The National Register. — London, England, 1808-04-11 00:00:00

APRIL 11. C IT Y. Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the pri ce of bread to be con tinued at I Id. the quarters loaf of wheaten, and 9fid. household. The following is the House List for Governors and Directors of the Bank of Lugland for the year ensuing. 70R GOVERNORS. John Whitmore, Esq. Governor. John Pearce, Esq. Deputy Governer. FOR DIRECTORS. Alexander Baring, Esq. Ebenyzer Maitland, Esq. Thomas lioddington, Esq. William Mellish, Esq. Alexander Champion, Esq. Sir Rich. Neave, Bart. .Tames Campbell, Esq. Jeremiah Olive, Esq. Bicknell Coney, Esq. Charles Pole, Esq. Henry Davidson, Esq. Thomas Raikes, Esq. George Dorrien, Esq. John Baker Richards, Esq. Jeremiah Harman, Esq. John Staniforth, Esq. John Josiah Hotriad, Esq. Samuel Thornton, Esq. Thomas Langley, Esq. Stephen Thornton, Esq. Brenton Long, Esq. Robert Wigram, Esq. William Manning, Esq. Benjamin Winthrop, Esq. The Election for Governor and Deputy Governor will be held ,1 11 Tuesday, the 12th, and for Directors on Wednesday, the 13th , nst. from ten in the forenoon till four in the afternoon. EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. Wednesday a Court or Directors was held at the East Tndia House, when Captain Eckford, of the Lady Jane Dundas, took leave, previous to departing for Madras mid Bengal. Captain t;. Fleming was sworn into the comniand of the Earl Spencer destined for Madras and Bengal.—Adjourned. On Saturday the (UT:itches were finally closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships, viz. William Pitt, Captain Graham ; F.uphratee, Capt. Herbert; Sir William Bens ley, Capt. Hooper ; Sovereign, Captain A. Campbell—for Madras and Bengal. Europe, Capt. Gelsten ; Lord Ca , tlereagh, Capt. Kymer ; Lord Keith, Capt. Campbell— for St. Helena and Bengal. Alexander, Capt. Price, for Madeira and Bombay. Northumberland, Capt. Franklin, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Tuesday the agreeable news was received at the East India House, of the safe arrival of the following ships in the Downs, under convoy of his Majesty's shit► Diadem, from the Cape of Good Hope, viz. The Nlarchionefs of Exeter, Captain Nash ; Admiral Gard ner, Capt. Easttield ; Lord 'Melville, Capt. Leonox : Dover Castle, ('apt. Richardson ; and Baring, Capt. Carnegie—from Beneal and Madras. United Kingdom, Capt. D'Esterre—from Madras. Devav nes, Capt. Adderloy ; Tottenham Capt. Jones : and Union, ('apt. Macinto,h—extra ships froM Tottenham, and Madras. The Castle Eden, Colnett ; and City of London, Yates,•were docking at Calcutta. The Metcalfe, Isz.icke, had arrived at Diamond Harbour from Bombay. cargo out, and was to return there. The Cord Duncan, Bradford, which was bound to Penang with troops and stores, had returned to Saugor on account of bad weather, probably would have occasion to he docked. The Duke of Montrose, Paterson, fro;n St. Helen's', pa s sed Saugor the 2d of October. The General Stuart, Rogers, was lying at Saugor, ready for sea, and expected to be dispatched asa packet. The Admiral Gardner, spoke the Walpole, Sandilands, between the Reefs, the 11th October, having lust her wizen mast, but well. The Sures', Camberlige, and Lady Castlereagh, Murray, Were said to he safe at the Land Heads. The Marquis of Wellesley, Le Blanc, had gone to the Isle of France, as it cartel, and had nut returned. The Worcester, S. Wood, gone on the Expedition•to the Eastward, under Sir Edward Pellew. The extra ship Tigris, Macdougal ; and Experiment, Nor mand ; sailed from the. Cape for Madras, thelOth January. • It appears by information recaived this day, that tl;c• but, ward-hound extra ships, viz. (ilors . , Northamptim,,Ann, &trait, Christina, Diana, Sir William Pulteney, and Union, hich ender• convoy of Admiral• Diury.,-. in his Majcstiiii ship .~ 11. cd the Ised to !imam he ap. er th e Polo a if i him Ix pat niased ford. made north ship. icted Wing came uence tched ;ter. ivatt MOUE' being op of in his Sew.- d Ve )rder !es to Duke year, g the tt the rd to upon Idmi corn- mar ptain being s)cr, his Gen. upon .neral ment, being Is of Earl title ; alga, laster id 3 01 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 237 Monmouth, only passed the Cape on the 7th December, instead of having arrived in Table Bay, as advised in a former account. L'Revenue, Captain Surcouff, had taken the ships Hun ter, Trafalgar, and Mangles. The Mangles and Trafalgar were on their passage from Bengal to Madras, with vargoes of rice, an article of she utmost value to the c.apttors, as the latest ac counts from the Mauritius gave a dismal picture of the sufferings of the island from the effects of famine, and particularly from the scarcity of grain. The ship and cargo of the Mangles are insured in Calcutta to the amount of two lacks of rupees ; the Trafalgar nearly to the same extent. The commanders, one or two of the officers, ands part of the crew of the prizes, were detained by Soureouff. After the capture of the above ships. Surcouff made sail to the southward, in company with the prizes. All the Lascars were taken out of the two prizes, end transfer red to the prisateer; the seacunnies were left on board, and a few Frenchmen shipped in each vessel. The frigates L'ltalienne, and Le Sultan, were expected at the Mauritius from France. The Picthnontese was in the Bay of Bengal, and bad made the following captures. Caroline, Eaglestone; Sarah, Henderson ; Maria, James ; Eliza, Sparkes; Udney, Walers; Danesbourg, Winter; High land Chief, Makpiece. The ship Clyde, Captain Burnside, arrived at Madras, Oct. 19th, from Calcutta, with intelligence ofa violent storm haviug been felt in the Bay, by which 18 sail of vessels had been loss, four were country ships captured by the enemy. Mann As, OC r. 21, !MM.—Correct lists of passengerz pro veiling to Europe in the follnwingships : • Passengers per Baring.--Mrs. Nlatthews and Jones, W. C; Smith, Esq. Lieutenants Smith and Williams, ~f the Gad rep •, meat, Mr. Lane, Mr. G. Jones. and Master Brightman. Passengers per Admiral Gardner.—M r. Lester. Passengers per Union.—Mrs. Walker, tisorge Thompson, Esq., Major Cainon, Lieutenant Hunter, Ensign Williamson, Mr. Kerns, .. A ‘lr. Munro, Mr. A. Hunter, Masters imith, Hedger, and Fiuglas. Passengers per Tottenham.—Mrs. Hedger, J. Routleflge, Esq. Mr. P. Graham, Lieutenant White, Bth regiment of dra goons, Lieuts. Harvey and Norton, 22d.f00t, Masters L. and Nl'. 0' Brien. Passengers per Devaynes.—Mrs. Grame, Mr. Eras:sr, Master, Harrrington, Grame, and Miss Grame. THE THEATRES. -•••••OP.•-•• COVPNT•GAIME. OBSERVATIONS ON BONIFACIO AND ERIDGETINA, OR •VHHF KNIGHT OF THE HERMITAGE, nit run. WINDMILIs TT;Y.• RET, OR THIS SPECTRE OF THE NOttill-EIST GALLERY. The Melodrama intended to ridicule the Melodramas, continues . to he acted at Covent Gardeu,t hough it was completely condemned on the first night of its performance. There was a (tin e , when plays would quietly submit to their fate, and retire tram the stage, after a home thrust from the audience; but in these dayS though a mortal blow has been given by the denunciation of the spectators, the piece continues to . rear its head ; and in spite of the most thorough destruction and damnation, a posthumous i Melodrama rises to " push us from our stools." T:► push us fron► our stools, in the literal ►ruse of the phrase, for he anuit be possessed of more than ordinary fortitude w ho can sit still at time representation of such a piece as the Covent Garden Melodrama. The Propittor of a Theatre once considered himself as amennbie to the tribunal of the public : he used to think that it was his 'duty. as well as hii:interest, to comply with their sense, when expressed; but that happy period is psi; he now makes the public his convenience, not his.ofacle ; and with at independence truly Roman, he exclaims rss, non fas rebus subjtingere caner. Indeed the scheme seems to answer pretty well ; for by dint of perseverance he at last beats the public into a patient endur ance of almost any nonteose; and the people. by long hzi,it ac quire a relict► fir the poisoLous messes which their purer palate at first received with loathing. The sentence of the first night is ►s iprd aleVa!r by the play-bill ofaime st•t.unn morning; which ► with a power most admirably inagicsl, can turn hisses into. l ►lauditf, and transform the cot fusion or an execratink•rnuitituoe into the extacy of admiring rank.••; which can give-to the grin of contempt an expression reseinhlng the thirst of delight. MA - charge the angry shout of wdi;u.►a..r. to the festi►e roar of 11.C.C. • ~ - .