The National Register. — London, England, 1816-07-15 00:00:00

JUVL 16. We give this day u report of a trial, detailing u chim ney-sweeper's cruelty. Englishmen can feel for foreign ers of every description, Blacks and bfulattoes---how is it that they donut feLl tir their own ? The ease of the poor child that has p...-rished in the fangs of this unfeeling brute, ought to produce an immediate- Act tier the Abo lition of stiAt a spories of torture and .tlare...y in this coun try, which %ve call free, and peculiarly endowed and hicssed by Ilcaven. We are sorry to learn, that the applications fir pass ports to visit France either increase than diminish.— There is an absolute mob of applicants at the French Ambassador's how. We hear that constables have been often necessary to preserve decorum. It is sometimes three days bell we the passports can be had. It is much to be regretted, that Parliament has sepa rated without doing any thing to prevent or lesr,en the number of emigrations, either temporary or permanent. By inquiries made ut Ramsgate Dover, and Brighton, we find that from these ports only the number of persons taking their sage to the Continent, amount on an ave rage to not less titan a thousand weekly, on a moderate computation ; and that the numbers who arrive at these ports from the Continent bear but a very small propor tion to those who pass to th other side. Some of the deserters, it is true, only go for a few months recreation; but in the present circumstances, to say the least of it, it is highly injurious, for the sake of a little amusement, to deprive the country of all the benefits of their expendi ture. Let us hope that from this moment motives of pa triotism will keep many at home who have been planning excursions to other countries. ANTIDOTE TO ENID:RATIO:V.—Extract from a letter from a Gentleman in America, dated in April last:— 6 6 Respecting the charges of living he I haw• to inform you. that beef k Is. ; s cal, 14. 211. ; and mutton, I s. 3d. pe•r lb. ; it loaf of indifferent bread. weighing ilb. em.e. Is. 21; butler. Ss. per lb.: eggs, Is. per dozen ; firing extremely dear, the wages of dconestles egnally so so that you will plainly per ceive that, Nlll. all the taxi s, a man may live better, as well as cheaper. in any part of England, than in this cotintrj'." It is supposed, that the degree of unanimity th be ex pected upon the leading financial measures of the next Session will be aseortamed very shortly. The Earl of Liverpool, assisted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been attended, for several mornings past, by tho first Lord of the Admiralty, and Mr. Long, one of the Pay masters of the Army. Mr. HuAisson, who has much re putation as a financier, though not now employed as such, has been present at most of the consultations, as well as Lord Castlereagh. A report has been very generally current flir sonic days, of a Dissolution of Parliament in October ; the re port receives some corroboration, from a canvassing letter having been sent by Lord Palmerston to his constituents at Cambridge University. Arrangements are in progress to establish a respect able naval filter on the Lakes of Cana•la. Sir 11. Hall, lately Commissioner of the naval yard at Quebec, is ap rointed to command it. Prince Blucher kept the anniversary of the battl.• of W;:terloo at Carlsbad. The veteran was in such good health and spirits, that at a ball upon the occasion he danced a Polonaise with the Princess of Tour and Taxis. Accounts received from Constantinople, of the 31st of May, mention, that the Turks have fitted out another siptAron, under the command of the grand Admiral (bosren Mehmet Pacha, which is immediately to pro ceed to the Arcliipelago. It seems the Admiral is there to join the first division, which had already sailed ; and it, was generally believed he would proceed against Al giers, for the purpose of compelling the Dey to acknow ledge the authority of the Porte, which he has long re fused to do. _ It appears, that a revolution has been attempted in Constantinople by the Junnissaries, but had &Bed ; in consequence of which their Aga had been deposed. A private letter front Paris, dated July 4, says:— " Lady Wilson's heahlibeing considerably ameliorated, Sir Robert has expressed his readiness to return to the Con ciergerie ; in oonsequence of which he is to repair there to-morrow. The expiration of the term of their legal captivity icon thc24th inst. It is positively asserted, that the King of Portugal has promised to support the Royal cause at Buenos Ayres -and Monte Video with an army of 15 or 16,000 men ; which will, it is added, be very usefnl in these provinces, though not wanting in Mexico or Peru. Some confinned and dreadful cases of Hydrophobia Jutee lately been successfully treated in Germany, and cures effected, by excesvivel;leeding, mercury, Sze —The eases have been communicated to this country ti•om autho rity. The Viceroy of Poland has very liberally exempted all imports into the kint dom. which relates to the arts and sciences, from Custom duties, and allowed them to pass free. In the Grand Duchy of Baden 19,018 children were vaccinated in 1814, of wl.ich the 37th child was not in oculated with genuine vaccine matter; in 41 the inocula tion produced not the least etf..ct. In the same year 386 children had tle natural Small-pox, of whom 75 died, or the fourth child. Thus it appears, that the Small-pox IVaS as destnictive in 1814 as in former periods. By the v.w. E inittiri, above 4500 children were saved in one year in the Duchy cf Baden. I'PL NATIONAL Rl:lasTErt. DILIM.I77C REGISTER. AYM ARKET 'THrATRE. A new performer was brought forward at this Thea tre on Friday night in the play of The Foundling gl ForPq. This gentleman was ansounced under the name of Hamilton, and came out in the part of Bedrand. I lis person is tall, and rather meagre; his countenance is intellit.rent, and his eye eipressive. Although he is stated to have made on this occasion his first appearance on airy stage, he discovers no ignorance of hit business there, and no absence of the requisites for stxm succeed ing as an actor. He was fireible without evaggeration; and cool and distinct, though never languid or inani mate. The scenes in which he besought tiirgiven.ss of Eugenia—deprecated the murderous intentions of Longnc rine—and finally saved the victim by assuming the dis guise of the ruffian who was to have destroyed her— allbrded prot6 of no ordinary judgment anti feeling in Mr. Hamilton, and led us to form an opinion which, we trust, he will verify—that he is an acquisition of great promise to the London stage. The other charac ters were well sustained. This Thottre was ct•nvded on Saturday. The play of the DuAy Body was exceedingly well acted, and the au dience were enthusiastic in their ap p lause. In The which Wil4 the Atlerpiece, Mr. Terry acted Sir Freifiel fin the first time, and acquitted himself to admiration. Jones acted Psfif with even nwre than his wonted vi vacity When waling of what he had to do for the Newspapers before he went to the Theatre to see his play rehearsed, he took occasion, with sam‘ - : neatness, to allude to the loss which the world has sustained by the death of Mr. Sheridan. o Anil now," said he (speaking as Pair)," I mug do what is rather out of ms line— write front the heart. he occasion is a melancholy one: and I most deviate from my Ordiunry course to pay a tribute of sincere admiration to departed merit—to him whose eloquence in the Senate mas ties er surpassed either in ancient Or in modern times; and se hose drainatir performances, as they have hitherto been, will es cr continue to be, the pride and delight of the British Stage." We cannot adequately describe the effect of these words, which were applauded even to the echo. All that pro yoked laughter in the whole course of the piece was a source of interesting melancholy. Those most delighted with its humour, could not but mourn that he from whom it emanated was no more ; and in proportion as the jest was potent, the grief of the audience was deep—compelled to reflect, that the grave had closed that very morning on the Author of their evening's mirth. The July sun of Sheridan's wit, was on this occasion, attended by a cloud, which broke not till sensibility had given its tributary shower to the memory of him, " the pomp and prodigality of Heaven," whose happily varied talent had enabled him more than any man of the age in which he lived, to delight his countrymen in their pours of mirth ; and to console them in those most awful moments of their history, when all around was darkness and disirair. ENGLISH 01 1 E11 %. The cilia' attmctions at this Theatre on Saturday evening, consisted in the first appearance of a young lady (.t pupil of Mr. Welsh's) in the arduous character of Maudwic, and Mr. Horn's assumption of the part .Ir baces, in the Opera of Artaxerxes. Miss Merry, the fair votary of Euterpe, possesses the exterior advantages of an interesting person and prepos sessing manners; and though evidently labouring under no small degree of embarrassment, on her entr,:e, executed her first song in a style which evinced superior skill and sweetness. Encouraged by the applauding suavity of the audience, she gradually collected confidence, and we were not disappointed in our anticipation, but delighted. In her execution of the subsequent songs of " El,, sail ideas," " 3fouster away," and irithe beautithl air of " The sot. tier tie'd o/' war's alarms," particularly the latter, she displayed a richness of touc and rapidity of style, equal to almost any that have preceded her. The flattering plaudits of a crowded and fashionable house rendered her debut highly and deservedly encouraging. Mr. Horn acquired tulditional eclat iu his masterly performance, both as a singer and actor. We would recommend to this gentleman to continue the cultivation of those oppor tunities which nature and fortune have given him, of shining as well in the latter as the former department. Messrs. Isaacs, Broadhurst, are all the performers, ex erted themselves with success, and the whole of the even ing's entertainment went off with distinguished applattw. It is ascertained, that Mr. Kean has brtmght more money to the Theatre, titan was ever done by any Per former in any period of the Stage—Mr. Garrick of ex cepted. The Duties of Ntinagc'r :in,l Stage Manager of Drury Lane Theatre are iu future to toe performed solely by Mr. Rae. Tut BLACKHEATH PEDESTIOIN.—During the last week Eaton, though subject to much inconvenience ow ing to the bad state of the weather, as well as constant weakness, stupor, and even del :ious affection, continued to persevere in his undertaking..—He 'was fiquently heard to declare, that the deprivation of life alone would prevent his a ccoinplishment of the task.—humense crowds still continue to witness his perfimmance, and on Saturday evening. he complete.l 930 miles. A French Paper estimates the umber of English now in Paris at 29.,000. END OF THE IFOPLD. I LI BlttS , ;Ft.c, JUL' 6 . --:! , 0:re tiuw ago We Meutioned the IVO pheey of aqtrogtener at Itotuella, who 01,010 I ke rml of the world fur tits ISt!' 01'July, and whom the Goverineent 'Hew-- ly had arrested. We mentioned this prophecy only to thew. the absurdity of it ; but instead of this, old Wllllltll have taken. the alarm, and the ' , reale; iin is now a general .itabjeet ei.ii versation. At Cltirtray and in many coloninue• of Flanders, says the Journal of Ghent, fear, which never reasons, drives into the douches a crow) of atio4 omen, u!io twin , to prepare theinsel% es ag.tia,t this di eadeol catastrophe. A dose' Inca hi a century these iiriscrable presiictions are teptatud, though always falsified, ntwirys flint dupes; and this will be the sane: ,or some thousand years to eonae, because thr re will alwa t be prophets until foots. One thing 4 , 1.014 to comfort tit ae god people; sit is, II:at the end 01' the world is t o lie aunounceut by peop le; toil, and then: are yet no aceounti of as appein..c.co. The suspension of the Saving Bank mil, until the next Session, leaves it open fir those already instituted to proceed upon their own plan ; to leave overseers of pa rishes to their own discretion in the question of r..liof to the members, n hich the Bill directed them not to refuse on that account ; and, or to the authority Cu. bencit dabs joining them, their discretion over their own fund is clear, if all assent to the alteration : neither need any question be made as to their legality, without a statute. ; for they will be represented by their treasurer awl trus. tees ; and the remedy of the nientb.:ra for their property is against them. .lui, as to the suggestion of usury, it is certain, that all the courts of law hold, that if at any re.• gular settling of accounts interest be ridded to the capital, they constitute together one integral debt, on vanish amount interest may be charged for delay of payinent ; but if no such settling takes place, interest can be charged only upon the original loan or debt. Tli,is th e s a vi ng Banks cannot suffer much 1w the delay of Mr. Rose's in tended bill ; and, perhaps, this delay arty afford opportu nity for improvement before the next Session. Gold has again thllen. The finest Portugal Gold is now ut :tl. 19s. per ounce ; dollars axe at 4s. 100. ; gandard silver at. is. The Mint are proceeding rapidly- with the new Silver Coinage, nearly 150,000 pieces are coined daily ; and in a week that quantity, immense as it is, will be doubled. The head resembles that on the last issued :is. peit.vs, anti is a little clumsy, The reverse is beautiful; it has the arms of Great Britain very richly emblazoned, in the manner of the fine Italian silver pieces under Buonaparte. The inscriptions are handsome, but the letters are in very low relief The raining round the edge is not only new but surixming any thing of the kind we remember to have seen. The edge is raised so as to protect thr effigies, arms, and exergue from being speedily worn plain ; and the milling is applied in deep perpendicular indents upon the circumference. In this rt.•.pect the money in preparation is flu. Sliperior to the earl coinage of his Majesty's reign, not only in utility, but in rich ness of appearance. The new Coinage is expected to be issued in January, and stimultaneously all over the island; in order to accomplish which, large deposits will be previously made in every considerable town ; and when all is complete, a Royal Proclamation will be issued. Between GO and 70 million of pieces, chiefly shillings and sixpences, will be given at once to the public, and the larger money will thereafter be circulated progres sively us the labours of the Mint enable the issues to be made. The Duchess of Wellington East Indiaman has been destroyed by tire in ,augur Ro ads : the Pilot, two Officers, two passengers, and many of the crew, perished. Among the distinguished visitors now at Berlin are , the Duke of Cambridge and Kotzebue. At Portsmouth, beer has been lowered a penny. The monopolists who keep up the price in the capital re duce a mere trifle in proportion to the duties taken off; hut they keep out of sight all the great fall in materials of their manutlicture. The publicans of Hull have re ducc:l the price of ale to sd. per quart ; York price 4d per quart : _ _ _ . . There is a report that there has been a great defieierki in the receipts of the revenue tiny the quarter ending ti, sth inst. One account states it to be x,197.0001. lc•• than the coresponding quarter last year; and anothc; account estimates it at somewhat less than :2,000,0001. India Stock has fallen nearly five per cent. within these few days, in consequence of the belief of the renewal ut' the war in India. The French General Humbert, who served under the orders of General Hoehe, and who distinguished himself in the descent at Bantry-bay, has, according to report. assembled and armed at New Orleans about 1000 men of different nutimis; with the intention, it is understooe., of joining the principal corps of rebels in. Mexico, who are desirous of making him their General-in-Chief. EPIGRAMS. A French gun that in Waterloo's battle had burst. With its frug, mruts was seized h}• Pet from the Shannon, Who &dared io dispatch such for glory his thirst), lie had taken a great man!. pieces of CADHOD. July 10, !slit. H. R. H. P. O. ON THE SHYER CEP, PRESENTED RV Tun PLAYtHS TO ►kA\. A silver cup for Kean, and such a thumper! Tis tit for one, who always los'd a bumper: And, filter still ( hat se ho would e'er have , thought it This very cup—..what of it? Hamlet• wrought it. July 5, • The name of the mak.. r.