
1796.] 
- Fawcett was the only performer to be 
commended for exertion—the reft had 
_ no opportunity—the fool, whether owing 
to the author, or actor, was a very heavy 
one.—Mr. Palmer attempted to give it 
out for the next night, but was interrupt- 
ed by the prevailing marks of cenfure. 
hie wee 
Dead Alive. Notwithftanding the judge- 
ment of the preceding night’s tribunal, 
The Magic Banner was repeated. It 
was confiderably curtailed, and, of courfe, 
lefs difgufting ; it was, however, oppofed 
when given out for the third night. 
OPpERA-HOUSE. 
May 24. Antigone, a new ferious 
Opera, was performed for the firft time 
with great fuccefs, the mufic by Bianchi: 
a duet in the fecond aét, anda trio in 
the third, were univerfally encored. 
The recitative was happily erecocee by 
Banti, Vigononi, and Rofelli. 
June 2. This evening Madame Rofe 
brought out for her benefit (the moft 
produétive that has been this feafon) a 
new Indian divertifement called The Ca- 
ravan at Refi, compoted by Mr. Didelot. 
It confifts of the fports of the Arabs; 
Law Report. ... Cafe of the Licentiates. 
The Magic Banner, and The. 
409 
alfo a Ballet Epifodique, a the fame 
compofer, ‘called L’Amour Vengé; Or 
La Metamorphofe ; this was in the tty le 
Anacreoniique; the characters confifted 
of fatyrs, fauns, nymphs, and huntreffes 
—but what moft delighted was a Cupid, 
by his aérial paflage. ~The exertions of 
the performers were very laudable. 
June 7. Antigone, The Caravan at 
Ref, and L’ Amour Vengé.. ‘This was the 
laft night of the fubfcription. 
June 14. A Comic Opera, compofed 
by Mezzinchi, called Mf Zeforo, was re- 
prefented this evening, for the firt 
time. It was well performed,-and feve- 
ral airs encored. 
THEATRE ROVAL, Dene: 
Mr. J. Bannifter made his firft appear- 
ance here, in the charaéters of Feign- 
well and Walter, in 4 Bold Stroke for a. 
Hufband, and The Children in the Wood. 
He fpoke a whimfical Addrefs, defcrip- 
tive of the adventures he met with fince 
his departure from London. He conti- 
nues to perform to overflowing houfes ; 
being unfupported, he does not perform 
with his ufual fpirit ; nor appear to fuch 
advantage as at Drury or the Haymar- . 
ket, with his friends Suet, &c. 

TAW REPORT S. 
CasE OF THE LICENTIATES, AND 
THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. 
[ Continued from cur laft.| 
MB: ERSKINE began the pleadings 
in defence of the College, after hav- 
ing had all the inftruétions and docu- 
ments which that body can bring for- 
ward, and ample leifure for preparation. 
That able Advocate delivered an elabo- 
rate and eloquent fpeech, which, from 
his fhining alent and indefatigable zeal, 
we may fairly infer, contains all that can 
be advanced in fupport of the power 
which the college has affumed. He be- 
gan by ftating, that Dr. Stanger applied 
for a rule to fhow caufe why a manda- 
mus fhould not iffue direéted to the Col- 
lege of Phyficians, to admit him to exa- 
mination for admiffion into the order of 
candidates, for eleétion into the Fellow- 
fhip of the College: an application built 
on the recognition of certain notorious 
bye-laws eftablifhing fuch an order.— 
_We have before cbferved, that the 
licentiates allow the propriety of a pro- 
bationary ftate, fuch as that of a candi- 
MONTHLY Mac. No. V. 
date. We believe, alfo, that they would 
not object to its duration being pro- 
longed, in the cafe of younger candi- 
dates, till they had attained fuch an age 
as might be an additional fecurity for 
their poffefiing the difcretion and gravity 
required by~the charter, provided fuch 
a regulation was equally extended to the 
graduates of Oxford and Cambridge. 
Mr. Erfkine next recapitulated the 
grounds en which Dr. Stanger founds 
his application, contained in his affidavit : 
namely, ‘¢ that he ftudied the art of 
phyfic at Edinburgh, and other places, fcr 
feveral years; and that he had a degree 
of Doétor of Phyfic cowferred upon him 
by the Univerfity of Edinburgh; and 
thar he went abroad to obtain farther 
improvement in the art and practice of 
phyfic, in the univerfities and other 
places of ftudy, in France, Italy, and 
Germany, where he continued for many 
years. He them, remarked, thas Dr, 
Stanger does not wholly rely upon his 
ability and knowledge, but upon the 
education under which that ability has 
been acquired.” The Licentiates allow, 
3G that 
