The National Register. — London, England, 1816-08-26 00:00:00

; 1111.? - nbi -- ;1",t, :Li m i Li - . The plan of ,preyaving,Cinubertmd rionsecor the resi dency cl Princess Charlotte and Prince .1.c0p.11 is aban doned. 'f he illustrious con pie have read ved , ratl ka• tl tan add • to the lauthens of ,the nation, to accept of apartments in Kensington ,Palace. They ore to .have those formerly occuniul by the Princess of Vales, to which the Duke Of Kent's will he annexed during his Royal liighnem's absence on the C.mtinent. We need not sny, that the r,vcives which intluynw,the Princess Charlotte and her ,Consort in this choice will insure their own liappina&s, and establish them in the hearts of the people. They . fplly to perceive, that their high condition * cannot ix .c.x4s4ed, ,but Inv ,be tbsiatsv4l, .147 Folpile ex pule. The,prcparations at ,Claremont, fir the reception of the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold being• completed, the gr:atcr part of their household domestic left Camel tinil-house on Friday. Friday Prince I.copold rode nut on horseback, attended sir ,Robert Gardiner, and visited the Duke and I )ucheis of Cumberland. Her Royal Ilighticss is intlis osed, and confined to her apartment. His Itopd Highness the Duke of Kent and suite.cm )aaked nu Tuesday morning la the Chichester packet, NO sailed innnetUaLcly for Calais. The Duke of Clarence recovers very slowly from his latc,ithupting indisposition. His Royal igl t nes.s continues very wwic, and tenable to sit up longer than one hour in the day. None but his immediate tinnily are allowed to sce him. j-Ji : s amiable daughters are unremitting in their titre anti attention. The Queen appeared very much affected when deli vering her answer to t he A 1* of the City of London, uptm the marriage of her daughter, the Princess Mary, with the Duke of Gloucester ; Ina recovered herself' and conversed freely with the Lord Mayor upon the fatigue of las office, and lamented that his engagements prevented lam front going into the country. THE Ro t•.tt, SOVI RIG N 'Van T .—This superb vessel, the most splendid, beyond all comiXiiison, ever launched in England, came out of Doptford-yard last week, and trillshortly sail to Brighton, f w the use of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent. • Of the exterior• it may. be unnecessary to speak.—The descent to the state raoms is in• an easy winding staircase, the halustmies of width era mahogany, richly carved and gilded, and the well is Fun nelled is the same style.—The atter and renter cabins, and the passage communicating with the Lerd-in.\Vaiting's abin beyond, are Funnelled witherimson damask, bordered with nialuwiny enriched with gold.—The ceilings and doors are of line •maitoguny, the pounds beautifully bor. dered with carvings, so richly gilt and highly finished, that they appear as if of the solid metal.—Chains and sofiis of crimson damask in frames of mahogany and gold, sur round the rooms. The doors, of which there are four in the centre cabin, are covered with mirrors. All the win dows arc of pate glas.4, and both these and the blinds arc drawn up like those of a coach. Their deep sides arc pain ted scarlet.—From the ceilings arc suspended gilt chains, as if tin. Grecian lamps; but these arc to suspend the tables that they may sway with the vessel, when in motion.— In the after-mhin the rudder-post, which comes down there, is inlaid on three sides with mirrors, so that none of the wood appears. Below the stern windows are Otto mans of crimson damask. The carpets are in slettlos of deep green and yellow, The room of the Lord-in-Wait ing is pannelled in white and gold ; the chairs of scarlet leather. By th 2 lat2st alviecs from St. Petersburg, we learn, that Sir William Curtis, who some time ago sailed for that port from England, in his own vessel, accompanied by a party of friends, had safely reached the Russian capital. Cur) . IlsoArrA.—Thursday, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress gave a magniticent treat to a numerous party on the river. It was the Est Court of Conser vancy. The party embarked in the Lord Mayor's barge soon after eleven o'clock, and went up the river to above Richmond Bridge, when they removed on board the new Navigation Barer, retard after the Lady MilyOEVO, the Iterio Woad. This is the most capacious barge we ever saw on the river. She is 1441 feet in length, and by lire peculiar consti lie- Von is finely ada2teil to fetes like Volt ofTiotrsday, which was truly superb. The tinein ss of the day --the tututbrr of sailing boats thut floated round, tilled with elegant women, and ae•• companied by innsis•---thl banks crowded with company—and the lovely scenery on both sides, throng!' which they passed, made it n most eNliiiir.:!;nr, sight. Ills Itaval Highness the I of Sussex went on hoard at I lantiner.mith, mid the Duke of Cambridge, acrompanie , l by Sir Carnally atolLady !bagger- Mon, at Twiek voltam. The young family of the Duke of Orkin s alto came on hrtrofi; and the barge smr.funied by an immense another of yarlfts,und boats of all descriptions, glided up as far as Te , b1:11:;ton, sm , l then ic:ntor , l to opposite Mr. Itrent's charming villa at 'fwiel.enham, where th! , company, consisting of uhent one hundred Indio; anti cent leuuten. sat down in the dining•roant of the barge, to a spit mild dinner, pr.n.illt:l by Bitch Art(l" Cit. Itis Royal Ilighttess the Duke of Stis , ex, 11 Alency the Ate^rieau Antha , sinsor. the M.ll. Ernvilic of t: ,, prell. I Nil Erskine, 1.1.1 a ‘r:hur or the Aldr!tarii and 1114 it I.ndles, the nherilin and 1.041 y Nell; AT. Ace. stipno..l-..t1 the I,orl end I.ndy MAs'ooess. The di nne r C011.4i 4 t1 . 11 I eV y de!icary ef the season- —mid it wa., culls 0 1 , 4 1 by Ores of the very hint order of merit—for Mr , . Itilthizton, litre. salmon, Plr. end Ittrs. • Ati , a Omulal!, Sir George SmArt, HMI W. Hitt , :s,coinbia.;:f their lice taktr.4 he the cm., catti:m tel • NATIONAL ETZTSMIT : DISTRESSES OF TIIE COUNTRY. We still continue to receive from all parts of the coun try the most distressing. accounts ; and are assured by our C;trrespondents in the ntanufaeturing districts, th::t memorial of their situation has been recently transmitted to the Secretary of State's Office. The poor-rates, par ticularly in the neighbourhood of Coventry, already ex ceed the rental ; and the Churchwardens have been under the necessity of giving, notice, that the poor-houses can hold no more ! The people in many places are lying about the roads without shelter, and besieging the stage-coaches with their importunities ;—indeed, were we to repeat all we hear, the recital would appear more like a tale of fic tion than of reality ; and, paradoxial as it may seem, we should be injuring the cause of truth by not withholding, the truth. • The 'inhabitants of Exeter have les.enectiheir paro chial rates full 10001. per annum, by establishing a pot tery, and employing the pan: therein. We copy the flowing paragraph from the Stamford . Paper, which we received Saturday :—[A more daring attempt to intimidate, and check the course of justice has salmi occurred in our annals. In snore of the Country Papers, we see, ellin-ts are made to create sym pathy tin- these men, and to induce a belief that their con. duct has been produced by distress and want. That would not tam' the least justification of riot and dis turbance, were it true. But it is notoriously false. These Luddites would aggravate distress instead of al leviating it. Their detestable practice is, to destroy the means of employment, to dry up the sources by which in dustry is nourished. They are the bitterest and deadliest enemies to their country in their hearts; for by prevent ing the use of that maehinery, which gives our trade a superiority of circulation in all other countries, they would render us dependent upon foreigners. Such are the Luddites.] " 'rite late trial at Nottingham of the Luddites lasted till half-past two o'clock on the Sunday morning! As the evening advanced, rie conduct of the audience, particularly in the outer hall, berame very tumultuous : the lights were put oat 11 the crowd, who called not "No lights here !!" Esery thing in favour of the prisoners was applauded by clopping of bands ; and when the prisoners were declared N.l Gorily, the verdict was received with three cheers within the Hall, and three times Co( e wilhoot. Uuwords of lien tPumswei men were col lected, the nuirr pgrt of %ilium had bticloi, and some are sup• posed to have land retro* ermeeetert. What the ett:•ct would have been had a verdict of Guilty been prononured against the prisoners. it is ' , hacking to think! It it confidently said, that no more Asi.ites sy;tl be told at Nottingham; but that Newark wil!iu future be the assize town for the county." EMU RATION THOM InEt Avn —The ships Samuel and Neptune Lave arrived at Amboy, with coil' :;0 pas sengers from Newry, Ireland ; and: the brig Nilo, with passengers from Belfast. The Samuel having landed her passengers at Amboy, came round to this city this morn ing. She left at the port of Newry nine sail of British vessels, preparing to take in passengers ihr the United States, one of which loud :;511 tamely engaged.—New York Commercial Advertiser, July 17. The Limerick Cliruni& says, " Three artificers, who left this city a few months ago, in the Samosset, to seek work in America, retnrned in the Cognac packet, which arrived here front New York on Wednesday last." It is notorious, that when an American Captain takes over a ship-load of passengers from England or Ireland, if he has any demand upon than, real or fictitious, he has, on his arrival, the right of aling them for a term of years. That nothing iS more common than this arti fice of the Captain, of pretcndirg that the wretched peo ple were brought out by hint on the condition of devot ing their industry for certain periods without reward ; and that they arc liable to be re-cold during their servi tude, in the event of the death, or even at the caprice, of their first purchaser, is proved by the advertisements that frequently appear in the American Papers ; where in it is quite common, even to this day, to see announced tier sale, " the remaining time of the Indentures of a strong healthy Irish Woman, fit fir all kinds of house work ; a few healthy kW: SerroAe, of both sexes, be tween 17 and 21, to be seen on board the America! brig , just arrived from ('uric," &c. &c. These are horrible truths ; they cannot be controverted : and though there are both Hibernian and German Societies instituted in all the large towns South of Connecticut, and who are called by the Amerimns, by way of Redcmpliuners, they have not the means of repur chasing the freedom of their countrymen, but Can only do all in their power to ameliorate the condition of their servitude or slavery. It is vain to dissemble, that the great stimulus to emigration is the general distress of agriculture, arising' from the late, but now decreasing, system of hh2,4x rents and large fitrins; and mold we open to public view the nrcana of our Board of culture, what a picture could we unßild, to the astonish ment of every man who is not a landholder or a farmer! answers to the late Greglar Leper of that Board, tan the present state of Agriculture, contain filets of the most alarming and appalling nature ; and we will ven ' tore to say, that if the hints tl:ey have received be not submitted to, and acted upon by, the Legislature, it will he impossible ever to overcome the general mi sery that prcvalcs the hirgltwa from one e:;tre! , l 4 7 to the other; AITGI7ST !Zr. DRAMATIC REGISTER. HAY lARKET. A new comic, or rather farcical sketch was brought out on Saturday evening, entitled The Fair Deserter. The merits of this little article are of an humble kind; its tex ture being light, its humour low, and its novelty by no means unquestionable. A Captain Dasiwil (Dttruset) and a Miss Lydia (Miss Macalpine) are in the predicament in. which most lovers find themselves at the opening of a play, viz. at their wit's end how to come together ; o n e Timothy Hartshorn (Mr. Watkinson), guardian to Lydia, having given orders to his lawyer to prepare a marriage-contract between himself, Timothy, and his youthful ward, which contract he resolves shall be carried into effect the ing day ; , and in the mean time he takes the common, though very often fruitless, precaution of locking up all his doors. Dashalts servant, Trap (performed by 'rac y), disguised us the cook who was to dress the wed diug-ainner, accosts Mr. Hartshorn as he is coming out of the house—gains admission to Lydia, to whom he con veys a military dress—steals the of the hall-door lurks Hartshorn out of his own house—runs to fetch a. locksmith—personates the locksmith—quarrels with Ti mothy almut the price of the job, and leaves him still in the street. Mr. Hartshorn, in despair, sets a huller to the window, and, in the act of climbing, is seized by Dashall and a file of soldiers as a house-breaker ; but on deriaring his name, the officer announces that he has • warrant against him fir secreting a deserter, and insists upon searching the house, when I.: l dia is fottul in her soldier's pm') ; and the old fellow, under fear of lei ,l punishment, and the further apprehension that the young deserter had been concealed there as the lover and hy tho maavnnent of his ward, gives his consent to her marry. ing Da.vhall, whose father, commanding. officer of fly , garrison, is represented also by Mr. Trap, and frightens poor Timothy into any terms. Drury-lane Theatre opens on Saturday week. Boxes . arc preparing fin. Prime and Princess Chaalettc, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Covent-gardan Theatre opens for the season on Mnn. day, Sept. 9th. Various novelties in Performers and Dramatic Pimcs have been procured during the recess.— The PrinCess Charhnte and Prince Leopold have i tied their pleasure to have a box prepared f:r them, nc'.t to the Prince Regent's; and the Duke and Duchess of. Gloucester have taken a similar box opposite, next to the Duke of York's. Thus, four rlyal boxes, tastefully are ranged, in two compartments, at each side, ill now grace this elegant Theatre. Amongst the first novelties forthcoming at Covent-Gar den, is a Inusioil entertainment, written by the late *lap Tobin ; the Bangs of which are said to be so beautiltd, as to have induced the veteran composer Shield once mute to embark on the stormy dramatic ocean. We arc assured, that the stun paid to the perfonnent and servants of Covent-garden Theatre amounts to up wards of 11001. per week. A new tragedv, in which Miss O'Neill will perform a character deeply pathetic, will be produced early next season, at Covent-garden. Mrs. C. Keinble is engagel for the ensuing season nt. Covent-garden Theatre. The joint salary of herself and husband will, it is said, be 331. per week. Mr t. Dickons lias set out tier the Continent. Slit. will Floien‘v, Naples.;lncl Milan—in each of wli:clicitief she is engaged to sing fur a slur; time. • From I.'IRTIAT.. On a TIAD W11:1r the tamest of verses you constantly write, And lines, which are petite us cheeks pointed white: While no salt, or sharp zall, in your writiro!s is friend, Still you mailly expert Out with tame you'll be cox: d. Food itself is not lik'd„ if the acid be wanting: Nor are faces, by smiles unenlivened, enchanting. On infants your sweets and insipid figs waste; The tie, that is bitter, agrees with my tame. T. P. A fair lady, who lately figured in a Crier. Con. case, .gave a turtle fi-ast at her country seat last wetk ; being resolved to have her reconciliation with her husband cc lebrated in an appropriate manner A LAZY FOP.--111 the ev••niur of a vury hot .tionmer's •dis, a fonish 'flung gentleman was lolling in one of the hove• of a London tositU. tlitition, in a kind of listlessnevs, rot his dinner to be served up. At last the waiter not.te Its ap. peartinee, and having placed a eltirken, gone wine, fi r. ot the table, was .alsoist to withdraw. " %Vail cr, (said the um's; ien tlenian, with a f.t ble lone of voice). rut up that eltieLcii•—•lis a labour I can't endure—the r... tune even itj e,,t;ne in sorb hot weather is a bore scarcely to be sittfer•••l." The waiter oltesa pie...ldly he was ordered to till a gloss edt stoe, and haiut it to the lips of the fop. who received it in an elernett It elliwul lure. This went. diverted all Irish gentleman, who sat hl the oppr lie box, least;ng on roast lit ef. " he, waiter eiinic hem." The waiter came toning ; " Fut up that roast heet," id the ere•lrman, "'tic a ,',,reed hone to hewing at rua.t beef in hot w ea•her." The waiter elpe• •a. \3w• lit:ek in the fork and reach i. to my tomtit." To J, , . " Now, its ar az lir: Jaw—lis a hot rid bore to u.tv 01W% own jaw ill a sutuwrr day." A ‘rt or HI *IA V.!. in Dortet‘ltire• a rPr holift the follotr'itg otfice.t• -Om Am at !co, over..ecr, pariah clerk, se‘too, borveyor the iiii;ll..%Noi, 0....,•r f .O the hotel ta%, taxer, u,.d prultet ty tAx, collector..( the swot., 641411 el Coe manor. This Mall bAs been .t 4. lerit•d to Ilio.haree tlic.e itonto htif 'little. neither 6 , 1. non., t.uf thi the extent of id% to °pet ty at. Ile ~ lllMstriz lid. bid oqa arm; and, Ilsottoll the only tra•hl - itt the IW is LI i.out.:•r, and icceiwca rittochial rtk,f. V 9