The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-02 00:00:00

MR. MATHEWS.

This gentleman, whose efforts to please have been 53
abundantly SUCCI.ISNI, closed his season last night at the
English Opera !louse. For several months Air. Mathews,
by the force of hi:, extraordinary and versatile talents, has
drawn crowded audiences, who have invariably acknow-
!Aged his surprising powers. Mr. Mathews delivered the
' following farewell address, in his peculiar and characteris-
tic stile :
LADIES AND (text mutw—in once more taking my leave of
you tire a SeltV/11. 1 116S11 I could think on something to say which
would entitle you to exclaim with our lute fri.nd 31r. )tray,-_
" Well I never heard that before ;" but the language of grateful
acknowledgment is soon exhausted, however unbounded luny be
• the feeling that prompts it. To say that lam proud of your ar.
pfause, and grateful for your kindness, is a " twice told tale."
which has been more titan thrice repeated. but be:mound that the
undi ttt inished favour I have experienced has year after year M-
I cr.aried my anxiety to merit your smiles, and will leave an
inde-
libie recollection tia my heart when I and my bumble allots to
amuse you may perhaps be forgotten. Whit:: Mos encoura;,ed it
would be affectation if not ingratitude to talk of retiring fro 1, pub-
lic life ; while I continue, therefore, to receive your approbation,
shall continue my endeavoues to (testa% e it ; and hunt I shalt
next year be able to present you with something, at If•ist as well
deserving )our attention as anything I have heretofore had the
pleasure and honour of submitting to your notice. With this
hope, and the gratifying anticipation or soon meeting you again, I
ttttt st rem. c fully and cordially bid you Colwell.
Mr. Mathews retired from the stage amidst a loud and
cordial burst of applause.

We arc authorised to state, that there is no truth in the
report of Mrs. Edwin's having quitted the state ; what or- I
elisions her present banishment from the London theatres.
where talent like hers is so much wanted, has become a
sobject of gellel al regret and imptiry.
Rayuer and Mr. Cooper will have their benefit at
Covent-garden Theatre on Tuesday next, when Morton's'
comedy of Town sad Count'?" will be revived, in which
Mr. Cooper sustains the part limy. and
MI. Rayner that of Ja.;4.11/ /law.'n,../.% The talents of these
Lzentlemen are well kniwn and appreciated, and it gives us .
pleasure to tind that already a coosiitt Table mill cr ut the
boxes arc taken for the night of their Ihmetit. Mr. Rayner -
has hail comparatively but few opportunitities ut dis-
playing his superior powers as an actor since his connec-
tion with Covent-garden ; and it is, therefore, with addi-
tional pleasure that we look forward to his appearance at
the English Opera House, where we had fiist the gratifi-
cation of witnessing his natural and pow:I-fill acting.
Mit. Roo ru.—We regret to learn that Mr. !both, the
actor. who has heed min., some nights at the Pat k
Theatre, in a state of mental iferangemeut, on Saturday
made an attach upon Mr. Wallack, of the Chatham Gar-
den Theatre, with a tlager, and being foi:ed, made an at-1
tempt to destroy himself, but 'v apt s:eurol, cud court yed
to the house of a friend. We hope he will soon recover.
it he has net already.:anrl n,ver again use his dagger but
in mimic scenes. This hit might have been tao palpable. •
—American r.
A cotrespondent at Paris says—" The iranslatien of the
new novel of itedz.ninikt, by SO- Walter Scott, has justt
been published here in four volumes, at tell francs ; it
apwats to be translated with much ability. It is to be
hoped the novels of the Northern Bard, which at all trans-
lated into French, will prevail in correcting th,• vicious
tiste of th,- day, for midnight speettcs and tales af atr;city,
with which Paris kis ingthlat th-

CAMBRIDGE MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

_CAMBRII76E, .11./.v I

The preparations for the grand Musical Ft stival.
commences to-morrow evening with a IlliMllaneous
cert, are on the moat liberal scale. Among the vocal per.
cormers engaged are Jladatne Catalani, Culbran, Rossiiii,
Miss Stephens, and Madame Pasta ; Sapio, Kellner, airi
Signor I'lacci. Rossini presides at the piano. The bai,.l
premises to be very complete. Spagnoletti,
Lindley, Willman, Nicholson, and Dragonette, arc 'mai,
the leading names. The whole will be conducted by P,"
fcsaor Clarke iVhitfekL The engagements have all Ike
made under the directions of Madame Catalani, who, it
.;
understood, bears the responsibility, and very liberal!.
secures to the fund for the support of Addershroke's
vital one char fifth of all the monies received.
The arrivals arc by no means so numerous as was ant.
ciliated from the attractive announcement. The fluke
Wellington has excused himself from his pledge of atter:-
ing, on account of serious indisposition. Ills Grace ti
'Puke of Rutland and the Earl of llardwicke are expect]
at Mr. Sergeant Flere's, Downing College, this day.
A grand rehearsal will take place to-morrow morni:
in the Senate House. The Festival will cotinnetice
concert in the evening (as above) On Saturday m'liin.•
a grand selection of Sacred music, in St. Marys Chiirc.
from Ilanders Judos 21forcnbrus ; a ( 'one: rt in the
lug in the S.-nate II IUSe ; and on Monday another
performance in the Church, and an evening Concert ti.e
Senate House.