The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-15 00:00:00

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DECRY-1..1 XL.
The ili,nuatic rounnwe of L:lliput was repeated
last night, 41.11 she audience %vie again astinfiaholl
by the extfoorelitioiry Lieut. of the juvenile corps
Fulton-it iii its support. At iwnd litAs C. FISHER
Mai:4 pre-cwilit-0.1. IlCr pertionatu,ll or Lord
thomup is exquisite, her Itye-play adutiroble, 104
her ma* lawinesor in Oil miser inilliatligg Of
Mr. Kl:tw. Our very best actors, it would stogie
are but growl' ehildien. Should those in Lilhrit
retain, ut the age of maturity. the grit es or tfeir
ii.fent years. the stage will nut have to 'mono 4147
deo% ill of Men%

The house Ithsplayed a full and finthionable att.
thence.

COVENT-GARDEN.
The Point of' Honour, a play translated front
the French, by Mr. C. KY Mims:, was last night
revived at this Theatre. It is a drama evidently
formed on the German tuudel—but very few, if
any. of the pieces harrowed from that prolific
source of dr. rnoterions mid the terrible, not to
say the limrible, are equal to it in inteiesi—
and ceitaiitly not one of them. that we recol-
lect, is sat pure iu its morality. The situatione,
ere calculated In produce powerful emotion.—
the sentiments which they call forth are uniformly
good—nod the language. though occasionally'
iidiated, 4$ generally eurrect, anal sometimes
eloquent. The play has beau revived, 14 the
purpose of lutritittieing I t'Neti.t. in anew
character, dust of the amiable Bertha—trod ad-
• ttttt ahly did she support it. She looked more
than tettially graces of her per-
sist were never wore beautifully set off than by
the plain, but elegunt slres•, winds she wore—as
a. her fume, at simple as her manners:.
Time character of IL ftlta is precisely its Mir.
O'Nett.t.'s hue. Mantled i. a depository of the
knitlbest Nod best ad...elitism Love, and filial piety,
and friendship—all those virtues which are esteemed
no into, but are adored in women—have made her
Part their tortaple. If se wish to have such a pic-
ture intimated. and placed living before us, let us
. torn to Miss and she will equal our
tat, thew imag • go. In the early scenes of ileribu,
slit appeared to be in that state of calm and holy
seienity. %which a life of • crime, purity, aiid
trllVt.mvut, ev.tr produces—or, if that seta* were
~L all milled, it was by the idea of the hapiti.
law, she was about to enjoy iii an union with
loon to wl her soul hail long been united—
:l. the Zephyr of the ovrising slightly agitates
the bosom of the peaceful lake. Powerful was
the cnisir.ssi which her frantic grief presented.
when Aar tifullstAllYr lover Isait from her, by treacli-
ety, and eXer•tl to the horrors of int ighoniiiiiiiiis
Nottinig could be
serves winch followed her discovery of Dirriarers
no.sappy &stray. They harrowed up the let lungs—
ilia— particularly the prison scene and that in which
heart the report of musketry, and sinks, iu an
.1,4,111 of honor, to the earth, convinced that her
hirer no longer exists—excited sensations, in every
part a the luou.e, ssli!cli we scarcely conceived it pus.
%71,14. fur any effort of the histritioie art, to produce.
111.1 the Dnrimel of every female in the Theatre
Leen tine:nesse.] with the same danger which me-
cd the hero of the piece, wore tears, we believe,
%.tositti cot hove been died. To speak of applause
is •uperfloosis. The reader may easily couceive the
act:lat.:4,lollS a' LICk such acting spurt have produced.
51r. C. kumet.E's Ihrriwel was a highly-61'1,4w]
per romance. Ile was polite, spirited, dignified, of=
fading, as the litibiliess of the aerate called fur the
variation. The Cbeeolier ale St. Fratac was sustained
by Mr. YevaiG in his best style. The scene in which
he maltesi,liinisell known to his son, was eareedingly
pathetic. 'elw audiesice loudly testified their senor
of its excellence. Mr. Annules Valcuar was
spirited in the early scenes—aird marked by energy
alid feeling. in those which succeed. The first
loot of the character is very ill drawn. We aosprct
that it is nut at all like the original. Vakour is
rlirieteil, in the outset, as a rude, vulgar, itnperti-
tient ruffian—for noise else would act, as lie
does, to two amiable women. Freon h offi-
ci rs, particularly %liaise the ancimene regime, we
:dotty% considered a very thtf,tetit race—fond of
,4al Hit ry, it is true, but polar in their minutes's,
though lively, iii their couverni-
lion. 'Mr. LISTON played Skim/pert; humorously—
/ate his hound,gaud-natured face, gave us no idea of
the meir.ilv roverg,eful scoundrel whom lie repre-
sented. The part of Ailts.lllelfort was allotted to
Mrs. FA VCIT. It usual not have been Ittlist:t in
abhor hands. Shipayed extremely well, and was
highly applauthrd.
The currat.i dropped amidst loud shouts of
" grace!'

The house was very full—mrd we have rarely seen
mire elegant company within its walk

On Thursday last, at a Court called by the new
NI 1% or (Mitsui Jonas, Mr. WI HI:
mid 'Jr. Jona Mt SGRAVE were sworn in Capo:tl
Burgs -st.s of Sudbury. The Corporattuti, preceded
by au excellent band of music, walked to proces-
sion to she Rote ala( Crown lon, where they par-
te.% of ffijeutit:: atut it being the flay appointed
by the worthy Magistrate to receive Ilia friends to
tittle Ittowartir of 170 Duds of invitation having
bee;) rr7riocey timed), at four u'rlocL the com-
pany assembled et tit Mayor's house, acid from
thence adjourned to tbe ahol inst, where the 41111.
iisg-rooms were thrown 'twat, tlecuratetl uud introit-
iii the must ta•teful style; the of the
table consisted of every delicacy the srworai %mild
adult,. and the dessert mod wines o t rr. of the brat
quality, much to the credit of the Loidlord of the
1.141, whose exertions, m expense and atteotion, to
rvinitr comfort to the party, were fully crimpers-
sated by general approbation.
,The company con-
sisted uf—

Civil les E*q. M P. fur ilw hurosigS.lle Rey. Mi
lh 41 IC. v. U. Koch i.% ;ter. Mr..tiiptirt Rey. Mr. Green.
r. JI,. Mr. 111.41 ti; Rev.). M. Rap. the
pgistripal I,6l4{enp•P Of Ike btighlitiligholl4l, 111
Ike 1111104 e of Iho Roily ON pm att..
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Th. roasts giveit 11 the Mayor were traly 1(121
wool etristaituilosidl4 uu,t VIIIIMIPpritIte tarter from the
Lsitd (ullu►sed cod). Ti►e Lady Alayoresw's ball
w 4• issiturrouply and respectably attended. end the
rwntpau)• dud not perk 611 a late hour. highly gosh-
iir.l with the fr•tive savor. The worthy Measlier
IC- W VAT r. Esq.) gluthieued die hearts of every
poor tremor 14 Sunbury, by • duu:►buu of Is. each.