The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-20 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

On Tuesday the tragedy of Brutus, with a divertisement called
The Camp, and the farce of Tars Oat, were announced as the en-
tertainments for the evening. Mr. Pelby, who recently appeared
at this Theatre in the character of hamlet, undertook the arduous
part of Luria: Juirims. His representation of it certainly did not
zoom up to what we had expected after seeing him in flanks:
nevertnelesa he was highly respectable. Atter he had thrown off
the assumed character of the idiot, the thought of revenging his
country's wrongs appeared to animate him; and although his
oration over the dead body of Lucretia was not what we should
have altogether wished it to have been, still the imerview with
and condemnation of Titus, chewed that the actor had redeeming
qualities. The conclusion, where he gives the signal for the execu-
tion of his son rirea, was admirable ; and the curtain fell amidst
the enthusiastic applause of the audience.
At the conclusion of the play. Mr. Mercer (we believe) came
forward to announce the performance for the 'following evening ; but
the loud applause and repeated calls for Mr.Pelby were so great, that
he could not obtain a hearing. The overture to the ballet then
commenced, and the curtain rose for its performance; but the c.:11
foe Mr. Pelby became again so loud and universal, that at length
Mr. Wallach came forward, and, after in vain attempting to be
heard, was about to retire, when silence being partially recored, he
turned round and said Ladies and Gentlemen, am Ito understand
that it is your wish that Mr. Pelby should appear before you ?" He
was answered by loud cries of " Yes, yes," and applause. Mr.
Mrallack then retired, and shortly after returned and claimed the
indulgence of the audience to allow the ballet to proceed, observing
that, at the conclusion of it, 31r. Pelby would be ready to obey their
call. With this the audience were ash-lied, and the ballet went on;
but at its conclusion Mr. Pelby did not make his promised appear.
once ; nevertheless all passed oil' quietly until the curtain rose for
the farce, and Mr. Home and Mr. J. Russell made their appear-
ance, when considerable tumult arose, and loud cries for Mr. Pelby
again were heard. Shortly after which Mr. Pelby appeared, and
addressed the audience in the following words
" Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an honour which I really did
not expect, and allow me again to repeat to you, the sense of gra.
titude I feel for the manner in which I have been received in this
country. If it ia your wish that I should again appear before you,
(cries of " yes, yes," " bravo," and loud applause). then I must
tell you that is a question which rests entirely with the managers.
If they are willing that I should do so, I assure you most sincerely
that nothing would give me greater pleasure."

proceed Air. Patti then rwe'nred amidst pinch applause, and the farce
ed.

Yesterday morning early, the Doke of York left town
and proceeded to Hounslow-heath, where his Rnyal High-
ness, attended by his Staff Officers, inspected the nth
Regiment of Light Dragoons, previous to their leaving
the King's duty at that station, from which they are to be
relieved by the 12th Regiment of Lancers. The relief of
the nth Regiment takes place two months sooner than the
usual time, the regular period for such a station being
twelve months, which would not have expired till next
June. This exchange of duty two months before the
usual time is, occasioned by the unexpected removal of
the 10th Regiment of Hussars from Exeter between two
and three months before the expiration of twelve months.
The Princess Augusta visited the Princess Sophia on
Tuesday.
Yesterday about two o'clock the Duke of Devonshire had
an interview with Mr. Secretary Canning at the Foreign
Office, which lasted about half an hour, to make arrange-
ments for his Grace's Embassy to the Emperor Nicholas at
St. Petersburgh. It is expected the Duke will leave Eng-
land on the let of May. Although his Grace's livery ser-
vants are very numerous, as the Duke proceeds upon the
Embassy with much splendour, he takes with him four
additional footmen. The Dukeof Ragusa (Marmon* who
is appointed by the King of France upon a similar mission,
left Paris a few days since, to proceed overland to St. Pe-
tersburgh. The Duke's splendid equipage left Paris about
a fortnight previous.
Yesterday Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, and
the Hanoverian Minister, transacted business with Mr.
Secretary Canning at the Foreign Office.
The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with Mr. Secre-
tary Canning.

His much to the credit of Mr. Canning, that in an ap-
plication to him from the friends of one of the parties
implicated with Gregor M'Gregor, the soi-disanl Cazique
of Poyais, he required from the French Government that
the parties should be instantly brought to trial. But for his
interference they might have remained in prison several
mon tbs.—Northern Reporter.
The several candidates for Worcester, Lord Deerhurst,
Colonel Davies, and Mr. Robinson, have cone/tided their
canvass of that city.
There are said to be four candidates for the representa-
tion of the county of Galway—Messrs. Martin and Daly,
the sitting Members, and Mr. St. George and Mr. Lam-
bert. They all start on Catholic principles, because it
would be quite absurd to address such a county as Galway
upon any other. Not only are all the freeholders, but a
moiety of the landed gentry, Catholic.—Dablin Evening
Post.

We are happy to ace that our national gallery of pictures
is daily becoming of more interest and importance. Yes-
terday the additional pictures, lately in the possession of
Sir George Beaumont, were exhibited. Amongst them are
two exquisite Wilsons, one the celebrated Niobe, three
Claude', a Gaspar Poussin, an admirable landscape by
Rubens, and one of the finest Rembrandts in existence.

Li aet..—On Friday, the Grand Jury found a true hill
against Mr. Thomas Sowler, the publisher of the Man-
chester Ginirkr, for a libel on the Rev. J. Blundell, the
Roman Catholic priest, at Edgley, near Stockport.
A foreigner once asked Lord Chesterfield what was
meant by the word scoundrel. His Lordship replied,
" Any thing you please. It comprehends every thing : it
is the genus generolissimum of abuse."
Ilumpliry Parsons was in his day a brewer of great
w.ilth and repute, as well as a sportsman of notoriety.
When on a visit at Paris he was one day hunting with
Louis XV. The King's curiosity being excited to know
who he was, he inquired of one of his attendants, who
gravely replied, that he was " Chensticr de Matte."
The fact was, the attendant had often heard him wittily
designated by his English friends as the Knight of Malta,
and, not understanding the joke, took it literally.
Lotto NORUUUY•-1t was once our lot to hear a cele-
brated Barrister of the Irish Court, who had been a short
time before horse-whipped at the foot of Nelson's Pillar,
in Sackville-street, so severely as to be carried home bleed-
ing with the severity of his punishment, cross-examine a
man who had indicted another for an assault. " Pray,
Sir," said the Counsel, with the usual barristerial insolence,
e, were you well beaten ?" " Yes, Sir," said the man,
" quite as well as you were at the foot of Nelson's Pillar."
The Counsel turned pale with rage and mortification, and
turning to Lord Norbury, " My Lord," said he, " I ap-
peal for the protection of the Court against this imperti-
nence." " The Court," cried Lord Norbury, " can never
refuse its protection to any one who has bled under the im-
mortal Nelson."—(From the
„fir.it number of a weekly pub-
lication just commenced, entitled "The Brazen Head.")

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