The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-01 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPE R.4-HOUSE.

The new farce celled Amateurs cud Actors, was
lest night reprated. Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of KENT, and his Royal
Highness the Duke of SUSSEI, honoured it with
their preseure. The house was well attended, and
the whole performauce, Two Words, and the Ame-
rican Indians, went otf with spirit.

DOPER, AUGUST 30.

at, sad departures from, PATI'S York

last arek

For "'Owe. die..—Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of
Argyle, Lord Dudley Stewart sad souk, Lnrd Newark and
suite, Viscount Stormount and suite, Mr. and Mrs Hankey,
Mr. sad Mrs. Martin, Mr. sad Mrs. Carr, Slr. Derby and
sons, Mr. aril Mrs. Waldegrave, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Mr.
sad Mrs. Batts, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur, Mr. Mrs. and Miss
Hart, Air. mad Mrs. Muslim,, H. Reorders, Esq Marquis
Carlo Camillo Carman, G. Guldarnid, Eaq. Lord Dormer,
Miss Perniass, Edward Mossier, Esq. Alexander Grant,
Esq. M.P. Sir William *tidy, Sir Joseph Smith, Sir Fraacia
Willis, Mr. Mrs. sad Mies Fullerton, Mr. Borradille, Cap-
tain and Miss Fraser, Captain Fitzgerald, Rev. Mark sad
Mrs. Wilkes, Lord Somervilk, Captain sail Miss Seiner.
vine, Mrs. sad Miss Stewart, the Hon. William Passonby,
Captain Paget, Mr. and Mrs. Barge, Sir William Brand°.
Res, Mr. said Mrs. Bassett, Captaia Steerage*, Colonel arid
Mrs. Bethune Mr. Harder, C: E. Russbold, Esq. M.P. the
Earl of Beverley and suite, &c. &c.
Ibr /..does.—Lord Anson sad unite, Mr. and Mrs. Ran-
, delph. Mr. and Mrs. Harbors sad family, Mr. Milford, Ma.
joe-General Sir James Kesipt, the Earl of Essex sad suite,
Rev. Mr. °derides, Mr. gad Mrs. Greaten, Sir John and
Lady Ransacks, Mr. glad Mrs. East, Mr. D01M14180114 Mr.
and Mrs. Wilkes, Dr. sad Mrs. Collier, Mr. Haskinson. Capt.
Wise, M. Elvis', Esq. M. Olive, F.sq. Capt. Jervoiae (Hytbe),
Mr. and Mrs. Saville sad family. Mr. Clarke sad family
(Ramsgate), Mrs. Versos sad family, Mr. sad Mrs. Heary,
the Hon. Mr. and Lady Stapleton, Lieut.-Colonel Porky,
Mr. sad Mrs. Bicknell, the Earl said Countess of Coventry,
family, and suite, AM'. Fdd Mri. Leman, Miss Price, Miss
Eark.

Count Ltsvax gave an elegant entertainment
on Friday, to Baron. FAGILL, the Ambassador from
the Netherlands, and a party of distinction, at his
house iii Hairley-street.
Marquis sad • Marchioness CORNWALLIS and
family, Arrived an Saturday at their house in Bur-
lington-street, frana Tunbridge Wells; and yester-
day entertained the Duchess of RICHMOND, Lady
Lemma, sad a islet party.

TM4rcbduke Al!must. entertained the Lord
Lieutenant of liplapel, &e. in Dublin on Tuesday
last, and afterwards refreshed himself with a warm
• bath. The Irish °Calcine') are accustomed to
re/h.:A themselves in a very different warm way
after dinner.
Major FITECLARINCE remains confined to his
bed, but in good bodily health and spirits, and
anxiously looking forward to mount, not shoulder
his crutch, and " chew how fields were won."
. Mr. and. Mrs. FRENCH, and Miss REYNOLDS,
will leave the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, this
day, for Paris.
The wild ducks seen on the coast of Kent are
supposed to be some of our emigrant wild fowl
returning home a little lame, and with their wings
clips, from France.
Arrivals at Warren's Hotel :-..
Colonel Silothorp, M P. and Charles' Mainwaring, Esq.
from their seals near Lineolu; Lord Anemia, from Lord
Castlereagh's, Fouts Cray; Lord Clauwilliam, from ditto;
Charles Berton, Esq. sad family, from Dublin. . .
Departures from ditto:—
Sir Wm. Lady, and Miss Twyeeten, for their seat,
Ruyder.Hall, Kent; Juba C. Pelham, Esq. for his seat near
Shrewsbury.
A Gentlemen of the name of Marble has married
a Mw Moss. in defiance of the proverb—" A roll.
ing atom gathers no moss I"
Sir Cuani.as Duncowas, MX. and Lady
CHARLOTTE DUNCOMISE, Mr. DOUGLAS, M.P.
Mr. Alderinsn ‘Vit.sor4 and family (York), &c.
are among the recent arrivals at Scarborough.
A Wushingtou Paper, correcting an erroneous
account of a man's death, says—" We are happy
to soy, Major Jolts ANDERSON is not dead, he is
only worried."
Captain CHATTERTON has left town to join his
Regiment, the 4th Dragoon Guards, at Weymouth.
The Rev. Mr. HOLLY is the new President of the
Lexington University in America. Mr. Holly is
presumed fully equal to Mr. Birch.
Mr. TaLnor and Miss Wnirr.utag are engaged
to perform tor a few night* at the Galway Theatre.
The City of New York was delighted at the close
of last month with a sexes of conceits, including
the vocal talents of Mr. PHILIPP:', Mr. INCLEDON,
Mrs. Mamas, &c.
America appears to have suffered from intense
heat equally as Europe. A New York Paper, of
the 11th July. says—" The thermometer, during
the last two days, ties indicated a greater degree of
heat than has been experienced, we believe, for the
lest tight or ten yeurs. At three o'clock on Satur-
day, the mercury stood in the shade at 93, and at
the same hour on Sunday at 96."
Mr. Gsscutcs es 3 years old ch. f. Althea, by
Sorcerer. out of Thonsasina. alter running to ire on
Saturday, the tltti last, at York August Meeting,
was rent home uu Sunday, and died about seven
o'clock on Monday morning.
Mr. CHARLES Div, the trainer, immediately
after Ins 2-year.old colt by /tee bens, out of Snow-
drup, brut the Duke of Yoga's g-year-old filly.
homy. fur the Sweepsteltes of 30 guisicas each (live
Subs( ribere), the first day of Egnam Races. sold
the colt and hr. brother, a ytd, hug, fur 600 gin.
Ile.tb to 31r. sl.%atitt.Y.

LONDON SEPTEMBii7t rismoivs.

Frum Ackuramm's Repository of Ark iitskionr, 4e."

WALKING DRESs.
An open robe composed of **nut muslin, and trimmed
with mull 'filmdom laid eu full ; the fulness is drawn in by
welt.; there are two reglad the bottom, and a heading.
Over this is • very broad piece welled in five places, which
has also a headieg; it is trimmed dean the hoots with •
doable Adams of muslin, is the middle of which is a welt.
The body is mode tight to the s►ape, sod bas a colli;r welt-
ed, to correspond with the trimnsiag. Use sleeves, of as
easy felons, liniebed at the wrist also to correspond. Over
this robe is woru a spencer, which is composed of a new
material, of a beautiful pale canary colour; the waist is
short, the back a moderate breadth, ■nd the sleeve, which
is of as easy fulness, falls • little of the shoulder. The
best is slightly ornamented with evening primrose satin ;
the sleeve, which falls a pod deal over the band, is also
edged with it, and there is a marrow band goes across the
wrist to correspond. The sh•mlder is very tastefully Sulshed
with full puffs of ratio, eta fastened down by • silk
button of the same colour. The spencer comes op to the
thrust, and the collar of the dress falls over. The head.
dress i■ a French bonnet, of the same material; it is of a
moderate sire, and is finished at the edge of the brim with
primrose satin, and tied seder t►e chin with ribbaud to
correspond: a bunch of towers and as elegant plume of
ostrich &ethers are placed so oat side. Gloves mid shoes,
pale e•eary cohost.
EVENING fiREIS.

A transparent gauze dress over a white satin slip; the
bottom of the skirt is oroamenttd wills a trimming com-
posed of double gauze cut bias; the beading of this trim-
ming is disposed i■ large plaits, the lower part falling in an
easy (slams; it is slightly festooned; a row of painted taf-
fety goes round it, and a fell-blows rose is placed on each
festoon. The body is cut very low in the back of the neck,
and slues. the shoulders, but it is so contrived as ►o come
high over the bosom. Very short full sleeves, which, as
well as the body, are elegantly ornainewted with pointed
tulle. Head-dress, the coronet rap, composed of white satin
and tulle, with a slight intermixture of evening primrose
satin. The upper part is entirely white satin; it is in the
form of a crown ; the tower part has a fulness of tulle
round the face, which is very becoming. Neck-lace and
ear-rings, coloured stones. White kid gloves, and white
satin shoes.

From "Ls Dar Assemblie."

FRENCH.
PARIWAN WALLING DRESS.

Round dress of printed musks, of • cerulean blue spotted
with black, with bordered loosen of the same material to
correspond: between each flouoce a layer placed of black
brocaded satin ribband.—Bonnet of straw.coloured gossamer
satin, oru,mented on the left side with • single full.blown
rose, and • plume of white feathers. Cacbemire atotoir,
sad parasol of barbel blue, fringed with white. Slippers of
pale blue kid, sad w•abisr leather gloves.

ENGLISH.
DIN II SR Posh

Round deem of Ise Bengal m•alin, with a s•perbly em-
broidered border; the border surmounted by two Bounces
ric►ly embroidered at the edges, and heeded by mesh. basil-
loot run through with Glartsee blue satin ; Meiaingen cor-
sage of the same colour, with email pekrine espe,elegently
finished with narrow roolseas of white satin mid fine lam.
Parisian coraette of blond, will' • very full and spreading
branch of full-blown roses placed M frost.