The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-22 00:00:00

THE LATE /Rd. GARRICK.

Garrick's beautiful chateau and grounds at Hampton will
now be brought toiler hammer. The house is its a sad dila-
pidated end ruinose condition, and the offices and coscb.
houses consigwees in comparative decay. This was once a
place of hospitable splendour. Indeed, so ambitious was
Garnet of she eitarscter of boapliality, that he not only en-
tertained Maisseirle aad learned guests, but he afforded sc.
ennanselesien is sheer carriages end servants as well as
theasselsea; lee attested to his he... nearly one dozen extra
coaclelseeses, all of which reasons lo this day. The narrow-
ness of Mrs. Garnet's ireesant, and her exceedingly chseits.
tale dispositioa, prevented her repairing the house; she ge.
nosily resided sa the salmi; bet the greatest part of the
vaned', especially tesrants the Theme, are more pic-
turesque sad beastifel these they were originally.
Mrs. Garrick, when young, was extremely beautiful, but
latterly @be boom* masculine, sad assumed masculine
habits; .be was to the end of her life much attached to hoe-
hnsitere, and even to the pruning of her own fruit trees.
The enter of t►ss remembers on one occasion, not many
years hut, whilst rinsing her grounds at liamplow, per-
ceiving an old person clothed is ■ large sertout on a ladder,
somas the trees and nailing them to the wall; the man
who was his conductor desired he would sot approach that
Rees, as it was Mrs. Garrick, who wished to escape ober,-

The espeoses of Mr. Gerriek's fusers), one of the most
syknilnl ewer seen in this country, were, we believe, never
Pet The isadertaker was ruined by the job, and died a
Seeps. The seism tor, Mr. Albany Wallace, wan al-
es). tardy in paying Garrick's debts. Mrs. Garrick has
bliss been reproached for her want of reopen to the memory
or her humbled, is not erecting a monument to bia fame is
Westminter ADM y, which was afterwards dose by Mr.Wal-
late. The fact is, she had an the mean*, sad besides, she
always thought Gariiek belonged to the public.
The greatest part of Mr. Garrick's Library, except his old
Ways, which, as we stated un Saturday, were given So the
Museum, mad a certain portion retained by Mrs. Garrick,
were be/seated by h.rn to his nephew, Carrington Garrick,
sad we never beard what became of them. There see, how-
ever, libraries stored with good sod nodal books, bath i•
the houses at Hampton and on the Adelphi Terrace; many
of these books are enriched with nitographs and issauseripi
N.,des, by the briniest wits and distinguished writers of the
,Ito. Thew will prove . honer bourke fur the Hiblionsases or
hosionlaes, when they shall be sold, which is intended,
its they were given to Mrs. Garrick only during her life.
Drury-lase Theatre taint:Ai, an unique appearance from
having the fronts of two prinnini sit private butts. einsfd—une
bebrigiag to Mos. Glatt., the other to Mrs. Garrick. Fur the
6•1411, of the Drama, and highly to the credit of the Sub-
f oamittee of that Theatre when it was let to Mr. Ellistois,
5' especial clause was inserted in the lease, guaraoteeing to
Mrs. Garrick for life, the uncontrossled puisseidnon of this
without any consideration whatever.

Sir FRAPCIE BURDETT on Saturday evening vi.
.itiid Covent-garden Theatre, accompanied by his
friend Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD.

The Proprietors of Covent-garden Theatre have
ikOt vet concluded their treaty with Miss KELLY,
bet we ere informed there is very little doubt that
theatre will shortly have the advantage of this lady's
brilliant talent'.

HAZARD and Co. respectfully remind the Pub-
lie, that a Lottery on the good Old Plan, same as
tLirty years hock, begins drawing next Wednesday Week,
os skieli day all tbe followioe Capitals may be drawn (as
there are we Puled Prizes): Three of 20,0001., Two of
IllbOffi, Two of 0,0001, Three of 2,0001., Ten of 1,0001.,
Illuadred more Pinta of 5001., 3001., and 2001.
aunts and old established Offices, Royal Exchange
16, Cornball; and 344, Oxford-street, where was sold
'°'" Prizes of 20,000/, to the last Lottery and preceding
ussuaat,