The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

MOV EII ENTS.

The Duke and Duchess of Lciiii.ter arrived in town yesterday,
from Brighton.
l'lte Dowager 31archioness of Sitlisbory let town yesterday, for
11 ',field.
The Esal ;Till C.silt.tPSll of Htotwieke arrived yesterday
at their house in St. Jarnes's-munre, trout their Seat, Tittei.nanger
11111, Her a. . . .

The Bowatyer Emotes% Poolett has arrived at Marquis of
Northampton u seat. ClRlle Ashby, from a tour.
The Earl of Barrington arrived yesterday at his house in the
Stahle-ya•d. from Brighton.
The Karl of Sheffield ;1511 arrived at Iluektield, Sussex, from the
Isle of

The Earl of Besbwotigh has arrived in the Isle of Wight, from
a tour.

Earl Stanhope is shortly experted in town. from the Continecr.
The lion. (George and Lady fieorgios Elie have left like Fail of
Carlisle'r sect, Ovule !Inward, Yorkshire, on a tour.
The Countess of A 'torte has arrived at the Oaks Bank, Seven
Oaks, Kent, from Tunbridge Wells.
Mrs. and Misr§ Vernon have arrived at Brighton, from the Isle of

The Earl or Dartmouth hes 1.-ft his seat, Sandwell, Staffordshire,
for Werii,ome, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Sri Itogor and Lady I h&c, have left their vest, Drairlow, Der.
he.hire, for the Right lion. Robert Peel's seat, Lulworth Castle,
Hlrset. _

Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamc.s's.street s—Colonel
Vatiluart, from his seat in lierks; Robert IVynne, Esq. from
Reading. Departures:--Ur. and Mrs. Towers.
Denasures from Ellis's lintel, St. James's.rereet t —Count St.
Priest, Inc Paris:, Richard Moore, Esq. for Beth.
Mr. and Lady Charlotte Lane Fox left Scarf's hotel, Lower
Brook-street, y. sterOay, for Brighton.
D.Tarteres from J: nlatl's lord, St. lainees-31rvt 2^-Sir John
and Mr. S lelloy, for Ole•r heat in Sussex; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Walker, b.r Brighton.
('mint and Coanress Deleasart end family arrived-yesterday at
the Clarendon I heel. Borid.atreet. from Paris.

Departure* from Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley-square:—The Dow-
ager Marchioness of Dosmshire: Lord M. and Lady Mary Hill,
for Roehampten ; ,Mr. and Mrs. Cave and family, tor Postings;
Mr. and Mrs. ('.,away Dobbs, for the Comincnr.
The Hon. Spencer Stanhope arrived in town yesterday, from
Brighton.
Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel Oats Blake's). Jermyn-street :
Lord and Lady Keninare, from Malvern; M. Norris, Esq. and
family, from Itionsuate. Departure% :—Edwurd Protherue, Esq.
and family, fur Herta ; Donaldson. Esq. for Berks.

MR. KEAN.

MONTIZAL, AUG. 26.

On Tuesday last a party of Orntlemen, about tarty in number,
testified their appeobat;on and esteem Mr this celebra ed Tragedian,
who has been lately del•ghting this city with a display of his pow.
(gill talents, by giving him a dinner at the Alssome H.:II Hotel.
The party sat down to the table at six o'clock; W. Caldwell,
Esq. in the Chair.
On the removal of the cloth, the health of '• Tae King."
" !loyal Family," and other oasts usual on such occasions, were
drank with accustomed honours.

The Pnr.stuENT then evitlrcssei the comnan v. and congratulated
them on the pleasure which had fallen to them of making toe
great actor the subject of their 11,,,:ltalitT. 11c concluded by pra_
posing—" prmerby, and hitpine,s, to Mr. Kean, with
three times three."

This toast was received with raptures, and t:rank with loud ap-
planar.
Mr. K FAX then arose, and, in a very impressive manner, made
• reply a. follows .

hir:Chterman and Oentlemen.—" It is cestomary on these men.
sions to ',Wend diffidence, and to commence a laboured address
, with . apologies for want of oratory. I shall differ on the precnt
n'isitan from such gentlemen by boldly affirming thtt your i-
and liberality have given me a dintidenee that inspires
tient language to octanes the molt grafefilleckno
To assert I had never risen ma similar oeentions would be a fa se-
I hood, rendering me unworthy of that respectable society by which
I am surrounde 1 ; balsa no °mashie of my life did I Leer einem
any 'Obligations at feerngs mere gratefully or sincerely. I bad con*.
oared such
~,bappy baboon had far ever fled-at waif upon the
world's wide common. I expected nothing more thou to drag sat
the rernaMing portion of my existence in a hard exertion of my
public donee ; how then shall I thank those beings who have re-
kindled the social greet, almost extinct, and have lighted up my
heart again to friendship and esteem? It is as dew-drops to the
parched—as fano-beanie the the prison grate—the key unlock.
leg d. bonier In society—the symbol that I have nor wholly look
the affeetions of my countrymen. Such raptures as the present
carry with tb tit their alloy, when I reflect that a few days will
take metrom toy libeckl benefactom.llut, struggling to prove myself
worthy of their favour, en deeply, gentlemen, have you impressed
nay fet tinge, that I shall leave the city of Montreal with a we 'these
bordering on womanhood—a pang that ear, only be paralleled b
the recoiieetion of thl.t fatal moment when the ship was under gaff
that was to bear me, perhape for ever, from my country—from fang
—end from home ; my outstretched eve watched the departing ob-
ject till the veil of davance clouded the land in which my every
affi ciao concenteaterL It was then I forgot the indignities I had
received, forgave my most malicinue psrsectimes, std wiped from my
eye all the resist less tears that fell in spite of my country and friends.
I was scarcely from the lard when reason told me I had lost a por-
tion of my reepectability la a man, and my chief retaurees depended
en the exertions of the actor ! I assumed, therefore, a callous in-
diffcrcrence, played for a time the character of a misanthrope,
knit my brow, and pietended contempt for the amid—bat it was
but acting—
"rhe penetrating eye torrid soon discern
Smiles without mirth. ard pastime without
" Deeply I felt the loss of that society I had for years associated
with, and every act of kindness penetrated the brezen armour I
had borrowed for the occasion.

" The generous citizens of the United States have received my
' humble talents with enthusiasm, and temtioratrily healed a shat-
tered mind and fortune; but, Gentlersen, it sas in the moment of
retirement anti reflection that the unrestrained sigh would have full
vent, and the heavinq pulse would still throb for England !—my
stringless heart hung I:ke the harp in Tina's Ball, neglected and
diaconlant, till, tutted by you, it nsvoSe again to tones of harmony
and afnction. I shall mite every opportunity or visiting the Canatlas,
whether professionally or net—fi.st, from my determination to prove
that I eannot forget these marks of attention ; and, next, from the
jOy that an Englishman feels in pressing to his bosom the banners
of his King, Inure titan on my own account. I hail this day hal.
lowed. Fast as the winds can bear these tidings to the British
shores, it will enliven those who, in spite elm), inconsistencies and
errors, we:eh with anxious eye my progrtas, and whose grateful
heart will beat like mine at the receipt of that friendship that re-
stores me again to the rank of a gentleman. Tile laurels of Obi
day *all be handed down as heir-looms to my posterity, and 1
shall ever think that son unworthy who would not, in his prayers,
remember the protectors of his father. I shall no longer, Gen.
tlennin, trespass on the time that may be better employed—l wish
that every individual that has contributed so much to my happiness
may enjoy the same. The act is indslidy stamped, where nothing
but the All-seeing Eye can penetrate, end whose dispensing spirit
has infused itself Into the b-easts of liberal men, to restore a
soil almost subdued by vindictiveness and falsehood. I close my
address with wishing you all happiness, and be assured this day
shad live vieniorin in citron."

I)arirg the evening ser-rsl gentlemen addressed the ennipany.,
and some exe?llent sengs were sung; in tea, the wlmle party
seemed determined to enjoy themselves ; awl, if W.: may judge of
their enjoyment from the hour at which they sreitrated, they must
have fully realised all that they had previously anticipated.

Sir Henry Hattori!, D. Macmichael, and Mr. Macgre-
gor, visited his Royal Highness the Duke of York yester-
day. The Royal Duke took au airing in the afternoon for
about two hours.

Sic Herbert Taylor, Military Secretary to the Commander
in Chief, Sir Henry Torrene, Adjutant-General, and Sir
Richard Jackson, Deputy Quarter-Master Gmeral, trans-
acted lmainesa yeverday morning with the Duke of York,
at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-
street.

Lady Byron Ilaqarriveilat Geneva —French Purer.

It is said that a French booksvllrr•ia about to collect the
speeches of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Canning, in favour' of
Catholic Emancipation, and to publiab a French transla-
tion of thcm.—Frencli Paper.
Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign Of.
flee, to Lord Bloomfield, our Minister at Stockholm.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has left his seat at
Beckenham, for IVrest, Bedfordshire, on a visit to Lady
Buckin ,harnshire.

The Music from Horn's forthcoming Opera of Pereril of
the Peak, at Covent-garden, is spoken of in the highest
terms. Mr. Horn hastatl the honour of playing it to some
of the Royal Family at Windsor, who are delighted with it.
Oberon will be revived at this theatre as soon as Madame
Vestries engagement terminates at the Haymarket. Mr.
G. Penson is engaged, and w.ll make ilia ,first appearance
in the course of the ntxt week, as Figaro, in the Bat her o/
Seville.

Extract of a letter from Hull, dated Oct. 4.—Mr. Lock-
ing, the. Agent here for the Patriotic Assurance Company,
has received orders to decline taking Marine Insurances for
the present. The only remaining Agency here is the
South Devon Company. We understand, with the ex-
ception of Liverpool, that the above determination applies
to all the outports, and that the amount taken by this Com-
pany in limited to 2.000/. on each risk in London.