The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-07 00:00:00

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MOVEMENTS.
The puke of Wellington has returned to town, from Earl
("ore's amt. P.insanger, Herts.
The Alum";" of Camden lift town yesterday, for his seat, the
Wilderness- pent.
rue Earl of fahnouth has arrived at his seal, Tregothan, Corn.
wall. from Woolltampton, Berk..
The Earl of Cimarron has left town. for his seat in Berks.
hod strived yesterday at his hours in Gralion-street,
Biool..nreet. from P:ITI.
Lonl and Laity G. 11. Cavendish have arrived at their seat,
I'A...bourne, Sussex, from a !nor.
Countess Lieven has arrived in town, from a visit to Earl and
teoftess Cowper, at their seat, Pansanger, Herts.
llama Fags has let town on a tour.
The lion. Gorge and Lady Georgina Ellis left town yesterday,
or the Earl of Carlisle's seat. Casale Howard, Yorkshire.
Sir George IVonibwell, Haut. left town yesterday, for Brighton.
sir Charles sod Lady Cockerell have arrived in Scotland, front
Ireland.
Sir I. P. Milbanke. Bart. has left Holmes% Hotel, Parliament-
inert. his Best in Yorkshire.
Janus Gower, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St.
lonees-street, from Bristol.
llr. and Mrs. Iloperere and family arrived yesterday at the St.
entree's Hotel, Albemarle-street. (tont Worthing.
Arrival* at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jamee'a.street t—Le Baron
D+ from and family, from Paris ; .1. Brewne, Esq. frum Bich-

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AMU'S st Mivart'a limel„ lower Brook-street :—M. Feray,
E.q. scot Miss Feray„ from 3lanchenter; :118-quis trAlmatie,
from France; the floo. 3lrs. Childers, Iron' Ilealleymn-Thames.

BIRMINGHAM THEATRICAL COMPANY'.

',From the Miming/dam (ourite.l
The members of the Company assembled under the mt.
nagetnent of Mr. Brunton, in ordi r to testify their estima-
tion of the disinterested and lilit ral conduct of Mr.
Jilimsily during his late visit, unanimously agreed to and
! the following addresa, which was per sewed to him
isimetliately after his Remind appearance, in the character
of Vo%:iniav, by Me. Bellamy, stage manager, on behalf of
binisell and the other mewl), rs of the Company :
.‘ Theatre Royal, Birmingham, Aug. ?it, 11126.
Mar fir—Your truly liberal and disinterested conduct towards
Pit !eat' of the estiblislienent of whi li we are members has ex.
its all so warm a feeling of aentiration and esteem, that
stare desirous, before you quit your native land. of offering you
cit timbal thanks fur your gritemsity„ in whirl. we all indirectly
piniviiiate, and rue hest wish,. for your health. pr 'verily, and
▪ ,•,rn. We honour the motive. which have indtietal you to
gt ie. tau have done tit on the present occasion ; and we feel
enittful to you. not only for this individual instance of kindness,
but le soproriiiie. by your example, both in public and private
Ile, tie rNivelabiliiy of a prolession which has been too much
4egratki by nutty who ought to have sustainca is credit and
.• WI regret that the British stage should lose you even for a
tied, but esentsily hove your talents will be as jinoly ap-
rro.,!. sird even inure liberally rewarded, in the New World
tl;ar !her have been in thitain, seal t! at you will shortly return
✓olt a I,ree liter, use of fame and fottune. Accept the humble
o • of our entire esteem, which we respectfully cert. ; and, in
g you farewell, permit us to subscribe uuraelvta,
" Dear Sir,
" Your very obliged and faithful servams.
(Signed by the •Itote Company.)
To Wm. Maeready, Esq." _ _

In reply to this very appropriate and flattering testimo-
Mr. Moslemly. who left town early on the following
morning, addrened Mr. Bellamy as follows:

" floral Hotel, Cheltenham.
My dew Sir—l return ynu, and the bailie. and Gentlemen
of the inningham Theatre, my heartfelt acknowledgments for
the kind and thitering letter you put into my hands hut night. If
I dal nut feel honoured and gratiliAl by expressions so full of re-
po!, I must be imenaible d. hut you orer..rate an act of
'Fenny good feeling—a far .greater tacrifice than any I can
bare made would be more than compensated by your liberal esti-
mation of it. . .

. The Inget complimant you offer me. in associating my name
so prolilly with the nopset ability of our profession, would make
me :oo happy if I could believe it just ; but the credit you give
tee for drert I can only assume for a disposition ambitious of
destrvirg. Ism, therefore, the more indebted to you. and through
t:y 1.,e I shall treasure this friendly testimony of your approba-
tion wrong its happiest enjoyments.
'• Iron• my heart, I wish you generally, and individually,
wry suc.ess ; and bearing with me this inestimable proof of
r.ur kir,d feeling towaids me, as a monitor to stimulate my fu-
are efflnts to merit it, again I thank you most sincerely, and bid
.is farewell.

" I am, my dear Sir,
" Yours and the Ladies and Gentlemen's truly
" obliged and gra•etul servant,
Aug. 23, 11126. " WILLIAM CHARLES 3IACRZADE.
" To 13. P. Bellamy, Esq."

The Duke of York was engaged yesterday morning in
vansacting business with Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military
ccretarv, and Sir Henry Torrens, Adjutant-General. His
loyal Highness was visited by his usual medical attend-
cats, Sir Henry Halford, Dr. Macmichael, aml Mr. Mac-
vrigor, Sergeant-Surgeon to the King. The Royal Duke,
ve Are happy to say, is in a forward state of recovery. The
Duke of IVellington and the Lord Chancellor visited his
alai Highness.
The Earl of Liverpool came to town yesterday morning,
from his seat at Combe Wood. A nuinber of official gesi-
i;etiten connected with Finance had an interview with his
I.,:rdship, about twelve o'clock, at his residence at White-
/all.

Mr. S cretary Canning was busily engaged the whole of
testerday, at his office in Downing-street, transacting busi-
Kis with different Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers,
nnong whom were the Chevalit-r Los Rios, the Spanish
11inister, the Prussian Minister, Mr. Stabavena, the M-
ister from the Emperor of Brazil, Don J. Hurtado, the
*oltsubian Minister, the Hanoverian Charge d'Affaires, &c.
rhe Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Iluskisson also transacted
Anneal with the Right Hon. Secretary yesterday after-

Dor CR, SEPT. 4.—This place is become all life and
fluty. The lodging houses are nearly filled, and those
list arc not are daily expecting to he occupied. Musical
promenades are taking place every evening at the libraries,
mil are respectably attended. This evening the inhabi-
tuts are anxiously expecting the arrival of his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and are much gratified that
the metropolitan of all England should make Dover his
rammer residence on the coast. He has taken the same
house in which he resided last year. Preparations for the
Regatta, which is to take place on Thursday, are carried on
with great spirit. Balls, &c. arc announced for the even-
ing, soil a eland day is expected.
Ttic\ri a Svonm.—On Wednesday last we had a
severe storm of thunder and lightning in this neighbour-
baoll. A correspondent at Fullwooei has sent us the fol-
low'? particulars of it, as connected with the part where
Le e(Wlra:--At about two o'clock the storm commenced
litre. The thunder was extremely loud, and the rain very
heart. I never saw but once, during a residence of four-
tern years in the place, such a current of water. In a field
adjoining Fullwood Chapel, in the possession of T. Pear-
aml,rlOrit-merchant, Sheffield, a thunderbolt fell on a large
Ovowing tree. Near the top of the tree, about three yards
the bark were struck of; and about a yard and a half
lower it struck MT a withered branch, and drove it into the
adjacent field. About three feet from the root it struck off'
the bark again, and entered near half an inch into the
wood, and then descended into the ground. The back and
tome of the green leaves were driven into the next field,
to the distance of eighty-six feet. I had the curiosity to
Measure the distance, and gather up the scattered bark
aNtl some of the green leaves, as soon as the storm sub-
Many people have been to see the phenominon.
I cannot but consider such occurrences as displaying, in an
,110.111 manner, the power and majesty of the Divine Being.
frig.
111 consequence of the popularity of the new song of
oat a Brom," sung by Miss Love at Vauxhall.gardens, a vs-
''"? or other musical publications have appeared under the same
''"e• We are re9uestcd by Messrs. Goulding and d'Almaine to
W
'e that the original song (the words by Planclie, with Bishop's
is Fublished by no other music-sellers in the kingdom, they
t".4l",ing the exclusive copyright. The public are likewise
Lp.it against purchasing any spurious edition of Parry's duet of
n• C," sung by Miss Love and Signor 1)e Ilegrds, at Vim:.
i." 11. composed by John parry. The popularity of this composition
4' brought forth numerous imitations of Goulding and d'Almaine's
P' Litricen.