The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-24 00:00:00

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ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

Thu Evening, THURSDAY, August 24, will be performed the new
Grand Serlo.Cumle Opera of
THE ORACLE; or, THE INTERRUPTED SACRIFICE.
The principal Characters by Messrs. J. Eland, Perkins, .1. O. Atkins, H.
Philtips, Sapio, and Thorne; Misses Paton, Ilenslton and (inward.
After which, the popular Alelo.drama, called
TWO WORDS; Or, SILENT" NOT " DUMB."
Sir Hildebrand de Guy, Mr. Hartley; Valbeile. Mr. Pearman ; Tonnere,
Sir. W. Chapman; La Fleur, Mr. Keeley. Rosabelle, Who Kelly.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.
Under the especial Patronage of Me Host Gracious majesty.
ONLY FOUR NIGHTS HOKE.

The Proprietors respectfully acquaint the Public that the Royal Gardens
will CLOSE on Friday, the Ist of September.
To-morrow Evening, FRIDAY, Augw.t 23, a constant sueevision of
Amusements will be given during the whole of the Evening, commencing
with A SPLENDID CONCERT.
Principal Vocal Perf,winers.—Miss Tracts, bliss Ifelme, and bliss
Love. Mr. Braham, Mr. Sinclair. and Signor de liegniv. Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Ifornealtle, Mr. Rubinson, Mr. Tinney, and blamer Harker.
Leader of the Band, Signor Spagnoletti ; Conductor, Mr. Bishop.
The beautiful Moonlight Scene of
THE RUINS OF AN ITALIAN ABBEY,
Produced by Mr. Stanfield, of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, will be
again exhibited.
The celebrated Mr. ‘Vilvon will again exhibit his elegant performances

on the
TIGHT ROPF..

Oa this Evening, for the seventh time, will be performed a new Ballet,
entitled
Ir. CORONAMENTE DELLA ROZIERE,

Composed by Moor. R. Vestrls; the Music by Mr. G. H. Rodwell ; the
Scenery by Mr. Thorne. The tiro Ridgway* will dance an entirely new
drtdesque Pas de Dens.
Intriti4 the Evening, Mr. RLACKMORE will go through his surprising
Evolutions on the SLACK ROPE.,,
To conclude with a grand DISPLAY of FIRE WORKS,

In Itto Isla Grand Piece of which the YOUNG AMERICAN will make
his TERRIFIC ASCENT to the Muoriab Tower, and Descend =idyl
Volume.' of Fire.
Private Box, to be hnd of Mr. Andrew'', Rontl,treet.
linor• 'pen at Seven o'Cluck.—Concert begins at Half-put Eight
Admission 40.

TO CORILIMPONOENTS.
The Letter of " Inca" ttoWiWWWw.
The Communication of': ka fibierver" will Woo appear to•ttaorrow.

The BRITISH P n avg. commenced Ttublishing yesterday
mortimt at daltleelock.

LONDON, THUM kY, AUGUST 2s, 1826.

Among the different quarters in which distress has for
some time prevailed, there is one to which the attention of
Newspaper Writers ought to be more particularly directed,
as the distress, in that case, exists among a body of men,
without whom neither newspapers nor literature could be
disseminated—a class of men who are so inseparably con-
nected with the diffusion of knowledge, that the prosperity
of literature may be more justly estimated by observing
their situation than by any other criterion whatever. It
bodes little good to the cause of know:edge that the imme
diate instruments who serve to propagate it are now suf-
fering under a more than proportionate share of the cala-
mity which has overwhelmed so many occupations, not at
all connected with the march of intellect. We are dis-
posed to give all due consideration to the case of manufac-
turers in silk and cotton—to those whose business it is to
assist in clothing the hotly; but we confess the lauours of
the printer appear to us of far more importance in society.
The printer is superior in dignity to the manufacturer of
stuffs, inasmuch as the mind is superior to the body. It is
true his employment is mechanical—hut, without the me-
chanical operation which he performs, the influence of
mind and genius would be ♦ery circumscribed; and it is
seldom that a compositor does not catch something of that
intelligence which is continually passing through his
hands. If such a class of men are without employment,
it affords a bad prospect for science and literature—it shows
either that the mind of man is blighted and unfruitful, or
that there is no market for its productions. If printers are
without employment, authors cannot be in a very flourish-
ing condition; and it becomes:the British public to come
forward to the assistance of both. It would be impossible,
it is said, to give even a faint outline of the distress which
at present prevails in the Printing Business. Every week
brings a fresh number of claimants on the charitable funds
at the disposal of the Committee. It is supposed that
about 800 are at present receiving relief in the Metropolis.
We call the attention of our readers particularly to the
Advertisement in this day's paper, trusting that the ap-
peal which it contains will not be made in vain.

We have received the French Papers of the 21st, and
the Etoile dated the ?2d. The accounts from Greece,
extracted from the Osserratore Triestino, are not by any
means favourable, and we cannot see on what plan Lord
COCHRANE proceeds, if it be true that he has suffered so
considerable a disembarkation as that which is there said to
have taken place. We subjoin a few extracts. The
Journals of the South are full of exaggerated news on both
sides of the question with respect to Portugal. The
Indicateur announces troubles in Estremadura, and that
Royalist guerillas shoot the Spanish Officers who attempt
to enter Portugal. The Memorial says that Dan Nhaust.
has been proclaimed at Braganza and Miranda. None of
these accounts is true. In general there is great reason to
distrust all these letters from the frontiers, which are filled
with unauthenticated facts; and we must recollect that
during the Spanish war they constantly propagated the
most absurd reports, and the most ill.founded statements.
The English General, Syt: sus, in the Portuguese service, is
appointed Governor of Oporto. Since the arrival of the
new Minister of IVar, the Officers who were erased from
the list are again employed. In the War Department, and
that of Foreign Aff.th-s, an activity prevails which was
never before known in Portugal.