The National Register. — London, England, 1818-05-31 00:00:00

Nulr 31 TILE DNA 14. COVEN - T.OA RDP.N. That frightful burlesque on eenecon f.ading and common justice in Trance, the trial GI the murderers eLf Fttaklex, has at length - taken its natural shape, and been turned into Al eloelnune. The Castle of Palunl, erformed on We:hue:lay night, is the Freee:h murder thrown into a .probutde firm, end rescued le en fix re volting and abominable circumstances of the orieicei by some deference fur human feelings, and, we hterahntet ,lid, the decency of human crime. The Canal Sa has married a reluctant beauty. Hcr lover, Ferdimund, item whom she had been separated by treachery, re turns ; the hushed, with the help of a confederate, Sera:tee, murders hint The Countess has seen the act, and is &mut to be rut to death to prevent detec-• tion, when she is raved by her husband. The atEtir comes before the tribunal, the Countess and her atten dant Zerlina are accused. The Count is proem, but hi:, wife dreads to accuse her preserver. Zt.r!:,te, however, speaks out, us the French trial expresses it, enl charges the crime on &rams The dagger is produced, the Count seizes it p,lunges it in his bosom, and perishes in despair. This is deep enough for Tragedy, mere .than 'repulsive enough fur feeling; and yet it is obsenable how much the autitor has been fUrced to beiden and diminish the original giddy infuny and dark abondua- Con of the true French tale. What passes for an ex quisite display of sentiment in France, is fortunately too gross for the rude fictions of our stage ; the romance of a Frene% tribunal is too affected, revolting and dis graceful, flw the extravagance of an English 'f"catre. The Melo-drarne was well performed. Mrs. Fauch was the Cognicss, Miss Foote Abbott, whose acting is always rational and menly,•was FerdOwnd, Terry the Old Marquis, Conner S'oranzo, and Macrcedv L','aloiati. Sense of the scenery was pretty, autt - that which gave the view of the murder by the reflection of a mirror tens much applauded. There Wall a tolerable dance by the corps de ballet. The subject is still open, and it Farce will condescend to -stoop to the lowness of its burlesque, the must envenomed mockery could not find more copious fiat than in the pethetite of the French Law Officers, the weeping Attorneys General, ani sentimentalising Chief Justices, the Itousseaus on the Bench, and the Dideroteat the Bar. This per finenanee is said to be written by a son of the late Mr. Ray mundi Miss O'Neill is englged at the Bath Theatre for six nights. I ler fu•::t appearance will be ou thxt3th of June, in the character of Beividera. The Tunisian svadron, which took refuge in Gi bra7tar, continues to be closely watched and blockaded ty a PurteAttese squadron, consisting of tree frigates two galliots, v hose vigilance is represeattal as very illommoding to the barbarians. One t:f the frigat;s. 7.:noains constantly in the mail, while the rest of the r...adron sets sail every.atorning to cruise in the Straits. Ale Tunisians svill not venture to sail, fearing the re s..lt of an engagement wit% the Portuguese. Official accounts from St. Domingo state, that Cri.ne. • Boyar has been elected •successur to Petion .in the P:esidency of the Black Republic. The accession of the new President took place without the deist Oryosi t:on, and the i;lhabitlints appeared.v:rfeetly tranquil. :ad content with the change. Proc:smation of Boyer, published on the occasion, consists of a warm panegyric on the des-used Chieftain. The remaiuder of it is filled with the praises of the army and people to whom it is iularessed, and with solemn assurances on the part of the new 'President, that he will respect in :•itilably the rights of property—that he will protect the enterprises of foreign and domestic commerce—and that r e will regard as sacred, and preserve unimpaired, the :r.stitutions and csteuiishments of his "august prude; The election of General Boyer to the Presidency of !layti is gencrtdly copsidered a favourable event fin. the commercial interest. Petion, his predecessor, was man little skilled in the true bearings of questions re lating to trade and commerce; and was, besides, some what dilposed to favour the native;, is a degree equally sietrim,:ntul, •perhaps, to tiwniselKes mud to 0th , 1.; The new President, 'it is said, pastesses more enlight ened views, and has evinced every disposition ..to carry them into execution. Fri lav burgg - the Anniversary Of the "Restoration o king harks 11. no business was done at toe Stock f Exchange, nor wen there itny proceetliaps. in the Law Courts ; the morning was ash• red •in wit!. Co: ricging rf b lla, and at ...tie o'c!ock the ('ark and 'rower guns . were Sired in hon,ur of the day. Tne eleventh Anniversary of Sir F. Mullett's re tail' far Westntinsttr, was ct•lebratol at the Crown and Anchor. Sir Fronds told his t..onstituents that lie rouLl du them no wit!, and should .13a happy never again to set his foot in.the House of Comincas, unless ra 1i...t1 reEtrio too" place, for the •w:.ke , incss n•ul •car•• rapt tan practised agains. the peo:Ae w:Te sutfitietat to. •ovet tiiciii.•-Lor.: ;i4;:ii-ttoe a d:lowa:ea ..is deter- . •rnioation to .I:.a .Ir. flout (who was rather rou_h.y avowe'l his intcatien of otleriug in • his si.e.u.L • • TIIE NATIONAL 11P,GISTEIL SOCIETY OF ARTS. Tit:3day va a proud day for this Institution, it was the distribution of their Rewards! Soon after Awelye o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the tticil; the chair; and when the ntteutiou of the meeting was called to the basincr; of the cl-y, Aikin, the secretary. athlre:ete.l the COI:Tau, ;a:o -utwitting principally on the grout imp-wen:etas which science had .tinerl since t!t.::. xte!iest cg-e.; to tlw present chile; particularly adwertiti . 7 o thcknowledgv obtained in thy various branches rf vi caving ; the extraordinary and useful power of st:•Lini ;—the progress of the Arts aITIY ing, in no inc.:insider:ole .leg,ree, the encouragement tvhieh merit, in it different situations. Lad received from this institat:u.n. The Royal President, whom we never saw look better, distributed the icwards, among which were the following ii ugricuhare To it. klaldatie M.P. 01 WurNley fia!l, near Vnnelieoer, for reclaiming •..5...)4 Acres ut peat mob', the Gold ..^dal. I?tiv. r. Cartwright, D.D. Hollanr:rs• 11(1114t, near Se ceu Oaks, tai coniparitive ex ptriittents on :ilaintres, the :;ul.l tiled d. Sir W. W. V.'” , ,te, mfrt T•LI). IYymustay, for planting , snit Trrt,., R. Cu) ke, li..ttta. in Park. l'urkallire, fur planting eurert iilv ? r Medal. Mr. J. Common • Licata iek, near Alowiek, firs double dial Ins hip sower, the see 51eita! and Tea Guineas. I. Esiiii,sisv, Cleincerplane, for the inauageinent of Bee,, .he Satire Ceres. Medal. There lve.v. , upwards of 2000 persons present on the occasion. As same of the patties to the Loan may not be aware that by omitting to complete their transfer of 31. per cent.. Stock 01) or before the 'ld of June, they will lose the half-year's , lirPeucl, which will be due on the 34 per cent. Stith; grunted in exchange fiur it on the 10th of October next—it iet,thotig. t right to cull the attention of the pu\lie to the following dance in the Resolutions of the douse of Commons, on the elst of April last, which was afterwards embodied in the Loan Act, viz.— " That every person who shall. cn tw before the second day of Jude. 1818. have transferred vit.the account of the Commissioners for the Resdu don of the Natioted Debt the whole of the 31. per cmettim Consolidated Reduced A nistities subscribed by him. shall be entitled to the principal sum of 89. in Annuities, at the rate of 31. los. per centuni for every tol. 31. per eenttun Annuities so tear:- fermi; such Annuity at the rate of 31. , tats per centtun to commence from the sth ibly of Apt% 1819. And every person who shall, ate r the second day of June, and before the:27th day of November. hare transftirred to . the account of the said commi:oioners the whole of dal 31 per centum Consolidated Reduced Annuities subscribed by t ~o. shall be emitted to the principal soot of bBl. in Anunitiva.at the rate of 31. ifls, per centtun for every loOl.sof 31. per cent= Annui ties so trsn..f.?rati, such Annuiti e s at the rote of 31. lab. per mann to commence ti'uut the loth day of Octohur, GRAND, MILIT.VRY REVIEW.--Tae day being the day appointed fbr the Grand ,Military Review to tate place upon Hounslow Heath, Auld it being generally 'understood that the Review was by the special cow. mand of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in or der to sflir.l the Prince of Hettse Hoinlinurg an, oppor tunity of seeing our saidiera perform their !military manconvrcs, every vehicle calculated to convey persons anxious to be present was put in requisitiun. .His Royal Highness the Prince Regent left Carlton House a little bel'ire ten o'clock, and arrive.] at •Hounclow shortly after eleven, by which time.the troop*, consist ing of the first and•second regiments of Life feluards, the - Oxford Blues, the ICt Irltears (the Prince's Own), and the .19th (the Lancers), together with two brigades of Artillery :and several pieces olcurion, were is comolete order ant arrangement feetbe irspeetion.of ill Loyal H4;thr.ezis •the Mince ilesse llombourig, and His Royal Highness the Duke of .York, (Amman:- .ier in Chief. The line extended nearly a mile south of the Bagshot road. The several troops continued to perform their eeo'utions till half-past two o'clock.— They fired in detachments, volies, and f;':, • ana the artillery we:lt through their various exercises with ibu,:h rapidity and dexterity. A little before three the whole marclica elf ground, and shortly after wards the Prince liegent and his distinguished •patty also kit. Six troops of tLe 'First regiment of rssex Yeanionry Caval7, under the command of re flutiblon, rig.. (:;apt:'. 7.'n•aell's, Cart. fluseito.,Ce, Capt. Smoot hey's,. Capt. keilett's, Berleigh'r, and Capt. C;rove's, assembled on Friday, at Braintree, tD.pertinna xis..daye . permanent duty. Sir Huinphry and Larly ? Davy left-town on Monday for the Continent. Sir I..eolp:try's first object is, to assist the Miners of. Flanders ;•.,a Germany in using his safety-lamps •for , the prescnation of their lives ; and liit,scJond ()Vent, to go to Nwles, f , r the purpose of applying a.cgetv.......1 process to the unrolling the Her culaneum MSS. The House of Kloppenlysirg at Amsterdam has stoppe4 psyment, in consecrienee of s recent failure in this count:y. e understand that his Majesty the King uf Saxony has decided that every thing with regard to the Jews is to remain) unaitered, on their pay ing some trifling doties,tipon the same footing as•lere- . totiire ; so that the persecution of the li eral of Leipsie will probably, have no other iesult than to , extort a little money 1 . :033 the!: countrymen of the Jewish ,perstuaiaa. 111 BO4RD OF EXCISE—?d .Iv 27. SELLING GROUND BEANS AND PEASE FOR comPrn. REX v. iiANVEL MALLET. The defendant, lialiet, a grocer and dealer in t' and etete, residing ia New Comptot:-street, St. Giles's in the Eiel.ls, was charged with havirg seven pounds of the imitation of =tree in Lis possession, &e. Charles llenry Lori. an akin: of the Excise, beirg sworn, stated, that he and Spettcer an officer, went on the f2Sth of February t!te shop of the def , :ndaht, and asked for an ounce of cache, at three halfpence per (mime. Ile received the same, and having paid fer it, letf. the shop. lie eNamined the same at n house near where. the defendant lit-e,:, and utri it was part coflee and part Ca: coiliT, or what the d— fenita:t eallet v.-getable powder, which is rotting emcee or icss tient burnt beans and pease ground is a on .. Ile went Lack to the defendant's shop, and tist.cellind to tihew him some ls. coati, not grutind, whie It, opou examination, be found genuine. He thee. told 4.1. e defendant that he suspected that he commonly dealt id adulterated coffee, and asked him if he had any of ate vegetable powder in his house ; he replied th...t Ile had a small quantity, and took a cunnister from a shelf, which eantained Gilb of the vegetable powder. • Ile (We-. Hess) then searched the place, • amid - found same other coffeo mixed with the vegetable powder, which was is a state apparently prepared for sale. Spencer, an ()Weer of the: Excite, corrobirated Cte above evidence, and stated, that the sham coffee seized at defendant':: house was 'thew!' to Mr. Joseph Hub 'atm, gra.:er and te:adealer, in lligh-s:.,teet, Burouo, Southwark.. Mr. Ilubbart being sworn, stated, that he had ex. amined tht: sham cotke seized by the officers in Zeti.r.— dar.t's shop. The one ounce purchased by Lord Ice three hapence, he knew to be nothing else titau the black pigeons beaus; there was no coffee auteugst it. Th. - six and a half pounds was a mixture of Loans and coffee, and the quarter of a pound was the same kind of stuff ground and ready fui sale. The defendant said, .►butt .he did nut know he wss acting contrary to--the Excise Laws by kcepi►.g N§.• getable powder" in his possession ; that he was obliged to sell the same at a low price, or he should lose his taisto.u. A Commissioner stated, that he could not be igno rant that he was acting Llegally ; that by selling. suds abominable stuff, he was iojtiring the h.:alth fbe public ; and the Board of Excise was determined in punish those found dealing in the illicit manner de scribed, with the utmost severity. lhe defendant sus convicted in the penalty of .50L TIILMSDAY.. TILL XING r. FOX. Mr. Edward Fox, grocer and dealer in tea anacoirce, Gray's Inn.lane. was charged with having a largo quantity of sham coffee in his possession, and Nibs selling the same for genuine..coffee. Commissione►—D you pieta guilty or not guilty ? Defendant—l plead guilty, my Lord. Another Comnnssioner—This is a case in which the defendant &ousts to plead guilty, .tar the .purpose of inducing us tc mitigate the penalty.:; but I think proper to have the case heard, as it is nue AA ' the worst deser4). tion that has come before us. • Henry Sponcer, an Otfienr of a:ci.m, stutc4l,.thatsaa the ‘2lst of February, he and Lord, another office;, went to the defendant's shop and pirchused an ounce coffee, tbr which he paid three-haltpence. They ex— amined it, and he was satisEed it was not genuine coffee; they pureu►sed another ounce (which he pre— (Need to the (ommissioners, who .exantincd it) a.rni were convince:l it canaisted partly of coffee and .beuns and pease. Fle, Spencer, as►ed the defendant if he had uuy vegetable powder in hit possession, and .he .dc» dared that bellied not. I.leletulatit-1 deny .that I ever 4a to. . Witness—limbed into a mill and tbund it contained a small quantitrel vegetable powder and.coffee. The defendant came up and ground anti' out opals the et;:a befure 1 could stop hint. The.delesulant asked his Any ! man if we had .ittund any . vegetable 2 .pow.lier in is null ? Abu shopsnan .replied in .the negat;ve, and de. tendant said, " Then.l do not care for them." 'Upon searching. the shop 1w fiutuAl the 64 pounds.of cotfee mixed wtth vegetable perder, which he the I produced. Comtu6ioner..; and th.: ei.-uninin . oth.er viewed the sham collet seize.l.. and it 'vas to be pars gerutiue collie and part beit.-.4 mud pease Wait .and . ground. Thedefect.lant in his defences:l:l, that the itaor peefte mutual alow.priudartide, and by rating the vegetab:e powder and .cuttiv together, he was. able to • sell it et three halfpence an ounce; he' had. is. II it for yt.nrs,•htzt never had so lwrge a quantity as 640) as his premises hefore at one tiume; he il!, l ..net think is, was a is -tad; he did it as a matter of accentmodation your,whn could not give a higher price ; he did ft t sell it :fat genuine calve. Commissioner- 1 ' Then you have been defri . 'cling the pu;,tic tier ;natty years, and injuring the re 4 enue by your illicit practices ; the pew have an equal v . ight to be :irplieii with a rattinc article wi the 44 • Ala