is a poem strictly epic, the hero of pened, and offered to undergo any punishment, devotes his pencil to works of invention, but only begged that he would have mercy upon must abide the chances of a market, and which, singular as it may seem-is a the poor Gentleman of the Chamber, who had often have his best works left upon his member of the Society of Friends. This suffered himself to be persuaded. "Never hands. We hope, however, that the striking is not the only work of that nature fi- mind," replied the generous Alexander, "the merits of the picture now under considernished; and as Mr. Southey is understood crime is not so great that I cannot forgive it.ation, and its convenient size, will speedily But I cannot wear it myself any more; I must to make it a rule to write 40 lines every therefore make you a present of it on condition recommend it to a purchaser. Of Mr. J. M.

morning before breakfast, his progress in any undertaking is very rapid.

The following is a list of such of Mr. Southey's works as have not been already mentioned :

Amadis de Gaul, from the Spanish of Garciordonez de Montalvo, 4 vols. 12mo. 1803. The Works of Thomas Chatterton, (published for the benefit of his sister, Mrs. Newton,) 3 vols, 8vo. 1803.

Madoc, a poem, 4to. 1805.

Palmerin of England, from the Portuguese of Francis de Moraes, 4 vols. 1807.

Letters from England, by Don Manuel Velasquez Espriella, (not absolutely acknowledged by, but universally attributed to, Mr. Southey,)

1807.

The Remains of Henry Kirke White, with an Account of his Life, 2 vols. 8vo. 1807.

The Chronicle of the Cid Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, from the Spanish, 4to. 1808.

The History of Brasil, Vol. I. 4to. 1810. Vol.

II. 1817.

The Curse of Kehama, a poem, 4to. 1811.
Omniana, 2 vols. foolscap, 8vo. 1812.

that I shall in future be safe from such appro

priations."

his genius we know much. The procesWright himself we know nothing; but of sional punishment of the knavish Lawyer, (founded on an obsolete custom in the Isle of Man,) exhibited some few years ago, was the first of his works which we had an opportunity of seeing. The vigorous invention, contrast of character, propriety of costume and practical ability of that attractive picture, are still fresh in our remembrance. His Barber and Curate purging

The hackney-coachmen in St. Petersburg do not much like to drive officers, and seldom let them get out unless they have paid them before hand, or leave something in pledge. They do not object to letting other persons get out whenever they chuse, and will even wait hours for them. The Emperor Alexander, who is generally dressed in a very plain uniform and a grey mantle, was walking one day on the EnSpecimens of later English Poets, with pre-glish quay, when suddenly it began to rain very Don Quixote's library, slight but full of liminary Notes, 3 vols. 8vo. 1807. hard, and he would not step into a house. He taste and feeling, was the next; and the accordingly seated himself in the first hackney-procession with the Flitch of bacon, is only coach (Droschke) he found, and ordered the the third of his works which we have seen coachman to drive to the Winter Palace. As in the Exhibitions. The happy couple, who he passed by the Senate-House, the guard was have won the reward, are seated in a chariot, called under arms and the drums beat. The drawn by two mettlesome steeds, followed coachman looked, and said he supposed the by a promiscuous crowd of men, women Emperor was riding by the guard-house. "You and children; and high above the rest, on will see him very soon," replied Alexander. horseback, a Friar, with a rubicund counThey at last arrived at the Winter Palace, tenance and jolly person, is seen. The moand Alexander, who had no money about him, ordered him to stop till he sent his fare down; tion of his hand and expression of his feaNo," replied he, you must leave me some-tures, show that he is recommending the thing in pledge, the officers have so many times example of the successful claimants to ge deceived me. So you must leave me your man-neral imitation. A rustic with a scythe on tle." Alexander acquiesced, and left his man- his shoulder, and another with a spade in his tle. He directly sent down one of his footmen hand, walk in conversation beside the chariot with twenty-five roubles, to give them to the wheels. Before them a man and two females, one leading a boy, form a well-contrasted Emperor, and to bring him the mantle. The group. A page on foot clothed in scarlet trimfootman did so; when, instead of the coachman's med with gold lace, holding his blue bonnet being glad at the honour and the present, he and feather in one hand, walks beside the horlanghed, and said, "Do you think that I am so The High Chamberlain N.** received of the stupid! the mantle is worth more than twenty-ses, holding the reins in the other. Several Emperor Alexander, a most beautiful star of five roubles; who knows what you mean? per- young maidens, dressed in white, and crown the order of St. Andrew, set round with dia- haps you want to steal it; no, that wont do, ed with garlands, precede the carriage, strewmonds, which was valued at 30,000 roubles. and unless the gentleman whom I have driven ing flowers in the road. A crowd of young He directly pawned it at a pawnbroker's. Soon comes himself, I shall not part with it." Alex-lads accompany them, following the band of Before them the Halberdiers and after this, there was a grand entertainment at ander had almost been obliged to go down him- music. court, where N.** could not appear without self, had not his chief coachman happened to standard-bearers march, headed by the What embarrassment! Money was come by, who confirmed what the footman had Knight of Whichnoure, gallantly mounted upwanted, and the pawnbroker, an inexorable said. The poor coachman was now almost out on a curvetting steed. The horse is in a man, would not part with the star for a quarter of his wits for joy. spirited attitude, and the Knight himself, of an hour, unless it were properly redeemed. half-turned back, as if to give directions. Now there was nobody that could help him out Another group of Halberdiers and specta of this dilemma, but the Emperor's Groom of tors precede him, and complete the composithe Bed-chamber, who had in his possession two tion. The distance is a wooded landscape, beautiful diamond stars belonging to the Empewith gentle elevations. The picture inror, one of which was but lately finished, and had "No. 184. The Procession of the Claim- cludes upwards of seventy figures with cost 60,000 roubles. The High Chamberlainants of the Flitch of Bacon-a custom in- horses and dogs; and furnishes a strong accordingly had recourse to him, and, after stituted about Edward the Third's time, by proof of this artist's fund of invention and many protestations, the gentleman was per

Life of Lord Nelson, 2 vols. sm. 8vo. 1813.
Carmen Triumphale, 4to. 1814.
Carmen Nuptiale.

Letter to W. Smith, Esq. M.P. for Norwich, coachman, and to say that he had driven the

8vo. 1817.

ANECDOTES

OF THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER.

this star.

FINE ARTS.

ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION.
(Continued.)

suaded, by incessant intreaty and promises of Sir Philip de Somerville, of the Manor of happy conception of character. The groupreturning it safe to him again after the enter- Whichnoure, in the County of STAFFORD," ing, disposition and drawing, excepting some tainment, to entrust it to him. N. accord-by J. M. WRIGHT. The particular passage few very slight inaccuracies, reflect great ingly made his appearance with this star at on which the story is built, is extracted from credit on his taste and science. The heads court. Alexander soon perceived in the four Blont's Jocular Tenures-" And so shall afford a variety of expression: and the piclarge diamonds at the corners of the star a great they departe the mannour of Whichnoure, ture itself, as a representation of an ancient likeness with his own new star. He fixed his with the corne and the baconne, before him local custom in the county of Stafford, is an eyes several times on N.** and at last said that wonne ytt, with trompets, tabourets, object of important consideration to the "I am very much astonished to find you have a and other manner of mynstrelsie." The noblemen and gentlemen of that county. star which has a great likeness with one I have person, who floats upon the surface of any art Having, however, done justice to its merits, just received from the jeweller's." N., quite or science, will have enough of companions there is another justice due to the artist. embarrassed, replied only by unmeaning compliments and bows. The Emperor, more and to understand and applaud him; but he, This performance shows his facility in designmore struck with the great resemblance, at last who is more profound, can hope for few ing and mastery of pencil. There is certainsaid to him: "I do not know what to say, but attendants or admirers. This is fully ex-ly much attraction in a graceful negligence I must tell you plainly that I almost believe that emplified in the case of painters in this of execution; but we conceive that it is it is my star, the likeness is so very remarkable." country. The artist, who, instead of paint- absolutely necessary in figures of so small a N. at last humbly confessed how it hap-ing the class of subjects in daily demand, size, to unite sweetness and delicacy with

BRITISH GALLERY. The noblemen and gentlemen of this public-spirited Institution opened the exhibition of the works of DECEASED BRITISH ARTISTS, for the private visit of the Royal family on Tuesday, and next day, the gallery was opened to the public. It contains a number of capital pictures, which maintain the honor of the British School, even in what has been comparatively termed its infancy. We shall offer some observations on these pictures hereafter.

lightness and fluency of handling. His the distance, so as to enrich the composition and vigorous expression of the entire, render masses of light are so broad and well-distri- and tell the story, without interfering with it a very prominent object, although so close buted, and his system of colouring so well the principal figures. On a comparative to CANOVA's statues. The eagle is about to founded, that there is only a want of some view there is a greater portion of spirit commence his feast, and the side of the victim glazing to bring the whole into a mellow, thrown into this picture than any we have is yet unpierced. There is an ardent feeling glowing tone, and give an equal feeling and for some time seen by this artist. "130. and a depth of science in the performance, sentiment to his colouring. We, by no means, The breakfast," by David Wilkie, R. A. This which, with a generous patronage, may prorecommend imitation to an artist, who is so domestic picture consists of four figures; an duce some fine things for the advancement well supplied with original stores. But we old gentleman in a red night cap, and flow-of the arts and honor of the country. We refer to the delicious tone of Stothard's ered morning gown, seated at table, eating do not recollect to have met with any work 'Triumph of Britannia,' near Wilkie's picture, an egg; a young gentleman beside him, by this Sculptor before; but, on enquiry, we as an instance of harmony, which may furnish reading the newspaper; an old lady pre- have been informed he was a pupil of Mr. hints of instruction to any artist, in paint-paring the tea, and a servant girl standing BACON, and that artist may well be proud ing this class of cabinet subjects." 276. and filling the teapot out of a copper kettle. of his scholar. W.C. Moses found by Pharaoh's Daughter, by There is a much greater breadth of light and (To be continued.) H. P. Bone."-This is what is termed a a clearer effect in this than in "the Pedlar,” large cabinet size. The female raising the by this admired artist. The cups and sauinfant Moses; the one standing beside her cers, blue glass sugar-bason, toast-stand, in the white and blue half turban or head prints of butter and table cloth, are painted linen, and the third seated beside the female with a truth and attention to detail, which Ethiop, are well designed and grouped. may vie with the most finished productions There is a degree of simple elegance in the of any Flemish master. The same delicate fitwo figures behind Pharaoh's daughter. The nishing is seen in the china jars, hour-glass, countenance of the nearest, in tender half book, and portrait, over the chimney piece; shade, has much gentle sweetness and is in the grate, fire-irons and plate of toast on delicately toned. The head of Pharaoh's the stand before the fire. The half tints, in daughter might admit of a more defined ex- which the knife-stand, the table with a dish pression. The features have an identity too of ham, book-shelf, India screen, and chinanearly like that of a portrait. The expres- closet, are kept down, are clear, and in adsion of earnestness and pity, in the female mirable subordination. The carpet and takneeling in front, and looking up to receive pestry chair, are as correctly identified. her mistress's commands, is justly deline- The cat, at the fire, sitting in the gleam of KING'S THEATRE.-ITALIAN OPERA. ated. The action and countenance of the sun-shine, and the sun-shine itself, are girl standing behind her, with her hands painted with much force and brilliancy. second time on Saturday last, and made Paër's Agnese was performed for the closed upon her breast, bespeak her partici- The perspective of the chamber is excellent. pation in the general pleasure. The land- The artist, with his wonted respect for his a deep, but not universally pleasing imscape is fanciful and broad; and the co-own fame, has exerted his pencil to leave pression on the audience. Although our louring altogether varied and harmonious. nothing undone. High as he deservedly former account of this Opera was necesBut the head of the infant Moses is too stands in the public favor, there is no sign sarily drawn up immediately after the large, and the features homely. There is of relaxation, no symptom of neglect, visible, first representation, a more deliberate nothing ideal in it. If this head were suc- in this picture. If there be any thing to be consideration and a careful perusal of this cessfully repainted, it would materially im- noticed, it is an over anxiety to give the play, has confirmed us in the opinion prove the picture. This artist appears to highest finishing to the heads; a circum- then given. L'Agnese is the most pathedread extravagance in his design and bravura stance, which, in some discernible details, in his execution. But, without falling into interferes, in a small degree, with the sweet-tically interesting Opera on the Italian either of these errors, he may, in the moment ness of the touch and spirited decision of the stage, but it derives its main attraction of invention, throw more of his warm im- features.-"209. Edward the Black Prince, from a calamity incidental to human inpulses into his composition, and execute his conducting his prisoner, John King of France, firmity, which ought not to form the draperies and landscape with a more loose in triumph to Westminster, after the battle entire subject of a Drama. At the King's and crispy pencil.-"244. Moses breaketh of Poictiers: by F. P. Stephanoff." This pic-Theatre the interest was still heightened the tables," by the same artist. There is a ture, which is crowded with figures, is ano

THE DRAMA.

good historical character in the figure of ther instance of the painter's great facility by the force and minute truth with Moses. The head is boldly painted; and the in composition. The invention and grouping which Signor Ambrogetti represented the action dignified; but like that of the preced- evince much taste and fancy. The coloring effects and symptoms of mental derangeing figures, cautiously guarded from extra-is harmonious, but rather too much of a ment. Indeed, in our opinion, he went vagance. His under garment of emerald purplish cast. It is executed with freedom of too far in his delineation of nature.-green, and his outer of deep crimson, are hand; but, with all its merits, we cannot Uberto is not drawn a maniac by the well folded and vigorously toned. The ex- help wishing that the artist had paid more pression of surprise in the attitude of Josue attention to the making out of his heads, deep melancholy cast, it does not stray poet; his aberration of mind is of the looking off upon the Israelites dancing round and definition of his characters. His exthe Golden Calf, in the distance below, is pression is sometimes too vague, and his into extravagancies and childish tricks; designed and executed with spirit. The turn- drawing too negligent, to do justice to the the character need not be studied at ing away of his countenance from the Spec-flow of his ideas. In the SCULPTURE Room, Bedlam, where, we understand, Sig. A tator sets the imagination in motion. The besides Chantrey's beautiful monument of actually formed his conception of the throwing the whole upper part of his figure the two children, his admirable busts, and into strong shadow, excepting the catching some fine performances by other sculptors, part. light upon his shoulder; the bold broad which we have hereafter to notice in detail, the comic scenes, possesses great merits; The text of this Opera, if we except light upon his knee and that upon his foot we were particularly struck with have a striking effect; and compose well PROMETHEUS chained, by J. Kendrick." This the language is simple, select and imwith the dark volumes of clouds, which model is executed upon a scale less than pressive, and the action of the play is shade the top of the mount, and encompass nature, and designed with much grandeur. conducted with skill and great dramatie the central light upon the sky. These figures The disposition of the figure; the spirited effect. Several of the scenes are capable occupy the principal space of the picture, the action of the limbs; the bold indication of of shaking the strongest frame. Israelites are introduced on their ground in the bone and muscle; the fleshy character The Music pleased us better at the

66 1015,

of an unknown and self-introduced im

second representation, but upon the Zulica is conducted to the pile, but at, are cach seeking to debauch the other's wife whole we abide by the opinion we gave in the moment when it is to be set on fire, and deceive his own. The shameless unour former report. It is good Italian musquetry is heard. Fernand, at the feminine, anti-conjugal conduct of their music, but it wants originality of concep-head of a band of Spaniards, who had wives, is as coarsely marked. One might tion, and falls short of the great scope landed in search of their wrecked coun- ble-tongued Abigail like Flippanta, in their have thought that their employing a nimfor expression afforded by the poet's tryman, arrives in time to snatch his scandalous schemes, was quite risk enough labour. Not only the orchestra, but beloved from the stake; the High-priest, without confiding the means of destroying even the manager, did ample justice to while aiming a deadly blow at his rival, their reputation, to a male confidant; and the composition. As every thing depends falls by a pistol-shot. The king and his that too, to so low a fellow, as the footman upon the proper degree of quickness in people rush in, pursued by another party postor, upon whose secrecy they could not the airs, Mr. Ayrton, with the most laud-of Spaniards, Fernand arrests their pur- depend for a moment! Corinna is the only able attention to public gratification, ob- suit, offers his friendship to the king, and unvitiated character; and her hand is obtained from Paër himself, the Tempi of the piece concludes with his receiving tained by DICK Amlet, a common sharper all the pieces in the Opera, an operation the hand of Zulica as a pledge of the the son of a kettle-drummer, whose father, which, by the invention of Maelzel's father's sincerity. we are ostentatiously told, was hanged for Metronome, is rendered as easy (if not If the representation itself does not tell robbing a church. This hopeful aspirant to more so) as the communication of any this tale quite so distinctly, the cause lies box upon the stage, and under pretence of the gallows, who robs his mother's strong measure of length from one place to in some measure in the numerous dances embracing her, also filches her watch from pas de deux, pas de trois, and even pas de her person, before the audience, is the man A new Pantomimic Ballet, called cinq, with which the piece abounds, and of mode and hero of the piece! We might Zulica ou les Péruviens, appeared for in which the combined strength of the suppose that Vanbrugh had endeavoured to the first time on Saturday last. It is the establishment exert their best abilities. show how much effect he could produce production of Mons. Leon, the Ballet- The novelty and elegant effect of a This drama has, also, the disadvantage of with the most rotten and offensive materials. master, and seems to be an imitation of shawl-dance was much applauded. This Kotzebue's Drama, The Virgin of the Ballet, upon the whole, is not of a de- Araminta and Clarissa have little to distintwo duplicates among the principal figures. Sun.-The High-priest of the Sun being scription to raise Mons. Léon's credit as guish them from each other: they are placed a bailet-master, or pantomimic performer. under similar circumstances, with nearly Mad. Milanie, too, danced much better the same object in view. The resemblance than acted her part. Her performance is still stronger between Gripe and Moneygenerally is stern and dry, without suffi-trap, excepting that the former is somewhat cient expression and discrimination of Clarissa, and GRIPE to Moneytrap, chiefly testy. Araminta is made subordinate to her part. by having less to do in the conduct of

another.

enamoured of Zulica, (Mad. Milanie,) in order to obtain the object of his love, announces to her father, a Peruvian King, the will of the God that Zulica should be received into the number of the Virgins of the Sun. While Zulica is led in solemn procession to the Temple, a Among the scenery, the Temple of the the incidents. Yet, the characters are so Spanish fleet appears off the coast, one Sun appeared to have engaged the paint-well drawn and the dialogue so brisk, that of the ships is wrecked by a violent er's principal attention. It is somewhat all these defects and more which we have storm; and Fernand, (Mons. Léon,) the gaudy, and the profusion of gold-leaf not time to notice, are overlooked, in the only person saved from its crew, reaches accords more with the received idea of representation. The author may be comthe entrance of the Temple, goes in, and Peruvian riches than with good taste.-the meanest metals valuable by the life and pared to a skilful Enchaser, who renders beholds, unperceived, the ceremony of Mons. Zara's landscapes are more or less motion of his figures. The piece was so Zulica's installation, after the termination defective in the due administration of well cast, on last Tuesday night, that the of which the High-priest seizes an op- light and shade, their keeping is gene- admirable acting in a great degree threw portunity of declaring to her the love rally too dark and monotonous, which a gloss upon the nauseous plot and unprin with which she has inspired him. Find-renders the objects flat and indistinct. cipled characters. The sudden illness of ing his professions treated with disdain, The numerous dresses were in good cos-rinna, almost immediately after her entrance, Mrs. Mardyn, who was to have played Cohe leaves her the alternative of compli- tume, elegant and splendid. ance, or of being sacrificed to the God at the words "a parcel of old frightful The music is stated to be a selection masters," obliged Miss Kelly to lead her off under the pretext of having broken her from the works of Mehul, Catel and the stage; and produced an omission of all VOWS. At this moment of distress Fer-Gretry. It corresponded upon the whole the subsequent part of the scene. nand appears as her deliverer, and pur-with the action of the different scenes, considerable delay, when she was to have sues the High-priest, who eludes the and in several instances was eminently re-appeared, in the third act, Mr. Harley sword of the Spaniard by plunging into effective and striking. A fine solo on leave for Miss Iters to read her part. Dowton apologized for her incapacity, and obtained the sea and swimming to the opposite the violin gained Mr. Mori deserved ap- performed Moneytrap with a rich expression shore. Fernand now declares his love plause. of natural humour. His joy when Flippanta to Zulica, is heard with complacency, and in token of her attachment obtains the brugh's comedy of the Confederacy, was informed him Clarissa had an inclination for DRURY LANE.-On Tuesday night him; and the manner of his eager quick veil which had consecrated her to the performed at Drury Lane Theatre. reply, "Is it possible!" tickled the audience service of the divinity. Zulica, on part-dialogue reminds us of the line, wonderfully. His hasty thrusting of one ing from him, promises to meet him" How Van wants taste, who never wanted wit," and pulling forth his breast linen with the hand under the long flap of his waistcoat, again, but entreats him to withdraw in an objection, which with an alteration of a other; the ludicrous puffing out of bis withorder to avoid the resentment of the word would apply more justly to his dramatic ered cheeks and twinkling of his eyes; the High priest. In the meanwhile the invention than his buildings. There are turkey-cock swell of his chest and tip-toe High-priest returns, informs Zulica's fa- some of our old comedies full as objection-inflation of his whole figure, were irresistibly ther of her interview with Fernand, and, able in point of morals, yet none altogether risible. Hogarth never conceived a more cain conjunction with the people, demands ferable meanness and depravity in Gripe and intriguing gallant of seventy. so offensive in its basis. There is an insuf-pital display of amorous impatience, in an her death in expiation of her broken vow. Moneytrap, the two friendly husbands, who equally successful in the scene, where Flip

Van

The

After a

He was

panta fleeces him of the two hundred and ludicrous distress occasioned much laughter. leans or young Napoleon heir to the thirty guineas. The house was kept in a Miss Stephens, in the part of Zerlina, sung Crown. The plot seems confined continued roar of laughter by the varieties with exquisite taste. She was encored in to a very few conspirators, all of whom of his voice and changes of his countenance, the song of "List and I'll find Love."

from the chuckling alacrity which plumped Charles Kemble played the Libertine with were members of the Royal Guard; and out his dusky features, when enquiring "is spirit. His dress was rich and he appeared are now handed over to a competent your mistress at home?"-to the dull hesit to advantage. Sinclair sung in his best tribunal, to ascertain their guilt, and ating note, dropping jaw and vacant stare, manner. Duruset and Miss Matthews exerted award the necessary punishment.-In with which he echoed Flippanta's propositions. themselves successfully. The piece may Prussia the prohibitory declaration, and "How! a restitution!"" Two hundred suffer from a comparison with the Italian measures adopted in different parts of the pounds!""Two hundred and thirty pounds, opera, but it was favourably received and Continent against our manufactures and in a bag!" The struggles between goatish-announced for repetition with general appro- trade, have found no admirers or iminess, cullibility and miserly reluctance, were bation. tators. The Prussian Council of State, depicted with inimitable skill and truth of nature. Miss Kelly's Flippanta, artful laughforming a just and practical estimate of ing, jeering the dupe to his face, and yet the true nature and operation of national affecting to pity and serve him, was one The home and foreign intelligence of commerce, rejected on the 25th ult. the lively flow of trick and mischievous pleas-the past week is of considerable interest. prohibitory system, by a majority of 20 antry. HARLEY played Brass, in an excel- In the House of Lords on Friday, the votes to 2.-On May 8, the grand queslent style. His person, dress, look and bluff discussion of the question of Catholic tion under discussion with the States of impudence, were quite in character. His

POLITICS.

bullying of Dick; cajoling Gripe out of the Emancipation took place. As in the Wirtemberg was determined by 57 votes three hundred pounds; and attempting to Commons on a preceding night, the de- to 53, in favor of the propositions laid hector him afterwards; were very effective bate was protracted to a late hour; and before them by the King. According without a particle of buffoonery. MRS. DA- the decision, as might be expected, was to accounts from Sweden the pretended VISON played Clarissa with the careless, easy, similar.-In the House of Commons on conspiracy has resolved itself into a mere laughing effrontery of a fine modish woman, Tuesday, Sir Francis Burdett's motion trick on the part of the person who made indifferent to every thing but her expensive pleasures. Nothing could be more spiritedly Reform excited a long and interesting hoods having been discovered, he is on the important subject of Parliamentary the original accusation; and whose falsethoughtless, or entertaining. Miss Boyce looked and smiled ARAMINTA well enough; debate. The division, however, against himself to be tried before the high tribubut her dialogue might admit of more mali- the motion was 265 to 77-a majority nal. The last accounts from Madrid cious sprightliness. Mrs. Sparks, in the part of 188. It is said, that this result was, tend to show, that the rumoured misunof Mrs. Amlet, was at home. In what we in a great measure, caused by an opi-derstanding between the Courts of Mahave termed truth of nature, she is a Dowton nion prevailing in the House, that an ad-drid and Rio Janeiro is by no means in petticoats, always up to the rich coloring journment would take place, and by groundless, and it was stated, that a conbeyond it. Penley's Dick was not deficient many members having left the House in siderable body of Spanish troops have in rattling assurance, but we have seen him that persuasion. to more advantage.

of comic nature, and never, for an instant,

been ordered to march to the frontiers of In India the Pindarees have met with Portugal. The recent plan of insurrecOn Wednesday night, at this house, Mr. a salutary check by the energetic exertion in Catalonia was very extensive. As Kean played Luke, in the drama of " Riches, tions of Major Lushington. This active it has been positively stated, that similar or The Wife and Brother," altered from officer, it appears, put in motion his attempts were made at the same time in Massinger; and we have not often seen him more chaste or effective in any part, which regiment, the 4th Madras Light Cavalry, Arragon and Gallicia, we may infer that does not rouse his high tragic powers. We with such rapidity, as to pursue and de- some very general dissatisfaction pervades are only prevented by our confined limits feat the freebooters, and return to Bom- the upper classes of military among the from pointing out some of the striking bay, a distance altogether of 70 miles, in Spaniards.-So desperate were the affairs beauties of his performance. Mrs. Alsop two days.--Near home, an occurrence of King Ferdinand in Venezuela, that all played the part of Lady Traffic with spirit; of considerable interest has taken place. the royalists were flying to Curaçoa, and but as that character has more of haughtiness Two piratical vessels, under the Tunisian the city of Sante Domingo. In the latter than fashionable whimsy, and is serious in flag, have had the temerity to venture so place, the Bishop of Caraccas had arrived the latter scenes, it is not so well suited to her comic vein, as Lady Dainty and far from home as the North Seas, where with the church plate. The patriots others. they have made several captures. Hap-were reported to be within seven leagues pily, however, these robbers have already of Caraccas on the 17th of March, and received some chastisement from one of no doubt was entertained of their being Mr. Kemble's fine performance of Penruddock a new afterpiece called the Libertine, in our cruizers, the Alert armed brig, which in complete possession of all the protwo acts, with splendid dresses and decora- has not only re-captured two of their vinces of Venezuela by 1st of April. tions, was brought out at this house. It is a prizes, but taken one of their corvettes mixed composition from Shadwell's play of of 18 or 20 guns.

some

W. C.

COVENT-GARDEN.—On Tuesday night after

a

LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

ANNALS OF THE FINE ARTS.-The fourth

the same title, and the opera of Don Gio- Private letters from France mention vanni. The scenes are all painted in a fine the discovery of a conspiracy on the part taste, particularly the summer retreat of of the non-commissioned officers at Ver- part of this work which has been delayed beDonna Elvira; and the cemetery and equestrian statue of Don Pedro, by Grieve. There sailles, to shoot the Bourbon princes at yond its usual time, in consequence of the death is a striking grandeur in the double effect of review. Several of the conspirators of one of the Proprietors, will be published moon and lamp-light, in the view of the have been arrested, who have confessed early in June, and the succeeding part as regularly as heretofore. piazza at Seville, by Whitmore. The music their murderous intention; declaring FRENCH LITERATURE.-No less than five was selected by Mr. Bishop, from the most however at the same time that they were new epic poems are announced as being soon admired pieces in Mozart's Don Giovanni, only subordinate agents in the plot, the to enrich the literature of France. Their titles powerful harmony. Liston's part of Lepo- object of which was not to disturb are Philip-Augustus, by Mr. Parseval-Grandrello had considerable comic effect; and when the reigning King on his throne, but Holy War, by Mr. Fontanes; Tasso, by Mr. maison; the Maccabees, by Mr. Raynouard; the addressing Donna Elvira, as Don Juan, his to proclaim either the Duke of Or-Campenon; and Richard, by Madame de Staël.

and the overture was executed in a style of