The National Register. — London, England, 1808-08-21 00:00:00

AUGUST 21. THE WORLD OF FASHION. ~~ . -- ;r"••• •••-•• ',Nor Brighton never was more brilliant than on the commemora tion of the Birth-day of the Heir Apparent ; the glow of loyalty will at all times enliven, but with the iahahitants of that water log place, it is more, ;tad ought to be accompani ed with bursts of gratitude, as notitkg but the fostering care and attention o f tile Prince has raised their town to its pre Amt pre-cininence alt a fashionable resort. At an early hour the toss a a :is crowded company from . all the surrounding watering places, and !Le fashionable residences In its vicinity ; the morning was u-l-rrd in with ringing of bells, and every other demonstration of jay, and the whale party of Royal Brothers met to breakfast at the Pavillion. At 10 o'clock the line of troops was Conned on the review grodtd i whither all the beauty and fashion of Brighton was •et!ii hasteniug in all directious. The Prince's barouche ar rived at noon, in which Here the Duke of Sussex in Ilighlaud uniform, Mrs. Fitilterhert and Miss Seymour, Lord Erskine and Major Hanger.—At this instant Lord Craven's yacht came to an anchor Ia the roads, and flied a royal salute,, after which his Lordship and a large party of aquatics landed and prareeded far the review ground. At a little past It, the Heir Apparent, at tended by a nunteroacequestrian and pedestrian suite rode up la frout of the line on a spitted charger; his ilighness.looked re markably sell, and is high spirits; he was habited in the Aus trian costume richly emloaiderrd, an elegant cap and blue, pe lisse, the lusipaia of the Garter, and armed with a sabre of must exqnisite orkniaeship. Toree /'en de joie* were then fi red, after gibing through the usu a l evol u tions. s hen his Bois' High gess returned to Brighton in' a cloud of beauty, fashion, equi page, and . dait. All was bustle and gamy, hilarity and' castra tion; and a splendid party at the Pavlllion, with universal illuminations, closed the day. On Tueolay a Grand Fete was given at °attends by the Duchess of York, in honour of her royal husband's birth-day, to their Majesties, the al Family, and a splendid assemblage of raak and fashion. At half past tis elve their Majesties and .the Princesses arrived, and were received at the grand entrance by the royal host and hostess, accompanied by the Prince of Wales. %The royal party immediately rambled into the park, where Vito marquees were pitched in the lawn; in one wag a nelitary band playing martial and appropriate airs ; in the other, to which their Majcsti.'s were led, Was a joyous party of SO orphan children, supported ender the patronage of her Royal Highness, regaling on a cninfortable dinner, provided foe them by their kind patroness. His Majesty was highly delighted by the scene, and diffused much happiness through the litigable group, by his condescension in putting several appropriate questions, indeed the children were much exhilarated 1),- the affable attentions of the whole royal'party. Their M;6esties bating partaken of an early dinner returned to Wiadsor, when the remaining party of fashion:Odes sat down to au eiegant re past, and spent an evening of mirth and conviviality, nine!' en li%ened by the conversation powers of the Prince, who staid till a late hour. .otl Wednesday her Majesty gave a dinner, with splendid ac eampauintents, to a large part) of the nobility and ,•ntry in the vicinage of Wituisar . ; this Fete was held at Fr0:.,,,:0re, under the direction of the Princess Elizabeth, and was throughout ele gant and impres4ve, a• might be expected from her dist isetaiFhed taste. All the Rmal Brothers were there, and at three . •ev sat down with her Majesty to a superb dinner, in a lar;.;e t hine,e. Aelll on the lawn, the rest of the company bring entertained in — lle same style, in surrounding marquees. The hand, of the 'Slues and Stallonlshire played during the repast ; an:: the Pan deans from Vauxhall being introduced after dinner, the juvenile part of the company were gratified by a rustic hall The hap piness of the evening was much enlivened by the arrival of his idajesty from town, who joined the festive party, and with great good humour entered into the spirit of the scene. Among the great number of visitors, we particularly noticed the Corn- Ashbrooke, Boston, and llchester families, the °dicers lathe Blues, Staffordshire Militia, ti:c. On Friday his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re viewed several regiments on Wunitead Common, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Royal Dukes. After the Re view the Prince, with his brothers, took the opportunity of pay ing a familia r morn i ng v i s i t to L ou i s t h e XV III. and his party at Wanstead douse. The plain gentleman like manner of the visit, divested of all fastidious forms, was highly acceptable to the Royal Emigrants, and the whole party sat down to an de pmt collation, where the Rose and the Lilly of France aod Vafg had wars bkeaded in gas fasadid aeoesair 1 sees nay the time .. 177 ,,,, 1 , R0urir p--- . , • .....4, ~ i THE NATIONAL REGISTER. NinilillM Mmm..--- - .._.~~. .~.~~ arrive when the friendship thus subsisting between the tyro fa milies, shall ke the pledge of the happiness of two nations, too I ong, alms I risal:, too lung for their own happiness and that of ch. ilized Etirope.—llit Royal Ilightiesi had a long interview two exiled Monarch, and returned to town iu the eveuluj. POITLAIt PItEACIJSRS. No. 11. - ..••••••1 1 RE i.ATIA, in the path their Saviour trod, " Iu trembling hope walk humbly with their God I" Girton * - - - THE RIGHT REVEREND BIALBY PORTIA'S, D. D. LORD Btstiol' OF LONDON. LOOKING back no earlier than to the era of our last political renovation, in 16SS, it is pleasing , to recollect the number of those distieguished Divines, who, w bile enjoy. • in the highest dignities and emoluments attainable in the , , Church of England, have justified their e!evation by their deserti. Not to enumerate various subordinate characters, 4 • subordinate only as to the comparative rack or revenue of their respective preferments, what true churchman can re view the career of a Sancroft, a Tillotson, a Seeker, a Kenn, a Burnet, a Sln•rlock, a Butler, n Millinglicet, a Law, a Horne, a Lomb, a Hurd,—who, 1 ask, can seri ously contemplate the individual exertions, and collective excellence, of such eminent ecclesiastics, without feelings of personal complaz.ency, and even of national exultation t It is among these leininaries in the firmament of righte. oosness, that the subject of our pt ent estimate will shine with perceptible and permanent lustre. My aim, however, is not to pen a panegyric on the ex. isting Bishop of London. I wish impartially to appreciate . his clerical character, both as to its qualities and effects ; and to form some general inferences from the inquiry, connected with the State of Religion in this comitry.--• • 'Twenty years have fully ehipsed since this venerable pre • late was promoted to the See which he now occupies. Thb situation is at all times an important one ; but it has been his lot to fill it during very Eventful times, and under cit...., cumstances of au extraordinary nature. Dr. Porteus corm.,, evinced his attachment to those principles, foe an adhe- • rence to which .he has been uniformly conspicuous. His. sLrenuous defence of Orthodoxy attracted, in 1161, the cu, ticc !•:ecker, then Archbishop of Canterbury, who be. came his earlies!, and most efficient, friend. It was not, , therefore, " thrnogh the channel of powerful conrt.inte " rest," as one writer intimates, that he afterwards " suc " ceeded to a bishopric." Ilis opinions, coupled with the t . - ability with which they were asserted, first acquired him the ! aid of patronage; and his subsequent success was the natural elreet of those exertions on his part, which had been su happily discovered and fortunately estimated. If unatlect ed orthodoxy, in any church, has not the. most l;gitiirrate claim to preferment, especially when connected with greali * talents, 1 know not the principle by which the distribution of ecclesiastical emoluments should be regulated. Whilu censuring then the promotion of this prelate, his opponent. se - ein not to perceive the dilemma in which they placi. themselves. They condemn him for his conviction of truth, s whi4ll he had mast religiously:engaged to espouse; they condemn his patrons, because they have selected, a s the object of clerical distinction, a divine whose ability an, conduct entitled him even to the highest honours of tbci it church. Among the objections attempted to be made against a present Bishop of London, no one has ventured to repute( k him with having in any manner neglected the high and ire portant functions of episcopacy. But the dignities of prelate have sometimes ( bliterated all recollection of a e duties of the priest. Of Bishop Porteus w however, the co , P. teary fact is sufficiently established. Minutely as he known to discharge the functions of his exalted station, sermons abundaatlj attest his attention to the more or: iv •I r" ' ~. Pr! Ml . lim 1 ji 4 II Fr r F ,{. ' 1,, I •I. r i ifo