The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-07-26 00:00:00

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St a--Sume very apPropriste express acs Is year paler of
Saturday last, and another preeediag, saggestleg da Rd.
lowing IMPROMPTU :
SUM TOTAL Ow POLLTISAL TALIWIT to £ OSILT4III
Covet how ydu will, ism sever here ems Ind
Trevisegr genies, or see master-stind
. ruse conceited coswagesential pals,
Great iu the little, !Weis she gest.
Ohl C.tto, according to Plutarch, tells as titer—.
Yin cornstgail24 is vsk rts:sit. it re 4 oweitailor (nela,
amersthriet.—Ptirt. Apoph.
Fouls that in trifles busy Ire,
In matters grave of state, dye see,
Will always set most sillily
THE . EXPITDITION.
A maid, weisetaat to become the mite
Of one who job's the Expeclitiou straight;
Objected, from upiuiou,thst ao sous
The calla of war mum Musk the ImeMyrsieses.
Ffe, better skillet in ministerial tame,
Assured the maid of dilatory baste;
'fold her that mighty minds move slowly ow,
While after them lags lazy Expedition.
The maid complies, he clasps bee Uhlmann%
Mu suckles mandate wrests bun from her charms;
He views the fleet, secure °f favouring gales,
Aud taker boons log lease until it sails.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.
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Last night, after Mr. Di non D's Ploy. The nisei.
Sag of the Fioert, which continues to attract br.i-
liaut rte crowded hotoies, the Entertainment if
The Critic was performed at this l'iseatre.-11r.
Jonas was very happy to the character of Puff, in
which he introduced the following novelties, as his
mew contribution to the newspapi :--
" A plan for giving strength to the yr...jetted brislgo whirls
will join Surrey to Catherinc•Ttrert, and acconsmod.or tie
crowds lhat will dock over to view the new Theatre la e u•
vest garden."
" An Essay, anticipate's; she onrcesce of one gra.,d Raped'.
flue ; and to pi ophs ey, that v,b...irver our brave fellows coo.
thru exertion. will subdue the i.rideo: our
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nemies, and increase the (hay and inacpcusirsaces of oar
eussairy."
T. vise sallies produced a very good eirect, awl
received much applanyv. The vi hole entertisi,i-
mem of the rii4ht proved highly wateful, ni,
went on' with eelot. lire Royal iihrhilear the Prui-
cers SOPHIA Of th.ot:Lß)reß art iii Hie Manager's
Box. His Royal Il4hiiraii the Duke of CUMBER-
LAMB was also present in the Stage ilox.
III.4IIIIIIIIENSWIINIIIIG
Mr. and Miss HOLMAN concluded their engage.
'Deist, last night, at the Cheltenham Theatre,
where they are .iiceeetied by Mr. and Mrs. C. K
ate, for °tie night only, on their way to Rath
They will he succeeded by Mr. Br.salcaesto, Mo.
Coosa. Mrs. Eberle, and the celebrated rope-
dancer, Mr. Mama.
Mr. BARTLEY and Mr. TIMENIN are become
Joist proprietors of the Glasgow Theatre.
Worcester !Laces, next week, are expected to
pprove unusually attractive. Lord Fouty's Wearer,
lArSt. Domingo, and Lord axeolds's Vic-
es*. are the favourites.
Mr. Fawettrr makes his appearance, thin week,
at the Edinburgh 'filestre.
The late ihrgside Races produced good sport.
The company was of the first clues; among whine
were :
The Earl and Casettes of Egliatemi, the Purl of Romney
Lon! and Laity Elphsatton; Lord, Lady, and Lady J. Mont.
souse/Se ; the Ladles Slarsham , Sir Charles Douglas ; Sw
John Maxwell; Mr. Mrs. and Mimes Ilanailtuo, Siluslrum ;
Colonel Blair, of Blair; Mr. &Tanen, of Aurhisliceity
Mr. Graham., of Gartscire; Colonel Driehaus, of Bingham y
Cul Boyle, of Showalter'; Cul. aid Mr*. Hamilton, yammer.
of Sundrune ; Gen. and Mrs. Dunlop; Mr. and Mrs. esT
gow, of Steanigreenso ; Mr. and Mrs. Baillsie; Cul. White
Mr. Napier, Mr. Hainstos, and many other respactslX
manse..
Mn. E•wratiosed her engagement at the York
Theatre, ou Saturdse lest, in the parts of Bearrices
in the Comedy of Mach Ads abet Notifies ;
Flora, in the It arce of The Midnight Harr.
Miss fivricise commences her engagement et the
Scarborough Theatre, on Monday next, in the part
of Lt.:. is //reedy, in the Comedy of The belle's
Stratagem.
A grand Oratorio was performed in the Cathedral
of Glasgow, on Monday se'iiiiight, in honour of
the memory of the late much-lamented Sir Jolts
MOORE ; on which occasion Mt.. Dimwits and
Mr. BEL Lost displayed their vocal talents to great
advantage.
Mr. Casimir's company are perfoirsairm with
great eclat at the Swansea Theatre; during the
race week the play of The Exile wits.gut 6,p with
great splendour. Masteril. Cutely displayed
considerable talent in the part of the Prises.
Mr. ELLISTOR and Colonel Getirttnt, we un-
derstand, have taken the Pantheon to Oxford-street,
and have obtained a license to perform dramatis
pieces there next season. Mr. Etttstore proposes
to expend 13,0001. in preparations and arrarigc.
ments, to make it worthy the patronage of the '
public.
We understand a new patent is promised to Mr.
TALSOT. to open a Summer Theatre is Dublin.
His Grace the Duke of timeworn, is only Oulu.
ful whether he can do so with preplerty, Mitch
question is submitted to the Ayrifneny-Ovms-
SAL for his opinion.
The Duke of MONTROIS passed, last week,
through Edinburgh, on his way to Buchanan-
house.
Tuesday last, a person of the name of TAYLOR,
a prissier, in Chester, undertook for a wager of a
guinea. to pick up too stones, and return indivi-
dually with them to a basket placed at the covet-
' utencernent of the distance, each stone being orm
yard asunder, in the space of 47 minutes : he so.
courplished the arduous task in 414 1111311 tell, and •
few aaconila, to the full satisfaetiou of the specta-
tors present. The distance is near!) live miles au,'
three.quarters.