The National Register.
London, England, 1813-12-05 00:00:00

MR. COATES.

On Friday night, after Mr. CONWAY'S successful appearance in
Coriolanus At Home was performed, in which MATTHEWS ridiculed
the soi.disent " Amateur of Fashion," with great sneers'', both in
his delivery of an address, and his wretched attempt to play the
part of Lothario. It is among the follies of " the Amateur," whets
jaAly hooted by three-lottrths of the audience to turn round to some
of his friends, little wiser than himself; in the stage boxes, and to
converse and shake hands with them. So dill MAITHFWS , and the
person with whom he shook hands was no other than COATES him-
self. The laughter was• immoderate: the contempt expressed by
the spectators of " the Amateur," was obvious to every body but to
hisnyelf This miserable hunter after notoriety sat, perfectly pleased
wish all he saw and heard ; and remained to the last as unconscious
of Isis shame as the veriest idiot. •
But what could he expected from a man, who when playing for.
a l!enefit at the Lyceum last Wednesday. suffered himself to be told
publicly, that he received money for those acts of charity which
he pretended to pertorm. anti, on drity:ng the assertion, was struck
dumb by a statement of particulars, which enabled every auditor
, to a.scertain at once where the truth lays.

After a great deal of reasoning for and against the admission of
French brandies in the Docks, intended ter exportation, being em-
ployed for home consumption, we find:that the speculators, French
agtnts, &c. have at length carried their point, it is true, with such
an encrease to an already enormous duty, that the terms they will
be able to sell at, will, perhaps, leave them loss instead of profit.
We are rather incredulous as to the half million to be added to the
revenue through this medium, whilst we deplore any thing like en-
couragement given to men who have already reaped such considera-
ble advantages from our protection, and ill-conceived dealings with
them. Nobody rejoices more than we do at the delivrance "Of ore
worthy neighbours, the Dutch, front the iron sceptre of the tyraet
of France, but, fully aware of his tricks and contrivances, we hope,
in consequence of some hints which use have heard have been giveu
Government, that such regulations will be adopted both by Hol-
land and this conntry (for it is our militia! interest) in our
vial art angements as to prevent his obtaining eol,anal produte,
on which the duties have, anti might still enable him to wage mar
against us and our allies. Li ecuses may he grant«l and exporta-
tion made for the coast of Holland, apparently or really tot Dutch
account, and the goods so exported may, without a miracle, teach
the ports of France. Individual interest in conmercial transactions,
seldom gives way to public good : this we have fully experienced
from the vast number of dangerous foreigners, for whom our mer-
chants have many of them made themselves responsible; and we
are not to suppose that a trading people, like ourselves, will he
over scrupulous in their means of acquiring profit. It, therefore,
behoves those whtegovern us, to have their eyes open riot 0111 Y to
probabilities, but possibilities, especially after what vie lime learot
from the traffic of licenres,
His Serene Highness the Duke of Brunswick has been most
graciously pleased to honour Messrs. ROWLAND and SON v. it!l hie
august Patronage fir their Celebrated Macaw:al Oil lio,,esses
properties of the most saluistimis nature far iniprovn, ;411ealb,
the curl. and beauty of the human Hair. it dko lea, wee; ved the
benign Patronage of their Royal Highne.st, thy Prairc,. of es
and Doke of Sussex, their Excellencies the i ili,e Dei Intantado 1110
Spanish Ambassador and a long train .01 uuuiiiry.