The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

BRIGHTON.

AN. B.—At ha'f-past seven o'cl
QC— this evening,
the rrince Regent arrived at the Pavilion frtnt Carl.
ton House. In vie morning, the Duke of York
returned a second visit to his Illustrious Brother. His
Royal flighite•s aplicared among the fashionable pro.
tnenaders this afternoon, in the full enjoyment a
health and spirits.
His Excellency r7oont Munster arrived this after-
noon. amd dined with the royal party.
To-morrow, the Archduke Maximilian is expected
here on a visit to the Prince Regent. upon the termi-
nation of hi• tour throughout the United Kingdoms. •
The Theatre has been numerously attended this
week, w witness the performances of Mi s
in the characters of Mrs Ileverhy, Jane Shore, anti
Isabella. On th- latter representation, most of the
•N
oyal Household and visiting Nobility at the Pavilion,
patronised this disti,iguished actre s.

THE KING'S JEWELS —The discovery was made hr
the Prime Regent h ms• lr. who met his Royal Sisters
Gn Thursday, at Buckingham House, for the purpose
of maki g some family arrangoments. In harking
over the article contained in one of her Majes!y's
private repositories, a Ic:ked box was found, for which
there was uo key. Air. Bri%ve, Irving in the Palace,
was applied to, and having succeeded in op ning the
lock, the lost treasure was observed. There is no
doubt that it bad be n deix:sited in this place of :,ccu-
rit, by the King himself; and probaliy her Alajesty
was the only other person who was aware of the
secret.

The Duke of York left town on Wednesday, for
()Wands.

Lord Arden•and General Taylor, the executors to
the late Queen's AVill, are daily busily employed in the
discharge of their trust.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer gives a grand en-
tertainment on Thursday next to a large party of dis-
tinction, at his residence in Downing-street.
We had formerly understood that her Majesty's va-
luable Wardrobe had been left to her old and faithful
servant Madame Becteadorff No such bequest ap-
pears ; but it deserves to be known to the honour of
their Royal Highnesses the Prin 'eases that they all
etmcurred in presenting the wardrobe to that Lady,
being persuaded that such was the intention of their
Royal Parent.—Morning Paper.
The Duchess of Kent is fully expected in England
in the month of April, in order to her accouchement,
which is expected to take place in alma six weeks
after.

SALE OF TIIE LATE QUEEN'S HORSES AND CAR.
RIAGES.—MORIIy was the day appointed for the sale
of this property, at Tattersall's. Six of the moit vu-
laable carriage horses were varchasel fur the Earl cf
Harcourt, Master of the Horse ti the late Queen ; and
one for the Duke of Wellington. The horses in ge-
neral sold very high, and in most cases considerably
übove their value. For instance, horses upwards of 17
years of age, sold for 70 and 80 guineas each ; and
several, that in the bands of the dealer would not have
fetched 101. sold for 50, 60, and 70 guineas each
The following are a few of the most valuable :

Chance ... 7 years old ... 17,0 guineas.
Spanker aged 130
Spenser ... ditto 13(e
Spider ... ditto ... ... 155
Winibush ... 7 ... 140
Tintail 5 1.50
Lion -. .- 7 -.-. 140
Stringhtdt.- .- 6 115
The total produce of the whole .55 horses was 4,5441.
The carriages sold but inditkrently, and mostly among
the coaehmakers. A sociable barouelte landau, with
three detached heads, brought only 105 guineas. This
carriage, within the last i 8 menthe, cost 300 guineas
altering and repairing. The state chariot of the Mas-
ter of the Horse brought only 37 guineas ; anti the
whole 13 carriages produced only 1,0771. The most
valuable of the late Queen's carriages, a landau, re-
cently built, was left by her Majesty's Will to Madame
BeeLendorti; who retires with it to Meeklenburgh,
soon as the whole of the affairs arc arranged.
Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when William Taylor Money, Es.q•
took the usual oaths, and his seat, as a Director, in the
room of John Lumsden, Esq. deceased.
One more omission of a Bank-note not being signed
by the signing clerk hug occurred. On Saturday wet ,
a sailor went to the shop et' Mr. Collindon, a salt:sant.. ,
the corner of Goodman's Yard, in the A! ;nodes, and
tendered a two pound note tin some wearing appural
which he had bought; the shopman suspecting it to be
a tinged one.from its not being signed, said lie must
detain hint till Ile got inhumation from the Bank. On
his presenting it, t..e Inspector said it was a gt od one,
tore oil the corner, and gave another note of tl:e same
value, observing it was u mistake of the signing clerk.
Miss Stephens's late concerts in Dublin netted 9201.
and of this sum the young lady handed .‘2,301. to the
Mendicity Associatioa, being the one-fourth rope:-
tiou of the whole.

JAN. ii

THE DRAMA.

DRURY LINE THEATRE.

On Mov.day, after the dramatic romance of Flatten
O'Keette's humorous farce of The Prisoner at
Large AIMS perfortned fitr the first time at this Theatre.
Poor We never Witness the performance of
one of his productions, without lamenting that he, who
has contributed so much to the amusement of the pub-
bee—whose Castle of Andalusia, Wild Oats, ,igreeu-
bk Surprise, Poor Svldier, &c. &c. are so often repeat-
ed, should have been suffered, in the decline of a long
protracted life, feebly to combat with penury and dis-
aopointment. If we are not misinformed, " They
enter these things better in France." There, the Ma-
nager of every 'theatre, metropolitan or provincial, is
oldiged to keep an account of the receipts °fetich night's
perthrtnance—.4 portion of which is marked clown to
the credit of the individual, or of the family of the in-
dividual, whose play has been perforated. Thus the
descendants of Racine, or of Where, if necessity oblige
them to crave the boon, may look to the works of their
ancestor, as to a fund whence thcy 'nay derive, if not
a competent, at least a respectable, source of subsistence.
Had such a principle been adopted here, we should not,
some few years since, have heard of the distress of
Shakspeare's posterity—nor should we now have to
state, what we have been positively assured, that
a/Cm& has been obliged to have recourse to parochial
assistance.

The mantogers of this theatre have kept their promise
to the public, by the production of a new pantomime.
The title of this holitly amusement is The Silver Ar-
rano ; or, Harlequin and the Fairy Pari-Mason. It is
founded upon a story in the " Arabian Nights' Enter-
tainments." To give any thing like a detailed or con-
nected account of the plot of this production front what
was represented on the stage would be impossible, so
gacat was the uproar and confusion which prevailed in
almost every part of the house from its commencement
to the falling of the curtain. Some of the scenes arc
splendid; particularly the opening one—the Mystic
l'alace of the Fix( King ; and the last scene—the
Celestial Palace. Several of the tricks are those with
which the lovers of pantomime are already well ac-
quainted, but some are new, and tolerably well got
up; others, and we must say the lint greater part,
were very ill conceived at first, and much worse exe-
cuted ; hut this is a defect which is generally excused
on a first representation. We come now to speak of
what, from the temper of the audience, seemed to be
a far more important business than tile merits or de-
merits of any pantomime—the dispute between the
friends of the late Clown, Mr. Bradbury. and the pre-
sent holder of that enviable post, Mr. Hartland. It
will be recollected, that from the offence allege' to
have been given by Mr. Bradbury, in the late panto-
mime, to some of the audience, a formidable party was
made against him. and he in consequence lost his eu-
gagement. This, after the apology he offered, was
considered by many, and was in fact, harsh treatment,
and they determined that his successor should not enjoy
undisputed possession of his new situation. Mr. Hart-
land's friends seemed equally zealous, and when the
curtain drew up, shouts of " Bradbury," and "No
insolent Clown," were raised with a deafening clamour
from several parts of the 'wince These were auswered
in strains equally loud and inharmonious, of " Bradbury
for ever." "No oppression." " Don't condemn un-
heard." Continuing, with scarcely any intermission,
till the piece ended. During this scene of tumult, no
way creditable to either party, attempts were made to
address the acdienee, but the noise was too great to
allow a hearing. The pit on this occasion, if we except
a part of the dress boxes, was the most orderly part of
the house. They huessed, it was true; but they did
n it proceed to those disgraceful scenes of personal con-
test which were exhibited in other parts. The principal
contest seemed to be between some well-bred gentlemen
in the galleries, and their equally polished but better
dressed antagonists in the side boxes, who, to do them
j istite, showed themselves to be perfect adepts in low
and vulgar quarrel. They hooted, hissed, struck the
boxes with their runes, used every species of abusive
language, and lastly, began to pelt at the galleries with
warge peels. This, it may be supposed, was not all
Int on the gods, who thuadered lint!' their indignation
it a very palpable manner. While this continued, Mr.
Hartland—the double object of applause and disappro-
b more for himself than the indiscreet zeal of
his friends could possibly effect. lie showed himself
very good master of those tricks and of that bodily
agility which arc necessary to support the character he
undertook. He is, however, much below the Grimaldi
standard of excellence. Mr. E. Yarnold, as Harkquio.
*neared to more advantage than his predecessor ; hut
this is saving all that can be said in his favour. Miss
Tree, as Cottimbiac, was is her usual style ; and Simp-
son was ridiculous enough in Pantaluon.—The piece
was announced for repetition.

During the performance of the new Pantomime on
Thursday ni.;;lit, and more particularly in the scenes
where ihatiand was engaged, nearly the same ais-
turlguices occurred which disgraced the Theatre a.ul

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unuoyed the audience nu the proccding evening. 'f fv.t
whole was a warfare between the partisans of Hartland
and 13ratlbury, in wnich tits neutrals, certainly the
grAut majority of the spectators, were the chief sufferers.
While the contest was carried on, a great unnnber of
the annexed hand bill were circulated throughout the
house :
"Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane, Jan. 7.
"It may be neccioiary to infirm the Public, that Mr. Bradbury
has no catts fur complaint against the management of Drury.l.ane
Theatre, he having been inibrinett. on Tuesday last, by a letter front
Mr. Stephen Keinble that although the late Pan.uxitialc, for which
oat/ he was engaged, failed, yet the Gentlemen of di...Sub-Com-
mittee had empowered Mr. K. hernble to assure him Nlr. It.) that
his engagement should be as strictly fulfilled as ii lie had hien
successtUL And this statement Mr. S. Kemble twines the Public
is the fact."

This statement did not, however, produce a cessation
of hostilities, which were maintained for a considerable
time, even after the close oldie perfl3:mance.

Though the commencement of the dispute at this
Theatre was so vigorous as to protnise a long and
obstinate contest, the temper manifested on Thursday
night induces us to think that it is already concluded
he house was very %veil attended, but the manner in
which the Pantomime was received, proves that the
full attendance was not occasioned by any hostile
feeling. There was occasionally a good deal of ap-
plause, and the disposition to condemn was so feeble,
as lead. in its expression, as scarcely to deserve notice.
A few persons lingered in the house tin. some time after
the curtain fell, but nothing took place in consequence
of their delay. There was neither a light nor a speech,
nor even a noise.