The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-19 00:00:00

THEATRES.

DIVRY•II.ASIE.
The dew tragedy or Brutus was yr, 000000 et' 14• I
flight ; the part of the lier.ruirme lir,nt %howl
play take 4 its name by Mr. KEA :It. h h Lint (liv-
ing what the public voice 11.1. long since woo 0000000
to say that this great actor slurs the fullest
tire to the character—that he deielopes, with the
nicest art, the most just conception, and posse,-
ful execution, all the qualities with which the
writer ham endowed it, mid tender. Belau); as ui
dawntedly brave, ardently patriotic, steisily and
inexarably.just, as the poet has depicted huts. We
never saw Mr. h RAN more stfertive its Ilw pail
than last night, and he expellent-eft the %merit...!
applause from the litabse, a most fixrd and make,'
attention, a deep and .olrran degree of exp.cnitinit
attending all his words and matemeuss from be-
ginning to end. The acting iu the ttial t-esse, tit
Which the, author has been Marc liberal thaft hi--
tory to Brutus, of the feelings of humanity, 'foil
the affection of a father, was a rhefitrremer:•. Mt!.
W6•T was au extremely affecting and foirrtion.4
Torquinio, and the tragedy was wall su.taisied lay
the other performers. The curtail, .Iropped l.t
very general applause. Shortly after Mr. Hussy tt.
came forward, and made an apoloyy for Ailailaine
N'ESTala omitting the mutic which is allotted to Mr
in the new pantomime, stating, that she was inca-
pable of giving it in consequence ...vete hoarse-
stns. fits address was received todulgently, and
the pantomime passed off with 'Hui.

CUVENT•QARDiR.

The delightful opera of the eklitiffeery, which
combines such venous. powerful, and indewribahle
attraction% wail repeated !ma slight. and wa•
'loured with the most rapturous taitirrolmr iiiii Irons
numerous mid elegant audience. llr. LISTON',
inimitable Lubin Log, it► Lore. Low. onid Physie.
exacted the legitimate tribute of a farce—siniverbal
mid continued peals of laughter.

The Klan returns to the Pirate of (74.44.0.
house front Brighton this day.
it is reported that the Qul:sts is arrived at Cahn!.
oil her way to England.

We learn that there is not to he it Court helot st
Carlton-house on 111ouJyy nest. lits Mint:st♦
will come to town. hut he means to go to W 11111.0 r
to pay a visit to her Royal Mg1111..01 the t'riucr•.
AtlGustA. The Nobility •ud Gel thy will leave
their names at the Palace.

Mr. 1-lALDISIAND, the Hssiovvrivo rboviv-ii2er,
who arrived in Landon on Freda% , with lentr. I
the Dike of V —AMBRIDGE. also hr irt 'eta
front the Duke and Illielwss of Cu NI 11E11
I.AND. at Berlin, to the lit%ti, the Dori,* of
GLODCEStEIt. the Princess Sovite t. others
the Royal Family. The to,sseliger mita rime„
(lays on his journey, and when lie trft, the Itoyel
Duke and Duchess, we are happy tat cat, wile
in the enjoyment of excellent heath, es
the infant Prince, who is nearly twel•.'e months old.
Earl and Countess SrspicEit and family err ate
rived at Marseilles from Naples. They intend
being in Paris on the 25th instant ; and are en-
pecied home about the Ist of June.
Lord ‘VtliTsainTn and the Duchess of DoRSET
and family are expected to arrive at their resident e
in Grosvenor-square, on Friday, f • the Continent.
At the late election in Kilkenny, Dr. A Leah,
an acconclieur, appeared to vote for Mr. Ilnown
when stone person called out a groan for Ur. A.
when a person opposite cried. '' 10, do nut ; that
would he music to his ears."
The Dublin Theatrical Company are now per-
forming in that City under th'e license of the LORD
MATOR.
AIR. FOSTER—It iv o singular and indeed an ex-
traordinary fact, that this Gentleman is the only
Commoner now alive who suit in Parliament in the
first year of Gnoacn DI. anti is now returned to
the first Parliament of GEORGE IV.

The following is stated as a fact, which occurred
■ few flays ago in the garden of a 4;eiii !emus, in the
vicinity of Hastol. Upon going to inspect his en-
cumber frames at an unusual early hour in the
morning, lie observed • stranger in conversation
with his gardener, •ud overheard the followilw
dialogue t
Gsrdener—Seves shillings is the prier of that eueutidwr.
stranger-1 ea• give you but four fur ii.
Gardener—Four shillings! Fit see you d—d 6nt ;
would sooner my Roster should have it than ►ell it fur tare
shillings.

A placard, containing the following words, wap,
posted up on the gate of the [louse of Cor►rc-
tion on Sunday night:—'• Instead of turintillA
Thisi—d, and accomplices, if you were to ►wwt;
1/--t. C—ho—t, Hob--. 4, and those other loolp,.
who are their instigators, it would be equity, bat
not exactly law."

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