The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-02-20 00:00:00

THR4TRE.

Last eight a new play was produced from the
pen of the late Mr. TOBIN. The celebrity of the
comedy of The Honey Moon, by the same author,
had raised public exp' Cation to such an ex-
treme, that as many persons returned, wls. could
no: obtain places, as were admitted. So great was
the anxiety to obtain seats, that the performance of
the first aft was repeatedly interrupted, and c uld
not he heard with satisfaelion.
This Play is replete viith interest and deep pathos;
it possesses many striking situations, and much
excellent stage effeft. The scene is laid in feudal
times. The Norman Baron De Traci, had many
years before publicly reprimanded the Danish
Baran Ittishaidn,o, whore Comm trader he was, for
some fault in military discipline; they were app.i•
roily reconciled, but Fasardiaz nourished in his
breast the most rancorous revenge against his un-
suspetting adversary ; and, to facilitate his scheme,
has a report of his death circulated, whilst he attacks
the happiness of the damn, by the pretended infi-
delity of the Baroness ; to confirm which, he appoints
a time when he shall find a man iii her chamber,
and contrives to appear there to the delude,:
hnshand, who 'stabs his wife, but not mortally.
She, however, conceals herself and her infant son,
and takes her passage for England, her native
country. The ship is wrecked, and, it is believed, all
on board had perished ; however, the and het child
are saved, and she lives, its disguise, near her bur-
band and daughter, and watches them. To ircrease
the misery of the Baron, he is now convinced of the
innocence of his wife, and builds a Mausoleum to her
memory. H;s deadly fue still pia- ues hint, and
raises a numerous handi•ti, whom he conceals in an
adjoining wood, who are to storm the castle at the
toll of 'be Capftel. and murder its inhabitatos.
The liareit's Daughter elopes, in boy's do• %es. front
the castle, to meet her lover Bertrand, a nobie-
minded youth, educated by the 8ar0,,, but of
humble origin, and is seized by the b.,ndirti, who
da mine on the death of the boy. tier own
brother, liohirf, who, from distress, has joined
them, is fixed on to commit the murder ; but when
she cannot prevail on hint to spare her, she confesses
her set, and he becomes her proteetor, and takes her
to his mother's cottage. Fa:44.rling then ,umes
the habit of a Prow, and comes to coot. .s the
Berm. The Bann.,':, during this intervi"w, is
tocught before the L,sraa as a witch ; 'she denies
the charge, but priontses to raise his wife from
the grave. She recognises, in the Friar, the
Capseia .f the Bandstii, and determines to watch
him.. The Hares gives the Friar a private Meeting
in the ellossafrainA, when he discovers himself ; Ind.
at tits moment he is going to murder him, the
tomb bursts open, arid the Baremear comes forward,
most splendidly drest. An rel.Werreenwnt takes
place. The Baron offers Arsherd•nir his forgiveness,
which he refu.e4, a, d is sent to confinement ; the
attack of the dry:el:Pr is defelted by the Mitts maims
of Rarer and his sister, who is bestowed on her
lover lionir,n4.

Mr. Et.s.isror:, as risiAninte, evinced mach
judgment in the designing villain ; and, though we
aislike the part, we mast admire the aelor. Mr. ft
SIDDONS displayed such energy and spirit, in the
heroic and youthful Arlrand, as called forth re-
iterated plaudits. Mrs. Posett.t., in Matilda. and
Miss DUNCAN. in Fleet re, were every thing the
min‘t tartiihous critic could desire. Mr. BANIAIiTZI'II
part of R. 05, rt resembles that of If n!ier in The Chil-
dren in tar ma, in svhi hhe so much excels. Mr.
Bait:a/m(3Ra, in the Baron, WAS dignified, sold Mr.
Pests,' received much and deserved applause, in O/d
lenlier, the Curfew Ringer. The language is classi-
cal, and airoutids in imagery. 'I he sentiments are li-
beral and refined; and more decided approbation. or
more eager attention, we never saw paid to a
Pi:ce. A Glee was introduced, and admirably
suing, by Messrs. Fivzsixidoris, MILLER, and GIB-
BON. Miss Du acrid spoke a very lively Epilogue,
with nii.wh point and spirit, and the Play was
given out for a second representation, amidst the
loudest aLaimstions

Lord C, tumor, and bib Secretary, Mr. A. BA a -
111400, arrived in town on Monday, from Ports-
mouth—a. circumstance which has given rise to re-
ports of an unfavourable !Win", relative to the Cape
of Good Hope.
A duel took place, yesterday seitnight, at Cork,
between Lieut. B--, and Lent. T—, of the
Galway Militia, quartered in the Barracks of that
city. At the second shot, the former Gentleman
received a severe wound in the head.
The lag arrivals at Bath are:
! Lunt
.111114 Jab, MileaarOrg 1147 Verft/r
and Rey Mr. •irry, Sir John Lmhbil,,ge, Sir Cheats
Talbot, Sir William and Lady Ousefey, Sir C. Mallets, Sir
C. Turner, Sir George Dana% Grn. Smith, C.l.i Oliver,
Col. Mldedl, Col. D.gby, Col. Aubrey, Lieut.-Col. Jones,
Lieut..CM. Elford, Liinst,Col. Starke, Maki, Hyde, Major
r. etmart, Mijor sod Mrs. Fitzgerald, Major amid Mrs.
The Leinster Circuit will commence at Wicklow,
nn the tith of March. The /wises are, the Cunir
Baaws and Baron Gsoaar.

Sr; PAT sic!' CLAUD EWiiS, Ban. lately died
near Wailer, in Nurthumherland, aged 87, who
, forseeily married Signora CLNICCI, a Neapolitan
lady, by whom he 1:4,1 i*sie an only son, born at
Sisnerser. This Mil married without
his father's eonstsit, the latter disposed of all his
estates, invested the pradace in the pubiic funds,
and withdrew inta soy humble retirement, about
forty yeArs sinci, leaving his son, since deceased,
the scanty pittance of 401. a year only, and whore
he never afterwards would be reconciled to or see.
The deceased nude many wills, and by the last, af-
ter giving in legacies about 40,0301. becineatlied the
residue r.t his immense property (exceeding, it is
said, 50,0001. •retling) to a distant relation at New.
ry, in Ireland, win) dying but a very short time be-
fore the testa• or, t2e title, and whole residue of this
splendid fortune devolve, by lapse, to Mr. J•s.
Emits+. (now SirJaaes Ewi ss, Bart.) the testator's
gr.sralson. of Newport, Montn-nithshire, perfumer—
a man of unblemisbed charaCter, probity, and into-
groy, with a large family of ehildten.