The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-12 00:00:00

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£DELPHI.
Last night a ne* melo-drama WIN produced at
this beautiful little theatre, called Zamoskt ;
the Forties: end the Mine. The story Is smirk,
but the attention is. kept above by door boredom's
which follow in quick succession. In the Coot
scene we ore informed by Zontoski (Mr. Gov ens At.)
that he has made captives of Floreska (Mrs. W AT.
I.ETT) and her child, whom he has brought to the
fortress, situated ou the borders of Poland, alts
being the wife of Edwiaski (Mr. WrriCtris),
who was betrothed to hem, oitoolasseki, by her
tether, but she preferred her husband to him.
This is the cause of his pursuing them with
his vengeance. Heresies being in his pores!, he
uses every art to bring her over to his love, voltiVoso•t
success. koltointki comes to the fortress jou do-
guise as a !private soldier, and represents Inosse;',
%awake as twinging to Flureska the art-wont col 'G.?
hoisbanot's death, and to deliver his picture, c. lao
her. The husband and wife.rneet—they are down-
pored, and doomed by letnoski to the manes.
but in separate parts, without fond. Zemoski
hie two confidential servants or agents, fingot:i
(Mr. CAMPBELL), and Paine (Miss YAT gT),
1)01h of whom he supposes are sufficiently tAltll-•
ed with every had quality to answer his worst
purposes: lie gives Etheinski into the custody or
charge of the mall, road the all gentle Floresk
anal her child into the care of the letnale. The
letter lass something of the milk of human kind-
ness about her, and her father having received
great benefits from the father of her prisoner, she
is determined to save her; accordingly wills that
kind of intrigue which so much belongs to woman
in her station, she try, to deceive her brother gaoler.
U. is Dot to be deceived, although he gave fair
promises to Floreska, with the brutal idea that if
her husband was dead, although she would not Le
kind to his master she might to him. PAria, how-
ever, succeeds by the assistance of her nephew
Peter (Mr. CowELL), a simpleton (or rather ap.
pears to he so), for the purpose, as he said, of rescu-
ing on innocent female from oppressiolt.—( rhos
acknowledgment of Peter was well received viol
applauded). At the noose-ut that fidivinski is
token prisoner sifter his escape, Peter leads some
Polish troops into the fort, and when they are or-
dered by Zotnoski to fire at his mina, they point
their pieces at him, and discover themselves. Ze-
moski is awn sentenced to the mines, sod the piece
concludes with Etheinski, floreska, end their child
being safe out of the hands of their mortal minty.
It would be invidious to speak particularly of the
good acting of any of the performers who outmoded
the character., as they all deserve praise, hot we
cannot pass over that of Miss YATES. tit Potion;
it would have been considered an escellent piece of
acting at one of the winter tlwatres. The melo.
drama was given out for repetition amidst !owl
iopplause. The house was well attended.

COBURG.

This elegant establishment closed a very success
ful season 1.1. t evening. and the following address
was spoken by I%lr. T. P. Cook E :
" Ladies and Gentlemen—Oar present Drama bating
terminated this evening, the gratifying duty now devolves
upon me of returning the sincere and most heartfelt mlinow-
kdgments of the Proprietor and Alaisager of this Theatre,
fur the large and liberal attention with which every class
of society have bees pleased, in a most remaikable and
especial manner, to honour this place of entertainment.

T►e public lave long decided, t►at competition in-
duces excellence in every art and science; and the same
public have well understood the entire failure of the unjust
sod unhandsome means resorted to, to depress this highly
popular Theatre ; these means have not only failed altoge-
ther, but have seemed the signal of honourable success to
this establishment; fur tint same public, wit► a peculiar
pruerosity of feeling, have literally showered se aliwidauce
of patronage, from the period so singular an aet of oppres-
sion was resorted to.

a The Proprietor wishes most respectfully sod grateful) y
to assure every visitor of the Royal Coburg Theatre, that
►e is too proud of such decisive sod nattering testimony in
his favour, nut to aim by perseverance sad industry to pre-
serve a routionanee of them.

" Ladies and Gentleusen—l presume, with all possible
deference, to thereat the public iu general, sod this audi-
ence in particular, to accept the Performers' thanks, to-
gether with mine, as stage-nothager, for the norm-rim in-
spiring plaudits with which our humble but earnrst en-
deavours to give satisfaction have beeu so repeatedy
crowned.

" I have now the honour to announce, this Theatre will
re-open on Tuesday, the 26th instaut, with a splendid no.
telly of entertainment, and massy new peiformers of esta-
blished coasequesos aad merit. Till ihrn, Ladies and Gen-
tle men, we most respectfully lake our leave of you."

The Waterford Theatre will be shortly opened
by Mr. CLARKE, its new proprietor.
Colonel BERKELEY met with a serious accident a
few days ago, while hunting. He had dismounted
to open a gate, when his horse becoming impatient
and scarcely manageable, trod violently on his foot,
which it injured so much, that the Colonel has ever
since been confioed to his room, but is now consider-
ably better.
The Royal Arms placed upon the new Post
Office at the Regent's Bridge have been ordered to
be taken down, and replaced by others more couso.
nant to the dignity and feelings of Scotland. The
Depute Lyon and the White Rod object to those
put up as derogatory to the independence of Sc ot.
land.—(Edinturgh Paper.)
During the last few weeks, several children. de-
serted by their parents, have been brought to the
Police Office, Edinburgh. On Wednesday, a•iue
Icily child, who slated he was • not yet sevis
ycais of age.' detailed in a very artless mane. r the
history of his travels. De had left Dumfm • wets
his mother, where they lived—he knew, he said,
that his mother • wapiti' to get shot of
reached Edinburgh 41iy himself, and he had then
gone to Dunbar al•te► hi. mother; he was certain,
lie said, that his souther lied a house in Dumfries.
as they lived 'Mar the Town-head. He very inge-
nuously acknowledged, that he did nut thra.k he
could find his way hack to Dwain..
Friday aelinight, as a barge was sailing op the'
river St. Gemiams, moiler Shesioi•k wood, the mas-
ter. NICHOLAS KEEN. was water the nee etsity il'
assisting the barge torw•ard with an oar; his gun,
which was lying ois the deck loaded, being in the
way, he hastily took it up to put it luidr, when
it in►tantly wrist (dr, and lodged liar contents in his
side; his younger brother lieuriug him esti:tins
•• 1 am a dead man !" ran to his assistance, and in
about ten minutes sterwards the inufuttlanute umu
expired in his aims.