The National Register. — 1820-04-09 (London, England)

SIIAKSPEARE. It is matinishing, in an itOill)tiS of liiimaii nowt., to tiltvrtic th, dieerser,ed shapes that jealousy msnim.s. The colours of the raiiihow, of the c dot Wail, or of the son when lie sets over a waste of waters on a M:e nut tonna! eve !ing, are not more numerous nr more btu ik i.g. It has, however, bLen called a contemptible passion, a t: t Img degrading to the sensibility of 011 f nature, :via l.';'l 1:::114/1y to spir credit for wisdom : so it is, in the Lbstract ; but farts, nod fiefs are stubborn things, prove that it is fri (mildly inrereut in tile bunts of the s• entest, as well as of the most del-used eliac;.lctiti:; sod when once siitkreil to take rout to finches nut int ) the must •.:4nrous I In the Spanh.h content of St. Fraiiei.. co, at Xe...es de la Fitiutera, I here was nut ft more dry 401, or a Inure rigid p !martian, than l'adre,or Father JO • eon. lie wa<sllpposed to he the wily one of the Cat imlie pi it st bond who co.dit fare the devil in all his sulpMrous The miracles be performed in Ole coarse of Inv vocation wete innumerable, nod appallingly sup• natural. it, has even been known to wrestle with Apoll)un for the spare of an hour, with na miller defence luau a sh-epakimbible, and a poker. Sucii devout practices of course augmented the number of hi: audience at coofessionals ; and Sllllll the tumour ran throu.•tit.i.li Spain, that an incarnated evangelist was to be teen, asanon uther curiatitacii, at the magnificent convent of St  THE NATIONAL REGISTEIt.  Francisco. About this period of his celebrity, it happened that a sweet Kul sued for admittance as a temporary boarder at the netenhourisig priory of St. C. and her parents, who re,ided in the vicinity, aware of the influence 4)l' Fattier Joseph, earnestly requested his interference lii behalf of the pretty candidate for adinisdim. 'file friar clic cried) complied with their wishes; and the novice was entered accorditigly. The poor evangelist, haw ever, is the course of his acquaintance with II osolia, sows felt sy minions detogatury to his vow of perpetual celibacy. Ile no sooner saw the light any form of the youthful 111/Vice tripping in all the gaiety of tuuuceucr tomatila, than an hectic ;Jots of urat•ual violence tinted his pale counteitaine. Ile had been so long compelled to restrain the most dangermi., the ,t UlICOll* ()fall Wilma pa,ions, that it taco it did break forth, it In uke with irresisialne inipct moat). What in the COUllid of the tklit, lie wouftl snit fr his doily (Mall ill an agony of freitog, mid surprise hinrsalt wills the DHOW of itosolia trembliag on his II ps alien religion forlmtle the thoughts of tier, but as u sister. Su h agrmy w.:) MAI wortaisle, though his cathol cash' said, " DcV ii, and lie will flee frunt thee," the amp .1 s inn ass Ft iar f equently discoveied Satin irritating ai tuns tin ongli the bed variants, ith all the patine:aloft of r- ( hie evening ts ben the confelsitsoul was more crowded than usual, a young, 1. male, coveted w nit a long dark moornieg veil, mane her a,•ptarant c its the chamber. Toe grace of her and tile extreme youthfulness of her person attracted the atten• lion of the Ft Mr. lie r•simital, however, the it quisite chat:sett r for sanctity, and its it revelential manner requested her to recapitulate her sins. She beau its a bailtells% voice to relate taw principal offences of her ) outa, winch, out tit th•licitcy to the ladtu t, we shat pass over; mud said concluded by saying she was going to be married.— The truth now flashed berme the eyes of the iar ;he desired tier in an imperious tone, to lift her veil ; she did as —and disclosed the beautiful features of no,olia. flie tinte of her noviciate had just expired, and the hand of the nail who loved her, awaited the expiration of the period. The confessional, however, rove lusted, without (Miller interruption; Rosolia received absolution of lice errors, and the Father retired to his dormilors. The ensuing morning was appointed for the nuptials; and the pretty Spanish girl, attended by her lover, anxiously awaited the approach of the Father from his sacriste Ile came at last ; and a smile of doubtful awaiting played on his dark saturnine features. The youthful pair were, however, too much engaged with themselves, to tioace his agitation; andthe grand solemn organ, as it pealed through the vaulted galleries of the chapel, speedily announced the completion of the ceremony. The father, meantime, who had abruptly retired to his sacriste, tact the bridal couple in the porch. Ile stopped an instant, for the purposes of salutation, nod drawing a dagger that he had previously concealed in Isis dark muffled robe, stabbed the innocent Ittoulia to the heart. She shrunk nut front the blow, but fixing her dying eyes ots her distracted lover, with a look of pity and infection, closed them for ever. The Friar started at the deed of horror—his eyes glared round with a horrible expression of malignity. " I have, indeed," he exclaimed, to the youth who arrested his footsteps as he attempted to flee, " reudered myself a murderer—l have disgraced the character of ages by the passim' of a moment—but em even happy in my misfortune. It could not indeed, espouse the, the victim myself, but I have at least prevented her from being clasped in the hated embraces of another." The Superior was 601S11 acquainted with the circumstances; and apprehensive of the odium that would be cast upon the • t, us well as upon himself, deteriniued to remove the criminal from the theatre of his degradatiuu to another convent in Fatramadura, which was at that time notorious for Its rigid discipline. He saved himself, however, the disrace olio public a removal, by c tttttt nitting suicide, and was found the next morning (Wad in his cell, with au explanatory paper lying by his side, descriptive at once of lusjealousy and attachment.