The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-24 00:00:00

A lIO,IX.

An erroneous report of an intended Grand Review at Wim-
bledon oa Tuesday, a report nut comitenaneril by an v older
from she Commander is Chief, but Which spread far aryl ide,
ereated a strong sensation in evury part of the Nletrapol s at.,)
the pageant•lov inn; Wade, who have been on short sruirinre
Ahoy that memorable year of spectacle, ISM, were on.the
alert at all early litmr. The usual variety of vehicles were pill
in requisition on this occasion ; and the Portsmouth road, all
the morning, presemell an endless train of carts, coaches, and
l'arillltllll, with a suitable procession of pedestrians. No rks.
view took place; and on arriving at Wimbledon Common,
numbers of the travellers were overvrlylawd mitt' chagrin, and
quite 'viable to conceal their disappointment. In expectation
of the Review, the itinerant dealers a ha usually freipient fairs
were drawn up in good order on the Common ; and the hucksters,
whos- trumpery booths were eltristened aster the principal ta-
verns in the Metropolis, had also prepared to commence has.
tilitirs in the use it way while the shame-fight ails going on.
The a hole Coot 114.11 wore the appt aranee of one vast fair, alai
gave the usual assortment of swings and .boas, black and
a hit, corks, ander seven and over hUVCII, hat spiced ituts„ awl
pat, sit earl ;-,,,a1 gill;, r beer.
(tn gaming, the 1111 l own, the multitudes spread themselves
over its antrl, surface t but with little disposition join in thu
spouse or to regale themselves with the their prepat ell fur
them by the arcommodating gentry we have just referred to,
Some sulkily flirt w thenist Ives en tbe grass, and others care.
lesaly strolled over the pl.tiii. (1,1 a smiltat a prodigious smoke
appeared at a distance ; and the Nivigthise Coeknies began to
hope that the sham-C.lkt had cumin:owed. thim II throe g some
nnaecountable rirennistarce, they email 1111 i hi at. the Claud' r
or the guns from which tht se clouds acre supp-sed to be so.
roiled. A very a esn'aite advance took 'flare in consequenee of
this conjecture ; a hen it aptfat eil, that sled which had 'wen
observed arose I* the (meal:ration of the C ~,,, mon. The
fin 2'2 hail been lighted in maay parts by :toys anod others of slat
crowd, and airs pr a.utly seen loircritg in all dilutions. '1 he
Military Amateurs, it is hardly necessary to state, had soon the
mortification of Mobil/ that what they had guessed to he a
moo sangiiinary mock-light was talc else than —a buttic of
smut c

An unfinished mill on the Common had bent' f up mith
!wits fur the reception of company to .ce the Review. . few
permit's took. poswssion 1.i.1111,4 cliqated ritual on, %%lime they
exhibited themselves for ootts Imo; 4. It was !CVerai
ported that this huildinz I ad been tired, and that the ctfizies
some puhlie charac!ci-s had Ituen cs'libited and then
into the Nantes. There was no truth in this; the mill renosibril
miluort, and the ilay ended with the sante trill:11z spoilt< and
harmless %at arici with which it C0,11111031',•11; on" a perfect
farce celobtated the glorious tia;eily perfulmed ton that day
last

DR.LILITIC REGIS=

COVENT.-G %R)).:\

Saturday night Otway's Tragi,dv of Veq!er Pr.-r-rrrd
was peribrmed at this Theatre ; when Mr. Kimble ap-
peared, tin. the last time this season, in the character of
Pierre, and displayed all his accustomed energy. He
was loudly and generally applauded throughout.
The Tragedy of Pizarro was produced here on Mon-
day night with appropriate splendonr.—The character of
Elrira was sustained by Miss O'Neill.—The killing
softness that prevails in this tiateinating actress may not
harmonise with the general class of heroines ; but there
arc feeling and pathos in E/rira ; and Miss O'Neill gave
to her distress a forceful energy that rendered the chit-
meter deeply interesting and strongly attractive. The
part of Cura was well played by Mrs. Faucit, and Mr.
Conway was a very effective Pizarro.—Mr. C. Kemble,
the original .1/onzo, displayed feeling and spirit, and the
Rolla of Mr. Young was chaste and impressive. The
House displayed n full and fitshionable audience.
Mr. Kemble left town on Sunday morning fln. Liver-
pool, where he is engaged to perform a few nights in a
theatrical career ; after which, and a taw nights more
in London next season, he finally retires from public
life. •