The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-30 00:00:00

CONENT-CARDEN.

We Lxik back with a sort of melancholy pleasure to
those days when we could enjoy a pantomime without
requiring more than a succession of tricks, hulf a dozen
jumps, a dancing columbine, and a face-making clown.
Now, unfortunately, we are inure flistitlious in our
amusements ; our youth is paw, and the fund of pram.
mime variety and ingenuity seems to be worn out with it.
AT. er the tragedy of George Barnwell, which, taken as
a preliminary to the pautominito of Thursday night, was
like a condemned sermon before the execution of the cri-
tics, we were favoured with a detail of the history of
Sir Simon Montfort, lLc Blind Biggar of Bcfkrad-green.
otherwise called Harlequin eaultheSylphaf the Oak. Our
readers know, if they have not forgotten the knowledge
of their childhood, that the fair Bes.ry, the beggar's
daughter, had many suitors : her lover's name is Tom
to whom it would by no means accommodate
either the truth of history or the interests of the stage,
to marry her without the intervention of sundry obsta-
cles : out of them the story is composed. 117/ford is
transformed by the .S;ti/ph, who inhabits an oak-tree close
to the beggar's habitation, into Harlcoin, and it is en-
acted by Mr. Bologna with his usual elasticity and vi-
gour. Berry grows into Columbine, in which Miss Den.
net obtains considereble applause. Mr. Grimaldi,
vant Justice Baldynoodle, undergoes his proper metamor.
phosis into the Clown ; and Mr. Norman, as on former
occasions, is the Pantaloon. Besides these there is a
young Grimaldi, a pocket clown attendant cu the per-
son of Harlequin. A new singer, of the name of King,
came out as the Wind Beggar, and was applateled and
encored in an agreeable song. If in the estimate of his
voice we conclude his falsetto, he rssesses unusual com-
pass. llis best notes are the bass ; but he has uncommon
sweetness and clearness throughout ; and though mani-
fez,tly indebted more to natural car and taste than to
science, we arc of opinion that he will be listened to
,

FAT SHEEP.—Three extraorilinay fat sheep have late), science, we are or °potion mat ne 1%111 IR, 11:1,ii,"
C. F.; 71; ''
bar-
' heen toireloased by Mr. Hill, butcher, in wriliorhy.--Otte with greater pleasure than many perfhnners more ela- ken, Jan. 14.
"6y1(.4 1941 b. ; another 20tfib., and one, equally fat, re borate], taught. The tricks and transformations in this CERTIFICATES. .Ism. Salo. and W. or Ar...
111.1111 S alive• pantomime are not eminently new or striking. The best o.ort, Throgniiirtun-street, merchants—ll [kit, of Bele San4gre
FXTRAORDINARIi OCCURRING[ .—On the fish instant a 1 I f I 1: • be ef 't ialgat.c•ln.l, wire merchant-E. Dron, oft ld ( g keepsa
C. Gimer. of Broad-erect, tn,r,..:mut-11. It ippoi,, of I.Eerper.
pa:k of arouse perched on the' i—lethodist bleetinghouse'in euinge illt
whethert (xt • into a au gro. o.—
..2,1 tie tt.m ut' stranorlar. 'They were observed by n person.
IMP * who, at first sig'it, mistook them for a flock of pigiMiss, lion on One contrivance,
. regarded .41; a piece of me
arts -
dextenty, or as a military movement, equally brukrr—w. Pen:,, of Kidd( rn.beder. carl-ct m; nufw:titt N. ( o
rorf
orrpenter--J. Willoughby, ci' aunton,
Belton-le-Mows, cotton nianutietura—T.
a nearer examination discovered his mistake, and shot one novel and serviceable, most be allowed to obliterate the Calton, of hreoer.
of them. It is supposed that the severity ane storm forced name glorious attempts of Mr. Puff or Napoleon Buona- Ill' ItSll IPS DISSOLVED.
tar from tin ir native mountains. A fen days prior to this, Unwin and Agnew, of Sawbridgeworth, malt tees
a icron.c was shot on a tree in the garden of Capt.. parte. The first endeavoured to carry his heroes oft the
I e.,Lowaite nod Jones. of Devonshire-street, surgeor.s.
Coehrine of rdentnore near the above place stage hnceling--the other use.] to bring thousaints of sea% sad Backs, of Tottenham-emort.rend, pint:rt.
A few days since, a healthy young man, named Thomas slain enemies to life, tiir the satisfaction of butchering C:yoptr Anil Cooke of Snahh, :Inkster;
• :nzcoinue sou Co. of itmatn; .tunc, veal: ettztimo.
Owens, of the pAristi Of Consiiiiiiy, met with his dust's hi the them in a scronil battle : but :qr. Grimaldi actually AClall's a ',ch Bna,r(l..n.w.n: .11,1".kbum b.te. Wen.
following sins:lo4r manner i—lie returned to hi, home late at I.ond, me:chants.
succeeded in cutting off the heads of three cuirassiers, C. and F. Field, of
night, and hooding the door locked, threw himself down to
• upon
sleep on a dung-heap, the heat of which affected and prevailirr. the said decapitated cuirassiers to Dlrd and Ass ton, Livrrpott, chemists
Holt and Sons. of Italme, dyers. •
him so much that mortification ensued, and be died in &few march off the" field with their heads under their arms. Walker and Co. of Manchester, mcrisants.
I I hours. The scenery in general woe picturesque and well ts- Cowper and Co. of Pcuritli, brewers.
•

372

Fran the LONDON GAZETTE, Saturday, Dec. 28.