The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-20 00:00:00

GRAND &I LL AT BOULOGNE.

LETTER FROM BOULOGNE, AUGUST 15.
This pl.er t, now cr,.w.leti to en tioex,lmpled
the Power Itego-lit's Birth-day r sil-
p,rl) Bill was giv..n, limier the auspices or Lord
rod bitly Ettwor.l Somerset, 11 the &Wish to the
Fre,,ch.

The theatre was engaged fir the purpose. The
interior wa• holm 41 lulu a ainicious 141110011. Ivy Uses n.
of a pholorise erectel over the pit. About 500
persons attend. sl. The .pactoiss area was illumi-
nated by chamlehers of cut glass and variegated
lamps.
coininenced at ten o'clock with " The
White eurk.ttle." Qlo.taltilles, srsl.s mull reels
billowed. All the Officers of the British Staff were
prevent.
Every respectable inlinhiatit of the town was in.
sited. The tables were lisid out with iiifionle note,
great jessigimut, and isiliont, cost. Nothing could
exert the silagisitit•eisce of Ilve whole: the crisis-.
prosy felt it - cheerfulness and conviviality reigne.l
thrirviglinut ; solid nue feeling of IsapiniteSS. muds.
and good humour prevailed. Tlie assembly slid
slot break up till lire o'clock.—" he Herald of the
Belemdd Ruse" ushered in the felt.
Friday next is the slay of St. Louis, when the
Frciicli meals to return the compliment. The
greatest prelim:dim)s are al.eally gnilig

The PmNcE REUENT continues at Hampton
Omit.

Sir GEORGE ROBINSON, Burt. gave a growl eii-
terhiiimoriit yeatertlay, to the Duehes+ of DEVON..
SHI RK, Lord MEI BOURN R, Slr, and Lady CARO-
LINE isstay, Alm GEORGE Lamar., Captain and
Mr.. CLIFFORD, and r party of tlistilictiosi, at his
rtsislenee In Suutio.street, Gios‘enor-square.
The Grind Uakr MICH AFL, when at Drosn-
mood, now the Prat of Mr, huREEss DRESISION D,
was ',repented with the moral of RMIKILT BRUCK,
Inch, tradition bay•. was wielded I,t• that hero at
the Wilk or 1114iitiockhorii. The sword it so bettyy
that it rttittires both halals of even a vowel ful InJu
10 ii!t it.

It is cronies that the mstrigement of Drury-lane
Theatie, r. .r tilt en, • g brawn, i 4 confided by the
Sub.(7simmittre to Mr.STEPIIEN Kt3int.r.. Report
stale, that Ilir price of istliniasion to the boxes is to
Le reduced to live shillings.
Mr. It. JONES has sold the copyright of The
C'reen than. 'rile sum given it. ue understand,
;treater thus. any ever brought by as e fly of
three acts. The Duke of Sessvz honoured its re-
urreerrelatum last night at the I layinarket Theatre.
It has excited great interest, and till be powerfully
attraclise isir a loog time.
The lisle Sir JOHN 01.DHIXON, formerly a re,.j.
dent of Liir,land, and lately deceased is. Ainerii a,
unsuited Mn's CLOUGe, a cede-lir:aril vocal ler,.
former in her dm. They unhappily disagreed
during their residelice in America, and were di-
vorce-el according to Ilse laws of the Limiest States.
Feinhog his Isalf.pay, and eyess the earnings of his
wife, isistifficient for a growing family, and having
a colon's-noble knowledge of gardeisiiig, lie cult,.
seated Ilse earth, mud shrove his own corr. with the
produce of his labours, to market I *elf.

The Ipswich Humane Society have voter
Aliver medal to hotter EnW Alla ACTON. aged 13,
fur having preserved the life ofJ ON ATIAAN A Kerma.
• boy eight years old, no the iOtis of July last;
who moat other% te inevitably have been drowned.
The inscription upon the medal is as follows
" The rrwartl of feelings possessed by a youth.
more 'disc to the ilistigrr of others than of himself."
The late Mr. Austrrursu'r is thus described by
the Eilitur of The Vuhlie Junntal. from a per-
sonal knowledge of that unfortunate Gentleman !
•• A RBUTH NUT Vl4ll, 1111 amiable mum, hot the child
of misfortune. At 1411 Clirly age he bec.inte
orphais—his father nas drowned, and llu her
died in a mad.huusr ; and now. in the t•fime of
We, he has lallrit a victim to injg-tice !"

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THEATRES el

ENOI.IOII OPERA.

A net. opera, in two acts, was last night pro-
duced at this Theatre, under the title of Jealous on
all sides ; or, The Landlord in Jeopardy. We (mill
ilot hear the name of the author whispered about
us—and the piece is neither so very had, nor so
very good, as to create any particular curiosity oil
that point. The characters were thus represented :

Pro . Mr. WRENCrt.
"'Orrick, . .
tterfsiste
Pedro Mr. Ewe.
ferbirt
l'orrado
l'urrergo
termora
Chita Miss Love.

The plot is complicated—but possesses little in-
terest. The latter part of it steins to have been
thrown together by chance—as a ball of cotton
sometimes becomes entangled—and we doubt very
much whether the aothor could himself unravel it.
Ale.ro, 14 young Spanish gentleman, is commanded
by hi. father, L)on Beraldo, to pay his addrtsses to
his cousin, Clara, a beautiful mid accompli-heel
lady, residing at Cadiz. Commauds, in these
cases, always operate against the wishes of those
who have recourse to them. Alexo, determined
to please himself, falls in love with Leonora, a
fair one residing sit Seville, of which city he and
his father are irilitibitants. Alex° pretends to go
to Cadiz, to court the charmer whom his father
is.,. selected for him, bot, in reality, lie stops at a
4,dg..rig-house, kept by Putsedo, and is, nightly,
in the habit of visiting liis dalcinea. loiter-
ing about her spartmetes, he is tistorsisl:ed at be-
holdirig a cavalier mount, by the help of a rope
ladder, to her bed-room window, open it, and en-
ter the sanctuary. He is, of course, in a horrible
rage—and, when he meets Leonora, upbraid. her
with her perfidy. She, however, moulage§ his pas-
sills, by assuring him that the intruder is unknown
to her—that, when he made his appearance, she had
given the alarm—and, finally, that her father, who
had threatened her life, Iselieving her to be
acquainted with the stranger, had gone ill pursuit
of hi in—while she, " distill'd almost to jelly with
het fear," had fled the paternal minsien, lest her
parrot, on his return, should put his threes lulu
execution. Clara is not, however, without • lover.
l'abricio, a gallant young Spaniard, thx, brother
of Leonora, lands, on los return from America,
at Cadiz. He here encounters Clura's conquering
eyes, and, of course, b±coines a suppliant at the
shrine of her brandy—

" A mutual A one was quickly catt:ht,
'Thai quickly too revcaril,
Fur 'with, r bosom lottg',l a thr.tight,
That Virtue kept cuticeard."
Fahricio,succeo4al in his attentions, induces Clara
to proceed with leiin to Seville, where lie intends to
place her in a satiation of security, until lie can
procure the approbation of his friends to an union
with his beloved. He pitches on the house of
Possado us a proper retreat for himself and his
mistress—and, slier considerable difficulty and the
expenditure of a thousand pistisks, contrives to gain
the a.sent of the rooming lodging-house keeper,
who hopes, by artifice, to prevent the two parties.
Leonora, fabricio (who his'unfOrtunately
assumed the name of Alexu) and Clara, from en-
countering each other under his roar. All his pre-
cautions are, however, vain. The stupidity of
lass servant, Farrago, destroys his plans—and he
is on the point of being sacrificed to the fury of
the two lovers, each of whom supposes lie has be-
trayed his oust, and been the memos of reinoviog
from his house, his respective mistress, when
Don Beraldo appears with the ladies, and every
doubtful point is cleared up. The cavalier, who
was seen risteriiig Leonora's room turns out to be
her brother, Fobrieio, who wished to apprise her
of his situation. The flight of Leonora from Pas-
virtu's house has been occasioned by Clards making
leer appearance there, mud inquiring fur Alex°, by
which, name alone she knows Fabricio. This
cii-
cmrisstaice, of comae, excites the lady's jealousy,
after singing a peisive ditty, she makes her
exit in a rage. The departure of Clara, from the
same retreat, is accounted for by her casually inert-
iiig her node there, wish whom she departs.
These circumstances explained, the lietot-burii-
is g and jealousies to which they gave rise, are
removed—the lovers are rendered happy by the
possession of their mistresses—and Possado still
snore happy, having received a handsome purse of
pistoles for his roguery, and escaped, with unbroken
bones, from the violence of his hot-headed em-
ployers.
The success of this piece, slight and equivocal as
it was, is solely attributable to Use exertions of the
performers. These Sisyphi laboured hard to roll
the atone to the top of the mouistain—but it was
too heavy. This praise, however, is due to them—
if they could nut place it in security oil the highest
point of popular favour, they did nut let it sink
altogether to the bottom of public reprehension.
The plot is ill-constructed—the characters are sha-
dows—sod she dialogue is perfectly worthy of those
to whom it is given. Dearth of isicident, of sato'.
tom, of wit, of humour, and of sentiment, !roust ne-
cessarily have consigned the opera to .‘ that bourne,"
Morn which, when mice directed thither, "no
drama e'er returns"—but the sweet music of Mr.
JOLLY. delightfully executed by Miss CAREW and
Mr. PEARMAN—she lively acting of Mr. Witesicti
(of his sitiging, we shall say nothing)—the comical
embarrassment of Mr. HAMAR—the serene stupi-
dity of Mr. WILRINSON—sod the sweet voice and
sweeter features of Miss Love—wrought on the good
torture, if not the good sense, of the audience. By
meatus of this powerful agency, Jealous ow All
Sides, was reci:ved with considerable approbation.
and, when untiousiced fur repetition, was feebly
and ineffectively opposed.

SURELY THEATRE.
Last night the entertainments at this theatre
commenced with the nielo-dranie of Love, Haired,
and Revenge. The story possesses a considerable
deal of interest, •nd affords some striking situa-
tions. The principal character. were supported
with ability by Miss TAELoit, Messrs. HUNTLEY,
CLIFFORD. slid CORDELL. The latter gave much
strength slid colouring to his delineation of the
ardent lover, Ramirez, who feels himself purified,
exalted, and ennobled by the generous passion that
possesses his breast, and resolves to dare every
thing to prove himself worthy of the object of hie

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adoration.' .rte foAner Gentleman well pourtral•eel
the resentful feelings and glowing indignation will►
which a husband would pursue the man whom he
supposes to have permitted the murder of a be-
loved wife. Mr. Furzwtr,t.taxt infused a large
portion of humour into his Pedro—his song of
" The Ladies." war received with repeated plaudits.
Don f:luvarrai was, as usual, a source of constant
amusement. Such it can never fail to b.., from
the broad humour of the parody, the variety and
whimsicality of the adventures and situations, and
the excellence of the performance. Mrs. ORGER
bewitched the ladies as successfully ye ever ; and
Mr. FITZWILEIASI never before devoured his ma-
caroni with greater avidity, or invited the Ghost to
supper with a better grace. The Italian Wife
maintained an unceasing and strong power over the
attention and feelings of the audience. Long and
repeated plaudits bore testimony to Miss TAY LOLL'S
success in Bianca. Its the scene where she watches
through Use lung night for the return of her
husband, who had left her to visit her
her hectic look and agitated frame feelingly
spoke her state of miserable suspense and jealous
bireboding—and most forcibly was that difipo.
eition worked up to frenzy and desperation, when
the obtrusive menial announces the dreadful
certainty of Fazio's faithlessliers. Her remonstrance
Aro to the Duke, and exposition of the seductive
arts of/Mabel/a, was a floe specimen of powerful,
vigornusacting. Mr. HUNTLEY'S merits its Fazio
ure of a very superior order.—The house was well
filled.

VISIT TO
THE INTERIOIt of A PYR4IIID.

[FROM ♦ PARIS PAPER.]

We have received from %1. de Niebuhr, the
Prussian Minister at Rome, and one of the most
distinguished literary characters of Germany, the
authentic declaration of M. Belzoni, a Roman ar-
chitect, relative to h's having effected au entrance
into the interior of a pyramid, u project which has
been in vain attempted by many celebrated tra-
vellers for centuries pt at.
" On the 18th February last, M. Belzoni, at his
own expense, began his projtct of opening a way
into the second pyramid of Gizeh, called that of
Chefrent. In the first place. be caused an exca-
vation to be made towards the northern front, by
following a perpendicular hue from its centre.
Having discovered that there was no opening. in
this place, he commenced further researches about
thirty feet cast of the middle, Hurt on the '2ll Mardi
lie foamd the real entrance, which is a gallery of
granite, that led to a hanging door also of granite.
I-laving caused it to be raised, he found himself
in an horizontal gallery, from whence he de-
scended perpendicularly into a second, and thence
by a stair-case into a third. which condo' ted
hint into sit apartment where lie found a sarco-
phagus contaiimig human bones embalmed. Pro-
ceeding by a shelving gallery he arrived in another
holizotital one, passing along which lie perceived
shout kJ,- way a passage that led towards the south,
into a second apartment. At the extremity of tine
horizontal plane, NI. Belzoni saw it niche, cut fur
the purpose of fixing a granite door that lay near.
Front this place he ascended up a steep passage,
about the height of 47 feet, to a stone wall by
which it was closed. At this spot he perceived
stones eat and laid in such a mariner as to Ouse the
entry ,lice of this passage near the base of the pyra-
mid."

From this account of M. Belzoni, it is pr.ved
that the pyramids were the tombs of tie Royal Fa-
mily. It appears to M. de Niebuhr that the pyra-
mid of Cheirem is not in its usiginal state. The
sarcophagus must have been ',hindered at some pe-
riod or other ; and the door* of atone which hare
been found, were displaced at the time of this hos-
tile invasion. We may piestime that it was 11,e Ver-
sions, under Cambyseo, who opened and pillaged if.
The Egyptians, daring the interval of their inde-
pendence, might have closed the entrance, not be-
ing able to repair the devastations committed by
the enemy.

Some thousands of quarters of English and fo-
reign wheat are now un board vessels lying in the
River Thames ; and every granary on its bunks that
could be procured has been taken fur the purpose
of storing.
Within the last few days the Lord Bishop or
OXFORD has consecrated three new churches, and a
chapel of ease, in that district of Northumberland
which formerly composed the extensive parish of
Siinonburn, and which has recently been divided
into the six distinct parishes of Sinionburn, Work,
Greystead, Thorneyburii, and Fal-•
stone. Each of these parishes, as well as the cha-
pelry of Eluuishaugh, which is an appendage to
Simoilburn, has now a place of worship of its uwn ;
and five handsome and substantial houses have heels
built fur the residence of their respective ministers.
The plan of the newly-erected churches mid chapel la
excellent, and the style of architecture in which they
are finished is happily characteristic of the forms of
that established worship to which they are dedicated ;
expressive at once of beauty, simplicity, stud perma-
nence. The getters! effect produced by theappearance
of these religious structures with the parsonage
houses attached to them, is in a high degree plea.lll4
and picturesque, particularly in one or two of the
remoter situations—they seem already to throw ass
air of increased comfort, civihxatinu, snit moral
beauty user the wild slid sequestered scents by
which they are surrounded. The service of the
ist-
viral cousecrations was performed in the most m-
pressive manner, and, in every instance, in the pre-
sence of a crowded congregation, few of whom se
think could depart unimpressed with the convic-
tion that these churches will continue to be a bless-
ing to the country long after the as yet unbroken
turf of the adjoining cemetery shall have covered
the youngest of those who witnessed the solemnity.
In the course of this interesting journey the Bishop
of OXFORD, and the Gentlemen who attended him.
were received for two days with the most polite and
liberal attention at the seat of Mr. Cumturox. the
Catholic proprietor of Healey side, near Bellinglsim.
and subsequently with similar hospitality at eliv
chase Castle, by Colonel BLED, and by Mr. CLat•
TON, at Chester..