The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-21 00:00:00

CHELTENHAM, Serr. 19.

Last evening a Grand Concert was given at the Assem-
bly Rooms by Mr. Woodward, the principal musician of
this place, which was very well attended, considering an
incessant rain all day, but not sufficient to reimburse the
managers, which, with the enormous sums paid to the
vocal performers, has made the loss very considcable.
The Concert was very complete in every department, was
ably lead by Mr. Mori, and conducted by Mr. Woodward.
The performance commenced with a grand Symphony by
Mozart. Miss Stephens was loudly greeted on her en-
trance into the orchestra. She was encored in all her
songs, viz.—" Lo, here the gentle Lark," accompanied on
the flute by Mr. Davis ; " Rest, Warrior, rest;" and
" I've been roaming."
Miss Johnson, a niece of Miss Stephens, made her first
appearance, and sang " The last Rose of Summer," and
other pieces, very chastely ; and when she has acquired the
necessary confidence to appear before an audience, she will
be an acquisition to the orchestra.
Mr. Phillips sang a ballet!, " Oh no, we never mention
to a French melody, which well suited his voice anti
style of singing; but in " Largo al Factotum," a comic
song by Rossini, it was quite the contrary; he (lid not
seem sensi de that to give it effect he shonld be a comic
performer, at d especially following such inimitable
Italian comic performers as Ambregetti de Begnis, &c. He
otu;ht to sing it to the translation, as Mr. Penson does at
the English Opera House in !he Barber of Seville, where
by his dancing and acting the ffect is given to the words.
Mr. Mori played a Concerto on the violin, and intro-
duc,(l into the adagio movement " Cease your Funning"
with the most exquisite taste and execution, and was loudly
applauded.
Miss Sterling played a Fantasia and Variations on the
piano-forte, by Moscheles, and displayed great execution.

Sir Herbert Taylor transacted business yesterday more-
ing with his Royal Highness the Duke of York, previous
to holding a Levee, at his office in the Horse Guards, as
Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief.
Sir Willoughby Gordon, Quarter Master General, also
trail:mord business yesterday with his Royal Highness.
Sir Henry lialford, and Mr. Macrrigor, Sergeant Surgeon
to the King, visited his Royal Highness yesterday.
1 he Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princesses
Victoria and Feoacre, attended by the Baroness de Spaedth,
her La ly in Waiting, and Miss Litaen, Gov rm.% to the
Princes Victoria, arrived at her apartments at the King's
Palace, Kensington, about five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
in her travelling carriage and four, from Tunbridge Bells,
where the Roy al Duchess has been staying for several
weeks, pact.
The Marquis de Palmella, the Portuguese Minister,
transacted business yesterday afternoon, at the Office of the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street.
Loran Lowrir ER.—We understand that, a short time
previous to the late Westmorland election, Lord Lowther,
finding the strong impression which his conduct to the
Manchester deputation on the gas bill hail produced to los
disadvantage in this town, consulted his friend, Mr. 11 in.
Holmes, M.P. as to the course which, under the circum-
stances, it would be proper for him to adopt. Mr. Holm.s
advised his Lordship to do melting until the el, c ion tvas
i
over, hat his motives might be misconstrued ; but then, f
his conduct to the deputation bad been such as it wes tt-
prese wed to have been, to make those acknowledgments
to the very respectable gentlemen who composed the depu-
tation which the circumstances called for. Lord Lowther
acted on this advice, and on Tuesday last, accompanied by
Mr. Holmes, he visaed this t mn, and the gentlemen whom
he had so grossly insulted having given him the meetntg,
he made to them an ample and satisfactery reparation for
the treatment they had experienced front him. Haville
recorded strongly our opinion of his Lordship's original ill
conduct to our town: tnen,we feel ourselves bound in cane our
to state the fact of his having thus voluntarily, and in a
manner very creditable to himself, now made them the
amend,: Ironoruble.--.Manclaster Mer cury.