The National Register. — London, England, 1816-10-21 00:00:00

ft. THE DRAMA. DRURY I.4NE. Saturday, Miss Keppel made her appearance in the character of lioseUa,,in Love in a Village. She sang several of the songs with considerable taste and powers of execution. Her voice is sweet, but not powerful ; anti her stvle ot• singing in general too much orna mented. She has considerable knowledge of music, and facility of execution ; but she is rather too lavish in her display of them. Her graces are too redundant r when this defect, however, is a little curtailed, she will be a very creditable acquisition to the vocal part of this company. We cannot say much for Mr. T. Cooke. There is something essentially vulgar in all that he does. Mrs. Bland acted Madge with her usual naieette, and sang the Songs with much sweetness. After the Opera followed a new piece of the Melo drame species, called The Walch Dim!, or Quito's Gate. Very little is necessary to be said of it, for it differs very little from the ordinary run of its predecessors:— some handsome scenery ; some pretty music; some files of Spanish grenadiers ; with some very good act ing by Miss Kelly and Mr. Wallack, form the attrac tions of the piece, and procured it a tolerable reception with the Public. The Plot is flimsy enough, and such Ls it is not worth detailing. We are heartily sick of this eternal propagation of the Melodram a ; breed —a mongrel species of drama which we should be most happy to see exterminated, to make a little more room for legitimate Comedy and Tragedy. The present specimen has rather more interest than many of the sort, but there is a great deal too much stabbing and startling our nerves with pistols, and similar other pitiful means of producing effect, and setting on "a quantity of barren spectators," to scream and faint. We should be glad if Melo-Dnunatists would appeal to our feelings rather than to our senses. We do not anticipate any very splendid success to this piece ;—nor, in truth, does it deserve it. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Duke of York has appointed the Rev. lard Owen, M.A. late of Trinity College, Cambridge, one of his Royal Highness's Domestic Chaplains. Dr. Short is presented to the Prebendary of Westminster, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. BelL Oxronn, OCT. —Thursday last, the Rev. Thomas Lee, D.D. President of Trinity College, having heat previously nominated by Lord Grenville, Chancellor of the University, to be his Vice Chan cellor for the ensuing year, was in full or/avocation, invested with that Aim; after which, the Vice-Chancellor nominated his Pro- Vice-Chancellors. viz, the Rev. Whitt' on Landon, D.D. Prov 8 t of Worcester College; the Rev. John Cole, D.l). Rector of Exeter College; the Rev. Frodslitun Hotlgsoo, D.D. Principal of Brazen nose ('ollege; and the Rev. George William 1141, 0.1). Master of Pembroke College. Wednesday. the Rev. Augustus arigstocke, B.A. Scholar of Jesus College, was elected Fellow, and Mr. Rice Hughes, Scholar of that Society. 00 Thursday, the first day of Michaelmas Term, the following Gentlemen were admitted to degrees:— MASTER OF ARTS.--ReT. Edward Bellamy, of St. John's College. BATCHELOR:4 OF ARTS.—MT. William Edmeads, of St. Alban's Hall; Hon. William Thomas Homer Fox Straingways, of Christ Courth; Mr. Jantes Charnock, and Mr. George Hammond, of Mer. ma College. Yestenlay, the Rev. John Timbrill, of Worcester College, was admitted Doctor in Divinity; Rev. Richard Stevens, of Brazen nose College, Batchelor of Divinity; Rev. William Knight, of Bohol College, Master of Arts. At an Ordination lately held by the Lord Bishop of Chester, the following Gentlemen Were ordained:— _ Ds:atoNs.—C. Burton, St. John's College; Gilbert Ainslie, B.A. Pembroke Hall; H. Towndron Bull, B.A.Pernbroke College, Cam bridge. _ _ l'At t Etrrq.—Rev. John Ili . ;;,, Hunt. M.A. Trinity College; Rev. H. Robinson, B.A. Emanuel College, Ctunbritlge- An advertisement in a French Paper carries sentiment nearly as fur as we think it can well go. A Lady who has lost a dog, announces that she will give "Of) francs to any one who brings it back to her, for though the dog is very ugly, she loves it dearly ! There is another alvertisement offering a salary for a person versed in poetry, and able to leach it.—On which the Paris Editor remarks pleasantly, that no one after this will venture to say that poetry is a trade by which a man cannot get bread. Barnet—This celebrated pedestrian has accomplishcd his task of 1500 milts in 33 days. His success having been proclaimed, he was chaired amidst a large assem blage of people. The ceremony being over, lie proposed to walk five miles as a treat, us he said, just to stretch his legs. He looks better in health, and appears in every respect more competent to complete a similar task, than at the commencement of his undertaking. He has made an offer of a large bet, on his own account, to walk as many miles as he is years old, viz. 72, in one day. Extraordinary Feat.—A few days since a young man ascended the lofty steeple of St. Nicholas church, in Bristol,for the purpose of taking down the weather-cock, to repair its defects. The simplicity of the scaffolding which he made use of excited ❑niversal admiration.— It consisted of two poles, carried out from two of the apertures about midway up the steeple, across which two planks were laid, and from thence he ascended by a ladder, con lined to the steeple, by spiral ropes. The most perilous part of the perthrmance xvits a leap which he was actually obliged to make, from the top of the ladder, to catch hold of the iron cross. Had he failed ! But the idea is too horrid fer contemplation. He suc ceeded, however, and then seating himself astride, took off the cock, which he waved over his head in triumph two or three times, and then descended with his prize. Carter and Oliver.—The late contest between - these pugilists, at Carlisle, has excited uncommon attention through the country, and it still forms a principal theme of conversation in the North. The Gentlemen, who backed Carter presented him with 50 guineas, in addition to the hundred guineas for which he fimght. Both the pugilists have proceeded to Edinburgh ; they had an interview at Harwick, where the conqueror condoled with the conquered in the genuine British spirit, and the battle ended, they were enemies no longer. Oliver recovers as rapidly as can be expected from the nature of his wounds. Many of the Southern Gentl-men lett Carlisle last week without recollecting their engagements and some of the Nark leis carried ME the money which they received for the admission of horses and estrriages into the field where the battle was fought. A match is in agitation between Carter and Cribb, to be fought in tlri North in May next. Betting in that part of the country is rather in favour of Carter, in cunsequenec of the corpulence of Cribb, and it is not thought he can be brought into a proper state in so short a time with out injuring both his s!rwigth and constitution. AMERICAN NOTIONS OF TILE Tenr.--The following paragraph is extracted from a New York paper : " Volt K (Penn.) Sept.3.—ln defiance of the law prohibit ing horse races, several were run at Hanover and near this place ; the consequences of which have been, me man was in.tantly killed by his horse running near a tree. This on fortnnate victim to his own vice anti fully left a widow and family of children. At another race the running horse broke his leg, and dashed his rider to the ground, who remained ' COVENT-GARDEN. Miss O'Neill made her first appearance for the pre sent season on Monday night at this theatre, in the character of Julie!. That her reception was marked by an enthusiastic welcome, may be easily believed, Of the ordinary testimonies of theatrical applause, so often prodigally and sometimes indiscriminately lavished, a full measure was paid to the merits of Miss O'Neill ; but the noble tribute which she received was in the fixed attention that watched over every passage of her perfbrmance, and rendered silent homage to all its pow ers and all its beauty. The house, though not full at the commencement of the performance, was crowded before the end of it. Tuesday night Shakespear's Tragedy of " Othello," was performed, for the purpose of affioding Mr. Ma eready an opportunity of personating !ago; Mr. Young taking the character of the jealous, generous, and fiery Moor. Mr. Young's merits in this character are too well known and acknowledged to need comment on the pre sent occasion. Suffice it to say, that in his enactment of the character he even excelled himself. Mr Macready's lago, though by no means a finished performance, was highly creditable to his talents, though we do not consider his merit in this character by any means equal to what he displayed in the personification of the Moor on Thurs day last. Another novelty of the evening was Miss H.C. Boyle in Dmlemma.. We arc unwilling to speak with harshness of any young Candidate for his trionic fame, more especially of a young female. Miss Boyle has ob tained some credit with the Public, and has proved herself possessed of considerable talent. Des:lemma is not a character which afliirds much scope for an Actress; what interest the character does possess was wholly lost in the hands of Miss Boyle, and Desdemona died almost without exciting a feeling of regret in the minds of the cidience. The Play was followed by the musical romance of " Lodoiska," which has been revived by the Manaoers with a splendour of scenery, dress and decoration, which does credit to their liberality. The Equestrian Troop has been engaged to add splendour and interest to the piece. On their appearance, however, they were greeted with a mixture of applauses, hisses, and cries of Off'! And so great was the confusion that the greater part of the dialogue of the first act was lost. A happy trick of one of these beautiful quadrupeds, however, completely turned the tide in their favour. Count Floriska, being er:tirely at a loss how to obtain a lette . : displayed by his mistress, Lodoiska, from the window of a castle in which she is confined, on account of its height, his fiiith ful steed, with great adroitness, climbed the castle wall, received the treasure, and conveyed it to his master's hand. After this the horses came in fin• their full share of applause, and the curtain fell amidst shouts of applause. 1.111 - 11C1.1 I.IIC. IlliC Ili liMil 1411 V i•lii • , ' ""'""""'".§ out injuring both his wroagtli and constitution. 11l .1l.: 61,1.11l,JI• 14.•••,•• • t •••••••....•• laii•"•••llr • •••. 01,,•••••, entirely at a loss how to obtain a lette: displayed by his AMER/CAN NOTIONS OF TO E Ten F.—The following on the most rapid and largest rivers, without the mistress, Lodoiska, from the window of a castle in paraoraph is extracted from a New York paper : assistance of animal power or steam engines. which she is confined, on account of its height, his faith- u 3 . fIRK (Penn.) Sept.3.—ln defiance of the law prohibit- Madame Catalani, after snaking a tour in the North ful steed, with great adroitness, climbed the castle wall, one horse races, seVeral were run at Hanover and near this :I received the treasure, and conveyed it to his master's place ; the con se q u e nc e s of which have been, me ma;, was of Germany, has arrive at Strasburg where she has hand. After this the horses came in for their full in•tainly killed by his hors" running near a tree. This un. giVen two concerts, which were extremely crowded.-- fortunate victim to his own vice anti fully left ais blow and She is going to Milan, after which she will - visit Vienna share of applause, and the curtain fell amidst shouts of family of childi en. At another nice the running horse broke before she returns to Paris. applause. his lee, and dashed his rider to the ground, who remained . senseless for %sonic time and was nitieli hurt. At Hanovor, one A beggar, who was !ably taken before the Magistrates at At the Sessions for the county of Surrey, at King. of the horses threw his rider, who also received a consider- Leeds, and in whose possession %VHS lolanda quantity of gold stun upon Thames, the Proprietors of the New Cobourg able injury. These immoral and sliainefid practices ought to and silver, died at Isis grandson's house at ShiAititl, on Sunday he prohibited, as they never fail to assemble the idle, vicious, week, in the 85i1 year of his age. lie retained In his grasp to Theatre, applied, by their Counsel, for a Licene.— c enviiiiii, and those given to gambling. The example, lode- to the moment of his death, an old bag which contained silver There were not fewer than SO Magistrates present, pendent of actual Mimi' s, is so destructive to the well-being and copper ; and after his demise, on his waistcoat being among whom were Mr. I !ohne Sumner, Member for of society, that it is the duty of all good citizens, and especi- taken trom his body, it was found to contain guineas, half the county, and the applicants had the satisfaction of ally of civil offiets, qto interfere and give inti rmation, that guineas , and 7s. pieces to the amount of 701. separately the guilty may be b rought to pnoiohotent. Men are out stitched in the lining, so as to form a eintore or girdle p ;hi receiving a license by the consent of the whole, with- secre tly watching those who appear as the actise agents i.i upwards 4001. were found in other parts of his ... , iirnie..4, in out a single dissentient voice. such scenes of fay and wickedness." moons, Half-crowns, shillings, and s7xpcnet - s. 1 •! A DESPERATE BBL REGGIO, (CALABtIA,) SEPT. 26.—The armed force ssc our city, after massy searches, has succeeded in discovering the retreat of Fra Diavoletto (Little Brother Devil), a brigand, who, although a younger brother of the famous Fra Diavolo„ yields nothing to him in point of audacity. This. monster. made Isis debit, under Fra Diavolo ; like him he took the title of servant of the Royal cause under the English, commanded a body of brigands, and concealed himself a long time from the Government. Since the last revolution, Fra Diavoletto, obstructed in his views, and not animating to the laws of good order, sought an asylum in the mountains; front these he made incursions pillaging individuals, and robbing churches. At length he has been arrested, and his death has given a new proof of his horrid character. The confessor who attended him, two jailors, and an officer of justice (grdfitr), who read his sentence to him, died at his side. He opened a box in which there was tobacco ; this box had a false bottom, and contained a very subtle poison, which Fra Diavoletto used upon his attendants. They died of haemorrhage at the nose and month, accompanied by violent convulsions. Their breast,* were covered with livid spots, like those in maliguant fevers. R. Lyster, Esq. M. P. of Rowton Castle, Shropshire, who. with his family, has resided some time on the Continent, very narrowly- escaped assassination lately. In crossing the Situp lon, part of the Alps, with Isis family, on their way to Genoa, the carriage was attac►ed by a gang of banditti, who plun dered them of almost every article, even the seats of the carriage. While the robbers were engaged in their plauder, Mr. Luster, seeing windier carriage at a distance behind, directed the courier which accompanied him to gallop off trod forewarn the party ; but no sooner had the man departed than lie was fired at, and wounded by 10 or 12 bullets. The Marchioness of Beresford had been plundered by the same gang, just before Mr. Lyster's family arrived at the spot. Mr. Thomas Hope, of Duchess street, and his family, nar— rowly escaped the same accident. Madame Coste-Beamnont, returning from the North, had treated with a coachman, named Collett, to conduct her froin Strasbourg to Marseilles. A few leagues from Besancon, 'tear the Maths, this monster struck, with a key or wrench, this lady, and afterwards strangled her: lie then drove his carriage to the water side, and threw into the river the body, utter having stripped her of her clothes, money, and jewels. Among other pieces of money, 300 ducats in gold. This shucking crime was committed in presence of two girls, of IT and 19 years of age, sisters, and who were ac quaintances of the assassin. Madame Costa Beaumont had testified tile warmest interest for the younyest girl , and offered to take her into her service at Marseilles. The assassin has been arrested at Paris, in the Anberge Petit-Saint-Martin, and with his accomplices has undergone examinations, which leave no doubt as to his crime. The assassin flied at La Force, •-n the 14th, of the wounds which he inflicted on himself. We have carefully examined a large mass of Coun try Papers for the purpose of ascertaining the present prices of Wheat and Barley. At Stamford, in Lincolnshire, last market-day, wheat averaged 955. yd.: and barley 545. At Lincoln, wheat was from 735. to 1265. At Horne.istle, from 80s. to 110 s. and barley from 455. to 60s. At Grantham, old wheat was from 100 s. to 105 s. ; and new from 81s. to 98s. At Newark, wheat 8 ss. to 1123.; and barley 43 to 365. At Wisbeach, the average price of Wheat WAS 743. 2d. At Lynn, wheat from SGE. to lO2s. and barley 345. to 6:25. At Huntingdon, on Satan',ay last, wheat ti les. to 945. and barley 355. to 40s. At Northampton, on the same day, wheat 82s. to 88s and barley 38s. to 445. At Leicester, on Saturday last, wheat from 86s. to 112 s. old ; new, from 765. to 925. ; barley 365, to 469. At Huntingdon, last Saturday, the average price of wheat bras 24/. Ios. the load. . It is generally believed that the ports will be opened after the 15th of next month. At the third quarterly Meeting, of the Committee of the Chatham Saving Bank, held on Monday last, it ap peared that upwards of ~ 2 2771. had been deposited within the period of nine months. The Ex-King of Sweden, who occupies an apart ment in a furnished at I lanuti, lives a very retired life. It is supposed he is occupied in literary employ ment. Antony Lehanger, 3 watchmaker, in Moravia, made on the it?th of August a gueeessful trial on the Da nube, with a machine of his invention, by which ships of the greatest burden may proce.Nl against the stream, on the most rapid and largest rivers, without the assistance of animal power or steam engines. Madame Catalani, after making a tour in the North of Germany, has arrived at Strasburg where she has riven two concerts, which were extremely crowded.— She is going to Milan, after which she will visit Vienna before she returns to Paris. titi