The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-28 00:00:00

Postscript. V '. MOND.FAZELFE OT !AWL The French journals . bl Thursday List have brough t us the addresses of the two Cha;nbers, in reply to his itsjesty's speech in opening the session. They Loth sicelare the warmest attachment to the Royal Charter —the Peers with less frequent and animated warmth than the Deputies, but yet in language sufficiently uneuivoeul and distinct. The Peers talk more of :gltirnacy —the Representatives of the people ,•xpa t:ate more on the blessings or liberty ; but the latter are full of affixtiun fur the throne, while the Uppc: Clamber pledge themselves to support the national freedom with equal firmness as the Royal prerookives. The' Pe rs tu.: also more energetic and precise in announcing their determination to put down those dAngerous and " pernicious doctrines" to which his Majesty had culled the at:cation of the Legislature. That passage is ha' obliquely referred to by the Depu ties, who insinuate, that a faithful adherence to the Charter would best Aiwa that strength to the mo titrchv which may render it competent to the mainte n once of plbiie order, and to the confusion of those who dare to show themselves its enemies It looks as if the trial of Cantillon Etna Marinet, for the plot against the Duke of Wellington, were going to be seriously commenced. The subjoined letter, with its accompanying-signa ture, has been sent to the friends of Ministers:— •• Foreign Office. Dec. 2e. 1818. •• As, mann the nizeting of Parliament.whitit is fixed for Thursday the 14th of neat month. the House of Commons will immediately proceed to the choke of a Speaker. and to the consideration of other matte/sot great importance. I take the liberty to acquaint you that a full attendance is most highly desirable at the opening of the Ses sion. " I ltavc the honour to he, •' Your faithful and obedient servant, " CASTLEREAGH." 711 E DRAMA. DRUM' LANE THE4TRE. The usual Clsristmas entertainments of GeorgeTarn tral,ana a new Pantomine, were produced at this theatre on Satturlay last. The uontomime was entitled " Har lequin Mid Ihr Dandy Club or S 18, ' and the title was at least attractive ; but the author of the piece seemed ignorantly to have conceived that this was every thing, and that the ludicrous name an d ;in g enue dress of a dandy were a sufficient passport to two hours of insipid hustling and'point)ess trick. !'hat strange nondescript, lately detected in our streets, and hunted down (we are ha, Vy to say) by pub lic ridicule and popular odium. was presented, not like a vivacious animal in a menagerie, the ludicrous or malignant qualities of whose nature might he stirred up for the amusement and scorn of the spectators, but like a stuffed carcass tumbled nbnut by mechanical mans, and afforliate entertainme it only from its aL. surd external appearance, or fantastical costume. It would he superluous to attempt the analysis of a story that seemed to have neither spirit nor object, and which was not redeemed by any whimsicality of invention or sitlentlour of scenery to compensate for such radical defects. It commences with the view Of n dandy dres s . ing apartment, wherein a dandy taylor, a dangly shoe. maker, and a dandy staymaker (if' we remember teehtly) arc dresAng up dandy characters, according to the supposed rules of the art, singing a chorus to the tar of The Dandy 0! The Genius of Pan totnime de seends not in radiance, or from clouds as usual, but front a panel in the wall scene. The transformations take place, the usual St. Vitus' dance among the regular characters of the piece is exhildtel, and they a'& set nut on t.iur respective empl vments. Not one of the tricks that subsequently takes place could draw a smile from a holiday school boy. exce pt i n t h e itittle assistance of a dandy butehw, who puts a piece o neeton in his neckcloth for a sti;iner. We s h eu ld 1 e s.e.ry to express this opinion of a kind of entertainment w hich is nsually got tp at a considerable expenee to the estahlislintent ; but in this case we ore relieved by n eonsileratktn that no great loss has been iecorred, and that the scenery was as meogre as the tricks were gross mei spiritless. We mean by this to cenvev no censure of the red r nem who perdelned the :ta t i i things tiny had to do as well as could have been expected. Miss Tree (as Coln ydnne,) played a soh) on the flageolet with g eat twee mei execution, in which e*:e eacore.A not neither her exertions, nor that of her coadjutors, could ward off tlie public disapprotation of the pae•e as a whele. The disapprehation began early to manifest Itself, and the crisis tea. hastened he a person in one of th e d t e zi a t e e.s, wl e e, wleeiler uatctl Pilaf pill or THE NA r not—n hether he meant to protect the audience against the stage, or the stage against the audiencr —succeeded in Towering, b a r the clamours to which he gave the effikrts of tthe powfotimeprto sustait any , Ibi4l4S.pOlic interest .. By tae 0110414 curtain was rolSialutl was tumult and "wild uproar," kind neither the etlbrts of the Clown (Mr. Bradbury), whp came forward to announce the piece fin a subsequent night, nor his ridiculous appeal to two children, whom he bare in his mins, could prevail upon the audience to allow him a hearing. By-the-bye, we may mention that this Clown, before he is again allowed to exhibit his antics, should be required to male an apology to the public for his persevering resistance to their will, and the impertinent manner in which he testified his dissatisfaction at their decision. covEvr G IRGIN. • At this theatre, also, the plat oPGrarge Barnwell was. performed, and succeeded by a new Pantomime. The new pesluction is entitled " Harlequin Munehausen ; or the Fountain of Love," and is fotinded, as the title will readily intimate, on a well known work, the by word for every thing that is extravagant and incredible.— The first see.te Opens with a view of mountains of snow near Mount /Etna. the bnrnitee lava of which grade- ally meets the snow, and di..eovers a village which had befiwe lain concealed. Baron Munehunsen is seen stretched asleep on the ground, and his horse hang ing on the steeple of the village church, to which he had been tied by his master, and where the subsiding snows had left him. The villagers who pass that way express their surprise at so singular an object, but are more astonished when the Baron, by cleaving the bridle with a pistol shot, brings his horse down in safety, and rides away. Lord iluna.u, Dandy is intro duced in the following scene to the house of Sir Eder° • Frostieo* us the lover cf the Knight's daughter, who rejects his addresses wih scant, and bestows her affec tions on the Baron. They fly to a cavern in Mount /Etna, where Vulcan. amidst a throng of Cyclops, is area at work, surreunoed by thunderbolts and armour. He grants them an admission to the boudoir of Venus, w'm, attended by the Loves and Graces, receives them with condescending kindness, and promises them her protection. As they are pursued to this voluptuot.7! retreat by Sir Hilaro and may Lord, the goddess fulfils her promise by converting the lovers into Harlequin and Columbine, the father into Pantaloon, and Lord Humpy Dandy into the Clown. A series of hair breadth c carts : and a Lang chapter of accidents, ensue : but Venus, mindful of all whom she has once favoured, makes the lovers happy at last by celebrating their nuptials in a magnificent chamber described as " the Fountain of Love." A selection of the adventures of the renowned Mau ellatmen as the subject of a Christmas pantomime, seems hardly to merit commendation for its prouriety ; for the wouder is that it should have been so tardily made. The happy choice of a subject is not, however, always attended with an equal felicity in its manage ment, a truth of which the compoaition we are treating of is in some respects an example, We certainly do not object to the texture of the fabric, or the general progression of the action. There is no want of interest iu the former, or variety in the latter. But what is teehically called the business of the stage sometimes languishes; we missed sonic of that dexterity in the delineation of grotesque appearances and ludicrous situations, to which ee have been accustomed on si milar occasions. The unity of the characters was distinctly preserved, the heroes being as precipitate in their measures, as rapid in their motions, and as patient under their disasters, as any of their predecessors : but tlier. was too little of illustration, and an absence of all novelty. Whether these strictures apply most to the comp )s. the len•Firmers, we have no! the means of determining Nothing certainly could surpass the effect of Grineildi s o, eniug scene; but we have been so ac customel o see him loxeriate in his vocation to dit;nlay su h sty fl •ity of good humour amidst its hardships exp ,t . lee we &ar eve arc lianilv u :gee: Isis List La form lice Of tie.. H o t gran we can say -othing ; o 1 tier Glum& ue, that at least it was g,aceted and easy. With regard to the decorations and mechanism, the utmost praise is fairly clue : the latter was surprisingly perfect for a first night's peblic expe riment. One or two of the transfirtuations were also ingeniensly conceived, as well as cleverly executed. The scenery reflects high credit upon the :wart, and will probably, in conjunction with the other qualities which we have pointed oat, secure a considerable share of favour to the piece, altheugh very unequal to some receuz productions of the same neture. 1 . ! c Cross which the Wcllingion has received fr.an the K - n g F:ance. surpasses in sitkii Intir eve:y 03C oftau S3lOO !rind is Europe. It is aii.l to be worth fall 9..i.n0n1. stet:lnk Th.! CA - • ringe ix his Grace hrake:lowa twin: on it. way front Para-. It is the same vehicle whie'l he 1110‘1.: Is • of throughontrh.: Spanish war, and it is now to he laic; up in ordtitary, lifter sue': long tici! eventinljoin- Liel 'fhe'thilte was mod ropec.fally an 1 erwillany re.relted . nt t'anibray. and there were not wantin;; persons who exprenseal their re gret .t the army hail hit thorn ; mid dnehrntil that they stnuld haye sin.n.rely th:.irt.l its longer stay. had not honour end inte rest of their eaztotry required its clepititt,re. DEC. OFFICE OP ORD.V.INCE. Dee. 41.1818. THE Principal Officers cif His ,Ila'esty's Ordnance do hop* give notice. that pro a ~( . 4.w ri at meir office . % PeßMall, on or . 1114. 3011. iust.mt , from inch Pilirsqss as may t Pi . ke Supplyibe „ • fin' service yak Department. out ' zeit4Vt . • a Period Va.: Year. from theist qr./winery next. Samples of tke C.,ouilcs to be supplied may be V;C7red upon an. plication at the rropectioc Officers flee Or.bsunce in the Rdi.:l•t Arsenal a! Woolwich. Farther Particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions O f the Contract. snag be Lanwstat the Secretaries (*re, fivAgy & L k afirreraid, any day between Me home: of ten and loser ei•ekie4 7 . where the praposalr neut be delivered :rated +(pared endorsed " Prop sale for Candles," but no Prop:not can be admitted alter the ea; 30th day of December. at 12 ech.,* at noon °filer same Avg. .'sink., will any Tender be naticol 'sakes the Party snaking it. or an Agent in his belief/shall attend. By order of the board. R. 11. CREIV, Secretary. At an auction in Exeter, on Monday lass, two very old coffee pots were sal for 2s. one of which proved to be sold silver, weighing about 2 2 ounces : the auction eer having no license to sell silver, the purchaser re mains in fair possession of his prize. Princess Augusta will remove from Windsor Castle to Frogmore, where she will take up iser permanent re sidence ; and the Duchess of Gloucester will raj& there, with her royal sister, till the return of the Duke from the Continent. BIRTHS. In Red Lion Square, the lady of J. Bridges, Esg of a eon..—At Fort Marlborough, op the island of Sumatra. the lady of Maim T. O. Francis, of a dau.—On Christmas day, Mrs. B. I. T. Nightingale. of Craven Street, of a atm. MARRIED. • At Sunbttry, J. Ross, CIA). to Susanna, eldest dau. of the late J. Smith, Esq. —At Brighton, J. Lockwood, Esti. df Lanadown , Place, to Eden. dau. of J. Thackrah, Esg.. of Wood Hall, near Leeds.— A. Nlalcolui Nightingale, Esq. third son of the late :lir E. Nightin gale, Bait. of Kneescworth Hall. Cambridge, to Alariaime. only dati. of the late Captain H. Beaver. DIED. The Chevalier Ignatius Palyari,ii;most faithful Nl4osty's Consul General in Great Britain.—ln Warren Street. Fitzroy Square, Co lonel J. Robertson, of the late Royal Warminster Vulunteere.—nrs. F. J. Master, relict of W. I). Masters. Eiq. late of Yokes Mete. worth, Lent, and the survivu. of the Dalisnn family. of Hampton's, West Peckham, Kent, aged 87.—Mary, the wife of Mr. W. Nen:, of Hackney Hoad.—ln the Polygon, Somers Town, Mr. W. Essex, aged 78. LONDON M 4.11 K E TS. AL REGISTER. CORN-EXCHANGB. MCDNESDAY, DCC. 23. Though we have had hut few fresh arrivals of English Wheat since Monday, some quantity remained over from that thy's market, which foand a heavy sale today. on rather lower terms than other wise. Barley, Beans, and Pease, go off' heavily having bat few rs buye at market. The Oat tin* is dull, and in many instances rather lower prices having been edbalitted to, to give the vessels dim patch, having no market on Friday. MONDAY, DEC. There was a small supply of English Wheat this morals& and which caused the tine samples to experien:e a ready sale at last Monday's prices, but other description was cheaper. Barley a heavy sale in consequence of a large supply of English and Foreign at market-Beans and Pease maintain their farmer pricey. Torte trete several fresh arrivals of English and Irish Oats, which sold at a ro duetioa of is. per qt. Rapeseed and Linseed with little variation. 5. 1. a. a. 1 I. E. Wheat 65 a 63 White Pease66 a7g I Poland Oats ag a a Fine ditto. 73 a 80 I Grey Pease 65 a7O Potatoe ditto 34 a Sfi Rye So a 54 ream 60 a 66 Fine Flour 60 aIS Niue Barley 52 a 62 Ticks 62 a 62 Second ditto 55 a6O Malt 72 a 66 Oats 3l a 35 Rape Seed 4tl. 4bl. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of the best iVheaten Bread throughout the use• tropolis, is stated by the Bakers to be led. the Quarters Loaf Some Bakers sell the Quartern Loaf from Id. us 2d. lower. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN PER QUARTER. IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR TUE WEEK ENDING DEC. I". Wheat. I Rye B3rley I flats I was I r••:t , , 110 3 39 I 64 t 36 0 74 4 73 I'HICIS MEAT. MONDAY. 2;. xetrairr vn LtAnENRALt. SMITHFIELD. a. d. s. d. Brads of Cattle of lemmale a. al. a. 41. Beef....- 4 0 a 5 0 SM;llifield. Beef 3 4 a 6 4 Mutton ..4 4a 6 0 Beasts, about.... 2450 Mutton 4n a t 6 Vent .....4 I a 6 0 I She* 14641 Vaa...-4,0 at. U Pork 4 8 a h 0 1 Crlr.. l 240 Pork _...4 linen 1.4.nb 00a 0 0 1 Piga MI Lar0b....0 0a U 0 HAY AND STRAW :$.;f.R LOAD. a. d. .0 v. .1. Arm s. ( flay 4 0 9& 11 0 SS G 0 41 SMITIIFIELn Clover 4 In (1 a 8 10 r 0 I Straw 1 14 0.1 it '2 16 0 Y 5 14 f 1!:.s f 0 11 a r{ x n—^ 4 0 ST JAmts's -' Clove- 7 0 &aM 16 n— ry is t ',tray/ Y n oit 3 0 — : 14 0 7 () n li i A , A WHITECIIAPZ.L (lon - 9 11 Q A 9 9 II K 18 S 1 straw 7 IQ 0 8 1 lii n— 2 13 • AVERAGE 110.... E OP' SUGAR, Computed r•nrn the lit:torn , made weelt ending I) e. £l, is MIN. pc: cwt. c‘rh.ive :lie I) ity :PO or viyanle lif:rcon on (win: Gro.it lir;ttici--(Sa ere/a t's Gq::- 1 ) . - .. _ rit:(T c . t. ttr(Kml, •7' . t Ban): Stock 3..:... . ...:. 3 rer C. .... it....turtt1....... ... ...... ....;.it.:•41...• 71 :11 3 rer Ceti.. CJil , ol% 1.....,-4,1 , 4. pur t'trit. • 5 per ('?•It. N 4 ,y lt , •'ia St.; sk (;;:tit 150.05'(5 rtr ('et' ) ,p 79 71 pr Exchrtfurr )44t f, PI. p:...r flay ' 1 15 i.r (*unc.)l3 Ear ..................... ...... 74 t 4 7191 Imag.lt,tttitit•• 1 , 1r.:.vt ii.i.s t 's'o. I +• ih.to.; •••• emitch trot Po, I.ov r , •rl refilishr; by . . Ft a! .T.%Trinrlr. iwtween St. - 'at a •••.. ay." irtn the 't our" , by a Nts,a+oia - Le.,...1t...e, saki CA:lts ka :twitch , a itat of u,400. 4.1 C