The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-03 00:00:00

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DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
This Evening, WEDNESDAY, hay 3, will be performed the Tragedy of
VIRCINIUS.
Virginiu., Mr. kfacrey ; Medias Dentatn*, Mr. 'kronen; Idling, Mr.
Wdtack. Virginia, gll.s Foote.
After which the Roman; lc Opera of
DEB FREISCIICTZ.
Adolph Mr. T. Cooke; Caroar, Mr. Barn ; Bernhard, Mr. Bedford ;
Kilian. Mr. Fitawilliarn ; Zacdel, Mr. 0. Smith. Linda, Misa Gracklon ;
Mow, Alias Porey.

COVENT-qARDEN THEATRE.
This Evening, WEDNF.SDAY,'Iday 3, will be performed the Grend
Romantic and Fairy Opera of
OBERON ; or, THE ELT-KING'S OATH.
The principal Characters by Messrs. !Inhere, Cooper, Durnwt, C.
Bland. J. bosses and Raker ; Slimes Paton, H. Cawse ; Madame Vas-
Dl*, Mrs. Vining, and Ilre. Davenport.
Aner which ~2d time; a new Farce, allied
THREE DEEP • or, ALL ON TRZ WING.
. . .

The principal Charectera Jotter, Furls'', and Keeley ; Mum
Cloward. Jone'., and Love; and dim. haTcopurt.

TIII3 DAY, AT FIVE, SEE PRIZES OF Z 21,000, &e, by., TIEING
THE LAST urrrzny HET ONE THAT WILL EVER BE
DRAWN IN ENGLAND;

The Burnam Parrs commenced publishing ye.tctday morn-
ing et five o'clock.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1826.

We bare received the French Pepin 'of Sunday. With
the Etoile dated Monday, but we have no room for ex-
tracts; and we regret it the less, as they contain no authen-
tic or decisive intelligenee as to the fall of biimolemghi, or
of Greece in general.

Though we now have to express a still stronger doubt,
than we even did yesterday, as to the authenticity of the
accounts received in town respecting the successful
termination of the Burmese war, yet our opinion as td its
ultimate favourable issue is by no means altered. Had
such an event really taken place, it is by no means likely
that the news would have teen first brought to St. !Mena
by a circuitous trader like the Menials. It is true that the
despatches of Sir A. CA/Ir DELL, announcing so desirable
an event, must go to the General Government of India
which every one knows is at Fort William (or Calcutta)
hut Sir T. BkIIIIIAN g is under no such restraint. lle, as the
Commander-in-Chief of his Itlajosty's Naval Forces on the
shores and rivers of the Burmese Empire, has only to eom-
municate with the hoard of Admiralty at home; and having
a fast-sailing vessel, the Arachne, with him, it is most
probable that our first intelligence of so desirable an event
would be derived through that channel.

With feelings of the most sincere delight do we still con-
tinue to congratulate our readers on the fair prospect of
returning tranquillity in the distressed manufacturing dis-
tricts. According to our latest accounts from Manchester,
all had retnained quiet there during the night of Sunday,
and, indeed, up to five o'clock on the evening of Monday.
As had been anticipated by o'er yesterday's arrivals from
that quarter, some manifestations of a disposition to riot and
destruction of property were evinced at Oldham ; but the
appearance of the military (despatched, as we said yes-
terday, from Manchester for the purpose) happily put an
end to the designs of the wicked, unthinking, or the ill-
advised, without tumult or bloodshed. When it is known
to our unfortunate fellow-countrymen, whom absolute want
and hunger have driven to join the ranks of the profligate
and wanton plunderer, that Government, as well as gene-
ral benevolence, is doing all that can be done to alleviate
their distresses, we are sure that they will return to a sense
of order and iltcorum, and cease to destroy property, by the
destruction of which they cannot in any degree benefit,
and the loss of which must undoubtedly decrease the
means of the manufacturers to aid the distressed around
them, or even to keep in employment those labourers
whom they have hitherto kept in work, at a great loss to
themselves.

The benevolerce and philanthropy displayed at the
Meeting in the City of London Tavern, yesterday, in be-
half of the distressed manufacming poor, was such as we
had anticipated from those who have at all times stood
for ward in the great cause of humanity, whether to relieve
the wants and privations of their unfortunate fellow-coun-
tryn:en, or those of foregmers, placed by the horrors of war,
or the rigour of seasons, in sioilar cases of calamity and
wretchedness. The Meeting was roost numerous, and
when the Lord Mayor was called to preside over it, he
was surrounded by many of the tint dignitaries in Church
and State. his Lordship contented himself with " a plain
and unvarnished" statement cf the objects of the Meeting;
after which his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury moved
,a series of Resolutions, and the Meeting would have been
dissolved without any kind of discussion, the best eloquence
they could display in such a case being the princely dona-
tions made on an eccasion of such interest. There were,
however, one or two in the room—no doubt well-inclined,
though we cannot but think them rather misjudging in.

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