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

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,ti, 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.
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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.etAMS, 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
that 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 When 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 attd, 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.