The National Register. — London, England, 1816-04-21 00:00:00

APRIL 21. POLITICAL DISQUISITION. I7 , NTABILITY OF EUROPEAN ARRANGEMENTS. TI R El .Y wrapped up in the importance ofour domes eoneefns, we have for some time neglected to glance beyond the limits of the British Empire, to fidlow the ,nurse of ti,reign policy, and to study the vacillations of the Continental mind. Released from the consideration of nearer interests, we may now look ut that world tilled with the monuments of our power and glory, and seek to ascertain whether the exertions which we have made, the triumphs which we have achieved, and the dynasties that we have restored, have been thadc, achieved, and restored in vain. Confidence is the natural offspring of success. At the sudden termination of a contest which placed our greatest enemy in our hands, and enabled us to re-seat the Bour bons on the throne of their ancestors, apprehension would have appeared unreammable, it' nut criminal. Every heart then opened to joy, and no thoughts were enter tained, but thoughts of lasting and universal peace. To secure that object, treaties were signed, alliances formed, countries partitioned, and the power of monarchies ba lanced. Who could then refuse to share in the general intoxication? The rapidity with which an edifice is raked, and the magnitude of its mass, often command in voluntary admiratioa. It is only when that feeling has stihsidA, that we tan soberly and justly vlupreciate the beauty of its proportions, and the solidity of its magnifi cence. This wa: tie: ease with the political fabrics on the Continent. They rose as through the force of magic, and astonishol us by their suddenness and their grandeur. But we have now attained that settled state of mind, when judgment t - .2Kes the place of feeling ; and if our opinion of their greatness and durability should be less favoura ble and sanguine, it is because it will spring from dis passionate investigation. Were the voice of the press unchained on the Conti nent, inquiry would be less laborious, and less liable to error ; every country would then proclaim its wants, its hisses, its regrets, it:: apprehensions, anti its perils. The authority of a few individuals would not stifle the sense of a whoie nation ; exaggerated representations would be corrected by the impartial and the well-informed ; and dangyr and security would drop that doubtful existence which they hold in the imaginations of men, to assume a real body and a shape. Unthrtunately, the policy of the most liberal Soverei„►ns on the Continent becomes nar rowed and selfish as soon as the press is concerned. They do nut perceive, that where danger exists, the silence of the ' press, like thedarkness that accompanies astorm, by render ing it more indistinct, increases its awfidness and terrors. Where danger is not, it creates its semblance, and fre quently its reality. This, to a great extent, may be the . case in France. The mockery of which the government of that country has been guilt• towards its subjects, now recoils upon itself Had it not annihilated the liberty of the press, after plighting its faith in the charter to maintain its integrity, we should have safer grounds to aseertuin the real state of that kingdom, than the pri vate communications of individuals ; often uncmoweted, bemuse some of them have been intercepted and sup pressed before they could reach our shores. The public papers would then be entitled to credit, and the term tdli cid would not have acquired the signification of suspi cious. The protestations of attachment, the assurances of gener..l obedience and satisftetion, on the part of the people, would be considered sincere. Instead of being thought endangered by the attacks of party writers, the stability of the dynasty would be proved by their violence and their inefficiency. The national mind would display itself to the world ; and perils, which may after all prove imaginary, would no longer be apprehended front France, and cause her to be regarded with distrust, and treated with hostility. Instead of this, her system of conceal ment has made her an object of tentill terror. The Cuts which she enth-avonrs to hide from all nei!dsbouring states, reach then► in perhaps a magnified condition, and appear still snore alarming when contrasted with the efforts of her government to suppress their know-led:N.. I ler internal dissentious, the increasing dislike of the people towards the Royal Flintily, the cabals of the ditft.‘rent members of that fussily against each other, their total want of fisith to the nation, and the awkward imbecility of their measures, thus assume a still more threetening aspect. The days of revolutions seem returning•. The Beene of so many convulsions appears not to have attained its final rest,—but, like a disturbed grave, sends firth horri ble visions to appal the world. With such a state of rest lessness and dissatisfaction in France, can it be expected that the repose of Europe should remain untroubled, un less the Allied Powers themselves should make such al terations in their system as Will dicjiel the gathering dau. gem THE NATIONAL REGISTER. THE Ttuer. GRAND MATUIL—SIR JOsHIA AND FILHO DA PUT. . 'rite grand match for 1000 guineas, between these two cele brated horses, took place on Monthly, at Newmarket. The day was, contrary to expectation, Imy favourable, and the ill n rie of visitants iminciisc.—sir Joshua was the winner; he heat /Wm du l'uta by about a lymph. It WaSan excellent we, and most keenly contested. Both horses displayed the hest boohoo, and were rude nith superior •kill. Sir .Ithhaa was he favourite id starting. It is supposed that there was mot c money depending upon this match, than upon any since the famous match, about 16 sears ago, in o Pict the late Sir I v Tempest's celebrated hose Eumbl , ionian beat 31 r. Cookson's nu less celebrated horse 'Edmund. The ('raven Stakes were won by /;ourtan. We have the pleasure of communic-ating the very con siderable improvement which has taken place in the Prince Regent's health. His Royal Highness on Thursday, accompanied by the Duke of York, rode on horseback through the three Parks, crossed into Mary-le-Bonne to the Regent's Park, viewed the improvements, &c. and returned to Carlton House. They were out two hours. Postponements of Royal Marrial.,n..s are not at all out of the common come of things, nor can they excite wonder with any, who consider in how Tummy departments pre parations are to be made, and how many berms are to be gone through. The Prince of Orange, previous to his marriage with the Princess Mary, daughter of George 11. passed snore than t'our monthsiu England. It is reported, that Crown Prisoners will be liberated, in honour of the marriage of the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold of Cohourg. The Marquis of I lurtford's rental, upon his Irish estates has fallen oir nE, less than twenty-Cwe thousand iiounds in the receipts of the priveiling year. With a view to contribute still further to the accom plishment of the public desire titr economy and raretteh ment, it is said, that a Committechas been appointc.dby the Cabinet, consisting of Lord x NI:, Nlr. STottoes and llourtsr, Mr. ora, to enquire into all th;.• office:, bonni.:,conitiii!:sioners,anll appointments made S; flee I Ti,9 and tO rel;•;:: as to the necessity of keepitt7:4 all or anv of them up. ThisCcmun t:T ittee sits daily at inreasury Ch-am hers ; and it is said that thoy bare already examined the members of several boards. An article from Milan in the Bntssels Papers notices the enthusiitstic reception of the Emperor of ,Austria, and of his daughter, the Archduchess Maria Louisa, at Verona. Nlaria Louisa Inn taken possession of her three Italian Duchies; the title she assumes is—" Maria Louisa, Imperial Princess, Archduchess of Austria, by the (irate of Gtxl the Duchess of Parma, Piacenza, Guasta &c." A French officer, Aliquot:tea on trial at Hennes was dis covered to have au eagle on the button of his coat—tier this offence he was immediately tried, and sentenced to three months imprisonment, and the tinfriture of half his half-pay for five years!!! Letters from Cadiz mentiim the apprehension of great mercantile Cidures in that city. Some houses are known to have already fitiled. Madrid, by the last accounts, is perfectly tranquil. The affiiir of the conspiracy is no longer talked of; mercantile distresses'absorb every other consideration fier the present. A late decision of the Pope relative to the form of pro. ceedings in the Inquisition, hits forbidden the application of the turturr twin: accused. This decision has been officially communicated to the Court of Spain, as a hint to follow the example. By a Jamaica Mail we learn from- St. Thomas's, that a vessel from Baltimore had brought an nee( mut of an American squadron, of two 74's, :lid other ships, prepar ing to sail for St. Domingo, to blockade Christophe, the King of Hayti, for having hanged some American seamen at the ('ape. Some notion of the extensive transactions carrying on between this country and America may be thrilled from the knowledge of a circumstance mentioned in the New York Papers of the Bth of March, that 5176 letters had been received there on that day from this country. A letter from Milan, dated the '27th of March, says— " When the Vistula river broke up on the t!lst inst. the ice cut the bulwarks and dams, and thrceil its way on the main land, in Marienburg Werder, and overflowed about 100 English miles in circumference. The misery melt. sinned by it is dreadful, and many of the poor inhabitants lost all their cattle, sheep, horses," &c. The number of persons who niEn at Paris in 1814, as stated in one of the French .journal•. amountttl to Y;,B is. of whom 13.846 were males, and l 1.971 temalo. In inl3 the deaths among both sews did not ex ceed 18,676, making a difference of mote then ;you. The marriages contracted in 1814 amounted only to 4,1811 ; in Ist.; they were to high u 6.585, making a difference of 2,395 in favour of the latter year. The number of births in IhJI was 10,814 nudes, anti 10..3 females, mak ing a total of 21aa7. It anwars. therefore, that the excess of deaths above births, in 1616, was equal to 6.568. EPIGRAM CCRATE. For the Rector in vain thrie the puri•h you'll search, But the Curate you'll emit ct‘ts.t; HARD by the Church. A NEW SUGGESTF.I). 4 ' Fire kialilott and saiwreN-j;•nr" tliir. TO wait on the Prioress tinir wi•lto4 &clan hat 'Ain't Court tfirou2l t Europe call boast •I 1 iil.llle and 1111 l tirour a h o .t If, an in a bah, airy could %%Ill( 'yu lier, Nu doubt thi.!*ll be ist);'il ibr lair " lleyvur.r. DR.I:II.ITIC REGISTER. DRURV-LANE. Wednesday night the performance of Lore in a Vil lage, was Mowed by a new romantic Operatic Ballet Spectacle, Ihunded on the recent discovery of a numerous colony, fin-mcd by, and descending from, the mutineers of the Bounty frigate called Pitcairn's Island. The story is simple in the extreme, and contained in what we have already stated. It is in Met, intended only as a vehicle for the introduction of the dances, music, and scenery; the former of which are gm up under the direction of Mr. Byrne, and arc as spl..•ndid as any thing of the kind which we have yet witnessed on the English Stage. A Mon skur Dupree made his first appearance on this occa sion: his dancing displayed considerable science, and was deservedly appluded. The performance of Mr. Oscar Byrne and Miss Smith, however, exhibited a spe.. cimen of the art which would not have di.•graced the boards of the Italian Opera. The scenery ix beautiful, and the music, which is the composition and compilation of Corti, is pretty. The dialogue is, we understand, die offspring ot• the prolific pen of Mr. T. Dibdin, and is up propriate. The last scene is beautiful in the extreme ; and the announcement of the Piece for repetition wasre •ivetl with -- 'the cci.. . approbation by every part of'. house. Miss Munitiv played Angela, in T/u Castle Spectre, here on the same evening. We have already given an opinion of the general merits of this lady, in which the performance that we now notice does not suggest any ma terial correction. She playM the character respectably, and is, we think, an improving actress; She has, however, vet to learn to tread the boards with ease and elegance. Mr. RA C'S Osnsond was much applauded. COVEN'r-C 111)1A. _ _ ....,.... Monday Mr. COMIAM, well known at the Minor Theatres, and in several provincial towns, where he has for some time past been performing with consider able success, made his first appearan , :e at this Theatre in. the character of Richard. The attempt was by no means a successful one ; not :not the performance was entirely devoid of merit, :cut its detixts very tiir indeed outweighed its beauti.a. Mr. Corm.tm possesses a good stage Ewe and rigrure, his voice is also powerful; but in general he seemed entirely to have misconceived the cha racter he had malertaken to support. Instead of the deep, dissimulating, political, and aspiring Duke of ler drawn by our immortal Poet, we were presented with the picture of a ferocious villain, and bure-tliced murderous ruffian; and in the place of kingly dignity, we were in general :unused with starts, and attitudes of Melt-drama tout Pantomime. The curtain ultimately dropped amidst a mixture of applause and acapproba tion. It is impossible that this oars., in his prewitt condition, can succeed with a respectable .I.ondott ; but he is not destitute of talent, and therefore not hopeless of improvement. Amon: the novelties of this Theatre, on Tuesday ev,,rs. ing, the first in point of importance was the d►liul of a Mr. Ilium . , in the character of Sir Pertina.r Mac .S:ra pheidt. His entree was very warmly greeted; but indi cations of part• feeling seemed to entlrarrass him in his progress, until, in. the fourth act, the tumult betunte violent as to excite the indignation of the better judging portion of the audience, who, with one accord ruse, leaved their hats, and uttered shouts of encourageauent for him to proceed. The order restored by this interpc► sition enabled us to hear distinctly, and to discover the most encouraging indications of the debutant's powers. His performance was certainly cold and stilt . ; but a little more discipline may warm loin into considerable excel lence. lie retired timid loud demonstrations of up plause. A new melo-drateatie Arabian romance. called no lf',nls a ay.? or, Va. Lam: t the Lam!, created laughter, and charmed the eve, without leaving any de cided impression on the mind. The humour of it turns on a sort of non:lc:44l-4A Cockney. from licarbinder-lane (I.ls-ros;), who, on his voyage. to Bombay, has h.:en ship wrecked on some part of the Arabian coast. It scon , , a stranger had once saved the life of the Ruler over that part of the country where the Cockney finds himself who, in gratitude, had proclaimed a law, that on every anniversary of that day, whatever stranger might chance to be in the kingdom should have the privilege of claim ing, us a bride, the first of the train of tinuales resorting to pay their court on the occasion, at the palace. who might chance to be unmarried. The Cockney avails himself of the privilege, and his good luck Oyes him a Princess, who, after putting his fidelity to various proofs, at length decides in his favour. Though the pint is flimsy and extravapmt, yet, by the aid of scenery most. gorgeously nuignificent, and the dresses and dancing, worthy of II better vehicle, it was received well, and will probably be many times repeated to good houses. Mr. Pocock is said to be the author of it.—The music, by liming>, was excellent. The Traeedv forthcoming at Drury Lane Theatre, nn Mr. Kean'. return from 14, we timlerstaml front the 1.4 n of Mr. Mailmen, an Irish Gentleman, the author of a Novel, The rmaltq ?4t . Moan.* and a friend of Mr. Muller Scott, to „ 1„,", he tnlliratril it is the following reis but emphatlv word. - To tt alter 'iron, The 'entstagot --the may friend of the irivh ititlittr. - , Mi. Bartley, of [)rues-Eros 'theatre, hie, te liimaithed his engagement at thin The:ii rt., to he State %lame cer t 99 31r. Arn,9191.••-l'iovectt it; reports 1 to have rcitent-11 the etattagt titt•itt nt I. event garden Thetitit , to itetin4 t- 3'olllll lir untel:.l.ts, it ik , aid. hi V .r %m in Gallium