been done away, although Ludovico, THE DEAD MAN, has really been brought to life, as our readers will perceive by the following account of the new third act. It opens with a view of the inside of an awful subterraneous dungeon, where Celestino and his confederates determine to fix the last abode of Venoni, whom they convey thither. There Venoni meets the Monk Lu Diaper..... (719 Mr. Munden. Mr. Brunton. Mr. Farley. Mr. Davenport.. Jane (Niece to Diaper). Miss Norton. Susan.. nence; piece turns on the strange infatuation which dovico, (spoken of in the play, as dying, after possesses Diaper, a wealthy tradesman, of to establish this character he has having been confined 20 years, in the vaults of being esteemed a dramatic writer of emiGunpowder the monastery) and informs him, that he constructed a tragedy called has discovered an outlet that leads to the Treason, or, the Fifth of November, for the convent, but that the door to the passage success of which being very anxious, he is strongly bolted; this door, Venoni, by prevails upon Cleveland, a young man of means of a bar found in his dungeon, liberal acquirements, to acknowledge the new breaks down, and thereby escapes. The next scene discovers the Abbess and Coelestino piece coniing out to be his.-Cleveland accedes to this, desirous of recommending consulting about the future disposal of Jose himself as the professed admirer of his niece, pha, and concludes with his determination to Jane, an accomplished girl, who is also. possess her. Josepha is then brought blindfold-attached to him, but whose hand Diaper is ed into a dangeon, near the hall of the convent, determined to bestow upon no one but a man and left, as if to be confined there for ever; of genius. Gunpowder Treason is hissed off when suddenly, after a solemn symphony on the stage, but a comedy performed the same the organ, the scene draws and discovers the night at the other house, and which is comAbbess with her sister companions in the hall, pletely successful, is declared by Cleveland to which is finely illuminated and prepared for a be his production. On this, Diaper, glad to banquet; here, while the Abbess is persuading hush up the whole business, gives his niece Josepha to listen to Celestino's designs, to Cleveland, and the piece concludes. The Venoni breaks in, and recognizing Josepha, auxiliary characters of Wormwood, a snarlendeavours to carry her off, but is prevented ing critic, and Frank, Jeffry, and Susan, by the entrance of Celestino and his party; confidential servants, &c. give some variety who, while parting the lovers, is himselfsurto the picture. prised by the entrance of Father Michael, with the Viceroy, and a party of guards at one door, and the father and mother of Josepha through another door of the convent: and the piece concludes. This alteration was received with much applause, particularly by those who, like ourselves, had witnessed the ridiculous exhibition of a pair of dungeons, the party-wall, and its demolition. But the denouement would have been rendered still more complete if the ci-devant dead man, Ludovico, had b en introduced in the last seene, and confronted with his infamous superior, Celestino. HAYMARKET THEATRE. On Monday, Dec. 5, we descended by thirteen steep steps into the cavern of this theatre, yclep'd the pit, not for our own pleasure-for we have never entered it with that sensation since the death of the smothered victims, to whose sad manes the managers and proprietors have never elevated, by way of moonment, any barrier against similar accidents, notwithstanding the catastrophes of Sadler's Wefts, and Covent Gaiden theatre, our duty Ts the Panorama therefore d us to report on the new farce entitled the School for thors, of which the following are the Dramatis Persona: characters, are merely 46 66 This farce is said to have been written by the late Mr. Tobin; and if it were possible for us to forget the sources from whence he drew this rather improbable piece of pleasantry, it might pass as a very able effort of his genius in the farcical line. It is taken from a tale of Marmontel, anglicised in Foote's Patron, and from a French dramatic proverb entitled 'Amateur; and, lastly, from the Critic, of which it is so close and Aagrant an imitation that la chose saute aux yeux, as the Some of the expressions and French say. disfigured, as beggars do stolen children, to make them pass "for their own."-Diaper from the Minories is another Sir Fretful; Wormwood is Sneer, and poor Susan an ignorant kind of Mrs. Dangle. Frank, Diaper's footman is cer tainly not in the Critic,-yet, like Dangle, he is represented to be a judge of dramatic literature--he is, moreover, a writer of criticisnis, and a Reviewer. Diaper, is performed by Munden, who substituted mummery and oaths for that superior kind of acting, we have so frequently witnessed in the Sir Fretful Plagiary of the inimitable Parsons. Frank, the footman, was ably supported by Jones-this character seems to have been designed by the anthor as a vehicle to ridicule thewriters of criticisms on the drama in the newspapers; and when we reflect on the trash that issues from the press, under this title, we cannot be astonishing in England, where in general they surprised that it should have excited the au-go late to the Theatre. Her famous air, thor's bile, or been offensive to other persons of common sense. The intention, the language, and the wit of the School for Authors, are highly creditable to its lamented author, on whose account we had occasion to regret (in noticing his clegant production of The Curfew, Panorama, Vol. I. p. 1230) his being snatched from the enjoyment of witnessing the success of the efforts of his muse. However, we are happy to do justice to his memory, in affirming that he never meant the character of Diaper to be degraded by such vollies of oaths as his representative emits; they could be expected only from the very refuse of society, lost to all the blandishments of decency and civilization. The managers should not suffer the genius of any author to be so calumniated and defamed, nor their patent theatres turned into Schools for Swearing! A LITTLE TRUTH FROM THE FRENCH. The following article, literally translated from the Paris Paper, entitled the Journal de l'Empire, of the 8th November, we submit to our readers, as an excellent dissertation on the subject of which it treats, leaving them to make their own comments on so singular a production-but requesting their reference for comparison to the note below, extracted from the Panorama of August 1807, Vol. IV, page 924. It is some years since we heard a songstress of most transcendant and extraordinary pow. ers. Certainly we cannot have forgotten Madame Catalani-that virtuosa, who has at this period no rival on the immense theatres of Europe, and who to sweetness and grace, unites whatever the organs of harmony can possess, of rapidity of execution, brilliancy, and energy. After having been the delight of Paris, in various concerts, which constantly attracted crowds, though never were sweet sounds sold at a higher price, Madame Catalani was called to London, the country, where they judge ill, but pay well; where they are prodigal of gold, to extraordinary talents, more from ostentation than from sentiment. This singer found on her arrival many of the Cognoscenti, whom chance seemed to have assembled in this country for the express purpose of rendering her triumph the greater. She has conquered the Billingtons, the Storaces; and never, for an instant, was her victory doubtful. She was called to England on speculation, and they measured the superiority of the singer by the number of auditors she attracted. The evening of her debut, the house was filled long before the commencement of the piece; a thing Son Regina,-Je suis Reine," excited the most lively enthusiasm, and she was proclaimed the Queen of Harmony." Every evening of her appearance, her court was constantly the most numerous, and the most brilliant that ever had been seen in d country where interest has continually attracted talents. By an unusual privilege, granted only to retain her, they permitted her to sing at several concerts, to go to different cities, such as Bath, Oxford, Cambridge. Her Benefits were astonishing, and everywhere she reaped a prolific harvest of guineas. She departed laden with the spoils of England. She proved herself indeed the Queen of Song, by her "Regina:" and never were contribu tions more willingly paid, with greater eagerness, with more ardour. The country where they make fortunes is the best for artists; but when their fortunes are made, they chuse to spend them in the country where they have lived with most comfort. Honoured during her stay in France with the most flattering marks of the munificence of the great Napoleon, it was towards the happy climate subjected to his empire, that Madame Catalani turned her eyes. It is in the coun try of glory, and the arts, among the most. polished people in the universe, in the midst of society the most refined, that she proposes to enjoy the fruits of her talents.-She never tion, and that it was the first foundation of can forget that France established her reputathe fortune she has acquired in England.The approbation of Frenchmen, however, is more honourable to the artist than the gold of England.-Journal de L'Empire, Nov. 8. Note alluded to above. "Our correspondent may rely on our unalterable attachment to our native Morals and Manners; we have long been aware of the evil he alludes to; it was this that prompted us to propose the utter banishment of the Italian Opera from our manly shores [the Spaniards have no Italian Opera, thank Heaven!] and the erecting of one supported by English heart of oak. The noblemen who would undertake such an establishment on the ruins of French intrigue and Italian craft, would deserve well of their country; for we have no hesitation in affirming, that if Bonaparte did not find it to suit his purpose, he would not permit us to have his Italian Singers or his French Dancers. Therefore, the sooner his subjects, or his instruments, call them what we please, are out of our country the better; for we "FEATHERED know that WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR NESTS" THEY WILL LEAVE US, AND LAUGH AT US-will sit themselves down in some value, from the plunder of some noble emi joli chateau, (bought, at the twentieth part of its grant starving for his loyalty,) and recount wich mickle glee the glaring imbecilities of.... and.... and.......... and.......... &c.” [Continued from p. 319, Vol. V.J. Few travellers seem to consider, that the vicinity of the Austrian capital has any partienlar beauties worthy of their attention. Winter is the general season for their visit there, and being immersed in the pleasures of masquerades, balls, theatres, &c. they quit Vienna in the spring without having extended their observations to the distance of three miles beyond the barriers. private fortune, in the speculation; and as sovereign gave it every support. Its length is about thirty-five miles. Its principal supply is a small river near Neustadt. The plane of its course inclines above three hundred feet, and is divided into fifty-two locks: the breadth of it within the lines of Vienna is above twenty-eight feet. Only vessels of the company are allowed to navigate it, they are 72 feet long by 63 broad, and a cargo of 600 cwt is easily towed by one horse. Oedenburg in Hungary is the point, whence one branch is to extend to Raab; and the The royal seats of Schoenbrunn and Lax- other through the Eisenburg comitat, and enburg, the numerous villas of the nobility, inner Austria, to Oberlaybach in Carinthia. the banks of the majestic Danube, the rich That no impediment might interrupt this ness of the seenery, and the amiable simpli-great national concern, the emperor in 1799 city of the peasantry, have great charms for the painter the moralist, and the man of general research. We shall commence this article with some account of that great national work, The Navigable Canal. The munificence of Francis II., is peculiarly distinguished by the establishment of an inland water-communication, which was projected in the commencement of the last century. In 1719,, Charles VI. declared Trieste and Fiume to be free ports, and made a harbour at Porto-Re in Dalmatia. In 1726 the famous road from Carlstads to Fiume was begun. The empress in 1752 built a mole at Trieste, which, in spite of all opposition, proved so truly advantageous to that port, that its population has doubled itself since her reign. The canal passes near the emperor's palace at Laxenburg, and its banks are ornamented with poplars. It crosses the high road to Baden, famous for its mineral waters, and proceeds on to Neustadt. The dreary waste of Steinfeld was first colonized by the empress Theresa in 1763; she caused a village to be built and peopled it with Tyrotrans What a delight would it be to that anniáble sovereign if she could see her labours rewarded as they are at present by fruitful fields, fine gardens, and a flourishing colony! The church bears a long inscription in Latin, commemorative of her patriotic spirit.. The first grand object of the projectors of this canal three gentlenen of Neustadt] was, to facilitate the conveyance of coal from the neighbouring mines; and by a commu nication with the Adriatic, not only to increase the internal commerce of the ereditary States, but also to give to the trade of the southern provinces a decided advantage, by means of intercourse with the Danube. One of the gentlemen undertook a journey to England, to perfect himself in the knowledge of our collieries, iron-works, &c. The emperor offered himself as a partner, with his VOL V. [Lit. Pan. Jan. 1809.] ordered that all delinquents for minor offences, who had conducted themselves orderly and peaceably in prison, should be employed on the canal. They were brought from all parts of the empire; the company agreed to victual them, but the city magistrate was to procure them lodging. It is to be regretted, for the sake of antiquity, that no person has undertaken to collect and register the numerous remains of ancient times which have been discovered, viz. Roman bricks and medals, fragments of statues and columns, urns, vaults with iron bars and doors, &c. reader to the We shall now beg leave to conduct the Coal Mines at Schanerlenten. The mansion of count Pergen, called Sebenstein, lies on our road. Some years ago it was fitted up in the true chivaleresque style. The count received his visitors with all the courtliness of a cavalier, and conducted them to the armoury, which was weil furnished with Teutonic insignia, arms, &c. then he led them into the great hall; where the company welcomed them by a shake of the hand, and they drank Trosperity to the brotherhood," out of a Cologne tankard, that had seen more than forty lustres. The table was covered with a cold collation and fruits, and a tame roebuck frisked about the ball claiming its pittance from the guests, The coal mines were first discovered by a smith in the village; by pursuing a rivulet that brought coal down from the mountains, he found a very rich vein. He conceated his treasure as well as he could, and continued to supply his forge from time to time. After two years he was surprised one day by the owner of the forest, and accused of injuring his property. The affair was carried into a court of justice, the mountain was examined, and since that period the capital and its neighbourhood have been supplied with this fuel. As the miners are placed on a kind of 2 C The Fisherman's House is curiously painted with all the implements of his art; and with caricatures of the low vices of drunken military establishment, and under the greatest subordination, it was asked, who was their enemy? He is over and under us, day and night," exclaimed a lad; and willness, laziness, litigiousness, &c.—The grant us neither a truce nor peace. The soldier in the field sees his enemy, but ours attacks us unseen with the impetuosity of an open foe, and the treachery of an assassin." Their moral is inscribed in large characters on a door," Do what is right, and fear no man." There are two principal shafts; the horizontal one extends about one hundred and fifty yards, and the vertical one above one hundred and twenty. In the latter the coals are raised in tubs by a horse windlass, and the different species are properly sorted. As the miners are particularly afflicted with ague, Dr. Hoffinger, who resides here, has been very successful in curing the disorder by an electuary compounded of steel filings, bark, cascarilla, rhubarb, and rose honey. The iron works at Pitten merit the attention of the traveller. Laxenburg Palace. On This royal residence is far inferior to Schoenbrunn, but very attractive on account of is pure air, the fiue plain in which it stands, and the extensive forests for hunting. The royal family generally pass part of the summer here, and it is famous for the signing of a treaty of peace in 1725 between Austria and Spain, It is composed of different buildings erected at various periods and for divers purposes. The old castle was erected by Albert III. in 1377, after his campaign against the Prussians; and there he ended his days. The Turks set fire to it on their retreat from Vienna in 1683, but every succeeding monarch has added some embellishment. one side of the park stands a noble tenniscourt, with glades cut through the forest; and further on is an aviary for pheasants which faces a large canal. A path to the left leads to the temple of Concord, built by Francis II. The hermitage contains two large figures of hermits, one is in the attitude of praying; and on a tablet is this inscription," Man, king of the earth, masterpiece of creation, quickened by the breath of God, consider thy high calling!" A flower garden surrounds the hermitage. To the left is a cell; on treading the threshold a concealed piece of mechanism causes the hermits to start up erect, and on sitting down on the seats they begin to pipe à la Merlin, and the couch sinks in as if it was broken; the clock also begins to chime. In the middle room is placed a stool fronting an image of St Francis; one has scarcely knelt on it before the figure opens like a pair of shutters, and a beautiful female form, under the figure of Constancy erowned with flowers, presents itself. The whole is executed in a most masterly manner. "House of Pleasure," so termed, is full of allegorical paintings representing the Austrian character, as some think; but according to others, a satire on human life. Near the theatre is an equestrian statue of Joseph II in bronze, with the genii of Agriculture, Commerce, and Legislature, personified on the pedestal. There are various other objects which we must omit. SCOTT'S MARMION. To the Editor of the Literary Panorama. SIR,-Will you excuse the liberty of an obscure individual, who addresses you on the subject of reviewing? I am afraid that your Panoramic eye is sometimes dimmed by the smoke of the midnight lamp, and the great exhaustion of animal vigour; and no wonder, when we consider the intenseness of your labours ! At the time of your review of Mr. Scott's Marmion, you were not aware, perhaps, that the horrors of " Flodden Field" had been sung before. In 1774 the Rev. Mr. Lambe published a curious MS. in verse on the subject, written about the time of Queen Elizabeth. It consists of four parts, which contain nine fits or divisions; and the whole comprises five hundred and seventy-seven quartains. I will add a specimen, describing the death of King James: The carcase of the king himself Naked was left, as it was found, By certain signs did know the king; They to Newcastle did it bring. Sweet, like a king, and then was sent Some say there is now a monument. The notes are very interesting, and explain many obscure passages in Shakespeare. The appendices contain The Buchanshire Tra gedy, or Sir James the Ross," an historical ballad; "An old Scotch Song on the Battle of Flodden;"" The Bataile of Branxton;" "Skelton, Laureate, against the Scottes;" and "The lamentable Complaint of King James of Scotlande, who was slayne at Scottish fielde." Yours, &c. C. W. Quod Skelton, Laureate, oratour to the Kynges most royal estate. DESCRIPTION OF LORD PENRYN'S SLATE This quarry was the property of the late Lord Penryn. It is on the side of a lofty mountain, and within half a mile of the great post road from Capel Cerig to Bangor, in the county of Carnarvon. This quarry may be reckoned one of the curiosities of Carnarvonshire; and any traveller taking the tour of North Wales should not omit seeing it. The solid masses of slate dug from the summit to the base are from 80 to 100 feet; and when the sun reflects its beams on its sides, it gives the finest prismatic colours imaginable. The dividing the strata of slate from the main body appears to a stranger beholding the workmen a service of danger, particularly when they are employed in splitting the rock from the suminit. This is effected by a small beam fastened to the top, with two ropes at each end, on which four, five, or ix men frequently stand, and with their iron Crows and sledge-hammers flake off the slate from the sides, in pieces from two to eight feet in thickness, and six to seven in length. In other places, the slate rock is divided by blasts from gunpowder. From the miners, the different pieces go to the persons who shape them. This is done on the spot; and when finished they are put into small waggons that hold near half a ton each, and from this are conveyed along an iron railway, which runs on a gentle declivity for two miles and a half to Port Penryn, and from thence ship ped to Iraend, Scotland, and many parts of England. The slate produced from this quarry is of a remarkably fine quality, a close texture, very light, and a bright sea-green colour in general, but some parts of the strata are a purple blue. They form them of different sizes, for the different purposes they may be used for; such as grave-stones, chimney-pieces, and covering for houses. The first are prepared with a high polish, about six inches thick, and fit for the sculptor's hand, without any further trouble than his engraving: these are generally sold by the ton weight. Others, that are only half finished, to be used for stairs, horse-blocks, &c. are left in that state to be formed according to the purposes wanted, are also sold by the ton: the first are sold at about 55s and called imperial; the latter at 30s. per ton. For the roofs of houses, three sorts are made, and go under the following descriptions: duchesses, countesses, and ladies: the first measure 24 inches by 12, and sell for £6 per thousand; the next, 20 inches by 10, and sell for £4 per thousand; and ladies, 16 inches by 8, sell for per thousand. At the port of Penryn school slates are made and framed in a complete manner for use: they are also exported in great quantities. Having described the quarry, it would be doing injustice to the distinguished taste of Lady Penryn to pass over in silence her beauttiful cottage, which, by her polite attention, is allowed to be seen by every person travelling this part of Wales. It is simply elegant; a fine lawn before the house extends to the rapid river Ogwin; and immediately opposite, the slate quarry, screened by a stupendous mountain at the back, gives this place a most romantic appearance. The walks in the domain are laid out with uncommon taste; and on the summit of a high rock, which bends its craggy brow over the Ogwin, the view is prodigiously grand. Near the foot of the hill is a great fall of water, over large rocks, roots of trees, &c. and would make one of the richest studies possible for any artist to take his subject from. Lady Penryn has fixed on this rock several seats, formed of wood painted like mushrooms, that have a most novel and whimsical appearance. About a mile from the cottage is the farm, This also lays claim to the visitor's attention. as being the completest thing of the kind in Wales. The poultry-yard, pig-styes, dairies. and all the offices, are composed entirely of highly polished slate; and water is laid into every division in such abundance, as makes the poultry and pigs superior to those that in general are to be met with. Her ladyshiphas fitted up two rooms in this farm, where the family frequently dines. The cottage is called Ogwin Bank; and the stables, stairs of the cottage, &c. are all made of slate. ROYAL INSTITUTION. The Objects of the Royal Institution are the advancement and diffusion of Useful Knowledge, and the application of Experimental Science to the purposes of life. For attaining these ends it has been provided with a spacious Theatre for the delivery of Public Lectures; with a Chemical Labo ratory for the pursuit of new useful Investigations; with a collection of Specimens in Mineralogy and Geology for the use of Students in these Sciences; with an Apparatus Room containing the Instruments necessary for Mechanical and Physical Investigations, and Models of useful Iuventions with a Library of Reference, and Reading Rooms containing the Monthly Publications and daily Newspapers. In the Theatre, Annual Courses of Lecturas are delivered on the most useful branches of Experimental Science, by the Professors to the Institution; and Lecturers are engaged from time to time, in different branches of general Science, Literature, and the Fine |