The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-29 00:00:00

• COVIItitZARDEN THEITNEou
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+be Sthategens was performed last night
to a very fall house. The cast comprised the greater
pork of the comic strength of the company. Mr.
ts/res is well known for his able performance of
'Archer, and has a more just ides of the polite au.
liacity of that hero than any other performer who
iss been seen in it. Mr. ABBOTT played the com-
peer AiniteeN in due and very judicious keeping
With his companionship, and contrived to maintain
the little degree of moral superiority which belongs
to the part, while he admitted the superior lierte of
Ma accomplice. Mr. EMERY played Gibbet, and
displayed the manners and propensities of the high-
wayman in a colouring of depravity, facetious in
the most extreme debasement. A Mr. MEADOWS
appeared for the first time in Scrub. He comes of
a true stage 'stock—his family having contributed
to she delights of the theatre for one or more gene-
rations. He is true to his lineage—liar imbibed the
real spirit of comedy from practice and shrewd ob-
servation us well as by descent—is pleasing without
effort, sod will win his way by sure gradations to
eminence in the public esteem. His best scenes
were his narrative to the ladies of the discoveries
he ha made respecting the strangers, his entretien
with his .‘ brother Martin," and his announcement
of the visit of the robbers. In the last-rueutioned one
the agony of fright was truly whimsical, and though
a vehicle for very ordiosry gesticulation, he enriched
it in a manner highly creditable to his discernment.
Ilia stature is of the middle order, and of rather
slight dimensions. His reception was gratifying,
and indicated from first to last very decided suc-
cess. Mr. YATES fulfilled the humour of Bonifiee
in every one of its pleasant conditions. Mr. Con-
Note raised his fame by, his dexterous performance
of Foigard. He retains on the stage now, almost by
his own efforts, the roguish simplicity of the dramatic
/rishman. For the Ladies, no praise is too much
for the merit of their labours. Mrs, Davison realiz-
ed the author's picture of high.sfirited and volup-
tuous beauty in Mrs. Sullen, almost too faithfully.
Miss FOOTE performed Cherry with very agreeable
vivacity, sod shuuned with much adroitness the
ledges of sensuality which lurk with too much fres
quency beneath the sparkling flow of the dialogue.
Miss BEAUMONT gave unmixed delight in her per-
formance of the gentle, sprightly, and confiding
Derrinda. Mr.. DATENPOET, HS Lady Bountifu I,
always has been, and always will be, admired.
Mr. BLANCHARD ought to be mentioned iu terms
of high praise for his performance of Sullen, though
the. part is nearly a eaput wartime" of vulgar base-
ness. The alterpicce was Aladdin, which went off
as well as ever.

Her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA is
now on a visit to her Royal Sister. the Queen
Draget of WIRTIMBIRG, at her Majesty's seat
near Stutgsrd.
Doctor KNIGHTON, and Mr. WALERIS, the
apothecary, are the only medical gentlemeu who
have attended the KING from England.
A letter from Strasburg of the 18th of Sep-
teatime says—" Queen FREDERICA of Sweden, with
her son, Prince GUSTAVUS. have passed two days
in our city. The Mari:mein', FREDERICA of
Baden, arrived this day with, her suite, and in the
evening visited the theatre."
Count BIRTRAND and family now occupy the
house, the corner of Edgware-road facing the Park,
formerly the residence of the late General PAOLI.
Mr. Secretary GRANT, we understand, will
leave town to-morrow for Scotland. The Right
Hon. Gentleman will be absent about one month.—
We have not learned that the Parochial Deputies
have waned upon the Honourable Secretary, rela-
tive to the metal main and other local taxes.—
(Dublin Paper.)
The statement (which originated with a Provincial
Paper) r.specting the illness of the Earl of LA U-
DRIDALE, was greatly exaggerated. His Lordship
was detained, on his way to Dumber House, North
Bailaist, during a few days at Doncaster, by slight
iiiderposiiton; but we learn front recent accounts
received by his relatives in town, that he is now in
the tojoyment of perfect health.
Tile molitigsity table, formerly the property of
the greet FR►NKLIN, was sold by auction at Boa-
ton on fhe Ist instant, for twenty dollars.
The. practice adopted at the Royal Exchange
of closing the doors at Stalf•past four o'clock. whe-
ther cleared or not, cuused on Thursday the detest.
tion of between 200 and 300 of the gentlemen who
attend it. After bring enclosed above ten minutes,
many became impatient to go about their business,
or to attend other engagements. They began to
batter the doors, the portals paiticsilerly. That
which opens towards Bank-buildings having been
lately shattered in a similar fray, and very strongly
repaired, the opposite door leading to Sweeting's-
rents was assailed, and its bars soon bent before the
assaults of lour or five strong persons. Otis of
these tieing taken into the custody of a beadle, was
retested, In.d she attack re-co 444444 enced with success,
wheir the opposite dour was also opened by the
shopkeeper Irving in the avenee, and the Exchange
was finally cleared at four minutes part five o'clock.
DREADFUL ACClDENT.—Tlitiraday evening, as
the Victory steato-packet was coining up to the
Custuni-house, a mammals put off from the
"I'ower•stairs to bring passengers on shore, his boat
was upset by two barges, and lie got entangled with
the wheel of the above packet, which, aliocking to
relate, tore him to pieces. His body was picked up
last morning at Horileydowu io a dreadftil state.
A Coronet's Inquest was taken on the 20th inst.
at Ostroastoo, near Derby. on view of the body of a
Alan found in the canal basin near that place. Oa
lute person was his discharge from the 19th regiment
lancers, dated at Newbridge, in Ireland, the 10th
instant, by whirls it appears his name was THOMAS
SHEFFIELD, a native of Dartford, in Kent, to which
place it is .iilnl'osed lie was on his way. Ve: dict—
ballad drowned.