The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-06-21 00:00:00

TiIEATILS.

HATMARItrr.
The Haymarket Theatre was very well attended,
last night, to Mr. Youtilid Stranger; it Mils it 111 Oat
interesting and judicious performance. Mrs. Brio.
LAMY looked ektreinely well in the penitent Mrs.
Haller. It was, we believe, her first appearance in
that difficult part ; and if it did nut display all the
variety and ititereet we have seen, it was very re-
spectable. Mr. Lirtok's Peter had great merit.
Miss LOGAN, front Covent-garden Theatre, made
her debut in the Countess Wintersen.—The Farce
of The Mogul Tale followed, in which Mr. Ms-
Tams and Mrs. halts afforded much entertain-
ment.

EL kNDIFORD.
Oa Wednesday evening The Wheel of Forgone
and The Sultan were performed, for the benefit of
Misa DRAKE. It was the last night of the season,
or rather it was an extra night, to consequence of
Mrs. Punter-it having liberally patron►sed Miss
DRAKE. from the co.i,nieration that a performer of
so ouch merit ought not to quit the town without
iienefit. The boxes had a brilliant display of
Carlisle': the rest of the house was respectably fil-
led, but it so crowded as it would have been, bad
there byes time to advertise the night's perform-
ance, patrouisc-1 by the fair hostess of Whatcoulb.

The Lots MAYOR yeiterday gave an elegant
dinner to the Stewards of that aisciesit and exrvl-
tent linititutici, for the Benefit of the Sons of the

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Clergy.—'The following Nobility and Gentry were

prc►ent :
His Hord Hichness the Duke of York ; the Duke of New-
castle the Arebbistialw of Catitcrbury ■ud Cashel; Earls
l'aduse, Nelson, and 61: Azle ; Viscounts 3lntuu tad Cts-
tkuragh ; Lords C ~.ongton, Arden, and Ellenberough ;
Bev. SIC li. Rise Doctors Lynch and Barton; Alcsars.
Bacon, Dove Pastor ;j Akin rota Curtis and Shaw ; the

Recorder be
Thehula of YORK wilt leave town, this MOM..
ing, for o.itlands, for the purpose of attending
Ascot Heat,' Races.
Ascot Races commence this day, and it is ex-
pected will be most brilliantly attended.
The last arrivals at Swansea are—
Lord and Lady Cawdor, Lady Wilson, Mrs. and Miss
Lloyd, Mille Vitilb, Mr. Phillips, Miss Pearce, Mr. sad Mrs.
Simons sod frmily, Mrs. Rows and finally., Mr. Bawer,
Rev Mr. Mrs. and Miss David, Mr. Lipp, Mr. aod Mrs.
Greco. Mr. Walsh, Mr. C. Morgan, Dr. Howell, Mr. Phil-
lino, Mr. awl Miss Evans, Mr. and Mrs. %Vitoria's, &c.-.
Mrs. MouNT4IN is to pertiwin her piece of The
7'rarelkrs ; or, Usexpected ildeetiag, this night, at
York.
The Archbishop of Yoga is expected to-morrow
to join his family at the Palace, at bishop Thorpe,
near York.
The Earl and Countess of CARLISLE have ar-
rivi .1 at Castle Howard, their seat in Yorkshire, for
the summer.
Th. Earl of nosing', was to leave Newport Pug-
nel, is Ituckinglianishire, yesterday, for his estates
• near kis kley Wetherby, in Yorkshire.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Istnnosts were to commence
their engagement at Liverpool Theatre, last night,
in the parts of Shyiack and Portia.
Mr. and Mrs. Mgt. are engaged for six nights,
at the Waterford Theatre. They were to snake
their delis?, on Wednesday last, in the Operas of
Lone in a Irilloge and Rosiaa.
The Dublin dramatic critics are out of humour
with The World, its inhabitants, and all its contin-
gencies ; even the star, Et.s.irros, they wish to
twinkle in some other hemisphere.
At a late public concert, a certain Membey of
Parliament addressed Madame CATALAN' with
some grass aced vulgar flattery. A lady, who ob-
served the indignation excited in the breast of the
fair Syren, anxiously inquired the matter ; to
which a wit promptly answered, " Nothing, Ma-
dam, but a little of FuLLEa's earth."
The vessel which first brought an account of the
Spaniards wishing to put their fleet into our hands
was named the tif. The vessel sent out with an
ansaer to the dispatches is called the Black Joke.
Mrs. You NC, who hiss been performing at Edna-
burgh fur some time, and who formerly played at
Drury-lone Theatre, was to make her debut, last
night, at the Manchester Theatre, in Mrs. Haller
and the Irish Widow.
Mrs. Cs.ovss, who has played with such success
at Nlaiichester, we understand takes a tour of the
North this summer.
Mr. Basamii mid the two Misses Lyon are en-
gaged for the approaching Concerts at Oxford.
Young BETTY is still strolling about the coun-
try, playing at the provincial theatres, with the
ramie announcement, at every town, that he is nos}
positively on the point of leaving the stage, to
begin his education." Banbury wee the last scene
of this farce.
The remains of the late venerable Bishop of
WORCESTLE were on Friday last interred in Her-
tlebury church-3 ard, in a private manlier, attended
chiefly by his tenants and household attendants,
arcorifing to his own modest and unostentatious de-

sire.
The Banbury Theatre closed on Friday night,
for ten days. the company being obliged to perform
at Windsor nest week, on account of the Ascut
races. It will open again, we understand, on Nlon-
day, the 27th, for a short time only.
A gentleman of Bath lately found, at an obscure
dwelling in Wiltshire, one of the finest pictures of
Sir Pas's& /ALT'. extant; the sithjtet is A Girl
mod Cupid. It had remained there above a century

papa.
The Music Meeting at the Abbey Church, in
Bath. on Monday sad Tuesday last, was very fully
attended. It was an undertaking of Mr. /loans,
and was conducted for him by Mr. BAUZZINI.
The performers exerted themselves with most zea-
lous emulation, and their exertions produced 1
grand efect, particularly in the choritsses. BMA/tax
opened The Messiah in a most impressive manner.
BARTI liblAM %ILA prevented attending by a relapse
of a long indisposition : BELLAMY was his substi-
tute, alai gave complete satisfaction to the musical
cogeloceati of Bath. STOILICE. hies. Wivinsoe,
and Ds:stare, were also much admired, both At
the Abbey and the Rooms.