The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-02 00:00:00

JUNE 2., ANNIVERSARIES. PET CLUB. Wednesday being the anniversary of the birth-day of the late Right lion. Win. Fitt, a Meeting was held in Merchant Taylors' Ilan to commemorate his memory. About six o'clock, upwards of three hundred and tifty Noblemen and Gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous entertainment, the Right lion. R. Peel, M. I'. in the chair, supported by the Lord Chancellor and the Earl of Li verpool.—After the cloth was removed, " Non pubis Dusting" was most excellently sung by Messrs. Leete, Taylor, Bryant, 'Fyffe], Broadhurst, and Evans. The band of the Artillery Company performed several delightful airs; and excellent s,:ags, composed to the• memory of this able Statesman, were sung. An influential Government - Print of Thursday last, contains the flowing observations upon the absence of Lord Castlereagh awl Mr. Canning. " Neither Lord Castlereagh nor Mr. Canning were at the dinner. We regret their absence, and the cause of it. It is said that the toasts were sent by the Committee of Manage anent to those distinguished Personages, to one of which they objected, the toast of —" Protestant Asceinlancy'—a. locum. siistent with their known support of the Catholic Claims.-- Mr Gifford and the Committee sturdily and strentioudy maintained it ought to be giv.m, and the absence of the two Ministers was the consequence. Now we shall not he sirs. peered of being hostile to the cause of Protestant ascendancy —E•to perpetouf But as it was so desirable to have had the presence of such distineni.lied ad•iiirers aud- adherents sof air. Pitt and his principles, it would have been as well, per haps. to have omitted this toast, particularly as there was another toast —" The House of Brion.wick, and may they never forget the principles which seated t! em ma the throne et these realms." Was not the Protestant Constitution in Church and Slate ale of these principles? But indeed we cannot conceive why a favourer of the Catholic Claims might not drink the toast of Protestant Ascendancy, unless he is brepared to say that there should nut be the least distinction etween the two religions ; that the Catholic should lie as eligible to the Ohre of Lord Chancellor,— OM keeper oldie king's conscience,—as a Protestant ; and that the king illia felfolight not to be excluded out the liocrty of conscience granted to every other person in the realm." What an admirable illustration is this of the true meaning of Roman Catholic Emancipation ! Ask its advocates what they mean by it, and they will tell you the release of Catholics trout certain political disabili ties. Give them for a test a toast, which implies, that Protestantism should be the prevailing religion, and they will neither drink it, nor come where it is to be drank. Ey:m Protestant advocates of the Bottum Catho lic pretensioas will not do this. What then will the pr‘Acnsions prove to be, when Roman Catholics them selves shall have an opportunity of illustrating the.n ? S)CIETY FOR TIM ENICOPRAGF MuNT OF ARTS, It ANUFAC roll Ks, ,LND Welnesday, soon after twelve o'clock, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, president, took the chair; and after he had aunounced to one of the mo t brilliant assemblies that, perhaps, ever graced the Free Masons' Hall, the purpose for which they had met, Mr. Aikin, the Secretary, gave an explanation of the objects of the Institution ; and it is but justice to that gentleman to remark, that the objects of the Ins:nation never appear ed in a more interesting shape. His Royal Highness the President, was particularly afilitit to the subjects which came be five him ; and by his dignified and afiltble manner of presenting the re wards, added in no iaconsiaerable degree to their value. In giving the premium to lilaster Barlare, who had antE:red amputation of the right aria, his Highness was uncommonly affected. Previous; to the company separating, the Pre4,lent thanked them liar their attention to the business of the day ; and an assemblage of near two thousand persons, consisting of rank and beauty, departed highly gratified with the treat they had received. Among the visitors, we observed the Persian Prince, Mersa Jatiii, who seemed uncommonly attentive to the distribution. ETON .110NTEM. Tuesday manning her Majesty and the Princesses Augusta and Elizabeth, attended by their Ladies in Waiting, went to Eton College, where they arrived *boot twelve o'clock, and were received by the Provost and the Heads of the College.. The Prince Regent arrived directly after from London. In a short time after, the precession for the Montem Was 'brined, and began to move according to their orders, to view which there was the most numerous company assembled that has been known upon any similar occasion for a number of years past. The young gentlemen of the College proceeded to Salt hill, according to custom, in grand procession, attend ed by the bands of the !loyal Horse Guards and the Coldstream Re i ....iinent Foot Guards, in their MI uni forms ; the young gentlemen receiving from the Royal Family, the nubility, and ethers assembled upon the occasion, the usual gratuities. The Royal Family returned to the Castle, and afterwards went to more, where the young gentlemen were entertained. They all appear ti scasibfe of the hnaour .couterred upon them, and were headed. by the Masters of Eton College. They were rNalel with wine, cakes, ten, and other rcl-es7iments. The weather proved remark ably fine, and the gardens being in an uscelleut state, rendLled tie scene truly gratis ins. THE NATTONAL REGISTER. Her Majesty had a select party of the Nobility and particular friends, whom she had invited to participate in the juvenile entertainment. 'fhe Gentlemen and Scholars belonging to the Cillege Frogmore a little before nine o'clock, highly gratified with the manner in which they had been received and entertain ed by the Royal Family. The Prince It rent set out for London soon after eight o'clock. Her Majesty and party remained tili eleven o'clock, when they returned to the Castle. The Montem day used to be fixed for the first Tues day iu llilary Term, which being January 23, in 1745, the day was altered to Tuesday in Whitsun week. During the exhibition, when the company repaired to the Court-yard to witness the ceremony of " flourish ing the flag," the l'rince Regent, who was dressed in a dark blue coat, advanced with the rest of the gentle men. to the spot. A lane was formed for the young gentlemen, who passed in procession to the Court-yard. One of the Guards ohserving a gentleman somewhat advanced before the line, went up to him, and gently touching his breast, requested him to retire a little backward. A spectator observing the soldier's zeal, asked him if he knew he had addressed the Regent ? The soldier, without replying, turned round eontuscd to the Prince and presented arms. The Regent seeing his confusion, with the utmost good nature and urba nity said, " Soldier, you are perfectly txorect, it was your duty to keep the line. TIIE DRAMA. TALMA. The celebrated Talma arrived in town late on Tues day night, and, with his party, was attended by his friend Mr Howard Payne to Covent-garden Theatre on Wednesday evening, being his first visit to an Eng lish Theatre fbr 32 years. He seemed to admire the Theatre very much; and to be highly interested by the perfinmam..e. Taints was afterwards introduced into the Green Rama, where great admiration was excited by the afilibility of his manner; being presented to Miss Stephens, Talma greatly complimented that Lady on the skill and sweetness of her singing. Mr. Kemble's perfiirmanee of Posiltumns, on Friday evening, at Covent, Garden Theatre, was received with great admiration; lachimo was finely sustained by Young; and Miss Foote's Imogen afforded great promise. Talma sat in one of the side boxes near the stage, in company with three French ladies. He paid the utmost attention to the whole performance. He had a book of the play in his hand, which he generally read while the performers spoke; but when Mr. Kemble came on the stage, he viewed him attentively with an opera glass, and seemed to take great interest in his acting. Between the acts, be conversed in very good English with Mr. Paine. When the play was over he left the box with his friends, and proceeded through one of the private passages to the Green-room. Talma has a very expressive and interesting countenance ; his nose is somewhat of the Roman, his eyes abound with anima tion and intelligence. His fiice is rather of a brownish colour, having none of the florid fitirness of an Euglish m:m, and has something of that roughness to which the epithet weatherbeaten is generally applied. His hair, which is quite black, does not lie flat upon his head but is rather bushy. He appears to be about 50 years of age, of the middle size, and has a slight stoop in his shoulders. There is much sedateness and gravity in his manner. Itcs+lity evening, the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who had arrived from Claremont in the morn ing, honoured the King's Theatre with their presence to witness the representation of Don Giovanni. The Princess appeared a little thinner than usual, but in good health and spirits, She was particularly attentive to the pertiirmayee, and showed a lively sense of its beauties. L'AoNEsK.—At the request of the Lord Chamber lain, the very interesting Opera of L'Agnese, which was twice performed with the greatest applause at the King's Theutre, has been withdrawn. The story of this mast interesting piece was taken from Mrs. Opie's Ftdher and Daughter. Mr. Kemble intended to have played the part of King Lear, in Shakespear's Tragedy of that name, at Covent-garden Theatre, before he took his final de parture front the stage ; but it was intimated to the Proprietors by the Lord Chamberlain, that it was not the wish of Govertruent that the Play should be per formed at the present time. A treaty has been on thot for some time between Mr. Kean, of Drnry-lane Theatre, and Mr. Holman, the Manager of an American Theatre, for Mr. Kean's perfiwmances tier one year in the United States. The only paint not settled is the security, Mr. Kean wish ing to have the stipulated AIM se:mred in a banking lions: in this city. Mr. Raymond_ has purelintled a most henu'iral &lark Tiger for seven hundred guineas, now oa its passage from the East Indies. It will be the first ever landed in this conuttl.. It is expected it will excite the atten tion of the curious as much as the wouderful torkiac .vicell Ton Cat did some tin talk. 178 Mr. Jones, Mrs. Gibbs, Mr. and Miss Matthews, Miss Carew, and Nlr. Higman, form a principal part f the corps for the opening of the Haymarket Theatre. MOZART.—This celebrated composer, though great part of his life was passed in German Courts, preserved himself untinctured with that servility which, in his time, was almost universally prevalent in them. The Emperor Joseph 11., who admired and patronized him, bad ordered on some occasion the representation of his opera, called Die Entfahrung am, dem Serail—The Escape from the Scratio. That Prince, who had re cently been in Italy, and had imbibed a partiality for the musical taste of that country, after the piece was over, said to the composer—" My dear Mozart, that is too fine for Our ears, there are too many notes in the accompaniment."—" I leg your Majesty's pardon," replied Mozart very drily, " there are just as many notes as there should be." His independent mind could not brook an ignorant criticism, though made by an Empe ror, and his master. He was not, however, blind to de fects in his works, hut himself pointed them out to his friends : the result has been, that several observations, derived from this source, have been employed by others to his prejudice. Mr. Home, it is said, is to superintend the musical department of the English Opera the ensuing season,: instead of Mr. Welsh. A private letter from Studtgard informs us, that there are prospects of a speedy settlement of all the po litical disputes in that kingdom. Both the old and new Constitutionalists have expressed a disposition to concede a little, The ceremony of the marriage of the Archduchess Leopoldine with the King of Portugal took place at Vienna, by proxy, on the 14th instant. The underwriters at Lloyd's have.reftused all insur ances upon vessels from Holland or the Halm Towns, inconsequence of the Aloorish pirates that now infist the Channel. Something of an unpleasant nature has happened be tween the Portuguese Government and Lord Beresffird, and the Marshal returns to England. The Jury returned by the Sheriff' to try the State Prisoners have been summoned to attend at. the Court of King's Bench, on Monday, .the 9th of June, the day fixed for the trial. Some further• accounts of the rcvoluton in Per nambuco have reached town. It was not known on the 28th of March, to have extended to Bahai. We are glad to find, that the Governor and Officers of the former place were sent off unhurt to Rio Janeiro. BRAZIL.—We present our readers with a few fees respecting the provinces of Brazil. Pernambuco, or Pernambuco, is chiefly celebrated for the beauty of its principal town, culled Olindi (signifying in Portuguese, Oh ! beautiful !"), this having been the exclamation of the first settlers on their landing. It abounds in sugar, cotton, and Brazil wood. Rio Grande, which is to the north of Pernambuco, and lies chiefly on the coast, is so culled from a large river which. runs through it, and waters it. In the interior is a lake abounding with pearls. Siara, more to the northwards abounds,. in the staple commodities of the country : its chief town, of the sank name, is very small, and the haven is so shallow as only to admit ships of inferior burden. Marignan, or Maranhao, the adjacent province, derives its name from an island in an estuary formed by various rivers, and on which the chief town is placed. This province yields two harvests of maize annually. Pans, or Grand Para, stands on the great river Tocantio, and is a rich and handsome town, containing a citadel, fortress, two parish churches and u college. This province produces abundance of wtton, sugar, chocolate, and coffee, enough to load au annual fleet to Lisbon. There are two provinces called Pa raiba, one in the south, close to Rio Jaserio, which of course is not the one here alluded to ; another between Rio Grande and Pernambuco it has a large but dan gerous harbour. Tamara, or Tatnaraca, is a sushi' province adjoining, but very fertile, and canto:in, commodious harbour. Signor Domingo Martines, the Chief in the Brazili an Insurreetion, is well known in London; he was resident here fur soine years, a Portuguese by birth, and of a daring disposition, and is stated to be likely to take the lead in any revolution. It has been asked, how it was- that information .of the Brazil Revolution has not been received by soma of our ships of war in a direct manner? - The - fact is, we have not a ship on the Bra:di elation; they have all been transferred to the River Plate, and Commo dore aiwles only left the Litter phoe about the 10th of March, for Rio Janeiro, to be present at the King's coronation, which was to take place en the Ist of April ! Extract of a letter from Burros Apr!, dated the 4th of M 4. eh :—" Yon w.l h.,re heard th.it Chin has !men celiqui r ed by the Hurlers D res troops. The people of this price are ith their ; and (Ito liorriliiiie L t has ordered a!, the Poi tognese to be sent auto the inteiiio, ilti ta-y ore to reinain as hostages, whence I 'appose that a ..a.. .ton Portlia,a is evitablu." 'I lie Drys of A!giers nod Tripoli, %are la e'y 'reeked presents of .• numlicent simif hi,Nts, set with jetaeli, teem as Eevt N Syrcili;; n. Mr. Southt has arrived is Paris.