The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-06 00:00:00

LON PON • ;110ND,41 7 , APR IL 3. Sil 8. TaE arrivals this week have been numerous, but ^.rithout containing any intelligence of peculiar interest. —The French jounsais up to Tno-day last, have been ccived daily. They pre chiefly filled with accounts cf conferences between the !vlinisters of the various powers—the discussions in the Chambers upon matters of internal arrangement, and proceedings in the Courts of .Law. The ILINT fn' . doiishing the Slave Trade, paiseil by a majority of 117 to ;9. It is currently reported, that the Al4eil Army is to be 1. ithlrawn from France, and an Army of Observa tion" of 60,000 men is to be formed .on the right bank of the; Mine, the espenee of which is to be borne by the Feench Government. To this plan there is, perhaps, no material okiection, provided th..t the indem nities and secaraies be - vet abandoned. The genius of France seems to bare a veryatrong disposition to rise and strike off her fetters, which is very natural, but at the same time •suggests an inquiry, A%ilether it is at present consistent with the peace and welfare of Europe to allow he so to do. The Court is evidently strengthen - i;:g itself by secession -of • adherents—the Ultras are everywhere falling into disgrace, and a more -liberal system . begins io !The King Lid a levee.on the fe9th ult. which was attended by a great aurnbcr . ' of persons of all parties, among whota were Sbult and Davonst. An ordinance has been issued for rebuilding the Odeon, which implies that the public Treasury will be requitsal to sustain the charge. We have no doubt but that this dame has excited more attention in .I"..rir, than at.v that leave been made for some time— s. it Let.a del.:yed or neglected, the whole city would ~_ • TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. The Paris Papers of Wednesday last have been re ceived. They contain the first day's discussion upon the Budget ; a subject, which it appears probable, will Le•cbnverted into •an occasion for political declamation, as well -as fOr finanvii.i details. M. Latitte's speech was a very able one. The tin: of the assassins Fualdes has commenced at Albi, It is said that the - differences betwcon Spain and Portugal, which are under discussion at Paris, have taken an unfavourable turn, and that the Spanish Mi nister has assumed a higher tone since the arrival of the Rmsian squadron at Cadis, We trust, however, that the peace of Europe will not be broken—we• hate wars altogether, but especially those arising from petty political quarrels, that have no. ground in meson or ncccssity. The Dey of Algiers has died of the plague, and has been succeeded by one of his Ministcrs. ' Some attention has been excited by the eirenni stance.of Sir W. D'Acourt.havin4 carried a letter front the • Prince Regent to the Pope, hat the contents, as well as the fact itself, are of little importitrce. We are sorry to fiml, that there is every aprawanee of a deep rooted rorspiracy among the Indian Chiefs against us—Soindiah is said te have been detached from it, by the Marquis of Hastings, but on this -much re liance cannot be placed. It istxtremely probable that it is only intended to cover sonic secret purpose, that is not yet ripe for disclorarc. There is no domestic news of any importance. ''The two douses met on Thursday—the only occurrence worth mentioning, is a• conversation between Lords Liverpool and Lauderdale, in which. the latter alluded to a report of its beingeintended to adopt the •y:tem of Stock Debentures. Lord Liverpool gave .a very in direct answer, which has induced the belief that the rumour was well founded. The Prussian luau has been taken of 5,000,0001. by the house of Rothschild & Co., and the Finance Minister•of that' Power has •trrived in this country to eomplete the arrangements. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Commons to inqttire into the education of the lower classes of the people, have reported that they are pro ceeding in the consideration of the subject referred to them ; but, in the mean time, `they recommend the bringing •in a bill for appointing commissioners to en quire into the abuses -of charities connected with the educatiou of the poor, in England and Wales, that no unnecessary ihilvy may. take piaco in prosecuting this in vestigation. Th.: dispatches received by .the—way of Cin-.stantino pie from India, are from Bombay of so late a date as the 1 tub December, three weeks later than those which arrived the week before last.: The Peishwa, when the last accounts reached Bombay, avas continuing his re treat to the southward, closely Farmed by Brigadier General Smith, who' was, on the 26th November, at the foot cf the Saulpuh Ghaut. • -Thera had been route skirmishing with broken parties of the Pcishwa's army, in which , about f. 2. 00 of Abe latter had been killed or wounded. •The iiirces under the Marquis of I i astings on the one hand, and Sir Thomas Hislop on the other, were approaclung each other -in opposite direc tions towards the scat of the Pindaree Association.— Courier. Mr J. Smith, the present Member for Nottingham, does not mean to offer his services. Mr.. Denman, the Barrister find Recorder of that town, and Mr. Birch, M.P. for Plympton, arc enict:ted to be nominated as candidates by the Oorporaticn..--Newcastle-uncier. Line will be severely contested. The Candidates •are Sir John Boughley,- Sir John Chetwood, Mr.; Kinnersley, and Mr. Wilmot, the latter a friend of Mr. Canning's. On Monday„night, itheing extremely dark, the car riage of the Prince of Hesse Romberg, on his return from Oatlands, was preoeded •by Curtis, • one of the Prince Regent's dhatmen, as an . outrider. • '.Soon after ' passing through Hampton, Curtis not being able to dis tinguish the footpath from the.road,rode against two posts, and was thrown from his horse with great vio lence. He was ab:e to rise just as the carriagucame up, when his Serene •liighness hearing of the accident, juurteliately took Curtis into the carriage; and, on his • arrival in town, sent his household surgeon to atten him, and showed •the greatest anxiety fur his. welfare. I Curtis L grcardeal bruised, but no b ones are b ro k en. It is understood, that the Duke of Kent has signified his readiness to enter into a matrimonial union, if the interests of the State are held to require it. Notwith standing the statement in the French papers of the postponement of the Duke .of Cambridge's marriage, accounts are daily expeeted of its havirg taken place. The Marquis of Wellesley passes lig time wholly in seclaslon from the world, at his viii:: ; on thelanki of the Thamet at Richmond. THE DR.l3f4. 'DRURY LANE. .APRIL A new firm called the' Sleeping Draught. was per. formed on Wednesday at this theatre for the first time, and with complete succoss. It is a very unpretending production, since it does not.contain evei. an attempt at the delineation of character. The chief merit is in the plot and incidents, -which, though somewhat improbable, .are whimsical and tell-contrived, and kept the audience in uninterrupted good humour.— liar!cy is the life of the piece. The character he per. finlns is that of a servant, the chief agent in a love in.. trigue ; in the course of his enterprise, which takes place, at a housc.of a meilical practitioner, he swallowl a lipid felt on. a table, which proves tc.' .a sleeping draught, sad being supposed decd, is put into a chest he afterwards undergoes a variety of perils and adven. tures, and becomes in the end i by accident, the means of uniting the two lovers in-whose- wrviee he was en.. gaged. • The scene where he. takes the potion and be. lieVes himself poisoned, and.that.of his recovery, when, from some speeches he overhears and .misineerprets, he thinks he is about to be killed, were managed with groat skill. -Knight has a part in it, but neither very striking nor important; the rest of the farce was some. what undercast in point oft:tient.. The scene is placed in Italy ; but there is- no reference .either to Italian manners or character. 108 Irwra the LONDON GAZETTE, Sgturdall, April 4. BANKRUPTS. Wiceocas E. Alderegate—;:treet. tuerchant. April 7. 11. May 16. at (n:iltlhcii. Attn. TOmlitson and Co. Corthali-venit. Rllll.liL .1. late of the Ohl Citatipe. atstiurer. Artil 7. 14. May 16, at Gaildholl. Atm. lluabcn anti Co. Crowa.court, Altlersgate stmt. $ . 1 7- tiu -- uyi J. Morey, I.irculn. innholder, April 17, 18, May 16, at K ing Ann. upur.- /Itill. Att. Mr. Cilia. Chancery-lane. Oatiot:iiNE ( . 114 liter-square, nierthant. April 11, lb, May 16, at Guildhall A ct. Mr. Molt, Threadneedle—street. Aral .'ON J. Alilgate liigh-street, butcher. April 11, 2%, May at Guildhall. Au. Mr. llathleley, Leman-ttreet, Goodniun'a fikhia. _ S';;;;;;EN4 11.1 ate of Pcnrya, Costly/all. mr•chant, May 16, at Gu:Llhap. Ans. Growth:, and Cu. Frederick's ?laze, Old Jewry. Buittiv J. Fleet-street. tailor, April 14, 213, Airy 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. 11,4k,ii. 'navies Inn. LAW ter s cs; W. OM Street-road, victualler. April 18, VS, May 16, at Guildhall. Atts. Vandcrcutn aitd Co. Hush:bine. JILL,. W. late of Tottenham Cuurt•matl, lineuthaper, April 7,-1 t, May 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Niblett, Cheaps:de. READ E. and T. 11,t;;I:r., Gt. Russell-street. Bloomsbury, linen drapers, April IS, 'it:, May 16, at Guildhall. Av.-s. Willis and Cu. Warntbid-court. Boat NNox J. St. Mary-hill, skip insurance bmker, April 15, 45, May 16, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Ilellyer, Temple. Mutsu,: It, High [load. Knightsbridge, baker. April 11, 25, May t 6. at Guildhall. Att. Mr; Walter, Millboak-street, West minster. DIV'IDFNDS. J. F. awl T. IValton. Bread-street, fictors. April 18. J. Callow. Southili, 3liddlesea, kuider. May Y. F. Maria, Thrornorton-strect, stock brcl:cr. April $lB. T. Willi-mi. Ctheman.tstreet, Iluoker. May S. 11. W4rtley. Michael's place, Arroopton. T. llivvre and J. Forrester; Savage Gardens, wurrmerchants, April2s. G. I tanks, Iledocas-ittreet, hatter, April ?S. 11. Coke and 1). Prince, Cetanamstreet. merchants, April 18. • J. S. &ay. Coleman Sucet.buildings, nicndifint,• Slavv9. P. Thomas, Hatfield-street, Surrey, siA:rll. May 2. W. Bray, Coleniamstreet-huildings, broker, Slay 2. S. Men lhant and F. Field, Fenchurrh-strecr, merchants, Niay-2. • . Dallas, wine-mercliunt, 2. T. Pullen. Patcley BriJge. York, ttilibcr-inerchan:,S'‘,ly 1. J. Gay, Gisiingliam, sadk, dealer, April 16. W. Ilartly..latt of Thetford, Norfolk, tanner. April 25. It. lfobba,late of Stratford-clop-Avon, Warwick, money scrivener, May 5. J. Actlzatk, Salnt . Marr-axe. dnaggist. May 5. 1). Pitt. Fenchurch-street. holier, May ?.n. J. Crowley. St. Jamt**s street, Westi.instei, wine-merchant, May S. J. I! obert.vn , and J. Stein, Lawrence Poutney - bill, merchants, :%lay 21. K. J. Mackenzie, and li. Roper, Cross-ctrect, Finsbury-square, mere:lams, May 26. w. irr, ;C iupton.urcn Ilull;grooer. May. 1. C. iie.it wl, V mehester. merchant, April 27. ilackroull, late of Worthing, SIiaSCK. stationer, April•l4. 'W. Se VlllOlll, Crescent, Slinorics, merchant, April2s. 11. Clare, t;l.l,gow, merchant, April 28. S..Bearlcy, and Mi Noise, l'arliament‘strect, April Ys. ma.cers, ERTIFICATES, Ant tr. 25. J. ChM, Brightlielniaton , Suss,x,v.pholsterer—H. Sutton, liarnp- Inn Wick, linen drape•—J. Toresbury,.l.ssex, irrariner—M. Lowdham, Nottingbasn, bleacher—G. Strung, Exeter, iron ninnger—S. Jon4r. Ps:ten:hatch.- pvrilord, grocer, W. Henry Tan ner, Strand. Milllesej.umbrelit.nAtt,Zucturer—G. Price. Thread • reecil.street, tondon:'hardirerenra:t--Wm. Baylis. Lerlbiry. Here. ford, baker—'r. Anna.; White-horse-yard, Little Wild-street, Mid. , Bescx. stable.kever. horse dedef.:=S. Irutry, Angel-court, Throg riorton-street, London, broker—J. Polley, 'rimy et-street, lqaneiicster- Aaare, linen Runiturc dueler. THE NATIONAL REGISTER COVET GARDFN. 'On Monday, the Marquis de Cara6r..nmadc his first and last appearance on this stage. The piece was brought forward with al' the effect thst.twourite actors and beautiful scenery could give; but not all the re. potations or exertions of . Messrs. Ertery,.Liston, Tyke. .Iy, Crimaldi, &c. nor the .showy. maguificence of the scenic department, could proveut mud catastrophe that ensued. The audience were displeased with the ceremony of Puss (Grimaldi) devouring the Ogre, when transformed into a mouse. A scene of confusion ensttbd, which continued till . the curtain fell ) when Mr.:Listonesme forward, but retitled without being heard. The chandelier. , was darkened, and the stage lights were extinguished. The cry of ". Manager," was still raised by. a strong phalanx in the pit ; and after some time had elapsed, Mr. Fawcett made his appearanco,ard•or. obtainier, silence, delivered the fol lowing neat and judicious address:— "LADIES .\ND GENTLE MI N,—l had fat the Theatre shortly after the commeneznient of the performance of thestfuw.piece. ion will recollect, that the direction ofit did not c.onie.within my deyart ment. As soon as I learned that the Aliutrei had been eallad for. I lost. not a moment in coming back •to -the Theatre. It must be very well known to those who triouent Garden Theatre, that the Managers arc indefatigable in their exertions for the publie al= ; aid whenever any attempt of theirs (MN s.:on of your eapectatioirs or their ..wisbes, it is by ri , l swans the policy of the Theatre to pre.is it uron the andivice. 11, therefore, it be the wish of Ws audience, that tile piece which has been just acted, skodld be withdrals•nohat wish no doubt will bo•attended to." Mr. Fawcett .then ....rithdrew amidst the loudest plaudits, anti the victors left the Theatre. In comp E. ance with the pallie opinion, thus unequivocally pressed, the piece has not been repeated. - We always regret when a production so expensive as the present is unsuccessful ; but as there swans to be an increasing disposition in the pubF6 to revert to the legitimate drama, the Managers ought to do all in their power to .eneourage it, as we La: convinced they would lied it to their advantage in the end. E:ZGIF-11 OPITA HOUSE. Mr. Mathews having lununinceit kind he Shahla .be at home, at this theatre, • on Thursday evening, he had the pleasure of receiving and reagy•entertaitung a v e ry large. party, to the vio satisfaction of the visitors and the visited. Ile amusements consisted principally of Mr. Ma. thew's celebrated Mail Coach Adcratures, which are too well known to our dramatic friends to require a particular descrirtion. Varicus new katures were of course, introduced on this occasion, to give as much interest as possible, to.an entertainment, the support of which, by a single individual. doe&intleed (to use his own words) " place a feather in his cap," which he is Most justly entitled to .wear. He observed, that "to amuse .an audience a whole evening by itir, own exer tions was an arduous task," .but the -complete display of his extraordinary powers which ensued, and the suc cess of his endeavours, fully justify hi•n in making the attempt. In .the course of an excellent prciatory ad dress, he declared his decided. predilection fur the legi mute drama, am: assured the audience that nothing but the want of opportunity to appear be£ire them in that line, could have induced him to entertain them (so viten as he had been ob!4;ed to do) with mimicry, which had sometimes been_ carried to.principal person ality. Finding that there was no probability of t ing his favourite object, he determined to withdaw from the theatre to which he lielongett.observing, that since he could not obtain admission among the regular practitioners if he must be. 4 qtui4:%, he will at least sell his medicine on l►is•e+wu account. " I may he called a nintinsebank," said Lc, " but if I he so, I will have n ..r.tage to myself." his address was received with •the loudest acclamations from all parts of the theatre. and Mr. Mathews procealed to narrate kis 11