The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-05 00:00:00

_; .~ JULY 5. 7 4 7" ~--.. EDI 415 El THE NATIONAL REGISTER. inald of John Larkins (MR: LOVEGROVE) of the Horns, whose i daughter, (Mrs. ORGER) is unfortunately in love with Jerry Grout, (Mr. °ZEE RRY) an honourable hi icklayer and tunneleer, and resolve to attack the miners and destroy their work. Defeated in the first engagement, they however take J e rry prisoner, who is set at liberty by the Beadle's wife (Mrs. HARLOWE) in the same manner as the Rajah in the Secret Mine. A second battle ensues, during which Mum Chance (Mr. PENLEY) Jerry's rival betrays his friends, removes the key stone of the Secret Arch, and causes the downfall of the hill on the combatants. This piece is introduced by a prelude, in which Mr. KNIGHT, in the chara:ter of a pastry-cook-apprentice, an nounces himself as its author, and sets all daily, and espe cially weekly critics at defiance; particularly threatening the latter with the establishment of a Sunday Newspaper, if they dare to molest him. 'As Mr. KNIGHT has - always found the press most indulgent, this denunciation of vengeance was certainly useless, and rather likely to provoke, than to repel, severity. Perhaps he thought he was sinking into insignifi cance, and wished to cause himself to be publicly mention ed, in order to regain some portion.of notice. Whatever be his motive, if be be really, as be tells us in the prelude, the author of " The Highgate Tunnel," his talents as an actor secured him from neglect, and gained him merited applause; whilst the ingenuity displayed in the formation of this dramatic trifle, the pointed burlesque on many well known passages, and happy introduction of airs, the serious ness of which adds, by contract, to the ludicrousness of the occasion on which they are sung, shewed him as no con temptible caterer for public amusement. The exertions of all the performers, Mrs. °TIGER, Mr. LoYcoltovE and OXEERRY, in particular, did the amplest justice to the piece, which was received throughout with universal applause. - Mr. PYNE sung "The bricklayer tired," &c. a parody on 'le Soldier tied of wars alarms," *with much taste and xecution. Lion of 201. per night for every performance bep?nd three,. so that in case of a piece having a run, his salary for the time would, in fact, be Ito'. a week ! besides this, he demandeda a material increase of salary as Manager, and a considerable addition to the sum which he annually received in lieu elf a benefit. It was the non-compliance of Mr. HA►M's with, these exorbitant demands, that determined Mr. K EMELE to take his leave of Covent-garden Theatre, and to dis pose of the property he has in that concern. Mr. fawcur T, a gentleman universally respected, is mentioned as the successor of Mr. KEMBLE, Ls Acting Ma nager of Covent-garden Theatre. THEATRICAL AN MUSICAL.—Amorg all the virled amusemcntq, combining, coint' with illcasure, none stands higher in th... scei!e of rational estimatif.n than the Theatrical Dinners estabiisheil at Finch's O. F. awl P. S. Tavern In Russel cow t, Covent .gar(!en. There it may be said is to be round " The teat of reason and the fftw of The next dinr:er will be on Wednesday next the Stit instant, when some of the inot , t di,&rignished vocalists from hotlt Theatres will attend. Titcets, . 6d. each, to be had at the Bar, for whi,:lt early application is recricsted, as only a limited inimba will Lx issued to preserve, without inteeruption, the hatruJuy that has always existed at these festive parties. LAW INTELLIG ENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY I. BRIGHTON JUNE 28. SHERIDAN'S admirable Comedy of " The Rivals" was performed here last night ; we have therefore had the satis faction of seeing the season commenced with a good play, at least. "The Rivals," however, is a Comedy which requires too many good performers to be in a common way well got up at any theatre out of the metropolis. In the present in stance it was decently acted, Jock Absolute and Faulkland were performed by Messrs. POWELL, 'and HOLLAND. Of their performances it is unnecessary to speak. Acres was played by BEVERLEY. from Woolwich, with considerable applause. In th e Farce of " The Review" a Miss SYDNEY made her debut in the chaiacter of Grace Gaylorc. Her appearance is singularly interesting, and her performance was entitled to high recommendation. She was honoured throughout with repeated, and almost incessant thunders of approbation, and she want s nothing but that confidence which time and prac tice will not fail to give, to become deservedly one of the greatest favourites of the day. Mr.KEMBLE is about to sot off for Dublin, where he is flgaged to perform a few nights. lie has certainly with drawn himself from Covent Garden, consequence of his de rnand of an increase of salary, both as manager and actor, 'laving been refused. Mr. KEM a Le's salary as an actor only, 3 t Covent Garden Theatre, was 361. per week ; he de manded it to be increased to 601. per week, with the addi • CHAMBERLAIN r. C AYTON. This was an action brought by a bricklayer, against the father of rsliss Gayton, late i , f the Opera ballet, and nJw the wife of the Rev. Mr. Murray, who, when he to , l the daughter off the stage, placed the fattier upon it, by establishing him in busine , ,s as the proprictor - and driver of an Edmonton stage-coach, running tour horses. The action was for negligence, in quitting the coach as it stopped at the Angel Inn, Edmonton, whereby the horses ran away, and the plaintiff fel from and off the said coach, and cut Ili. , head. &c. Mr. Parke, for the plaintiff, called an old seaman as a witness, who was a passenger with the plaintiff at the time the accident occerren, and whose evidence was as follows:—" I was a passenger upon the upper deck of the defendant's coach, on the ttlth of /lord last, in com pany with the plaintiff and another person ; we gut alma-d together in Skinner-street, and went toll a head till we made die Angel Inn, at Edmonton, when the coachman hove-to tir the purpose of landinct a lady, who was a pas'enger in the cabin; he kit the helm wi!liont steersman, when the two horses who were a head took fright, mayhap at the sparks which flew from the pipe of a lu•'hc r who was hl on en g smoke and fire at the door of the Angel. They set of f full Teed ; and I saw the plaintiff get from the upper deck of the coach upon the box, ,ind reach over to try to catch the steering tackle, whet, he tell-to be tween the two stern horses ; I was afraid we should run foul of a piece of timber which laid on the larboind aid but we got cle..r of it ; the plaint s ff had got hold of the steerinv tackle, and swpt the horses' way a little, and I jumped safe a-shore. z , oon after the horses hove-to, one of them, having got a groKnd upon a heap of stones, and the coach man coming up, cut some of the rigging, backed the coach a -stern, and got the horses up. I saw the plaintiff some time after, but he had had his head dressed by the doctor before I saw hint, it was tied round with a handkerchief, which was very broody : I would rather base been a board a ship in a storm than whe; c I was, for we went at the rate of ten knots an hour, or more." From other evidence. it appe:ired that the plaintiff, in his endea vours to stop the horses, fell under their feet, and was trampled upon ; and the surgeon, who afterwards attended hint, stated, that he re ceived a very deep and severe :vountl ever the tight eve, .+ Inch pre vented his attending to hi: business tat upwards of a week, and required his (the surgeon's) attendance for three wee Ls. The defence set up was, that the defend:int had been guilty a no negligence, that he Lad oit! . y quitted the box as lon.; as wa• necessary for him to set down a lady, who was a p.,ssen i ;er in the coa It, and to take out her luggage. Lord ELLEN conouGH observed, that a person u delal:irg to carry passengers, was bound to carry them as far as possibL, in safety thereihre (night, on no ao•oui.t, t., le:!ve his hoses. it WaS impossible fur him to carry on hi: busfiess witlioLt quinine the b v. h- must hive •aupe per,ott with him, with whom to leate the horses in cln.rg • thisiog his absence. _ _ 'lie Jury futtuki u verdict for the plaiatiff—Dutulges 2.'. c sii .