The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-10 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

An anonymous " gentleman" last night made his debts
in the character of Macbeth on these boards. His
figure is good, his attitudes and gesture chute and ap-
propriate, and evidently the result of much study.
Though too tame in his general delineation of the ambi•
tious Thane, yet in the scene between Macbeth and his
wife, where the death of the king is resolved on, there
was some good acting. Miss Lacy, who made her first ap-
pearance in the character of I sad!, Macbeth, acquitted
herself very respectably. If she did not " harrow up the
soul" of her audience in the sleep-walking scene, u Mrs.
Siddona was wont to do, she at least looked a most interest-
ing somnambulist. The debutant made but a very indifferent
figure in the dagger scene, and in the last scene he completely
tailed. On the whole this gentleman would, we have no
doubt, excite a great sensation in a fashionable drawing-
room, spouting to some dozens of approving exquisites ;
but we much fear that the same meed•of praise will be denied
him when sought for on a more extended scale, nor can we
borrow the preplictic spirit of " the Tragic Muse" to
pronounce }inn an " improvable actor." What he was last
night we think he will continue to be without much altera-
tion . If therefore fickle fashion shculd " mark him for
her own," the public must take li7m for better for worse.
We ought in justice to say, that the audience betrayed no
symptoms of impatience, and that the banquet scene was
greeted with much applause. Indeed we thought he made
a kind of " hit" when, pursuing the ghost of Banquo off
the stage, he says, " Being gone, I am a man again !"
and where he finds himself deceived by the predictions of
the " IVeird Sisters," his performance was not without
merit.

At an early hour yesterday morning the Duke of York
arrived in town from a visit of condolence to the Duke of
antland, at Belvoir Castle, where he has been for the last
fortnight In the course of yesterday his Royal High-
ness transacted military business at his house in South
Audley•street, with Sir Herbert Taylor, &c.
Mr. Secretary Canning arrived in town yesterday morn-
ing at the Foreign Office, to transact official business.
On Saturday morning Mr. Secretary Peel left town for
Brighton.
The Marquis of Camden arrived in London yesterday,
from his seat in Kent.

Tue Doca or BUcKINGJtAM.—We observed a para.
graph in the Morning. Chronicle, and which was inadver-
tently copied into our paper last week, asserting, that his
Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chanties had re-
quired that all his rents should be paid in cash or Bank
of England notes. Nlre are assured that the following
facts may be relied on : that when the run was expected
on the Winchester banks, his Grace sent from Avington,
his seat where he is now residing, near this city, to his
bankers here, offering them the assistance of a loan of
10001. or 2000/. if it should be wanted by them and he
added his name to the resolutions of the inhabitants of
the city, expressing their confidence in the stability of the
banks of Winchester, and their readiness to receive their
notes in payment.—Southampton Herald.
Mr. Braliam is engaged at Covent Garden Theatre, and
is expected to make his first appearance in Der freisehulz.
Mr. Einstein continues to improve in health ; all his
spirits and vivacity have returned ; and there is a chance
that he will again exercise his admirable talents on the
boards of his own theatre during the present season.
Mathews made his appearance at the Glasgow theatre on
Tuesday evening. The house was crowded to an overflow
in every corner. Great numbers went away disappointed
at not being able to get in. The audience was highly de-
lighted with the performance of the evening, and with the
usual display of the unrivalled powers of the actor.
Bishop, the composer, is still employed on the music of
Aladdin, which is in preparation as an Opera at Drury-
lane Theatre, on a scale of great magnificence. Miss
Stephens is to perform the character of Aladdin. Bishop
is said to have been eminently successful in composing
some exquisitely beautiful melodies for Miss Stephens.
The new scenery and dresses are reported to be superb.

Sir T. Sykes has given notice to hia tenants, that in con-
sideration of the failure of the local banks, he will not re-
quire his Michaelmas rents until the beginning of February
next.—Durban! Advertiser.

THE HALNABY ESTATE.—Lady Dorothy Milbank was
the favourite of Mary Queen of Scots, but got into disgrace
on the afl'iir of the murder of David Rizzio, in which her
husband was concerned. She soon afterwards fled, and
sold ginger-bread upon the bridge of Berwick-upon-Tweed;
by which, and the additional bounty of her customers, she
actually saved 800/. with which she purchased the Halnaby
estate, in this county, now in the Milbank family ; and
with the proceeds of the rent (for she lived very sparingly,
dying at the Age of KO she purchased the estates in Durham
and Northumberland, the rental of which, a few years
ago, was twelve thousand pounds per annum.—Leeds Inert-
ligencer.