The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-12 00:00:00

COVENT-CARDEN THEATRE.

The comedy of The Soldier's Davy, Ater was 13,t
night performed. It is one of that cl.iss of plays
the success of which depends ulinn-t wholly oil the
talent of the actors. Where genius wields 'lto dra-
matic pen, a subject may be so treated as to pro-
duce a great effect, though the agent. employed
in its performance are of humbly capacity—hoe,
the efforts of plod:fiat: dollopss• demand, however
itliwortliy of it, the aid of loiglit abilities to rel.-
der them at all palatahle. Oa this occasion, the
chief characters were drlightl.“lly sustaimed. Mesa
O'NEtt.t, appeared as the Widow (lowly, sit
developed powers, of the highest and fittest order,
for the comic department of the drama. During
her late tour through the country, this atliniraule '
acress frequently came forward in comedy, mid her
success was boundless. The colicurricg testimony
of all the provincial critics, points decidedly to tin.
feet. they seem to have exerted their utmost
powers of fancy and of language, in poiniatz forth
her praise. Many of their strictures, or rather pa-
neoories —for they could find no defect in
O'NEILL's performance—were written, with a de-
gree of taste, spirit, mid judgment, highly honour-
able to the literary character of those by whom they
were composed. They could not, issidoulit edly, hare
had a theme more inviting, or more cal:tilde of pro-
(loony that agreeable state of mind. actiug under
the influence of which, the man of grouts always
feels his powers refreshed and invigorated. Miss
O'NEit.r.'s versatility is of the true species. It is
not of that doubtful character, which has disti,i_
guished some great ornament. of the professor, ;
who, eminent iu a particular line of acting, have,
"11 iu spite of nature and their Spire." e.e:syre, with
little success, to extend their fame, by efforts di-
retied to a different branch. Miss O'NEILL excels
sin whatever she attempts. Her pet-fa-malice, how_
.ever varied, is never mediocre. It always claims the
weed due to exalted merit. If her tragedy
guile us of our tears"-•--if it excite our pity and our
terror—her comedy dispels the crude and heavy V 4.
potirs;gesierated by care—fidathe mind with light
and pleasaut ideas—and communicates to the heart
a portion of that jocund vivacity which appears in
her every glance, gesture, and motion. Her tritium
Cheer& is all life and good-humour. She unia-s the
gay oars and grace* of the gentlewoman, with tfat
spirited cheerfulness of soul, which is the offspring of
" health, peace and competence." There is wear
farce in her perform ince of this character, hut
nothing unfeminine—grest humour, but nothing
vulgar. Her badinage with Frank l/torlull,
counting-house dialect, was playful. yet pointed.
Her first interview with Mrs. Ma/furl condoned
two qualities, not often found together, astonishing
liveliness and the most winning delicacy. In her
approaches to the Governor, she exhibited au arch
boldness, which was mast germane to th- character,
and most amusing. The Bengal story of Worielley
and his famished soldiers—and the description of her
fox-hunting 'assband—but more especially the lat-
ter, excited the loudest applause. Miss O'N Et WI
entire performaoce deserves the loftiest commenda-
tion. Mr. W. FARREN appeared, for the first time,
as Governor Ileartall. He played it extremely
o+ll. There are, strictly speaking, but two ftrtire
allotted to the Governor. That, in which he first
appears, with Ferret, and that which occurs at the
Widow Cheerly's. Mr. FARREN did the utmost
that could be dune for both of them. He gave the
patriotic sentiments of the character with much
strength—and described the variable passions of the
veteran naturally must forcibly. Mr. Juttes,as Frobk
Ileartall, was us volatile and entertaining as urinal.
Mr. LISTON'S Timothy Quaint produced heartfelt
laughter. The pint of Airs. Mulfort was, in con-
sequence of the indisposition of Mrs. FA wit', per-
formed, at a very short notice, but iu to very plr.i.-
ing style, by Mrs. CON NOR. Mr. EGEUV.N. 34
Malfort, senior, Mr. ABBOTT, as AlalArt, junior.
and Mr. CONNOR, as Captain Woodhy, supported
their respective character with ability.
The house was very full.

The Austrian Observer gives a very detailed se.
count of the ceremony which took place in Nloni-
vii, at the time of the inauguration of the monu-
ment recently erected there. The Governor, Count
AIITROWSKY, addressed a speech on that Decision
to the Imperial Prince, which he commenced milli
the following ►entence :—" Four times Europe has
owed its salvatiou to Austria : itt 1241, she heat
the Turks under the walls of °home ; in 15/9.
and in 1683, she braved within the rat:tort-is of
Vienna all the efforts of the Ottoman Empire;
finally, in the present period, she has powerfully
contributed to overthrow the universal Illouinchy
of Hon APARTE."
'Ulm streets have of late become so infested with
vagrants, that the Mendicity Society have thought
proper to publish large placards, requesting 04
public not to administer charity to gulch as ►o,tc;t.
ed it in the streets, as many who kid hero
provided for by the Society were well known to
have taken to begging as the most protitabl,„
Mr. Roscoe his in the Press a %Work on Pella(
Jurisitruiletive, and the Reformaimu of Crituniall.,
which will include ea Inquiry into the Motives, End., and
Limits of Human INlllllllllelllll and also as to lie effect at
Pauisituteat by way of Example, and on the Prevenhadt
Crimes. The Work will also contain the latest Arroii.,
respecting the Stale Pious or Peuiteutiarres in
States of Ainitiea.

Extract of 4 letter front the Rev..l. Dattri, oov
vi•iting the South Sea lies The lesival
reformation which comniemted in 181:1, coninultd
and increased to 12117, so that the whole- of Ilse Ili.
hubnautv of Toilette, Elute°, Taptuttuoim,
brine, Ratutea, liontbote. and ALirud,
renounced idolatry entirely. 'Clie:r gods, all .11',
&c. tee utterly devtroyeti, The ofremig of loot,
sacrifice*. awl the vractice of iisfaiiti‘iM, are abo-
gether ulaulivhc.l. The worvltip of the true (;,)n,
and the prole.vion of Christianity, ore growl
throughout ull the uhove ivlands. lu Tal.,ite
there ore GI; chapels, and iu Eitneo Hi. The
pie as.emble for worship thrice every Sin,d,iy. und
101 l reel) Wethievilny evetiiisg. The
strictly olvverted throughout the whole of the li.laoa
l'nvate and lutmly prayer ere
people. About 4.000 persons have (calla to WIL
andandH many to In 4 word. Oiso
ord. the ciie
CV cm:eel; our expectution." general hinong the

THE ELGIN MARBLES INTO RUSSIA.

AVe have :rest pleasure iii laying before our read-
ers snow particulars relative to the present sent toy
M. Oiriiiii, the President of the Imperial Academy
of St. Petersbureh. to Mr. Hayd..n, and the intro-
duction of the Elgin Marbles into Russia. The
present of twds, which have just been received,
were promised to Mr. Haydn° by his Excellency,
at the COM IPVIWPITINIt of the correspondence. Mr.
hylloll I 11l ile4ll.ltvly shili;wd, in return for the in-
tended present, sine of the finest casts from the
Elgin Marbles and from Nature. Ills present iir.
rived at St. Petersburg') before the other had left
it, and was received by the whole bode of RISSMfij
Artists with perfect enthusiasm. M. ()tenni, in u
letter to a particular friend in London, written is
Russ, from whom pernii•sion liar been given to
make an extract, which will fully *hew the value sti
upon these casts in the Russian capital :—" Your
letter," says lie. " brought the the most agreeable
new., that the Imperial Academy of Arts will soon
he in possession of those ininiitabte Elgiu Marbles.
What is treasure for at tists ! I have already had the
happiness of being convinced of their perfection by
Mr. Ilaydon's favour; and without any merit of
wine, he has had the goodiwss to make me a most
ilrlightiul rescue'," &c. &c.—" I beg of you very
. earnestly to tell Mr. Harydoil, if it can be expressed
in English, that rimy God Almighty • himself he
pleased to cansok hiss, as Mr. Huyilon has consukd
we. Tell him at the same time, that if he knows
bow to be in raptures with their excellence, we aloe,
in our cold climate. possess henrys sufficiently ar-
dent to feel all that can elevate the mind and the
soul. For this reason, the Professors of the Impe-
rial Academy fsequently crowd to pay their adora-
tion to these precious remains of the misfired'. sent
us by Mr. Hsvdon. This adoration is in • tors.
sure extorted from one, in a manner by the superio-
rity of these productions. in comparison with a//
those we hare hitherto admired," 4-c. 4-c.
_

The 'Present of casts sent from Russia coasts of
a Si/eaux, and • Venus, front the Palace de Is Tau-
ride, and a grand bust of Achilles, front the Pu.
lice of Ilse Hermitage, belonging to the Emperor.
and moulded by his peronismo, on M. Olenin's
application. The head and body of the Sileans
nre among the most exquisite specimens of Ore, k
wnikiartiship. He lean. nit a pedestal covered by
a liou's-skin, holding its his right baud a cup of
wine, his bald head covered with • vine, and Isi4
face denoting a joyous hilarity. Though it is all
in white plaster. one cannot help imagining his
cheeks to be rosy, and that be is singing an ode to
Pan, or to the Satyrs of the woods. The other
swim a a Venus, a very interesting imitation of
the Venus de Medicis, evidently at a younger pe-
riod of her life, without those marks of having
been a mother, so evident in the Veins de Medicis.
The bust of Achilles is grand, but the Silvans is
above all praise.
These casts. the moment they were lauded at the
Custom-bouse, were most handromely passed free
of all duty, by an order from the Lords of the
Treasury. Just before 'bey left Petersburg
large body of casts executed by Mr. Westmacott
arrived without any accident whatever.
Our reader' will, no doubt, be equally inte-
rested with the circumstance of the introduction

these marbles into regions which have usually been
thought so unfavourable to the Fiue Arts, awl with
the high and deserved compliment paid to our
countryman.
• A Russia. proverb.

The remains of the Right Hon. WILLIAM EL-
-I.IOIT. M.P. were brought, on Tuesday evening,
to hi. late residence in Old Burlington-street, from
Scotland. Yesterday they were to be removed fur
intertuent in the f. • lily vault at Ryegatr, Surrey.
Earl Miner), Earl FITZWILLI AM, and Lord
GRENVILLE, we re expected to attend the funeral.
Thursday being the anniveriary of the discovery
of Gunpowder Plot, the Cathedral end other bells
were rang, and the children of the Blue Coat and
Charity Schools walked in procession to the Abbey
to attend t)ivise Service. It has been usual for the
Mayor and Corporation, ruin d mid bearing their
wands of office, also to tit's( the Cathedral upon this
occasion, but Thursday, owing to the absence of
the Nlayor, and the indisposition of some of the
Aldermen, the remainder of the body drrlined to
v. We congratulate the Corporation upon this
circumstance, as we trust it will prove the death-
blow toe ceremony " more honoured in the breach
than the observance." Its continuance could only
tend to keep alive a spirit of reli:ious animosity.—
( Parkams Advertiser.)

IturFiamAL PROSPERITY OF TIES MGM. NOS.
It is t.•lleulited that the Black Cusile, Wool, Alscrp,
and Herrings, sold and sent from the Highland
district of Scotland, 1101111 of the Spey, to the other
quarters of the kingdom, stints the lett tai ths,
unwind in value to at least 300,4300/. ; a greater
..um than was perhaps ever before received in one
r..r. 14or the whole produce of this district. We
Kr 'lvry in being able to stuir, that 'tree great
li.atiches of oar provincial exports, have been at
prripd Hs more llourithitt circumstances than
ut ;ae.erit. And it gives us much pleasure also to
rori.t;:ta that the only extensive 111411thiallOtial In
t,,t• airter, viz. their of hemp bagging. litgin to
likewise ire the rap;illy returning plus-
lot ity ul the coutitry.—(lneersess Coupler.)
Thursday an Inquest was taken at Gartington,
by Mr. Cecil., Coroner, on view of the trimly of
11 N WHITNEY, wife of a labourer at Dra) toil,
at in no the evening preceding was riding on u wag-
war losolr4l with leather dust, with a young %roman
ibus‘cd ELIZABETH 1%. ILEINSON, and a buy named
Julia LOWE, when the •slis-trer brake, the woregon
..vertursird, and the said ANN AVHITNLY, ELIZA-
AIETH WiLettisos, mind JOHN Lowe, were covered
the leather Butt. The driver, Mt:natio
Lowe, was enabled WWI to extricate ELIZABETH
ILNINSON and JOHN LOIRE, 1114 SOO. but It Was
OslVlalits of all hour before ANN ‘VIIITNEV could
be r.lca.wrl, when the was fuorm tufhwated. Ver-
dict ac. urdtutply. What rendered this circune•rance
particularly shocking wus, that the deceated way
heard by the driver of the waggon to call tor his
6*,t.i,lete a couttilerable length cC time, which lie
'Ada uaaLlc to afford her.