The National Register. — London, England, 1818-09-28 00:00:00

EPT. Mr Harvey was of op . :Ilion, that the motion could nut he sustained, inasmuch its tho candidates could not bane bean. ignorant that ttley c 0.311. to be frectnen ter.)re proccecthig to election. Thu Ccurt.cui,;:it tile:.- fore-to trale itathoice instantly, as otherwito it woo& be Tustin.; n deep injury upon the profissionla charrcter f the crulidatts who wens eligible, if they sent them back in onier to get fitter per6ons. 'The Coiirt LY:IS then proceeding to the election, when it appearing that only two-out of the five can -iicl.tite3 were eligible, Jite;;;;on nrwsil an adiournment, svhich, after ;•sr-,c time, 11 . ;t3 catork:d on n division of 77 t o Gt.—_ A :Ijcurn ed. THE QUEEN. Her Majoty was batter on Thursday night, than ithe Las been OR any preceding night durir.4 the last fo::iiight. From ten o'clock till four in the morning, she slept without intermission, and she awoke in a state great composure, and in a considerable degree free ..from those painful scrkations of the chest which have heretofore oppmlsed her so very much. These favour- Able symptoms continued throughout the whole of Fri .day, and at half-past seven o'clock-in the evening, there was every prospect of another-eomfortable night. . The Prince Regent and the Duke of ! York armed •fro:n town, at half-past five o'clock, in the Prince's travelling carriage, the Prince having called for his Royal Brother at his house in St. James s Palace. Their Royal Highnesses paid a short visit to her Majesty, and then sat down to dinner with the 'Princesses. Sir Francis Milman, left the Palace, Cr London, abont noon, but returned , soon after five o clock, and remained in attendance with Sir IL Halfbrd, and Mr. Brande, who.-nrrived At the Palace at six o'clock. The following Bulletins of the Queen's health have .Ixcn issued since our last ".Kew Palate, Sept. 21. " The Queen has had more sleep last night than t::e preeedin.; night: her Majesty continues [noel the st‘me to day a; ye-iterday." " Kew Palace, Sept. 22. " Th: Queen hai hal sleep in the night, but the symptoms of her Mu. complaint are not improved." " KeVl Palace, Sept. 23. " The Queen has had some good sleep in the night, by which her ht.je Ay appears this .meaning to be little refrashel. ' " Kew Palace, Sept. el,. The Queen has not had a goal night ;—there is no material al - td•-ttion in the symptoms 4of het Zlajity's complaint." Ket..-Palace, Sept. 25. " The Queen has slept well in the night, and u a little better this morning than ye,:teniay." " Kew Palace. Sept. 2G. ' .'*The Quern has slept well in the night, but her Majesty's com plaint L..; lamb M t:V3 ssme state this morning as yesterday. " Kew Palace, Sept. 27. " 'Cite Queen has 144 stat-n in the night; b t Her Alajesty ttill li.irmat under, clm saiaic sl.c piwns of disease." " 11. HALFORD: " F. NIII.LMAN." Ller Majestrpr-ssect yesterday much better than was e:pccted irunl..the sy*ptents which appeared in the ; she was free faint pain during the day, and ix a.veKy composed stare. •••••••.. ••• The .3 c:rning AA:slide says--" It appears, that the . justly calekrutedDr. Baillic has been tailed in to attend - her. hliOity„ Wc are essurei, that ,till within the last three or flint day:;.ti:t hint was given.to the Queen of }l.r alarming condition, am'. she was herself totally s unaware of it:;- for when it wss with all-poeible deli cacy suggested to lee that the meta :y was of a nature to excite apprehensions, her:lamer was, You de not • think my complaint serious The eailing in of ano -*her Physician,..therefore, and of the high reputation of Dr. Ituillie, must ne2essarily have made an hupres- • aim on her mind ; and,. nailer all the circumstances, ,it is a proof that she is considered in -extreme danger." Tuesday buirg the anniversary of his \!*sty'y cora. natien, the mor.:ing was ushered in with the.ringing of Yells, and other demonetra: ions of•ipy,.aad. the Park ..and Tower guns were . r.red at one &clod:. Bow Cif anat. %li.P rzr..—"ft is reported, that .thc greater part of the beliitiful steeple of thi.rchurah will be pulled down. At Orr. time W the building of the beautful tower and spire, by Sir Christopher Wren, in the year 1763, and. for many years atterwardssit was held in so high estimation, and its fatac spreal. so flit . abroad, that many foreignere came aver to see he it hes bean very justly deemed the masterpitee of Sir.C. W ie n ; he has not equalled it in any of his designs, .pablie or privato,nor -indeed has any other architect. The height of this steeple is (225 feet, and it is built-on an old Romaireatisewo, discovered by 'Sir C. Wren at the time of rebuilding the present church. We under. •atand that the dragon which has nerved the puspasti of it weathercock, on the summit .of• the .steeple r for the last 145 years, aviltbalowered to the.gmund on Tues day next, preparatory to taking down the stonework, which she injudicious use • of iron. in • the original con struction of this justly adraired stricture has rendered reeeisney fir the public safety. In asceading the. scaf- . Llding lee lately been put up, it was.aatonishing to ace the-p: e3l ,, leus effect prodtt , :ed by .the , expansion of the iruliweekablv^-meutiueeal, tyllieli• has partially .lifted the obelisk oa its eastern side in a most surprising and dengerous degree. The vane, which is. constructed -of thick copper. gilt, is of exceeditisly curous work manship, and (pr, dragon) passesses a very intelligent ,eminteaance ; 1t tigusiosu seven teat six inches in 'wank ... 0 • q. 117. NATIONAL ItEGTSTEti. TUE DRAMA. DRURY LANE. comedy of Wilds9aLt wus ptzfermed ort Tues. day night at this ti:eatre, but not in the !:lost happy or porfect manner. The cast of the character.: was of that mingled kind which in a play of this description is al most fatal to the general effect. Mr. Watkinson's Sir George Thunder was feeble and inane, and produced no impression; and Mr. Stanley is not peculiarly happy in personating the careless, generous /?over. Some of the other characters bore a very faint ruetublance either to their prAccessogo or to the idea intended by the author. As a set-otl; we had Mrs. Glover in the part of Lady Amaranth, and Knight in ikat of Siin ; but the best thing in the play was Osbetry's Ephraim Smooth, a species of character in which this actorleaves nothing to be wished. The melo Bran m! of tLe Falls of Clyde, which maintained its popularity so well during the whole of last season, succeeded to the comedy. The tragedy of Venire Presere'u was perfilrmed on Thursday evening at this theatre, when Mr. b. Fisher, who last year performed several of the leading charac ters in our drama, made his first appearance for the season in the pert of Allier. He is much improved since that period, aral exhibited, on. Tilers lay night, thilities and acquirements of no common order. His great faults are.an imperfect pronunciation of particular rvords, and a certain restlessness of manner which fre- qttently spoils the effilet of his finest. passages. Fine passages, however, are by no means unconunon with bin, and _thee are often-sufficiently so to throw a veil 1 over much in ore glaring defeets- The scene where he reproaches Renault - nr tire attempt on Belvidera; she celebreted dialogue with Pierre in the senate house, after having betrayed him ; and the parting scene with Belvide a, were given throughout in the best style ; and numerous detached pceee ; es, when tie scene as a whole failed, might be quoted as highly impressive and striking. Mrs. West, the lady who appeared last week in Desdemoia, was the Belvidera of the evening. Her iname>r of giving that character was very different from arty of her predecessor; and contemporaries ; there was more flesh and blond about it, more heartiness and reality than usual, and less of the high tragic tone; the admirer of the old school of acting would perhaps call it a compromise of the dignity of the buskin ; but with the exception of n few tame and forgetful passages, the impression on the audience MU; such as to leave no doubt of her merit. The last scene, the most difficult and dangerous of the whole, proved her greatest triumph, and produced a strong and enthusiastic feeling in her favour. The part of Pierre was sustained by the gen . tlerran who appeared a few nights stgo in 01.4eYee and if there was nothing about him that particularly bore the stamp of greatness, he has established his claims to the rank of an able and intelligent perfurmer. The three principal characters being confided to performers so worthy of the trust, the whole tragedy went off with spirit. Last night a new afierplece WilS produced at Drury Lane Theatre, entitled Sigesmar the Sw tzer ; the plot is simple.— Sigesmar, (Mr. H. Kemble,) an outlawed Chieftain, takes refuge in the cottage oft:nen:a, (Mice Smithson>) and her father, (Mr. Holland,) the guards arrive at the cottage, Sigesmar effect:: his escape by the assistance of the cottager and his daughter—the cot tager is seized and condemned to be shot, when Siges mar:und- his band arrive and rescue them. The piece has some bea-itiful scenery, it was well received, and lu.ve.ro doubt will become a favourite for some ti ne. CCVENT•GARDIN. Mr. W. Farren is proceeding in the full career of popularity, or rather has already reached the goal ; his third pet firmunce of Sir Peter Teazk on Wednesday night drew an overflowing audience, and was rewartlad with universal applams.,. The play was followed by a new entertainment called The Burgomaster cf Saar. dain ; oe, 'Lk Two Peters. The story-s- . . founded on the fortunes of Peter the Great, while exercising the functions of a shipwright, at Ssardam,, for the good of his sulijectis; au interesting portion of history, hut very defective is dramatic interest : an attempt is made to supply this ditFc.Rt by introducing another-Peter, also frem 7 ltussia, bet a deserter instead of ;in Emperor, and frora Lis being mistaken for the Czar in disguise by the Ambassadors, who have learnt the secret, and who pay 'o him the honours intendad• 'for Ilia Sovereign, pro thitted raue lulicrous tituations. In the person at' his soul : r,- too, we find the celebrated Cutha,ine, who sliared awl controlled the fortunes of the Czar. The defects of the story have not, after all, been surmounted, and the piece is consequently very dull. It contains some tolerable music, some good dancing, and some beautiful scenery. All of these were barely ,suffleient to save the piece, which encountered .in its , progress much disapprobation; at the conclusion, however, the . applause appeared greatly to preponderate The cha racters were well supcoaed, but :resented nothing particularly worthy of comment. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. I tis generally our lot to record some novelty at this theatre bc last week ha. been characterize , ' by the production of a new operetta, and by the return of Miss 509 • Kelly to her professional duties, after a most severe illness—a return which we have no doubt the managa will bail with as mach pleasure as we do. The operetta under the title of the Rendezvyis possesses more merit than generally distinguish such dratnatie trifles. In its inritients and characters are to be found the true ele ments of the comic. drama, and the naivete of Miss Kelly, and drollery of Harley, have fall play in the parts they have to perform. The piece was receive! most deservedly with universal apprnba'issi, and w;l1 prove, we have no doubt, a fiwourite with the public. The recovery of Miss Kelly has been followed by the interesting drama of the tiind 13(y, 1:1 the personation of w'tich that lady has been so eminently stiege , teu; ; and it is with much pleasure that we have atrain wit nessed its representation. As a theatre devoted in • great measure to music, the proprietor has rut thought it out of the line of his object, to afford puhlitity to • curious Musical Automaton, the inventing of um Ulan mechanic, who exhibited, on Tuesday :mil Wed treaty ever ings, a carious piece of alf!•-!.11Als !II under the form of an Austrian Trumpeter, whicli performed several airs on that instrument, to the astonishment and delight of numerous audiences. The evenings bill of fare still continues to be completed by A mliears and Actors, which promises to continue a favourite long beytard the present season, and is certainly one of the most successful fitrces that has been produced for a long period. The jokes come so home to every body, as well as being so oat to the piece, that they are irresisti ble, and the manager's invitation to laugh is not given in vain. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. (Extract of a private letter from the " Times." " I have to -day made a circuit of the houses engaged for the different Sovereigns and Ministers, and have beard the sums for which they are hired. The Empe ror of Austria pays for apartments to himself and „his • suite including Prince Metternich, 43,000 frans...-. Ilis Majesty will occupy the housed Mr. Ilramertz, small but elegant residence in one of the best streets of the city towards the south side. The Emperor of Rus sia has engaged two houses, one in the town (that of Madame Claus), for which he pays 30.000 francs; and one beyond the walls, about a mile tewards Lonis. berg, fir which he is to pay 26,000 more. " The suite of his :11ajezty Alexander will be more numerous than that away other Sovereign. The Rus sian Minister at the Court of Berlin, M. Aloneua, it alrely here. The • King of Prussia has en.,asged Zt house at • I 5,003 francs (that of Madame Offerman;) and his Minister, Prince llar.,lenberg, that of M. Bet.. tendorfT, at 28,000. Lord Castlereagh is to occupy the hotel of the banker Schlosser. and the Duke of Wel lington that of the burgo master 31. Gunita, each•at a rent of bet seen 28 and 30,000 franca. The Dulcet& Richelieu 4. to occupy the house of M. Polon, thr which he pays 22,000 francs ; his suite, it is said, will be very limited.. Bankers will _he as necessary in a part of the ensuing negotiations as ambassadors, and accord. ingly Messrs. Baring, Botham, and Muldens, are won expected. Two of the firm of Rothschild are here. " In every street you see masons, plasterers, anti carpenters at work, repairing, embellithing,, or ea+ lagging houses, to enable their ownem to catch a pot time. of the golden shower. Loads-of furniture are daily arriving from Paris or Brussels, to fill the fiirtnerly need profitablenpaces of empty rooms and unexplored attiesi; assortments of candelabres, candlesties, lamps, house bells, looking-glasses, and ink stands, are sold before they reach the magazine of the shopkeeper ; and on every third or fourth window along 34)141e of the streets you see the. inviting notice of Chtn.n6res 'unties a loucr. - Their numbers, however, have nut reduced the price. The enormity of the demand made by the owlets, ex. ends any thing we experience in the small assize towns of England on the arrival of the Judges. They ex hibit, when fixing the price, the awkward ripp-sirence rf people struggling .between a violent desire to gain all they can, and fear lest-the magnitude of their den,aml should appear ritliculnos. It is no uteammon th ng fir them •to ti , la 21 or •25 fraaes a nay. datriag two months, for apartments which in Londcm urul3.ht pea cured for less than that Jana a week." Two thou,sand francs. fiar a small bed-mini and parlour doting Congress are trcquently asked and given. A. pert little French woolendraper, in one of the pm eipal streets, who is coining eatery inch of a larva t , ntst; into francs cad nupo'c.oas, !tad ye:Lc:Li:ly the wo science• to ask-for loam, and just i.ied the ex treeLtrk gr a n e e of hisglemand, it Pppestrcd to .excite ditinufe, by elaborately proving that thiscei.gross would be different in point of facilities of accoistmealution. hum the Con. - gress of 1814-15,4w-Alx-la-Chapelio was not to large as Pane or Vienna. Lord Candereltgh . pays forty halms a day for sitall for fourlsorses, without _including the expenses of their forage." The average ►eceipts of the Norwich Theatre, dnr; ag Miss O'Neill's six perforipances there, was nearly :iota. per night; and Mims O'Neill, inchuling her benefit, is wilt) have nette4 7001. if; the week.