The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-08 00:00:00

1 1 107 Various opinions continue to be stated respecting the probability of the Bank of England payin , in specie; bat, as they arc derived fewa individual; who have generally an interest in raising or (lc:pressing tied rands, they are citadel to leis consideration. Three a-amours, however, are -Arad on this subject that perhaps deserve tuentioning, viz 1. That Ike standard will be silver, to be made a 12 01 tender to the tunnunt of 1001.- 0. That the Bank shall be at liberty to issue gold pieces at the current value of -11. Is. 9d. per ounce, the pre _ sent standard being 31. 1 Ts. IN I. .3. That an office for the sale of specie will he established at the Bullion Of fice in the Bank, where it may be bought and sold like regular article of trade. After the wanner in which the anintry has been.drained of its standard believe that shopkeepers and traders will rejoice in the Telicf now likely to be afforded to commetce. It cer tainly never was is contemplation far us tolocoree the coiners to foreign Stites; and, supposing the Gold To. kens to pass among , us for .:10s. while its intrinsic value does mot exceed 18s. there will be no dauga °fits Stal ing so reedy a passage to distant tarts. The whole of the infantry of the llr ! t i sh Army of Occupation, with the exception of the Guards and the 52d regiment (left in possession of the French fortresses until the 15th instant) have been embarked at, and sailed from Calais, in the s'n.irt space of 73 honrs.L--- - Thay are all safely landed in England. The total number, including men, women, and children, amount to very nearly 15,000 persons, besides 630 horsey. The Hastings, Litt Indianian, is arrived in the Channel, having on beard an Dir.txr of the ship Cabalva, who states that a great part of her cargo would i.e saved, if the weather should have proved moderate.— The crew, with the exception of those mentioned in a former account, ware all sail!. A meeting has taken place at Rochester, the object of 'Welch is to rake out Lord llinnin g e.'s election for that Lorough illegal, on account of his Lordship 'a being the .oldcist son of a Scotch Peer. The meeting appears to as to have been wholly in error upon this point. 1' .e eldest eon of a Scotch Pe?r was ineligible to represent a Srigeh borough in the Parliament of that kinanlom ; and by an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, which is recited and ratified by the Act of Union, sth .of Queen Anise, rh. 8. sec. F.t., it is enacted, that none shall be capable of representing a Scotch borough in the Btitish Parliament, who was not before capable of representing it in that of Seotland. Hence the eldest son of a Scotch Peer cannot represent a Scotch shire or burgh ; but there is no law to disqualify him from sit ting for a English shire or borough. See Hatsel, vol. ii page 18, text and notes :—" This question," he says, "is now set sit rest.' It is futile, thereiiire, in the electors of itoshester to try to &snub it. DOVER, NOV. a—The arrivals in the last t a.° days from Frimee have not been so Kraft as i.er,.•tafore, and have consisted entirely of artillery, (flat, drivers and bone artillery) with large quantities of orduance stores, field pieces i carriages and pontoons. Tice 2 vessels which caine in yesterday and to-day brought 605 men, t 'Women, 104 children, and 530 horses. A 4 won as thr eielyni.at ion of the urtillero is eMnirletes.l, the cavalry , vill intim4iatelv follow. Yesterday the 57th are gist Regiments came iu front Deal I.ndßantsgate ; the latter marched this morning to Hy the; the 57th are gone into the heights barrarks until the route arrives for them to proceed to Iralaid. Yesterday - the Right Hon. 114 Part of Liverpool held a Harbour Session here, and off in the evening her Wollner Castle.. Parliament is further prorogued front the 14th of November to the :29th of December. An Order of Council was published in the Gazette of _ _ 'l%.cstlay, whoel , ) the pert of Leith is declared to ne dame into which go:xis may be imported direct from the dominions of the East Imiia.Company. This being the first •tincl:l7. is Miehaelmei Term, The Judges, So:it:ants, a:111 prineipal Barristers will go 1.1 proertsion to St. l'atil's,wherc , in appropriate serum uillbeiweaebed by the Lord Mayor s Chaplain. Sir Gregor hi'Gregor sails in a fcw lays for South America. la the brig Hero. Green Peas anti Strawberriex, of it retr.arlrubly fine flavour, were gathered last week in an onen garden at Poreford ; and scorer; of Ruses are :tow daily brought to Covent “tarden market. An immense bank, covered with sad-fit‘h, has been diacovereil oil' the west coast of Shetland. Mani( Asosono.—A atone will be placed in the thurcb-yard ui Sutton Coldfichl, to-morrow, overthe sem:sista-of the sanfortunitte Mary Ashtiird, by the itev. Luke Booker, I). D. The following is tko INSCRIPTION. A. a Warning to Female Virtu, And a Irtit , ! , l. monument to Female Chastity, Stone marks the Grave elf AnY AsTiFono, 'Who, in the twentieth yrar of hr.r ngc, !laving incaturieusly repaired to a Me sne of Ant tweLtient Wit hoot preper totottx: ;on. Vas brutally violated and tnutdcreol On the st;th May, 1817. Some verses follow, but the good intentitiit Ak , the Doctor deserves tjaat they should not be published. TILE NATIONAL n uctwelpt. TflE DIV M.l. DIZURY LANG I'HEATIM A new melo-dvinna, called Harsecble ; or, Th:.. Fit gli.lptitv, was products! on Tfucsday nig:it at this theatre. The story is of Eastern origin, and not with out interest, if it h,:t been compressed into a smaller space, or the events continued in uninterrupted succes sion. The writers of these pieces Lutist soon make a discovery which appears to be already .known to the public, that battles and dances, and procel:sions, unless they lima an important part of the t:obh or iovolve some points necessary to its conduct, are worst than tts4:etto, bind weaken instead of stimulating the atten tion. The piece has been gat up.svith mach splendour, Aid was well acted by the diti&rcnt performers: the music, leo, is of a pleasing cast, though not remarkable fur originality. The great defect was its length, some curtailment being absolutely necessary. Tile piece was &venni:4y received. . GOVENT.OARDEN. Monday night the play of The Point of Honour, was performed at this Theatre; Ilia O'Neill sustained the part of tertha with her atetwomed ability, and imparted to the character of the heroine-of this interesting piece a pathos and fbrce which failed not to beguile the au ' tlienee of tittir tears. The parts of the Chevalier de Franc and that of Dnrirrtel, were ably sustained by lr. Young anti Mr. C. Kettible. The piece, on the whole, went of extremely well. he laughable farce of The Stella Child followed, in which MN. T. Hill appeared fire the first titno us Lille Pickle She pltyeti with srlrit awl was well received. Ott Tuesday night Mr. %V. Farren added to his the atri,:al fame by playing Ma Manuel, in the comedy of She would and She would not : in the scene at the open . ing of the ill act, the gratival transition fro.n joy to grief was expressed in it masterly manner, awl tvithout the least deviation from the limits of legitimate comedy. Mrs. 'T. lu ll wain tolerably successful in Ilippolyto, and the whole play went ofd with spirit. On Thursday night Miss Selaterville repeated the character of .Icloigith s, and was reeeived with increas ing testimonies of the public approbation. The tragedy was succeeded by a new ballet, tininded on tub beautiful story of Pad and Virginia, and adapted from another piece of the same name new perfortning at Paris. It is, however, merely a section of the oriAnal tale, and having nu catastrophe is wholly without thematic inte rest. Tn make some amends, tae dances are pleasing and well contrived, and gave ample so pa for exhibiting to advantage the talents of Noble sad %ft Luppino, together with the image and cure et, though perhaps less graceful and liiiished evolutions of the Kisses Den nett. he piece afrowls a pleasing relief wise interlude between the play and entcrtaiumeut, sal we think the public ore much indebted to -the new managers fur the style in which it is brought fitrward, and tile variation it occasions in the amusements of the evening. Care should be taken to have at -few dances its possible of mere display, and that do not tend to accelerate the action of the story. After 'the htliet. was revived a fare, called lYho wins, or the Widen 's Choice. Mil.: C. iCeta ale perforate I Ilia Widow ,Bellair with her usual :.pint awl god sense. Tue. farce itself is pleasant aid hainocous, without any pretensions w higher qua lities, and chrted the eveniw 4 with an agreeable impress. stun. Toe house was wed filled. Mr. W. Farren performed the part of Sir Anthony ilbsoittle in The lima!, onVriday night, and that of Sir Frefet Plagiary in The'Craie ; the hitter ibr the flat time ; a odueidenee both of acting and authorship that produced an overflowing house, His Sir F, id* Navvy was extremely happy'; in the celebrated pas sage, where he is provoked by the anisattiversions of Sneer, he contrived to temper his auger with the re quisite degree of gentlemanly kselirg ; while his con cluding expressions of contempt were as happily blended with that sort of awe which the etneagth joined to the rancour of the attack would naturally excite. •If any alterations were w be wished in Mr. W yarren's de lineation of this character, it is that a some hat greater degree of farce aught be given both to the anger and the contempt. Tbe provocation is certainly va:essive, and his wounded self-love ran only find refag4 in the semblance at least of strong contempt. He was tigitly a::d deservedly applauded, and the whole piece (not forgetting Mrs. Gibbs s Tillnirina) was given with much spinit. Him Somerville and Misr O'Neill are announced to appear together in Ruwe's tragedy of Jane Shure. A very melancholy cirennistance occurred at Drury Lano Theatre on Monday night, when the tragedy of Riciwrd 111. %Fits near its conclusion. A person in the pit, who bad been attentive to the progress of the per formance, but who had discovered no previous s:Anp toms of agitation, suddenly dropped front his seat, and expiped in a few moments.: late appearance was legpeet able. Ilia bay Ivies conveyed to the Crown and Ctc.hion public house, near the theatre. On monining Ids pockets, it appeared that they contained ravers-u: value, with cards of address, stating the name M'Carthy, Bishupsgatc `trent. • .. .~; ;' 1'0r.;37% HOPPE AND OTII!: , ts t. lIVATII AND OTTI%!' n't This lvas a case of cons'clerable interest. Mr. Clarks Heath (then residing at Whetstone) wrote injaninirv, 1818, to his proctor in town, re:westing ;lc woaid come thityii to ti:s house, in order to ree!ive instructions for makiag his will; but that gentlemen being re:- vented by indisposition, deputed his clerk to represent him. The facts which occurred on that occasion were detailed with considerable accuracy uud clearness in a deposition which was read to the Court, from which it appeared that the deponent, a Mr. Thominon, on ar trising at the house of Mr. Heath, found him awaiting his arrival, and sitting at a table covered with leases, bonds, policies of insurance, and a variety of rapers necessary for the dislioxitions about to be made by the testator; he proeeeded to Impure a draught of a will according to the directions of the deceased, and when finished, read it over to him carefully, clause by clause. —The depoiesent stated that the testator appeared to be aged and infirm, bit Perked: , aware of the naturo and importeace of the sill he had truth:, and that he considered his capacity folly equal to the act be was , engaged upon. The deceesexl expressed his entire ape probution of the draught, The funded property, be queathed by him, antounted to about 16,0001. S per cent. Consols, and Imperial Annuities. Atter leavin;Y: the interest of 8,0101. stock to each of his three (laugh ters, and hil son Edward, the principal or which was to revert to certaia ;Trantlehildre.n. lie declared- that 4 ' as he hod not fully mule updpii mind at to the disposition of his freeliuld and copyhold property. he should not devise the sante until he had more maturely considered the subject ;" but that "as to all the rest, residue and remaitv l er, of his personal estate, he gave, devised, and bequeathed the same unto his son, Wiliiatn Heath." Deponent represented to. him, that in the event of his dying betbre completing the disposition alluded to, the said Win. Heath wonial possess the whole of his free hold, co,tyliold, and personal proper t y ; to which the deceased replied, that he was aware of that ; ob:;erving, th a t as William was his eldest am, and hail so lar”e a finally, he had the griptest claim upon him. Finally, he made arnmgewents to come to town very shortly, in order to give directions for the disposition o f hi. ; leasehold and other property, and to eompletc his will, but in the interim he died, without having executed any other tenementary paper than the one is question. The Counsel for Edward Ruth, the son of tile tes. tutor, contended, that in the exceptive clause, after th! WOOF " Freebuir and " Copyhuld," it w,ts the inttei tion of the deceased to have inserted the words " and Leasehold ;'' and prayed thee the Court would deerre the admission of them accordingly, by which the chi!. dren would come into the diateibUtion of his lea:4-I,oltl estates: time case of Forster'itiminst Pi titer] in 1810, he maintained, bore strongly in favour of such admis sion, and on its decision a property was pending 'of 600,0001 ; yet there the Court held that an alteration of a will might be permitted, alttiotwli contrary to the written intention of the testator. The Counsel on the other side insisted on the validity of a piper ' which there was the strongest evidence to pr ove had be e n dictated by a nun in a sound and disposing state of mind: and argued that from the whole tenour of the deposition which bad be; read to the Court, it warn clearly proved, that he not only knew the nature of the ligpo-itiuns which ice had mime, but that Mr. Thump am wail explained to hUn the consequences of his ils2ut as related ao the resi 'wary legacy, if he should die be fore making any different or more complete bequest of the property included in the exceptive claims% They commented also on the manifest injustice of setting aside the declared and written testament of the ,de teased, in farina of his preowned intentions; which, hr contended. would tie the effect of admitting; the thin of two words, that there were no evidence c.i its ever having been the testator's intention to supply; stud be submitted to the consideration of the Court, that great danger would arise from the . establishment of so mischievous a preemie:it. Tile 3urige, a . mr recapitulating same portion of thtl evidence, contained in the dcpsitions, declared Lai:: eon currency in the opinion. that tn::cli (taupe-would result from a sentence establishiag t!:e ;Ict of so itni,o;•tairt, omission r:s that he was called :Ton to reauly ii n clear testanytittary paper. rst.L !-e had no tiC:Jht in il;.. own mind of the intentions ef the te,tator, which u'ir,-- the same, after hearing the whole evidence, as dlr . % would occur to every end, (1:1 e. pr.:rigfacie ri.r - c of t}:. case, to be. I t was grattiying, I!._ observed, to disclnacgc ho ___t to he in titt; , oit wi;h those inten. .a duty which fill tions; and he thereibre decce.ai that the testamentary paper should be valid. . The ho e reee'otf Nllss O'Neill's benefit, nt L.. veyool, untointte , l to 3311. cia. Ihe net remune. rxion fin. her fortriAht'.; exortions in that town, wlr 0.3:1 the pronts of her three visits to that place ernount coiketiveiy t. liak short of 5,0001. Ni t% Y a tes, -coming out at COveht Can't: t! Theatre, is not the Irt.ihatcribr any !Anion to the Yatci •WhOlatklY .132aat: her antearatiee