The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-12-16 00:00:00

IRISH iIAMP SOCIETY.

' The house, in Glasirevio, near Dublin, presented
to the Harp Society by the Lord Bishop of Kildare,
is now pr. paring, we understand, for the reception
of. pupils. A large reception or hoard-room is
ps• • gsu basso relies* by Miss E. 11. Trotter, in
a very elegant and superior 011144111 Pr. The revival,
Progress, and improvement of the Harp. arelhuppi!y
expressed in the designs prepared fur this interest-
ing work, and three of diem are already executed
on piumels in the room. It is in contemplation to
einploy a skilful mid scientific Professor on the
liar's, that Ireland may benefit by the improvement
of modern times, and love a perfect instrument,
doubtless, she had in ancient times. A report hiss
been made on the regulations for the institution by
a very enlightened Committee, and a code of regula-
tions is also ir epilog by the Secretary, Mr. Trot-
ter. whose illness has occasioned the delaying a ge-
neral meeting, as also the absence of the Bishop of
Kildare, under whore auspices the institution, from
the situation of the house, and hiss Lordship's libe-
rality and love for music, which he understand* in a
very scientific manner, is in a peculiar degree placed.
There are now three blind pupils on the establish-
ment, supported at the Society's expense, and a
housekeeper of high respectability is engaged. It
is supposed that in less than a fortnight, when the
DC preparatious of painting, furnishing, &c.
Lean be made, that this most interesting Institution
will exhibit to the Irish Public, the singular pheno-
swoop of a school for Irish music, to be taught on
Its proper instrument, the Harp, and alone support-
ed by the. liberal and patriotic friends to Ireland.
1.
ANT/TONY and RI V ItiTt, now-•treet oMcers, have
escorted 'room° dollars from the Bank of Eng-
land, :u the Soho. near Birmingham, for the por-
poise of being re-stamped, iii a similar way to those
now in circulation, which are current at five shil-
lings each. Such a supply of silver will he particu-
larly usefol in the present scarcity of change.
In the Court of King's Bela, on Saturday last,
Mr. JONES, the Proprietor and Manager of the
Crow-street Theatre, Dublin. obtained a 'verdict
of If OIL against Mr. CORRLTI, the publisher of The
Hilrereiaa Telegraph, for a libel in that paper.—
The article courplamed of as a libel, stated. among
ether matter, that the husband of Alailame C ATA.•
'.AN', offered to pay the performers himself; but
Mr. Jones would not suffer any person to pay
them; that the husband of Madame CATALAN'
discovered great anxiety in several conversations
which he had with Mr. Jour., that the per-
formers should he paid, and that he was very
mach deceived iu Mr. Jurres's conduct; plain-
ly insinuating that Mr. Jones had been guilty
of an act of Managerial swindling. To chew the
motive with which the article was written, • wit-
ness was produced, who swore that the Defend-
ant had been refused admission to the Theatre
to the extent which he demanded, and that, in con-
sequence of the refusal, he threatened to writeagainst
it 11l the newspaper. The damages were laid at
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