The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-11 00:00:00

POETRY.

TILT. NEW FRENCH GRAMMAR AN.IEYSED.
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Ye Vete ptors, nolonger perplex Pupil's senses,
Wit fi old systems of Caws, Moat, Gender..' and Texan—
N• ro Coemersortian is now the new book,
On which Neater and Pupil should studiously look ;
For if they neglect it, in spite of their rules,
Europe's Masters and Scholars will find themselves fools—
'Europe's Masters and Sebidsrs wtl co to their grates,
The dullest of Deuces, the vilest of Shires
Di A POILEOII% a Nowt that can vary his raw •
With en unprecedented assmrailee of facie—
'Els Dative or .IbLititat, just as lie likes
rat Vara& e caret whenever lie strikes.
Altho' in the Greetire none have him seen,
Since his food Cortiugettax with fair Jost rim( a,
'Vet few eau excel bins in arts of seduction,
Notwithstanding Ms Coe may net sisifkar come ruction.
In the NsiMiestire sone can suds energy boast,
As many a Poleetate knows to his ant
In the gloomy Ace-viol ire,tou he displays
A promptness that pules, destroys, and dismays.
A lofty P,oaosa, indeclinable He,
trlsose Imperial/supersedes Royal the
Foe We, among Rings, consultation im pl leo,
But who dares tut absolute Tyrant advise?

La Irregular Vary, but by fee understood,
Save when he is in the ropersteer
Theo, pre.ta ! his will mast he done in a wink,
There's no time left to loiter, remonstrate, or think.
Hill /*dialler. some new aggression foreshes sr
His Potential means plunder to friends and to foss-4.
His Subjviretint denotes turning Saints Tutu
°Mahe • aims at these ishinds a dash:
But his cloudy Infinitely mocks speculation—
A mbitiou neer form'd such a strange Ceejsoutien !-
Of Adrryby about him still strut a vain crowd,
Sul/mini,. as Spaniels, as Turkey.cocks proud.
Prepoeitionn unnumber'd his mandate can muster,
And curious Coniumetions,like Bees In a cluster.
lint dull Intarjoilions are kept at a distance,
kept on occasions that need their assistance :
y then must tar care, as their silence they burst,
That their Notes sound the praise of N ♦ toleps the FIRST.
Ye Linguists of Britain! then keep a strict watch,
Lest he in his Systrt.r you napping should cstel).
Fotrapp'll, all your Lowe will thenceforth he rein-4
Your Peas and your Tongues he at ones will enchain.
HARZ.
VIE NEW ES'I'ABLISHMENT IN iIR-
CY LE-STIiEEI'.

This gay attractive revert of fashion was opened
again last night, and, owing to the increased num-
ber of Subscribers, was very crowded.
'Pile entertainments were two Italian musical
pieces, succeeded by a ball and supper. About
sty hundred people were present, among whom was
almost every person of distinction in London.—
Several foreigners• were also these, in vittue of a
liberality on. the part of the Proprietors, which
grants permission to the Patronesses to issue out a
number of tickets in their favour.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wsces
visited the Institution, on Monday night, for the
first time, and seemed highly entertained, as well as
- pleased, with her reception ; a supper was prepared
far her in the small druwing-mom, in the adjoining
house, and which communicates immediately with
the entrance into the boxes.—Here, immediately
after the Concert, her Royal Highness enjoyed the
society of such of the Company as the invited to
110 the supper, and among which number was his
Royal I liginies:, the !hike of CAMBRIDGE. At about
onv she withdrew, accompanied by Lady Snit/112LP,
ilt`st the Hon. Mrs.•Pont.e.• Her Royal 'Highness
did not join the company in the rooms.
To art the partut the rigid Critic, in passing
judguient on the theatrical merit of this novel
Institution, would be as invidious as it would be
union. No Isomiow• of exag6erattal praise is ex-
solid, no claim, but that of exemption of blame, is
pioferred. As a part of a very captivating scene of
attraction, we heartily bestow our applause on
the lotiletta, and the performers introduced in it;
—it forms a link of a brilliant and fascinating
• isininiesnent, and as an ensemble, deserves the ap-
probation of the candid :—to say, that its own in-
trinsic merit would be a sufficient allu a to a fasti.
dious putilic--riamlil he an unworthy deception ;
nor the size of the Theatre, nor the merits of the
several Performers, would authorize such an asser-
tion; but if it tines not enrapture, it does not
shock ;—it is below excellence, hut it is above me-

diorrity.
Mrs. Alms appeared as Prima Man, a • anti MlS-
trained her port extremely well, considering it was
her first attempt upon any stage ;—she was so
ottrcome by her furs, that articulation was for
sometime whollt• denied her; when her fortitude
was a little restored, she sang most sweetly, and
there can be no doubt of her becoming a valuable
acquisition LA the stage. Mrs. DON Er, in her shnrt
part, ei Mord iinprovetnent. A ATI% I acted with
treat spirit and humour—as did LA NZ A also.
'!'hr Music, by AIOICA, was 1101 t and pretty.
Four Isundred people supped. After supper,
dancing was resumed, awl kept up to a late hour.
—We were glad to sec that no fastidious &ionic-
tint% of company prevailed in this rissetnblc. We
s,sw Dukes, Marinisses, Earls, mingle in the same
remise with the opulent inert:ltalic and the respect-
rilxie hanker.; but we saw neither shopmen, nor
likeklegs, nor women of ill-fame. So constituted
should Le sus assembly of this nature. If pursued
an this liberal plan, we wish it success ; hut we
hope alsothat the enterprising
.promoter of it, Co-
lonel GatvILIA, will wit be ruined in his attempt
to later the manners of society.

Her Royal Hi Anne the Princess of WALEs ho-
noured l)rnry-true Theatre with her presence, la.t
eight, to hear Mt. litt Lit's beautiful inusic, Hull
ree Mis..luenitTe4 inimitable performance of Nell,
in the farce The Devil to Pay; in which part
slit 'lever war more entertaining, or received greater
ar Anise. The house was crowded.
We are concerned to state that the amiable
Ludy Mussoe has been confined to her house in
Seymnur-place, for several days, by indisposition.
Madame *C cret.ssi, list uigiit, resumed her
Lvourite port of Didone, in the serious Opera of
that name, and displayed her wonderful power of
voice to the greatest advantage, and was ra!,tu-
comity applauded. Ills Royal Highness the Duke
of CAMORIDGX, and a crowd or Paaliiou, were pre-
rum The house was quite full

FROM LAS? NtGrErs GAZETTE.

Lord rhartth,lsie's •Vre Mae 5, 1 ao9.
Notice it Iscreh) given, that dove wOl be a drawing-
°a® at St. haft's, on Thursday, the 12th instant.

A4etirelty-qfee, Ma, 10, tope.
Extract of a letter from Juh., Palmer, Esq. Cominamler of
His 11.1 jest's sloop the Pheasant, to the Ilincuurible W.
W. Pule, dated oo board that sloop, at Spithead, the *lb

On the stli of last mouth, M latitude ee. te. longitude
s 6 W. t felt in with ao French privateer, 414 I eon happy to
add, that after a chew of four Moors, I captured lour. She
helo aged to Guadeloupe, her wine Trupurd, had been out
six weeks, taken nothing; was forotwrly, from report of the
prisoners, Hia hialesty'a late schooner the King's Fi►b, or
Fly ug Fish, built at Bermuda for His 3luicst)'s service,
coppered, and copper fastened, now rigged as a 'sloop ; And
on hoard when taken five gnus, sir. one long eigl.teen-
pounder, a traverser, and four six-pouuders, and maimed
with a crew of sixty-two turn.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
War- fyft, e, .11ny 10, loos.
His Msjelty Las been pleased to app • t
Lientettaat-General—Rikert Morse, of the Royal Eni-
meni—to be General in the Army.
Major-Geoeral—William Congreve, of the Royal Artillery—
to he Lienteaant-frtocrel in the Army.
Colonels—J*lm Evelegh, of the Royal Eneineers; Orlando
Manley' of the Royal Artillery; RolseitLawstni, of d 0..;
Edward Fage, of ditto; Edward Stephens, of ditto—to
be Major-Generals in the Army.
Lieutenant-Colunels--Theophilus Lewis, of the Royal Ma-
rines; Richard Williams of ditto; Lawrence Deshu-
rough, of ditto ; lamer Meredith, of ditto; Robert Hill
Farinae, of ditto ; Watkin Tench, of ditto ; James Berke-
ley, of the Royal Marines; George Wilson, of the Royal
A harry ; Samuel Ili 333 ingtou, of ditto; David Balling-
hall, of the Royal Marines; George Dyer, of ditto; Sir
John Denglas, Knight, of ditto ; David olling, of ditto
—to be Colonels in the Army.
Moors—Robert Stewart, of the late Royal Irish Artillery;
Alexander Armstrong, of ditto; Joseph Lawilirecht, of
the Royal Murines; Alexander Brice, of the Royal En-
gineers—to be Lieutenant-Culonels in thz Army.
Captains—William Henry !Sup, of the Royal Marines;
henry Reddish Furter, of ditto • Thome Davey, of do.;
Robert Smith, of ditto; Richard Willi of ditto;
James Erroll Gordon, of ditto; 'Thomas Abernethar, of
ditto ; Richard Graham, of ditto; Francis Lyun, of
ditto ; James West, of the Royal Artillery ; Walter Tee-
menheere, of the Royal Marines; John Williams, of do.;
JamesWeysa, of ditto; Richard Timpsou, of ditto;
Thomas Guildford, of ditto; Harty Percival Lewis, of
ditto ; Charles Goldin.' of the Royal Artillery ; Thomas
Rey, of ditto; CharksGuld, of ditto; John Clark, of
tl,r Royal Marines; David Wilson, vif ditto; Joseph
Cameros., of the Royal Artillery; Clortles Siemer, of the'
Marines; George Dunsoluire, of Attu; John Lu-
dington, of ditto; William Misty, of ditto; Jobs Lung,
of ditto-..t0 be Majors in the Army.
Commission signed by the Lon) LAlleflfalli of the Comfy qj
Norfolk.
licydon Volunteer Infantry.
Richard Paul Jodrell, jun. Esq. to he 3lajor-Commantlant,
rice Rohrer, deemsed—dated Match 15, 180 e.
Ceimitesiores in the Royal London Regiments of Militia,
rioted by Ilia Majesty's Camindmioners of Lieidenante, fur
the mid City. past Regiment.
Ensigo John Deschamps to be Lieutenant, vice Batt, re-
signed—dated Match 9, ours. Ensign William Dnilinan
to be ditto, vice Andreas, resigned—dated !March to,
i SOB. Thomas Jack, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Deschamps,
promoted—dated .larch g, lane. William Fuller Po-
cock, Gent. to be ditto, vice Dudmim, promoted—dated
March it, ma.
West Regimeut.
Samuel Tartatt, Gent to be Emig's, Vitt. Dehoeck, resigned
--dated March tu, tans.
Commissions signed by the bird Lientencust of the County of
Warwick.
loyal Birmioghans Videotape Infantry.
Sir Grey Skipwith, Bart. to be Coloiter, vice oleo Earl of
Dortuieutli, resigned--dated August g 4, 11107.
tat Battalion—Captain Isaac Pratt to be Diane, vice Boul-
ton, resigned—dated October 23, 11107.
Battalion—Major John Taylor to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice rimer, resigned—dated June 3, 1407. Richard
Spooner, Esq. to be Major, vice Taylor, promoted—dated
Jay SJ, 19117.
34 goendiros—Captaia John Meredith to be Major, vice
resiened--dited October it; 1807.
Comndashiss signed: 6g, the Lard lime itf the County ye'
Kent.
GPM'S, kli Volunteers
Thomas Giles, Gont. to be Adjutant, vice Payler, resigned
--dated April 22, 1909.
Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.
Seemo4 Lieutenant John J. Prise.* to be First Lieutenant,
vice Parke promoted—dated April 25, tans. John
Partridge. (lent. to be Second Lieutenant, vice Peirce—
dated as above.
Holm sdale Volunteers.
William Austin, Ceot. to he Ensign—dated May ti, isoe.
norlirster Volunlens.
Lieutenant William Blythimin Bleukinsupp to be Captain,
vice Haad, resigned—dated as above. Ensign Without
Roberts to he Lieutenant, vice Blenkinsopp--dated as
above. John Schothhelic, Gent. to be lump, vice Ro-
bcrts--dated as above.