The National Register. — London, England, 1815-05-07 00:00:00

TII E NATIONAL REGISTER. The Journal . of Louis XVIII, publisted at Ghent, contains the following:— " One of the soldiers who came with Bonaparte fmm Elba, went lately to the Theatre St. Martin. with the intention of making them sink coplets in honour of their Chief. Pre- gently . he threw them about in profusion in the pit and among the actors on the stage requiring them to be sung. The spertators opposed it; he insisted; they ordered silence; his vocifeta•ions disturbed the play; they cried " Turn him ant !" and be was driven out in spite of his resistance. Dui ing this scene th e couplet in praise of Buonaparte had' pa sed into the hand- of the ladies in the boxes, -who cut into' ifemrs•tle-lis the raper on which the couplet; were pri n ted, and threw them into the pit. This gave - the idea of convert ing into /. 7, /-de-lis all the papers which could be procured, and. the vi !cot expuls i on Of the Janizary, was n ot so speedy hat t ha. he was covered with a cloud, or, to use the vxpres siou of the person who witnessed the scene, with a snow shower of ficuis-dc-iii ) which descended from ihe boxes into the pit. DR.111.-ITIC I?EGISTER. utterance. Tbis Address, as well as the whole of the enter tainments, were received with the warmest applause, and she retired, or rather was borne off the Stage, in a state of help less anxiety, amidst the fullest testimony that the occasion admitted, of public respect and esteem.—The pressure was so great, that much of the iron railing in the passage to the Pit was broken away, and many persors were in imminent danger for some time, but happily no serious accident oc- curred. At the Meeting of the Subscribers of Drury-lane Theatre. held yesterday, at the Crown and Anchor, Mr. Whitbread intimated that at the end of tho present season, he, and the rest of the Sub-Committee should relinquish the manage ment. Tt was not the trouble of the business which induced him to decline it, but the responsibility and anxiety arising from, the fluctuations of so important a concern were more than he could continue to endure. Nothing was more queer fain than the prosperity of a theatre, as nothing . was more difficult to keep up than a perpetual public attraction. The .Company of Drury-lane was as good as ever adorned the boards of . any stage; the exertions of Mr Kean were as great as ever, his reputation was as great and deservedly ; for, instead of retrograding, lie bad improved ; yet it was im possible that he could be equally attractive as he was during his first season. It was therefore of the utmost consequence that the management should he confided to some person or persons who would have the strongest interests in sup porting the concern. It was hardly to be supposed that any gentlemen would be found who would continue to discharge such a duty gratuitously. He had himself hitherto done it, because he felt his honour piqued in sustaining the theatre - which he had had the credit of building. Under these cir cunistances he should suggest the propriety of letting the theatre to some person who would furnishadequate securities, and who would of 'course feel the stron.gest interest in promo ting its prosperity. fTe must also hint, that owing to the immeuse expence necessary for preparing dramatic pieces in that style of splendour which the public expected, it would be expedient to consider whether the public should not con tribute towards that magnificence, by some additiOn to their price of admission—such as an increase of 6d. on the price for the pit. After some discussion among the subscribers, it was agreed that tire proposition of letting the theatre should be stihrnitted to a fuller meeting of the subscribers, to be con .vened next Wednesday. It appeared that the dividend was about 5 per cent. *The Masquerade at the Argyle Rooms, to-morrow evening, we hear will be uncommonly brilliant : in addition to the expected exertions of some excellent delineated characters, Bologna, Glimaldi,&c. are to be among the fantastic groupe. NEW 13 %rut tsTrae..—Janes Dowling E•q. and Thomas Swift, Esq. of the Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, were yesterday cal led to the bar. It is surprising the number of persons that apply daily flop) eleven till three, at No. 84, Wells-street, Oxford-street, to consult Dr. Cameron, who discovers disorders by an inspection of the morning urine, and 'although his method is singular. it is a well known fact, that he has restored many to perfect health, when the most eminent of the profession had failed, in painful, lingering, and dangerous cases, such as dis eases of the liver. bilious obstructions, dropsy, nervous de• bilit), consumptions, Src. Also those complaints peculiar to females at the different periods of life. n!itTRV LANE. Mr. Bartley. who 113 g "afforded the town so much pleasure by his tepre4entation of rideaff, appe:ned on Tuesday in the character of Job Tfornherry, in Coleman's tvell known comedy of John Bull- On this part, intended by the author as a type of the English na tional character as found in the middle classes, the chief interest of the piece esidently depends. The anguish of the gnilty daughter eonbl prodnoe little connoiseration, were not her crime in some measure reJemeed by her filial pietf• : and her fate would be a mat ter of little anxiety, were not that of her good old father bound up N% itu it; for, being reduced to the last point of human wretchedness, the sympathy of the spectator never ceases to flow. It has been ;advanced by some, that sensibility is no necessary ingredient of the art of the actor ; but haw, we would ask these casuists, could the bankrupt tradesirrin and broken-hearted father in John Bull be re' presented except by one who could feel, and that deeply, all the Accumulated hor ror of much a situation ? Excellent as Mr. Bartley's Cir. Joku Falstaff' is, he has proved that it is not to that alone he can trust for professional celebrity. In Jab Thwaberry he is equally natural and original. By turns ire•sive rind pathetic, forcible and tender, his performauce of this part never suffers attention to flag cr interest to languish. The dir fenny of the character and the ta!ent of the actor seem indeed to rise together. We - thin' Mr. Bartley particularly successful in the trying scenes with Sir Francis Rochdale, and with his daughter .when she obtains his forgiveriess. MRS. MOUNTAIN'S FAREWELL This Performer, who Las so long and so deservedly bee n t.)llc of the chief favourites of the public, took her farewell of the Stage on Thursday night, at the King's Theatre. The tespect in which her talents and character are held, was evi. ciont in an house crowded to such an excess, that almost as many persons were rejected as were able to obtain admis sion. The dramatic pieces were The Cabinet, The Review, .77;e Feast of Apollo, and a grand Ballet, supported by all the Operatic dancers, which concluded the whole. In the course of the evening Mrs. Mountain delivered, or rather attempted to deliver, an Address of respectful gratitude to the Public, for the long and warm patronage which she had experienced -Mier feelings during the tecital powerfully affected bier dP. volA MAY T. 300 , tn fa m ti ut in bu pl bi at C Al tl in of CI ai C tl at fa ai Pt tl tc al el it fr 01 tl 0 DI ti ai N' ai ft la si 1., ci d 31 ti tl p l Ci It' GI