The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

DRURY lANE.

A new Melo drame, entitled The Ilero!nr, was pro-
duced at this Theatre on Monday I: is a translation
of that beautiful French tale The Siege of Rochelle, so
far as the characters and the language are concerned ;
and, if the story could have been well compressed, we
should suppose it would have made a very interesting
entertainment. But it would be impossible to introduce
all the incidents of the novel into a three-act play ; and
they arise so naturally out of each other, from the be-
ginning to the end, and are AO woven together by the
fine imeginutitra of Madame de Geniis, that to separate
is to confuse them. This was the essential, and, per-
haps, unavoidable fault of the Melo drame. The occur•
rences were accumulated upon each other without con-
nexion or order ; situations were brought into contact,
which in the Novel, are connected by distant intervals;
and the necessary result was, a mess of passions for
which there was no preparation, and of actions file
'which there was no motive The novel is itself so well
.known, that it would be superfluous to give a sketch of
its fable. It will be sufficient to say, that the leading
characters, being gifted with new names, are all in-
troduced, The name of Eloise is substituted for that
of Clara. There is in the original portrait of this
character something exceedingly engaging. %%0 do not
admire her for her heroism so much as fur that immacu-
late beauty by which she is surrounded. The sacrifice
she offers of her life for her supposed father seems not
wonderful front such a being as she is represented.—
Her thoughts are above our world ; she 10.. ks and
breaths of Heaven, and her affections are as pure and as
warm as if they were enkindled in the heart of a seraph.
It is almost a profanation to place such a character on
the stage. Her language may he recited ; but her tone
of filial veneration and of sacred love fbr the man whom
she deemed the future guardian of her happiness cannot
he imitated. Mrs, West represented Eloise, and pro-
duced some striking effects, particularly in the pavilion
and trial scenes. But Eloise is a truncated figure of
Clara. None of the elements of her character are pre-
served. Her devotion of her life for her supposed father
was bat one of the actions which her taitid was eon•
stantly inspiring. The beauty of that mind itself is
kept out of view. This omission may have been un-
avoidable; but it is not therefore the less injurious.
Her supposed father who is called St. Aubyn, is or a
character perfectly fitted for the drama. His atrocious
designs, and daring schemer, have all been retained, and
they have found an excellent organ in Mr. Rae. In
some pscssgcs he was highly impressive. In order to
relieve the scene, a rural festival u•a introduced in the
second act, in which Miss Tree exhibited her powers
successfully. A more questionable attempt to work out
variety was made by introducing the servants of the
Castle, Oabery, as one of them, is to be expcepted,
fur he is humourous in every thing; but the love affair
between the footman and Janet was gross even to in-
decency. The most haeardous incident in this piece,
is the restoration of the child to life, which is unnces-
- and absurd. This piece is, we understand, the
production of Mr. R. Phillips, one of the corps of the
Theatre.
POLICE.

GUILDHALL.
ROBBERY AT INsis.—Friday, Bartholomew Brough-
ton, an officer in his Majesty's navy, and the son of a
solicitor of great respectability, was brought befere the
Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Cox, charged with
felony, under circumstances of very strong limpid in.
The prisoner was taken into custody yesterday week,
anti brought before Mr. Alderman Ileygate, the then
Sitting Magistrate, on Saturday last, who, on applica-
tion to him fur that purpose, thought proper to grant e
private hearing, from wh'ch our reportzr was of cour c
excluded. The prisoner was then remanded, and on his
again being brought up under very suspicious tircum-
s anc3s disclosed at the previous examination, refused
bi Cie worthy Aldermen.
We shall make no comment on the opposite conduct
adopted by the two Magistrats ; but laying' bctisre
.our realent the evidence which has beon produced,
enable them to form their own judgment how far the
public interest required that the particulars of this
case should be kept secret.
From the testimony of Mrs. toms, the wife of Mr.
Lmnas, who keeps the White Horse Inn, Fetter Lane,
and that of Henry Taylor, the waiter at 'hit inn, it
appeared, that the prisoner eases to that house a fi:w
days before Christmas; dav, and desired to have a bed,
as he was going otr early the wit morning by the
Cambridge coach ; he was.accomniodateti accordingly,
and on 'wilt; shown to his room, ordered the waiter to
call him at. five o'clock in the morning. The prisoner
.was called as he desired by five o'clock, and after dis-
•e:targint.r, his bill, left the inn before nay other of the
A:isnot:a were up, anti without waiting for the Cam-
bralge coaco. IVlicts the other persona who lodged in
the ionise got up, it was disancred 'that two gentle-
men load been robbed curing the right, the one of his
the prisomr, wita regard to wi ontlittle or no saspie, on
w as excited, his appeareuce and manners bespeaking the
'watch, and the other of his cash and Bank notes. No
etiunvre Lad :kir. in the Lan that night except

gentleman.
On the night of the laSt day of the old year, the pri.-
soner came again to the White Horse, requested a bed,
and desired to be called up early as befi,re : previous,
however, to his going to bed, Taylor (the waiter), who
had been to one of the theatres, came home, and on.
going into the cnifee-room recognized the prisoner air
the gentleman who had slept there on the night of tha
t-W:lply. Tfis was mentioned to Mrs. Limas, but no.
particular precaution Wass taken in consequence, as it
was quite impossible to suspect a gentleman of his ap...
pearance firr a thief. The prisoner, therefore was called,.
paid his bill, and lef the In as early as at his previous
visit. At breakfast time it was i.gain discovered that
two gentlemen who slept in the house had been rubbed,
ar b; fire.

On Tuesday, the trith inst. the prisoner paid a si-•
milar visit to the Swan with Two necks, in Lad Lane;.
he went there about twe:ve °clock,- said he was going
off by an early coach ; was called at twelve o'cl,,ck by
his own desire, and after paying his left as he
had done at the White Horse, without wai.ing for any'
coach. About ten o'cock, a Mr. Smith, win) had slept
in the house came down, and vomplaired of having.
been robbed of six or seven pounds, and at I I o'clock
two other gentlemen, inmates in the house, ..i•covered
that they had also been robbed of property of between
3001 and 4001. value. Mr. Kingsf,r.l, the lam ;lord of '
Kingsford, the landlord of the Swan with Two Necks,.
ala:med fur the character and reputation of his Louse,
immediately offired a reward flit the discover; of the•
thief; hand bills were printed and eireula!el, and
every means used for his detection and apprehension,
but without success, til. yesterday week, when the -
prisoner paid a third visit to the AVhite Horse Inn ;
there his person being again recognised, and the rob-
b..xy at tha Swan with Two Necks, being also known,
Mr. Ki:,gsfurd wus sent fbr, who, on his arrival, knew
the prisoner as the person who had slel t at his house•
when the property was stolen, as bdure mentioned, an&
caused him to be taken into custody.

The prisoner, on his first examination, stated who,
and what he was, and gave Ws address No. 61; Warren •
Street. Fitzroy Square ; he admitted having slept at
Mr. Kingsferti's, anti also at the White Hoyle once,
but Eniel hazing 1.1.1 it at the I.:ter pd,ce before
Christinas, a; stated by the evidence. 'Had expressed
much indignation at being Lien fur a thief.
At the second examination, Leadbeater, the rear.i
slialman, who had searched the tprhoner's lodgings,
i•raduced two watches, one found on his person, and
the other on that of Lis tvfe; a 11. ',curd note and
few shillings were all the money they had. The pri-
soner and his wife had lived in Warren. Street three
weeks, in furnished lodgings, at one guinea and a halt
per week. Mr. Brown, the city marshal, who has been .
estrem.ly active in this business, stated that two of '
the notes stolen had been paid at the Bank, nod he had.
vason to believe he should be able to trace them to the
prisoner; he had also hopes of procuring a watch which
the prisoner had disposed of since he slept at the White
Horse Inn.

At ens hearing, the prisoner begged earnestly to be •
allowed to give and urged that sufficient time had•.,
been allowed to the parties to bring forward evidence, .
if thug had any, which he was suie they had not. He
was then remanded to Thursday; when, on hit being
brGtOtt up, Mr. Brown said, he bad obtained the watch
mentioned ; but that neither the person from whom it
was ,t den, nor the watch maker who received it from
the friioner. were in attendance to identify either the •
property, or his person. The priso.ur was, therefore,
ith the assent of Mr. Harmer, his solicitor, remanded •
to Tuexlay next.

Tar ANCHPISUOP OF JERUSALEM —The Syrian -
Archbiitop of Jerusalem, Gregorio Pietro Giarve, has
lately snivel in this country, and has taken up his -
residence in Frith Street, Soho. He is in the dress cf
the A postle St. James, with the blue turban, a lane •
robe, &c. His long beard, and venerable and apostolic
appearance, attract great notice, and excite cinch cu-
riosity. We learn, that the Archbishop's object in
visiting. England is, to solicit a•sistance, and obtain some
of the ma?hinery, to establish a printing-press at Mount
lelatoon, far the purpose of ptepairing, and there din-
tributing, correct editions•of the Sacred Setipturcs, in .
the Y•yriae language. Althol,g,ll Mount Lebanon is-
under the dominion of a I bristian Prince, nearly all.
the rest of Syria is goveraed'by, ond composed of Turks.
Nut it few of them have lately iecotne Christians, for.
the fanatic fury of their faith seems to be every day.
stating. To gain many, very many, from Maitonte.
tanism to Christianity, little more seems wanting thaw
to distribute copies of the Bible among the Syrian Turks
in their own language. ; Lut to prepare such works har.
been found, herctotbre, generally impracticable. The
editions of the Bible printed in this country, for most
parts of the East, have, from their total inaccuracy., been
utterly useless. We believe we rniy venture to say,.
without any offence to the leatrne.l, that fiOne but a'
native ought to attempt to be a corrector of a Syriac
Press, A single niistake in she placing of a point may
make the same word convey a ramming the most loth_
emus, fbr what the a• ithor latentlA to be of a i
nrrsitachurtt-::.