The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-20 00:00:00

OPERA HOUSE.

The comic opera of La Cusa Rara, revived for the oc..
casion of BRAHMA'S benefit, was repeated on Saturday
evening to the most crowded and brilliant audience that
has ever been assembled within the walls of this magni.
ticent theatre. The delightful duet with NAM, "Pace,
Caro mio Spam," the music of which is so familiar in this
country to the words of " Oh thou went born to please my"
produced an effect which has never been surpassed upon
the Italian stage. The opera went off extremely well;
the performers appearing to be not a little encouraged by
the interest taken in their exertions by the Royal Bride,
who, with the Prince her illustrious consort, occupied)
the lax prepared for them on the left of the orchestra.
As this was the first time that her Royal Highness
ho-
nour any public spectacle with her presence since the
auspicious event which placed her in a light so new and im-
portant to the nation, the anxiety to behold her was ge—
neral throughout the metropolis. The price of boxes tiat
the single night, rose, in sonic instunces, 80 high as ten
guineas. The pit at un unsually early hour was crowded
almost to suffocation. The royal pairs who had not re..
turn(. from their tete-a-tete drive in a curriele to dinner
until near seven o'clock, entered the theatre about half-
past nine, and were received with hearty acclamations.
" God save the King was called for ; sung by the princi.
pal performers, BRAHAM especially, with powerful ex-
pression—and joined in enthusiastically by the audience.
The Princess, gratified and evidently touched by the
affectionate welcome of her future subjects, acknowledged
it by smiles of pleasure, and by frequent bows, directed
to all parts of the house. Her Royal Highness, as also
his Highness Prince Legyild, paid much attention to the
progress of the opera and ballet. At times she recog-
nised and affhbly saluted the ladies of the foreign Am-
bassadors, and many of our native Nobility in their boxes.
ller whole carriage was in the highest sense gracious and
dignified, as heroines her exalted station: nor was there
wanting something peculiarly well advised and of good
omen in the simple circumstance of a Princess, on whom
so many eyes are fixed, and of whom so many hopes are
formed, entering into public accompanied only by her
husband ; for they had neither visitors nor attendants.
It is in good taste, and of good example—it is in the old
English, but half exploded, fashion of man and wife
May the practice continue—may the example prover.—
may the .fiishion revive, and extend, and endure !

The internal part of the new English Opera House
is now nearly approaching to a finish. The stage is
completely formed, and the scene-painters are busily em-
ployed in the painting-rooms. The house, it is said, will
be opened on his Majesty's birth-day.

The Rev. R. C. Maturin, the author of the new Tra-
gedy at Drury-lane, is the son of W. Maturin, Esq. one
of the Clerks of the Roads in Ireland. The author was
educated at Trinity College, and is at present a Curate
in the parish of St. Peter, in that City.
A Court of the Governors of Bethlem Hospital was-
held on Wednesday, at Bridewell Hospital, fbr the pur-
pose of considering the evidence which has been taken
before the Committee of the House of Coli•anons for re-
gulating Mad-houses, tozgether with the observations of
the Medical Officers of Bethlem Hospital upon that evi-
dence (both the evidence and the observations having
been previously circulated among the Governors.) The
Court was very numerously attended, and a long and
animated discussion took place upon the respective ques-
tions—That D.. Monro and Mr. Muslim should be re-
elected as the Physician and Apothecary of the Hospital,
both which questions passed in Mc negatire ; and the two
offices were in consequence declared, from the Chair, to.
be vacant. The principal speakers were—the President
(Sir R. Glyn,) his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord R. Seymour, Lord Milton, the
Hon. Mr. Pusey, Mr. Williams, Sir J. Slraw, Alderman.
Atkins, the Common Serjeant, Mr. J. Dent, Mr. Ser-
jeant Praetl, and Mr. S. Dixon. Dr. Monro was re-
moved by a intiority of 45 against :35. Mr. Ha.slam had
but four hands held up in his fiwour.
Tuesday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall ;
at which the Lord Mayor presided, there being present
15 Aldermen and the City Officers. Mr. John Wont-
Der, and Mr. Neville Brown, lately elected to be Mar-
shals, attended, and were sworn into their offices.
The following Gentlemen have been nominated by the
Lord Mayor to be submitted to the Livery, for their elec-
tion of two of them, on Midsummer day, to serve the
office of Sheriff for the year ensuing:—
It. Kirby, Esq. needle-maker; F. Landbroke, Psq. grocer; P.
Terupleman, Esq. skinner; J. Street, Esq. patter-maker; J. Key,
Esq. stationer; W. Booth, Esq. Cooper; W. llonntfunl, Esq. Haber-
clasher; J. Lett, Esq. goldsmith; A. Pott, Esq. grocer.
Felix Lasibroke, Esq. citizen and grocer, and Arthur _ •
Pont, Esq. citizen and grocer, have severally paid their
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fines of 4001. and .e 0 marks, with the usual fees, into , •i-
-dle Chamber, to be discharged from their respective I :;:•iif
nominations for Sheriff of London and Middlesex.
The Corporation of Dublin have chosen Alderman
Bluxam Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, and Messrs. r
Reed and Dixon, 'high Sheriffs. -
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A fishing establishment has been recently formed at •
Greenhithe, from which much benefit to the county of !
Kent is anticipated, in a cheap supply of that article. •)•