The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-04 00:00:00

KING'S THEATRE.

Lost night Dos Giorararti was performed at this
theatre, for the last time this season, and the de-
lightful of Mozart. was received with the
•t rapturous applsii•r. Madame Elst.t.ocsia,
well WI Sugiinms lit:Guts and Coact, were re-
peatedly and deservedly greeted. AWSZOGITTI
ws', as usual, warmly applauded.
The theatre was as crowded as could be expected
at this period of the smooth and the brilliant di..
ploy of beauty and fashion in the boxes that were
filled was espial to the moat splendid appearance in
any during the ',whom). This is • just tribute to the
style iu which the operas have been produced, and
spews the undiminished attraction of the principal
pieces from the beginning to the end of the season.
The persons who conduct this great establishment
have redeemed the character of the national taste
from the indifference to t he higher charms of music,
which were for a while ascribed to it 041 the Conti-
nent, and simian that where taste and skill are de-
voted to the representation of the most celebrated
musical spectacles, the public will patronize the
spirit and judgment of the manager, and remune-
rate him fur his labours and expense.
Duoote's favourite ballet of Adolphe et Ma-
tilde followed the Opera. The tasteful dancing of
WATS!, And BAPTISTS, was deservedly applauded.

Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT arrived at Carl.
ton House from Hampton Court. His Royal
Highness afterwards gave au audience to Viscount
CASTLEREAGH.
The Paimcc (travel' dined with the Earl and
Countess of WARIVICE, 011 Sunday last, at their
house in Seymour-place.
His Grace the Duke of PORTLAND left town
yesterday for Scotland.
Monday morning Dr. WlLsort, Domestic Pity.
'iciest to the Duke and Duchess of KENT. end Mr.
PrTTIGREW, Surgeon to their Royal Highneaaes.
attended at Kensington Palace to vaccinate the
infant Princess.

Mr. YOUNG played King Lear last night, at the
Gloucester Theatre. His engagement seas only for
that night.—The performances of Mr. W. Fs MIEN
on Monday last, in the characters of Sir Peter
nude and Sir John Trotley, affoided a rich treat,
and fully proved the justice of this gentleman's
claim to thy first rank in this line of genteel comedy.
--(Gloucester Journal.)
Vauxhall Gardens were honoured on Monday
evening by the presence of
Their Genres the Duke and Maims of Leinster. the Star.
chiefly." of Tavistoek, the Earls of Glenicall and Yarmouth,
Lady Cholatondeley, Lonis Rneksavepte, Eltriragton Carrick,
and A. Mantillas; the Non. Mrs Seymour, Horace heymour,
Esq. General Stupfurd, Colonel Frecomale, &e. dm.

Recent arrivelt at Ediailisirgh-..
Sir Robert Pereira% Hart of Valleydeld, lady Petrie*,
nod Mira Presto*; Judaea Joharitior EN. . of Alva, Mrs.
Juhertune,and fierily ; end Capron' !jelling, R.N.
1)o-immure Iroin
The F.arl of Aboyee, Lord array, Lord Lyerdork, the
Huss Mrs. Hay Mackenzie, the Huu. Mrsos Murray, Livery-
isaut•Culuncl linruilituu, and -- Halyburtue, Eaq.

The celebrated Icelandic sculptor. THOR..
WA LDSON, who has obtained at Rome the highest
reputation. has repro-striated in basso reliero. the
Acts of the Apostles fur the King► of BAYA HI A, mid
gone to &builds to oversee the placing of them
in the church for which they were executed. He
will then go to Vienna. to place some winks which
he hav executed fur Prince EsTsittuzv. At War•
aim he will place his magoificent statue of Prince
Pox lATOWSKI, moil will tisrti proceed to Clint'''.
liagen, to choose the fittest place for receiving the
moat celebrated of his works, the Trionspis If
Alexander.

The lion. Wu. DUNIDAS ws. re-elected ftepre-
rieribitive fur the City of Edinburgh on Thursday
Int.

The fallowing is the account given of the intro.
election of the tarred of blood hones into Eor
land :.

* Kind James. procnred'freen Iliethary s micaberef eastern
mires, Imagism by the mime or feral mares; mod front throe
Ho English breed is derived. Tire spptorarce sod therac-
ter of t►e E.il Mood liaises we tastily conformable to
obese of Arabia, bet front the viewer of the pastures, sod
beintility of the climate. tidy ere delicate in their misfits.
lien, and peculiarly linbtt. So certain &Primes. In portico.
tar, their skin is terafkt, sadistic Ipaphatic system oink."

:*" • r •
DEATH. OF BURN.VS
14 EUTOt JOHNNIE."

Tir Ms /Mane ri '1.170 &Orman."
Sts—No rireeseshasine wisbwhieh the raenuiry of Pend
is assoeisted ten be onieleressieg to his stbnitiog Nagi!:
1 ass pereeodeld, therefore, you will mot grudge a r..iiierot
yomeekettlesit raper to reseed the death of au k,e *di-
virhael, who is, however, di,tiasd to immortal resins,
trance, slung with the exquisite • Puem its *lnch LT II tu
traduced .
" But to oor &sleroeswister night
Tars had got platted seco right, ,
Fest by as Ingle tifeenses beefy,.
Wi' rennin' swats that drank divinely,
An' al his elbow • dolor JulrriviiN.'
His awasient, misty, drulithy crodie,i
Tam lu'ed hint like a veia
They Lad bees foe for weeks thegither,
The foster Meld his queerest atones,
'The landlord's laugh wee ready churos,"kr.
The pewees Mtn humorously described was Joint tail!.
simesmaltit4, in Ayr, *hag kiioese as as
lively, sad Notions toaspenior. When the weight of )sir
deprived hies of the reseatree• of industry, mod lixtiug iat It.
lessees is a itosdltius to pievide a home and N p.llaw °fru.
fur the decline of has life, be retired to a charitable snot
Stun. There, however, be oily slept. The hodmu
many friends supplied hiss with all the other Ms a;
nod iefiresities required sad his son, now go 00/11 up, woat
havesisken hisichease, bet he was cuutroted as he .at, soil
klieg that his ".old transe would HAM be removed bete
they world give we pea. to hintseli our trouble to bit Gienti..
On Wedoesday last he wee earned to Aliunay Church. .a,
about three miles from Ayr, attended by about fifty reipeii.
able inhabitants of the sown, and laid a fee g hum thtt
of the veuerable father of our purl. The cottage eiw
Beres was bunn is situated about a gunshot GM. Allov”
Church ; s.d sway who have since visited that ilittrestiog
spot, have aaked, with w COMMON Interest, fur liar grate AA
"Sailor Johnnie!'

For Inure than twenty years past, create from all
ten and c•wNries have visited Barnes sails, cutler, a,„l
the acme u( Taus fltnlianter i omit such has beer their rat,.
news Ito WPM,s fame relic, tint they have not I,f, su 1„,:h ei
the " ruuf and raltrlS" ur any other part of the wood ow,
of " Kirk Alkmay." I 1111y544 vs. fumed to lie cuutero
at the expense a • blistered hand, and with a hari
knife, to eat • slice Ervin the tree that spreads its brauclus
over the macerated rain.

1 may mention, that the first notice 1 got of thr demi d
Tones bouts companion, was fium a respreishie ,a
the top of the Ayr coach, who exclainird, without ro.
vions conversation, and in a tune of regr.i, " I sh.sdi.,
gone yesterday to the burial o' putt Sutur Johnnie."
Ayr, 24th Jody, 1819.