The National Register. — London, England, 1814-05-29 00:00:00

tY do away 11. e libel, in point of law, he (Mr. M. Burgoyne) would consent to the acquittal of the Defendant Farces at the theatre are sometimes condemned as being too extrava g.►nt ; but where is there a farce that contains any thing 6 0 preposterous as this ? Seljeant Best performed it well, but the audience felt it was too ridiculoul. Did %1r Bur g oyne expect to get credit for this Lifer, when he had every reaso n to believe the defendant'F, mitnesseF, to any facts he might wish to establish, were net at hand, and where if they had been forthcoming, their testimon}• could not have been received. This was something like knorking a man d, wn and then calling upon him to stand. It gives us the idea of a benevolent prosecutor attending a man to the fatal ape., proffering h:v pardon to the su►tl'erer if he wil! now prove his innocence, haying first a'certained that the law must taKe iti,course, and the hangman's noose stop) his utterance be fote he can perform such a task. If Mr. 13. had any meaning when he made this t tier, he must have supposed that when the Almighty created him he ordained laws. judges and juries to exist solely for his use, and to be turned about in any way for his pleasure • Mr. Kelham was found guilts' on the indictment. There was anoliec opportunity fur fancy to amuse herself with an• tici ati•ins of what would he the conduct of a patriot. A s•tauger to Ref-rmeis would hive said—" Oh nuw his pur p-se is answered—now that a verdict is given in. !::. favour, of cow se lie will feel anxious to prove that he is actuwed by no vindictive motive.'' This might have been supposed, but it never occurred to Mr. Burgoyne that the verdict was enough for his honour ; that the sen tence was not wanting to establi , b big character. He called fur i', and it was given. The defendant was sentenced to be impriso::ed for Ivo month, in Inqlord Jail. The pa triot, the let . ..ruler, the advocate for the liberty of ih e the twice tried, honourably acquitted, twice reprimand:4 Colonel, may now exult if he can.— " Great Alexander midst conqnests mourn'd." And so.perhaps will Mr. Burgoyne, when he reflects that he might have appeared the possessor of something like magna nimity had he not called tip the defendant for judgment. It might have been supposed that lie had it in his power to. crush Mr. Kelhatn. lie has now done his worst, • anti it is known that the Judges of the land have such a high respect for his many virtues, that they could do no less than punish a libel representing his conduct to have been such as to doom him " For ever to (li , vace aotl scorn," by sending the printer of it to reside for two months on the left hand s-ide of the street, where his hot he stands on the ASSOCIATED CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND ST. PATRICK'S. The Arniversary Dinner of th , ..ie charities was held on Monday ?act, at the rfeemason's Tavern—!...rd Cliff ,rd in the chair. 'l' In- company, which consisted ttf tibtnit 300, wai extremely ; and anion..st uttict• tp , to c and distinguished peimntages, we nuticed the Earl (It . Kentoare, Lords Petre,, Arundel, and Kt. teen ; Sirs G. Jerningltaat, J. Eu'plefield, and ntlrers. After the health of the King, which watt drank with great applause, t ` God save the king; was sung by Messrs. Ditplurn and oth.rs, the compaiky joining in eliprua. The litalth of the pi lose ikegont was hest given, amidst e4risiderable plaudits. Time Noble Chairman, in rising to propose the lieal.li of di. Duke of Sussex, prised a high euloidunt ou the aplits of his Royal nighties.. /I- stated thy services ard support the Ciinrity had derived from his couuter.auce, and expatiated on his exertions,ist favour of this and tither charitable and of his endeavours to promote the ge laral diff4tinn: iinvwledgt au:ungst the poorer claims ust Or cornrow TETE NATIONAL REGISTER, C J~ pity. The health of the Royal Duke wus drank %ith t.iu mow entl:u— .iamie applause. _ The Rev. Dr. Poynton, by whose exertions ae cloititiei have beap united, was next drank with applause. The childien, to the number of nearly Pe.), wailiel in proc. , srortt rowed the tab:c , , and evi:Jced their gratitude by kod ne.d and healthy appearance were peerdiarly uralf.:ing to IL : patty ; and a very appropriale sPeech was recited by one of tht and produced a great etfect. After the health of Nord Clifford, whieh was proposed by Lord fie teen, . Lord Clifford returnrd thanks for the di,totpuis!l , (l marner itt v4irtz, IteAltlt hid been drunk and conorattdatkal the patroto of the - tution .1 the jw!etion recently formed between the Charities. ;:ad St. Patrick's, and n inch he attributed to the great exeitioni of Dr./ Poynton. his Lordship then stated that the tints of the charity wira.: increased by the benevolent donation of 10001. presented by a i:a 1 )10: lie Lady, whow name he was tint ar v ro mention, her obj,pet: being to . 4 do good by stealth atr,t tied it faire,'.' and that 110)1. brill.; been collected it the ro tn. ills Lord-,l„p concruded by moving that is committee of C)thobe I ati es b appoi:ited to conduct the charity, con-. sistitor of some of the uoSt distinguished both in rank avid education'of. the Catholic Wizion. After stsveral judicious speeche-; front Sir 3. F.ogPllieltl, Mr. Ittnta-4 gue Bor t zttynf., I.)r. 311,1 oth , trs, the ctititipioy retirefti about-11 o'clock, highly iratitied ',it the cab t t'vy of 711 , .. Choir:wilt awL 4 the aboudint euterta'motent provit!;•;) by ..the getst!cateu who eihtiateti.! as Stewards un this interestin, ~111_1TIC REG TE R. COVENT-GA I(1)EN Tif EATit E. The Opera of 46 eiriir de Liflll 9 mici revived ow , Tuesday.. It i$ well (!ilt up and goes Of with creat appl;m , e• Aliss 8(11 ::" 3.1 ", "*" Matilda, and Si Nut-tilt, av Uichord, werz. admirtd.....l Some excellent dancing i, introdor:off third act by M. Sfkii sow:, Mr. LE CLERC, Mrs. 1'A1: ke. M. SOISSON.T iS PleW fa' the London Staze. Ile possescl the :r.oq w:torti...hintr Pgi 4 i/Y, the elegance of his atiitiries conthit:ed with that itdva:4";o 2ll3 ‘" already mule hint a favourite. In the last scene there is a I . , .attlf conducted on a very exOtisiee scale. Stare combats are generally exeessively ridieulons from the anxiety displayed by tho4e engivied in de lilly strife to avoid hurting each other. In Richard the Third, we are sometimes entertained with one party, armed with dav,ers. attackin:.mother earryinz hal berts or Cossucl, spears, with which they awk ::ly ini;tale leneiztg Nit!! the Small \void. " Colo. dt Lion" such ahsindities art , sneeessfully avoided. A variety of objects in rat; or lite Stage at once attract earnest attention, and, it We 1!:;iY :all‘Me4 the expression. till the eve, so that we !MVP leiVire perevie any detect, and toe %lin& spectacle has a ino:e than orilinaly air reality about it. nn Thuruilay a new Farce was produced, called " Triek;n 4 'l fair to Lime." The plot is !iv e'iv and pkasant, !not , the most part very wo etc bed. Tl:e character of the Lover, v‘ho 61.4 as a Servant, and afterwards as a yet, is obliged to stiPer ini-tress arparently to favour the advances of anothei - , is writ iaia ginetl, and wa% well acted by dost:s. The ;scent's are to arranged, that thong!' we !I:tee but Site ehalacters in the piece, there is notliii:g of a f,oigionv sameness to be eomphiiticd of. Some of it , t weie tlion t ;ot too tumid even for farce, and titese caused noich tii...:pprob,ition to be ek• pressed. ‘Ve find it has been withdrawn fora week, If the dia logue be improved, and the plut noire distinctly opened, we sho ,, LI ex., - ,eet it will meet with more favour when it uext CUIIIC4 lit the public. On the same evening, a younz ladv made her first appearance it; Amanthis. This is a ch4ractet in which a pretty girl conld fail on her d•bat. The .-iniunthis of Thursday . 114.4 a good and she acted the part very prettily. The anthenee were in "P" tures, but we could discover no promise alb:ore cxceilea,cw in the higher walks of elraina. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. • Mr.KCAN hag this wee* periOrtned the character or. " L'.h in the comedy of " Riches," with the eleatest po+-ible sueet. W e are sorry our limits %till nut permit us at present to noti various parts or his performance where, we lip pea exceeded himself. INVOI IOO ice fitly 4 4