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mined in his revenge. Mr. KLAN, whom we may
denominate the Bimini of aelore—sometllllell
happy in touchts of feeling, but never so power.
ful as when he describes the dirk and deadly
passions of our nature—seized the spirit of has
author with a gigantic grasp of oboes. and
placed before ua the boldest picture of coo-
ping sod revenge we ever wituessed. The first
act of the tragedy is the beat—and here Mr.
KEAN'S acting was indescritoitthy fine. The swell-
ing conscioustiess of posseesing countless wealth,
in spite of the hatred of those by whom his 'ultimo
was oppressed—the proud feeling, that his race,
though scattered—
had sr-ambled up
More wealth, by far, than those that brig of faith,"—
were expressed. not inertly in words, but iii looks
and actions. They formed the prologue to the more
passionate scenes which follow. We speak particu-
larly of that with the Govertior, where Barobas is
commanded to give up hit property—and that iu
which, ,wile ostensibly cursing his daughter, he
privately apprises her of the spot in winch trea-
sure sib secreted. The foiiiier scene was 'replete
with bitter scowling sarcasm. The curse with which
It concludes, was fearful—it stun vibciltes on •
esti. The !utter, a most difficult v scene, was
atattaged with pre-eminent art. Throughout
the tragedy no available :point wits litiaSed by
this admirable actor. Wherever passion could
be moved, he succeeded in eliciting it. lit
the fourth act, Mr. KRAN rang a very pretty air,
with considerable 'science—And, what is tor tutiuitehy
more consequence, with great taste end feeling. It
was warmly encored. His entire performance . vies
received with enthusiastic markt of approbation,
and, when he fell, the waving of hats and liatidker-
chiefs, in the pit, was universal. •Mrs. BARTLRY
Austaitied the part of Abig•o‘l very effectively. Fer-
nese, Don Matthias. mid Pon Lodowick, were well
represented by Messrs. POPE, STAN Lk*, and WA 1.-
LACK. ithilillOrr. a Ttillti'kh blare. was performed
by Mr. HARLEM very meritoriously.
The dresses are most superli. Two of the new
scenes are admirably painted. %Ye allude to is view
on the sea-shore, with a fleet riding in the offing—
and that of the cathedral st Malts.
The tragedy *as announced fur repetition amidst
thunders of applause.
The following are the Prologue and
The former wait spoken by Mr. BARNARD, the
latter by Mrs. BARTLEY
PROIAXIIIB. •
What petition &sages bath the Drama kiinwn,
Since Int wilds anxious can their scenic throat
The mimic sisters rais'd its this our land,-
And sow their veneriog buds of hope expand,
Like flowers that blossom iii the freezing glades
Or aura's deep blushes n'es night's yielding shade.
Marlowe, whom genius, then surpass'd by none,
• the bright star to Shakspeare's gloriosa sun!
The Jew o Malta, once the Drama's pride,
With Alleys* ionrisb'd— but with Alley's died!
He whose best days in public service spent,
JIMAd o'er his grave a 'sallow manumits ;
Not abrin'd in pompons domes his ashes lie,
But hearted in deeds of mooted charily !
Bock as we all with cooacions pride proclaim,
Asa point at Dulwich for nor Alleyia's fame.
For Rio' hik master-pieasOfekill has laid
Neglected lung its dstk Oblivitmes shade,
Me hops to *hew you what it elite bath
Nor wish on Alkyls whits* we bout a Kean.
Nor have we saltily sought leapt rev, peg.
I".elyiell that prejudice whitb tuarrd the age ;
Woes Persecution darketdd,till ink Isle,
*ad *wird is terror true Religion's smile.
Theis far from us long be invidious aim
T. cast opprobrium o'er the Hebrew moue,
Oa ev'ry met pernicious peasants fall,
And vice sad virtue reign Alike iu all.
Thus Issidst souse inuultrrisig castle's wild
Where adders brood, snit owlets shun the day,
The pryieg Antiquary jays t' explore •
Each imosa-ffrows cell, each ivy'd turret o'er.
Full well,requited fur his.careful toil,
If, iu the ruined mass, or ballow'il
Some looptingotten relic there should be,
Thoth/ may save from Time's devouring srii.
So thee with us—tram spots of age now clear;
We brindle fruit of past researches here.
Happy indeed the ainnous task goat thro,
Should this oar relic—be approved by you.
• kpi LOGuk.
bulked I west% go use-it's so absurd--
Without the Prompter---1 coal speak a word.
Wtll if I sowss-s. [Entering, eke door is eloped.]
There now, they've shut me out,
I'm sure !don't know what the thing's about.
" Courage, my ior"—otie plunge—the shock is past;
non if I fail-1 can, but peach at lest.
Oestles, we hope oar varied scene to night,
Fraught with fond aaguisb and mere delight,
From this tribunal Sods its trembling cause,
Crowo'd h 7 your smiles, earich'd by your applause.
la diy. of yore, wheti,--wheii what' There—l knee
it—
Kate 1 should stiet,fiefore I got half titre it.
What seat! My beArre in such a palpitation!
WM, asp% valise • crap, situation?
The miss Os prompts has lust the copy ton'.
Ah ! you may hush, Sir—hut you know it's true ;
'Teas but this morn, when at rehearsal, came—
With *misted hark—l need out tell his name.
Madam, mitre lost !—exclaini'd the anxious Wight ;
Calms you'll speak the Epilogue to-night !
Oit! Sir, said 1, at once u'ercistsse with dived,
You'd hardly have a :home speak that's dead !
Not for the world, Ma'am—iu that case, Walesa knows,
Whit widow'd number* 1 should ',sake my foes!
Thouliande who now (*joy th'intalisckled stale,
Would wreak their Vengesace on Pilitarlick's pate.
Rat yet 1 as fairest yam, Mi am, to may,
Rands*, }swiss Rest so early la the pliy,
The sachem* sere's. will the loss *waist,
Unless is liihres to have yoli here agile.
You're ea petite, Air—well, I'll ito my best,
But this I. pillting kinduesa to the test.
Thus found myself, in spite of all my care,
By Flatt'ry's bait, tiatrapp'd lotto your snare.
But whew lame to read it—Heaven stud Esi its !
What brain; cried 1, eoatil give sash sermaiii birth!
1 can't tears this—nor do I e'er emend it;
if the Play fail, the tpilogue won't mend it.
No—l'd have amethisig aprightly—suraribing
To send Oar Friends costestedif
Or—whilst the glare of Hymen'. hitch Is kaolin,
To wave is desslisi aphsallik round the Threac.
May we not wish latent lA. beyond cuthltate
To live the patterns of each Wedded p.Or!
Taste bag the joy the Nuptial slate imps. te,
And Ix their erapire—:ice the people's beat..
But one word sore--or 1.11 would think, isdeed,
I quite fbrosol the cause 1 ruse to plead.
Come, ye's% be kind-el Bars he bold to sa)—
Nur vest your auger-vas uY per old ploy.
Tyre Misdeed years—'fine George, a weighty age,
To cringe again for favours us the *age!
Yes-.l'm *mitted you'll not dray *Le boon
To this poor " Lean and slipper'd Pasitaluss;"
Rat kiadly Knott be may revives while,
Warmed by your plaudits—danced by your smile.
• For the life of this care-neat actor and worthy man
(the founder of Pultrich College), see the lli..grwlslia Atri-
townies.

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I:VTPLUG ENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, WmainisTEA,

Fatimr, Aram W.

!.AATILARANCES EMILY VANE TEMPE%T, a min
Malt ill • ward of C:unri. by her next Partial,
•NOELM Tser.osts l fs. ALP. V. Ibc
coupi:rk.so of ANTRIM and OTHERS.
From the importance of this case, the Lord
ChatiTellor sat, instead of hearing appeals ni tho
•of Lords, although it Wiy tint gelirlal•s•
known that Ins Lordship would sit the Count o.os
crowded to races* at an early hour.
(Far the proceedings too this case of Tuesday,
see thisl'aper of Weduesday.]
.11W ,L;u1.ICIT011-(IENERAL staled, that. lir. alp•
preitol as:Counsel fur Lord Stewart, and vertnilly
Intuit! himself isi an awkward situ*, ssssss as .titis was
to reairsiiii the Countess of Atoms, front
having any: intercourse with her daughter, Ludy
'hit. the Learned Counsel on the other
side had blended the Petition of Lord Stewirit
with the present motion, Which obliged Imo,
however reloctaittiv, in this 'hope of she case.
to address hist Lordship on the past of his
tr.
Chem. It wss hit wish at aft earlier per std
,that Ins Lordship should hove heard the ca.e
private, in preference to a litering lie open Count
act. that Lord Stewont was unwilGnb that his
duct should come before the public, hut on ac-
count of his feelings of delicacy towards
.11e Was at a loss to understand the painful gerbil:s
of Nlrs., Taylor, which were expressed by her
Counsel, in thus bringing it publicly lot ward. He;-
however, thought, whatever htr own fielings were,
sheiloght have felt fur others. I ler affidavits were
gloomier! ou 1111011y11101it letters. lie could tint
help therefore saying, that her duty to the young
lady would lase beets as well performed if the vas::
was heard in 'private, which we* the usual nay,
tiustertil of having hlrlrror d it out to the world,
through the public loves of the country. e
were several. ob)ectioiss made to Lord Stewart
as to Isis belay a suitable husband for her
Mere, some of them were personal to himself, hut
whia'e his Learned F tired (Sir. Samuel Rossini')
thought were fit subjects to be discussed before the
!Raster, and not in open Court. and depended eir
the point of cOdusieris between Lord Stewait arid
Lady Amon), that lie might marry this young
Ludy and get lro.seaviori of her fortune. Mr:.
Taylor', in her affidavit, alleged that lie was without
fortuise, forty years of age, a widower, and had a
son nearly as old. as Lolly Fiaiscev--and that he
was in einbairessed circumstances, and dissmatett
end irregular to his halms. Lord Stewart had air.
swered those charges by his affidavit, whirls sliest
that liejs a m.O of large foitutie ; that, as Colonel
of the 25th regiment, lie has 3,700/. per auubm ;
that, as Lord of the Bettehasnber, 1,000/. per annum,
and as Ambassador to Vienna, 12,000/. per anntlni,
and from his father, Lord Londonderry, g,OOO/.
per mouton ; tusking altogether all income of heir
20.0001. a year—and at the dumb of his father and
brother, Lord Castlereagh. if the latter died with-
out issue, he would be eulitled to 10,0001. per
annum as paternal eatatri asal.that be had a right
ofsettling a Jointure of 1,0001. per annum nn his
wife of the second marriage ; soul that he had per..
soma property to the amount of 26,000'!. He tithe
Learned Counsel) *mild ask whether is moor pos.
searing stiCh an incorise, would have for his sole in-
tention in entering into this marriage with this lady,
the possessiOn of her Itirtinie Mis. 'Taylor then
ooglst not to have imputed to his Lordship that lie
was not a man of fortune, and iii embarrassed cir-
cuinstances. It wilt imposoble the latter could he
the core, when he had a fund in hand of .26,000/.
The next charge was. that he Was of irregular and
dissipated habits'. Would any person believe it,
when they considered his high nook in the army,
and his high_ diplomatic situation ? But this
had called forth from I the painful 'seers-
sity of putting on the file of the Court his pro-
great in life from the age of fourteen, and
Bee honours h.e had obtained. The circuits.:
stance which hid been hinted at Wallie to the
Stewart finally wee tchulhy unfomnded, and it
ought ant to go out to the public micrdot-
dieted. The introduction to the young lady at
the (framing-room being the contrivance of him,
in Concert with the Counters of Antrim and Mr.
MaCdosiald. was completely denied ; lie would
state the affidavit of Lord Stewart, which had been
only partially done by his Learned Friends. His
first affidavit set forth, that he was at the drawing-
MOT Oil the 26th of February, and lie saw that
Cinintris and Lady Frances there, and having been
introduced some time before to Lily Frances—(his
the Learned Solicitor's, reason for mentioning this,
was', because it had been stated that it was pre.
'concerted that he should be introduced to her
there)—after the drawing-motif was over, he saw
the Countess sod Lady Fruiters in a crowd
in the anti-room; and out of couttesy offered Lady
Frances to trend her to her earrings.. Mrs, Taylor
was slut there. end she could not have known it
except It was from het anonymous friend, whoever
he of she might be. Mrs. Taylor said, that she
collected from Lady Fou ler*. before the drawing-
rotor). that site resort:led to are Loid Stewart there.
This might be all correct, but it was not for hint
to inquire why she had that expectution. It was
natural, from his diplomatic situation, and that of
Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince Itegetoo,
iliac he would be its attendance on such an occa-
sion. The affidavit also set forth, that Lord Stewart
had seen Lady France* several times (Afore the
13th of March, and that her excellent qualitios had
aompletely subdued Isis heart; that ois the 4th Match
he net her, accompastied by Mrs. Taylor, st Al.
inosck's Rooms, and by his request Ludy Frances
introduced him to Mrs. Taylbr. After the 1311 s of
Mach. he would sulk, could Lord Stewort's con-
duct be more delicate. for he d:d not see her age's&
until the tith of April ? and it must be recollected
that it was an the 13th of March that loot Royal
Hochiless the Prince Regeist dosed with the Coun-
ter," of Antrim, owl float Lord Stewart est used
himself to Isis Royal Higlintoro from rltrodsng hiss
suit, that he ought not deprive 1.44 Fiances Guns
bring of the party—that his presence si Id hoot
give pain to any of the family. On the 71h lend
tlih of April he suet Lady Frances in public; ou
the first of those nights lie alsetamed from hoeing
airy particular voioversistion, as Iser spirits seessitte
low; however, urn the Sth, Ise had, and thought she