The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-19 00:00:00

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We ate happy to state that the Princess AMELIA
eontikues to gam strength and spirits; she ha: this
week here aide to hike a salt water ezcarsioo, as
well as several ming. on the sand..
Ilts Royal Highness the Doke .r CA lISSIIME it
COSISiSiIt attendant no the Princess Maar. 4, her
promenades. 'rhis illy his His, ad Highness sports
au the estate or E. Hun E:4l. at Poxwell.
Hi. R(lyttl Highness the limier of %VALE, sinie.
ed Isere last night, on a visit to hia ltoyal Sisters.
He was received with every mark of respect, sad
all. efewvitt timidity of tire-work. was exhibited,
opiposhe the bank of 141rm,ra. litN NINO and Lica.
TUN; in complinteut to hi+ Royli
Se-
rind.

1- Arrived the Thames, of $6 guns, the firm. Capt.
IY•LDF.4IIIIAVIt. to *ltemd on the Itqat earty
ritig their coutitittanee here.

Ni. Royal Ilighor» thollitke of CUMBRIILAND.
Earls of &PINS, 41/010111Lit 4.1(1 I.l4lltYretritr,
Mr. CASICING rind Mr. Huaittssoa, werr saioard
the company last toit...ht at Covent-Garrlets l'hratre.
Uartwas of ST. ALBAN'S rivrn'aint iu lowa.
Hrr Greer intend.. ht a fry* daps to leave her.hot...e
iu itratfurd-place, to join the company of tVorth-
inE... _ _

'lhe Earl and Coauttn.s of WFSTI4OIII, ANO re-
reward to lowa 'eaten's). from their beat at Apthorpe,
Northamptoo.hore.

The Earl of '% o cut I.sFs gases grand dinner et-
terday at his hrnturin tiorrlisstreet, to the L.,rl of
Esist..x, and se%rral other Nobility.
The Enrl of Essyx returned to town mi Siam-Joy,
from Worthing. fier Ladyship ii.teisils to rVfla,46ll
there another fortnight. flis oill led,e
town, this day, for Cositiohlit.
TheComitess of BAR/TllMMlll4%h.s.n I resented
friirn goitk4 out fur. the lost fortnight, by indispesi-
tenth fler Ladyship is now iu a lair wuy of reco-
ierv.

tie Marquis* and Marehinnyet of BUTE awl fa-
mily arrived liist night at their
A marl...trill, from Lirtiforirhiltire.
TkeCniitiv-ss Dosser SEFTON bad •eard party,
list night, ut her knew in 11M-street ; which was
attended by the Doke spit Duchess LhiCasTi:tt a,
Margin* and Marchin:ae,.aof Tyrirrock, the lion.
INANE'S STANHOPE said COlOutl and Mrs. STAN-
*OPE.

Sr. CI hORGS CAULFIF.I.D vrry H. at lii• hown
in Arliugton-etreet. He is attended by Doet‘r
VAV

The Ea.' of TNANST 'Mended the fortnight r lir,
at Skipton. last •rurarlay. awl mires-t inttii
• pleamtre at the fluvrialiaieg state of this wirtlwiu
cattle mart.

There wea he a ball tied supper at Sktpton. on
Wedneoday, the 25th of (Maher net,. under the
patronage of Lord and Lady Itiaat.EgoAt.e. to
celebrate Hia MAJEITY'• ACCVIIIOII. There wilt
aim) Ir ordimaries at the tuna.

A very splendid Fife 4 heporkre was given nn
Friday, at Fryatone. the ',eat of it. 24. MILNicS,
Esq. to all tiir people of atlas and distinction iu that
part of Yorkshire. F,ir Nome eels, past, art sts
from London have ben employed in making pre-
parations for this entertaili.eirat ; nod, during Ilse
whole of Thopeti:-.., CllrriUgelo Wt.ll• repriiring in
every direction to this goy *COW of fasiiit‘isitilt fas-
cination.

TifSATRE.
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A•wle be from the inftenntatory mat.
tar ~,,,,,Agated by ton massy of the Metrooolitan
fur seine time past. the uprising of this an-
look anti elega.st t re • seem. or sun...,
contasion, doorder. scal tumult. as 11151Irlicelail to
the perpetrators, who acre active rigouts ems the or-
vision. as In the initigassers a All outrage which re-
f.'. shame oted reproach upon the priblic taste
and jottlgotest. Independent of the Wit ural curiosity
and desire exci!cal by the sp,esidal external and in.
Mewl decorative,* of the •riscatre, u still greater
and more exiesiSive my/witty ens generated, to
behold it net the,. the lirst td ht of its being
thrown *yeti to the public. Before two o'clock,
weren't thousands or the most curious besieged
the various doors, and were clew hums for ad-,
mission. At hint' post two, the insist forward
broke over the railing its treat of the arcade. its
Illow--treat, and forced their way to the ',idealize of
the Theatre. It W 45 thugs with much diffieulty that
tire door-kerners cools!. po resit their further pro-
vos, till about live o'clock, al:en the donna were
amereol, mid our huniesise rash ailed tile house.,—.
Minelreds got lay/About paying fur their adsnsa-
auna
; and
.1414 it war expected l'rons such gets-
try, they afterwards became the insist suesy stud tur-
bales( of the *adieu's.. U would, iadeesi, hose
been very hard upon the pOnr fellows. who CAtillOt
expect to obtain a seat often alai,' the sante easy
term,, gee, they should not hate been allowed, for
the. one uight, the flrjtish ayseslege of snaking •
wiii.e. wad .total as they Wad! Previous to the
drawing op tif 1./soca:toot, there were massy notice.
thous., 1,, 1,46641%3g Istria of the House, among a cer-
eals dev-riptiox of iielirithials. of • slispositiou to
be minty,rode, On the outside
of the Theatre, in Bow-street, the elumour and tu.
milt was prodigious, and a* many of the populace
afterwards found the means to transfer their per-
aOlw from the street to the passages and [obis). ; the
.soise to thcse parts incretesed to such a degree, that
the voice of the red audience, seated in the hoses.
was &termed in the ,cmirosion wine!) reigned
behind thein. At leagth the orchestra struck sip....
mid Music, shish our inisiosital Bard tells us,'
14 nab einem to soothe the savage breast,
Tti cur:.:,"
now failed to hush the cries of roily. After a short
overture, Cod sore /he. liing" ono played ; and the
whole stitc-itel strength of the company appeared
on the stage, to mil the loyal and national air.
no iocyterate were the turbulent few, that
the statelicg up end uncovering of the respect-
able part of the asidieucc, served only to increase
their exertions, and change. their cried of ()if! off!
and hisses, into poises like the barking of ogs mud
mewing of eats, Mr. gavots now appeared to
sneak the Address promised to the public. amid
shout. of liter! hear! and vociferation. of No!
so.' CtS'! tll' r
[We have glen a Copy of the Addrees its another
part of our Paper.]
A -rilel was sit 046 time made by the lovers of
the drama, and of justice, and a very general ex.
preanon of ap;senssation pervaded the Theatre.
Mats and handkeressiefs were waved throughout
the boxes, pit, and galleries, as en encourage-
ment to proceed ; and Mr. licssoce appeared
by hi, gesture (for the nurse us some parts cost-
tinned an loud, that it 11114 irnistrealde to distill-
*unit what he mid) to express Isis. grateful ie.:-
knotrlld_treatit fur the kistsbiese and flavour of
the piddle. in vein, however. wits the attempt to
speak the address iti such a manner LI, to be lwerti ;
and, after eusleavosiring to dose four times without
suer.'-., st paper gems handed to him front the
stlinoi he seemed de-irom. of reading, hut retired
Louise:, sifter soultMg soother ineffectual effort.
The play of Maeleetk then cosnsueaced, and. sorry
are we to say, that all the tire and imagery of our
glorious SuAnseeaae, all the spleudour and
eff-ct given to hut magic scenes, by the new
dresses, exquisite scenery, and magnificent deco.
rations; all the heart•reuding powers and pa-
tting of Mrs. Susumu; all the majestie acting
arid energy of Renee.'; sod
.all the cousin-
nations which taste, judginent, and ItbErality,
added, to resider the spectacle Milescrilmbly attrac-
tive, failed to compose the enemy to rest, who,
because they were inesiteible of the enjoyment them-
selves, were determined that no other should taste
the delights of the scene. •nos continuing a mix-
ture of misplortse end opo ,sition, the curtain de-
scended 03 the first act, without 't single passage of
it liorteg been hearth by the spectsitors.
WILli Mrs. SIDDON4 (the British Melpomene.)
appeared. s!te seemed much affected by the recep-
tiou, w sli (Terra from what Mclue to her talents, and
what she lees ever been lovirstoined to meet front a
liberal public, satesfie:l with her exertions aiht en-
motored be her tragic powers. The laiseers, how.
ever, we.ss slot to be driven from their purpose ; nod
linked mine of them were either so ignorant, or so
notch [Alluded by their occupation, that they ens-
tuoltdier foe and bawled most lustily
Off Or No Catalan' ! No Foreigwers
Spies! 'Foe a llorniug Print has asserted roundly
that this poor Lady is a spy in the service of
BoNap.utTa; forgetting that if there is any troths
In the assertimi, that the Minieters it supports, and
the Abets Otlior esteblis std by theist, are guilty of
a gram and scandalous dereliction of their duty, in
winking at a rid m notoriously known to their
liforoloe Grieaa, as to he publicly declared nod
vouehed tor. From what we have stated, it will
be seen, that the miserable and, shabby opposi-
tion set up oohed the. Pmprietors of Covent-
Girden, by Taylors. and Newspapers, dis-
appointed of free adinosaions and full prices fur
theatrical advertisement", (which are as much tar.
ticks of news, sad its acceptable to their readers
as any matter vontaitied in their column., wheels
they pay for). was chid's., Amon solely. confined to
a number of persons, who broke into the House
after every place was occupied from which a
view of the performances could be obtained, and
who therefore vented their spleen and ill-humour
its the riotous and ridiculous manner we hare &-
scribed. Five or six of the box-doors were broken
down; and thus- CTonlit.. Hilo soothed into the boxes
thus were invariably disgustingly olistre-
perons clamors-sits After bawling themselves
losalse in she ordinary way, nutty of them adopted
a in .re characteri.sic Insole of expressing their
0EM...wi11,, suit liritoed like asses! Others Navin,
es handed their reside longs iu efts! and dried
their croups with hisses, *ere seen at last amid the

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