The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-02 00:00:00

TiIEATRICAL INTELLICFNCF.

Drury-lene Thrai re, preiious to its opening for the
wilier season, is to undergo a variety of judicious
ulteratiens. The ceiling is to be lowered ut least
feet, which will exclude from the audience
of the fiouse the present upper gallery sad the
*hp b pts, The two shilling gallery is to be form-
pi! it.tes the upper one, and the boxes under into
the lower gallery. The theatre. is also to be new
p3;nted a d ernarnented.
Klan, after concluding his present engagement,
goes. to Liverpool, where he will probably play a
few evei.ings, and then embark there for America.
Mr. THOMP3ON, • second American Roseius, is
just arrived from the United State., where he has
h.en playing all the principal parts in tragedy, and
theagical report says, he is to make his debaf here,
at Dru.y.lane theatre.
W•Lt.acit, who is said to he wonderfully im-
proved .inc- he left Drury-lane Theatre for Aurae
t.e.i..anef Justus BRUTUS BOOTH, are ,built en.
xiwfd at the above house for the ensuing season.
We understand that Mrs. ORGER Ives reaped a
g..l.teri harvest of Thespian laurels at Leamington,
and that she is now the leading star in the theatrical
hPris4phere at Worthing.
C.Ziotain Baa Low, the author of a succes•ful
sirant•i, erotiuced lint season at Coveut-gartleis thus-
tre,:atol Mr. GEORGE REEVE*, the musicA coin.
poser, have jointly taken ilte.Olympic theatre, as a
plate of winter entertainnreofs.
Oi Friday night Ow Siege of Belgrade was per-
f.sworl at the Dublin theatre to a vest/ crowded
)""1"", for the benefit of Mr. Pliti.tres. lie gave
ihe several songs of the Seraskier with his mete's-
t..nped taste and spirit. No performer of the pre-
tr.nt day combines sense and sound in the same
111114'1d degree as Mr.. rat Lives. It is anew of
iegiet that his last visit to Loudon afforded $u few
cpportuni.ies for a display of his talents.

PEILIC E.
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DOW lITAV TT.

Several person, were examined on Thursday, that ged with
Leong coneeltord with James Mills in his attempt to address
the persons assembled in St. Jasses's-squart, which caused a
great disturbance and s violent attack upon the polite offi-
seos, when several were wounded.
William Drake, • carpenter, of Southampton-place, in
the Strand, was in the coach, and it appeared that he in-
tended to have acted as secretary to Mills, as lie hail in his
possession a nanaber of large sheets of paper, ruled fur signs-
i,looores, with peu and ink.
1 he evidence against him did not state that lie look any
personal part, and that he surrender.", and conducted him-
self airy quietly, be was disehargad after receiving an ad-
monition.
Joeiol. Dears was examined before George Minsbull,
T.-44 and Colonel Rrereton, charged with inciting the "novo.
lace to ill-torsi the police officers, with a view to rescue the
Prisoners in Souiloampton.street.—lt mil appealing that he
hid used any personal violence, and he expressing a (initia-
-1 ou for his conduct, the Magistrates discharged him after •
reprimand.
Henry Ltd was charged with • similar offence, boil under
different circumstances. It app. *red that he was a ring.
leader of the people, and called out to his companions to
learn. the Prisoners from the officers, and he was seen to
throvrhalf a brick in the Strand, which would have strut k
one of the constables on his head, but he warded it off with
his arm. This was confirmed by several witnesses.
'sit 'Levy, the officer, addressed the Sinkhole upon the
rase, and said that be and 1 of the tonataldrs hail
been wounded, one of them nearly bad his arm broken.
The Prisoner was ordered to find bad, loinisell in 4111.
and two sureties in 20/. each, and to give twenty-four hours
notice of bail.
Jueses Prire, calling himself a bill-sticker, was charged
with a second offence, baring only hero liberated the pre.
ceding day, for posting up two false and inflantanalwy
He was charged with giving away small bills, enniaiiiing
the same matter as one of the posting.bills, !wailed .1 The
Dab. of York° among the persons asseeenbled its Si.
Jarnes's.square. He distributed them from a bag, *filch
was hung round his *ea.
He was ordered to find bail, himself in SOL and two
sureties its 401. each.

QUERN-lIQUARF.

Yesterday William Holes was brought up in she cos-
tidy of Cooper, who apprehended him near the House of
Liirds,for crying about hills of an inflammatory dncriptiou.
The Prisoner had some papers in his list, un which was
written the " The (Ann us fur ever!" sad a bundle of other
papers purporting to be copies of s letter addressed to Lord
Castlersaib, which ►ad been picked up near his Lordship's
house in St. James's-square, and which were calculated to
ratite his Majesty's subjects to disaffection, insurrection,
snd rebellion.
The Primate said he was out of work, that he was not
-employed by any person to situ t►em, but that he purchased
a quire of them at • shop in Holborn for Bd. in hope of
earning an honest *billing, ►e did nut consider them of a
seditious tendenty.—Ordered to lind bail.
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VXION BALL.
CUMBERLAND GARDENS.
Yesterday Messrs; Case and Costello, proprietors of the
Cumberland Gorden* Amerably.rooms, appeared to • sum-
inams, charging them with allowing • masked hall, mask,
Lx. contrary to the terms of their license.
kulrert Hall, an officer, staled, that on Thursday morn.
i,:g early he weal to Cumberland Gardens, where there was
• fancy hall, in honour of the Duke of York's birth-day;
be found the gates kept by four men, who had imposed them.
wellies on the proprietors as police officers, on the Uniou-
hall establishment, although they were only common
tu-
fur living by the vilest artifices. • Those ilnpowtaut
persuriages refused to 0111101 l him unless be paid • guinea
(being the sem densaaJed for admissive), but uu his preaties
I.is right of admission, on the ground that the bosom was
-only • fasera, the Defeatisma directed him to be let is.
1u the garden a molly romp of clowns, barb Tains, ke. ke.
were pursuing their merry antics, and • number of do-
minos were promenading up and owa, the same is at the
perm House, ur Argyli Rooms. Many of the company who
Lad paid their guinea, were much dissatisfied, Irecaase the,
*promises in the bill igfare had not been fulfilkd, and seve-
ral who came in expectation of getting their sapper surd
wine, bad to return home hungry.
• The Defrodsats said their premises had been hired by •
Gentleman, nailed Dogherly, for the purpose of celebrating
the birth day of his Royal Higher's the Dads, of York with
rabies gymnasia*, comsisting of boal-nacing, Asc. and a
grand fete, sad fancy ball in the e•ening. They were net
aware of transgresinag any Act of Parliament at the time,
or they eei tautly would Dot bare permitted it to tette place ;
floc di4 they expect that it sreald'be a masked ball. As ibis
.was Ike first offence, they begged the Magistrates to user-
lad it, and they assured. him it shouM not be repeated.
Me. Allem observed, that be should not object Sc this
course, but be thought they ought to pay the officer fur his
irosilik• The Defendants offered to do- so, but Hull refused
El. receive any compeosalioa. The charge was then with-
drawn, and the sumasseass disdained.

• Tberaday night, &best eine o'clock, as Mary Dolphin, a
poor elderly room*, was passing along H sgb.strces, Blooms-
.lsery, on her way to her accidence. Wu. 4, fioldee•lsise, Old-
wets. • Knew 'oleo was inteiropted la leis pessege by her
'not ban able to watt fast by bins, pasbed benolf tie tip
"tab ascii 'laicise', as to pile* her soder the wheels of a car-
riage, which was at lbs time paining by afar It. fiika'a
Cbarele. The wheels passed ewe her body, and she was
takes op in a aigagled mate to Dr. Vioceat's, of Higli.strees,
ober* *be seen afterwards aspired in groat navy. Her
body was conveyed he • eoaeli I. the Middlesex Hospital fir
a Corsoset's *mesa.