The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-09 00:00:00

MUSICAL PRODIGY.

We were yesterday gratified by hearing Master George
Aspull perform on the piano-forte, at his lodgings in
Cork-street, Bond-street. Our readers are already aware
of the notice bestowed upon this musical prodigy by our
revered and gracious Monarch ; and there can be no one
who delights in " the concord of sweet sounds," but must
hear Master Aspull with astonishment. He is not yet
nine years of age—he has all the external appearance of
placidity and quiet; but a closer inspection, particularly
during his performance, shews an intensity of mtnd, which
the poverty of language prevents us from describing.
Master Aspull plays as a master ; you can see the keys
and the notes, but you are astonished at the rapidity of his
finger, and the evenness of his tones. Give him any sub-
ject and he instantly seizes it—he then runs through the
most surprising variations in every possible key, and
resumes the subject with an enticrty of power, which
almost exceeds credibility. His father and one of his
'brothers have been his only instructors; and we under-
stand that it is not more than three years since they made
the first discovery of his extraordinary musical genius.
lie is seen to most advantage while at the piano-forte,
with which he almost seems identified. We heard him
for nearly two hours, and did not our duty call us from
him, we could have heard him for any time. This may
seem a little hyperbolical ; but let Master Aspull be
heard, and we are confident what we have said will scarcely
do him justice.

Mrs. Davison appeared at the Inverness Theatre on Wed-
nesday last in the character of Lady Teazle.
We understand that the King and Queen of the Sand-
wich Islands intend honouring the White Conduit Gardens
with their prewnce, on Friday next, to view the ascent of
Mr. Graham's magnificent balloon. We observe, by
the arrangements making in the Gardens, that Mr. Gra-
ham has taken two houses on the right-hand aide of the
Gardens, which, we hear, arc to be fitted up for the recep-
tion of their Majesties.
THE C.ALCCLATING BOV.—The patrons of George
Bidder, the celebrated calculator, (whose juvenile powers
excited so much mtonishnient in his day,) have obtained
for him an appointment in the Royal Engineers. Ile has
recently joined the party now stationed at Cardiff; em-
ployed in the great national survey carried on by Major j
Colby, in order to be instructed by an eminent professor in
the surveying department, for which his natural talents so
eminently qualify him. lie is a very tractable, promising I
youth, and has attained a good classical education, under
the gratuitous direction and tuition of some eminent who-
- ---• lays at Edinburgh. Ile retains the power of memory and',
Last night, at a quarter before eleven o'clock, the King calculation unimpaired in the slightest degree !—Gloucester
arrived at his Palace in Pall-mall, from Windsor. Journal.
Princess Augusta rode out yesterday in an open car- st
...LATH or THE SICILIAN DWAIIP..—Mre are sorry to
riage and four, in the neighbourhood of Chelsea. announce the sudden demise of this most interesting child.
The Duchess of' Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester I
visited Prince Leopold yesterday. She had been for some time afflicted with a cough, and the
untoward changes in the weather, during several days of
The Duchess of Clarence dined with the Duchess of hat week, had a visible effect on the general state of her
Kent, at her apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. health. On Thursday last she was exhibited as usual,
The Royal Duchesses honoured the Italian Opera Howe' and received upwards of '2OO visitors; towards the evening
with their presence in the evening, i
a languor sppered to come over her, and on her way from
Tue DUKE or YORE 'S LEVEE.—Yestertlay afternoon, n, the exhibiuon-room she expired. Miss Crachami, the
at four o'clock, the Duke of York held a Com- . name by Levee, as
Of ce in the Horse Guards which she was known, was the daughter of a
wander-in-Chief, at his O , which musician ; she was born at Palermo, in Sicily, and on
was attended by— account of her diminutive size was considered' a ',hello- I
The Marquis of Bute. herd Brtidencll, Lord George Mcrenford,
General Cockburn ; bieuienaat-Genernle--.Sir Thomas filakT, , mime. The Duchess of Parma. and a few distinguished
Sir Warren Peacock, Sir John Oswald and I/inborn ; Major Ge.. I persona, were allowed tone her, but she was
.not
to
nerale—the lion. Branch, Sir C. P. Haan, sir John lsl.h Lexhibited until she was brought to England, in t te latter
colm, Sir Victor Von Aretitshchildt, Scott, Hamilton end of last summer, since which she has been exhibited
and Mainwaring ; Admiral Markham, and scar fifty other M I ili- at Oxford, Birmingham, and Liverpool. and of late in t
tare Officers. Landon, anal was unquestionably the moat curious of all
The Archbishop of Tuam, and Lord Dyneror, are the dwarfish candidates for public favour that have visited
amongst the latest arrivals at Cheltenham. I his tintropolis.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Sarah Re- I
Avery interesting meeting is to be held to-dae, at the
binson, arrived in town yesterday morning from Charlton.] , ,_.s.
The Marquis of Exeter and his bride are entertaining a 1 aemesim s atom, to take into consideration the formation
of a ship canal between the English and Bristol Channels.
select party of friends at their stet, lurleigh, Lincoln- ,
At Seraniore (the seat of the Baptist Mission in B.mgal)
shire. i on Sunday the 1 tae December, the sacrament of baptism I
An elegant villa and grounds near Boulogne-star : was administered to a respectable Jewess, daughter of 1
is announced for public sale, at the Hotel in that town.:
Jos,pli Levi, by Fre de St. Augustin°, Vicar of the Roman
We believe Mr. George Robins will be the first of his pro-'
'Catholic Church at the above-mentioned place. She was
fission whose aid has been required. for the sale of estates
christened by the name of Maria.
in France.
It is rumoured in the political circles, that Mr. With< r-
force will conclude his parliamentary Ills 11htiesty a steam packet Harlemdn, Captain Evans,
exertions with the 1 arrived at Milford at ten o'clock on Friday morning, with
speech he intends to deliver on Mr. Brougham's motion, re_ I snail at and passengers, in eight hoursfrosu Dunmore, in li'a-
Lienpeg to the Rev. Mr. Smith, the Mirasionary,
on Friday
i terford harbour.-I)ablia Patriot.
next.—Muening l'aper. I Dr. Napier, medical practitioner at Berrie, deprived
We are happy to state, that the paragraph that appeared ' himself of existence on Wednesday, the 19th ult. by open-
in the newspapirs a short time ago, relative to the death of ing veins in six places, and consequently bleeding to death.
Mr. George Dawson, the brother of Lord Portartington, is The deceived was touch respected, when living, and is now
false, as we have seen a letter, dated 7th April, from a greatly lamented, particularly from the awful manner in
Gentleman, who was with him at Puerto Rico, at which which he relinquished time for eternity.—Caledonian
time he WAS in perfect health. At errnry.
AFFAIR or lloisoea.—A duel was fought yesterday To DETECT ALUM IN RED IVise.—Add to the wine a
morning, at the cross roads, beyond the Brewery Docks, sufficient quantity of a strong solution of chlorine in water
close to Beggar's-bush, between a Mr. Dawson and a Mr. (oxygenated inuriatic acid), until it is changed to a yellow
Itynd. In the list round the shots inked; in the second, colour; let the precipitate (composed of the chlorine and
Mr. Rysid received his antagonist's ball in the right breast. the vegeto-animal matter contamixt in the wine), which
The bullet was found in the grass. The wound is not immediately forms, become settled ; then filter the liquor,
mortal. 'flee cause of the duel is not known.—Dublin and evaporate it to one-fourth of its volume; it will then,
E _ rrning Fiat. _ . _ in consequence of the presence of the alum, bare an angels-

Yisronnicsa—Normanby.
Lords--Stanley, liendleaham, Lynedoch, Arden, Graves, J.
Thynne, 0. Reresford, Prudhoe, G. Cavendish, Rivensourth.
Ladies—Tullamore, Lucy Clive, C. Lennox, H. Laseelles,
lenborough, Hendleshant, W. Wynn, E. Montagu, Graves, C.
Becket, 'forma, rt. Percy, L. Norman, H. Chichester, APFarlane,
Frances 11. Lucent-a.
Ambassadors and Ministers—Russian, Prussian, Danish, Hano-
verian, Neapolitan, Portuguese, SVirtemberg.
Ridwp—London.
Rizht ilunonrables—Gen. Canning, W. Huskisson, J. Beckett.
Sirs—J. shelley, A. Barnard, W. W. Wynn, H. Terms,
A. Murray, J. Kemp.
Generals-42mm% mot, Bayley.

o)lo444—Watley.
Cuptain—l'unroy.
Ali...ars—Cullol smith, Disbmwe, Bolton.
Mialressrs—Manners Sutton, Conroy, l'alinter, Bolton.
Misers—Threc 3lanners Sutton, Liddell.

We understand that four gentlemen of the Irish har
have just been raised to the dignity of King's Counsel, viz.
Messrs. Warren, P. Crampton, North, and lkll.—DuLlua
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geut, sweetish taste, and will furnish a while precipitate,
on the addition of nitrate of l'arytcs, which is insoluble in
water and in nitric acid. It will give a yellowish-white
precipitate with pure potass, that is soluble on the addition

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The-new Novel of the Creat " Known Unknown" was
to have been delivered in London the first week in June.

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of nit excess of the potass ; and a precipitate, of the same
coAmr, with the sub-cartxmate of soda, which is deaom-

The author, we understand, has taken a more enlarged an.ll pmted, liv the action of heat, into carbMiie acid gas and
liberal view of one of the main incidents in the story, and alum, sul)stanctil easily to be rceognized by their charas-
thereby occasional a short delay. ' fcristics.—Etiowntist.