The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-06-30 00:00:00

MRS. CROUCH'S MEMOIRS.

This work, in addition to the life of this celebrat-
ed lady, may he considered an history of the stage,
its writers, and performers, since the year 17.80, in-
terspersed with poetry, favourite epilogues, pro-
logues. Bcc.; and is full of anecdote. As an example,
we have made the following extrafts ; speaking of
Mrs. Crouch, then Miss Phillips, the author says,
•' In these her youthful days, Miss Phillips was
•ery lively, and, to her family and most intimate
friends, frequently displayed a great share of comic
humour, partioularly in her criticisms on the num-
berless paragraphs which praised her beautye One
morning, she gravely laid a newspaper out of her
hand, and placing a folio dillionary on the floor,
stood upon tt before the mirror. Her father ex-
claimed, What are you about, Nancy! surely you
are tall enough to look in the glass, without stand-
ing on my books;' As Nancy Phillips, I am,
Papa ; but now I am Vanity trampling on Good
Sense, that I may the better admire the beast fa
Grecian note, which the newspapers have given me
this morning;' And pray how do you like it ?'
asked her father, laughing; Why, in truth,' she
replied, stepping off the book, not a bit better does
your Nancy like it, than she did the true-born Eng-
lish nosy which you gave her.'.
When she sat down, she wrote a few lines, and

then giving them to Mr. Phillips, said, There is a
paragraph far to.inorrow's paper ; I haie made it
up, like Mrs. Candour's cousin, QV', in The School fix
&want, from various parts of gybe.'
"Mr. Phillips read as follows :--• Last night, the
lirgli‘b &may again adorned our Albion stage, as
the Persian Princess, and weeping Oriental pearls for
her Arbors', she, with a Frank cambric handker-
chief, gracefully wiped her Grecian nose.'
" The two Mr. Kembles were friends and ad-

miters of Miss Philips, and constant visitors. One
day, the conversation turned upon supernatural ap-
pearances in the night. when Mr. S. Kemble hap-
pened to be present at Mr. Phillips's ; he said, that
he once felt himself extremely surprised by a noaur-
nal visitor, when he lay at an inn. It was about
three in the morning, and being summer, light
enough to distinguish objeas, when he heard some-
thieg moving in his chamber, and presently beheld,
at the side of his bed, a dwarf, singularly habited,
;who gazed in equal astonishment. Mr. Kemble
recovered first front his surprise, and asked the little
.figure what he was, and what he wanted I the
dwarf, assuming courage, replied, I I am, as ycu
may perceive, a dwarf, come to spew at the fair to
; I have mistaken the chamber, no doubt,
aod was frightened when I saw you, who are a
giant, come, I suppose, tit be shewn as a sight at the
lair, like myself.' "

IVORWICJI, Juma 28.

Wednesday last, the Ross•shire Militia, marched
from hence to Yarmouth, and the Anglesea regi-
ment, commanded by Colonel Hughes, came in to
replace them. The same clan. Lord Waldegrave
and the detachment of the 7th Light Dragoons un-
der his command, marched to Ipswich, being reliev-
ed by another detachment from the same regiment,

under ale orders of Baron Toyll.

In the beginning of the nest month, Lord Walde-
grave will be of age, and property to the amount of
30.0001. a-year will then come in.to hie possession.
Tian roost, we understand, he means to celebrate
by a ball and other festivities, at the Load-quarters
of his regiment.

Priori() his Lordship's leaving Norwich, he played
three grand cricket matches with a seleft number
ef the men under his command, against a party of
gentlemen of this city and neighbourhood. The
first match was played on Thursday se'nnight, the
second on the following day, and the third last Tues-
day.—The second match was the only one which he
lost.
Lieut. Col. Keppel has addressed a letter to the
Commanding Officers of Volunteer Infantry, in-
forming them. His Majesty has dispensed with his
.services as an Inspecting Field Officer ; at the same
time, requesting them to accept his thanks for the
attention paid to their duty, and readiness t*
comply with his orders on all eceastous.
In consequence of a circular letter addressed fit;
the Commanding Officers of those Volunteer corps,
serving under the June allowance', being received
•by Lleut.-Col. Patteson, Major Cole, on Monday
evening, after parade, read the same to the batta-
lion. It goes to state, that those corps are to dis-
cmuinue their exercise, after the 24th inst. until the
allowances, proposed to be made under the new re•
gulations, are made known. These will be made
with a view to public economy, and to obviate jea-
lcusies, a-.-isin,g from other corps being on a (Lffier-
ent fourit,g, as it is the intention of Government to
place the whole of the Volunteers under the new
ectablichm-nt.—The Major requested the men not
to consider this as a dismission. but that they would
rest upon their arms until the intentions of Govern-
'scent were made known, when he would have the
.har.our of cal ling them together again. to renew
their services tinder their present officers.

At the grai :d dinner given by Mr. Coke, upon
the second .y of his Agricultural Fete, on Tues.
day last, at ft Ikharn, Mr. John Herring, jun. pro-
duced three slx manufaflured by Messrs John
Herring andirons, of Norwich, entirely of Mr.
Coke's bcantiful! South-Down fleece, which obtaind
such general ad:tliration, as to induce the company
present to orders nany of the same fabric.
Mr. John Herr ing, jun. introduced these shawls,
by observing, tht :t having received a South-Down
fleece from Mr.. Coke, weighing 41bs. and of an
exquisite tartuse, it was found so applicable to the
produce of yarn. that he was enabled to fabricate
the shawls he had then the pleasure of submitting
to the approbatier of the company, and that they
not only did hoci our to the worthy donor of the
feast, but likewise exhibited another proof, amongst
very many, of hi laudable endeavours to benefit
the country.
Mr. Tollett sail , he had tried all kinds of wool,
and had proved th at we can grow in this country,
wool, equal, if net superior, to the finest Spanish.—
The shawls made of Mr. Coke's S. D. wool did
infinite credit to the manufaeturers to whom he had
recommended the,: xperiment, which had exceeded
his expeCtations; lip feed these shawls were so Vght
and elegant, that he sincerely hoped our fair cons-
iflwoaten would itist efer such dresses for die winter.