The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-19 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, FEBRUARY i 6.

The town, since the departure of Royalty, hies
been comparatively drill, but certain'y gay for the
time of the year. Ihe Itoptl Stryne Library exhi-
bits a list of subscribers, both in number awl rank,
previously unknown to it in Fehr:nary ; Chimes the
same; the Marine Library also; and IVriglit's and
White's, are boils in favourable progrtss. The
Music Repository of Moncke is often a preferred
morning lounge of the Ladies.
The weather last week, upon the whole, turned
nut mild, and very favourable to exercises on the
rides and walks, and where, at intervals, we have
seen--

The Earl of Erremont, sail the Hou. Mines Wyndham,
Lord sad Lady W. Gordon, Lord and t.ady &ye-mid-Sete,
sad Lord Eanlley ; the Earl and Countess of Newburg,
and the Ladies Eyre; Lord J. and Lady F.. Murray, the Earl
and Countess of Warwick, the Countess of Mexburough, Sir
R and Lady Straehan, Lady C. Stewart, Sir J. B. and Lady
Warren, Lady Deriug, Lady Grenville, Mrs. Willoughby
Bertie, and the opuleut brims Mies Wykeham, Mrs. Suet.
tun, ike.
Ou Friday everting the residence of the Countess
of Me:borough presented a scene of active and
refined hilarity—ail entertainment wits given by
her Ladyship, including a ball and supper, and
which was brilliantly attended. The Countess of
Newburg, and 51rs. Stretton, ut their reimective
houses, gave bells on the same evening, which were
alit splendidly visited.
Mrs. C. Burnett had a card party on Tumidity,
and Mrs. Lloyd &concert on Wednesday.
The Master of the Ceremonies last ball for the
season is announced at the Castle Rooms.
The arrivals at the Old Ship last week were
numerous fur the Itlllloll.

A considerable addition has been recently made
to the fashionable dinner party at West's.

MR. HAWKS' SACOND CONCERT.

Tuesday evening Mr. HAWES' second elegant
and select Subscription Concert took place at his
house in the Adelphi, conducted by Mr. .411.
WOOD. This Concert was Most judiciously sarong..
ed, the first part entirely ancient and sacred,
and the second part miscellaneous. The first part
was from the Oratorio of Said. On account of the
sudden indisposition of Miss GOODALL and Mii4
C•REST. it was deprived of their support ; the
soprano parts, however, acre extremely well
tamed by Miss WILLIAMS. and th• other so/o aid
verse parts by Messrs. TamaAlL, EvANS, HAWES,
LEETII, and BELLAMY. _

A new Elegy to the memory of the Princess
CHARLOTTE, composed by W. CLIFTON, was per-
formed, and highly applauded.
A (flee for three voices, by Mr. W. KNYVETT,
with double eccoinpaisiments for the pianoforte, by
Mr. ATTWOOD and Mr. MULLINEUX, was touch
admired.
The iustrumental novelties were, a Sonata on the
flarp, by Miss SHARP. who far excels in that in-
strument, and s Concerto on tl►e Violin by Miss
TREMATNE, only ten years of age, in which she
astonished some of the first professors who were
present. She pert dto the front of the orches-
tra, and handled her how with all the firmness
of an experienced leader. filer execution was truly
surprising ; her it) le reminded us very much of
Mr. LINDLEY'. concrrtos on the violoncello; she
introduced the same Welsh air, " Sweet Mary
dime," with var►ations, that 51r. LINDLEY did i;1
the Choral Fund Concert.

The Favourite sloop of war lay to off Ply=
mouth on Thursday last. and took on hoard U
considerable number of oftmopeopers hir St. Heleiiir.
It is proposed to build an Observatory within the
precincts of the University of CaMbridge, the etc-
pemsrr of are rst►mated about 10,000 L A
grace will be proposed to the Senate for a donation
of 5,0001. from the University Owlet, and a sub-
scription opened lot raising the rraminder of the
silo►. A pplicuttosi is to hr ►made ise Gower 1111 l root to
appoint use observer and ale assistant. w►th adequate
salaries.

The interesting MARIA LOUISA. wire to BONA-
PARTE, we some lime since word. toseont to visit
Fog Will. The Gaseite of Aix-la-Chapelle cm-ro-
bot-oes this statement, senl mid*. that the visit null
like pirsce in the course of the eitsuing