The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER;

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Occasional Address, on the opening of the new Theatre-
Royal in Covent-Garden, Sept. IS, 1809—attempted to be
spoken by Mr. Kemble.
In early Greece, and in a barbarous age,
A wretched tumbrel was the Actor's Stage :
The Muse, with cheek reclined. in pensive shame,
Blush'd fur her wanderers from the path to Fame.
./Esehylusspraug ;—and stortn'd, as he arose,
Nis Country's passions, like his Country's foes.
Rough from tire battle, traiu'd to vanquish men,
• E'en as his sword he wielded, so his pen.
lie smote the heart, the trembling sense oppress'd,
And gave po quarter to the human breast.
Yet, Stage Improvement mark'd the Soldier's sway,
And tinged with taste the Captives to his lay.
Then, first (the cart of Thespis overthrown). .. •
Form'd by rude planks, a Theatre was known:
Coped by the Heavens, it o'crspread the lawn,
And light on Scenic Dress appear'd to dawn.
But, all divine, when Sophocles appear'd,
'Twas then the Drama's Majesty was rear'd.
Builders and Decorators came ;—their boast,
Was who could grace the lofty Poet most :
The lofty Poet lack'd not hrains to know
That Dramatists require the Drama's shew.
NATURE'S perfection springs from various parts;
And " NATURE'S MIRROR needs the Sister Arts.
Hence grew the Splendour of the Scen:,—and hence
The Hand-maids that embellish eloquence :
Dance, Music, Painting, Pagentry, Parade,—
All that give Zest, or yield illusiun
some caught the sparks from Greece; improv'd the plan;
• At last the flame through modern Europe ran.
Ova Scene now decks an illumined age,
The Bards who first gave vigour to our Stage :
Thus Shakespeare's fire burns brighter than to yore :
And may the stage that boasts him burn no more !
• • iFor this our Fabrick,—banish we to night,
F gures worn threadbare, metaphors groan trite.
No Plicenix from her ashes shall arise,—
stale to our thoughts as sparrows to our eyes;—
No naked Truism be cloak'd anew,
To tell that fire which cheers consumes us too
No,—let a Briton now to Britons speak ;
His cause is strong, although his language weak.
• We feel, with glory, ali to Britain due,
And British Artists raised this pile, for you ;
While zealous as our Patrons, here we stand,
To guard the Staple Genius of our Land.
Solid our Building, heavy our expence ;
We rest our claim on your munificence :
What Ardour plans a Nation's Taste to raise,
lA. Nation's Liberality repays.

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.

This is the House that Jack built.
These are the boxes Ivt to the great, that visit the House Oa
Jack built.

These are the pigeon holes over the boxes, let to the great that
hit the House that Jack built.
This is the Cat engaged to squall, to the poor in the pigeon
Aoles over the boxes let to the great, that visit the House that
Jack built.

This is John Bull with a bugle horn, that hissed the Cat en-
gaged to squall to the poor in the pigeon holes over the box cs,let
to the great that visit the llonse that Jack built.

This is the thief taker shaven and shorn,
That took up John Bull with his bagle horn,

ivho hissed the Cat engaged to squall to the poor in the pigeon
Ades aver the boxes, let to the great that visit the Roue that
Jack built.

This is the Manager, full of scorn,
Who raised the price to the people foglorn,
And directed the thief-taker, shaven and shorn,
To take up John Bull with his bugle-horn,
•Who hissed the Cat engaged to squall to the Poor in the pigeon
Poles over the boxes) let to tbegroot that visit t'►e House that
Jack built.

OLD BdILEY SESSIO2V.

TitUR3DAY, SEPT. 21.

SEPT. 24.

Matilda Dyer and Ann Cartwright were tried on a capital in-
dictment for privately stealing from the person of Benjamin
Bird, on the 3d of August last, bank notes to the value of one
hundred and five pounds.
The Prosecutor said he was purser of a man of war, and that
on the day above stated he had received at the banking-house
of Praed and Co. in Fleet-street, Bank of England notes to the
amount of 1051. He afterwards dined with a friend, and in the
evening went to a Coffee-house, where he continued till between
twelve and one o'clock ; and on his way from thence, along the
Strand, nearly opposite Surrey-street, lie was knocked down.
and robbed of the notes which he had in his pocket. lie did not
see who the persons were that attacked him, but having just be-
fore sees two women close to him, he supposed them to be the
persons. He went next morning to the Bank to stop pa) nent
of the notes.

A publican named James Pollard, sworn 4 stated, that on the
morning after the robbery he changed a 101. bank note for the
Prisoner, Matilda Dyer, the number of which appeared to cor-
respond with one of those taken from the Prosecutor.
William Alder, a painter and glazier, sworn, stated that the
Prisoner, Ann Cartwright, came to him in August last, and re-
quested of him to give her change of a 50/. note, offering him 5
per cent. for his trouble. In consequence of which, not having
the change himself, he t9ok the note for change to the Bank,
where he was stopt ; the note being recollected as one of those
taken from the Prosecutor ; and in consequence of his informa-
tion, the Prisoner, Cartwright, was apprehended
Both the Prisoners strongly denied the rubbery, but adduced
no evidence to chew how they became possessed of the notes.—
They were found guilty—Death.