The National Register. — London, England, 1815-08-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. AUG ME. YOUNG. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER. S IR —I was much surprized at reading in the Examiner, a f e w Sundays ago, some very severe remarks upon Mr. Young, denying that he has the least pretensions to fame as an actor, and even going so far as to desclibe him as a mere machine, who walks and speaks his part." I forwarded the following letter. containing a few obsei vations in defence of Mr. V. to the Editors of the Examiner. in preference to any other paper, thinking they would have no objection [to admit a littlepro as well as con ; this, however, does not ap pear to be the case, as they have not insetted it, and I am therefore induced to request you will favour me by giving it a place in the National Register. A. B. 5:41 of his abilities. 'W. 11. may test assured that Mr. Young's fame is fixed upon too firm a basis to be endanueied by the attempts of any man to cry him down in the public estimatinn by assertions as unfounded as they are unfair. W. Ir. has declared that Mr. Young vertr risks a failure Lernast nercr makes an cflifft," let him bring to his recollection that gentleman's representation of the leading scenes in any of the characters I have mentioned, and I defy him, if he is actuated by those candid and impartial ft:clings, which every man setting himself up for a critic ought to possess, to repeat such an opinion. A. 13. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S INN, AUG. 16. THOMAS WADE, the next Friend of ANNE WADE, n and a Ward of Chancery, v. CH %RIES HENRI . BASELEY, Eqi. SIMON MARIE, MARY JULIA MARIE, his Wife, MATTHEW BARRON, and MARGARET RAMSAY. An application was made, sonie tiny+ back, to the Lord Chancellor, in his private chamber, for an attachment to issue aaaitist Charles Henry BaseleY, for carrying off and marrying Anne . Wade, a ward of the Court, and also against the other defendants, for aiding and as.kt• inn him. It appeared that an inj'lnction had been directed to be issued by the Lord Chancellor, in the month of November last, directed to the defendant Basely, restraining him from all intercourse with the yourvz lady, who, a short time before, had eloped with bin, but was pursued and overtaken by her guardian, before marriage had taken place. At that time this young Indy, who is only 18 years of age. and heiress to an estate of :)0001 per ann. wrote to the Lord Chancellor, protesting that she had been carried off by the defendant c ontr a ry to her inclination, and that she never would have further intercourse with the defendant Bascley and that lie would never let her rest if he was ailower4 to be at large. The Lord Chancellor then gave her his assura►:ce, that if Raseley, could he found within his jurisdiction, he should be imprisoned. The defendant Baseley, however, avoiding his Lordship's order, and on the Qsilt of May last carried her off from the seat of her t : uardian, Thomas B rou ghton, Es q . Woodbine!), Reigate, assisted by the other defendants, viz. Simon Marie. n Fren►hman, Mary inha Marie, his wife, a native of England, and Enver:was to Alus Wade ; Margiret Ramsay, her servant, and Matthew Barrow, servant to the defendeni, Ba•eley. The marriage ceremony was performed at Gretna-green. and afterwards at Edinburgh. This day was appriiinad by the. Lrqd Chan cellor for the defendants to appear befoie him, but they did not obey his order.—Sir S. Romily, at the sinting of the Court this morning, stated, that Mr. Broughton, the guardian of the, infant, had made an affidavit, sr nine forth that he had made every inquiry into the cha racter of Mary Julia Marie. before he employed her as governess to Miss Wade, that she had lived in the family of Peter Veere, E•q. Grosvenor-place, in the same capacity, from % s horn he had a nu,.,1 cellent character of her. The Lord Chancellor—''l never attached any blame to Mr. Brottgh ton, but I thought it was uecessary that lie should slew Ow there vr;:s nit even a sitictilln of negligence attached to him. I !hill.; he has tins, lolly done that, and I conceive it to he my duty thug publicly to ( - sl ows that such is my opinion. I see Mr. Proneliton in Court, I a iii to a-lc lino a queoion Do you tememher atteridUig me iii the Ibitt,i7 of Lords, and receiving a letter frog, this young laiiv 7' --I have received another letter from her, denting the contents 01 the fost, at.tl stating that it was dictated by von amid Mrs. Pirimg.hinii." 11r. Ilrinightott—.' Ott rii!, honour it ails min.." The Lord Chancellor—" I believe you ; 1 could not rive let credit for any thing she would say.' Mr. Sliadwell—' I esti hear les intone th a t it was not dictated by either Mr, or Mrs. Broughton lor the young lady cull.d at tot l icr o r , and declared in the most positise marine!, to the same a Ifet I as tha letter received by your I . •nti. 1•I1 . 1 _..1), that the cl..nt•inel.t had idi:en place against her inclination, and that she never %risked to have any Illrther correspondence with the ‘ 6 efritclaiii Bawley." The Lord Chancellor-- 4. T-ike ag order iliat the rereiver shall hold the assets of this yuttng linty until farther ditoctiou , ; and let the Papers and proceedings he !aid before the Alt y for the purpose of directing such prosecution as lie may thick proper." Sir Samuel Itomills . .—" It the maintenance .f thi. young lady should be suspended, how is Mr. Bronlitint to le. paid ? Ile has been at great expence in pursuitte thtt,e fogitis , c,. Ile had rt ceiscd a check on Mr. 110.11.5 i ay, whu 11,0 I.4.coinc a banktupt,, and it n coed ,1;or nothing." TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER. Sur—The motto prefixed to the Examiner, is, no doubt, intended, to convince your readers of the impartiality of your statements, whether regarding rolitics or players. I presume, therefore, as you have admitted so decided an at tack upon the abilities of Mr. Young, in your publication of July 23d, that you can have no objection to publish the following remarks in his defence. The manner in which W. H. commences his observations is too ridiculous to be passed over in silence. lie (perhaps it should heye, for I observe that, in contradiction to the signature, the plural pronoun is used throughout the article) informs us, that he was so grieved to see the Tempest caricatured in such a man lier, that he had almost come to the resolution of never go ing to a play of Shakespeare's as long as he lived, and that he certainly di# come to the determination of never going it,, choice. Has W. If. the vanity to imagine that any body will take the trouble of forcing► him to go, or that the public will care one straw, even if he should go beyond his threat, and never enter the doors of a theatre again as long. as he lives ? The tender feelings of W. H. suffered such a mar tyrdom from what he terms Mr. Young's bad representation of Prospero, that he has condemned him as a bad actor in every character, by asserting, that he has not genius, or (it should be nor) spirit enough to do either ill or well ;" it ap pears somewhat illiberal and unjust to preface the remarks upon a performer in one character, by such general and se vere observations. This, however, is not to be wondered at from W. 11. who is good enough to inform the public, that a bad representation of the Tempest, is sufficient to deter mine him never to go to another per pmance of any of Shakespear's plays. The same judicious and liberal resolution no doubt induces him to rail at an actor in tofu if he is not equally great in every part he under takes. Mr. Young certainly does not astonish the public by those sudden cot uscations of genius for which a few are so eminent ; but he does much better ; he keeps the attention of his audience alive throughout the whole of his perfor mance, instead of allowing them to sleep the greater part of the evening, for the purpose of coming in now and then with greater eclat : neither does he condescend to lay clap traps for the vulgar, by sudden starts, or unmeaning whispers, which however improperly introduced never fail to gain applause from those, who take it for granted that every thing they do not comprehend must be praiseworthy. hlis perfor mances are always chaste and elegant ; his action is good, and his voice excellent. lu many of our first and most arduous chatactets, as Zanga, Hamlet, Stranger, Macbeth, Beverley, Pierre, Cassius, &c. &c. &c., he displays the most brilliant talents, and the enthusiastic applause he constantly receives, is a convincing proof of the opinion gem:tally futmed nw .-~.