The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-26 00:00:00

ROYAL COBURG THEATRE.

Under the Patronage nt his Royal Highness Prince Leopold
of Saxe Coburg.
THIS EVENING. SITURDAY, Dec. 26,
at Halt past Sit o'Cluek precisely, the new Graud
!Vets-Drama, written by !lir. W. liarrsiviore, eutitkd
EL HYDER!

THE CHIEF OF THE GAUT MOUNTAINS.
With all a...splendid Scenery and superb Dresses.
To conclude (Gni lime) • splendid Christmas Pingo-
mum, the °pelting of which war performed some seven
pears back, upwards of GO attecealiva sights, at t►e Bowery
Theatre, under the title of

PUNCH'S FESTIVAL;

OR, HARLEQUIN'S CHRISTMAS BOX.

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The Pantinstime arranged by Mr. W. Barrymoro.
Principal Characters—Winter, Mr. Carilich ; Hull, Mr.
Bryant; Frost, Mr. Nelson Rain, Mr. Reeves; Snow, Mr.
Gale. Autumn, Mrs. Davie; Illylphia, Miss Rountree.
Pantomimic.' Character—Sir John Portly (afterwards
Paataloon), Mr. Hill; Apollo Portly (Lover), Mr. Gay;
Luba* (afterwards Harlequin), Mr. Howell, jun.; Punch
(afterwards Clown), Mr. floolliby, formerly Clow• at Astley's
Amphitheatre, and late from Spain; Sir Robert Limelight
(oar of the Dandy tribe), Mr. Stanley. Autrelte (afterwards
Columbine), Mrs. W. Barrymore.

Boxes 4s. sad U.... Pit 2s.—Gallery Is.
Places to be takes of Mr. Grubb, at the Box-office of the
Theatre, fro. Ten till Pour.

This day is pablished, a New Edition, being the Third,
corrected sod coosidesably enlarged, in 4 vela. 4vo. price
If. les. boards, of
THE HISTORY of SCOTLAND, from the
Union of the Crowns, ori the Accession of James VI.
to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kiagdums in
the reign of Qseen Arm. With a Preliminary Dissertatios
on the Participation of Mary Queen of /cots in the Murder
of Darnley.
By MALCOLM LAING, EN.

Printed for .1. Illaweeme ; Longman, hint, Rea, Orme,
and Brown, London; aid A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh.

••• This Third Edition has received the Author's last
Gierection. Additions, and Improvements: these are so
numerous, as to amount to Mlle less than a recompositiou
of the Work.

ASTRONOMY FOR SCHOOLS, BY JOSEPH GUY.
In • few days will be published, in royal ISnio. illustrated
by 1$ beautiful Plates, price wily Ss. in red,
FLEMEN IS of ASTRONOMY, familiarly
explaining the general Phrenomesa of the Heaveuly
Bodies and the Theory of tbs Tides' to width is subjoined,
complete Set of Questions for Eaaminatime. Fur the Use of
Private Students as well as of Public Seminaries. Intended
as a Compsoioa to theµ School Geography" of the same
Author.

By JOSEPH GUT.
Late Professor of Geography at the Royal Military College,
Great Marlow ; Antiwar of " Tke Scioto! Geography"—
" Pocket Cyclopsrdia"—" New British Spelling Book"
"Chart of Geogr.! History"—" British Reader"—'4 School
Ciphering Book".." New British Primmer," ate. Su.
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noster-row and sold by all Booksellers in Town and
Country ; with a Iberia allowance to Schools.

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