The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-28 00:00:00

IFEYMOUTH, JOLT 24.

This fashionable watering place is daily filling
with genteel company, and several distinguished
families are among the late numerous arrival
vix.—Mr. and Miss Tudway sud
M.P. M. and Mrs. Peel, M.P.. Major and
Mm. Vase, and Mr. Halifax, in his beau-
tiful hew yacht, the Arid. l'he former have
tart, the elegant mansion late the residence of
Major Howard, No. 5, of the admired isiid spacious
row of the Royal Terrace.
Two troops of the 16th Lancers have left &Ai-
pole barracks for Salisbury. •
We ore happy to hear that Lady Johnstone, with
hit tom, Sir George Johnstone, tumour, and heir to
the Pulteney property in this borough, mien& ply-
ing a visit to this town in the course of the ensutug
month.

The Earl of DONOUGUMO2III left town yester-
day, for Ireland.
The ilan. WYNDHAM N. Quiw has arrived at
his seat Adare, in Inc county of Lunerick, where he
etija.)• in rural trlirrairtit bra escape trout the perils
and tuttuvils of his late Parliementary campaign.
Among the recent arrivals at Edinburgh are, the
Pot-outahle A. l'Eaciv•L and Lord LYNEDOCK.
ilbt list of depart urr.i from that city are—

The Shoguns of Huntly ; Henry Monteith, Ea,. Lord
Provost of Glasgow; Lord Gage ; William Gate, Esq.; Sir
James D. Hsy ; Edmuud Livingstone, Esq.; Mr. Maitland
and family ; and Count de Flakault.

0,1 Thorsday evening Lord DE DUNSTAN VILLE
and family passed through Truro on the way to Te-
Indy. The arrival of Lard FALMOUTII at Try*
oilman is daily expected.
Although Mr. ELLISTON'S offer for Drury-lane
is coos:tiered the most eligibles the question of
security is not yet settled.

The Edinburgh audience are highly delighted
with the performance of Mr. J. JOHNSToNE abd
.11 r. Est euv.
It is stated in The Malteheeter, Mercer, that a
wcavel's shuttle has to travel 137 miles to procure
the workman the suns of 13s. 7d. after deductimw
A gentlrmaii has invented what he calls a philtre•
thropir bridle, but which would with more etfr•.lolo-

THEAtRES.

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ENGLISH OPERA.
Tim comedy of The Hypocrite, harmoniaest, by
the introduction of a few airs, was lair night pro.
duce(' at this theatre. The original was professedly
written to expose the vile passions and appetites to
which those who deceive the world by • %hew of
extreme sanctity, are really addicted. This was
a proper *object for the sterner species of comedy,
which inculcates a grave mural lesson, and it has
beers 'pursued with much felicity by Momaak ;mil
BICEERSTAPIP. But we are of opioioo shit the
keen and bitter ss,ire against " holy cheats" and
" religious caterpillors," which forms the principal
feature of /he Hypocrite, is net at all congenial with
the spirit of opera. The motive of the Proprietor, in
butte% forward the piece, in its present shape, is no
less evident than praise-worthy. Mr. Dowrores
personation of Doctor Cantwell has long been
ranked amongst the best scrum efforts of the (lay—
out' it would have been a pity if that gentleman's'
engagement at this theatre had been suffered to
puss away, without giving him an opportunity of
appearing in a character which he has made exclu—
sively his owii. He played the part lea night with
his wonted excellence. Uts to the discovery of
Cantwell's ingratitude, the humility of tile arch-
hypocrite was exquisitely ',reserved. It did not
appear merely in his expressions—his mein was
as obsequimis as his words were humble. He
seemed almost afraid to look, or walk, or speak,
for fear lie should unwittingly give cause of
censure. But, the veil withdrawn from his cha-
racter, lie stood forth, the bold deksider of Isis
villainies—noxious only to crush the inane no whose
credulity lie had so successfully wrought. Mr.
DOWTON'S delineation of a base and cruel mind,
bursting from the restraint by which its natural
bias hail so long been curbed, and exulting in
the ascendaticy it had obtained over those whom
it had injured, and whom, therefore, it hated, was
most masterly. The loudest applause accompanied I
every part of his performance. Mr. WRENCH sup-
ported the character of Colonel Lambert with ease
and vivacity. Mr. PEARMAN, as Darnley, rang
three airs in a delicately-tasteful style. Mr. Wit.-
KINSON'S Mawtoorns was a very comic perform-
ance. The gravity of his humour, the sedateness
of his almost inflexible countenance, and the
strange ititonatimis of his voice, combined in form-
ing a very humorous picture of the ignorant fanatic.
Miss KELLY. as Charlotte, was a most lively and
agreeable coquette. Her songs are sprightly com-
positions, and she exectsurd them with great anima-
tion. Miss CAREW appeared as Young Lady Lam-
bert. She vies in flue voice, and sang exquisitely.
The opera went off extremely well, and was an-
nounced fur repetition amidst general applause.