The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-24 00:00:00

OCT. 21, int Miss Norton's exertioas last night, as her successor in, the same part, we see no reason to change our regret into approba tion. During the first three acts when the character does not ri-e shove the levet of feminine graces and accomplishments, ',l;a; Sierton bad perhaps the advantage; but when she assumes v%ith the disguise, the manly spirit and solemnity of a judge, Nti,s Smith remained unrivalled. Aithough greatly inferior to the latter, she is fully equal to the part which she supported with great animation throughout. 'Miss BUltbd mode also her first appearance in the character of /wirer, which gave her an opportunity of displaying the iweet nr.i o f her voice, hat wig nut add to her same as an aetre:i. Mr. Cooke was as great in Sitglnck as ever. lie seems to reel' perhaps ton notch .irsn the expressiveness of his countenance; for his tones arc now and then so low that the eye alone and pat the ear can catch his meatiia,?,.. Y. hat wool(' y. e think of a iman, %she w hilst rending aloud to us from the farthest extremity the room, should nosy awl then drop his voice entirely, and row!): lii , n , 4 o S with turning the Inside of the book towards us tor our perval'of certain p:u.ages*? Air ('. seonediwarly overpowered by h;; occasional tliqM! ti:e :an enervating languor that rub. hit. voice, hi: 'f t i': 'con titttna tit'e of sot* of e tcpta, vi on, saw I:mt of a 'man 11:11f a -lee'', which but little suits the warmth of 13.:e. ;412 ti Wit' and frieud,lii p V:. Mundell, in Leftfto , ;lo, repressed a little the 11mill:tut-N. of his grimace..' lie consequesitl„,y receised less. applause but o:erveli mote. . . Tavlor %%lin can diginguish himself as a musical ideot afterptece-, such as Ihr. Escapes, ,Se 1,1 prahahi s ► , orpri.:ed at hotline; himself placed in the part of a spirited Loser ;told gentleman. in ',arm:o, that . a , Antiishotetit deprived Lim ,f the power of action, and reduced his voice into an tin kle:Ming and rtlntn,l stomm/o4ated N lit'Al. 11.1.1.116LNCE. COW 01 T. `2,l.—A few days since a large brig run nn shore own ae S:tingles, at the entrance of the Needles pas-age, where Abe romain , ..il wo day 4, and must inevitably have gone in pieces ita I ,iot the %% . tiol fortunately ablated. ts!ii 'floirsday last a beautiful 74 gun ship was launched at iturficrAand, called the Victorious amidst the jovitil ne •iaolations of a uumerous mid reespeeta hie assemblage of persons, all of o lion) felt the utmost pleasure on the occasion, not for a tuosneut doubting hot w hen manned with Officers and men f'rom the Ikiti.h Navy, she o ill prove the propriety of her Willie by Id ;lug, at every opportunity, under ally circumstances, freAt Loirels la, nl,i Lly.tlait• PI,V MO VTII, OCT. '2E—Arrived the Jane, of Quebec, Capt. Grate: m, from Madeira, wit h wine, &c.; also the Maria, oil . ..thd fur Teigninouth, with timber, &c. from New Brunswick. hich ‘t7; evtitred yesterday, about 1•2 P. M. 3 miles on the lA%siiiac Lighthouse, in sight of Ca's saud Heights. and ill!' ves ,el• i,e tLe gunnel , 11 , / the French lw , ger privateer L'Orb du .lour, :•;fi tons, mounting two swivels, and having small arms, idt tarn; but about' P. M. At 3S re-capturod hy the I , tive . I Arise Revenue cutter, Capt. Kinsmaa, about 7 miles S. 11. ut the I:1K stone, whis , sailed, suspecting the lugger to he an enemy, vial continued itt pursuit of her, but she was captured by the Brilliant frigate, about 6 or 7 I'. M. the Pheasant sloop and cladss jell lugger being in sight, which finattuately were sailing tee loch a direction as to hear down exactl on the lugger, hut :I I , 4ert time would have enabled the lugger to have been out of their reach, she beiag a remarkable fast sailer. The Captain e! the Maria dates, that he lay too for upwards of ten ;ninnies, not the least atspectimt; her to be an enemy, but he lm' alemt tttu miles distatwe from her the lugger made all saa, r.ul ntangside her, boarded her and battled down her calottri, which the Captain refined to do, then robbing him of hi s ttatch and cloathes, took him with six of his crew un board the lugger, (the other having hid himself) his uas returned him when in sight of the Brat Kant. The I . rench capt a i n i mme di ate l y on b oarding ma d e two bl ows at . l . .ptaio Itlllhei,q , of the- Maria, but fortunately did him no Mow striking his lint, and the other, which was mad:. at his hody, missing him; he also states, that the within mentioned lugger had made but two vovage4, but on thejast kid captured the Leeds Merchantmen, laden with coats, and the Success, of Milford. During the time Captain . Bibbens was see In s m o l the lugger, he never heard a word of French spoken. htA pt. haying been in an English prison upwards of four y ears, a , t2 , 1 the c rews b e i ng comprised of English, Americans, cke. t i , hev proc ee d e d to the Eastward with the lugger, but landed iSittiens slid some of hilt-crew near Sideorab avd is nu safcly on board his ow l vessel. TIIE NATIONAL. REGISTER. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, WZDNESDAT, OCT. 19. The Westminster Quarter Sessions commenceft at the new (.5- sions House, before Mr. Mainthtring and the llctich of Mazi straws. The business was confined to swearing in constable., and the crowd and pressure was so great, that many persons were alarmed for their safety. The Court proceeded this day to try the traverse indictment:. THU rtsuAir, OCT. 20. The only ease of interest that occurred through the day was an indictment for an assault, of which the following are the particulars : _ A plump matron, about 59, named '.ll:try Love, who keeps a toy shop in Wcstminder, was indicted for aisaulting: the faik person of Miss Mary AMU' Lew 1 4 $ a heautifid young woman, about IS. I t appeared that the father of the prosecutriv, who a h.rhoulmaster, oeci!vied the upper part of Mrs. I flVt''s hou-e, and had with her some unpleasant altercation. In the month of illy last, Miss Len ii aS standing at the hall-door buying' same fish of a hawker., yt hen Mrs. Love cattle not ;nal insisted on tive fish hawker's tottv. Ml' the nagged nay. Miss Lewis said that she must first have thine with her, whom 'Mrs. Love, seizing V. one hand a child's chair, and with the other a omuse teep onn nioditie of her call in... 0, male a violent attack pith the I.litcr upon Miss Len is's face, and very nearly spoiled it faminatior (Vol trteuere of nature's handy work; while with the o:11:1 - hand, she furiously pre-std the chair upon her delicate foot, which; resting. on the threshold, peeped from beneath her snots - white petticoat. The .1k ry foand the intemperate matron guil-ty, and the Court senicaect. her to pay a not. of :ls. 4tl. M o Dot: Monday a large bull-dog, belonging to one of the Sun Fire men, was seized with canine madwss iu the Strand. The animal foamed, and exhibited the usual s, towline, of lisdrophobia. The fireman, on perceiving the situation tit hit dog, made signs to the spectators to stand aside ; he then teized the dog, in the most resolute manner, by the neck, and dragged it to the shop of Mr. Willows, fishmonger, where he procured a hammer, and the dog was destroyed. Dogs in v;,- rious part of the !%letropoli , have lately died mad, and the pith lic ought therefore to he peculiarly on their guard against thCall. A Centlentao of Distinction, about .50 years of age, who has used the Russia Oil regularly this twelvemonth for dressing his hair, ha% declared to the Prnprietor, that his hair is not only .zrow it in thickness and strength, hut' it has also prcvented it turning gre,, which was before on the decline; it i- there fore recommended to Ladies and Gentlemen, who wis h to bene fit from the Russia Oil, not to neglect using it regularly, us it cannot be peeled of having the desired effect if only appliel at intervals. The Royal Fatuity, and Ladies and (tentleinen of Distinction and l'ashion, use Prince's Russia Oil for moistening Cie Hair when di essiag. which is so great a nourisher to the Pair, as to present it turning grey to all periods, promotes the growth. and making the hair grow thick and long; prevents its falling 01'; and restores it on bald places, if the least roots remain.— Several Gentlemen that were bald !mire declared, after using the Rassia Oil regularly fur three unintits, the bald plains IseciJne nearly covered with hair ; promotes eye-brows, is hiskers, and prevents - them turning grey, at is. per bottle, or a bottle con taining lior small, at one Guinea. tiold wholesale and retail by the Proprietor, A. Prince, No. 9, J Oxford-street ; and by most principal Perfumer. and Medicine Vend( rs int England, Ireland, and ticotlaud.—Caution.—As Impostors are travelling about, imposing not ions counteifeits on shopkeept Es. particularly ou Ilair-diessers and Booksellers, purchasers will paracolarly ask for Prince's Russia Oil, and observe the label on the outside wrapper of each bottle is sired is Russian gold ink, •` Mochrikufsky and Prince ;" any without that signature are counterfeits. Country Shopkeepers sending their urder4t to any Wholesale Vender they deal with in London, will receive, liberal alto malice. DIED. Saturday morning, in Tram place, Sloane-street, Mrs. Cowell, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel Cowell, late of the First I:all:ilk:4 of the Royals. On the 12th ult. at Kirktown of Auchterle:Qs, in the 99th y ear of his age; Islr. George Paterson formerly merchant there. At Glasgow, un the Bth in4aut, Doctor James INl`Nayr. On the Yd inst. at his house at Bow, the Rev. Wm. James Frereh, Rector of Vangi, in Esiex. sad chaplain to ttle :Jeer Brethren of tp 1... . 0. .6 i I . 44,4 k ' i 4 i 1' 1 r y re!, 'P• rv, tth se, t hr 9 In I ita • „.