The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

PROLOGUE.

(4 Mate hosed "fullereiltion behind the 'ernes; a atstle-
mum forces kis entrance at the door ow the Prompter's
side, and here leg cloud it, speaks )
flu, no, Sir Prompter ! spite of all your rage,
For oni e 111 fort my minute on she tiara.
Hold!—!To the audiesee.)—when those fav'rite Loudon
cries are o'er
Of " Hats off!—" 1)owu, down !"—a Box•kerper, the
dour !"
I'll sell you wherefore, from 100 upper tiers
Tee boldly forced a dank.uus passage here.
Moat ono trill' some antipathies are curet,
'Ti, me, of all, a Prams, is-
thee wont;
I hate to see a sable.rmilled wight
Wwterat rompasaiousfor •ts Author'sfright;
l'aiist sill the burros F Or hi. care-worn life,
Dis midnight moanings o'er kis child sail wife;
dwell with fervour on a Brigades name,
Oat WWII mercy and our milion's fame;
Whilst one line tingles with yowr country's cause,
The neat, most humbly, prays for your applause :
Still us to think, good-natured elves,
None ale au noble, as our sable selves!
Thus they prepare the dor*, mid so strung make it,
That Jot", (who swallows well; susurtintes won't take it.
PAtiw ! V. by is this ? I'm .tire no one can say,
A pi oiogue ever yet preserved a play—
l'or nine isights leo !—a thong as out of reason,
That we who porelia.e tickets for this season,
flare voted it a bore. Our suit is, whether
Yon calioot now reform it altogether
b., if 'tis said the tender bantling ought
To he iis prtl!ogue leading.strings yet brought,
1:y three propitious days you'll sorely own
' ale fully time to let it rum alum ;
Aud should it, MI Its drat production Isere,
ss weak, so doll, so rickety appear,
To ured such poor soppOrt, 1 beg rail &iv
At ouee to send it back to Pone atals•
41n adventitious aid 'Os tales to call,
By his own norits roost be stand or fall;
Thus all the favour be can rope frows you,
lo,•thst with paiieriee, you, will hear it thruoth.
Aeon ! I hasten to regain my station,
Awl leave these poiats fur your eousideretioa.

EPILOGUE.
The drama done—Arcs/trio now now no more—
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But if rythagoras have told us true,
As sudden change may be your portion too.
Death, in his creed's •secinol harlequin,
Whoduss but elmogethe persons of the scene ;
1 he smiling widow, when the change tweeted.,
As goi drove atilt may twice, and still bate weeds;
haul-boy shaking at his master's nod,
to a fish may tremble ut the sea;
Youeg !Adieu now 111 beauty's spring lime glowing,
As farmers still may ply the work of sowing.
floss side box beam, whelk time his parting tells,
chatig'd to rt sexton, still may play with bells.
Actors oho muss the pit with tragic rate,
A* coachmen midst full boxes mutant the stage.
An equal change shall fall our critic' too,
'emu soldiers turned they'll Sourish in review;
And authors changed—oh! hear!—But I should say
Something 'bunt our author and his play :
Firrt, Maids, I charge you—'his a potent spell—
As you would shun the leadiog apes in bell,
Be gentle to our author and big play,
Du you say, Yes—your lovers won't say Nay.
lie married ladies, by the portrait blest,
'that lucks ill ring, or nestles in your breast,
prey, say Yes—you've said it ere to-day,
To awful words, " Love, honour, and obey ;"
And if you sow deuy, or speak it low,
liceßl look as if you wisli'd that lea were No.
.415 for you., beaus, " by Rosalind' s bright eye,"
And the sweet charms that there adjacent lie,
By sighs, by talletdows, flames, Cupids, darts,
Pray ye applaud, and do It with your hearts.
We pray ye Gods, to shout io merry note,
For, all who pay, in our house have a vote.
And ye, dark Critics—Faith, what shall I say
'I beg your kiudnesa for this evening's play ?
bare there's some good in it—then du not, elves,
Like spiders, suck the worst part fur yourselves ;
Dot rove, like bees, throughout the poet's bow's,
Awl colt the sweets of eery passing low's.
And now, kind friends,'ere Epilogue departs,
:tee as year bands, and we will give our hearts.
COVENT-GARDEN.
.try AIR p/ide his ddebts/on Saturdeyapkglite,
..acter of Bertram.
in ti ee orm
His performance was
vy rummetiag.
1„:",7,1,..e,t-i,,,f)y be!, we are saved the trouble of ans.
ltapg It ' it
was u complete caricature. The poor
that Mar gait a
ese•P" from his, chest, is Im'aml•
thistg like the dull igaiticutate hum of •
tit, btu itee in these dull times is
I„l„reloveripbei ;gild, as his failure proved
wfitt,:g pl speintigtit to the audience, he may hoses

having afforded some entertainment: WWI*
it woke °Wing to an extriloriiimiry" aortae gir
the pint of Miss STerifass; to mate iw (berms
deficiently, or that the contrast renderid hos. GA
thous notes more striking, we cannot say,
think we wooer heard them so sweet and amprearie
in Lary Bertram.
The how* displayed • crowded and fashionable
audience.

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STATE OF LONDON alums:

At the Surrey Sessions on Tuesday, prowitattaly
.do the bovines, of the Court commencing, Cotonel
Gaitskell called the attention of the Magistrates
(eighty of whom were present) to the preeeiit atone
of Loudon Bridge. He obit-teed,. that it did not
appear to hint to be in such a proper state drawl,. •
rity as the county had 111 right to expect. confider- ,
ing it to be the chief medium of communication.
between Surrey and London : he said that he had
seen part of the evidence which had beers given
fore Committees of the lion-e of Commons upon
two occasions, and he kid beend much of a Report
mole by four einineot surveyors, who kid been ap-
pointed. bi the City of Loodoo to examine the
bridge. This had billy confirmed the evidence be-
fore insided try, and t,e understood they hail ac-
cordingly recommended it to be tither rebuilt, or
pot into complete repair. Notwithstanding such
decisive. proof of its dilapidated state, lie hail seen,
with greet surprise, diet year after year had elapsed,
wither' the Corporation of London evincing the
least serious intention of making the requisite alte-
ration in either &Penner, ai recommended by their
own surveyors. A memorial, signed very respect-
ably hey the inhabitants of Southwark, had been
presented last summer to the Court of Common
Council, claiming its immediate attention to the
subject; this he understood had been referred to a
Committee; but lie could not discover that any
notice had been gives. of an intention to apply to
Parliament for powers to proceed. Ile had con.
versed with I person' who, lie thought, we-e
folly competent to give him information, by whom
he had been assured that the Louisa the centre arch
is many feet shove the bed of the river, and that the
whole edifice adhered together more by the solidity
of the masonry, than front the strength of its loon.
sletions: the uneven state of the balustrades, so vi-
' 'slide to every passenger, convinced him that a set-
tlement of some kind or other must have taken
place. He particularly recollected, iii Mr. Retinie's
.evidence before a Committee of the (louse of Com li
-
mons, that it was stated to be highly probable, dor-
ing some severe frost, when much ice accumulated •
between the bridges, should a strong westerly wind
set in during its breakieg up, that there might be
touch danger of the fulling 14 the bridge: in such,
an event the damage and loss to the property in
Southwark, exclusively of the In.. of liver, would
be incalculable, probably much more than the City's
,estetts could compensate. He had been assured
that those estates, solely applicable to the support
'and repair of London Bridge, situated in the Bo-
• rnogli and its neighbourhood, amounted at resent
to bum 25,0001. to 30,0001. per annum, besides an
existing accuinulation of front 100,0001. to 150.0001;
fur' the truth of this, however, lie could appeal to an
• Honourable Magistrate now present (the Chamber-
lain of London), and as his information went to the
calculation of 700,0001. being the coat of a new
bridge, with 200,0001. the expense of the repair, if
that. should lie thought practicable, he. was fully
persuaded the City had insole fund, in their posses-
sion, and therefore ought not further to delay so no-
cessory and important an undrttakitig. lie, !brie.
Lim should submit to the Bench the propriety of
requesting the Members fur the County to take such
stela as way he advisable to call the attention of
parliament to the subject.
Mr. Chamberlain CLARK not making any obser-
vations on Colonel Gaitskell'a reinark,,

Mr. HOLM& SUMNER rose end said, he perfectly
recollected the evidence alluded io by his honour.
able friend, and expressed his entire coucerrence to
the statements he had made; but from hi* (Mr.
S.'s) hell known opposition to some of the City
measures, particularly as they affected the Orphans'
Fund, nod with, lie flattered himself, some success,
he had only to fear his exertions might be not so
powerful as he wished; he was, however, perfectly
ready to do his utmost, if the Bench concurred in
the proposal.
Mr. Damson declared his entire readiness to
concur with leis .Hosiourable Colleague, in his en-
deavours to effect an object so desirable.
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The Bishop of WINcHESTER has instituted the
Rev. TitokAt GAIIINIER, Rector of Bishop's-
Stoke, near Winchester, to the Rectory of Bright-
well, near Wallingford, Berk.; and his Lordship
has presented the Hen. and Rev. Annorrus
Leong, Chancellor of the Diocese, to the Rectory
of North Waltham, upon the resignation of the
Rev. TYOMI9 GABNIER.

The fast Indio', the transport appointed to
convey the principal hotly of Irish settlers to South
Africa, arnved at Cork, at which port they are to
embark on Saturday se'►►►►igl►t. A letter from one
of the emigrants speaks in the highest terms of the
abundance and excellent quality of the provisions
allotted by Government, and of the c►vility and
attention of the crew.

Saturday morning the thermometer in Barton-
street was ut g deg.-23 degrees below the freezing
point, 4 degrees lower than on the 11th December.
The silver in the barometer on Friday uight at
Islington, was down iuto the bowl, • thing never
known in this century.
The amount of Customs Duties received at Ports-
mouth fur the three months ending the sth.lanu-
ary 1819, was 12,118/. 0.. SJ. of which' sum,
4071. 3s. 3J. was fur eggs only. The amount far
the amine period ending the sth of this present
month is 21,7121. 44. 7il. of which 808!. 2*. Bd.
was fur Eggs; upwards of two millions t*o
hun-
d►ed thousand of which bare been imported from
_France in the last three months.
We haves been honoured with a letter from Sir
Jostrn BAtms, is which that must amiable nom
disclaims the praise bestowed on him by a corres-
pondent in our last week's power, and desirea he
wom contradict the tenor of the communication
',wide by an ill-judging friend. It is untrue that
,'Sir Josarll has•gisies any orders to his steward for
Wiens% las Litashovitire rcuto.—,(Stentiord a 1,,.
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I Lately a. great Coursing Misetihi took plate at AisieSoini
Park,
.sereseist. of LordSoatess, plough, given by Mu'
'Loidship„•,to be rem feu y. his sehaissr. which was wow .0
'yellow poppy,. tordiniglog so Jai, Spicer, of Lino 'lli
sissecos di* wait minted, which "roughs she 'slower
coursemZ•tbe.)ellue puppf hcr hams mad "fie
match is great stile, bestows dila is( she crack dogs all*
Vale.
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H4IMF. AUMICgTS.

WINDSOR, 3 • Is.
Me 5t,p.14.13110s to Kens Penna., per qr.. ..401 to 414 s
Rarity, per qr. ..31s to 38. Please ..... ..... —0 to CtOs
Oats . .........R4. to 28s Rye ...... --o to 4.-1

READING, JANI,I4IIII' 15..
Most 57. to 73. .... 45. to 47s
Barley 29s to 37s 0.1 I Oils ..21s to 25s
&sass 49. to 48s While ditty go —$
to 84s

STAINES, JAMVOftY 14.
Wheat..., 131 Os to ISt Os Pease, per qr..... —a to —a
—II to —s I Barley ..71s to 375
Oat•, per qr. ....24s to 28s J Beaus