The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

•DRURY LANE.

Mr. 'Kean resumed his performances at this Theatre,
on Monday, in his favourite character of Richard. The
house was tilled, awl this distinguished and deserving,
object of popular &your was greeted oa his tirst 4-
pearance, with lively and reiterated apvla::s:;.

COVENT GARDEN.
-After the Tragedy of Venice. Presered, a Lew fhrce
was produced on Monday at this theatre, under the
title of Who is my father? The incidents of the piece
are these: —Lord Alton is in love with the daughter
of a grazier, who had been formerly a major in the
army. The young nobleman contrives to get himself
into the family in the capacity of a gardener. The Ma-
jor, however, is. apprised that such a person is to be
tumid among his domestics, and is resolved to unmask
the intriguer. Luckily, at this time, there happens to
reside in the family a half-..vitted butler, Fdzeloddin,
who has been fur some time greatly dissatisfied with
his descent, and who,•takes advantage of the above tir-
cumstance to profess himself Lord Alion. Alany cir-
cumstances contribute to put this beyond all question
in the mind of the Major, But what mc;st scetnc&to
decide this necessary point was, a portrait which he
was to receive, and which .bring a true resemblance of
the disguised-Nobleman, would s:aable him at once to
put an end to the intrigue.
The letter by .which this portrait is conveyed, is
opened by a cunning Chauila. rmaid, wlm sukr.itutes
ti: the enclosure, a picture of the untigttenate Filzchsci-
din, who is by this artful imposition immediately strip-
ped of his humble garb, and restored to his supposed
hereditary dignity by the credulous Major. In the mean
time, the true Ler(' - Allan ie prosecuting his love atfair,
and after a variety of hair breadth .escapes during his
several interviews with the young lady, he obtains his
other's content wins marriage, and satisfies the 'Major
of his real character, to the utmost consternation of the
disappointed Fitzc&ddin. Liston, in this last mentioned
character, is the.life of the piece. The remaining cha-
racters required very little zelection in the -Green-room.
The piece. upon . the whole•was received with. doubtful
success.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
Mr. Mathews. continues to attract most crowded
audiences by the unrivalled powers that he exhibits.
We regret that indisposition prevented him from per-
fi►rming one evening this week, but he was sufficiently
recovered to resume his exertions last night.

The Earl. of Fife has presented Mr. Kean. with the
identical Dirk, which was worn by his .Lordship's an-
cestor M‘Dutf, in the combat in which Macbeth fell ;
the weapon has been in possession of his Lordship's
family,ever since that meir&rab.e. day.
During. Mr. KC:111.8 lute tour in the North, he per-
fousAl at Aberdeen. Here he met, among th.: humble
reta►ners of the Theatre, one whom he bout 1),:t1;re
known in a better plight: a child of this ninn'a acted
the younger Prince, in Richard the Third, and through
that medium Kean, with great delicacy, conveyed to
the t:►thcr a present of ten guineas in token of wild
Lang sync!
Miss Kelly, in her late theatrical trap to irclatul,
cleared ICOOI.

1. fir lATELLIGENCT.

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COUIIT OF CHA C V.—WCONESDAY.
I.tuNntI;TENDANCL: soLICITOIIe.
Demurrers, Ike. were intt down in his Onnour's Paper ; but w:-.ea
called on, the Solicitors woe ishamt, and wacii wire ordaed Le
struck out of the Paper.
I (is I lonour the Vice Chaneellor—" I cannot find words stror.g
enotv,di to express my displcasureeit the conduct of those Solicitors iu
absenting themselves. It is a disgrace for there fiat to insult the Co wt
and the Public, by not attending when causes are set down for hearing.
I am at much inclined a; any man who ever sat here to give thrtta
every proper indulgence: hut I will not uUow the authority of the
Court to be trifled with ; anti I ant rt:Folved to strike every cause osit
of the paper in which Solicitors do not attend; and I shall also take
special oar how the costs in such cases shall be paid. I hope I shall
not be asked for any favour, f. tr l am determined :a4 ra,rnakc u staple
exception in favour of any Solicitor."
Ma !honour Wit, obliged to rise at an early hour, owing to the want
of attendance of Solicitors, there bciag only out iu Court. ear
was fully attended by Counsel.

COURT OF KING'S TvelDaY, APRIL 14.
Mr. Ittonv moved fur a llalteos CorpnA to bring np the

hotly of Mrs. Jane Maria Pearse, tinder tit e innstui•es, ;is the
learned counsel stated, bordering npon romance. The ap_
'theistical was made on the aflidavit of Mr. Edmund Peal se
against Captain Thomas Pease, both sons of Mrs. J.M.
reArse it stated, that fer:fice 3 cars :%Irs. J. M. Fears'. bad
resided with the deponent, who was her favettrile son, but
that on Saturday, April 15,1815, wbile the deponent was ab-
sent from home,Captain Peatse came to his house 41111 forced
his mother away. On the followe,•g day he returned, and
carried with him property belonging to his mother and to the
deponent. When deponent rctucued home, he applied to a
Magistrate at Union llall, Mid accompanied by two officers,
went to the House of Captain Peucse to demand the restora-
tion of his property, and to insist upon
,seeing his mother.
Neither of these pout; were accomplished, but after some
negotiating, a meeting was appointed at a house at Blooms.
bury, frcm whence it was agreed that the patties shunt(' ad-
journ to Queen-square Police Office, that all matters in 'id%
ference might be arranged by Mr. Fielding. When the de-
ponent, Mc. E. Pearse reached the place of appointment,
instead of finding his mother ,and I.rother thi re, he was
seized by two strange men, who forced him, into a carriage,
and drove him ;,:way to a private wad-house, whence he made
his escape iss December last. In Alm mean tissue' Captain
Pearse went to the_War Office, and, tinder an alleged warrant
of lunacy, received pay belonging to the deponent. De-
ponctit hail been eloamitied at the Jlorse • •glia ds, by the nedi.
cal Board, and bed obtained the certificate of Dr. Oord.):1,
that he was perfectly sane.
•THURSDAV.
WILLIAM Asuror.r. Y. 41311A111.14 THORNTON IN AN ArvEAL