The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-29 00:00:00

DRURY-LAIVE THEATRE.

HOLMAN'S comic opera of Abroad and at Hoar
was revived last night at this theatre with contidevi
able alterations in the music and songs. Mr.
Muslim in Old Testy, afforded a rich treat by
the exercise of his rare and peculiar comic power.
•Mr. HARLEY, in Young Flourish, Weeded with
excellent effect the volatile flutter and animated
•gaiety of his moat tutertaining performances. AP.
MOW' was an amusing Dicky. Mrs. HAELOAC
ave good effec t.to the, himsical
•.able affectations and .Intlicrons coquetry of Laity
lloarish. Minn COPELAND Ares a spirited represen-
tativeof the-arch nod intrigningwaiting-maid,
and Miss PoitY tills sweet and interesting Mir
Hear ley. She sang. the songs of the part, 4. The
heart that has Neer 14ateti sorrow." with *minim:
• pathos, and " Conte, eiiiiing Hope." with taste and
expression ; nod the duets with Mr. Battikaar
id With tone, dear youth, this constant heal," and
"Will thou Iv, .figrerret . lore !" the tatters( arbicb
was most mill) encored; she executed hr
pelt with enchanting sweetness. The perfecinn.
however, of the evening's entertainment was 11..
splendid singing of Mr. BRAHMA. in Harcourt.
His Arse song was s lilt ballad. which begies.
in a very pleasing . style t. Ilea (allowed UL
• though art all to me.. isete and " Forget are not."
which- he pang with glowing tenderness end feeling.
His last effort was a splendid -battle piece, a COlD-
position of his own, we believe, commencing with
a recitative--

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".Whot solo with bout so spiritless sad cold.
Whosohosom mills sot at the trowspet's weed--
Exults not with the spirit-stirrieg drum,
Nur toskonsessiogias is the coosieg strife?"
Here this highlytifted musician seemed to reed
and extrkt io 4he'liinsiph of his art, his peciinrr
povre;s'itigeollt,d tnt. fisH exertion in his fseourne
iXa blyle, mcitioped with that brilliant and imp
lug isermt is which be is hilt ertm without a riun
A roptiumus oestore sad repessed fells of opplrioe
were the lionoomble reword of His et Carom. Tbe
piece was • !romanced far repetition sntidst, general
opposbolioa, Amiltisrberi by a ,sipgle,espressiou s'•
Hdimept.

FM Aril.'

MR. WEIT'S GALLERY, 14, NEWNAN-STRUM.
We have not bad time to notice the esehitions ow& 'by
Mr. sues? is the Collection. • The addition wf Otwersl nth.
kete, taken (rows the Greek drains slid mytbotogy,while it
&wooers the extensive range of the Artist's fancy, Astro
the oviform energy of its flight is every region of pictorial
Invention. The Departure of Phaetini is 'moose the d nest
designs of say see. The same may be sold of Tkolis brian•
isp the Amour to Achilles. Of this last it is !warmly pas-
sible IM "tisk in terms of adequate praise, it is so perfect
to identidestieo of the poetic attributes of the subject mid
the actors is it. The noble wroth of the her% brooding
ai.cr the dead body of bid hind. sod the intercession of his
immortal moiler, ere delineated with lofty dignity. Al a
proof how perfectly elevated is the treatment of the subject,
a yowl/ scholar mistook it for the regret of Apollo over
Melo*, and the figure of Thetis) foe that alai* vailesiihmi
him to frown, the course of his gaiishia how
while it did so discredit.to the.imogisoshieriwi then ellohwel

e
'peke a gent end for the .dictlity of Mr. WSW' Aralore,
,
Cirero dt the Tmilb of Arrhbereeler is slew al oval brigs,
treated with@ realist clontesess cad respectilMsp of eso•
eeptinn. The idea of thrinwhig the pompous ttlendenecof
the ROOM Coverer? Mtn the distance, in order to
keep the fere.greord clear for the important labour
of itemise the illustrious memory of the Greet, Is
worthy of that patient and intelligent spirit with which
Witettronglit tante from the present, and more frotn the
fame ler irrealioss. We might 10 reason contrast his
mode of thinking on great subject, wick the general pert.
is •-
tory of the Arademy, where most historical personages are
thrust into indistinct cornets of the easiness, and the story is
sarratra chiefly either by • bad landocepe or a brichoroloweed
lite. Mr. Sktvr alwaysrefered to the huomn form and face
-,fpr the exprensioe of passion and incideut, -spiritmal rod
oippepl. spa in all he !rya trier/10'nel.
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FA s,ifiaNA.B4ll.4.oo, RAU NT'S.
The Duke of Devonshire returned to town yesterday hams
the Earl of Eager'. Best, Cashinbary Park.
Arrivals at the Palteney Hotel, Piecadilly :—Sir George
plot, .1101. Worn hi! acacia Shrooshirc and Tina. Rice,
from Dover. Deportorna :--Mr. and Mrs. Tinton and
family for their seat in Kam.
.Wiliam Parker, Bart. hassimiired at Fentsa's Hotel,
St.James'isaireet, from 111,Wat la &droll'.
0 sad Lady Wilbraham am arrived at Earl Fortescoe's
halm. in Grosverior•rcintre, from their mat is Cheshire.
Departures from Brakes Hotel, Jertnyn-street
Limon. sad Captain sad Mrs. Coley, on • tour ; and
Illrs,Lueas sad Miss Wistaria*, fir their seat is Norfolk;
and J. W. Stewart. Eaq. for his emit. fluatiirta Hill, Berks.
Departures Gust the WAISIIOO Hotel, Jens's...met :
Mr. sod Mrs. Evans and family fur their seat in Ireland ;
mad Colonel Thuile.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's...reek i—Gemeral
Brabant, from • tour ; Lord Triealemon, from France;
the Hon. T. flaraewall, from Ireland ; Sir H. sad Lady Vi-
vian. from their seat is Hants; Mrs. Scott Waives; Rev.
T. tiehrieber, from his seat in Essex ; A. Hodisso.
from Liverpool ; R. Beason, Esq. from ditto ; mad William
Talbot, Eeq from Cheltenham.

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.
Prince and Princess a Denmark will dine lids day
. . _
Duchess ,/ Glow

with 11w Duke and L. Gloneefft.r.
The Duke of Rutland bad a select patty at dialler yester-
day, at his holm is Arlingimrstreet.
The Duke of Wellington Imo istiord eardauf invitation for
an entertainment on the 6th of June. al Ansley House.
The F.arlof Harrington entertained a select patty at dinner
yestrrda), at log house in the Stabte.yard,St. Jantes'a.
The Earl and Counted of Seftou entertained a distinguish.
ed party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Arlington.
street.
The Crinoline of Derby has irsoed cards of invitation for
a amour party oa the 21st of June, at her house in Groove.
■or.agnsrr.
The Andrisamrlor of the Nelherlanda has Mimed cards of
imitation for rim entertainment', the 9th andlYth of June,
at,bis house, Whitehall-place.
bled Melville entermirs a distiagnisbed party on the
of Jane. at lii. Admiralty.
Vticonot Northland emeriained a party of his distingtrigh-
edftleode dinner yesterday, at his house in Upper Grosve-
nor-44.cm, previoag. talk" going to the Continent.
revirmer4l •
LADY 0. mordrlsifDisiOldeadiXDßoCr.

Mee Ladyship opened her elegant malealdis, 'SurNylon
goose, Poi-aridly, on 'Monday evening, to the haul fon,
*ids one of the moat splendid routs given this season. The
fullowing altar' mtnta were thrown ors :—The grand draw.
igg.geme, antv.drawing.room, her Ladyship's room, the
,and diniogroam, the saloon, and arite-dining.room, wise, e
refiethmerns. einisistiug of every delicacy, were prepared in
profurino. The grand stair ease was decorated with dowers
and shrubs ; the colonnades to the courtyard were illumi•
trned with a profesion eaf holm There were present nearly
400 persoss of the first distinction and fashion, among tebons
were—ffis Roe.' Niche:nil the Duke of Sussex. his Royal
ilighamesha Debra Gluon-ester, the Duchess of Portland,
the Doke gad Duchess of Somerset, Dowager Du chess of KW I.
land, she purities. of Richmond aid the Ladies Lennox, the
Marchioness of Catedets and Site Ladies Pratt. the Marquis
sad Marchioness of Aileshury. the Earl and Courtin, of
Aborte and the Ladies Gordon, the COUPieIP of Langdale,
Earl Stamford, the Earl and Countess of Derby. Earl and
Countess Grnave nor, Lady Carriagton and Miss Smith, the
Coutite.sof Manssfiehl, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset,
Lord and Lady Edward Somerset, Earl and Countess of
nonfat!, formless of Morley, Lord and Lady Brodepell,
Marquis of Ttieitfield, the Earl sad Countess of Plymouth,
Lade Gatydyr, Lord Hagen, Lord Braybrooke, Lady J. Ne.
wills, Lady JJytieror, Cureless of liarrorrhy, Lady Mary
Rydir. Lord and Lady Amherst, Lady Shelley, Lady Field-
ing, Sir Walliarn end Lady Bellinehain, Mr. mad Lady
C. Drryille, Lady thaw, Lady Wodehouse, lady Bin.
Mot, Lady C. Walpole, Lady Mary Homey, Lords Charles
And Robert 31anners, the Ladies Pore, Lord and Lady F.
llentinclt, Lord sod Lady-Mo. Eloodoek, Cedosel earl Mrs.
Howard, dc. de.

The demand for Lediee Oriels for the ensuing
ball for the benefit of :the distressed poputition of
lit'soil is go very west, tlisit,tbe Lady Patronesses
have thought it advisable to issue two hundred
tickets inure then the At Sint hunted nAepber, but
at the advanced 4tricg.uf five guineas each ticket.
Notwithetanthog BNB geld in Shares both the
Two last Prises of Twenty Thousand Pininds ever'
drawn, yet we eadereitasio he frets e presextioati "he shell
sell ea, or both the Timely Illetaiinses which mast be
Aiwa Nrrr Tvesaay, %kali the satire Lottery will be
'itch" it ks all fa Out Day.
iIIVaOIPII4I.I9PS *MP APPIQUJATIONS DIM-
mCT tV L Lim& I Milk-- I xoposilwisliaas are such
thongs es .t the diesotution of thenostetwo were diss
pined of to the licit bidders, or tbesreeleii ou*I")
and 6o becrime lay proPe!ty. or about, 10,900
churches sod chapels now in England, 3,831 (AP'
*weof siste-tittre4 are Ongooptiotione.—.-Appro-
Witham are such as were appointed to the orseting i
or meanest' lig 'wale bukoprick, deanery, Of VitiSIOUS
foundation.