The National Register. — London, England, 1813-12-26 00:00:00

VIE' NATIONAL giVtli s'r ER . _ , on the score of his political entiments, than he applies Volsci( to refute the charge. The mere " imputation a disloyalty," and imputed lay inference too, at once rouses him t&. arms ; he instantly resists it ; though, it seems, he would have degraded hiMself, by taking. notice, not of an' imputation of disloyatty Wan earthly monarch, however ex cellent, but of an_aucusation of disobedience to him who is emphatically styled the king of kings V Sensible of his attraction in the evangelical sphere, our reverend pleacher as wisely resolved to profit by the cir cutustam e. To plan and publish some sermons, in the usual way, offeted extrantdirtarvcha Tice of gain. Judg ing that preaching might yield something, as well as writing, that the art of delivering migl:t by some possibility be ren dered as pi eductive as the art of publishing, we find the Doctor most judiciously contriving a series of Scripture Lec tures, and preaching them, anterior to their appearance, at ten shillings and sixpence the course, in Silver-street Cha pel, on Wednestloy e venings. " I think.' one correspondehnt sas, " the worthy proprietor, (Rev. E. J. Jones) of tc above chapel is a wise man. Times are hard. family expenses heavy ; and , therefore, for my part, 1 do not see why a mi ulster should not let out his chapel to different preachers. wh-le it strikes me, as there is so much squabbling at the west-end of the town, that if the price of tickets at Silver street be but moderate, there will be no danger of an audi- en cc." (This will be concluded in our nest.) e It contains an account of the Reverend Preacher's Diulama, and c onflectiou with Royalty; of his Speeches and Writings; and of his Mar'Lige; with an estimate of his Preaching. treat all with uniform silence : sitter, if he k in t,.e practice of no" tieing observattnns lirmmtit against Iriuytoil shouidlat any time neg lect to lei el an oppotteat, from whatever motive lie may disre gard his ailversaiy, his silence will lie deemed by the public a tacit aekuowledgment of inability to meet tfre attack upon his character or coadnet.' I have hitherto acted neon this principle ; amt have allowed anonymous observations to be agiatsted ull forgoaten, ae. cording to the p;easure of the writer and of the public. Bug an imputation of disloyally, and so el:Tenable a Paper as yoor ~ttsn, appears to me of suffteient Imunent to authorise a departure from that rule which I have !aid down fin- my (*notion, and to which 1 inertia, nevertheless, to adlwie. forte Cnrrespondent, NEMO, is at litterty to incite, a* be pleaaes dt my religions twin; eiples—they may be sittlicitroly naderstaod by any person who encloses to investieate these, ata I have never concealed them, either ix the pulpit, or in env publieations ; but I Iv onki ask his cooler jadgmetit, whether a wish expee ssetl, that a Stit - e'essar of so good a Sovereign as the Reigning rtinee stay, chute the neptie shall pass from his hand Mt tit new sways it, peove want,' tt predecessor so illastrious, and Ow alleviate the sorrow which mast be excited by so severe a boor the death of the present gonarch will be Mt, whenever it shall please Provillenet to remove him, can be faiuly imputed to a disloyal principl e? A s to ail personal anticipation which I Nada cherish, the absnrdity of (nth a cbnjecttne is *pod to its malignity, and is evinced in a moment by the cireuinstamee that lam a thasenta. I have only to add, that I should feel an guish; if I believed that my heart yielded, in sincere affection tot our venerable Stiverr iin, to any :me that beats in his dominions. " I mu, Sir, your obedient servant, -4 Vr . B. Coillret," " Blackheath Stile, Kent, Sept. 6, 1810: Tnesday, as Mr. Th.rnton was ring in Pr carriage from bit house at Cluplran; to the Est 1114 I.lrouse, in S. Pat:.`s Church-yard one of the lore wheels of the carriage can e 01T; the horses at the Rama in. swot took triglir and rah *way furions4 ; the coachman Wes throe n float hi box, the horses nt.ote fur Foster-lane, where they *Ere twried. and chugged the carriage to the npposite side of Cheapside, entering the shop door the west vide of Clernenti and CO.'s Music Idr.Ttoar.trin %vas fortunately got out without receiving att) .atrial except one of ki3 hoods being 016101 injured.. ~~ hi► moommiss=26l TIC REGISTER. MAMA DRURY .LANE. On Monany Wight Mr. LZE LEWES, son to the lite emi nent performer of that name, attempted the arduous cha racter of Sir Pcrlinaz Maesyrophant, the Man of the World. Such an undertaking display ea more courage than' judgment ; for every man ought to make a deep Andy of his own powers, before he ventures ou a course where mo derate success cannot answer his ends, and where failure may undo him. Self-love is not certainly such a blinding principle as to. disqualify us from judging, where oar be:t interes's are concerned. We sioctiely wish these reflections had arisen in Mr. LEe Lewes's mind, before he selected the Man of the IVorld first appearance. He appears to us not devoid of abilities, but they Tun evidently into a different channel. For the representatiOn of Sir Perienaz he possesses no qualification whatever. Neither his counte- • nance, nor his voice, are in his favour. The former le fleets no expression of the meatOordiii, eorrul t heart ; and the shrill we.mkness of the latter disarms it of all its ef fect. His accent approaches nearer to the brogue of an Irish market-girl, attempting to mimic the Scotch, than to broad intonations of the Scottish dialect. Elis An:ln ner was neither easy nor graceful ; and altboodi many al lowances may be made for the difficulties tif a first appear ance, yet we do not entertain any hopes that in such path he can ever expect to obtain a more favourable reception than that with whia be met on 'Monday niAt. Although, to his feeling, it might appear rude and unmerited, yet truth requires us to state, that it was merciful. COVENT GARDEN. ,An after-piece called Fair Game, was prodweed, and con. demned at this Theatre, on TneKlay evening. Its demerits were so great, and its execution so rapid, that to attempt to &so ihe it, would he as vain as to endeavour to arrest the lightning in its flight. The thunders of disapprobation were loud and incesatit, and the dramatic hopes of a Re ve lend Baronet, who sometimes honours Carlton noose with his presence, were thus crushed and extinguished fur ever. COURT AND FASHION: THE Pervce Rani:tic's Toen.---Thursday his Royal Highress the Prince Regent left Carlton House, to dine with her Majesty at Wind sor. The Princess Cl,.rlotte of ‘Valei, stoesolcd by the Duchess of 1 - Leork, and Lady F. o.l,orne, aho left Warwick House on Thursday, for Wmalor, to spend her Christmas with tie Queen and Princesses, and met her Royal Father Her Royal Highness was confirmed at Wind ' soi, by the Arebio-hop of Canterbury, on Friday. To-morrow hit Royal Highness leaves t-wn for Hatfield House, Herts, the seat of the Mnfquis of Salisbury ; from thence he goes to the Estrl of rlfr stmorland's, plot next to the Earl of Lonsdale's, at Cotsmare, where his Itryal Highness will restrain two dap. From Lord Lonsdalc's he goes to Belvoir ensile, to the christening of .the M4rquis of Granby for whom his Royal Highne , s stands sponsor . • with the Duke of York ; rt. the Queen, w ill stand proxy the Duchess • Dowagx t of Rutland. Ile thence prrsee.sds from Belvoir Castle to }Pocket Hall, where Isis Royal I lightness will honour Lord Melbourne with a visit, From Brocket Hall he returns to town. His Royal Hightnss's tour will occupy the time betwefti Monday and the 13th of next month, en which day, the it appointed for a General Thanks*. givlnti. his Royal Ilighstess will be in town. The preparations nearly completed at Belvoir Castle, for the chrl-ten ing of the )oung Marquis of Granby, are on a very magnificest scale. It is to t-le place nn the 4th of January, the Duke's birth-oay. 'lint Reges.t will be receiven with a royal salute of twenty-one gruls from the cannon planted on the Range Bastion, the band playing " God save t h e' King,'' colours IlYing and hells ringing. He will hunt w ills the Duke's fox-honnds during his stay ; it is expected there will be neatly a thousand horsemen to meet his Royal Highncs.t. The lebti vales are expected to continue neatly a oeek, during which time there wilt be halls, concerts ; and other entertainments of the moss splendid description. f"