The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-18 00:00:00

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ensues between Et!niansl. and Sir Jasper, In trbleh the lat-
ter challenges the former, anti reftises to 641 q and eit-
preaes his detestation of this is repotted so &d.
vows, whirls increases the displeasure if toe old. SWIM/
ag ibis. his uephea. whom lie nos au-peels of coo as Tue.—
/10ra, to fora aril her if Imo. on tilostind.atleets madman; and.
Sir Jasper hem its; that she has quitted her rot ttlif,e leases the
house or the Cuional—(the band of whese daughter is by tine
time promised to him by her Father), to wiitrh her pi tweed-
' tom being fearful that she may disclose bis •ithinv, stud pre-
vent his marriage with Emmeline: white liss is thus•
employed. he is attacked' by Robbers, sud • sunwish-
sianditig his apparent bravery %hen quarrelling with Edmund
his (Outage fails ml trial ; tie is ms the polo ofAi;ht,whro
h- is rev ued br the bravery of Edmund. Capt. O'Callag4'..
WI old Miter (Mr. Johmtem), is the medium by which the
plot is developed, and she conduct and eionsorfer of Edmund
represented to Iris Uncle in their true colours : a recaneit mina
ensues, mod kihnirail is united a ith Emmeline. Poor Nara
Seems to be left to her fate.

We were lint able to lII,CIMPTAIIy origionlity of character,.
nnuftlitity of hug:rip. in this Comedy. The interest, how-
ever, Iv preserved to the Clolloll,il/11 !of the pact(,.
and It was fasburably received: The Performers (we must
except Mr. H. Kenible, who was-reminded by the Audience
every time he appeared Mist heought not to hare been there), .
acquitted themselves extreneh• well: but the dialopse i•
deficient in all the hfe and spirit which are the evwm: e of
corned.: though nothing to praise, there was little to object
to, if we except ',miserable clap-trap abaut the Duke of
Wellington, which the nudienee treated as isdeserved. 'I he
Prologue NILS apuken by .Hr. D. Fisher, and the hp II lair by
Mrs Wept and Its Dreg ; they contninerl,little matter for.
°lose. v ition ; the latter turned proneipa ly on the prevailing
mg:- for !lobby Horses: The Play was anuouuced fu► re-
petition with but liitle opposition.
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CHESTER A SSlZE6.—Bagguly, Drummond, and
Johnson, were tried at these. Assizes on Thursday
last, for seditious practices. The trial commenced at
nine o'clock, and at seven o'clock in the evening the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Judgment was •
not pronounced when our account left Chester.:

DRCADFUL. ACCIDILNT.—Sad.ker Wells.-1111osa.
day evening this-Theatre commenced its•operatidlso •
for the season, and immediately after its doors were •
opened, was crowded to ewes' in every quarter.
The rush into the pit and galleries wilts) violent,
that several accidents occurred in both pluses berme
the spectators were enabled to secure their seats..
Those which happened in the pit are such as will
only occasion those to whom they befel, a tensperary
inconvenience ; but those which happened is tha
gallery are of a more serious nature, and are sere
likely to be attended with lasting. consequences.
The crowd, which frequented this part of the house,
were all so eager to obtain first seats, that no obsta-
cle appeared capable to retard. and nu danger salh.
cient to deter them in their efforts to secure them.
A young lad, between 16 and IT years of age; is
hurrying down. the space between the benches, .
chanced to fall, and was in consequence trampled to
death, by the multitude of persons who were forced
over bins by those who were immediately behind
them. Some of the individuals who had •obtained
front seats in the first row, were pushed over the
iron balustrade into the pit, but fortunately escaped
without any other harm than that of receiving some
Aevere contusions. The tumult occasioned by this •
contention and disorder became at last so excessive,
that Grimaldi was obliged to mount into the slips
of the boxes and to address the audience, in order to.
obtain something like tranquillity and order. His
efforts were attended with partial success, and the
performance commenced, notwithstanding the fatal
accident which had happened, at the time at which
they had been announced in the play-bills.—An
Inquisition was taker onTuesday before 'l'.Stirling,
Esq. Coroner, at the George, corner of Compton-
street, Cle.kenwell, on the body of John 11Ieakin,
the youth, whose death is mentioned above. It was
stated in evidence by a relative of the deceased that
he was a weaver by trade, and was the support of
his parents, who are old and incapable of nork,—
On Monday night the deceased told his mother that
he had a great desire to go to Sadicr's Wells Theatre.
She gave him some money, and as he was entering
to go up to the gallery of the Theatre, the crush
was so great by .a crowd, exceeding any thing wit.
nessed the last 20 years, that, he was trampled
upon till he died. The carpenter of the Theatre
stated, that he found the deceased at the bottom of
the gallery-stairs, quite dead; the cotifitsion and
pressure was chiefly caused by thicres, wbo were
picking persons pockets with the greatest audacity
as they entered the Theatre. There certainly were
more persons at the Theatre doors than he had
known for many years. Verdict-1V deceased
died of su 'Python.
Qui:Em•s‘iTAae.—flobert Edney. a young matt; son of a
respectable B.ker, in Westminster. who stood chair:A With com-
mitting several mbberies, was charged by Alfred Pnple, a con-
stable, with committing a robbery in the htiti,c of Sir Samuel
Sheppard, the Attorney-Genera!, in Spring Gardens. It appeare.:
that the prisoner took u loaf of bread to Sir Sternuel's hose, sad
carried Mr a eat belonging to the Butler. from the Hall. He
was afterwards apprehended as lie was picking pokes at Tothip.
fields fur, and several silk handkerchiefs were found upon bun.
and a pocket-book containing some pawnbroker's doplinges . and
amongst elements/or theco....t stolen nom On Samuel Sheypar.l s
The posoner was renstuakd on otlter cluergst..