The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-01 00:00:00

JAN. 1.

DRAMATIC RI G44'

I)RURY-LANE.

This wild season of festivity has put forth its usual shoots.
Pantomimes have displayed their wonders at both Theatres;
and a contest of splendour and ingenuity has commenced.
the meed of which is public applause.
At this house the Arabian Nig4ts have yielded a founda--
tion to raise the marvellous structure destined to gratify
school-boys in their holidays, and all ranks of Christmas vo-
taries. The adventures of Sindbad, the sailor, in the Vallee
ty* Diamonds. have been selected, and by a touch of the ma-
chinist's wand, and the painter's brush, all the eccentricities
of pantomime, united with all the magnificence of fantastic
and real Arabian and European sceLery have been produced.
The Vallee of Diamonds itself presents a tremendous amphi
theatre of impassable rocks, studded with gems of the most
vatied and brilliant hues, and the appearance of the huge
Rock (an imaginary bird), whose .broad pinions darken the
stage, whilst he transports the dauntless mariner beyond the
precincts of his- rich prison, gives a look of reality to the
wildest fictions of Arabian writers. The representation of
Blackfriars' Bridge, with a view of St. Pauls and all the stee•
Iles in the city, is particulat ly faithful and striking, and the
List scene, or the Palace of Pantomime, new and elegant.
The tricks with which this piece abound, are good, some
of them new, and when performed with attention and skill, •
must be highly interesting. On the first night, however, '
wally of them failed, but their execution has since been im-
proved by practice. Those of the candle • chased by the
Clown, the change of Harlequin into a skeleton, and the
taking the Clown out of a bassoon in the Orchestra, are
- amongst the most successful and amnsing. A little girl, Miss
Gledhill, only five years old, danced an hornpipe. with re-
markable firmness, grace, and elegance, and the activity and
humour of the C/olvu, Mr. Kirby, kept the audience in ex
cellent humour with. the piece. The music by Mr. Corti is
pleasing.

,n disputes relative to our
rights.
The Coronation of Louis XVQI. is expected to tete place
next June, at Rheims, where preparations are already dillitt
for the ceremony.
THE FATAL EFFECTS OF FEAR.—sale of the offi
Fiaslar Hospital be dangerously ill, a medical gentlema
who was attending him had occasion about two o'clock
Sunday morning last. to send the nurse from the office
house to the dispensary. The weather being bad. the
wrapped herself mum] with a piece of red baize, with which
she coveted, in part, a candle and lantern, to prevent the
light from being blown out, as the wind was very high. The
rays of light issuing from the red covering, to the imaginal jail
of a sentry at a distance, she appeared a terrific spectre; and
as she approached him his fear so increased, that he ran from
his post with haste to the guard-house,
where, in about half
n hour, he expired:
Yesterday morning a market gardener had his pocket picked in Cos-
vent-garden, of a empties purse, containing 221. in notes and silver.
The purr was afteraards found in Russell-street turned in.ide our.
Lust Wednesday week, a respectable man, residing in the parish
of St. James, Clerkesswell, who had hitely, come from Manchesor,
attempted to put a period to his existence by boring a hole on each
side of his nevi: of a sofficient bigness to admit two Angers, which.
Isms being discovered, surgical assistance Was immediately procured,
and the gentlentan at whose house he then lodged knowing nothing
of him or his relations, anti having observed that Ise appeared very
1164 T led, thought it advisable to have him removed to the workhottrel„
which was aceordingl done, and he was put into one of the morns
o'i the third story. and the doctor had kat left him, after keying,
dressed the wounds of his neck, when the unfortunate man initnedia,
ately made a .prim.: from Isis bed through the window, breaking
panes of glass, and also ;he wood work, and fell on the rough s
in the yard, at the back of the workhouse, a distance of 40 ftttli
height, and lie was taken sip alive, and is now in a fair way of reetaa,
very. On being exansined, they only found his angle broke, and
with no other fracture or external bruises. It is supposed embists.
rasment was the cause of his derangement. He had received Iss
letter the day before from Isis father, requtptiag him to cease dowe'
to Manchester to meet Isis creditor..

Thomas Sheaf and John Kelly Were charged on Titeadey at Union
Hall, with having shot at and dangerously wounded a person namgd
titaiterly, on Sunday last. The wounded man was coming towns&
town, on a Deptford stage, about twelve o'clock on Christen's Day.
when he observed the two prisoners tiring their muskets in a geld
ad.;oining the road ; just as the roach passed, one of them turd
towards the road, the balt passed river the head of a gentleman, who
was passing in a gig at the time, and struck latterly on the hip ;
he was immediately takers to Guy's hospital, where the ball was fat--
Namely extracted, hut he is considered as in a dangerous% state.
The prisoners in their defence, said they were tiring at a mark, the
trunk of a tree standing in the hedge, and the accident was owns?.
to their having fired too high.—They were both committed far re.
examination.
Wednesday, GI. England was brought before Mr Serjeant Sam,
far re-examination, charged with having robbed Mr. Richardson.
or Thespian notoriety, of upwards of 2001. in cash and notes, at Hain
Fair' Charleston, on the 21st of October last.. It appeared that
Mr. Richardson, being at the Fair With his Tragedians and Comedi-
ans on the day above mentioned, the prisoner, Zsiglanil, who was
not unknown to him, applied for an engagement, and pleading great
distress, Mr. Richardson was hid:teed to give him an engagement
for the day. At night, after the fatigues of the Fair where over, Mr.,
Richardson retired with Isis company to a public-house in the neigh.
holerliood, leaving the prisoner in charge of the Theatre. He was
not absent snore than a quarter of an hour ; but on his return, 'he
found Isis faithful watchman had taken flight, hut net empty handed;
a tin box, iu which Mr. Richardson usually kept his cash. and which
was standing in the caravan, had been forced open. and near tOOI. in
notes and cash had been taken away. He was billy committed.
(I, England was brought up again yesterday, charged with burgle-
riously breaking into the premises of Mr. Capper of Wslemplaer. and
stealing a quantity •uf Wok, three rabbits. and several other Hnit4.o:
fie was fully committed on this charge, hut will br brought up spin.
as.there arc several usher charges pending against him. . •

IMP NATIONAL RECISTT:R.
TER.
is hinted that the signature of the Treaty with the Amei
ricans was somewhat hastened by an inclination shewmat
Vienna to revive certain disputes relative to our maritime