
company cirri not sepriv.ite until after ewe Ire.

It may bt truly will of Lord Matruscborove
that be liresors the At of the laud. _

Madame CATALAN! it announced for two co,-
certo, at the Sheffieltil theatre. The first will take
place this aught. mid the second to-roorrow.
Miss KELLY. of the Drury-false cowme, is
petfornt at the Bath theatre, in the crowed} of
bold Stroke for a Husband, cod the entertooonico:
of the Blind Buy, for her bistro', Miss L. KELI
benefit.

Last evesiog a rehearsal of the choruses, 'r.
to he performed it the grand Ccsicert for the berg-
lit of the Choral Fund this erenin4, ist the
Opera House, took place. dlr. GREATOREX. Jo
presided at the also.
The officers of his Majesty's ship Impure •
at Plymouth'. performed the play of John B. •
and the farce of Boinbasies 10 a very ta-
perior style, last Monday evening, oo hoard
ship, part of which, at considerable espease. 11,r
very tastefully fitted up for the purpose.
:10u ladies and gentlemen were pre.eut. After ti •
performative a boll and elegant sapper were gig'''.
RCINARZ•BLIK Cia4I.3IIITANCL....•••-The llir
Sheriff for Berkshire for the current year is ire
Hon. FREDUMIC West. the geoitlernso appossed
to that office for the year ensuing is Sir tissue
East, Bart.
OSMAN Ana, the distinguished Turk who his
beet, converted to Christianity, was baptized oil
45th of January i•t Some, loy the Caro:fluid GA.
LEFFI. Bishop of Annum. The iulant DO
Cilasin Louis, son of, the .Duchess of Lefts.
wss his sponsor. and gave him the 4811114
of
CusaLcs-Louts-Psut.-Hcicouts-Jossen-Mt-
uts. The/aches of Lucca was present at :Le
meow/.

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THEATRES.
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IWO'S THEATRE.

The op Opera Hamm di Dolskeins was re-
'petted is fastrardey errs, It imereaseo in favber
with the audience. and the strongest token of ape
probation was *hewn by the cells kr repetition in
the peones which were most relished. Among
these, that which excited most euthusiaom was the
quartet in the last scene of the opera. commenced
by Amelia, pleading for her lover, with ts cid°
.r
it rnio labbro ispira." It is a composition of pe-
culiarly fine fancy. wherein all the refinement* of
the art are put in action—the mind is bewildered
by an interesting diversity of paatioo, and the
judgment has good ground of satisfaction in the
.citittifie preparation of the purls. This, upon
review, seems to be the happiest line of cumpusi.
tion with the author, PACINT. Some of the fess
coiti.ited have complaitied that there were not songs
or vin eriough....whife 'few are equal to the toil of
gratification in those parts where the mind of the
composer hes pot all the voices end iostruments in
requisition, nod the composition heaves sod rolls
as in a prond sea of rapture. But the combined
parts are of unquestioaed power, and in nu recent
Opera have they bees more **ratty or justly ad-
mired. The characters weir as before, and were
improviugly sustained. Cacti:roll made new ad-
vances upon the good-will of the house; she is a
most accomplished w. icing-maid fur a young lady
in love; she looks a very Lis, just arrived on a
propitious mission from the Puphian Deities. Ass-
asoosTri figured well io the old soldier, Braude ;
CARTONI hes made no improvement in Frederic.
Csaroarse sang delightfully.
After the opera cousiderable delay took place
to such a degree, that the time approaching within
half an boar of midnight, the audience grew
impatient, and when the curtaiii rose expressed
strong disapprobation.
The ballet is called Les Pages de Doe de Von-
dowse. It seem. to represeet the Duke and his
ufficers as being summoned to some warlike basi-
lica*. The crowd of pages is left under the
guidance of the chief household officer. He is
not very attentive to his charge, and the striplings
are rather immoderate in the means they adopt for
their solacetneut. o.it of them w deeply eugaged
with a young female of the household, end con-
trives 1111 interview while his companions ate dozing
under a tent. The Duke returns at midnight,
detects the young lover returning from his lois-
nese. and pursues him across the garden. The
youth speedily lays him down on his couch, and for
the moment eludes the search of the Duke, who finds
him nut, however, by feeling the pulsation of the
hearts of the whole group. He takes the shoulder.
knot from the youth, to have the means of recog-
wing him is the morning. The youth, however,
takes of all the knots of bits sleeping comps.
mons, and derttoya the distinction. Alter various
crafty eludiega of detection, he is at length he.
diced by the Duke to step forward and own
himself es the delinquent sought. Ile is at
first condemned to punishment, but his father,
• faithful officer of the Duke, and covered with
sears in his wars, just the,, arriving from a success-
ful expedition, by the force of imputed merit sores
him. and he is jollied by the Duke to his ina-
morata. The piece is of beautiful as well as
simple design. The action has judicious scope
for the business, which is all appueite and fan-
tiful, and helps on the plot. The groups are
very fine, especially one made up by the page and
the jillse of the houitehold,—the subject being a
sportive contest for the possession of a bouquet,
which melt of the pages bolds for a time, only to
surrender it to the charms of his favourite. A Pas
de Densp, with eusteneta, between BARRE soil
Ls 1.18.050, was greatly admired. A LIMIT poised
himself it! attitides graceful enough fur o oew statue
of Polarities.: Apollo. The ROLAND. performed
wonderfully, 411 did La BLOND, DR VAIIENNSS,
AmsroLi and his Lady. The time was filled op
lions first to last with a delightful and astonishing
satiety of the moot bewitching and graceful feats of
motion. The house was closely crowded in the
lot; the boxes were full of fashion and heauty.
COVIENT-O•RDEN.
On Saturday evening this theatre was crowded
with a most fishiosiable audience to witness the re-
pooentation of the new opera (Montrose, or the
h4idren of the Nisi), which was produced in the
course of last week with great success. The
heroine of the piece (Armor Lyle), whose enchant-
Ing notes could disarm the fiercest bosom of re-
venge, and incline it to bite, could not have found
a more faithful representative than Miss STEPHINS,
who pre the few simple melodies allotted to bier, in
the full spirit of harmony. LISTON tootwithstroul.
ing a severe void) gave universal satisfaction in
the character of Captain Duke's,. All the other
characters were well suppotard, mud the audience
bore ample testimony to the pleatinre they received
ti, the warm approbation with which the announce-
ment of its niwition i.na received,

The hand and ticket-holden of Crow-street
theatre, Dublin, have held a meeting, at whirl) a
Committee wet to prepare a memorial to his Ex-
cetlency the Lord Lieritemmt, representing she
hardships they labour under.
The unexpected death of Miss MAST KAVA-
NAGH (Ki!Leon,. Felmmirs 3), Mid, we regret to
Mid, • serious effect on the delicate health of the
Countess of ONAIONDIC, Whio is stilt ut Burris. Dr.
M. ltl.tv vraa sent fur express on Monday. That
able physician return's' yesterday, and we have
great pleasure itt being able in state, he reports
'try favourably of that excellent body's cones,/IN.
ienet.—(Kilkeent, Paper.)
Major &mires company of royal artillery, with
311,114 DUN DA% embarked on Thursday on board
the Pilot transport, lot the Cape of Good Hope.
HAZAID :HA CO. grsteful fur the increase of
Public patronage iestmted on them. mill for the
Pfeferrate stern in their aid eitabliiked Oiiieri (which thry
In fame measure •Irribute U. lie:, trent maccrao to selling
Capital Psizes), respectfully minuet the attention of their
Newts to a brill rtatenient of Ike. Scheme of Htit pfrikeNt
'it:turfy, which hoist, the 2/th of this Ma•th:—lt contains
fire Prizes of 20,000 f. Fite of 2,000/., others 14 2i 1.3U0t.
fte.. and ma TIRO Billl4ll to a Prier—All she Plian
Climes—Every Ticket will drri,le iM
oiia fair—First (haute prise will he 29,0410 J. Mune/.
Nunn sod Co in Simon in the very lair 11•"111179
LIAO. a Prise of 3U,loui sad 10.427. a raw ..1 6.0011.--
ratelt° ORiter, Hopei Rutty, (-Ole; '26r Qui-
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1, • leg 324, Ohferd:itteet, corner ier ifighllue•tittel ; sad
1 qtr Apcni ie of prteripel Cowry Tuis.su.

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kajtity appeared in public, is au open heads, on
Wedelleday aedThereilay anemones, and looluod rattemely
well, The [lag toeh the Lewes road, and Ins out bowers
is. sod three hoses.

His 1111njesty asoft my Mriag also yesterday, bat dose the
lituiliarlrai road.
The Prime. sttd Premiss Esterhssy rill arrive at the Pa.
Mee this day to distort.
Barna Pagel, Ambassador to the Klieg of she Netherlands,
sad tbe Chevalier &sum (Ex-Ambassador of Portugal) ate
also expected.
MI Majesty has not bad, as yet, either dinner or catalog
party since his retools

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Al Dorchester Gadlmams foie;-awe Thumley, hatren eal Ile
beetled higlask'patelet ton iihlg beelailas. wisdoar either la
Warmed gem le. hope% sie:piger. Therairw market VIA "Pry dell.
At Bath re* se Thiseu thwehrto of .eattlt sod sheep
wee greater item in eiss formettallassient. • rat home ..,Id
ait frees 7a Oak blta pew Amyl tan fit sheep .01.1 at S.I.
per lb.; higher prices were edlll44* the poorer kmda thaw
Myers would give.
Al Devisee market era Thanatos, the how *beets obtain-
ed lass week's prints, NH belle humans tees dune. At the
fair, a large aiwalser of soperiar hoond rattle was rehibitral
for ask ; brat the demised was wig 1... prep,. lion. P.t
Is. lad Is. per sciire; Undone M. to IV each. There
were hat few good horns. t
Average price carers at ITioehrater vas market I-1391.5t,
6111 e. lad.; Satter, 19e. The sale, made last market-day
were at a depression, sad few pereisaers.