is on his way to execution. He does all he can to keep his
fate concealed from her; but it being betrayed, she is torn from him in
a state of distraction and anguish, and being consigned by her generous
protector to the care of a brother officer who commands the guard, is
conducted to a solitary inn by a soldier. The elector appears at night
passing in disguise to visit the cottage of Storm, and is encountered by
Rosenberg, who appears in the most wretched state, flying from his
pursuers, and supplicates him for the means to procure shelter. Without
disclosing who he is, Rosenberg informs the elector that he (Rosenberg)
has been secretly and violently imprisoned. The elector directs him to
the house to which Ella is carried by the soldiers, and promises to meet
him there in the morning and assist him. Rosenberg reaches the inn
whither Ella too is brought in a state of insensibility, and placed in a
separate apartment. Mountfort arrives alone, and not knowing Rosenberg
engages him to guard Ella, while he goes to seek a conveyance for her.
Rosenberg now finds the cause of his imprisonment--an interesting
discovery takes place between him and Ella--but he is detected by one of
his pursuers, and is again in the hands of his enemies, when the elector
enters, and obtaining the most perfect conviction of the villany of
Mountfort, disgraces him, restores the young couple to rank and
happiness, and the brave and virtuous old Storm to life, liberty and
joy.

The plot of this melo-drame is wrought up with uncommon skill: the
interest rising by a progressive climax which keeps the heart in a warm
glow of feeling from the first scene to the last. Old Storm is worth a
whole army of what are called heroes, and the elector is a model of
justice and humanity for princes to imitate.

According to the London casting Rosenberg would have fallen to the share
of the first player in the house: but we had no reason to complain of
Mr. Cone. Mr. Warren discharged the high office of elector with dignity;
and Mr. M'Kenzie was an excellent representative of the old
cut-and-thrust-colonel. Such characters as Ella are always interesting
when played by Mrs. Wood.

The tasteful amateur must have been roused and delighted by the music,
particularly the overture.

Ella Rosenberg was followed by one of the most monstrous productions,
the mind of man ever groaned withal. Never did melancholy madman
labouring under the horrors of an inflammation of th