The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-08-05 00:00:00

PASHIONARLR PARTIES.

The Dowager Duchess of Richmond 'victimised • select
party at dirtier on istarday at her house, Waterloo-place.
event and Countess Lieven catechised s distinguished
party at climber yesterday at Richmond.
Lady Retitle had a dither party yesterday at her house is
Piccadilly.
Lord Melbourne will give • turtle dinner Olt Wednesday
nett to a distinguished party at his haulm. Whitehall.
Mrs. Fitzherbert will entertaia a large party at dinner this
thy at her beam in Tiloey-street, sad In Use evemiug gives a
rout. _ _

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.

Ilk Dee. allgoelhoorrr, Neje, Geoid, mil Lord Fred*.
alooongo. Oat the Ortolan Hari, Boott-rtreet, Tee.
'Mitt, bra. Gooses 000 r, timiroltoo Coate, Ilostioi.
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Thu Marchisseas of Elmira, has left tows for her seat at
Esieltaasplosi.
The Earl sod Countess of Scarborough hairs left tows for
their vest is Yorkshire.

Lord Bardley sod family sre espeeted to leave tows on
Wedoesday for their mai, Belvidere, Kent.

Lord Braybrooke hos kit lowa for his seat, Aedley Esd,
Essex.
•Lord sod Lady Gieslye° sod family served yesterday at
Greitloo's Hotel, Albmoorle-Mreci.from Pori..

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The Hun. Mr. Vane sad Mr. Eden left town yesterday
for Paris.
Arrivals at the Londe. Hotel, Albewiarle.street:—Mrs.
Foster and family from the Coolineni ; Mr.. Forbes from
ditto; and Mies Kress( from Scotland. Departures from
ditto :—Mr. mid Mrs. Sawyer for the Hon. Miss Rorton's
peat, Vine Cottage, levee Oaks, teat ; sad Mr. and Mrs.
M'Cillivray sad family foe Paris
Francis Vane, Fag. has ar►ived at the St. James's Hotel,
Jenny, sliver, from the Continent.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hold, Lower Brook.street :—Mr.
Illeyriell from his seat in Staffordshire; and H. Woodhonse,
Esq from India. Drpartsres :—S. Pisou, F.sq. fur his 'lest
la Kest ; sad Mrs. Mills and family for their seat in De-
vonshire.

Departures from Howldwao's Hotel, Dover.atreet :—Mr.
-awl Hr.. Crawford for heir seat to Berk..

Captain sad Mrs. MasaiKee have left lib' Peke's" Hotel,
Piccadilly, fur Brussels.

'Yesterday the Duke of Yout &Mended Divine
Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
Roysl Highness the Duke of Ge.ouccrrea
left Mee on Friday for Leamington and Chelten-
ham. At the latter place he is 'spatted to remain
some time.

The Marquis and Marchioness of LON DO II DKR RY
had a party at dinner yesterday at North Cray,
Kent.
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An Saturd.iy the Marquis of LONDONDRRIT
gave a grand entertainment to a numerous assem-
blage or persons of distinction at his seat, North
Crayi. Kent.
Oa Wednesday the Earl of Ltegaroos. gave a
dinner so the Cabinet Ministeta. This was expected
to be the last Cabinet dinner which will be given
this wasn't.
Yesterday Viscount SIDNOUTH had Reelect party
at (bobby at Richmond Pink.
Ilia Greer the 'Duke •f PORTLAND passed
through Sheffield yesterday se'tinight, ou a visit
to the seat or J. A. !l, WORTLEY, Esq.
The Duke Of Wri.liwwcon will give a grand:
fete this day at Woolwich to the officers of artillery
and tenant her of distinguished chiriCters. Prepara-
tions have been rookie,/ by ten men cooks', besides
woolen, bitter Friary inoriaiieg. The party will:
antoont to 'bow seo.

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AMong the last fashionable 'arrivals et South-
amPlot► sire—
Eselror Nurtraenk, Hun. lady grey de Ruth's. Bon. W.
Eder% lls•. W. 0; Imtlesso, Lid, linkremad family, Madame
de l;ad.reille, Cepcai• Roan, K N. sod Rey. H. M '<Nitro's.
The Ball at the Norwich Assembly Rooms on
Wednesduy evening was opened with • country,
dunce by•the .1-1 u SHERIFF and Milli; BATH U IST,
Quadrilles sneers-de& und were irpt up :ill between
t awl three in the morning. atinown the corns
pisoy,umetriiiing to shunt 200, werw:-.-
The Hos. and Rev. Mr. Thriluloo, SreTirennan, Lady sad
t►e Mlimmor. Preside Lady Jodrell, Ike Nev. hie Wm. Kemp,
Sir J. K. Ma •LaiillteitS. Mr. and Lady Ann OAP, Mrs.
Ressolheraim, elltflidemad Wnd•hosse, Mr. It. H. tie►ney,
Majue "'Naar, ahrjee'Masuu, Lc. hr.

resifts!.
VT' 4.0.

- hAYNAtirit.
• Tyr hiurriage it/ hears has been- got tip with
great preparation. 'wad wee given fur the filet tinily
tine season on Swarthy night. The parts were sus:-
twined With almost uniform excellence. from the,
highest to the lowest. We do net °nett see such,
perfect earretion is all the arrangeracuis of a de.,
tooled enterbsiantrat. We begin with the chief at..
traction of the night. A Miss PATON appeared fek'
the Bret time in Satemer. There never was kgsfah
ceded instance of sneers.. The lady is you las.W•ol bee
all the ingenuousness of her tune of Ilk. • Shy wee

greeted with the loudest applause, by which sisa
was perturbed for • few minutes, but she speedily
became reassured, and relieved the audience from
all farther fear oil the nccount of inexperience.
It is difficult rdequately lo describe her style end
manner: there is a voluptuous and refined hilarity
in them which keep, the mind of the suditory most
pleasingly engaged. She is joyous and sensitive,
and yet controls the expression of the feelings
withiu the nicest limits of feminine grace. The
situations are almost hazardous for the delicacy of
the soft sex. and were PO intended by the witty
author. But she gets through them, and comet off
with the most engaging and brilliant purity. Her
singing is still more remarkable. She is a perfect
mistime of her own contrivances. She executes
with the precision of one long accustomed to the
encouragement and favour of public assemblies,
though she is youngest of the daughters of Phcebas.
Her voice is capable of any degree of power, her
tones peculiarly sound loud brilliant, and she inak.s
the progression of the intervals perfectly liquid.
Her expression is delightfully varied, and has •
graceful, sensible emphasis, applied like that
in the eloquence of a cunning orator. This
is one of the attributes which will make her COO.
spicuons among the vocalists of the stage. She in-
spirits the expression with a general discernment of
the subject, which seems to consider in every
several passage both what is gone before and what
there is to follow. We could scarcely name three
English singeis who have the semblance of this
ratiocinative faculty in their songs. Another die-
tiuction, which we trust she will uphold in her
future efforts, is the perfection and brevity of her
cadences. This augurs the return of common
sense to the lyrical economy of the stage.
We would particularly specify the song of "Bid me
discourse," which she introduced,and which at once
exalted her to the highest estimation with the audi-
ence. In the current of the music she lavished the
most delicate and intricate graces, without staying
the orchestra, or interrupting the composition for
their admission; end, at the close, she subjoined a
nest and Seely-executed cadence, quite in the
spirit of the air. We could not but contrast this
junction of good sense mid professional excellence
with the heavy psalmody used by some of our emi-
nent singers in their melodies, who yet will make
no scruple at the end of running an uncouth and
incongruous descant of many minutes, to the woe-
derment of the galleries and the lobby heroes itiel
true, but to the grief of all who have comma/
sense as well as ears, and to the utter discomfiture!
of the composition, if nut of the composer. We
hope, therefore, that the public will yet have to ac-
knowledge their obligations to Miss PATON for re-
storing sense to vocal song, after a long and tedious
banishment. She is certainly one of the most
fluent, expert, expressive, and sensible nselo-
tints to be found on any stage. It would be
tedious to recount the several occasions whereby
she awakened the enraptured admiration of the
house. The duets with Fiord,o end the
Countess must, however, be mentioned. They
both relate to the double assignation in the garden.
She blended the expression of archness and senti-
ment in each with miraculous felicity. But all
verbal description must fall greatly short of the
' effect •of hearing one strain of any of her songs.
Before quitting a subject so entirely 'Tremble, we
must remark on her admirable sustaining of the
innocent plot between her and Figaro, to check
the advances of the Comet. Her significant tone
and gesticulation in checking his lordly profligacy,
would have dune credit to the most practised
actress. We would also anode particularly to her
appearance from the closet, where Cherabirso had
been concealed, and her assumed reception of
the Count on his return from it, slier haviugl.
given the Countess, in the momentary interval, tiler.
hint of the Page's escape. This, by the by, is one:
of the most ingenious oituations in all the contriv-
ances of play-wrights, and was never better managed:
than on Satorday night. Mr. Jonas performed the
Count, and Mr. Liston was Figaro. It would be
superfluous to make any general comment on these
matchless comedians. Mr. Jones, who has the.
stage els and buoyancy beyond any actor since
LEWIS, directs them with wonderful ti.licity in ibis'
port. The jealousy of the husband is relieved by
his faithless stratagems upon the women about Inns.
The imperious authority of the master truckles with;
the difficulty of enfranchising his character front
the reproach of defeefed intrigue. The connecting.
incidents are full of the finest stratagems, andl
Mr. JONES manages all with admirable ease and,
dexterity. LISTON'Y humour IS perfect. The af-
fected blankness and want of apprehension. as.'
mimed to obtain time for • fuller and more credi-
ble justification—the garrulous amplification of the
dialogue, to divert and delay the scrutinising rage
and jealousy of the Count, are given by him, espe-
cially in the scene where he pretends to have leapt
out of window, with strong and tine imagina-
tion. There are few besides himself who have
so Historical an apprehension of the predica-
'liras of a dramatic situation. Mrs. Carr-
Teal.EY played the Page to udmiration. Sue hits
al the critical wavering period between boyish pu-
rity and puberty with turprising skill and fidelity.
Mrt. G•ERICK ploys(' the Countess respectably..—
.111 r. Lsotil LEE played Fiore:11o. It is to be re-
gretted that to occomplislied a singer is not more
importantly concerned itt the interesting music of
this piece. The loudest applause (ruin all sides
were poured upon the exertions elite lovely debu-
tante it the falling of the curtain, and the ow.
isouncement of her next appearance added the noise
of 'bowlers to the already loud acclamations iii her
favour. The house was crowded.

day evening: The leading feature of the plot,
!land the incident.tspled•Afhich its itifirrest mama
ly depends, as our' remises are probably oszzl
to borrowed Immo .the imeseral romanceromanceof ji
Quelfre, but is so ingeninualy coot need se alatuot to
deserve the praise of originality. The two heroes
of the tale ars imprisoned in a foams, and, ati-
. mated with heroic ardour, they resolve to escape
foram their prison and rush to the field of battle. to
meet the enemies of their country. A fortuitous
circumstance gives them all opporiuuity or saving
the life of Frederick, by which means they obtain
their enlargement, and embrace the chains of love
im exeharige fur those of a diingeon. The music
of the piece, which it rather of the difficult than
**pie character. reflects considerable credit on the
composer, Mr. Cones. and it certainly lost nothing
either in beauty or sweetness in the hands of
Messrs. BituaDituase and PRAIIMAIL Matilda
is • character admirably suited to the talents of Mies
KeLLY, and in addition to the charms of her
acting, which gave such general delight, she sung
• few songs which were allotted to her with extreme
let4i. sod softness. There was little for (hits.
W‘MPPIIIIT to do in the performance of Charlotte,
sod it ii the more to be regretted, as ehe performed
that,littic sir pleasingly. At the fall of the curtain
Mr. BARTLEY came forward, and addressed the
audience to this effect
" Ladies sad Geatiemee--On Monday evening there will
be so performance at this theatre, the Proprietor heiviag re-
solved to time the beam to enable all the members of this
establishment to lead their gratuitous assistance st Caveat-
garden, fur the heaelt of the widow mad child:ea of the
late Jobe Emery. The performseices will be, She-
✓idan's mimed, of The Rivals; as Address, written by
Mr. Colman • a Cuacert, combining the vocal strength of all
the tondos theatres; and the favoarite afierpiece of Bolles
without Beaux. Anxious as every member of this profession
has appeared to advance the interests of this benevolent per.
pose, the performers of this theatre may be said to be doubly
solicitous • our will that solicitude ha weimiered at, when it
is remembered that it was on Mow boards, has a few sights
ago, that this gmt and inimitable actor (sally termiaated
bie prefeseimeal latieves! We feel as if we bad bees seed.
dimly deprived of a heothet aid we there/ere hope we shall
bepardienei, if we take every possible opportunity ef dimming
the aluminise of a ;peonies sod mumficest public to as sa.
*flaking devoted to the relief of the widowed and the
fatherless."