The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

KEAN.

Kean made his first appearance at Montreal on Monday
last. We extract the following from a critique on his per-

formance in the Montreal Herald :
" Richard is said to be Mr. Kesn's principal character t and it is
probable, for he has all the physical qualities adapted to the cha-
racter; short stature, aquiline profile, guttural tone, and dark eyes,
set so prominently that every motion of them is conspicuous. But
he has also all the intellectual requisites ; a generally perfect con-
ception of the character, distinct enunciation, most judivous em-
phasis, and an extremely skilful use of pauses—we were going more
technically to say of the pause, but were deterred by the apprehen-
sion of wicked wits. His action, look, and gesture, were equally
suitable; solemn, deliberate, and emphatic, or hasty, abrupt, and
impetuous, as the occasion required. Above all, he has the power
of modelling his features into a concentrated expression of sneering
malice, the effect of which, if in real life, on the person to whom it
were directed, might be perhaps illustrated by imagining the sensa-
tion produced by having a razor drawn over the flesh, and lemon-
juice sprinkled on the incision."
What bathos !—The writer, after noticing several de-
fects, concludes with the following beautiful flight cif
fancy:—
" such instances, however, were, nevertheless, few as the spots
on the sun ; while to quote his merits would be to allude tc, all the
rest of his performance, from which, at short intervals, sprung up
numerous pointed and singular beauties, like the tall apires of a
Gothic building, or rather, perhaps, like rockets on a night of re-
joicing, sudden, soaring, explosive and radiant, each, however,
brilliant, superseded by the novel attractions (tilts successor."
Prodigious !—American Paper.

We have received United States Papers to the 9th o
August. Their contents are not of much importance, but
we subjoin a few extracts.
PARA. The King had subscribed 231. to Sir Richard Birnie's
A letter has been received in Philadelphia, dated Para, 16th of poor box at the police-office, Bow-street. The contents of
May, in which the writer states that the political state of the am. this box are distributed by Sir Richard, when sitting in his
try was such, that no business whatever could be transacted. This official capacity, to distressed, miserable, and helpless ob-
scene things appear,' to have its origin in a serious revolt thad had jects who are brought before him many of them not batt-
alion place in the village of Camita, a few flutes above Para. The In this leix are deposited
whey says—" Three weeks since a party. composed of Indians and
ing claims for parochial relief.
Reasiliaiss, headed by a ruffian (who made himself conspicuous in I the fines, Re. which complainants refuse to accept on the
she last disturbances here), entered the town, and without provoca- I conviction of hackney coachmen and similar convictions,
don or warning, deprived many of the unfortunate Portuguese (but the professed object being to serve the public, and not to
naturalised citizens at Brazil) of their lives, filching all their]
valuables, and finally elating off communication rills Pars. In a put the fines thus inflicted on the offending parties into
their pockets. There are also many
few days we became sensible of this, and were in hopes, from time
private subscriptions,
.
step* the President immediately took, that something would be tics at the head of which his Majesty's now stands pre-emi-
complished, that would put a stop to any further outrage of the nent.
kind. An expnlition of 250 men were embarked on receipt of the The Duke of York was engaged yesterday morning
news, with several pieces of cannon, in which were placed t'te most transacting business with Sir Herbert Taylor, his Military
implicit confidence; but instead of reaching Camita in 48 hours,
for eight days we received nothing but accounts of delay, desolation, Secretary. His Royal Highness was vie'. el by his usual
and death. , medical attendants. The Lord Chancellor visited the
" The fragment, howeter, finally advert ; but instead of being Royal Duke yesterday.
permitted to take possession of the village without opposition, • His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex honoured the
ovum reception was given them, and in a few minutes the whole Egyptian Hall with a visit on Saturday last, and was much
were missing (killed or prisoners>. I leave you to judge of the
commotion this created In Para. , pleastd with the various exhibitions seen in those well-
" I saw yesterday five respectable Portuguese who had only been known rooms. The view of Rouen, at the Pcecilorama,
able to make their escape the day before, by painting themselves, with its well-managed changes of atmosphere, drew from
and going naked as an Indian. They say the rebels are increasing, his Royal Highness very warm and repeated expressions
and that it is their determination to show light. How the thing of admiration.
will end I ant at a loss to coeceive."
VRA CRUZ. Count Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, transacted
By the fast-sailing schooneEr Shamrock, Captain John Alexander, business yesterday with 11'r. Secretary Canning, at his of-
arrived at Baltimore on Friday evening, from Vera CM, the lice in Downing-street.
Editors of the Baltimore Gazette received regular files of papers to Esrl Bathurst left town on Sunday morning, for his seat,
the 9th of July. Business of all kinds was extremely doll, to Oakley Park, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. His Lordship
which the absence of many citizens of Vera Clue contributed. El left at an early hour in the morning, having received infor-
Astro of Vera Cruz makes mention of some disturbances which
had takes place in the city of Merida,province of Champecho, upon
parochial elections, but they were not of sufficient importance to mstion that the Countess Bathurst had met with an acci-
dent in Oakley Park, being upset in a pony-chaise while
apprehend any serious result, driving in the park.
The Americans at Vera Cruz celebrated our National Jubilee in Mr. Wynn, President of the Board of Control, and Sir
a becoming manner. Robert Farquhar (late Governor of the Mauritius), trans-
The line of battle ship Congreso, formerly the Asia. had sailed
for Valparaiso, and would double Cape Horn with all possible acted business yesterday afternoon with Mr. Lushington,
despatch, and proceed to her place of destination, Vera Cruz, im. Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.
mediately. She now mounts seventy-two guns, is in complete Mr. Lushington left town yesterday morning for Combe
order, having every thing necessary for offensive or defensive opera. Wood, the seat of the Earl of Liverpool, and, after trans-
tions, and a crew of aix hundred men, under the command of acting business with his Lordship, returned to town in the
Captain C. Jose Maria roses. We hope she may arrive in safety,
and this accession of strength to the Mexican navy will enable it afternoon.
to undertake more important matters than that of merely protect-
ing Mr. Wilmot Horton, Under Secretary of State for the
the sea board. Colonial Department, left town on Sunday afternoon for
NEW ORLEANS.
By the *hip Louisiana we have received papers to the 20th of CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. Newmarket, on a shooting excursion.
July. The past has been a very blank day in the Money Mar- Sir Richard Birnie, Chief Magistrate of Police, and the
The Orleans Courier of the 20th July says " News was re- Chief Magistrates of the different police-offices, made their
, ken. Consols opened at 79, but there was no disposition
ceived here today, by Captain Ross, two days from Mobile, that a monthly report yesterday, at the Secretary of State's Office
rise of la to 2 cents per pound on cotton had taken place during for business. The first transactions which took place were for the Home Department, of the state of police, &c. in
the last week at that place. ' done at 78i, at which price they continued until shortly the metropolis.
The yellow fever raged immoderately at Mobile, and the greater
part of the inhabitants bad left the city for the country. The New within the close of the Market, when they went up to I Despatches were sent off' yesterday from the Foreign
Orleans papers mention the death of Theodore Preval, a youth of both for Money and the AccOunt. Exchequer Bills 79' ce to the Earl of a
18 years of age, who had fallen in single combat with a man who 1 and
Offi CI nwilliam, our Minister at Berlin,
and also to Lord Granville, our Ambassador at Paris.
bad insulted his father, for which insult Preval had called him out India Bonds remain at last quotations. Mrs. Canning arrived in town about five o'clock yester-
, to fight.
1 From the Richmond Inquirer.' The Foreign Market does not show much more activity day afternoon, from Brighton.
the home. Mexican have varied less in price during
Ma. JEFFERSO2I.—We understand that Mr. Jefferson has left than
behind him a memoir of a part of his own life and times ;
1820 com. the day than usual, indeed not more than a half per cent., Dovee, SEPT. 4.—Came in this afternoon, from Bou-
logne, the Royal George, me
in
with a great many
menced its composition in the 77th year of his age, in , and
finished it in 1821. It goes back to the time of his grandfather, 1 and finally closed at 311, the price at which they opened. passengers, amongst whom was Baron Rothschild and suite,
with three carriages. The Marchioness of Downshire, who
teams the progress rf his own education, touches upon the causes A gentleman, passenger by the Silas Richards (the packet has been staying some days at Calais, on account of the
and events of the American Revolution, gives a particular account i
landed at Holyhead
of the Declaration of Independence, laments many interesting ' of the Bth of August from New York), :lary Hill, is ex-
' sketches of the condition and celebrated characters of France, while i the 3d instant, and was upon 'Change during the clay slight ind isposition of her daughter, Lady
he was Minister in that country—and terminates with his accept- pec pamphlet here in the course of the week.
• ' A has just been published, in reply to the
once of the office of Secretary of State. He has also left behind Whether or not he is the bearer of any news did not trans-
m. for publication, three volumes of Anse, comprising ea- pastoral charge of the Archbishop of Cashel, professing to
k
pire ; an sir of mystery was therefore thrown around his show that the sentiments attributed to his Grace are at
rieui conversations and transactions, in which he was concerned,
.and papers will no doubt arrive
wiele he was Secretary of state. Belittles these, he has pre. appearance. The bags
pared for the press twelve or fifteen volumes of Correspond. before the morning, and dispel it. Colombian Bonds re- variance with his avowed opinions on the differences be-
ence, labelled with the years in which they were written. In ,
main immovable, and Greek
have declined to 12. tweets the Churches of England and of Rome, as dis-
seminated in his Bampton Lectures of 1804, and thin those
these SIS. volumes, not baurd, but stitched, he has carefully I
laid away copies of all his interesting letters, as taken bey I
the 1 Committee appointed yesterday by the Greek Bondholders Mid.
The differences are numerous, essential, and important.—
Polympli. It is unnecessary various ese letters are tall of . . .
interes7 they are addressed to person~, and on various sub- made an application this morning to Messrs. RICARDO, for Mr. Walter Paton has just produced another beautiful
jects, and, when published, will more fully display that felicity of information on the subject of the accounts and supplies • specimen of the art of Ornamental Penmanship. The sub-
style and grandeur of principles for which their author was so emi- ' ject is the memorable speech of the Duke of York on the
nently distinguished. Some of these letters were prior to the Revo- but those gentlemen declined having any communication Catholic Claims, which is accompanied by an extremely
lutist, and the last or the series is his celebrated reply. to Mr. with the Committee, stating that they were ready to give fine likeness of his Royal Highness, engraved by 'Chomp-
full d I
Vi•eightman, written ten days before his death. This is laid the
very last in the vol. for 18.18. Some of these letters are very long; en amp e explanations to the Greek Deputies, to son, from the grand picture by Jackson, R. A. Although
they discuss a variety of the most interesting topics ; among the whom alone they
Greek nation. Spanish
were responsible, as representing the.
Mr. Paton has succeeded in engraving as well as designing
rest, we have heard, an elaborate letter of his to Colonel Monroe, . the whole (excepting the portrait), the engraving of it, we
inenethately after the capture of Washington, spoken of in theßonds have been done at 101. By
highest terms. letters received this morning, the present condition of understand, was merely done as an amusement, unconnected
with his professional pursuits as a teacher of writing.
He has also left m any other MSS. amongst his papers: with . o •
these some compose ions labelled " Juvenilities." pain appears to of a very unsettled character. t
hel is On IVerhiestley week was forwarded to the Right Hon.
All his papers are put up with a neatness and regularity which unduniformly distinguished Mr. Jefferson. It is remarkable that he erstood that time Government of that country are about William Iluskisson, President of the Board of Trade, an
address from the manufacturers and weavers of Bolton, re-
had put away, as among his most select papers, his own will. • to make some alterations in their commercial policy as re-
copy of the gum draught and alterations of the Declaration of Inds- girds duties upon articles imported, particularly on fish, questing the interference of Government to effect an equalisation of wages. A reply has been received by Mr. Brod-
pendence, and some affectionate memorials of family feeling. These
three were arranged together in the same compartment. and other commodities in most general consumption by the belt, the Secretary, and, from time contents of the following
As soon as the proper arrangements can be made, this memoir, people. No doubt FeeeirraND and his advisers think, by note, our readers will perceive that the whole of the come-
tus measure of opening the mouths, s, they ay spondence will shortly be published:—
his country. Few men's papers can be so rich in valuable mate. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE BoI.TON EXPRESS.
vials as those of Mt. Jtfr rson. His style and his sentiments to shut the eyes of the people to the Portuguese Constitu. Sia.—l am this moment In receipt of a letter from the Right
contribute to lend an inestimable attraction to every object which tion. In Shares there is alteration whichwill
no
ply lion. William Husk.sson, President of the Board of Trade, in re.
he handled. Taiga uihil prod nun or-run:it.him, on the 28d instant, in reference to the
There has been no opportunity yet of recording Mr. Jefferson's any observations respecting them. lamentable and distressed state of the operative weaver', and point-
will. It was written in March last—cordensed, expressive, simple, The sales Colonial produce have
of
log out some plan of relief. lam very happy in stating, that the
and elegant. Ile has left all his books to the University of whtch to one which I sent
Right Hon. Oentleman expresses hinieelf in the most sympathetic
it has out already copies. Ile has left to his illustrious friend scale to-day, at improving prices. Best Sugars show an language towards the distressed operatives, as also his best wishes
Jantes Madison las beautiful cane of animal horn, as a memorial advance ofand inferior ofshilling,
of his long and uninterrupted friendship for one with whom he has two shillings,
explanation, 1 judge it best to defer laying all tho cortespondrice
for their welfare ; but as there are some important points requiring
been combined iti his exertions fur the good of mankind, He has hceshead. The private sales of Spices have exceeded, both before the public, until I hear again from him ;in the mean time.
sales of Rum
left a few slaves free, making provision for their future support, in price and quantity, those of many months past. todeibotreisntreuteoptoerawaldvessthtehiar tsi
oh na lfl r obe
and praying of the Legislature, ass last favour (in addition to so -
many which he has received at their hands). that these emancipated were rather of a limited character. their present misery and thraldom.
vepanthe
slaves might be permitted to remain within the Commonwealth.
At a public dinner, given on Si. Patrick's Day, in the city or Exchanges show a further decline to-day, with very
The wi anbedgngtooni"nry
1 am, Sir, your moat obedient Servant,
Titostas BRODBILT.
tanno.nththinpag
31ezico, on Mr. Puinsett, our almister, expressing a wish for the limited transactions either u regards Paris or Hamburgh. Blackburn-street, August 31, 1826