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London, England, 1819-05-31 00:00:00

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the sine of this popular Play, in which ()tared& (Mr. Es.an),
triumphs over the French Commander, lionialbert, has been
particularly admired ' • and, as affording a fair specimen of the
literary merit of the Piece, we now lay it before our Readers.
It i 3 unquestionably highly dramatic—the language is nervous,
acid the thoughts sulking and well contrasted:
Enter alOt. IA

Mont. It is in vain
Tb rally my dishearten'd fugitives :
I tan but seek the tow'r that yet holds out,
Ant! perish in its ruins.
Md. Turn, Montalbert,
And perish here
Mont. Thou subtle traitor, hence !
Thou, on whose aid our confidence re.:ed,
Ev'n as upon a brother's ;—dolt :hou i'sze rte ?
Mal. Fool! that couldst hope assistance in thy need,
From forced allies, and take our fear for friendship,
If thou halt yet so much of hope in thee,
To think thy life worth struggling for, defand it.
Mont,Nay. then, commend thee to the Gods thou serv'st
For thy last hour draws near. [They fight. Ilatoot
Mal. Why did I arm
In this too sudden quarrel? Thou prevai!'st,
Usurper! but there comes a comfort yet;—
Enter OssasAou.
For this my brother will not let my bones
Diesels to the scorching sunbeam, unrefresh'd
With my destroyer's blood. [Dies.
Ow. I need no spur
To vindicate thy death ! For my own wrongs,
Wrongs all too countless for my tongue to speak,
Boil in my blood, and thus I spring upon him !
Mont. Hold off thy hand! sure I should know thine aspect!
One. Thou should 'in, indeed ; for not a feature here,
But in its pale and careworn lineaments
Bears damning trace of thee !
Mont. Hear me, °sweats :
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I fain would spare-
-01/111% No parley!—there was none
When thou did'st swoop upon my peaceful realm,
With taulcisiont and with flame ! I'll have no respite !
They fight : MOVTA.LISEILT strikes the sword out
of ONILLAte. hand.
Mont. Now, savage, wilt thou sue for terms?
Onsr. (Leaping upon MOINTALDZILT, snatching his sword, and
bringing him upon one knee), Nor grant them—
For I have made thee sure! tile stands over blotrrams:.
Enter Casco, LOW MAN, BSAPCIIO, and Carib,.
Applaud me, warriors!
For, to, my um has overcome Montalbert—
The bead, the spring of all our.country's woes,
The dread Montalbert ! Priests, draw near, and curse

The slaysi of your king!
Carb. The king !--alas ! (Perceiving the body of Matoeu.)
riin and give due observance to the body.
Orne. Aye, we will solemnize its obsequies
With ening honours. Here's my offering,
The blood, that on the altar of the dead
Shall mike the wholesom'st savour.
[The body of li.Lttocu is lifted.
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Mont. If yon sword
Were in my grasp again, that I might have
Some partner in my deatb—.--
Oew. Why, so thou shah;
Think'st thou I mean, so early in thy wedlock,
To part the bridnroom from the bride!
Mont. My bride !
Shall not her Innocent life be sacred to you!
Nor. I have sent to seek her for thee. It is ever
Our custom, European, when we seize
&prisoner is Our wars, to give his manhood
The fair occasion to approve itself,
Li marled sufferance of oar cunning'st tortures :
And (foe I would not have it thought, the prisoner
On whom I build my glory, is but nervl
Like common wee), I will illustrate thee
With more than common penance: I will try
How well thy fortitude will bear the groans
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Of her thou doat'st upon, as she receives
Her fate before thine eyes.
Unit- From what fell demon
Learalst thou this damned subtlety of tutelar
Oar. It is In thee !hail my great instructor!
WOOS thee that it ell !--and if it give
Thy beast but half that deep devouring anguish,
kklatch, so my shams, too much hke shaken me,
testicle spirits of my wife and babe
l have been well revenged. Lead hint sway,
And keel strict watch upon
'ko the tower,
'Where we have chained the rest o' the prisoners?
Oran To whatsoever deo efforts most safety.
Look Too to that ; for if be break his bonds,
Your lives shall answer It ! [Bait Idormaimar, guarded.

DRURY.LANE...•••A grand selection of Sacred Music
was performed at.this Theatre on Saturday nigin., to
a most splendid and crowded audience. If the pub-
lic have had reason to be satisfied with the excellent
style in which entertainments of this description have
been produced here, under the very able and scientific
management of Sir Gaoacie Sumir, that Gentleman
certainly has had as much cause to be pleased with
the ample encouragement which he has received.—
We do not recollect any one night during the Ora-
torio season, which did not see this House crowded
in every part—and the series closed, as it had begun,
tinder the most pleasing auspices. The selection of
Music, on this occasion, was various and tasteful—the
vocal perform:a of first-rate merit—the instrumental
department excellently filled, and admirably led by
Mr. SMART.
The Marchioness of LANSDOWNE gave her first
Grand Assembly this season on Thursday evening, at
Lausdowne House, Berkeley-square. The whole of
the interior was most brilliantly illuminated. There
were present nearly 400 persons of the first rank,
distinction, and fashion.
LADY DIXIE'S SECOND BALL.—The great attrac-
tion of Friday night was the grand Ball given by the
above Lady, at her beautiful residence in Dover-
street, which has recently been improved by two ad-
ditional rooms to the grand suite of apartments
there are now six of them, fitted up in a style of
splendour and taste not excelled by any mansion in
town. Dancing commenced at eleven o'clock with
a quadrille, in which the Ladies Gowan and Coax-,
WALLIS (who led off) displayed all their elegance and
grace. A most .sumptuous supper was provided,
with the rarest wines. Covers were laid for fifty only
in the first instance, but they were afterwards re-
Itedly replenished._ The house was brilliantly

1, pocket-book, with some E
peatedly replenished. The house was nnthantly was his
..'1( completely secured under him by h'
lighted
u , and the: floors fancifully chalked. On
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N the whole, it was one of the most agreeable treats of lain then attempted to force his gold
' the season, and, when the hour arrived for departure, pocket, but obtained only the seals
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chain. Two canal boatmen were, fi
' although worn out with fatigue, the visitants retired
e j Arith regret—it was then nearly five o'clock. The cumstances, immediately suspected
Is 1. PERSIAN ARIBASSAAPON was among the company.— and have been taken before the Vic
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114 Excellency was, as usual, splendidly habned. and committed for further examinatir
Fihe.--SaturelaT a fire broke out at the house of
4Wednesday, after the Race for the Vt
at Epsom, a young man standing ne
Mr. Tnomson, upholsterer, in Langley-street, Long.
horse, Lady Foot, while scraping do
acre, which in ayshort time consumed the interior,
A.. ' wirh,the stock in trade. severe a kick as to break three of his
• The bill of the: Solicitor of the Excise, in the pro. Mr. Houses and his wife and daugl
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1 ' secution of Irerreet, for the offence of selling a cer-
uin,drug to a,brewer, amounted to nearly r 250. In head, returning home on Wednesday
light cart,
.from Epsom Races, were
this c4se, there were five Counsel employed for the the wheels of a post-chaise, in a )bane
Crowe. ad the penalty ultimately recovered from and Hounds, at Epsom, by 'ethic'
the delis was EA/0 ! daughter's arm was broken in two pl
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