The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-14 00:00:00

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LIVGLISII OPERA-M:ISE. t TILE LATE 1 4LopEm E NTS.
i MR, IL4111.03"0 l':..f 1 .VTINGS AND DILIWINGN. 1
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_—,,,e--. I All eitylrfartit. syt: witteystutd, look placa: flitql
A select party, the friends of Mr. A atioen, werethe west end sit tht; toym on Tiii.day. thel.stri`
The pelheinal%Vorks vie &thee reuse
permitted, eta haturday seeding. to ,new the lin- lire late 4ic. flanbow, (
see licit., caltilatti 4th.
PrillrePlal 1r
phrovements winch have Lieu made in the ioteriut of Pictures, him. 07. ison.,,,it, Rod have nieltitelitill"col/usil.4l: is a 111-Ifrlell mullion, it/Ilmg.„. beautiful, meth perns:-
Ima theatre, mot ;o this a.oooo. I,,,peroyoyy ~ ye, able aitentinta II has been too atria the fate of groin.. to ! 1111.114"1—the Itallant "tat"' ia the army. It -
commencement of the ~,a„0,,, which begun Aim have pined iii wait, and to have hail the tribute of its limb ; !inl'lmiiiril ills; l'itiV d.irecleil Ilittiridelti to 'Peri. "
charaacter aithlsetel until she individual who had moot.' it •On
evening. The principal alterations, in the theatre,
swish II lOUref ouserptible of the fame lie* hail acquind, a eindiet mod loser ors
Wednesday eight. WWI after' test o'cle:ck,
ere the removal of the pitotinio, ito iMilliiillll Oflate Mr. MARLOW. I . I • ' r. et.et s, thee
ived id M II 1•b '
Such was not,. however. the case of the
inu-relief, frotn the frout tel tbe boxes, the lowering Short as was his career!, he had liVrti lung runnel* so have I 4"ge 1"", "1 III"` l'ider' with " lady and frulle.
of the ceilitig, soul the elevation of the pit. attracted the attention of Me must diSijaglijlllard piney.% or 1 "rill. 100 au t•tett ditto's to (7,4et.,,.•::",-o• • Rd.! •
The taste awl liberality of Mr. A RNoI.D have the Pine Arts of his coontrt---not Icy any implicit olio. 'of iiiifat's kid beta lire vi.mair -5 nu' ve I ctrl •I 3
been
most
euovieuotoy
4i.ol4yeti
on this„
Kir
jesioil. die,nce to
wide
whims or culotte #.l" the slay, but by per- ,i at the rate of twilve miles -iiti liu4o72—'/-iimaeii"l"(:re
In the body of the theatre, the decorations are alto- i::.l,:lnkg jaw" a "rad' end "was4ke4 Pericr"*"'''' She • l'u„frr.)
Art in which he thugglit hinssclf. calculated to
gether new. The proscenium is white and grid, excel, must by exhibiting attiring pie powess of is I' I
on a birder of green crystelited metallic pAper. boors to the circle in which he cno;red, the kindredJresil
accomplishment of polished manner', sad {be mildest and
The front of the dress-circle presents a most bril-
liant appearance. Pannell of various figures turn in'b cmiciliati"Y dieli"eiti""• The lamelee.•celei" "In
chi, picture of the renew Pawili. (from which, as well as his
formed of rich gold moulding,. studded with gold exquisite picture in
wehireirJeontoe
Ise
gallery, erigniv„
puler., in imitation of those used in the unclean iiiiTsulasrl ii iled i}
.t
forol' Royal
temples of Greece, and encloeing a ground of Academy a year carry
SWO ago, led to) several
copes
metallic paper. The whole is relieved by 61 fight of that picture, and the means he had thereby settnetl
blue round. which has Is most beautiful effect.— enabled hint in the course 'of the iniarqii toil winter
ofwi 1: 11 year to make a tour through hat's, add examine
The front of the second circle of 1141101 is equally care and attention Ilse most spleistlid worts sir the
pleasing ;it is composed of a rich g del scroll upon old t
roasters. What 'night have been 'ens)" led
fgarn
a blue ground, bordered with metallic paper. The the improvement which was the result of liue our
third circle is chastely-elegant, end gives a hand- is woe a maitre of eonjeetnre, fin the- flue ciliyofibe
Transligsration is this Exhibit' decides that fart,
some finish to that part of the Impure. It is ions.
posed of wreaths and lyres of gni(' ulternately, upon Pbo",",,,,,t6„arokink,,""tiloralgt; of ithecaaaat l'Pha"aiceifint'aihr2 by slit
• black grinitid, and is relieved with tote hues of • tore death or this r.:,,sst - 47,7,1,17.4-611 Jet.' -3i I— prima.
a m
honey-suckle. The tout eatirathk 14 exceedingly well calcalateil to exalt the station of use Tune whoeA mac
a' so
The!
fame Mr. Staittow load begun to acquire in England, he
beautiful, the rarely-combined qualities of minion
end vittiplicity !wing observable its every part of the - hail elicited in • still Weigle' decree in name. wilt"
leers,
censured, r
sow.
houbecsea:tehheisßwarla friend and patron, said exhibited
decorations. The old lustre, hatepicture of the Presents-
' I,:ohaictihrat7l7. Cs__Ardiast's Hati tAterStit's:abieuy in ‘Sestnitenter Abbey,
and golden lyres substituted, each havnig two gas.
being, burning in naonn-glasses, auspelided Irons ti &tow painted at flume, ii so emirelyin the
illicit are a profusion of glass-icicle drops. ; style anti with the elrem of Mimeos" (to use C 'a words),
that
ellreAar,tiat was immediately made an Honorary Member
In the original formation of the theatre, the de.
I LnlisirA.
lidiorwinti:,:del Ipmaiitted,rieofv:hielithe melee
sated his pict ore.
feet which must strongly attracted notice, was the
Ise
loftiness of the audienee part of the house, which, j was bosOared by Canoe* with ihe warmest't letters of re.
compared with the exteut of the area of the pit, was '
. eossaiendahon to Mr 14•1111T011, the Under-Secret•ry of
riates_at thee Ferraro Office Siagular, that an Euglish Ar.
considerably out of proportion. This fault late 't fiat bon :Id teekeitnowaskousan Artist an introduction in a gen.
been, in a great measure, remedied, by lowering the 1 own comoisatirtywiaTshis Marbly reAtiets as
etibtig--smud the architecturel proportions of the' I iamb credo ape
house are, in consequence. Ma accurately preserved ' Ilantow ; ar.4 yet this c , shell:: Nei opiate:7 is: it
The pit has world, houoined with a diploma from earl, of the Contiaental
as in any theatre in 'the metropolis.
Academics of emimeeee, 'pained through England after the
been rinsed considerably. Its elevation will be
gee, ei:Rwstit,hithe
and
civilities of coarse of Mr. Wait,
found extremely convenient to those who sit near
and,weinsh oatiemedoel twodinonslieffralisbetheral
Rand einlighteried
Vie orchestra. However happy Mr. ARNOLD natty . A • ,
have been in his efforts to enrich the interior of the from the Members ea mesae (the expense of cyourseA"oudlimoye
house, lie has been still more suCcessful in the sa. the general fond), but without Im-entire any honorary die.
ihniefitiltu, as if the Artist would not have reflected back by
loom which, isi point of splendour and beauty of
fciarreed luolailis iiiiii,
.a greater humour than ceitiW have been kosi.
, elect, exceeds any thing of the curt tee have ever
before witnessed. The title given to this part of yuck was Caul :v:111 "Wratatur sash his lawialWeb we
allude.
the edifice is, •6 The new Menerluke Pavilion and yet this was the Mall war firs' t act ON his returndteoetßoallle
ggiptissi lasnoramit." To meet this title, the was to retwaimead Mr. Wan and Mr. ruiestan to the
Academy of /IL Luke (the drat i" Italy), wwhota huntwirl
loon los been cunverted into a magnificent Manie-
diplomas
of
were immediately transmitted, las a tribute to the
Bike teut. nearly dio test square, and 30 feet intalentsthese rutin st individuals. But to return to Air.height. 'fins is enuipasted of line linen. The dome iimmow.
isediernate stripes of blue, pink, and white. IC is The top, of the Transfiguration in this Exhibition, from
supported by Tour columns. covered unit Huttedlt AAAAA L'S celebrated picture._ was a daring effort: Mr.
Hoittow was hitherto employed in figures rather of minia.
imaterui;s of the mime description. The drapery
tthuoregs_ise. Me .look great pains with the beads; the hint?",
. - • •
an the *ides, which is extremely full, MI taste-
ivic
;liii:elttcancbeef6asl, wreiroemsonß tatie:cs.deficir in correct draw.
fully looped up in festoons with blue cords,
.mud
• bordered with pink, arid hems thus ut thdraWlk, eKiii. Stlidied with gr'epayt care froementitteLaeutTrque :libel twiaelyilw4Hh:thatid
bits on the sails six panoraninf Egyyttun views, iiiimi as exquisite eye for colouring, and the wiiiirs'of Rupees,in
Tivtaa, and Comm:Mato, mast have psewerfouly operated to
exquisitely pistolled li oin drawing, in- the pinseasiois •'err is great delicacy of client.
of Sir RORER}' A ISSUE- They'reis ere—the head i 7.o,l7.veeihrismnalusal ta.ste. Ti
A:testa:l a collityi,;nia: is,
.iratintan,is `., ports oneoiata.
.of;ite coke. Sithytix;. an ancient obelisk at Mata- : .ed, or at 'leas
tea, formerly Heliopolis; the bathe of ChturaTite, . when the Artist was only employed rtglorelen eduaty surPtrisilillnlit6
it 4lexaridria ; the mantle of ABOU•MANDOUII; work. The light is beautifully managed, and :brute is sin
t' grace and Israel), its some of the Agnes, and astonish-
the city of Menouf ; and• the 'briage Over the canal air e
iratilitveanufd
tip:ciao:4:
.pasisiini in others, which is strongly illus.
of Alexatidria, with Pomiley'e Pillar its the backtr
gruund. The costume of the figures in all these There are many other sketches in this Exhibition which
stews Kite ideutity to the scenes, end the frappe, 1 convey an adequate ides of Mr. HARLOW'S nouns as an
e.ffect of perspective. gives no appearintee of extent Artist.
* He died before he was 32 years of age.
almost unbounded. In the centre of this sump-
tuous pavilion a barge fountain playa into a tulip- -"-- . .. -
cup, amidst a iirofur AAAAA of gas lights. The other
ti,lumitiations consist of 48 separate gin lights, sup.
posted umni tight silver fluted columns, euritiount-
t with Tnrittsli ornaments. It is impossible to
!it
imagitte oily thing snore strikingly beautiful. The
j thiiie, we usiderstund, was desigued by Mr. R. It.
t Yeeste.

LlGXn.+t•a

An excell.l4. (kisser, was provided at this have us Satkir.
slay At ssz riebirk die Chow was taken by Sir Francis
Burdett, surr•ruu.lyd 1,1 a suites cirri., of isirltortsso4
the 11au. lhosiithis kisiossirol, 31r llohlissio.e, Mr. Scrupat
Winn, Mt. 1:1,10.14., NV. 1..14( Rorke Ilesho,&e.
Several loyal, I.lreral; kiiitl patios,.• 1,c4-111 wrrc .book,
in which !schism! saa. nal furgutica 11 the Wustlay basuiiii
is. the Clow
St] net., Who SRI os Croupier, relurn►d ',batiks fur
tile 63110,4.41.1 e MelltlOU p.nle 44 1.411 ruwrtrti, soul lioreil
That the day tta. awl f..► dr►taot when tl.. twils4 of ll.l.trsn•
would have the pleasure of recs.'s: is ..nee sours, nut uttly the
worthy Laroteet, but if:oU his fsiess.l, Mr. Ituti,hisuse.
'l•h'e worthy Baronet and 31r. 110I.Isoure returned thaulo,
and the party, eller spending a pleasafil cleu&sig, btgau to
tuerk, up about thiress

Mr. H. B. CHALON, whose animal drawings at-
tract in much attention in the Exhibition at Somer-
s.' House, is now engaged '(by permisaion) in Paint.
Mg figures of the eight beaut►fu( horses, pre-
sewed to his Ito" al Highuesi the PalscE REGENT
by the err•isn Ainbiamador, as a present boat his
PENSI N MAJESTY.
At a select-vestry held in the parish of St. John's,
Warcister, on Wednesday, it was unanimously re.
solved that no 'serums should receive parochial re-
bef whose dress was unbecoming their sitatalios ix
life. •
It is rumoured that an application is intended to
lie made to his Majesty's Ministers, by some of the
leading Ministers among the Dissenters, for leave
to cel"brate marriages among themselves, without
being compelled to submit to the *usual forms pre-
scribed by the Church of England.
On Thursday Ilk the Delight, to carry 10 guns,
was linniched at Portsmouth Dock-yard.
Orders have been forwarded, we understand, to
reduce the Naval Dock-yard at Halifax, 'riving
the builder and naval efficer only on the establish-
, . .• .
mesa.

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During the evening several catches and glees
were sung by Mr. ['BARMAN, Mr. O'CALLAGHAN
(who made his first appearance in London on this
occasion, and who ',obsesses an uncommonly rich
•babs voice), Miss STEPHENSON, Mr. Allieow. and
a numerous corps of chorus singers. A profusion
pf expensive freireslirpenis followed, end the special-
Acts retired highly gratified with their kind recep-
tion, and with the objects which were presented to
their notice.

Misr
.o'NEii.t. played Isabella, at the Bath
theatre, n" Saturday night. Her engagement will
end 'on Monday. the gist. and au the follow►ng
night aim nil! take her benefit.

The Success or MATHEWs' Entertainment has
been almost itispieerdentedi And Miss MACAO LEY'S
;MOW bids:air to !teatime equally popular. the addition
to the taleut which she CVIIICeS, the idea of being She writer
of Itts Own pieces i• at once tweet and praiseworthy. It
Items an herewleas task fur oat female to plea, form, and
inireete a badness of such extent—she spirit of industry
may be said to borattap in be•-:„.and we heartily join our mite
of approbation to the unitersrl praise bestowed uu her ea-
crdoos.

'There has appeared in some of the Papers a letter
from GUSTAVUS, the late King of Sweden; but it
is of no public or political importance, and ielates
to family concerns. The Es-Kitig states, that he
intrusted the Prince mid -Priisrevies, his children,
to his Qtigsp;' their mother, on their separation,
with a suitable provision, but that the Prince has
disobeyed hint, and resigned himself to the guidance
of the Qoiex, who also, contrary- to the tenor of
'the condition's prescribed to her, had committed the
education ottlie l'aiacg to a Calvinist, a republi-
can, and a Inveigher.
The Calcutta Times contains narratives of • tiger
haviug strayed from the jungles, and killed a wd.
man, near Pain Doan ; and of a jacked having
carried off in admit : as lamb or two of which was
afterwards found *oh the coil' torn off. The tiger
was subsequently shot, and it required eight mot
to carry him. '
Nothing can be conceived so deplorable u the
situation of pershns shipwrecked, and nothing m
. desirable aa doe Maass of preserviat life is so calamitous a
momeat. t.IKENDALL, R,
Grantees - atauittl, t
badoiue,

Lord Isom STUART paired off in favour of Mr.
TIKIMET'S motion ou the debate of Monday,
Ottne 7.
tiir W. %V. WYNN voted in the minority on the
Finance Resolutions on Monday last.
We find that in common with all the Journals.
we were mistaken in the numbers on the division of
the Finance Resolutions of the CHANCEI.I.OII of she
EXCIICQUER on llOnday tarot. The Opposition
counted ten morethan was stated—as the numbers
were. Ayes 529—Aioes 142.
'iVe learn in • private letter from Vienna. and
state it with feelings of the highest satiitaption. that
the ,Emperor of Ai' has bestowed a mark of his
benevoteqe
iior,