The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

THEATRES.

DRURY.LANE.
On Saturday night the Opera of The Siege of
Belgrade was pei termed for the first time this sea-
son. Mr. Realism, in the pert of the Seraskier,
did ample justice to the beautiful music of STO-
RACE ; Milli% LYON, for the first time, sustained the
part of Catherine, with much credit to her,elf, and
pleasure to the audience. Mill K111.1.Y *as the
substitute, in Lille, for Signora S roatce.aml gave
fair promise of becoming a very lively and excel-
lent performer. The whole Opera was well per-
formed, and received unbounded applause. The
after-piece of The Three Gad the Deace followed,
in which Mr. ELETSTON displayed the versatility
of his talents to the satisfaction of one of the must
crowded awl fashionable audiences of the season.

H 4 MAR[ET.
On Saturday, the Operatical Drama of The
Exile was performed at this Theatre, with increased:
applanse. It was followed by the new farce, called,
The School fur Asithors, in which 111es.rs. MUM-
DEN, JONEs, and FARLEY, excited much lamihter.
Miss NORTON and Miss LOGAN alto performed
their parts with good effect. This was the sixth
time of performauce of this farce. It appears to-
gain more and more upon the public, and promises
to become a lasting favourite. The pit and gallery
were crowded to excess at an early hour, and the
boxes were completely tilled at half price. The
smallness of the Theatre, compared with the Com-
pany's late place of performance, is tuition itedly a
great advantage ; as it enables those who attend
solely for the wirpose of theatrical entertainment,
to gear and jusl.e with more precision and accu-
racy of the merits of each individual performer.

Yesterday morning, His MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMLLIA, accomaaaliell Lv
Lady Cato Lisa WALDEURAYE, Miss VYSE, athil
General Frrzatiy, rode to St. tieorge's Chap, I,
and heard a srrmou preached by the Rev. Mr.
Dimly, from St. Psul's Epistle to Titus, chap. ir
verse 10: " That tbey way adorn the doctrine of
Curl our Saviai:r in all things." They afters/urns
returned to the Palace.

On Sat:trday the Duke of VURK waited on the
Kivn, at Windsor, on huatlle•s, and af:eroards
rode out with Hii MAJ►STV cud the
OF S. In the afteruoon hi• Royal llighnes, went to
Oatlanclr.

Lord FOLEY arrived in town, on Saturday, from
Whithc-Court, Worcestershire.
Loral and Lady Ittaaowar intend to pass the
Christmas holidays at Stosiontoill, Stafford :dine.
The Marquis and Marchioners of LAN.Dows
left town, yesterday, for Southampton U--!le.
The Countess-11.mager of SEFTOW Will It:ilVe
town, to-morrow, for Bath.

The Duke of Dcroastitmc gave a grand dinner,
yesterday, at his seat at Lliimisock.
Lady Poi_Ly presented her Lord yesterday wit.-
a sisawmiheir, at Ms house in Hill-street, Berkeley-
square.
The PORTUGUESE Allll.ll/SADOR gave a grand
dinner, yesterday, at his house in South Aui!ly-
erect, to a numerous party of tuguese
Mr. Hatizzirsi will have his usual tenet% at the
new Assembly Rooms, Rath, 011 Christmae Eve.—
Mr. BRAMAN will lend his powerful aid, and Sig.
nose STomicr, for the last time in public, delight
her admirers.

The most splendid preparations are making for
Lady litivise PWlTV.socCOMelieMent, witich is :Joon-
ly .e.pecteel to take place.
Mr. Yon PI G comes forward, to-night, at the I lay-
mai ket Theatre, in his favourite part of ',gnarl,
wiluell attracted soch crowded audiences, sii.l re-
ceived sorb unbounded applause, on his first ap-
iesinore on the London Loaril,.

Madame CATAL.IIO4I arrived in teen an Friday
lot ;and she sets otf this atorning, with her family,
for Bath, where she intends to spend two or three
months, during which tune ske is to give several
sule.r ription concerts, on the largest stale.
Mr. Lowts's Drama of Versate comes forward,
this night, with an entire new last act, in which Cl.ll-,
%Aerobic additional interest is given to Mrs. IL
SIDDOIIIII.4 per: of Josepha, and Mrs. Mums l'OlllP3l
fora and as the Abbess, so Often mentioned, Lint
not produced in the former representations.
Lord and Lady PORCHESTER have arrived at

7ilr. Molar:Ws Comedy of 7berns and Country
is in preparation at the Haymarket Theatre. Wa
iintierstand it has undergone an entire tit is east :..
Mr. Kerne resigns Reuben to Mr. Yor a, Mr.
C. Kamm& the part of Plastic to Mr. Jua Ka,
Mr. Mum DiN will till that of Trott, Mrs. C. lila-
oi.a that of the Hon. Mrs. Weitroy, and Miqii Noa-
TON will be the substitute fur the Countess
CRAVICN.

On Wednesday week, a dinner was given at
Beverley, Yorkshire, by General Vasa, to the
Officers or the Star, General BgacteD, Colonel of
the 34th foot, Mr. McLuso, late Aid-de-Camp to
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Kn•nt

(miters, Ai, Cornhill, and St. Margaret'. Hill; •
at 100,000. Of these, 40,000 are to Occupy the Gen. Francson. the Field-Officers from Hull, &c. MURRAY S. ROLL.
Borough.
coast of Use Baltic, Stralsund, Lubec, See. under The Earl of WeicraoatanD will leave town, This was an action by the assignees of one Diaconal allowed on • Lottery Sharet.--Every
the command of General MOLITOR. A corps of this day, for Apthorpe, where fiis Lordship a ill be Lovell, s bankru_ta. who had been a baker, for Purchaser of Shires of Tickets, ainoun.iii,. to Fie. , •
like force, under Mardi's' DsßousT, is to be sta- joined by a numerous assemblage of Nobility, who dour sold to the Defendant. Pounds and urards, will be allowed a Iliscouuts
Coned in Honorer, Magdefoirgh, Bremen, Sec. and intend to remain there during the Christmas hole- The delivery of the articles was
.proved by the at J. W . ' Fortunate Office. Ili, Connt',
the remainder, under Gen. Ou oi Nor, at Bareutb. days. ' servants of the Defeutlent, and lie himself was ex- where Cirpital Prizes to a large moonlit have bode
Orders were received, on Friday, at Portsmouth, Mr. Inoxany'sperfonnances, on Saturday night, annued to prove the balance remaining e}ne on the recently *oleo Shores.—The Lottery begins drat.. to debark. with all possible dispatch, the troops were honoured with the loudest and most iiiiiversial font of dealings of some years staudin;:;, amounting ing. next Tuesday, with superior udvaiii.r.ea to any
which were on the point of sailing for Spnin.— applause, by a crowded and brilliant andiencc.— to 361. former Scheme, viz. 2 new Prizes of 500 Ticket* • -":,,
The transpoits, with the 3d and 4th dragoons on The dexterity with which he cut off the cock's head The defence set up was, that the debt had been each, besides 4of .t 20,000. 2of .1:10,000, 2of
baar,l, were accordingly weighed adiore, and the was only equalled by that with which he produced discharged by the acceptances and payments of the es,otro, &:::. &c. Ike.
dellerketion was commenced. They formed a hue the suit of baby-linen oat of the egg. Defendant, which were put in and adinitted, and Iliac or Etiotaso.—Friday. at one o'clock,
from the Point along Sallyport and Soutle.ea We understalid that his Royal Highness the iipoit which the baukropt uuderweat a very long tire of the Lottery Cot 'snorters attended at the • -
Beach. The horses were cast overboard, to swim Prince of WA t L 49 the uniform patron of literature Icrow-examination, in the course of which it ap- Bank, to receive front the Contractor the one thou- . t.., ...4
ashore. Never did ; ••en Portsmouth present a more and the bee arts, has gracionalcr condescended to peered. that the pernicious practice of an inter- mud Tickets given in the present Scheme to the
busy scene--all was bustle and coa limestone nsion in the lay the of Covent-gee en Theatre. The change of what is called accommodation bills, had public. The Contractor delivered to the Commis. 'I
exertions to clear the transports, that they may inauguration will take place on Saturday next. His long existed between the parties, for the support of smilers tite Tickets, in four par..ela, of 150 in each
proceed etiipty to Spain, with all possible es- if oyal Highness will he attended by god MOIRA. their mutual credit, but they had no application to parcel, who carefully. examilied the minibus, awls
pedition, for the purpose of bringing away OW Colonel MsMsnou, and other distinguished per- the commercial dealings. countilig rad, parcel, sealed them up with the seat
troops. Similar orders, we understand, have sonars; the Grand Oficers of the Masonic Two witnesses were also called to prose the of the office into two parcel. of 500 each, mark,,,R. t
hero sent to Plymouth and Falmouth. The pub- Lodges will also attend ; and it is supposed that bankrupt not to bir worthy of credit OK his oath, the one A, and the other B, and delivered them to lie, we believe, will revive no farther evidence to the precession will proceed from the Freemasons but they failed in the attempt. Mr. Ha4E, the chief cashier of the Think, for the
satisfy them that Mimsters consider the late re- I Tavern, Great Queen-street, through Long-Acre, The jury, under the direction of the Learned fortunate holder of the tint-drawn Ticket above
verses of the Spanish arms in Spina irreparable. and Bow-street, to the site of the intended theatre. Jt ni.t, found it verdict for the Plaintiff. 151. on Tuesday next, the 13th iustant.