The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

A RIVAL CATALAN!.

Madame Catalan' give her first concert the lot
of August, at Carlsbad : she disposed of S6O
tickets at two ducats each. She gave her secosid
concert on the 41h, but it was not so well atteuded.
There occurred on the 6th an interesting scene
■t
the house of Prince Joseph de Schwartz.-illierg,
whn had a large company to dinner. The Countess
de Boinhelles, wife of the Austrian Envoy to the
King and the Dukes of Saxony was present. This
Lady was singing with a degree of talent that en-
chanted sill her hearers. At that moment Nladame
Catalani emend. The Countess declined conti-
nuing. Madame Catalan' herself entreated her
to do so, with a great deal of sweetness. The
Coontess then resumed her song, and as she sang
the tine ode of the celebrated Goethe, Connois In
r &e. the enthusiasm► of the patty was at
its oemi. Goethe, who was present, had tears in
hia eyes. He exclaimed." We feel ourselves more
closely related by these souials; it is the fiermait
heart that undesstands them." Madame Catalan'
all at once turned pale, and found herself ill. The
whole company surrounded her, and testified the
most lively interest for her. When ►he had a little
recovered, she faultered out in a feeble voice, and
with great emotion, an Italian romance; but the
most lively plaudits could not make her recover all
her powers.
The Countess de Bombelles is a native of Co-
penhagen; she is the daughter of a banker, clothed
with several titles, and her mother, Madame Fre-
&rigor Brun, has acquired celebrity by several li-
terary works.—(Jor►aul des Debuts.)

The fire which was seen raging so dreadfully at
Busitingford, in Hertfordshire, on Thorpday morn-
ing, was at a farm on the estate of Lord iI•RD•
WICKg. It has consumed upwards of 500 loads of
wheat, barley, and oats, besides a vast number of
agricultural implemeirts. It was a considerable
tune after the London engitera arrived before it was
got tinder. We are sorry to stale there is no doubt
of the above being the set of *nine diabolical is.-
cendlary, at present unknown. %I'liat is remark-
able, the same farm was wilfully set on fire about
two years ago, and property to a considerable
amount consumed. A mail of the name or south
was convicted, mid executed near the spot.
CHlctlEsTrit, AUG4LIST 29.—Thehrutiol monder
mentioned last week, as having been comaiiihd
here, on Friday night, caused a considerable twn.a-
hioli, and it is but justice to the memory of the
murdered Lancer that we should state, be was
not in any way eoecerned in the previous depute
that hail taken place, which was between a palate
of the Slit and One of the 35tIfreginve;rd. The
law fellow 11101 ~,,, the man the corporal iminded
to sacrifice to his brutal revenue. The funeral, nu
Monday, was e looted with mina wlrtlnnt~y.
and with military honours, being attended I.y she
privates and officers ref Lis regsioeser, nod pot of
use 35th. Captain CAMPDELL, to *lime tenni)
lie belonged, has ordered a stone to be erected to
his memory. lie was 15 years of age. and bore
an excellent character.

Nothing can exceed the audacity with aliiol rob-
beries are tlatir committed in our streets iu open
day. Yesierd4; betWeell our and two o'clock, as a
respectably drrrsc'el an oils in the
neighbourhood of loog-acre, her neckerchief,
%loch wsr thrown over her shouldrie,
switched oft, althouvli I iunerl (loon in bent.
ilrp:eilator MO tip a C 44171, ull4 IVCS out of Pight
foie the loser had tune to recover f her 'unwise.
The G How tails in company with illiother, who, iike
himself, had tbr appearatm: of a labour4is niaii.

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