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intelligence, peltiie".• tretitvith iitysierioos and
frightful cointisents ; and Oeldftro being left alone
with her, she commissions.hintst,w bring to her but
Lord Glenallan (Mr. 'flair). son of the Countess,
and a medonchuly min, who hail not left his castle
for years. Site gives hid► a ring so a warrant, which
is delivered, and bringi about an interview', in
which she relieves his mind froni.tlte g6iity loath-
ing of having been married to hitt sister—acknuer.
ledges the plot between his mother and herself
to put the horrible deceit upon him-7.and in-
forms bite shot his .on the issue of that feta
marriage, is still living. and is Made heir to the fur-
tone of his Lardship's brother, Geraldine, who had
brought him up under the same mistaken and dread-
Gil supposition is to his parentage. Lovett pedi.
gree, which is the only suspicious circumstance in
his character, and which has brought hint into a
duel with the Antiquary's nephew, Hector Miln.
tyre (Mr. Aintorr), wants some illustration, which
is furilislied by Elspeth's developernent to his Lord.
ship. Sir Arthur Wardour's estate is run out. and
every thing is iu the hands of baliffs, when Lorelei.
rives. and emancipates it with his newly-bripieatheil
plea in his claim for the hand of Miss IS/ar-
dour, and (Lord (aenallan arriving at the Milne in.
stant) acquires a father and wily at the seine junc-
ture. There are several minorlincidents, sonic of
which serve to thicken the plot, arid others ere :twee
redundancies, which have been preserved for the
sake of the novel, and will no doubt be struck out
of a second representation. It is almost impossi.
ble fora piece to give inure satisfaction than was
felt and evinced list night. The characters *ere
so judiciously transplanted from the interest;
ing original, and so skilfully distributed accord-
ing to the respective excellence of each of
tine •dramatic corps, as to remove all ground fur
objectionable remark. The baffled wisdom of the
Antiquary in minters of taste—his professed aver-
sion to " woinatikiiid," accompanied by the kindest
solicitude for all homing creatures that come witliih
its observation, were truly and effectively hit off by
Mr. LISTON. Next in importance was the vulgar
end useful philosophy of the beggar Ochiltre, cow.
billing in the same person a sage. a vagabond, a
satirist, and a philanthropist. This most diffi-
cult personation was achieved in whit the painters
call a finished style of colouring, by EMERY. Has
playing was beyond praise in the scene where Le
attempts to dissuade the young men from fighting.
As Elspeth. Mrs. FAUCIT dilated the portentous
secrets of her early life in a manner which cots-
veyed wonder and terror into all her hearers. A
humorous appendage to the piece, not yet named, is
Caron, the barber, the performance of which became
an interesting sample of the grotesque, in its repre-
sentation by BLANCHARD. Miss STEPHENS was.
of course, very delightful, a circumstance which, as
it concerned her singing, brought on her the penalty
of having to repeat much of her part. There is
some near, it not original poetry, in the songs. One
example is inserted, the air of which is Maggie
Lareder:--

Doer.—Lord sad Min Wardour.
Subdue, subtle, the hopeless lame,
Within thy boom burning;
Go leek a heart may bless thy choice,
By love foe love retention,—
Nu! au, I feel, I seer ems exert,
Another to ado►e, dear;
For thee alone this heart melt beat,
%Jana it brat we more,
tho' worlds divide our hearts,
We'll elwVish still theft, Ares;
Tito' ages part us we will love,
Till life itself expires.

A love like ours so warm so pore,
Let adverse finiune sever;
To absestre it •nrading blooms;
Unaheed and fur ever.
It is an ever•huroinz Ida.,
O'er Worms sublimely riding,
With steady light, our wandering course
Thu' life's rough ocean guiding.
Then ►bu' worlds, &c.
We have next to sueisk of the scenery, which
would have left no terms of praise to describe the
piece itself hail the description gone first. It is
rich, abundant, and finished in execution beyond
■ny thing that call be reasonably expected or de.
sited iu a Theatre. One instance there is which
actually reaches the sublime in mechanism. The
perils of Mussel Craig are only described in the
novel. But they are really represented in the play.
A storm rises in the horizon with a majestic scowl-
ing and progressive ascent, perfect as the perspec-
tive of a sea tempest. The flat sands at the foot of
the Craig become gradually covered with still and
stealing waters, which again gather bulk, then gra.
dually assume motion, and at last foam and swell
into a mountainous convulsion. The sight of this
brought every person in the house involuntarily
upon their legs. Many began to breathe hard,
as they bad seen the real element threatening them
with its ruthless force. The audience did not
merely applaud—they shouted, and at the con-
clusion, the play being onnounced for repetition.
the loudest cheers succeeded which were ever per►
haps heard in a theatre.
Mr. ABBOTT spoke an appropriate address before
the play, and " God sure the King," and " Role
Britannia," were afterwards sung by the whole
vocal strength of the house.
There is one circumstance more to be mention.
ed to complete the gratification of the readers—
the protrude of the entertainment will go to the
fund of •' Shelter fur the Houseless." There could
not be a more delightful reflection that► that which
crossed the mind at seeing the amusemeut of a full
and elegant audience converted into resources of
comfort for the destitute in one of the most incle-
mein se-aeons ever known. Never was a theatrical
deed snore sanctified, and never was one More
successful. The following is the
OCCASIONAL ADDRESS,
WRITTEN BY NIL THELWALL, AND SPOKEN IT
111 B. • BBOTT.
Ask you where most Britaissies glory shims ?...
'Tis not is treasures of her to mine*;
Nne that her Sag, by Nephew's self unfurrel,
Wafts her proud roomette o'er Ilse admiring world;
"ris u 1 that, thundering o'er the fields of war,
Belling* like, she drives her magnetism ear;
'Ti. rot that Arts awl Smot* o'et her fete
Dillfwee die Issue of their radiant smile;
N.e that the Muse upon the rolls of Fame
Inscribes a Msltou's sod a Shakspeare's savor.
No, an that valour, wealth, and prim Imo,
In use bright glory of her miss is lost :
Yoe what see vetoer, pubes, Ml* sod fame,
The Melees Morel, or the poet's name,