The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

COVENT-GA IiDEN THEATRE.

The play of As You Like It, introduced to the
town a youiog Lady, " her first appearmsce on any
stage," in the part of Rosalind, last night. The
beauty of her person was of itself sufficient to have
secured her the suffrages: hut she has the addition
of a graceful action, awl a manner rather more
assured th:iii belongs to r " first appearance on any
stage." Her reception was, of course, enthusidostic.
Her full end handsome figure commanded that at-
tention in the first imtatot, which her demeanour
afterwards secured. Every thing is good in her
qualifications except her voice: upon this even there
is some difficulty in proosouticing sentence—foe
though the eGet of her speech war monotony
weak and infantosoe, she now and then druid into •
tone which Indic-tied a firm sod mature voice. dif-
fering wholly from the scale which aloe adopted
generally through the performance. If, then, as
may be pretty fairly assumed, she loos • sort of
double scope in her colloquial voice, she will do well
in future to use that part of it which is the most
mature, as that must be the most melodious.—
She was uniformly successful, and at the close
Mr. fixations informed the audience, that " in con.
sequence of the great applause with which they
had greeted Miss WIENSLLY'S first appearance,
she would repeat the performance of. Thursday"
(to-morrow). Mr. MACICADY sustained the cis*.
racier of Jaques in a manlier which increased the
consideration in which his talents are a'ready held.
He wanted Mr. YOUNG'S ingenious variety of elo-
cution in the rill, sod this deficiency "as evident
in the speech commencing with " All the world's
a stage." The passage, however, produced a very
gratifying effect, and was loudly applauded. The
nervous melancholy of the character seemed to
agree very perfectly with the customary astma,
of Iris delivery.
The house was very full, and long acclamations
followed the announcement of repetition.

The Marquis and Marchioness of CANDIES'
seat, the Wilderness, Kent, has beets a scene of
great festivity these 1'011(183s.
The Marquis and Marchiones of DOWNIIHIRZ
and suite, and Lord A. Mit., are among the re-
cent fashionable arrival+ in

Miss WRstsLET, the successful debutante at Co-
vent.gardesi Theatre. hiss heels prepared or the
siege lindrr the friendly instruction of dlr. sud
CHARLES KEMSII.I3.

The new comedy announced for representation
at the Theaire-Royal. Drury-lane, is Hat by Mr.
W. C. OULTON, as insinuated in some of the
public prints.
The former Birmingham The:itre was burnt down
in August, 1792, by the act of au incendiary, who
never was discovered; and the late one, which would
hold nearly 2,000 persons. was erected at the ex-
pense of 14,0001. in the year 1796.
The Gazette of Saturday announces the appoint-
ment of Doctor WILLIAM DAYTON. of Sp ri. g-
garden, as one of the Physicians in Ordmary to his
Royal Highness the Duke of CLAILINCE.

The election of the too-famous Abbe GREGOIRII
to the Chamber of Deputies, has produced many
outcries and some witticisms. An Ansgrammstist
has discovered that 0 ! Gregoire. is the anagram
of Roi Egorgi." murdered King!"

The Rev. CHARLES WODSWORTH, A.M. Mi-
nister of South Lambeth Chapel, and Chaplain to
Earl HARCOURT, is appointed Lecturer to St.
Vedas!, Forster-lane, %ice the Rev. J. HEWLETT.
R.D. who ts, presented to the valuable Rectory of
Ham, Norfolk.
A living ostrich, from eleven to twelve feet high,
is now its Montpellier. 'I lie owner of it will shortly
take it to Peri".

Medals uf Milion, Guttenberg, Franklin,
Washington, Mich eel Angelo, Schiller, Bo &shave,
Locke, Congrrvr, Dante, Lefort, Francis I. Chris-
topher Columbus, Petrarcli, and the medal. struck
for the Society for the am►lsnnution of Prison., have
been scut to the several librasies of the clues of
France.

51ONTROSS. JANUARY 3.—We are pleased to
leans that JOSEPH flume, M.P. for the Dis-
trict of Burghs. has liberally Karen 400 barrels of
Newcastle coals to the poor of this town, and hes
also ordered the same go ...tiny to be distillouted
amougtt the poor of the Borglis of Arbroath and
Brechns : a wort seasonable supply at this luck-
theist season.

Tuesday night the Swansea Mail wont oven's' near
Pile, owing to the severe frost, by which accident
Mr. BROWN,
.11111. Or Bristol, who was so outside
passenger, had both his legs broken. He was
conveyed to the lodge of Sir JOHN NICHOL.
oltert he was humanely received, rod every aid
administered which his truly deplorable situation
required.