The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-12 00:00:00

ANIL 12 ROY4L NUPTIALS, The marriage of the Princess Elizabeth with Philip Augustus Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Hesse Hum berg, took place at the Queen's House, on Tuesday. The acquaintance of the new married couple commenced two years ago, since which a correspondence has been maintained between them. Card:: of invitation were issued between two and three • weeks since, to the Foreign Ambassadors and Nlinistars and their Ladies, the Lord Chancellor, the Cabinet Ministers and their Ladies, the Deputy Earl Marshal of England, the Great Officers of State and the Household, the King's, the Queen's, those of the Windsor Establishment, the suites of the Ro7al Dukes and Duchesses, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court King's Bench, and other distinguished characters who were to perform and assist at. the solemninatiou of the marriage ceremony. A great profusion of wedding cakes have• been pre paring for several weeks. Among the company were the. Russian, French, Spanish, Dutch, American, Swedish,. and Neapolitan Ambassadors, with their ladies, together with most of the ladies and gentlemen of the different Royal esta blishments, besides the following persons: The Marquis and .Marettioness of Hertford. Marquis and Marchioness Cholniondeley, Ir:arquis and Marchioness of Winchesti r, Lord and Lady Harrington, Lady Eldon, Ear and Countess of Harrowby, Earl and Countess Mulgiave, Viseonnt and Viscountess Castlereagh, Mr. and Mrs. Can ning, Mr. Vansitiart, Archbishops of Canterbury and York, Bishop of LOO4lOll, and Mr. Mr. . .ars Sutton. - - The saloon in the Queen's palace was the place sp rinted for the solemnisation of the marriage cere mony ; an altar was fitted up under the throne, which was erected there as the Ql:Ceit'S throne, for the pur pose of receiving the stAresses upon the marriages of the Princess Charlotte and the Duchess of Olocester. The gold communion plate was very splendid ; part of it had belonged to King William ; there were three re markably l:u•i;e salvers or dishes, one of them represent ing our Lord's Last Supper with his disciples, with appropriate and emblematical devices in the compart ments. There were two large flagons from the Chapel Royal, beautifully chased, and a number of ewers; also several chali,:es, or cups, of •solid gold. Each corner had moat superbly gilt tripods, for six candles. • On Monday, the packages of the Princess Elizabeth and the Princerdl Hesse Romberg were made up, aad sent- off to the Prince Regent's cottage at Windsor, which has been in readiness to receive the ttoyal Fair for several days past. On accJunt of the striling•from work of the jeur ney,men employed in manufacturing carriages, 'the new traveling carriage could not be finished in time ; but the Prince's's landaulet has been repaired and new beautified for the occasion. 'The Prince of . Hesse-1 lomberg dined at his residence in St. James's-palace a little before 5 o'clock At a quarter before 8 o'clock, he went from. St James's-pa lace in• State to the Queen's palace, in two of the Prince Rwnt's carriages, escorted by a party of Life- Guards. His Serene Highness's suite eqt.iisted of Baron. O'Naghton, Baron de Gen; ng, Earon de Franc, and Lord Stewart. His Serene Highness was received with the same mark of attention and respect as the different branches of the Royal Family, by a guard of honour, and the band playing God Save the King. The company had ill. arrived before eight. The rutered by the Colonade, and the front door t o the Grand Hall, where a few spectators were admitted. Fhe hall was lined with the Yeomen of the Guard. Pages were stationed on the grand staircase. On the arrival of the different branches cf tha Royal Family, consisting of the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Glocester,- .the Duke of Clarence, the Dale of Kent, the Princess Sophia of Glocester, they proceeded to the Queens dining :nom &c. - The Foreign Ambassadors entered tEe grand silicon first to see the ceremony, to report to their different Courts ; they were accompanied by their ladies, l'cl lowed by the Cabinet Ministers and their Ladies, who proceeded to the right : the Great Officers, and those of the Royal Household, took their stations on the left s'de. At eight o'clock, her Majesty, with the different branches of the Royal Family except the .intended bride and bridegroom, began to move from her private apartments, and, on entering the Saloon, the Queen took ber station in a chair of State, to the left of the altar. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London appeared at. the altar, the latter attending as Bishop of the • DioceFe . and Dean of the Churel Royal. Every tiling being properly arranged, the Lord c:baniberlain seared, and intrishiced his Serene• Hig hness the erinee of Hesse-Homberg, between the Dukes cf Clarence and. Kent. His Serene Hig,iiess was dressed in his General's uniterrn, and wore several of his Orders, Grand Crosses, &c having ten in the whole. The Lord Chamberlain retired again and introduced her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth, who was conducted to the altar by the Dukes of Clarence and Kent. The Duke of York appeared to give her away. 'Alit Prince Regent was absent, partly is consequence THE NATIONAL lIEGISTFTZ. of not being quite recovered from his attack of the gout, and partly because a similar sceac was fresh in his recollection. The Bishop of Leadon, as Dean cf Chapel Royal, attended to Jake. the register cf the marriage, as also the . clerk a St. Geerg:;s, l-lumwer-squne, in which parish the saloon is situate. As soon as the ceremonly had concluded, a signal was given, and a double royal salute. was fired from the Park and Tower guns. The bride and bridegroom retired, and having taken off their splendid dresses, his Serene Highness ap peared in a full ball dress, and her Royal Highness in a white satin pelisse, and a nun's veil over her head: they left the Palace soon after 9 o'clock in her'Royal Highness's landaulet and four for the Prince Regent's cottage at Windsor. The Duke of York handed his Royal sister to her.carriage. The Prince Regent held a Court en Monday, and previously a Privy Council, at which the marriage of the Princess Elisabeth with the - Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Homberg was proposed and sanctioned. The Baron de Geruing, Envoy from the Landgrave of Hesse llomberg, and Baron Krane, Marshal of the Court of th3t Principality • awl afterwards the Swedish Minister, Baron Stiernhold, were introduced with due ceremony, and were most graciously received. On Friday the Queen and the Princess Agusta, attended by Lady Ilchester, left the Palace fur Windsor Castle. tier Majesty travelled in her landau with four horses, and with the usual escort from the 10th hussars. It is .unders'ood that her Majesty purposes to return to town on Tuesday or Wednesday next at farthest. Friday morning the Dukes of York and Clarence, and the Duchess of Gloucester, attended her Nlajesty and the Princess Augusta to their carriage, on their return to Windsor Friday Ow Pukes of York and Cumberland, and the Duchess of Gloucester, visited the Prince Regent at Carlton !louse. On Wednesday, his Royal Highness the Prince of Saxe Cobourg arrived at Claremont from Weynwuth. The offer of marriage made by his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence to the Princess Amelia Adelaide Louisa Theresa Caroline. of '.L:(e Meiningen, has been accepted. Her Serene Highness was born on the 18th of August, 1792, and is accordingly in her t26th year. Her brother the Duke is a minor, and her mother holds the reins of the Duchy as kis guardian. The Lady Mother is to accompany the Princess to England.— Morning Paper. The Duchess of Gloucester has honoured Sir Beeehey, by sitting to him for her portrait, which will probably grace the ensuing Exhibition at the Royal Academy. The entertainment to be given by the Marquis of Chohnondelev, is intended to be of the most superb description, in bowler of the Primo Regent, to take place on the f.:3d inst. St. George's day. The Duke of Athol is now enjoying the benefit which provident ancestors sometimes confer upon their heirs. His Grace's estates have been .hitherto consiilered as ra ther extensive than productive; but his forests have new attained to such a growth, that, we understand, he will be able to cut timber, t..) the amount of 20,0001. a year for several years to come. Lord Stewart is expected to leave town to-day for Vienna. Lord Brecnock, son of the Marquis of Cam den, is to accompany his Lordship. Sir John Murray, Member for Weymouth, anii who made himself so..ecnapicuous at Tarragona, is to have the 56th - Regiment, vacant by the death of General 1 . Norton ; and .Sir J. Kempt is to succeed Sir John in the command of.,the 8d West India Regiment. Ge neral,Dou, from the 95th Regiment, is to succeed the late General St. John, aseelonel of the 36th Regiment ; and Sir I'. Hislop is tohave the 95th..--Morning-Faper. The British Gallery closed yesterday. Oa a review of the pale book, which is placed-ow the table for in spection, we are happy to perceive, that public encou rag,ement keeps pace with the exertions of the artists. Among the following will be found some chef d'aeuvres of the English school The Angel Uriel,' which has obtained a donathm of 1501. has been purchased by the Marquis of Stafford ; a grand picture of!Jerusalem at the time of the Crucifixion: by Holland, is .an extra ordinary effort of fertile imagination, expressing a scene which no human powers can ever hope to do justice to ; several exquisite laulcapes by Stark and S'incent, many of which appear in the sale book ; two subjects by Wilkie, in his best manner; Lord Charles Townsend is the fbrtenate purchaser of Duncan Gray,' for .250 guineaw;.• the Boulevards,' by Collins, is a delightful resemblance of the scene, with a liveliness in the dra matis persona:, truly comic; Cue Sun .:ise,* by this artist, has obtained a purchaser in Sir J. Leicester, for 150 guineas ;. Mr. James 'Ward's Admonition,' has beta purchased by Furl Fitzwilliam,, at the price ofB4 guineas; Cooper's DortQuixotte, Banditti,' ,nod Battle,!, a sketch, are in their styles unrivalled ; toge ther with the landscapes of Fielding, Constable, Nas myth, Deane, Wilson, and Laporte, will be found highly interesting, and creditable to the British School. 117 THE DRAMA. -40- TUNG'S THEATRE. La Clentenza di Tile was performed at this theatre on Tuesday ; nothowever, with the brilliancy of effect which characterized its representation last season. Ma dame Camporese seemed to us to have thrown a pecu liar interest into. the character of Sesto; and we have seen nothing in Signor Garcia to atolles for her absence. Ile is more anxious to display himself than the charac ter he is desired to personate ; he may wear the varied dresses of Count.ifbnaeiva, in the flowing roh,:s of Sesto ; but he is still the same individual—he is always Signor Garcia • His gesture is meant not to impress the spec. tutors with any particular sentiment, which it is his provice to express; but with some undefined aloe of his own importance. When he a song or a duct to execute, he does it entirely in his own style. The ad mirers of Mozart would be surprised to Lind sonic of his sweetest and most flowing airs constantly impeded in their way to the heart, by obstructions wantonly thrown iri their way. Come ti piaci was so disguised, that it was really with difficulty we fathered here and they. a f:w notes of the original strain. The same observation is applicable to his share of h perdona. I his decorations were inapplicable to the sentiment he had to express. They wandered into endless mazes, and they were so wide of the melody which Nadtune Fodor poured out, that it was anything but a duct. DRURY LANE. :Miss Kelly, who has been absent neatly three months on an excursion to Dublin, on Wednesday night re sumed her professional duties at this theatre in, one of ber best characters, Lucy, in the Beggar's Opera.. She was received in the most flattering manner with .three distinct rounds of applause. She appears in excellent health and spirits, and, as the actors say, " topped her part." The Duke and Duchess of Glocester were pre sent, " and God save the King" was Rung in full chorus at the termination of the piece. Lite pit was filled at half-price ; but the bow, throughout the evening, pre :tented a forlorn appearance. Mr. Rice, who performed Richard the Third, at the Newcastle theatre, with such distinguidied applause, has since appeared in Shylock and lago, in both, of which characters he failed. Mr. Murray has renewed his lease of the Glasgow theatre for three years, at 4001:exclusive of intcrest of money expended on repairs. Mada ae Catalonia borefit at Paris, produced, 19,9.00 francs . _ _ _ ......-- ACTORS IN Sp.+tx.---A regulation for the theatre in -Madrid, approval by the Royal Ordinance, has beets published in that capital. The salary of their most fa mous comedian, Isidore Ifaigaez (who is designated as the Tahna of Spain,) amounts to only five francs a day. LORD PALMERSTON.—SaIttraIIy in answer • to the inquiries made after the state of his Lordship's health, it was announced, " that no bulletin would be further issued, as Lord Palmerston was quite recovered." LkW APPOINTSIk:NTS IN Inds D.—Mr. Henry W. Grady is appointed First Counsel to the Commis sioners of the Revenuc., in the room of the late Sir C. Ormsby. Mr. J. Foster succeeds as fiend Counsel. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Sci. ences is now busily employed in investigating different plans, which have been suggested fur the prevention of forgeries of Bank Notes. The Academy of Arts New York have raised a mh. scription of 4001. for the purpose of having a whole length portrait of Mr. West, painted by Sir Thomas Laurence, which is to be placed above the Prosident's chair of their Academy. Wednesday a (;curt cf !Directors was held at the East . India [louse, when the following Gentlemen were elected Directors for the year ensuing,. via. Win. Stanley Clarke, Esq. John Hudleston, Esq. .Pichard Chicheley Plowden, Esq. George Raikes, Esq. George Abercrambie Robinson, Esq.- John Thornhill, Esq. T. W. Coke, Esq. is appointed by the Duke of SUSICK Grand Master of the Freemason's Lodges of the pro vince of the County of Norfolk. Mr. Ormsby, the Marshal of the Four Courts, Dub lin, is confined within its walls, fur a debt of two thousand poands, due by John Irwin, of g inla, County of Roscommon, Esq who .escaped from that prison • about eighteen months cQ The debts of Mr, Irwin exceeded 50,0001. It is official :tannin:re:l, in a rlarence Paper of the 24th March, by a letter from the Consid...C;c4l,,ral of the King of *ardinia, t',at the Dry of Algiers &cline the plagae on the Ist Ii March.. His successor, named Go ".a Cavalli, form his NLinster, was proclaimed ' the same day by a tiischeige of cannon. Lie has taken the name of I.4m!hias Pasha. He cominenced his reign by an act ofjustice. lia ordercd• all, the .yciang female Christians and Jewesses, whom his. , predecessor and seized and contaed in the Seraglio, to be set at liberty. ikit s Meekly Di' patch says, that Cobbett will offer himself as a Candiiiate for Coventry, at the next elec• tion, but will not vine to England, unless he be electe d.