The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-11-21 00:00:00

DOVER, NOVINSBR 19.

This morning, at half-part ten, their Royal
Highnertra the Prince:a Augusta Sophia rod the
Duke of Cambridge and suites, in four carriages,
arrived at Wright's Hold, under a salute from the
gone at the Redoubt Battery. The standard was
listed at the Castle, and flags were displaced in
ftoist of the Hotel, both on the quay and the street
side, at the Boom House Battener. and on all time
'Lipping in time herbonr. The carriages were em-
barked on board his Majesty's steam-packet the
Dallier, arid it was the tnientiou of their Royal
Highnesses to embark at two o'clock this afternoon ;
but in consequence of the wind blowing hard, and
• heavy sea rolling in front of the harbour, it was
recommended to defer their departure until to-
morrow. Their Royal Highnesses paid a visit to
the Heights, and inspected the Souterrains, after
which they returned to the Hotel to dinner, the
band of the town attending and placing many
favourite airs. No pains were spared by Mr.
‘Vriglit to give their Royal Hightierres an enter-
tainment becoming their rank. The primitive of
the Hotel 11 the street to the quay was deco-
rated with laurel, and tutersperred with variegated
lamps.

The Bury Theatre was only open four nights of
lett week, with which the artisan was concluded.
On Wednesday Venice Preserved was well played
throughout. and there were one or two instances
of extraordinary merit. On Thursday eve • g the
Marquis CORNWALLIS brspOke A Bold .Stroke
for a Husband, awl Ihe Quaker; and the audi-
ence was most numerous end highly rr,pectoble.
(hi Saturday, the last night, after SHAIESPEARE'S
play, he Merchant of Venice, Mr. SMITH re-
turned thanks in neat terms for the patronage
&Horded daring the season. When Mr. SLOMAN
had tioished the first of his shire song., a cry was
raised fur liis Visit to Bury, and a tremendous
uproar took place as sows as he had sung trio
others. The curtain drew up after some time for
the performance of Boinbastes Pusateri,. in which
Mr. K. GUDGEON, of that town, took the part of
King Artaxentinous. The clamour wee then still
greater, and several scenes were perforMed abso-
lately in dumb chew. Dirapprobstion was ex-
pressed so strongly, that at length Mr. GUDGEON
was forced to retire, and the manager, after con-
aid-table delay, came forward to 'uwire the plea.
stare of the audience. lle offeied to send
for Mr. SLOKAN to sing the song which had been
called foe, if the house should insist upon it: but
the point was then given up, and the performance
proceeded, with comparative quiet, though uc,:a-
sionally interrupted, to the close.
Tuesday last a servant of Mr. Pops, saddler, of
Exeter, in cleaning some herrings, which she had
just purchased, ((mud in the belly of one of them a
large gold tor-ring! This itinket appears to be of
foreign matnibrcture, and Is in good preservation.
It is now in the possession or Mr. COLE, of the
Crown and Sceptre Inn, Nurili•street.
On Monday afternoon, as two men and a woman,
in u light cart, were turning the corner ni. (ohne
ton, towards the City-road, et a %limp pace, one of
the wheels of their cart came in contact with a
stage coach, which broke the shafts, and so fright-
ened their horse, that notwitlistandung the efierlient
of the driver, he ran away with the broken cart for
some distance, uutil stopped against a lamp:post.
One of the men was thrown out by the &rot shuck.
and not much injured; the woman fell shortly after,
umd was struck with great violence by the arltet•le
which went over her. 51w wet taken up insensible.
and carried to a surgeon'. in the ntighhourhood.—..
lu this instance it does not appear that my blamer
attaches to the coachman.