The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

-- • I Oa various motions were made; one to reject the resolution. gut a 'motion to adjourn was at length carried. Dispntei of a vor7 violent nature have taken place in the American Congress. Mr. Randolph is said to have denounced General Wilkinson as 4 Spanish pensioner. The Goooral hag challenged hisivcuser, but the latter refuses to figbt until the former has cleared his character. Ailvices from Gihraltat of thc . 7th id!. arrived on Thurs. l i t,a , by which ~:c leArnttint 120,000 French and Spanish troopa arc on their march against that place, and that 200 pit-boat, were destiped to co-operate in the attach, l'rivate accounts from the Continent represent the king kiimi of Napes as in a state pf anarchy ; and that several perions had been convicted of conspiring to overthrow the G;iverninent, and assassinate - King Joseph Bonaparte. An Iva attempt upon his person, it is added, was lately made la the open face of day; within a few miles of Naples. A party of men surrounded his carriage, and fired . at him As4ifout effect, They were resolutely opposed by Joseph's fuards. who, 'with the loss, of fifteen Men, succeeded in rustrating the attempt of the assailants. The amount of Unclaimed Dividends, on the sth of Jan. fast was 034,662/, as. Bd, The ampunt of Unclaimed Lot tery; Vri7e on the same day was 1 I 3,c2291. The trial of General WHITELOCKE has been continued during tlic whole week. Tice whole time has been con- locoed io the examination of witnesses, As the principal fart of the evidence is now taken, a few days more will robab!y bring this extraordinary trial to a termination. Smiday morning a duel was, fought on Danbury Common, hetwecn Lieutenants Q—,----e and M—n. both of the 4sd oot, 'w hich was attended with fatal consequences to the former, who recoived A ball through the body pn the first #re, aad expired on the spot. This melancholy eircum atatice originated iu a dispute at the mess, on the preceding 0 ening . , Lient, 31. and the seconds have absconded. 11A1:1v• EscArr..,---On Thursday night las!, the Countess gf Claw returned to her house in Saville-row, about twelve o'clock, after r asin g the evening with Lord and Lady Fitz gibbonl her son and daughter; shortly after which her La th retired to her apartments, which are situated in the wick part of the !Rinse. About two o'clock, she was gceally alarmed by the crackint , of the roof of the house; Owtly after a WO stack of climnies were blown down y the high wind, which forced in part of the roof and the i sing of her Ladyship's bed-room, when near a ton of bric&s, to7et hot- with the ceiling, fell in, and Morally buried kler Lath ship. lu this perilous situation she remained till after four o'clorli, when she was released by her domestics. ..-Thc Whole of the back roof, together with the skylight s_kf beci.4pillivi back drawing-room, are completely de wolis.hed. We arc happy to state that her Ladyship did pok Kust:kin any material lain rv, and was able on Friday tl receive the visits of her private friends, • VIZ COURT AND WOULD OF FASHION. Wednesday, at two o'clock, his MAJESTY held a private evee. at the Queen's Palace, when the following- had the iononr of being presented to Ilis M. JEsTT : Sir tlenry Wordey Holmes, nu coining to his title, by the Duke of Portland ; Sir Henry V. Darrel, upon his return from India; 1..“111 Keith, upon his marriage; Mr. Balguy, upon his being lippuiutoil a Welch Judge, by the Lord Chancellor; General It/urray, upon his marriage, by Sir James Pultney ; Major. Cqnsdrat heihatn, upon his heing appointed Lientetiant,tiover uor of PortFmonth ; Lord Hoary Moore upon his being op ph J ointed o int,Master-Matter-General of Ireland, by Mr. Fos ter: Lieutenant-Corral Villettes, upon his leaving England for ,hturiiga: Mr. Foster, upon being appointed a Commissioner of Treasury. _ _ MA3FsTv held a Privy Council, and gave audiences to the Cabinet 'AI inisters. _ _ 1'1%4;011y, about half past twelve o'clock, her MAJESTY 1111# the Princesses arrived at .st, Janics's Pa:ace % where a PrarlUpßgena was held, FEB. 15, The following were among the presentations to her MAJr.sTv Sir H. W. Holmes„ on coming to ins title. Hiss Hideil. by Lady Cecilia Johnson. Latly Elizabeth Cuffe. Mrs. M. Hoare, - open her marriage. Colonel Ponsonhy. Lady Glen, bervie, ot. being appointed Mistress of the Robes to the Prinee-s of Wales. Sir IL D. Darrel, on his return from India. Lad v Carolinr !MO., Mr. Pelham, on his marriage. Admiral Sir Stanhope, on his being made 1::;ronet Captain Bow le,, Lord Bentinck, on his return from India. Cutwral Murray, on his marriage. The Rev. Mr. Ryder, on being ap. pointed to the Canonry of Windsor. The lion. Mrs, Pelham, on her marriage, by Lady Bradford, Earl Grey, on succeed ing to his title. Mr. Meyrkk, on his marriage. Miss Bontein. General Phipps. on being appointed to the command of a bat talion of the 40th regiment. Mr. ‘Valoole. The Hon. Ntr. Lambe, on his marriage. Captain Gardner, of the Navy. Lord Keith, on his marriage, Mr. St. Leger, on be img ap pointed Vice-Chamberlain to her itoynl Highness the P of Wales. Lord Bolton, on coming to his title. Mrs. Murray, on her marriage. Mr. Simpson. Mr. John Leslie Poster, nn his arrival from Ireland. .11li,s Harriet Bouverie, The Rev. Mr. Manners Sutton. The Rev. Dr. Basby. The Arehlii-hop of York, Colonel Ramsdell, hard Balgoney, Miss Wind-, ham. A young orator (of great abilities in his own opinion) having thought proper in the course of his oration, to re flect rather severely on Mr. Sheridan—he immediately re plied, that notwithstanding the sarcasms uttered agoirst himself, he should be unwilling- to deny the merit of the infant statesman i"in his attempts at fancy, (continued the wit) 1 recognize the solidity cif his judgment, and in his ex, position of facts, I am amazed at the hights of his infagi, nation ! ! A Gentleman descanting on the troubles in Ireland some time ago, in presence or an Irishman, rather of the lower class, attributed them chiefly to the number of pretender! Patriots which were tolerated in the country.—" Oh, don't believe a word of it, your honour," exclaimed the lionri Hibernian, I know every Pat in the Island, and damn the Pat-riot there's in it." Madame Bonaparte has been compared to a Bill of Ex, change, drawn by Barras, endorsed by rambareres, accepted by Bonaparte. It appears now, she has long been noted, and is at length to be protested 4 as the acceptor has, closed business, on the old account, and Imam to begin o►► a new score. The following clir;ons ►nagram on Napoleon Bonaparte, not being generally known, worthy notice ; Bona rapta pone Leno—nhich expresses, even to a let ter, " you rascal ! lay down the stolen goods." Mr. Grattan dined a fcw days hence with a large party of the oppositionists ; when called on for a song, it is said he gave ic good night. and joy be wi ye all." THE THEATRES. DRU'RJ: LINE, As a set offto the novelty at Covent. Garden, Old Drury came forward, on Thursday Evening, with an Opera, in four Acts, called, Kais, or Love in a Devil, in which, whether we regard the performers, or the numerous ehurusses, we may say the whole strength of the House was engaged. The story, for we cannot call it a plot, is evidently taken from a modern popular work of Eastern Tales; and has so little in it, really interesting, that it was only by the introduc tion of pageants, processions, camels, and cofee-drinkers, together with some long ballads, totally unconnected n ith the piece, that it could possibly be wiredrawn through four long arts. Kais, the hero, is the son of di Muted, an Arabian Chief, H hiee Tribe is encamped near the city of Cairo, and he. of course, be-. comes enamoured of Leila, (laughter of a Turkish or Egypijail Emir, who, of course, intends his fair daughter fur &dem, an old fellow, with a long heard, Re. &c. Kais in the disguise of a Dervise, as it is called, but which might have passed very well as a Domino, at the hlasquerarl, endeavours to obtain as interview with his beloved, when they -„ e a,~ MEM lIIM THE NATIONAL REGISTER, •t"