The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-16 00:00:00

t. 0;4 g THE COURT, On'Ttiestlay, the Queen and Princesses Augusta and EiP ritbeth arrived at the Queen's Palace, flow. WindSor; and on Tniirsday her Majesty held a lirawing-roorn at Buckingham itiouse, which, being .the one that has occs:rt ed these ter , months, caused a considerable hustle at the west end of the .t7,wn. The Princess (Imitate of Wales arrived early, and dressed in the Palace for the Drawing-reetn. The Prince Regent cane in state a littler before kur o'clock, with four earl ilges in his suite, escorted by a party of life guards. The nuke ainl Duchess of York, the Dukes of Kent and Gioia. c ts ter„ :old Princess Sophia of Gloucester, came in state.. The QUeen entered the lisawing-room at two o'clock, ac eompanied by Princesses Angtysta and elizabeth, with their Thoorrotis sviks: On its being thrown open for the general etimpany, thosu who had their new honours of Knights of the Grand (.'nes concerted on diem on Wednesday, by the Prince fiegeot, were presented. The Royal Dukes wore their new Olden. The presentations On marriages, promo. items, arils als from, and previous to departures for, abroad, w'cre also very numerous. The prevailing colours of the la• dits' dresses were lilac, violet, pea-gieett, and aaure Nue. hite satin was generally wimp with ciethleaux of jewels, and phrines of feathers. The following iS a description- of the dress: worn by the Princess Charlotte of Wakes ;—A most Kuper b &less . . composed of magnificent latna, with draperies, Hrautifully. formed of elegant sweeps, from which were sus , pendetl wreaths of white roses, intermixed with silver tante' leaves, finished with silver cord and bullion tassels, a•la.Pa a tich white satin petticoat, trimmed with blood. s'atin,-atiti silver. [lead dress, the Regent's plume of white ostrich feathers, mounted on a tiara of l!rilliatils ; necklace a . tid car•rings of diamonds ; train of silver tissue, superbly ttiramed.with a quantity of very beautiful blood lite.. Notwithstanding the general expectation of an irornesiiste cofflineneernent ul hostilities, it is now probable no decisive :tflacasitre - will be taken till an answer is received from Vienna, on the stritiect of Boonapaete's overture, transmitted tbither by our Minister*. Lord'ilarrowity and Mr.Wellelley Pule returned .)n Wed rieiday, finny their important mission to the Netherlands. It is said, that before they left the Contluent, the arrange ments fur subsidies were concluded. There is great difficulty in Fiance to obtain horses suitable r the car-airy. The few that ale purchased for that pur pose arc paid for at a hitch rate. Letters of the 11 th inst. frtrro Brussels, state, that the . I)ukt of Wellington has sent to Portugal, to hasten to hint surne particular Portuguee regiments which had distin guib•hed themselves under his Grace's orders in the Pe ninsula: • A riNfir...- Three squadrons of the i6th dragoons embarked at Dover on Tuesday. More troops have emhaiked fiorn Ramsgate and Harwich ; besides immense quantities of can non and stores. The Intl, Hussars embatked on Thursday, :ink a troop of Horse Artillery )esterday.--Woolwich is a constant scene of bustle in its \Val ren.---About 2000 troops enihaiked from thence last week for (f)tend. Mr. Nladisf.n; it isFaid. signified a wish to resign the Pre,idc•nry of ihe United States. Tlie neve Income Tax Bill has been drawn 'bp, and ac- Cording to report, it is to be o%elve acid a half per cent. on :.!1 rilt.rils above a certain rate, alit; tpadtially to descend to five the iowe,t. But it is said that the mine principle of incor:e anti nol properly as the basis of the a.i'e...aalent t (mains. THE NATIONAL TTEGISTET. APRIT, PORTRAIT OF 3HE LIFE OF BUoiNAPARTE. We shall rrcapitnMte no more of the events of this teatt's life, that, that he was by one revolution created the first Magistrate a ka R ea public—and that subsequently, by ti.e mere fist of his awn power, he became a King and an Emperor--that he soccessivelY covered and added to his originaisterritory, all the neighbouring State, th a t co,firl contribute to big strength...that he attempted to place his brothers a • Sovereigns (or rather . as his viceroy.) by force, ta tt oo th e thrones of kingdoms beyond hi. own immediate ilensinion--that he vowed abrost the exiirristion of THE BRISISH NATION—OW PIE SOUGHT litlt nein by every expedient 4,1 arts and arms—and that to effect his purposed, lie spared neither liberty nor kte. He was awed by no tears of Heaven nor of earth—he disowned his GOD-- he deNerted his fellows—he trampled on all the tie* that are savretl to man. The extinction of all power but his own was the end, and .he scrupled not a 4 to the nitallP. Every instrumeist of tyranny he Intl by torus employed r conscription,. robbery, ivied, and essaFsi. nation, have been the enstourary expedients of hi* minute. ht lengtlrlie was defeated . , fatally spared, and his abdication accepted. During an iistant he retires, to concert with villains of the blackest die, me - asttres for the.re4mptient of his dtmlintoo. they succeed. Such is the brief etirooicle of this utatt's adventures—and inch a man is he who seer awaits, in a scenting repose, the decision of eke Allies in respect to his claims to empire. ASYLUM FOR THE' DEAF AND DUMB'. The Friends and Supporters of the Asylum for educating the Deaf and Dumb dined together at the City of lAindosi Taverst, Dishopsgate street, on Menday ;-his Royal Highness the Duke. e 4 (ilutscestt r, the P.itrilt, in the Chau. AVe have often on similar uscaratois witnessed and a d m i re d th e luan Yy and patriotic as well ashitintitue feelings of the Duke,, lout we never recollect to have heard him taunter utpressive iu meow mending ro public support this most important lustitittian, ma more ep. parent delighted unit affected by the demonstration% ut its utility and success turi,alied to bon end the very respectable assemblage of i•erievO tent characters who Wed. the mum, b) the reciirrii•ori, pertinent an swers to questions proposed, the honks, &r. et some ut the children now under clearly evincing their attainment ut language. writ ten and articulate, dump deprit ed by nature of the ordinary inlet to the nand the sense of hearing': Many interesting skunk ni the affairs of the Institution, were t.Trreir by different (it ntlemen. We heard diet irons its commencement its 119'2, to the priest nt prriod, nearly lour btu.- dred children, many of whom are now lilting useful stamina in society and partictpatsii2 in all the advantages the light of ievehitimi and so. eial interCotir,e cart water. Some of thent.enabled by honest industry and intelligent application to contribute their annual utile to the suit non of the very mititutimi whrelt received them while destitute of all i f! . telligence little better than mere atonnata, and made them what they arc that 160 ate now in the Asylum and still o very nunteriatts it of cm ; dilates fin admission. The facts spoke hotue to the bosoms ol all pre sent, and indeed as was well observed by the pious sail eloquct3 preacher, the Rev. It. Hodgson, who in a sermon of uncommon pl,aded the carte of the institution na Sunday last, "let this Institution he kiluvvii, it will inake•Tta own way ! Donations and sttletcriptions were announced in the course of the evert jug ainoutaing neatly to eight hundred paw's, tiLati zeal uad liaraiony petvaded the company to a late bout. At the Lancaster Ils.izis, the awful sentence of death was passed upon 23 prisoners, amongst them was one George Lyn, against whom were no less than eleven indictments fur ditlimt burglaries and robbeties. lic was commonly known, in Wigan and its vicinity, by the name of Ike King of the Lew, and, as appeared on his alai, actually boasted, at a pub• lic house, of - his assumed a...., ft ., nom: ~"""~~.. ~: .laa n