The National Register.
London, England, 1820-06-18 00:00:00

DRURY.LANE TiIEATRE.

The Managers of this Theatre produced, last night, a
new serians Opera, under the title of florid Riau*,
founded, of course' on iho well-knowu story Of that. ma-
happy favourite of a still loose unhappy mistress. The
following is a sketch of the fable, which, as is usual in
pieces of this sort, is only a medium for the introduction
of the music

Rizsio (Illehassi) having, by his talents and services,
advinerd himself greatly in the Wiper of Mary Queen of
Scots( Nits. West), bemuses an object of jealousy to the
haughty and vindictive Lord Rathoeu (Karl, who seeks,
by all ine:siss, to remove so tor ~,,, lisble All object to his
Own ambitious views; nor is it in the path of eremite's
only that he finds himself obstructed by the elegant and
accomplished Italian, who is the Caroused lover of Lady
Mary Livingston (Miss Carew). the principal Lady of the
Bed-chamber to tire Cilltell. This lady being also the
objeet of Ruthcen's legged. he adds the hatted Ilia rival in
love to the envy of a political opponent. /totems forms
a sort of double plot with Ilse assistance of Mac Wylie, one
of Isis retain-is, who engagea to murder Wale, and to
carsy off Leuly-ileuy. 80111 attempts fail. Mac Wylie is •
restrained from executing the murder by some conscien-
tious misgivings which are prod's( ed in the mind of the
assassin by an appropriate air sung b) his humidor! victim
in an apartment where the villain 11:111 concealed himself.
The abduction of the Lady ts also prevented by.the mis-
take of the persons who are employed to effect it, and
who carry off a waiting-maid instead of Lady dismy.--
Rulhoem afterwards endeavours to procure the assassina-
tion of Iliszfoat a hunting-match, hut in this he is defeated
by Grorge Douglas (Barnard) a faithful servant of Rizzi*.
Foiled iss this second attempt,he tries the effect of creating
iu the mind of Lard Danky, Haniblin).ilae weak and dis-
sipated husband of Mary, a jealousy of the estinsatiou in
which Rizzio is held by Isis Royal Mistress t in this he
readily succeeds, and the Piece concludes by an attack
being made on Rizsio in the Itool presence. at a batiguet,
where Darnley itiahuen and their coadjutors rush in, and
drag their victim to en adjoining chamber, in which they
inflict on him a mortal wound, and then they take him
back to expire Su the presence of the Queen, who has in.
vain struggled to protect him from the violence of his as-
sailants.

It has not been usual to criticise pieces sr this description
with much ,everily, noc.are ne disposed ro the present in-
stance to &you front the .indent lute, but we mutt confuse
that wt have been able to discover very little incr.& to the
production ii question: the dialogue is ofa very ordinary
description, alai the puetry of the wtitAe posiulitee no claim
to distinctiou. The followiug by itroliain is perhaps the •

SONG—Rizarcr.
Lovely maid ! tigrish tear from thy breast,
The Inigin shield of thy lover, thy charms ;
Can the heart that is thine be oppress ?
No, it beats but to love's soft alums.
Thou art mine! and the world I tidy,
Thy ehasnyion I my ilaring,l'll prove,
Protect thee. or gloriously die.
Enobled by valour and love I
Lovely maid ! thou'rt as dear to this heart
As his liono4r is dear to the brave;
Thy sweet smiie can more r..pture impart
Than sweet LiL;ert's anti to the slave.
Thou art 1111.IC and the world I defy,
Thy champion I my daring I'll prove,
Proti.ct tliee,ur gloriously tie,
Elia:led by valour and love.

Some oppo,iti.i.i wa, matte alien the piece was :tonna:ma '
roe 6lit the genet til voice %al 111 ifs Itlreir:,
t.tott4h we do otti rxtwet that it will 111'0011W popular. The
u.ic ',elected, hot lit itlit r the old nor the
ti- w w.is a vier) et. ilk La; Char:tele& tit it•Usl liuw ever he
that the Areal exeit.olo. Or .11r. Brallam nod Ntit
Go, ew, 'hale ~t tits Illy. e a (.41,45.14.r:01e
ell Cl :hid perhaps lie evrulyd tU.I l'..:1.1.1118h41 lost. W kWh,
hut the merits Gt. the atithor :Ohm; Iwuuld
er,,h,/,,1y ',ore been the rate or Ocer.s.

The Catholics are now busily engaged in consi-
dering who shall present their Fitition. All eye
turn to Mr. Plunket ; but it is deemed wise to as-
certain what his sentiments are about a Veto, before
any decision is taken with regard to him.

It is in contemplation to sign a Requisition to the
Lord Mayor to call a Common Hall, for the purpose
of considering a Congratulatory Address to her
Majesty.

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FUNERAL OF THE LATE
RIGHT HON. HENRY GRATTAN.

The remains of this venerable and distinguished
Patriot were yesterday conveyed to the tomb with
all the solemn pomp which was suitable for such a
mournful occasion.
They were at a late hour on Thursday night conveyed
in a hearse anti four to Richmond House, Privy Gar-
dens, where, according to the published order, the
friends of the deceased were to assemble at ten o'clock
Frey morning, to be marshalled tor the funeral pro-
ceirom Tue body lay in state in one of the parlours
on the ground floor. The room was hung in black,
and lighted with silver lamps.
At the a npointrti hour a considerable mimber of per-
sonages of the first rank attended, and were accommo-
dated on the ground flour. At a quarter before twelve
o'clock, the neces.ary arrangements being completed,
the procession (which was pedestrian) moved out of the
coach entranc:., which opens into Whitehall, and
advanced a!ong the centre of Parliament Street, which
was newly gravelled for this melancholy occasion. A
considerable multitude of persons had as early as nine
o'clock ass, nailed in the street ; but the constables, un-
der the management of Mr. Lee, the High Constable,
kept a sufficient sp tee open for the funeral to advance.
A body of constables, with Mr. Lee, moved in front.
'Ten the mutes and assistants of the undertaker. Then
about 200 gentlemen in full mourning.
A Retires- with a rich plume of feathers, from which
were appended the crest and armorial bearings of
Mr. Grattan.
THE COFFIN,

covered by a rich pall, supported on one side by the
Dukes of Norfolk and Wellington, Lord Holland. and
Lord W. Fitzgerald ;
on the other side by the
Earl of Harrowhy, the Doke of Leinster, the Earl of
Charlemont, and the Earl of Dononghmore.
Chief Mourner, HENRY GRATTAN, Esq. eldest son
of the deceased, followed by his Brother,
J. GRATTAN. Esq.
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A very large body of Noblemen and Gentlemen fol-
lowed, chiefly arranged in rows of three each, and
wearing silk hat bands. At the head of them, next the
coffin, were his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
thaDuke of Devonshire, Marquis Wellesley, Marquis
Conyngham, the Martinis Downshire, and the Marquis
of Lanadown •' Mr. Tierney, Mr. Brougham, Sir J.
Mackintosh, &c.—indeed, we may add above 200
Members of the Imperial Parliament.—The Irish Cha-
rity Children attended, with crape round the left arm.
The whole of the distinguished characters who com-
pose that most respectable body the English Catholic
Board, were also in the procession, and a number of
other gentlemen of that profession.
The procession occupied nearly an hour in moving
from Richmond House to Westminster Abbey, where
it was received at the great western door by the Rev.
Dr. Ireland, the Dem of Westminster, and attended
by the whole choir of the Abbey, who chaunted one of
Handers grand anthems, as it advanced along the aisle
to the vault prepared to receive the coffin.
The Dean, at ten minutes past one o'clock, read the
service for the dead, and immediately after the doors of
the tomb were closed upon the remains of Mr. Grattan,
amid the strong and unaffected grief of the most illus-
trious characters of the Empire. The tomb lies nearly
between the spot of eattli which incloses all that was
mortal of Pitt and Fox. It adjoins the grave of the
great Lord Chatham, and is surrounded by the tombs
of Lord Mansfield, and other public eminent charac-
ters. The foot of Yir. Grattan's coffin nearly touches
that of Mr. Fox. It is exactly the spot, out of his own
country, which we should imagine Mr. Grattan would
have selected for his tomb.

MR. GRATTAL—The following letter was writ-
ten by Mr. Grattan, close by the body of his father
after he had breathed his last. It was intended for
the eye of friendship alone. Publication never
entered the thoughts of the writer, but justice to
the dead and the living, requires that its contents
•should be made known:—

" 6S, Baker Street, Portman Street,
London, June 6.

MY DEAR llCMl,llltryll.—You will tre this reaches you,
have beard the wrla,uchuh 'Wino 0f the death of your ever-
-1,1-be lamented fi lend. lie expired m fallout a groan, sur-
►ounded by his family. His uudendaulling perfectly clear
—sensible to the last.—His anxiety for has country and her
future fottnues, was the last sentiment that occupied him,
and '' his dying hopes, IsIL- his breath, below:Nil to Ms
Country." These, ills
_same sit ictly fulfiiled ; he felt
uo pain, and the smile that Itjhleaed up his cuouteaance
still meanie upon it.
Since he left you all, he conversed about the City, and ad-
vised me to act as lie had foam-sty expressed himself. I
shall therefore have the satisfaction to reflect that I discharge
his in:ravioli as my oat. duty, when I solicit the support of
my fellow citizens. As I cauoot leave this fur anise time,
will you and the other friends of my dear late father,
try what can be done to twit .1d the independence of out
native City. As you kilow my bind init. Ills upon the subject,
proceed in the business oil my behalf, to if I w"..
This mode of acting cal alone make up fur the nisadvautage
under which 1 labour.
Believe me, dear Humphreys,
Must affectionate', y
Hl NHY 61tATTAN.

Mr. Henry Grattan has offered himself a Candi-
date to represent the Ciiyut 'Main in Parliament,
in the room of his late s.« Hint father. Mr. 'Thos.
Ellis, it appears from the Dublin papers, intends to
oppose him, on the Corporation and Government
interest. Mr. Ellis is a Master In Chancery. .„,;,16

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

[STATE OF IRELAND.

Dublin, June 13.
FAILURE or ALFEANDCRs' provincial
journals find private communications give a faint description
of the consternation which prevail., nut only in the South of
Ireland, hut even to the border, or the county of Dublin, in
consequence of the failure of the banks of Cork, Limerick,
Clonmel, Kilkenny, and Waterford. These, toi;etlwr +lith
that of Carrick-on-Suer, make up the number of nine banks,
one el Kilkenny, one in Channel. one in Waterford, and •
iii Carrick on-Suir in our fortnight. The counties of Cork,
Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Wateiford, Kilkenny,
and a part of Carlow, are left almost wit bout a circulating
medium.
It was foreseen that the shock must reach Dublin a
last. We knew that the private bankers' notes were
coming up in great abundance, and that they were
promptly exchanged. Hitt gym' one bank the run was
so incessant, that they were obliged to suspend their pay-
ments yesterday. We allude to the Dank of Sir William
Alexander atilt Co. The docket, we miderstasid, has
already been airsick. 'There was in consequence a run
upon every bank iu Dublin during the entiie of yester-
day, and they all, we are happy to state, not only paid
such outstanding notes as were presented, but their bank
post bilk not yet due, and such as were even accepted.—
conduct appeared to have restored confidence. But
it would be unfair to pretend that a great agitation does
not prevail in the public mind. We have not heard that
any considerable bruise has stopped in consequence of
this great failure we have just 'Petitioned, nor can we state
with certainty the amount of the securities or notes
which the Messrs. Alexander may have had in circulation.