The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-21 00:00:00

KEAN AT BOSTQN.
(From the New York (*Omen Advf,y.(isee of Dee. 24
A gentleman who arrived in Wien yestesviaY
the ateam.berat Washington, favoured us with the 84),1
papers of Thursday mot ning. Mr. Kean arrived in p
on Tuesday morning, and WAR • antxmile, d to stxar
in
ifirdwrd on the following evening. The anininciation
said to have been received with tokens of approbation ~,„1
disapprobation. On Wednesday morning thu fo:lowing
note to the Editors appeared in the papers:—
" Sta—l take the liberty of informing the citizens of 1/,,,t,n,
(through the medium of your journal) of my arrival, in ronlider,„
that liberality and forbearance will gain the ascendancy over mit,.
dice and cruelty. That I hare erred I acknowledge. Thst I hoe
suffered for my errors my lois of fame and fortune is tou maim.
dimly an illustration. Acting from the impulse of istitatiob cm
taint)• was disrespectful to the Bolton public ; calm deliberation
convinces the I was wrong. The first step towards the Throne of
3ferey is confession—the hopes we are taught. forgiveness. 11„,
must not expect more than those attributes which we offer to out
God._ " EDMUND KEAN,

" Exchange Cotree House."
(From the Boston Dully Akerlife, of Thursday.]
TonsTits.--31r. Kean, last evening, attempted to make
his appearance in the character of Richard, but, as we
think it might have been foreseen, was not pet ittetl to
play. The house was filled early, and the audience soon
became quite noisy. At the hour for the curtain's riving,
tsar of the managers and Mr. Kean successively attempted
two or three times to address the house, but they were not
permitted to be heard. Mr. Kean was aevercly pelts el by
missiles from the upper part of the house. A great tumult
continued the whole time. Mr. Kilmer came forward with
a label, announcing that Mr. Kean declined playing, and
another inquiring if the house would have the play go on
without Mr. Kean. It was afterwards amiounced that Nlr.
Kean had left the house, and after some delay the curtain
rose, and the play proceeded. Mr. Finn took the part of
Richard. Hut nothing was heard, and soon after the he.
ginning of the second act, the play was stopped, and the
curtain dropped. The noise then abated for a while, but
the people, who had assembled in great numbers in the
street, began to rush into the house.

Many persons from all parts of the house then rushed
upon the stage, apparently for safety or to protect the
scenery, the pit was soon cleared, and benches, lamps, and
almost every thing that could be moved, was thrown
into the pit. All the lights were extinguished, and the
house continued to be a scene of tumult and confusion to a
late hour. At eleven o'clock the house appeared to be
nearly cleared, but there were a large number of persons
in the street, most of them quiet spectators.
We have heard reports of two or three instances of swere
personal injury, but cannot ascertain how far they are
well founded. There were no females in the house. There
will be no play to-night, as had been announced.

I From the Boston riturfer.l
Contrary to our hopes and our expectations, the "Kean i.
fever" arose yeatesday morning to a pretty high state of ex- ..
citement.' A crowd assembled round the ticket office at
the theatre at an early hour, and a scene of confusion and
uproar ensued that has seldom had a parallel in our sober ~
city. Some persons literally travelled over the heads of
others, to approach the aperture where tickets were to he
prouretl, and. few of them returned without the loss of
coats and hats, and some we saw whose shirts in-
dicated very unceremonious usage. Two weeks ago
we did not believe that our managers would have ••• ,
been guilty of so much contempt for public opinion t••
1
and so much disregard to public decency as to per. .;
nit Kean to play on their stage ; but we found our-
selves
deceived. Four days ago, too, we did not believe
that so worthless a fellow, such-e double-facett..beggar- for -.
an " asylum in which to end his professional and mortal
career, would have confidence enough to raise so much
feeling on his account. It is gratifying to perceive that •
there is but one sentiment among the respectable people of
the city in regard to this business ; and that is, that the
managers are altogether wrong in suffering K•2an to attempt
to appear on the stage.
Eight u'auck, Wednesday Ere.—Kean has not been suf-
fered
to perform, nor even to speak to the audience at • 4
the theatre. He made two attempts, but was unsuccessful. A .t
spontaneous and almost universal expression of disgust at 1
his insolent and blasphemous letter, which he published in -4
the morning, and of dissatisfaction with the course pur-
sued by the managers, was but the forerunner to the de-
cided '4 I
and firm resolution manifested in the theatre, that he -
should not be permitted to appear on the stage. Mr. .
Finn attempted to play Richard, but at the eod of the first
act the tumult was so great that the play was stopped.
The crowd began to press upon the doors from the street,
and at length forced a passage. The stairway leading to
the second tier of boxes was so thronged that it was impos-
sible fur those that were in to get out by that way, and many •
made their escape from the scene of confusion, by a window
of the second story, jumping about ten feet on to a shed,
and from thence to the street. There is an immense throng
in Franklin and Federal-streets, which renders them, in
the vicinity of the theatre, almost impassable.
The interior of the Theatre, we understand, at this mo-
ment (half past 9,) is almost entirely demolished, and the
windows broken. Mr. Justice IWhitman read the riot act
to the crowd outside, which we believe is still and peace-
able. What is passing inside we know not. We beg leave
to repeat a remark we made in our paper this morning—
the managers have assumed a fearful responsibility.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
Earl Spencer and Lord Althorn have left Lord Suffield's,
Uui-
ton Hall, Norfolk, for Mr. Coke's, Holltham.
The Right lion. Sturges Bourne, M. P. has left his seat, Test-
wood House, Southampton, for Home Park, Rending.
W. A. Roberts, Esq. M.P. has left the Duke of Dorset's, Dray.
ton House, Northamptonshire, for Bewdley, Worcestershire.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street : Sir Arch.
Murray. Hart. from a tour ; Capt. Trevor, R.N. Departurte:—
Robert'Vansittart, Esq. fur his seat in Berke; James Jarrett, Esq.
for Oxford; Messrs. Kynastun, on a tour; the Rev. Walker
King, ditto.
Arrivals at Gordon's Hotel, St. James's-street:—Colonel Fane
from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Protheroe and Family. Mr.
and Mrs. Frankland and family have left uitto for Norfolk.
Denatures from the London Hotel, A lbernarle-sueet : —Mr.
and 3lrs. Erskine, for their seat in Kent; Mrs. Brownlow and Miss
Dash wood, for Canterbury.
Arrivals at Lon 's Hotel, Bond-street:—George Fullerton, Esq.
from a tour ;J. If. Puget, l sq. ditto ; H. Broughton, Esq. front
Brighton. Departures :—Mr. anti Mrs. Gunning for Bath ; Capt.
Newton, It. N. for Chatham ; Win. Rowley, Esq. on a tour.
Departures from the British Hotel :—Win. Osborn. Esq. from
Oxford ; 'Captain Riply, R. N. for Portsmonth ; Wm. Stuart,
Esq. for Salisbury ; J. Weston, Esq. Far Scotland.
Departures from Kirklruit's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Mr.
and Mrs. Sitwell, for Brighton ; W. J. Vickery, Esq. on a tour.

Yesterday morning Sir Herbert Taylor, his Royal High-
ness's Military Secretary, transacted military business with
the Duke of York, at the Royal Duke's residence in South
A.udley-street.
The Princess Feodore and the young Princess Alexan-
drina Victoria (daughter of the late Duke of Kent), with
the Governess and one of the Ladies of the Dnchess of
Kent's household, took a long airing on foot yesterday, in
Hyde Park.
Yesterday morning the Earl of Liverpool and the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer came to town from Coombe Wood
and Beckenham, to meet several gentlemen upon the sub.
ject of finance and other official business. At half-past
three o'clock the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the
Bank Of 'England had an interview with the Earl of Live r-
Pool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Itarl of
Liverpool's house in Whitehall, which lasted above an huur.
Mr. Secretary Canning left his residence in Downing-
street yesterday afternoon about five o'clock, on a visit to
the Earl of-Liverpool, at Coombe Wood.
Yesterday l'rince Polignac, the French Ambassador,
transacted business at the Foreign Office with Mr. Secre-
tary Canning.
The following sums in aid of Mr. O'Keefe have been al-
ready subscribed :—The Marquis of Hertford, 20!.; Sir
George Warrender, 101. Loa. ; George Fraser, Esq. St. ss.;
Mr. Curteis, 21. ; besides several guineas and sovenigns.
At Drury-lane Theatre the .Sub-Committee have contri-
buted fire guineas ; the Theatrical Fund, ten guineas ;
the proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, ten pounds ;
Colonel Berkeley, ten pounds; the managers and all the
rrincipal performers, without any exception, a guinea each.
(hi Thursday morning an immense flight of sea gulls
were. seen in the neighbourhood of Ilrentford ; several of
them were shot near Twickeuham Ayot, by souse • herr.
men. These birds are very rarely seen so high up ttle •
river, and arc said to be indicative of the severity of the
weather.