The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-14 00:00:00

E-VGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

On Wednesday a new meln-dramatic piece, avowedly
takcii from a celebrated pristine:inn tv tich Itas " rnr
4(oke weeks past attracted 311 Paris," c.,11 d " The
Vampire," was produo:d al this I.:011st., The sopers;:tit,:t
on wltirh this niece is founded, is t; ..t " wicked auto
are ofiett in-mimed
" To cntcr the dead forms of other men :
" Assume their speech, their habirs, and their knowledge,
" And thus roam o'er the earth. But subject still
" A t stated periods, to a dreadful tribute:
" They must wed some fair and virtuous maiden,
" Whom they do after kill. and from her veins
" Dtain eagerly the purple stream of lite,
" Which humid draught alone bath power to save them
" From swift extermutatim."

Suit are titt:peCuriari;:s. and tenure of Vampire ex.
istence. In this irew ineloidramr, " the Vainpire- (\I r.
P. Cook() assumes the !Orin of itatl,ven, Earl of
Alarsilen, awl courts the halal of Lfrly Margaret (Mrs.
('iiatterly) the ii.itighter of his old friend Ronald, Baron
of the I.tes (Mr. llartley). The Baron's life Laving
been saved by Min abroad, he ceir.plies ; and linthvers•
is introduced to Lady Nlagarrt. Sus recognizes in hint
the !Orin of the Vampire, which hail b, en With gt cat
vcet tic and iltainatic cifeet shown to tier in a VISi0:1 by
Cada and .4riet, file spirits a Ill' 11:<''hl and Air; but
" Though the cheek be pale, and glued she eye,
'• Such ti their wondrous art ; the haplns vicuin
" Blindly &toms, and drops into their groal).
" Like birds when gas'd on by the basilisk."
By meatis of such art, he sumo fourth's the implicit
adoration of the lady ; and the pc dorm:nice of the cere-
mony is hurried, as Intone the setting of the moon he
:oust pay hit Uri:At:lUl tribute, or bllik 11110" 1100-tiII:4IICSS.
,t .ilaLioas.' In the liiiefllll, however, he is stint
in a rent untie wiih Barri (Nir. Peat:tar), its conse-
quent: of the Vampire's etlmts to chat m iris betrothed
/lie (Miss Carew). *1 lie Baron sustains his wounded
(lying friend, and promises to. perform the ceremony of
throwing a ring ion, Fitigars Cate, &c. ; and by this
proceediug Rutoven is welt enabled to re-appear, to the
a'arin and dismay pt. the Baron. Ile fears mat Rothe-en
is not Nlarstlett's Earl, but smile foul fiend ; and he
thdrefore fortniis the marriage ceremony to take place
till .suer the setting ea! lie moon, by winch Uwe the
Vatimite's end wo, dicome if the tribute were not ob-
trinetl. In spite of Inc clairge of insanity made against
the Baron, and Ins confinement, the ceremony is eveur-
isally interrupted joist as it was oboist to hike place.—
The moon is seen to set,—the Vain Ore having vainly
sought WlL4l.frantic fury to gain his victim, and he stag-
gers, falls, anti sinks, literally into " tiotlaingtiess, total
annihilation," the person being. adroitly turned through
the stage the tuoment it fell. This gave -7 must effective
terminatiott to the piece, and took the good opinions of
the audience by storm
It is well gut up, being interspersed with some good
airs set to Scotch music, selected from the Scottish me-
lodies; anti there is some excellent scenery. The per-
formers played with great success. Mr. Cooke's Va :s-
-pire had something of terrific truth in the persimation ;
and the Old Baron was autnirably sustained by Mr. Bart-
ley.—Mr. Harley, as M'Steill Ole Baton's 11,tichmair,
was a most serviceable piece of humour and rrlier.
.The
composition of the Swigs is most credll.hie; they are
above the general character of proiltatiimis luomittit for.
ward on like oceisiotis. Mr. Peal sung of '• the
hour when first we met, my tl'ar," to the tulle of "tire
Lass Patie's Mill," teas we!! reedit eil ; the words are
much in t'e style of Burns, the Scottish Bard. Tire
Duet of " Tito* ranisli'd be the visions fair," to the tune
of" Down the Barn, I)avie," between Mr. Pearman
ain't Miss Carew, was also all exqinsite production, and
delightfully' performed. It was warmly encored.
'lnc melo-drame was so enthusiastically applauded,
that it stns stone time befere Mt. Bartley could somatic*
it fur repetition.

EXPDITION AGAIN U' TM: PIRATES OF THE

PERNI4N GULPIL

The Bombast papers contain despatches from Major-
General Sir XV. Grant Keir, dated 'tie ad of January,
which state th it theofone of the
piratical posts, having taken icl lige in me Hill Fort of
Zyatt, Major Warren of the 65th, WAS sent with a de-
tachment to attack it. This fort is situated at the head
of a navigable creek nearly two miles from the coast.—.
'flits place was the resaJetice of Hussein Bin Aly, a
Sheikh of cotts:derable importance among the Josnace
tribes, formidable by his talents an I lawless habits, as
we as frank the strength and advantageous situation of
has fort. After 2 short but vigorous defence, this impor-
tant place was taken. A breach haling been effected,
joct as an asitult was about to lake place, a white flag
was tlispla•jel ; and the nemy,aiter some little delay in
as‘emblitig tlaa different quarters •.if the place.
in +relied out witlinat their arms, with Hoi,sein Bin A;ly
at their bead, to the number of ns, and the British
ilit2S were hoiste,l ou the Hitt Fort, anal at the Sneticlt
house. The women and children us time number of lour
honored were, at the same time, canceled to,Tther ill a
place of security, and without a single instance of either
aujitry or inisult to their persons or feelino !laving oo•
correct. The prioners were sent en birard !hi: fleet, awi
the lON anti the Sheikh's huu,e u.ot, tb 'hawk.'

As Mr. Coulson, p:oprietor of the Chpton stage,
was on Friday re getting upon the bus, the
iron gave way, and he fell upon 'be post opposite
Mr. gated Iy, in Bishonate Street ; a
spike which was placed upon it, entered the body of
the unfortunate man, who was conveyed home in
the greatest agony, and expired tin Monthly list,
leaving a numerous family to I..ilnent his untimely
death.

The nc..es::ary Ltherutians fir the I.".:Jr:matian
Westminster Hall arc completed, and nothing re-
mains to bu tbnc but the upholstery worL.

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grizte Snteltignice.
SURIMY.
Gt./moron!), JutAt 8.
lVillietn W0n:1%‘,11,1 got, imlictirti for trioninaaly killing
vnd slaaiii George Wil.oa Strvenb. at Ciapheia, un the

Jilt (II Jtipf.
Nlr. Adolphus conducted the proseciitior, and called
Emu wbose e•tdenee it appe•atl that the pri-
sal
sone' was the drire r of a baggage wageoe ql. Ilie 14"
At tillery, on its way t num Essex to Richmond, on the top
of which were riding the deceased, an lama of lender
and his moth, r. The prisoner's wagon, being the
last in the line of the train to which it was atiarlied, had
logged bellitisl.and lie toeing anxious to redeem his station,
whipped his betties thriotisly, in consequence of whirl)
the vehicle was driven with violence again.' a lamp-post
at Clapham, and the deceased was thrown tlom the wag-
gon upon the grmind, and his brains were dashed out.
The unhappy incebrr waS ;il.O no 111110 ntjured by the fall
as to be unable to give her attendance.
The prisoner, in Ilk defence, put in- a written paper,
which expressed his sorrow for the unhappy e.ttly,l
which, as the father of children himself, lie lamented with

unaffected regi id.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's direction, found
the prisoner 06111.-I.le was sentenced to eix mouths'
linpri•oninent in the County
John simpsets was indicted on the Coroner's
for feioniously kiliing and slaying Jane Morgan, on the
15111 of April last, in the parish of St. Thomas, iu the Bu-
tough of Southwark.
The prisoner was the driver of a Chatham stage coach,
and about eight o'clock in the evening of the day men
tioacd in the indictment, it being deck. he waTi di is Ong at
the rate of eight notes an hone, thiongh the Borough,
when the deceased. a WUlllitti tar genie in ptegnaiicy, was
crossing the road. and before she vs as :male el her danger,
she was 'snacked cloven by the leader, when the wheels of
the carriage went over her body, 'noise her ribs, up-
tined her abdomen, and produced premature parturition.
She was taken up in a lifeless state, and carried to St.
Thomas's Hospital, vs here she died the next day, her in-
fant surviving her two days. he prisoner, when spuken
to upon his misconduct, behaved with great insolence, and
-in the most tinfeeling 'Danner.
The Jury immediately fume' hint Guilty, and the Chief
Justice, alluding to the but too frequent carelessness of
persons in his situation ill life, expressed a hope that this
nielanclird v eat a:. tt c' 'lie wonld be w ui iiing to Whets against
a brutal indifferetiee to the safety id their fellow-cieatiires,
and, taking into calash's.' main the tit cone:lance that he
bad been already confined for sixteen wee ks, beldelleed
bim to be further imprisoned in the Comity Jail fur tour
Calendar moonlit'.
Edward Henzell, a young man of superior manners and
appearance, was put to the bar, charged with stealing 54
quarters of aarley, the pi tipei ty of Mr. Clitistephet
Duncan,
_late an eminent corn factor and poop' idiot of
Scott's Wilda. Brrmoadsey, This case, Iron" its vety
peculiar circumstances, excited an uncummon degree of
interest, and the Cutlet was caressively crowded. A
great nnenber of Gentlemen from the Cure Matket, Lon-
don, were in attendance.
Messrs. 'Rolland antl Tartan appeared for the proseen-
tion, and Mr. Common Sergeant and Messrs. Andrews and
Adolphus conducted the prisoner's defence.
It appeared by the evidence for the prosecution, that the
prisoner was in the a mploymein of iMr. Deisicau at the time
of the alleged eilleuce, and had previously served an appren-
ticeship to that gentleutu in. it was the custom at heott's
Wharf to receive coru it to the granaries fur tither persons,
who afterwards fetched it away ; and it seemed that e
s when it remained any time in bulk, would swell coasiderably,
and on being measured out to the pereem to w hum it be-
longed, there often was an oveip us, which in the liimuage
of the trade, was called crotchells, or coichells, and was
uniformly considered as the perquisite of the owner of the
granary ur his servants. In October, ISIS, about bOO
quarters of barley were lodged in the granary of Mr. Dun-
can, fur a Mt. Boston, and when some time afterwards the
barley was measured out to the latter, there remained au
overplus of about five quarters and a half. The pi isoner
observed at the time to the mall whose duty it was to mea-
sure it, that it had !steamed very well, and lie vs tould send a
cart to the wharf for the crotchet'. He did so, and the
five quarters-aud-a-kalf were fetched away by his order to
a place in Lambeth. It was usual on suck occasions to send
a •• delivery note" to the warehouseman, but this was not
done in this instance. The prisoner about the same time
sold five-quarters-and-a-half of barley to a merchant at the
Cornanarket, on his own account. When the circumstance
came to the know ledge of Mr. Duncan some time afterwards,
he caused the prisoner to b' takes' to Union Hall Police
Office, st here the cause underwent a long investigation, and
was detailed at great length in the newspapers at the time.
The result was, that the prisoner was liberated upon proper
security being given fur his appearance whenever he should
be called upon; and bills of indictment having been pre.
fcrred alpinist him at these Assiaes, he now suricndeled to
take his trial.
Mr. Duncan, in his examinations in chief, deposed, that
the prisoner had no authority from him to dispose of the
corn, that he sold it entirely vs ithout his knowledge, and
that he matte accounted whim (Mr. D.) for the motley for
winch it was sold.
In his cross-examination he said he was now a bunks apt.
At the time he made the charge at Union Hall he owed the
prisoner 5001. but the elt At was sitter liquidated.
The prisoner put sit a written defence, w which he totally
disclaimed say dishonest intention towards Mr. Duncan, and
imputed 'Delicious motives to the latter in this prosecution.
Nr fui slier averred, that it was the custom for a person,
named Ball, who was foreman to Mr. Duncan, to make all
entiy, in a book kept for the purpose, of any pain abut was
fetched away from the warehouse in the manner debt ribed,
and at the tiire he had tit. diiiiht that this was thine, and
that he sat rendered accountable for the amount to Mr.
Duncan.
,Ir. Ball produced the entry book, but it did not appear
that the grans in question was ever entered by lent. He
riot rd that illr custom was as the pnsoucr described.
Mr. Henze'', father to the prisoner, was called. and was
strongly agitated on entering the witness box. Ile deposed,
that Mr. Duncan aas related to him by marriage, and that
he (witness) had udsatired him money. Mr. was at
his tiou•e for six months in le 19, it'd w,utrss often heard
him spi ak of " those (rote hells," and stenidergd Ned,
mci.nilaz the prisoner,, did net get rid of them. lard Mr.
D. say ih it Ned aas very Ili vet at buying and telling, and
that tic could get rid of the Ltutchells. lie had more that%