The National Register. — London, England, 1818-07-13 00:00:00

JULY Isl 7'HE DR.131.1. ENGLISH OPER . % HfIL"E. This school for national music has introduced Miss Carew to the public in the character of Ciara, in the, Duen nu, which she perfiirined throughout in a style of excellence which we have seldom equalled. The sim plicity and pathos with which she executed the beauti .fol airs of this opera, reminded us strongly of Miss Itephens's best stile; and the sweetness of her voice, joined to the evident knowledge of music which she dirplayed, enables us to welcome her as a very power ful addition to the muswal talent of any stage. This Theatre seems desined to rescue this species of talent ' from obscurity.; as M is. 4 Carew is only one among many whose power 'hare been first felt and justly appreciated on these boards. We are happy to see her announced in two or three of our favorite operas, and shall look with some eagerness to her performance of Polly. The whole opera of the Manna was performed in so spirited a manner, and gave such general satisfaction, l i that it has been performed three tines. The indefatigability of the Manager has likewise re- wived the interesting &diet of Perouse, which is got up very splendidly under the superintendance of Mr. T. I'. ..Cooke. The merits of this ballet are too well known to need any discussion here—it has tram the first mo ment of its appearance been a general favourite : but we cannot help admiring the ingenuity with which the Native Indians are introduced .to ploy the parts of the savages who molest Perou.ve. Much pains must cen. •taialy have .been bestowed upon these transatlantic actors, since they perflirat their parts with great cor- Tectuess, and adopt all their wild motions to the move ments of the music. They add greatly to the general .effect ofthe piece. The exertions seem to obtain in. .creased patronage, since we observed the boxes lined ,etch persons and .fitmilies of rank and &Asian ; asnong 'whom we noticed the Duchess of York, Lady Perth, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Lord Carisbruke, Mr. Anger cein, &e. The public arc aware that sonic:time ago a mission was sent by General Mover, the new President of Hayti, to the Governor of Jamaica, to announce his accession to the Prosidency,.and that the polite recep tion which the mission received from Sir H. Popham, .our Admiral on the •Windward Island station, had made an impression on the new President highly fa mourublc to the interests of the British merchants .re. •siding within his territories. The Jamaica journalists sliew the transaction in very ditfl!rent ight ,; and Sirl U..Pophant, for having per nitted the Ambassadors to : partake of the hospitality of his table in the midst of .his own Lundy, is inveighed against with as much .asperity as if he had been guilty of a high political misdemeanour. The gallant Admiral may console himself fur these invectives, with the reflection that in •respecting:thc dignity of human nature, he at the same time best consulted the interests of his country. Ilad he acted otherwise, it is pretty generally understood that•our merchants would have been instantly ordered to quit the territories of the Haytiun Republic, and their property, amounting to a million .and a half, would most probably have been confiscated. The filet is announced in_a private letter-from Paris, that the fivaf•s of the United States have seized the Floridas from Spain. "fhe Courier of the Spanish cm hasv at the 'French caoital had brought letters to seve ral commercial !lenses communicating the alrivc intern ;;enee, of: which M. Unix is said to have conveyed the particulars to the Court of Madrid. This, we aredp prebensive, will be considerea as an important Glow .in the Spanish Cabinet. Grounds have been urged in vindication of the measure, of which we know not yet • how to e::.iniute the solidity .or the justice ; but where is au usurpation ever attempted, which we do not see ',coloured by some pretence of rilpht ? Wlutt atrocious injury was ever commits d, which the aggressor slat strive to mask under the crukraiderrof self-defence , or. retaliation ?—We- fear: that tl,c -rest dad suhstantiul CC: .“.1 14, the feehleocss of the Spanish . Government. The Vire Cluuwellor on Tuesday rose at ten minutes after eleven In consequence of the negli4, , ence of sn licitors, he was ohli.rod to strike nine causes out of the• paper. He lautcured the insults offerexl to :.the Court . hrt huge engaged.hy parties, wad said he should. with out toil, strike out every case where the solicitor or ~ctmusel were not present. I)elays had been complain ed of in the Court ; hut tllese delays could only be. : endsiderei now ns oaynig to the negi,i,genee of the so he'ters From the result of the fn. Westminster, it up- . petrs that 10477 electors gave their votes on that ue ca ion of single.viites there were thr Burdett 2308 : M.'xwell %.'204.; *mealy 453: 5289 gave double • 'sages —Several Foreign Aml,usa:ulors ar.3 said to have iinerfereitin influencing voiers for Sir Nllirray Max • well, and it is expected that the affair will be laid before List week, pursuant to an 'old eqqtom. of new f• embers returned lbr Grimsby stantliw; god-fathers r any children that have not been pr,!viously Chris t ned, Mr. Tennyson arrivcd at that plaec to perform lig part ; .whea upwards of .100 ekildren were chris t THE NAMONAL ItEGT:TER. .Ii9.IIZD OF EX CiSE.-F it IDA Y, July 10. 111 0 , MKS V. EvAen• John Lea& a dealer in tea and coffee, in Union street, Sitimlfields, was charged with having a quantity of vegetahle ingredients iu his possession, called `‘ Ve getable Powder," and a ith selling some of the same. C. 11. Lord, an oflie.T of Excise, stated, that he went to defendant's shop ou the :25th April, and purchased an mince of culn , e, fir which he paid him three half pence ; lie asked him if he had any vegetable powder in his possession ? he said that he had no such thing; he told him that he was an officer of Excise, and.mhowed him his commission ; upon searching, he found one pound and a half of vegetable powder, which was not coffee. Lady, another Excise officer, had purchased an ounce of three-halfpenny coffee prior to his going into the defendant's shop. .He purchased an ounce of coffee as well us Eatiy. Defendant.—l deny that Lord purchased an ounce of eofli!e. Colutuissioner.—Did you, Lord, purchase an ounce of e:)fiCe, or not ? Lord.--Yea, your Honour ; I am satisfied I pur chased coffee, and gave a sample of it to Mr. Hubert, Mr. Hubert, dealer in tea and coffee, High -street, llorough, being sworn, said, that he xeceived a small parcel from Lord, and upon examining; it, he found it contained a mixture of vegetable powder and coffee. The deCendant persisted, in a very determined man ner, that 'Lord, the officer, had not purchased any coffee of him ; he admitted that Early, the officer, had pur chased an ounce, a short time before Lord came in. Spencer, an officer of Excise, said, that he was. wait .ing outside of the door during the time Lord went into the shop ; he waited until he saw him go on the inside the counter, .and than he went into the shop. He did not see Lord purchase any coffee ; he believed that Lord told him that he bad, but he did not see the,coffi.se be purchased. The Court dismissed the information. THE KING V. BLASE. _ _ _ The defendant was charged npondifferent informa tions with receiving into his possession large. quantities of liquor used for making vinegur, without giving notice to the Excise, and upon one information with obstructing the officer in taking stock of the liquor he had on his premises The officers, and witnesses ex aminixl, proved that the defendant was a vinegar -maker,. in Tooley-street, Borough, and upon the evidence, the defendant was convicted on the first information in the sum of I4L, in the second and third 51. each, in the fourth (for obstructing the officer and preventing him from taking an account of his stock) ;201 in .the fifth SL the sixth information was dismissed, and. the seventh withdrawn, , COMMON HALL. A Common Hall was held on Friday in Guildhall, ' for the election of a gentleman to serve the office of the room of Thomas Wilson, Esq. our re• cently elected representative, who has refused to give bond to perform the office. The following names were I putin.nomination : Thomas Leverton, citizen and goldsmith ; Joseph Todd, Esq., citizen and musician ;. Lawrence Gwynn, Esq., citizen and spectaclemaker. After the usual forms, the choice of the livery, by show of hands, was declared to have ftdlea on Joseph Todd, Esq A liveryman addressed the SheriS, and requested to know whether Mr. Wilson had been nominated fur Sheriff' before .his being returned at:. the representative of the city, and ..thought that an explanation should be given publicly why that gentleman refused to. serve the office. The Common Sergeant observed, that no answer could he givto then to those questions; it was sufileicnt for the livery to know that fir. IVilson de clined serving; of his ihoikcs, to , :42ss he (Arose to mnate a rallie declaration of ihoo, that weethot could tale no Qgnizance, but , w;:re Agetcly,usticinditt there to choose some other pawn .as +Merit!: Sonic gentleman on the hustings observed that Air. Wilson's refusal wonid probably becunie o suljeet of decision in the courts of law. Tuesday a Court of Alcksiocairasiittild-AtVvoitahall, when John Roberts, Esq. one*of the Sheriffs elect, at-. tended anti gave hood to take upon himself the office, tia the 28th day of September next. Thomas E the other Shorilf elect, attentleil and stste.tl, that being a'Melitlo.l. el' l'Arliument, he did not conceive him self liable to lie ealltsl 'won to execute that office, and therefbre 4...1;1%01 to give howl ; whereupou the Lord Mayor was rcipiested to .i4sue.his pr.xept fur the elec tion of :mother person. Since the City .elcotion Waithman's Committee have (smashed to advertise ,for subscrip tion; libr defraying the expense of tl►e contest ; and we understand they are not a little gratified in having received on the Bth inst. no g u ineas from Sir Sa►puel Homily, and a like sum front Mr. Bytig, M. I'. 14 Middlesex. Viscount Melville rctorned to town on rriday irons Edinburgh, and atteudt:d at the. Ikard.uf Admiralty. BOXING. tIC) I ..- TIIEFIGHT BETWEEN; NC \'rE AND OLIVER. On Friday a spacious ring w.s first formed in Bal. strode Park, Bucks, uri•a beatitifiil cininent.e, but the Magistrates interfered, and a cavalcade, which lined six miles of ground, hurried off to Alill-end, over a rough road of many miles. Ilere the battle was fought, and betting was llto 8 upon dente. Seconds, Cribb and Belcher fur their countryman, and Jones and Clark, ler Oliver. Round 1. After some feints to measure tactics, Neale in short, was returned upon slightly. and he slew his right hand, which floored Oliver by a blow on the throat. 2. Both men hit short, arld in 4 confused meeting, Nome went. down by an overbalance. 3. Neate produced first blood from the back of his neck ; Oliver placed a smart hotly blow upon his ribs, and broke ground, and Neate missed a tremendous right-I)4MM lunge; a rally Mllowttl. in which much devil was shown, but Oliver's conscience puce unit best, although he was well hit . Naate was knocked du* n.-1; to 4 on Oliver. 4. Oliver, primed upon his metal, commenced a rally ; but the men ovcrhit theniselve, and both went down. 3. A round of seven minute , ' took place, but it was occupied in autious marneuvrei, Oliver ll;,,sing without the force of the body with it, seemingly not to have a repetition of the rtglit.liantled ta , te in the first rowed. They exchanged frequent bus and separated, and its rallying Neate wcht down. G. I)eculedly in favour of Oliver, who planted one or two hits with. much gaiety, and floored his adversary,who bad nate/shalt° the ropes.. Two and three to one on Oliver. 7. Oliver bled from the mouth, and a manly round was fought, rather. in favour of Neate. who cut Oliver severely upon the chin.; After& ruffian like rally both went down. 8. Oliver steadied himself. and Nolte made play at him. and floored him by a heavy hit upon the forehead which krodutsala stream of claret... 4 to 4 on Nude. 9 Neste slipped in making play. to. A severe hitting round ui favour of Oliver, who again closest with his aniversary and gained the WI. IL A bloody eauod in a strong trial of courage and Neate had none the worst of it, although lie pinked about t ie , knob. and there were strong symptoms of a Chancery suit. lioth hit themselves tired.. and both down. 12. Olivershowed weakness and had the worst of the round, which, brought betting even. 13. A severe rallying round, and Neate was hit down-6 to 4 oss, Oliver, 14. Neate had rather the best in rallying, but be was thrown. Want of room will not permit its to enter into a detail of the sue-, ceding rounds. The sports were mitoses till dusk. Oliver brought the basting to tot in his favour in the 19th. round but in the suusesment round, Neat caught his adversary a flush hit on the jaw, which dropped as if a pistol ball had hit him, and the frght was supposed to be ended. Oliver, however, like a Imo Englii.it bull.dog, staggered up to his adversary in the next round, and was floored again, bleeding from the ears. lie partially recovered, but in the gtith and 30th rounds, he was hit senselew with hiaadirr.riary's right hand, and be could nut bstbrought up again. The battle lasted one hour and throe eninutes,.and it was a real gatue one. Both were hideously hit, and Ncate's jaw hadan ornamental screw. West Country Dick was beat in ten minutes by B. Davis, Neate's cousin, beat Belasca, the Jew, with great gal lantry in 14 minutes. A novelty presented itself on the ground in a spleedid harouche and four, in which were two ladies, who viewed the filth with txtia ordinary attention. Lord Beresfori6i arrived from Lisbon in the Prince 'Ernest packet By a Government .Proclamation issued at Maris, it • is ordered that tEe silver rupee shall in future consti tute the standard coin oftliat Presidency. The coin age-ofthepagodn is to be discontinued. The ships employed this season in- the Greenland fishery have been Ear more succes , ful than last year. One vessel took eight fish, and is arrived• in the Hum ber. No accounts have been received by her of the. ships employed-on the North Pole expedition. The.ve.ssel the Duke of Marllyorougli, arrived last week from St. Helena, brings accounts that Buena.- ,parie is in good health, but sulky. The story of the sailor having climbed the rucks, and visitiag Long.. wood, turns out to be true. On the 9.Bth ultimo, as three English gentlemen. (Captain [lay, of the Royal Artillery and Messrs.. and Clinnor) were walking iu the gardens of . the Tuileries at Paris, a }rencliman, (who had the ri band of some, oiikr ut his button hole,) with his arms. folded, jostled against one of the party, whoaupposing iotoxicoted, took not the least notice of it ; oa meeting a second time, the same insult was repeated, but still no notice was taken.; on the parties meeting, a third time the Frenchman raised his list, and was going to strike Mr..C., but the blow was %carded oir • by 1i r. I'., who ) in, return, planted such tre , nendps bl o w en the fr'kenchtiwan 7 s utoutb, as to knock three of `his teeth ilown his throat, eut his lip very much, and .laid him flat Qs the ground. The police wen faille up, and took the.whole party to the Police Mice. On the Trenchntan being desired to explain the cause of suck conduct, be said he had formerly been a prisoner is England, and being in a crowd one day, was Vit.upeu. by dome one, awl be was that day, Jetermined to ie. acne himself upon the first lingliahman he met. The Prowl) officer, :conceiving that the atlikir ought to be d e:erm i ne d h onon rukly, said that one of the Eqgii s b, .4 hare the hono u r, an dlrtpt 1d gentlemen must meet him ; on which, eueh .Et'were desirous of giving stbeTreirehman.satisfitetion. cardslt i s w u e g ce ree : ,i x t cl h tillii,n. lr. .11. 1,.,641 On arrivinz at alts pl i iee, an . poiated, at seven o'clock the 'tam e eeen i ngit a reno h . nem made his appearance ; and after waiting a short tints, the English party proceeded to the. French. man s lod:,ongs, but lie had artfully given a -wrong address. Pam.s have since been taken to find out this fellow, but hitherto his real place, of abvtk has not been aseertaintd,