The National Register. — London, England, 1814-06-05 00:00:00

.TUNE A Common Connicit hai• been summoned for Thursday, to take into crsideration a Preposition for - an address to the Prince Regent respecting the signing of the Definitive Treaty of Peace. On Friday, Paris Papers arrived to theist instant. They infotm us, that Monsieur is recovered from his inctsposition ; and that the late Empress Josephine died suddenly at Mal 'liaison, cn Sunday last. Her illness lasted but two days. She expired in the arms of her son, Prince Eugene, and her daughter the late Queen of Holland.—The Emperor of Rus ia was to review his guards last Tuesday, and it was supposed that the signatue of the Trusty of Peace would he officially announced to the troops after the teview. All the allied troops remaininss at Paris would then begin their march homewa•d.—The intelligence from Madrid in these papers, boasts that the Inquisition has been re-established, that the arrests c' Winne, that the republican Journals are all put down ; and places on a level, in one common mass, the traitors who sold thems-lve; to King Jr scph, and the loyal anti patriotic Members and adherents of the Cortes.----The ttuu,ber of English now at Paris, is estimated at 12,000. One of Ferdinand of Spain's fast measures has been to publish a decree against newspapers ; and among the nuttier• pus arrests which he has ordered, are those of the Editors of the 1? ! .•daelor and Concise. The Mike de San Carlos is appointed Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, and provisionally of War.—This is the very man who negociated the late infamous neaty between King Ferdinand and Buonaparte, which the Cortes very proper ty' leftists(' to raiify. A Halifax Mail arrived Monday, the papers by which brought later istteligence than that contained in the Gazette Of Tuesday. Wilkinson re.advanccd on the 30th of March loin Burlington and PlattA:trgh in great force, and attacked our post of I a Cole Mill, defended by Major Hancock, of the 13th Foot. Our picquets being driven in, the enemy established a battery which opened on the Mill block-house. With an inferior force, however, Major Hancock attacked the enemy's guns, but could net succeed,-ist consequence of the surrounding wood being filled with infantry for their support. Another attempt was made by a company of Cana dian grenadiers and another of voltigcurs. They succeeded in gaining the enemy'; block -hoese.—The enemy, after persevering in their attac k till night-fill, withdrew their guns, and retreated with severe loss ; and thin, Sir George Prevost adds, the enemy's fourth attempt to invade Canada has like his former efforts, recoiled on his own head with dis grace and defeat." Commodore Codrington :rain sailed Saturdav se'nnight' from Portsmouth, for North America, in the Forth, Sir IV 'Bolton, accompanied by the Erebt;s, Captf'.ip Bartholomew , which vessel is fitted to 'blow Conveve's rocked. It is Computed, that the reinforcements which have joined Sir G. •Prevest, Since the last campaign, will enable him to take the field with a force of 20,000 men. This force will move against the• Nmerican army from the Canadian fronties, whilst 1'2,000 of the best troors of the Duke of Wellington's Zt toy, commanded by Lord Hill, will be landed on the Atnefiean Tholes, arid then 'commence their opt. , ations by threatening Mr. Madison's capital -L The regiments which are to go front the South of France have all at rived in the neighbourhood of Bordeaux, to embark. The 3d or Buts, and the 14th and 16th Light Dragoons, are among them. The Ist battalions of the 83d and 93d regiments are on their passage from the Cape of Good Hope, to North America. Generals Sir Henry Clinton, Kempt, Sir E. Pakenham, Robinioß, and Bartiv, arc appointed to go with Lord MN -t VIP, NATIONAL REGISTER. 'DRAMATIC RI:c; ISTE 11. MR FLLiSTO\'S oTHku.o. 363 Othello was again pertOrmeii at this t eatre last evening, when the Noble Moor for the Cs{ lime_ was personated by Mr_ ELLIsToiv: He dressed and looked the character admirably, and throughout Ins exertions were honoured w ith loud and justly merited applause. In the molt striking passages of this arduous part, he elicited the liveliest traits of euervy and pathos, which, • aided by the powerful and varied tones of his 'outfit - loons voice, spoke home to the lettings of the auditory, who testified their approbation with reiterated bravo's and buzzas. MR. KEAN'S LUKE. It is the remark of many who have seen Mr. KLAN, that they are unable always to reduce to its elements the pleasure which hit per. Hermance occasim s them : his voice, say they. is not only iryl adapted for the stage, but is positively bad; and yet, in the Manner he unirloys it, we seldom find any thing in it that is unpleasant, but even fancy we recognise a certain charm in its inflections ;—ltis person is little and mean, and would seem to banizh - the very caps- bility of dignity or grace, y , ..t, in his movements, we fat quently find both ; in sl,oet, as it n ere, without the aid either of nature or ofart,--for the one has used him sordidly, anti the otherilie dues not take the trouble to court, one always feel, when we witness the performance of Mr. KEAN, the presence of a great actor. The solution of the problem is to he tonne) and only to 1w found in the one word genius: it i 4 the continual presence of this pri► ciple. visible alike when he sinks and when he soars. which delights us in Mr. K EAN. Hew ho acts from real feeling must reach the spectator ' . lie seems himself to be identified with the character he personates, to be wrapped up in it, scarcely to remember that he is not it in reality, and the intision extends to all who see him. Thus, when in Richard, he exel :hits, " Off with his head ; so much for Buck ingham:" or, in Othello, that " he tasted not Casio's kisses on her lip," we can with difficulty bear in mind, that it is not linked the Tyrant or the Mocr who stands before 11% We have been led almost before we were aware of it into these remarks, and have lett ourselves but a word or two to say on the subject we proposed to speak of. Those who, not having seen or read the play of Riches, or the comedy of MASSINGER, from which it is taken, expected to see Mr. KEAN play in a new line were de ceived, hut, we are confident, not disappointed, the character of Luke is completely in Mr. KrAN's style, and never surely was he greater than in it. Whether whep he pourtraycd the callous profligate in his moments of humility ; whether when in fancied security, he throws aside the mask, revels himself in luxury and libertinism, while he treats with wmaton cruelty those lie was left to protect ; or whether, when at length we see him confounded and in despair at the return of him who wus to deprive him of the charge and confidence he hail so unworthily abused -•-• in all he Was equally great, in all he up. Droached excellence. 'the plaudits of the audience on every repre sentation arc incessant, and the piece is become one of those in which Mr. KLAN appears every week. It is but justice to tht managers to add, they seem disposed to kill him as soon as possible, and he now performs four times a week. Had they read the fable t i on which the pantomime of " Mother Goose" is funded, they would 11 have 6etter consulted their own interest. The Emneror of Russia and the King of Prussia, it is now stated were to leave Paris yesterday. Letters of the 14th, from Madrid, state, that great di•• satisfaction Kevails there, and at various other places, in consequences of the violence which has been exercised to wards the Cortes, and of the contempt which has been too openly shewn for public opinion. It•is only the p. an army (say the letters) which compels the people lent, and this, it is to be apprehended, will not 10' case, - reserice of c to be si- , ng be the 4, • 4 4 1 N • r. 4 JI 1