The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-26 00:00:00

A DEI.PHI THEATRE, STRAND.

new mud interesting Burletta of Ivanhoe being honoured
with the most decided applause and approbation by
crowdo .1 and fashionable assemblages, will be repeat-
ed evening of performance till further notice.—
Do, me the recess, the Boxes of this Theatre have under.
e..ce considerable improvements, calculated to afford
eters/ accommodation to the monstrous and fashionable
ve.itois. The front circle is thrown open, in as to
afford a distinct view of the stage, and materially contri-
bute to the general temperature of the Theatre.—No Per.
formances on Wednesdays and Fridays daring Lent.
THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, Feb. 26,
will be produced (for the 9ib time), an entire new
an 1 romans le Endo-dramatic Buffett', in three Acts, called
IVANHOE;

OR, THE SAXON CHIEF.
ttlitostar—Cedric (the S.tzun), Mr. Campbell; Ivanhoe
!...1 sun, the SitXoll Chief), Mr. Willis; Gurth (Thrall of
%Ir. Lee; Waraba (Jester to Cedric), Mr. Wilkin-
s, I ; Locksley (an outlawed Leader of the Greenwood Men),
J..oe•; Clerk of Copeulturst, ltdr.Jobu Reeve; Page
kith a song), Miss Garcia. Lady Rowena (descendant of
Alfred, and ward to Cedric the Sawa), Miss E. Denuett ;
Ei_rlu, Mrs. Kirby.
Noromns :—Sir Brian De Bois Gilbert, Mr. Villiers;
Prior Aymer, Mr. Itothunhurg; Gonditiert and Oclrrt (Vas.
..,la of Sir RI ian), Mr. Mama and Mr. E. Shepperd ; Isaac of
York Jew), Mr. Daly. (Arica (a dependant ua Sir
Mrs. Bemetzrieder.
In the first Act, a Ballet, incidental to the Piece, by Mr.
s: AlLin and Miss Ayleit, sad the whole Corpsde Ballet.
T. conclude with (35th iilbt) a New, Grand, Pictures/se
Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE FAIRY OF THE NORTH STAR;
oR, HARLEQUIN AT LABRADOR.
In the coarse of the Pantomime, a celebrated Dem by
IL, liner Mime Demett.

N E PUBLIC arc respectfully informed
that they will again And Mr. MATHEWS At
HOME at tie Theatre Royal, English Open-Hestee,
tread. on MONDAY NErr, February 18, 1810. when
hip will have the humour to commence his Animal Cilarr of
Lectures on CHARACTER, MANNERS, and PECU-
LIARITIES, by introducing his Friends to his COUNTRY
COUSINS, and the SIGHTS of LONDON.
Part Pirst..;-.l.esidoe Cassius, Country COO4IIOII, Yorkshire
Cousins (Mr. Mathews's). their Names and Descriptiems..-
Aunt Agatha—Her last 'Dispatches front Whitby.-Snag,
Cosmic) Consmisaiustik--Sudden Incursion of the Gush. tram
the North, via. Aunt Agatha, Cousin Dolly, with Zachary
Flail, their Appendix--Last (not least), Cade Rase, his
Wig aid his Bouts—Characters Introduced: Air Hubble
Bubble and Dr. Prolix—Short Story by the latter—Gas
verses Oil—St. Dessortasi's Church--Consin Jerry, a Buck
A I toroey—Wager oaf Sal t le—Chapter Coffee-homy—Logos.
tious Waitry.—.9rosig, While Horse Cellar —Mossiear Do
Tonmille--Garrick and Wilkes--1/r. Prolix'• Tale of a
Tail, sod ditto Tale of a Head—St. Paul's—Queen Arum
Illtataary—Wren, Architect—Verger sod ltaweshera-
lits•-oTonormloott Notice from the Whispering Gallery-.
Bird'aicga ,Yeats " Oh, whet a Tema,
mbar! sireaderfsl Metropolis!'—Panoramic Prospeet.—St.
James's Park--.Chelera—Greenwich—Palaces—Hropitals
BOW Church—New/gate—Fleet Prison—Lincoln's ton—Al.
dernisa's Walk—College of Physicians—ltalians—Winter
Theatres—Jerry's Digression.—Song, Epsom Races.
Part Second.—Moulsey Hunt—Pugilism.—Soot!, The
Mill (Anglice), a Fight —Slooting London Bridge—Zachary
Flail's Disasters—Mock Auctions.—Song, Zachary Flail's
Description of Londou.—Country Cousins carried to the
Slonuineut—Naval Expedition of the Gotha to the Cast
Iron Southwark Bridge--Catastrophe of Velocipedes....
Rtimfottzle awl Mrs. Ineennipips--laripient Prosecution—
Exhibition at Somerset.house—Sir Hubble Bobble and the
Hanging Committer--Panotama of the North Pole—My.
Uncle's Bay, id csf, Balfiu`si Bay—Dr. Prolix on Nose Pul-
ling—Westminster Abbey—lndictment at Sessions;
Rex revile Patrick O'Row—Justice Metaphor, Counsellors
Prim and Moonshine—A COUllless's Letter to a Comedian—.
Invitation of the Comitry Cousins to a fashionable Rout. —•
Sung, The Rout; or, Lady Fidget "At Home"—Failure of
Gossamer and Goosetrap, Country Bankers—Northern In.
vasion subsides—Gotha driven hack to Whitby—Adieu to
Londou. —Einale--" Now farewell to Bagatelle."
Part Third.—Exhibition of the Moltiplication Table
during a CHRISTMAS at BRIGHTON. Solution of the
Mysteries of Four timrs Five by the juitta.position of the
following Figures, viz. Alderman Iltickabask, iu the Chair
(surfrited); Tabitha, his maiden Sister, at the table (att.
dions) ; Snap, one of the Livery ; Signor Caili m viii, Sire.
ing Master; Miss Matilda iluckabsek, his Pupil; Molly
Magog, a Patagonian Norm; Methusalem, a Youthful
Watchman; Dicky Gossip, a posthumous Barber.
The whole being embodied and aiiimated by Mr. Ma.
thews.—The Songs will be urcompanird on the Pianoforte,
by Mr. Knight.

-Doors to he opened at Seven, and the Performance to betters,
at Eight Klock —Boxes, 34.—Lewer Gallery, 2a.
—Upper Gallery, Is.
Boxes, Places, and Private Boxes, may be t'.keu of Mr.
Stevenson, at the ➢oamtEce, Strand Futranee, hum Ten till
Four; and at Fearnian's Library, 170, New Bond-street,
opposite Burlington-garden,.

rgiti 0 MERV Kit of TO-AlO IMO W, Sun-
day,ll February 27, will cunt4in a full, correct, and
impartially detailed Account of the Apprehension of
AILTHUIR THISTLEWOOD, and Others. upon the Charge
of Murder and High Treason, together with the Coroner's
Inquest, and all other Particulars that may transpire to the
latest Hour of Saturday Night.
N.B. The Price of The Observer is only Seven-pence.

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February 20, and Seven following Dar.,
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paper, Proofs; Dogdale's Monist icon, 18 Ruts, large paper;
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very rare, 1525; Chaucer's AsAeinble of Footles, unique, by
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THE ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL of the
Most Honourable and Loyal SOCIETY OF AN-
CIENT BitrydNs.—WELSH SCHOOL, Gray's Inn.
road, London ; lusiituteil in the year 1714, for Eiiiicatiug,
Clothing, and wholly Maintaining Pout Children, born of
Welsh Parents, not entitled to Parochial Sett'ennuis in or
near London.
PATRON—His Mort Gracious MAJESTY the KING.
PRESIDENTNO W. W. WYNN, Bars. M.P.
VtemPaestrivrs,
Lord Viscount Bulkslry Lord 'lngot
Earl of Powis I Earl of Bradford
Earl of Aeliburnham I Lord Kenyon
Earl Grosvenor Lord Kensington
Duke of Beaufort, K.G. Sir Chas. Moreau, Bart. M.P.
Sir W. Lewes, Krt. and Ald. Lord Kirkwall
Lord Cawdur Lord Viscount Clive, M.P.
'formats of AOCIRIN7, G.CB. Eat! of Oxford
Lord Dyiievor Marquis of Downshire
Earl of Pembroke, K.G. Duke of Northumberland
Marquis of Camden, KG. Earl of Plymouth
Lord Gwydir Marquis 14 Worcester
Duke of Rutland, K.G. Earl of Jersey
lit Thos. Musty'', Bart. M.P. I Lord Viscount BeipnaTreasurer—Richard Edmunds, Esq.
tsureas—The Rev. Millington Buckley, and
David Francis Julies, Esq.
The Nobility and Gentry inclined to support this truly
excellent and valuable Institution, are requestedio assemble
at the Welsh Charity School-home to Breakfast, on WED.
NS-SHAY, Mauch 1, at Tru o'Clock io the Forenoon, to juin
the Presidealt, the Vice-Presidents, Steward,, and others,
Members of the Most Honourable and Loyal Society of
Aucient Britons, in crlebratiug their Handred and Sixth
Anniversary Featival, on St. 'blob'', Day, at the Parish
Church of Si. Martio',.imelre.Fields, where Prayers will be
read in the Ancient British Language by the Rev. Thisinnis
Alban, A.M. Vicar of Uawlr,llo, Denbighshire, Cheetah WI
the S•reirty, and a Sermon 'trenched in English by do
Right Him. and Right Rev. Father in God, William, Lord'
Wanly of London. and afterward/ proceed to the From'
inatiewe'l'averu to Diener.
Plummer,
The Most Noble the Marquis of BUTE.
Vwx-esestneters,
Colonel Hughes, M.P. William Williams, Esq. M.P.
John %Vyuus Griffith, Esq. William Lloyd Celdecut, Esq.
M.P. John %Vasty, Esq.
Edward Prot beroe, Esq. M.P.
STILWARDS.
Messrs.
Sobs Day,Water.laae, Tower. I John Lloyd, Beaufort-build.
street irp
David Junes, Blaafriarti. John Propert, Dokmatreet,
road Portland-place
Howell Jones, Lawrenee-lant I Jonathan Sterling, Strand
Julio Junes, Wood-street Wsn.Williants, Watling-street
J. BENNETT, Secretary.
Tickets 15s. each, to he had of dm Stewards= at the
Freemasons Tavern, Great Qemters.elreet, Lincoln's lan-
lads; the London Tavern,. Bishopsigalmstrem ; the C.ek
Tavern, behind the Royal Exchange; and of the Steeetary,•
subs Welsh Scheid-house,. Gray's lou-road.

Vicr,Tl

LIBERATION OF MR. HOBHOUSE.
THE DINNER Usiendrd to be Oven by the
Farads of Parliamentary Redeem. Trial by Joey, abd
the liberty of the Prem. to Mr. Hanuovut his kW.
ratios, is Seed for *THURSDAY NEXT, March 2, if he
shoold be liberal Coo or before that Day
Itir FRANCIS BURDETT, Bert. M.P. lathe Chair.
Tickets 13s. dd. each, 141 be had at the Bar of the crown
sad Ascher Tavern. Slimed; and of the Itectetary, F. B.
Dineads, 110, Strand. 4
••• Wednesday was hooted in yesterday's advertisement
by raiatske.
.--_ -
AT a numerous and reepretahle MEETING of
the LIVERY of LONDON, Friends to Mr. ALDER.
MAN WAITHMAN, held at the City of Londoa Tureen,
Rialsopenate.strvet, ow Friday, Fehreary *5,1820 ;
THOMAS SMITH, F.sq. Aldentian in the Chair
1. Resolved, That this Meeting, deeply Impressed with
the itstpintatice of election as representatives seem of kaown
atoactiment to the Constitution, possession courage and aid.
Rey, minshined with patriotism and dietipteresseriness, eon.
'ratable, the Livery at large us the. . kindles of
Mr. Alderman Waithasse again to atm inset( as Caadidater
to repressed this City I. Parliament at the approaching
election.
I. That the Livery of London have (regionally recorded
their approbation of his various and eminent services during
a lung series of years, before he because their Reprvoenta-
live; aid this Meeting with unfeigned satisfaction bear
their trationuay to the zeal, Armors, and independence with
which he hais subseirewity discharged the important trust
delegated to bias.
3. That this Meeting, in recalling to the minds of the
Livery Mr. Alderman lVaitlimaa's able and derided defence
of constitutional reform, his steady support of public free-
dom, his determined and aliereasfill exertions for the in
terestr of the inhabitants of this City, in opposing the Fire
Act Clergy Bill, which threatened his fellow-citizens with a
grievous and perpetual impost, his conduct as an Aldrenian
and Magistrate, io detectingand exposing the system of per-
mitting large balances of public money to mecum.' lite in the
bands of individuals, and most especially his undaunted de-
fence of the right of the Lively to discuss public orb-satires,
which has marked him out as the subject of a vindictive pro.
',e.o.m, feel td they constitute together the strongest
claim to the renewed outrages of his constituents.

4. That this AletiklC therefore, earnestly and confidently
recommend Mr. Alderson. ‘Taithmion to the support of the
Livery, and pledge themselves iudirinlually to use every ex-
ertion to secure hig re-election.
L. That it is highly desirable that Representatives should
be is-wiled to Parliament free of expense to themselveo :
but it appears to tbia Merlin* mare especially incumbent
upon the friends of Mr. Alderman Wwithruatte with their
conviction of big great exertions and 'personal sacrifices,
Out to permit him is be at any expense in obtaining that
situation, in which his services eau be more pre-eminently
useful, and that a subscription he therefore entered into fur
the purpose of defraying the uee sssss y charges of his elee-

6. That Mr. Joseph Ilurrombe, St. Paul's Church-yard,
be Ti ensurer; sud that the fullowinl Gentlemen be requested
to receive Suitseriptions : —Mr. Griffith, 62, West Smith-
field; Mr. Glover, Iltebopsglie-street ; and Mr. Carte►, 16,
Minorite.

(Signed) THOMAS SMITH, Ald. Chairman.
The Chairman having left the Chair,
7. Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting are dee,
and are hereby given to Thomas Smith, Esq. and Alderman,
for his restlesssa in accepting the Chats ; for his polite and
gratlemauly attention to the business of the day; and fur his
upright and independent conduct upon all occasions.
*.• The Livery are respectfully informed, that the Com-
mittee for conducting the Election of Mr. Alderman Weigh-
man, sit daily at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Ling-street,
Cheer/aide, where all communications respecting the Elec-
tion will he thankfully received.

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