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two parts are not ill-arranged, nor do 
they display much science. It is, 
however, no trivia! praise of the publi- 
‘cation to say, that it is pleasant to the 
auditor ; and, to the young performer, 
will prove a profitable practice. 
DRAMA, 
Covent-Garnen. —— Though the 
drama has evidently, siace the com- 
mencement of the present season, 
assumed an interest of which it could 
not boast during the last, the two 
national theatres have not equally par- 
taken of the advantage of this favour- 
able change. The varieties presented 
to the public by the Covent-Garden 
management, and the taleats displayed 
in the performances of Mr. Charics 
Kemble and Miss F. H. Kelly, in 
Romeo and Julict, and Mr. Macready 
jn Venice Preserved, and a diversity of 
other pieces, have been more suc- 
cessfil, as serving to ensure the ap- 
plause of their auditors, than as draw- 
ing splendid and crowded houses. 
Even the novelties of a new opera, 
in three acts, entitled Maid Marian, 
and founded on the humorous, spi- 
rited, and vivacious, novel of that 
nane, (written by the ingenious Mr. 
Peacock.) and a tragedy, (from the 
pen of Mr. Shiclds,) called, the Hu- 
guenot, have failed of atiracting that 
attention which was to have been hoped 
from the distinguished merit of the 
production from which the plot and 
incidents of the first was taken, and 
the tried and well-known talents of 
the author of the second. But the 
mmost elegant and enlightened, as well 
as the light and less refined, of our 
publié amusements, are, if would 
seem, subject to influence of fashion ; 
and that to descrve, is not always to 
ensure public patronage. We, how- 
ever, would by no means be under- 
stood to say, that the theatre of which 
we are now speaking has absolutely 
British Legislation, 
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become unpopular: we only mean to 
remark, that its success this season 
has not, hitherto, equalled its deserts ; 
and to express our hope, that ere the 
arrival of the summer recess, the 
taste and patronage of the lovers of 
the drama will compensate for the 
partial neglect sustained by this ele- 
vant and well-appointed cstablish- 
ment. 
Drury-Lane. — This old arena, 
where a Garrick and a Pritehard, a 
John Kemble, a Siddons, and a 
Jordan, have so renownedly exerted 
their powers, and conquered, or com- 
manded, the passions of their auditors, 
continues its brilliant career; and by 
the very distinguished acting of Mr. 
Kean, Mr. Young, Mr. Elliston, and 
the high vocal pretensions of Mr. 
Braham, Madame Vestris, and Mrs. 
Austin, aided by the extraordinary 
precosity of histrionie abilities exhi- 
bited by Miss Clara Fisher, promise 
to carry the liberal and indefatigable 
manager triumphantly through the 
season. The novelties produced at 
this theatre, in the divertisement 
called the Halt of the Caravan; and the 
new three-act opera of A Tale of 
other Times, (in the latter of which, 
Mr. Braham, Mrs. Austin, and 
Madame Vestris, alipost surpass them- 
selves,) have contributed, in no light 
degree, to the splendid success with 
which the ardent lessee is persisting 
in his efforts to gratify the town. 
The constellation of talents with 
which he has surrounded himself, 
scems to have put him in a condition 
to defy, at least for the present season, 
the caprices of fortune and of fashion, 
and to secure to the great concern 
with which he has linked himself and 
his interests, that favourable and lus- 
trous result due to his abilities as an 
actor ;. and his taste, judgment, and 
assiduity, as a manager. 
BRITISH LEGISLATION. 
ACTS PASSED wm the THIRD YEAR of the REIGN of GEORGE THE FOURTH, or in the 
THIRD SESSION of the SEVENTH PARLIAMENT of the UNITED KINGDOM. 
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AP XL. For consoltdating into 
one Act and amending the Laws re- 
lating to idle and disorderly Persons, 
Rogues and Vagabonds, arncorrigible 
Rogues, andother Vagrants, in England. 
—June 24. - 
Former provisions relating to rogues, &c. 
repealed, but not to affect the law for re- 
moval of persons born in Scotland, &c. 
All persons who threaten to run away 
and leave their wives or children chargeable 
to any parish, township, or place; alk 
persons who, being able to work, and 
thereby or by other means to maintain 
themselves and families, shail wilfully re- 
fuse or neglect so to do, by which default 
or neglect they or any of them shall become 
chargeable to any parish, township, or 
place ; and all persons who shall returp to 
any 
