The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-28 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

I tis generally our lot to record some novelty at this
theatre bc last week ha. been characterize,' by the
production of a new operetta, and by the return of Miss

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Kelly to her professional duties, after a most severe
illness—a return which we have no doubt the managa
will bail with as mach pleasure as we do. The operetta
under the title of the Rendezvyis possesses more merit
than generally distinguish such dratnatie trifles. In its
inritients and characters are to be found the true ele-
ments of the comic. drama, and the naivete of Miss
Kelly, and drollery of Harley, have fall play in the
parts they have to perform. The piece was receive!
most deservedly with universal apprnba'issi, and w;l1
prove, we have no doubt, a fiwourite with the public.
The recovery of Miss Kelly has been followed by the
interesting drama of the tiind 13(y, 1:1 the personation
of w'tich that lady has been so eminently stiege,teu; ;
and it is with much pleasure that we have atrain wit-
nessed its representation. As a theatre devoted in •
great measure to music, the proprietor has rut thought
it out of the line of his object, to afford puhlitity to •
curious Musical Automaton, the inventing of um
Ulan mechanic, who exhibited, on Tuesday :mil Wed-
treaty ever ings, a carious piece of alf!•-!.11Als !II under
the form of an Austrian Trumpeter, whicli performed
several airs on that instrument, to the astonishment and
delight of numerous audiences. The evenings bill of
fare still continues to be completed by A mliears and
Actors, which promises to continue a favourite long
beytard the present season, and is certainly one of the
most successful fitrces that has been produced for a
long period. The jokes come so home to every body, as
well as being so oat to the piece, that they are irresisti-
ble, and the manager's invitation to laugh is not given
in vain.

AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.

(Extract of a private letter from the " Times."

" I have to-day made a circuit of the houses engaged
for the different Sovereigns and Ministers, and have
beard the sums for which they are hired. The Empe-
ror of Austria pays for apartments to himself and „his •
suite including Prince Metternich, 43,000 frans...-.
Ilis Majesty will occupy the housed Mr. Ilramertz,
small but elegant residence in one of the best streets of
the city towards the south side. The Emperor of Rus-
sia has engaged two houses, one in the town (that of
Madame Claus), for which he pays 30.000 francs;
and one beyond the walls, about a mile tewards Lonis.
berg, fir which he is to pay 26,000 more.
" The suite of his :11ajezty Alexander will be more
numerous than that away other Sovereign. The Rus-
sian Minister at the Court of Berlin, M. Aloneua, it
alrely here. The • King of Prussia has en.,asged Zt
house at • I 5,003 francs (that of Madame Offerman;)
and his Minister, Prince llar.,lenberg, that of M. Bet..
tendorfT, at 28,000. Lord Castlereagh is to occupy the
hotel of the banker Schlosser. and the Duke of Wel-
lington that of the burgo master 31. Gunita, each•at a
rent of bet seen 28 and 30,000 franca. The Dulcet&
Richelieu 4. to occupy the house of M. Polon, thr which
he pays 22,000 francs ; his suite, it is said, will be very
limited.. Bankers will _he as necessary in a part of
the ensuing negotiations as ambassadors, and accord.
ingly Messrs. Baring, Botham, and Muldens, are won
expected. Two of the firm of Rothschild are here.
" In every street you see masons, plasterers, anti
carpenters at work, repairing, embellithing,, or ea+
lagging houses, to enable their ownem to catch a pot time.
of the golden shower. Loads-of furniture are daily
arriving from Paris or Brussels, to fill the fiirtnerly need
profitablenpaces of empty rooms and unexplored attiesi;
assortments of candelabres, candlesties, lamps, house
bells, looking-glasses, and ink stands, are sold before
they reach the magazine of the shopkeeper ; and on
every third or fourth window along 34)141e of the streets
you see the. inviting notice of Chtn.n6res 'unties a loucr.
-Their numbers, however, have nut reduced the price.
The enormity of the demand made by the owlets, ex.
ends any thing we experience in the small assize towns
of England on the arrival of the Judges. They ex-
hibit, when fixing the price, the awkward ripp-sirence rf
people struggling .between a violent desire to gain all
they can, and fear lest-the magnitude of their den,aml
should appear ritliculnos. It is no uteammon th ng
fir them •to ti,la 21 or •25 fraaes a nay. datriag two
months, for apartments which in Londcm urul3.ht pea-
cured for less than that Jana a week."
Two thou,sand francs. fiar a small bed-mini and
parlour doting Congress are trcquently asked and given.
A. pert little French woolendraper, in one of the pm-
eipal streets, who is coining eatery inch of a larva
t,ntst; into francs cad nupo'c.oas, !tad ye:Lc:Li:ly the wo-
science• to ask-for loam, and just i.ied the ex treeLtrkgranee
of hisglemand, it Pppestrcd to .excite ditinufe, by
elaborately proving that thiscei.gross would be different
in point of facilities of accoistmealution. hum the Con. -
gress of 1814-15,4w-Alx-la-Chapelio was not to large
as Pane or Vienna. Lord Candereltgh.pays forty halms
a day for sitall for fourlsorses, without _including the
expenses of their forage."

The average ►eceipts of the Norwich Theatre, dnr; ag
Miss O'Neill's six perforipances there, was nearly :iota.
per night; and Mims O'Neill, inchuling her benefit, is
wilt) have nette4 7001. if; the week.

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OLD 8.11'4.Y.

TUESDAY.

• Itiiier*Weedtlard, senior, and Robert Woodford. junior,
fifth* need sell, VI pre pet to the her, under an indictment
ekeveing thetas vine erieite4, knowing to be stolen 10011..
of fat. the property of 3.‘1,11 liinsinan. It as ell
*ss convicted last Seasitans, at the Old Bagey, for tar
vuhbery.
Mr. Adolphus opened the case to the jury on the part or
tit, procreation. He very much orgretted. that the two
prisoners at the bar, who were of so respectable an appear•
ADM should have been plired in ,hot unfortunate situation;
bat public justice rcluited that a guilty man, %%hawse*
might be his rank in life, slottld not be suffered to .go un-
junished. A fattier and a son were now standing before a
ury of theireottntry. who were to decide ureerding to the
evidence iipint the guilt or innocence. "I lie either was
tripe dealer living in Clare-street. Clareunarket, and carried
ea a very extensive business there; and it was evident that
the prisoner bad net been actuated to commit this heinous
**fleece tin ough neceisity.as he had realized a considerable
property. By the statement of the facts to the Jury by the
learned Cemeisel, it appeared that the property in question had
been left at the prisuuer's house, when Woodford, nen. was
abseil', but the son was within, and absconded 'lkea .*lie
fart Nam discovered. He then entered intira minute stale-
tarot of the oircninsiances of Hie ease, Witiell it is tinseers-
. nary here to relate, and concluded esith ol)serving alert the
!avowable c ircamstatices for the, elder risoner, that he
was out at house a lie/1 the piopei ty s left at his lionse.—
ith re2aird to the 3 wing at the r, lie hayed that this
wont,' It. a mull: u• lesson to him in future, and lie would learn,
thr:t h tviuu cot *initiaPi a crime, it bens not advisable to fly
Boon the iiiimlajir lice. He was sorry to see so yonew a person
follow ine,.thr ,a4l of infamy and vire, and lie waiinest ans.
ions that h.e+shnnhl knew, that if lie irontinned io that.course.
the..ti 'Met WiLeld ultimately pet au end to his existeiter.—
(Here the ysstallg lad began to ery "Sktetly, and showed the
titans' coatation.)—Willt respert.jt tlle prosecutor in this
'ease, he could-amine the Court, that lie had been actuated
in this prnsecortloti by no vindictive spirit; he I.ntertaineil
an 41111110511) towards the prisoners, but was solely anxious
that piablic offenders ihould not go napunished.
Before any witnesses were called to make out the case,
.the Recurttermittl, that lie very lunch doubted whether, if the
evidelice was imie into., there was any fact which could induce
a j.iiy%t-i pronounce the primmer% guilty. The elder pri-,
loner, it appeared, wasamt present when the property was
lilt at Ids house, and therefore it could not be said 11141 lie
had a guilty knowledge of the fart. If, indeed, there had
been a previous cm ttttttt nicatnm- between the thief and the
prisoner, and it spas settled between them that the latter
should not be amt Iroine al tier time, then indeed it 'night be
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weld that he had a gstiltv knowledge ; hut here there was no
proof oftlilt important jam. With regaul to the buy, lie had
certainly behaved in a very stisoicjuits manner, hot still
there w.is mu sufficient cri ttt i t Ming pront; lie did not blame
the proieentor feeling sore ill the matter, but the Jinige
and the Jou y hail other consideration% ; the guilt or inno-
cence of the prisoners was to he decided upon the evidence
adduce'', and, however ingt nions the arguments of the
Counsel might be, and however liiimsitole his entielnaions, yet
the inry was only to tar guided by the facts of the case. He
complinwnted the karned Counsel upon the mawaer in which
be had opened the raft fur the prosecation, and observed,
that lie was happy when Counsel were enitil,.yeti by the pie.
iteutors, as the ease was always st.tted fairly; their own
&mot:ter depended npoit it. nide, these eirennistances be
advised the gentlemen of the Jnoy to ileirit the prisoners.
• Huth the prisoners were intinelli.itel,

l'uell. awl liobr rt Wynn, ere mtfir•red for steal-
ing sr% ar icfu of plate, the property of Janie{ Ludforol
Bellamy._

Mary Buller, formerly in the service of the prosecutor,
who lived at Cmisea, was assisting her feilow_tervant on the
rttli June, mid hearing 4 noise in Ihr parlour, she left the
kitchen. A, thewat going up stairs she saw Puell running
.out of the pit, loni, and she fouu4 that the sideboard had been
biripperl. The other prisoner, ‘Vynn, W4ll also seen in the
parlour, and tics obsei veil iu his aelreat to throw something
GM orbit hand.
Other wore sees corroborated this testimony.
The 'teatime, •, hn their defence, tit mud baying any know.
ledge of the i °low ry.
The Jett found the prisoners both guilty, and they were
reeommetittyil to merry by the prote-ator.
'Fite Camino,' Sergeaut then adtlret.sed the prisoners:-
1' Von hate both been must properly found Rnilty of thit
°treater s and it is only through the limmtne elieposition of
your proteetitur that your lives have been saved. It appears
that yon have not been 449(11ft-it by necessity to commit this
oar, cid tbh refore von must quit the rotatory.
'fire prisoner* were then sentenced to seven years' trans.
portat ion.