The National Register. — London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

^~.~-- , MARCH M The following is an extract of a letter from Li verpool, dated March 8:—" The ship-carpenters at this port struck their work this day for an advance of wages: they have hitherto conducted themselves quietly, and without any disposition to riot ; and I doubt not but the business will soon be settled be ' tween them and their employera The agent for the Spanish Government has succeeded in engaging two vessels at this port as transports, for conveying troops to South America—the Clarence, of 316 tons ; anti the Wellington, of 365 tons. It is understood they pay three months is advance." Letters from Madrid and Cadiz to the 26th ult. have been received. They mention that the Patri otic privateers, which swarmed on different parts of the coast, have committed some fresh depredations. Vessels proceeding to Santander, Gijon, and other were obliged to sail under convoy, and a fleet port-, e:' 12 ships had just left Catliz, under the protection of a frigate. It was ascertained that it was impossible that the expedition for South America could sail from Spain by flay next, the time originally fixed by the Government fir its departure, as the trans ports taken up by the agents in England and France would not reach Cadiz sufficiently early. The end cf.lune was spoken of as the period when the arma igent would be despatched. Lloyd's books on Wednesday presented a very sin gular appearance, there being only one line entered tia them, which was the arrival at Liverpool of the ,lane, Goulding, from Oporto; and what is still nom remarkable, there was not a single vessel en tered at the Custom-house that day, nor one passed Gravesend from any port abroad. 6i/thou.—Of late, a set of fellows, who cover them sel,c,, with soot, and have the appearance of chimney sweepers, have been committing depredations in ilif ferent parts of the town with impunity. They are in the habit of calling at different gentlemen's houses, and make enquitry of the servants if the c'Mnnies scant sweeping ; and on being admitted for that purpose, they rub the place of Saltialde property, which they conceal , in their qiot 11,1 u, and leave the p l -cc mu l etect ,d. Duty on Coals,—The . justice and littinaLity of the present application to Ptirliament fir relief' from the present enormous and unequal Coal Duties, is manif,st from the following facts :—a poor flintily in London and its neighbourhood consumes annu • ally about two dialdron of Coals, which of the kst quality, at the present price, costs 51. V.N. L. A. d. L. s. d. . . The nnties on which amount to u 19 8 Tile ('us: of the U.)als at New,..:mie 1 IL 0 5 12 0 Exretic:s of Freight and incidental Iliag...s 2 15 4 While the inhabitants of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, York, Bristol, and all Scotland do not pay one farthing Duty, they have no freight to pay, the charges for canal curr:age on each amount sel dom to more than 3s. or is. It' the present appli cation be successful, a consumer of two chaldrons of tqals will probably save the 19s. Bd. duty, ant! also doubtless obtain them much cheaper from the com petition of the Staffordshire Coals, which will then `,. be allowed to conic to London. The singularly mild temperature of this winter, and the want of frost and snow, is not confined to our own island, but is equally observed in all parts • of the European Continent. In Sweden, and most parts of Russia, they have had, instead of the usual degree of cold, a temperature of several degrees above the freezing point. This has been the case even in Lapland, to the north of Tornea, where, instead of the usual cold of 20 degrees of Reaumer, they have bad 6 degrees of warmth. This want of front and snow is complained of as a serious incon venience, by preventing the conveyance of the iron ore from the mines in Sneden, to the smelting houses ; and in Russia, the carriage of goods from the interior to the seaports for exportation, which is regularly done in the winter, when the hard frozen ground, covered with snow many feet deep, affords a solid, even, and commodious road. The Duke of Wellington presided on %Wednesday at the Anniversary Dinner of the " Friends of Foreigners in Distress." He was supported on his right and left by the Russian Ambassador and the Saxon Minister. Mr. Wilberforce was among the company, The toasts and songs were of the usual description: the only novelty was the toast proposed by the i)uke of Wellington : " Their Majesties the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia. and the King of Wurtemberg, the Protectors of the Insti tution," which was hailed with three times three, and was followed by an assurance on the part of the Duke, that " the high personages whose health they had drank, were not less illustrious for their Christian philanthropy than for their deeds in arms " It was the twelfth anniversary of this laudable institution. It appeared from the report, that between 9,000 and 10,000 persons have been relieved since the commencement of this society.— The collection we believe was three tunes greater , THE NATIONAL REGISTER. than on any formtr occasion. Among the subscri bcrs were the Archduke Maximilian, the l)ttke of Wellington, the Duke of Sau Carlos, and Mr. Wilberforce. An old companion in arms of General Pich"gru has recently gone to school at Orleans to commence, at the age of 52, the study of theology for the church. Buonaparte said one day to the physician, De sig,nettes, " Medicine is an art of assassins." And what does your Majesty think that of conquerors is,' was the reply, which for a moment confused oven the Corsican. Mr. Cobbett's sagacity is truly wonderful. He has published a latter in an American newspaper. In alluding to the Bank forgeries, he says, he anti cipated on the 11th of December, " the blowing up of the whole thing," and declares (and who will doubt his veracity ), that for his own part, "he would not give a New York sixpence for a lea pound Bank of England noleil" The whole of the late Queen's Servants have re ceived notice that the amount of their respective salaries will be continued to them, by way of pen sion, for life; and at the same time they have been informed that they will be expected to quit the apart. ments which they still occupy in the different Royal Establishments on the .Ith of next month. The claims of the English merchants on the Court of Russia, for the value of 146 vessels and cargoes under neutral flags, detained by the Government at Petersburgh in the year 1810, are likely at length to be adjusted. It will be recollected that u depu tation, at the head of which was Mr, Alderman Itowcroft, was sent front London to the Russian capi tal to seek compensation from the Emperor li r losses sustained by British subjects. As the Emperor Al exander was at Aix-la-Chapelle at the time of the arrival of the deputation, the memorial was forward ed to our Minister, and from him to the hands of the Emperor. An answer to it has non been re ceived, and we are informed that it is of a satisfitc tory nature. The amount is very large, as the whole 140 vcs3els foul valuable cargoes on board, chiefly colonial produce. Funeral ry . LadgElloalmootigh.—At an early hour on Friday morning, the remains of Lady Ellenbor ough were reinov7d tiom his Lordship's house, in Hertford street, May fair ; the cavalcade moved at half past 6, and consisted of four mutes on horse back, six horsemen in black cloaks, &e. ; the hearse, containing the body, enclosed in it coffin covered with superb crimson velvet, elegantly ornamented with silver gilt nails, coronets, &e. with u plate bearing the inscription " Olivia, Lady Ellenborough, daughter of Robert Stewar, Nlaquis of London derry, died the sth of March, 181!), aged 97," tid lowed by five mourning coaches and tinir, with sev;.- ral carriages of the nobility, &c. It proceeded down Piccadilly, Pall Mall, over Westminster Brid A e to Foots Cray, where his Lordship and other relatives joined the mournful procession, and accompanied it to the family vault at North Cray, Kent. About half-past twelve o'clock on Nlontby night, a malt-house on St. Frith's green, Maidstone, was discovered to be on tire. Wood forming a principal part of the building, and being very dry, it burned with such rapidity, that in about twt.nty minutes the whole was destroyed. For a short time, a house adjoining, and the alms-houses nearly adjoining, were in great danger, but fortunately escaped The fire caused gre.it consternation fin. sonic time, and the poor people living in the alms-houses, aroused from their beds and half naked, endeavouring to save their goods from destruction, presented a very dis tressing scene. On Saturday last, about eleven o'clock at night, 1 1 a most destructive fire broke oat in the extensive water corn inAls at t !tester, which, notwithstan.l - every exer-ion of men and engines, raged with such impetuosity, that in the short space of three hours, scarce a vestige remained to mark the scite of the building. One man, in endeavouring to save some property, fell a victim to the devouring cle ment, and was literally burnt to a cinder. Great part of the property is insured, the total loss of which is estimated at thirty thousand pounds. Colonel Wrench, the proprietor of the building, is the great est sufferer. Conviac—Thursday night, between seven and eight o'clock, :15 convicts %t ere placed in an open care' an, of Nettgate, for the purpose of being sent to the hulks. Hundreds of persons were collected in the Old Iftiley, among whom welt: several friends and relations of the convicts. The Litter gate three cheers. Between Bridge-street and the Obelisk in St. George's-Fields, the road-side was crowded with spectators, A deLichtnent of Lancers had been previously stationed on Blacktrirrs bridge, who guarded the convicts to Sheerness. They gave repeated cheers wink going over Black friars-bridge„ and seemed not in the least affected by the chillness of the night, or the prospect of travelling in then melan choly plight throughout the whole of it. ... , •••• THEATUES. Drury-lane Therstre.—A new piece, entitl e d Th e Dwarf e. Nap/a, was ushered into life last night, and while the present vitiation of taste hangs on the town, it is exactly of the kind that may safely look for tem porary success. The language is above mediocrity, and sonic sitnilies of such delicacy and excellence are in ' troduced as ought to have belonged to a better piece; but the misfortune of our stage at the present moment • is, that there is an inversion of system ; instead of a play being written first, and cast afterwards, it is cast first and then written ; or, in other words, our great actors are studied by the author, instead of the author being studied by the actor. The author of The Dwarf of Xaplcs has written the character for Kean, and has availed himself not only of all the admirable points of his man, bin of all the pauses, starts, and trickeries, which have increased by being tolerated. The story is shortly, that The Dwarf, (Kean) is soured by his del - cc' of person, beco mes j ea l ous o f hi s brother's favour with his Sovereign—procures his banishment under suspi cion of treason—during his absence employs bravos to murder him—and in the last scene, being to in his eiempts, rushes on the king to end his crimes by regi eitle; he is here too defeated, and he leaves the stage in violence, Mad a k Sir Gila Overreach. The piece was received with great applause, and the epilogue, which contained some very apposite, witty, and good allusions to the last election, pleased so much, that an encore was generally called for, but such repetition is, we believe, contrary to etiquette. _ _ Coy ear-GAKDFN.—The performance of the Marriage of 11,Tari) wa• merely nientione I to ilii• Palter la , t week, a i b a l'n , ll4iit• of notice. It is SO e%actly our old fn. vourilr the q'a Day, interaiiersed with a •Itga, that it is utinecearary to give the story ; ne therefore content our•elvca with chitin , the fitilowiax ;wit of theDerroistis Pt , ... .I . lle CO;11: , M... J flit, ; Fiorello, Mr. Darop.et ; F,garo, Mr. Lwon; the Gardener. Mr. l'4%cett ; the Mtge. Mi.% Bea ttttt mit ; the t!uteaters, Mrb. Dickunt ; awl Susanna, Miss Stephen=, It max be supposed that the union of suet talent produced an electrical effect. Ali.. I)ickuns, aho has so rarely been before the public since lu•r return to her native ciuitr‘, has certainly not lost any thing in voice, and has most surely added lo her science. Miss Stephens appeared to he oar the alert, letermined anxiously to emulate Me excellencies of her senior—she sneeeciled admirably, particuiarly in those parts alure her characteristic 61% Ctiliesti hall an opportunity of ili.plity.. The music, is Icicle k composed, arranged, and adapted by Bishop, is good —in some instances excellent. We have orals time to notice in the first uct a duet, between Durtnet and Miss Stepla•tis, and a song by Mrs. Mesons tieautVully executed, each of is hick was eaLured. la the second act, duet between Mrs. Dickuns and Miss Stephens—Mrs. I). dictating a letter to \lissS. was more cipturoady encored than any thing else, and it weltdosersed it—lt was enough in muck" an Englishman proud of his country, to hear such native talent. lit the third net, Dtirusct ship, Lose is not pleasure is lint pain," very creditably to himself, and Mr.. Mekong a dravura, in which she astonished the house with her powers. Toe haute iii the third ilct was admirably arranged by N •hle, and the pa. de deux era Espagauf between himself and Lopiiiim exqui.ite beyond deictipti ~,, . The Piece i 4 .I.lets.ii.lle got ul., ail.' will have a rust,. It was amitaaticed for Tile •tia acunt repeated cheer.-- We eauuot close this without MOtug lite iihatiioate.l palace by ninon-light, which, we think, the finest effort of serer-paiuting we ever s. saw. On Sunday the following bulletin v. as exhibited: of the state of the health:— " tactle, \larch 6. " tlis \1 iiesty has been general.) , ch,•eritil . tistow4ll the hest month, but eaiihuut any abatement of his disurder. Iln Nl.Ocst)'s bodily health continues gond." Ude .4sswilt and ..Biripipt at liabery.—Mmut twelve o'clock on Nlooday :light six or seve.i armed own ent,red the Ito:Ise of Nlajor Quin, Valetta, in the comity of Kilketto), within two miles of Waterford, by the kit chen window, and liron4ht liAlited candles wish them. •l'he Major, ott hearing the noise, stood on the head of the stairs with a double barrelled gun, and repeatedly desired the cowardly villains to come tap, that lie was prepared I r them if they were twenty in number. and for ,mite time kept them at bay. They tired two shins at him, which ma his attemptiii,r to tenon lii Larrels missed, which on their perceiving they rushed up stairs, knocked hint down, and cut hint on the head .sith the hint-end of a gnu. tell ng him to cliscoser whole lie had his money —Wade they were engaged with the Major, a servant girl, name I Johtlillta Sionot, gilt out ()fa win dow unperceived, proceeded to the house of Patrick Dalton, piddle:ln, to give the alarm, who, with his bro ther .1111111 Dalton, Thomas Ityati, a tythe proctor, his assistant William Caulfield, anti 'Michael Caslim, pro ceeded instantly to die place of action just in time to save the lives M s 'Minor and Mrs. Quin, which they re peatedly and vehemently threatened; Caulfield being the first who entered tired a pi -mil, which he thi n k s h ai l effect, as it iii inciliaiely dispersed them. Patrick Dalton,, ss ho rent:tilted OW side of the house to SeeUre the passage at the window, by which the robbers enteral, with a shovel in his hand, seized one of them armed with a gun, wrested it front him, and oar his making off made blow at him with it, by which he broke it on his head. They were so alarmed they took nothing with thew, hut left behind a pair ofskoes, an old hat, two guns, a sledge hammer, and the coulter of a pl o u g h, with which they had I token the garden door Mill the kitelti. n window. One of the robbers has since been appre hended, and hilly identified by William ('anltit There is no doubt had 1)alton and his harts aims, they would have apprehended some, if not ill the ruit)her, ; they had but one pistol between them, which Caulfield discharged on entering the house.—lfwvkid 31irryr.