The National Register. — London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

Ot .1:. 5 THE QUEEN. Her Majesty, on Thursday, slept the greater part •ef the night; and, as throughout the preceding day she had been tree from pain, it was hoped she would have derived some advantage from the repast. The hope, however, was not realized, for the physicians on visiting the chamber of their Royal I'atient, at eight o'clock in Ole morning,found no alteration whatever in her ge ,noral state, Toward the middle of the day, her Majesty was a•;•,,iu moved into the room adjoining her chamber, sail she took a slight repast there at five o'clock ; but up to half past seven, no variation inter health had tak'.;:i place. In the forenoon, the Princesses again oecainisd an „hour or two on the lawn, inspecting the progress of the 'workmen. Their Royal Highnesses were attended -in their wa'k by General Taylor and Sir Henry HAW. Oa the return of the 'Royal Wills to the, Palace, they filial Lady • Campbell .and Lady -Elisabeth hiont4tue• just al igh ted, to pay their firsittisit to the Royal may, !dime their return 'Emu attending the Princes Elizabeth of Besse Hembourg• to the continent. .They were most graciously received ; and after re. neerly ar. lunar an conversauion, the Princesses conducted them to see •cieir improvements on the lawn and shrublierizs. The ii•alk was widely excursiv.:, for Vie La lies did not retura to the Palace again till after a lupseml nearly three hours: a:11 I , lten the 'Ladies Gismo - eil M nitague alinost• immediately returned ts) to No Thu Prime Regent reached the Palace punctually at his usual hour of half !list. live o'olock, when the phy sicians made their report of the state of her Majesty to his Royal Highness, and directly after Sir Henry •n a lf or d l e f t the P a l ac e tits Windsor Castle, to be ,present or the Monthly Council. The Prince afterwards visited her MAjesty and the Princesses, and after leataining with them till about half past six o'chi k, his Royal flihness returned totarlton Ilouse to dine. The tiollowing Bulletins of the Queen's health have ben issued since our last : _ _ " Kew Palare, Sept. 28. "The Qleen f_ is hersolf rrnewhot refreshed this nmitias, her IMujs sty having slept well in the night." " Kew Palace. Sept. 29. " The Q tc.m has not slept gaits so is ell Cie lad nights io the t , !cr proardinA Oleg. Tile cyriiptai.lll ex her Afuj , uityri complaint era emelt the same as those of yesterday." "Kc Palace, Sept. sn. " The Queen has slept well.ip.the night, and her Alajiaity is a little la:ter this 'writing.' • " Kew Palace, Oct. t. " The Q'ieen hats hal several hours deep in the ri A ;ght. but it titr:s ittapper to have pr0.1ue...1 an, ruateiial oilhe symptoms of bee lily yesty's disease." 4, Kew Palace, Oct. IL "The Queen has se.:ev.! L.u. .Li as not a to dare ;frolic-41 auy visible effect on the state of bcr 314.71. 's car::; " Ke w Palace. Oast. 3. ",The guezn i,41 had several hours slcen, but the symptoms of her Majesty's disease do trot Siprzar to have flew relieved hy h. " F. MILLMAN." 'l4.,stertitty mornin : , , Sir !Teary Halfori visited her N!ajesty previous to her leaving her vhaudier ; after which he issued the following Bulled': as to the state of her Majesty _ _ _ " Kew P.ll3ce. Oct. 4. " The Queen cot inucs in the sane state.—Her Al.kiesty hul sotr.e rtheehing sleep in the night. " H. 11.11.let)filk" The Prince Regent arrived at Kew-Palace ak.half pait 5 o'clock, and remained till near seven, w.hep. he ldt for London. The Queen was in the same state last evening as slid was in the morning. Tan KINCL—The following paragraph is from a pro vi:icial paper:—" We are enabled, exclusively, to give a few particulars us to the presmt situation of onr ve nerable Sovereign, which may not be uninteresting to our readers, and particularly so when such a studied silence prevails. oa the subject. His Majesty is:perfectly blind, and ()couples a long suite of rooms, through which be is almost continually strolling. Several piano f wtes and - tarpsichords are placed at certain intervals, and the Nlutiarch frequently stops at them, runs over a few notes of Handel's Oratorios, and proceeds on his walk. He dines chiefly on cold meats, and frequently eats standing. He has a sin. raid dress, and:will some times stop and address liiinselt: to a noble Duke. or Lord, thus holding a colloquy, and • furnishing their answers. The King• suflbrs his heard to grow two or three days, seldom, however, excettling three days. His .hair is perfectly white. The Doetorr,Willis attend wit% the other physicians,.bot not with the privacy of the,King. Ile is quite elieerfcl in his conduct anti convcr4ation, . carts very heartily, alai enjoys good bod4y health." On .Eaturd:.y the ,Q.►een's Council assentbd4l ,at Windsor, itgreabiy.to the directions of the Itcc:c . ‘l Act. The follraviitg.balletin was exhibited yesteriLty at St. Juines'b.p.ilacc, Gude. " Maj:47 cs.ritiaws wry nimiut state prune . aw la good iskiilY health, bat ii..:t.ia;:ay4l.ll 2161104 IN . The Lords of the Treastity have ortLicl, that all Biblts and reit:fluent; exported by the lisitith aad ':,:Forcign. 13i1)1a Sycia!;, 4bal ailatTed to ciLN., d:aty Ake. 1•11, ‘TTONAT, 1:11(;:r•V!". TUE DRAMA. DRUM . Lit:E. The antouncement of Mr. Kean in the character of Richard, on Monday night, his first appearance this seasn, proved sufficient attraction to fill the house previ•ms to the rising of the curtain. His reception was such as must have been must gratifying to him on ids eat ee ; he was greeted with u general shout of applause from the audience generally, and the Pit rose tut if by common consent, :aid received him with a wavilg of hats and handkerchiefs, which continued I hr scvcral minutes. Mr. Kean went through the three first acts with his usual energy At the commencement of the fimrth, however, in the coronation scene, whilst sounding.. Buckingham on the subject of the murder of the Princes, some pc:Noes in the galicry created a dis turbance which evidently ,ennoyed both .the audience stud the actor. The former did not notice it. The latter, however, appeared determined it should not pass over without observation ; for, in the midst of his speech. ne stopped, and, coating forward towards the foot lights, .directed bib. looks towards the Gullery, continuing silent till she Pit souk up the cause, anti called loudly on the Police Officers to remove the cause of the afisturhance, which wise thus prolonged to an exteitt of several mi nutes; whereas, but fur, Mr. Kelln ' S extraordinary ap peal, it would is Artl probability have subsided in :Is many seclnds. -Silence having been restored, Mr. Kean lma, and resumed the business of the Stage.— mot so seen recover himself. The whsle ef.the finath..ect, =hit the exception of " So much for Buck ingham," went off with a degreo of flatness we have never before witnessed, ,when Mr. Kean was the repre sentative of' the crook-backed tyrant. The sentence alluded to above, was given by him in the happiest manner, and called forth the mint rapturous applause : it wm not, however, till the tent scene that Richard was completely himself again ; and ultimately the cur tain fell amidst the acclamations of the audience. _ 'file new piece of Sigcnnar the Switzer, followed,- -It has undergone some judicious curt . tilments. The aulienci. were in good humour, and it went off much better than on its first produe.tion. Tuesday night the favourite 'Comedy of •Speed the Plough was perfernied at this Theatre, when Mr. Munden appeared, for the first time this season, in the character of Sir .1/,cl 'toddy. This old and deserving favourite of the public was received, us his talents demand, with the warmest greetings: the audience welcomed him as an old friend, whose return, after a long absence, was a subject of congratulation. Mr. Munden's merits in the character of S;r Abel Handy have long been acknowledged: it is sufficient now to say, that his powers of pleasing the audience, remain unitapairta. We .nevite •recollect to .have seen him to greater .advantage. Mr. Penley bustled through the part of Bob Handy with considerable spirit. Mr. H. Kemble played Henry; be does not impart sufficient energy to the patt. Bengough pea respectable in Sir Philip Bfroultimd. This gentleman improves in the estimation of the public. Miss Smithson rendered the part of :U/ a s Blanclfbrd very interesting ; she was loudly and deservedly applauded in the scene in which she so artlessly discovers her love for Henry. Mr. Western attempted the character of Fanner Ashlield. We regret that we cannot congratulate him on the success of his efrort In oar opinion he felled entirely ;he seemed to have mistaken rudeness and vulgarity for native sin cerity and simplicity. The Opera of the Duenna was represented on Sa turday evening at this theatre, for the purpose of in troducing Madame Beligar to a London audience. The part selected for her .w.as that of Don Carlos—a singu lar choice • if the sex of the character is considered, but well calculated fbr a first essay on account of its slight connexion with the story, leaving the performer. little to attend to besides the songs, which are in a very simple easy style of composition. TVs lady is.by birth an Englishman:la, but has resided many years in Italy, where she has devoted herself to the study of music, and has acquired, if report may b.! trusted, great reputation by her performer:co there. She is not, how.. ever, it Mrs. Billington, or it M'sdain Mara, though the evident einlywrmisuient v. , :der which she laboured ropclers it extremely difii.:alt to guess at the real extent ef her prayers. lier voics in soft and agreeable, and her lowernotes are of an exsiellent quality ; her upper notes a:a imperfect and not always at her commautl, neither does het compass appear to be very extensive. flag style, afar us we are able to a ja4,acut, vory pure and delicate, but.limited to simple.expression, and possessing nothing of,the grand and striking. Her action is after the foreign manner, extremely redundant, bat by no means deficient in grace. In speaking, Ma dame Zwllgar betrays by her accent her long residence abroad, hut nut in a degree at all unpleasant. She is a great acquisition to this theatre, where the musical departmeat has been , ,geplorably neglected. Cl/VENiT•GARIIk N. Mr. N 7. F.trrei appeared on Thur..tiay night in n new rh:uacter, Su ikslottl fia.staat, in the comedy of The Way to keep Him. This actor here comes before us in his own person, and throws oft' that envelope or artifi eiai disguise, which, in his Lar.l.o,j/ebj or Sir Peer ••. Teazle, throws a degree of obscurity around hiw, add leaves us in a great measure to F uess at the real eiattlj and versatility of his powers. the disclosure has not. we think, enhanced the reputation he has already ac quired, although his performance of Sir Bashful slant possesses, what it is impossible that any part Mr. Farrell selected as the lumhum of his efforts should lot withont. many masterly points and refined touches tof consummate skill. His great delia:t was i t the Falk, of tuanneti he has fixed on as his noti.m of this character, too much elf the forced and artificial cast, and wholly differing both from his predecessor.:, and from the notion we !dyne on perusing the co;nedy. There is no rcatim why this part of the cemetly should nut be given in the natural tones of the voice, sure it is not the manners, bat the sentiments and coniu,:t of the character that produce the ludicrous effect intended. Bannister always give it on this rrinciple. Mr. Farrar, en the contrary, obviously emrloyed a feigned voice and s constraine.l manner as the basis on which his performince was founded. In every other respect he was masterly and complete. No actor is less liable to be taken by surprise, or more completely fills uo in his by-pl ty, t he pauses in the dialogue. • His manner of ascertaining if any listecers were at hand, bethre he communicates to Love more the secret of his attachment to Ludy Constant, was truly admirable. lie received reiterated marks of ap probation from the audience. Mr. C. Kemble did not succeed so well in Lain-more as we anticipated ; and Jones's Sir Brilliant Position, though liyely.and spirited, would have admitted .o greater degree of refine tient We admired Mrs. Faucit, and thought her unusually happy .in Mrs. Lovanore : nod the same praise may be assigned to Mrs. Gibbs, in Masan. Miss . Brunton represented the- Widow Berman', and, allowing for too strong a cast of' seriousness, with great success. More attenti'n should be paid to costume in the getting up c'f this excellent comedy. The three chief mule characters were dressed in the ftshion of three different period', distant from each other at least half a century. A " young lady," as her first essay before a London audience, on Friday eight ventured on.the part of Luv Bert/ uni, in the play of 'Guy Mannerine. ,Judging the debutaak merely as a singer, we have seldom incurred the painful necessity of recording a more complete failure. In that line her chance of success is quite hope less, since she ',messes neither voice, nor taste, nor science; even an ear for music appears to have been denied her. As an actress she is not without merit; sonic passages wen , delivered in a manner that disco vered both a feeling heart and a good understanding ; but even in that department her chance of eminence is very remote and uncertain. The audience were Ex tremely indulgent ; -the trying situation in which a .perfurtner is placed on thcst occasions, particularly when _a young and .interesting female, always prow-s an irresistible appeal to. their kindness; if the applause it produced could be admitted as a decisive proof of merit, we hould now be congratulating a peribr.ner OR her triumph, to whom, even us a inei:t cordial weli wisher, we can only recommend a spet:ly ret;rement. The annual expellees of Drury Lane rientre are reduced by the economical measares adolned by Ow Sab Committee, from 70,0001. to 40,0001, a sum the lowest annual receipt ever experinced at that Itutt• . The will of Matthew Gre.: ; tiry author tif " The Castle Spectre," " :bti , t!!'4. - and. otuer 5t,:- rary woi'st, has been prt..red• in his will he gives to Jlcs hl.,,lohustone, late of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden, the sum of 1001. to purchase some trinket ur (alter ornament w be worn on her neck in remembrance of him : to the Right Honourable Lord Ilollund bon!: .ut eatieatures: personal property within theimo— vince of Canterbury sworn under 60,0001. "'From the evidence adduced before the Committee, it appearr that Lord Lonsdale is in postsa,sion of a very beneficial lease of the whole coals belonging to St. Bees School, for a term of 800 years,. at a ren 31.145. per annum ! The Noble Lord is a Trona of the School. His ancestor, Sir .James Lowther, was a Trwtee, and as such granted a lease to Ma/3(V of the mils within the manor—being quite un illegal act, and.ht sof course only to be otAice,l to be set elide. , What blame must attach to the Trustee:4 of the Chu , city ihr allowing this abuse to exist without noticing. tt !1! The evidence is iaromplete, owing to the dis wlistion of Parliament btfore the matter had been fully iavestigatcd."—Carlis i e Panty?. in A great number of workmen are nw..employel alterations at Kew Vadat*. T;to tetarles nod alcovi which bud been stitier:.l to faLl. into a very ritino , ti state, have been rel;airel an decor.ttol , ; aria it is in. tended to lay darn a tittrolvr spacial's gravel wa.lll*, intersecting the lawn at seyer:il pOil2t3. Ode very spacious -WM:C, wady half a, wile in kook, is alraektv in grind for ;Mums. I t is to extend Irma the A,,tiury gate of OK uowe shrublsr:ry over the lawn, to the ewer culled tlie.lotly-walk, near the Pagoda : wad from am luxuriant ; a / myth of the hollies, and other erergreem, in this partivf the platittition, it will form an aclenirali!ta und must pictarespie winter promeitsde. The Nesfrviaberi; Gazeflc sates, that the Jewi 1 - t bunker who lately tat,mre.t sairitle at Vienna, t.i.ts embraced the Chrettian and reetived ketrOva. •: • -