The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-03-24 00:00:00

ANCIENT CONCERT.

The seventh of the Concerts took place, last
night, under the direction of Earl FORTES-
cut. Mrs. BIRLINOTON r.pite'DRYDEN'S Odr in
the hiwst style, and was rapturously applauded.
Mrs.VAUGOAN SIRSIIIOit impressive-in the Anthem,
" 0! 'salsify the fAed!" Mr. HARRISON displayed
hiigreat powersin " &pyrite, (I.soithen, liree:e .r'
Mrs. kit LINGTONI fiang the wrof
sinsphri, no, eon eredete," by Cs*.vcK, with tile
greatest sweetness and execution, Had the *hole
performance went off with great sprit.
Amo.nef the distinguished personages were—
The Duclie.s of Dorset; his Royal Hiplyurss the Duke of
Turk ; the Bishop of %Thickener ; the Carts ut M0n46e14,
felklrk, sad Oxfor..l; Countesses MoesGeld, Selkirk,
s,:lloal”rtt Lor..llTlhtwortb ; Ladies Arden, Ahrsit!ey, E.
Montague, hose Eliestreth Barley, sod Smith ; Mrs. flame;
S'ue M..rk Sykes, Charles Talbot, sad Drummond Smith. .

()it Tuesday, the Duke of GORDON. the Mat- '
quisses of Hu a TLEW and TwatoiSALE, the rad of
ABARDLEN. Viscount MILLTILLEi and - several
other Scotch Noblemen, dined with Mr. FdatrTqh, 4
in Whitehall. ot.:•:.. is,
The last week's arrivals at Brighton a.:::Ji i'' '' ''" '
The ]Marquis of Tiehfield ; Msior-Gruersi Miti.4
sad Suite; Major Here; Samuel Croft, Esq. ; 'Mee
sad Family • Captain Millman ; Slim liettkr ; Timm=
Hudson, EA . i Mrs. White end Family ; Mrs. Skinner ;
Muse Swaffirld ; T. Pearce, Eat. and Family ; the AVises
Blisli, daughters of Thomas BliO, Esq. M.P. &c. Lc:WV
Mr. THOMAS SHERIDAN is busily employed ..in
his historical Bona. It is founded on the memo-
table storx.of tkcßritisli berso,‘4aacrocilas,,•auCk
a SIISICCS is MOW', Of reviiiiT; and'as it may tend
to rouse the national energies, is very proper for
dniinatic spectacle. Mr. Ir Env t t.t.a,we underetKod,
will fill the part of Caratech. The music byitir.
BISHOP, a gentleman of considerable musical '1"-
labrity. • ::
The Oratorio, last night, was 'fitsbioindirati;
tended. Mr. SitiinAsi and Mr. BELLlaslit' /
BOYCE'S favourite duetto " lire. . FUN
CAarity," most divinely. Mrs. BLAB b .161/et •
warbled " The Hyrax of Ere." Mr. liaanast was
most rapturously applauded in " Cwae, if
.you
dare." The whole selection was raptUtouely
applauded.
A vulitute of BASMINGTON'S poetry has been
published in Botany, the profits of whist' are to be
applied to charitable purposes. His prologue on
opening the, Theatre is deservedly admired, as
abounding in many happy hints and apposite allu-
sions. It contains the foilowing Intro:—
" We're Patrfefs tree, fur he it understood,
01 We left owe e•sotry for oar Country's gone'
A collection and charitable assembly for the,re-
lief of the British priSapers in France, under the pa-
tronage of theldsTott and Mrs. MAN Nell SUTTON,
il the coerse of the last week, met with the most
*bend support from the town acid neighbourhood
et Newark. Above 1701. has already been sub-
scribed on this truly benevolent and public-spirited
occasion.

The Officers of the Royal Glamorgan Militia,
statioaed at Taunton, gave, on St. David's day. as
ustial, an elegant entertainment to their friends, in
commemoration of their Tutelar Saint. The mess-
roam not being sufficiently large, the dinner was
provided at the Castle-inn : Colonel Atlitalf pre-
sided. A most excellent Welsh song, composed
by Sir Lcoilwa Jams's!, describing the actions
of St. Dsets, was sung by Captain Bums ; and
several others, appropriate t. the occasion, by Cap-
tains Itoaissos and Latuti, and Messrs. RI-
CSARD% Reas, and ANWY Lf..—Among the com-
pany present were Generals WATSoIt and WI LTC ;
Colonels TYSTE, Bt DLAIE, and FITZMOIERIS ; oh-
jot.. DEusze, Cocas., and Carrel' ; and all the
Officers recruiting in that part of Somenietshire.—
The whole went off with the greatest spirit and
harmony. _ _ _

.....
The Concerts at the Moil;e Room, Oxford, on
Monday and 'Tuesday se unight, were attended
by n. brilliant and fashionable company, though
not so crowded as we have witnessed on former
occasions. The performance on evening
consisted of a selection of sacred music, chiefly
from the works of lILNDEL, sod on the second

evening there WAS a grand !miscellaneous concert.
That very eccellent singer. Mrs. Saunas, together
with Mr. Goss and Mr. BILLLAVIT, were the princi.

cal vocal perforiners ; Miss BOLTON also sang two
songs the second evening. The whole of the per.
forinances were very much applauded, and several
of the songs, glees, &c. deservedly encored.
Mr. SUNDELE, of Orton, near Peterborough,
who is retiring from business, sold off, last week,
60 of his prime ewe., in lamb, by a Leicestershire
ram, for the enormous sum of 300 r. to Mr. Cao►»,
of Elton, Ilaots, who is a ts•nsiderable ram-breeder.