The National Register. — London, England, 1820-01-16 00:00:00

- - - _ the Christian Powers. Ile offers to ergage never 30 or to molest any foreign flag. It is said, on the authority of an arti.de from Constantinople, that the ILv of Al i jers had been induced to rtket the united propo,;:iens (It' Admiral Ft-cern:rule and the Frc:ch Admiral .h.tine, chiefly through the title represeotations of the person who has recently re turned from being the Ambassador to the Ilritish Court, who ba.l the impudence, it i, said, to make the Ihy believe, that England nevt.r was st tiously btraile to the practictlt ut the Ilarb;iresque Powers. Th •re was no public sittin,-; of either of flip C' ainhers on Friday. ..f h:• Jortimal des Debater says, "The St houli Of Nletlit•itie and of Law, in the Academy of Tholoose. arc now the theatre of the most tunitiltomis scenes. The French Court - is to g o into hair days mourning on account of the death of the t lereditary Prince of Meeklenburo schwerin. Tile letters of pardon, granted by his Majesty to havalette, have been attlaressed to the.. royal court of Strasburgh, instead of that of.P.irie, He must therefore be brought buthre that court to plead his Majesty's pardon, and have it registered, after he has surrendered himself.. Ajury, consisting of,some distinguished individuals in Stockholm, hits acquitted the author of an alleged libellous pamphlet. entitled " An Attempt tit give n change to opinion." The Nuremberg Cormpomient cite: a letter tr,rm liio .lanciro, of the sth October last, which announces a rumour that prevailed there oCan utt,..mpt made to liberate Buonaparte. It is said that un English pauket had Liought to the Admiral on the St. Helena ~ration an order to remove the Fx-Emperor to the te,'ape of Good Hope ; but it was soon discovered that the document was false. it appears that a project had been firmed to rescue BonAparte on the passage, by means of five privateers, which had been equipped in a port of South America. MEETING roil. TILE RELIEF OP Till•' POOR. le On Thumlay a numerocs• and mhst r< Tectah meeting of the Nlerchants and Bankers, &e. of the City of London took place at the Warehouse of An 'Hick, in London WO, for the put pose of taking into immediate consideration the pressing distresses of the poor in this inclement season. At twelve o'clock the Lord Mayor took the Chair. Amongst those who attended were the Bishop of Chester, Sir John Lubbock, Mr. Barclay, Mr. Ilanbury, Sc. The Meeting was advertised ter eleven o'clock. The Lord Alayor said upon t.iking the Chair, that. he had delayed for an hour, in the expectation that the Meeting would become numerous, an event which could not be expected at a very early period of the day, in consevenee of the shortness of the no:ice. The sup jeer upon whi,:lt the Meeting was called was alreauy well knows', and was one upon which it was unnecessary to expatiate. Distress was to be seen in. every corner I lick .leed etLred his \Warehouse ter the service of those %elle had no place to go to, until a remedy of a permanent nature was finind. There were numbers of appli cations from those who had parishes, but there were multitudes who had none, and who must perish it assistance was not afforded. The plan hitherto salopted (and it was a very inconvenient one) was to ,gave such unfortunate persons a little temporary relief front the picket of the Lord Mayor, or the fund which was intended for other purposes,, and send them about their business. The proposed plan would have but a temporary operation, but great benefits must arise from it, putting out of the question the removal of misery from the eye of the rublic.—(Applause).. The Bishop of Chester said, he did not know, until he looked into the papers, that the Meeting was to take place- The moment he found it to be the case be got into his C arlia;;C.—(Arplausc.) There was no mode of .charity which was nut sub ject to objection ; but the asivuntages likely to arise from this plan tar outweighed all possible disadvan tines. He did not know how any one of the opu kilt could enjoy the blesint..,s et wealth, When they hood of their fellow creatures, particularly of tne other sex, bin;, without a place to pail their.heads in, without administering to their relief. His Lordship - concluded, by wishing the most hearty success to the proposal to be made for the relief of the poor.---„Great applause.) Mr. Bodkin, Secretary to the Mendicity Society, stated, that the relict' which was intended to be given to the poor, was called for by exigent.) and the inclement season of the year, and woill cease as soon :.3 that exigen y was at an mil A genrlentan observed, that the practice of g iving haitpence to I),•gguas in the str,..ets, was our of the greatest encouragements to the trade of begging. lie trusted that the press %vowel inculcate this, and he sties convinced that if that practice were pot 411 end to, the streets would nut be SO touch • lust dot with begga, s. After some further observations from other gentle men, Resolutions were proposed, that Mr. Hick's , THE NATIONAL REGISTEIL offer should be accepted ; that a subscription should be opened ; that a COMM it we should be formed ; and that there should be a mutual co-operatioa with the Nientlieity Society. Thee Resolutions were unanimously agre.el to. M.. ilia stated, that he had 110 merit in doing what it was the duty of e-ery man to do---tsmtrt lea tiog his share towards the alleviation of t he t. xist ire; distress. Ile suggested, that the committee should be au open one, and he trusted that the c at • triberions would be such as to prove that, the tvretched were not without ftietels in Lo uden.— (Arplaitse.) • , It was resolved (het the Commlttee should oe ' open All the Aldermen V'cre alltiCti to it. Atnon;,;st the Committee are the Lord Moyer, the Bishop of Chester, Sir John Lubbock, Sir Charles Flower, Mr. David Barclay, Mr. Ilanbury, &c. &e. A- most active subscription toil place, Mr. Biel lin and Mr. Clarke were so ov _.whelewei with 101. trews, that a request was made to ttie multitude to pay in their Subscriptions to the banking house of Srr John Lobbock e who was appointed treaswer. In less than an hour npwaros of tiool. was re ceived en the spat ; and the subscriptions, which are received by all the bankers in London and Westminster, arc pouring in from all quarters with a rapidity highly creditable to the national cha teeter. The Lord Mayor, immediately after the meeting. at Mr. Hick's warehouse in London Wall, wrote a letter to Lord Selntouth, stetine, that he had been give." to understand, that at a former period of great inclemency of weather, Government had supplied ti.c poor with covering from a quantity of old stores; that a meeting hod taken t late in time City, fia the put pose of reeeving the existieg distresses• of the poor, and that if the Committee appointed to ma nage the subset iptions collected with that view, were assisted by the same powerful and benevolent hand that was su boantiful upon the occasion alluded to, a very important service would be done. To this application Lord Stdmouth replied with Lis usual punctuaaty, that &there were any od stores, they should certainly be applied to the cotrueentlable pur. poses for which the meeting bad assembled. In the early part of ye terday, tee Secretary to the Sea man's Committee, which has proved one of the most active and efficacious. that ever sat, waited upon the Lord Mayor, and stated, teat he was instructed by the Committee to assure his Lordship„that their ex ertions should nutle wanting at this time of press ing exigency. Of late the Committee Lad merely to attend to the applications of the sick, those who are qualified to work having been, until within-a very short time, supplied with ships. The Secretary ob served, that in consequence of the severity of the season numbers of seamen were out of employment, and the Committee had come to a determination to sutler a temporary departure from their plan, and co-operate with the efforts now malieg fir the be nelit of these. who could get no work. It was ob served upon.tho pert of the Lord Mayor that the co-operation. which certainly must naturally have been ertreted when the character of the Seaman's Committee was considered, would tend to increase the public confidence in the exertions of the City for the relief of the pt»r. Other parts of the metropo. Ls would no doubt join. The Upper Marshal stated, that tour-fifths of those who were now is the Asylum fire the houseless were seamen, and that many of them were under orders ; but the severity of the season, which had put a stop to employments of certain kinds, left them wi•hout the means or op portunity of supporting. themselees. The Secretary to the Seamen's Committee admitted at once that this was the case, and assured the Lord Mayor that they had met with very few instances of deception or idleness amongst their applicants for the lust six months. The Society's ship had rot conveniences our more tient were at present on board; 100, who were stowed together as closely as was consistent with health antreomthrt. The Lord Mayor said, that the latter of Lord Sidmouth convinced hitn, that the Government would do every thing in their power upon such un eecasioe. The valuable addi tion of. the Committee just named, in conjunction with those other benevolent societies which were always heard of in times el:distress, would be ac knowledged by the lately formed instOtion with every mark of approbation. -• THE.;TRICALs , COVENT CATIDEN THEATRE- . A yor.ng lady who made htr first pertermormanee on any stage, tis linsobud, io Ax l'ou Like 11, on Tuesday night, repeated that Lillartleter again' on Thursday lier flaw f., we understand, is Wcosall ; we have also hetud that her connect; most respectable ; inticed.her general] demeanour evinces a A tioia deal of the lady ; we beiieve that Miss Weloall is the pupil of Mr. C. Kenai)le.—l-ler person and manner are ulso .;reittly in her favour. 11cr person is genteel and well tOrmeil; and is the IL tasteitd and modest mule attire, in the latter scenes, . she appears to great advantage. She is oppressed wiiit a good deal of tiendity, old the coma* i:nent restraint under which she perti,rms. at tin:es deprives her of that fl..vlont or action and lock Fn essential to a due representalioa of this delighthil ' character: ite.vt:iool ; hawever, in such hateis C3ll neVer fail to please; rite the out;iaes and features of the cheraeter are preserved in teal feeling. The our;ible siaTlicity ; then Ont tv. , ,reeal)!..• mixture archoo..ss :!•ol and ttfterv:lras the liac pootical p!dyttilness Witt the lover 0./av ; then. ;Ire s tiro • clrtravter which cullnot but kg AV he r.' the retress identities herss!if with them. M-ifs W. does this in au eminent degree ; and we are I hereffire induced to helicon that increased opportunit:es of dili'aiying her talen's will be. the 111CallA of unlOhling moot excellence. • ger principles of arting are good ; they.. arc of a pure order ; they lead her to speak to the mind as well as to the eve. Miss W.'s voice failed at times in strength where she wanted to .exert its powers with marked energy ; but its tones are gond, as the Cuckoo song proved. :..khe. was- again received in the most flattering manner, and is art actress of much promise, The play isaltogether well cast. 1 .111-i?rcatl, by 1::4 accurate conception and pswerful embodying of the character of Jaques, again gave great satisfaction.— • The melancholy tone that is imparted to the voice adds to the general effect aud sucesss of the perform:men. Last night Gety Miiptitering;was performed at this theatre, tor the purpose of introducing u Air than, in the character of Henry Bertram. This gentleman, although this was announced as his " first appearance on any stage," has been hull; known to the public as a cone( rt singer. to Atm::: the character as a debut required no trifling sliare et' confidence while the beautiful, unequalled war- • Wings of Witham, still lingered by a plea,mralde • retrospect in our ear, and certainly never was los ground tiir conlilenec, than was evinced in tha p e rformance of NI r. Nathan. As we are certain he will not make another trial, we content ourselves wit., saying that he completely failed in his " first app.atrause on any stage." The other characters were east us usualaind we speak in exaltapraise,when say that they were supported as usual; the piece constantly tilling the house is the best eulogy tae: perfiAmers can receive. DRURY LANE TDEATIir. A nv* COlitedy Was prodoe.at last nt this theatre, under the vile of "Gallantry ; " —as nearly the whole comic strength of the compails was unpin .. .ed hi expvetation had been raised to a consider:v. l c tivigt , t, uhd eons , guiltily the di.appoitianctit which it is air leasain dui:: to record, wus with propiirtionata As the Piere has totally failed, it , would be os.. less to enter into the particulars of the vier.;. tv c to do so, vie Sit ti'd find ourselves pl teed its a very dillicolt sititatititt while :tart:lining to deserthe that which, daring the repteelitatiiiii, we did ..t find ourselves very aide to einitiorthiciitl. Tile pi iiicipal hoc,- dent is l ' or troop being probable: two :a. els find them ielces miler the lieCesStly Of (10 1 .10)i:14 the 4latitlS of Luc ir 10 write thcir harts .drocx tire • stance ;;tees rise to seS eta! li,isti:itlf.n4Jll(llll.43 amid poiriuv , rs, which tertintixe to the 11Y44,41 I.X 1 b1:1111tiO111: butt that, of winch we prim:wady complaiii, is the tut-ii allielice of all the essential 9:Lames J Cll.llreq : Was not the sl i,htest attelOpt at uu,ttn.iuv ill Guar ever, end t he 41 1 ; 4 1:); 4 114: possessed neither p iiiii t 'Flue aittheiter were %cry patient thud about the ititildle of the Month Act, vv hell the Marks of n:.a ppu•bat.,n became pretty es Mem : the Picee Was, howevcr,stittereil to proet - ed, and :I,e , ed on io the cud aoudat a storm of hisses and v rtes of " Off. " The Performers discharguel their duties with tlu t acctt-totlteel ability. A Piologue Was spoken, hy B irtiarti) del& sated the usieal tiieto.4l of bespeak. in_ lawhur for new flays, (Att. iiiii the. Eli'. limut: (it iiich Was spikcii by Nlrs. Edwin) kit into the very error which. its I:reetirsor had emolettuted. At the conclusion of the Eir.lo , 4tte, Mr. Ellistmv ad. dre-sed the audience in uearlt t::elollow.itu words:— •• LADIE3 •axe GENTLE MEM,-.AS it is my duty to prevevit unpleasant contention, I beg leave to announce to you that the Comesly is withdrawn ; in sa inn; this, 1 beg leave to observe. that although it is it tuttioult thing to write a goon Comedy, it perhaps. still more ditticuit to judge of one. lii the . sin:Hence of twenty years. I have often tound that incidents and circum stances which at one time have tailed of success, have, with another aunience, produced consideralsk • .feet ; lent still 1 say the Comedy is witlidrawl. 1 would, how,wei, respectfully oh serve, that my Theatre is sdwaes Open to (.I.olo.aiid Talent, as I prowl . ed that it should, for I love to roster t h em, dad to give to every thing which in my humble opini.in possesses any mein, a chance of sueces,,--blit Ism:pont to your decisina ; and althinigli I never yield to cabal. I always bow to your determination. " Mi . Ellishin then lour•rctleul ill a mom we Mr. KC* . i+ . 4 applNiiiiilCC in Bleu:nil 111. on Nlon.loy after whicu h: stated Out ait w (la% she %%o.od tie% ine the profits or an e‘ eating ' . pvilorn.auce ta the sets ice of the Committee now sating in the Clt, for ilie ielt,.l . of the dist re . aed. This 144)1111.e Ns . aS meet I Cll. os it mac , r.ta:tl,lrltl l l l Ul:a11:1110115 3111,1a1i5% :ions I On Sattadav se'ttnit;tit, wink a v... 0111. alumt 17 relTs or o g e, ujn cu ikikwr,wa, at work n 1 .1 Inlec quarry neat tit. yaks, a qtta , any or rortlt ea‘ed iu tiro.% him, 411111 utnnittinatck killctl hint on the s l ug.. mitt Will) W 33 I. work twat him was also set crui: hurt. ~ti - # 0 .4‘1.1.)