The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-07 00:00:00

pnr., 7 - _ Noblemen, and Gentlemen who filled the princi pal situations in her household. The procession, after b e lthes one hour at Longford, between Hounslow anti •Coltibrook, where the individuals composing it took eree refreshment, set forward for Frogmere, where it Avi s joined by the Prince Regent. as Chief Mourner, by his Royal Brothers In its progress thence to the Rovel Ceinetry, the order of the ceremonial already re hli,hed was observed, with the exeeption of an altera tion as to the State and Household Officers. The procession, arrived at St. George's Chapel nearly ee hour sooner than had been expected ; and some in «mvenience resulted from tkis unusual excess of rine taality We understood that several persons, who::e leisiness it was to fbrm part of the chapel preeessien, arrived too lute to gain admittance. The Chanceilor ul the Exchequer and Lord Bathurst were exclatled ; some of the higher officers of the Queen's Househoht gained admittance with great difficulty. The number of persons admitted as visitors into St. (l e orges Clyed, on this occasion, and net raining part of the preparation itself, was very until, being limited Venther, who were allewed, by limns of tickets, to pass by the eastorn dour of the chapel, adjoining to the deanery, end to tithe their station in the organ -Jell, from whence a tolerable view both of the entrance of the procession and the solemn cencluding ceremony could be obtained. At eight o'clock the notes of the •organ were heard, and the thw choir en-ere:4, each singer bearing a lighted taper in his hand, and singing the well-known anthem from Croft's burial service. The strength and com pleteness of this choral band, at least treble the usual number allotted to the cathedral service, and the select members of the principal choirs in and near the me tropolis, breaking in upon the silence which bethre prevailesi, produstel an effect truly solemn and impres sive. The procession then entered by the south door of the chapel, nearly in the same order as given in the -ceremonial previously arranged for the obsequies of her Majesty. 'l'he Royal body having been carried to the steps of the altar, was placed on the .platform prepared to re sceive it ; the pall was removed, and the crown and cushion was placed on the coffin. The Prince Regent, as chief mourner, being seated in a chair at the head of the corpse, surrounded by his supporters and trait*. hearers, standing, the funeral service. commenced in the t:sual mummer, as perfOrmed at cathedrals, and at the demise of great and illustrious persons. The first Psalm having been chanted by the choir, in the same finished manner. as the anthem witlt which the ceremony com menced ; the Service was read by the Dean of Windsor, in that unalfeenel anti impressive manner which is re quire;l by this sublime portion of our rubric. At the end of the first part, the celebrated anthem by Kent, Hear my Prayer, - was iattadueed, and executed in a very folished manner. The body of her Majesty was then lot &wit into the vault prepared for it, and the solemnity was closest in the manner usual on these oc casion::. he the venerable Sir Isaac Herd, who pro nounced in a distinct voice, and standing near the grave, the style and titles of her late Majesty. As the mourners and attendants on this striking ceremeny began slowly to separate and to quit the chapel, the notes of the organ again filled the edifice, and produced at once the ri.diest and most soothing effect. The numerous co:npany separated without the least disorder or inconvenience ; and in a few minutes after the obseptius of her l..tc Majesty had closed, no vestige remained of the solemn pageantry which hal just passed before the eyes of the spectators. The whole ceremony was conducted in a men= that ralleets great credit on all concerned in its manage ment; no confasioa or difficulty arose in its progress; nor did the different persons who .formed the procession appear at all embarrassed, or at a loss to discover the situations in which they were to be placed. At the Chalk' Royal, 5t..7 tines's, there was no scr. vice ; bet at Whitehall Chapel, and most of the Churches in Westminster, appropriate Senn' ns were preached. In very kw ilierettes in tl:e C:ty was more titan the usual service of the day performed. In Christ Church, Newgate-street, however, the Vicer, the Rev. Mr. Croenher, delivered a roost impressive and saitable discourse. The Jews pail every respeet (as thsy do on every public occasiee) to the solemnity of the day. In tie: :evnagogue in Duke's Place, a berm Prayer, prepared for the oceasioa, wan eciel ; the place was hung with supertine black cloth, or less were issued that person shuttled be admitted without some emblem of mourning. In all the other S;ungogues, solemn service was likewise pertinent:l The great bell of the Cathedral of Et. Pees was tolled at noon and i:: the evening. 13oxi-40.—Yesterday the long talked of battle be lween llandall and Turner wok place, when, after a deqerate contest of two hours and twenty minute*, Randall was declared the victor, in consequence of antagonist not bein4 able to come to time. The rchluke Maximilian artivcil at Dublin on Saitlay last, where all pos-ible respect has hen paid to him by tin; Lord Lienti.mant and principal Wicer of .the eaStiC. THE NATIONAL nr•,GIS'I•Ef. Till: DIM 31. L DRURY LANE THEATRE. A new tragedy, called Brides, or The Fall of Tar quin, teas produced at this theatre on Thursday night The second title will immediately explain to all who are is the least conversant with Roman history, that it is the tortures of the elder 13rutus which form the sub ject of this drama. The piece is on a very extended scale, including nearly all that is memorable in the life of that illustrious individual: but we are doubtful if the author has nut excluded a regular dramatic interest. and converted his scenes into a seek: of historical paintings, not retaining a sufficient counexion with cacti other.— The play commences with the assumetlidimism of Junius Brutus ; contains the whole story of Lucretia, the in dination of Brutus at the conduct of .S..,rtus Targuinins, Ins reusing the Roman people to revolt, and the conse quent expulsion of the family of Tarquin ; the eleva tom of Brutus to the Consulate, end the whole of the ntemoreble transaction min ate:) , &tidied, wherein, the feelings of a citizen overcoming those of a halter, he condemns his son Titres to death. I salependeto Ir of thee events, which every one knows occupy as histary a long series of years, an episode is introduced, formed out of an attachment supposed to exist between time son of Lirutns and Tarquinitt, a daughter of the reigning ty tant—an episod , by the way, which fi>nus occasionally no sli_dit obstacle to the progress of the story : to this are to be added, the fortunes of *Pullin, the wife of Tar quin, who is left by her husband Regent of Rome during his absence at the siege of Aram: this flagitious wo man, after Rome is fallen under the donduion of /Indus, is, is perfect consistency with the superstition of the age, made to terminate her days by being struck with horror at the sight of her murdered father's ghost.— These form the materiah;, and they are evidently ample in quantity, on which the present drama has been eon ' tructed. Considered as actitry—for the performers must always partake largely in the success of a new piece—the great attraction es the Brutus of Mr. Kean, which certainly will not suffer by a comparison with the most perfect histrionic efforts within the recollec tion of the present generation: we have seldom seen this great actor more nappy, or inure completely success ful: his peculiar powers seem indeed to have been care fully studied by the writer of this tragedy. The open ing scenes, where he dissembles fatuity, while his real character, like a volcano, seems every moment on the point of bursting the shell that covers it, were con ceived an;l executed in.the truest and must masterly style: the scene where Sextus, by a very fortunate thought, is made to reveal to him the outrage committed on Lucretia, was not less happy: while listening to the dreadful tale, his hands moved convulsively, every muscle of bis frame and of his countenance was agitated with passion, till at length, unable to resist any longer, he rushes with clinched hands on the monster before hint, and seems ready to extinguish him in his wrath. Mr. Kean's silent acting is, perhaps, the finest the world ever saw. We are inclined to censure the manner in which the celebrated judgment scene has been wrought, and think it not only too long, but that the action is embarrassed, and even ruined, by the introduction of Tarcuinia ; but it abounds with instances of the power just mentioned. We recollect no instance of un actor who could stand silently on the stave for minutes to •gether, and calling up in succession all the shades and • degrees of passion on his countenance, move his au dience to silence and to tears of the truest sympathy. Mr. Kean does this in the judgment scene of Brutus.— The rest of the play suffers, we think, by the style of the perfbrmanee, with the exception of the Tuliia of Mrs. Glover, and the Turquinia of Mrs. West, both which were excellent. The author of this tragedy is said to be Mr. Iloward Payne : it experienced a very flivoinable reception. The prologue was delivered by Mr. H. Kemble, and the epilogue by Mrs. Glover. We subjoin an extract from the latter, in ridicule of f• The Dandies," which will perhaps amuse our fitir readers: But, blvss me—what two nondeseript• together ! Tay S'ic—a pile of riband. straw, and feather, I ler n..: k, a pillion—all above, and on it, A ehtirenhYlf:' rre.Aer lower 'faith, a bonnet; As c, and an mina woman in Rouse bat lice tongue, to make that wwer a Babel. Now for the lie. the fellow notulcseript— Wiantie has that mockery of man been ships ? ILVL HOS> or Bucisot brought hint to console Toe qiiiilnitoys Mr the piv..mge to the Pole? White nu !ar techerg bowls some GMCllhind squaw, Robiiil ui her preay moastar—till text thaw ? No. Pails has the honour, •• ah, pie out." •• air, grace, deer,;, much of Paris! France gave his styp'tim, his tongue in phrase, head its peruke, and his want its stays' Thy thing is I:mildly:old—leis eruslt the trade; Ladies, insist on't—all is burst hunk. made ! All British—from your shoe-tie or your fin, Down to that nyeitssary Mute. called—man ! Now for the compound Yr:attire—first the wig, With every fume struggling ut goalie big On the roug'd cheek the tress-died whisker Tread, Tile thousandth way of dressing a calf's load Toe neckcloth neat—where starch and whalebone vie. To make tat, slave a walking pillory ! Thy bohtet'd bosom—ali, ye envymg fair, How little dream ye of the stuff toat s there! What straps, ropo, steel, the urinal; rths compress, Ti' make tie I randy beautifully lets Thin their tituif stai.e ot folly Casts By imainia, t•• straight waisbasits come at last ! Nit itolgtog Shakspeare—this eseiip'd thine eye. for e-4.taigh tht Graim drt osit..tht Thing :Mi . die! COVENT (::11{1)EN. A novelty appeared on Thursday night at this theatre, called Rose d'Amour, or The Little Red Riding flu!. This is an operatic fairy tale, in two acts ; and is au importation from our neighlmirs the Parisians, among whom it enjoys great opularity. The story consists of a series at designs farmed against the person of the heroine, a young and beautiful girl, by a certain fef miduble person called RodoY, Me trey; who Oct being very ingenious at inventing love stratagems, calls even magic to his aid : the innocence of Rose d'Amour, however, is protected by a certain belie. volent fairy. She is rescued from Rod° and finally united to a nobleman called Count Lot/anire. The principal part was played by an interesting young actress, a Miss BEAUMONT, who sae her first thea trical appearance on the occasion, and acquitted herself in a very pleasing manner. Fur the piece itself—whe ther what pleases tl:c Parisians will not succeed here, and whether it is less skiifilly got up than in its origi nal form, we know not ; but the piece was very far from making a favourable impression on the audience; so much so, that the annoutweinent fir repetition was with ditliculty heard. The drama is certainly heavy, in Fes-oral scenes, but contains a suilicicnt portion of the agreeable, we think, to have merited less se.:ere treatment. Booth is no longer a member of the Covent-va.den Corps Dramatipc, he havieg accepted a return of his articles. THE PRINCE. REGENT'S COURT.—Friday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton.; house, at which his Excellency Baron Fagel, the Am hassador front the Court of the Netherlands was in troduced with the usual ceremony, and delivered a letter of condoicnce, on the demise of the late Qoeen, from the King of the Netherlands. Sir Isaac Beard, Garter King at Arms, attains hit 88th year on the 10th of next month. It has been his melanchely duty to attend the ffineral ceremonials of six members of our Royal Fatuity. viz. (according to their generations)--George 11. l'rederick Prince. •of Wales, Queen Charlotte, Princess Amelia, Princess Charlotte of Wales, and her !,',Viyal Infant. The subscription of one guinea from each subscriber, for crectin4-,.. a monument to the memory of the late Princess Charlotte, amounts to very near twenty than sand pounds. Men of the highest rank were obliged •at Windsor, during the ceremony, to forego the common attentions which their station and habits require. The .Duke of Newcastle, one of the supporters of the Royal i;ody in the procession, was uctuallyy obliged to put on his mourning habiliments for the ceremony, in. one of the pantries of the Castle Tavern. There was neither bed nor dressing-room to be had fur money or entreaty. The Duchess of Gloucinter and the princess Au.. gusta have retnoved from Cambridge 14ouss, Kew Green to Frogmore House, near Windsor. • The New York papers of the 9th ult. insert a para graph from the Ilavannah, which states, that a body of 4jo Spaniards, draughted from the Tarragona and llavaunah regiments, were to leave Ilavannah within a few days from the date of the intelligence, to receive • Pensacola from the American Government. By an act of the Provincial Legislature of New Jersey, the ex portation of slaves from the said state is prohibited, under a penalty of 2,000 dollars, or imprisonment of from two to four years. We do not learn how the. law stands as to the importation attic unhappy race of negroes. It appears that the Government of the United States have made arrangements for the itnwe:- diate execution of plans fin. the defence of New Orleans, and the districts generally on the lower Mississippi, from the attacks of a foreign enemy. We have received Gazettes from Cape henry (St. . Domingo) to the 27th September, and letters to the 20th October. It is qinte evident from both these sources of information, that if the idea of making au inroad into the territory of Boyer ever entered the mind of Christophe, all thought of carrying it into execution' is for the present abandoned. Ills whole cares scent to centre in the restoration of Fort Ferrier, constructed as a last place of refuge for himself and all his people, after the injwy it lately received by being struck with lightning. We regret the derpetic means employed for this purpose, because the resources of the country are injured ; the crops of coffee and other huporfunt produce cannot be gathered, nor can the merchruits hands to ea; ry on their commercial operations. Every • thing (according to the private accounts) was in a state of confusion and anxiety. Extract of a letter, dated Grenada, Oct. 11, 1818 " The Indepentlena squadron, antler Admiral Brion, has been laying here a long time, repairing damages ; . one of them, time brig Columbia,. , .l if;tl tons, and 13 guns, MIS run away with from the bay by her crew . (most of them Engliahmea), commanded by one Geo.. Thomas, a half-pay British Lieutenant. Brimi is gtr after her in the Emerald; she is suppose.l to have gone to America. During the tome Baku was king here, . most of his men deserted him. Celeuel \\Non has been shot by Bolivar, for having spoken too ffeely of .• I that G.:::Lral at a dinner.' 4 7 40 • e • • ,A :!t l 9