The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1816-05-18 00:00:00

COVENT-G.4RDEN THEATRE.

The Muoical Pl 3! of Gay Mwaseriag was veY-
formed at this Theatre lost night. On the rising
of the curtain Mr. Assort. (-slue forward, and ad-
drrwrd the au,lit•nce as follows :-
1` taw directed by the Piispricturs to say, it is with ex-
treme regret they are ~Milted to annotince the indisposition
of Miss Stephens, which tonally incapacitates her from
playinT this evenietz. Mies Carew has, at a short notice,
undertaken the part, and the Proprietors humbly hope Coe
your kind indulgence."

Thi. whirrs. was received with load applause.
Miss CAREW read the part of Lacy Bertram, and
Mill the mango with molt trite, which were highly
applauded by a crowded audiroce. The Farce of
Lone, Law, aid Physic. followed. and went off with
eclat.

The Minister, who proposes the tax on asap, has
nn objection, we hope, to come into the House with
clean howls.

Lord HENRY Moose, of Moore Abbey. in the
county of Kildare. is appointed Colonel of the
Kildare Militia. His Lordship is second moo of the
Marquis 01 DROGHEDA, and nephew of the Mar-
quis of HERTFORD.
FEttz I.zustioße, Esq. citizen nod glover, and
ARTHUR POTT, citizen and grocer, have seve-
rally paid their liorl of 400/. and twenty marks,
with the n•u.it fres, into the Chamber, to he
charted from their respective nominations for She-
riff of London and Nliddlesex.

The discarded Royal Servants, and those who
remain upon curtailed allowances, complain loudly
that there are 14 Lords of the IkAchamber, at
1,000/. a year each, just as useless as a jury of
matrons, the removal of any two of whom would
make a saving equal to the amount obtained by
petty retrenchment, and make them all quite coin.:
fortable.

We are sorry to state, that the sudden indisposi-
tion of Mr. K EDIBLE prevented hi• appearance in
the character of the Stronger. on Thuroday night, at
Covent-airden Theatre. The part w us, in mune-
quence, Blt.l hy Mr. YOUNG. Misr O'NEILL
played Nrs. with her mccustomed humCtis•.
A melancholy accident occurred in Fleeter, on
Saturday afternoon Inst. Three youth., mowing
themselves in la small boat on the rive►, were driven
by the force of 111 C current over Trew's Wear ; tie
boat wan staveil in pamtiesK over, 81111 /8111 k in the
eddies hdow. Two of the ;tarty saved themselves
with much difficulty; but Mr. GEORGE PHILLIPS.
third von of Mr. Alderman in the 20th
year or ht* mom ote, tostfortussutrly drowned.

Arrkurrito Sutclos.—An unfortunate female,
who, le few week+ since, ems under the protection of
a wealthy trader io l'iccsdilly, cut her throat yes-
terday moroina, at her lodgings in Nortrimstrert,
Soho. Nletlical aid was promptly obtained, but
no hope% are entertained of her recovery.
Prorate letters from Paris mention 1.1)1)felmi""
of further conspiracy. It is rerun mid that the St ia-
-11,11 I..iviria lately arrested In Par.,. had lukcn font
in a plot for the :01.OSIMItioil of all the brooches of
the Iluuttouu family, except the Duke of (Itt-
LeaNf. Otl)er letters talk of an iliStiffrellull fur
the pretended purpose of rape-long the Allies (rum
France, sad Atoll% off the couttibutiosta..

(ITY OF LONDON
A tixiliary National Seiaol.i.

On &Inchy mnri!..gity, the 12th its!. the A nni.
',priory Sermon lot ihio. !nonunion woo prrailio.l
by the Right Rev. the Lord Moliori of Chest-T,
the pond, chinch of St. Mory-le-1;ow, ;
unit on Weckeoity loot on c!camiuttum 8.1. t!
children took plac.• ut the City of Loudon Taverv.,

The !tied flue. the t.omp NiAvoit cie
ill the prevenee of the It;ght Um.. nod Ribs E•it.„
the Loud Iti•lmp of London, l'or is s':.• I
unit, ; the 11.. gilt Rev. the Lord 111o1.n. t..
Antnh, V. P. ; Joh.. Whitmor.., Foul,
the Very Rev. tlw 1)...... of ; the , P... •
I)4etory A1i1.1.-rt Ma.it ; the it, e.
Molotov' ; ti,r Perr lt,rt.
NI. I'. V. I'; Chre.toither Ma.,.• my, V. A: '.
V. P. ; Ceorge Bridges, Esq. Al I, V. P.;
IVitteosi, Esq. V. I'.; Julio Itosnel, RI. M. P. ;
David Pike Waits, Edwnni Weigh, E.,!.;
Edward Whitmore, lisq. ; the Lady Mayoress, N 1...,
Lexmoore and the Misses Luatamore, Mm,
sailor,. Mrs. Mau:nay, Mrs. Bridges, Mist f1at....„
Miss Brooke. Alm. IV:11.1o, and is • snit
highly respectAltle rompaity of Ladies and Gentle..
men, friends to the Institution.

Previous to the examination of the children io
claire,. the whole slumber. eanoniitieg to 930,
were assembled. The neatness of their sip; wsertl.ier,
the propriety of their behaviour, and the sol ty
with which they united in the devotional dunes of
prayer and praise, produced a very powerful inn.
pression. The examination afforded the most rixti.-
'gentry evidence of the advantages of the Madras
system cif edurati ))))) and the complus)• were li; It e
gratified by the correctness of the children in re-
peating their !omens; their distinct and riser:odic
articulation, and their ready and appropriate eepli•g
to various questions proposer: to than, with which
it was evident BLit they had not beru pr-vinusle
On the rehiring' of reels class. the Right
11l unable the Lord Mayor expressed his high op-
probation of the progress which the children I :el
made. Ilia Lordship expatiated, with assotifest
emicerri, on the numemnis oustances of early demo•
city which had recently fallen under his notice in
his official emotivity. and very affectinnetel7 ea.
hurled ,the children of these schools to art:id all
acquaintance mid communication with mull persons
of had character and conduct, as they were maims-
pily liable to meet with in passing thrasigh t'te
streets. lie sincerely hoped that the deplorable
condition of those of their own age and nation, oho
had never err-6%-rd the benefit of good eiltseatiou, loot
bad been trained up from infaisey in almost every
sorties of vice, would soon be essentially a .iieisrle4l ity
the extension of the City of London Auxiliary Na-
timed Schools, which, sib their present plate, were
incapable of receiving many hundreds who were
desirous of admission, mid he intoloreil all aronnill
him to unite in supporting au Institution whose
nit-
ject sod tendency wire to promote the I v:selit mod
everlasting Collar° of the rising geacr.iti 1111 l stud of
the community at large.
Towards the close of the examination, the !tight
[lon. the Lord Ably-or left the Chair to attend an
important public business, which his Lonbilsip had
obligingly postponed as late as possible. The
Chair was then taken by the Right Hon. and Right
Rev, the Lord Bishop of London. At the conchs-
sion of the examination. mid when the children were
all assembled, his Lordship addressed the Meetiiie.
mid. as Patron of the. Institution, expressed hie
most grateful aelere of the honour which the Right
Hon the Lord Mayor had conferred upon the
City of London Auxiliary National Schools by hi•
attendance, and by the high cominendrition
inel bestowed upon them. He felt likewise that
great thanks were due for the excellept advice
which his Lordship bad given the children, and
which, he trusted, would be deeply imprioted nit
their minds, and beneficially itillrietice their con-
duct. In perfect concurrence wills the Melo I lo-
nourable the Lord Mayor, he assured the Meiling-.
that he had also witnessed, with the highest satis-
faction. the proficiency of the children. Ile never
loot an opportunity at all within his power of at-
tendiug other establishments in the inetropolie,
which were conducted on the some excellent pfaii,
and sound principles. as this Institution. Amongst
these his Lordship particularly noticed the Schools,
of the National Society. and those of Westminver
and Whitechapel, in all of which the most tan-
guine expectations of success had been reglireil,
and the full effect of religious education nun or to.
struction in various branches of useful kiinwledge
had been produced. But entitled, as they were.
to all the praise that could be bestowed upon then,.
the elimination of this day had proved, that the
City of London Auxiliary National Schools were
not in any respect surpassed, but exemplified
equally with them the perfection of that system of
tuition, on which they were all established. His
Lordship adverted with greet eloquence, and with
feelingsthat excited universal wympathy. to the
terrating spectacle of more than she }hundred in-
dividuals, in the bloom of youth and the beauty of
innocence, the happy subjects of that eoltivation
of the heart mind understanding, on which their
nsefilleteisi, their virtue, and their comfort in the
present life, mid above all their 'everlasting
welfare in the world to come. esiontially depended;
and he concluded by declaring, that i..elit.atitot
and duty would ever dispose hint to support ~,„1
encourage by every means in his [wiser, an Insti-
tution so well conducted, and so considerete of the
best intereats of those to whom it imimirted the
blessings of education, as the City of Loudon
Anxilsary National Schools.
The friends of the Institution afterwards dined
at the Coy of London Tavern. The !tight Hoe.
the Lord Mayor was again in the Chair, mind
amongst the compaoy prevent weer—the
Non. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lo,:tl,to,
the Right Re v, the Lord Bishop of Chester. the
Very Rev, the Dena of IVrnrhester, the Ii i.
A rcialeacenis Canibridire and Watson, the tt.e.
Dr. Mont, the Ilev. H. Norris, Aldermen Sir iVil-
haul Colitis, Burt, Bitch, C. Smith. Atkiis, a, 1
1111.1gPs. ; Sherif. Sir Thomas 1.1.:11 and .)oho
Thomas Thorp, Esq.: John Round. Esq. M.P.
Joshua Watson, Ely, John C.pel, Esq. 'llionias
E-q. &c.
Dining the evening the children were ngsin
Tiny prigented a must affecting avast