The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-18 00:00:00

FASIIIONAHLE INTELLIGRNCE.

The Dowager Duchess of Rutland has left Leamington, War.,
wickshire, for Lord Forester's seat, Willie Park, Midi*.
The Margot' and Marchioness of bansdown left town yesterday
morning for Pari‘.
'The Earl of Ile:thorough hu arrived at Liverpool, from a tour
through Wales.
The Earl and Countess of Jersey left town yesterday fur
Brighton.
The Earl of Buckinghamshire left town yesterday for his seat,
Hampden Hail.
Lord Negent arrived In town yesterday from his seat, !Alleys,
Bucks.__

The Hon. Agar and Lads Georgina Ellis have arrived at Roe.
hampton. front the Duke of Beaufort's seat in filoucesteraiiire.
Colonel and 31ra. Ford and family have arrived at Jordan's 11c.
tcl, St. James's-street, from Cheltenham.
Lord Althorn has left his seat, Wiseton Hall, Yorkshire, for
his father's (Earl Spencer), Northamptonshire.
Arrivals at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square:—Lord /daunt-
sandtord and C. Bounden, Esq. from Yorkshire. Departures from
ditto:—Sir Wm. and Lady Dl'illahon aryl son, for Inland; J.
Corroton, Esq. and 000, for Paris; J. R. Thompson, EA. for
Yorkshire.

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3lr. and Airs. Partridge arrived yesterday at the London Hotel,
Albemarle-street, from their ■eat in Herefordshire.
Atrivals at the %timerloo Hotel, Janlyn.stmti—Madame
Duehemln and family from Parisi Mr. and Mrs. Johnson from
ditto.

Captain Erabin, R.N. has arrived at the Pulteney Hotel, Albe.
marle-street, front a tour. Count Bullet has left ditto for Brunets.
Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street :
Colonel and Mrs. Grant for Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Alexan.
der and faintly for their seat in Kent.
Departures from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—llyde
Parker, Emi. for his seat in links ; Wm. Lushington, Esq. for
Brigh ten.
Departures from the British Motel:—Mr. and Mrs. Shsdwell,
forstiirte4rcsorragte inlt
..Norfolkryender, Bart.
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ftEsqto.wfn ay oryßesattethd for his seat,.
near Maidenhead, Berke.

THEATRES.

DRURV.LA NE.

Mr. Booth made his appearance last night for the thiid,
and, we dare say, positively the last, time in the part of
Othello. We have no observations to make on his per.
formance under these circumstances, but that it was
ma: ke 1 by all the faults and defects which characterised his
foi tr er exh bitions, pet ha,ts even more fully than they were.
lie wet several times interrupted by expreabions of feeling,
frier dly and adverse ; but upon the whole the house,
which was thinly attended, endured the representation
with languor and inattentian, ra:hrr than with interest,
either fur or against the performer. When the curtain fell,
a fee: le fEirt was male to call him forth by name ; it was
easily overcome, and Mr. Booth was suffered to leave the
b l.'s of Drury-lane, with sa little notice as any pro-
vinc4l tan tidate of third-rate fame about to retire again
to his local ceebrity. AVe shall. of course, see no more
or him on the stage of either of 11 e great theatres.

COVENT-GA R DEN.
Mr. Charles Kemble played Hamlet last night, in a
mat net that left little to be desired, unless indeed it were
that neither he nor any other person would attempt to cm-
body so high and unsurpassable a creation of Shalcspea-e's
enius, which demands a combination of such various and
excellent qualities in him who plays it, that, without dero-
gation to the very best performers, may he said have never
yet been found in any one person ; and what is more,
never, we fear, will be. The blending of passion and psti-
losophy in this character presents a difficulty in its de-
velopment, that is felt by every one to be insurmountable.
Mr. Ketnble did more for it than we wet prepared to look
fir even from him. The dignity of the Prince was never
It at sigl.t of ; perhaps, indeed, it was not quite so much
sub hied as the abstracted and absorbed state of his in al
and feelings might have perfectly justified ; the ocer.s. n.l
bursts of passion wrought up by that constant feeding upon
Iris own thi u„dits, which lie so unaccountably suffers to bin-
d er hi in from takings just vengeanceon his father's murderer,
were instances of as fine acting as we would wish to witness.
Toe well-known and often quoted soliloquy, " To be or
not to be," was delivered without a single effort at a new
reading, and was therefore well done, and much applauded.
Originality itself is an error when it is no other than a de-
viation from what is already excellent. In the play scene.
where the King's conscience gradually betrays itself until
he suddenly calls for lights and leaves the hall, Mr. Kern-
ble, we apprehend, displayed much power and truth of
feeling. As lie witnessed the workings of his uncle's
countenance, his own became extremely atitnated, and
his emotions were so highly excite'', that at length
they relieved themselves in sobs, and an hysterical laugh.
His el?atli was the worst act of his life; he whined with a
continuity of breath that few in their last gasp could hope
to imitate. The applause, however, was very general on
his falling, and altogether it was a fine and successful
piece of acting. Mr. Cooper played tarries, and what
little he had to do was done well. The richness of this
gentleman's voice would be rendered additionally pleasing,
if lie would endeavour to avoid a monotonous dropping of
it at the last word of almost every line—too much in the
school-boy fashion. Mr. B!anchard, without at all coming
up to the full conception of folonius, was wore reasonable
than many of his predecessors in the old courtier now falls
ing into dotage. Miss Hatnmersh y gave the ditties in
OpAelia very sweetly, but her dialogue was of that whining
and unpleasant description that is clay ludicrous from the
very effort to be pathetic; nature operates in all cases with-
out effort, in the same manner that sincerity acts without
disguise.

The Duke of York left town on Sunday for Cheveley
Ilall, the residence of the Duke of Rutland, on a visit to
his Grace.
Mr. Secretary Canning arrived at his residence in Down-
ing-street, yesterday afternoon, from the scat of Mr. Ellis,
at Seaford.

Mr. Littlewood, a King's Messenger, arrived at the Fo-
reign Office on Friday evening, from Paris.
It is reported that Sir David Ochtcrluny, whose conduct
in the war against Nepaul obtained him the warm thanks
of the India Company, and so much military reputation,
has resigned his command in India, and has arrived at
Calcutta for the purpose of repairing to England.—Eren-
iNg Paper.
Mr. Lockhart, the son-in-law of Sir Walter Scott, is
preparing to publish a new Life of Burns, and an liway
on his poetical character.
Covent-garden has a new Opera in preparation, to be
called and which will be brought out in the cotta
of a week or two. Miss Paton has the leading cha-
racter in it.

Mr. Kean is expected to arrive at New York about Le
20th inst. Mrs. Kean remains at home; she is at present
residing on a romantic estate purchased by Mr. Kean, m
Bute, and where he expended a good deal of money in
building a residence, making roads, &c.
The statement of Mi. Sine re-engagement at Ca
vent-garden theatre was unfounded. A difference salt!
between Mr. Sinclair and the management relative to his
engagement of last year, which is likely to come immedi-
ately before the Court of King's Bench, Mr. Brougham
lithig retained to conduct Mr. S:nclair's case. The report
that Mr. Sinclair hail accepted an engagement in Italy is
likewise incorrect. We understand that an application has
been made to him by a person commissioned from some of
the Italian theatres, but that he declined entering into any

engagement.
Madame Caraduri has left town fur a short time, on a
musical tour; her first engagement is at Exeter, in MISS
Rovedino's concert.
We learn that a respectable yeoman of the South liams•
a Mr. Nlordannt, is very likely to succeed to the title and
estates of the Earldom of Peterborougii, and that his claims
thereto will he brought before the House of Lords thc next
meeting or Parliament.—Plymouth Paper.
A duel was o has e t .ken place on Saturday last between
R. C—ft. Esq. brother of Sir E. 'l'. C—ft, Bart., and
I►'. C —s, Esq. Mr. C—s arrived on the ground at seven
o'clock, accompanied by his second. After waiting an hour.
and Mr. C—ft not arriving, he was obliged to return to
town without receiving satisfaction.
A new Protestant church was consecrated cn the .9th
inst. at Marseilles.

A valuable hunter, the property of his MONO', was
stolen on Thursday night faun Windsor Little Park. A
reward of 20/. is offered on conviction of the offender.
On Michaelmas-day last, according to annual custom,
the vleetlon of IVarden wok place in the Town Hall a.
Godalming, when Richard Haydon, Esq. was chosen for
the fourth time to till that office.

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