The National Register. — London, England, 1808-12-18 00:00:00

NATIONAL REGISTER: gt 4 THE THEATRES. DEWILY 1.4N1e. Monday night Venoni was represented with the nem third act, which the author has en POSgp, instead of the forgoer, which was merely a translation from the French. So much candour in an author is not only untommon, but highly honouruhlc. A short sketch of the fable will prove, More than words, how highly the Drama has been improved by this alteration. The unfortunate prisoner, Lodovico, who had died in his dungeon, in the former act. is found alive at the begitinine of this; but :.xhaustil by age and infirmity he is unable to profit by t!w discovery which he has just madt• of a Ferret passage that communicates with the Convem of the Crsulines. Venoni brought into this dungeon, and left, as the Prior suppose-, quite. alone, for Lothwico's prison was contlguons to this, but the . Prior knew not that acv commonication Otksted between diem. A dagger i= placed by 1 2 enuni"s side, and when he seize. it with the grasp of despair, to terminate hit moral suir , rlngs, Lotiori,.o Snatches it from him, points to the secret pa-sage, and directs the youth how to regain his liberty, by gaining the inside of the Ursuoliues s convent. lie arils es there at the moment when the Abbess, having drawn .1 ostlihil front her cell, attempts to force her to become the liar's mistress. Hearing her voice, he rushes into her presence, and a very interesting, scene ensues. The Abbess sends secretly for the Prior; who tears the lover's asunder at the moUlent they expected freedom and happiness, but the good father Micinget enters with the Viceroy and the Mar chioness, tt hom he had informed of Venom's danger. The Prior Ii punished, innocence avenged, and love rewarded v ith felicity. Though highly romantic, this last act teems with beerest, The choir of N uus, %I. hen Josepho remains its darknes4 and an Y -0 ety about her fate, produces a striking and pleasing effect. An the sentiments are good, the dialwgue chnstr, :IA the imprn theta in the piece was followed by at, improvement in the wanner; of the audience, who at lad be-to upon this drama toe applause to /thick it is so justly enti tied. LAW REPORI S. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAMMAL TIRORNTCOI V. SPLIDT. This was an action on a policy of in , uranee on gi sious for the British army; to the ports of El.intnii or any other port in Zealand, which were fitted 01 City of Copenhagen and the isle of Zealand were skin. The vessel was afterwards taken in the Catteg, departure of the British forces; and it ws.9 eontendri tar parties knew by the public treaties that the Br' were tcvevrtcuate °aka ceratiti4da), audthu vessel cos before that clay, therefpre the voyage was illegal s . Ilk Lordship however held, that as there was al the time, being prolmied, it could not be deems vtiyage.L:-Verdiet for Plaintiff. ' COUSW4S b. DAYI9. The Plaintiff, as exictitOr of a M'rs. CouSens, wlik at Nlortlake, was entitled to her house f qr . his life 'decease there was a sale, and there being several Madeira wine 'remaining; they were left in the cellar the temint, undertook to take care of them. He lit key sent to him in a parcel by the stage, and he mak age of that and the cork-screw, that out of four 3-do: ,and.tlicee prickle. „there were only one hamper and remainiug.—The convection being proved, the P' verdict for s;sf. COURT OF CONIAION PbEAS, Drc, SP I A IA .TUR Y.-M A WMA N U. (MAX Thr Plaintiff, a bookseller, son7ht to recnPer ti quantity of paper consumed when tl►e premises of thi a printer, were destroyed by fire is Salisbury -sty street, in 1803. The paper had been sent to the print a work entitled " The Travels of Anacharsi ac,ion was brought upon an understanding that Mr. took to insure Pdr. Muwman's property, while he w up:ni the work. It was contended, on the part of the Defendant ; not the custom of the trade to insure goods its trust, had never underta,en to insure for the Plaintiff. sending fdr thew ork, after part of it had been prim imputed to the Phiinitt Sir James . :Mansfield left the Jury to decide the ea! to their opinion .of the contract between the paw custom of the trade, as proved by the several win Jury, after a ‘hort deliberation, found a verdict for —Damages 101:/. This case occupied near sevei was the second trial, and much interest was excited. BISDOP OF LONDON'S COURT, DOCTO MONS, DEC. 16. Lont) BODINGDON r. LADY DORINf;DO This was a proceeding or cause of Divorce brar Right !lot!. John Lord Boringdon, against the RiglL egusta Boringdon, his w if;:, by rCason of Adulter: have been committed w ith Sir Arthur Paget, Knigh There being no defence set up in this case, the Lc: (Sir Wm. Scott) after hearing- the evidence read, w prove the Criminal Connection het coo Lady Bodo Arthur Paget; al , o the Verdict of Damages obt: him in the Court of Common La w, was of opinion of Aditbery was cleared es...abl ishcd against Lady and accordingly pronounced the usual seulturg of From Bed, Board, anti mutual Cohabitation, which prayed. str..JEANT's INN HALL, pm 16, or Elt.t-not:sE DETITS• The Solid tor-Ceneral, on behalf of Mr. Taylor, Home, moved, that an agreement entered into bon W Taylor and d MO, an Attorney, Of a kule of Court, and the proc,!edings in C hall( er . . that at:reel - tient Should be staid. This motion Mr. Dallag at the suit of Mr. Dell; who in4imed th; 'Lem had been obtained from tae latter whil!t ifienPable of the free exercise of bit will. Tile ci were as follow r. Hill had proceeded Iciouilv Mr, in detiatree of an initenctioe directed by tho Gout' 114 Y MilthF:r. A new ballet entitled, " The Don bfr iVeddirisf" wds last Fri day night produced at the Theatre RoNal Ha) market, and a sillier jumble of uninteresting action and dancing has never met bar sight. The icene is pi:teed iu the Highlands, and the stt, , y, if it can he called any, consists. of ti:e follow in particulars : Two Soldiers obtain a promise of the hand of their Lassies, from their avaricious parents. The drum is heard on a sudden, and the Sons of Mars are called away on an expedition. Something like a Clown in a Pantaminie, profits by t neir absence to obtain the old Miser's consent to wed his daughter. But whilst the Marriage rites are preparing the two warriors return from an e pedit ion abroad, which has not lasted quite live minutes, and the Lassie is restored to her former lover. The inost ridiculous part in this Bullet, was the introduction of "au infant prodigy," from Liverpool. We wish the fate ri s s ?Judie had deterred the Managers of Covent-6arden, from exposing thee►+ e lves to ridicule, by pretending to ant-e a . 1 . 0.! gr wn public with infant's tricks. }lad not the number ofhisses counterbalanced the plaudits which the Liverpool prodigy re ceived, we bhollid noun probably have been enwrtaioeii with the mod ulated shrieking, of a nets-horn halw, under the name o the Ifluucal Phenomenon; or rever..:cg tile case, with the feeble' Inurticulated notes of *wiring a specimen of long- Jived harmony. we do n o t intend to speak against the child; as it is not only beautiful, hat exerts itself more tiro► its weakness ought to be allowed to (10, Mid b hat is snort! surprising, hops and skips in time. It is against thole who degrade the Stage, staqe, that indite establishment forined ti.r the correctit►u and' improvement of manuers, that honoutat►le pledge of 4.i , , in every country, that field which ought to be opened to the exertions of genius alone, by chats:jug it into an exhihitiou place for danti,c iufauts—it i• against those who have so little Piero on the feehletiess of childhood, as to compel it to risk its health, if not it; life, by labours is. hick it must exhaust itsclf to peri',►ren, that our remarks are 'mimeo. Die reeeption which balh•t and the prodigy experienced, however, gives ti% h o pe s th a t it will soo n ► give way to sumeinitig more Wort!:y the• ina4mr,ers and the public. Miss Niira from, the Opera-House; was irdrodueel ip 11114 ballet. :Ow iY skilful iti forming, her strps, ore s.) than any of the Missed Adams, but dues nut possesi , eituer tbeit tract or agility; lik. DEC. siiman sia g ,L, good 9, prori- ftrg, Elsineur, out whilst the in our po , •es. egat, after the tuletl, !hat as British forcet tuld nut arrive pt rsibilitv ut tt•d an i)Ico:tl to had residei Upon het .1 hampers of ir, and Davis, tad Pie cellar ade ►uch good lozen [tamper, I a few bottle?. 'iaintifl• had a 16. :T. lie value of 3 he DelentL.itro quare, Fleet , Defendant to .i,,'• and the Ciillet under- was einpluytti that it SVP , and that he Delay in not tied, was ;deo ase accordir; ties, and the tuesses. The • the Plaintiff. en huur:i. It d. JR'S l 01- as. by the it hon. Lady rv, alleged id -:u tied Judge' thigh tient 11 ill;doi! Si' tattled against that the fact Moriugdour of separation t the leas4and 6. Of the Ope7e nee❑ tl.•c said lould Ile mad... t• to set aide re,isted by 'at the agree- r ultti circhihstattict". law )Ir. 'l•a)..