The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-08 00:00:00

GOVENT.OARDEN.

Monday night the play of The Point of Honour, was
performed at this Theatre; Ilia O'Neill sustained the
part of tertha with her atetwomed ability, and imparted
to the character of the heroine-of this interesting piece
a pathos and fbrce which failed not to beguile the au-
' tlienee of tittir tears. The parts of the Chevalier de
Franc and that of Dnrirrtel, were ably sustained by
lr. Young anti Mr. C. Kettible. The piece, on the
whole, went of extremely well. he laughable farce
of The Stella Child followed, in which MN. T. Hill
appeared fire the first titno us Lille Pickle She pltyeti
with srlrit awl was well received.
Ott Tuesday night Mr. %V. Farren added to his the-
atri,:al fame by playing Ma Manuel, in the comedy of
She would and She would not : in the scene at the open-
. ing of the ill act, the gratival transition fro.n joy to
grief was expressed in it masterly manner, awl tvithout
the least deviation from the limits of legitimate comedy.
Mrs. 'T. lu ll wain tolerably successful in Ilippolyto, and
the whole play went ofd with spirit.
On Thursday night Miss Selaterville repeated the
character of .Icloigith s, and was reeeived with increas-
ing testimonies of the public approbation. The tragedy
was succeeded by a new ballet, tininded on tub beautiful
story of Pad and Virginia, and adapted from another
piece of the same name new perfortning at Paris. It is,
however, merely a section of the oriAnal tale, and
having nu catastrophe is wholly without thematic inte-
rest. Tn make some amends, tae dances are pleasing
and well contrived, and gave ample so pa for exhibiting
to advantage the talents of Noble sad %ft Luppino,
together with the image and cure et, though perhaps
less graceful and liiiished evolutions of the Kisses Den-
nett. he piece afrowls a pleasing relief wise interlude
between the play and entcrtaiumeut, sal we think the
public ore much indebted to -the new managers fur the
style in which it is brought fitrward, and tile variation
it occasions in the amusements of the evening. Care
should be taken to have at -few dances its possible of
mere display, and that do not tend to accelerate the
action of the story. After 'the htliet. was revived a
fare, called lYho wins, or the Widen 's Choice. Mil.:
C. iCeta ale perforate I Ilia Widow ,Bellair with her
usual :.pint awl god sense. Tue. farce itself is pleasant
aid hainocous, without any pretensions w higher qua-
lities, and chrted the eveniw4 with an agreeable impress.
stun. Toe house was wed filled.

Mr. W. Farren performed the part of Sir Anthony
ilbsoittle in The lima!, onVriday night, and that of
Sir Frefet Plagiary in The'Craie ; the hitter ibr the
flat time ; a odueidenee both of acting and authorship
that produced an overflowing house, His Sir F, id*
Navvy was extremely happy'; in the celebrated pas-
sage, where he is provoked by the anisattiversions of
Sneer, he contrived to temper his auger with the re-
quisite degree of gentlemanly kselirg ; while his con-
cluding expressions of contempt were as happily blended
with that sort of awe which the etneagth joined to the
rancour of the attack would naturally excite. •If any
alterations were w be wished in Mr. W yarren's de-
lineation of this character, it is that a some hat greater
degree of farce aught be given both to the anger and
the contempt. Tbe provocation is certainly va:essive,
and his wounded self-love ran only find refag4 in the
semblance at least of strong contempt. He was tigitly
a::d deservedly applauded, and the whole piece (not
forgetting Mrs. Gibbs s Tillnirina) was given with
much spinit.

Him Somerville and Misr O'Neill are announced to
appear together in Ruwe's tragedy of Jane Shure.
A very melancholy cirennistance occurred at Drury
Lano Theatre on Monday night, when the tragedy of
Riciwrd 111. %Fits near its conclusion. A person in the
pit, who bad been attentive to the progress of the per-
formance, but who had discovered no previous s:Anp-
toms of agitation, suddenly dropped front his seat, and
expiped in a few moments.: late appearance was legpeet-
able. Ilia bay Ivies conveyed to the Crown and Ctc.hion
public house, near the theatre. On monining Ids
pockets, it appeared that they contained ravers-u: value,
with cards of address, stating the name M'Carthy,
Bishupsgatc `trent. •

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HOPPE AND OTII!:,ts t. lIVATII AND OTTI%!'

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This lvas a case of cons'clerable interest. Mr. Clarks
Heath (then residing at Whetstone) wrote injaninirv,
1818, to his proctor in town, re:westing ;lc woaid
come thityii to ti:s house, in order to ree!ive instructions
for makiag his will; but that gentlemen being re:-
vented by indisposition, deputed his clerk to represent
him. The facts which occurred on that occasion were
detailed with considerable accuracy uud clearness in a
deposition which was read to the Court, from which it
appeared that the deponent, a Mr. Thominon, on
ar-
trising at the house of Mr. Heath, found him awaiting
his arrival, and sitting at a table covered with leases,
bonds, policies of insurance, and a variety of rapers
necessary for the dislioxitions about to be made by the
testator; he proeeeded to Impure a draught of a will
according to the directions of the deceased, and when
finished, read it over to him carefully, clause by clause.
—The depoiesent stated that the testator appeared to
be aged and infirm, bit Perked:, aware of the naturo
and importeace of the sill he had truth:, and that he
considered his capacity folly equal to the act be was
, engaged upon. The deceesexl expressed his entire ape
probution of the draught, The funded property, be-
queathed by him, antounted to about 16,0001. S per
cent. Consols, and Imperial Annuities. Atter leavin;Y:
the interest of 8,0101. stock to each of his three (laugh-
ters, and hil son Edward, the principal or which was to
revert to certaia ;Trantlehildre.n. lie declared- that 4' as
he hod not fully mule updpii mind at to the disposition
of his freeliuld and copyhold property. he should not
devise the sante until he had more maturely considered
the subject ;" but that "as to all the rest, residue and
remaitvler, of his personal estate, he gave, devised, and
bequeathed the same unto his son, Wiliiatn Heath."
Deponent represented to. him, that in the event of his
dying betbre completing the disposition alluded to, the
said Win. Heath wonial possess the whole of his free-
hold, co,tyliold, and personal property ; to which the
deceased replied, that he was aware of that ; ob:;erving,
that as William was his eldest am, and hail so lar”e a
finally, he had the griptest claim upon him. Finally,
he made arnmgewents to come to town very shortly,
in order to give directions for the disposition of hi.;
leasehold and other property, and to eompletc his will,
but in the interim he died, without having executed any
other tenementary paper than the one is question.
The Counsel for Edward Ruth, the son of tile tes.
tutor, contended, that in the exceptive clause, after th!
WOOF " Freebuir and " Copyhuld," it w,ts the inttei-
tion of the deceased to have inserted the words " and
Leasehold ;'' and prayed thee the Court would deerre
the admission of them accordingly, by which the chi!.
dren would come into the diateibUtion of his lea:4-I,oltl
estates: time case of Forster'itiminst Pi titer] in 1810,
he maintained, bore strongly in favour of such admis-
sion, and on its decision a property was pending 'of
600,0001 ; yet there the Court held that an alteration
of a will might be permitted, alttiotwli contrary to the
written intention of the testator. The Counsel on the
other side insisted on the validity of a piper' which
there was the strongest evidence to prove had been
dictated by a nun in a sound and disposing state of
mind: and argued that from the whole tenour of the
deposition which bad be; read to the Court, it warn
clearly proved, that he not only knew the nature of the
ligpo-itiuns which ice had mime, but that Mr. Thump-
am wail explained to hUn the consequences of his ils2ut
as related ao the resi 'wary legacy, if he should die be-
fore making any different or more complete bequest of
the property included in the exceptive claims% They
commented also on the manifest injustice of setting
aside the declared and written testament of the ,de-
teased, in farina of his preowned intentions; which, hr
contended. would tie the effect of admitting; the
thin of two words, that there were no evidence c.i its
ever having been the testator's intention to supply;
stud be submitted to the consideration of the Court,
that great danger would arise from the . establishment-
of so mischievous a preemie:it.

Tile 3urige, a.mr recapitulating same portion of thtl
evidence, contained in the dcpsitions, declared Lai:: eon-
currency in the opinion. that tn::cli (taupe-would result
from a sentence establishiag t!:e ;Ict of so itni,o;•tairt,
omission r:s that he was called :Ton to reauly ii n
clear testanytittary paper. rst.L !-e had no tiC:Jht in il;..
own mind of the intentions ef the te,tator, which u'ir,--
the same, after hearing the whole evidence, as dlr.%
would occur to every end, (1:1 e. pr.:rigfacie ri.r-c of t}:.case, to be. I t was grattiying, I!._ observed, to disclnacgc
ho ___t to he in titt;,oit wi;h those inten.
.a duty which fill
tions; and he thereibre decce.ai that the testamentary
paper should be valid. .

The hoe reee'otf Nllss O'Neill's benefit, nt L..
veyool, untointte,l to 3311. cia. Ihe net remune.
rxion fin. her fortriAht'.; exortions in that town, wlr
0.3:1 the pronts of her three visits to that place
ernount coiketiveiy t. liak short of 5,0001.

Nit% Yates, -coming out at COveht Can't: t!
Theatre, is not the Irt.ihatcribr any !Anion to the
Yatci •WhOlatklY .132aat: her antearatiee