The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-09-22 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The comedy of The Procat'd Ifh,lawi, with ti
after piece of P.c. Lirin4an in London were List
night performed at Covent Garden Theatre. In
the play Mr. KEMPLE filled the charancr of La,.l
Tonanlir with his usual success. In th.• last
particularly, be was dignified, feeling, and impres-
sive. he fine person and fashionable manners of
Miss Bauttrorr is Lady Town'', displayed the ge.
nuine portrait of a modern fine lady. Mr. Ent.
a V's Joh,* !Wady drew repeated bursts of applause
from every part of rhe house. Perbsps there is no
ado:. on the siege more capable of giving the broad
humour of that charaaer in full eilc:t. Mr. Sr+
coons was equally successful. The House boasted&
brilliant audience.

The Earl and Countess of Ha n alscrom leave
town this day for Windsor.
Mr. Susi' oast has returned to town, and iR new
employed in the arrangements of Drury Lane
Theatre.

Captain l'ovsism is writing the life of %VITALS.
The work is to contain esaaly Forty-jf. r
Boulogne harbour, with its numerous tknil'a, is
like a warm', with its hippriered inhabitatts Lon-
scantly popping in and out. while the Lne,:oh
cruisers resemble so many pews-hem.
It is a eutious LIEN that Lord &hen i, fond of
the country, while Lord !Wawa/6494 and 1..4r1
Rosetrrre prefer the srokri,,g places.
The rheumatism, it is said, has Laid an scarps
upon Mrs. SIDDONS in the country.
Sir !tomcat. Witsors's pamphlet has already
run through several editions. It has been reptiatsd
Uwe,- time: in a Jacobin priuts.
The Ladies at Brighton, hrilhg taken tiNeere
at the male dippers, the latter have proposed to call
themselves Knights qf the Beth.
Mr. Ileuston sets off to America. to join li,
Sister's Company. as soon as the Brighton WAStoll
closes.

Mr. War aisv has presented the tloverrors
the General Hospital at Birmingham, with Itsi.
61. 6d. the profits of his .fheatre in that town, upo.i
a night in last August.
Last night, The Mere/lent of VeNice Was per-
formed at the Liverpool Theatie, by the commend
of His Royal Highness the Doke of GLOUCLITES.
Miss Svcvarss and Mrs. Possum are the Sun's
of Liverpool. They perform at the Grand Ora:n.
rim on Tuesday next.
The remains of the tate Lord Cassis-roan are to
be remave.l in a few days, for interment in Sw;tz
lar d. They are now Lying in a vault under
Ann's Church.

The wits, aluding to 'tiro. Afe..y, ..serf, that
the Ntfarcrtis of fizaoronr is engaged in • Veil
Weighty e.nicern.
Formerly our (levied,: used to Alrip for trit and
!.thing. Now they never wear so much ea../41 as
when they are in bed or in the water.
Two huge Back havrarrived from Mafia.
as presents loam Sir Acannmoss BALL tu Sir J.
Corms and Admirti AT Lusa.

• soldier of the C./demise. almost fainting from
the beat of Thursday last, observed, that the
Office must be a very UNIFIII place.
Mr. Cavite,' to, who performed Mode at Co-
vent Garden Theatre, some time since, u to be the
Hero of the Bath Stage.
Srarutti Ktissit is engayeil, for a few nights,
to perform at Bath, Bristol,- and Weymouth.
Carlo means to prove this nigat, at Drury-lane,
that the deg does are not yet past.
It is no less singular than true. that Mr. WI tsos.
of Windsor, has, at this time in his garden. an elder'
tree hi full bloom !

The elegant monument eraßing to the memory of
Capt. Monrsous, in Westminster Abbey. is yro-
oeeiling very rapidly ; yesterday two very Write lions.
carved each in one stone of white marble. were con-
veyed through the streets on a truck. and much at-
tracted the attention of persons who.were passing.
As the beautiful View of Rome 'Will speedily be
withdrawn from the PaNORAY• in the Strand. we
are not surprised at the number of persons who see
constantly visiting it. and would advise those who
have not. to take the earliest opportunity of 'tuners-
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WET SIOUTII, Seer en.
Yesterday afternoon, before Hlt M A JEsT Y wtnt
to the rhettres he inssested the piespiets of the So-
merset Militia, accompanied by His Royal High-
ness the Duke of Ye,. K. The troops, 'ill 'usual,
marched past them on the sands; their solffier-like
an,searance and conduit were complimented by the
Commander in Chief.
This morning, before seven o'clock, His Ms; we.
stag nn horseback, and took a short ride before
Nisiklast. The Princess Marty bathed this morning.
At half past nine o'clock, His MAJESTY, attended
I's the Dukes of YORK, KENT, Sussex, and CIA 14-
Sot:DOZ. and the General Officers, tcsalesto Radipole
Hill to review the Staffordshire Miiitia ; they were
followed by I ler Maresty and the Princess MAIL r,
in a landaulet, the Princesses Auousr A And Sneer A,
in a cabriolet, the Princesses Etivrs sere and
Ml cis v, in another cabriolet, the Princess Sorter*
s.t In vc est e it, Count-ss ILc assrEa arta daughters,
is. A sociahle, Mrs. DRAB, in a landau. kc. On
the road His %tea ssrY conversed for some time
with Sir Ron NT WiLsosr, who appeared in the
uniform which was some time ago presented to him
by the Emperor of Gsam Ass/. Parties of the
Somerset Milit a and of the German L-ginn were
appointed to keep the gro'tnd, which with difficulty
they effeaed, owit g to the vast concisurse of
persons, whom the fine day, and so novel a sight,
had drawn together. The !Staffordshire exscnted
several difficult MR3CeilVroS, ai•,l went through
every part of the exercise of the day with the pre-
cision of the most veteran tr 4.•.• of the line ; their
firing was parti,nsiarly es tet and e‘cellent. His
Royal Highness the Commander in Chief was
pleased to return thanks upon the ground to the
officers and men of this des,iv.ng regiment. The
word of comas:tad was given by Colcoel Sexy°.
—The Duke of Yong was out in regimentals, but
dressed in 4 plain bine coat and star 3 !.e returned
from the review upon one of His '1 ei WV% ChaTg-
en. By eweloe o'clock the ItoT•s. l'ss sr reach-
ed the lodge at Weymouth on their return.
Arrivals at the King's Head Hotel,

Hi Roc., Hirinrfts thi• Due of y Mr net Mr
HAM %t r. Little, NU Ilirumwel, Mr. G:ay, Mr. and
Mr, Gt.:,a1:1111, Dr Iva.yr%

On Sunday morning His Royal Highness the
nuke of Gloucester, aeclmpanied by his Son after
att ndinh divioe service at St. Georg2s church, vi-
si;ed the A thenzurn...Lyceum, and Union Coffee-
rooms, ..n.l Libraries, and paid his ry•peis to Lieut.
CoL lie ltnn, at his house in Doke-4t eet. front
whence he returned home to St. Domingo in a car-
ri.tge about two o'clock.
Lin Munday mottling, His Royal Highness held
his hict Levee, at which he received the respcds of
many of the principal zentleroen of the town and
neighbourho.ll. Alter wh'.els the different Volun-
teer Re;iments in this town, together with the
Shropshire Militia quartered here, were reviewed
by His Royal Highness. They assembled at their.
tespActive places of parade at eleven o'clock. and
from theme marched to the g .-und at Bootle Bay,
where they arrived about one, when they were
drawn up in the following order : —Right, Liver
pool Light Horse, Sitropsiiire Militia. 2d regiment
of Liv..tpool Volunteers, Ist Royal Liverpool Volun-
teers, Liverpool Fusileers,and R.Re. Corps. Stout .
three o'clock, His Roral Highness and suite arrived
upon the ground, which was announced by a dis-
charge from the artillery, and the ACCUSIOnI..d sabite
from the line. His Ro).•1 H:rhres> then proceedsJ
down the line, and aft:ma:as to. ic his !tutor
opposite the centre, what. the different segirn-iits
passed If.m in review, and went thretugh ti,t
various manuoivres, much to the satisFanion of hi.
P.oyal Highness, who v as pleased to • ipre.s himself
in trims of great approbation of :lair steadiness anal
Mlitary appealasue• . The whole of theevolutions id the day were un.:yr the dirAints
rt
His kny Hiehness Prince William Frederick:
The kart and Ccuntess of Derhy. the h."..srl of Sef-
ton, art Dr:. wwre ..pr.:snont loJred the tioe.tesa
the weather unite,l with tae iwterest of the ••!..ecra.!te
in pmducini a Aneater at.,mhlag- .:1 pctsom.of di'
ranks and Jescripuoris than we belb,vc was ever b• -
fore known here on a similar n. cabinet, ail of whom
retained in the evening highly grat,cled with the
pl oceedings of the day.

Tn the entitle of last week., we ineutionei the tie.
efl^litAllCe perrmt of the name of Pi, kertn7,
Pet kfneton iu Chadstre, havitg been wo'ildt• 1
.11 t sbockinr Mintier 1-st a pun titsqbargei dr him
through a wt:ritior, ial:tie sitting tr. it's ittwii house,
.nd scbieh, as irdsti'en stip;.•oset.t, wis init-mied lir
tie destructor dr die game•keeper of but T.
Mostyn, who boarded with him. Swett's, however.
*lnch have since taken place, rias•e proved that
apposition erronenes ; and the follow:ng milan•
ttv•tt. detail is, we believe, the tine explanation of
v:trr horrible business :• A osson of the oll:r*
• \i. *SR, who has been a 'widower ahvnt !) rests.
• • had formerly kept a sma9 tarm it: the reigh-
Awed of Beeston Castle, al4ont the middle of
week put an end to his own nisteoce b" plat.
• : a loaded mullet to his ear, having previously
• d a string to the trigger of it, by means of
itch be discharged it and nee isiotie.l his inttant
death. Affixed In the button of his coat was found
piper comprising his will. and expiaitiong the
tisora of his rash conduet. It seems th.it An illicit
ailh.:Ction has 'Wilted for elioren yeti's between this
•tiptly man and the wifi, of Pickering, %los, as he
• het in that paper, had frequently importuned:hint
poison ber husband, iu which event she would
• him! Not finding an opportunity of effraing
s diabolical purpose, he had fired at him through
*willow with an intent to kill him. But the mi.
•able vii9ine Pickering still languishir:g, the wile
ire:hied to decarrfp wit!. Marsh agrevahly to his
4ws, and as but feeble expedtatients were enter.
l id of Pickering's recovery, and suspicious began
arLe conceniing his criminality, es istence became
PPottable, and he had recourse to the dreadful
Tdient (lisuicide.—t Li.vrpaol Cftremsele.)
11. rnianent duty of the 2d battalion of Cinqtse
s Infantry commenced on Monday last, and
ay thing wears the face of adlivity commensu-
with the idea of a speedy invasion.

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