The National Register. — London, England, 1815-01-08 00:00:00

. TUE NATIONAL REGISTER. COVENT GARDEN. DRAMATIC REGISTER. JAN. 8. On Monday Shakespeare's play of the Tempest, with Dr3den Kembte's alterations, was performed for the first time this seasoit. We believe it is in general thongiet these alterations are great provements of the original, but must confess we are of a contra opinion. Mr. Young's Prospero was characterised as his perfsrmances ways are, by a just conception of his author, and talents to exec! that conception,as well as by avoiding pedantic pronunciation, and yer forgetting the part he was representing eitl r in look or gestu. Mr. Abbot, as Prince Ferdinand, was highly respectable. We It frequently seen this ,2catleman, on a provinei. , l stage, represent racters of a very Fupetior cast to those allotted him on the Lon( boards, apd have no doubt he would give much satisfaction to metropolis, had be opportunities of strewing his abilities in the high] walks of his profession. Sinnnonds in Stepliano, Emery in Caliban, Nu& Blanchard in Ti cubs, did full justice to their respective parts. Mrs. H. Johnsi looked remarkably well as Ilippfdylo, and gave to the eln.rac; %%hid, is in itself sexy insiginticant, as much effect as pos,i' Miss Matthews, who appeared kr the first tirae as Ariel, forme. lovely spirit : she un - ; 4( Where the bee sucks there lurk I," with more than her usual sweetness, and was deservedly and eni siastically encored. The parts of Miranda and Dorinda were well sustained by 11' Foote and Miss S. Booth. We have already taken notice of the new Pantomime, hilt may permitted to observe that practice has made it perfect, and that ' various mechanical tricks and change► arc now carried in'o execu• %%Rh considerably more mawss and dexterity Cian they pos4 could at the first repre.entatiou. len and season. eat iro- nttrary ices at- xecute ind eA tire. 'c have ttt .•ha- .ondon to the higher Trin• rac:( r, iti. le. mei a en tbn. y Miss nay be tat the qu . 'on )s.tibly ncklcr vn the tc•nsive idlers; age of Acree, assail it tide- ch the tir meg e, an I ' their on. we are Intl in- al the ed nn, use on I will lit we ?an be t *Ole DRUICV LANE. Popularity is a shield of mighty virtne. Like the magic bock described by Ariosto. whose unveiled brilliancy struck chwn most adventurous knights, it is at once an oflensive and deGiis arm. Surrounded by its blaze, heroes and methodist preachers, bur is and &magnum's, players and monarchs, pass on the stage existence impervious to the arrows of•criticism, %thick only pier, in their recoil, those by whom they have been launched. To ass a popular idol, is therefore to expose oneself to a punishment a , quote in severity to the degree of vigour and justice with which attack is made. This is probably the reason why most of our nie, Bern critics have changed their weapons for those of praise, an cowardly shrinking film their duty, extol, in the flattery of lb( wi Rings, what they blame in the sincerity of their conversation. From these preliminary remarks it may be premised, that we fulls aware of the perils we encounter in expressing our fair and dependent opinion of Mr. Kean's Rom*. After the poffers of Chronicle and the Times have deelaied him to have attained equalled excellence in that character, to bestow chastened praise 1 his exertions, and to point out what we conceive to be defects, mil nuilonbtedly appear want of taste, or downright stupidity. But shall at least have satisfied our own conscience ; and if Mr Kean not biiuded . b7 the idolatrous fume of the inceme which his *at. - ---------"-- NOS EO LOGY. ,Au extraordinary operation in Surgery has been lately perfouned by Mr. Carpue of Dean-street. An Officer of distinction lost his Nose in actual service in Egypt, though (otherwise enjoying. robust health, On his return home, kearing that Mr. Carpue had, in his Anatomical Lectures, mentioned the possibility of supplying the defect ; and that the story of Taliocotins* was not a fable, their being a very beaulithl work of his on the subject. in which the whole yrocess was described, and it being known that in India one of the Casts of the natives where in the habit of performing this operation, applied to that Gentleman, who readily under took the experiment. The consequence was, that by bring;ng down. a piece of flesh and skin from the forehead, he has com pletely succeeded in forming a new nose, which partakes of the regular circulation of the blood and is not to be distin guished from the original. The forebeau has also recovered the fle.di and skin which were cut out to supply the defici ency i—and it is , justly regarded as an operation highly lionourab:e to Mr. Carpue, and to the science of the prescut day. This does not allude to ITticlibras's version of the erudite Doctor's proctke, us tlescabed in die following hies " So learned Talii:celitaq, Tile brawny purr of Porter's 11414""=" xt. ('ut suppteinental noses, sv` ich Would lost As lona as parent breech." 'The wits of Vienna, in speaking of the Emperors, Kings, and Ministers, who arenow residing in that capital, say, the emperor of Russia makes lore for them, the King of Prussia thinks for them, the King of Wurtemburgh cats for them, dre Emperor of Aust►ia finds room for them, and the Minis ter of England pent fi n • them all. The Dublin Theatre was opened again on Thursday ; and the result of the late scandalous outrage has been the resigna tion of the management by Mr. Jones, rather than what he deemed a degradation to a gentleman, viz. a public apolgy from the stage. If he Turkish frigate called the Clore!, Abdallah named, Commander, was recently employed in collecting the an rural tribute of the inhabitants of the islands in the Grecian Archipelago. While at anchor off Mytilene, the following tragical circumstance took place:—A Greek being unable or unwilling to pay the assessment, had been conveyed on boarsl ship, and after undergoing repeated bastinadoes, was threat tened with further punishment. /laving next day refused com pliance, his wife and daughter were; by llamcd's order, put to death, after treatment too dreadful to describe. This scene took place in presence of the wretched husband, who, mad dened by the sight, devoted himself to destruction to ob tain revenge for such outrages on the common feelings of Ira tine. When the clew were asleep, he gained the powder champer, and fired instantaneous explosion, which scattered burning fragments over the neighbouring islands, announced the terrible catastrophe to the inhabitants. What remained of the frigate was speedily 'consumed ; and of the crew, 160 perished. The survivors, including named, the Commander, were dreadfully mutilated. The COMMERCIAL HALL WINE COMPANY respectfully invite their numerous Customers, the Nobility, Gentry, and 134tyers of Wines and Spirits in general to their Concerns in ' SKINNER STREET, SNOW DILL, and OXFORD STREET. In Skinner Street they will have the Opportunity of viewing and tasting the LARGEST STOCK of the FINEST WINES in the kingdom; in Snowhill and Oxford Street, Samples only are kept. 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