The National Register. — London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER; ES Occasional Address, on the opening of the new Theatre- Royal in Covent-Garden, Sept. IS, 1809—attempted to be spoken by Mr. Kemble. In early Greece, and in a barbarous age, A wretched tumbrel was the Actor's Stage : The Muse, with ch ee k reclin e d . i n pensive shame, Blush'd fur her wanderers from the path to Fame. ./Esehylusspraug ;—and stortn'd, as he arose, Nis Country's passions, like his Country's foes. Rough from tire battle, traiu'd to vanquish men, • E'en as his sword he wielded, so his pen. lie smote the heart, the trembling sense oppress'd, And gave po quarter to the human breast. Yet, Stage Improvement mark'd the Soldier's sway, And tinged with taste the Captives to his lay. Then, first (the cart of Thespis overthrown). .. • Form'd by rude planks, a Theatre was known: Coped by the Heavens, it o'crspread the lawn, And light on Scenic Dress appear'd to dawn. But, all divine, when Sophocles appear'd, 'Twas then the Drama's Majesty was rear'd. Builders and Decorators came ;—their boast, Was who could grace the lofty Poet most : The lofty Poet lack'd not hrains to know That Dramatists require the Drama's shew. NATURE'S perfection springs from various parts; And " NATURE'S MIRROR needs the Sister Arts. Hence grew the Splendour of the Scen:,—and hence The Hand-maids that embellish eloquence : Dance, Music, Painting, Pagentry, Parade, — All that give Zest, or yield illusiun some caught the sparks from Greece; improv'd the plan; • At last the flame through modern Europe ran. Ova Scene now decks an illumined age, The Bards who first gave vigour to our Stage : Thus Shakespeare's fire burns brighter than to yore : And may the stage that boasts him burn no more ! • • iFor this our Fabrick,—banish we to night, F gures worn threadbare, metaphors groan trite. No Plicenix from her ashes shall arise, — stale to our thoughts as sparrows to our eyes;— No naked Truism be cloak'd anew, To tell that fire which cheers consumes us too No,—let a Briton now to Britons speak ; His cause is strong, although his language weak. • We feel, with glory, ali to Britain due, And British Artists raised this pile, for you ; While zealous as our Patrons, here we stand, To guard the Staple Genius of our Land. Solid our Building, heavy our expence ; We rest our claim on your munificence : What Ardour plans a Nation's Taste to raise, l A. Nation's Liberality repays. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. This is the House that Jack built. These are the boxes Ivt to the great, that visit the House Oa Jack built. These are the pigeon holes over the boxes, let to the great that hit the House that Jack built. This is the Cat engaged to squall, to the poor in the pigeon Aoles over the boxes let to the great, that visit the House that Jack built. This is John Bull with a bugle horn, that hissed the Cat en gaged to squall to the poor in the pigeon holes over the box cs,let to the great that visit the llonse that Jack built. This is the thief taker shaven and shorn, That took up John Bull with his bagle horn, ivho hissed the Cat engaged to squall to the poor in the pigeon Ades aver the boxes, let to the great that visit the Roue that Jack built. This is the Manager, full of scorn, Who raised the price to the people foglorn, And directed the thief-taker, shaven and shorn, To take up John Bull with his bugle-horn, •Who hissed the Cat engaged to squall to the Poor in the pigeon Poles over the boxes ) let to tbegroot that visit t'►e House that Jack built. OLD BdILEY SESSIO2V. TitUR3DAY, SEPT. 21. SEPT. 24. Matilda Dyer and Ann Cartwright were tried on a capital in dictment for privately stealing from the person of Benjamin Bird, on the 3d of August last, bank notes to the value of one hundred and five pounds. The Prosecutor said he was purser of a man of war, and that on the day above stated he had received at the banking-house of Praed and Co. in Fleet-street, Bank of England notes to the amount of 1051. He afterwards dined with a friend, and in the evening went to a Coffee-house, where he continued till between twelve and one o'clock ; and on his way from thence, along the Strand, nearly opposite Surrey-street, lie was knocked down. and robbed of the notes which he had in his pocket. lie did not see who the persons were that attacked him, but having just be fore sees two women close to him, he supposed them to be the persons. He went next morning to the Bank to stop pa) nent of the notes. A publican named James Pollard, sworn 4 stated, that on the morning after the robbery he changed a 101. bank note for the Prisoner, Matilda Dyer, the number of which appeared to cor respond with one of those taken from the Prosecutor. William Alder, a painter and glazier, sworn, stated that the Prisoner, Ann Cartwright, came to him in August last, and re quested of him to give her change of a 50/. note, offering him 5 per cent. for his trouble. In consequence of which, not having the change himself, he t9ok the note for change to the Bank, where he was stopt ; the note being recollected as one of those taken from the Prosecutor ; and in consequence of his informa tion, the Prisoner, Cartwright, was apprehended Both the Prisoners strongly denied the rubbery, but adduced no evidence to chew how they became possessed of the notes. — They were found guilty—Death. lac• • •••, SATURDAY, SEPT. 23. Fo TtGERY.-Wm. Sheppard was indicted for forging and ut tering, as true, a receipt. purporting to have been given for the payment of 201. w ith the forged signature of—West, with intent to defraud Richard Mordy.—lt appeared in evidence that the P.o.ecutnr had received the money from his brother to buy stock in the 5 per cents, and the Prisoner was employed as the broker in January last. Ile informed the Prosecutor that he done the business, and gave him a forged receipt, for the pay ment of the 201. with the signature of West as a subscribing wit ness. By the confession of the prisoner before the Bank Di rectors in the presence of Mr. Kav, the Solicitor, it appeared, that there was no stock-broker o . f the name of West, and the prisoner said he had merely used the name to all up the receipt, to induce the prosecutor to believe that his business had been transacted in the !regular manner. The prisoner said he was distressed for money at the time he received the 20/. and that he iaeant to have applied it to the real purpose at a future time. The hand writing was proved to be the prisoner's. Several 're spectable men in the city gave the prisoner an excellent character, and he was represented as an exemplary young man, who, by his industry, had for several yearspast supported an aged mother. The prosecutor and his brother also stated, that they believed the prisoner did not mean to de fraud them, but that he would, at a future time, apply the mo ney to the object. The Jury retired, and brought in a verdict, Tironzas Rhodes, a letter carrier, was indicted for feloniously e.creting a letter containing two hank notes, of 5/. each, with intent to defraud John George Green; and in another account, with intent to defraud Messrs. Worthington and Co. hankers. The letter containing the notes was proved to have been put into the post-office at Alliugham, near Knutsford, in Cheshire, on the 9th of A a:rust, and it would, in its regular course, have been delivered London on the 11th. After proving the neces sary documents, Lod the post-office witness, the Prisoner's sister proved hav:i; received a five pound note of him the Pri soner, on the evcning of the 11th, which she got changed Of a person of the name of 800, who indorsed it with the name of Ithode. It was stopped at the bank on the 19th of August, and was proved to have been one of the notes stolen out of the letter. The other note of 5/. was also proved to have been in the possession of the prisoner ley his own volun tary confessioa, and which was traced through his information. Guilty—Death. Thomas Richardson was indicted on several counts, and after having been acquitted on the first count, he pleaded guilty to second, on condition, as it was arranged by the Court, that the Fallow should ap t stiffer death. . '