The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-13 00:00:00

SURREY TITEATRE.

This Theatre continues to be nightly crowded, and is
frequently honoured by the visits of persons whose rank in
life has heretofore usually prevented them from witnessing
the performance of our minor theatres. The grand at-
traction consists in the extraordinary feats of Monsieur
Gouffe, who is unquestionably the most astonishing
tumbler we have ever beheld. A piece has been produced
for the purpose of enabling him to imitate the tricks of a
baboon, and he has succeeded to the utmost extent of his
wishes; it may be but " a pitiable ambition," and he may
be " a fool who uses it," it has nevertheless its full effect
upon the audience, who appear as much delighted as as.
tounded at his screams, his leaps, his gestures, and above
all, his " running round the gallery and boxes, supported
only by the gold rim." Mr. Bryant, who is in our estima-
tion equally unrivalled, as the imitator of an Irishman—.
of the two, certainly a more enviable gift—sings some excel-
lent and humorous comic songs ; and the Melodrama,
Number One Thousand and One, by Mr. Dibdin, is very
popular.

Yesterday was the anniversary of his Majesty's natal
day, when he completed his sixty-third year, upon which
occasion his Majesty gave a dinner at his Royal Lodge in
Windsor Park, to many of his illustrious family and a se-
lect party. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge went
from London to be present. Several public buildings ex-
hibited the standard of England. A number of vessels in
the Thames displayed a variety of colours; the annual
grand gala was given at Vauxhall upon the occasion, the
day appointed for the celebration of this joyful anniver-
sary, when it is observed as a national gala, is the 23d of
April.

The Princess Augusta returned to her residence at Frog-
more, on 1 hursday evening.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
.Prince George and Princess August* of Cambridge, paid a
visit yesterday to the Duchess of Kent and the Duchess
Dowager of Cobourg, at the King's palace, Kensington.
Soon after three o'clock the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge left in their traveaing carriage for the Royal Ledge,
Windsor.
The Duchesl of Kent, the Duchess Dowager of Cohourg,
nand Princess Feodore, left Claremont, where the illusttious
party have been staying on a visit to Prince Leopold, en
I Thursday morning, for the apartments of the Duchess of
Kent, at the King's Palace, Kensington. The illusttious
party, after partaking of an early dinner, took an airing
through Hyde Park. down Constitution-hill, St. James's
Park, through the Horse Guards, Whitehall, Cockspur-
street, Pall-mall, the New-street, Portland-place, into the
Regent's Park, for the amusement of the Duchess Dowager
of Cobourg, and afterwards returned to Kensington.
Yesterday, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess Dowager
of Coburg, and the Princess Sophia visited the Princess
Augusta.

The ChanceEor of the Exchequer left his residence in
Downing-street on Thursday night, for his scat at Beck-
enham.

The Lord Bishop of Chester left his palace on Monday
afternoon, to proceed on the first part of his primary visi-
tation, which we understand will occupy his Lordship up-
wards of a month. His Lordship will hold a confirmation
in Liverpool on Thursday, the 9th of September.
On Tuesday tha Rev. Samuel Paul was instituted to the
vicarage of 'f etbury, Gloucestershire, on the presentation
of four of the seven trustees of the Tetbury Charity
Estates, in the majority of whom the rights of preset-
tation is vested. The three other trustees voted for the
Rev. John Frampton.—Dorset Chronicle.
Tux Rev. C. COLTON.—Two gentlemen of Tiverton,
who have been for Many years personally acquainted with
the author of " Laeon, whose mysterious disappearance
has excited so much attention, shock hands with him in
Paris, about a month since.—Dorset Chronicle.
We rejoice to find that the fair songstress to whose ill-
ness we alluded a few days since, is new happily con-
valescent. We are no less glad to hear, that the old pro-
verb, Amantium fro, &c. is in this case verified, and thrt
an early union of the parties may be expected.
We are sorry to state, that the indispeaition of Mr. Ellis-
ton has assumed a character of a more serious nature than
had been expected. The whole of the inside is said to Le
affected.
Sir Humphrey Davy arrived at Belfast on Friday last.
On Saturday he dined with :lie Most Noble the Marquis
of Doncgall ; on Sunday he attended divine service in Si.
Ann's church, accompanied by Dr. M•Donnell, and other
eminent characters; in the afternoon he dined at Cultra
with Hugh Kennedy, Esq. and on Monday he sailed from
Donaghaslee for Scotland.
Olab Phelair, the celebrated Persian poet, died lately at
ispaban, aged 96. He was the Voltaire of Persia, and
has left behind him a very considerable number of manu-
scripts, on mathematics, astronomy, politics, and literature.
The Sophi had just granted him a considerable pension front
the treasury ; he was very expensive in his living, 14
principal food being the flesh of larks which were brought
from Europe, and he went very rarely on foot. Ilc has
left no children.

A number of ladies have gone daily .to view the Er Filch
Living Skeleton in Pall-Mall since the comenenceinent cf
the exhibition of this extraordinary being.
On the 18th ult., an infant, not three years old, playiug
caa the banks of the river Charentonne, at Bernay, by acci-
dent fell in, and would have inevitably been drowned, but
fix the intervention of another child, not seven
years cld,
named Etienne Lucas, who perceiving the accident, imme-
diately screamed for assistance ; but nobody arrivin, and
consulting only his own courage, he threw himself into the
water, which was 2i feet in depth, and succeeded in catch-
ing the infant by its cloths. and dragging it to the edge Of
the water, where he held himself and the little creature
which he had rescued by his courage, till he could procure
assistance. Ile was covered to the shoulders, and had th=
greatest difficulty in supporting himself by the turf on the
bank, which he was unable to ascend on acc,mnt of the de-
clivity. The parents of the child happily came up. and
rescued both from a watery grave. The brave little fellow
has been handsomely rewarded by the Department for his
courage.