The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

TILE• NATIONAL REGISTER.-

e bcatricalfs.

• The most active preparations are making at both
of the great theatres thr the approaching winter
campaign. At Covent Garden, Tragedys it is de-
terrnined,. es before, will be put Colt in all its pro
minence, supported by that admired actress, miss
Neill. The managers, in furtherano: of this
view, have entered into an enga,,,,,einent with Mr.
Shied, to give Mai 4001. fur the production Ma new
tragedy, w►th a part, of course to be allotted to Miss
O'Neill, whether it succeeds or not. Should its
success be established, the author is to be rewarded
with a clear sum of 1,0001.

ENGLISH OPLRA House.—The crowded Houses
at this fitvourite resort of the public bespeak the
general approval of the management, although we
oureelves very much question the policy of Dual ing
the poplar pieces so lungs We could point out, to
those who have the arrangemonts, many Stock
Pieces possessing as much merit as their present
Bills can boast, with the additional one of novelty
t• must of the audience; Pieces that on the first
opening of the Theatre us " The English Opera
House," jammed to it so much success, us to create
the most violent and ill-natured jealousy and oppo-
sition on the part of its opponents.
. _

SADLLICS WELLS.—On—Friday evening the Duke
and Duchess of Kent honoured Ads delightful place
of amusement with their presence. Toe managers
had gone to great expence in their peep:stations—
the grand entrance to the piazza was brilliantly
illuminated with the letters D. K , over which was
a Royal Dtical .Corunet. in variegated lamps t the
floors of two private boxes had bees considerably
elevated to form the Royal Box, which was elegantly
hung with ,crimson velvet, trimmed will sigh gold
fringe, the whole. surmourated by the t.oval Arms.
The Duke and Duchess attended, by Cul. Parker,
entered the house at eight o'clock and remained Cali
the finish of the performances O their entrance
the National Anthem was excellently sung by the
whole corps-tk C9pera. While so many persons
are attempting to ascribe the. present discontent to
a want of loyalty we are highly wadded to bear
witness to the ENTliusiAsx with which the Duke
and Duchess of Kent we received; a rapturous
feeling similar to that with which his Royal Brother
of Sussex has been every where greeted during his
excursion through, Norfolk.
%'s u ALL. These Gardens closed for the Season
on Friday evening, when the bellowing Address
was delivered by Sir. Webb : . .

" Lau,' s allemen, hr tins t argils; closes the moose
nolo of these (Lir,lt us tor the S lulu ec,rd tis the
P.oloirtur to express his yo.itecut shanks sue the p.tsroisesige
you have litierm them ; it-it to ua.re you, Ul4l hili; Air
thrs ore his popes!, , it will be his .to. v• to have thou its
condo, aril as to co.lllBsur theist lo 104: Itiga iptioiallou w liich
your kind ,Uploos C WlCws I.le, iso.iroS
•• btheueuhrofmyselfdudsue other Performer., 4 be,
leav, to wknosslettge the soalullosee you hive Await to our
te with. so amuse pat. .stud Itostsbly tut this Seamus he lake
Intl kart."

Emery, of Covent Garden-Theatre, who is now
perforwiug at Liverpool, so highly pleased the audi-
ence in the character of lq.rleste, in the Farce -of A
Roland.* as Oliver, that nut content with loudly
applauding the actor, they insisted- on one- of the
scenes being repeated, before they would suffer
the piece to proceed.
It is said, that Mr. Arnald and Mies Kelly have
purchased the Olympic theatre of Mr. E►listoa,
who naturally conceives that his time will he suf-
ficiently employed in his new management at Drury
Lane.

Mr. Kean, it is confidently said, does not mean to
return to Drury-lane Theatre, but accepts the mag-
nificent offers made t.) him by the American mana-
gers. Mrs. Bunn, late Miss Somerville, is still the
theatrical heroine at Birmingham, where she is
performing with great success. The Birmingham
theatrical corps is said to be at present more res-
pectable than it has been fur many years. Mr. W.
Darren closed his engagement on Saturday night,
with his own benefit, at the Edinburgh theatre,
and was succeeded last Monday night by Miss
0' Neil, in. the character•of Belvidera. Miss O'Neil's
engagement is for 12 nights only.
Mr. Kean made his first appearance at the Dur-
ham Theatre on Thursday night,. in the part of
Richard 'tic 7 third. The house was respectably
filled. Atter completing his engagement there and
at Sunderland, Mr. Kean will perform at North
Shields

Mr. Chariest Kemple •is returned from Ireland,
where he has been pertiwming with great teat to
crowded Houses, in conjunction with Miss O'Neil.
He intends to make a nt,n-professional excursion to
Cheltenham, to recruit for the approaching theatri-
cal campaign.
The Edinburgh Musical Festival for October is
likely to display great vJeal as well as instrumental
talent. The principal vocal perforir.ers are Miss
Stephens Miss Goodall, Signora (orri, Mr. Bel.
lamy, Mr. Brahma, &c. The leader is Mr. lanic-
wics; and the conductor Sir a Smart.

The Liverpool Theatre is nut without many ut.
tractions. On Monday ..ram BaU was played there.
Dennis Brags-widely by Irish Johnstone; Dan by
Emery; andJoh 77surnlierry by Blanchard.
Mr. Macrcady is playing with great ectai at the
Swan ea Theatre (Wales). Amongst other yam, he
played Pie: re in Venice Preserved; and Hamlet.

Mr. Mathews ha.s been " found at Home" at
Leeds with great pleasure ; so much so, that he was
induced to remain longer than was orig:nally in-
tended. On %V.•dnesday next he gives A nip to •
Paria at the I lalif4x Theatre.

Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at•
Va encia, dated 10th August We have just
been advised, that "'a the sth iitstant-the boat of the
English brig Helot, aptaiii itiehard Cornish, ar-
rived at Alicant with 10 men. '1 his vessel rote -
ilea front Liverpool, and was bound to Leg:Adam:hi
Genoa, with a cargo of literehantlisd: toil :a
night of the :id instant, being .bout 44 Ini:c*icotii
from l ups. de Gatt, was boarded by a brig of 1(i.
guns, which appeared to be English. Tae Captain
and crew were immediately forced under the :.atch-
es, which were then nailed over them; but Lavin„
begged of the assailants to allow them some 'enus
lama, tlmy cut a hole in the deek;ahreatning to
kill the first that attempted to look through it.
While they were employed in plundering Wear yes-.
ad, the Captain and crew ventured to look tleraugh
tale opening, and observed that in thy fortmost-sail
of thepirate there was the mark, "James Q.:Man,
Liverpool," and in the Bare-inuinsait, "S. Ashburn,
Liverpool ;" and w the siiritsuil the same mark aft
en the fure-mainsail. Tue masts and • yards were
painted white, the hail long, and the sides with two
yellow streakes; the stern black, with two windows.
The Captain, perceiving no noise fur some that:, and
observing that the ve,ael made a great deal of .vater;
burst open theltaienway, and saw the brig at daunt
3 miles distant, and the rigging and sails of bis vcs.
sel all cut. lie missed his snail bout, and only
found the iarge one, in which they saved themselves
in a very had state. Ihe ti llawhig day, tI v were
taken up by a Greek vessel, which conducted them
near the Island of Plana, whence they went to Ali—
cant in a boat.'

CORONHiess INQOEIT.—OaI Friday an inquest was
held at she Ni6s , gale l'averit. Grove servo, Listaba-
arose. Lwfore 'rhos. Sterling. Fsq.Coroner sur Middlesex,
fl) the body of Mrs. Mary Finlayson, aged Y 6, wife of
Mr. Foilarisn, coal iiierehant, of Grine-street, who put
a period to tier existence by coning her threat.
It appeared that the deceased, ever smce her accou-
chetitent, had been ancied wine lentpur..ry dteariy-
ascot, and had attempted several times to destroy her-
self by junipiert front die witlow,ke, Mr. Finlopon
was verperautiotw•in concealing his razors. aliJ other
sharp instruments, front the grasp of the deceased, and
directed the savants to the .alas effect. IVedsiesday
morning ear:y. Ott awakening, the deceased cotuplarned
iimisposition to her husband, who went down Illairl
4tid caused some are to be prepare* for tire. Oh its
being made, Mr. Finlayson was proceeding op stairs
with it to, the-apartment, whets he heard a spouting
noise,• and aionirthinA fall rather heavy, which alarmed
111111 Ile'called to the female terrain, who slept in an
adjoining rooms, but found it was not her ilia' fell; and
he then called to• hes wife by. her ti nue, and finding
he apartment dour shut, bur receiving no answer, he
lortieu thetloor, when he beheld iht deceased lying on
tie Hour weltering in tier blood, and her throat cut 50 a
dreadful manner with a razor which she had-contrived
to get from the case. Surgical assistance was imme-
diately prom. tied, but with no effect, she was dead.—
Verdict— l'hat the deceated•amnititted the act herself,
being at the tion-in a state of Insanity.

A-$ risco TAXIir —lll to Act passed hi 'the last gellhot
of Parliantein be lien. 3. Cup. 13. wet. b. it is everted.
" That ;SU, tenant corning iii.. the oecupatioo of his or her
fans at or utter diid.tottuar to any year. 11615) appeal in the
l:mnn'is•iuttr.,for executing this Act.onti
sat fart. that he or she s all not have Xept.or vied any
1 oses.,Nlares, or Wiling., by blot or her used to the culti-
vas 1111 l of the salt fans, prior tie his or t,r cowing into the
occupation .4 such Earn', .h.. 11 be entitled in be released and
di-charged from one oink.. of iiir Asolool Awarroornt pity.
able ill respect of the said flours, Nliare•s, or Grilisiso."—
We think it nerewtry to reinaiol sorts • f our readers as
entered upon Faring tiler .11bt,lotnt•r in the litut year, and
are aa,ssed in alar prei•esai tla.il liar a•irir
heat ialz A perish against w h A•et•rophirlllll is bcto era the
*Oth of Augu.t and the 10th ofSeptelsitrer.

The Yarmouth Races took place 'on Tuesday sari
Wednesday last. 11'e think utr company was ton
so numerous as last )ear. On Tuesday the 31entbers'
Plate of 601. was won by NI,. It isold's Cockatoo
beating Major Hussey's Pity°, Major Wilswon's bay filly
by Jupiter, and Lord Sullied's consist, filly, sister to
The Ladies Plate of Sol. WAS WOll by Lord
Sus CI'S Foy beating Major Horsey 's Mon. 'fins was
by far site best rare• that was son. ()ii Wednesday the
low' and Callum; (ieisile nen.' Plate of 701. was scow
boy Nlajor Hums's Rum Ixauon Lord SiAwera Fay,
Me. R s Cock do, and Mr. Utiiiim's Desdetn
The lookeroers' Plate of Std was won by Mr. Runt.
nol.es CitekAtiin b sting Wilson't bay ware, ty
hiter, and MAjelf 11114• Cy's Nolo

- ,
Among Inc company m, Ihi genuml we obsene.l
I ord Sullloll,l, Hot.. G. -.usrm, NI. P., Ilan. J ,hn WUe.
FAlose. M P. It. 11. Gurney, El. NI.P., E. 11:1,4464w,
.I. P., C. F. It bold, M P., NlJji.r
Proctor, Esq., Major Ilassw, U. N. iitt ,
litirrotiuo
El J. J. Gay, Eq., Vt. 134,:r0r,