The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-12 00:00:00

LLIGENCE.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester arrived yesterday at
their house in Park-place, from their seat, near Staines.
The Dowager hlarchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday at hat
house in Arlington-street, fron Lord Deere's seat in Hefts.
The Countess of Mansfield lett town yesterday for her seat at
Richmond.

The Rev. Mr. Hawtrey left Gordons Hotel, Albemarlesserset,
yesterday, for Eton.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street t--Capssfa
Hyde Parker, from his seat in Hants; Arthur Vansittart, Esq.
from his seat in 'leeks : Messrs. Keniston, from a tour.

T. W. Beaumont, Eig. M.P. left the Clarendon Hotel, Bond•
street, yesterday, for Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Chalm'er have left Miller's Hotel, for their teat in
Notts. - -

Count Woronsow has left town for the Earl of Pembroke's seat,
Wilton House, Wilts.
Lord Churchill left town yesterday for his seat in Oxfordshire.
The Hon. Robert Smith, M.P. has left town for his seat, Hay-
hurst, Bucks.
Mrs. Coutts entertained the Duke of St. Albans, the Ladies
Charlotte and Marie Beauclerk, Mr. and Lady Caroline Capel,
and a distinguished party, at dinner yesterday, at her house is
Stratton-street, Piccadilly.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey entertained a large party of
distinguished visiters during the holydays, at their seat, Middleton
Park, Oxfordshire.

Arrivals at Baths Hotel, Arlington-street :—Mr. and Mn.
Curteis, from the Continent; Sir Morris Ximenes, from a tour;
Mr.. Alrs., and Miss Watts, from their seat in Hertfordshire.

Arrivefiat the Royal Hoiel, St. Janies's.street:—H. batubton,
Esq., from a tour ; Sir J. Trollope, from Stamford • H. L. Rad►
clifie, Esq., and C. D. Radcliffe, E.g., from Hffthen, Oxford-
shire; and Colonel Robbins, from Leamington. Departures:—
Mrs. Rickets, for Combe; and G. Mostyn, for Oxford.

We regret to learn that the Lord Chancellor still suffers
under his indisposition. His Lordship will, however, if
possible, resume his sittings in the Court of Chancery ou
Monday next.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town soon after
five o'clock yesterday evening, for lkckenlism.
On Tuesday night Mr. Raisner left the Foreign Office
with despatches for Lord Clanwilliam, the British Ambas-
sador at Berlin. _
.....

‘Ve are much concerned to state that Sir William
Curtis is seriously indisposed, at his marine villa near
Benne te.
Our eminent townsman, the Lord Bishop of Chester, has
been on a visit here these few slays past. On Sunday the
Right Rev. Prelate delivered an eloquent and impressive
discourse, at our churches, on the necessity of all members
of the church, clergy, and laity, maintaining a strict con-
formity in their practices to their religious professions—
the true and only means of preventing the spread of seces-
sion from our revered establishment, inasmuch as thus it
would be made evident that dissent was needless, the
Church embracing in her doctrines and discipline themes-
, tial requisites of salvation. Both morning and afternoon
the churches were crowded ; and as a mark of the universal
esteem in which the principles and talents of this great
divine are held by all classes, we may state that the doors
of our most extensive Dissenting Chapel were purposely
unopened, in order to afFord to its minister and congregation
an opportunity of hearing the Bishop's sermon.—Bery
Gazette.
On Friday se'nnight a meeting of the members of the
Established Churc:t, clerical and laical, was held at the
Town Hall, Eye, for the purpose of establishing a District
Committee of the Society for Promoting Christian Know-
ledge. The Right Hon. and Rev. Lord Bayning was in
the Chair. In an eloquent address to the meeting his
Lorduhip disclaimed, on the part of the promoters of the
intended Branch Society and himself, all feelings of hos-
tility to the Bible Societ), and stated, that though in hie
opinion the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
had an exclusive claim to the support of all the members of
the Established Church, yet conscious that the Bible So"-
ciety was upheld by many pious and able men, he sin-
cerely wished their benevolent exertions might be suc-
cessful. •
Cardinal Richelieu one day asked his confessor, M.
Mulot, bow many masses were required to get a soul out
of purgatory? 'the confessor answered that he did not
know, and that the church had nor determined the num-
ber. " I can tell you, said the Cardinal ; " about. as
many masses would he necessary as one should want of
shovelfuls of snow to light a stove."
A CONFESSIONAL ANSCDOTE:AF WEr-•••••••••31,
a Dromara tailor, too prone to frequent public-houses, was
about to disburden his conscience of' some miner sins by
confession to his pariah priCst, seithont- hinting in the
slightest degree at his habit of druatnnese. Tkpriest,
however, began to lecture him on the tender point ; •1 Re-
Beet," added he, "that when you,enter ~of thaw wicked
houses, your guardian angel stands Mil& weephst for the
crimes you are perpetrating."—" -father,
'Arthur, " if be had a shilling inlets pod* be isouldneeladi
so well as myself."—Bellist Nero Letters
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0 V E NT-GARDEN 711 FAT

asst night Sheridan's opera of the Pttenni waa performed
e, this theatre, and Mr Bland, from Liverpool. made his
appearance en this stage in the character or eacior
Wand is in pct.,on below the mid It sir., but f..:iSOll-
weil roportionsal, and his features are glut
and
ce.revsive enottgli for a singer. His voice Indic: power
a1..1 :aloes= to on ordinary decree, and his musical
rdu-
r won does oat appear to have been neg!..eteil. Not ivith-
s!noliog th ••se advantages th, ee is in the higher notes an
ezcasional herihissi of trsailotl, and IP the lower a sit apailc
Or.+l Mara Of holly, WIliCll Pre (I:spit asing. Inde-
pendent of thes.: faiths, Mr. Bland is a pleasilll. sled Wt•
hope one slay to compl:m.m: him as a powerful, singer.
His articitlatum is singularly distinct—a p. rfection not
always ohs. rvable even ill performers of greater pre-
tension. Bating some ittle vulgatity of exprission.
bath in simiiiet and sneakiiig, end a slissere,.afit, drawl
in his promon Bland is a VOVIIISt
sufficiently
agr,,eable, and gives promise of no mean vlegrce of ex-
cellence. first song timid . tit to the character, " Hod
I a heart for falFehooll framed,- was gig sn .pith no small
phare of anilitv. and lottillv sneonel. In that which fol-
lowed, •• Sure such a pair," the singer ayes still more suc-
cessful, and cone:veil. bath in mintier and expressi.m,
treat share of the arch humour ileaignell by the author ;
was loudly encortil. " .list like love" was not to our
rnind ao happy ill the delivery, Fllla there was an attempt
to encore it, which 41111 not tell well for the actor. Mr.
Bland, what much of the matinee, and in some Dales a
Rawl deal of the voice, which distinguish Broadhurst, pos-
sesses more compass and power in his execution. On the
whole we are disposed to consider 'Mr. Bland as a promising
voeslist, and one likely to be a material acquisition to the
orrratic department of this theatre.
rest of the performance was well sustained ; Mr.
Dearman sung pleasingly in Antonio; and Messrs. Faw-
a, it and Blanchard were as excellent as ever in the
emitting Lc: se and the irascible Don ./cronse. Bartley is
the best fat friar extant ; his Fulher rad was famous, and
ludicrously contrasted by the /my-brother of Mr. Barnes,
who looked as if in training for the Living Skeleton. Miss
Love's Louisa was good, and the Desenna of Mrs. Daven-
port is immortal. It is almost needless to say that Miss
I'aton's singieg in the character of ('tee.: was exquisite. In
" Adieu thou dreary pile," she, if possible, surpassed her
former excelence. We have seldom witnessed a more
tothusiastic encore than followed this song ; and in its re-
petition, if the fair vocalist dish not win fresh laurels, she
ut least added new verdure to those previously attained.
At the fatiice of the curtain the applause was general;
and the Opera was announced fur repetition on Tuesday,
apparently to the great satisfaction of the audience.