The National Register. — London, England, 1819-10-10 00:00:00

OCT. 10. Intelligence of important has Wen received from Venezuela, and from an official source. The ac counts are continued, which we hail already heard, of the success wf.ivit :mead the enterprise from Margarcttu, by the combined corps of British and Spaniards, under Generals Urtlaneta and English. These conunanders carried 13arcelona by assault on the 18th ofJoly, with the loss of no more than two officers and eleven men. The troops were instantly re•embarked, and proceeded to the attack of Cumana. They effected a landing within a league of the city, where they were jo;ried by the force under General Bermudez. while Brion's squadron blocked up the harbour by sea. The capture of these two important cities will give the Patriots the country as far south. ward as tit , ' river Oronoco, and the whole line of s.a-canst to its mouth. Nor do we conttive it possible for Murillo, in his present circumstances, to repair the ruin thus inflicted •on his Muster's power. INQUEST ON WILLIAM D.ILTON. SECOND DAY.—OcT. 7. This day, at 1 I o'clock, the Adjourned Inmstst !trims the body Of IViltiam Illialtou, who, it was miscued, lied stied In consequence of wounds received from Mr. net dier, a constable, was resumed, at the Coach and Horses Sons ht Deensgaie. Mr. Milne, the Coroner, and Mr. Ashworth, as his As sessor, opened the Com t. We have net forms to give the whole of the proceeding,. We must, Mei efore, content ourselves with giving the evi dence of James 6isk, a labourer, who stated, that he was in the George and Dragon un the Bth of September. o,d D d it on was there; lie was walking op and doers the room sinuak (ing. Mr. Fletcher, accompanied by somesuldiei entered the room, and or dered N them to shape's,. He tinned to 1)1tosi, sod said, " D--11 you, y :at reseal, I know 'Allot you rue by scour white hat." He then struck him back handed, lie could not teN whether with a truncheon or with Iris tint. He struck right and left, and Dation fell against the tattle. Winless was also struck by Fletcher, but he was WA hurt. He seized-Fletcher to Nevem' a repetition of the blow, ills hat was knocked Mr, and so was Dal. ton's, by the blocs they received. ‘t ititess was fin eed to the dour, and the soldier's advised him to go home, which lie did. He was perfecly sober 41111 No was Dalton. Tile Coroner asked the Jury, If thus wished to be left to theists, Ives% The Foreman said, !bete was nu occasion, and in a few minutes a verdict of Death, caused by sutra eAtion, was gives.'! Coroner dirceted that Mr. Fletcher should be in formed there was no imputation whatever against his character. Fletcher Itarsog entered the room, the Coroner told him that he wag perfectly frog (wag !my !imputation of bating at:U.l isuproptily!!! MANCHESTER SUBSCRIPTION. —The following is the letter with which the Duke of Hamilton accom panied his contribution to the above fund : TO THE COMMITTEE Mit THE MANCHESTER SUFFERERS. GENTI. beg leave to offer you, in aid of those *II . have sufferrd at Mancliever, the Anal of NI. Although I do not go see far as to advocate the cause of Annual Parliaments and Universal Suffrage, et am I firm friend to Reform, and a strenuous a liquifier of those. Constitutional Rights (and long may the> be preserved) by which Euglislintrn are entitled by law to meet toge ther, consider their grievances, and petition for relief, when injured. It amnia appear, that in the exercise of this their birth right, his Majesty's subjects hasa been interrupted in a mode, and with a precipitation and Viflit Dee, that awakens the most alarming reflections in all those alio ate attached to the Constitution of the country, or fed for the lives and libel ties of their comas, men. In' the Cou►:s of Law and Houses of Parliament it is, (Mat the rights of the subject must and will be assetted, and pomace done to the ag gt ieved. It is hoanauity that oilers this trilling ti for the telief of those maiineJ and mutates( d sultri er.. *hose distressed sitoulir.o appears to call for sy 'apathy and suppurt.-4 bare the 11011014 f to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient bumble servant, &c. HANIILTON AM) MAMA/N. Hamilton Palace, Sept. SO, 1819. The following is a copy of the authority which has ken sent to Mr. Harmer and Mr. Denison, by Robert Lees, the father of the deceased Me‘STS. HARMER and DEN ISON. " GENTLI.3IEN,_Accept my brat thanks for your past ex ertions on my behalf, on the present inquest and in consequence of last night's occurrences. I have again to request that you will u c every diligence, as my professional friends, in the future ex ecution and conduct of the in q uest ; and as the business is in your hands I wish you, gentlemen, still to conduct it. " I feel confident that my son John died in consequence of the wounds and bruises received on the Ifith of August last past, at Alanrhcster ; and shall rely on your endeavours to bring the delinquent or delinquents to Justice. " I remain, Gentlemeu,your's, most respectfully. " Oldham, Oct. 6, noon. " ROBERT L EES." About 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning the in habitants of Oldham were disturbed by seeing lights in the church-yard. A crowd assembled to learn the cause of it, when they found the sexton prepar ing to open the grave of John Lees. After he. had come to the coffin, the Coroner was sent for. On his arrival, the sexton knocked off the top of the coffin with his spade, and lifted it up, so that the Coroner could see the breast of the deceased. The stench arising from this exposure was so great, that the Coroner immediatc!y ordered the coffin to be closed. The people lingered about the church-yard for a considerable time afterwards; but we have not heard that any riot ensued. THE NATIONAL REGISTER: DRURY-LANE THE-ITUE On Monday evening this theatre opened for the season under the controul of Mr. lilliston, the lessee. The time between the conclusion of the aureement and the commemement of the season was too short to allow of all the improvements:4r. E. means to make. The outline of the interior remains the same as before; but, short of an alteration in the dimensions of the theatre, every thing has been done that in SO short a period could be expected. After " God save the King" bad been admirably sung, Mr. Russell led forward Miss Kelly, whis.was to speak the opening address; but. the audience, after having offered their tribute on the shrine of loyalty, were determined to have their own particu lar Air, and the perfimners (nice more appeared to sing " Rule 13ritannia." Kelly Avaticed under peals of applause, and ti.:Hc - rul ti.e t.,l;u%ting A DUI? Es`!. " Tho' fiction here assert-, lief ancient reign, We claim, a moment, her iotting'il domain : Tntth's high commission to this court 1 bear, !ler genuine dictates, and her purpose fair, Whom now she advocates you long bare triad-- -- Eneottrag'd long hit emulative pride; The pride you love!—and he, exulting, says. You ne'et deserted whom you deign'tl to raise! Actor or manager, he still enjoy'd The boon for which you saw his zeal employ'''. " Flusled by your sanction. doubtic.,s, now he dares ToMagnify his labours and his cares ; At Arlin: chalieng'd strength the glove h.ith hurl'd Ills load a pimtErous, rho' a mimic solid. The Magi say. (who Nature's secrets track) nit planet's pois'd upon a camel's back! Ask'd what the bearer stays, their wisdom peed ; That secret orient science r.e'er diselos'd • More happy he whose woad now court your view ; Ask'd what sustains his strength, he points to you. " Where first your well-plac'd laurels Kentble wore; Where Skidoos, Jordan's brows your chaplets bore; Where, Pritchard's pathos bade your fathers thrill, And Garrick's intr,ie them at hi 3 will Where resting their 's on mire exalted powers, Hound gltakspeare's sovereign stem they wreaded tboir goiters, There he the warm devout oblation brings (H' all that from admiring ardour springs, MI that the sense of present duty fires, All that imprinted patronage inspires.. " On pure intent ambition to depend, To nu by-path his spirit will descend : The plain, broad road of candour is his course, Ifhe Drama's hor,our his propelling force. Would Comic Wit her attic summit climb Or Frolic Farce ? or Tragedy sublime? Is oral skill a candidate for fame ? Doth Vocal Excellence prefer her clitiot All real Pretension will be welcoted here. And 'caste and Genius find their free career. "This. his just plan, expectantly he suet The confidence his titith will ne'cr abuse. Courting at large the talent of the age, No fear he owns for his impartial stage. A lib'ral system your support ensures: Merit be hails!--and Merit's cause is The performances commenced with MN Oatc, in which Elliston played Rover, Dow ton Sir George Thunder, Mundell Ephraim Smooth, Knight 5i,,,, Miss Kelly Jane, and Mrs. W. West Lady Amaranth. The excellence of all these er:tablithml favourites of the town is so well known, that we need nut enlarge upon it ; but we mu,t notice the detail of a Mr. Thompson us John Dory—he was evidently im pressed with kar on his entrance, and even through the evening did not entirely divest himself of alarm; yet, through all this, we think we discovered great promise of future pleasure from his performance, and it is no mean testimony to his first attempt ut Drury lane to say, that he repeatedly reminded us of our old favourite. who was familiarly culled, "Jack Ban nister." The House was full to an absolute overflow in every part, and we heartily hope that M►. Ellis. ton's enterprising spirit, chastened by prudential caution, may be rewarded by a liberal share of pub. lic patronage. En passant we may be allowed to express our regret that he has adopted the play bill. puffing custom of those Undertakers of the best inte rests of Old Drury, the Sub-Committee. They found, and so may he, that a piece once damned could never be made serviceable to the treasury by the putt-direct, and he may rest assured the public. has discernment to fill a theatre where thermay expect amusement without the inducement •of the Managers' praise of his own arrangements. Novelty is what the town must have, and Mr.. Ellistun ap pears resolved to minister to this taste in every walk of the theatre in a superior aryl.. On Tuesday his operatic force was mustered, and, we need not add, to the delight of the town, when Brabant, that unique son of the Goddess of Music, is a its head. The Opera was The Ikvits Bridge, and while we lameuttal thc absence of Mrs. Dielou.s' strength of s:l3 voice and abstruseness of science in Rosa!vino, we %veto t harmed wit h the swe.f..tness of her successor in the character, Miss Carew. Of Mr. Bukhara's Be. lino the highest praise language can bestow is to say, it was as heretotime. Mr. Harley, Mrs. Bland, and Miss Kelly, are so well known, and so fully ut home, - in their respective characters, that observation on them is needless. Wild Oafs, has been repated in deference to tbe wish of the audience, and Thursday night and last night Goy lqunnering was performed ; in the ant of the leading characters, .there wan no great de viation from the original one at Covent-Garden. Braham. being the Henry Bertram, and Nlrs. Eger ton, the inimitable Meg Merrilies. Mr. Butler, was the representative of that chef d'alnwe of Enter:. , Dandie Dintnont, and considering whom he had to follow, did well; of Mr. Oxberry, in the Dominic, we say nothing, he had to contend with the fres._ remembrance of Liston: M. Vandenhotl, who, according to some of t► , e Papers, was engaged to play Mr. Kaan's character at " Drury revived," Is stated in the Liverpool P-.- pers to have abandoned his enr-agement with Mr Elliston, since the declaration of that Gentlenunn, that he has arranged the return of Kean. COTEVTAARDEN TIIEATRE.—On Monday evening Ki-e !Ivory Ike Eyth was revived, we presume, .or the purism.: of giving Mr. Were:Ay an opportunity of showing the extent anti versatility of his talents: if this were the view, it succeeded tr. MeV, for no one unacquainted with him. and admiring him u 11,,b Roj, would for a moment suppose it possible for hii.. have assumed in so elegant and polished a style, the character of the King of England. who was once the mad.aap Piii4t of %Vales." Of Mr John Kemble, as lid has left the suet'. we may say, that with ail his ch.s..ical correctness. his rnahner was too sententious and heavy for the character. Comparisons, with performers yet before the public, might be censurable, but we may, without offence, declare our opinion, that Mr. M'Creadv's high fame will receive additional lustre from his admirable performance of H ?try the Fifth. Miss Foote, Illanctiard, and J. Russel. did full justice to (*Oho jar, Flio.lien. and is%and. If this play be repeated, and it unquestionably me rits repetition, we think the proprietors would consult tt e dig nity of their estaldishn ert, t r evpungidg those oNeene painaps which a performer cannot deliver without hesitation, and which cannot be heard without pain to an audience. On Wednesday evening, a new dramatic Legend under the title of the Gnome Kiwg„ a as producAl—names have great inde ence, and anxious as we feel for the success of this favourite Theatre, we are sorry they did not introduce their new piece under the more classical and better understood title of t• the Rape of l'roserpine," to which story it has close and coincident affinity. Of the composition of the piece itself we s..y nothitig, because we have not had time sufNciently to attend to it. but of of the seentry and machinery, we hesitate not to declare, that the most perfect c.tnenwt hitherto made in those lines, falls tar shuts of the. unequalled specimens exhibited in the CIIIVIne K pomp. Ow th• late go/lint exploit of expelling 4 . 4 THRsT424Fs," per- , - formed by a Junto of declaring Quid-mines at lea ." horrid' CoPe. florae. As culprit; swinging in the nir, Front willow!' tree inclitni. Plunge with convulsive twiny, But only kick the wind; So these Quid-nuns as impotent. Shrinking from constiou, crimes, Kick at the Nt n noR which reflects Their follies through THE TIMM TIIE NORWICH DECL.4aATION. the loyal of this most wildcats of times, Who think bb:ming great folks the greatest of crimes. Do hereby De,.1.1 re onr abhorrence of those Who've cxidessed their avcrion to murder and blows. Lary Down, &c. AVliat though we too:t prudently shrunk from the call Which bummoned it-lately to meet of the Hall, Yet now that we're ili,tanc',l the orators. there, Our opinions (i)o paper) we'll freely &slate. Here. safe from all dangers, we right kiral ("on bold 1) descant J 1) our own noble achc , , And, thought not behind column.; St. Andrew's that grace„ In Stevenson'. columns we're lure of a place. The late " Resolutions" we vote are a shame. " A proceeding so harsh and 111 timed we di,elitim ;" In our nature so prieeful, so tiove.like, anti mild, Wt scorn to resent e'en the death of a child. We. moreover, cleave, that 'die thing's premature, For thfiek o h a few lives have been los: to be sure, Yet for decency'. hake we must always deplore, That their taste cotik not wait for a few hundreds more We object to no plan for a qnall Reforma:LAn, But Itadiatis holu in great übominati.m. And think that *hat irons may in fairness demand, Is in thuasands high Lemon, to we untler.tani As friends of humanity, deep we th.plcre The blood that is laid to the Manchester Corps, Yet it is to Mit minds source of great con-olatior, They had proper advice on this tiyiag occa.ion. Bald Tamen! our thanks to your Valour is due, We're panting to share in such glory o ith you; But, alas! the fo'ks Acre are such stick lers for Lir, If they meet ne'er so oft, not a sword rirat we 'Lax. lhen drink to the Iferoes of Peterloo plain, r: ho at mothers and babes cut and c:1 Sr,' again; Brave Warriors! your names will in rcro7d h. found, And boys awl old 9/0113%4 turn pale tit‘ sound..