The National Register. — London, England, 1809-01-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 14 highly finished, and the other but faintly bud irregularl3 sketched. Tlfursday last Miss Norton for the first time appeared as .Jane Shore, and Mrs. Beaumont as Alicia. The former. possesses ail the requisites for her part--;:;enies, .jedgmeat, youth, a fine voice, an expressive, and handsome counte nance, an impressive and judicious action. The latter als„ claiina some share of original genius, an unerring judg ment, a true conception of her part, and great feeling ; but however ungallant the declaration may seem, truth fl its: be sold ; the hand of titne has withered her bloom, sharpetio(' her voice, and somewhat impaired her powers. Her second performance of Belvidera, and her representation of Alicia, have enabled us to form a juster opinion of her abilities. They arc undoubtedly great ; hut checked by those defects Nye have so lately mentioned, and which human ingennit) can partly conceal, but never eradicate. Her jealous scene with Hastings was not ranting, but real passion, that de rives all its strength from the very weakness of the temalc sex. Her madness did not !consist in unnatural screams and starts, and windmill-like gesticulations; it contained a few gleams of reason, and spread a faithful and melancholy picture of passion, triumphant in the wreck of the mind. Miss Norton, in all her speeches, in all her scenes, was true to nature and to feeling. The mild dignity, rendered more affecting by her self-contempt and humliation, when she re4ists Lord Hastings' passion ; her spirit bursting through all the considerations of prudence, when she defends the cause of the infant king; her calm resignaVon when her sentence is pronounced; and the, fervonr with which shc addresses Heaven, whilst she acknowledges the justice • of: her doom, were passages, in her performance, which stamp her a worthy successor, though, as yet, far from an equal, to the British Melpomene. In her famished scene, her grief did not assume the wildness of ranting, though ex. Airing despair, hut always preserved the same dignified character of cairn resignation, in the midst of sufferings the most acute, the pangs of rejected friendship, still severer than those of devouring famine. All the male parts in this tragedy are inferior to those of Jane .‘:,'hore and and do not open a wide field to the exertions of genius. Mr. C. Kemble, in Lord Hastings, was as great as the part would allow. But we were not a little surprised to see Mr. Murray, in the Duke of Gto'ster, suddenly start to an unusual degree of excellence. He has • always been justly ranked among the good performers, ou whose account neitiwr fame nor censure strain their voice : but on Tte:rs.il v he displayed faithfully and spiritedly the treacliefous him - loess and secret ambition of the cunning Usurper, especially in the scene in which he tries Lordfladings' real sentiments. In the council scene he was also really great, when with half-bursting exulta tion he thundered his accusations against Hastings, and pronounced his sentence. On Monday night the Pantomime of Robinson Crusoe, which had not been acted for many years, was revived at Drury Lane, with great splendour of scenery. The merit which this afterpiece possesses over most spectacles of this kind, consists in the interest of the story, and the no velty of its being. divided into two acts. The first act is of a dum melo-dramatic nature and contains the chief occur rences that thole place in Crusoe's island. The second is merely pantomimic, and although the scenery in both is beautiful, yet it cannot, like the celebrated Mother Goose, boast tricks whit!) it seems almost above the ingenuity of man to perform. D'Egville in Crusle displayed as much sober truth of action, and as much judgment, as in his performance of Caraetacus. Mr. Laurent, in Friday, was only a-tumbling clown, whilst he ought to have exerted the graceful activity of a savage. Mrs. Sharp, light, airy as usual, continued:to prove herself the best Columbine on the stage. Theithief defect of this pantomime is its length. It met with complete success, and by the houses which it draws, seems likely to repay the liberality of the managers, which has spared no expense to raider it worthy of a Brie tish This venerable and respected Nobleman died on Sattirday the 18th tilt. in the 80th year of his age, at his house in licreford treet, of a disorder in the bowels, which in a few days coma pi.tely exhausted him. His Lordship is succeeded in his title his eldest son, Lord Hawke bury. By his death the office ot . Clerk of the Yells in Ireland, and Collector of the Customs Inward of the Port of London, became vacant. The former, we believe, was given in reversion by Lord Sidenouth, to his son, :he Hon. Mr. Addington. The Earl of Liverpool was for many years supposed to be high in the confidence of his Majesty, and his thorough knowledge of the commercial interests of the country, rendered him in a great degree distinguished as a po litician. Tits noble Earl has been for several ears rendered in capable of taking an active part in public affairs. To the last. however, he maintained unabate,l his int - hinter in the secret Councils of the State ; and it is not unlikely that his death may oceasion an important result. There has been no example in Os Majesty's reign of a rise so extraordinary, and of influence so untemitted, 'as that of the Earl of Liverpool. He was for many years President of the Board of Trade. In the )eaf 1782 he succeeded to the family title of a Baronet io 1786 he was created Lord Hawkesbur' ; and in 1 1 196 Earl of Liverpool. lie was twice married, and has left issue, beside the present Lord Liverpool, the Hon. Charles Jenkinson. The Noble Earl never recovered the shock he received on the accident which happened to the Cuuntess. When her head-dress caught fire, recollecting; that there were always two servants in the apartment of the Noble Lord, she burst into the room, and by the timely as sistance she received from the men the flames were exttnguished, but the Noble Earl survived the alarm but a few days. This venerable Nobleman has left to his eldest son, the present Earl, 15,000/. per anium, of which only about 3,5001. per annum is in land. To hiS widow, the Countess of Liverpool, only 7001. per annum for life, in additiou to her former jointure, as Lady Cope, of 10001. per annum. But the present Earl has added 5001. more per annum to his father's bequest ; and it is under stood that the Duchess of Donet, her daughter, adds 300 P: per annum more. To the Hon. Cecil Jenkinson, his second son, he has left 10001. per annum, in addition to an estate of near 30001. per annum, of which Mr. Cecil Jenkinson is already in posses sion, by the death of a relation. To Lady Charlotte Grimstone, now Lady Forrester, he has left only the 700/. per annum be queathed to the Countess of Liverpool, after her decease. The landed property is entailed to all the family of the deukinsons, in tail male, to a great extent. EXECUTION OF MR. SMITH, FOR THE MURDER OF CAPT. BALDERSTON, OF THE ?A' TRIAN SLOOP OF WAR. PLYMOUTH, DEC. Vl.—This morning, soon after eight o'clock, the yellow flag, as a signal for an execution, was hoist- ed on board the Salvador del Al undo and the Parthian, both lying in Hamoaze, and, about half an hour before nine, James Smith, late Master's Mate of the Parthian, was brought from the Salvador, in custody of the Provost Martial, on board the Parthian, in order to undergo the sentence of the Court Martial, for the murder of his Captain. The Chaplain of the Salvador attended him on the deck for upwards of half an hour; but, as he had made up his mind, prior to the commission of the crime, ‘u to the consequences attending it, he appeared totally callous to his impending fate, and met it with the most stoic indifference. At a quarter past nine, he ascended the scaffold, where he dip not remain more than five minutes, before the fatal bow gun tired, and he was launched into eternity amidst the ascending smoke. By some accident or inattention, on the part of those whose province it was to make fast the rope to the windlass, the °oil was suffered to slip, and the wahappy culprit was precipi tated, with great velocity, to the waters' edge : he was again drawn up, and after hanging the usual time, the lifeless body was lowered into a boat alongside, and conveyed to the Royal Hospital at Stonehouse, where it was put into a shell, and de livered to his friends for interment in the evening. He had been formerly Master of a gun-brig, was deemed an excellentseaman; but too fatally addicted to drinking. He was a good-looking young man, about twenty-five years of age, and near six feet high. His father is a British Planter, of great respectability, residing at Santa Cruz, where young Smith was born : he ra.:eived his education at IsiewYork. It has been reported that tit had a wife and family, but the report is erroneous. . .-......-. ______ _....... ........ . • 11:iit he displayed faithfully and TRIAN SLOOP OF WAR. IS litildilVSS and secret ambition of . PLYMOUTH, DEC. 28.—This morning, soon after eight specially in the scene in which he o ' clock, the yellow flag, as a sig nal for an - execution, was hoist-' l sentiments. In the council scene ed on b oard the Salvador delM undo and the Parthian, both . when with half-bursting exulta- lying in Hamoaze, and, about half an hour before nine, James accusations against Hastings, and Smith, late Master's Mate of the Parthian, was brought from . the Salvador, in custody of the Provost Martial, on board the Pantomime of Robinson Crusoe, Parthian, in order to undergo the sentence of the Court Martial, d for many years, was revived at for the murder of his Captain. The Chaplain of the Salvador attended him on the deck for upwards of half an h our; but, as splendour of scenery. The merit • he had made up his mind, prior to the commission of the crime, (messes over must spectacles ot ,u to the con.equences attending it, he appeared totally callous interest of the story, and the no- to his imp ending fate, •nd met it with 7 the most stoic indifference. I into two acts. The first act is of At aqua p rter past nine, he ascended the scaffold, where he dip iture and contains the chief occur- not remain more than five minutes, before the fatal bow gun in Crusoe's island. The second is fired, and he was launched into eternity amidst the ascending d although the scenery in both is smoke. By some accident or inattention, on the part of those like the celebrated Mother Goose, whose province it was to make fast the rope to the windlass, the !ins almost above the ingenuity of ooil was suffered to slip, and the uoliappy culprit was precipi- vine in Crusle displayed as much tated, with great velocity, to the waters' edge : he was again incl as much judgment, as in his drawn up, and after hanging the usual time, the lifeless body was H lowered into a boat alongside,. and conveyed to the Royal 1, its. Mr. Laurent, in Friday, was , l_i : e s r i e u d ta to at Stonehouse where it was put into a shell, and de- whilst he otiolit to have exerte y dbeen his friends f or ' interment i n the even i ng. H e man a savage. Mrs. Sharp, light, air .s4•l-' .. , formerly Master of a gun-brig, was deemed an i rove herself the best Columbine on but too fatally addicted to drinkinr. He was a good-looking 15 ' ect of this pantomime is its len e lili. young man, about twenty-five years of age, and near six feet ccess, and by the houses which it high. His father is a British Planter, of great respectability, pay the liberality of the managers, J residing at Santa Cruz, where young Smith was born : he ease to render it worthy of a Brie ra.:eived his education at IsiewYork. It has been reported that ha had a wife and family, but the report is erroneous. , . A, EARL OF LIVERPOOL. JAW. 1. • • I 1 4 ts I Sr I, 1 'A I • 1 • 6 •