The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-15 00:00:00

77IEATRICAL .sOCINTY DINNKR.

On Friday senniglit the members of the Kilkenny
Theatrics) Society dined together at the Hibernian
Ilotel. An elegant entertainment wait provided on
this 0CC141.10.1, and the entire arrangements of the
table were formed in the very best taste. At seven
o'clock the company vat dorm to d r.
Mr. Richard Power. the leading member of this
othntrable Society, occupied the Chair on this in-
terepting occasion. The following were among the
company :

Lord Prudhoe, Lord Mooch, Sir R Loogrisbe, Sir C.
Coghill, . _ .

When the cloth Wes removed the following toasts
were given from the Choir :

" Tbe Kiog"—The Prince Revue-4' The Duke of York
awl She Army"—" The Duke of Clareuee and the Navy"—
e. The Stage," with three limes three—" The Memory of
Shikspeare"—“ The Memory of Garriek"—" Mr. Kemble"
—" M. Siddinsa."

• The Chairman said he would then give another
" rueinory ;" it was that of an object which hod
enjoyed the wannest affection of the Society. and
must still be fresh in their recollectious, as it ex-
pima but yesterday—
" The memory of the Kilktoni Thee ire."
Tilts was drank in mourn's)! silence.
The next toast was

" The steady friend of the Theatre, Sir R. Laagrisbe,"
with three times three.

Sir •Robert impressively returned thanks, and
said he would take that opportunity of proposing
the health of one, who with equal propriety dis-
charged the various and etiential duties of• a mana-
ger, a friend, and a gentleman—
" Mr. Richard Power"—drank with three times three, and
enthusiastic acclantatiuus.

Mr. Power returned thanks with mach warmth
of grateful feeling. and ascribed the splendid sue-
cevs of the Kilkenny Theatre to the support which
he had, for nearly twenty years, received from the
friends of the establishment. He then observed, in
reference to the distiKuished Lady whose health
he was shout to propose. that he wanted worts to
express those feelings of admiration with which he
regarded her exalted merits. But the company too
fully appreciated the worth of that Lady to require
that he should here dilate upon it, and he, there-
fore. would simllly propose—
" Miss O'Neill"—three time. ibrec.
This t osst was drank with a tumult of applause.
Mr. O'Neill briefly returned thanks for his sister.

" The Countess of Ormond', the ratyreso of the Kil-
kenny Theatre"—three times three. •"

Mr. Power, in proposing this Snail, observed.
that the Countess not having been able to attend
the Theatre, had on that day munificently sent
twenty pounds in aid of the charity fund of the
Theatre. Such benevolence had the highest claims
on public gratitude.
The health, of several other friends of the
Theatre were then drank. About one o'clock the
worthy President left the Chair, and the company
separetcd.

As Viscountess STRANGFORD was returning to
nristol from Bath on %Vetlne4tiry evening, her
dyship's footman, who (it has since appeared) was
in a state of intoxication, was precipitated from the
berouche seat a considerable distance into the road ;
he was with difficulty conveyed to the Bath Ca-
sualty Iluspital, where lie expired on Monday.
At Usk Fair, on the 29th ult. the spew of cattle
was unusually small, and excepting fur good steers,
the prices low. Of horses there were very few, and
those of the worst kind. Sheep, of which there
were more penned (particularly of the mountain
breed) than usual, watt off at good prices. The
stock of cheese was small ; prices, hest making,
V. to 3/. 3s. ; kalf-coward, 2/. to 2/. sa. The ce-
lebrated Captain Groves and hie weil.trained gang
Of pick-pockets were to atteudance, and coutrived
to ease several persons of small soma of motley.
(to the fullowing moritiog the Captak made him-
self very conspicuous by riding about the town,
and exhibited himself tiredly the whole of the day.
Ile was heard to say, that Me had attended at a fair
lately in the neighbourhood, and was satisfied that
it was very poor times with the farmers. As fares
regards this Guile:flax, the uofortsmate fact is, we
thoil:, not to be regretted.