The National Register. — London, England, 1811-06-02 00:00:00

tilt NATIONAL RVIISTER._ iivi transfianns himself from Lovell to Jemmy is so great, that it lia almost impossible to recognise him in his disguise. A new Comic Piece, in two acts, has barn produce& under the title of Trial by Jury. front the pen of Mr. TIigODOP.Z NOOK. It is a lively anima ed trifle, abounding with equivoque, and unusually free (for a Piece of Mr. Hook's) front stale puns. IVIr. H. had perhaps lent 11,s Joe Miller to Mr. APNOLD to assist him in enriching his Americans, at the same time he was writing this Farce. Be this as it may, I rejoice at such a depar ture from his ordinary practice. a.'otne may be of opinion that wine like wit is the better for being old, and that it is the busi ness of such writers 24 Mr. HooK merely to decanter it, but I mu.st confess I view the thing ia a different light. I had rather be treated with genuine unadulterated dullness, than with the assence of an old je st book, infused into a new play. Instead of regarding the Author who resorts to such a mode of attempting to- enliven nonsence, as ,the waiter who decanters try wine, I rez:ard him as the drunkaN who disgorges what he has drunk. The- characters of this piece are not new, but they are whim well dispased of, and draVvii, if not with great humour, certainly with considetabie spirit. The plot is light and trifling, anti nothing like interest is attempted to be excited. It coasists merely of stratagems resorted to by Sandford and Milford to pita Ch4rlotto, by defeati ;g IVilkiree who is i:stroduced to the Lady by her uncle, 014 Taradd/e, as a regular lover. Samford gets into the family as a go.ardener, and Captain Milford contrives to get himself hired as a iv,otman. After a few embarrassments, the lady is carried by Sci4dt.rrl, %v!io, at the end of the piece, we are given to understanda has gained a law suit s and from that tun es the title of Trial by Jury. Several of the ScerieS are very laughable, but we laugh rather at what we expect dais to lead to, than at the humour by 'which thtraselves are o.istineuished. The action is rather too extravagant even for farce,, as none of the charac ters seem possessed of c inmon sense. Probahility of course is not consulted, but the Author ought to have shewn a little more regard for his heroine than to seller her to be offered to every person in the piece. It appears of little consequence to Old Tiv, ,, /tite who has his piece; and he having offered her to all present, at bestowe her on her ardent lover 7.andfOrd (Mr. R. i), who dues not seem to care at all about her. ET,.LISToN, in a gay military coxcomb, played with great vivacity and humour. InsToar, in a vulgar fashionable, was very succcafal ; and Mrs. GIBBC, in' a chattering chamber rta!d, matla the most csi her part. Mr. R. .10Nia was a inisera- Ele loner; and as he was supposed to be in the disguise of a gar dener, he ingeniously contrived to make himself look !Ikea jour reyrnan huteiter. Miss BELLCILAMBERS, in a milk and water character, was perfecOy al home. Thu audience were in a very geed humour from beginning to rrd.. Ihe pretty things they were told about the blessings of " Trial by Jury," brougid them fb.zra (as the phrase is): and the piece, up nn the whdlc, went cff with ettut; but it does not seem ;ikc:y to have nsuch of a run. G. CITY BUSINESS. 'Wednesday an Fspecial Court of Aldermen was held at Guild. h-11, to consider the propriety of allow ng an assembly of p• rams from all p:trts of the kingdom to be holden in the Guildhall, for th • pure se of discussing politioal measures, the proposed assent. bly not forming any part of the legally constituted authorities of the City. The Coat cane to several kesolutions, strongly re monstfating agaihst any itich assembly being held in the Guild hall, as endangering the peace of the City, and derogatory to its dignity. Thursday it numerous meeting of the Livery of the City of London to3lt place at Guildhall, a7reeably to a requisition, signed. and presented to the Lord Mayor, to assenoblf- a Cam mot, Hall, " in order that it ma. emir ss its approbalion of the conduct of the Common Council, in granting the use of the Guildhall, for purposes so congenial to the true principles of the Constitution. and the opinion so repeatedly ,expressed by the Livery of London—to promote a Parliatnentary Reim - In,"—Th° requiAtion to the Lord Mayor having been read, Mr. Waith man presented himself to thy meeting, hut the clamour w4s so great of those who were hostile to the measure, that it was with, great difficulty that a single sentence which he uttered could be heard. He concluded by making a motion conformably to the requisition, which was seconded by Mr. Favell, will was also interrupted by groans and hisses, though the Lord Mayor r t.. erted himself, but in vain, to produce order. Alderman V,'o,-d and Alderman Atkins also endeavoured to speak, but Iheir efforts to be heard were ineffectual. The question was at let:i , th put amidst much noise and clamour, when the Lord Mayor decl3: - ed that Mr. Waithman's motions were carried in the affirmative. Friday a Court of Common Council was held at Mai hall, in consequence of a requisition received by the Lurd Mayor, to re-consider the proceedings of the last Court, rvl: rive to granting the use of the Guildhall to the Cot.itnittee of the friends of Parliamentary Reform on the 3d ofJune next, the majority of whom do not appear to be either Freemen. or Liverymen of the Cit_y. The Deputation from the Common Hall attended, and pre sented the Resolutions from that body, which were read —Upon, the division, there appeared..-For rescinding the Vote of the .ast Court 119—Against it 80—Majority 38. According to the vote, Guildhall will consequently not be granted for the accommodation of the meeting of the friends of Parliamentary Reform. LAW REPOR7 S. COURT Oi KING'S BENCH. MONDAY, MAY 27. The Rev. Mr. Blacow was brought up to receive judrtneht for libelling a Mrs. Fairclouo, of Liverpool. Several were put in I,;r him, by the heads of his crngregation, ai:d by respectable clergy.i•en anti magistrates, giving him a most ex cellent character.—Council were then heard i both skits, after which he was ordered to be committed to the custody of the Marshal, and brought up again the slx:h day of next term. TUESDAY, MAY CB. TIIE KING V. WHITE, PROPRIETOR OF THE INDE. PENDENT This was an Indictment against the def.ndant as the Pro prietor and Publisher of a Weekly 7.: , 'ews:apicr called Tla luck ',cadent Whig. Mr. Warren, on behalf of the defendant, applit d to put Gil* the trial of this cause until the Sit(iiTs after the next 'l't nu, upon :he grounds of indisposition on the part of the defendant. Mr. W . stated, that he had -a vet y tall and satisfactory ailid.:vit in support of his application. Thk. &fend:int had b,:en confined now near three years in the jail of Dorchester, under the sen tence of that Court, for a Lihtl put , hshed in th Paper before, alluded to, and the expiration of that ser.tence will take place MI the 2d day of July next. The affidavit stated, tbat in conse quence of his long itnprisonment and other causes, the def iidant was considerably indisposed from a tumor in his neck a nd biloUS affection of the liver, so as to render him ir.capable of giving the necessary attention and instructions prepar4tory to his defence. That as it was his intention to make his clef -nee in person, it was. from these cirr inlstances, impossible for hiai to he now pi liarizt to take his tris.l, and as the sittitip after the next Term did not comtneme until the sth July he shod baa then prepare,l with his defence. VAUXHALL GARDENS. Yesterday morning a general muitrr and rehearsal of the full Band :aid :.iitigers look place at the Gardens. The Sofro re -I,(•arsed were all n-w composed, chiefly by !look and Parke. The Vocal Perforiaers this year are—M,s.. Mountain. Mrs. Garrick, from Bath, and Miss Tiron Mr. Dir#num, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Taylor. The Mar.:ravine of -kiispach, Lord 'Mount joy, and a great nufnber of Nobilit:: and persons of fashion were present. The Gardens open to-morrow evening. All to be Drawn Tuesday next, King's Birth Day.—Sixty Prizei.—HODGEl and Co. PO Oxl - A-street. rtsptct fully recornmertc) to the Nobility and Pubho, the very superior Scbtme of the weselit Lotttry, Twiny tho trst f the Regency, and will all be ttlawn the 4th of June, conta;ning 4 Prizes of gO,CCOI ,24 PrLtes of 1,0001., 32 Prizes f,f go. a r , , , upwards of 4,000 other Paix'..s.-1 icket s S:i.irci gr, az varit ty, are on Sale as above, t 711r:re in the late Lotteries were sold ayil sharcd: 5 Prises of 2 AOOl I 4 Prises of 10,(.001., 7 Prizes of 5,c001., &c. IlMio lIMEMOI A 0