The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-20 00:00:00

COPENT-G.I.RDE- N TUE.ITRE:

FA aqua An 's
admirable Comedy, The Revs: Sir,.
tagem, was last night performed at this
A
ny criticism on LEs's Theatre.
cher, or Mumews
Sera, would he but a repetition of the praises th .y
have so frequently, and so deservedly received ei'a
those charaders. They could afford those admit.
able perforn:ers, neither any new light; or give
them additional valise in the public estimation. We
eannot, however, refrain from ob•erving that in the
first a,‘.l, ScruPs dress was IR rhaps too fantastic.il.
Mrs. Coven sustained the part of 21.frs. Set/01 svi
great vivacity and spirit,. and tielive:ed the dvio;:e
Menthe, in which it abounds,' with much point aad
effedl. This is no small merit in' dui Lady, coe,i.,
Bering the difficulty there is in giving a favourat:e
impression of a charader in which Mrs. Jo:. t!.
has shon forth with so much lustre. Mr. Ite,e
appeared in Feigurd; and, we are sorry to say, dnn
not appear by any means calculated to repair ff.,::
this Theatre has sustained by the secession r
JOHNSTOZIE. We are ready to admit, the: 7
rafter of Fe ivard is in itself flat andiradpi, ; ‘.
is a feeble sketch drawn by an intoleraaha.li;
with all these allnwisaces, still we most 147, e,„
those defeels are more visible in the aFor,g
Mr. Roc,t than in the hands of Mr., .lonasrusi,
Mr. TA Y LOR appeared, in the Farce of 7 far7l..r.
in die chatieter of Lnhin. He was warmly
on his entratiCe by the audience. Many of his
songs were:navy:l His reception was very act,,
ing. The huitse displayed an elegant audience.
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FASHION.IBLE MARRIAGES,
IM CONTEMPL

W. It rst.t.owts, Esq. Member for Hunting.
don, to Miss But vors, daughtei c,f Mrs. Bar. v us,
of Grosvenor-Squares
lheSanniNiso Aritasssanelt to Lsdy
WOOD, WHIOW of the law Sir THOMAS WLEEtwoou,
of Thaver-street, Manchester-Ku:rte. •
Sir En WARD SMITH; Bart..to the itertomplished
Miss Dawns's., A-oungest daughter of Enersais
D'swkisrs, Esq. rf Portman-square. The rorzny
Baronet left town on Monday', on a visit to his is-
teuded bride at Standlynch. war Salisbury. •
Capttin BISHOP, neat month. to Lady C. 7oirro.
REND. Lady CHARLOTTE and her sister; Ley
Aston Tosrwawnin, areopon a visit to Earl Os-,
sr.r.p.v, at his Lorship's %eat. in. Sasses.
The marriage of the Hoe. Mr. Pant? ar..l
Mi., G al.,“ruN is postponed uotil'Nssvember.
_a__ • •

The Duke of GLOUCESTia's Vs.'.;:nteers
grand field day yesterday in Hyde Park.
The \largos; of Anaacons paid a visit to tom,
yesterday, from the Priory, for a few hours.
The Earl of C con mts. s. arrived. in town yerm.:r
from Ireland, and has taken up his etsilnice in Jr.
my n-steeet. j3' • ,
Lid, CALSKORTI, yetterd,ty, returfned to ifs
seat at Worthing, after leaving two of her sons
Harrow School.

Sir JAMES CRAWFURI, left town last night to
his Lady and a large party at Cheltenham.
Mr. MARTIN returned to to%vn lasc`night from
Tunbridge Wells. much recovered from his late ia-
disposition.
Lord Doscsmxos is severely indisposed at t'as
Duke of DEVONSHIAL'A At Chiswick.

The Dowager Countess of MAIAR/NC if w-v
dungerously ill at Ler house in Dublin ; her recove7i
is not exp-cted.
. Lord Viscount DoveNc snd Lord Lovatstare ar.
rived at SundelJand;to t..ae the coeunand of their
respective regiments. •
The tashionahle watches at. Phis ere eetraerdia
narilv flat. The circle is exadbf like A dog's collar.
The 'back is waved into a willow o. :Lel

The hair-dresser is consukrcd the best in Paris
who best displays the natural separatiLas of La
:lair, as it grows upon the head.
The most admired m/yr of a rarisLin (.174'4 it
a broad ribbon, plain or worked, with a large 04:7,
formed of an antique, and a precious sane .3
pearls, or a diamond ros; cone iliag the joining of
the clasp before.
A plait of hair about the thickness of a finger, sr
the shape of a serpent with its tail in its aloud . it
also a fash;onnole co/04. •

A revolution has been lately effelted in the man
tiers of the Parisian youth. Gallantry b.s
way to the rage for gormandising.
• The Fr,lieb invaders begin to think that the maa
as well as

" The woman, who ,I..liberatos, vs log."

The gal:lent Marquis, against whom a verMl
10,0001. WAS lately 134 ell, is a Tet,liT.
BONAAAsre mea .s to defer the ir.ra-irie
the drawing of the L' :cry, as k oarcus will
be busy in best wing her favours.
A Bill to endive Do.:tor's Cfmrstinns woolll be
wise measure; but it might, no doubt, be OKr-*
by the cnc1.1,4, the only species of iterreateettrict..a;
have always enjoyed free access.
.1.112 rrtdrj, WIIJ call the 1'0N,7 R a P4II J;.,j
wish to er! him on toreathr.- "33 ;" :
There are now two London Alat,rnten bath,-.1 a I
Margate, one of whom looks in water

a:4(A, and the other like a sertvr glr t.
The St. Olives Volunteer Corps, command,:
Cart- Sian, f ave volunteered their services
the 1 st Surrey Regiment, as two additional
Compatties, under the command 'of Lieut.* •
Commandant C•lnstiLL j their offer has been
before His MAJOST r, and waits his pleasure :
mean time, they go on duty with the rLi;:;;.
the first time to-morrow, as the ith and
lion Companies ; by this means the Corps. M u.. "
effeCtive strength and discipline, be superior to raw
corps of °limiters.
A grand Aquatic Review will take place to m
row, when the River Fencibles, under the room: •1
of Commodore Lucas, will master off the To.
with their gun-boats and troop-boats ; from th,!•,c
they proceed upwards, when the leading •!,%.0
will, at Black-friars Bridge, take in the Ist S;.1;••
regiment, which will be ready formed us embark. .%
the platform stairs at Palace Yard, the Rey 4! Is-z 4
minster will embark, and the 34 division will
on board at the Bishop's Palace stairs, at
betb, the Loyal Lambeth Corps ; from thence
will manoeuvre up the River to Petty. When II
Corps will clisernb.trk, and the flotilla return.