The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-04 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

R9IIOPRY Cu 1110;Ra:1i DISCLOSPD --4"ssterday
Weile was charged undo very curious cir,ma-
stauces, with robbing Mi.. Cooper, a master latnp-
lighter, Dacre-street, Westininster', of a watch,.
about 6 weeks ago. Cooperliad been dried:l/ig at the
King's flead,'Orehard-street, till it became rather
late, and till the enemy had .tritimphed-O% er
soberer reason. Wells and liriotlier man kindly tin-
dertnok tip see him hOtne, but on a i rriving at the
corner cif ;.Cooper-street, they precipitately left
him, Ile instantly missed his watch, and li'u ltd
called after his guides—" Give me my ,rach
but in vain. They escaped, sad nothing could
be heard of theta till the compunetious
sitings. of 'a poor wonian in the- Hospital at
the point of death, led to a distiovery. Hay-
ing received the sacrament, she said she could
happy on disclosiqg the p:orticttlat.s of this rob.
bery. She had liver) with 131 y, the carer.
took, her confession. • She stated the robbery, mitt
that the companion, of Wells bad gdue to the Ea,t
Italics, but Wells was to be found where she de-
scribed. The watch was sold somewhere in th.
City for Wells and his complani, by aim -alwatt-
clomid woman named" Susan Smith, hitt chinuc-
tcristically Dirty 'Sake: On this informa-
tion, lily and Uillmor, daicers, apprehended Wells
and Vtnith, and after the developement of' the
above particulars, they were cOminitted to 1311th-
well for further esamination. Wells Was former)'7
'in the citiards, but is now a pensidner.- Ile had
in his pockets a silver watch without a name, unit
271. in think-notes.
CI DEN.

Yesterday George Roberts, a blarlismith,
bought up in the custody, of John I , and
exannued on . the charge of having murdered
Saniu,el Jennings, a. wheelwright. They stripped
and fought. The prisoner. struck the deCenit;il
blow nehind the ear., and they both fell to -the
ground the prisoner-stood up immediately, but
the deceased did not stir. The prisoner was coin-
[bitted for further examination. The neceiisyti's
wife and child were present during the. examina-
tion. The prisoner seemeti very much ati'ected.

Orders' have .been sent to the Cape or Good
Hope to reduce two tt'oops.of the 21st-dragoons
statione►i thcre.

A.Morning Paper gives the following whimsical
enumeration of some of the Pictures now ex.-
bihiting at the British Gallery :
" • It is almost invidious to mention any part i.
cular Picture, but though all are good, some must
be pre•etttitte'ut in excellence ; us such, we ointee
the Duke of Marlburongh's King Charles, awl Mr.
Anitersteiti's Gouvertius, Mr. C. Long's Sunset,
Mr. Chanipernoun's Haretvt Scene, the Duchess
of Buccleugh's Watering Place, awl the Nl:otillis
of Stafford's Peace and War, the Prince itegene#
Wise Oferings," &e.

.... - __
The conteTittences of the. kite serions afinty at
Dartinoordepat have been, orders for the imtne*
diate entharktnion of the whole of the in hotters,
withont waiting for the arrival of vebsels from
America.

On Friday evening' the parish Church of St.
Margaret, Wegttnintiter, %VHS robbed of the 5 "r-
-plice and various artitles belonging to the vetilEY
roorn. _ _

Another. # Golden tratery—emother 30,0001,---
more Guinebtanci good Fortune, t Errotes;
,'!„4o' SOW the grant, Prize of 1()!M) tittitens.,
4140. 353, in the 11;4 Lottery, the wlude tit which
he pa4l 'in Gold, RA soon us drawn ; and who is
now dispensing Fortune's Fovokns f tr the 13th of
May, when the whole Lottery, of only 5000
Tickets, will begin and eurnitia, dud
18, Coventry-street.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

tIOTTSF. OF LORDS, WcnNzsnAr, MAY 8.

t 'Counsel were fultylicard in the Appeal, Sir W. Cunbinp
%tam, Fairlie v. Dame M. Fairlit. Jutl,,,m-vot postponed.—
Votti:sel for the Appellant Rotnilly and Murray, for the Re,
•ponderit W. Erskine and Horner.
The adjourned debate was resumed oft the petition of Mr.
Wallis, `te be heard himself or Counsel in support of the
Helstoue Election Big. The prayer of the Petition was re-
.)eeted.
The Debate on the second reading of the Helstone Election
Bill itself was adjourned till Friday next.
The Jail Fees Abolition fill was read a third time and
liaised. The Capper Duty Bill • was read a second
time. -
adjourned till Friday next.

ITOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Srtioant BEAT hroog:.t in a till to artier and amend
'the Insolvent Debtors' Act.-cßeail a first time, and ordered
to be read a second time on Wednesday next.
The second reioling of the Irish Assessed Taxes Bill was
fiostponed to Friday.
PELHAM AND MONTAGUE PACKETS.
Lord NUGENT, after the discussion which bad
taken place on the subject of the action between
the Pelham and Montague packets and the Globe
American privateer, diil not think it necessary to
go at any great length into the circumstances of
the case. Every opinion which he had then ex-
pressed had bjen strenp,thetted and confirmed by
the information which he had since _received, and
by the papers now before • the House. The
facts were so borne- out by the papers now
produced, that it •. Was unnecessary for him to
tletaiu the House for .any considerable time to
shew the private oppression and the public mis-
conduct, which. he considered to have' been de-
veloped in this
.business. He Wished, as much as.
possible, to confine' himself tii:the case of the
dividual who bad been so 'snitch 'wronged. In
doing this he should endeavour to shew the partial.
spirit which had prevailetLatthe Post-Office. When
lie iirou,:ht the subject before the House at a fo.r-
liter period, be had taken -the liberty of observing,
there were grounds for a charge against, the Post,-
Office, in the condu'et-*-hich. had been 'pursued
on the return of the Montagne to England, after
the action in which she had keen engaged. The
master of that vessel was immediately promoted,
without any previous inquiry having taken place
into his conduct in that action—which, in every
,other case had been thought necessary, where a
mail had been lost in an engagement. • Mr. Wat-
kins's conduct was such, according to the ;repre-
sentation made by Mr. Freelitig, as-to deserve this
mark of approbation—though the Montague had
struck, and would have been taken but for' the
Pelham—and though the mail. had been thrown
overboard. An inquiry bad subsequently been
instituted before a Committee. of captains, and
the decision was in favour of Mr. Watkins. A
second Court of, Inquiry hail been formed to.
investigate the &Induct of. the Officers and'
crew of the Pelham, after the return of
that vessel. The - report which they made
was favourable to Mr. Pering-_--and, in some
respects, against Mr. IVatkins—whose appoint-
ment had nevertheless been confirmed by the
Post-office, in the teeth. of their own inquiry.—
The fteport stated, that Mr.•WatlCins had falsified
the ship's log ; that he had falsified his own offi-
cial letter ; and that he had falsified the evidence
given on the former inquiry. It stated, that the
Colours df the Montague had been struck, and
that, but for the gallantry and good conduct of.
the Captain of the Pelham; t!le Montague must
have been lost. Notwithstanding this, the head 7
Money had been with-held from the crew of the
Pelhain, which, in every similar case, had alivays
been allowed. These were the grounds on which
the case had stood—and how much stronger was
it made, when it-was found, from the Papers now
before the House, not Only that the Post Office
had taken no measures to give effect to. the deci-
sion of its Own Court of Inquiry, in favour of
Mr. Peting, but " that in the Report which had
been made to Government, purporting to give a
faithful account of the whole
.transaction, those
parts of the evidence were suppressed, which
made against Mr. WATKIsiS, and the effect of the
whole was made most prejudicial to the character
of Mr. Pering, and the crew of the Pelham. It was
difficult to state what could-be the motive for pre-
ferring an unworthy Officer to a deserving indivi-
dual, as he contendedhad been done on this occasion.
It would appear that the Post-Office could have but
one interest—that of doing justice to their public
servants. But, if the House would allow himi•to
do.so, he thought he should be able to shew, that
- sufficient grounds had exis-ed to dispose the Post-
Office to misrepresent the conduct of- Mr. Pering.
The Noble Lord then referred-to a letter address-
ed by Mr. Freeling to Lord Chichester, in which
Mr. Watkins is recommended for peonfotion ; and,
after stating, that Mr. Pering's conduct was to
be inquired into on his return, he adds, that " the
conduct of Watkins was so decidedly brave, and
so many testimonies had been sent home in com-
mendation of it, that he suggests to Lord Chi-
chester, to carry his intentions into effect imme-
diately,—conceiving that the question as to Per-,
ing cannot be -prejudged by the advancement of
Watkins." Every word of this, the Noble Lord
contended, was hostile to the interests of Mr.
Pering. He should be sorry to comment harsh-
ly on the couduct of Mr. Freeling ; he believed
the public were obliged to him for many good
speculations, and he hoped he (Lord N.) should
never make a bad use of his name. But he could,
not suffer a transaction like that which he- had
brought under the consideration of the House, to
be passed over without complaining that the pub,
lie hat! been wronged in the course pursued,
with respect to._ the Tan whose character had
been injured by such wanton_ injustice. There
was one paper, from Mr. Thomas,carter, which
censured very severely the conduct 'if Mr. Pering,
who was his commander, whom. he did not he:-
sitate to charge with falsehood and cowardice;
and " he trusts the fears or ignorance:of a Com-
mander may not implicate or cause anyteflections
upon his Officers or crew." 'lle would call the
attention of the House to letters which had
,been

received from various 01liceis-with whom Carter

had. conversed 'on the subject at Rio Janeiro.
[The Noble Lord here read several letters. from,

different Officers, in which they express their sur-
prise that Mr. Carter should have pursued such a
course, after the warm admiration he had pro-
fessed to entertain for the conduct of Capt. Pering.
klis Lordship next read an affidavit made by Mr. A.

Deting, s'vlsielt set forth ;that. having wafted on T.
Carter, on the subject of the engagement with
the Globes their conversation had terminated in
these words, on the part of Mr. Carter 'your
'brother and I may differ on questions of naval
manoeuvres, but, if I wese asked how your bro-
ther conducted himself, I should say, a braver
man never walked the deck---sa braver man does
not live." 'These words, the deponent believed
to be verbatim what had been Uttered by Thomas
Carter. He could say much more on this
subject, but he was afraid of tiring the •House,
as he thought he had sufficiently made out. his
ease. Whatever the ultimate decision on the
question might be, he implored the House,
as they valued the character of an oppres.sed
individuals—as they valued the interests of the
public service-7as.they wished_ to guard against
the verversion' of rewardss-and as they wished to
protect deserving from injastice—not
to let the eases-be passed over without enquiry.
His Lordship cOocluded by moving,
• " That the Papers now before the ,House, relating to the
action fought by the Montague anti Pelham Packets, with an
American privateer; be referred to a Select Committee."
Mr. Lusnisrwrots' was so far from coming to
,_the' conclnsiOn which the Noble Lord desired,
that, he was confident It would.' be found Mr.
Watkins had deserved, by his gallantry, the
promotion he had received.; and that the loss
which had been sustained on: bbard 'the Mon-
tague, was in consequence of the Pelham hav-
ing Tailed to. give that assistance 'which she
ought to have afforded. He would shortl
state the 'circumstances of the' case to. put the
House fully in possession of the facts—The
Pelham and Montagne packets, commanded by
Mr. Perini and Capt. Norway, were attacked by
an American privateer., The Perham was ordered
by Capt. Norway to take her station close a-head
of the Montague. The -privateer immediately
closed with the Montague; and, in the course of a
short time, during which the action was most
gallantly sustained, that vessel lost her' Captain,
and had half her men disabled. Mr. Watkins suc-
ceeded Captain Norway in the command, and
during the-whole of the action it appeared that no
assistance had been afforded by the Pelham. Various
statements had been made on the subject—but,
he, supposed it to be want of skill (for the courage
and bravery of Mr: Pering had never been doubt-
ed) that Ltd prevented the Pelham from giving
the Montague assistance. After repelling two
,desperate attacks,
,and killing many of the ene-
my's men, the privateer was compelled to sheer
off. On the arrival of the Montague in England,
an inquiry was thought, necessary, on 'the subject
of her uthil,having been thrown overboard. It was
a common rule with the Post-Office to do so when-
ever a mail was lost—and, on that inquiry, it had
-come ont.in evidence, that the mail had been sunk
while Nit-. Watkin's was below decks. The Noble
Lord bad stated, that the colours of the Montague
wet e struck, This, front the Report of the Cornmit-
tee, did not appear to be the fact; bat they had been
shot away, and rehoisted. Waikips. was tboUght
a fit person to be promoted immediately.'after he
came to England, not for his conduct in that ac-
tion, but because he had before been recommend-
ed by various Officers, as a fii and proper person
to beentrusted With the command (if a packet, on
account slis_longservices,, and time wounds he
had received in the discharge of his pi ofessioaal
ditties. He tv ouid put it to the Noble Lord, if
the gallantry he, had displayed to this action did
not prove hirre to have clever ved his preferment. His
promotion was not intended to be prejudicial to the
character of Mr. Perin;;. NO comparison hairbeen
Made bet ween the two Officers ; and Mr.Pering was,
in 'fact, not regularly in the service, having only
been entrusted with, the command of the packet
for this one voyage. • For the.nnworthy artifices
which the Noble Lord bad imputed to the Pos-
t he was at a loss to know what he meant,
and wished for some explanation on the subject.
He believed it would be difficult to prove their ex-
istence, and the Noble Lord ought to. be careful
how he used expressions which went to impute
the shadow of injustice to those connected with
the Post-Office. Mr. Freeling had recommended
Watkins to promotion for his' long services and
his wounds, and the Postmaster-General concar-
ring with him; he had accordingly been nrOmoted.
These Were the facts, and he was at a loss- to
know what the Noble LOrd desired- should non
be done. - An inquiry had been instituted in the
usual way, and the result. had been a Report from
the 'Committee, declaring Mr. Watkins to have
most gallantly defended. his ship----tokhave
justified in throwing the Mail .overbOardS and
they farther stated, that it, appeared to them the
Colours had never been struck, but were
.swot
away in the action, and, afterwards re-hoisted,
Subsequently a Committee had been appointed to
inquire into the conduct of the Officers and crew
of the Pelham, who bad repokled that time injury
sustained by . the Montague ‘vas occasioned by
the injudicious manner in which the Pelham
had been brought info' action ; .and it was the
opinion, not only of Mr. Carter, but of other
witnesses, that this svaszthe consequence of the
ignorance of Mr, Pering. In his account of the
action, Mr. Pering spoke":of the conduct of Mr.
Latter and Mr. Pocock,
,as. having been 'highly
meritorious; yet the
_evidence 'of both thesebtli-
rers made against him. Tlie one ascribed ail the
blame to him, and the other iniputed the loss so--
tainedby the Montague to his ignorance in, nat't-
tieal'matteri: Among the documents mead y
Noble Lord, was a fetter from AdmiralD)i-xoti:le.
Thii iy4 s'im authority
,which he' could not hut
statedres pec
‘trja
sb, a
ta
n. aptr',
impression
gallant
einNailititamti(iirmea
nl 7i(si
mind, 'that Mr. Carter bad not always held
language respecting 'the conduct of Mr. Pees'aine
which was to be found in his letter. th ring'
pera before the House; there was a letter e pray-
important,. front a per Son lately from the isvlaend
of Teneriffe : this person (Mr. Richardson) said,
" among other subjects that bad attracted his at-
tention
,since lre arrived front.that island, he had
read its the newspapers a' statement, made by
Lord Ntigent, of the late affair of the Mow, is "e
Packet,
Captain Watkins, vitlm the Globe Aicnne-
rican privateer. A more nafoutnred account,"
" never recollect to have 'read ; and
he adds,
here let me state to you, that every merchant
in
the Cauarylstands, who knew' She whole ei
stance, 'was gratified to find that such a tribute

had been paid to so brave h man as Captain \Vat-
kilts, by promoting him to the command of the
packet he so nobly defended." He states the
Ameriean Lientenaut to have spoken of his
con-
duct in the highest terms, and asserts, at the end
of his letter, that the Mont-ague never struck ;her..
colours, but the gaff, or the gaff haulyards, were
shot away. With such evidence in favour of Mr.
Watkins, he could not think-the Noble t Ord had
succeeded its making Out a .case that called for a

new inquiry.
Mr. PRESTON said this was a case in which, the
House was. the only source from which justice
could be obtained by Captain- Pering a gentleman
Of large fortune, excellent character, courage, and
talents, which he had volunteered to exert against
the enemies of his country. He commented in
very severe terms upon the evidence of Mr. Car-
ter and Captain Watkins, and pledged himself to
substantiate his statement, if a Committee were
ordered. He concluded with -strenuously recom--
mendin,rc the appointment of a Com-nittee.
Mr. IloE thought the present question one of
the least worthy of notice that hadever been
brought before Parliament. Mr. Pering .was not
in the regular service of the Post-Office. Out of
a crew,of 80 the privateer had lost 50 ,men, and
the Montague had. lost 17 out of 28. A Court -of
Inquiry had been appointed, who, afiiidst much,
contradictory evidence, had been of opiulon that
the colours had been shoe away. He thought
that-it was strange to appoint Mr. Watkins to the
command of a• packet before he was tried,, "how-
ever well he had confessedly behaved.• Mr. Pe-
ring, however brave, was certainly unskilful; as it
appeared that, from the Pelham not coming into ac-

tion soon enough, the Montague had sustained
all the damage. This might be an error of judg-
ment on the part of Mr. Pering, but Admiral 13Ing
bad suffered capital punishment from an error of
judgment, though he was far' from wishing that
either that punishment, or 'any other, should be
inflicted in, the present case. But he thought that
no man" convicted of au error of judgment, by
which 17 lives had been lost, should be appointed
to the command:of a packet. Should the House
think, it fit to entertain case of that kind, every
man who thought himself injured, and who might
be known to a Member of Parliament, would

have his case brought before the House. A clia

lenge was said to have been sent to the privateer,
and, after having been beaten off, she had been
pursued. This was improper conduct, as it was
the business of the packet to proceed on her voy-
age, after liaving, repulsed the enemy. He saw Ho
reason whatever fur the appointment of a Com-
mittee.

Mr. R. GoaDoN was of opinion, that had a fair
trial been refused, there might have• been son►r
ground for the present motion, but that bad not
been the case.

Mr. J. GRANT thought that his Noble Priem
had only done •his duty in bringing the subjec
_before the House.

Lord NUGENT briefly replied, the question was
then put, and negatived without a division.
Mr. PEEL obtained leave to bring in a Bill to explain an
Act respteting Irish Inland Navigation, and another to amend
an Act respecting Contracts for Prisons in Ireland. Both
were brought in, and read a first time. -
On the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER'S motion for
the further consideration of the Property Tax Bill, the
Amendments were read a2d time and ordered to be read a
3d time on Friday. The Copyhoid Estates Bill, the Exmoor
Trust Bill, the South Sea Trade Bill, and the Scotch Pedlars
Bill, were read a3d time, and passed. The Muriatic Acid
Bill went .through the Committee : report to-morrow. The
Greenwich Hospital Bill went through, ,the Committee: re-
port to-morrow.—The Scotch Game and Fishery Bill was
committed for Friday next. The 2d reading of the Postollice
Bill was postponed till Monday.—Adjourned.

MR. KEAN.

The following excellent Criticism on air: KEAN
is extracted front the Newcwile chronicle. There
is so much candour, good sense, and good taste
in the remarks,sand the sentiments of. the Writer
on the merits and defects of this Performer are so
ably expressed, that we need offer no apology for
laying it before our Readers.
Mr. KEAN closed his engagement of five nights, at this
Theatre, with the character of Hamtet.—lt would be, difficult
to decide on Mr. Kean's merits from the different opinions '
of those who have witnessed
.his performances, one party be-
ing scarcely able to find terms sufficiently warm in which to
express their panegyric,- • and the other feeling almost equal
di in expressing their disapprobation. • For our parts
weltilciLliYste say, that though we admit that Mr.. Kean possesses_
many and great merits, yet we can by no means join in the
excessive praise bestowed upon him by some, nor allow that
he is the great actor that it is the fashion to represent him.
bci
it',,tio•scßrf
tior...(etellioeitr,tifrre3esscii istit:ciipna
the
hcause
happyof them successmanner
ri e r
with of
which:l• Ir. Keanl
ihe
h iqsp appears rt sh
et omul
..s
nor points of a piece, many of which he certainly gives with
great force, and in a manner quiti new, striking the imagina-
tion of the spectator with the discovery, as it were, of new .
beauties, where none were supposed to exist. before; thus
shedding over the other parts of his performance a . kind of
fictitious splendour which disposes the mind to receive it as
•great. —But his warmest admirers cannot deny
greater and .grander. points; that dig.
tantil'itayteigisinetiafti'ltYielrsfyubletydolutdhChis reach, and that his performances,
though, occasionally great, are yet very often tame, and
throughout, most unequal. And is it for his only occasion-
any rising into any thing like excellence, that we are to laud
hint to the skies, and prefer him to those whose performances
are thronghout uniformly great, and whose principal object is
to pourtray the greater and more marked features of the cha-
racter? Are our judgments to be led captive by his novel
manner of exalting trifling things into consequence ? Or are
we, because the niggartiness' of nature has denied to Mr.
Kean the expression of either dignity or grandeur,' or the ca-
pability of sustaining the bustle of action, to overlook these
qualities, and set them down as nought? It is not our in-
tention to speak harshly of the personal defects of Mr. Kean,
or set them iit array against him," hut let iss not, because he
can go so far in spite of them, exalt him above- those whose
is nut checked by such impediments.
however goodnaturedly the critic may shut his eyes to
or however the audience may overlook them, it '
necessary, in forming an estimate of his character as
au actor; to take them intticonsideration, as it is from them
that his acting derires its peculiar features. The Voice of Mr.
Kean is weak and bad, his person is small and not cast in the
• ent:11:::
by
ey.
a perfectHp:l
esjir•szanottinzalcigityr
eyeiiy.
resß,
,to theseuatrid,
o sby
es
sa defectsain nolsitnaedtxeco
irci
epo,alsi
Ile,
.rcobotf
ti
Ilcititototeic.:
ceiring the nature of some of the fiercer passions which agitate
the human breast. He thus possesses twoOf the greatest re-
quisites of an actor, and of.thein he makes no little use, hut
it may be doubted) ,if his expression be always correct, or if
it convey always a just idea to theniind of the spectator. The
voice of Mr. Kean being so had, it
he principally relies for effect;is on his 'countenance that
hence arises his great partia- r
lity 'for dumh flssy, in . Which he is certainly unequalled.
Brace arise also those long pauses which so many people ad-
mire, and which certainly at first do strike, but which, by
their frequent and unnatural repetition, prove tedious and
doisitng g
ress
ri
,n
ag
ttcohtabueg.aeO3ddi,eirnicneg tlii,eii
.---llis countenance may be under-
-I..that it is not very strongly strooglyrecollectedexpre ,
sexpression
n, lut
andi t s it
that the
l te
of it is consequently visible only to those who arc immediate-
ly near the stage, while to the greatmajoritrof the audience
the reason of his silence is incomprehensible. It mast be ad-
mitted also, that he often introduces them in defiance of all' •
sense and reman• It is its the force 'which, he is at)its by the I
aid of his cuuutenauce, to give to the expression of strong • •

;;~r'~"

i„ the 'le'
ilitssiott, that We think Ms prinalpal talent lies:harg•
livery of sarcastic expressions he is .iiso ~ocaulioar'' , )mhat he if
But it is said that Mr.,Kean is a natural actor tato Oa;
the only actor who, since the days of Garrick, 113' . weiS Q.
ture for his guide ; that he has shaken otf the trawaelf. The
authority, and has struck out a new manner for 131 ;',' 0. rot;
merit of origivality we readily allow him, and 00._. he *eel.
to inquire if this charge against other perforae's
c"oesisr,
founded. But in what dues the nature of ir. eiaaulg?)trol
‘VhlArky,eswplcielttried, elivering the elevated and imnpoiag
'carriage, occasTo'hneanll
sentence with all the slip shod familiarity ~fcorna)..obrupt der
as it is well expressed by a periodical ciitic, ',, ja tl'is
cents to the most common matter of fact vulgaritics•_eioe be
consists the only material difference we could Ports° 01
ypegoopnpaitnigughlimsecrlseoLldtifteyliyletoricig4tae
oerif
ftewear
such
chhi him
naierxdcoetslisei
excessive
f° r
admirationnm eis,, and.t,
iform. thisi :pitoins tubsaLt:idessetroi
bl);
proachcs to vulgar life have a very different effect, , 'fb7
us as the most objectionable parts of Mr. Kean'' acT:re tlit•
business ofdzlatsdtm,te stage, it is true, is " to hold as.. ter Oar
prannalciii.ioot:nperme:e,irse:t.scuiser:sitao nature;" but then it is not nature 'jet ;JO ill
imitation,il attirecleh l ilb,.lLtusersten.:he:a,i
irc,l7biareni
esedntseloi
ennobled
iiioeob,
bi jeeidecdt
understood i onifi
I.
thot
at:brei
be
iticre,..:;,
.igt
bt.
je:::
ci 1
is(tlet
the stage, and such has ever been the opinion we 133:.saicom th‘
it. Upon what Principle it is then that characters, __r vg'att
poet.has placed in such situations as perhaps riev.riaoughtso
being was- situated, breathing; the most noble 'the lair;
(c)lfotcluiemdmitotnlartmegauliatgye?renFroorveod:arrs2-mlirveas: possible to the' tC"
that those familiar
guage of familiar life, arc to be sunk all at once t 'to lea
a Thane of Candor. But waving this
absolutely beneath any person of the lease preteosi
104 or
actions and forms olveexbparcr7
raillt of a gentleman, are becoming In a prince al/es caliol'
sowe of our readers may think over-stretched, it eauld,ger
denied that these famili d • ' ' ,f extrea.e: hie to
ar m opprigs ai e (
_, ,iy na, loj
to the person win; uses them, as being excecu.nb one '
degenerate into the rididuious. It is preciselY twoer ear
Which Bannister, Liston, or any other comic Prila:icierei°
si.u);t.ownilsictoi,
tlriee
ploys, when in their mock heroics. And with all' ~ „5 yea
to his admirers we do not think that even Mr. Kean ti'imm er
able to avoid this danger, for some of his " nal'ilifistlio:
prosions were 'certainly as complete specimens of t'clipittea
as we ever remember to Lave heard. This is o'l' at
and
ig
by many of his panegyrists. Had the eyes bec" "II 'seriOLlS
had not been known that Kean was in one of his most
ueoe.
.lt
'‘1..:0 adduce man instances of 'must mislaced fi 1 llle,
h st soliloquy of Hamlet, and another 111 the so:Naver,
thp_ii,raloseritissi
td,rEln:
"'l'o be or not to be." In the former, when bEcwilation Q'
father's funeral,,, occasioned by the words, `.- 'father O.
shoes were iold, with which she. followed• iny inoir the isti'
body," had brought tears into his e • -and svh° . ' II
yes, i, illuslol 7 4
thane • •.. i. %ere sympathising with him, 'be broke th ,
__.,d. 311
saying abruptly, with a familiar toss of his richt
507 i,/,(mbe
yet more homely tone, " like Niobe all tears, a . Leos t°
had been sonic dripping fountain familiar as their a osei
the minds of every one of the audience; then easaeli,j! bat
:is:by:a:ril lt difficult, titutcatr yo f laugh
but
titstm:'oeutishi thedar have,l
l otibipyeoe.
noticei It iltl'i i 'e. el looi cililh,,::?:-P-
.-i
tiiaytribt
when the rec0,.....e thole
efor what purpose no one can tell, we were i'erY,a4ni via"
_ ould uot perceive that his mind was occupied wiyto, octet',re'
lent emotion which could preaude him from nttertnu
maining part of the sentence, " married with wirteA ;,) Ulf
which according, to the'sense must have been foratef ii, the
mind before time pause. We, believe there was not avO_clidthe
K ea
then's
opteiexurl peculiar manisoliloquy, when
iv,trit)
eline niost
house that did not wish,' that both the lantiliarit,b7Roir•
pause had been omitted. This speech certainly Ott!' tvie"'' •
Inl'
us rather bearthese; ills we have," he made a long' P,Li.:",cith
ter which he uttered the remainder of the scote," t,, tit!
a hurried familiarity, which was as near an approaefy r IM:
ridiculous as any thing we ever heard. It is, hass c'ethr
justice to add, that he gave the words, "AY, tlier's thedairallic
in .
the 'former part, of the same soliloquy ill t
eves most a !I or
,in anner. This disciple of nature, it may bsimpao4‘',, in,
siders all the ,usuat stage tricks, and such artcial aleuteber to
arrivedunfaavtotuhreable poin,, . _laies
finitely beaeath him. No such thing;
have seen an actor who displayed more attaclonco!oduct :,
rooll -b
or more unceasing anxiety on all occasions to the e t
we nlrred,a's at° t'l'brsi
the scene. We are not disposed to nrad fault with hoitital getr
account,
ject,but we really do not perceive any Wore 11
sameness.
duct in !inn than many other performers.- '
i; - araonc_ir
We do not mean to deny that Mr. Kean's p'ecuitari:faii, g:
does not often produce' great effect; but it '
as ° ; tires°l-;
applies with particular force to the whole of Mr' a speljlitfirs
almmuldeed
‘fvreeqaupeptirtehreenpde ttitt)iaotirt
hp:
cohdaurcgees
oi,r ailini,:oc!cs;
i'lg• After seeing him in one or two characters)
...,et!,,
way form a tolerably correct idea of what he may v',,, tli,'
sabanernto. before the tral.mnenlfeoirloi hist- ig alwaysl°iit soliloquies,
:ttqhll%l. sesasa:tunfeeo.r pacing'in s
nb
ac
ec
k,
we ti.nd :1707vi;
then comes a pause, followed bYdall
his words flow from hint drop by drop, the same sine t 7.01.„.
clenched hands and bringing them itt COfitact 6efore.bn, `foie,
warasal 4 yaws,
ail abrupt &demist° i.varire of
t the e.' 'ieas
and demean • prosing inannef_'',,, of II.,"
oum •-, and then to pacing again. Bu not fen 0
sameness applies particularly to his exits. IV edo . , 11
ber ••
. a single exit of his, which, if made at a s,ideValn f°,,,f;
not done with a half-stoop, a look into the pan,
k ckiog so!'d
ward blow with his double list, as if he was - °,,,orireea
one down; and if at a stage-door, that was riot ato
~ so WI)
with a bounce that matte the door and frame t!,,era, b car, Wile 1
veterate a habit has be.of this, that even in ala`' c id siea-
going to murder Duncan, after, saying that he 5,b...11' lit '.l°.!
like a ghost to his prey, and praying throe he cari'l,tlj; 7., DO"
his steps, he forced open tlw stag
hear ' not
that must have awakened Duncan's chaniberlai*? ,
tante is tf
Upon the whole, we'consider that Mr. Near' i , eelcbii-
door ss"
built upon any Very solid foundation, and that lus
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about nine o'clock,Bn' lot,
STREET R
consequence,
.li,gor.n.t., was returning home, he vas as who,
tek-street, Commercial- road, by three loc,,Thiis of
hfis r knocking hin,:dowo, 'rifled papers ot
EFIr-iatY eil:set°,l:-"l:llle°juitie
with which they got
book, containing Bank-notes and eAvitig
clear o joient
nearlyhim lifeless in the kennel, from tic, 'jogai
atve came to his
ill treatment he had received ; he was 3`,
b)
inhabitant, raise the cry of murder, when Mr. 11‘,, on-
yed him home; where"llge
le lies to
state.
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tillery, to Sarah,
Lately, at Lincoln, Captain Frederick Roberts .toll.,
MARRIED. al At-
on, goy pq•
Jowl,
of Darlington.
daughter of Richard 'l4';

DIED• - Fre'
On Weduesday lost, at his house in the
CaY*
Esq. in the 70th year of his :lige.

Cr3re".
Oti I ritrted by J. B. CARSTAIBS,
LlualtNeli.;:ll:,:e7ossrl;ci%c.a_:(4l;:f.upt.)o:(l,l,.E)ol,irsssti(e;i,d).osbltylp;lcis.diAt:a.ictie:ll3lo:PivilitilcS.br,:oalii:te!esrit,ig,