The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-03 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR LADIES.

A BALL Dn FIPI.—A round Grecian robe of white crape, gos-
samer net, or leitti, embroidered up the front, and round the bot-
tom, viSh a fancy border in marigold chenille; an antique bo-
dice ofinarigoldlelvet. trimmed with Vandyke lace or white
bugle trianniiig ; iliort till sleeves, tune as the robe, finished
with beetle of marigold velvet. Slippers of the same, with sil-
ver clasps, or rows. A square veil of fine Mechlin lace, fanci-
fully disposed over the hair, which is seen in irregtilar curls be-
neath. Necklace and correspondent ornaments of the satin bead
or pearl. GloVes of French kid, below the elbow. Fan of carved
(ivory.
Aumea Dares.—A round morning robe of fine jaronot
muslin, with a border of needle-work at the feet, throat, and
collar. A Russian mantle of fine drab-eloth, lined and bordered
with rose-coloured satin or velvet. A village hat, composed of
feathers, and lined with rose-coloured velvet, simply tied across
the crown with a Barcelona handkerchief, of the same colour,
formed in a tufted rose on the top, and tied under the chin ; the
hair in dishevelled curls beneath. Half-boots of ,;nab or f.twn-
coloured kid; and velvet ridicule, with correspondent tassels.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

On Friday night we had another production from the fecund
Muse of Mr. Reynolds, entitled The Virgin of the Sun.
The Drama is the first part of Pizarro, and is folnded upon
a domestic event which took place a short time previous to the
final conquest of Peru by the Spaniards. tinder the above named
General. Alonzo, a Spanish General, disgusted with the cruelty
of Pizarro having, with Min Velasquez, and other Spaniards,
espoused the cause of the sufiering l'ernvians, is admitted to bo
a spectator of their religious solemnities, and at one of their fes-
tivals sees Core; a mutual passion takes place between them.—
Alonzo, from that time, sought every opportunity to procure
an interview with her, and at length, during a dreadful convul-
sion of nature, he had the happiness of meeting as ith his 'be-
loved, who had fled from the Temple to avoid the dreadful ef-
fects of the storm. Ile conveyed her to the dwelling of L a
Casts, and they were united by that pious priest. Upon their
return to the Temple, after this rash act, by which Cora in-
volved herself, her husband, and her whole race in ruin, they
are met by Rolla. who had sex-laded himself from the world;
amid. nuts, ithstat.dine the dangers of his country, and the en-
treaties and remonstrances of his relation, the. High Priest,
moorned in solitude the loss of his betrothed Cora; but, on
learning the dangerous step she had taken, the anger which had
at first inflamed him against Alonzo, subsided into a generous
determination to protect the devoted pair at all Msarft The
plan which he devised for their safety is frustrated, and her
guilt discovered by the High Priestess. Cora is condemned to
Is huried alive ; her basband and her father (Telasko) to the I,
stake. Rolla, foreseeing their danger, had, in the mean time,
mustered a body of his friends, and Just as the seutence against Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice
the devoted victims of superstitions rage is about to be pat in i ELLENBOROI7GII.
execution, the gallant chief, at the head of his band, tumultu-
ously rushes into the Temple, and semis their pooottedings. Not i . TITOWPSON V. GRANT.
the presence of Ataliba can divert him from his purpose of pro- , This was an action of assault and sea battery,
teeing his beloved ; but the intercession of Cora prevailed upon '
his generous nature to surrender up
.the sword he had raised brought by the Cook of the East India Company's
against his sovereign. This submissam having appeased the ship the Brunswick against the Captain, for inflict-
wrath of Ataliba, the intercession of tbe Priesthood finally pre-
ing the punishment of flogging him, without just
vain upon the Monarch to pardon them all, and to abolish the
law of Manta Capac, the founder of the Temple. i cause. To this the Defendant pleaded a justification,
In the condhet of this plot Mr. Reynolds hash adhered more that he was obliged to inflict necessary chastisement
closely to the story of Marmontel, than any of his predecessors
who have dramatised this event. Cura's violation of theracred for the preservation of due order and subordination
vow, to which her miseries are more immediately consequent among the ship's company.
Mr. G ARROW, in addressing the Jury on behalf
anialokesverysganovebrnnaitnedg pandoinvteiryn tisccDessragla.; andMr.thlo.ougubligthi, sincharß•allael !
ter is less fraught with flashes of brilliancy and patriotism than of the Plaintiff, observed, that the assault took place
the Rolla of Pizarro, yet he impressed the audience so fully with on the homeward voyage from China, and the only
the heroic and virtuous sentiments that he bad to deliver, men-
mired him repeated plaudits. Mr. Egerton, air the High Priest pretence for the punishment was, that the Captain
of the establishment, lost nothing, in his stately deportment, of was displeased with the manner of the Plaintiff's
the higher kind of sacerdotal dignity. He was grave, and grand, cooking, he had not boiled his rice properly, or had
and dogmatical, as inch a prominent and exemplary personage
should be. The Author was eminently indebted to Nth" Smith put too much or too little Cayenne pepper in his
for her performance of the tender, the unfortunate Coen ; but as curry • but although the Captain might have been
the bunness of the Drama is antecedent to the presumed birth of . ..,. !..4 . .
usatatexa in mixtng some degree of Cayenne in a
her child, that strong interest which arises from maternal cow- 3
time was not called forth. Mr. Liston did what he could with wholesome admonition to his cook, he was not justi-
the part of Diego. The music of this piers, which I. by Mr. ft/ordering
tied, in any way, in him to be stripped
Bishop, possesses great merit, and is generally considered supe-
rior to any that we have recently heard as original composition • naked, and receive a dozen lashes in the presence of
at either of our English Theatres. The whole of the _Nemec,' re- the whole ship's company. Ile could not deny that;
flare
fld much credit on tbe liberality of the Manager;, and inthe some cases, extraordinary punishment was ab-
abilities of the Artists. The delineation and ma suety of the
Temple of the Sun was well managed. When it fell in fragments solutely necessary for the preservation of good order
in the thunder storm, it excited both awe and admiratios: Tice and subordination on board ship, but in this case no
Piece was given oat, for a second representation, with the undi-
vided approval of the whole house. j Mich punishment was necessary ; the Defendant had
1 far exceeded his authority ; the Plaintiff was conside-

COURT OF KING'S BFNCII, FEn. I.

The Admiralty Sessions for the trial of ofences
committed on the High Seas, will be holden on Fri-
day, the ‘.O. Bth Instant: at the Sessions-house, le the
Oki Bailey.

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rably injured, and hp trusted the Jury would make
hirh ample compensation In damages.
It appeared in the evidence, that the Plaintiff had
been, for some weeks previous to the assault in ques.

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