The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-08 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THE DUKE _lvii DUCHESS or CUMBERLAND.

When the Duke of Cumberland had determined to of-
fethis hand
.in marriage to the Princes de Saints in the
spring or 1814, his Royal Highness took the pleasure of
the Prince Regent and of her Majesty on the union.
The Princess also made it an insuperable condition of her
Compliance a-at the content of the Royal family of Eng-
land, and particularly of the Queen, her aunt, should be
preciously obtained to it. This consent, we learn, was
given on the 14th of August, 1814; and on the Ist of
October in this year, the Queen wrote a letter, with her
own hand, to her brother, the reigning Duke of Meek-
lenherg Strelitz (the father of the Princess.) The follow-
ing is a literal extract :

LETTER OF TIIE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY) TO
1313 sEILENE HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF MECKLINIIERI+

OTLIET.ITZ.

'Von may be assored my dear Brother, that I shall endeavour
to re- r e abode of the Prinem Saints among us as happy
and reenble as circumstances will permit, considering that my
nolentatry life excludes me from contributing flinch to the amuse-
tnent of the Princess, ;111(1 that a great part of my time is passed
in the c. here our society is very limitted, mid our life uni-
form flowev( r site will Always be the welcome gu-st when she
*ball come, and we wiU strive, any daughters and 1, to do our best
to a•.) i train her."

'the letter then goes on to instruct the princess how to
act on 'ter arrival here, the manners of this country be-
ing so different from those of Germany, particularly in
advising her Royal Highnes not to receive visits from
Ce.ntlemen in the morning, especially of Officers, to
Which she might be subject, by the Duke, her husband,
baying a regiment—that she must be on her guard against
improper female acquaintance, and against mixing in
any of the political parties of the country, -which her
Mrjesty says, through the long series of years she has
resided in Great Britain, she and the King have studiously
avoided, &c. &c. ; and it concludes with requesting her
brother's acceptance of a present of tea and cheeses which
in eating may remind him of his tilfectionate relatives in
this country-. This letter, which was duly received by
the Lady's parent, was quite satisfactory to her feelings,
nad the Royal assent was transmitted to the parties, sanc-
tionctl by the Great Seal of England affixed thereto.
The marriage Alas solemnized yy ith all due forms on
the (29th of May, 1M1.31 1 1 mouth 3 after the Princess
had become a widow. Immediately after which his Royal
c:tme to England, unaccompanied by his Duchess,
becau,e he had the application to make to Parliament ;
and also at that time because he expected to have a com-
mand in the armies that were assembling to reduce Buo-
parte. It was not till the 17th of June the Duke heard
Of the Queen's' indisposition to the marriage.

DRA 1A TIC IIEGINTLR.

COVENT 6,11(1)F.N.

On Monday night, Misi O'Neill resumed the tragic
throne at this theatre.. ller country excursion has not
only extended her fame and increased her income, but re-
gtoted the fulness of health, which her great and unre-
Initthlg winter exertions had considerably impaired. Her
talents had attained all their splendour: more moderate
exercise has not lessened it. ller Juliet displayed all
those touches of nature and feeling which wake a cur-
ropoudititi tluill in every heart; and which draw forth

OCT. S.

tears of sympathy and thunders of applause from overflow-
ing audiences. Her reception was not rendered more
flattering by the repeated peals that burst from all quar-
ters, than by the immensity of the crowd which had as-
sembled to hail her return. Mr. C. Kemble, in Ro,neo,
obtained a full share *f applause, which he justly deserved.
On Wednesday, Miss O'Neill's Jane Shore attracted, •
if possible, still greater crowds, who wept at that mimic
woe, which the skill of the actress armed with all the
melting influence of reality. Mr. Young, whom severe
indisposition had confined for several weeks, was greeted
at his re-appearance in Hastings, with the most enthu-
siastic applause.
On Thursday, the Tempest afforded him another op•
portunity of gratifying the public with his chaste and
manly acting. A Miss Mac Alpine then made her first
appearance in Arid. She sang with considerable taste,
and by the light aireness of her figure and movements,
gave full effect to the part. Her reception was very fa-
vourable.