The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-07-16 00:00:00

C'dERMARTHEN THE 4 IC4 LS.
Cherry's Company have performed at Curtains
thin some time with considerable eclat. Neither
exertion nor expense have been spared in flttii R up
a temporary theatre, the average reeripto of which
have been respectable. lama credit is due to !lie
Manager for his judicious selection of pieces, as :11.
so of performers to the comic, tragic, awl ;tvsirol
departments : and it is presumed, that tele,..:!s a: .d
exertions, such as are uniformly evinced b:, Ill-it-
self, Mrs. and Miss C. and the majority of the
company, s ill he duly appreciated, and expe:it.:Le
adequate support.

Yesterday morning His MtJewry, Pri crwi
AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, aCCOMpar;erl Uy
Lords Witicumsk• Mid ST. HELEN's, Lady ELY,
Generals C•RTWlttlarf and Frrzguy, and Gi,sul
TATI.OI:, took an airing in Windsor Great-paik,
and returned at twelve.

The QUCIEN and Princess Er.rzasETH tea a::
airing to Frogmore Lodge and Gardcus, and
turned at one o'clock.

Yesterday Earl CAMDEN, after attending the Ca.
billet Council, set off for his seat, WiLerness,
The Countess of BATU died very suddenly, ou
Thursday evening, at Brighton. Au aurrcts ar-
rival at two o'clock, yesterday, at .Sir JAMI.4I Pub.
TauEy's, with the intilligeuce, who instantly set stf
for that 'dace.
The story of Criras and illyrrha is said to hare
been acted in a great house ut the west end of the
town. But the Itlyrrha of the iire.eiit day
only the step-daughter of the Cyairar.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCL is to be married to
Lady ANNA MANIA STANHOPE, ill tell days from
this time.

The 18th Regiment of Light Dragoons are to he
seviewed, the beginning of next week, at Reinferd,
preparatory to their enibark ing for foreign service.
The Cawserbury Races, which cowmen e on
Tuesday next, will no doubt assertible many of
the sporting world in that place ; as the number of
horses entered will in all probability creme great
sport. The principal part of the litcl4-ingo is id-
ready taken by the neighbouring gentry, and a
large assemblage of company is expected ; which
will render it a scene of fashionable bustle during
the week.
Mr. KENNET'S play of The World in performing
at Liverpool. Mrs. SIDDONS ploys Lady £Lc.n.
field; Mr. REA, of the Haymarket Theatre, Ee/ro;
and Miss BOLTON, of Covent-Garden, lumi/jr
Bercloy.
The Edinburgh Courant. of Monday last, says,
4. We understand that Mrs. MOONTAIN, in grins.
tude for the crowded benefit she had on Saturday,
has agreed to play once more berme she leaves this
city, therefore, this evening, she is to perform
Clan., in The Deanne. 1i a find, too, twat the
Manager has been luny enough to procure the
assistance of Mr. Jones, of Covent-Garden Thea-
tre, now the first genteel comedian of the day,
who makes his first appearance in Goldfinch on
Wednesday. We hear he will oleo play in the se-
veral pieces with Mr. BANNINTLE, who makes Lill
entre on Saturday."
A melancholy instance of the uncertainty of ha.
mail life occurred on Thursday in the family of Sn-
FREDERIC K EDEN, Bart. His son came home
Last week from bserding-school, ill with the scar!et
fever, and through the maternal attention aid,
anxiety of Lady EDEN, who had only lain in a
week, she, sad to relate, caught the infection, mid
to the inexpressible grief of all her acquaintaia e,
cried on Thursday morning.
There have been two Portraits of Cement(
brought forward in London ; of the originals we
cannot say much, but the sitting, by the Artier Lis-
TON
and Faweer, is allowed to be a chef 41. a erre.
The Dublin Papers announce a third in the folic:init.::
parograph:—..There has been latelybrought nut in
London aforee, culled The Portrait of Cerranics. i 1 e
understand a gentleman of this city has written a
needy on the sumo subject. The absence of 'tr.
Junes preveuted his ofiCring it to the Crow-street
Theatre for stork business ; he, howeser, until" a
tender of it to Mr. CORDON fer his benefit; but the
rules of the Theatre prevented his acceptmce of it.
Under these circumstances, if it lins merit, and we
are assured that it is excellent, we think, as the
work of native genius, it should be preferred to
the London production; and the Manager wood
but do justice to the Author, nod, indeed, study
his own interest, in bringing it out on the ojieriii.g
of the next season."

A foot race, for ten pl.:peas, diatance forte rod+,
took place on Thursday, in the Dean Join Field.
Canterbury, between Mr. Joni! CHAPMAN and
Mr. MANN ENGLHAN, was won with eay.t
by the hitter, although CHAPMAN was to give hie
antagonist me rod and a half at corning in.
The foot nice between BitNJAMIN COLIMAN.ar
Canterbury, and t LOATE., of M aidsto tie,* ai
ilecided on Saturday evening in &roar of CoLs-
NM!, who bent his antagonist very eally.
Last week a Jew found a gold coiny,oi noble of
HENRI IV. date•l39H. It was first reported to
have been discovered at South.Shiehls, but there
is reason to believe that it was picked up fr.
amongst the rubbish of .an old •Saltars
mdnsiou-
herise,now pulling down in North Shields Market-
place. It it of very pure gold, the irnptemion per-
fect, and weighs go grains.
About four o'clock. on Satinday morning last,
dpring • trersendont storm of thunder and light-
ning, the electric fluid struck the rain, a Gothic
pile in Mount Edgeumbe. Park; Devon, a consi-
derable portion of which was destroyed.—. The
dorm raged with unusual vio!ence for upwards of
en hour; hut we have not heard of any other
damage oeca.ioned by it in that nrightvitihood.
Fourth-day of drowingr-No. v.t.09, a Prize of
20.0001. was void by KIcMA Ninon. GoODI.IICIL son
Co. in Two Quarters and Eight Si ‘teenth Shiites
who also sold the first-drawn i'rixe of 20,0001. in
the present Stre Lritt*.ry, No. loom, in • Qi11•••••
ter, an Eighth, al. l Ten Sotteenth Shares. Ur -
drawn Tickets and Share" cantinnv on sale a their
nlel (Acts, Er sk-:ani:dings,COttib;ll; iihdCharing-
Cross.

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