The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-31 00:00:00

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Vice, the Militia iteppea irw4rtl, ■and tlielr.
lantry preserved theia they were therefore ciititled
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to the sUppurt of this House.
Thy questitm was then put and carried ; and the
House resolved itself into a Committee of the
whole House, Mr. Honuousti in the chair.
On the reading cf the second resolution,
Mr. JOIINSTONE wished to understand, whe-
titer die Hon. Gentleman pledged himself that
this should be the last time of application.
Mr. VANSITTART said, the public would not
now be in a worse state with regard to the subje;sl
than I)6)re. If the instalments were not paid when
due, the conunissioners can have recourse to the se.
entities, but it is intended by this to div:dc the four
into six instalments.
Mr. JOHNSTONE and Mr. VANSITTART
severally explained.
Mr. W. SMITH said, no Gentleman should
come liirward on such an occasion, without offer-
in:, grounds of security for the payment of the in-
stallnems.
Mr. 11A11,1.1E declared, he had no conneaion
whatever, in point of interest, with this nir,..sure,
it came into his hands by accident, as he knew seve-
ral of the respalable persons whose names were
subscribed to the Petition, and he certainly wonld
do any thing in hi; power, that could be done with
propriety, to serve them.
The Resolutions were then agreed to, the Chair-
man ordered to report progress, and the Committee
fixed for tounorrow.
The Roman Catholic Oath Bill was read a second
• time, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
A Mewa!te from the Lords announced their as-
sent to the Irish Militia and some private Bills.
On the .'Motion of Mr. Vansittart, Sir J. Sauma-
rces Annuity Bill was read a sccend time and or-
dered to a Committee of the whole House to-mor-
row.
Th:.• F.xchequer Bills Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to a Committee of the whole House to-

morrow.
The ctlier orders of the day were t;,,,m1 read, or
deferred.—Adjourned.

1W COMM \ NI) OF TiIVIR MNJESTIF:i.
THEATRE-ROIAL, DRURr.LANE.
THIS LYT.NINO will be presented a New Il sro.ic.l Play,
in Three Acts, e•,11.11
THE HER() CF THY. NORTH.
The Orurtare :nut M cmnp Ko.l au I selected ;), Mr. Kelly.
The principal Characters 1... v
Mr. Pop', Mr. Holland, Mr. Kely, Mr. Raymond, Mr.
I) iwton, Mr. k 3 .I.m. Mr. De Ca,tip, Mr Caulfield,
Mr. Soikwiek, Mr. Grim .I.li, Mr. 011g.....5, Mr. Fisher,
Mrs. Young, Mrs. Moottlaiit, Mr; irkwirc,
M.. 4. Bland, Tyrer.
To which v.lll bti Adel,
THE DEVIL TO PAY.
On Saturday, All at the Wrong, with }111.:t 11..ard
0.1 F.airer Morid..v will be pe.fornyfil, The Hero of the
North, sv..th Love aiyi Mager, or Ilal!.mpliti*,. llolid tr.
A N.u.r C..rnech-, in Five Acts, caned tile Marriage Promise,
14 in rcheArsal, and will be produced, on Wertne...day, in Laster
Week.

771RATIZE-R0r.11., COVENT-GARDEN.
TiilS EVENING will be perAirtikeil a New Comedy called
JOIIN HULL;

O►, AN ENGLISIIM I.N's FIRE-SIDE.
The l,riucip. l Cti.ir.rzters by
Mr. Lorris, Alr. Conks, \lr. Faw.nit, Mr. Johnstone,
Mr. 11. Johnston! W.:nich Mr. liinery, Mr. NVaddy.
Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs. DAJellimart, 0.1141 Mra. 11. Joh.oton.
Tt.e Prolottile to be ~.,okcu by Mr. Brunton.
With a Lyrical Et.ilJruc by Mr. Johnstone.
which w.li itlLl,r!.
THE RIVAL SOLDIERS.
The laie.v Comedy of John 801 l will be rierfprated on
Saturday, with a Divertisvment, :mil r M.eignerade. '
John Bull will Jae performed on Eater Nlorid,y, and every
night that week.
A New Muiicti After-Piece is in priiriration.

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ANCIENT music.

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COVENT-GATMFN.

The Concert of Ancient Music was Ifv.t nit,:ht. per-
formed at the King' • Theatre, for the ninth time,
under the direaion of fie Earls. of DA RTMOrTH,
FORTLSCCL, U X LI:: DOE, • and Cu ESTLRFIELTL—•-•
Their MxiEsr cs, the PiI,NCE of WALES, and four
of the PRINCLSSEi, honoured the company with their
presence, and appeared highly gratified with the
entertainment.
The performance was never observed to be mar
scientifically executed than on this occasion. The
vocal powers of Mrs. Bi ttiNoroN were particu-
larly distinguished in " Hark! 'iii the Linnet," com-
posed by HA soct.. She never appeared in better
voice, or exerted it with more happy etfeCt.
Mr. HARRISON met with general applause in
" Soda. Pieta," and Master KEL Lti LR with Miss
TENN ANT, sung the Duet " Qual anelante" with
great taste. The rest of the performers were seve-
rally excellent, and in their respective parts. A
splendid and elegant assemblage of the Nobility
were present, and they appeared to exceed in num-
ber that of any former meeting. The Royal Fa-
mily appeared highly pleased with their entertain-
mew, and retired in exceeding good spirits. Next
week being Passion w;:ek, the Concert will not be
renewed until Wednesday fortnight.

A Grand SeteCion of Slicred Music, frdlrn the
compositions of IT ANDEL and H AVON, was brought
forward last night, for the entertainment of an au-
dience more numerous and elegant than any we have
witnessed during the season. It commenced with
the Overture of Faber ; and the first Aa consisted
of the most delightful airs from the Oratorios of
Redemption and the C,Taliv,.
Mr. BRA!! s>t sung, " Lord rememLer David," in a
style that filled with rapture all who heard it Mrs.
riNwroN did not at first exert her astonishame
powers with that cdat with which they are in general
displayed : the celebrated air of " The rnarvelkus
!Yorks lebold amazed," lost much of its efFe
in consequence. In " holy holy Lord," she was
far from imparting that satisfaaion she has usually
conveyed to her enraptured auditors, wherever she
has sung this pathetic -Air. The trio and grand
chorus, " The Heavens are telling," the finest piece
of HAvDN's hest work Wati given in a grand style.
Mrs. Bit t.l,:rir os left the Orchestra to attend
the Ancient Music, and at her r4urn she sung
rc Sacred Priests, With Farewell ye Limpid Streams.
She sung with her wonted ease and freedom, and
never was she listened to with more pleasure.
The cause of her deficiency in the early part now
became manifest. It appeared that she bad been
re' .rving herself for the Concert of Ancient Music.
Fvery Air sung by IlitAitA 34 was encored; that
of To isms, your Country's Cause, was received with
general enthusiasm.
Mr. INC I.F.DON WAS very hiYhly applauded.
Miss PAnKr. gave several Airs with a consider-
able degree of sweetness, particularly " 0 had 1 Yu-
bal's Lyre."
Miss MeNnA It sung an Air of very difficult exe-
cution, by BACH. Her voice is rather too weak
for a theatre, hut she exhibited both taste and sci-
ence. Between the first and second At% a Concerto
was played on the Grand Piano Forte by NEAT!.
We cannot speak of it as a very brilliant perform-
ance. •

The Chorusses, in general, were given in a very
correet, complete, and spirited manner.

Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, when Captain Hunter Brown of
the Dorsetsbire, took leave previous to departing
for China. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till
to-morrow.

It is now believed that Mr. HUNT rit brought no-
thing of great importance, he hafng come over
chiefly fur the purpose of attending the young Duke
of Doßsr r to Paris, who is going on a visit to his
mother.
Two Lisbon mails arrived yesterday. They hare
not brought any intelligence of importance.
A letter from Naples, dated Feb. 1, says, " The
messenger is arrived from England with Mr. DRUM-
MOND'S credentials. The Malmo, Capt. GORE, take,:
him and his suite to Constantinople in a few days.
FEN WIC K, his present Secretary, accompanies him.
AR COURT, the Secretary of Legation at Naples, re-
mains. _

The press in the distant ports has been warmer
within these few days, than when press-warrants
were first issued.
We learn that M. Tom Ast has accepted the dig-
nity of Grand Master of Malta.
the.exportation of unmanufaaured coloured and
floss silks from France has been prohibited by the
French Government.

On, Monday night, al>out ten o'clock, after lan-
guishing for some days, the press broke nut with
redoubled fury at Newcastle. Almost all per Eons
found in the streets were taken. up, and some sr:1;1-
We sailors were picked from amongst them.
The guns have been remounted on the different
forts and batteries at the Cove of Cork.

Great exertions are made at Vienna, to improve
the commercial state of die town and port of Trieste.

Covrwmv Et.cetion.—At the close of the poll
on Tuesday, the numbers were—

For Mr. Mouse - - - 1290
Mr. STR4T lON - 11s3
The French Ambassador did not remain on Tues-
day at St. James's above ten minutes.
Letters from Antwerp, dated March 15th, say,
" That a Consul or Cummercial Commissary from
the Hans-Towns having been appointed to reside at
Ants4•erp, as was the case before the shutting up of
the Scheldt, the arms of the ancient Hans-Towns
have been placed, within these few days, over the
gates of Ousterbuys in the presence of many in-
dividuals of the same nation. The Hantijowns
have similar possesions at London, in Bergen,
Norway, Russia, and elsewhere I though the
establishments of Antwerp have not been of any
use fur a considerable time past, they have al-
ways had a resident there for the maintenance of
their rights, and the preservation of their property.
The free navigation of the Scheldt being re-esta-
blished by France, these towns begin to resume the
commercial affti vit y, which in former times gave them
suck consequence, and the residence of the Com-
' missary is now putting into repair, having been
much delapidated by the troops which have lateli
occupied it.

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