The National Register. — London, England, 1814-07-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. THE PINE ARTS. At the Pitt Dinner, on Tuesday last, the eotnpanion busts of Mirthal Blucher and the Duke of Wellington were exhibited to much advantage in the elegant and judicious arrangements which enriched the dining-room of the Lon don Tavern; and, we are happy to say, were equal objects of admiration to the company assembled. Indeed we cannot help congratulating Turnerelli upon these successful efforts Of his art, and principdlly on that of Blucher, which goe s happily to exclude the caricature lately imported from ?'ranee of that distinguished veteran. Busts in marble have already been ordered by the King of Prussia and other distinguished persons, and as it is the only bust sat for, while the Marshal has been in this country, and the only one that has forcibly delineated the character of the individual, England may hope to perpetuate, through her native artists, the triumph of those principles, for ages to come, that have secured the independence of Europe. THANK.SGIHNG AT ST. PAULS. 447 Thursday being the day appointed for returning thanks NI the• Ahnigl►ty for the restoration of the blessing►► of peace to this country and to Europe, it was observed with all the state and solemnity usual on such occasions. The general manner of she p r „ ce , s i on , die. was similar to those of the King on his going to the Cathedral on his recovery, and after the naval victories. The two houses of Parliament met early to attend the procession. The Lord Chancellor took the Woolsack at half•past eight o'clock ; and, .soon after nine, Francis Townshend, Esq. Windsor Herald, proceeded to call over the House, commencing with Charles William Lord Stewart, the youngest Itiron, advancing regularly to the highest grades re rank, and concluding with the Arelibishop of Can terbury and the Lord Chancellor. As their Lordships were called over, those who were present retired, and immediately proceeded in their carriages to St. Paul's. The appearance of the House was extremely splendid. The Lor, - le of whom there was a numerous attendance, were in their rubes. Of the newly created Peers, Lord Stewart only wa% present. Soots atter ten o'clock, the whole Peerage having been called over, the Lord Chancellor, attended by the usual officers retired. The Speaker of the House of Commits took the Chair at hide past eight o'clock ; and at nine, the Clerk proceeded to call over the House by counties in alphabetical order. A great number were present, attired either in milita►y or !rival uniforms. The Engii-11 ' comities having been gone through, the Members for Wales, Scot. and, and lastly, Irel..nd, were desired to go forth. The Chancellor of• the Exeliequer, in his official costume, moved the question of adjournment as he retired, and was immediately fol lowed by the Speaker, in his state robes, who, accompanied by the officers of the House, closed the procession. _ _ At au early hour, the troops appointed to preserve order in the avenues leading to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul proceeded front their re-pective parades, and took those stations which had beeti previously appointed by the Adjutant• General ; and soon after eight o'clock, the streets leading frem St. Paul's to Carlton-house, which had been covered with a thick coat of gray.•l, cc•ere lined with in f►ntry, a►nd paraded by detachments of Volunteer Cavalry and Light Horse. The military, consisting of detachments of infant' yfrom the Foot Guards, the 5111 Foot, the StatlOrd, West Middlesex, Aberdeen anti Fermanagh Militia, marched into Pall Mall and the Strand, and lined each side of the route from St. James's to Temple-bar. The route from Temple-bar twit. Panl's was also lined by troops, con sisting of the East India legiments of Volunteers and the Hon. Ar tillery Company. A detachment of 150 cf . the tt th Light Dragoons were divided into patroles, awd kept moving backwards and forwards, from one end of the line to the other, to pre , erve order and aisist the peace, officers in the execution of their duty : a detachment of thirty of the Royal Regiment of I lorse Guards was allotted for keeping the grand route from the House of Parliament to Charing-cross clear of impediments ; of these a soh:flu-in officer and twelve men v...ra posted in Palace-yard, and the Rmaindet emplo)ed itt pat from thence to Charing-rross. _ _ _ One hundred and ft)or of the 11t1: Light Dragoons were posted at the end of the chief r-treets kailint: into thrSlroul. • 'Elie Light Horse Volnnteers, the London Volunteer Cavalry, the %I'e.Mtn►itt•ter Volunteer Cavalry, and the Surrey Ycosoas,7v, bled at seven o'clock its the mo►ning, in Ilvde-park, and pi a ceeded along groid route, to Temple-bat•, Theti• kept the r'►!!te open to Fleet 1114rIcut and in Bridge-street, and part ie,sarly guarding all :he avenues leading iota Fleet•str•t•et and Ltn1z,,5,..;;;11. Licistenaist-General Sir Challe3 Green commanded tile troop. So early as eight o'clock, lines of carriages proceeded ;!long 1 4 ,a1. mall and the :Wand, with Peeresses, and other Ladies rank, to St. I'3lll's. _ The proces%ion Of the Honse Commons preceded by the Nre,mengerA of the liott.e nit borsehitek, Uotistahiec %Ve,tioioctur, the Ckrths Assi , tanN, ati , l the Ciinp :mil Deputy Srtjeant ht Arms in one of tho Spi.aker', CafliilgCS. Tile Speak( r alcmed the The Foreign Ambassadors in a train of about RAJ earrilzrqi at nine THE DRAMA. So much bas been written and so well upon an art that tnust always affect the " gaiety of nations," that we regret certain circumstances which we cannot controul, but which limited this part of our arrangement to merely occasional no tice. And though the termination of the season will prevent any serious endeavour at present, we hope, ere the opening of the Winter Theatres, to have it in our power to contribute to this essential part of a weekly miscellany. The influence indeed which the Theatre has always pos sessed over the manners and habits of a people, induced the nations of antiquity to incorporate the amusement with their more solemn festivals, and to place the stage in the bands of the respective governments, as essentially con tributing to the developement of a proper taste, and as an incentive to public virtue. These representations, chiefly of an heroic character, were speedily enlivened by the fami liar wit and satire .of Aristophanes—the latter of whom, through Plautus and Terence, delighted the mistress of the ancient world---it remained however for England to pr3duce in Shakspeaie the strength and majesty of the one, with the rival humour and terseness of the other---and to exhibit nature under her more awful as well as pleasing forms for the wonder and admiration of succeeding ages. To have, therefore, in any shape neglected this department with a Kemble, a Young, and a Kean to have asserted our illustrations, is a reproach which we shall endeavour to re lieve ourselves from as soon as the opening of the Winter Theatres will allow us to make the amende iionorable to that genius and those talents that have been materially formed to enlighten and amuse the rational and intelligent part of man kind. k left Their Highnesses the Pliuces of Brunswick left town eailv I „ . ( 1;;;;1 : 1 1 ,;,„?,,7,;:.:1;,, 7 c,, r i a ;; (7r t ) :.tiTe:5ir;1i, aatl Lwi... , ;! 1 '.. hill, on Friday rnornjiig for Oxt ol d ; purposing, after insp e cting : ro the Cdcbcdral ; tht.v wr're it? Owir stile catriazei, and it: tiot the public buildings, Szt. of the University, makirc; a tour o f Court dre_...seq. The tio Il.itcrs ~t (;,,. H nu .. c o f 1 .„, 131 .,, ea ,,, c : ,,, xt , :11:d the country previous to their departure for ( ;et - many, which were followed by tiw . imoi Gt.itiet.!:or iti his s t.ltt . • . eautiiigT:. In !he is expected to take place immediately on their ieturn to ' I l i t n it e ic ° , f , r ed " . .. i ' 44 "f l : lr """' ''''. "" " 114 e ' "ce"';'" "3* t''‘' galta" Vauxhall. -. c , wilt, was recoginu:,..i by the ri),:),..', il ,ii, as usiial. luuti:y • , citcered. 1 • 1 . : . . _ . . . JULY lO.