The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-27 00:00:00

TIIE QUELN.

Tier Majesty was better on Th night, than
•alie- has been on any preceding night during the last
fortnight. From ten o'clock till four in the morning,
she slept without intermission, and .she invoke in a state
of greAt composure, and' in a considerable degree free.
.from those painful sensations of the chest which have
.F.cretofore •tippresseil her so very much. These favour-
able symptoms continue:l throughout the whole of Fri-
day, and at half-past seven oViack in the evening, there
-wax every prospect of another comfortable night..
Thc Prince Ite!,ent and the Duke of York arrived
!rum town, at huff-past five o'clock, in the Prince's •
travelling carriage, the Prince having called for his
'Rayul Brother at his house in St. James's Palace. Their
•Royal Highnesses paid a short visit to her Majesty,
-and then sat down to dinner with the Princesses.
Sir Francis Milman left the Palace, for London,
ni nut noon, but returned soon after five o clock, and
remained in attendance with Sir H. Halford, and Mr.
'lSrande, who arrived at the Palace at six o'clock.
The following Bulletins of the Queen's health have
been Issued since our last :

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" Kew Palace. Sept. 21.
" The Quern 11,-.11 had more sleep last night than the preceding
night : her Majesty continues much the same to day as yesterday."
" Kew Palace, Sept. if.
" The Queen has had sleep in the ni4in, but the symptoms of
her 11Iajesty's complaint are not improved."
Kew Palace, Sept. 2s.
" The Queen has. had some good sleep in the night, by which her
Majesty appears this moaning to. belittle refreshed."
" Kew Palace, Sept. 29.
' "The Queen has not had a good night ;—there is no material al-
. teration in the symptoms of her Majesty's complaint."
" Kew Palace. Sept. SL'.
" The Queen has slept well in the night, and is a little hatter this
. morning than yesterday."
" lsew Palace, Sept. 26.
, The Queen has slept well in the night, but her Majesty's com-
plaint is much In the same state this morning as yesterday.
" H. HAI.FORD.

s. F. mILLmAN."

The Morning Chronicle says--" It appears, that the
.justly celebrated Dr. Baillie hie, been called in to attend.
her Majesty. We are assured, that till within the last
threi, or four days n.; hint was given to the Queeu•ot
her alarming. condition, and she was herself totally
unawares of it ; for when it was with all possible deli-
cacy suggested to her that the rualiuly was of. a nature
to excite apprehensions, lier.answer.was, You do not
think my complaint serious ?' .The calling in of ano-
ther Physician, therefore, and of the high reputation
of Dr. Raabe, must necessarily have made an impres-
sion on her mind ; and, under all the circumstances,
it is a proof that she is considered in extreme danger."
Tuesday being the anniversary ofhis Niajesty'y corn-
. naticn, the morning was ushered in with the ringing-of
bells, and other demonstrations of joy, and the Park
and Tower guns were tired a• one welock.
Thursday 3norning six field artillery waggons, from
the grand depot at Woolivich, conveyed the Duke of
Cumberland's fittniture and baggage to Deptford, under
the escort of the Royal Artillery, to.be put on board a
• ship for llatiover.
Bow Cut:nett, Coteries' DE is;reported; that the
~...-cater part of the beautiful steeple of this church will
he pulled down. At the time of the building of the
'!-.eant.fal tower and spire, by Sir Christopher Wren, in
the year t7(3, and for many years nfterward4, it was
b.:•ld in s> h:sh estimation, and its fame spread. so far
abroad, that many foreigner; cone over to see it. It
h‘tt; hem very justly deemel• the masterpiece of Sir C.
Wten ; he has nct.cquaiied it in any or•Lis deigns,
pobl:c or private, nor indeed has -am other architect.
The height of this steeple is 235 feet, mid it is built on
. as old Roman causeway, discovered by Sir C. Wren at
e-.e time of rebuilding the present church. We under-
eand that the dragon wkich has served the purpose of
a weathercock, on the soinmit of the steeple, fir tto;
last 145 ye.:rs, will be lowered to the ground on 'rues-
eay next, preparatory. to taking down the stonework,
-.-thich the injudicious use in iron in the original eon-
struction of this justly admired stricture has rendered
necessary f,r the public - in ascending the scaf-
folding it. Mb has lately been put up, it was asionishiug
to see the prodigious eti'ect protium' by the expansion
of the ironwork above-mentioned, which lias partially
lilted the ol:lisk.oti its eastern side in. a most surprising
and thingertsis degree. The vane, which is constructed
of thick copper gilt, is of exceedingly cur ous work-
- rininship, and (fora dragon) possesses a vei.y intelligent
ety.inte.iiancf.;,. it nu:warts seven fee. 1;i1 inches in
7c2i;th.

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A-11t1N,171, C; STI•11

THE Dlik-IMA.

DRURY L tICF.

The comedy of Wild Oats was performed on Tees...
day night at this theatre, but not in the most happy or •
perfect manner. The cast of the character:. was of that
mingled Lied which in a play of this dovription is :al-
most fatal to the
.general effect. Mr. Watkinson's Sir
George Thunder was feelde and inane, and produced no
impression; and Mr. Stanley is not peculiarly happy in
personating the eureka, generous Rover. gomeof!the
other characters bore a very faint resemblance either to
their predecessors or to the idea intended by the author.
As a set-off, we had Mrs.-Glover in the part of Ladq
Amaranth, and .Knight in that .of Mai; bur • the hest
thing in the play was Oxiserry's. Eihraim ,S'inota, a
species of character in which this actor kt.IVCE nothing to
be wished. The melo &ante of tLo Fall: of (7:77de,
which maintained its popularity so tacit during the
whole of last season, succeeded to the comed!..
The tragedy of Venice Preserv'd was ccrfareted on
Thursday evening at this theatre, when Mr. I). Fisher,
who last year performed several of the leading eharac
ters in our drama, made his first appearance for the
season in the part of Jaffier. He is much improved
since that period, and exhibited, on Thursday night,
Abilities and acquirements of no common order. His
great faults are an imperfect pronunciation of particular
words, and a certain restlessness of manner which fre-
quently spoils the effect of his finest passages. Fine
passages, however, are by no means uncommon with
him, and they are often sufficiently so to throw a veil
over much mare glaring defects The scene where he
reproaches Henault for tne attempt on Belvidera; the
celebrated diahigne with Pierre in the senatehouse;
after having betrayed him ; and the parting scene
.with Beloielefra, were given throughout in the best
style ; and numerous detached paasages, when tl:e scene
as a whole failed, might be quoted as highly impressive
and striking. Mrs. West, the lady who appeared last
week in Desdemona, was the Belvidera of the evening.
Her manner of giving that character rots very different
-from any of her predecessors and contemporaries ; there
was more flesh and blood about it, more Ilea; tiness and
reality than usual, and less of the high tragic tone; the•
admirer of the old school of acting would perhaps call it
a compromise of the dignity of the buskin ; but with
the exception of a few tame and forgettid passages, the
impression on the audience wassuch as to leave no doubt
of her merit. The lastecenc, the moat difficult and
dangerous of the proved her greatest triumph,
and produced a strong and enthusiastic feeling in her
favour. The part of Pierre was sustained by the gen-
tleman. who-appeared a few nights ago in Othello, and
if there was nothing about him that particularly bore
the stamp of greatness, he has established his claims to
the rank of an able and intelligent performer. The
three principal characters being confided to performers
so worthy of the trust, the whole tragedy went off with
spirit.
Lass :sight a new afterpiece was produced at Drury
Lane Theatre, entitled Sigestnar the Sh4zer ; the plot
is simple.—Sigeseutr, (Mr. H. Kemble,) an outlawed
Chieftain, takes reftige in the cottage oi'Euc'ea a, (Miss
,Smithson.) and her father, ( Ir. lioiland,) the guards
arrive at the cottage, Sigesmar effects his escape by the:
assistance of the cottager .and his daughter—the cot-
tager Is seized and condemned to be shot, when Siges-
mar -arid his band arrive and rescue them. The piece
has some beautiful scenery, it was well received, and
we have no doubt will bevoine .a favourite for some.
ticle.