The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-22 00:00:00

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h\l) RuLI APPOISTLII MATTER OW
AT A WATERING MACE.

lUticonseiross how Music sod Law could agree,
All lced to •iew an Attorney—M. C.;
Ant the choice 'Mai apropriate, plainly appears,
Au Attoiiiry is sloe to'- set folks by the ears "
AItNO.
THE OATH. TO --.—.
AN IMITATION OF AN ♦actZitT POET )

Lady, if I •wra► by shine eye
I soon shall lowan cosistiutcy,
Fur there, in spite of me or you,
Its brilliance would an oath undo!
If by those cheeks I, Lady, swear
By damask roses blushing there,
A brighter dye might claim thetr place,
A isd what i swore by sums reser '
If, by those lips that lovers bless—
Whom each that love•, alike may press ;
That dimple—fair as morning's ray,
Which on the ripling stream doth phiy, •
I still, sweet Lady, neer should find
An oath that alight affection baud.
The features of that lovely face,
That form, adored with every grace--
those playful lot ks that sweetly
likadowing sire thy bright black rye,
Whose sparkling ray of golden light
Enhances all with blest delight—
Are common to each passer by
As winds that kiss--and kissing, fly!
Then by that heart thy bosons keeps,
By !Ave, who smiling, war it slceps--
Both fickle things! forsooth they'll
du—
I've prov'd thy howl to Leg is tir.se!

On Wednesday the Ducheis of KENT sat fur her
bust at Kemingtots Palace, to Mr. BEHN ES.
Prince LEoPol.o wall detained nearly on hour
on his way to Dover, by a spoke of one of the
wheels of his carriage breaking as he wax going
down the hill leading into Rochester, which H rarly
caused the carriage to break down. It was pre-
vented being overturned by the two footmen getting
on one side the coach.

The lk!tsars FITZCLARENCE removed into their
housb in South Audley-square. on Thursday
evening.

The Green Park luLt been missing these six
weeks—all exertions to find it have proved fruit-
less. The Green Man, at the Haymarket Theatre,
is the only thing green about town.
A Paris Paper says. " The marriage of 111 Os
WELD, Only daughter of Mr. WELD, or tolworth
Castle, Dorsetshire, With the Hoot. !limit CLIF-
FORD, eldest son of Lord CLIFFORD, will he solem-
nized towards the end of the month, in the Church
of Si. Thomas d'Aquin, at Paris."
The Marchioness of HASTINGS, lately repre-
sented by some ul tl.e Papers 011 her way to
to join her Lord, is, we are assured, living quietly
at home, near Cheltenham.

It is said that the sister of the Late Colonel
mid his widow, mean to reside together at
Hodssek Priory, which pus beets kept for them
welting their return from the Continent.

MARRIAGE.—In the course of last week wok mar-
ried, Cornet TRW, Leen:. of the Scotch Greys,
and son of the late Captain TROO.I.OPPE, who SV,II
killed at the head .of his grenadier company iu
Flanders, to Miss GIiZATIIEALi; daughter of ---
GREATHEAD, Esq. of Hampshire. The ceremony
took place at Southampton, after winch the mar-
ried couple set off fur Ireland, where his regiment
is now quartered.

The Salisbury Music Meeting closed tin Thurs-
day evening. The IVorcester Meeting is the only
other Music Meeting to take place this i•est, which
is expected to he very numerously attended.
The LORD CHANt;ELLoR was lately in a pro-
mising way to have his hands foil of theatrical
matters. tiasitig closed with rr the tipsy dance
and revelry," of the Opera, he appeared to be
entering the grave and true business or :t winter
Theatre. It would almost seem as if the melition
of Mr. STEPHEN K EMBLE, as o manager, might nut
be accordant with the slow and digisilied step of
the Court of Chasiersy. Should an entire new set of
performers be engaged at Drury-lane from dif-
ferent parts of the country, it was I.llreUldtCd that
previous to their Milt the CitsblcEt.l.oa would
require an gpidiii•ii that they were qualified to per-
form their parts ; mid if any forward actress should
suppose herself &tied, contrary to the manager's
opinion, that his Lordship would insist upuu a per-
sonal examination—in his litik parlour.
The Provincial Theatres have this year been fa-
voured in every direCtion with a succession of the
London iterformei —ooe following another
all rhewilig the miserable effect of disagreements io
the London department. In France,
contribute in aid of the distressed actor; in Logs
tier law takes away the little he has left.
When the length of time is coi.sidereil which, in
the days of GAltalca, and atterwas ds, Mr-.ABING-
DON, Miss POPS, Mr. KING, and Mr. OnDD, re-
formed at the same Theatre, and we look at the
short period. of stage existence in the present actors,
who as soon sar they are engii4eil are ertircely seen
again, It forms a curious character of the charge bf
mines. A manager steins now to resemble one of
his own ilarlt quint. A of Isis isoodess sword
or wooden herd, twos the Hamlet ut out day into
an Elrphant the next.
AM E.—There are some Gentlemen so improvi-
dent us to the produce of their manors, mid the
care of them, us to have gime killed for them by a
person at so much per head. According to the late
Act. it may because a question whether such par-
Chase t. legal in the owner of the tstate—und
whe-
ther, of his doing so, ha way 110 i be
ct to the prtoiliy‘

P.14..110 ?I:4MR NUYE.WLSII.

The Margolis of Exeter lets Thomas Hotel, Hi IC( t
square, yeatesday, for Cheltenham : Captinii and Jlts. FM I
hit 111t.111 for the Continent.
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The Mare! t tttt css of Salisbury left town on Thursday,
her teat, fhtficlil.
Lord sod Lady "G. H. Cavendish awl family hare town
this illy, for their sent, Fassliuuris,
Ciiiiiitess de Grey and family left their house, lu
ignites's-square, on Thursday, fur her Ladyship's seal, Wit >t-
house, Heilfiri &hire.
Departures from the Prince Syne-Cabures Hotel, hai 'm-
aker!, Grna,enar-square ,Mr. and Mrs. Church and f
fur Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Otsray from aqlo, for dilti!
Lind mid Lady XL Leisnox left tusk. yeatertbiy, !lir their
seat, Lesiiiiit Lodge, Sussex.
C hint Leuswhelter, the Swedish Ambarsdor, and suite, to
the Cum.! of France, lat !Imo yesterday I'ur Paris.
Lady H. Osborne has left Luau fur her seal iu &Aloud-
shire.

I'. C. Methuen, Esq. left Cheltenham 011 Thursday, for his
seat, Curplisin Hllllge, Wilts.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward kit the ILitish Hotel, Jermyn-street,
yesterday, for their seat in Warwickshire.
Viscount Mayismd left tonal yesterday, fur his Sr.', Eas-
ton, C.sex.
MArgois Camden is shortly expected home from Paris.
Colonel Vernon Graham has hft town kit his seat, Hilton
Palk, Staffordshire.