The National Register. — London, England, 1812-08-30 00:00:00

5-10 The new Opera of " 'rho Privateer," noticed in our I,st, has been re rii ) r it i e d all the xvcelt wit it coosiderahle 'l•.‘e author, or rather the compiler, ranch to :111 . . II for II:S lectimt of the music This Opera, thoo L lt re,pertable to 'limed wit softie w tell have been ptoduced ccitlart the list few ears, i s b . x. ace twat:a so rich as we have a :44ht to expect when to make a! soi-ct A layman's• author is mitnere•laHv tio,:le of the melodic i!ave a very good e11 . ..et. not we are ,otteented to hear the wretcheo so ah0.,1 the va to! y Iv:is Cl)..ceil ilftt'r lilt: cost is tt Fit isilior toight to have paid more' ro•pect to the ft clioiis of the whitlow, of the ITow wall Lt like such tlyiog spccelt be ung aoitit ouc ot his own ! V_l 1;1"11:1 L[.. On 'Wednesday a grand :11:tstpterade was ;!iven at Cols favourite re s.ri nt Ole votaries .11 plea's e, in It of t tic glorioas volor v. I tt addition to the saperb de:ratino.. ‘vhich oraeed the Li‘t, new de vices met the e 2, e in every direction, mina Iv brilliant :Jot app. o,triate. Tbe coup fl'Lra on entering aas t.oly nue:!.itirctit —On whatercr putt td the gr aid Panorama the intent...li of the comoany rest.!.l, some era'c ful tribute to '' the ctoorterin, , Hero' . cheered thei; 1. 1 , extort ap plause. nod c 1:1 forth exobation. o,posi.e Che entranc.:, on the fur -111.•r t.ido of the g:rear square, the r•wile ut otly Alairtpda of Wellington," aopeorcd Iv ...waked lit eitaructers ol " living fl On the ri v ht and on the :eft, th -ces at to parti cularly ennobled by Iris prowe:-s. tOrnied of vat iegated lamps, shoo , : forth with the smite mitre with which the . 2 lnw in th litstfry, and the names of " Ciudad Itodyigo," Tolavyta." " Vimiera," " Almeida," 1 acct Salamanca," threw their refulgoit light on the warrior's title, as the records of what he Its done at them, well do to th • latest poste. ity —Oppistte to the orchestra the Inlitiv arms of the Alarquis w re exhibited, surmounted by a wroath of lire, end the orchestra itself, in addition to other siiporb o ttl di-- played a transparency with the following expressive i.:seription Gs rgio 111. Regnante. Geurgio principe \V. l.te It= gente, lat , itatna LiberatA, Iltsponia N"tirlicata, liritanni% VietrA. DCCC. X I I. The dark walks, as on the former twisrptcrade. woro closed. At the eutralice of t'ett in which on ordinary tho hermit i• seen, u very eleg int stage was erected on wnich Mr GTigell anti his company of performers e xhiiiited. 11rre the imeiqueratlers enjoyed a variety of en tertaaunen s Several slight of hand tricks were performed with con siderable applause!, and a learned dog displayed talents, which proved Lim to be a do , of merit. Slack , sire dancin:: and hallancing (both excellent) followed, and pleasingly diverslied the scene. The characters prese..ted the usual varieties, and of crairsc baffle all de , cription. A bond of robbers (from Astle . y's we believe) made th , fluse!ves very conspicuous tier the greater part of the evening, and entered fully into the spirit of masquerAdiag. Among the Harlequins and Clowns there were some %Oa) displayed great agility (a thing very remarkable in character , of this desciiption at a Masquerade), aid there were Ca/math/nes not altogethe'r wanting in grace. An oyster Woman, who appeared with real oysters in her tub, distinguished herself by her industry, and it was gm :rally thoeight the oysters sustained their part exceedingly well, and added a relish to the exertions of the other performers. This at least, was the opinion of judges of taste A satirical Jew was very successful in " cutting up some of the masks like pork." A tall Carman, in a smock-frbck, excited considerable attention, in osequence of u rumour that it was a woman. The masks made rather to free with the supposed rustic, in order t- gain a confirmation of the fact. Some lusty Wows, which were received by the Committee who undertook this enquiry, seemed to incline them to ret u r n masculine, in .... • . . their report, till it was at length stated by a Clown, who acconipamed the doubtful, that it was a Lady in liquor. A Meoherd played beauti un a small pipe; the genteel parties flocked around him, and appeared highly delighted with his exquisite 'performance A. one o'clock the boxes were thrown open for supper, which was *exceedingly well served. Jellies and ices were distributed in great pro iti‘ion, and we never saw so little of scrambling at an entertainment the kind. After supper the various sports were renewed. Excellent bands were in attendance, which at intervals entertained the assembly I THE NATIONAL REGISTER. with iwpropriiite tunes, to which they danced with great spirit, aim " I the most fantastic groupestivit can be tweiyAl, till long ate , dy, ...I unwelcome viitor, had intruded WI their h, when lot the lust time they .s.eeined dis..os, d to repine, rind to exclaim— " What have we with day to d ? S us of care. 'twas tuade fur you " MR. BURNETT; OR, S VALI, PDX INOCULATORS. TO 'IIIE E1)1.1.011. Sta—l rejoice to see that the slumber of the Press i s broken, and that its powers ate once more exerted is the great cause of humanity. • Imposture has had its time. Truth must at last be known, and when known, mivt triumph. The beneficent intentions of providence shall no longer be defeated in this island. It has been made a spring of health, as well as of freedom to mankind: and whilst the first boon has Icon received beyond our shores with uni versal gratitude, shall we reject it ourselves, and re main contented with the enjoyment of the latter, because, notsvithstanding our effigts, that has not yet become s,;e rieral.? To go through the regular process of proving what has now been established by the experience of !hit teen years practice, the efficacy of Vaccination, is not my intent. I leave its defence to your other able Correspondents, as I think that the ground on which its advocates now stand is sufficiently strong to admit of a change in the natio e of the contest. I shall therefore quit the defen lye for the Offen sive. Among the enlightened classes - of society, Vaccina tion has no honest opponent. It is serf-interest that main tains the struggle, and the credulity of the ignorant that feeds it. The latter form by far the most numerous part of the population of this Empire, and are as easily led by a set of intriguers, as a flock of sheep by the conning of the shep herd's dog 3. It is clear, therefore, that although the propa gators of the mischief arc few, the mischief itself is of an alarming magnitude, and extends widely throughout the land. To repress it effectually, arguments have been found insufficient. Popular prejudices, encouraged by the example and strengthened by the misrepresentations of those practitioners, wl:o still deem it their intei est to oppose Vass dilation, have hitherto proved unconquerahle, and through the blindness of the lower classes, " the spri! , g of universal contamination," as one of your rorre:poudetus light!! ex presses it, remains open in this island." But whence arises their blindness ? From the min:l.4'o.lllg confidence which they place on men with whose prufcs-ions they are indeed familiar, but of whose character or abilities they have not the least knowledge. To give them an insight into the merits of their oracles maist go a great way to\lsod, s hakin.; their misjudged c;iiii.knee and opening their eyes. !Os what 1 propose to do occasionally through the medium of your pages. I shall bring out to the broad glare of day those few practitioners, who obstinately continue to sin ead the variolous infection through the land, and by inisrepresenta tion and falsehood, to prevail over the ignorant to cherish a plague in the community; and I shall leave it to the en lightened judgment of their at present blin:led followers to decide, whether it is safe to trust their lives :lid those of their children to the care c.f such haiids. Among the most prominent Small-Pox propagators, who invite the people by the pompous display of the word CRAWS on their windows, is a Mr. BuartETT, Surgeon arid Apothecary, who, in Great Nlary-le-Bone-street, puts out, in good sized letters, " Inoculation for the Small-Pox, and that only, (gratis) every day from nine till eleven o'oclock ; and advice given for the diseases occasioned by the Cow-Pox." Now, it is really difficult to know which to admire most, the humanity of this practitioner, which leads him to give DRA.II_4IIC 1:1WISTA;11. LY M. AUG. ?,o, Al moo