The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-05-27 00:00:00

THEATRES.

OPERA HOUSE.
The favourite Serious OpPra of Ur Orezzi
E Curiazzi was performed with increasing effeel on
Saturday night. Madame GRASSINI sung with
great expression. BEAN AM'S fine voice is particu-
larly adapted to Italian singing. The Bishop
of Lormorr's recent mandate was recpeCtfully at-
tended to, as the curtain dropped rather before
twelve.

DRURY-LANE.

On Saturday night, after the Comedy of The
Honeymoon, Mr. DRIOND'i new Musical Farce of
Youth, Love, aid Pollo, WAS a second time perform-
ed, and received with encreased applause, having
undergone some judicious curtailments. The fol-
lowing are the Dramatis Persona :

Bnent de Prilnman . . Mr. Ehwton.
Lse.4 fie I.i4ad . . Mr. Kelly.
Fl,roisend . . . Mr. Elliston.
Antoine Mr Collins.
Dennis Mr Purser.
Ls Fleur . . . Mr. Chatterly.
Ariherte . . . Miss De Camp.
. . . . Mount-in.
Bona . . . . Mrs. Wand.

The Baron, a good-natured, testy old gentleman,
has determined on marrying Lineal, .;is nephew and
heir, to Clotildo, a beautiful young Lady, whom he
brings with him to his castle in Picardy, where Lin-
gle! has just arrived Ilion France, accompanied by
Aeinette, who has eloped with him from her friends.
Being a spirited girl. she determines to meet the old
gentleman ; for which purpose she assumes the cha-
rafter of a Jockey Boy, and sings a humourous song,
st sting, Thee the Boy in nriloro won the day. Clot:laa
11.. s a favourite lover, Flori,"ond, who follows her,
and stops at a neighbouring hotel, where, from the
violence and inconsistency of his conduit, they sup.
pose him mad ; and there is a very humourous
scene between him and the Landlord, Antoine. The
eieenuenient is easily foreseen: an e(lai,ciseenteat take;
place. and each lover has his mistress ; the Baron
consents, and all are happy. Of these simple ma-
terials, the author has formed an amusing AI ierpiece
in any hands ; but, with the performers of Saturday
night, it was lively and entertaining in the extreme.
Mr. EL LISTON display; as rauch excelknce in reri-
mled, a- in Don Felix, from which the part is taken.
Miss DECAMP, in 'bindle, was every thing the au-
thor couid wish. Mr. Cot cuss's Antoine was as
chaste and as humourous a performance as we have
witnessed. Mrs. Motel arts, as Cie:elide, sang some
beautiful airs, in her very best manner. She was
dressed with great taste and elegance. Nlrs. BLAND,
as the humble attendant, had a pretty air, which she
sang with great sweetness and delicacy. Mr. Dow-
sox, a worthy eccentric cld man. was in that cha-
racter in which he so eminently excels. The Music,
by Mr, Kim'. v, is lively, and possesses much taste ;
it WAS admirably exezwed. The Ooertare has
great merit. The house was crowded in every part.
coveme o.s enah.
The Tragedy of Afarkti was performoal on Sa-
turday night, for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Swoons. Mrs. Sionuhs appeased (for the only
time this season), and exerted her extra,rdinary
powers iu Lady Meaerei, with great effed.

L.., aeassecrwil. 14;4., 11144.1.2-., 1213
N .tire hereby given, that there %sat or aD. ,wing-ronm
at St. Jamca'.. on Ills Slijt.aty's Barth-day, Tuesday. the 4th
of June next.

Friday evening the Rote. FAMILY left Kcw for
Windsor.

Saturday morning His MAJUTY, and Princesses
Soft tit A and ASILLI a,sttendei by Generals Gwy ?IN c
and Et TZIIO7, took an airing nu horseback to Cum-
ir•srl.ind Lodge. • iler Msitsr v and the other
Pa:NCesses went to Frogmnre.
Yesterday morning the R oval FAMILY, attended
by Generals Gwvnisa and FITZROv, and Lord
WALDGRAWL, went to St. Georges Chapel, and
heard a sermon by the Rev. Mr. NORTH b:lr, from
the 41th Chap. of St. Luke, and 51st Verse ; after
Divine Service the ROYAL FA Ni I I.Y went to Frog-
mare. To-morrow the Roe sr. FA NItLY will COUlt
to town till after the King's Lit th y.
This day His hi sJs.sr sr will hold a Chapter of
the Knights of the Garter, at Windsor, when Earl
1) 4sr MOUTII will be invested with the vacant blue
rilshon.

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The Earl of CONK has arrived at his seat at Mars-
ten, near Frome, Somersetshire, from Cork.
Master BETTY is announced for the part of Mo-
ra:. at the Liverpool Theatre, this night.
'1 he Countess of tvlawsrsimo will give a grand
root this night, and a hall on Thursday nest.
'The Dowager Countess of Essex entertained a
a nail party on Thnrs !ay evening.
Saturday Night's Gazette contains the dis,elution
of Partnership between Adam and Fee.
The Dake of Baoroao gave a Grand Dinner
yesterday.
Viscount CASTLEREAGH dined yesterday with
Earl Seance'', at Wimbledon.
Mr. CLauset vs gave a grand dinner yesterdaytat
his house in Upper Grosvenor-street, to the Mar-
quissts of HERTIPORD and THOI4OIIEI, Earls COLS t•
LtSIOPC 1, F.t. it Ist:a amen, and Viscount Stools.
Lady La Miser will give a Grand Ball on the
4th of June, in honour of His MAJESTY'S Birth-
Day. Her Ladyship will receive her visitors in
fancy dresses, masked or unmasked, as their fancy
leads them.
Appropriate appointments in the two last Gazettes
—Hamilton Lecke, to be Ensign in the 71st Foot,
vice Kt;01. William Bdieweil is appointed an En-
sign in the BeeadjillCompany of Volunteer Infantry.
Never did Kensington Ga: dens or the Park make
a greater display of fashion or beauty, than yes-
terday. Kensington Gardens might, with great
propriety, be compared to amt./are of Rowers : the
violet and the jonquil the must prevailing.
The Earl and Countess of DERBY gave a Grand
Dinner on Saturday, at their house in Grosvenor-
Square, to the Earl and Countess of Oa at 4 LEY,
(
Earls Frrzwatuast and At.essotiett, Dowager
Lady Parse. Lords Kunz, DeNoas, and Rosser
Somme'', Mr. and Mrs. GRIT, Mr. Mrs. and the
Miss GIATTANS.

THE LONDON DOCKS.

A few months since, the London Decks, !Icing in
a sufficient state of for wardness, were opened for the •
reception of vessels, with a considerable degree of '
pomp. Since that period, numerous and conveni-
ent warehouses have been completed, and the Docks
successfully u..eel in the purpose for which they were
of iginally designed. The utility, importance, and
novelty of the undertaking, required that the event
of th, it completion should be celebrated with addi-
tional splendour, that the feelings of those who un-
dertook this great work might be gratified, accom-
panied by their friends, in seeing it in a finished state.
Saturday last being fired for the ceremony, nu-
merous and elegant parties arrived at the Docks as
early as ten o'clock, and continued coming in such
unusual numbers, that the whole space before the
entrance at East Smithfield was completely filled
by twelve ; many in the rear, despairing of obtaining
admission in time, pressed forward to a degree that
made the heat insupportable, and occasioned a con-
fusion not uncommon on great occasions. On en-
tering the Dock, the grandeur of the scene, height-
ened by the fineness of the day, and the elegance of
the company, was truly gratifying. The Dock,
which is square, had numbers of merchant
vessels floating in different parte, with the co-
-1 lours of their respeBive nations flying, in honour of
the day ; the vessels were disposed in such a man-
ner as best spewed the utility of the works, some
close to the beach, u if for the purpose of unlading ;
others moored in the middle. either in readiness to
be brought in to deliver their merchandise, or
having unloaded, to sail. On the North side of the
Dock, the part portioned off for the use of the No-
bility, the Direanrs, the Grand City Officers, and
their friends, was stationed the East India Com-
pany's hand, which played alternately with the
Duke of York's, stationed on the West side, which
was covered with elegant company, who had not the
necessary admissions to the other. In the entrance
bacon, on the loath side, were several vessels, with
their colours flying, as in the Dock, and two
vessels elegantly decorated with the colours of
every nation. About half past two o'clock, the
LORI) MAYOIL, attended by Viscount SIDNOUTII,
Lords HAWKISIISIRV and HARROWBV, Mr. PITT,
Mr. Fosree, several Aldermen, &c. arrived, and a
party repaired to the ornamented vessels. Both
vessels being in a short time filled, n little before
three o'clock, the lock was opened, and the fore-
most vessel, the Theme', slowly warped into the
Dock. The grandeur she exhibited was highly
pleasing; the Royal Standard waved at her main;
the Union Jack at her fore ; St. George's Ensign at
the m:zen ; the whole of the others wafting to and
fro with a gentle breeze. The second vessel, which
was less superbly decorated, followed. Cannon,
eleced on the Eastern wharf, fired each succeeding
m:nute, and the bands playing G,id Sage Ms King,
tiil the vessels reached the opposite beach, where
the company landed, about half past three. Ride
was then played by the bands, and the
spedtetors left the Docks, 11;ghly pleased with the
grandeur of the spectacle. It :lad been rumoured
in the morning, that the Row. Fa \me. were to
honour toe D•'cks with their presence, none but the
Duke of Sussex however attended ; but the effed
was so great, that every avenue from Aldgate to
• the Docks was crowded with people.
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On Saturday the Bishop of WiIIICHHTEI
crated a ns..w and spacious piece of Burying Ground
at Clapham. in Surrey, amidst a numerous concourse
of people who had assembled to see the ceremony.
The Bishop proceeded in procession from the Rev.
Mr. VIS teh Retro. of Clapham, with a hand of
music, the Church Singers, and the principal Pa-
rishi n: to the ground, where there was a marquee
pitched, in which was a cold collation for the en-
tertainment of his Lordship and :attend vas. After
the ceremony, the Bishop returned in procession to
the Ile.nor's, where lie, with several other persons of
ilistinaion, dined, and then set offtfor his house at
Chelsea. the Churchwsxdens and principal Pa-
rishioners gave a grand dinner at the Plough, where
the day was finished with that decency and decorum
which might be expelled on such a solemn cccasion.
On Wednesday, the Volunteers of the city of
York, commanded by Sir W. M. Nlicairt, Bart
M.P. arrived there from Pontefratft. where they bad
been on permanent duty for three weeks. They were
met, at some distance from the city, by a great
concourse of the inhabitants, who greeted their re-
turn with expressions of the highest applawn and sa-
tisfaAion. The bells of the Cathedral and sot/era'
of the Churches were rung on the occasion.
A dreadful accident happened in North-street,
Manchester-square, on Thursday : some children
were at play near some unfinished houses, when a
wall gave way, fell, and buried the little innocents
in the ruins : one was killed, and the others were sc•
verAy bruised.
A man named Gimbh t, said to possess property
to the amount of 15,0001. waslarely found guilty, at
Launceston Sessions, of stealing mutton, beef, and
pork. nut of an inn in that town, and sentenced to
be whipped.
The Medea and Clara are now in ordinary at Ply-
mouth, but they are so infested with thousands of
enormous rats, that since they have been stripped,
these voracious animals have killed and devoured
each usher. A new cable of 12 inches, never bent
on board, was returned to the dock-yard useless,
being perforated quite through the coils by these
noxious animals.

Yesterday evening, about five o'clock, as the Ox-
ford and Birmingham Coach was turning into Ox-
ford road, a labouring man was crossing the street,
and was unfortunately thrown down by the fore
horses and the coachman not being able to pull np
the others, they all trampled on him, and he was
ram apparently lifeless, and carried to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, where, after the necessary remedies
were applied, he recovered in some degree ; but
we are sorry to state, that little hopes were enter-
tained for him last. night.
Mary Atkinsom, the wife of Jamas Antinsosi,
being on Saturday sennight deteSed stealin;.; some
thread from the thread manufaElory of Mr. M.
Maui), of Shaw Mill. Bishop Thornton, York-
: shire, went home and cut the throat of her youngest
child, so as to cause its death, and afterwards cut
her own, but is now likely to recover. She is ex-
peeled to be committed to the Castle nett week. She
nearly severed the bead from the body of the chid.

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NAVAL IY7'ELLIgE

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Pox . Afiqt.
Sailed the Conilia gen-vcssel,
N.B.

DIAL, sg.,v 4 #.
Sailed the Afisserva, Cottle, for the Swab Sea.

Arrived the Betsey, Harzlett, from Gibr.thar
L'lmmortaiiti frigate, and several others, from a
cruise; and remain in the Downs, with tile rest of
the ships as per last. The &metro sloop of war has
made a signal tor a convoy to the Westward.—
Wind N.E.

FROM LLOYD. LIST.
Aneteto.
fVf the Start—the Raehael, —, from China.
Milfoni—the Laura, Newnan, Gnu Kra York.
At Heytake--the Pomona, Pitchat, from Venii. .
New Providence—the Dia7e. Calnpb:ll, from Clyde.
At St. Kit el.--the Loyalty, Sinn:lsm, from Liv,rponl.