The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-30 00:00:00

DIBDIN'S MONUMENT.

About six years ago Dr. Kitchiner, and a few
'lends of the late Charles Dibdin, formed them-
Ives into a Committee for the pm pose of raising a
Bubscription to defray the expence of erecting a
konurnent to his memory. Mr. Sievier, the sculp-
tor, submitted a design, which was approved of, and
ail order was given him to proceed. In 1824, a
emnd festival
was given at the Freemasons' Hall,
'which was attended by upwards of 400 persons, in-
'eluding Braham, and about forty vocalists, who sang
~kontlolber of Dibdin's songs, to the infinite delight
tile company. Sir Joseph Yorke presided on the
teesion. A number of Gentlemen put down their
,41+es as Subscribers—many paid at the time ; but
he total amount actually received was 2691. 65.,
Ipit of which the. extra expences of the dinner, print-
% advertising, &c. &c. was defrayed. In conse-
quence of the death of many of the original pro-
Posers, nothing was done to further the monument,
except that the Artist was completing it, until lately;
When another Committee was formed, and Admiral
,!!1' Joseph Yorke appointed Chairman, through
M',nose interest permission was granted to place the
onument in Greenwich Hospital, and in order to
rnunerate the Sculptor, who had only received
1001• on account it was resolved to give a grand
4dramatic and musical performance at Covent Garden
4eatee an Tuesday April the 7th, the whole to
nSist of Dibdin's compositions.
NO sooner was the intention of the Committee
htttd,e knoWn, than singers of the first eminence,
elt" ft a readiness that does them honour, offered
services on the interesting occasion.* The
b
tkukes of Clarence, Bedford, and Devonshire, granted
"'e Use of their boxes. Mr. Coleman, acting under
the Lord Chamberlain, granted a license free of ex-
Pease, ae a tribute of respect to the merits of his de-
Parted brother Bard ; and Mr. Parry undertook to
superintend the musical department. Miss Paton
and Madame Yestris cheerfully consented to perform
Leonora and Leander in the operetta of The Pad-
lock, they will be supported by those sterling ac-
tors
s, Blanchard as mungo, and Mrs. Davenport,
Uruia; J. Russell will play Don Diego. The
Inusical entertainment of The Quaker will also be
acted, in which Wood, Keeley, J. B. Taylor, Miss
Rughee; and Miss Forde, will perform. A Concert
will- be performed between the dramatic pieces, in
Which the following eminent Vocalists will sing :
±,:xiss Paton, Miss Byfield, Miss Goward, and the
dlteees Cawse; Mr. H. Phillips, Broadhurst, Goul-
Collyer, J. Smith, Fitzwilliam, Stansbury, 3.
)4,4keere, Purday ; Masters Watson, Smith, Lewis,
4"- J. O. Atkins, and Mr. E. Taylor. Master Bla-
trare will perform one of Dibdin's Melodies on the
'toll n.
The evening's entertainments will commence with
overture consisting of extracts from Dibdin's
11,°rIgs, concluding with his ponderous song of the
Arnchersmiths,' which the author used to sing so
'ell effectively, with what he called, "a clanging
44ecompanirnent." Mr. Bartley will deliver an ad-
tea; written for the occasson by Tom Dibdin :
1.4 r which the charming elegy of" Torn Bowling"
eaIII be sung by a number of vocalists, dressed as
hC,reen on board a mats of war, surrounding a trans-
a-." bust of the Bard of" Poor Jack," who wrote
ds of twelve hundred songs, which have been
b hews lace of sailors in long voyages, in storms, in
4ttlex ; and they have been quoted in mutinies, to
,-xestoration of good order and discipline.
he monument is completed, in beautiful marble,
by
ATr.Sievier, 34, Southampton-row, Russell-
4'Pare; It consists of a bust (large as life) of Dib-
!r.', on a pedestal, the recording Muse reclining on
tyre; pointing to the following lines from his song
q", Torn Bowling :"
. " Although his body is under hatches,
" HL soul is gone aloft."
jMr. 13ralksm, Sinclair, Harley, T. Cooke, Beiford,
ja4jet Miss Love, Mies Betts, Miss Graddon, &c.,
„Irait edly
of it consented to sing, but theatrical etiquette will not
'.
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AWCUTION OF WILLIAM JENNINGS AT
4l'iltirr.—Since the condemnation of this unfortunate
.4tith (only 17 years of age), the worthy chaplain, the
9. EDW. JACKSON, and the rest of the clergy of Appleby
:qd the. neighbourhood, were indefatigable in administer-
-4t every spiritual consolation to him. From his extreme
Itiorance, and naturally rather weak mind, little impres-
h.
,6_ could for some time be made upon him, in rendering
h.l4leufficiently sensible of the awful situation in which
th• was placed. About one o'clock on Monday afternoon,
he sheriffand his officers went to his apartments, where
Va's Pinioned preparatory to his being placed in the
,e 4
r,rt"whi.ch was to convey him to the fatal place. His
now wa,s indescribable—crying and sobbing loudly
Etrri ''''°lentlY• The Appleby troop of Yeomanry Cavalry
1,,,,)"(1 in front of the gaol, and escorted the melancholy
etl'i6n, in the midst of an immense concourse of people.
littul"ing the fatal beam, on Gallows-hill, his anguish
kentle " great that it required great exertions in those
~mplorienien to k him in the cart, the poor fellowconstantly
~Plogreat
"ng them to let him go home—" let me gang hewn
Powl 1," me gang hewn." He was so exhausted or over-
t 47
1. ‘`eq that it became necessary to support or rather
itl 111,411 Upon the platform, a small ingenious drop,
tot-me Mr. GEORGE ROBINSON, late of this city. The
l'ettt.7•how formed a circle round this apparatus,
.to pre-
-4,341 tno crowd from pressing too close—the chaplain read
(portions of the funeral service—the signal was given,
er,,elitens he was launched into eternity, and died with-
etrugglet Carlisle Journal.

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