These were not rites of inexpressive shew, To realms where thou art canoniz'd by love; Give to a father's, husband's, bleeding mind, The peace that Angels lend to human kind; To us, who in thy lov'd remembrance feel Still in the Muse's breath thy memory bloom They shall describe thy life, thy form pourtray; But all the love that mourns thee swept away 'Tis not in language or expressive arts To paint-ye feel it, Britons, in your hearts. PERFORMANCES. 28. Beggars' Opera.-Irishman in London. 20. Hypocrite-Falls of the Clyde. So. Merchant of Venice- Ditto. 31. Beggars' Opera-Ditto. Nov. 1. Othello-Ditto. 3. Hamlet-Love a la Mode. "The Apostate," "Romeo and Juliet," and "The Stranger," have afforded opportunities for the exhibition of the tragic powers of Miss O'Neill, and Messrs. Young, C. Kemble, and Macready, in characters too well known to the public to require criticism. RE-APPEARANCE OF MR. BRraham, in "The Siege of Belgrade," Oct. 23. Mr. Braham was received on his entry with long and loud applause; and Mr. Isaacs, a fine bass singer, from the English Opera, who made his debut in Anselm, was also warmly welcomed by his brethren. It is very natural that any class should, feel a pride in producing so accomplished an artist as Braham. His masterly movements in all the delightful music of this opera, his Corinthian richness of ornament,' his wonderful powers of voice are astonishing. He revelled in all the luxu: ries of scientific execution, and provel GARDEN. himself a British Singer, equal, if not superior, to any which Italy, the land of melody itself, can produce. It has been objected to his style that it is too ornamental, and astonishes more than it delights; but we can scarcely agree to this after hearing him, though it seems perfectly true of his many imitators. His finest song in the Seraskier was one introduced in the third act, 66 Though laurel crown the gallant Chief," in which he displayed most extraordinary talent. We never beard from a male voice so splendid an ascent in semi-tones; not Catalina ever afforded a more exquisite chromatic treat. In the duets, we thought he rather overpowered his associates; and Miss Stephens, at best rather an inanimate Lilla, seemed to sink under the trial in "When thy Bosom.” first song was, however, enchantingly soft, and the sportive air to Leopold was very perttily given. Mr. Isaac's Her bass is full and melodious: not so deep as Smith's nor Tinney's, but with more perfect notes than the latter. His style may be much improved, it is rather common. The dulness of the opera was somewhat relieved by the humour of Liston in Yusef. Mrs. Liston and Miss Mathews, Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Abbott, and Mr. Taylor did their duty ably in Ghita, Catherine, Leopold, Cohenburg, and Peter. The encores were numerous, the applause unanimous, and the opera was given out nem. diss. Ост. 25. "A new dramatic piece," in two acts, which had been long in preparation, called "The Father and his Children. It was well acted, and has our most decided approbation. " Nov. 1. "The Castle of Andalusia" was re-produced with some alterations, and a strong cast. The music of Dr. Arnold is in itself a sufficient recommendation. On the present occasion Mr. Braham (as is usual whem he performs) added some pieces of his own, and we believe some airs by Bishop were also introduced. Braham was in fine voice, and obtained unqualified applause. In the "Hardy Sailor," and the duet of All's Well," with Duru set, he was particularly great. The second of the latter was beautifully sus tained, and his mellow notes floated in to bear up the delightful cadence, and adornments of the first in a style of melody never surpassed. Miss Stephens sang sweetly in Lorenza. The Don Cæsar of Mr. Isaacs was brought too forward. The well-known song, "Flow thou regal purple Stream," he gave with much effect. The comic characters were played by Fawcett, Liston, Emery, and Simmons; and Mrs. Liston and Miss Mathews filled up the powerful band engaged in this opera. Its success was as complete as it was certain. Nov. 3. OTHELLO. Mr. Booth played lago to Mr. Young's Othello; being his first appearance this season. His performance was vigorous and discriminating: we do not think the school to which he belongs the best, but in that school he needs very little to fear comparison with any competitor whomsoever. Mr. Young's Othello is an excellent piece of acting, and commands the highest eulogy. Miss O'Neill is in nothing uninteresting; but we certainly agree with a critic in a daily paper, that she made the beaute ous and tender Desdemona, too light Europ. Mag. Vo!. LXXII. Nov. 1817. and artificial. Her coquetry even with a husband would afford a charge of lightness which Iago never dreamed of, and a new ground of jealousy which Shakspeare never conceived. In the after-piece of the Bee Hive, a Mr. Denning, from Brighton, repeated the character of Mingle. He appears to be an useful bustling actor, and from the encouragement he received, may probably come before our tribunal in a part of higher pretensions. Nov. 5. After the tragedy of "The Gamester," in which Mr. Young and Miss O'Neill displayed their usual ability in Mr. and Mrs. Beverley, a new musical entertainment, in two acts, written by Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN, was performed at this theatre, entitled, “ A Friend Indeed." The plot turns principally upon the follies of educating people beyond their sphere of life. Miss Stubb (Miss Booth) is placed at an establishment in London, from which her father (Mr. Emery) proposes taking her; comes up to London for that pur pose, and also to pay Ebenezer (Mr. Fawcett) some rent due to him. Foible (Jones), a rattle-brained fellow, hearing that Whirlton (Liston), a friend of his, is confined in the King's Bench for debt, prevails on Stubb to carry a note of 500l. for his release; he does so, and is mistaken for a barber, who is to be chummed upon him; from which arises a deal of mirth. On recovering his liberty Whirlton runs away with Miss Stubb, but is pursued and overtaken at an inn. Here also arrives, at the same time, Augusta (Miss Stephens), whom Ebenezer has relieved from poverty by his humanity, and who is endeavouring to take her away from Foible, who is in love with her, but who has scented the trick. An explanation ensues; Whirlton is disgraced, and William (Mr. Duruset) rewarded with the band of Miss Stubb-as Foible is with that of Augusta. The plot is meagre, but we think the defect is amply compensated by the wit and sprightliness of the dialogue. It may, indeed, be traced to the pen of its author without any difficulty, not so much by the vein of humour which runs through it, as by the sound morality of the sentiment. This gentlemau (from the pieces we have seen of his) appears to us to be one of the few who make it their study to enrich their productions by common sense and not common place. The piece, however, SN This theatre last night (Tuesday, Oct. 28) closed a long and successful season with the following address from the stage by Mr. T. Dibdin : "Ladies and Gentlemen, "The generous continuation of your liberal and increasing patronage has enabled me, in the short space of 16 months, to create the respectable property you see around you, the immense expense of which will, by the conclusion of the present year, be completely defrayed. Preparations are already making to render the theatre, at its re-opening, still more worthy the high honour of your support; in doing which, after every possible attention to add warmth and convenience in the front of the house, our principal endeávour will be directed to the stage, to have talents properly applied, and a succession of novelty in our own productions; from which, even on these boards, a salutary truth or forcible mo. ral may, at times, be not ineffectually conveyed. "It will ever be our aim to deserve your protection, and should we mistakenly deviate from the right road, none know better than you how to set us right; and if, as I am flattered to hope the respectability of this house has not been diminished in my handsand if, after having been lately and 7 kindly assured by many of the first magistrates in the county, and many of the first families in the empire, that they consider this establishment (maintaining nearly 200 families), to be any thing but a nuisance, it is to you, who, by the constant preservation of that decorum so necessary to the well being of all public assemblies, have enabled me to repel any feeble and unmerited attempts to deprive me of your good opinion. "In repeating my thanks to you, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me also to offer them to every individual behind the curtain. Every difficulty must be conquered where a leader is so supported, and it is only necessary to adduce one proof from many of professional and unanimous energy, which is, that a production, sanctioned by your approbation one hundred and forty nights, and which has proved attractive to the last, was composed, painted, decorated, studied, and perfectly acted in eight days. "In the name of those Performers, and myself, I am to acknowledge your kind attention to a round of uniformly successful benefits, to assure you of our future efforts not to shame your favour; and, until the Christmas holidays, to bid you gratefully and respect. fully farewell." PERFORMANCES. 1A17. Oct. 23. Vicar of Wakefield- Queen of Golconda. 24. Fatal Island-Don Giovanni Vicar of Wakefield, 1817. 25. Constantine and Valeria-Queen of Golconda-and Waggery in Wapping. 27. Italian Wife - Don Giovanni — Kiog Charles in the Oak, INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. SATURDAY, Nov. 1st, 1817. HIS Gazette notifies the appointment THI of Admiral Sir George Campbell, K.C.B. groom of his Majesty's bed-chamber, in the room of Charles Herbert, Esq. deceased.-Alexander Ferrier, Esq. to be his Majesy's Consul for the Ports of Rotterdam, Helvoet, Dordrecht, Schildam, and the Brill, and the following persons to be Consuls for the kingdom of Hanover.Mr. James Day, at Cowes; Mr. John Hanbury Williams, at Yarmouth; Mr. Joseph Frankel Alexander, at Bristol; Mr. Richard Langworthy Kingston, at Dartmouth; Mr. F. Sansum, at Harwich; Mr. Gutherus Kloff, at Liverpool; Mr. William Walker Bentham, at Sheerness and Chatham; Mr. Henry Dobree, at Garnsey; Mr. William Lake, at Falmouth; Mr. Robinson R. Gren well, at Newcastle; Mr. John Nicholas Hawker, at Plymouth; Mr. F. Cobb, at Margate; Mr. Adrian von den Bergh, at Portsmouth; Mr. James Frederick Donovan, at Leith; Mr. Thomas Boyer, at Hull; Mr. Bedingfield Day, at Southampton. TUESDAY, NOV. 4. This Gazette notifies the appointment of William Stokes the younger, of Fakenham, in the County of Norfolk, gent, to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, THE 4TH OF NOVEMBER, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5. INDIA BOARD, Nov. 5. Despatches have been received at the East India-house, addressed to the Secret Committee by the Governor in Council at Bombay, enclosing reports of the measures adopted for suppressing the insurrection raised in the dominions of the Peishwa, by Trimbucjee Dainglia, of which reports the following are copies or extracts:Extract of a Despatch from the honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, the resident at the Court of the Peishwa, to the GovernorGeneral, dated Poona, April 7. Since I had last the honour to address your lordship, Trimbuckjee has gone on increasing his force as usual. He has persons scattered through the villages for a considerable extent of country, recruiting for him, but finds some difficulty in raising men ; some refuse to join him, unless he will show a warrant from the Peishwa, in whose name he recruits; while others join him with less difficulty, but desert whenever there is any report of an attack. Trimbuckjee himself remains separate from his troops, and often changes his ground. He is now stated to have retired across the Kistma, towards Darwar, but the fact is uncertain. His troops are now chiefly in the district of Jut, between Punderpoor and Bejapoor; troops also still continue to be raised in Candeish. Copy of a Despatch from Captain George Sydenham, Political Agent in Berar, to Mr. Elphinstone (no date), with an enclosure. SIR, I have the honour to forward to you a copy of Captain Davies's report of a very brilliant and successful attack which he lately made on the insurgent horse in Candeish. As the enemy have left the frontier, the troops engaged in the attack have for the present been recalled to Aurungabad. The Risala, which was on the way to join them, has been stationed at Kannur, and the post at the Gootalla Ghaut in its front strengthened by a company of regular infantry. My birkarrahs are watching the enemy's movements; and if they should again approach the frontier, the Nizam's troops will be reinforced. I have the honour to be, &c. GEORGE SYDENHAM, Agent in Berar. Camp, April 21. SIR, I have the honour to report, that in pursnance of the intention expressed in my letter to your address of the 19th instant, I put the infantry in motion for the Gootalla' Ghaut at three o'clock that afternoon, following myself with abont 600 horse at four o'clock, and reached Saegaon, a village belonging to Moorteza Yor Jung, about six miles from the foot of the Ghaut, at ten o'clock at night, where I waited one hour to collect the men, who had scattered, owing to the badness of the Ghaut. By the (1) patell of this village I was informed, that the enemy had stationed mounted videttes at every village between that place and their camp, which was about 12 coss distant; but there was a road leading to it through the jungle, frequented only by (2) Brinjarries, by which I might advance unobserved, and he offered to conduct me: I accordingly mounted him on a horse, and proceeding by the route he pointed out, arrived at the village they were reported to be encamped at, ten coss distant, a little after day-break, when I found that they had marched from thence the evening before to Gunnaispoor, about two coss. I advanced with five or six horsemen to reconnoitre, leaving orders with Captain Pedlar to bring up the horse, and desiring Captain Pedlar to leave the knapsacks of the infantry in a ravine, and to follow with the utmost expedition: I had advanced about a mile, when I discovered one of the patroles of the enemy, whom I immediately pursued, and took two of them prisoners; a third man escaped through the jungle to the left: from the two prisoners I ascertained, that the enemy had their horses ready saddled, but had not received any information of our approach. I sent back to desire Captain Pedlar to advance at a brisk pace; he overtook me in a short time, and we pushed on at a smart canter, and in ascending a rising ground perceived the enemy drawn up to receive us, their right flank protected by a strong (3) gurhee, into which they had thrown some infantry, and their front covered by a (4) nullah with steep banks. As they considerably outnumbered us, being about two thousand strong, and chiefly armed with matchlocks, I determined upon instantly charging them with the sabre, and accordingly ordered the men to sling their matchlocks, and advance in as compact a body as the nature of the ground, which was covered with low jungle, would admit of; on receiving this order our line advanced at full speed, every man endeavouring to be first on the enemy; they fired a few shots from their matchlocks as we were crossing the nullab, which fortunately passed over us without doing any injury. The instant we got over the nullab the enemy broke and Bled in all directions, and were pursued upwards of three coss, sustaining a loss of about 200 men killed, besides a great number of wounded; amongst the latter was a person who appeared to be a chief of consequence, called by his own men Appah Saheb, and who when wounded threw down his spear, and being well mounted made his escape. Finding the enemy by this time completely dispersed, I ordered the pursuit to cease, and the men to return to the enemy's camp. Having been wounded during the pursuit, I had dismounted to tie up my arm, when I was informed that a fresh body of the enemy was coming down on our right: I ordered Captain Robinson, who had arrived with the infantry during the pursuit, to fall in his men. I mounted, and collecting as many of the horse as I could, advanced with the infantry in column left in front, and the horse formed in line on the left of the infantry, about five miles, when I found Risaldar Alum Alie Khan, and first Jemedar Meer (3) Gurbees are mud forts; some of them are surrounded with ditches. (4) Nullah, a rivulet, Suffdeer Ali, had collected about 200 men on the banks of a nullah, with whom they kept the enemy in check, by a fire from their matchlocks: the instant they saw our line advancing they went off at speed in a north westerly direction; and our horses being completely jaded by the length of the march and pursuit, I considered it useless to follow them. A few prisoners were taken, from whom I learnt that the body of horse collected, which they stated to be 2,000, was commanded by Godajee Row, a nephew of Trimbuckjee Dainglia, and that Trimbuckjee himself was shortly expected to join them with a large reinforcement. The body of horse which threatened to renew the combat were said to consist of 500, which had been detached to a village at some distance, with about 300 of the fugitives who had rallied. One of the prisoners also stated that they had been joined the evening before, by about 150 horse from the southward; that a body of Arabs, from Muilegaon, was expected in two days; and that Godajee Row Dainglia had written to Setoo for assistance, who had promised to send him a large body of Pindarries. I am happy to say the loss on our part was as little as can be expected; and I should imagine it canhot exceed 10 men killed, and 20 or 25 wounded; amongst the latter, I regret to state, is Captain Pedlar, severely. I shall have the honour to forward a return (5) of the killed and wounded as soon as it can be prepared. I cannot close this despatch without expressing the high sense I entertain of the assistance I received from Captain Pedlar and Lieutenant Kind, who joined me as a volunteer on this occasion; the former of whom had charge of the right, and the latter of the left wing. I have much pleasure in assuring you, that although we bad marched upwards of 50 miles before the attack commenced, not a man of the infantry had fallen in the rear; and I feel convinced, from the eagerness they displayed on the occasion, that if an opportunity had offered they would have afforded me every assistance, The behaviour of both officers and men composing the detachment of reformed horse with me in this affair exceeded my most sanguine expectations. There was not a single officer who did not distinguish himself, and they were most gallantly supported by their men. I have the honour to be, &c. Captain George Sydenham, (5) Not yet received, |