The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-13 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

Brahma was the attraction at this Theatre last night.
Ile made his first appearance for the season in the charac-
ter of 'levity Bertram, in the opera of Gu' Marmering,
and being in excellent voice, the lovers of music expe-
rienced a delightful treat. Ile introduced the " Death of
Nelson" and " Scots is ha hae wi' Wallace bled," both of
which he delivered in very fine style ; but all his efliwts
were eclipsed by the exquisitely pathetic manner in which
he executed Moore's beautiful melody of " Love's Young
Dream." The audience were almost enchanted, and tes-
tified their gratification by an unanimous encate. Miss
Noel, a young Lady from the Bath Theatre, sustained the
part of Luny Bertram in a manlier that enables us to
pronounce her a valuable acquisition to the corps of the
English Opera House. 11cr voice is peculiarly sweet,
but not powerful, and she gave the airs of " Home,
Sweet Home," and " Oh, slumber my Darling," with
much melody and pathos. Iler figure is good, end her
acting lady-like and graceful. The character of Dandle Din-
&pint was very ably filled by Rayner, who imparted much
Yorkshire humour to it; he is unquestionably now the
best Yorkshircman on the stage. Ile was very happy
in the Travellers' Duett with Braham, and also in the dance.
Tayleure was the Dwaine Sampsnn; he did it respectably ;
hut Liston has so completely appropriated the character'
that no one can come near bins. Mrs. Egerton, as Meg
Merrilies, was awfully terrific; as a piece of acting, it is
one of the best on the stage. Miss l'ovey warbled very
sweetly, and gave life and spirit to the character of Julia
illanarring. The other parts were very creditably filled,
and the opera went off very well. It was succeeded by the
new pantomime of the Monkey bland. The house was
very well filled.

LITERATURE.

THE PARRICIDE.-A TRAGEDY.

The literature of the present day is so inundated with
tragedies, that really.several score of them are published.
we believe, weekly. They seldom survive a week's neol-
lection in he public mind, and indeed the public mind
very sparingly occupies itself in paying any attention at all
to them. The tragedy of the Parricide has stronger claims
to public notice than most of the performances of this kind
that have lately been beton e us. It was written with a view
to representation, and was performed at one of the principal
provincial theatres with considerable effect ; and is, we be-
lieve, now under consideration at one of the London houses.
The tragedy is a very creditable piece of composition.
It wants variety of incident to render it perfectly effective
in representation, but it contains matter for light and agree-
able reading in the closet. Resides, the crime on which ti;
catastrophe turns, as the name indicates, is so revolting as
to render a treatise upon it. either in the shape of a tragedy
or in any other form, unacceptable and unpopular in a
mixed assembly. We give the author's words in his pre-
face, in order to explain the ground-work of the subject :
" It has been the chief aim of the Author, throughout the con-
duct of the following scenes, to exclude figurative Nights and poeti-
cal allusions from the sentiments of those who were actively and
continually engaged in circumstances of immediate moment ; as the
mind at such a time would rather burst forth in plain unpolished
truth. flowerer effective these ornaments of tragedy may be in the
closet, they cannot assimilate sith the bustle of representation, and
serve rather to prove the poet, than to increase the interest. From
the same consideration, he has, in POMO instances, allowed the
versification to be incomplete, rather than weaken the force of a
sentiment by metrical manufacture.
"Although the subject of this tragedy has some foundation in
history, the incidents it contains are chiefly invention.
" Jlislaw, a palatinate and state of l'oland, in 1514, was invested
by the Russians, on account of family circumstances that were con-
nected with its Governor. The Ittissians, after having entered the
city by means of Polish treachery, were ultimately defeated and
their leader slain. In IG4d, however, they subdued the city and
massacred all the inhabitants."

Mr. Allen is unambitious of poetical ornament—his verses
flow, however, in very harmonious metrical cadence, and
though there is little of the Byronic fervour in the language
of his heroes, it is occasionally strong and impassioned.
iVe make the following extract: it is a favourable speci-
men, we think, of the general style of the performance. It
is the speech of a young Polish patrician, who thinks his
services and merits slighted, by not being entrusted with
command against the Russian army :
Vastastrs.
Fathers of Poland, bear me ere ye go.
What wondrous madness has possessed your councils?
Stand we not here is deference to your wisdom,
Stand we not Isere to guard our mighty honour?
Stand we not here to establish sacred liberty,
Protect our rights as honourable men ?
Pause ere ye act. Too soon the mighty blow
That sinks our ancient city to a plain,
81111 burst upon your dreaming resolutions.
A• d. when too late, will rouse ye up to wisdom !
When have I shrunk from the rude blast of war ?
When have I crouched beneath a vile protection?
No ! I have bravely, honourably fought,
Poured out my honest blood for your security,
And this, ye Polish sages, is my recompense !
Shall I wield arms beneath a stripling's order?
Shall I give way when strangers shall command ?
Rather be crushed, ye venerable piles !
Perish. ye much-loved walls, and in your crash
Bury l'aranes' honour and your own !
The ingratitude and baseness of a seducer to the victim
of his villainy, is forcibly delineated in the following dia-
log e, as is also the remorse a female feels for her fall, and
thec. act of fatal desperation to which it will sometimes drive
her :

Rtrookr.
Thou Mao son !
ENDERIIIO.I.

Alas ! Alfonso.

Thin whom—
In all the ranks of oowsnl, barbarous Poles,
There is no creeping blighted wretch that more
Swells my full heart with hate!
ENDERMION.
Forgive me, Heinen,
That weakness which can ne*er return ! Once, alas !
My soul was wrapt in love for this base man !
Rivosat.
Thou dost provoke my laughter. What, v;nderrnion
She play the coy and modest maid ! Enhance
Der studied bargain by a well-schooled blush !
Er:11E10.10N.
What wouldat thou have me do ? For thee alone
I've sacrificed the sum of earthly happiness--
For thee, I've given up all that could embellish
The fleeting days of youth, or smooth my age.
Mensal.
Then thou abouldat die and end the journey well.
Ere het It ti ON.
Truly I should. For what is left to woman
To justify the injuries of villains,
But all-concealing death ? And though 'tis hard
And painful to the sense, yet Lot so hard
As man's ingratitude.
EICOSKI.
Wherefore should work
Delay the execution of thy wishes ?
If thou but standat for plain and certain moot
Of my forgiveness of the act—know plainly then,
That if my heart could reel a teeth of jay,
'Twould be that thou, o'erconte with misery,
Nutted from virtue's page, in withered hope
Iladst fallen—hadst mingled with the dust I tread,
And I would stamps upon 't as though an adder
Crawled 'math my angry foot. lE.rit RIVOSKI.
hi:HER 3110 N.
The treasures of an unknown world are said
To pay us ample in an after-time
For all the wrongs and injuries of man !
Hut this, all this, my folly bears, and yet
I tremble thus w end it ! This the blow
My wretchedness can only further feel,
And this is 'wester as it nearer routes.
Thus to thy heart, inhuman villain.. thine I
The aharpened danger not iarlicts the wound ;
'Tis min's ingratitude and woman's frailty.
[Stabs herrelf.l
Enter Arrows°.
Arrows°.
Hold, hold, tby impious hand. [Re:cirri her.]
There are many passages of equal merit throughout the
piece.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCS.

The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. C wentry left town yesterday, for
their scat, Foot's Cray, Neat.
Pr. and Mrs. -limner have left town for their seat in Kent.
The ladies !leafleted( hare left town for the seat of Sir Gilbert
East, Bart., 11311 Place. Berks.
Count anti Countess I.ieven left town yesterday. for the seat of !
Thomas Hope, Esq., 1/...epilene,Suriey. for a few days.
Departures from Fenton IS Hotel, Si. James's-street :.--the lion.
P. Stanton, for his seat in Yorkshire ; and Robert Cripps, Esq.,
for his scat near Southampton.
Colonel Aub.ey has kit Blake's Hotel, Jermyn_street, for New.
market.
air Graham Moore, Bart. left the British Hotel, Jermyn-street,
yesterday, for his seat in Surrey.
Arrivals at the London Hotel, Albemarle-strut:—Robert Bon. •
nor. Esq., from Paris ; and .1. Batenian, Esq., from the East
Indies.

Sir George Sitwell, Bart. has arrived at the Pulteney lintel, Al-
bemarle-street, from Paris.—Departures fmni ditto:—Mr. and
Mrs. iludson, for Brighton ; and Captain Irby, for Clielienh.lin.
Departures from the Clarendon Hotel, lkind-street :—Lord and
Lady Anson, for their seat in Staflordshire Lady Fielding. ot, a
tour ; and Lord Cranky, for his seat in Surrey.
Departures from Long's lintel, Ihind-street :—General and Mr.
Crosby. for their scat in Sussex ; Wm. Macdonald, Esq., for Scot.
knit; Captain Jefr,rson. for Park ; Wm. Millington. Esq., ti•r
ditto; J.l)sen, Esq., for Cheltenham; and Thomas Jarman.
Esq., fur Brussas.

THEIR SA:t7)WICH 111.4JES7'IES.
We have witnessed the lying in state of her
—roar—
party
at
The coffin was elevated about tour feet from the grottnd
late Alai sty.
Toe Earl of Westmorland entertained a distinguished
dinner yestenlay, at his house in Grosvenor-o.lov*.
The :darted* of Hertford has issutsl cards of invitation for a by tressels• f Iln each Fide wire wax randt,• piae,4
at
grand entertainment on the Itirli instant, at his house in Piccadilly. equal
distances,
and around were suspended the /on, rhorr,
Lord Alvanley had a dinner-tirty yesterday, at his house in or
war cloaks, which are very beautiful, and compirs,,l ni
Park-plice.
low feat'', rs, remain:l - wrought. At I 1 e
A. Stanhope, Esq. gave a grand dinner yesterday to a large par. rut and ye , y , , • . t.i, ht 64
ty, at his house in Tilnev-street. of die coffin were placed her 14i.i,sty s cloak at" the i..,./,
The Alarchioness of Waterford's intended ball last night is post- or fall plume, and on the lid the c, i uhi ?rm.', or !nail and
posted on ar count of a death in the family neck ornaments of :he decease il. Bouquets of f!, , u
• arranged on each side, and the floor stn meal wttl,
h Kt,
holl,7l‘tv'iii,rri,ici;kin.loin had a select party at dinner yesterday, at his
rose
leaves. The body is not ciiihalti.«l by tl:c tc‘tial prat. ,
bold and Lady F. ',Gower have arrived at their house in Alhe- .
marle-street, from the Isle of Wight. ! but merely wrar. etl tightly iii wax, il linen, ttliith is r.,,f.
ticient for its pre sem at ion. It is soldered in r li a.l• n e .1.,,
Lord Dynevor has hell town for his seat in South Wales : her
ladyship and family will follow to-morrow. 1 which is deposited in into t.f oak, ins e-rl'it set ti r'"il cr.. 2.
I Awl and Lady Chetwynd have left town for il'oodritock, Ox- . ..
son Genoa velvet; the handles and InouliCngs are of p!a:.,
fordshire.
td4
Sußnlk.
• plate, on which is eitgray, ii die folloc in inscril-:lim :
Sir George IVooinbwell, hart. has left town for his seat in ' Britannia metal. In the centre of the lid is a 1,,rw,.. I

TAM:IEIMA EE ELI
No Na NAVA o awaiii
Make I Ptiekiel
122 3lakaiki 'faun
London 8 Kenialioe o ke
1821
Underneath was the followine. in English:—
TAME:HA:VALI',
Queen uettie
Departed this life Loia!on, on the Ifth Jcly,
Ai:A 22 %,ari,
On each side of the eeffin stoed the Lady ton.panisr,
the deceased Qum ii, the. (;..s mer, Tre assn r, aed tr.;
others of the suite, and the Interpreter at the font. Ti„v
all looked wistfully at the ilepo.itory of the mortal runsiLs
of their late Royal 3listrois, with cotaitenancLs which 6.

spoke their inward grief.
When the Governor asked Eing'c pleasure a to the
ceremonial in honour of the ileceast 11. the only special di.
reetion given by his Mai( sty teas, to harg the war doll,
round the coein. Every a•isistanee and cutlet nieuee
have brill afforded in the celebration of any intculiar rnt',
but. on the contrary, though the ptrions of the suite wt!:
uninfluenced in tlicr arrangentent.4 by the advice or a,.
siatanee of any one, no cert untotual to this cut.n:7v.

—........
with the exception of the di,play of the war insignia, la
;observed.
The whole was conducted v. ith a simplicity, rcgular:r.
and sublimity, consist-itt with the ti..st rational taste, a:..;
was at once demonstrative of respect Mr the rank, and ...
attach:in nt to the p..rsmi of the &ceased. The scene tea,
peculiarly novel and impr ssive.
The mortal remains of the Queen were removed, st f. e
&dock yesterday morning, from ()shot n's Boa!, in a hisalit
and six, followed by some of the suite in a mourning mad:,
and deposited in a v:iult under St. Martin's church, where
' it will remain until removed fir embarkation.
It is known that their Majesties. have been converted a
I Christianity. and when the melancholy intelligence of Lie
!consort's death was communicated, his :Majesty was fors
1 I few moments deeply affected ; he then looked viewstels.
and said, " she is gone to Bear, u." Att.r a r agse he
I a.ffled, " I know that every thing that skill and cat?
!could do has been dune. lam grateful fur it." Ha
I demeanour on that afflicting occasion, and his r.signat'as
I since, are forcible and interesting proofs of r.l•gious fatli.
Though very ill (and we are sorry to add, that his ill/14s
has assumed an alarming character) he daily made a
i Wort to pen dtspstches to Criera Can, Ha favourite M..
nister, whom lie familiarly calls William Pitt, and who a
invested with the executive authority. These despatches
were on Sunday caviling sent to liravesend, for cenveyarm
by the Offiey, ('apt. Stayers, which sailed yesterday. 01,7
I King is niuell concerned at the calamitous visitations whit!
his llajesty has ex pet ie need since his arrival in England, Ir.
Sir Henry Medford daily reports to him his state. .i.:
official report is also daily sent to Mr. Canning. T't
Right Honourable tientleman called on Sunday. Th.
King knew of his intention to visit him, and gave order
(though he is recommended by his medical advisers -.!
Mrhcar receiv'ng any one until a favourable change r:a
take place) for him to he conducted to his bell-6:r.
Mr. Canning expensed his concern, and hoped his Ms.
jesty would not suffer his feelings to aggravate his illnes.
The King said he was most gratefully sensible of the
kindaess and attention which be had received, and thath:
would strive to endure the trial with fortitude. lis Mt-
Justy is renew kable for the mildness and affability of '7.;
demeanour. Ile was particularly attentive to the liet::•I
who have visited him, and never resumed his seat c..,
they departed. Fears were entertained that the Minira. j
illness would also have proved fatal, but be was better
yesterday morning.
The King understands English a little, anl :I c.d.; .: ! .
sentenc,v. The deceased Queen °Debi read A 0.5.::.
hers of the Nubility and 4 :,ntry, and riles:. t.-II:11.'.
1 Naval Officers, have ltrt cards of entadolet e-e