The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-20 00:00:00

LYCEUM t.

aDDIFSIYD TO MILS.
M ournful the feelsa,,,,, when the phrentied eye
0 f lovely smarm speaks distractiou's reign ;
U nut tersbk anguish braves the sigh,
N or can the ntauly pearl the tear restrain !
T bus did I feel, when first thy maddesed glare,
A laria'd soy soul, and bade my bosons swell-
-1 ostout to Hewitt, I breasted this ardent pray's.,
" N e'er may s►e prove the ours, she acts so well !!!"
Saturday Erasing.

The Marchioness of SALISSUIIIeS grand party,
last night, at her hou4e in Arlington-street, was at-
tended by a numerous and elegant assemblage of
Nob,lily, amongst whom were—
iFs Royal Ifiginsess the Prince of Wales; the Duke. of
Brunswick, Bourbon, sad De Castries ; Prince and Princess
Caste:deals ; the Nlarehionesses of Stafford, Duckiaglisur,
Dow nobier, listb, and Exeter; Countesses Grosvenor, Sefton,
Camden, Cardigan, Arran, Bridgewater, Dnwager Sefton ;
Lobes Elizabeth Whitbread, Dealwroond Smith, &c.

The Earl and Countess of Bennet-KY, gave a
grand dinner, yesterday, at their house in Spring
Gardens, to Hi. Koval Highness the Prince of
WALE', the Duke of Niterot.a, Earl and Countess
Coweast; the Earl of CASSIUS. Viscount and
Viscountess Mitutovitas, Lords ERSKINI and
HOTCBINION, anti several othrr Nobility, who as-
sembled to yelebsate her Ladyship's birds-clay.
The Offie.is of the garrison of Haddinwtou were,
last night, to perform the .comedy Speed the
Plough, and the farce of Arida% Ike Wind, at
Haddington Theist e.

The Earl or DARNLEY will give • growl dinner.
of his house in Berkeley-square, on Thursday.
to His Royal Highness the Prince of WALLA,. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Ca/Attics. the Earl
of DzanY. and several other Nobility.
The last arrival. at Bath are—

.
Count Cartwilit, Lord W. Somerset, Lord Rlayney, Lady
Burke. Huat Sin. Gordon, Sir Charles Talbot, Genteel
Punlrtt, Lieut.-Col. Pen hat, Lient.-Col. Roden, Liam...Cul.
Campbell, Lieut. Col. Cdpe, Rei.. Dr Mtn. and Miss Bing-
ham, Res. Dr. Speare, Re. Mr. Dalby, Rev. Mr Hamilton,
Rev. E. Winthrop, Rev. Mr. Phillips, Capt. Madden, Capt.
F. Rice, Capt. Gordon, Capt. Tell, Capt Webber, Capt.
Chinttern, Capt. Beattie, Capt. and Mrs. Drake, Lieatcuast
lace, Mr. and Mrs. Peptide!, Arc.

Mr. and the \l•sses Gtknux are engaged for six
aights at the Newcastle Theatre, to commence tn-
-111i)rrow.

Tits LATE P. WENTIVORTII. ESQ.—After Poly-
;Angus (Mr. Wuntwoorm's first racer) was taken
out of training, he was knitted; aad about the
year 1739. that Gentlemen mounted Miss Howe
on him, to follow Sir ItOWLAND WINN'S hounds,
and on their crossing the river Don. near Conishro',
about tire miles west of Doncaster, Mn. Howe
took the host to cross. When about the middle of
the river, the horse leaped out of the boat. sod
pulled the Ledy after him. ou which Mr. WINT•
woarn offered to give any sum of money to who-
ever could swim and save the Lady; but no person
offering, though aeveral were present, Mr. WENT.
WORTH immediately lespeil into the river, at the
risk of his own life, and which, with that of Miss
Howe, was in great danger, when Old Peter.
the huntsman. instantly ran to the boat, and
extended the whip to Mr. Wssixtroassi. who
had got hold of Miss Howe, and he form-
nateiy c.,ught the lash of the whip, by which cir-
cumstance they were both brought safe to laud, to
the great happiness of several Teciatires. Mies
HOWE, was s iifar rrLation to the late Earl Howe,
and au excellent rider after harr.,•l.. :11r. WRNT.,
WORTH lived at that time at I:4lisilirough-(Prange,
, sear Wakefield.

Dr. Port:, who attend. the Plint•L:". Anglia L, has
for sotne time past illecloool gning out profet.sion.
ally in the night. Smite tone AL:o a man knocked
at his dour at miditi :hi, and ,:a. neatly requested lie
would go 41141 see his wire, who was taken dolt-
gerously ill. 44 I CAIIMA, friend," said the Doctor.
" go to Mr. —." I have," quoth the loan, " he
is ant. Go then to Mr. —."--" He is out
Inn." ,1 then, stop a little, andl will e'en
dry, . itd a thee." After tatting the lewdly
D., :I',out three miles. the villain turned upon
hio,, prritessit to; a pi,tol to 'or breast, dententlei
his hv, ientl," said the good man,
"con 4,1 L:i. t• not :I ii.• told tut thy b111141111%11
with-
nut tsis,ug im• so far Irmo li.ase; remove thy Li-teal,
and I will give Ow. -111 I have." He thew calmly
delivered op his purse. and the man left him.
After he was goose. the Doctor re.vilett.A bowleg;
a• d calling him hnek, po‘e nuts mom. h ',Cornet
that he had round on I ottittg; Iv* heed it
coat packet: the t,,ht, with a vehe-
ment oath, Anog thew a. the amiable motes head,
and went oft.

Awn L1,,-.ll‘ a arp 19.

Befure ampere! Members • 4tl hits Majesty's Privy
Council.

A THIRD THEATRE.

Mr. RANDALL JACKSON, as Counsel for sae of
the Theatres, having repeated the arguments which
had been adduced ins a farmer day, agaiust the en-
croachments Of the proposed estaLlislitnent. spoke
of the practical mortality which was promised and
insured by those cmicensed in its interests. It was
simpler that no application for a patent had ever
been made, without an assurance of this it itare,—
He begged leave to corroborate this bold assertion'
by giving a short account of these assurances, and
the manner in which they were fulfilled. In former
days, 'lsere Were in-ii ho, (min their represa Juanita
of characters, were in Rome called Mimics, in
Great Ilnia it, Mummers; but those species of be-
ings almminailily perverted the orders and rules of
society, and were put down in the reign.of Edward
111. of this cauutry. The thing was thou to introduce
morality into the pieces of theatrical entertain-
ment. and to intermix the religious with the gay.—
In this country the Mummers were put down for a
similar inroad upon deceiscy ; and a body called
Mysterials were substituted; but those were also put
down, being no less under the influence of amine-
rattly. The Moralis:s succeeded, and lasted till
the reign of Usury the Ninth. At length the
theatre was int-rrupted stud this contusion, by the
genius of Shakespeare. From that period the tailors
were retinife.l by Elizabeth, and a license given to
them, who had before been under prohibition. A
patent was granted to Killigrew, in order to the
prevention of immorality. Whoever would read
the patent of Sir Richard Steele, would find it
couched in such a flaw of ethics, that he would
trasgine is Church, instead of a Playhouse, was the
establishment. In twenty-three years after, Sir
John Bernard brought in a Bill N the House of
Commons. to suppress the immorality of the stage,
by limning the number of theatres. He withdrew
hu motiois, • rather than submit to the clause for
a reference to the Chamberlain ; it was at last
brought in by the Minister, and notwithstanding
the most strenuous opposition. succeeded. It had
been said by Mr. Garwood, that it was shameful
to encourage libertinism by accommodating a cer-
tain order of people. Alt. Cnrwood was a retired
and abstract man, and when he del go to the The-
atre, he might mistake, front his ignorance of the
fashions of the present day. the modest woman for
the courtesan ; his discrimination was here as much
to be depended on as his assurancespf correcting
the morality of the Theatre, which might well be
eau-idered'impractirable, if it was fair to judge of
the future by the past. When he took the inoral
part of the ar„enmeest, hr did pot take the con-
vincing part. After some observitions upon.. the i
unimpeachable characters of the players, lie
concluded with honing. that all the advantages of
Engishinen would not be detail d the party which
he advoeated.

Mi. ADAK tnade some observations, in 'Wane-
Dots of his statement on Friday last, respecting the
refills to which the subscribers to the New Thentre
solid be eutitlevl, and the exclusive privilege
which they would eijoy.
Mr. A DULPIICIS supported the petition of Messrs.
Greville and Arnold. He represented the situa-
tion to which the blended interests of the Peti-
tioners wools! be reduced, if the prevent applica-
tion was successful. He contrasted their conduct
in refusing to act to the injury of the two gr-at
Theatrical Establishments, upon • former occasion,
with the conduct of the present' applicants. lie
hoped that if the latter gained their point, the con-
duct and pretensions of the former would be taken
into consideration. Mr. Greville was 'peculiarly
qualitiod for the situation in which hr at present
acted; and Mr. Arnold was calculated by bemdi-
.taty right, and by education. . .

A late; from Mr. Ealing's was read. declining to
employ any Counsel. but hoping. that ifs third
Theatre was considered necessary. his claims would
not be I'verlooked.

Mr. Wanaan then spoke in reply to the digit-
ent arguments urged against the original petition;
he regretted that all parts of the questiosi, which
were calculated to interest the feeiings, lay upon
the opposite side ; but their Lordships, he herd no
doubt. would dismiss such topics from any influence
upon their decision, on a subject, which, after all,
moot resolve itself into the dry question, whether
the population of the country required an addi-
tional Theatre? The objections to his application
were, that a corporation would give the proposed
Theatre an advantage over those which stood upon
license only ; mid that it would release the persons
embarked from ill personal responsibility. The
advantage he could not see ; but as to personal re-
sponsibility, if they did wish, as he would allow they
did, to avoid it, they were• at the KMe time prepared
to afford a better security than per►eoal ; that of
property ; they were willing to find a sum 'di—
gitate to all eoutiosencies to which they could I,e
expo.ed.
Mr. SIMILIDAIN stated to the Court, tl:•tt he
would be Ale, in a few days, to prod.ice i -run
dortnnents which would go to establish the ri4llt of
monopoly in the present Theatres. 111 his rtitleti,
be did net contend for the principle of monopoly,
nor would lie ever contend fur it ; but lie would! by
prepared, in a day or two, which he thoug'it
be eonclii.ive in establishing the right.

The Court, after semi• cnu nita nn, appointed
Monday next, at which tune Mr. Sheridan is In
present a second

Colonel (rMe•eA. %ttr lo.paus Field Ofluter
or the l.inieriek District. I.u. been 11.1/0111 tot a
Brigadier-t ;mem', and n ill, in a short time, take
his departure fur Jam-ilea, in the IVe,t
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of Ihe cnnocreentio,s, H bo, wll beitig iiitcrrognt 11 .1%
to his authority," d. !Aired twit tie iviis tin i,l"‘
try the intended bridegrcom b t.i •rLhl ti. • ,
as hr (tile thtdcgro .iti. a YO:41114. IP
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May-day !**--4111. Jo iv be iiii.‘eined. a IL"r
sohret for the .* --
of iu,ir deferred," the pour girl, it i 4 d
!grist lute to pr} fur " tootling the Chat