The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-30 00:00:00

THE.ITRE.

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Last night, the Tragedy of Pizarro was produced
t this Theatre, with renovated splendour. The no-
Orr of tin night was a gentleman, of the name of
'Lissa. in the part rf lan:u. lie is above the
~iddle size, his figure good. face expressive, and ra-
bcr handsome, .his voice clear and strong, but he
as to learn to modulate it, and pitch it to the
e. He evidently self. red under the most
07res,ive embalmment, until his scene with
;.z Here he dispieyed great energy, with' just
-inception of his author, and received repeated
'audits. ills aBion was chaste, but confined; and
hen he becomes accustomed to the business of the
illy, and is in full possession of his powers, as he
-;e4rs a very young man, he will be a valuable
y:11 to the Theatre. It may be considered.
co whole, a most promisirg debit. Mr. PUT 14 A M
cve, y passible support from Mrs. H. Si minus,
in lore; and Mr. ELLISION, in Rolla. Mrs H.
Sicuotss's Cora is a most interesting performance ;
lit is a natural portrait of an alfeBitmate wife and
:tett rr; but de did not display the feeling we
Weld cap: on the death of such a friend
as Rory. There is no part in tragedy in which
Mr. Es.tiseon excels more. It affords that sort
of et.ergette declamation which displays his fine
clear tonea, and spirited manner, with the happiest
ere et He 1 i-lied and played a Hero.-- Mrs.
Peril. Li..,rd is one of her most admired per-
formances, and never was she more successful in pour.
traying the high-spirited Spaniard. Mr. BARRY.
• Rf, the original Pi:a,r,, has increased in energy.
Mr. WitOOGHTON, in Lou reser, and Mr Dow.
• in Orozemito, were excellent representatives of
these interesting charafters. The choruses, pro-
ces,imas, scenery, Sec. were extremely grand ; there
cannot be a mere interesting performance; it was
received with enthusiasm. Mrs. D 4 PONTL ap-
peared. for the third time, in Patrick, and with in-
crowd advantage. Her 'cogs were given with
much taste, and warmly applauded, Mrs. Moue-
/aim was rapturously ear,ri it in The Miadoeut loot
awful; and Mr. MATTHLWS% Darby was tru:y
comic. The house was quite full.

Yesterday being the birth-day of the Duchess of
Wtarassaßao, when she completed her alst year,
the same was observed at Windsor by ti-e ringing
et St. George's chapel and the parish church bells,
and other demonstrations of joy. The Duke of
KENT arrived at Windsor to p.y his respects to
Their MAJEsT lEs upon the occasion ; as di.i a num-
ber of thi: Nobility and Gentry. In the evening
Their ll*, vsTies had a concert and a selei party.
His MAJESTY, with the Princesses AUGUST A, So-
MA, and Assat.te, took their usual tide on horse-
lack inWindsor Park, attended by Lady J. Tit y sive,
Gmerals Caavirasaair aad FITZROY, and Colonel
T . The rain coming on, His Means. v re-
mained out but a short time.

His bliscsto is expeaed in town this day.
The Duke of Yong will be this Jey at Sudboisrn
Hull, near Word, in Suffolk, the seat of the Mut--
quo of Harrroso.

Madame C•r•t,•nt, as soon as her engagement
at Llinburgh is concluded. has been requested to
via Glasgow, and delight inhabitants of that
city with some of her sweetest cade:.ces.
►ast arrivals at the Bristol liotwells are—

NSCS. NOWIOII, hiss and Mir Ramsay, Mews. For-
tee, aud Wrsight, Mrs. isna !vbs. Awry., Mrs. Sykes,ldtnsad,
Ungeass, and M. Shear's.
'I he laq arrival% at Clifton, near Bristol, ere—
The Lord Chief Jastice of Ireland, Governor liestinek,
Cea Stewart, Lads tiea.licote, 101..nd Mrs. Stewart, Mr.
and Mrs..Tenrses, .4r. and Mrs Hensley, Ms. and Mrs.S.szby,
Mn. Whitshen and ianttly, Mrs and tnreo MasasSird, Mrs.
ael Miss Ilsrlcock.

Earl of Mot as arrived in Dublin. oft Thurs.
day last, from Scotland, on a visit to his venerable
mother, at Moira Hou,e, Usher's hand.
TLe Gla‘goir Cowrie, says, " We have asithorky
to inform our readers, that Maduale CATALAN[
will remain in London next winter. She will hire
at the Opera House, for the season. which lasts
only seven months, Five Thousand Guineas, two
free Benefits, and permiuian to give. en her own
account, eight Concerts in London, three at Bath.
No it Oxford, and two at Cambridge. All these
-2,v.ipt.tges together, besides what she mey procure
n five months after, at her disposal, will 41110Ulit to
ore than sixteen thousand in that year."
After the review in the Phoenix Park, near Duilin,
so Sunday se'nnight, their Graces the Duke and
Duchess of RICHMOND gave a splendid breakfast at
the Vice-regal Lodge, in the Park, to the Earl and
Cowes' of Hastairtorois, Lady STAMNOPC, Lord
rod Lady E. egarassstr, Earl of MIATH, Sir E.
on,ll.lWy E. LITTLBH A CAS, General and Lady A.
Lean, General Sir C. AigiLL with all the Offi-
cers of the Staff and of the Yeomanry Corps.
The fslarqu:s of fkra and suite arrived in Glas-
hit wick.

On Wednesday the Lord Bishop of CRICHEITti
Itld a eonfirmati.m at the Cathedral of Cuchester,
tame about three hundred and slaty persons wo e
tonfi, med.

On Wednesday sell:tight. a number of the gen-
men in the neighbourhood of Kelso, met at kJ-
for the purpue of celebrating the Birth-day
Nomura. the poet. when many aporopriaie
bouts were given. an.l the Meeting was conduEted
11141, &degree of hariwiny and social mirth worthy
te fweasion. A subscri'-tion was opened. at this
'Wing. t:r ere ling a Nlciumnrent in memory of
Taind,".
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fhnrsday. I'. H. HAMM, Eloire, of
C.NCE Hall, near Lewes, entertained the inde-
dent Elkton of Seaford, with a dinner at
tic, where upwards of 61 sat &mu in a
ht erected on the limn for their accommodation.
about four o'clock au excellent d oiler was
tgd lip to a selea party et Mr. FlAitil es% friends,
*mock-house. where after the removal in the
a suitable cire..lation of bumpers, in
or of the rosy god. song and sent mins were
educed, and alternately kept up will the utmost
ny till a late hour, when the company reti.ed.
-grattriesi with the hospitality ea] hid n.

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COMMON HALL

Yesterday, being Michaelmas Day, a Cornmon
1-1.411 was held, as usual, at Guildhall, in order to
Bled a Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. The Hall
was nrd particularly crowded, although it was a
goteral topic of conversation, that a resolution of
censure was intended to be moved against one of
he late Sheriffs. A little before twelve o'clock,
the Lord Mayor, attended by the City Officers,
Sheriffs, and several Aldermen and Common Coun.
cilmen, in their gowns, arrived at Guildhall, and
proceeded to the Psinted Chamber, where having
staid some short time, they went in procession to
the parish church of St. Lawrence Jewry,where they
heard prayers, and a sermon, which was preached
by the Rev. Philip Dodd, Chaplain to the Lord
Mayor, who ably and tlcquently commented on tLe
various and important duties attseied to the digni-
fied situation of a public Magistrate. His text was
taken from the ads ice of St. Paul to the Philip-
pians. When divine service was over, the Lord
Mayor, Sheriffs, and several Aldermen, about a
quarter past one i•'• lock, made thair appearance on
the hustings, and severally bowed to the Livery.
The new Sheriffs, on their appearance in front of
The hustings, were greeted with marked approba-
lion, as were Aldeimen Shaw, Piinsep, Flower,
Ainslie, and some otheas. Sir W. Curtis and Mr.
Alderman Birch received hiat a partial expression
of gratniati io from the Livery. As soon as they
had severally saluted the Court, and the Crier had
made the usual proclamation,

Tie ltecor!er (Mr. SILVCSTLR) came for-
ward and addressed the Livery to the following
purport:—" Gentlemen of she Livery, you are as-
sembled here this day, according to ancien: usage
and annual custom, in order to make choice of a
Chief Magistrate for the env:ing year. The proper
officer will nominate to you the names of the first
six Gentlemen, in 'heir respective rotation, who
have net yet paired the Chair, and are entitled to
your choice ; and I have not the smallest daub' but
yoo will, by you• election of tit and proper persons
to fill this high and impnrrant office. justity the
tight which is invested in the Livery
The Lard Mayor and Court sat Aldermen then
retired ; and

'fhe Common Serjeant (Mr. Knowt.vs) imme-
diately came forward and spoke to the following
effeß Gentlemen of the Livery, your worthy
Recorder having explained to you the cause for
which the present Common Hall is assembled, it be-
comes my duty to read over the list of names of those
Aldermen who are to be submitted to your choice,
from which you will return two to the Court of
Aiderenen, of which two that Court will choose
one to till that exalted station for the year ensuing."
The names being then repeated aloud by the
Common Crier, the most unanimous decision of the
Livery was declared in favour of John Ainslie, Al.
derman and Nlerchant Tailor, and Charles Flower,
hsq. Alderman and Frame•woric Kritte►.
The Sheriffs then retired, and soon afterwards
the COMMON SIRJCANT came forward, and said--
" I am to inform you, Gentlemen, the Sheriffs are
of opinion, that the eleetion has fallen upon Mr. Al-
derman Ainslie and Mr. Alderman Flower, as the
two Aldermen returned by the Livery to the Coort
of Aldermen, for their choice of one of them to
serve the office of Lord Mayor fur the year ensuing."
(Loud erplarnres.)
The Sheriffs and other Offi:ers then retired. and
presented these names to the Court of Aldermen,
for them to choose which if the two should be Lord
Mayor for the year ensurng.
In about half an hour the Lord Mayor. Aldet-
men, and all the City Officers, returned to the
Hustings, and the Reconoce declared, that John
Ainslie, Esq. Alderman and Merchant Tailor, had
been appointed by the Court of Aldermen to serve
the office of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing.
Mr. Althrman 4instai being then called by the
Crier, came forward. and was invested with the
chain and other insignia of his high office- He
then bowed to the Livery, and addressed them as
follows :—" My Lord Mayor, and Gentlemen of
the Livery of Lond3n, nothing can be more fli,ter.
iag to my feelings than the opportunity this day
afforded to me, of receiving, in the decision of this
Hall, the gratifying testimonial. that my past con-
dolt has been such as to obtain me your counte-
nance and approbation. It is a pledge m me, that
I am considered as not undeserving of my rea
citizens' support. Oa my part, it will ever be
p In:mount obligation to discharge the important
duties of the high and dignified offi:e to which I
am called, with seal and impartiality, with a manly
independence, and a becoming confidence. Wnid,t
I have before me the example of the worthy Magic.
trats to whom I will succeed. and of my other wor-
thy official predeceisors, and whilst I am assisted by
the counsel and advice of my brethren in the Court
of Aldermen, I will enter on my du:ies with firm-
-111111/ .rusting, that when the period shall arrive for
the surrender of my trust, I will be then found to
have deserved the continuance of your good opi-
nion, by a conscientious discharge of my various
duties, and by upholding on all occasions the
rights and privileges, the credit and chafe !ter, of
Cos great metropula."--(teped aid Mr:rated ap-
p.'aurer.)
The Lord Mayor Elet bowing, returned to his
seat at the lett hand side of the chair.

Mr. Gat int HS (4 Comm m Councilman), ad-
dressed the Livery, and c tiled upon them to dis-
charge their duty to an maividual who had ably
and universally fulfilled his severe duties to them
He would not detain them, but at once read Ilia
motion for a Vote of Thanks to Sir James Brans-
comb, one of the late Sheriffs. To the Livery it
was little fur them to give, but to the individual
who deserved it, it wa. much to receive. It would
justly, during his life, be consid -red the highest
leather in his cap —( Loud appoietton.)
Mr. JAMCS 01110:4 ouseived, that the Livery
we•e called upon by the official c•.nducl of Sir
J dine; Branscomh, to ',turn to hi•n their thanks ;
and perhdps it would appear strange that the name
of his collesgur, Sir Jonathan Miles, was no: cou-
ple! ;n tie resolution. He, for one, could never
hold up his hand to thank a ma. Wh by the most
11146 lc"! negligenc,, and flume; ,sus loot tenuous to
di: duties of his office, had colltr.i.!taed the pledge
which he voluntarily made to tile Livery on his ac-
cession. He held in his hand a resolution upon
that subject, which, its proper time, lie wool! move.
• His own wind was toads sp ou the suOjed, but to

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the decision of the Ylall he would with eheufulness
bow.

The Resolution of Thanks to Sir James Brain-
eomb,was then put, and unanimously carried; when
the worthy Knight returned bis sincere gratitude
for the public avowal of the opinion entertained by
his fellow-citizens relative to his conduft and the ful-
filment of his late official duties. The resolution
of that day carried with it the most pleasing and
gratifying reflekffians. It told hint that he obtained
what it was ever the height of kis ambition to de-
serve, namely, the expressed approbation of the
Livery of London. In whatever way he might yet
be called to serve them, this reflation would never
be out of his mind. It would stimulate him to
persevere in that upright and faithful performance
of his trust, as the best and only means to merit and
obtain public confidence and suppt.rt.—(Loaf ea-
pressions of oppleuse throughout the ilea.)
Mr. J AWLS DIXON again presented himself to the
Livery, and moved a resolution of censure against
Sir Jonathan Miles, Kat. one of the late Sheriffs,
for negligence and repeated inattention to the vari-
ous duties of his late important office.
A Liveryman, from the body of the Hall, ob-
served. that Sir Jonathan had, at the conclusion of
the late eltetion for Members to serve in Parliament.
received the thanks of the Livery. and he thtrefore
wished to have stated in what way Sir Jonathan had
miscondulted himself since that period-? Very far,
very fair, was tried out hu o number; and sabers ,alied
upon Mr. Due„ to stale fats ! faSt !)
Mr. Dtkost replied, that he had nothing to at-
tach to the moral charaCter of Sir Jonathan, but his
objeCtions to his official, were innumerable fhat
will not du" from some of the Livery) ; but one he
would state. namely, that he, Sir J. had detained
upon those hustings. the Lord Mayor, until twelve
o'clock at night, in consequence of his not attend-
ing or being found to execute his necessary duties.
(Ajtylarses mini hisses.)
Tar stsohnicni of censure was then put, when
the spew of hands on both sides seemed very nearly
equal. but was decided to be coried in the affir-
mative, by the Lard

The Loao Maros then came forward to ar.-
nounce to the Livery a communication he had the
honour to receive from Lord Mulgravc, in which
that Nobleman spire in flattering terms or .tie pa-
triotic conduit of the kiver Fenc.blez, and cf the
proteded seamen et the City of London, in the so-
iunta: y tender of their services to bring home the
captured ships at Copenhagen. It furtt.rr recom-
mended a cessationof the volunteering, as a sudi-
6ent number was already provided. When his
Lordship concluded, there was a loud murmuring
in one part of the Hall, and many prisons called
out, that Liverymen had been impressed in the City,
and that r.ere was then nne in the Hell who
had been coofined board the tender. ft.is cir-
cumstance W 45 not explained. alzhouz.h many Li-
verymen were anxious to have the tart investi•4
A revolution of thanks was then niuvrd avd car.r•rd.
with one itissecitien.. to tree Lord 'slayer, tor the
kind commuaicat;on he had made, relative to the
river seamen, to the Livery.
The Common Hall was then dissolved, ant the
ford Mayor and Atilernaera returned in state to the
Mansion-House.

The Sheriffs this day go t. Westminster, t,a be
pre.ented to the Barons of the Exchequer. accord-
ing to annual comm.-11'er the .11:aalniiina see tar
fr.mt of this, Point.)