The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-01 00:00:00

654 rubtic spirit of propriety, nett this met itoriou; l oin:einem '1 in the taste of our pit and galleries could meet ‘vit yop position from the well-educated and pol:!.lictl fie:venters of the dress boxes. I !shon:( 1 1 oat have wondered if some of the facVes rcr : a in who at ti icrtvictcd to the t wo tiers, told who mty be supposcd to display their ft ippery a , a lure, hod proved ief , aetory, hut, d otheo‘ !niter have uniformly given way, whilst, in the former, Oleic was, on Friday last, at Diury lome, an instance of thi_ wrongheaded spirit of pet tinacity and collo ailiethm displayed, and in the Roost conspl(uous part of the housy, one of the lower stage boxes. The case ‘rasas (,Low:i :—Two lialics had bung, the one a beautiful India shawl, the ether a swan-down tippet, over the front of the above-mentioned box, from the begin ning I.f the evening, but dorino; the perforwanec of the Castle of Amlalusio, the public were too much engaged in lisienim; to the sweet-notes of Mts. 1 .)1c1;.o>o , , a u rl Bee LAMY, to pay atteotion to them, but no soone: did the cur thin drop, than the two shilling gallery began to display its di!.conteitt by requiring that the obnoxious v.. stments should Le removed, To this the ladies paid atteutien ; but, on the pit and one shilling gallery joining. in the outcry, one of them removed her swan-down tippet, the other remained in wid with assumcd nun-( halance kept spying with bet . (ye -a -glass or through the tticks of her fan : her name Wl5 110 W veciferated from all parts (but, as I susrect that no toriety, g tined by any means, however unteinittine they "eight be, was the aim of this woman, 1 cannot call her lady, 1 tun-posely 'void giving even in it astericks)- This availed no thino.. The gentlemen in the boxes ar her requested she wetoo net suffer the amusements of the wetting to be intor tut;ted by her e-bstsitiate non-compliance with the public wish, and a gewieman who sat between her and the other laeh-, efeli Ni:t so far as to endeavour to remove the shawl himself, but all to too purpose t for more than a quarter of an hour she brarened it out with a re! tioacity worthy of a better enure; but at length satidicd, 1 suppose, with the heroion site had displa:, - ed, sly: gave up the contest, and soon after, to the satisfactioo of the audience, left. the Theatre ; and bete I think it high tine to dose this letter, trusting that ito ever !.;ive rise to similar feelings of universal typrobati.in. Remaining, Sir, Your's ever, A FRIEND TO PROPGIRTI. lASILTONS FOR NOT-EMBER. V.% EN inc; Drass.—A whit t ci.ipc or nmil muslin petticoat, worn io.er white satin, fioistitil round tl?e tiottom vvith a ball flinge of iwt:t ; a erie.roin VY:vet or satin bodice. formed so as partially to expose t h e b o ioni and rs ; a short bishop's sleeve, edged with ball frite..e, and or tianiented %ilk the same, rimtal the boson% and shoulers. A short s;:sh of shuded ribband, to correspond with the colour of the bialicc, tied is tv!iert bows, *4ll ends in iroht of the figure. A shep lierd-ss's hat, composed of ctimson velvet and white &Ain ; a curled ostiielt feittlier, placed entirely tin ane side, mid waving towards the back of .the neck. The hair is disi on the forehead, and curled t each side, rather lower than of late. Treble neck-chi:in, and amu let wr• tight g •Id ; short drop ear-rings, and bracelets en suite. Crimst:in velvet or stein slippers, trimmed with gold rosettes or fringe. White kid gloves, just avoiding file elbow. Fit,' of white and silver mbessed crape, or erased ivory. Oecasional scarf of white French ei:k, with embroidered euds and border. PA R Qrr Dru.sr.—An evening or dinner robe, of while nimbi); with short fancy sLeve, a ppliqued with lace, and trimmed with a tall • t the sante aitick round the bosom. A loose rube pelisse, of celestial blue satin or velvet, trimmed rirnit etch side and round th• neck with a frdiswaosdown fur. and ne;.-igently confined in the centre of the b -sons. An imperial helmet cap, composed of blue velvet, or namented with a silver bandeau and brads; a full white ostrich tea ther wit , i• g towards one side. Necklace and Lucy ear-ritip of pearl. or tl.e blue c.tin head. Slippers of blue velvet or kid, with salver spa or small buckle. Gloves of primrose kid. E NATION :\ It EG !STEIL -_ - -~:a...aA~ To rf)lr()M. NOV.I. .31(11?1iP:1? .41' I)E.114. MorniPez Chrohick of Friday, contains the for. lo‘ring paragraph A litter from Dcal, chted I.Vedn• *Sth ult. shtes, - hat the (Hurt Ma ou Lieutenant GAMAGE, of the sloop of war, for the murder of a ser.icant of marines, b e l oog iog to the >aid slo , T, had term•nate:l, brouOit in a veidict of iri/fict :Ij - tinter, at the , r,9IC time recoil;. mended him to mercy, en account of ilk fornicr good character." In the case of an offender whose crime is not cf a vtiv heinous clecription, I can etrily conceive that it trav appear to his Jurors niAhing more than what is to give him their recommendation to merev, on accnent of his former good ch::racter. That such a let omme::& . icn, should be given in the case of an individual who has oat mitted the enormous crime of murder, N to nie The circumstances of this murder, I belie , e, we.r b tetiv these. Paving (whi!e on board) received :11 ans , e. he conceived to be impertinent, flow the sejeant, tLe Lea ienatit weld down and got a ()ilk, with which he raurned, and stabbed the unhippy man. If this be a coi.rrct of the tr:umetion, I think there can be no d o ubt teat Lieutenant GA NI ACE has already hewn executed Ds a mur derer. should it be otherwie , e, I shall troulle von with a few observations on the subject, for your next Publication. D cO. The following letter on the same :•tihject, which appca.. - A in the i'ourier, wc think it but fair to insert as a supp!enwut to the above : TO THE EDITOR. Stu—Having observed in your Paper, that by a letter from Deal, you were informed of an atrocious murder commttit d by on ( " lee r of one of his 3liliesty's ships lying in the Dossos, feel it necessary for the public information, to state the follow ing particulars. Being in at tendaoce during the proceedin!:- of the Court Martial, holden on hoard the Monmouth, yeste day, in the Downs, I acre insert the leading features of the depo sitions both in support and defence of the charge. The fortner proved the provocati! , n as folly as the fact, and it appeared i evidence, that the carriage, language, and conduct of the unfor tunate deceased, were highly contemptuous, inflammatory, aad noso:dier-like, and that the surviving unfortunate iu gibing Ole order, the uon-compliance of which led to the ever lamentil!;!.! catastrophe, was actuated by motives of lenity, anti a repos session in the see jeant's favour—his offQnee being mutinous and threatening . language to the carpenter., his superior. Well kaouin;; that a representation to the Captain must lead to a public love:i -11...a110t5, which must have been followed with serious coase ! quences, he was induced to spare the feelings of the soldier the pain of public and disgracefnl puni•hment. II is iugra Rude mot contumacious conduct worked the Officer to a phrenzy of mad ' *less (and as in the words of his defence) " in the t• types! of which be fell." The evidence in support of his defence, and the testi monials of his Captain, the Officers, and crew of the ship, who, I to a man, with one record, unsolicited, drew up a paper expe— lsive of their sense of his natural disposition to lenity and forbear trace, which they requested might be pres ented to the court in - I the name of the seamen , by one of the Captains of the forecastle, (always u !ceding man), and in that of the marines, by their corporal, signed by them to a man, added to the high encomiums of other o ffi cers of rank. Th e Court, though in justice to the offended laws, both divine and human, pronounced him guilty, and sentenced him to die, at the same time felt called upon to most earnestly recommend him to Royal mercy. Your constant reader and humble servant, I Deal, Oct. 28 . A NAVAL OFFICER. A Court-martial is to be held at Portsmouth, on board the Gladiator, for ihe trial of J. G 11180144 a seaman belonging to the Loire frigate, on a charge of having stabbed Lieut. H. C nsrK Elt, of that ship, with a knife, during the voyage from Helena. - . l l ' I