The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-14 00:00:00

ANTLENT MUSIC.

The sixth performance took place last night, and
was honoured with the presence of Their Malas•
nit and the Piiiscissas. The performance was
under the ~iireetion of Earl Foarascut, for Vis-
count Ft rzwit.t.rAu. The Noble Earl, as Direetor
of the evening, met Their MAJESTIES, and lighted
them to the Royal box. His MAJESTY continued
in particular conversation with Earl FORTESCUE,
from hii entrance at the door, to the Royal box, and
did not leave off till a great part of the Overture had
been played. His MA:ESTY then entered into con-
versation with the Earl of DARTMOUTH. The fol-
lowing apology was made by the Direaors for the
absence of Mrs. BILLINGTON:
" In consequence of the indisposition of Mrs. Billington,
Miss Tennant has obligingly undertaken her part for this
evening, and hopes for the kind itsdnirnce of the Sub-criber, "
Miss Tammany acquitted herself with very great
' credit in the songs allotted to her, as well as all
Mrs. BiLussovores ; particularly in the 'elation
trcm DavaxtesOde.

The heat of the root vras so great, that at the
end of the First AEI the Earl of DAtt rMOUTH gave
direftions for windows to be opened, and all the air
possible to be let into the Royal Box.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, His MA. 11
!Err Y visited the Princess of WALLS, at Blaclilheath,
arid spent the day, atm!' dined with Her fiord
Highness.
About half past three o'clock His MAJESTY set off
for the QueenYtiouse in his travelling carriage.
In the evening Their M -AJESTIISS and the PRIM.
Cessts honoured the Concert of Ancient Music with
their pre.ence.
The Counts., of CARDIGAN leaves town to-
morrow for Windsor.
Lady Boy avow, and Lady HOLLAND, have ar-
rived in town to join the fashionable circle.
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES is on a
visit to the Earl of Mor RA, At Dnnnington Park.
Earl FITZWILLIAM is gone to his seat at Milton,
near Peterborough.
The Duchess of Bor.vor will give a grand Ball
on Monday next.
Roarer Jasnea, Esq. arrived, onTuesday even-
ing, at his house in Montague-street, kussell-square,
from Chislehurst, Kent.
The Archbishop of YORK visited Lord CASTLE.
REACH, and several others of the Nobility, on
Tuesday.
Admiral PHILLIPS left Islitacit's Hotel, on Tues-
day, for Bath.
Mrs. HORSLRT, Lady of the Bishop of ST.
Ass Ps, has been dangerously indisposed at Brigh-
ton; but we are happy to announce that she is so
much recovered as to be expeSed at her house in
York-place, in two or three days.
The Earl of ROSZBERRY is on his way to Lon-
don from Scotland.

The Farce of Oat of Pilfer very appropriately fol-
lowed Mr. K zzzzz 's ujviitesosts pauses in the
Comedy of To Marry, or Not to Marry, on Tuesday

night.
Sir Wu. Asu &URN HA le left town yesterday for
his seat in Sussex.

J. P. DAVI' A an, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday at
his house in Portland-place, from Devonshire.
The Oratorio last night was very full. Mrs
Aims was indisposed with a cold. Mrs. &asp and
Miss MONDAY kindly sung her songs.
We are extremely sorry to learn that Mr. Asa I. v,
ass. the Manager of Covent-Garden Oratorios. was
so mach indisposed, he was not expeCted to survive
last night.
Died lately, at his seat in the county of An-
trim, Ireland, C WORTHY SILLIFINO TON. Earl
Of MASSAIIILNE, ViSCollnt MAMA RCENS, and Baron
of Louosasauu. This Nobleman was many
years confined in the Bastile prison in France,
and effeaed his escape, in the year 1789, by
marrying Mademoiselle NIA ft v-Ais m BARRIER,
daughter of the Governor, who, with her sister
and her husband, became the partners of his flight,
and accompanied him to Ireland. His Lord-
ship possessed many eccentricities : from his long
residence in the Bastile, he contrafted a habit
of sleeping on a mattrass on the floor. and
after hi. return to Ireland continued it, her Lady-
ship resting on a down bed in the same apartment ;
but this was not the only circtimstancie they dis-
agreed in, and at last a separation took place. His
Lordship was in his sixty-third year. and is suc-
ceeded in his titles and estates by the Hon. Col.
Satrsisoros, his Lordship's brother, who is gone
to Ireland to take possession.