The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-21 00:00:00

GRAND BALL.

Chapel Field House, near Norwich, on Wednes.
day night last, exhibited such a splendid and inte-
resting assemblage of rank and fashion, youth and
beauty, as we never before witnessed in the January
Sesoons week. Six young Ladies appeared as
brides, and several others made their debit in the
elegantly dressed circle, which was composed prin-
cipally of country families; there were about 350
ladies and gentlemen present, amongst whom were
the following :
His Majesty's Lieutenant (the Hon. Colonel Woilehose,
M.P.,) the Earl of Orford and the Ladies Georgians and
Catherire Walpole, the Countess of Morley, accompanied
by the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot, Lord and Lady Suffield,
Lord Bayning, Hoa. Mrs. Wudebouse, Hon. and Rev. A.
Wodebouse and Mrs. Workhouse, Hon. Mrs. Peke, Hon.
and Rev. Mr. To•sialiend, Sir G. sad Lady Jerninghans and
three Misses Jerninghas, Sir T. and Lady Preston and
Minus Preston, Sir E K. and Lady Lscon, Sir R. and Lady
Harvey, Capt. and Mis. Beauchamp, Rev. Dr., Mr., and
Mess liesor, Rev. G. Stracey and Mrs. Stracey, E. Worle.
house, El. M.P., and Mrs. Wudebouse, H. Gurney, Esq.,
M.P., and Mn.s Gurney, Mr. and Mrs. Berney, Mr. and Mrs.
A Fountains, Mr. and Mrs. Marshes, Mr. sad Mrs. H. N.
Burroughs, Mrs. Hussey' Thu Schutz, Mr. Peire, Mr. Grua
dos, jur., Mr J. J. Gay, Rev. Robert Bathurst, Rev. K. C.
Long and the Misses Limg, Rev. J. Fellows and Miss Fel-
!owes, Rev. Mr. end Mrs. Pittman, Rev. Mr. and Mn.. Hein-
hey, Captain D'Este, Captain Gooch, Colonel Neltburpe,
Major Mason, Rev. Prebendary and Mrs. Thirdow, Mr. and
Mrs. Alderson, Alderman Herring and Mrs. Herring, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Herring, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Corld, Mr. and
Mrs. J aims Gay, Mr. Sheriff Gibson, he. Au.

The Ball was opened by Mr. Mayon and Lady
Georgians Walpole, in a country dance. Qua—
drilles immediately followed, which were danced
both belore and after tea with much elegance.—
They were continued with the greatest animation
until three o'clock ; when about twenty uutired
fashionable couple Fenian:ed. who concluded a most
pleasant ball, with the old lively dance of Sir !eager
de Carole!, and the almost interminable nilzy
figure of the Boalaager. It was past four o'clock
before the room was cleared.

Hi• Royol floghoess the Duke of CLAuxwcs is
expected to visit Portsmouth iu the course of this
week. _ _

The Southampton Theatre has closed for the
season.

THE ANNUAL RIVINGTON
respectfully isifurni the public, that their Manua
Register foe 1820, commencing with his prevent Majesty's
reign, will be ready for delivery on WEDPISIDAY NEXT, the
23d, price 18a. in boards, either at No. 82,St. Paul's Church.
yard, No. 3, Waterloo-place, or by any giber Bookseller.
A Prospectus may be bad gratis. Two volume. in cunt in ita.
lion of the (maser Mir, are nearly ready fur publication,
and will be speedily announced.—Jasuary le, 1822.
One or the principal brewers in Cambridge hes
reduced the price of ale oue penny per quart.

DRURY-LAIV Imurßx.
The Pirate was performed here for the fourth
time on Saturday evening. It improves and ad-
vances in the favour of the andieace at each retire.
sentation, the movement, of the machinery,
which must possess some degree of complication,
being managed and remitted with increasing skill
and correctness, sod the visible effects of course
invested with • more deceptive resemblance to reali-
ties. The opening scene of the raging see, which
swallows the Pirate's vessel, is very fine. It im-
mediately suggests to the spectator the celebrated
one in the Antiquary and, without attempting a
comparison, which indeed they do not well admit
of. it may be asserted that each is admirable in its
kind. It required some art to clothe • drain.
constructed on such slight materials es those
af-
forded by the original work, with the intere.t
which ibis possesses. All the aid which could be
derived from the talents of the painter, the ma-
chinist, and the musician (in theory as well as
practice), has been liberally bestowed upon it; and
we believe the most dramatic incidents and
Lions of the story have been interwoven in its tex-
tore. The acting is also generally entitled to
' great praise. Mr. Coopsa's personation of Cieve-
land is a most favourable specimen of his talent
for the stage. His assumption of the character is
exact, faithful, and spirited. His performance
speaks boldly to the mind and heart: it at first
creates a decided aversion to the rough manners
and intrusive bearing of the marauder. softened
into pity on observing the workings of love and re-
covering virtue on a superior spirit, and warmed
into deep sympathy on witnessing the noble mind
o'erthrown," and replunged in baseness and infamy
by the apparently inevitable force of his destiny.