The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-08-08 00:00:00

THEATRE.

Mr. Co t. Ales comedy, The Poor Gentleman, was
performed, last night, and presented Mr. YOUNG in
the volatile and good-natured Frederic ; he was a
chaste and faithful representative, and received veat
applause. Mrs. Guerra. late Miss Brous, made her
debut in Mrs, Lucretia Mew Tab, and was an admira.
ble representative of the -antiquated virgin; her
callow was inimitable, and colouring high ; but
it is one of those parts that will allow a little
extravagance, without offending. Mrs. Gnov
must prove a great acquisition to any Theatre.
MATTHEW% seas extremely well in Sir Hubert Bram-
t; Mr. WADDY did ample justice to Humphrey
Debbins.
Wins. A Mr. K sae, Irons the Yotk Theatre,
made his dehet in Corporal Pow, and was very well
received. Th. house was crowde4. The Countess
Dowager of ENROLL and Ladies Yoctra, BORING-
DON. and G. Mv eta AY, were among the Nobility
present.

Yesterday, the Princess AmcLta completed her
24th year ; the same was observed at Windsor by
the ringing of bells during the morning. In the
evening, the ROYAL FAMILY had a private Ball,
and a Confers, performed by Her Islaiesyy's
. _ .

Early yesterday morning, the Diikes of Yoßit and
KIN: arrived at Windsor ; the Duke of Voile for
the purpose of laying before His MAJesTy the
Monthly State of the Army. After breakfast, His
MAJESTY, the Dukes of Yosx and KENT, Prir-
cesses Au'vsra, Sorest..., and AM et la, attended
by the Hon. Miss Eneat on, Generale De Buoc,
Frreeoe, and CA erwaioNT, and Colonel Tar Low,
Look an airing on horseback in Windsor Patk.
Mr. CANNING gave a grand Cabinet dinner yes-
terday.
The Duke of Poavcarn has removed to his
house in Downinc-street.
Yesterday, Earl Carman. after attending a
Committee of the Privy Council, at the Cockpit.
upon Appeals, left town for his seat at the Wilder-
ness, in Kent, till Monday.
Mr. Dissono's new play of Adrian and Orrile ;
or, A Moihrr's Ventreascs, was performed on 'Thurs-
day evening, at the Windsor Theatre, with peat
eclat. Mrs. Mums was the heroine of the piece,
and gave to Madarise Clermont all the interest and
feeling the elegant and classical author intended.
and received the most unbounded applause. Mr.
Multilane, in the Prince of Altentwg; Mr.
WkiCil r, in Michael; and Miss Wa Ito, in Lothaire,
acre equally successful. In the Farce of We Flo
by Night ; er, Low Scenes, Mr. EyERARD, Mr.
lic•noroan, Mr. WRIGHT, Mrs. HUNTEN, sad
Miss Kiss, received their share of applause. The
house was full and elegant.
Mr. Kimo's hall, at Cheltenham, on Monday,
was crowded ; 600 persons were iqside the room,
aad as many more outsets There are few Kliegs
more beloved, nor whose eabjelis make a greater
bustle for sil.sees.
Mr. MELVIN was to make his &hot at the Bir-
mingham Theatre, on Tint slay last, in his fa-
vourite parts of Gossamer, and Michael, in The
Adopted Child. We have no doubt his reception
will be as flattering as on his first appearance in
London. On Friday he was to play Vafroi, in 'lire
Drarnalrit.
Mr. Mumoan makes his debar, on Monday, at
Birmingham, in Sir Ijaert ltranahle an.l Usgsory.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Emery were to play Got-
sander and Smirks, in Laugh when pa can, on Wed-
nesday night last, at the Liverpool Tin-are.
'lbis day, the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR will
proceed from Guildhall, at I t o'clock precisely,
attended by the Aldermen, Common Council, and
City Officers, to present compliments of congratu-
lation to the Duchess of Bect.swice, as m .ved for
by Mr. L)ison, at the last Court of Common
Council. The Duchess has fixed one o'clock to
receive the LORD Mairuit, at the Princess of
WALES'S, at Montague House. Afterwards the
LORD M•voa will entertain the Corporation at din-
ner, at Greenwich. Three large turtles were for-
warded, last night, to Greenwich, as a compliment
to the Aldermen and Common Council, in attend-
ing his Lordship to Blackheath.
The subjeff of general conversation is now be-
, come AsTLev's Theatre; the Martial Hero,
versed in deeds of arms, delights to dwell on the
heroic afttons of The Brace Cossack; and, in de-
scribing to his friends the manmuvres of horse and
foot, in the extensive field of battle' Omni fancies
has(so well is it pourtrayed), that he b held not a
fittit;aus scene of warfare, but akflual reality.
The melancholy fate of Lady F. CAsitaaLL hay.
ing elicited mach interest, we are induced to give
the following particulars:—About four o'clock, as a
labouring MOH was going to his work, he saw a large
smAce at the house ; on his approach, he discover-
ed the left wing to b • on fire. He immediately
alatmed the family, when they found Lady F.
CA 'Mines dressing-room on fire. Lady F. C.'s
woman immediately ran to her Ladyship's bed-
room, adjoining the dressing-room, to search for
her Lady, and found she had not been in bed. and
was missing, It is supposed she fell in a fit.--I,ady
F. C.'s Homan left her Ladyship at a quarter before
twelve o'clock, in her dressing-ram, in her night
dress, as was her usual custom. Lady F. was found
in the rains, a shocking spectacle, no more in this
world; her watch Was also found drawn up, and stood
still at half past one. Lord FRIDRRICE C. was
in town at the time, having left Coombank on Fri-
day afternoon. Ths wing, containing the dressing-
room, a room over and under, are entirely gutted,
only the stone walls remaining. From the great
exertions of the neighbouring inhabitants, with an
engine from Earl STANHOPE'S ; a party of the Royal
Artillery. with an engine from their Barracks, sear
Sevetioaks ; and an engine from Severoaks town,
the fire was got under, and the other parts dabs
house preserved. The door out of the bed-room
into the dressing-room was on fire when her Lady.
ship's woman entered the bed-room, the furniture
of the bed was scorched and singed with the heat
Be 8064 but not on fare.