The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-16 00:00:00

MR. STEPHEN KEMBI.E.

It was said of Mr. Stephen Kemble, that lee wa .
tut,onally great. It will be within the recollection of ot:r
readers, that his size was so immense, that he alai's'
played FabteS'without atutliag; and, quantity anti quali'ty
considered, was respectable as a man and an actor. Oa
one of his visits to London, he was engaged to p:av three
nights at Drury-lane. Stephen was always afro t of the
sarcasm of Fawcett, the unrivalled lotstefir of the whir
house, and he was told that Fawcett meant to with as his
perfermance on the first night, in company with Jolla
Bannister. Stephen whispered thus to the latter—" John,
I understand Fawcett COWS to the house to-night, to quiz
my Falstaff; now I know, John. you are my friend—don't
let him run his rigs upon me; I know you'll defend in,.'
" My dear fellow," replied Bannister, " that I will, rem
may rely on me." The next morning Kemble eagerly
sought him; " Well. John, what said Fawcett?"—" Why
he was very quiet till the play was over."—" Well, what
then ?"—" Why then he said—'drabbit it, I must not till
you."—" Nonsense, nonsense, man—what was it ?—I
know you defended me."—" Ile said," replied John,
" that you were not ft to carry g-ts to a bear !"—"
but you contradicted it, didn't you?"—" 0 yes, directly—
! said you were !"
Mr. Stephen Kemble having engaged Miss S. Booth fcr
a few nights at one of his theatres in the north, advertised
her in very prominent characters the first night, for a
dance of Faits. • 's. The house was unusually full, and
the last coach came in. but no Miss Booth. The audience I
becoming boisterous, Stephen came forward, and addressed
them thus—" La sirs and Gentlemen, I regret to inform
you that some utiri en accident has presented the lady
front making her appearance; but, in order that you
should not be disappointed, you shall have a dance. Ido
not know the shawl dance myself, but I will do my Hhu-
yours at a hornpipe." And, to the no small ast.ouishinent
of the audience, he danced a hornpipe.
Stephen used to say of himself, that he was sufficient
I ballast for a collier. One day a gentletnan at Newcastle,
wishing to get to London, advertised for a post-chaise eon-
panion. He received a note, informing him that a gentle-
man, who also wished to go, would call upon him in the
evening. At the appointed time Stephen made his appear-
ance, and declared himself to be the person who wished
to accompany him. " You accompany me!" exclaimed
the advertiser; " what, to the devil do you meant ltu
you think I am going by the wagon ?"
Mr. Kemple was cne inornieg in the traveller:' room of
an inn, in Newcastle, sitting upon three chairs, as usual,
occupying an entire corner of the room, and reading the
newspaper, when a entninercial traveller, from Leeds
(Called in ridicule, by his familiars, the polite Yorkshire-
man), came in, and looking at Stephen said, " Be you
ganging to tak brickfast, Sur?"—" Yes, Sir." "A'
should be happy to join you."—" With great pleasure,
Sir." " Deng it," returned the Yorksbireinan, " 1 rho k
a's seed you before."—" Perhaps you have." " Alt, a'
pay'd a &MUM to sec you."—" Ha! ha! ha! perhaps you
might, Sir" (fancying he had been at the gallery in the
theatre). "Alt, a' know' it war you; it war at Lester.;
—" No, Sir, you mistake; 1 n ter was at Leicester.
" Nay, Bang it, but you war ; I seed you i a wild-beast
cart like."—" Wild-beast cart !" retorted Stephen. "Are,
in an ; why yoor't great big. Lambert, &nail you
" D—n me, Sir," said Stephen, in a passion. "do you
mean to insult me? brealeast by yourself."—Mien. r.

Miss Foote AND Mg. HATNE.—Thfs young lady (says
a Morning Paper), if report be true, will have cause to my
with an able at:dive—

"_ Oh ! that mine enemies would write • book."
It was not the intention of the friebels of Miss Foote to say
cue word upon the extraordinary conduct of Mr. Hayne, but
to wait patiently the result of heraryeal to the Court of King's
Bench. Since, however, the wiseacres in the pay of that
gentleman have trumpeted through the London and even
the Provincial Papers a garbler! and untrue statement, and
having besides insinuated that he had not ielended to marry
the young lady, it will suffice for the present to state,
" That Mr. Hayne directed (and his Solicitors approved
on his part) the rough draft of the settlements to be made
on his intended bride; that he fixed the day to be married;
that he caused the bride's-maid to be brought a distance of
two hundred miles, and to be introduced to him ; that be
purchased and tried on the weehling-ring ; and in his own
romper person procured, at Doctors' Commons, the licence."
fhts statement will be sufficient for the present to telieve
the minds of Miss Foote's friends. At the trial a recital
of facts, demonstrating one of the moat anravat,el cases
of " breach of promise," will be brought forward, that
has ever occurred in a Court of Justice. Mr. Ilsyne is
invited to contradict one iota of this awe/sent. if he da7e.
•. Thus bad begins. but worse remains bebired...--HASILL T.
The paragraph announcing the day fee ceiehrating the
marriage of Miss Foote with Mr. Bayne, we have autho-
rity to state, was inserted at the express and earnest desire
of Mr. Ilsyne. We have the same authority to add, that
neither Alin Foote, nor any friends at ii surges.ion,
have written, or caused to be inserted, one line in any
newspaper.
Mr. Haynes, who is likely to cut such a completions
figure in the Coma of Kings Match, is better known in
the higher circles as the " Si:vet Ball," which is in contra-
distinction to Mr. Hughes Ball, who was crated some
time since (under the same authority) the " Golden
Ball." A wag insinuates, that if the turner goes into
Court with Miss Foote, he will be herea:ter vcte.l the
"'Brazen Ball."

To stake cet:.tp YET GOOD Puar WINE.—(By a
Alerchant.)—To three parts of genuine old Fort told
One of Benecarlo (Spanish) wire. This will star d you is
only Vs. p. r dozen, after deducting all expenses of hot-
thing, corking, &e. and be a wholesome and excellent wine.
If wine-dealers would do this, instead of using drugs, we
might then buy cheap part with cantidenc-_.. f, t half a
doz.ll families club together, buy three pipes of port and
One of Betiecarlo wine mixed and apportioned equally—
they shall procure a supply of a cool article very cheap.
To l'itaerax Tile iir.ll•l4DlCE.—Mitik stroll; ale, and
plenty of it ; fur this purpose Wiltshire or Button is pre-
ft ratite ; three cr four pints of this in the evening. with as
many pipes of tobacco, may be thought too heavy ; a class
or two of warm strong gin or ruin and water afterw.ads
will qualify it; rriwvi.re in this course fur six nionits,
and you wia most probably have your face a seer, ti ;-a
culour.—Eernionrist.

It is wirthy of remark, that Eirce :be Ist January there
have been imported from Buenos Ayres 995,9;5 tiutria
skins (a considerable poition th.ri of to this port), which
671,230 have te,:n again experted, priurii ally to the
Unit-d Statist, where they are adoititti d free of duty: thz
remainder have been taken fur home consumption, at a
duty of three liall...penee each, which, with a rate of vine
Partying each dock dues, amounts to the heavy cburge (033
p.:r cent. to the home 111111111fiCalr.r, upon tit, net averagt
price of the present year. Previously to the intercourse
with the South American province 4. this ar,icle was hardly
known among the furriers of thi; ccutitry.—Lirerpoa
The wimp/ling system has gut another check. Monday
his Nlajesty's ships Pelors and Harrier, on this statiou,
brought into harbour the Plicenia smuggling lugger, with
six hundtcd 1121
_ --tS of tk>bit.:CO on beard.—Cork