The National Register. — London, England, 1812-05-24 00:00:00

r- - 24. MR. PERCEVAL. Nt'e have received several translations of the Lines upon the Death or Ir. PERCEVAI., inserted in our last; they have all their respective me• r , t i, hut are in general too lung for insertion at this nwittent ; we j wlecteti the two following as coming nearest to the Zarunic brevity oi ±e original.—The others will find place in our subsequent numbers. lIIF. MEMORY OF THE SKILFUL PILOT WHO WAS SNATCHED FROM THE HELM BY THE HAND OF AN ASSASSIN. [Traneation from the Lavin which appeared in our lost.] FrJill Britain's lofty Stern, a Murd'rer's hand Hurk thee, unwarned, to the Stygian strand ! Thou fall'st !—the tott'ring Rostrum heaves a groan, And, in thy fall, the Senate dreads his own ; Grief clouds, for thee, thy Prince's royal brow, And Albion shakes, with horror, at the blow ! Tier rudder brok'n, long will thy country mourn, And bathe, with heart-dropt tears, the cold wreatha of thy urn. L. ••••••=1 ANOTHER TRANSLATION. Thee, while thy steps approach'd thy Country's fane, A vile assassin number'd with the slain. Alas, thou'rt gone! the Guardians of the State Indignant tremble, while they weep thy fate : Thy Prince laments a virtuous servant dead— Britain the horrid scene beholds with dread : Her Pilot hurried from the Helm reveres, And mournful bathes thy ashes with her tears. T. O. DRAMATIC REGISTER. NAY AR.KET. Last week this Theatre was opened, and promises, both from the taste of the person who presides over it, and the selection of performers he has made, to become for the season no humble instrument both in the instruction and amusement of the Public. It is perhaps fortunate for the Manager, that the size of this theatre will not allow him to enter into a competition either with that gaudiness of scenery, or costly trhihition of brutes, that have, in the later days, been so zealously le ie up, and so eagerly visited. But though the boards of this place are not spacious enough, nor probably strong enough, for " The armed hoofs of hostile paces," there is not, however, any number of persons, which Farce or Comedy oil fairly bring together, who may not here find sufficient room for any ale isement they may feel disposed to indulge in. If Mr. Co LMA N per severes, as he has hitherto done, in rejecting the aid of gause and gold leaf, of horses and camels, and real ponies ; if he disdains to excite the welder of infancy, or the laugh that is extorted by grimace ; and con ti rs himself to that kind of entertainment which the many good Co melies in our language are calculated to give, he will receive, at least he will mt sit patronage. Mr. MAt u ews and Mr. MUNDLN are, we believe, the persons upon art the hope of full houses is principally rested. The former gentle man, on Monday, performed Tony Lunthin, in She Stoops to Con- With the merits of these two performers, the Public are well mete) acquainted ; and we are not disposed to lose time in commend ihe the talent that every person acknowledges, or censuring the faiiings tint criticism cannot hope to reclaim. Mrs.Wit.et AMS, from the Theatre 1? 'ell, Dublin, appeared as Caroline, in the Farce of The Prize. We set know whether this lady aspires to any excellence as a sinter, t if so, we worild advise her to lay aside a!1 hopes of that kind; for it is stet in the power either of study or instruction to give any charms to volt c that is naturally so feeble, and so destitute of variety. Six l'"ass, however, to possess a flirting vivacity and archness of feature th at cannot fail to render her popular. In The Beggar's Opera, a Mr. 11 " . 1 . performed, on Tuesday, the part of Captain Afac'reath. His a ice : though not of the first order, admits of much improvement, and bit acting was not at all contemp ible. Capt. FLINDERS, the Circpmnavigator, has discovered, that W h en the head of a ship is to the westward ) there is an lacteased variation in the ship's compass. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. FINE ARTS. 17 - ROYAL ACADEMY, SOV.F.R:';ET HOUSE. No. 345. Chris! rains , :‘ , Ln7arns. A riesigo fir an Altar-piece. Ey S. DitummoNo, A.—We have watched for several yF,?.rs the genity. of this Artist in its different walks and stations; we had conceived great hopes at the sight of several of his works, and exlo to src him on the highest steps leading to the throne of the Historical Muse. Indeed, our first hearing that he attempted the solemn and awfal subject of the Resurrection of Lazarus, mt.! hasted to the Exhibition in order to enjoy his conception of so, eminent a theme ; but whether our evp - rt:iti .11 was unjustly raised to an undue pitch, or because we have not yrt rid tlur selves of some prejudices which have long fed in us a sort of supersiii ousness against all that is not really good when emanating from a man of well-known ; we are not allowed to eulogize this Painting, as we should have felt a sincere pleasure to do, had the com position been stamped with more gran-!eur, more majesty, the figures better drawn, the colouring, and chiefly the chiaroscuro more appro. prtate to the scene; however, this is but a delign, as we are told in the Catalogue, and we doubt not but the Altar-piece which is to he painted from it, will, like the rising sun, dispel the morning mists which offus• care the concealed beauties of the sketch. No. 367. The Raising, of Lastarns. By S. JEN NlNns.—The same sub ject treated in a different manner. That both the above-int-intoned Art. ists, having chosen the sante idea to embody it upOn the canvas, should have committed neatly the same faults, is by no means to be wondered at. The mind of man presents the tame original mechani••m (if we may be allowed the expression) in every individual ; the varieties arise often out of accidental causes, but the innate vice of imperfection is the same. Mr. JENNINGS is worthy of encouragement, and we hope that he will, in a few years, contribute to the splendid appearance of the Exhibition Rooms. No. 336. Themistocles taking refuge of the Court of ildm--tus. King of the Moiossi. By H. SA s s.—No. 360. The sante Subject. izy A. Pr: HIGA L. —No. 387. The same. By W C. Ross.—The Catalogue in!'orms the Public that " No. 360, obtained the gold medal at the Royal Academy," and the choke does as much honour to the judgment and taste of the - Arbitrators, as to the Artist who received the palm. The two others, though certainly interior in several poi-ts, were worthy to he placal at the sideof the crowned performance, as being no mean co;:,. petitors. The fact is well known, and told by the three different hands, or nearly as possible in the same manner, but not with the same tifect. No. 13. Wood, Scene at Knaresborough, in Torkshire.—The Caide. By S. 11311ErSON. By I'. C. I lOFFLAND.—Having spoken of the His torical Painters, Du Marsy says : " But others fond of calm and rural schemes Will seek the shades, and trace the winding streams; Place on their banks the shepherd and the flocks, And goats that seem to li;:ng from shelving racks. Here Dryads nicer, with Satyrs in the dance; Here Phillis treatl. with wonted elegance, And from the ncighb'riag market brings with ease The lighter b4skets of her barter'd cheese." These are the pleasing subjects which, follo‘s ing the steps, and led by an attentive study of Galwr Dughet, Mr. HOFFLAND'S imagination seems to have chosen to u-alise. His manner is graceful and free, his colour clear and uniophistis at t d, his forms of hills and trees analogous to the place and time tepreenti d, and prove the discernment. of the Members of the Liverpool Acinicmy in electing this Artist one of their associates. EXHIBI:ION OF MR. WILKIE'S PICTURES. No. 5. The Harp, painted in I i;o3.—This little performance pos. sess-s every ii,;:.; sv filch can make a picture in that style the object of ad miration. [lie sulijcet is simple, and composed of three figures only.— But they are so well p:i,ced in attitude, so con ectly drawn, so highly finished, chit it i , :Aniost nnpossibl:. t 9 auy thiog, even among the other wo• Es of :his asf , .nislini , ; master, superior, or even equal to it; in the Vilia,_oc ;'(.liticians, we have remarked several groups, and ad mired ev••ry one. We (lid the same in the Blindman: B, t, but here the artist is d.Triv,...l by his own (+mi t :L. of the i•dvant •ge of ground: -. 4 ,„ his claim to hpi.lause on v iriety an" bustle. A rustic periornier upon the Jew's I i trp, sits down, and is attended by a gill, who is come from the fair, with her little brother, tor whom site has botivh:, It seems, the whispering instrument. file boy stands in estacy it. 1% Litt ..-...