The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-30 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

From the tardiness of the arrangement in the first
instance, and from an error in tht filling up our ticket
of admission in the second, we hare hitherto been pre-
vented visiting this Theatre, which was opened for the
season on Monday last. We shall not, of course, hazard
a Critique on performances we did not witness, but front
report we know that the Theatre has been &taiga up
during the recess, and that Mr. Young, who is re-en•
gaged, has played Hamlet and Rolla. We should falsify
the opinion recoided on our files if we did not express
our admiration of Mr, Young's acting—he is always
highly respectable, frequently excellent—and if he had
never appeared before the public but in Cassias. his tha•
atrical fame, front the remembrance of his per!ormance
of that single character, would have been of the first and
most unquestionable class: but one performer cannot he
made to constitute a company—the attem,,t to do so
mined Drury-lane under the Committee, and rendered
Oberon, the Lessee (or as lie chuses to designate hinisel
"The Proprietor") unable to meet his engagement?.
Why, then, is the dangerous expeliment to be made
here? Why has Mr. Charles kemble been allowed to
withdraw himself?—why did he not personify "
Prince of Denmark r—His Handel has all the poo.t—
tile excellence of his brother John's portraiture, wi:h
the addaion of the fire anti elasticity of comparai,se
youth—he is a performer the Theatre cannot spare—. 0
acior whose absence we hope the public will 1101 LI): dr
rate. Where is Mr. Wm. M'Cready—how is it possiLle
to find a substitute for him—and can the Theatre affo:
to SHELF Rot Rog. Henri Quaire, and a dozen other
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pieces, the representation of which is not possible witi -
out hint T—We have always felt a great prepossession !:1
favour of Covent-Garden Theatre, partly perhaps from
personal feeling, but certainly more horn the superiority
of its performances over those of ttie rival establishment;
and it would be with great regret that we felt obliged to
confess that there ceased to be a ground tor our pi.•-
tiality.

A letter from St. John's, Porto Rico, of the 21
of August, says—" A dangerous plot was discove:'-
eat on the .'24th ult. the day previous to its intended
execution, amongst the slaves in this quarter of the
island. Their plans were laid with much cunning
and the most profound secrecy, and every prepar •
tion in their power made for an extensive insurre,:-
don on the night of the 25th. The conspiracy, as
far as it is yet discovered, extends through sever..l
of the most extensive districts, but it is believed to
be much more general. Many of the chiefs are al-
ready taken, and the trial and execution will be very
summary. From the measures taken by the gove:
nor, who is a vigilant and excellent officer, to Bete. t
the remaining ringleaders, and secure the getter 1
tranquillity, nothing; further is to be apprehended.''
Accounts from fratavia' to the 22d of May state,
thai hetweeu the 30th of April aual the 9tl: of M,y,
1,200 persons died at Samarang of the cholera m. -
Las, out of which number 158 were Europeans
,kt Batavia, during the same period, 250 died. or
whom 101 were Europeans. Eleven vessels sailed
fin Bombay, Bengal, and Madras, in consequence.
of the great mortality caused by the disorders. -
FEVER IN !4PAIN.—By the former posts the epi-
demic disorder in the east of Spain was tnider.eaed
to be declining, but the last mail states that those
favourable prospects bad been reverted. The fever
has broken out again at Barcelona with fresh a•:(1
very alarming symptoms. All connexion with Bat.
cellonetta had been studiously cut off, and it was
hoped by that precaution that the town might be
saved ; but it had made its appearance within the
walls, with symptoms equally fital , and on the
12th inst., which is the date of the lust letters from
Barcelona, the panic-struck inhabitants were flyillg
from it in all directions. Even the municipal aa-
thorities and military force, whose pretence must be
so essential in such emergencies to preserve order,
partook of the panic, and were leaving the city.—
Those whom business compelled to remain at their
posts were in hourly expectation of being dt:clared
in a state of incommunicatian with the rest of Siroin.
The fever is described to be of the most malignant
kind, and very few of those who had been attacked
with it escaped. At Tortusa, on the Ebro, the fevtr
has also made its appearance.
Wednesday last was s.ild, by order of the Sur-
veyor-Geaet'al of his Majesty's Office of Works, a
large quantity of valuable materials used for fitting
up the coronation, and some taken from the Courts
of King's Bench and Chancery. There was also 4
great portion of the timber us,:a for the accommo-
dation of the respectable Italian witnesses, in Cut-
ton-garden.
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,idreadful accident happened on Saturday morn-
ing about Mx o'clock in St. Paul's cathedral. Part
of the scaffolding eretied thr the repairs withinside
gave way with a tremendous and precipitwed
live unfiu•tunate workmen to the bot;oiu• ate WAS
killed upon the spot, and the others are so mu:h
injured that we fear there is little chance of th,ir
recovering.
A Mack hare arm lately caught on the premi,es
pf Mr. NVoodman, called Woodland's Farm, in t!le
oarigh of Iteacoastield.

A gentleman has arrived in town, deputed by
coloured inhabitants of the island or Antigua, to
petition his Majesty to place thou on the same foot-
ing as the white people.