The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-11 00:00:00

THEATRES.

DIWRY.LANE.
The front of the dress circle last night resettled
• brilliant line of youthful beauty and elegance, to
witness Mr. Kwes fifteenth representation ht.
Lear. We have on so maay previous occasions. do .
cussed the merits of this piece of acting, that ne
shall now only observe it produced the sato.,
profound impressions on the audierice which we
had witnessed and described before. The sor-
rows of the lovely distressed Cordelia were most
tenderly end affectingly poured forth by Mrs.
Wm.. Mr. POPE personated Kent very credit-
ably. There is one scene exhibited in this play which
we regret not haying had an opportunity of snowing
more early. We mean the view of Dover cliffs mod
castle. The various features of the lainkcape ore
clothed with a freshness--•!nd there in an air of sof',
mellow, tranquil beauty spread over like whole, t
which language cannot convey an adequate cohrep.
lion. The sight of it for moment diffuses over the
mind of the spectator that calmness and ser-city
of feeling. which the loveliness of nature itself :it.
ways inspires, and as it were transports him from the
heated atmosphere of a theatre to the coalike.s, the
verdure, and the thousand nameless charms of the
rural scene.

covEN r-c ARDEN.

The burlesque opera of Midne was revived kat
night. Mr. DURUSET performed the part of
Apollo in a pleasing and judicious manner. fits
voice is not of the right pitch, and the airs were
put in other keys to accommodate it. This trans-
position of necessity diminished the general •-ffect;
but Mr. DURUM? gave much eetivractiou, and was
encored in the celebrated sir (if "Pray, Coolly."
Miss Time performed one of the si)iorlis with
great spirit, and Mr. Iseecs was a very respectable
✓upiter. The other characters were tilled es they
have been since the first revival of the piece, and
their succesafill repetition makes the merit of the
actors too conspicuous to need poiraing out.

We understand • Committee has been sppninled
at IVestniinster Abbey, for the purpose of arraog.
ing busine4s relative to the intended Coronation,
and Installation of the Order of the Bill).

The Duke of NORFOLK arrived riii Monday at
his house in St. Jamer'a•square, from his stilt,
Fornham, Suffolk.
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE arrived on Tuesday
evening at Devonshire House, Piccadilly, from
Paris.

Arrivals at the St. Irmes's Hotel, Jermyn•street :
Earl Mountoorris and Lord Valentin, from bid Lordship'•
seat. Comm°liu Park, Wexford, Ireland; Gen. Nit. Jam.•.
Duff; Bart. from ■ tour; Colonel Catliffe. from Ireland;
and Mr.and Mr.. Penny and family, from Paris.
WILLIAM PENN OK MARRIAGE.—" Do thou
be wise : prefer a person before moues—virtue be.
fore beauty—the mind before the body ; then thou
hest a friend, a companion, a second ~elf—rine that
bears an equal share with thee in thy toils
troubles."

Last week, some fishermen trawling in En,-
worth Harbour, caught a fish csilled
Lioness;' the resemblance it bears to that animal 14
in its claws and the roar of its voice. Wit h 11111011111
full of teeth, its tongue is like a Ntwtotinitlaial
dog's; the tail spreads like a fait, and when ex-
panded is ten inches wide. The men have In-might
it here for exhibition.—lPartsmouth lilyraph.)
The East India Company's ships Waterloo and
Essex are arrived in the Channel. They left
Chin■ the 14th January, and St. Helena the 26 h
March.

The Vansiva►t, Marquis of Camden, and heir.
were expected to be dispatched from China in
about a week after the ships above mentioned.
The Loudon remained at St. litle:sa un the 26:1I
of March.

The Abertou arrived off the Wight, yesterday;
she sailed from Madras on the 2.3.1 of ..6.....y, mid
front St. Helena on the 2Gth of March ; she spoke
the Thames, ontward-bcund, in lat. 35 def.!. 15
• min. S. long. 21 deg. 14 min. E. on the 6:11 of
March, all well.
A superb vase of silver plate, and gilt within,
valued at forty guineas, has been executed by
Messrs. WATSON, PASS, and Co. of Sheffield, for
the purpose of being presented to the Right flora
Earl FITZWILLIAN, On his Lord.liiit's return i,odd
Yorkshire, by the artisans of that loon and
neighbourhood, as a testimony of their respect sod
approbation of hi■ exemplary and patriotic conduct
during the last twenty years, while lee leek; the
offices of Lord Lituteitatit and Custos Hanlon=
of that Riding. The vase is twenty inches in height.
richly embossed with suitable ornaments, and bear-
ing two log4,6;16011%
Thomas Hynes, an i►inerant vender of political
and other pamphlets, who was convected at a late
Cornish Assize, for selling an ireeligious publics-
ti..... slid sentenced to six months imprisonment en
Bochum gaol, having just emerged from durance
vile, war again apprehended ■t Plymouth this
week, for resuming his trade, under a forged
license. Whet' the Judge passed sentence upon
Hynes, he said, " Thank you. my Lord ; 1 as
now provided for, for half wear." He most now
be much more satisfied, since it is intended to girt
him employment, as well as food and
( Exeter Paper.)