The National Register. — London, England, 1815-05-28 00:00:00

MAY 28. THE N, The French Papers assure us that Austria and Great Bri tain are determined to remain neuter ; that the accounts from London are all pacific, our Government having sus pended all preparations for war; and that in the late action. in Italy the Austrians were defeated, with the loss of Mono men. At Versailles several persons have been arrested for placarding the Proclamations of the King. The King of Spain is stated to have declared war against France on the 9(1 inst.—Marshal Suchet is appointed Commander of the army of the Alps.—Buonaparte still remains at Paris; the intended review did not take place on Sunday last; and the Champ de Mai has been postponed to the 28th. An °Het was sent from Pat is to Calais, on Friday se'nnight, for all the oung men drawn in the conscription to sleep in the harracics. This was looked upon as the first step towards their commencing actual service. On Saturday eight hun dred so'diers marched into Calais, and on Wednesday com menced their operations, by examining every passage and othtr vessel in the harhout, and taking from them every young man they could find. which, with those drawn, and sent iii , o the barracks, were all marched off to the frontiers of France The system of Censor of the French Press has been restored. Lucien Buonaparte is named Censor, or Director, of the Journ de !'Empire ; Maret of the Journal de Paris ; Lava lette. of the Gazette de France; and Carnot. of the Journal General. The others remain under the Censorship of Fouche. There is a singular story given in a private letter from Ostend ; it is a tale of horror, about which we must he allowed to feel a little sceptical, but we give it as we receive it :—A Frenchman, who keeps a hovel at Ostend. had been recently observed to make a more considerable purchase of salt than hr could be supposed to require. It was observed also that several of his guests, Hanoverians, had been missed in succession, and were suspected of desertion. Some strange circumstances, however, exciting surmises and ru mouis, it was thought necessary to explore the whole of his premises, when, dreadful to say, a great number of portions of human bodies were found to be salted down. The story spread immediately, and a number of Hanoverians, breathing vengeance for this horrid sacrifice of their countrymen and comrades, rushed into the house, and literally cut the landlord into pieces." Signal posts, of an immense height, with tar barrels affixed at their top, have been placed all along the line of the Allied Armies, in order to coneey an instantaneous notice to each, whenever the enemy may be in motion, or a general attack upon France is to commence. Report states that the squadron under Admiral Hotbam, which sailed from Plymouth, on Wednesday, is to act in conjunction with another of still greater strength, in order to effect the reduction of the islands of Martinique and Guada loupe, should those settlements not preserve their allegiance to the .House of Bourbon. I f captured, it is undetstood that they are not to be alienated to any other Power, but are to be held in trust for Lquis XVIII. Another strong squadron, including four sail of the line, sailed from Plymouth on Thursday. It is destined for the coast of France. The heat was so oppressive in the lobby of the house of Commons on Thursday night, when the Apes 331 it) num ber, assembled there according to usage to be told—that several membe s were nearly fainting—and many cried out " Bleak the windows for air !" but fortunately the upoer sash was at length forced open, and afforded the necessary relief :—this majority was numerically the largest that has been known since the .union with licland. 549 SPORTING.—Epsom Races commenced on We(;l.t- Ay, when the Woodcut stakes were won by General ( %.vr's R.vulet. zgatnst whom the bets were 5 to 4. Thursday the Derby Stakes of 50gs. each. h. ft. fo e ear-old colts, Bst. 71b. and fillies. Bst. 2lb. the last mile half; the owner of the second horse to receive lOugs. out of t e stakes—The Duke of Grafton's Whiskey won. This race, added to ti.o fineness of the day, attract. d t he most numerous assemblage of spectators we ever tememb-r to have witnessed on a similar occasion Such was the demand fur carriages in Lond..n to go to the races, that twr:lty guineas were paid for a landau and four, fifteen for a ct.a.se, and four and three guineas for a gig. Friday, the Duke of Grafton's Minuet won the Oaks Lord Foley's filly fell in running in, and broke a leg, the jockey, was thrown a considerable distance, but he was not seriously hurt. Of all disorders to %%bleb the human frame is liable, tl,e , e are none but what may be ascertained by the appearance of the urine, nothing can be a greater proof of this curious fact than the number of painful, lingering. and dangerous u;s eases that have been cured by the celebrated Dr. Cameron. that is consulted every day from eleven o'clock till three, at No. 84. Wells Street, Oxford Street, and who practices ea• tirely from his observations on that period. - ta FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY. (cowrisuaTioN.) 86. Passag• and Luggage boats.—By A . W. Colcott, IL A. A charming picture, full of harmony and beautifully still. Thor 41 , waveless calm," of the sea, and the serenity of the air, accord perfectly with the inobtrusive nature of the subject, and the soft and faithful execution of the whole arrest the attention of the spectator where the title in the catalogue would never have attracted his notice 158 Dido building Carthage, or the rise of the Carthaginian Empire.—By J. M. W. Turner, R. A.—This is the greatest production of Turner's genius, and leaves far behind it every other work of the same description, with which we are ac quainted, which has been produced for many years. The bright yellow tint of the sky has been much objected to, but a few years must so mellow the glare which now offends, as to leave no room for cavil even in those who judge of alt skies by our own. The figures in this picture. although minute, evince proper attention ; the water is beautifully pellucid, and the rising palaces and temples are on a grand and imposing scale. It is in this latter respect, however, if in any, that blame attaches. The buildings might almost as well give the idea of Carthage in ruins as in its infant:it. 222. Village Gossips, a scene .from nature.- 1 3y J. J. Cha lon.--Although this picture is entitled after the yetsonages which are introduced in it, it can only pretend to notice as a Landscape, and as such it possesses much truth. The tress in particular are well done, but the general style is 'after hare. 28f1. Idle Roys.—By 11. Mulrcady. They must have been long indeed from school who are not interested and amused by this picture. Two idlers, who have been playing games on a slate in preference to the duller employ ment of casting their sums or learning their lessons, have been detected in the fact, and one of them has just re ceived a smart application of the ruler upon his knuckles ) which makes him wiithe, and we had almost said roar, most violently. This is the best figure, but that of his coin oanion who stands in sullen expectation of a similar correction, and those of their frightened playm nes at their desks, are also full of character. Mulready's pictures gill in futurc h. as R• gu'.arly looked for as Wilkie's and Bird's. 1 •