The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-23 00:00:00

BRIGHTON, MAY 20.

Aghtvali.--Coanstess of &PSC; 110111. Mr.. Marsham.'tr
Ire, Miss fitlfreys, Mr. Maddison, Mr. Dimmer, M, (;t
6ths, M P.; Mr. Lorthart„ M.P.; COI. Gr.", ( 'pi \t
Broughton, R.N.; Sir. and Mrs. Byron( sad family; we
Drituitrustas.-4;ir Hugh Palliser, Bart. Major Ail.l
Mrs. Markrill, Str. Breadhsersi, kr.

It iv expected that his Majesty will pay u.
short visit previous to the Coronation. •
We have still nothing to bout or in the w:iy
gaie.y, though the snivels this wetk have berii
pretty numerous.
Rutin!domes loo.table is extremely well littendr.!
every evening. Song and music are the acf ont►:..-
nimenas of this pastime.
Lord Viscount Folk tone is still sojourning 11.1..
Mr. Thornton, Mr. Couesinaker, and Mr. Scot,
all M.P.'s, ate among uur latest arnvals.

Yesterday morning the Princess Actot:4T4 s+.4l
the Duchess of GLogotsrais walked in the gout, n
nt the back of the late Queen's Palace. Alter.
wards their Royal Highiwiwe• went in s carr
nit a visit to the Prince's SOPHIA, at Canibrid6.-
house,
The Prince.' AUGUSTA received viisioi"yroterdiv
from the Doke and Duchess of CLalitgiscE, stns
Peirenit of the nobility, at her sintrtinents ,it the
late Queen's Palace. In the evening Use l'lnicrim
dined with the Duke and Dum best' of CLARENt E.

Saturday rye ttttt the Doke of Wi.A.kovroY
preula at Drury-lane. Theattf. h h.ur the
Craved Battle Sieftasia. rompoavi by firrrtionts.
m honour of the Noble Duke' bank anal uetorl,4
at Vittorta.
Amour the loot ortivalu ut 11,111 are--

Lunt and Lady Comfit:Pr, Boron apt Rai onswis Dims,l3lc,
Hon. Mr. Boyle, Sir Ftheard Haller, Sir W. 41r Ilonimo•
teary, Sir Heory Trollop, General Dicksuo, Major ira•
laud. and Captain Bush.
A library is advertised in a provincial raper to
be sold w holetale, consisting of " 'eve ra Ifitt 3lplUrt
of handsomely hound books, which are as good us
new, never haring been need."
A Morning Paper lately contained two Epigram.:
nn the removal of the statue of Glory to make w.)
for one of Mr. PITT, in the Senate !louse, Califs
bridge. The following home on the same subject
are deserving of notice:_.
Why thus exclaim, sad lbws exert your wit,
At making Glory bare give place so Pin:
We'll raise his statue of the horst stoat*,
For sever here a brighter Glory shame.
• It was brought from Carrara, sad cost Mr. Narks's*,
the statuary, more titan 3410 guineas.
The following whimsical circumstance took place
on Wednesday laical Flowdru : That day beim; •he
QUFEN'ir birth-day. Mr. JOHN ‘VII,TION, of ti.at
place. attended at the Market-cross, to distribute
an orange and a card. with " Long live 'Queen
CaitottNE" printed thereof., to every indisidual
who would receive them. when a great nomber of
childfift attestled• whoa he addressed is a very
energetic manner.

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THEATRES **;
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The new trriec,lv of Virginals was reOeited 14s1
night. 'Mr. C littunt.t was entirely ftie from
hoarseness, and consequence his representation of.
iciaus was romrlcte. The drama was receivid.
with tie *awe tor diminished measure of lipproba.
lion as on the rat sinus nights of its performance.
After the play a new musical 'romance (in two
acts), called .1 he Batik of Bothwell Brigg, was
produced for the first time. It is founded, as its
title indicates, on the story of Old Mortality, one
SCOTT'S ',writ., that everlasting fund of modem
dramatic eotcriaininents. The principal eharaMmo
are represrided as follow :
Lord Frandale DaruSet.

(Wont( Clarerhatue Connor. •
'Akio* Brlleaden
Serjeant Bothwell Corner.
'Nears Morton.
Gad,Vl . Chapman.
Dowse Plrie.
Caddie He&Ng Eatery.
Balfour of Bevleg Farley.
Lady Margaret Beilleaden Mrs. Davenport.
Edith . Miss M. Tree. •
./ennp Demaisoa
Ranee Heddrig ' • Mn.rColmar.
T)t? action of the piece erimmences at the point
of• time immediately following Henry. Morton's
pasting the prize at die shooting match (we write
for 4414; who have read the original thle, which we
rake for granted 311 our readers hotel, and ends
with the battle of Bothwell Brigg, and the fall of
'Balloter of Barley. 'lle most striking•of the in-
tervebiug events are inducted, either in :he ray of
exhibition or narration, in such it manner as ft
afford a pretty correct idea of the c)igrotZter of moat
of the personages in the scene—the arrival •!:la•
rerlsottsc at Tillitudlum—the condemnation u;":1
pardon, on the intercession of Lord Erandule, or
,Ninon and Caddie lieddrig—the murder of the
Archln-lrop of St. Andrew's—the rencontre be-
tween Rotliseell and Barky.• and death of the
furmer—the sissociatiini of Norton sod his adherent
with the Covenanters—his deliverance cf Lord
kitty:dole from the sword of Barley, and libeia-
tion of him from subsequent coutinement—the
mission of. Caddie to Tillitudlons, to warn it,
iiiiwates of doe danger that threatened them
-with the fifty of the Cotenautete-on learning
their young confederate's correspOudeoce with the
enemy,. atiti,t he rescue 4 him front instant demotic-
lion by the appearance of Claverhouse and his poi-
. diets. W. are inclined to think that Old Mortality
is net very capable of being successfully dramatised,
comprising, as it does, a vast portion of matter of
a cast far too •gtave and voltam for the stage.
But it dows not appear to us that in the adaptation
rhiclt is the subject of our remark, the available
vrnif.l4o,ll: have seen selected or improved on with
etie'itioit.skilfest hand. From the shirt sketch above
it it I t will be wen that the wooing, between
Morton mid NARA is brought to 110 sort of conclu-
sion. But we humbly conceive that its existence
lit:vital hero at all interwoven into the drama,
which k is, the spectator should not be left
in atter igeoranee as to how it terminated. We
were ohm greotty disappointed in the omission of
th' strikingly dramatic dialogue between Burley
and llOthwell, at the close of the combat, which
_t_fiftiAlierl latter's earthly career. The piece, •
hue•eser, has several very interesting scenes and
striknig incidents, and, as far as it goes, is well
calculated to excite and fix attention. la addition
to thli, it 'is surrounded with the most powerful
auxiliaries its a series of exquisitely beautiful
scene-rye end of the vwcelest and most fascinating
inessie, evenl and instrumental. It was oleo largely
indebted to the 'merits of the performers, who, with
icJice a single exception, acquitted. themselves in
the wont Tredilaltie 011111lef. Mr. EMERY was en-
titled to the very highest praise ; his personation of
••theiitunlicitv.and craft, the einereity and disrimu-
linion of Caddie. was truly excellent. We regret
-taste the limit. to which we ore •vioilfined do not
'permit to particularise the merits of the other
performers, particularly Mr. ABBOTT, Me".
at,V.MPORT. Mrs. CONNOR. and Mrs. T. 1-lit.t..
'We cannot, however. with any justice, avoid ob-
serving, that Miss M. Taste's performance of the
heronie CditA, was marked by propriety and feel-
ing, and that, her execution of two songs (one of
them among the sweetest of old Scotch stirs) was
enthusiastically admired and encored.
• At the dropping of the curtain there were some
stmpiotsis of disapprobation manifested ; but the
faitnioring acclamations had greatly the preponder-
ance; and Mr. Annorr, we presume (for we only
judge from the motion of his lip., hearing being I
impossible), announced the drams. fur repetition.
The house was a full one.

HAY-MARKET.

Last night The School for Scandal, and a

favourite farce, were presented at this Theatre, for
the benefit of Miu BOYCE. It appears by the ad-
dress at the head of the bill that this Lady has been
alwenied from the duties of her profession by a pro-
longed iltsttss, which had the effect of breaking up
her connexion with the Drury-lane Theatre, where
she lisd sustained the second range of female
characters in comedy and tragedy, horn the re-
builihnj of the house down to the unfortunate
• period in which her illness commenced. It
.gave rest satisfaction to see au tithe» of such'
catioeues and desert so well receive.' and support-
ed ssAie was last evening. Tice play was cast witfi
almost ,the whole coutic strength of Drury-lane
Louse; siud the gratification W:10 110 t so much in
Mrs...prixisoo, Mrs. Otuu a, Mews. MUM-
A Ea:Dcsitrpo.N, HARLEY, O.).3l:ttEY, sustain parts
in'which they beer never bens excelled, so much
as it was in Vie consideration, of which the bill

.gave us assurance that they had volunteered their
.services, to enable ■ very worthy member of their
f►wu corps to take _advantage of the respect which
the puidic generally must entertain towards an
ac.,/csa of Miss Bosrat's merit. The performance
is too well known to need particular description.
One tOug was obvious, that the aullieni•e recei►ed
much more entertainment than they had calculated
upon deriving him as occasion of such emergency.
The house was full of very respectable company,
aa4l the performance called forth repeated and loud
symptoms of satisfaction.

rail and COUllireSrtscza are daily expected in
taern {row Paris.

. 4DI)R ESS.,
*lll.liyll/ MID 81001IRM IT NIP NACAOIALY(nI AID Or
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R. PATRICK'S CHARITY, CHARLOTTT-ITHRTY, MOOKO.'
111/11110. AT THC PRERIIMIRSA'I3ALL, ,OR FRIDAY,
lire* Orli)
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Ppirit of Shaliapeort ! who with Magic air •
could rivers, feeling of the goal impart; '
Spirit of Garrick ! vile fib.itk matchless skin,.
Cowl&st tune thy Ntialtspeares magic gong at teal
Depotted NMI of Genius! non inspfrt
My tongue will. energy, my **ord. with fire;
Lad while I plead the e snit. of Innircenc,,
Teach me the switching power bt eloquence;
Aaed•
11.1018 W bright erg with pearly teari U.CrilOW, • •
1)r should white bowitos lwave for infant woe, . •
Bach gentle sigh. each 'wady teaeolrop shed,
Will draw dot so Heaven', hksairez on your head!
Botruld this little grotto. whole hciploss youth,
Lured from TesriptatiraraOr snares and kilt° Truth;
11111Wre greet ye with their love, thong% mute they be,
Accept the tribute of their beaded knee;
Their hands oranair'd to eliatik'you fur your care,
Tlnir lips ate IT Itellt .isl Ides. you in their pray'r •
Their artless orisons shall daily tire,' •
And seraphs waft their ill. PIM to the skies;
And oh ! to think how hopeless were their state,
How sail, how wretched too, Might he (heir fule; ,
Exesosed to Want, io Indolence ineiiti'd,
For Indolence enthral, Cl' unflawed mind;
And Indolence to Emir leads r':e way,
Linn to Vice—Vice lure. but to bArmy;
• 'Till in then..., of giddy passi...ns tram',
Truth, Virtne, Fame, Riliguraira—all are lost.
Here cheerful 'whiney is held in view,
• By friendly precept—by essmple too;
While early taught their daily In ead tu earn,
IVhile,all of mural rectitude they learn ;
. loses half its power, her wily smile
Can less allure, can less the heart beguile.
With willing steps they tread the thorny way,
And as the happy }milts of Virtue stray,
Their humble merits with their years increase,
And youthful goodness forms an age of peace.
lei scarce three year. ire. past, since first this kind,
Receted these hlesiings front their Donor's hand;
Who, without aid, had tantalite to pursue
...psise attire plans, with only Hoye in view ;
Thb mining Goddess viewed bee with, regard,
And ei.osse'd bei efforts with 8.111.111,4 reward.
Eovy wan ord—and libretti patrons cane,
The gracious S•
-uction of a Royal name
Gave to this plan a staetlard worth,
toegy gore birth.
And to increasing
Moon may Ibis little Ire: ll.* Pref‘tir
Soon may it proudly rear IL,
Oil! may its beauteous fuliao, '4'vrr Wet
But thousands nestle in its frientilf shade !,
Oh! may it flourish, with the forento.'t
Of glum, bright charities that grace this land
May kindred friends its growing worth pon'Llif°,
And each revolving year isracrear.e its fame.
But Time forbids delay, I mast depart—
Were Ito vest each feeling of the heart.
Al.! could I then the ample strain prolong,
. Lougrr than iniser's hope, than lover's song.
May blessings crown your errand here to-iiight
Oh ! may the cause of Charity born bright !
The helpless Or!raluto and the Wiratures pray'r.
Shall rise to Heaven, and roll fur merry there;
God and our hearts approve each virtuous aleed,
Aud happluess to virtue must succeed:

THE TRAGEDY QF 171WINIUS,
AT COVENT-GARDEN.

PROLOGUE,
11P01C,4 RV %MS I. 111410141.

(Speaking behind)
tiny, Mr. Fawcett, give me leave, I pray—
Tie audience wait., anti I mum have my way.

(linters.)
What ! curb a worisait's tongue!—As I'm alive,
The wretch would mar our old prerogative!
Ladies, by very dint of pertinacity,
Have I reissued the glory of loquacity.
Oh! could you gaze, as I am Lmzing now,
And see each man behind with gatber'd brow
And cleat bed hand (though nonght my spirit damps),
Beckoning, with threats, my presence from the lamps;
FAA, is I broke my way, declared how well
Ifin art could woo yule to be peaceable :
One is well rohol—a second greatly shines
In the site balance of east-iron lines— •
A third ran sing—a fourth can too-:b your tears—
A fifth—" I'll are no more"—a fifth appears,
%Viso hash been once in Italy, and seen !tome :
lu shore, there's quite a hubbub in the Greer-room.
But I, a very woman, careless, light,
Flees idly to your presence ibis fair night ;
Anti, craving your sweet pardon, faits would gay,
A kind word fur the Fuel and his Plat.
To-night, no idle nondescript lays waste
The fail., and yet placid bower of Taste;
No story, piled•with dark sod cumbrous fate,
And words that stagger under their own weight;
But one of silent graucteter—simply said,
As though it were avraken'd from the dead !
It is a tale, made beautiful by years,
Of pure old Roman sedrow--old in bum!
Asti those you shed o'er it in childhood, may
Still fall, acrd tall for sweet Virginia!
Nor doth a crowned Poet of the age
Call the sweet spirit front Ow historic page;
Nu uld familiar Dramatist hall, spun
• This tragic, antique web, to-night—but one,
An unknown Author, in a sister laud,
Waits in young tear the fiat of your band.

The Ontinian Lectures, on Saturday the 13th,
contained much iiew mutter. That they deserve
the good wishes of the beat individuals may be inferred
from their laudably bolding up to the admiration and imi-
tatiou sir every Female That ossitchltaa pattern of a Royal
Wife, the vitt, 00000 • Br.arater., whose character, from the
Poet THrOtatTus, was quoted; nod in which the Lecturer
gave the best effect to the best trawslation of tt we can boast,
that uf Fawgg •
"How &ramify shone! ker parent's pride;
Virtue bar aim, and Wisdom was her guide,
Sure Yeses with light Coach her bosom peat,
lnfuriug in her soft ambrosial breast -
Pere, coesstant lose: hence faithful rtcords tell,
• Nu Monarch ever loe'd his Qateu so well ;
No Queen witb such owl/nig tialsioll buried,
For snore thaw equal condoles, she retooled.
Whinteer to love the Chief bir mind•unbesslo,
• To his sou's care the kingdom he commends.
Unfaithful Witer,slisaatiotied at home,
Let their wild thought+ on joys forbidden roam;
Tbeirbirtha are klowtoi, yet rola nointeruotrace,.
rlone .hews the feaioresuf the Fathe'r's face.
repo*, than all the Gudilesses more lair,
Tbrif lovely Berenice was thy care; •
To thee 'twos twill, gent*, kind, seat :nod,
She put slot Acheroies woe.working hued;
. Thott.caught'at heresy she weut where spectres dwell,
And Charon, the gels letryinau ; •
And is shy Timple lilac's% the Kuril Fair,
Thine Owls hijbliOindes pitilege to Oust!.
• . • Thence aretle.love its Mortals she luaplres, •
And sift bolicitedetord owlet drain's."
The observations on a late Puolayinou• lellrr were well
received with the precedist wort of this division of the
Lecture, with which it shawl. The auditors aminnated to
early seventy of the Nubility and Gentry.

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oS4talllNniALS .Alf/UPP4I.B aid DarAirnveli.
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The Marquis of Tweeddale. it Milian's Hofel, pallet
prook-rtreet,fr-m Graathrm, Utteolitahi,e.
The Earl of Galloway, at ditto. from Sussex a
*lr. arid Mr.. Monday suit limit,. at ditto, feOta sioda.
hlr. arid-Mrs. Mauiugberd, at ditto, from their seat 6b
LiiiN•lashire. •
Charles Mills, Esq. at ditto, from Rome.
Mr-aid Mra, Tiorobill, at &IN frun'their Mat in Oz-
fordebire. . ,
Mr. sad Mrs. Talbot, at Thomas. Hotel, darludepriartia;
from a tour. . • .