The National Register. — London, England, 1812-03-15 00:00:00

'pity, NATIONAL REGISTER. MAUCH-15. THE COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION. PRINCE REGENT'S LEVEE. Thursday his Royal Highness the PRINCE 14GENT held his first Levee since the expiration of the Restriction'. If the estimation in which his ROYAL HIGHNESS is held by all classes was to be collected from the numbers, the rank, the character, and weight of those who carried their homage to the foot of his Throne on this occasion, n ever was PRINCR more valued or SOVEREIGN more be loved. Peers and Commoners, and Courtiers of all parties res;ei forward with emulation to give splendour to his Court, and to do justice to their own feelings of reverence and atf:ction. Every particle of party spirit seemed for the moment extinguished, and the rigour of Opposition relaxed in a common glow of loyalty and patriotism. How happy would it be for the nation if the cordial con currence which pervaded the mass in this instance, could be transferred to the Cabinet and the Senate—if those who vie with each other in every external demonstration of homage, should enter upon a career of emulation in a real manifestation of respect for his ROYAL HIGHNESS'S p..n•Soll s and of support to his Government ! Every dis tinguished individual in town attended on the occasion. Lord: GRENVILLE and GREY were present, as well as most of the other eminent Members of the Opposition. Among the numerous presentations were— . _ _ Laird Milton and Mr. Wilberforce, with a Petition from Sheffield and its neighbourhood; Lord G. 1.. Gower, with a Petition from the Staffordshire Potteries; the Sheriffs of London, with a Petition from the debtors in Ludgate, and one from John Stevenson; Mr. Salter, Sheriff of Buckinghamshire; the Rev. Dr. Bell; Mr. Bond, his Majesty's Consul Germal at Philadelphia, formerly Charge d'Affaires to the United States of America, on his return upon leave ; Mr. J. Sanderson, deputed to present a Petition from the _Mayor and Merchants of Lan caster, and also from the Merchants of Glasgow and Bristol, on the affair.; Wt Trinidad ; and a great number of Naval and Military Officers, on their promotio:;s, departures and return from abroad. Wednesday his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton House, when the Marquisses of Winchester and Hertford, the: Earl of Cholmondeley, and the Earl of Yarmouth, were sworn into their respective offices. The Recorder of London afterwards made Ins report of George Skene, who was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey Sessions in January last, of forgery ; he was ordered for execu tion on Wednesday next, the 18th inst.—At the same time Hr Wm. Scott attended with his report of the following prisoners capitally con victed at the A4miralty Sessions, viz.—William Jeinmott, of piracy ; and James Griffiths, Patrick Cot het, James Dunn, and James Brown, for being found on board an enemy's privateer, and adhering to the enemies; when Wm. Jemmott was ordered for execution uo Monday, the 23d N.larch instant, at Execution Dock. CARLI ON HOUSE FRACAS. EXTRACTED FROM A NI6RNING PAPER OF WEDNESDAY LAST. Nothing has beets talked of for the last week , but the fracas, as it is ea:led, which occurred at Carlton House, on Saturday, the tat2d ult. On that day the PRINcI REGENT had a large parry at dinner, among whom were the Princess CHARLOTTE, the Duchess of YORK, and their female attendants; their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE; - Lords Mont*, ERSKINE, and LAUDERDALE, MCSSI*4. ADAII, SHERIDAN, &c. The conversation soon turned on the late attempt to form an united Administration; and the PRINCE is said to have expressed himself in warm terms of disapprobation of the joint letter of Lords GREY and GRENVILLE, in answer to the letter from the PRINCE to the Duke of Vont, relative to the important business. These expressions of disapprObation were not, however, unmixed With .complaints of being deserted by his early friends. The PRINCE REGEN T having repeated more than once his sus prise and mortifica tion a: the conduct of Lords GAILY and Gar.tili:L. L. , and characterized it in terms which such emotions cir,,uld naturally suggest, Lord LAU• DrAtnAtt, who considered himself as particularly and personally ad dressed to on the occasion, entered into a jte-tatication of his friends. and declared in a tone of firmness, not, perhaps, quite in unison with the usual phraseology of a Court, that the letter which returned the answer of his two tinble Friends, did not simply speak the individual sements of those "two Noble Lords, but that it tad the approbation 0 . the principal persons who held the same political principles and opin g..!,,!; and that, for himself, he was ready to say, that he was present at t'ig assisted us the drawing up oc that answer ) and that not only Jul sfulteno ) bot eyery word In It, bad hie 1 12 951 G9rthal me"t. 171 Here, as might be t. ected, the conversation became ntoee warm, and the PRINCE appei:! rd to he suddenly and de( I , :y alerted by Lord LAUDERDALE'S reply i so much 114, ilgleeel. that the Prlinces CHAR TLorz, who was still present, obs,rving Lis :IF imam), dzorit her head, and burst into tears. Upon -which the eit INCE turned round, and (.44tried." 2 . 6 u appear somewhat nervous and fr,lvell, mny dear, 1 think you had better withdraw." '1 he female Van of the company then with drew; and the Noblemen and Gentlemen remained with hib itoTAL HIGHNESS till a late hour. After the Ladies had rttired, Lady Dr Ceirroan anxiously inquired into - the cause which appeared to have made so deep an impression on the feelings of the Princess Cnarr.o•rrE. which that amiable young Princess, 66 after some hesitation, proceeded to relate with the most touching naivete." Several months ago, it would seem that her Royal Father was seriously indi s posed,- and under the impression that some thing fatal might- happen, sent for his youthful daughter, and adve•ting to her then situation, thought proper to advise lit r respecting the persons whom, in case of su:h an emergency, he wished ber to consult. His ROYAL Htc nNRSS, it is said, then me:.:ioned seven ptrsons as the most eligible advisers of the Princess CUARLO r rE, which seven persons, rumour represents, as among the number of hill ROYAL HIGHNESS'S early friends. The Princess CnAßto ri E concluded with observing— " How could I but be affected at what has just passed, when I recollect my Father's former admonition, and aflect on the embarrassing situ ation in that melancholy event I should now he placed." The Princess CUAILOTTE and the Duclitss of YORK afterwards went to the Opera, while the Royal Brothers and the Noblemen and Gentlemen," continued at Carlton House."—M r..lressi is said to have entered, at the request of his RoyNI. Hum ess, into a friendly ex planation of what had passed with Lord La en ERDALE; and his Rovem HIGHNESS afterwards came up.to his Lordship, and, shaking him by the hand, said LAVDESDALF, let not you and I quarrel also."--- Here the matter ended for that night ; but, on the fo:h.wing day, Lord LAUDERDALE, fearful Of some misunderstanding or misrepr.sentation of the matter, reduced what he had said to wiring, and sent it in a letter to the PRINCE; which, it is said, has produced no very agreeable impression on his Royal. HIGHNESS'S mind; but which, in the opinion of the Noble Lord and of his friends, would be considered as no un suitable appendix to the Letter of Lords GREY and GRENVILLE, MISCELLANIES. The four vacant ribbands are said to be at last conferred on the Duke of Richmond, on the Duke of Montrose, (in the young Prince of Orange, and the fourth is said to be desizned for the Duke of New castle. It is reported Mr. Bragge Bathurst is to be Secretary of State for thgt Home Department. 1 he office of C •m;.troller of the Fioust.hold, which has been recently mentioned as being destined fur Colonel M ,Mahon, is, it seems, to be filled by Lord Jocelyn, son of the Earl of Rodon, and ternber for the county of Louth. Colonel M4Mabon is to he Keeper of the Privy Purse, and to be made a Privy Counsellor. The Earl of Albemarle, it is said, has refused to accept the office ut Master of the Horse, and the Duke of Montrose will continue to fill that appointment.—The Earls of Darlington, Gui:dford, and S-ailiorough, aid Lord Say and Sele, are also said to have declined appointntents and honours from the Regent. We understand that a requisition is now signing by the Livery of London. requesting the Lord Mayor to call a Common Hall, to express their feelings and opinions on the prevent unprecedented and mbar• rassed state of the country. A treaty of marriage is said to be in contemplation between Mr. B-11, one at the Mt.rnhers for Ireland, and Nib's Fitz-Clarence. Re port adds, that :in Irish Peerage is, by the interest of the Royal Duke, the Lady's father, to be bestowed oil Mr. B—, father to the young gentleman. The Ely bank of Messrs. Braaenbury, which failed about four months since, last week deelarcd a tavidend of :los. in the pound. The frame-work knit ers of the town and county of Leicester ) met at Leicester on Monday last, and after deprecating all violence, resolved to present a Paition to the Prince Regent, praying him to take into con s:deratiun the present distressed state of their trade, and which they at t• intite to the Orders in Council. _ According to the return made to the House of Commons, the num ber of the whole Local Militias force enrolled and serving at the late period of training and exercise, were 10,189 serjeants, 9,959 corporals, 50;7 drummer", and 202,988 privates. Mrs. Doherty, who lately shot herself through the chest, wounding her im:gs, is, to the surprise of the faculty, in a fair way of recovery. An affair of crier. cum. in the metropolis is said to have been within eh, se few days compromised by the seducerpaying 10001. to the husband, on condition that he resides with Lis wife again, and does not expose the gallant. Thursday morning a pitched battle Was fought at Loughton, Epping Forest, between Robert Morton, a carter, and Joe Evans, a carpenter, both young powerful men, for fi ve pounds aside. The contest lasted. fifty-three minutes ;raj hard fighting, sod terminated in favour of Murton. I 1 r