The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

D11114:11R ES.

Miss GREENS made her third appearance on
Sat nobly night in the intereeing character of Isa-
bella Warelime, is the musical drama of The Anti-
quary. In this, as well as in the part in which she
anode her tithe. she had to contend against the re-
collection of Miss STEPHENS, which certainly en-
hanced the difficulties of her trial. However, she
folly maintained her previously-acquired reputa-
tion, and was accordingly honoured, in the cootie
of her performance, with similar proofs of that
homage which well-applied talent, especially wises
the attribute of the fair, ever commands. Mies'
GAEENE seems now perfectly familiarised to her
rte w situation, and an extreme degree of ease up-
f one of the characteristics of her singing.
Maria 31•Intyre was sustained by Mts. BI%IIOP
'Alb great ability. The rest of the principal eh l-
oreter, were east, we believe, precisely in the same
manna as during the last sinew' ; bat it would be
uteri of iiijust:ce, at the commencement of a new
setwon, not to hear testimony to the uncommon
degree of mein with sylneh they were generally sou.
ported. Mrs. FAUCIT, Mrs. DAVENPORT, Mr.
FA MIEN, Mr. BLANCHARD, Mr. 1)11E1156T, Mr.
AILBOTT, Mr. EMERY, and Mr. FARLEY, in the
tea oective characters of Elspeth. Miss Grisslda
tlidhttek, the Antiquary. Caron, Lore!, Hector
.11hlatyre, Rod Sounders Mucklebacket, fully equal-
led arty of their former representations, and a better
cutanpluitent we think we cannot pay them. A more
lit ely picture of the ti "spear ble *owlish roil despair
which wring a father's heart on the untimely loss of
a darling P.M. sus, perhepa, never exhibited than in
the present instance by. Mr. FARLEY. The melon&
al lit and mvfoll scene of the tide rushiog and dos..
iog in oo Sir Arthur ifordoer nod his daughter,
was very well managed, and excited a strong ei-
;session of adminstiou.
After the play, the ballet of Joesade, or Le
Prince Troubadour, was repeated by the same
iwrforiners as oat Thursday evening. As a sacrifice,
we presume, to biensiaare, and a peace-offering to
the wounded delicacy of a certain proportion of a
British audience, the females of the corps presented
themselves with the oddities to their former dress
or (wig trousers. At the emssietterssent, sad
through a considerable port of the ballet, tumults-
ous interruptions, similar to thew we described on
the former evening. proceeding principally from the
galleries, but pertly rpm the pd, were ezperieocod.
They were opposed by the warmest plaudits from
several quarters in the boxes. Some scuffles ell-
sued, soul a few of the most refractory in the pit
were compelled to quit the house: a comparative
calm was the consequence. The dancer., particu-
larly Mile. Hvv.Lts and M. LE BLOND, the grace
und,rgvance of whew movements might disarm the
vengeance of the most hostile, received the most
cheeting encouragement to proceed, and the piece
was brought to a conclusion with applause nearly
undivided.

HAYIJARKET THEATRE.
The opera of Goy Nannering Was repeated at
this theatre on Saturday night, when BEAU AH again
delighted the house in tie part or Henry Bertram.
The " feho Duet." from the opera of they's/seriatim,
which he bang with Miss It. Co nit 1, was rapturously
applauded ; soil the song of " Seats who hoe ova'
Wallace bled," received its customary tribute of
enthusiastic admiration in being twice encored.
Each successive repetition of the song— •
" slts if isesems or spade had spawn
Dr what It fed oa,”
seemed only to stipulate the desire of the audience
to heir it again repeated. and the singer hiitsself ape
peered to catch the eathutiaem of the house, and to
Blow each time with increased energy. Tim ani.
mutton infused bats r.BRAHAII.II inenner in the
singing of this semi, JP well and he:1116641y eon.
trusted- with the exquisite feeling and delicacy of
expression displayed es he breethes the melody of
" Loves yo-vog Dream." or mourn. " 14e Death
of 46crcromby." Three songs, it is true, are not
very spproproately introduced into, the opera of
Guy Mannering; they lead to destroy the smile(
the piece, but It is wet at the moment of their
utterance that meth a thought will pass through
the mind of the delighted listener. Ali. Batting
is at such an instant the undisputed lord of the
ascendant, controlling •the feelings sud regulating
the passiras of ell arousal tom " atilt the
witchirro of sweet sounds."—Olasuar performed
.I)ossinie Natnpson respectably, but he wail's
pailsoe to give effret to the scene with Lucy Ber.
crew, isufl m gnartal his air mat manner arc not
sufficiently and abstracted for the thmainie.
bits. 00.T.Rx no a very good Meg Merrilies.
Wiwi Lt. Comm swig inertly iu Julia ilariveting.
She low, Insiever, learn to retire, if she Lopes
to become an actress.
To the opera succeeded a new farce, entitled
(her Ifse we understand. the pro-
ductiou of 3jr. To; ppoip noon, to whose fancy
the public bore beets so often 'adductd free ail
esteekimeo aoseseessessi. The new far. e is a simglit-
IY 'Mies PheitadtllF in conceits and !aim:, with
a mere dial ordosery supply of Cockney vul-
switais, which are, flow-o-d ty'. on unfailing
putirgc of otrernment, or at feast of laughter;
for we shrewdly suspect that 111,1111 y persons in
a theatre laugh at Well l'Xitiet•Siors leas fur their
humour, than for the purpose of rhewii.g. that
the sstire flues not affect themselyee.—Trapky,
young man of fashion, the- son of a broken-does('
Baronet, has claw' from ratio with a lovely
French girl, limped Ade/Ride (Mats jl. Coatu),
het on hit arrival in estais Lw Skali a letter
from his father, ananuneicg shut ha is damped,
prorkninil motive", toy ermansit matrimony"
ncii &is: Patty Angelica Bun. the daughter
cf u weit!,hy pastry-conk • in llorbician. Ile
f• in.. his nii,reis at Deputy, and on reaching
I.,over etoccu44ente the heirites op her Aigiht to
Franc, with analier fuser. Me. kloilllgey (QZ-
-1:4=1), anotrrotit Coeitisuy, anti one of her father's
eilotiftvit, on whom abe acts already conferred the
title of its'oand. !rapky. not kr:mai:l4 that the
14W fibg"“Hte 111 Iris intended find.. lit- spa Dollik,'l
potl- tie lady in y• itNt " over 0.1,1 Ve!t. r." NO soi•iii r
have they embarked foe Calais. than fropley is is -
longed bv his serial:4 who is just grimed front Lou-
don, that lie hat been irssistirs• his rival to esrope.
Aideougli leis sae engaged. his pride it
wizatodisil. us, thissii‘g ierutolf duped by his silly
rival, aisdlie iusiently sails for Calais, wherT he nr-
lives infore the faiitiwi, and devi.,re a plan for the

annoyance of the poor psstrymitn, in the lisgoise
of a Prencli officer he ultimately dupes and ierrifies
him, until the poor man is perfectly willing Is resign
Airs. Dadikey, when his tormentor, feeling his
honour satisfied, releases him from his apprehess-
sionsaAnd plights himself to his chorusing Adelaide.
Souse songs, are introduced, one of which, a parody
Oft " Lore's young Dream," was very well song
RUSSILL, rhfl honoured with sit encore. Miss
H. Coast sang the lovely air of " Hay's Wife"
with uhconsmon sweetness and power, and also a
French air, in which use 'represents a fine lady re-
fusing to sing, end in which her own singing was
most chstinlasg. II would he oriju.t not to notice
1110 talent with which Mrs. BAKU, as Airs. Da-
dikeg, the London floydras sieve contrast to the
gentler features of the French pH, Ooseaar's
Cockney was in every te.pet t pert -t Decorah', to
the author's conception, lint it was audio a Cockney
as we have never seen, and Irgre ',ever to ~,e. The
forte, however, obtained the object of ft.,. writer
sod of the managers, it kept the andit•ice In
gtoul humour, and was given out for reiteLbott
neat. di,.

ASTRONOWCA L OBSERVATIONS•

[From " The Ilautpshire Telegreph."]

GOSPORT tinge AAAA ORY (Dr. Barney's), R,•ptemher 22,
1820.—Eclipse of Me .11,ton.—Tbe Moon's lioisiliern
immerged in the north side of the earth's ■heduw at two
minutes past five o'clock, a in. mean tone.—The Moon gra-
dually grew dim, changing from a whiti.h light to a dell red
colour, and the edge of the earth's Blandon was il4dtfiord
on her di-e. At twenty-two misrules past five, when .ha
was one foqrtk she immersed behind a cirrus.
trews cloud near the horizon, tlinough which 1.111: afterwards
had but a faint appearance. Until she sunk beneath this
cloud, the eclipsed part of her (hag was perGctly visible to
the puked eye through the earth• shadow.—The Moon set
half eclipsed at 45 minutes 50 seconds past five o'clock,
when she was scarcely visible through the cloud. At the
middle of the eclip.e, the digit■ eclipsed were more than
10 deg. out of 12 deg which is nearly equal to that of the
late Solar eclipse. This erlipse was rendered more interest-
ing from its being about midway between the planets Jupiter
and Saturn.

THU PLANET PENUI.—This hrilliaut planet rimy now be
peen every day with the naked eye, even ■t noon. Some
years azo this was considered an nocornnion observation; toe
have, however, fir sierra' years past, often seen her with
the naked eye or, both aid.s of the Suu through a clear
azure atmosphere at mid day, while ranging in her orbit front
40 deg. to 48 deg. from that luminary, as she passes him fi oat
aide to side to this distance, which is considered to be her
greatest elongation. On the 10th of last May she was at her
greatest elong.r►irm; and afterwards sees here with the naked
eye on many clear days, till the 25th of June, when abe was
shunt 38 deg. to the east of the Sun, and appeared through a
telescope in the shape or a crescent. On the 30th of July
the planet came to her imy-trior conjunction, namely, be-
tw2en the Earth and the Sun. lo passing from this point,
she was on the 9th lust. 41 deg. nearly to the west of the
Sun, and a now 441 deg. distant Cum him. By the 811 i of
October. she will have arrived at h r greatest western chin.
gallons until which time she may be viewed with the naked
eye in the open day, should the weather prove favourable.
Since the Ist inst. up to the present lime, we have seen this
Planet with the naked eye at almost all hours of the dly, in
fair weather. Venus chances her plisses, like the Moon, Sc.
cording to her position with respect to the Sues and the
Earth, which causes a considerable difference in her bril-
liancy. She is now approaching to the shape of a half-moon,
and would appear more brilliant to the naked eye if she
shone with a full illuminated disc.

ECLIPSE.—A Vienna Paper says, that the good
people of that t its hat' expected total darkness on
theday of the lute solar eclipse, and murmured loudly
at having been disappointed.
It is mentioned in a Park Riper that the p►o-
p►ietors of vineyards have given the appellation of
Vim de r Eellpse to the vintage of the present year.

Dr. (iisENtus, win', with Lord GUILFORD,
has recently been transcribing some Arabians AISS.
at the Bodleian Library, hay nearly completed the.
singular task of trati.lnting the hunk of Enoch
from 1;,‘: A itys.inian I etign,tge. This Initgunge
revealable. the At.Aic, ()lie-fourth of the words per.
hap. being r,thv ally of that tongue, in which the
Learned Doctor is well skilled, he is oleo one of the
most celebrated Hebrew veholars on the Continent.
Ma. eminent actor was, we un-
derstood, a few years ago offered ten thouumul
peen& to ;maims fur one year in America. The
drat quarter was to be paid in advance, and every
onccitelilling quarterly payment to be punctually
made, it one of the most eminent bankers its this
suetropolis. Mr. KEIIIILE declined the offer, a ca.
centatatice that the American% have reason to regrets
as they would have had their theatrical ti'!e ai .
proved by 014 example of one of the greatest per.
formers that probably ever appeared on any stage
sauce the origin of the Drama.
The French Earn, contain an amusing account
of the re ception of a di-rotation of the market La-
dies of llourtleaux by the KING. Several spoke to
pia) entire ~...T.persasession, and were answered
by Ibis NIAJEuTT Ivitlt atfatflluty coil humour. One
I.sely, after talking to ham for some tiure in the
patois or her part of the cottony, tairldettly inter.
tuidrd hey,o4f, sod euid, I. but you don's ropier.
stand the '1 paloir ?"—'s Ye.," atometed the K tNG
in her own accent and dialect, " I tmeleistatief and
ap,-ak it."
His SATANIC MAJESTY.--./t French,papee goys
—se We had tina..rittetl that the dtcl had dune with
appeueing upon earth, hut we are threived. The
wicked apitit has made an ear:tit...ion into the
woads of Cletionimit ; twenty prism). saw him, and
WOllllll 1:4 still
dangerously
all with the fright, Ile
is described as bets,;; tie herzld of a main. watli the
%kit' of an ox, horns upon hilt head, and iron Owes
upon hi, feel."
The Sterrelaa•lt Major Graaner, who embarked hot
year, to open a new commeicial communication be.
tweets Chili sod ludic, through the Pacific Ocean,
di.roverrd on the eoyage, u gioope of idairds, that
have not been noticed by any preceditig insvigatOr.
The lareetart of these islands received the name of
throe*
Luaus IVArcata.—Mr.JolliqJACRSON•ROrgeOR•
of 114,1404r4k1iii.1t, it few days ago, delivered
woman tit the rammer plare, of a child wash two
heads!. It Lived, about half an hour, and is torw•
preserved &sapling. and its parents are inking
rapid fOrroftelty a public inn of it. It is r.-
porttal ttiry have token 70/. sod upwards per ditto.
On Frieoly t vetting HALTON, Milo way matched
to rnn tell wiles and a quarter iit'one hour, on the
Yet k awl 3laltun mad. fur 4COgs. received 50ge,
forfeit.—The the ee champion aunt-arra, llat.ioN.
lltAArs stud JANSON, are all now under training, mid
Willing three wiles of each other.--( Doncaster.
GreseiM)

PASIZIONABLi Mors MENAI.
The Marquis of MigoarrhrolosSatarday at tbeaarendan
Hotel, Illood-street, frogs Dossesaw roots.
The Earl of Caasilis has lefthia bootie in Privy prates
for Derbyshire.
The Earl end Conatees of St.terassiso borehole their seat,
at Blackheath, for Worthing.
Lord sad Lady Castlereagh leillbeir house in St. Junes's..
square on Saturday, on a visit tuihe Marquis and Martino-
one of Dentin'. at their seat, SiShoisrn Hatl, Ira ICA.

The Duke of Norfolk has let Ike Earl of Albemarle'*
*eat, in Norfolk, for Arundel (sale.
The Earl of Clenwillisas left Irwo yeaerday on • t•
the Marquis of Herit.rd, al has sot. Sadiron r• Hall, Suffolk.
Lord and Lily Grenville hire retioned to their *eat,
Dropnaure Lodge, (rum a tour.
Lord George Lennox has left torn for Nutlisclukamalsite.