The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-23 00:00:00

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FASHION.

AN.‘CREON I‘IIT.VIT.D.
To en, lov.djs
'fhe liners and Lilies,.
Ase Red from my Nettle, fotbeir
Fur *Se, on my Nese,
L the full-:donst Rose,
A nd the Lilies are twin'tl with tny IL ir.

The Marchioness of SALisnuav gave a gr.md
Rout, on Nlond.ty evening last, to about .",00 of the
fishionable world, at her house in Arlington-street ;
among the company pre-env were, the Swedish,
rottllgtlege, and Dutch Ainbassudt,rs.:—
Duke Ju Pier,.

44rqui. of 14,•rtf. ed.
rdrl,—Wiiioleke3„ pnljv 11fa,Nde,field, Stan-
Uwe, Weatinorl.ind, awl Li ineriidc
iinnuits—+aebes, Crantey, Sydow!, Mathew, Grimototi,
atia Mosley.
Lore—ritaltarris Rivning, Ftx.nv,
asenstrion. Lev-ann Gown, Graves, Brisee, 4001 S-mirr‘i.lr.
Cant% Sladll, ROY, 11.iugliton„ and
3. Riddle.
Gerrerstur flogitirtek.
Ceurre1....,:t..11.1m, and Tree,.
4.lfteei•—.44rostirck .ind Hyman!.
C.pt.av•—.R.3k,v, \tiller. awl Tfritharn-
nrain—Cstrert, iteittirmirm, C.tisvers, Stmlif ell, 11;1%4-
est, Nl.meninse, Om stain. G•
Walpole, F. Walpole, ll•nti Itiallams„ Rohirriefi,Slnane,
W. Slow,. Freemartle, Moiatanse., 111-In., wits,
Dkke4". 1"""iti "a-.T1.1 it ;dere Tricerit.l.mid. Afirtner...„
Geer mood, S.att.lflrel, U ~,e,t. 1%11.111. \loner Ltotowlir,
yen, Metttg..rueryi trmatrd, !lope, &dikes% Sttuaho; e,
sod Corimoms
Deekters.....De D-rritsti;r., and !Wenn.
MartAimenr.-4)..weislitre, 14f-idiot, mind ifertfnyd.
Ciou.kaso--.S.Ann, Csrli•le, Liver!evrel, Tal•
Mg, Sllticele.Se4l, Clary, De Joutf, Leitrim, Ctsaill.im, and
Dhikelth.
114.uwetrues-ArVtirerk, Nts!htsione, S”inry, and Ca•Ce-
tea .
B.Araitesa CrnAnn.

avoil (is K. C-0:-. ItmiczN. t. L. Saun-
a/ens .1••••k,31-4•11. T mker% hi 41. Se-
begin. 141-6.7. C 11..r.1. C. 11.vr,om1,11411:iitt.r.1. C.

Dnadia% C Roden, l'rauftwel. C. Ntlatuive. &piing. C. Hat-.
hum, llahua, C statitin Stun, Harrington, Wlllkums
Wytuse,P...tre, S Ruder, (kintharn, I,.(erre!, Chonent,.
!ttrithew, Somerton, Corr), E,twdo‘, R.
gimlet* 1, and
itaistrunar—Joiles, Center-, Standards. FitalterSert, Gar.
Vier, lia.-Itinwro, Flostrir, Ntusgmy, St. John, Cakert„
len. Chestnut, G. Donets, 11..ntir, /taker, Elliot, Walpole,
Fremantle. C Oislionsa, A.li.tigtosi, Dickens, liotham, Doo-
r"' S. nun. Corovisilln, hturt, 'llmuniserni, %Sonars titt. L.
vinsmr.v. Stroud, Farmer, Unlit.), Law, Fr.ine.s, Str.tr.ussl,
Smith, S Peocham, Drummond Smith, Nl'Domo.ll, C.
Los& anti A. Stanlinr.
Alas ft—Ptic.,, Csuyers, Batiks, Shutriworth,ttartlicr, Mil-
fitr,;rral.l. Hamm-filen Sehlight, Fitzroy, Ch
lirown. Whitaker, Lefeyo., Baker, Duckworth, Pe.h ums,
Dershwond, tlsrwy, two Gages, Smith:,
Addington, Did:sits, ihethaso, Mule, Byron, Shun-
hem Townshc..,l, Thompson, ruipo, W um, I lersey,
Gyirnston, Done., Law, Friocit, two N%'alteield., Smith,
Tuartiabeisl, R. 11 mghten, Stinhoix., and GCLUAitUII.

On Monday morning his Maicsvv, after inspeet
fag the works and improvements carrying on about
%%indult-, took the diversion of hunting with the
furriers in the Great Park.

The same morning her Manst v and the PRIN.
VIM!, accompanied by Lord and Lady SooLtY,
and Mrs. De ax Ga osrp Not, took an airing to
Frogmore, and the weather being extremely fine,
the Royal p.uty walled a considerable time in the
g..rdens.
Yesterday, soon after twelve o'clock, her MA.
JISTT and the PRlNctssts arrived at Buckingham-
house. About two o'clock the Princess 11l.st Y, at-
tended by Lade Cm k a Lorre Wv:isz. took an
airing in the neighbourhood of Chelsea.
About half past three his 11. tit. r v arrived at the
Qutis's house.
In the evening their NTssrocrirs had a Concert
and a SClea party. Mr. HAUNE•DICK, her NtarEs-
TY'S Page, entertained the company with a charm-
ing concerto on the flute.
Yesterday Lord and Lady Scotty arrived in
town from Windsor, where they have been on a vi-
sit to their Mai/Slits for several days.
Tito. BEAUMONT has been appointed, by Lord
HAncouar, one of her MAJESTy's Coachmen, in
the room of Mr. Jaw( Swan, who died suddenly
$ few days since.
This evening their hfaxtsries and the PRIN.
CISSES will honour the Concert of Antient Music
with their presence, under the direßion of the Earl
WILTON, who divas for the Earl FrizwiLLlAM,
who is absent from London.

Mr. Lewts, of Covent-Garden Theatre, met with a
very unpleasant accident ast Sunday. in extricating
himself from his hiirse as it was filling. His arm
vras so much hurt, that he WAS last night obliged to
h.tve his sleeve open, in performing the characier of
the Hon- .11r. Sheldon, in COLMA,A admirable Co-
medy of gob/ Bull.

Some people are convinced that BONAPARTE has
no idea of invading .s. The reason is a good one—
a! has told his soldiers, that the Bank of England
contains nothing but titer.
Professor A LOINI has returned to Paris. On his
passage to Calais he made some experiments, from
which it results, that the galvanic influence looses
none of its effeas at sea.

The Earl of A BOY sr., after an absence of several
years, returned to town ou Monday, from Aboyne
Castle, Aberdeenshire. _

Lidv Sstrocs's Ball, last night, was very
fashionably attended.
The Earl and Countess MOCNTNOR tt IS are at the
British Hotel, in Jermyn-street.
Prince WILLIAM 02. GLMTEcTtIt took leave of
their Swarms' Mairsvits, at Stockholm, on the
In of March, upon his return to England.
We are concerned to state that Mr. O'lia aa,
Member for the county of Sligo, is detained in Ire-
land by a hurt in his knee, received in a fall from
his horse in bunting. His absence ttom his Par-
liamentary duty is matter of great relret, as there
is not a more honest, upright and independent Se-
nator. He has been returned four times to serve
in Parliament. It is a doubt whether his public or
private virtues are the mr r•- predominant.
To those Gentlemen who may be interested in
the great match proposed by Mr. I)& s AND about a
year since which the Cuur.irqf (lentiemen may re-
collat), and accepted by Cul. EituaN roes, we have
authoruy to state, that the Colonel has named next
the 25th ia.tint, to meet at Mr. Dos :4 11'S
liome at twelve o'clock, to decide the merits of
Alajor, brother to Snowball, the ag phi, Ora of
Yorkshire, against Mr. DURAND% bitch of equal
celebrity. The above match, we understand, for
1 trOt.r guineas, jr or pa.;.

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COVVN T-11 AltDr.S.
After tbe Comedy of John Bull, a new Drama,
and of a new 'species, entitled Voio-Draw, was
las: night brd'aght forward at this Theatre. I: is
the progeny of the romantic brain of Mr. KINK
I.swts, and called The Captive. No one of this
Gentleman's produetions perhaps bears stronger
marks of his terrific imagination. The design of it
is simply to depiet, in one scene, the horrors of the
interior of a madhouse. At the opening, a female
captive is discovered; and the only words of the
piece consist of a short poem which she repeats,
accompanied with much pantomime and scenic ope-
fat' . Her Keeper appears with her sustenance:
she urges hint to release her, for a she is not mad."
He is deaf to her supplication, and quits her ; we
then learn, from a so4iloquy, that she is unjustly
confined by her husband. The back scene forms a
gloomy perspedive of other parts of the prison.
Yells and clanking of chains are heard from sur-
rounding maniacs. One of them havin' escaped,
rushes titrward, a dreadfut spectacle, anc overlooks
the dungeon of the captive. H. disappears, and is
immediately seen again at the grate of its entrance,
which, with furious exertion, he attempts to force
open. He is then seen violently contending with
his keepers, who finally force him :c.vay. The
Captive herself is driven to aftual frenzy with the
horrors of the scene, raves in the accents of mad-
ness, and sinks with agitation. She is awakened
from her trance by her father, who, accom-
hanied by two other person, come to release
er ; hut her brain is still distraded—she knows
them act. Her little son is thin brought before
her—she recognizes him, seizes him in her arms,
and a groupe /a Koidate closes the scene.
From ais description, a general idea may be ga.
thered of the nature of this extraordinary exhibition;
but to convey an idea of effed, description is inade-
quate. The scene is horrid beyond conception; it
threw several ladies into hysterics, and the stoutest
nerves could scarcely spstain it without emotion.—
The opposition it experienced seemed to arise from
this cause alone ; there were no hisses but what ac-
companied the screams of the ladies ; but they un-
doubtedly form an all-sualcient objetion to it, fu-
ture representation. Sensible of this the author we
understand has withdrawn st. As the conception
of a fervid imagination, it i s certainly calculated to
augment the peculiar fame of Mr. Li was ; but it
painful impression renders kiln& for the Stage.