The National Register. — London, England, 1818-05-03 00:00:00

._. MAT 3 -dominant—then every member of the disenfranchised community (as Mr. Huut scientifically expressed it) might grasp at power, and usurp the rod of authority, which would in his hands be as dangerous an instru :nent as a -firebrand in the haml of a madman. i:very n'istacle which opposed the views, or frustrate:l the ambition of lawless -mensbers of a community which would indeed :'.lean be disenfranchised, would be re moved, brother would strive against brother in the desperate struggle for the object they must attain, even tnongh they wade through a river which flows with the blued of a near relation, or a dearer friend. Th e abolition of Priesthood must follow the annihi lation of monarchy, (n demons to make darkness cum- . plete they banith the sun) theelight of religion would • not beam sweetly upon theta, nor could it dissolve the deep. the nepenetrable darkness;, haiwhich such a com maiii!y mast undoubtedly be involved. The clergy %vim could instruct their flock, and prkserve front eon taelination a chosen few who would indeed be very fo:midahie cnieties. Conscientious priests would never tolerate the infringement of all human and divine laws. They would neither indulge men in un-bridled passions, or unlimited plunder. They mould resist and expose a system of iniquity and shame, and in striving to step ,the tide of 'blood, they would. at once .curb the madden .inn fury of limn tiouness, and restrainthe darint atrocity ,of crime. To disarm .such fermidaldestntagonists would be a matter of no light importance, as they are the best b,::warks of a consiitetion, which traitors only would . id: to sink in reel and bury in the dust; the riches, iii i ;sities, and splendour of the nobility, mould be given to as.paripiisitcs to the vilest. Limbers of the commu nity, and the most ignominious and low -born might be extlted to an equality with Nobles and'Princes. 'lt is, he sever certain, that no nobleman .would countenance c: join secret sedition, or open rebellion, private treache ry, or public treason. No. High birth, true virtue, mid : principles will never degenerate into meanness .end vice, infinny, and dishonour, treason and infidelity. Forbid it the pride of ancestry, the memory of their forefathers, the glory of their country. No; never let a faction so desperate and.low areegate to themeelves even the name of honour or nobility. It would be an insult to our readets to advise them tot to countenance with their presence, any base action, and vile purposes,. but we may 'request them to use their influence in keeping the children friends or servants-from scenes of • riot, and councils-which may be turbulent, which may be dangerous. These may be some few whose desperate fortunes and tarnished character can be recovered only ..in a change of aflitirs and revolution in nations, but ere such men determine on adopting viseious principles, or practisng On evil doctrines, let them reflect that he who iumiolates his country on the altar of ambition, or discontent, under the cloak. of patriotism, is less pardon - able than the pitiless rrbbcr, and sanguinary assassin. The young would not see the land in which they seek honour and glory deprived of both. The aged would ...lament to see the vessel in which they weathered the storm a wreck, on the wild waters of anarchy and con fusion. VISIT OF-TUE QUERY TO.THE CITY. Wednesday, at a quarter before one o'cloek, the Queen, ac'ompanied by the Princess Augusta, the Princess of Hesse Lionabourg, and attended by the Countess of Cardigan, left the .Queen's'Palace in - her carriage. preceded by the Deke of Kent .and the Prince of lleeee ilorubourg, attended by ehe.Earl of Morton, her 'Majesty's Chamberlain, and the Earl Harcourt, the Master of the Horse to the Queen, proceeded to wards the Mansion House, to be present at theeexami nation of the children of the National Schools-of the three districts in..the City. The Duke and Duchess of York went about the same time. The Royal Party were preceded by Mr. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster, on horseback, in front of the Royal car riages. It had been publicly announced that the doors of the Mansion Home were not to be opened until half-past 12 o'cloele, but such was the multitude, that long be fore the appointed time an entranco , was.fieund pensahle to personal satley. The crush, upon opening, the doors, was excessive, erel many of the most do. gent females were overcome. Lady Sylvester, who was one of the first to arrive, was so pressed, as to have nearly fainted. Her Ladyship, was, however, re lieved by one of the Manhalrnen. -Soon atter twelve o'clock, every seat which had been allotted to the holders of ticliets, except such as had been eissued for the Hustings, were occupied, and it was found neces sary to stop the admission, unless under very particu circumstances, until further accommodation could be !ureic. l'or this purpose every exertion was resortei to, but notwithstanding, hundreds were obliged to yield to the mortification of being shut out. The arrangements mule in the .Egyptian Hall were of the most admiraide nature. A small chair of state was placed in front of the hustings for .the Queen, as also chairs on eitherside for theother branches of the Royal Family and their immediate attendants. This division of the hustings was cerpetted, .and covered with thick ettarlee cloth. .Three other divisions were made behind - . NATI `.: for the reception of the ladies of nobility and persons of distinction, the Aldermen and their ladies, and other city char. ters. The north, south and west ranges of the Ilan, extending some distance mt.:Alto:lt the pillars, were fitted up with elevated benches fur the subscribers to the schools and the ticket.holders. The seats exhibited a display of female beauty aril elegance rarely witnessed. The centre of the Hall, which tin.nuid a square urea, was set apart for the ex, hibition of the children, and about one o'clock the latter entered the room, preceded by the Rev. Mr. Ilesketli, 'Secretary- to the London National Schools Their appearance excited the most lively feelings, and the admirable order, in which, as .they entered, they . formed thentselnes into,a solid square, produced asto nishment. The number, composed of male.; and fe males, which could thus ke accommodated, was at least one thousand. About half-put one the •arrival of her Majesty yew -announced. The Queen and her suite, and the other branches of the Royal Family, entered et the western door of the Mansion-Loast. and were conducted to the -receiving room. Shortly lalore two, the great state deer of the Egyptian Hall was thrown open, •and the entry of her Majesty announced. The Aldermen and the other City Wicers having ranged themselves 4.:n eitha side, the Earl of Moreton, Colonel Deshrowe, and others of her Majesty's attendants, te . c.mdial the hustings. The Queen immediately llawcti and her appearance elicited .a slontatteous burst of applause from the whole of the assembly, who stood burin as she entered. Her Majesty was led to her seat by the Lord Alay.er, and her entrance was suc ceeded by those of the Princess 41.ugusta, and the Pau-. cess of Hesse Romberg, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke of Kent, and the Prince of Hesse . Ilombeig. The Reverend Mr. Hesketh, and the otherofficiatirg gentlemen of the institution, having made . the neeessary arrangements, the examination of the children com menced. The Rev. Mr. Hesketh and another Divine, who examined the children, were particularly addressed by her Maj stv,who expressed her en ti grati e ficution and satisfaction at the resalt of their philanthropic labours. The classes having been gone through, the whole of the children were again marched Mitt the Hall, .and open a signal, prayers were again read. After the Feld Creator had been pronounced, thc children rose and snag God save the king, in . which also her Najesty . joined. The following lines were added:— Then as the strait.. we raise. Which oar Old Fat!, er'3 praise, Still kr, es to breatlke ; Mttber of Britain, thou Wilt not disdain Ole vow ; 'put let thy (footle brew Grace the fair %math. Look where these little bands • Mos with their helpless heads That brow swim Kindly approve, while we Lid their pure infancy Lisp forth its prayer for thee, God bliss the 41.4431. The Lord Mayor came forward and addressed the little flock in a kind and appropriate speech. The Queen now•rose .and conversed freely with se veral distinguished characters. Among.these who par ticularly engaged her attention,was the benevolent Mrs. Fry who leaned upon the arm of Alderman Wood. This scene excited unboundedgratification. 'Nor were the ether branches of Ahe•Royal Family less interested in the business of the day. The Prince of Hesse Homberg was throoghout most ansioue,and interested attendant, And frequently made inquiries as to the nat.sre of the proceedings .A little African boy, not more than seer= years of age, .was a peculiar object of notice with his Serene High ness as well as her Majesty. Shortly before five o'clock liar Majesty prepared to leave the Hull, and was only interrupted by the most .unbounded acclamations, is which the children spun. tancourly joined. 'f lie Royal Party were ushered into the Lord Mayor's principal State Room, where an elegant colla tion, consisting of every delicacy, And a psofusinn of choice wines, .were prepared thr their refreshment. After remaining aeati.y an hour, the!iloyal.Cavalcado. returned west..vurd, and was greeted with loud hussas on its progress. • Wednesday•the Queen, the Prince Refi t and others of the Royal Family, dined with the Dube and Du chess of Gl:wester. In the evening. after dinner,. their Royal Highnesses had anal-her party. Wedne,day morning -Prince Leopold came to town from Claremont, and visited. her 'Majesty and the • "rrincesses at the Queen's Palace, and the Duchess of York, at York-house. In the evening she Prince re turnc,l to Claremont. Vu Sunlty Prince of Ilene ll ,, rThourg went on board the' Royal Sovereign yacht, at,Deptford, which is to convey him and his Priacess to Gertuauy. He appeared hi hly delighted with the fittings-up and preparations. The Prince and Princess of Hesse Hombourg in tend, after their return to Windsor, to make an cx ,eursion thence to Bath, for a few days. TINE DRAMA. KING'S TtIE.%TRE. The long-expected serious opera, by Rossini, called .Elisabettc,llegina d'ln,s-kitterra„ wes given on Tburs.. day night, at this theatre, for the benefit of Madame Fodor. l'heLet of this drama is said to be taken from au Englilt novel, called the Reiss; but it is, in tact, as great a deviation from the novel, as the novel itself is from history. Leicester (Signor Crivelli), en. .gaged on an expedition Against the Scots, discovera, concealed in the cottage of a peasant, Mo:ilda (Signora Cirri), and //cnry (Signora Mori), children of Mary Queen of Seats, but by whom does not appear. lie falls itt love with, and is privately married to, Matilda. On his return to the Court of .Elizalxth (Mad:taw Fo dor), eke follow* him in disguise,,and by the treachery of Norfolk (Signior Garcia), the marria g e i s soon dis covered: the Queen, enraged, sends them to prisoo ; but, in the end, by an cifort of generosity little agr.s.. ing with the. real character of that celebrated Prints SI, pardons them and j.lins their hands. The musio uf' title opera is very beautiful; it is in a distinct sty.lefroal b'arbierc di Siviglia, but not at all inferior to it: the best pieces are a duet between Elizabeth and 1:orfolk., after he has revealed the marriage of Leicester, begiu• ring Perche mai destion crudele ;" .st recitative ac. companied " Che pensa. desolate Regina," when she is meditating what punishment to indict on the lovers; an air wherein, to try the truth of Leicester, she ofera to share her.crown with him, " Eccmi, erve inagnoni mo;" and a duet between , Elizabeth and Matilda, .2cs which the Queen endeavours to make her abandon her husband. The latter part of the movement, beginning et the words " Nun bestan.quelle lagrime," was parti cularly striking, and most deservedly encore:4 :Mad. Folor appeared to great advantage in the part of Eliza.. beth ; she was dressed with great elegance and corre , nt ness in the. old English costume, and when seated on her throne, really looked like a Queen. Her singing was in the best style. Signor,Gervia Lund in Norfole a character .not quite important enough for him ; his airs were extremely well executed, as were those of Signor Crivelli. Signora Corti was in very fine voice, but somewhat tame and spiritless; this lady wants only a little more exertion to ,become eminent. The hoes was well filled. DRURY LANE. A new romance, entitled The Mountain Chi f was produced at this theatre, on Thursday evening. The Amite is laid in Wales. Mr. Wallack sustained the principal character, which is that of an .oue.aw ; but though his exertions were not sparingly distributed, the reception of the performance was so fan equivocal as to leave it a matter of doubt.whether it could be repeat. ed with any prospect of • success. We shall not detail .the plot. It 41 enough to say of it, that Rhys the Red, (Mr. Wallack) posse. ses himself by force of Anada (Miss Cubist,) the datzhter of a miller ; that she is Also loved by Sir.liddomen (Mr. Barnard,) who, together with her father, and a large body of troops, pursue, overtake, and redeem the captive, put the outlaw .t 0 death, and thus prepare the way for a wedding, which concludes their adventures. The chief -.slefeeA of the story was the want of incident. The events are very few, and we do not think, that even . few -as they. are, the connection is sufficiently elear to effect that easy developenaent which is .required in such pro ductions. Mr. Knight had a part with which he could do but little. An attempt was made to compensate fur the tameness of. the beginning by introducing .a sufficient quantity of bustle and fighting at the .close. The experiment, .however, was not very successfal. Qne scene had like to have been fatal to - the;dnanna. We allude to_that in which the Outlaw .and. his :anta gonist Qght upon a bridge, from w'lich they .fitlhiato the water. Either some change should be made in the machiney .of this accident, or the accident shoUld be omitted altogether. Areontest took place on the falling of the curtain, in which the applause prevailbd,./2ut the minority was by no means incoasiderable. .It was with difficulty announced the repetition. The music is agreeable. Theimmurality and mawkish sentiment of the Ger. man Dramatists and Novelists is said to be so admira bly satirised in a burlesque i)rama, called The Sorrow c•r Weiler, that the Manager of Covent Carden .Th tre is about. to introduce it .on the -.English stage. Liston is tube the IVerter, :qrs. Liston the Charioae. The Covent Garden Ntout,, ,, er is remind, the Lead season, -to have two musical strings .to his bow, Miss Stephens and Mrs. Dickens living alicrnately to rise.aral set in the vocal hemisplicreof taut theatre. Little Clara Fisher ' and her fairy tribe, after per forming the lust act of Rickard tie 1 hire thr her bents& at the Bath theatre, wcait through the trial scene in tls: Merchant of Venice, mud she.m.ta equally e;tritertlim. nary in Shyluck. - .:. Mr. Fence and li;s Charlton-place amateur friends performed Hamlet, at the Canterbury theatre, for the benefit of the ',millet .Benerblent gueiety, and addtal considerably to their fund. Mr. Foote was the Hamlet, which he played in such a style, as to add much to the reputation of histrionic talents. Captain Hill was Admirable lioral.in.