The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-10 00:00:00

MA "GATE, OCTOBER 7.

The season has not produced as brilliant an au-
dience as honoured this Theatre on Friday night,
when that excellent comedy Rule a Wife and
hare a Wife, was got sip in a style quite unusual
here, by the Military Officers in Ins Majesty's ser-
vice quartered at Catittrbury, assisted by others.
Mr. K. FOOT performed Leon. This Gentleman
(who is well known in Kent for his splendid hos-
pitality), possesses strung natural recommenda-
tions, with all the graceful elegance and ease
ne-
cessary to exhibit thesis to full advantage. His
voice is very clear sad distinct, and there is
nothing laboured in his manner or enunciat• ,
which is perfectly correct. He was very well re-
ceived throughout, and acquitted himself in •
manlier that deserved ii. Major HART'S Copper
Captain was another novelty of the night. His
humour excited much laughter ; there was a dis-
play of life, spirit, and whimsicality throughout.
Colonel WATSON, in Juan de Castro. acquitted
himself extremely well. The Illargaritta of Miss
STINCBR pleura much : in was played in a good-
humoured, do•hing, and sprightly style. Its short,
the performaiices altogether gave great satisfaction
to a very crowded house.
Margate bus not seen so many equipages in a
week. as it presented on that night. There were
29 carriages, many with four horses, in waiting.
We were indebted to llautsgate and Broadstairs
for • proportion.

Mr. KEAN is now studying the part of De Mont.
fort, in the tragedy of that name. Altos BAILLIC
has re-written the whole of the lut act. Great ex-
pectations are in consequence excited.
Mr. C. 1(01111.8, it is said, is likely to make a
theatrical trip to America, if hr should not settle hes
differences with the Cuvent-garden Managers.
Miss STIMMINS is engaged to sing two evenings
this week at the I.eicester Theatre.

The opera of the iftile will shortly be revived
at Covent-garden, with alterations, additional mu-
sic, and scenery and decorations of the most costly
di•licriptroo. Not only the Coronation, hut the
grand puhlic entry of the Rave's into the city
of Moscow, will be introduced. Yotitto plays his
original part of Derail, LISTON, Altrodif. FAK.
HEN, the Governor, Mess FOOTE, Alezinn, and
TINNANT wakes her first appearance in Ca-
tharine.

The Coronation of George /V has commenced a
lour of England, with the same brillertiot success
which hits attended it in the capital. It has been
recently brought out at the Liverpool Theatre,
upon the model of the magnificent pageant now
petforming at Drury-lane, and with extraordinary
splendour.

The subecriptions towards purchasing an annuity
fur Sir Boasts. %Vti.soa, which were announced
under the letters D. A. and N. are now stated to be
from Mr. LAWBTON, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, and
Ea.! GREY ; those of the two former bets% 6001.
each, and that of the later 2001. This will put an
end, we should suppose, to the scepticism of the
Ministerial Journals on this subject.
The inecting at the Old Ship, in Brighton, on
Thursday last, to take into emisider•.ttiou the losses
of the aeronaut GREEN, in consequence of his late
ascent from that place, passed a resolution, that a
subscription should he entered into to furnish him
with a new balloon and apparatus ; and in the in-
terest which the paid aeronaut ha. excited, not a
doubt is entertained of speedily raising the
_pow re-
quired. The new aerostatic vehicle is to be called
The Brighton Balloon, so to be marked in large
characters round the zone, and he is first to ascend
with it from that place.
The receipts at the new bridge of Bourdeatox, on
the first day of its opening, ismonoted to 1,863 fr.
ASTRONOMIC PH EN OX ENON.—Accordine, to lib-
servistiosis made by M. I UTIIM ER, at ll:mover, a
remiss kable phenomenon will take place in the
cour►c of the nest aut and winter. This phi--
ttttt eosins will consist iii the conjlllintion of the two
great planets, ✓apiter and Saturn. 'These two
planets will appear the loth and ludo of Oetrolver,
at tionliiight, in the meridian. and will be visible
during all the night.

The celebrated Zodiac of Deriders, or Tentyra.
which, when fiat discovered by the h'teuch, dur.
ing their expedition ill Egypt, OtNits •d much
iii,, u.sion respecting the indignity of the earth, has
been lately brought to Marseilles, and is to lee COM.
ye)col to Paris. The Cou►let Francais stoics, that
the English Consul in Egypt oppo►ed its reiuuval.
on the ground flint it was within the di-trict in
which he had purchased the right of digging for
curiosities, •ud wished to claim it for his Govern.
'Pity dispute Wllti referred to the Mocha,
who determined in favour of the French explorers,
M. SAULT' lea sod another. Au ucouut of their
journey is to be piii.trd.