The National Register. — London, England, 1809-12-31 00:00:00

-111 7 ,C. Private accounts, received by the late arrivals from Bombay, state, that one of the Coinpans's regiments had forcibly possessed itself of the fort of Masulipatam.. The Commanding Officer of the regiment is said to have been previously placed under arrest by the soldiery. The ac counts do not state, whether the fort had been subsequently surrendered by the mutineers, though mention is made, that after a vain attempt to divide the regiment by order ing small detachments from it, Colonel Malcolm NO been sent to the north ward with conciliatory proposals, and had returned to Madras without effecting the purport of his mission. It is also stated on the same authority, that the obnoxious officers, who were . supposed to have taken an active share in the circulation of memorials within their respective commands, and who, according to foregoing accounts, had been, in consequence. ordered to the Pre sidency, for the purpose of taking their passage to Europe, had arrived at Madras ; and one of them, an officer of distinction and family; had been sent in close arrest to Poonamallee, the depot of the French and Dutch pri soners ; and that the Governor-General had deemed. it ne cessary in the state of things, to address a detached order to the coast army, consisting of sixty-eight manuscript pages, conveying his sense of the late acts of that body, in very energetic language. The late election for Common Councilmen excited consi derable interest. So severe a contest has not taken place for nearly forty years. There are 26 wards; and besides some changes which were decided without any poll, there has been a poll in 17 wards. The result is, that 32 new members are returned ; in almost every contested ward, the • friends to inquiry are placed at the top of the poll. BONAPARTB was again assassinated on Thursday, by General Rumour. THE NATIONAL REGISTER; 4 16.—i Merna... PREPAILLVG FiISHIONS FOR THE MONTH. Pelisses have undergone but little alteration, either in their f►►rm or texture, since our last observations. They are still made to fit tight to the shape, to button down the front with small raised silk buttons, left broad over the bosom and shoul ders, but sloped in something narrower to the fail of the back behind; a cestus encircles the waist, aid is fastened by a button before; the newest trimming is a velvet about two inches in breadth. We have seen several elegant women in fine black cloth pe lisses, ornamented with the narrowest gold braiding. Cinna mon-brown is, however, the reigning colour in this stile of dress. Mazarine continues to be much worn. Grass-green it is expected will succeed to it. Mantles are mostly wide of scarlet Merino cloth, cut in the bias, with a broad trimming of velvet of the tame colour; the collars are likewise made of velvet the cross-way. The hoods are large, and chiefly lined with white sarsnet ; a tippet of the same material as the cloak, or of rich sarsenet, is frequently at tached to the collar; on one side it is sloped like a pelerine, while the other terminates in a point hanging gracefully over the opposite shoulder. Maity ladies for the sake of convenience have a tippet to their cloth dresses which then answers the pur pose of a pelisse, A rich silk Spenser, trimmed with swans down, with a white fur tippet and muff, worn over a bomba zeen or Queen's stud dres s , is a very fashionable and convenient carriage costume. Morning frowns continue to be sonde high in the neck. In the afternoon, or intermediate class of dress, bonibazeens, lustres, poplins, or stuffs, are every where observable. In full or evening dress, the backs of the gowns are becoming considerably narrower, they arc sloped to a point between - the shoulders ; the bosoms are in the wrap form, but worn very low ; the neck and shoulders much exposed,. Angles seem to 'have taken place of squares in the formation of the dressei ; the sleeves are for the most part long. la thh, class of attire, coloured crapes, gossamer nets, (worn over white satin) with black or coloured velvets, are in the most fashionable requeil. ,Trains are v►o►n a quarter and half in length. The embroider ed cestus, on a narrow gold bated, is the most approved orna ment for the waiit. A lace handkerchief, or swansdown- and satin tippet, is an indi•pensible part of full drew; aid stbapt 835 so long as the shape continues to be so minutely displayed, this chaste fashion may prevail. Hats and bonnets have experienced but little variation within this last mouth ; they are mostly constructed of the same ism- Aerial as the pelisse ; they are worn turned up in the front, had drawn in a little to the crown (to appear like a roll) by a ear r3W gold binding, and ornamented w ith tote or more that ostrich feathers. Clouded and variegated straws, in the cottage form, are still seen on some of our most fashionable belles; but a plain straw hat, with a high flat crown turned up close behind, sitting sufficiently hollow from the face to admit underneath several rows of lace plaiting, which has the appearance of a full cap, (invented by Millard, at the Corner of Southampton street, Strand) is a simple and more modern head-dress. The hair is either worm brought forward in a full tuft of curls ou one side the face, or else closely twisted up behind, and con fined with a pearl comb ; a wreath of heath is placed at the hack of the head ti -la- Daphne, encircling the knot of hair twisted twice round, and inclining to the left ear; this is a most fasci nating and gracef u l head-dress if tastefully disposed. Pins, or namented with flies, crescents, or sprays in diamonds, pearls, or other jewels, have likewise a very elegant and pleasing effect. In respect to the fashion for jewellery, vie have observed that fancy necklaces and bracelets are by no means considered as ele gant. Plain rows of pearl, ruby, garnet, emerald, &c. are seen a decorate the necks of our fashionable fair; they are worn of an easy graceful length; crosses in different coloured jewels are of new invention. White satin muffs, trimmed with suansdown, are just intro duced ill the fashionable circles as an appendage to full dress , . Nitre is no variety in shoes ; they are still made of white satin, occasionally colashed with purple, richly embroidered in gold, silver, or natural flowers. The Grecian sandal, in the form of a half boot, cut out to display the lace stocking, made in white, blue, or pale-pick kind, bound and laced with silver, is in high e:-timation at Bath ; it is admirably calculated to display a fine foot to advantage. The prevailing colours for the .season are, crimson, orange, inazarine, amaranthus, scarlet, and cinnamon-brown. DOXICILI✓ITION OF FOREIGNERS. The animadversions on the late unprecedented appoint ment of a Frenchman, to the superintendancc of a naval depot, and the consequent public outcry, joined, perhaps, to the legal objections of those " learned in the law," have. prevented the British nation from being longer insulted with such a flagrant dereliction or national propriety ; yet this, though an important point; is but a small part of the subjects It has, indeed, long been a question, how far the influx and naturalization of foreigners, were favour. able or otherwise, to any country; a question, however, which admits of many modifications. If it is considered, merely *lth regard to an increase of numerical population, or to improvements in the useful arts,' there is no doubt, that. : Great Britain, ever. since the introduction of the *Woollen Manufacture, by the FLEMINGS, in the reign of Firisvien 111. has enjoyed many advantages therefrom 4 but the greatest possible good may'becoine an evil, or at least bring with it, such aTrattiiif attendant evils, as to coun tenhalance, in a great measure, these advantages. At pre sent, from the cireurostances of the times, there is an in flux of aliens, perhaps mutvoidable, but beyond all former memory ; and, as the toinpourul is of the most heterozene ous nature, it will not be irrelevant to attempt its aiity7s tion. The most numerous proportion cousists of Lioi grants of the Revolution, and of its consequences, both French and Germans; of these, particularly the French, it is well known that many, we will not say the majority. hate us as cordially as under the old regime, though ac tually subsisting on our bounty. This may at first sight seem an unfounded assertion, but as wi can fairly judge of men by their aetrions, We need only remind our readers that of the numerous emigrant colony, inhabiting Somers Town, Pentonville, and their suburban precincts ; there is a great proportion who separate themselves so pointedly from Sugbeh i society, as not yet to have acquired enough of the language, even to make their purchases in the little shops of that neighbourhood I Whilst those live thus 'n seen re, *' •