The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-29 00:00:00

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PffETRY.

Lady, for thre the rose I'll hind,
Whose fragrance far is borne
In summer's subs upon the wind,
Pure as the breath of morn.

ni hitt(' the lily of Ibe tale,
That, batted iii dew appears,
Sweet symbol of thy cheek so pale
When wet with Pity's tears.

Yee, Lady ! and the hare-bell too
Shall all its beauty lend,
An emblem of the weans so blue
That in thy bosum blend;

If thou, once mole, for me wilt try
That tuneful hand of thine,
And raise thy harp's sweet minstrelsy
With thrillii% touch divine :

Such as I oft have heard (bee play
At close of (kw, even,
Whilst horning' at thy feet 1 lay
To harmony from heaven

Such as I oft have heard thee pl3}•,
When the pale nsb of night
Through world.; of brilliants seem'd to cyst,
So Mini, So COM, so bright.

Now, now it comes upon mine ear,
The long-leinembeed strain,
Recalling dat., to metw'ry tlear,
Tho' fkw fur me remain.

That chords again—ere yet we pan
To meet, oh, lady! never;
lu life, in death, thou hest my heart
Farewell, farewell, fur ever !
October 21.

NORTHERN MEETIAG.

The absence of the Marquis and Marchioness Cl'
Hun.ly, in consequence of the death of the Duke
of Ricitmond--of Colonel F. W. Grant, of Grant,
who had come as far as Elgin ou his way to the
meeting, when Mrs. Grout beeline iudimupetl—of
Lady Mary Ross—the Hon. Hrs. Hay Mackenzie—
the Dowager Lady Cumming Gordon, and nudity
others of the most respectable supporters of the
meeting, with their Eimilies, cast an unusual gloom
over the present year's assembly, and the two fic.t
days were thinly attended, but on Friday the num-
ber increased. The Chsir was filled successively
by Sir James Dunbar, Sir W. G. Cumming, sod
Lord Saltoun. Excellent dinners were ;worded
during the week by Mr. Geddes; and the ilon.
Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie, of Seaforth, in the ab-
sence of Mr. Mackenzie, presented the Stewards
with a fine hart from the parks of Bralian. The
hand of the lailwrtiesiwishire mailitia wore petuutttS
by Captain Walker to attend.

A letter from Exeter, dated Oct. 26, says—i, His
Royal Highness the Duke of KILN,' arrived at
CONGDON'S hotel, in this city, last night, about
o'r lock : lie slept at T. TURNER'S, El. He shoes
this day with the LORD BISHOP, at his Palace, and
to-morrow with Lord ROLLE, at 'beton."
Miss O'NEILI..—Ou Thursday serinight this
accomplished and truly respectable actress made
her first appearance this setoon, at Kilkenny, in
the character of Juliet. The moment she entered
the house rose, and a rapturous and enthusiastic
welcome proclaimed universal approbation. On
Friday she performed in Othello, on Saturday lit
Venice Preserved, and on Monday in lhe Gamester.
The amateur performers receive their usual share a
praise from the Press of Kilkenny.
THEATRICALS.--The Critics say, it was not LER%
Alexander the Great in which Mr. AMHERST maJe
his amusing debet, but in Swlrr's misnomer of
" All eggs under the grate."
The conduct, nut less than the abi!ities, of the
present CHIEF JUSTICE of the Coot ill Knig's
Bench seems to meet the approbation of every
body. With the same firmness as Lord ELLEN,.
BOROUGH, he possesses more eUllllll4liti of temper;
and though * Defendant may forget himself, his
Lordship never does.
All the English who have returned from the Con-
tinent say, the manufactures there are or a very su-
perior quality to ours, and as labour is infinitely
cheaper than with us. it may be readily supposed
that the master manufacturer cannot tn.iitend aping
foreign goods, if he be to pay his WOlkineis the very
high wages they would demand.
THE TURF •—•Ar far as public amusement goes.
these scenes are losing their attraction daily ; for
when 20 horses are named to start, two only, iwt-
haps, appear at the post. In addition to the other
expenses of ir g trio, breeding, a still further
one has been made by the expectations of joekies
for riding, when, sonic few years ago, two nr three
guineas at the utmost were thought a sufficient pay-
ment for the trouble of ten initiates.
The Mahon Coursing. Meeting this year com-
mences early. The Ist of November is the day
trained. The Louth Alertitig, in Lincolnshire, it
is said, will probably be relinquished, iii coos.-
quence of an enclosure being intended oil the
ground where the courses are at present run.
Such has beets, its some parts, the abundant
breed of partridges this year, that a father and son,
in souse fields between Oxford end ‘l'llitby,
in one morning last week, 17 brace and a half, snit
in the afte:tioun 10 brace, making a total of t'7
brace and a half its one slay.
The different mail coaches arrive very regularly
at the limited time, the different stoppages former-
ly practised being abridged. At Edinburgh tour
hours are gained for answering letters.
At the latter end of last week two severe falls of
snow took Orme in the neighbourhood of &trilby
Moor and Dosocaster. On the morning of Friday
last the ground was corned two inches deep. hut
by twelve o'clock the sae had melted the whole
• away.

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