The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

FANCY DRESS BALL.

A fancy dress hall is announced for this week at
the New Argyll Rooms. It lois originated in a dr-
sire to encourage the mantifactarrs of the United
Kingdom. la the present crisis of their de.
pression, requiring every possible ex•ertiou for their
improveineui, the motive riititlrs the effort to
tier most liberal patronage and support. It is fur-
ther recommended by the most splendid prepara-
tions, which promise a scene of the highest grstiti-
cation. The folliowinir i. an extract from the ad-
vertisement announcing this brilliant entertain-
ment :

" Mr. Doherty takes the liberty to solicit the supphrt of
the Commercial %World to splendid Fancy Dress Ball, at
the New Argyll Room., on Wednesday next, far the tocsin-
ragemeot of the Mantsfactsces of the United Kingdom.—
Tickets of Admission One Poona, Refreshments iiielinted.
Nay be hail at No. 41q, Jerntyn-street, St. James's ; from
must Booksellers of entinence at the East and W.•t end of
Town ; soul nt the Argyll Itoottio.—N.B. Ladies, Noblemen,
and Gentlemen attending the Argyll Rooms on thi% MTN-
Ilion, are rr.vir4t...l to gira directions to et down with their
hones' heads to sans thdructi-street."

The bill of fare at the Kiug's Theatre this nieht,
for the brio-tit of that old and meritorious faviiiinte
of the public, Mr. ICr v long respected for his
private worth, mill eminent fur his talents i.sa singer
and composer, promises a rich treat to the loves; of
harmony.
On Moaday last, the theatres in the York circuit
were let to Mr. MANSELL, consequently lie has
become Irs.ee and manager for she nest revel, years.
The match between Mr. HUGIISS BALL (corn.
minify cull. d, f his immeuse wealth, " The
(S..ldro Ban and Lady JANE l'AnF.r, daughter
of Ilse Mimpus of ANGLESEY. i. off, MA Mr.
I; A LI. has himself to Paris. A rumour
was circulated, that it was proposed to render
a settlement Of ten thoestml pounds a-year vuid,
in die case of infiiklity on the part of the lady.
If such a proposal was ever made, the breaking
off the match ent C:111St• no surprise. Another re-
port is, that the lady does not like the gentleman's
plebeian name.
hi addition to the improvement making at Eaton
Cheshire, by the building of a new wing on
the th side, the gardens have received an addi-
tion of several acrer, by being thrown open to the
artificial liver, which will form their boundary.
Workinen are now employed on the thunthition
of a spacious edifice in the- precinct of the Savoy,
between the German Chapel and Wellington-it reel.
It is to be an office for the accommodation of the
Duchy of Laucuster, with a terrace facing the
liver, on a line and corresponding with the terraces
iu front of Somerset House cud the Adelplus

•
PINE
ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSET-HOUSE.
The following are some of the leading pictures of this te-
hibition
By Sir T. LAWRtNCE, P.R.A.—portrait of her Royal
Highness the late Princess Chneloite...--pamait of Ike Mar.
qui, of Londonderry.—Portrait of Sir Hunsphry Davy,
Bart., President of the Royal Society, Sse.—Portrait of Mrs.'
H. Baring and Children.... Portrait of Lady Lutist Lamb.
ton.—Portrait of the late B. West, Eaq. P.R A.—Viscounts-et
Pullington and Child.—James Palmer, Eaq., Treasurerest
Christ's Hospital.
Sir WILLIAM HCECIIIT, R.A. has added to his former re.
potation by a Sue Portrait of the Earl of Ailesbury.-11140
Leicester, Esq.—The Bird's Nest—Portrait of a Gesitlemmia.
—Portrait of a Lady in the character of Ulla.
Mr. FUllCLl.—Eriphyle slain by her son Alcmxon, who is
pursued by her avenging Faries—Jealussy, a sketch ; and
Prometheus delivered by Hercules.
T. STOTRARD, R.A.—The Yiusare.—Saneho Panes re-
lates to his muter, Don Quivote, the reception and eon-
(ion he had with Dulcines.—ShAspesre's characters,
Falstaff, As You Like It, Tempest, King Lear, and Mac.
betb.
H. Tomlin°. , R.A.—Bed-lime.

W. HILTON, R.A.—An alleg 'rice picture of Nature blow.
lug bubbles fu► her children.
A. COOPER, R.A.—The bezoie conduct of Cromwell at
Marston Moor, where, bciug wounded in the right arm, be
called op a reserve, and, placing liiins.lf at the bead of it,
sided by Lurds Manchester, Lambert, &c. obtained a victory
fur ibe Pailiameat.

A. W. CALt.corr, R.A.—An extensive Landscape.—Dover
front the sea; a squally day; watt' against the lisle.

W. COLLINS, R.A.—Scene in 11.irrowdate, Cumberland—
Dart @mush, Devon—Muining on the Coast of Kent.

W. M 'tumult, 1i.A.—.1 he Careless Messeuger detected.
D. VI mai IC, R.A.—Nearinuagers, and Guess-nay-name.

W. R. DIGO, R.A.—The Ctad.e; or, a present from the
Grandmother.

H. HOWARD, R.A.—Cottaan Sc,ne, Sabrina, the House
of Morpheus, Portrait uf the Her. H. Trimmer.
J. Noftinccrrs, R.A.—The Burial of Edward V. and his
Brother the Duke of York, who were murderrd in the Tower
of Loudon., by order of Richard Ill.—The Marriage of the
Duke of Turk, brother of Edward V. to the Lady Anne
Mowbray, uuly daughter and brir of John Lord Monfort',
Duke of Norfolk, Young David kreping his Father's Flock,
Portrait uf Master Mauve's.

H. RAFIURN, R.A —Portraits of the Marquis of Bute,
of Earl Compton, Sir John Hay, Bart., and ■ Lady and
Gentleman.

R. R. RILIWAGLE —Scene from Nature, Mid-ilay, and
Portrait of a Geutlemati.

J. WARD, R.A.—Portrait of a favourite Hunter, the pro-
perly of Edmund fates, Esq., Portrait of Rover, a favourite
Spaniel, the property of Earl Powia.
T. DANIIILL, R.A.—The Sacred Temple of the Hiniloos,
containing an ancient Templo and Idol of Mahadeva, near
the Hurdurs, uu the Gauges. The lining of • Hindoo
Temp!e, Ste. taken sear Cor Hoer, in the Tsnnevelly
Diatriet, East Indies.
W. OWIN, R.A.—Portraits of the Earl of Pembroke,
and of Henry Collingwood Seihy,tsg.

J. JAcKsott, R.A.—Portraits of Earl Grry, Sir M. W.
Ridley, Bart, the Rev. W. Lon:, Miss 'sue Allnutt, W.
%add, Esq., Miss Wiliam, of Drury lane theatre, Mr.
Macready, is the character of Macbeth, and of J. North-
cote, Esq. R.A.
T. PHttun, R.A. F.R.S. and F S.A.—Portraits of the
Right Hon. Sir William Grant, late Master of the Rolls;
of Lady Harriet Drummond and Children; D. Ricardo, Esq.
M.P.; Hon. J. Abercrounhy, Esq. M.P.; Mrs. Fitzgerald;
P. Johnston, Esq., of Carnsalloch; and Master M. and
Miss E. Watts Russell.

M. A. Sites, R.A.—Portraits of G. W. Taylor, F..sq
of Mrs. Watson Taylor, Miss Tomo, Miss Campbell,
Edward Tennis, Esq.; J. Evelyn, Esq.; Mu. Henry
Elates ; mid a Lady.
A. E. CRALon, R.ArLe Billet—Portraits of a Lady and
her daughter; of Dr. Chem, ; of her Grace the Duchess
of Hamilton ; of Mrs. Eversfirld ; ■nd two Ladies.
.1. CONSTABLE, A.— Hampstead Heath—A Shower—
Harrow— Landscape ; Noon.
G. AIUCLULD, A.—The Battle of Naseby.—Scear on a
Wood side.

The moat suceestul amtmg the plating, of those who are
not Academicians arc May-day in the belga of Queen Elias-

bells, C. li. I.Cll.ll.—Tbe Countess of Waldegrave and the
Earl of Sheffield, by G. BRECllll%—ilittrder of archbishop
Sharp on Mavis Moor, W. Au...sm.—Gipsy Seene, Hamp-
stead Heath, C. Cowin ra.—The DI-woken Smith, W. Ilion.
—Vertumnus and Pomona, Mrs. A MSLr.Y.—Rumeu and
Juliet, H. P. fluirms.—A Mother and Child, W. Loma.—
Dead Garnet B. BLAILt.-51trry Wises of Windsor,
P. Ramos.

Mrs. Pots has four beautiful drawings in this Exhibi-
tion, six. :—Two large Groups, varieties of Roses, one of
them coutsined in an F.trasean Vase, drawn at lire British
Museum from one of the finest of Sir Wm. Hamilton's col-
lectiuu ; the other in • Roman one. An extraordinary
large Cockscomb, done for the Iluetitultural Suciety and
• s.uall Tree of the double Sasauqua
The works of Sculpture are numerous; the prominent
ones are—Model fur the intended Statue of B ‘V VAT, E.g.
late P.lt A., C. Rossi, R.A —A Hiuilno Girl, by It. Wyss'.
al ACOT T, R.A.—('t'iuduzi arid Amelia, C. Rossi, R A.—Buit
of T. Phillips, Esq. R.A., %Impale of Londonderry, Sir
Walter Scutt, Bart. and %V. Wordsworth, Gig., by F.
CIIANTRY, R.A.—Bust of %Upon, by W. litmus.

The Exhibition of Painting, at the Bvitish Ga-
iety; Pall-mall, eloied on Saturthiy last. Tile ad-
wirers of Beishozzar's Feast were more numerous
than on any preceding day, nod from the expressions
then mannested we are induced to hope the liberal
purchaser of this splendid picture will gruify the
public with an exhibition of it for a few weeks in the
metropolis, us the regulations of Ihls InStitUll4ll will
not admit of its longer continuance there.
A Queen ANNB'S farthing, in fine preservation,
Icis lately been presented at the British Museum,
is here no doubt was entertained of its being genuine.
The Lute Mr. PlascuELL, by his ivill,iproved in
Doctors' Commons, has bequeathed to his Royal
Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER the sum of
20,0001. on account of the good opinion he enter.
tinned of his Rapti Highness's public conduct,
which he describes as " an example to other.."—
He also discharges him from the payment of the
further sum of 6,0001. due on mortgage. Mr.
PlescuELL's personal property is sworn under
350,0001, out of which a considerable sum is be-
queathed to various charitable iustitut:ons.

Jettireitt
jia. inairses NATION IN TNT COINNITTEN a SIN IA
NOR RODUCINO TWO LOAM Or THI ADNIILIMTT.
Bastard, E. E. P. Graham, S. O'Callaghan, J.
ambits, H. Gordo*, R. rbillips,G. jun.
Biattleo. T. P. Grotto*, J. Palmer. C. F.
Bilietuont,T. W. Hutchinson, ilea. C.Pareell, Sir H.
Belgruve, The. Haldimautf, W. Rietford, W.
Bright, H. Hubbouse, 3. C. Riissell, Cord J.
Bennett, Hon. H. G.Huriaby, E. Rite, T. S.,
Birth, J. Hestbcote, G. J. Ricardo, V.
Bury, Viscount ' Harbord, Hon. E Ruisrtl, Lard W.
Barnard, Viscount Runic, J. Smith, Wsn.
Cuncanoon, L. Holton'. Lord Smith, J.
CruitiptooS. Keck, 0. A. L. S nith, Abel
Calcraft, Sohn torsion, Sir W. Sehright„ Sir I.
Csireirey, Tbos. Lookingtou, S. Tierney, Rt. Hie.Ge
Colborne, N. R. Lennard, T. It Treusayne. J. H.
Calttorpe, Hon. F. Lanestou, .1. H. Tulk, C. A.
Corbett, P. Milbank, R. Wino, J. A.
Chaloner' n Rubt. Martin, J. Wyn, NI
Mi nds's, Hon, T. Slouch, J. B. IVbitbresik S. C.
Denman, T. Moore, P. Wilms, Sir R.
Dunisanon, Vise. Macdonald, J. Wilsou, T.
Davies, T. H. Moore, A. Whence", John
Evans, W. Maxwell. John Whaitusere, W. W.
Fitzroy, Lord C. Marjeribauks, S. Yorke, Sir J.
Forbes, C. Moberly, J.
Ferguson, Sir R. C. Moberly, W. L. Tet.LNII.
Griffiths, J. W. Nugent, Lord Berra!, J.

LIBERAL LANDLORDS.

G IPopham has reduced his rents to his tenants is

Souterseishire licentyfiee per mil. and hos signified his io.
Iridium to continue itt du au while turn sells under Si. 64/. per
bushel.

The Lord Hi bop of Peterborough his liberally reduced
the rent of Ilas tithes in Sutton and Castor parishes. Se-

have been made to us of usher abate•

smuts of rent, but u such reductious will Ito doubt become
keneral, it would seem iuvidious to particulatiu moderate
itistaatem.—(Slagiurd Mercury.)

A DMRA L BLIGH.

This gallant officer, whose death on the 36th last, at his
seal, Belly-View, near Southampton, was lately mentioned
in this Paper, was in hi. 84th year, pronely of which were
spent in the service of his Majesty's navy. He was Aide.
de•Camp to Admiral Bytsg in the action with the French
fleet, under M. de la Glaissouriere, ok Minorca, for his
condom. in which Admiral Byng was shot, by a sentence
of a Court-Martial. He was *pp-tinted a Commander by
his god father, Lurd Rodney, in 1781 ; in 1778 he obtain-
ed the rank of Post Captain; and in 1794, that of Rear.
Admiral, a few days previous to the memorable de.
fence which be made against five French line-of-battle
ships and twu frigates, in his Majesty's ship Alexander.
As a Sag-officer he successively served as Portsmouth, la.
"oleic', and in the command at Leith. The manly frame of
Sir R. Bligh's mind corresponded with that of his person; of
frank open manners, mid efprimiples which never swerved
from the path of honour; skilful and heave in Ms pram-
slot, which he loved and adorned, he was no all occasions
kind and protecting to the Officers mid men who served an.
der him. As a husband, a father, and a Priem', his loss is
severely fell, sad will be ever affect imiately remembered—a
Sir Richard was born in Cornwall in 1737, of an ancient and
respectable family of that county. He was twice married,
he has left one son (besides several daughters, all married),
via. Capt. G. M. Bligb.