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Parliamentary Proceedings.
which was agreed to by the House ; after which the report was confirmed , and the bill ordered to be read a third time , The report of the Slave-Carrying Bill was received , and oh certain amendments made by the committee , several divisions took place , and some converTation , during the interim of which the strangers were excluded . Mr . Sheridan moved a similar question to that of the Marquis , of Lansdowne in the Upper House ; but on Mr . Dundas having observed that the orders sent to Lord
Dorchester were uniformly of a conciliatory tendency , he withdrew his motion . ¦ Mr . Sheridan moved for leave for ^ a bill to" prevent certain qualifications , now called for by law , from being required in future of persons bearing miUtary offices . The motion went , in effect , to the abolition of all tests . This was opposed by Mr . Dundas , who moved the previous quesstipn , which was carried . 28 . The Insolvent Debtors Bill , the Penitentiary House Bill , and -the Slave
Carrying Bill , were read a third time and passed . Adjourned . 30 . Mr , Fox made his promised motion for peace , similar to that of the Duke of Bedford , in the Upper Hpuse . He ' spoke with" his accustomed eloquence and precision , and was supported by l ^ Ir . Sheridan , Mr . Courtenay , Sec . Mr . Jenkinson and others , took the opposite ground ; and , ~ at about one o ' clock , the last-mentioned Hon . Gentleman moved the previous question ; for which there were 20 S against 55 . - Majority against Mr . Fox ' s motion 153 .
Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
May 22 . A NEW Musical Drarha of two acts , called " THE SP _ . ECHL _ . SS j ^ fi . "WIFE , " was performed at Covent Garden Theatre ; but met with an indifferent reception . The plan of this piece is by no means new ; the " Ladle " of Prior , or the " Wishes" of Gay , is thc prototype of it , and the same idea has been before unsuccessfully dramatised by-Miles Peter Andrews , Esq . in " Belphegor ; or , The Wishes . " As the first dramatic production of a lady ( Mrs . Raynsford ) it received ¦ every indulgence that a liberal-minded audience could bestow ; yet could not those
who were most interested in the success of the piece be surprized that it failed ; not only from a total want of novelty in the main incident , but from the performers ( as was evidently the case ) not having had sufficient time fpr the study of their respective parts , being , probably , too much occupied with the necessary arrangements for their benefits . The Music ( by Mr . Webbe ) in some instances appeared to be intricate , particularly the finale to the first act , and the quartett in the second ; and though every one seemed anxious to do justice to the known abilities of the composer , yet a combination
of circumstances rendered their attempts ineffectual . 28 . " THE SICILIAN ROMANCE ; or , The APPARITION of the CLIFFS , " 3 new After-piece , wifh songs , taken from Mrs . Radcliffe's romance of the same name , and adapted for the stage by Mr . Siddons , jun . was performed at the same Theatre for the first time , and received with considerable applause . Jtutc ' g . A new Musical Romance in three acts , under the title of " LODOISKA , " was introduced at Cpvent-Garden Theatre : the characters are as follow : viz .
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
which was agreed to by the House ; after which the report was confirmed , and the bill ordered to be read a third time , The report of the Slave-Carrying Bill was received , and oh certain amendments made by the committee , several divisions took place , and some converTation , during the interim of which the strangers were excluded . Mr . Sheridan moved a similar question to that of the Marquis , of Lansdowne in the Upper House ; but on Mr . Dundas having observed that the orders sent to Lord
Dorchester were uniformly of a conciliatory tendency , he withdrew his motion . ¦ Mr . Sheridan moved for leave for ^ a bill to" prevent certain qualifications , now called for by law , from being required in future of persons bearing miUtary offices . The motion went , in effect , to the abolition of all tests . This was opposed by Mr . Dundas , who moved the previous quesstipn , which was carried . 28 . The Insolvent Debtors Bill , the Penitentiary House Bill , and -the Slave
Carrying Bill , were read a third time and passed . Adjourned . 30 . Mr , Fox made his promised motion for peace , similar to that of the Duke of Bedford , in the Upper Hpuse . He ' spoke with" his accustomed eloquence and precision , and was supported by l ^ Ir . Sheridan , Mr . Courtenay , Sec . Mr . Jenkinson and others , took the opposite ground ; and , ~ at about one o ' clock , the last-mentioned Hon . Gentleman moved the previous question ; for which there were 20 S against 55 . - Majority against Mr . Fox ' s motion 153 .
Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
May 22 . A NEW Musical Drarha of two acts , called " THE SP _ . ECHL _ . SS j ^ fi . "WIFE , " was performed at Covent Garden Theatre ; but met with an indifferent reception . The plan of this piece is by no means new ; the " Ladle " of Prior , or the " Wishes" of Gay , is thc prototype of it , and the same idea has been before unsuccessfully dramatised by-Miles Peter Andrews , Esq . in " Belphegor ; or , The Wishes . " As the first dramatic production of a lady ( Mrs . Raynsford ) it received ¦ every indulgence that a liberal-minded audience could bestow ; yet could not those
who were most interested in the success of the piece be surprized that it failed ; not only from a total want of novelty in the main incident , but from the performers ( as was evidently the case ) not having had sufficient time fpr the study of their respective parts , being , probably , too much occupied with the necessary arrangements for their benefits . The Music ( by Mr . Webbe ) in some instances appeared to be intricate , particularly the finale to the first act , and the quartett in the second ; and though every one seemed anxious to do justice to the known abilities of the composer , yet a combination
of circumstances rendered their attempts ineffectual . 28 . " THE SICILIAN ROMANCE ; or , The APPARITION of the CLIFFS , " 3 new After-piece , wifh songs , taken from Mrs . Radcliffe's romance of the same name , and adapted for the stage by Mr . Siddons , jun . was performed at the same Theatre for the first time , and received with considerable applause . Jtutc ' g . A new Musical Romance in three acts , under the title of " LODOISKA , " was introduced at Cpvent-Garden Theatre : the characters are as follow : viz .