The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-19 00:00:00

A PM. 19. MTh COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION. On Thursday, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent held a Levee at Carlton House, which was numerously attended. A. great number of! present. tions took place, among which were the Earl of Fingal, and a Deputation of Catholic Gentleman, with several Addresses from th( Catholics of Ireland, praying that they might be restored to their civil rights. The Qocea will hold a Drawing Room on the nOth instant, and it is undt!rstood her VI aj , sty will hold them once a fortnight afterwards. The Princess of Wales will give a grand dinner to-morrow to a se lect party at Kensington. On Tuesday, her Majesty, accompanied by the Princesses Elizabeth Nlary, attended by Lady Isabella Thynne, arrived from Windsor, and a little before two o'clock, went in the Duke of Cambridge's car riage to the Duchess of Brunswick's, in Hanover—square, and staid with her R iyal Highness for about an hour. The Royal Party then pro ceeded to Carlton House, where the Prince Regent received them at the grand entrance. At tour o'clock they sat down to dinner, together with the Princess Charlotte of Wal. s, the Dukes of York. Kent, Cum berland, and Cambridge, and Mrs. Howe. The Queen and Pt in cesses prepared to set off for Windsor at a quarter past six o'clock. The Princess Charlotte of Wales returned to Warwick House. Tlie Prince Regent has been pleased to signify his pleasure, that all the old servants of his veneralsi;! Father's household shall continue to hold their situations tor life. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. COMYON COUNCIL. Friday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, to considyr of the propriety of presenting an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, praying for Redress of Grievances, Reform in Parlia ment, and the removal of his Majesty's present ministers. The requisition having been read, Mr. Qui N, in a speech of considerable length, adverted to the difficul ties and Distresses under which the country at present laboured, most of which, he said, arose from the ►want of a tair representation of the peo ple in Parliament, and the measures adopted by the present Adminis tration. He concluded by moving a string of resolutions. Mr. BLUNDLE seconded the Resolutions. Mr. HEAR NE roso in opposition to the motion, and affirmed, that the Regent, in continuing the present Ministers, had acted with great magnanimity ; and lie firmly believed, that even. the illustrious con„bi. nation of all the talents in the Court of Common Council could not have displayel such a martial aspect to the powerful Buonaparte as his Majesty's present Ministers had done. Mr. JACKS was afraid the resolutions proposed for their acceptance would create very opposite emotions to unanimity in the public mind. The Gentleman who proposed the motion had displayed in a delightful style the military successes of the country, but he had concluded by pro ih,sing measures which he was not conscious would operate to the public welfare. Alderman SMITU was of opinion, that could a man turn the globe round in the palm of the hand, he would not be able to discover a happier spot upon it all than the land he lived in. He opposed tile mo tion. Mr. WAITHMAN was surprised at the manner in which the two Gentlemen who spoke last had , manifested their opposition to the mea sure. For a period of sixteen yesieslie had recollected them labouring in aid of a cause which they noy . reprobated. He wondered what in-. fluence directed their counsels, and caused them to abandon primitive opinions. For his own part, from a consciousness in - the 'propriety of the measure upon the must extended and accurate examination, he was prepared to lend it every aid that lay within the con.pass of hie power. • Mr. DIXON said, that had the measure proposed been forc a removal of grievances, .he should have been ready to vote, hut since it only tended to promote dissentions, and sow insinuations amongst the people against the Administration, he would vote againit it. Mr. BROWN deemed it highly impolitic to hold the Administration up to the cont e mpt o f t h e peo pl e . The nation appeared to him in flourish ing circumstances, and he hoped we would transmit unpolluted to pos terity the blessings we enjoyed. Mr: FAVELL, from a contemplation, of British History for the last twenty years, and from th e s ituati o n of the Empire at the present period, deemed the measure highly necessary. Sir WILLIAM CifItTIS acknowledged the distresses under which the, naanufacturerswere groaning, and which he reckoned solely attributabl to the malignant spirit of our great enemy, Buonap.ate. Whatever faults might belong to the Administration, he was not prepared to pull dowa an edifice until he knew his ability to rear a hover in its stead ; therefore he opposed the motion. Aid rman Corm spoke in favour of Reform, and support of the Re solution. \IL ATCHISON considered this as nothing else than an attemet of Party to overturn the Administration; ai.d who would they'place in their stead l (Grey and CJrenville, from several parts of the Imo Oh ! gun, you wish a keforn in Parliament, and for that purpose, desire the l!uuses of Grey and Russel to have the power in the Administration, Houses, 'Rho carry the majority of the boroughs already in their pockets. 249 • Sir C. Plug; spoke. favourably of the Orders in Cout,cil, they had liustlinedthe•cosumerce in which the, country was en,!aged. Alderm.in SItAR (otigratulatcd:tli . meeting upon the mildness and moderati,m which they had shown during the corn ii;nu ire of the rebate, and passed an encomium upon the Gentleman who propmed the R. soiu don, for the calm and temperate speech with which* had intr, 1 )L , ut:cti it. But he could not be persuaded to give his assent to a Res:notion tending to deprive the empire of those able and successful rs. Alderman WOOD briefly suppwted the i„ , ',psOuti , o. The question was then read by the RF cart oiR. and a disp!ay of hands being inadequate to decide accurately tln• sense of the triet:tiii3, thr Court was cleared of the strangers, and a division took ri.cc, wiwo there ap peared—ln support.of the Motion - 98—A gainst.it 92-111.jority 6. MISCELLANIES. The Petition from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, presented to the Prince Regent at the Levee l • differs very little from those which nave. heretofore been presented to the Legislature. It - states, 'the Petitioners have taken every oath of fidelity and allegiance Which h as been pre scribetrby the Legislature, that they reject, as imdious and unclifktian, the detestable doctrine that it is lawful in any way to injure any person or persons whomsoever', on the ground of their being ics. The following is the concluding prayer of the Prti May.we then, with hearts deeply interested in the fate of this our humble supplication presume to appeal to the wisdom and benivity of your Royal Big inss on behalf of a' very numerous, industrious, affeztioleae, an I f body of people—the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and to pray Coat your Royal Highness may be pleased to take into your favourable c n sideration the whole of our conditioo—our nuinb;-r., our servizes, our merits, and our sufferings. And, as we are col: e-iotis of n_t p:Frity of our motives and the integrity of our principles, we therefore humbly pray to be restored to the rights and privileges of the Constituti.ni of our country—to he freed from all pe-al and Jisablinz L'A'S in force against us, on account of our religions Faith—and Chat we ma• thereby become more worthy, as well as more capable of prornotieg the service of the Crown, and the substantial interests of this gi :at Liupire, now committed to the unrestricted wisdom of your Royal Highness." Drury-lane Theatre is intended to open on the 10th of Oct her next. The whole expense of building, scenery, wardro e,, &c. is calculated at 'only 150,0001—At a meeting of the Subscriber.; last Saturday, Mr. Whitbread declared, that he considertil the c..,nc..rn as I.oleing out pros pects of emolument infinitely greater than those of ;my ,iiiiilar under taking. An order to rent the The:,tre for twenty-one years would have ensured the Subscribers five per cent. for their money, has been refused. HIGHGATE-TUNNEL—Between four and live o'clock on Monday morning, the Highgate Tunnel tell in Nvith a tremendous ,:rash, and the labour of many months was thus, in a few moments, conic rted into a heap of ruins. Some of the worktn u, veto wen• coming to resume their daily labour. describe the of.ise that preceded it like that of dis tant thunct-r. It was the Crown Arch, near H•irn , e•,••la•"e, that first gave way, and the lane. in consepn.nce, fell soiti.l feet d(-ep, a•td in stantly became impas,ahle. The houses in the vicinity felt the Lill like the shock cf an eartfiquak:. Several p-rsons have be•_n s'en in town within fly-se few days past walking about in ,mall parties, with labels on their .nscrihed as follows:—•' 1 want work. and can have a good c. aracter." Their ap— pearance with this singular notification bas, of course, excited sonic attention. Wednesday lieutenant Groats, for a wager of 100 guineas, started to go on' - foot from Blackfriars-rwd to Canterbury, and from thence back to Stroud,. 7'..t miles, in twelve hours. He did the journey in rix minutes within the given time by mAt extraordinary ex:rtions, but in . a very crippled state. Since the year 1810, 30 persons in Russia have attained the age of 115 years; 9.4 that of 1W ; 11 that of 133 ; arid two that of 140. "I'hursday, in the Court of King's Bench-, -a. rule fora new trial was moved for, in the cause Gilbert e Sir •Mark. relativ: to a bet on the life of 13uonaparte, lately tried at. the York As:izts.—Lord Elienb:i roughsaid, the verdict was cleariy against evidence, and there must be a new trial.—Rule granted. rue bill, we understand, has b, en found at Clerk- nwell Sessions, on behalf of the celebrated Mrs. Clarke, against one of her old legal friends, charging him defrauding Mr of several sums of money. EXECUTION'S.—Morday morni , ic, Thom:i,. and Adam Lee, who, were capitally.convicted at the last S3rrey A:slzes, for hi,ilaway robbery, exeetn ,, fl on the up of the new were, pursuant to their sentene,,s, prison,HorsemOnger-lane.—Lhel' the co::,lemetd Sermon, which was preached on Sanday last, at the prison Chapel, the conduct of the two presented the most striking ca,litia-t ; the one, or wit guilt there was the least douht, listened •.sitt, clauly fortitude and pious resignation ; while the bodily frame of the other e-. , ed too weak to sus•ain the con fi ct of his mind. ‘Vli,en the hies,ing had peen pronounced, and the culprits were shout' to withdraw, this nntortunaie man, directing his eyes to the cler,4nian, and front him to the congregation, " called on Heaven to witness, on this, nis last earthly .day, that hit was itnio cent of, the crime f r which was about r.' die !" and alter ex. lai , •;ing, " My wife ! my live children !" he retie ed. His brother also aticst,d his own innocence in a most firm and audible tone !