The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-09 00:00:00

CHELTENHAM, Sipe. 6.

A ye", visible appearance 111 1111,/ to be observed
iii the town since the shooting season commenced,
iu the nainerous departures of •Gentleiren that
have hikers place within these few (boys, fr the
number of 'written notices which lime appear, of
coitages, villas, houses, and lodgings to let :
fact, the tome is now fast aplorpachisig (tlw latter
end of this mouth), when the winter, ur half-price
of the reviler season time, will be taken for houses,
lodgings, &c.; and the winter visitors are now more
formidable than the summer ones were for a enlist-
derable bate after this place was brought into public
notice. Not longer "pi then the year 1780 the visit-
ors only amounted to about 470, and they are now
increased to the amazing number of between 30 and
40.000; and the budding. are increasing yearly iii
proportion to the increased number of visitor., who
resort here as invalid* and fur pleasure. The rea-
son formerly was considered not to begin till June,
but now it commences Es early as March, and does
not terminate till November. It is upwards of 100
years since it was discovered that the water,' floolog
from the earth was medicinal, which was discovered
en the south side of the town in the year 1716, by its
being noticed by persons, that Rocks of pigeons
canotantly went to a certain spot to reed, stud uti
examining to find out what they ate, it was disco-
vered to be saline particles, and it was ascertained
that a spring near it never froze, but cuittinutd to
flow in revere frost—sod it is now exactly a cen-
tury since it was considered iii any respect as it spa,
• being in the year 1718, when it war for the first time
enclosed in a rough manner. but only a thatched
shed wits erected for the accommodation of the
wieners. In the year 1798, the old Pomp. room, or
better known as Mrs. Forty's', who is now no
more. having died six months after her re-
moval from the management of it by the pre-
sent proprietor, who is making considerable al-
terations and improvements ; he has had the
different waters conveyed by pipes into the old
room, where those who resort to that Spa are sup-
plied with the water.. itsstead of from the old square
brick building, on four arches, with a dome over it,
tieing in the form of an obeli.k, which is to be pull-
ed down at the close of this season, as it is found to
be an impediment mud obstruction to the company's
approach to the floe grove of stately elm-trees.
la the late visit of the M .rehioness of Nesting.
to this towu, she resorted to this Spa, and subscrib-
ed liberally to all the establishments ; she even sub-
scribed 4/. to the Clergi inun's book.
A band of wind instruments attend every morn-
ing at this Spa, and play during the resort of the
company for the water, and oil Mondays, Wedues-
daya, and Fridays, in the evening, during the pro-
menade.
The Earl of Cardigan and family, the Countess
of A boyne, the C rsr of Jenwy, and a numerous
assemblage of Nubility, are now here.
Yesterday Sir George Smart and Signor Arobro-
getti had a morning Concert at the Assembly
Rooms. under the pistronsge of the Countess of
Aboyise. in which Ambrogetti displayed his inimi-
table comic powers to great advantrge: he always
appears to feel the words he expresses, and the cha-
racter he represents. Miss Goodall sung the air,
" Sow of Freedom," most delightfully, and was
deservedly encored. Moss Sharp was rapturously
applauded in her performance on the harp. Mr.
Goss, a pupil of Mr. Attwood. gave " The
ddieu !" very chastely. The Concert concluded
with the finale to Dors Giovanni.