The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-31 00:00:00

THURSD ‘Y.

Mr. W. WI. PIN brought up the repot t of the room', lee of
privileges, appointed yesterday, to inquire into the nature of
Mr. Bortall's application to he .I.settaiged from co,toily, as a
Member of th,it Ilmise. The I lon. ‘leuther that
the committee had found that Mr..Bort o n 111.1 h. elect.
ed a Member, that he oos ~A.oooka
tarsne prepee.s, awl upon the it
were of opinion, that he wa• entitled to ink ilege of par-
liament, He did tint think it iseeessary to malts any further
ohs AAAA 'lOllll ON the present rue, and SI I.l.lteeefore ...ova
first, that ltooert Christie Burton was entitled to the ',tin :ere
of parliament ; and secondly, that he be discharge.: tnuu the
C11P10,4. of the warden of the Fleet pt Isom.
;Flies* resolutions were put, and eat tied ilion'rrecontradieen!G

TILE MIAMI.

KlyG's THE ATitE.

The entertainments at this place of amusement, have.
curamenced with a new opera, called 1'11(11:arta in Al-
• It is cot usual to indulge the author at this
earcs of literary productions with e. critical notice; the
materials ure generally so slight, and the cement that
unites them el so fregile a nature, that their summum
&mum, the chief ambition of this self-called class of
poets, is to slumber unnoticed. We coulees, however,
no little ill-will at the outset commis the writer of this
opera, for having contrived in this instance to spoil and
to mutilate the beautiful story of lioralann, from the
tales of Nl.trtroseret—a subject that has frequently
been dramatised, but never till now, perhaps, has ex-
perienced such ill treatment. For tt.e sake of iutru-
dueiiig a lover to the fair slave, he has wholly perverted
the original d‘ sign ; but this might perhaps be forgiven,
as a lover is on these uecasions deemed indispensable :
we can find no excuse for his treatment of her royail-
iatemoroto, the Bey of Algiers, who is here the repre-
sentative of the haughty Sol man in MARRIONTEL, who
in order te bring about a union between these two
lovers, is made to undergo indignities which neither
Turk, Christian, nor Fagan, could possibly submit to.
The whole of the story is in wretched bad taste, is
Leither understood, nor excites the least dramatic
i r the music is by flossier, who has already
turuished two .operas tbr our Italian theatre, and ac-
quired numerous a.tmirers and partisans among the
musical portion of the public. "Il Barbiere di Siviglia
is perhaps his best comic opera, and created a very high
ides of the talents of this young composer, which has
hardly maintained itself by the subsequent specimens
with which we have beeome acquainted, The new
piece of last night contains some beautiful airs, and
many original and happy passages; but us a whole, it
is extremely unequal ; and as the composer approaches
the end of the second act, becon.es feeble and languid
to a degree which only those who know the indolence
as well us the talent of Itossieit can account for.
Among the best pieces in the opera is the Cavatina,
sung by Sig. GARCIA, in the first act ; there is a repose
and tenderness in the first movement, athuirubly adapted
to the situation; the quick movement added to it is,
however, out of keeping, as the sentiment in fact re-
mains unchanged. The duet that succeeds It, is an
equally fine specimen of comic style and of dramatic
contrast. The airs allotted to Madame Bi eeteent, the
new performer, who represented the heroine of the
piece, also possess great beauty ; to these we may udd
the whole of the finale of the first act, (selecting as
I,he must striking passage in it, the trio bcgiuning
" Pria di dividerci da vo?"; and we have pointed out
all that is- worthy of notice. It inus: be ;admitted,
however, that on opera containing so canny beauties as
above enumerated, must have a show of hands in its
favour, end such indeed was the reception it cspe.
rieneed: a judicious curtailment is, however, much
required : the piece, by lasting too long, and ending in
imbecility, weakens, if it dues not destroy, the MI
pression of its prominent beauties Ihe new singer,
)dad. BELLOCRI, is an acquisition to our Italian stage,
and to the musical world in general : her talents are
of an order that place her in the first rank of her pro-
fession ; nature has gifted her with an agreeahle and
flexible voice, and its cultivation has been curried to
the highest perfectiun ; it is of the class called mezzo
soprano, but combines in a remarkable degree many at
the peculiar qualities and fieilities of the common
soprano or treble. Signor PLAca, a bass singer, also
appeared for the first time In this country : he has
some execution, but possesses neither a just intonation
nor a voice of much strength or clearness. Anemia; ETTI
has a part in the opera, and supportrd the comic pas-
sages in the style which his made him a favorite among
us; and Signor GARCIA, as the lover, sung in the
manlier of his former efforts, which as music are quite
perfect. The new dancers, who form part of the
novelties of the evening, do not claim more than a
slight notice, us they do not exhibit abilities above
mediocrity ; anti that quality in dancers, as in poets,
finds but little quarter.