The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

This Evening, WEDNESDAY, April 12, will be performed the Historical

flay ot
WILLIAM TELL.

William Tell, Mr. Marrea4;AilTert, 34;4 Vincent; Michael, Mr.
Wallach. Emma, Mrs. Runu.
After which the new Grand Romantic Fairy Tale of
OBERON; or, THE CHARMED HORN.

The principal Characters by Messrs. 0. Smith, Bennett, Browne. I'.
Blanchard. Pope, Howell, Mercer, Yonnee, W. Bennett. and G. Smith,
Milder Smithson, Vincent, and Macdonald; and Mm. C. Jones.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

This Evening, WEDNESDAY, April 12,. will be performed (first time; a

Grand Romantic ilndlry Opera, celled
OBERON s or, THE ELF-KING'S OATH.

The Overture and the whole of the Music composed by Carl Marla Vun

%Vgber.

The principal Characters by ifetsrs. Brew*, Cooper, Fawcett. C.
Maw,. J. Isaacs, and Tinney ; Misses Paton, Lacy, and H. Cawse;
Madame Vestris, and Dirs. Davenport.

After which the new Pleee Of
TILE SCAPE-GOAT.

The Characters by Dieears:Hianciiii,MT.icren, Cooper, and Meadows ;

Illues Junes ind A. Jonri.

The Burns Pa=ss commenced publishing yesterday morning
et five o'clock.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1826.

We have received the French Papers of Sunday, and
the Etoik of Monday. The law of primogeniture was
rejected, but the part relative to the substitutions (entails)
was carried by a very great majority. By the law thus
passed, it is provided that any person may make over his
disposable property, in trust, to another, to be restored to
one or more of his children already born, or to be born, as
far as the second descent. A debate also arose in the
French Chamber, on a petition of the physicians, which
Mr. B. CONSTANT said was the result of a plan to di-
minisl► the number of Electors in France, by disqualifying
so numerous a body as that of the physicians from voting.
The following are extracts :
[From the Eloik, dated Monday, April 10.1

PARIS, Apnit. 9.

We do not understand why the Courrier and the Coattilutitmnd
rejoice so much at the result of the Sitting of the Chamber of
Peers yesterday. The subs!itnlions were adopted by an immense
majority of It 4) to 53, and the right of primogeniture was rejected
in the preceding Sitting by a majority of one vote only. It will
be observed that all the amendments of the Committees tending to
restrict the substitutions (entails) were rejected.

As a morning paper ohterves, all do not see what ground for
triumph the Liberal Opposition can find in the division of the
articles of a law, the part of which that has been adopted is cer-
tainly not the least aristocratical. The number of Members present
was 214; and on the day of the vote on the principle of the tight of
primogeniture, six Peers, who were in favour of the law, were not
at the end of the sitting.
The Observer of Trieste annluncee, under the date of 22d March,
that a ship which had arrived in 12 days from Cephalonia, had
brought the news that an English frigate had anchored before
alissolonghi, and that the English nag was flying on the walls of
that place.
It was inferred from this that the English had taken this
measure to prevent the effusion of blood, and that that fortress is
on the point of falling. The frigate in question has since sailed for
Cephalonia, where the Captain has had a conference with the Go-
vernor of the island.

Many families from lilissolonghi had taken refuge at Zmte.—
Allgenteiac Zeitung.
The same journal has also the two following articles:—
" CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 10.

" Mr. S. Canning, the new D.glish Ambassador, has at length
ariired Isere, and has Inca rectived with distinction. Mc has al.