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

SURREY THBATILI.

Last night a new Mein-dramatic Romance, called
The Abbey of San Morfi•o, or True Revenge,
was presented for the recund time at this theatre.
The followillic is a sketch or the story :
Count Limn', a• Dallas Nobleman, on the eve of Lis
intended marriage to • beautiful and beloved woman, bee
been engaged Its play by his rival, Caranlani, sod stripped
of his last shilling. Carautaiii, under the guise of friendship,
lends him some ducats, and a few days after has him poi.
vilely arrested and thrown into prison for the debt. He ac-
counts fur his disappearauce by a dressed-up tale of his
death, and by set+ iris wins the hand of his betrothed wife.
Lama, shortly after enlarged on the occasion of • jubilee,
takes • dire oath of vengeance against his false friend, and
all his future ofrupring, and to plot the means of procuring
it iii privacy and security, enters into and professes himself
• brother in the Abbey of Sau Marti►iu, mailer the name of
Angelo. By a long and hypocritical observance of rites
and forms, sail by the practice of rigid penance in
that society, be at length obtained a reputation fur
the must exalted sanctity, mid gradually ruse to the
rank of Abbot. Meantime years have rolled over, •nd 11)
Carantani's wife has presented him with two daughters;
sow, " in dower of youth and beauty's pride"—Olivia, all
soils gentle, constant; Victoria, proud, imperious, caprieimm.
The trotter Olivia has placed her ■uehaugeable affections's
Florian de Rusalba, an accomplished youth, of inferior dee-
tune ; but this ill-suiting with the ambitious views of bee
father, he resolves to immure her for the remainder of her
days in the Convent of San Martino. Another motive which
leads his haughty mind to this determination is the hope
which it opens of aggrandising and etusubliug his family,
through his second daughter. A relative has left each of
thi m an immense legacy, and when the convent bell should
101 l over Olivia, for ever forsaking the commerce of the
world, her portion win to devolve to her sister. The Duke of
Milan, a sordid wretch, the slave of avarice, allured by
such vast treasures, makes proposals fur Victoria, to
wliich her father eagerly 'echoes. She bad felt an at-
tachment fur the Marchese de Celestial; bat the rank and
title► of the new suitor soon expel it from her light heart,
and an alliance is concluded on. The hapless Olivia, con-
signed by ht r father's stern decree to the solitude of the
rhoyster ►eceives • letter from her lover the evening before
site is to take the veil, pressing her to By with him ; drops
it in the place she had been reading it, where it is found
by Allgtlo. On the coolies's, of this letter he founds
his plaits of revenge. He acquaints the Abbess with li•
eiresioniriance, mans Florian (when lie discovered bd
gained adinission into the Abbey, with his friend lkinarioa,
ilisguiseihis pilgrims) to have two meetings with her in the
cu II where she had been confined, secures him in custody,
and at the mumeut she is about to take the vuws, sends for
bier, and conveys to her the dreadful news that he is aware of
their two meetings, which, by the law of the church, iuduce
the penalty of death on both their !wads. By the litre,
however, of saving Floorian's life, which on such terms
hr engages to effict, he persuades the victim of love and
.1 his inextingunliable hate, to swallow a hat he imagines
Is be a duce of Indian', preference suicide to execution,
•std trusting emit the farmer will 'destroy soul as well as
body. Diming these last events Victoria, who had found out
the Doke% real character, Isaseloped with Celestiiii. Caren-
teal hastens to the convent to restore his aliandotied Olivia
to Weans' love. She conies to meet him, fast sinking, as
she supple. ~, into eternal night, nail Angelo swirls forth its
his Ofigl4lll name, taxes Caraniaiii with his baseness, de-
clares be hail sworn and always studied revenge, and to satiate
it prevailed oil Isis daughter to take a deadly draught,
scoff* him on the failure of his ambitious designs respecting
his other aud braves their punishment, as he »unlit
he oat of their ;lower, by the potency of the saute thug
which was already coursing through his veins. At this ono,
meat the porter of the resilient. F►ir Jerome, declares,
that thirty years before lie bad received a still greater injury
from Angelo, than the latter had sustained front Carautatti ;
that Angelo bad recognised him under a uew

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mt.airtrozet kiarfirite or swatriut. .
(rm. s Laisaiiir. Pip. 41 Air 1144 •
The frame-wort knitter* of Shia lump and ammailpi .14
few exceptioos. have steuck ter els advisees or 4.14.4. Qiii•
Mundey they amienobJeti in a law holy, oaroesting h abuse'
3,1100, and perambehated the peireip•l *lrma in re/wise-
order, without eviaciug any diapositives to not or 1ootas4Issoo•
practice which they havecualrrtanl op to yesterday (Frisky...
They were j 41044 nu Iliffennst days by parties from time
neirlshuturing villeges„, women as well re mess. Several of
the latter (Arrive poles with various IN, rlrlisws sou payer
appended to each ef them.
The following were anairogat the Remises Led Mose
fa prosperity consider us is 11111drel TA: Rtolesseot,
or work no More "—'• Pity te* elistreseist."—" We perilefo•
with Assayer." etc. &r.—rue frame work knitters, &sap
pointed in their hopes of relief trout she Leisletores,
are share tryitig other means to have their distresses
alleviated. We sincerely trust they way realise their ex-
pittlationv and that some mutest arrangement between
the employer cod employed may take place : yet we caws •
nut disguise our opinion, 11141 while the country is ea-
feting under iss present difficolties from causes 11,10 waU
known, and that labour in awastufactsrieg places has become
too cheap Irmo the want of the former ilensaud, little perste-
went rood can he expected ; melees, indeed, seassufactarere
could be brought to agree to give certain fined prices, sod
workmen would net consent to take under such prices, then
partial amelioration might be afforded the frame-work knit-
ters; but while one homer (as bas long been the practice) is
enabled to get Ilia goods made lower than his neighbour, this
must never he expected; we she other is necessarily obliged
to follow the example, ur relinquish Isis business.
Since the above was written' we are happy to learn, that
an advance of wages to the frame-work knitters, formed
mainly upon the principle of the Statement of 1117, is iu-
tended to be given by many of the hosiers, to eusnmence this
day; and, as we understand, this advance is even higher than
can be fairly afforded by the hosiers tinder the existing cir-
cumstances of the trade, we trust that it will be cordially
acceded to by the manufacturing hands.
Such is the great interest taken is behalf of the frame.
work knitters, all this present lime, that their Committee
is constantly receiving orders from sumbess of respectable
tradesmen, &e. to send them from six to twenty.five each
lass slated days, and they will he provided with rt good din-
ner. We understand that orders to send nearly 500 have
already bees sent to the Frame-work Knitters' Committee.

The parish of Hinckley has come to the determination not
to afford relief 4o any franc-work knitter who shall work
below the " Statement" of 11117.

At a Meeting held on Wednesday of the Guardians, Over-
seers, ice. of Great Wheaton, it was agreed to purehase
worsted, and employ all the frame-work knitters us that
place, at the " Statement" prices.

GRAND SAILING marcir.

Yesterday a gramd aailiwE match, for • silver subscription
Cup and Cover, took place on the river Thames, between the
ire under-mentioned gentlemen's pleasure sailing boats ;

none exceeded ten tons burden ; each boat was distinguish-
ed by a Bag at her peak, and numbered as below :
Names. mere belonging. Tone. Spots.
Sphere Chelsea 4 1
Britannia Arundel Stairs 4 2

Mentor
Effie

Waterloo
The day was so extremely inviting, that a vast concourse
of spectators crowded the bridges, and lined the shores on
both sides the river, and the Thames could be walked across
in some plates, by stepping from boat to boat, though it was
full tide. The number of spectators was far beyond any
thing of our recollection ; several gentlemen's pleasure boats
with large parties and bands of music graced the face of
the water, among which we particularly Noticed Colonel
Barclay's fine sixmared miter, the Glory, having the
Make of Leinster, Lord Gitelman, and several other
Noblemen and Gentlemen on board. The Marquis of
Worcester's beautiful eight-oared cutter, with a large
party of distinction on board. The Gentlemen of the
Fano), Club, besides several other six and eiglismareJ cut-
ters, with Numerous parties on hoard. The sailing match
was not the only thing that excited the attention of the
aquatic amateurs; several persons, dressed in life preservers,
jumped out of a boat, and appeared to float quite free, sad
rest on the water perfectly at their ease.
A few minutes before five o'clock the five boats, os a
given signal, started from Blackfriare-bridge, to go through
Putney-bridge, and return tie Cumberland Gardens, Vauxhall.
At darting they kept nearly together until they passed West.
miuster-bridge, when the Effie, Captain Fitagerald Demo,
being a light vessel, took the lead. She was an 'Keenest sailor,
clean built, carried spanking sails, and was steered wish
judgment. In Chelsea Reach a breeze sprang up, and the
Waterloo, from her superior power, gamed. Ou returning
from Putney-bridge, the tide was on the return, and the
wind continued suutli-east. A few minutes past seven o'clock
they reached Cumberland Gardens in the following order,
when the guns fired a salute :—The Spitfire first, a cons/.
dentine distance; the Waterloo second ; the Effie third;
the Minutia fourth; and the Mentor last. The wiener,
on landing, was received by a band of musk, end conducted
to the long room, Ciembei land Gardens, where he was pre.
seated with the prize. The gardens were excessively crowd-
ed with company.

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Law nrrELLIIIPIift,

IPOURT OF CRANCEItt tniese.iito kr,
TyKooky, Jur V 117.

Oak Went nicnotis %In Pullin%) or 'vrALts.
Verses *rat Emit. OP Lytta#OuL MID COUNT
DIUNSTIft.
The Arroamcv-Guirsaas. atioted, best it smith,
be. lots Lordship's revollectiou that lie made au
order thst the hill of the Royal Vilma& should be
dismissed with coat.. it the prt,duction of P certain
instrument did hut tithe pl4ev oil or before the third
wet *tier Terns (ibis day). Its Lortioloib had gives
her Rojasi Highness liberty to apply for the exten-
sion of the tsoue of production ou the brat and ►e-
ceed seal days after Term. but she hid not done
sae and the production of the instrument had not
taken place. He had, therefore. to ask that the
bill of her Royal Highness might be dismissed with
costs.

The LORD CHARCELLOII.—" Take the order
fur the dismissal of the bill, if there is no implies-
tiosi made on the behalf of the Royal Plaintiff
during the seal."
Mr. SHRDWELL said, he had been Counsel rot
her Royal Nighties., and lie dA not apprehend
that there would be any application made on her
behalf, at kart he had nut received any itortructions.
The ArroituEY.Getreast. said, he thought it
neersairy to ob.erve, that there war a arms bill
filed by the Noble Defendants agatort her Royal
Highness, and that she might have answered it on
her honour, and have given the Court the infor-
mation wanted.

The Lotto CRANCELLOR—" The bill most be
dismissed, and that with costs."

OPERA-HOUSE.
WATERS a. TAYLOR.
Sir ARTHUR PIGGOTT moved that so much of
the order of hid Lordship of the 9th of June last,
which gave Mr. Waters until the first day of next
Term to pay into Court the sum of 4,5951. 7*. Bd.
being part of the purchase.money of the Opera-
house, should be discharged, and that he might he
ordered to pay that sum into Court forthwith.
His Lordship granted until the ht day of nest
Term for his payment of the money into Court, on
condition that the proceeds of the sales of Mr.
Waters's private estates should be a security fur
the money being paid into Court. It howevir
turned out, that the property which had been cold
by Mr. Waters were encumbered above what they
were sold for.

The LORD CHANCIILLOD granted the motion,
and directed that Mr. Waters should pay the mo-
ney into Court, on or before the day the Account-
ant-General's Office closed previous to the vaca-
tion.

LITERARY INJUNCTION.
PINNOCIC •ND BAUNDEIL,. EVANS AND lONS.

♦ND H. HOZLIY.

Mr. WETHERELL claimed the attention or his
Lordship to the case of Messrs. Pinnock and Maun-
der, booksellers, of the Strand, the proprietors of
several useful works for the instruction of youth, and
stated tha► he had obtained an injunction, a few days
since, in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, against Philip
Rose, of Bristol, to restrain him from printing and
publishing certain books, which were plain piracies
of books belonging to the Plaintiffs. The object of
the present application was to restrain the Defend-
ants, Messrs. Evans and Sons, of Long-lane, Smith-
field, and Mr. Mozley, of Derby, booksellers, front
printing, publishing, or selling any of the pirated
editions of the works in question, the genuine copies
of which contained very minute instroctious for the
juvenile part of society, and also much useful know-
ledge. His Lordship would please to notice they
were entitled " Catechisms."
The Learned Counsel read I passages from
the Catechisms of the History of England, Grammar,
Geography. Bible and Gospel History, &c. to
point out the piracies which had been committed ;
and also skewed, that besides the colourable piracy
that had been attempted in order to defeat the in-
tention or the Legislature, by the transposition and
mutilation of certain portions of the bdoks, in many
instances three or four pages bad been taken
together.
The LORD Ctiancau.oa made a comparison
between the copies of the works, and, smiling, oh-
served to Mr. Wetherell, " it is what you and I
call stealing ;" and on further exatniiiiii; them, his
Lordship said, "It appears to me, that adults might
be greatly benefited from the histruction these books
contain, as well as the gouger branches of seeiety."
The Learned Counsel then itiforthed his Lordship
that the words of the injunction against Philip
were—" That the• Defendant be restrained l't
printing. publishing, selling. or exposing to Gale,
the hooks produced in Court, or any Nook or sessek
in which the matter of any of the Monolith' book* Or
works, or any part or parts thereof, is or art ver...
badly or substantially introduced." To which his
Lordship replied, " Take the injunction its the
terms of the Vice-Clisncellor's injunction against

Philips Rose, adding to the wurds rerbolly or nb-
shattially, the further words, • or to elice.'v

IN THE MATTER OF woitama, !ors, k!fb

EDMOND'S, NANERUT,TS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL Outwd this was the
petition of same of the creditors of two of the
bankrupts, that they might be allowed to prose
their deb.s under a commission of bankruptcy
issued against the three. The bankrupts had Genii
partners ar bankers in the city of Bristol.. and ou
the ith of December, 1817, Edmunds bud become
a defaulter, and absconded, haring left the eowies.,
try. The other rwo bankrupts immediately foto.,
tihird by an athertiseinent in the Gazette; Mat
Edmunds ceased to be a partner, but ate
would be carried ou by them lei, Ow &limo
Worrell -

A tiretoies iiitdVselurr.

to the peattiestierts of *it flotli iffiellfrottot; ott
be-
tk*e the rand Of Millibiererue; three is an apricot
MS. concer oil% our Lord and Strioor Jesus
Chtiat ; it is, the record efau Epistle In tiir it
Stuart front totalitiw tertatolus, the Parsoleot
Judea, to the rem. of Tahttratas Ohio. ft WIC* the
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custom
of the Roman gust-fuer* to illiOrtit tit tie_
lisle sod people of R,,tese, of sorb material tiiiitot
as happened is, their re...peels Ve 10461111• Cell. 'II,C
Etti Ale
" There has appeared in three uor day., a meter ur treat
virtue, mimed Jewiti ahrivr, trim is yet hying imatommus,
and of Ow lwutilrsaccopiedtora pniptiiet of both% holl %ft
&striping call him the Son of God. fit ratsriti sow tiehit,
and eurrth ail mammy of ihastasel a WINN of statute souse-
what tall mud money, with a very ieveread corottinme„
sock as the beMildeis may both Wye and tem; his hair i. of
the colour of a teltesunt fall npet plate le ism daft,
whence II is tours orient, curling wed *song
about M 1 situuldrei; is the midst dr his feeetwatt to a
stream or partition of Lis hair, after the orthe
Ns:stile.; his forehead plain 111114 Very del:rate ; ftis fai-e
without spot or irritate, beautified with a lovely r 44;
In. WHIP and month an Guevara us oohing eon he reprehend.
et! ; his heard thickish, Ile col • like hist hair, not ow. elan,
bat forked ; his look innocent and mature; hi.. ars 047,
dear, and quick : io reproving be is tirritrit, to atimohish.
dirt he is foUrtfiliii• fair spokes', pleassot 111 crafts, riu.
flu°, mix.ii vottio gravity; at edoorri that ally
hare seen him laugh, but many have tee* tom •at 1. ; in
proportion of Italy must excellent t Am founts and aortsli Re-
lecti.bie to ; in stterthing rety eru.iiekt
mot wise, a nom of ailigular beauty, surpowasig She C.IIIIIICY
of emu."