The National Register. — London, England, 1818-09-27 00:00:00

IItPT. 17 Mr Harvey was of opinion, that the motion could clot be sustained, inasmuch as the candidates could not have been ignorant that they ought to be freemen hefore proceeding to election. The Court oaght there fore to make its chuiec instantly, as otherwisa it would •be castini a deep injury apon the prOfaniOnal character of the candillates wbn eligible, if they sent them back in order to get fitter persons. The Court was then proceeding to the election, when it appearing that only two out of the live can didates were eligible, Mr. Jaclison moved an adiourninent, which, after same time, was carried on a divibion of 77 to 61. Adjourned. TIIE QUELN. Tier Majesty was better on Th night, than •alie- has been on any preceding night during the last fortnight. From ten o'clock till four in the morning, she slept without intermission, and .she invoke in a state of greAt composure, and' in a considerable degree free . .from those painful sensations of the chest which have .F.cretofore •tippresseil her so very much. These favour able symptoms continue:l throughout the whole of Fri day, and at half-past seven oViack in the evening, there -wax every prospect of another comfortable night.. Thc Prince Ite! , ent and the Duke of York arrived !rum town, at huff-past five o'clock, in the Prince's • travelling carriage, the Prince having called for his 'Rayul Brother at his house in St. James's Palace. Their •Royal Highnesses paid a short visit to her Majesty, -and then sat down to dinner with the Princesses. Sir Francis Milman left the Palace, for London, ni nut noon, but returned soon after five o clock, and remained in attendance with Sir H. Halford, and Mr. 'lSrande, who arrived at the Palace at six o'clock. The following Bulletins of the Queen's health have been Issued since our last : - " Kew Palace. Sept. 21. " The Quern 11,-.11 had more sleep last night than the preceding night : her Majesty continues much the same to day as yesterday." " Kew Palace, Sept. if. " The Queen has had sleep in the ni4in, but the symptoms of her 11Iajesty's complaint are not improved." Kew Palace, Sept. 2s. " The Queen has. had some good sleep in the night, by which her Majesty appears this moaning to. belittle refreshed." " Kew Palace, Sept. 29. ' "The Queen has not had a good night ;—there is no material al . teration in the symptoms of her Majesty's complaint." " Kew Palace. Sept. SL'. " The Queen has slept well in the night, and is a little hatter this . morning than yesterday." " lsew Palace, Sept. 26. , The Queen has slept well in the night, but her Majesty's com plaint is much In the same state this morning as yesterday. " H. HAI.FORD. s. F. mILLmAN." The Morning Chronicle says--" It appears, that the .justly celebrated Dr. Baillie hie , been called in to attend. her Majesty. We are assured, that till within the last threi, or four days n.; hint was given to the Queeu•ot her alarming. condition, and she was herself totally unawares of it ; for when it was with all possible deli cacy suggested to her that the rualiuly was of. a nature to excite apprehensions, lier.answer.was, You do not think my complaint serious ?' .The calling in of ano ther Ph ysician, therefore, and of the high reputation of Dr. Raabe, must necessarily have made an impres sion on her mind ; and, under all the circumstances, it is a proof that she is considered in extreme danger." Tuesday being the anniversary ofhis Niajesty'y corn . naticn, the morning was ushered in with the ringing-of bells, and other demonstrations of joy, and the Park and Tower guns were tired a• one welock. Thursday 3norning six field artillery waggons, from the grand depot at Woolivich, conveyed the Duke of Cumberland's fittniture and baggage to Deptford, under the escort of the Royal Artillery, to.be put on board a • ship for llatiover. Bow Cut:nett, Coteries' DE is; reported; that the ~...-cater part of the beautiful steeple of this church will he pulled down. At the time of the building of the '! - .eant.fal tower and spire, by Sir Christopher Wren, in the year t7(3, and for many years nfterward4, it was b.:•ld in s> h:sh estimation, and its fame spread. so far abroad, that many foreigner; cone over to see it. It h‘tt; hem very justly deemel• the masterpiece of Sir C. Wten ; he has nct.cquaiied it in any or•Lis deigns, pobl:c or private, nor indeed has - am other architect. The height of this steeple is 235 feet, mid it is built on . as old Roman causeway, discovered by Sir C. Wren at e-.e time of rebuilding the present church. We under eand that the dragon wkich has served the purpose of a weathercock, on the soinmit of the steeple, fir tto; last 145 ye.:rs, will be lowered to the ground on 'rues eay next, preparatory. to taking down the stonework, -.-thich the injudicious use in iron in the original eon struction of this justly admired stricture has rendered necessary f,r the public - in ascending the scaf folding it. Mb has lately been put up, it was asionishiug to see the prodigious eti'ect protium' by the expansion of the ironwork above-mentioned, which lias partially lilted the ol:lisk.oti its eastern side in. a most surprising and thingertsis degree. The vane, which is constructed of thick copper gilt, is of exceedingly cur ous work - rininship, and (fora dragon) possesses a vei.y intelligent ety.inte.iiancf.;,. it nu:warts seven fee. 1;i1 inches in 7c2i;th. - A - 11t1N,171, C; STI•11 THE Dlik-IMA. DRURY L tICF. The comedy of Wild Oats was performed on Tees... day night at this theatre, but not in the most happy or • perfect manner. The cast of the character:. was of that mingled Lied which in a play of this dovription is :al most fatal to the .general effect. Mr. Watkinson's Sir George Thunder was feelde and inane, and produced no impression; and Mr. Stanley is not peculiarly happy in personating the eureka, generous Rover. gomeof!the other characters bore a very faint resemblance either to their predecessors or to the idea intended by the author. As a set-off, we had Mrs.-Glover in the part of Ladq Amaranth, and .Knight in that .of Mai; bur • the hest thing in the play was Oxiserry's. Eihraim ,S'inota, a species of character in which this actor kt.IVCE nothing to be wished. The melo &ante of tLo Fall: of (7: 7 7de, which maintained its popularity so tacit during the whole of last season, succeeded to the comed! . . The tragedy of Venice Preserv'd was ccrfareted on Thursday evening at this theatre, when Mr. I). Fisher, who last year performed several of the leading eharac ters in our drama, made his first appearance for the season in the part of Jaffier. He is much improved since that period, and exhibited, on Thursday night, Abilities and acquirements of no common order. His great faults are an imperfect pronunciation of particular words, and a certain restlessness of manner which fre quently spoils the effect of his finest passages. Fine passages, however, are by no means uncommon with him, and they are often sufficiently so to throw a veil over much mare glaring defects The scene where he reproaches Henault for tne attempt on Belvidera; the celebrated diahigne with Pierre in the senatehouse; after having betrayed him ; and the parting scene .with Beloielefra, were given throughout in the best style ; and numerous detached paasages, when tl:e scene as a whole failed, might be quoted as highly impressive and striking. Mrs. West, the lady who appeared last week in Desdemona, was the Belvidera of the evening. Her manner of giving that character rots very different -from any of her predecessors and contemporaries ; there was more flesh and blood about it, more Ilea; tiness and reality than usual, and less of the high tragic tone; the• admirer of the old school of acting would perhaps call it a compromise of the dignity of the buskin ; but with the exception of a few tame and forgettid passages, the impression on the audience wassuch as to leave no doubt of her merit. The lastecenc, the moat difficult and dangerous of the proved her greatest triumph, and produced a strong and enthusiastic feeling in her favour. The part of Pierre was sustained by the gen tleman. who-appeared a few nights ago in Othello, and if there was nothing about him that particularly bore the stamp of greatness, he has established his claims to the rank of an able and intelligent performer. The three principal characters being confided to performers so worthy of the trust, the whole tragedy went off with spirit. Lass :sight a new afterpiece was produced at Drury Lane Theatre, entitled Sigestnar the Sh4zer ; the plot is simple.—Sigeseutr, (Mr. H. Kemble,) an outlawed Chieftain, takes reftige in the cottage oi'Euc'ea a, (Miss , Smithson.) and her father, ( Ir. lioiland,) the guards arrive at the cottage, Sigesmar effects his escape by the: assistance of the cottager .and his daughter—the cot tager Is seized and condemned to be shot, when Siges mar -arid his band arrive and rescue them. The piece has some beautiful scenery, it was well received, and we have no doubt will bevoine .a favourite for some. ticle. COVENT-GARDEN.. Mr. W. Farren is proceeding in the full career of popularity, or rather has already reached the goal ; his third performance of Sir Peter Teazle on Wednesday nigh; drew an overflowing audience, and was rewarded with universal apjd.;ase. The play :was followed by a new entertainment called The liurgomager-of Saar data ; or, Tile .Tivo Peters. The story is fisunded on the fortunes of Peter the Great, while exercising the fanetions of a shipwright, at Suardam, fur the good of subjects; an interesting portion of history, bat very deflective in dramatic interest: an attempt is made to sup ply this dec:t.•:by introducing smother Peter, al , o from Llus.:ia, b.lt a desert& insteatl of an Emperor, and from his tieing. oiist•sken for the Czar in disguise by the •.-Atubassitdor , , who have learnt the secret, and who pay to hite the honours intended fin.. his Sovereign, pro duced. some liftlicruhs situations. In the person of his sister, too, we find the celebrated •Calharine, who fistretl and controlled the fortunes of the Czar. Time defects of the story- have not, after all, been surmounted, end the piece is consewently very dull. It contains some tolerable music, smut good dancing, and some beautiful scenery. All of these were barely sufficient to save the• piece,. woich ene(matered in its progress much distapprooati.m; at the conclusion, however, the applause appeared .grealy to preponderate. The elm ree...ers were Weil supported, but presented nothing particularly worthy of comment. EN(il,liti 4)1 1 E,L4 !MUSE. I t•ts generally our lot to record some novelty at theatre The last week has been characterizA by the production of a . OreCtl:l, end by tin: return of Miss ...... •• * Kelly t. her precssional duties, after a most severe illness—a return which we have no doubt the man:igen: - will hail with as much pleasure as AVO :la. The operetm under the title of•the Rende.:.eners possesses more merit than generally distinguish such dramatic trifles. In its incidents and characters are to be tinmd the true de meats or the comic xlraml, and. the naivete of Miss Kelly, and drollery of Ilarley, hay e full play in the parts they have to perfume. The piece was received most deservedly with universal :till:rob:Ilion, and will rave, we have no doubt, a fitvourite with the pi: l .)H , . The.reatvory of lies:ly le been followed by the interesting drama of the Blind Ankin the personutit.o of which that lady 111V4 beets -so eminently saccessild s ; and it is with muck pleasure that we have again wit noised its represtattati-m. As a theatre devutud in A great measurt•-to music, the proprietor hasmot thought it out of the line of his object,.to anima publicity to a curious Musical AUtomaton, the invention of u» Aus trian mechanic, who exhibited, Qn Tuesday an.l Wed nesday evenings, a.cutiotts piece of .media.tistn under the form of an Austtien - Trumpeter, performA several airs on that instrument, to the u•Aonishment and delight of numerous audiences. The evenings bill of fare still c3ntinues to ha completed by Anvitenrs anti Actors, which promises to continue a fitvourite loui; beyond the present :season. and is certainly one.of the most successful farces that has been prtslueed fur o. long period. The jokes come so home to every body, well as being so pat to the piece, that they are irre.a ble, and the manager's invitation to Luigi: i.. not Aivtut in vain. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE. [Extract of a private ktterpoin the Tilart." " I have to-day hrule a circuit of the houses ely4vela for the different Sovereigns and Mini,ters, and ha ..e heard the sums tbr which they are hired. The Emi,r, rur of Austria pays tor apartments to himself and his suite. including Prince Metternich, 4.5,000 francs.— His Majesty will occupy the house of Mr. Bramertz, a small but elegant residence in one of the best streets of the city towards the wink side. •l'he lEmperor of Rus sia has engaged two houses, one in the town (that of Madame Claus), for which he pays 50,000 francs; and one beyond the walls, about a mile towards Lutf.4- berg, fin. which he is to pay 26,000 mere. " The suite of his Majesty Alexander will be more numerous than that of any other Sovereign. The Bus sian Minister at the Court of Berlin, M. Alopeus, is already here. The king of Prussia has engaged a house at 18,000 francs that of Madame Ofli•rman;) and his Minister, Prince Hardenberg, that of M. Ett tendorff, at 28,000. Lord Castlereagh is to occupy the hotel of the banker Schlosser, and the l)ukc of Wel lington that of the burgo master M. Guaita, each at a rent of between 28i,and 50,000 francs. The Auk: of Richelieu is to occupy the house af•M., Polen, far ts•hic!t he pays 22,000 franc: ; his suite, it is said, will be very limited. Bankers will be as -necessary in a part the ensuing negotiations as ambassadors, and accord ingly Messrs. Baring, Potham, and %linens, arc soon expected. Two of the •firm of Rothschild are here. " Ia every street you soc raason, plasterer:,. and carpenters at work, repairing, embellishing, or larging houses, to enable their owners to catch a portion of • the golden shower. Loads of furniture ore daily arrividg from Paris or. Brussels, to fill the hirmerly tr profitable spaces ofempty rooms and unexplored attics ; assortments of cantlelabres, cantliestics, lamps, h o us :1; bells, locking-glasses, and ink stamis, arc sold belote they reach °the magazine of the shopkeeper ; and on every third or fourth window along. some of the streets you see the inviting notice of Chambres gcrnicv a luuer. Their numbers, however, have not reduced the price. The enormity of the nemand made by the owdets, ex ceeds auy thing we experience in the small assize towns of England on the arrival of the Judges. They ex- - hibit, when fixing the price, the awkward app arance people struggling between a violent desire to gain ali they can, and fear lest. the magnitude of their demand should appear ridiculous. It is no urc imolai' thing for theta to ask 20 or '25 francs a day during two months, for apartments which in London could he pro cured fir less than that sum a week." ‘• Two thousand francs fir a small bed-moon an parlour during Congress are frequently asked and given . A pert little Wrench woolendraper, one of the prin cipal meets, who is eci , :irg every inch of a large house into francs :Did napoleon:, had yesterday the con science to ask for more, awl justided the c:...eviig-ance of his demand, when it appear -d -excite 6:ieele, by elaborately proving that tit isCiin;.,Press would i. dill'erent I in point. of &citifies of uecommodation from the Con gress of 181 as Aix-hi-Chapelle :vl3 - Ca SO large as Paris or Vienna. l rd lsv • krengli pays finny fretted a day for it stall I;ir hair horses. w ini.lutang ttte - expenses of their forage." avertor receipts ot tlie Norwich 'Theatre, during Miss O'Neiii's six p-..rt',,r;nanc..N there, was nearly 3001. per night ; ;Hiss O'Neill, including LCE saidto have ucttcki 7001. in the week. 1. -• p .