The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL, REGISTER. • the second, a grand warlike air, most happily suited to his powers, told executed with particular effect, some persons whose eats nature .eetned to have slosed to the charms of harmony; per>icted in opposin the general wish, and ob truding their ungenerous clamot►rs-i)n the atrdicnee, so as to spoil its enj,,yment. This momentary opposition, Tv)wevcr, was followed by three peals if loud and unmixed applause, which continued even after Mr. COOKE had left the scene. POLICE. AAJ6UST S. MARLBOROUuH-STREET. NTIIFOV We/lilt-414y an information- iir is hee rd at this Office, before N. Conant anti R. Baker, E.rirs.. preferred by Mr. Itlartitidale, of the Stable-yard, St. .lame-'s, against 11Ir. Coady, proprietor Gf the above Theatre, for illegally promoting the performance of the regular drama at that house. This theatt e wt is opened a fortnight ago, by the authority of a license from the 31agictrates, for the performance of English operas ; and it was lirgfli in the present kstance„ that the regular drama was nightly per. fui Med there, uiiisont the authority of a patent, or a licence from the Lord Chamberlain. Tn support of the information, Mr. Raymond, the performed., was • called, who stated that he went to the Pantheon on the V.2:1 of July, the first night of its opening, when the Ope of the Cabinet uai performed in the same manner as at one of the winter theaters. The langnage was spoken, and not (+minted, and the only variation w,ms the sound ot'a piano -forte at intervals. Proof was next addoetd that no patent had been granted to the Theatre for the perfmmance of the drama ; nor had any license been obtained of the Lord Chamberlain, to authorise such proceedings. The theatre eriginally was licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, for the performance of Ma lian operas, but this license had long since expirtd. The Solicitor, in support of the information, produced various letters of Mr. Cund's to the Chamberlain's Office, so.iciting license, and stating himself to have been ruined by delusive promi , e, held out to him and which induced him to embark his whole pro perty in time concern. The necessary proofs having been gone through, the IVlagistrale convicted the defendant in the penalty of 501. Mr. tundy. however, gave notice of his intention to appeal against the con viction at the Quarter Sessions. The Solicitor for the information observed, that the object of appeal Was easily to be nuderstood ; the defendant had in view the keeping open the house to the end of the season : but he tvould give Mr. Comdy to u n derstand, that unless the performances imme diately ceased, he would he proceeded against, with the whole of the performers, for distinct penalties, as rogues and vagabonds. The matter here rests at present. PANTHEON. It was nth' intention to 14;l% e given a detailed aeconnt of the per fot'inanr•es at this theatre this week, but %%rant of roam compels ing to delay it till our next. The persecution which this House has ex. perienced for the last two years, and which we regret to find, still cohtiones, however calls-for our instant leprobatiotr. Every endea vour to put down au establishment of this kind, is an attempt to cur tail the aninsenlent of the public, against which it is in fact directed. This is not an age in which the claims of monopoly can be ad initted. The be*st way of opposition is to display superior merit and attractions ; and we wonder that the ManagiTs of a summer Theatre, that possesses the hest company in town. and has dewy tdly met with so ranch patronage, should have thought it neces-ary to unite in the ungraceful task of stippressing a dramatic establish ment, too distant, and too much in its infancy, to give them any reasonable grounds for alai in. BRIGII FON, Arc;. 6 Our Theatre, dm ing the present week, has been nume rously attended; and once mare bids fair to become the focus of attraction, and thus remunerates the exertions of the Manager, Mr. JosEen GROVE, who has introduced a gitater succession of new and distinguished performers, than we ever remember to have seen in our town. The Misses DEN NIT T joined on Monday; they areileservedly favourites, amd many of their dances boast considerable ingenuity. EMERY, who is to be succeeded by that divine songstress CAT A L ANI, finished his engagement on Wednesday, in 110111tVilln The well-known merits of this performer, we are sorry to see, did not prove as attractive as usual; in deed that should not cause wonder, for the libraries boast so much, and such varied amusements, that they are irresisti ble ; that deep play is sometimes allowed at them, we cannot believe. The Play of the Heir at .Law, taken as a whole, was the best performance of the season. BLANCHARD, WATSON, LAD BROKE and GORDON, all performers of merit, made very effectively pleasing the characters of Lord Dulerly, Kenriek, StedAst, and Henry *Morland ; and Mrs. LA DBROKE, certainly the best representative of old women o'..f the London.boards, was truly diverting in Lady Duberly. Transplanted by the vagaries of fortune, from- a chandler shop to a carriage, the vulgar coarseness of early habits was admirably and fancifully blendid with her whimsical con ception of the polish of high life. Miss Bt, ANC!! A RD, as e(ei.',./, displayed much met it in thAt line of acting : and the Caro!ine Dorincr of Miss SYDNEY was all that was captivat in ;• and tender. Characters of this and a similar description conic most directlf within the scope of her powers. This lady is a most useful actress ; she also sings with much taste and expression, but it is in genteel comedy she excels. There, where violent and very spirited exertion is not required, her elegant figure, interesting person, and cultivated talents, eminently qualify her, at no distant period, to hold a dis tinguished situation on the Metropolitan boards. Every bnx for CATALANI'S first appearance to morrow night, is ale. taken. On Thursday the remains of the late Dr. RANDOLPH, 1,01,d 111 , 110 p of London, were interred in a private manner at Fulham. St. Paul's hell tolled an hour on the occasion. „The bishop of Lincoln, it is generally believed, will suc ci .ea tv the see of Loudon. UNION-HALL. Henry Herring, charged on suspicion of Licking pocket= at Vauxhall Gardens, on the night of ale grand tete, was finally ex- Illnined. Mr. Hall declining to swear to the note case, or to this number of the notes which he lost, tnmo found by the prisoner when he was apprehended were returned to him, and he was fully committed to take his trial, on the charge of having pit ked the pocket of the Earl of Not manton of his smehox. Tuesday, Harry Griffiths was brought to Bow-street Office, charged ‘‘ . itli counterfeit notes, in imi , ation of the Bank of England notes, for less than their lumina; value. Ha was fully committed for trial. At Mai!borough-street Police Office, on Tuesday, a prophetess was committed for robbing the kitchen of Mr. Liseden, of two sil ver spoons. The . jade had been admitted to the house to amuse the credulous servants with foretelling thture events. Trifling articles had hefGre been missed, and the property in question was Oared conveniently to be removed. On the prisoner leaving the house, she took the spoons with her, and on searching the basket they were found, and she pleaded a mistake. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. The home of Mr. Dudderidge, button-maker, in Gutter-lane, Cheapside, was on Saturday night destroyed by fire. A young man, clerk to Mr. Dudderidge, who was from home with his family; in his endea% our to save his master's books, was so much burnt, that lie died the next morning. Sundny morning, between three and f ur o'clock, an alarming fire broke out at Mr. Barion's Patent Engine Manufactory, in 'baton mreer, Westminster. It bornt with great fury to the coach-yard Alari•lmm-sturet, mid threatened devaktatiim to the whole neiglibbur hood. The valuable steam engine, which, it is supposed, occasioned was entirely destroyed. The damage sustained is estimno•ti i:t On Friday twining, between twelve and one o'clock, a destruc tive fire broke ont at the house of Mr Gullies, a cheese:um:yr, op posite Whit: chapel Church, whirh at first threatened destruction to the nholc of an extensive range of buildings, and so rapid was the proWte b of the tlawes, (uotwitliStancling several fire engines Were I