The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-05 00:00:00

°Mir ME !BM gla THE COURT AND WORLD OF.FASHION. Tuesday, the QUEEN, Princesses ELizAnrru s and MARY, attended by Lady ISABELLA THYNNE, arrived in a. carriage and four, escorted by a party of the 18th Regiment of Light lime, at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where , they were received by the Dukes of CUMBERLAND * vs- Sla t and CAMBRIDGE, and Miss GOLDSWORTII Y• •-••-• The QUEEN and PRINCESSES dressed at the Palace. About two o'clock the PRINCE REGENT'S carriage, with the coach man and four footmen in their State liveries, arrived at the Palace, and conveyed the QUEEN and PRINCESSES to Carlton House, where they were received by his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, attended by Colonel M'MAIION and Colonel BLOOMFIELD. The PRINCE con ducted his ROYAL MOTHER, and SISTERS over his elegant mansion. A few minutes after four o'clock the Royal party..sat down to a sumptuous 'dinner, together with the bukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE, and Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES. At six o'clock coffee was served up. At half-past six the QUEEN and PRIN.. M I SES left Carlton House on their return to Windsor. We understand it is settled, that her Majtsty the Queen is to hold a drawing-room at St. James's, the week after next, at which the Princess charlotte will be presented, together with a number of other Ladies.— Rumour, which is ever busy on such occasions, says, that this arrange anent has been rendered necessary by the determination of another Per savage to hold a Court.—(.Morning Cfrronick.) FASHIONS FOR APRIL. • We. Limo Desss—A three quarters pelisse, of dark willow-green t *linnet, or fine •Merino cloth, worn over a round dress of fine India riehly embroidered, and trimmed round the bottom with lace, pot on rather full. The pelisse made round in the skirt like the short Indian cost, and trimmedrosindthe throat and wrists with swansdown ; faced in front and trimmed round the bottom with broad stripes of I black velvet; military front, with two rows of mother o pearl buttons, , fastened down the front of the skirt with one row of the same and alternate tassels the colour of the pelisse, which is confined at the wile: by a gold belt. Yeoman's hat of the same colour, materials, and orna ments as the pelisse, and finished in front with a fiat ostrich feather. Half-Woes of light fawn coloured kid, laced with dark willow green figfaant. Limerick gloves of pale straw colour. EVENING DRESS.—A velvet, or gossamer satin gown, of trielet amaranth, ruby, or cinnebar brown with a deini-train, trimmed round • the bottom, bosom, and sleeves, with a light tassel fringe, of the votiti kind, of the same colour; apron of, white crape, tiarsnet , or lace, ornamented with the same; sleeves of white satin, or of mare rea's correspondent with the apron ; these abort sleeves made rather nearer to the elbow than formerly, and formed after the chemisette style. 'l'he body of the gown richly ornamented with beads or pearl, crossed like the riband brawlers, and confined at the bosom Ly a bright ruby brooch, set round with . pearl. The waist confined by two rows of brad or pearl, and.fastened In front with- brooch, the same as that on the bitsr. ;ace half handkerchief, with a border richly embroidered in co!nured silks, tied carelessly round the neck. 11eIcsari , h turban, of white satin led coloured crape, twisted in the front, the same colour as the: gown, and fastened on the crown with a ruby ornament to correspond with the broaches. Ear-rings of one large pearl; of, the pear form, with a single row as a necklace to correspond; bracelets, of two rows (,f pearl, clasped by one large ruby. White satin slippers, with very rosettes-of the same; add' white kid gloves. A fine Cachemire sivevi, of very pale buff colour, is thrown over this dress at the conclusion of visits, the Opera. &c. • THE NATIONAL REGISTER. EASTER FESTIVAL. - - - - - Monday, according to annual custom, thr Lord Mayor, accompanied ' by several of the Aldermen, the Recordt r, Sheriffs, City Offi:,.rs, 3:1.1 Governors of the City Hospitals, preceded by the children educated in 4.'.hrist's Hospital, who had previously assemhied_iii the Royal Ex... 1;.; . semi in procession from the Iviamior.-house to Christ Church, Nrw gate-street, where the state of-the differeot Hospitals was read, auti sermon rreached by the Bishop of Carlisle ; after which the C.a - po7azion returned to the Mansion-house, where,,,a,samptuoUs dinner was pro vided for them, acid a numerous assemblage of t7ie tnost distiroli-1:41 Citizens, Stc. invited by his LordsiiipAto Partake of the annual festivity which custom immemorial has preseri. , ed. 'There were present at Ole *Puller his Royal Highness the ,Dul t le of. Cambridge, kis Ser.ne Higb;;er+the Duke of Brunswick, his ExcePency the Duke 0.40 M. de St•tisa ' the Earl and Countess of Darnley, Lord Vaetiereisgh t the li t axl of iiirrineon, Lit 4; ktoggeritou, Sir 1 humAs ApRIL 5. Trigg, General Arabi!), &c. L - Kly Mayoress and the Ladies lent the Egyptian Hall about nine o'clock.— the ball was opened by the Doke de l'lnfantado and Miss Townshend. The rooms were as usual extremely crowd,..l.—The Lady Mayoress was most superbly attired in a Court Dreth, made of rich pink blush satin. The petticoat with dra pery, vas covered with crape, most richly worked in silver lamif, and suspended wish silver robes, tassels, &c. &c. ; the body and train, with a rich embroidered border to correspond.—Tuesday, the toys of Christ's and Bridewell Hospitals again walked to the Royal Exchange, and af terwards, according to annual custom, to the Mansion-house, when each of them received from the Lord Mayor a sixpence or a shilling according to their merit, with a bun and a glass of wine; the former custom of giving them newcoined money was revived, all the sixpences and shillings being new money. MISCELLANIES. BAROti Geitame.—This distinguished foreigner was taken into cas• tody, on Wednesday, by Hamilton and Craig, officers of Marlborough street Police Office, by virtue of a warrant from the Secretary of State's Office, but on what ground is not known. The Baron's house, in the neighbourhood of Bayswater, had been a scene of bustle and tumult previous to Wednesday. He had affixed a p:acard to apde at the top of his house, with the following inscription, in large printed letters:- 0‘ NIT House is MY -CASTLE, I are unricr the protection of Brztigt Law." The Baron had refused to surrender himself, or to be taken by the Messenger from the.4ecrerary of State's Office, for three days, and at length application was made to the Police to carry the warrant into (Sect. The officers forced the garden-gate with hatchets, and the pri soner surrendered himself, on the assurance of his pursuers that they were not bailiffs.--A Morning Paper says, the Baron was sent off on Friday to the coast, in a chaise and four, from whence, under the ,alien Act, he is to he conveyed out of the country. It is said, that a correspondence of a very unbecoming nature was discovered between him and persons in Sicily. ft is also said, that he had written to Mi nisters, making very exorbitant demands on the national generosity, and had becter.e extremely troublesome, not only for his importunity, bat for the menaces with which his applicatfons were accompanied. flu xco PARK,—Extract from the Ca/vette /1/74»tt/dy loin/at, for June, 1811 :—" No certain intelligence has-hitherto been received of the late of Mr. Mango Park ; but it appears by the English Papers, that the accounts of his safety are again dctubted. We know not whether the following circuristances, as communicated by Mr. Pearce, in Abys sitiia, to Captain Rudland, at Mocha, in a letter, dated Antaiou, the e.oth of December, 1810, are calculated to lessen those doubts or not.— ' The person alluded to is either Muogo Pai'k or Mr. Hornemon, who has been sent by the Diletanti Society on a eintil'ar mission. A friend of Mr. Pea: ce's, who has a relation a merchant, in the Shoa, Cofia, and who left. Etat three months ago, said, that some strange white man had arrived in the country of Shoa, and was expected at Efat, with an in ent to proceed thence to ligri. Since this information, Mr. Pearce d, that a white man was seen beyond Shoa. Mr. Pearce had ob. t lined 1r eve from the Ras to proceed to Shoa. In consequence of a let ter athiressed•by Captain Rudland to the Ras Welleta Selasse, orders had been given, that in case Mr. Park entered the territories of the has, every attention was to be shewn him, and every assistance afforded him to reach Massowa." Ma. hs t TY. file re-appearance of this Gentleman, better known to fame a% the Young Rosous, before a London audience, is said to he positively agreed upon; and that he is to form one of the neva prominent among the theatrical wonders which are to be exhi• titled nest season at Covent-garden Theatre. The plan for convicting the rebuilding of Drury-lane Theatre, is sei 1 to he the raising of three hundred thousand pounds, at an interest of V per cent. for (21 years. Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Richard Wilson are said to be very active in their endeavours to acocmplish this object. The button to be used by Admirals, Captains, and Lieuteuanta, in .stead of bearing the impression of an anchor, as heretofore, is to have the impression of a crown and anchor. A petition, signed by nearly ftiur thousand frame-work knitters, of Nottingham and neighbourhood, • has been sent to the Prince Regent, praying for mitigation of punishment to the men convicted of frame ; breaking. (in Tuesday last, in consequence of a requisition presented to the High hbeiliff of Birmingham, a respectable Meeting of about 700 of the merchants and manufacturers was held at the Royal Hotel in that town, when, after a very animated debate, ten spirited Resolutions, . declarative of the right and duty of British subjects to discuss political ' questions * awl of the injostice and ruinous tendency of the Orders in Council, were agreed to, and petitions for their immediate revocation were ordered to he preseired.to both Houses of Par lament. • A Swiss calf, le months old, was - eihibited at Dresden in November, , I wank had growing under the neck, the arm of a man, at the extremity • of which-were six birds' claws instead of fingers, and upon its back the breast of a wornaii. It is said to be a spociiic for rheumatism, to apply a cabbage leaf to the part affected. Clinic a perfect leaf, cut off the. prottibernit stalk at Ibe bark, and place it on the part with a bandage of flannel at going to bed. ft Will produce a beat perspiration, and on two or three rejeU .t.ws oilei:t a cur*.