The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-01-04 00:00:00

THEATRICAL CONTROVERSY.

A pi.; nted paper, entitled " Remarks on the State
of the Stage ill Not/nail," wad industriously circu-
lated some time *Mee. That paper, notwithstand-
ing the general nature of its title, was confined to a
comparative view of the innins_lement at Edin-
burgh and Glasgow, giving a decided preference in
favorer of the latter. The Managers of the Edin-
burg' i Theatre, being sensible that its statements
were destitute of foundation, in so far as respected
them, thought it iinnetessury to trouble the public
with at refutation of It; but as they understand that
similar mean* are now resorted to, they feel them-
selves called upon, in their own justification, to re-
move any unfavourable idea such pap, r may have
a tendency to produce upon the public mind. '
The following is ail extract fronts the pap:* in
question :
" In this state was the public mind, when the Theatre-
Royal of Glasgow was opened by Mr it a•ustoxt,atsuet the
end of Jane last both the Theatre., (via. Edinburgh and
Glanon) were now disunited, and Ilse eyes of the amateurs
of the drama in bath cities directed to the exertions of each
Manager.
" The only Londan performer first engaged by the Edin-
burgh Manager, and who has appeared in Edinburgh, .45
Mrs. MOUNTAIN.

" Th„we first engaged by the Glasgow Manager, sonic of
hom have, in cormetmenee et being in Scotland, appeared in
K.diutiarith, were as foliow
• Mrs. Powell, Mr. Raymorl,
Mrs. Glover, ' Mr. Holland,
• Mrs. 11. Siddons, • Mr. It .tunes,
• Mr Bannister. • Mr It. Si.J.lons,
" Mr. ELLI.TON came to Scotland in causclueute of en-
!ill'e eH"
P„f.ssrn wh buti at CJi obou :1;1 andw 4I G u s
n 4
hEdinburgh, in conse-
queni e ufproluus magagernents lit Glitszear, arc marked with
an asterisk."
In conrutation of the foregoing statement, the
Edinburgh laiiitgers might produce carious proofs ;
but as they have already obtruded too mulch on the
patience of the public, they shalt content themselves
with the! pethlication of the followiteK letter from
Mr. II•N MitireisOti to Mr. Itock 1--
Guan•r-strert, Bcdfaal-square, Nov. I, isos.
MY DEAR SID—My engagement at (Akar:lw was made
snlmegneut to my agreement to perform with yea last sum-
mer. Yours tram!

Is.
(Cops) JOHN UANNIST ER.
Any lady or gentleman desiring farther saw.-
faction, si;all most readily have it; but, in this
public statement, the Edinburgh Managers shall
wily farther say, that, with the exception of Mrs.
POwELL, whose short engagement wins accidental,
every other part of the printed paper, above alluded
to, as far as relates to the Edinburgh Theatre, or
the Managers of that Theatre, is as destitute of fart
as Mc arerateNt regarding .11r. r.—(Ldire-
AargA burgA Courcut.)

A Lisbon house of the first respectability bag re-
ceived a letter from their Arent there, in which it
is stated, that it was impossible for him to charter
any vessel, as our Admiral on that station had
taken possession of all foreign vessels in the hew
hour as transports.
A letter from Wexford, dated December 46.
says-4, The following melancholy accident hap-
posed on Wednesday last ;--two men fishing in a
cot, near Diem, on the rimr Slimes,, a plank started,
when she instantly sunk. One of the men, named
Faaa C, remained suspended by the heed, from two
large takes of ice which closed; in which situation
be continued nearly half an hour, before assistance
could be procured ; bit, alas ! le vital spark bad
led. The tither man was saved I y floating ow the
kg.

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sm► witish• woe we larbese to notation fur she
paitieut bun teutivis d elelicsap, as be will bare to stand
pia tray .t the Old *Wien was charged before the Lea n
11• Ires, with beetugibtainal asswey, seder &ler pretences,
hues Mr. Pew, a aserekussb
Mr. Pew basin oecasien N it* sane goods em bear* abe
Reifies Corapaay, booed fur Aiilikpm, employed the Prnite.er„,
as his broker, for the purpose them at the 0111 -
t iss-bu use, and paying the outitard-buurid dinies, and, for
this purpose, furniihed ban with the invoice of the goods,
antouutiNg to 3341. itis. This the Primmer appeseed to hive
performed, and produced to the Prosecutor docutueots,
ushering that the duties had Nen paid, on the idr.ive sun,
amounting to 131. 26. and which he paid hint accord:l4ly.
blr. Per was shortly after astonished at learning, that his
goods had been seised for having been fraudulently catered
at a very 'peat susillervalue, in order, as it seem, to
made the duties. Cprna investigatiog the business, it lanced
out that the documents were ft atidukiit. The Pa isustes, in-
stead of entering and paying to the full amount, hod ualy
tei rd the goods to the assount of 441. too. upon which he Lad
paid daty,loo4/111iling only to ul. too. the difference between
heck, and the 131. is. he hail wok into his tine pocket.
Epou these facts, he was ordered to be etatumitted fur
trial i but was admitted to hail, linsuiell to soot. and tau
sureties in 2001. each.

A MANIAC.


On Saturday morning, a m in, respectably deemed, and who
had much the appeal:owe of a pets °faker of a man of war,
called a cuarh kora the stand nearly opposite Somerset
House ; hr ordered the ei.arliwni, to drive to Eert
and thence to the Bunk, where he remained some
time, and the coachman enderstood lie omit there to receive
money. Oa his return from the Bank, hr ordered the coach-
man to drive to Carlton Hoeft ; when the coach got there,
lie desired the unicheriau to arinsmace Lou, to the porter am
Governor Juhammi : that he weiljart come to Euglanel, and
wished to ace the Prince. The Cl4l Immo accordingly did soy
sad the porter, hearing the name of a Governor. aneimuced,
was very civil, said the Prince was not at home, and that he
was gone to lay the tint stunt of the sew Covent-gassier
Theatre. The men ordered the coachman to drive thee,
When they got to the building, the Prince was gor.e The
man not getting out of the couch, the coachman loyeineii of
him where be:should drive to when he appeared not to
know where he waited to go, yet, notwithstaliding, refieed
to get out of the coach or to pay the coachastin t who, to
bring the diorite to a regular and speedy i 11541.., drove him to
the Public Office, Bow-street, where, on the coachman
stating his ease, Humphreys took the lima into cestedy, but
it Was with great ditheulty he could get lino out of the
Ili underwent au esainiumMit befwe Itr•o,
when be %ay.- b au esteem dinary ateinint of himself as
kft to) doubt of his being deranged, and :t turned out that
he had nu money about him The cirachicaa applied to the
Magistrate to know bow to act to recover his fare, liter
having been sugared nearly the whole kvito
ru.knowledged it le,s a very hard case, but at leuetb advised
as the only chalice of getting Lis money, to drive hem
I. Lowi r Shadwell, where lie said he lived, an it was emp-
laned his friends would pay tht coachs.rui.

On Tuesday, the Right Hun. ARcHIISALIS
COLUDHOWI, of Kiliennont and Clathick, Lord
Advocate of Scocaml, aria admitted Lord Rector
of Glasgow University.
Yesterday the (LORD MATolt directed the price .
of bread to be contniacil the swine as hut week,
vie. is. of 1. the quartern loaf.
' A name of uric ore has been discovered on Lord
HISOLF.SDALS'S estate. iii Craven, Yorkshire,
where there were formerly copper iniues.
Cribb, the noted pugilist, is at present at Noe.
with, where lie periorius the double task ut train-
itig awl teaching the art of boxing: he as epoch
caressed in that city by a great number of amateur.
-..-The odds upon the bottle between him and Bele
elder, which will take place next moons, are deo
cidedly in Cribb's favour ; he is in fin/ cooditionj
and goon spirits.
After the greet battle between Crib and Awe*
I Belcher, young Belcher and firmer, anew cans
&date, will exhibit for iou guineas. A third nostril
has been made between Cropiey and Blake, for
the same day.
I luuo Nikexittr., Esq. who died lately at the
advaiiced age of 81, in his mode of inattaginir is
subseription pack of hounds, his left :in equal be-
hind him. He had to humour, us well awto con:
tend with, a race of as dashing young men in'fisto
VEY Astoti, CHARLES IVINDHA3I, dr.C. as would
be found, who were continually racing against rack
other, and before his hounds, but by the force Of
the pleasantry of his observations upon theme they
were called back to order, and acknowledged their
error. On two of his compiiiiv, who were one dee
riding before his dogs, he observed, " The homil'is
are only following the gentlerneu, who arts very
kindly olie forward to sae what the fox is about.
On Saturday morning, a nitro, in the employ of
Mr. SINMoSS, a tailor, in the Strom), was put into
St. Martin's watch-Lowe, on a chorge of robbing
his master. He was put into the cell. When the
watch-bonse-lei epee opened it, with an intention of
letting him out, he found him suspended by the
sleeves of his shirt, which lie bad takeii off for the
purpose of bonitos himself from a niece of want
which he had contrived to place at the window, to
answer the purpose or a gallows. The watch-
house-keeper cut him down, anal, iii his fall, lie cut
his head open. The work-house surgeon was sons
for, who found symptoms of remaining life; he
bled him, and iii a short time he remitted. lie
has been since confined at the work-house. in Can-
serence of the wound he received by the fall.
Fhe Kixu luta been graciously pleased to give
and grunt unto SIR NVILLtAtt Ptaact ASHa
A'CouaT, of ileyteshury, in this county of Wilt*,
Barr. and CHARLES KR ATLIIBULL, of Ilabington...
'Luse, in the county of Somerset, Eel.; texistees
named iu the last will and testament of Jolts
"moos, late of Southill, in the perish of West
Cr. tttttt ere, in the said county of Somerset, Egos ;
a Lientenatit-Colonel in the Somerset Militia,di
ceased, in behalf of THOMAS COMMON, EN.; late
a Captain iii the army, but now a prisoner at Ver-
dun in France, eldest son and heir of Tunas*
CHETHAD, formerly of' Muller-Hall, in the county
of Derby, and late of Russell-Once in the parish
of St. Pancras, in the county of Middlesex. Esq. ;
by Attlee his *lto. youngest daughter of EDWARD
STRODE, of SOUthill aforernid, Esq.; formerly a
Lieutenant-Colonel in the army also deceased, and
sister of the said JOHN STRODE. His ROVal license
and authority that he, the said Toon AS eleven/au
and his issue. may, in compliance with an injanew
tins contained in the last will and teotinnentof hie
uncle. the said Sousa STRODE, take and use t'
surname of STRODE, in addition to and after
present surname, and also bear the arms of STRODE,.
quarterly in the first quarter. with his own family
arms ; such arms bring firrt duly exemplified tie
cording to the laws of arms, and recorded in •
Heralds'

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