The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-26 00:00:00

FIRST RACK•

The King's Plate of 100 ors. for mares, 3 yrs ilst. 41h. ; 4 yrs gat.
41h.; 5 yrs 90. 1111 b. . • 6 yrs. and-aged, Inst. R. C.
Mr. H. &west-h. t. Wing.. 3 yrs 1
Col. %Ellison's bt. in. Black Daphne, 5 yrs . - 2
bowl Warwick's ch. f. Double Entendre, 4 yrs - 3
Duke of Grafton's ch. f. Pucelle, 4 yrs - . 4
Won by half a length.
SECOND RACE. _ _ -

The 2,000 v. Stakes, a Subscription niloo soy. each, h. ft. colts
Ist 71b. ; fillies, fist. 41b. R. M.
Duke of Grafton's b. c. Denise
Lord Reeter's ch. e. by Co:nus, Phantom
Orosvenne's b. c. Polleo, by Orville.
Mr. (ireville's M. c. by Whalebone—Grarnaree,
Mr. Vansittart's b, c. by IVhiskey —Slight.
Mr. Thealt.ton's b. e. by Madden—Brown Duchess.
Lord Jersey's f. Heerlen, by Hopeful.
All paid forfeit.
Fifty Pounds b 7 Subscription ; for 4 yrs old, 7st. elb. ; 5 yrs. Os.
31h. ; li pa and aged, llet. 71b.—Last 3 miles of B. C.
I), of °Tatum's Pueille, tvrs •

L.vi ireridam'. Virellins, 4 yrs - -
lien. Gro.vcrifir's eh. g. Kingfisher, II yrs - 3
3lr. Pettit's Catsline, aged . . - 4
Won by a length.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

After a considerable'absence, caused by illness partly,
and by other causes with which we or the public have no-
thing to do, except in wiahing thelessee well, Mr. Whitton
last night returned to his professional duties. The charac-
ter which he chose for his re-appearance was one in which
he early displayed decided excellence, and in which he has
never since performed without unanimous applanse—we
mean the part of Rover, in Wild Oats. The house, at the
rising of the curtain, was not so full as might have been
expected, but the moment the voice of Rover was heard
from between the wings, an unanimous burst of applause
was heard throughout the house, which still more increased
when he made his appearance, and which prevented him
for a considerable time from proceeding with his part. If
we may judge from his appearance, and the spirit with
which he went through his part, we must think that he
ban benefited in a considerable degree by his temporary
seclusion. He was, perhaps, not quite so full of life and
spirit as he was some twenty years ago, 'but his
personification of the open-hearted, generous, and heed-
less stroller, was as true to character as could well be
imagined. The part of the Old Admiral fell to the lot of
Dowton, and that most deserved favourite spewed us the
good and generous Commander in his true colours. The
Ephraim Smooth of Mr. Browne we will say nothing of,
because we respect the conscientious difference in religion
of all mankind, and therefore we abstain from noticing it,
as much on account of the veteran I/tither of the play as
on account of the actor. Lady Amaranth was played by
Mrs. W. West, with chasteness and dignity. But what
shall we say of Miss Kelly's Jane P We can only make
use of a paradoxical phrase, that she was in this (as in al-
most every other character that she assumes) as true to
nature as nature is to herself.

The Duke and Duchess of Cise'enCCleft their residence
at Bushy yesterday morning, and proceeded to the King's
Palace, Kensington, where the Duchess alighted, on a visit
to the Duchess of Kent; the Royal Duke procet (led to his
house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square. The Duke and
Duchess returned to Bushy in the afternoon.
The Princess Augusta gave an elegant dinner yesterday,
to the different members of the Royal Family at present in
town. Those present were the Duke and Duchess of Cla-
rence, the Duchess of Kent, the Duke and Duchess of
Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Leopold, Princess
Sophia, Princess Sophia Matilda, and PriT+ess Feottore.
The entertainment was given ini honour of the birth-day of
the Princess's sister, the Duchess of Gloucester, who com-
pl,:ted her fiftieth yew.
Prince Leopold honoured the entertainment given by the
Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, at Northumber-
land-house, on Monday evening, in honour of the King's
birth-day, with his presence.
Yesterday, several more of the King's household arrived
in town from the Royal Lodge, Windsor.
Nis Majesty's loggage was brought yesterday to the
King's Palace, from the Royal Lodge, in a co-
vered caravan.

Tuesday was ohserved, at the dinner of the Benchers and
Students of the Inner Temple in their Hall, by drinking
the King's health in sack, out of a gold goblet, which was
handed by the Ushers in attendance.
'Ay-carom., APRIL 21.—Yesterday being Sunday, his
Majesty's birth-day was kept this day. All the different
societies, with banAs of music and colours flying, paraded
the streets. The Worshipful the Mayor has a grand party
dining with him at the Town Hall.
Yesterday afternoon the Deputy-Governor of the Bank
of England had an interview with the Earl of Liverpool,
at his house in Whitehall.
The Commissioners for building additional churches had

a meeting yesterday at their office in Parliament-street.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Lon-
don were present.
ROYAL UNION ABSOCIATION.—Yesterday the anniver-
sary of the above Institution was held at the Frceinasens'
Tavern, Great Queen-street, Sir S. B. Morland, Bart. in
the Chair. At seven o'clock about one hundred gentlemen
sat down to an excellent entertainment, during the discus-
sion of which the Duke of York's Band played " The
Roast Beef of Old England," and other appropriate airs.
The objects of the Society have been already so fully he-
fore the public, that we shall merely state that the princi-
pal one is to enable mechanics to avoid spending their
money in public-houses, and to retain notwithstanding all
the benefits which they might be enabled to receive from
benefit Societies, which invaria'..ly enforce the expenditure
of a certain sum. The Secretary, in the course of the
evening, read the Report of the &clay, which was highly
satisfactory to the Alerting, and the greatest conviviality
prevailed to a late hour in the evening.
The Mining Company of London, who lately opened the
new mine at Matlock, are under the necessity of suspending
their operations at that place, the lead ore, when raised,
not being of sufficient value to cover the expensa.—Dva-
cotter Gazelle.