The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-20 00:00:00

LADY I)IORE;rIA'S ITALY.

Tie require of tent 'wary matter has prevented
us from resuming our extr,u•ts from Ilea v. re popu-
lar rod iiitor,sting 'work, winch we And thtii< noticed
in the Dublin heffister:—
"'lbis is a book that will largely occupy pubrui attention.
It is by far the boot important work which its author has as
yet undertaken. The subject is infisitely rich, and it is at
the present moment closely connected with the dearest in-
terests of humanity, and with those great public quer is,
round which. on one side or the other, ■ll mankind are
rallying. There is no particular in which !CMOS more .le,
cidedly declares itself, than in its modes of rOntideriug the
subjects of its coutemplation. The cwmmon.phtre multi-
tude of "sad awl learned" men' follow uudevialingly in each
other's track, repeating the same solemn fappei ie., without
Imptiriag alter what may be hidden, or even selecting from
that which is already known, thus. psi neuters which boiling
to the site, and are in relation with the sympathies of the
community they address. Since the resturanini of the old
governments, and the new arrangeuseuts of mates and _
people, which marked the return of what is facettously
termed peace, a vast multitude of travellers hi Italy have
poured forth the couteats of their journals upon the public,
and we have bad abomlialt specimens of none catagnrers of
Italian tourists. than the fertile imagination of Sterne
could invent. But, though a kw have resllrd each sore.
dotes of recent times, Is *err psiblici jisris upon ihr Conti-
nent, the great majority bite treated Ithly sot if it had beets
a blot in the ereation stoic the times of I (.11:11.11S and the
Caters; or, at best, have viewed it only as a picture tillery
or a statue room ; while noire have uttered either ei Herat or
comprehensive views of the pistols-al and social cunt Inger,-
ties which produced a Dante, • Galliso, ■ Machined, or of
those more recent revolotions which have even more eaten-
sively affected the interests of humanity. The• delreeecies
of such travellers, Lady Homan has to a great degree sup-
plied. Leaving aside much of abuse dry details, which are
almadantly supplied by guide books, catalogues, and works
of professional criticism, our author has taken a master's
view (if the tern be applicable to a female) of the whole
*erica of events which have heat from the downfall of
the Cesare to short epochs of liberty, prosperity, and light,
to a fitful dream of plunder, bloodshed, and mintailiag town.
trillion, and to that state of pins rrituse" in which
ilespotima; civil and religious, bad for ages plunged the fair-
est portion of Europe. Lady Morgan's wink is not there.
fore a classical tour, nor a p etnresque tear; hut it mulleins
a tick harvest of •' middle age" tuteedute abounding with
such traits of the domestic, social, and political life of the
great republics of Italy, as cannot fail of exciting an in.
tense interest in all who sympathize with their rperies The
gravity and massiveness of the subject have not, however,
prevented the author from indulging largely in those humor.
01.111 and striking details of real life, which form the charms
of bee more recent novels. Her views of society have been
mole intimate than those of any other recent traveller. Her
literary reputation has opened wide the door of continental
hospitality to her; and ecommualeations have been mile to
the author of Rama that would have been, perhaps, diffi-
cultly obtained by persons less known, oe of principles less
avowedly favourable to civil liberty and national indepeu-
deuce. We have, indeed, ourselves remain to know that no
strangers, whatever might bare been their rank, acre ad-
mitted so intimately into the interior of Italian society,
This circumstance has given the same sort of interest and
originality to her narration, • lisch made the rept' tat ion of
her work on reance,' sail diattoguishes it (runs all other
books on that country!'

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9to 1 apt Jerk Spigot 14 to 1 apt Colwell'.
13 to 2 spt Anolbelts 14 lo
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8 to 4 apt Strephon.

CHELTENHAM RACES.
WrOItIsDAY, JULY 18.
The Cheltenham St. Leger Stakes of 25gs. each, 15 ft. One
mile, for 3 yrs old cults and Allies.
Mr. T. Sadler's Pastorella
Mr. R. Jones's Valentine
Mr. Steverm's cb. r. by FyMiner
Even betting on the winner.
The Great Gloucestershire Stakes of 25gs. eac►, 15gs. ft.
Two miles. (64 Subscribers.)
Mi. Sadler's Strephon, 6 yrs old, fist. 13Ib.
Mr. Milton's Claudius, 4 In old, 9st. tlb
Lord Warwick's Roman, 8 y►s old, 9st. 21b.
Twelve started, butthree only were placed-4 to 1 apt
Shamrock-4 to 1 eget Strephon.
Colonel Berkeley's b. ta. Chantilly walked over for the
Berkeley Hunt Stakes.
TENBURY RACES.
Tenbury races were well attended, but the sport was not
equal to that of some former years.
On Wednesday, the Maiden Plate Graaf. two miles), was
won, at two heals, by Mr. Painter's b. g. Coxcomb, besting
Mr. Canuiag's b f. by Fyldeuer, Mr. Reardsworth's b. c..
Carpenter, Lord Stanford's bl. c. Firebrand, Mr. O'Gore's
b. f. Bosnia, and Mr. R. Allen's b g. by Sultan.
In the evening, the Sweepstakes of Sp. each, with 10xs.
added by the town, for all ages; viewers Subscribers, (Iwo
mites) were won, at tutu bests, by Mr. Painter's b C. The
Malt), beating Lord Stainfurit's b. h. Magician, Mr. W.
Moselry's b. e. Hippos, and turd Harley 's Sr. c. by Yang
Walton.
Ou Thursday there woe no race. The Handicap Stakes
did not fill, and Mr. T. Pickernell's Mary Ass walked over
fur the Hunter's Sweepstakes of sgs. each, tdeves Subscribers.