The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-17 00:00:00

POE-RY.

The works of the elder poets arc full of beauties. Justice
as yet has not been done to those of the days of the first
('harks. Th..• works of ('arew in particular are a rich.
tna*ury of the ims.t delicious p oory. Where can a sweeter
pastoral he found thau the followini4 sylvan dialogue,
hetwz.am a Sltepikril and a nymph, extracted from his
works ?-
Merp. This tummy hank they peeled. Nynt. That aged oak
Ihd canopy the hap .y Late
All right trom the damp air.
Cho. Here It nil sit and sing the won!, they spoke,
Till the day breaking their en:Marts broke.
Ship. Sot., love, t!te 6lushrs of the loom appear,
And now she hangs M r pea-ly Mort,
(Itobli'd trim the er.tern short.)
tli' cos •I p's bell, and to:sea tar :
Swe.t, 1 maxi slay ru hnt,,e: here.
Nyor, l'hme .r.nk. of tloohtfill light tither not day,
'hit Oita• my min intist ax ; nu wont
..t.int• till thin, r. turn;
The Why, ; d the gray
Ilawa, shall anel4l thee on thy way.
Step. If thine rye. gild my paths. they may forbear
Tht ir witless shine. Nuts. 11y wan. a 111 quits
Extinguish their taint 1.„;lit.
Ship. Those ilropci will make their beams more clear,
i:311101 will shine in ey'ry tear.
('lw. They w,.•pt ; and from their lips and eyes,
In a 11,10 i clew of twiny sestet,

'fiseir joys 54.41.WT15W% meet ;
But she cries out. Nyws. Shepherd, arise,
The loin betrays us tlsc to spits.
Shep. The wiowil hours Nye fast, whilst we embrace;
lint when we want their help to meet,
They inov, wills leaden feet.
../Tyne. Then let us piiiiirii time, and chase
The day for veer trona tine 'dace.
She/. llsrk ! Nyrn. Ay, me, stay She,. Fur ever.
,r,m. No, arise,
V. e most be g.sic. Sher. My nest of spice.
N.n.. My soul. Kiel,. 51y paradise.
Chu. Neittur could say farewell, hut tl.ough their eyes
Grief interrupted speech with team supplies."

CII ELTENII.I.II, Aram 15.

The Duke of %Wellington arrived here last night, at half-
psst nine o'clock, from 1, leo ;it is very much the regret
44 the inhabitants that his ;race's tines pected visit is not for
ph usury, but from irdiapcsiti )))) . Thr Duke wa' at the
early 1 of eight o'clock this morning, at the Royal, or
I nil 11 cll, to drink the water. His (:race has taken the
house called Suliblk Lodge, where Dr. Cowley attended
the Ibike this tttttt
Th:: Earl and eoulite,s of Darlington, accompanied by
1.341 v Arabella Valle, as rive 41 Ince on Monday ; they also
drink the water at tl:c Royal or Old Well.
We arc now extremely gay fur the season of the year,
and we me looking forward fur a very full and gay
'au ttttt r.

A great many alterations and improvements arc making;
among them ix a Promenade to Hay's Hill Lodge, the man-
i.eelipb,..l by the late King, and by most of the
Royal Family, when they honour us with their presence.

Se nal v Ti: r..—We have been favoured with a
sight of this pleieant I:111111W, theatre, which has untie,-
gone a course of embellishment beautiful and unique, pre-
paratory to the Easter opening. The first tier of boxes
presents a rose-volumed fluted velvet, richly ornamented
a ith stilt., frames, mouldings, and pilastres, in burnished
gold ; the second tier has a pink ground, tastefully *dorms!
with gold mount &c. ; the twee:num is supported by
two massy pillars, with capitals, in the composite order,
and a brilliant st;:r in the centee ; doers, panels, cor-
Mees, amid untuldlogs, burnish' d gold °manicotti, &c. ;
the ceiling a 5111111 M r sky, eiouds and Cupids; an in-inense
cut-glass chandelier, suspended from the top centre, with
ititete of light that iilumiuvs the whole house. The
q::ge is equally iltleutlitl. Pardi,e and the from
Wort 's billa /114/1 is, :11111 the 1101/itetAr Itrnrua both from
Ow pencil of young 'retains, must b.: viewed to be duly
appree;atill.
S‘l/I.E 11.11 Wl.:res THE...TltE.—This scene of rummer
amusement has undergone a thorough repair and taste-
ful embellishment, which renders its appearance very
beautiful. The d.p:h of the stage is about 100 feet; the
soliery is finely plinks! ; the audience part of the house
is very attractive ; the ground-work of the box ornaments
is,_anibei colour, with burnished gold stiles, mouldings,
and pillars ; the front of the boxes is fluted velvet and
gold ; the interior of the private boxes blue and gold paper
of the richest kind ; ott the front centre box the Luse is set
with gold devic-s ; the right :stage box tha shamrock, aad
the one 0:. the left the thistle ; the proscenium is variously
and tastefully ornamented ; the orchestra it enlarged so as to
aditt it of a double hand ; the new drop scene is a correct view
of 1 igligate-bill and the surrounding country, by Green-
wood. Tbe exterior is also rendered effective by the re-
moval oi the old balcony, anti a large covered way substi-
tuted to receive carriage visitors, and protect the audience
from the weather previous to the opening of the doors ;
added to all this, there is an extensive company embracing
good eta ps de ballet ; and the house will open with great
spirit.
Miss M. Tree took her benefit, at the Manchester Thea-
tre, on Saturday last. This lady had delighted the inha-
bitants during the week, and in return she was honoured
with a splendid and overflowing audience. The receipts of
the house were nearly '2001., and in addition Alias Tree re-
ceived a letter, at the conclusion of the second act, con-
taining 101/1., as a tribute due to merit.—BloeLhern if ail•
The following extract from the Bath Ilendd of last
we k leads us to exp-et a considerable accession of strength
to one or ether—we know not yet which—of our London
theatres:—

•• ()may's tragedy of reale,- I.rrvrreJ was performed on iVel-
ne•day last, for the purpose of ininshansig to a Bath audience a
)0111Ig taut in the character of heit i.kr.s. The hills of the dev
haring announced it as her first appearance on any stage, it wiralal
be unfair to rritici■e such an attempt too rigidly ; and we confess,
upon the whoie, we tel. notch pleased at the chaste manner in which
the character was personated. 's'he first Nicene was feeble, owing to
an excusable timidity generally attendant upon a first appearance.
In her sec I scram she displayed very considerable talents; and
het exit in the last scene but one was marked with three distinct
rounds of applause. 'flits pmbat hammy efliwt ass (we arc informed)
what it professed to h., a,/i,d uttenirt, recommended by a proprie-
tor of one of our metropolitan theatres, as a preparatory step to a
bolder enterprise before a London audience after Easter:"
—We have reason to believe that the female whose debut
is lit re alluded to, is of a Spanish family ; report speaka
highly of her anti amiable manners.
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A paragraph having appeartil in some of the public
prints, that one of the Directors of the Equitable Loan
Dank had obtained a very large proportion of the shares
of that institution, ice the names of his coachman, groom,
and ethers of his servants, which he had sold at a prentimn,
we arc enabled isasitively to state, that some suspicion of
this sort l aving attached to the applications forwarded by
one of the Directors, the Committee of Managetnent oho.
/way r.jimil every recommendation coming from Mitt
ipso,ter.
(;0411) FR ID .—VPlitCra2y, being Good Friday, the
Commemoration of die Crucifixion was celebrated at the
various Catholic Chapels with relig' splendor. The
most conspicuous in their devotion were the Itavarian,
Portuguese, St. Patrick's, Nloortields, and St. George's in
the Fields Chapels. which were so excessively crowded
during the service, that hundreds of persons were obliged
to attend to their duties in the svenms of the chapels.
This partly originatAi tram the numerous attztulance of
the i.lle and curious a other persursions, who were at-
tract,-1 thither in the eN14:0111i011 el witnessing peculiar
ceremouh.s. 'flit !licit Mass eo 11111 l enecd at eleven o'clock,
after the usual Low Mass s Lad been gone through. At
the right hand side of thy chapels, it temporary altar was
erected, covered with white, and bestrewed over with
odoriferous flowers, which, together with the many wax-
lights which surrounded the neat little erection, had a most
interesting aprarance. The regular altar was hung in
black, and furnished with its usual decorations, which,
together with the almost general mourning of the auditory,
threw a eletra•u•ristic mt•lancholy over the scene. The
c, moony of the !lost having Swam gone through, &pro-
prte i.erlllolllo weer delivered, at the conclusion of which,
according to Catholic custom on Coot! Friday, a grand
tmicession took place of the Priests and Acolytes, each
bearing some emblem in remembrance of the Passion of
the Redeemer, round the body of the chapel, while the con-
gregation remained in fervent devotion. This being gone
through, the Host was deposited in its usual sanctuary,
and the sold' • ',mice conciuded. The chapels at the
wet end of site town were attended by the Catholic nobility
and get:try.