The National Register. — London, England, 1816-02-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 924 The inclosed is a letter addressed by Sir R. Wilson to M. Pozzo di•Borgho, on the subject of the copy of that Minister's late Report, found among his Papers. Sir Robert underwent his final inter rogatory oo Thursday last. Throughout his examination, he has adhered to his determination of answering all questions, save such as tended to criminate himself. He is now allowed to confer with his Connsel. The question of his being liberated on bail, remains undecided. His health is much impaired by confinement. Mr. Bruce and Mr. Hutchinson are permitted to see their friends, uhielt indulgence is denied to Sir R. Wilson. His Lady is alone permitted to see him. The event of his arrestation has been an additional shock to her feelings,. aiready deeply affected by the loss of her sister, the Hon. Mrs. Carleton, who lately perished in so sultfortunate a manner on the coast of Belgium : (COPY) " 7,1 y DEAR Sin—l have been informed that a Paper, inter certed on its return to me, has been considered as the original in.antscript of a Report attributed to yourself ; and further, that I have been accused as being the author, or concerned in the fabri cation of that Paper. I disdain the imputation ; hit, from motives of respect to the Emperor, and of regard for yourself, I do declare upon my honour, that the Paper, so intercepted, was a copy that I had never even read, although borrowed by me to read; and further, that I never did hear even of this Report attributed to you, until it had been read by various friends of mimic, and extracts had been given to take to England by those who will, I ant sure, declare to the fact in Parliament, if necessary. May I beg you to repel the calumny by this statement.—Very truly your's, " ROBERT WILSON, M. General. " To his Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgho, &c." It is requested that this letter should be published in the English papers, if not thought improper, to refitte one of the many calumnies which The Courier has been publishing against Sir R. W. " icon of La Force, January 20. "R. W." The last Brussels Papers state the arrival, in that city, of se veral of the principal Regicides from France. A house has been taken at Brussels for . CAMBACERES, who is shortly ex pected to arrive. By all the accounts from France it seems unquestionable, that the Ecclesiastics have secured a strong party to bling back the old system, by which Priests and Confessors, taking advantage of the imbecility of the weak and dying, were ena bled to wrest from them donations and legacies for the bene fit of their own orders, hut fidlowed with the ruin and beggary of the relatives oldie devotees. • 1 A letter has been teceived in town from Paris, by which we learn that the circulation of English Newspapers is stopped in Fiance. Thefolkming is an extract;— " Paris, Jan. 29. " It was not without surprise that the public learnt yesterday morning, that a circular note from the Director of the Post Of had been sent to the diti.Tent Cabinets tileraires, and reading rooms of th , .! metropolis, acquainting the proprietors, that the English Newspapers were susv.ended till farther orders." We also learn from pi ivate letters, the circulation of British Journals in France has heen interdicted. This may surprise moty of our Readers, in consequence of its illiberality and gross folly ; but to• our mind it appears completely consistent with the entire course of French policy. and consequently creates nut a particle of astonshment. Indeed the prohibition is the necessary result of that policy. in the des Danis states, that Sir Robt. Wilson, Mr. Bruce, and Mr. Hutchinson, have petitioned for their liberty, on giving the usual provisional caution. The Prortreur was to take the matter of their petition into consideration, and give his opinion. A person at rived in Paris, from Italy, and who has seen the .Austrian Minister Plitt:a! Nletternish, says, that he is on the eve of iosing his sight. It appears that the Prince had a violent intlamatiim in his eyes, %%hen he scot for an occulist, who re commend the use of some very violent collyrinni, which, so tar from dimioishiog the inflamation, considcratebly increased it and t! a greatest apprehensions are entertained of his being entirely deprived of lissight. The: fashionable ear-titil4s of the . Parisian ladies of the too are small. milk-pails. 'the handle, which is vet.). large, passes e•rott-1% sl.e e.tr The pail is of ivory or elymy, and the .Lo :Ito _old. THE DRAMATIC REGIiTER. FEB. 4. DRURY-LANE. On Thursday night a piece was produced at this Theatre, entitled " Accusation; or, The Family of Anglade." The well known collection of French trials, under the title of " Causes celehres, has served as the ground-work of this niece. The old French materials are rather scanty, consisting only of the narra tive of a robbery committed on a Nobleman, by some members of his own household ; for which a M. d'/Meade, who with his family occupied part of the same hotel, was condemned, on false evidence, to the galleys, and grief and mortification put a period to his life betbrz his innocence became apparent. Upon this foundacion an interesting plot has been raised. M. Valmore is introduced as a lover of Madame d'Anglade, who rejects his un lawful passion. The gentleman, in revenge, agrees with a worth less valet de chambre to rob his aunt, who resides under the acme roof with the family of /Y.Anglade, into whose apartments the stolen property is conveyed. D'ilnglade is seized by the police and imprisoned ; but the agents of Valmore are detected in steal ing away w:th part of the money from the place where it bad been secreted ; they are stopped separately by the domestics of the in jured person—each is made to believe that his accomplice had be trayed him,—and, on the manifestation of D'Anglade's innocence and of his own guilt, Valmnre puts an end to his existence. Mr. Rea and Miss Kelly performed the character of M. and Madame D'An g'ade with great feeling and propriety; %Vallack was the criminal, and played very forcibly in one scene, where his aunt (Mrs. Glo ver) declares her suspicions of his guilt. That lady displayed pro digious skill and power over the passions, in the scene alluded to. S. Penley was the unprincipled servant of Valmorc, and the ori ginal author of the whole conspiracy ; he was active, subtle. and forcible throughout. Bartley discovered much energy in the part of Leon de Valancy, a relative of unexpectedly brought to life, and the person to whom the latter prepares himself to make restitution of the estates which he had enjoyed for many years under the persuasion of his death, The pecuniary distress occa sioned to D'AKiade by the consequent loss of his whole property, is the immediate circumstance on which the conduct of the story turns. It is a beautiful and elegant production, combining with the pteasing wildness of romance, much of the reality and interest of common life. In point of morality it is absolutely unexcep tionable, and gives a lesson that many of both sexes would do well to profit by. Of the performance it is difficult indeed to do ade quate justice.. Of 'Miss Kelly and Mrs. Glover, too much cannot be said in praise. Mr. Rca was admirable in the noble and virtu ous Angtade, and the highest credit is in every respect due to him. Mr. Bartley appeared to u 9 for the first time, in a new line of character, and acquitted himself with eclat; as did Mr. Wallack, as the guilty and cruel Valnsout. These observations must not be closed without allusion to the elegance and novel beauty of scenery, Gondolas passing to and fro on the water, with soft sweet music, breaking on the stillness of night, and hung with lamps that shone through the gloom ; and a most beautiful and well-managed scene of a brilliant dawn appearing in an the splendor of nature when the shutters are first thrown open, after being closed for the night. We have not space to do justice to the superior merits of this piece, which, we think, cannot fail to prove of lasting attraction. COVENT-GARDEN. - - The satnc evening, another translation of the "Angade Family," under the title of The " tfolio," was performed, r 0 this House, as a two-act afterpiece, and received with great applause• This piece is also translated (we hear by Mr. Kenny) with much taste and got up with considerable skill ; and the pc; formance on the whole was excellent. THE GRETNA GREEN BLAcKSMITH SUPERSEDED. — The inge nuity of a Dissenting Clergyman has discovered another method of contracting hasty marriages, iu addition to the facilities which Gretna Green affords to impatient lovers. A soldier, who had taken a young woman's affection by storm, a few days ago, in Sunderland, being ordered to march for Ireland, immediately after the 1/11113 were published for the first time, applied to the clergyman for h;s . advice, in this conflict of love anti hongur ; when it struck the Re verend Gentleman that they would be beyond the jurisdiction of the Marriage Act it' they got upon the river, and they might there be married according to the forms of the Kirk of Seotland. A boat •Aas procured ; the soldit r, his girl, the priest, anti two witnesses embarked, and rowed down between the pies; where the cere mony was performed ) and the happy couple, set off next morning lur,lf.cl4:td. r