The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-13 00:00:00

THE QUEEN.

are;coneerned to say the Bulletin respecting
the state df herhaute, issued yesterday, was
not so favourable as it has been for several days
pest. In fact, her MAJESTY was 'found to be in
so indifferent a state, that both the Physicians
called in to attend her remained at Kew Palace
on Sunday night, and they both visited her MA-
JEATY yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, in
her 'chamber, and Awned, issued the following
Bulletin :
" Kew, October 12, 12111.

" The Qnren has ant Anal a RING night, and her Majesty
feel.. want of that refreshment which she has lately drrived
!rola sleep.
" c. tolll-11AN.
" H. HA LiFORD."

Sir Mari' HALFORD was called away from Kew
to Wlllll 1411 r, in consequence of the continued to-
disposition of the Princess SOPRIA.
The Duke of YORK called at Kew, to pey his
dutiful attentions to his afflicted Mother, ou his
way lit/m.o4lands to London.
T.he Duke of Sussex went also to kew, from
Kensington Palace, to pay his dutiful attentions.
The PRINKS RODENT'S daily visit was continued
longer than usual, being at Kew Palace about an
hour and a half. His Loyal hlighuess returned to
town in the-evening.
The rrincesa Atiovirs and the Duchess of
Grmuccturew walked in the pleasure grounds, &c.
of Kew Gardens, as usual, attended by General
TAYLOR.

Several of the neighbouring Nobility and persons
of di.tinclion called at the Palace to make their
dutiful inquiries.

We have received the Parrs Papers 6f Friday.
but they preserve the same cautious silence as to
the evocuatiou of the French terntory, the presum-
ed primary subject of delsberatiou at
Aix•la-Cha-
pelle. riat point remaius therefore just in the

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:I. lt.
note state **ohms it was tat Litt week, except so
far as the 'cirilitatit communication by couriers be-
tween that city mud Paris way furnish an inference
against the alleged Bind decisiun sof that question
on the std instant. The doubt and uncertainty
arising froniiheeilence of the Paris`Pritiiv, although
mit ienitiveari.iire however cortsiderUhly relieved by
the superior intelligence end sagacity of private
cOrrespontlents. ( letter from a tentleman of this
desetiptiowi, in another part of our Paper, says—
. Is The coidertoces, al! formerly to you, continue
es its acid now dest@ St tietresideoce of thePriuce deli at-
(iceberg. at other times at list of M. de Metternich, but
Amer at that of the fihrveshus Minister. Bat exclusively
of these orittasible meetings, Lady GA0,441414 give, two
evetsialt parties a week, where all the member orthe
•
tootic corps are astaistett, sad which may be.vegorded as
end political assessibliso. Ahem the card parties are made
op, all the Miabters retliw'to a smell saloob adjoiaing, sad
it is Aimed, that they the;*discoas questivas of the highest
iaterest."

Experience did not teach the world to entertain
a very high idea of Loed CssTLeax•tiu's diplo-
matic talents. How miserably he has failed in
that science upon every tri.a, the negociations of
Paris and 'Vienna bear damning testimony. It is,
however, • new source of cOnsolstion and con6dence
to find, from the letter to which we allude, that
Lady CasfutaSsoli takes an active part in the pre-
sent conferences, and that the business of the'Con-
pen of Nsivereigns is principally managed under
her Ladyship's auspices. 'fhti intelligent part of
the world hss indeed always conceived that her
Ladyship is a much abler diploinatist than her
Lord; but the delicacy and respect due to her
sex and 'amiable character, hove 'prevented any
public notice of it until published last night in
the letter from Aix-la-Chapelle alluded to, and
which we have copied from The Cearier. • paper
devoted to his Lordship and his friends, and there-
fore incapable, we must suppose, of stating any
thing offensive to their feelings.

We give this day the official account of the
produce of the Revenue for the quarter ending tl►e
10th of October, 1518, the amount of which, it
appears, over that of the corresponding quarter in
she year 1817, is not less than 1,700,000/. inde-
pendent of the produce of the Irish Revenue, the
returns of which, estimated at 150,0001. for the
same period, have not been yet received. This,
with the excess on the three preceding quarters,
would constitute an increase on the whole year,
ceding the lotl► instant, above that of the preceding
year, to the exteot of nearly four millions and a half.
The *•sure derived from this statement is increas-
ed by the reflection that the impro►eaent of the
last year appears to have extended to all the great
branches of the revenue, with the exception of the
Pust-office, and may be therefore received as evi-
dence of a general amelioration % the state of the
country. If Ministers limb back to their favourite
policy, however they may rejoice in this result, they
will find they can glee themselves little credit as the
authors of it. If agriculture mad commerce have im-
proved, the Opposition in Parliament, /which forced
them to abandon taxes that would have absorbed the
means of industry, and cramped the energies of the
country, may boast the merit of it. We trek
tl►at these benefits may encourage the Parliament
in its efforts to restrain the prodigal propensities of
the Minister, and enforce • perseverance io the
system of economy, and a further retrenchment of
the public expenditure, the wisdom of which has
been thus proved by experience.

Dispatches recently veceivea from India, were
publicised lest night in a Suppktiental Gazette, of
which we give a copy.

We have received Boston Papers to the 20th
and New York to the 17th last. The following
is an extract : —The Editor of The Delmoeraik
Press has received from his Correspondent at St.
Thomas's, under date of August 12, the
follow-
iag news from Venezuela :—" Notwithstanding
the rivers 'bad inundated the plains, and -the cam-
paign was supposed to be at an end, General Pact
had the hardihood, with his troops, to swim the
rivers, and with his numerous cavalry mate au attack
on the Royalists in the plains of ?Verities, who,
not suspecting any danger. were reposing' n perfect
security, and were completely defeated by this
enterprising Chief. The Royalists at Canton
have in consequence been thrown into much con-
sternation, apprehensive that they too may be
unexpectedly visited."

The Sappho, recently arrived from Bombay, left
that place on the Ist of June, and touched ut St.
Helena en the 2 lit of August. She brings nothing
new respecting Indian affairs. All was tranquil,
red we tad 110411elle1011 of the strong holds. The
cotton season has not been surpassed by any within
the vecollection of the inhabitants in productiveness.

Many of the half-pay and other officers of France
have received letters of invitation to leave Europe,
and join their former companion, in arms in
America. ..105EPH BON kVA &TIC is said to be col-
lecting • large body of them, but JOSEPH was
never remarkable fur his desperate valour, or a su-
perabundance of understanding, so that his designs
mare more probehtly not ,pregoant with much danger
to existing authorities either in the Old or New
World. LA I. LEN AW • and Ins associates in the
Champs d'Astlei are muds were interesting and
formidable.

~TflEa~'l4~s

, 416)1%147A:4.
"Lsit night Mr.lress appear-4 fur . the tint
lime this season in the character of tirsntlei, •pert
which affords arople'icospe for the fula ilevelopeuira
of the various poweee with which and extraordi-
nary genius is endowed. He seemed to be aid.
meted with the very iipirit of his sOthor, when he
imagiiisd the part, and thdrotighly imbued wit
h
the fine feelings, the depot naive, the:0100*(0'k
mind. the bitter ulehnicholy, love of the
Danish Prinee—and scarcely ever did an actor
more completely inspire au audience With the pas-
sums with which he affects to he *Kinard, or more
easily and entirely transport theta into his own
world:Of incidents, emotions, and felings„ for the
time, titan did Mi. KEAN last night. Tu use his
owu language, the house

Did hang on him
Am if ineceame of atirtita had grows
'By what A fed uu."

We suppose it requires considerable art and ,exer-
yiesi in Mr. tit
to put on the semblance of the
meditative. moralising, solemn frame of mind,
which usually possesses this chiracter, fiis genius
haring more in it of rapidity than 'slowness and
deliberation, his natural turn being more suited to
hustle and action., than pensivetters and contempla-
tion; but whatever efforts it did require, they en-
tirely succeeded.
To attempt to enumerate all the passages that
served to call forth the display of Mr. Ktsis's
talent would be too large a task. Inn the lirst.soli-
loquy, the transition from indignation at hii soother's
frailly to the most soft and welting note of sorrow
at the line—"with which she followed my poor
father's body," was admirable in the very highest
degree. No less so was his hurried and eager re-
cital of the passage in his first scene with the Chore,
"haste we to know it," &c. The noble soliloquy,
" To be, or •not to be," was delivered with cuin-
*mire, dignity, solemnity, and. in short, with
consummate etcellence. We hope we shall not
now be suspected of r passion for 'censure when
we say that we did mot approve of every part
of Mr. KEA Ws perforinsoce. We were of opinion
that the sudden falling of his voice. in the conclud-
ing part of one or two peutessces. was not natural ;
and the action with which the expression " in my
mind's eye" was accompanied ; namely, pointing the
finger to the eye two or three times, did not imp to
be in good taste—its obvious and momentary effect
would be to explain by means of a corporeal organ,
an operation being and intended to be purely and
pre-esuinently intellectual. Mrs. AlscaruziE shs-
taiued post of °Odin for the first time. She
looked and &vowed the character well, and received
• good deal of applause. Unfortunately au acci-
dental noise in the upper gallery, which continued
for some time, prevented as (ruin hearing her songs
so well as we could wish, bat the few notes we did
catch ensue exceedingly sweet and plinutive. Mr.
Pcw LEY was a very respectable Orrick. The grave-
diggers were penonated with great spirit and effect
by Messrs. HALLEY and Ittinuits.
In the concluding entertaiument. Love laugh at
Lieksitithe, Mr. KYIGIAT preformed Solomon Lob,
and Mr. HARLEY his representative, so happily,
that it is not easy to say which deserves the palm—
and we think that, like the two Soria's, they uwglst
contend fur the property of the original. Muss
CUBIT? was all extreuiely natural, lively, atid me-
lodious Lydia.
The house was very fully attended.

-1,c055 h.,
CO'VEDIT•GARDEIN
After an almost unprecedenledly successful tour
through the provinces—a tour highly litiourable to
the fame. and equally favourable to the fortune, of
Miss O'Nme.—she last night resumed her station
on the metropolitan boards, the first, the most
original, the most interesting of actresses. in pour-
levying the delicate warmth of devoted love, or the
more violent effervescence of mission, *hen hope is
banished, and the heart, left lonely and desolate, be-
comes the prey of despair. Thecharacter chosen fur
Miss O'Neet.t.'s first appearance was that of Belvi-
dere, whir% she has so often played—and never with,-
out impressing deeply on the hearts 'of her auditory
the Undeserved sorrows of the fair Venetian—awaken-
ing their compassion—and exciting their tears.
Miss Olifinu. has returned from her toilsome
journeyisigs in perfect health. She looks lovelily—
and her *aim is. we thiuk, more powerful than it
was.but not less soft. less delicious in its intonations.
The house was excessively crowded—and the num-
ber of elegantly-dressed women who attended, gave
a finish to theta'," &wit, which. in the absence of
females. it never possesses. The entre of Miss
O'NEsta. was marked by the most heart-cheering
applause. There certainly was no flourishing of
hats, or waving of handkerchiefs—but those who
ehstaiued from this new-fangled mode of expressing
their approbation. appeared " to feel that within,
which passeth thew." The like remark will apply
to the conduct of the audience, during the whole
of Miss 01STEtt.t.'s performances—there was little
of obstreperous applause—but a breathless silence
reigned—the audience rested with delight on every
word the heroine uttered—and the pearly drop that
glided softly down the cheek of beauty—the tear
which not unfreqoently 'dimmed the manly eye—
were prouder offerings tit the shrine of geeims, than
plaudits, however violent. The heart, only, ern
command the former—a novel point, pleasing. st
the moment, from its singularity, though, if exa-
mined, deserving rather of censure, tbiti of applause,
may produce the hitter. Moss O'NEIL t. acted,
we think, to the full extent of her great powers.
Her bye-play eras peculiarly fine.—so true was it to
the scene, that, tete 'she had spoken, an individual
unused to the tragedy, little versed in theatrical se-
presentations, could not mistake the passion which
shook her bosom—the feeling to which she was
about to give expression. iln dreeribing the strong
and sensitive affection by which her late is itiiked to
that of daffier, her &earnest manner. her graceful
and impassioned action, her eloquence of look, 'her
indescribably melodious tones, trembling as she
gave utterance to the feelings which almost over-
powered her—formed a picture of female truth,
constancy, and eircsitlence. that filled the.tnind with
emotions more merle allied to heaven theist* earth.
In arepparting tile dignity of the .character, Miss
O'NaIA. displayed talents of a different descrip-
tion,. The honest pride of iiisufted virtue towered
o'er the scene in which Belvidere reproaches her
husband etth his abautionsueut of her. She was no

longer the iitnia. aPpretensiee
but. urged. 011 by the (I.lligtr winch threatens bet
inen4ees her husband., who, though
11,1kiorr‘ bite still adorer-:.-whichi, she fears. will ()veil
*helots leer 'eou,,lry with ruin-she wets t bold, a
decided Mart. Muss 10'Sitit.t. through ;he whole
of this scriii. Was very great. Her reply to jittfien,
rhrn Ire exclaims—

" U Puitia! Portia! what a swat las ihine!"

was nobly delivered—it thrilled through every
'heart. lier horror, when she learns jiffiler's inur-
derous vow, was finely eflpiessed—aunt the
t frill.% with which, .can•rly believing it pos.-
'silly, she driuMifs of ✓affier, whether his great
helot could descend so vilely low, as to jniu with
Hired slaves--6Svoil-and common Untolors.
To cut fin ihruisls ur wrieteites whik Iliry slept ?'
Was calculated to rouse lienourable'eMotions in ant
mind not wholly iusruiible to virtue. Her final
interview ivith Japer was extremely affecting.
There was something more ttini 'usually touching
in lice Mode of asking sue more tinbriire for dip
" poer little our" Ise was about to leave behind
him. The widest Was urged co mOuniftilly—with
so intense, au despairing a melinicholy—as created,
through the houseoni involintirc expression of grief.
The mad-scene was greatly acted. It ass an almost
terrifying exhibition. Mr. You've supported the
character of Pierre. It was a performance of infinite
,unit—it performance which throws at an immeasur-
able distance the exertion, of all those whom we
hive recently seen in the part. The :true with the
consuirators, in which fibre defends'the lintioUr
Jillier—and Ono which I;CCUrO between him and
Juffier. in the Council Chamber, were exquisite
Irtrlllltllb of acting, highly impassioned, but wide.
graded by rant. Mr.'C. KEMIII.I2 is y gosid ✓nffler
-and would, we think, be much better tt If.
*hilted Wes.