The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-29 00:00:00

PAVILION INTELLIGENCE.

On Christmas Div am) yesterday Divine Ser-
vice in the presence of the PK; si t REGENT, suite,
and household, a lierforszatd at the Palace, by
the Bishop of EXF:TER. Nod the ltev. F. W.
BLOMBERG. corim-tieing each day at two o'clock.
On the former day, and since, the dinner party
at the Palace has consisted of the suite of Royalty,
without any timitatits whatever. His Royal High-
nt.'s's health is remarkably good, and Ins spirits
are much improved within the few last days. His
Royal Diglisie,s generally takes exercise on horse-
back before dinner, in the Riding-school.
The Commanderde-Chief, the Duke of Yottit,
the Duke of WELLINuToN. Lord CASTLEREAGH,
and other illustrious and distinguislwd personages,
it is said, will shortly add to the dignity and worth
of our population.
'flee last splendid arrival list includes Lord NOR.
HANBY. bird SAT-AND-SELF. Lady F. limas-
loan, Sir W. CONTNGHAM, HOG. Mr.. SLOANE,
Mr. SINGLETON. &C.
Mr. Wens, the liish Melodist, has been de-
servedly applsuded at the theatre several evening..

CURIOUS ANECDO7F.—Some years since, the
late Lord GAGE met COURTOIS, the wealthy hair-
dresser, recently deceased, at the Court-room of
the East India House, on an election business.
" Ali, Con* rot.," said his Lordship, " what
hrinv you here ?"—.." To give my votes, my
Lord," was the answer.—" What ! are you a Pro-
prietor?"—" Most certainly."—" And more votes
than one ?"—" Yrs, my Lord, I have row'!"
46 Aye, indeed! Why, then, before you take She
book, pray he kind enough to pin up sosy curls !"
with which modest request the Proprietor of /bur
votes, equal to ten thousand pounds, immediately
complied !

From the large prices which have been given for
editions of 4,1,1 books, it is said there is a person
now engaged in printing these cnriosities for the war.
Were of accommodating literary antiquarians. Tile
person I has engaged is said to be remarkably happy
in imitating the bad printing, and the mistakes of
the early editions, in which the amateurs delight
so much. 'rite trade of old pictures is now likely
to have a forundside rival.

Though the site of that once elegant promenade
has hero built ors, RANELAGH has lately afforded
the public conui!erahie amusement !
M►. HaoutaitAts. it 1' amid, is preparing to move
a Bill Ili the eu•ving Parliament, on the subject
of the siiiiii.irau, *buses that have been practised
on die subject of the Public Charity Schools.—
'llw Loather Family moot look with some trepi-
dation to the recount of St. Bees !

certainly never took a more un-
wise psit than in etidesvostiiug to render null and
void the iiirptiiy into the abuses of charitable do-
natio;:s, becense it was it fair nod hottest iiminty
iota inatters that hail no •ern with politico. What
11`3., the public rotertain whets it comes nut
twirl the Committee, that the Amp of I.tNt:ot.st
presents a person to a living of 6110/. a year, on
giving up a wardenship, said to produce .11. which
lie gives to Ills SON the
,produce of wit fell is Hoar
excestive, from the abuse of its ori4iitsl intention ?
The public is unquestionably indebted to NI:.
llttoucHANl for the intelligence he has furnished uu
tines subjects.
A Geo!!canto who was inquiring what was the
real nieitimig of erangelical. was told byhtsf"""l
" that It was a inure Ist.htiiiiltle tires• for those who
did tint think a tub and a lank head ,!1* hair became
thew."

1,80 wvek a competition for premiums, given by
Lark' tiessmoaE, thy non. Miss ALLEN, nod Ails.
itEDITII. of 11011e14-strut, 1)411)1141, took place
in Ilie lit-v. RICHARD WuII.SELEY.9 blooming school,
Graf I:in-court.

The Milaitry Carriage of BoNAPARTF having
returned to the Landoll Mo.eit l'iecAthliy. the
Juvenile World see reminded. flint during the present
Chi:shim, nololap.. Tickets of Admission 1,. either of the
nis) lie obtained by uttrclissinz Books to the
~,,, iit of ten sbilliogsl at II ti JU ENI LE ! I.
lIRAICI'. n brie will be found nil •he Nrw
a la. I •••t ututitrr Concentra of &mks in eve' y vain ty of
binding.

PA KACKI.6I;9.—We the other day observed,
cursorily turning over some pages of his Nopreme
411/gateries qf Nature, a scarce Mile kink, gives to
the skin of a King-fi.her a luviiig I,nncut,le we
never before heard of, anil coot:ennui: by
the bye, we must own, we ore sworn hat tweptiod ;
but its truth or fallacy may he easily proved. lie
rats in Ills introduction to other matte's, that—
" Some creatures do retain the .lime virtue lifter
they are (lend, as 1 prove by the lord caned King.
wlmbe skull Leung taken off front
1111(i being dried sod hanged ulion a nail, null cast
fratheis, many year,, and rate ones will grow
again—Had that not only fur one or toy year*, but
many year., one after another."

BAT!! MUSICALS.

[FATILACT OP • LETTER.]

The concerts here commenced, as
Christmas.eret with u Chiral Select n, un l r ti e
direction of Alr. Asnr. Pei-Imps there is no place
" ou this side the Alps" where judgment and
in the divine science of harmony, is more iii!•e; cot-
wet, and discrintinating, than among the reiailmite
and customary visitors of BLADUWE royal city ; and
it is not a mere asornild.i:, of scrapers. of toga!
imil screamers of ballads which. can allure fi tt :•:a:
that, from their rank in society. and that}
course of elegant education. could not be ainsibei'
with less than superior talents.
The selection was from HANDEL and HAY DE
the first act front The Messiah end Ike Creation.
Mrs. DICKONS opened The Illesiiak with such mi.
pressive piety, aid in tones solemn, vet melodious.
that every ear seemed to catch the inspiration. and
became" rapt in Elcsium." tier unequallee skill
and execution have bet'u long acknowledged ; and
her late trip to the Continent has taught tier how
to chasten a voice naturally power fol. and of great
compass, into the most fascinating ~v,entess.
—The recitative of 6' There were Shepherds."
and 4, 1 know that my liedeemer lieeth," wrrr
given in the same tiiiislied style of melodious
devotion. If ethereal spirits ate capable of par-
ticipating in earthly enjoyments, nue could sup-
pose the disembodied HANDEL hovering over
euchantment of the evening. If his music could
" raise a mortal to the skies," hers " could bi Mg, au
urgel down."

Why do the nations" was beautifully stint; by
Mr. LEon! LEE, a young gentleman of great pro_
mite, sod likely to become nue of the tir.t or ri-
melds in his profession. Mrs. Asne displayed a
chaste and elegant fancy in " He was despii'd,"
much surpassing the usual style of ormusic
The second act, which was chiefly from The
Creation, afforded these performers flew opportn..
nity fur new beanties ; hut the great magnet of the
evening was, " frith verdure clad," by Mr..
DrcKoNs, at the close of winch there was a long
suspensive silence, as if delight gasped, and was
overcome with rupture ; it was a pause of astonish-
ment, which rendered the thunder of applause
that followed alinott with-serving of notice.

If Mr. AsHE ((infinite, to give such onicerts,
Bulb will stand

Balk, Dece in het 26. I 8 Mr.

HISTORY OF MUSIC.

Mr. joiws, in his iiigury of the Rise and Pm-
ip Mosie, after statisig, that in cal ly
when Princes and great men *rot from home, ti:e.„
always considered the honour of their wires seetir,
when under the protection of a Bard, and brie
/Egystlitir could not triumph over the v.ritie of
Clytemnestra till lie had removed the bard who
was the guardian of her morals, abserves—'. ft is,
however, remarkable, that in the space of 29 tears,
the favourite bards or musicians of three Qiieetis
belonging to this Wand, fell sacrifices for departing,
from the ancient character:—Mark Stneaton, Mii-
aiciati and Groom of the Chamber to Anne Boleyn,
was accused of being too great a favourite of the
Queen, for which he was executed, May 12, 1536 ;
Thomas Abel, Nlusical Preceptor and Grammarian
to Queen Catherine, wife to Henry VIII. was hang-
ed and quartered, July 30, 1540, for having writ-
ten a treatise against the divorce ; and David
Rizzi°, Secretary to Mary, Queen of Scotts, on
suspicion of an improper correspondence with her,
war murdered in her presence, March 9, 1565."

A sepulchral monument to the memory of HAN.
11113.%1. has been discovered at Melte.

The En! of LAUDERDALE arrived on Friday
evening at Warren'• New Hotel. New-street, front
the Continent. Sunday his Lordship left town for
Ottlands, on a vic:t to the Duke and Duchess of
YoaK, for a few days. Thr Countess of Lau-
DEng/ALE and the Ladies MAITLAND, intend re-
maining in Paris till the spring, when they are ex-
pected borne.
The Captain of the Spanith Patriot, recently ar-
rived in town from Cad,z, contradicts the ►eport
that the Spanish Expedition for South America will
never tail. fie soya it will sail in May next !! !
There is comfort for the advocates of despotism.
Lord HOLLAND has given s signal proof of the
stable friendship that existed between hun and the
Late Sir SAMUEL ROMILLT. His Lordship has
taken the three youngest son. of his deceased friend
under his protection, whom his Lordship Intends
educating and bringing tip with the sswe care and
affection as if they were his own.

The Doke of BuccLeuott intends leaving Ditton
Park, on Monday next, for the Continent. We are
sorry to state, that his Grace's bad state of health is
the sole re4soie of his leaving his native country, his
illness unfortunately continuing to increase since
the death of the Duchess. His Grace will not make
any stay at Paris, but will immediately proceed to
Totslou-e. The younger branches of his Grace's
family will reside during his absence, with Lard sod
Lady 51ONTAGUE, at Ditton Park.
EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—Ois Ch►istmas etc.
tl e *lie of M►. S•UNDERS, shoe-maker, No. I,
Bull's Head-court, Snow-hill, was delivered of
twins; she is in the 59th year of her age, and had
110 children for 35 years before.
Many complaints are received from Norway 4:art.
c.•rnuig the deswations committed by the prtie ea-
ter/Whir. in the forests of that kingdom. In hi• dr-
mat k Mere :ire large tracts of forests entirely ki11.4..
In the south of Sweden, where tins insect
found, the damage done by it has never Inch so
considerable as to excite attention.

COEUSIN G.—The greyhound (vetch, betwixt tie
Gentlemen of the Mid Lothian and those of tie
Lanurkshire and Itenfieweliire Coursing Club, %tie;
run on Sir JOtIN MAXWELL'S grounds, at NBA.
Tue•dxy the 16tli instant, and decided in favour
of the !otter.

lo • lately published by the Rev. P.,-
hetalary DENNIS, of Exeter, it is stated, dee, " a•
Tate as the t•utouter of last year, the PRINCE ilLosst
avowed to the Clerk of the Closet, and authorized
him to mike known, determittattoo to rtfose
Royal A•setit, even should both Houties of l'Atli,4-
tiselit !POP a Bill in favour of the Roman CathoLc
slalom," ii•ocs.)