The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-01 00:00:00

NOV. 1. EPIGRAM 0 1 , ELLisrors's playi o ng T tor he , 11HP ille ST TUG of suANspi , ..tHE ver Se in 14.%v Din: v. (Fran the SATIRIST tfthe lit month.) Honest Sliakespeare to ninr(le) mer;g:t in their rage •ore onr new iniftiagers' To effect thin, they mangle 'tilt) stirt• rtri the stage, roast him for this in the Lobby. MureiroWorsmisSwavia: - - sirtu• .MISCELLANIES. The PRINCE RrG ENT. it is said, intends to open the first soiion of the new Parliainew, io person, on the 9. 4th of this month. It is computed that Ministe!s will obtain an accession of forty Membeis by the new Parliament. The Lord Lieutenancy of l i data is said to have been of feicd to Earl 'Mom A, who positively refused to accept it, not the stipulared conditions. . _ e iideroand. that a scat in Parliament has been re le!v( d for Mr. SHERI DAN, who will sit for a Borough in Mr. BRoUGHA 114, in his address to the Electors of Liver pool, at the close Of the contest, speaks of retiring from pub. I , c Lfc for a season, aed devoting himself to his professional pistil's. It would therefore appear, that he has no Mime expectit.on of Icing returned as a Member of the en silk; Pailainent. 111 r CRL EV EY, wink a Candidate for Liverrol, was returned for Thetford. fir FRANCiS BURDETT has announced his intention of withdrawing himself in future from all Political Assemblies ltal,:ct. at Ta% erns. lVedriestLy a Court of Common Council was held at Cuildbaq, wlt;ch was numerously attended.—Mr. Deputy Box moved, " That the Fre:dom of this City, resolved by the Cout t on the Oth of May, 181 I. to he presented to Lord Viscount WELLINGTON, in testimony of :he hi ~h they entertained of his great public services, he pre , tnted to the Most Noble the Marquis of W ELLINGTON, on his return to this Country, in a gold box of the value of gOO guineas, by aComin tree of the Court then to be appointed. The same was rmived in the affirmative.—On the. motion of Mr. FAvELL, it was resolved, " That it be referred to the Com mittee f-r making improvements in the City, to consider what is most fit and proper tube done with a view to the ge neial improvement. of Smithfield Mat ket, and its general accommodation, and to repw t."—lt was likewise referred to the said Committee to consider of opening a thoroughfare betueen Warwick-lane and the Old Bailey. We are sorry to announce the Ws ofTheßarbadoes frigate on Sable Island. The officers and crew were saved. A newly-discovelid Island, in the „latitude of about 54 south, named the Macquarrie Island, -in compliment to the Governor of the British • possessions in Mistral Asia, have opened an additional fruitful field to adventurers in the Seal Fisliery, and the enterprize of those individuals who prose cuted the fishing at Macquai rile Island, have been \bundantly rewarded. • Upwards of 80,000 Seals have been caught at that island in the course of a few mouths. A letter froth Bag hadoes,, slated Sept, 20, says :—" This island never saw so disastrous a .y.ear as the present. The volcanic powder which fell on us on the. Ist of. May,, is sup posed, in conjunction with the long drought, to have gene rate 4 swarm s of worms, which have spread devastation over the face of the island. In some parishes they have not left a ves•i ge of the corn, nor a blade on the cane. Famine stares ui in the face; and without speedy reiief, great number* perish. Flour is not to be had at any price. We itn- AL It ~R:~ port from the Dutch settlements in South Ame:ica plantains in sum!! ct al . ?, on which the garris ,, n is chietl% fed. It t•as rAncd for two or three days; we therefole expec a f,v••u. - able c hange f but :be island will not make one third of its ostuil ero: soar." The foiluwittg adverti , ement is from the Ntw York Com mercial Ads•crtivcr, of Sept. 20:— 6 . Aly ;Irma Ai. ria Inv bell and board on the 34 inarnl /in. jun. ,ii•j;«,,cti, «o•iitai. other lighter cause The public aril t•ike Noti.-e, Ili it ti. t par :my rfelits of her etel.ttdetil.g, fro II thtt tine .11.• lit so«. I ant willing to receive her alien she shall see fa to return to Ifer dat%." JOHN FLEETWOOD MARSH." " Enst Chester, Sept. 25, 1:1Ie." EMLLZ is expected in town, and though he and his rartners, according to teport, have not been upon the int , st cordial footing for some time, vet it is sup' osett that he %yin be induced to gicztl c st.engt:i Of his talents to the Theatre, in the course of the present seas,.n. Toe reported death or cool.: the eeleliratql actor,•is put beyond ali doubt Its t!‘..e fcrosving:—•' Died thi : • at six o'clock, the eelebiated Tra:2;edian, GEORGE 1 7 1 t t'.l) Lli!C K COOK E, l'A'S(l 11e• 111 A just comileted his 57th ve.tr.- -3. As friends and acquaintance, are requested,. with e-it fort! ,, t: in vitation, to attend IS funeral, font the Alcch.,uos' halt, to morrow afternoon, precisely at h.dr- past tour oHloek (Nt•w-Yurk Cumnurcial 11 therliscr, S,:tarday, S a lt. iti ) DRAMATIC RLGP,TER. CM - ENT.O.I:IDEN. On Monday Ole phy of " The Tempesr was revivr.d at this Theatre. The scenery and deeoraffins were gia., aid appropria.te, and the performance wa• altogether tvwd tmt very strii:ing in any bait. YOUNG, in Peaspero. gencial satisfaction. end loud thunders of alphuse we • e - stowed on liin; for pronouncing the word " "dies" tikes "i' pnrt of Arid was; sustained by Miss BuLTO•.. To who remember Mi s AEADOWS, this lady •eenis to si.o • o much of substance well to accord with their ideas of a lVe, alter ad, do not know but spirit: wlieti vi , ible to o. eyes, may as wrl! be stippe.td to be of the sic of Iri . TON as of that Miss AI LADOWS C(lncedit,!;, iwwev to those of a ditretent way of thinkiniz that NII-s gives us too much of the semblance of Nell and blo'.d, .'e are confident that in eve' y other re::.pect they will agiee*: , h us that a better Arie/ is not this dai to be f .un&t on Ile stage. The other cliaracters require no par'icular observ. - tion. The play, though called SHAKESPEARE'S, w • made by DRYDEN, patched with " The Tr m 'Ant' of • . r immortal Bard, and altered by KEMELE. Thi3 have been stated in the bills, and then, if wt. could n mire the taste which Ic-d Managers to prefei DEN to SHAKESPEARE, we sho'uld at least give them credit .0' the courage which avowed it. Not to do this, is tacitly to con fess that they are asliamrd of their Ow , s conduct. THE bRt Y 111,HOJIVZ. TO in E S. • 11)R Sitt—l have, since the opening of Drury Lane, been r 'ad to observe that the public have been pretty unanilii .1 at both houses, in their endeavours to put a stip It: I , it which. ce:tainly tou.k.awav from the ge,ier.ll bract . e amphitheatres : I mean the custom which ladies had o i.ug their shawls and tippets over the front of the box( through the love of displaying their own finery, s t 01, uniformity ofthe house, giving it a slovenly appear.,, rather making it .look like Om fripperx_sh o w-b oa i.. : milliner's warehOuse. I little thought, bir, that • -~ THE NATIO:" 683