The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-11 00:00:00

EDUCATION.

Mr. BROUGHAM, in a most eloquent and very interesting Teed),
moved that the House should go Into the Committee on the Bathe
the Education of the Not. . .

•I.ord tas.z.t.EnEstan said. that after the speech., str interesting.
and so full of itdomation, which the House had heard from the
lloattuable and. Learned Gentleman, he should not lur.:• oreupy
the attention of the House. His speech had, in the first place, ;11.
rected tv NtuitstaLE.ducation, and secondly. to what was sue pa rti..
cular object of the Bill. 'Ulm latter subject was that to. whirls attens
tions was draws', because it was !tither their business at present to
consider the state of Charitable Funtl‘thollonsentes into any other
pat of the question. •
The debate continued for some time to afraid considerable interest,
after which the Report of the Hill was brought up, read, ordered :(1
' be printed, and to be taken into further consideration on Friday flex t.
The CILAHL k.I.LOR of the ExcuEituna moved the other cunt*
tf the day.—Adjournet:.

Flom , ..c T INDON O.4ZET7'E, Tuesday,.3lay 5.
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CROWN OFFICE, May s. .
Member returned to Parliament.—Yanntuth, tianta,John Leslie
Foster, Fst.i.
BANKRUPTS.
Sr emt A.. posing:loll-street, merchant, May 16, 23. June 16, at
Ginkllialt. has. Blunt and Cu. Broad-street-buildings.
Sr IIN (' t: 1. hackney, merchant, May 19. 25, June 16, at Guildhall.
Au. Mr. Mitchell, Union-court, Broad-street.
Brunus J. Seulcoates. Yorkshire, grocer. May :5, 16, June 16, at
liinwton-upon-Hull. Alt. Mr. Shaw. El -place.
Iti.u.s.AN n P. St. James's-street, Piccadilly, perfumer, May 9, 19,
iiii.e 16, at Guildhall. Atts. Mr. Walls, Russell-square.
N A3ll W. Bristol, drysalter, May 9. 15, June 16, at Bribtol. Arts.
Itotailillon and Co. Bread-street, elieapside.
Ti' NI 1.1 N9O s 1!.. Ilawarden, Flintsliire. apothecary, May 20, 21,
June 19, at Chester. Atts. Mitnc. and Co. *temple.
W i t.x I x .1. Preston, Lancashire, draper, May t(,, 20, June 16, itar
Pre,ion. Au. Mr. Norris. John-street, Iliedfuni-row.
Ila i "Ist 1.1. C. Ashbourne, riven. butcher. May 22, 23, June 16, at
Derby. Atts. Alexander and Co. New Inn.
Titto,trsori J. Mappleton, Derby, farmer, May tit, 23, June 16, at
Derby. Atts. Alexander and Co. New Inn.
DI VIDEN DS.
J. Ilarris,Slierhnrne.lane, victualler, May 30.
T. l'ark', Battle, Sussex, tailor, June 6.,
I'. E. Diivelinz, Size-lane, merchant. June 2.
A. and J. Payne, St-john-street, Clerkenwell;flour factors, lunc r.
T. Nightingale, Watling-street, warehouseman, .1 one 6.
A. Paton mud Co. Old (:ravel-lane, snap manufacture r!<, May 30.
I). Bateilelour, Farnham, timber-merchant, May 2fl.
W.ll. Dill. Coventry., watch-maker. June $.
T. 11. Taylor, 'Poinc::, merchant, slime 2.
.1. Sigsworth. Siniderlanil. dealer. May 28.
.1. Watson, Darlington, tanwvir, May 27.
W. Darling, Kingston-upon-III:It cabinet-maker, ilfav Y.
J. Hobson. ShetEchl, merchant, May 29.
C. Dewitt, Norwi?h, boot maker, Mar ?P.
.1. 'Fravers. and Co. Grimsditch Mills, [Amer Whitley. el:e.hire,
millers, May •251.
I 11. Smith, inn. and .1. Ilaatrs:nre, If irkiturton, York, scribbling
millers, May 21.
W. Breeze, Ilanlry, Staff". rover. May 29.
• .1. Brown York, soollcodrar,...l,loe J.

In eonsepien re of an insult offered to Captain Dobbyn date of
the :',ll Dragoon Goarils,) a few days since in the Court of King's
t!,e parties itiet in Ruins;forest, attended he 'Mr. C. A.
Cooke r Mr. Fellowl,, and by ( Macierine for (7aptain Don-
!tors were es:charged without cfn.et, when further rroer•ed-
i„.4, inevented by Mr. Cooke declaring his determiaotion to qrat
coneehing that what 11.. k ras oil was sutlici:nt
0..1.10'5 explanation upon. This explanation could not he ad-
justed. on %Inch rdptalti Dobbyn and his serone.:n .i.red on r. peat.
ing the fire, to which 7.1 r. Fellows most 1, eddy air ;e i. h it h., Feeord
firs C. adhering to his original determination cf quitting the field,
rendered any further proeeedings on tie [Lt of C rain D. and hia,
second utterly ituresstble.

From lit LONDON G. liLI"PE, Salarday, May 9. I Saturday morning arrived acme more American
Papers: the dates arc n,:t more rocent than we had

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON:

MONDAY, MAY 11, lsis.

previously received ; their contents are, however, of
the greatest importirar:., furaishiag the official details
of the cause of the diTutes between Spain aad tho
United St:lto. The clairli of the Litt.:r, as to territory,

appear quite inathulisiLle.

A Mail from Hamburgih has brought Papers, which
contaia a Corresrete:ence between the Grand Duke of
audll.e. King Bavaria, respecting a Project,
under the sem tica of the great allied Powers, to rob
the former of a port of his territeriea, in order.to in-
demnify Bavaria thr the losses which she has sustained
under the new arraneements. The Grand Dube most
justly up'eraids those who pretend to found the political
system of Earape on the basis of morality, with being
access:l:y to the meditated spoliation ; and feelingly
laments that his broiler in-law should be the receiver
of tl.e stulen prorerty. The King of Bavaria, in his
reply, affects to have talg...a no part in the proceeding in
eon7ceaplation ; and al:kiwi, that he waits " in si-
lence the regulation of the inter sts en which depend
the col:elusion of the Acts which will fix the fate of
Europe." This transaction adiirds another instructive
connecetary upon the principles of the Holy Leaguers.
A Platelet; mail whieh arrived on Friday brings no,
panicle of political intelligence, but the awnver of the
King cf Prussia to the petition of the people of Cob-
Lentz, presented in October last, and [graying for the
perfOrmance efhis Majesty's promise thathe would give
them a representative constitution. The King very freely
admits his.promise, and acknowledges his obligation to
fulfil it ; but he insists on his superior right to judge
of the time and circumstances which may justify' the
meditated innovation, and rebukes the petitioners ra-
ther sharply for doubting their Sovereign's fidelity to
his engagements, and hawking their petition about the
country for signatures; declaring that he woald not
tolerate the" excitement to petition," of which he re-
garded this proceeding as an evidence.
Accounts have been received from St. Domingo, via
New York, dated the 17th of Marelrinst, which men-
tion reports diet Christophe, and•perhape Petion, are
te be pot in a state of blockade. The groond of com-
plaint against the former is the illegal detention of pro-
perty belonging to American merchants at Cape Henry,
because a merchant at Baltimore had detained some
property of Christophe's ; and against the latter Chief,
fits shooting; un American sailor, under the most unjus-
tifiable cireninstames. Some negroes, working on
board a vessel, stole' a knife belonging to the mate;
end on the property being found on one, he became
outrageous, refused to give it up, and was attempting
to strike the mate, when the sailor came up, and, with
a blow on the face, knocked the negro over the side of
the vessel ; he fell into a boat which was alongside, and
from the injury he received in the fall, he died. The
sailor was taken, tried, condemned, end shot, in the
space of t 24 hours. The Hornet sloop of war was or-
dered to &lain redress for these grievances ; and, in
the event of a refUsal, the American-Government have
expressed their determination to put the ports belong-
ing to the two Chiefs in a state of blockade.—keening
Paper.

Paris Papers up to Tuesday and Wednesday kst
Lave arrived. The Committee of the Chamber of De-
pt-ales, charged to examine the pmjet of tile law rela-
tiae to the organization of the'llank of France, have
commenced their labours. •'lt is thought that this law
:iil'be the last subject submitted to the consideration
Cle Chamber, and that in a few days the Session

Letters have been received in town from. Cadiz, dated
the 10th ult. which state, that a part of the squadron
purchased from Rusin h, if possible, to be di patched
early this month, uith a body or trovs, to assist the
Royalist cause in Limit The great impediment to all
enterprises of this description is the want of money ;
fur, as soon as any treasure re Ickes the parent country
from her colonies, or front any other source, its debts,
tnn.s.n, aenients, and difficulties, arc such, that the appii-
cation of the sum acquited is wholly anticipated, and
itching remains fur tnture services.
.The Qvididientie contains the report of the proceed-
ings of two more de;s of the trial at Albi : they were
occupied in hearing speeches for the defence : only
two interesting circumstances occurred : one was, that
Bastide read a speech ut once so able and so insulting
to the Court, -that, at the instance of the.Procureur-
Gtneral, it was entered on the record for the purpose
of ihrther notice, it being gent ally understood that
Bastide was not the writer of it ; the other was, that
Madame Manson made a Io n. address in general es-
culpation cf her conduct, which from its energy of
style and delivery, made a g:eut impression.
Wednesday the dispatches were closed at the East
India House, and delivered to the rtasers of the Hollow-
ing ships, viz. Lord Keith, Capt. Freeman ; and North-
awpten, Capt. Tibbutt,forMadras and Berg:.l.

ill terminate. On Tuesday, three hundred citizens
f Paris, almost all of them electors, gave a farewell

(inner to a ccrLwt numinr of the Deputies, alining
\:-bent were M. M. -D'A rgensci, Bignon, Church: 1,
1-3ysiini7 Perrier, Mftztin de Grmi, &r. &c.

The law for enabling Fiance to lignilate the foreign
elaints upon her, wa.t assenttil to in the Chamber et
Peen; on Monday. It was.rofcried to a special Com-
rtittee, who were required to make th,_ir repor: during
actual sitting of the Chamb2r. This was accord-
-1: June, nod the Committee recommendedthe simple
t.• 1,1 unconditienal adoption of tie law. No il;.;cussion
t,•o!: place, and upon piating the question, the -votes
were unanimous, Icy 3, heing•all the I'et:l.s who were
p-• ct!... On the followie.g n ilertntiou from the
t ',resented the litiv to the

in the Reuse of (*emulous vn Friday Nfr.
Erougham male an elaborate and speoch
tion the subject of eilutatien. AVe cannot pretend to
inflow the Honour:11)k A:ember thmttOi all his details,
trit must refer our readers to the report of what he
said. The itubject is etnihemly interesting, and we ore,
certainly among tlice who view with a favourable evr
every thing which true.. to elevate our species, by Int-
-1 the mean, Of knowhtlgo, which is the only se.
, „ . • ft- of private virtue and serial happiness.

,
Letters reccivea from ISillaU (Near Pr-ovi.h.nee,)
statc,• that there had been a public meeting ct-.1.-d to
I•..vveseut 49 (it's-mama the mmoyam7e tai:L by
thu truatas Of that Wawa: from the pirates tauter the
namecif Insurgent privateers. They are represeate4 as
paving no respect even to the British ling:-
•An extract of a letter from Smyrna, published in
the barna! des betiais, states, that the Oriental Greeks
have taken possession of the Holy Sepulchre, to the
great eonsternntion of the, Catholics of Palestine, who
,have irattretl the A bite. Karlin-Aanson to *nuke a jonr-
ney to Constantinople for the purpose of claitning the
restoration of the tomb of Chri4t.

THE DRAM.I.
DRURY LANE.

Mr. Elliston, who is engaged for 12 nights at this
theatre, made his app,:arance on Tuesday eveninO, as
Rover, in the comedy of Wild Oats. The versatility of
talent possessed by this gentleman has opened to him a
wide range of character; ia the greater part of them
he has distinguished himself, and in all has exceeded
mediocrity. • We do not consider the character of Rover
one of his happieSt eflbrts. The lightness, the hilarity,
the buoyancy of spirit that " duffs the world aside,"
were wanting ; Rover is on inexhuustible fund of gaiety
—happy in himself, and snaking others happy. The
passages which, in his vocation of strolling player, he
is perpetually quoting, were not sufficiently marked by
a change of vosec and scanner ; it was imp.issiLle, swith-
out knowing, to distinguish them. For the other good
points in this part Mr. Elliston deserves great praise:
if his object is to relieve distrested merit, to resent in-
juries olli:red to an unprotected leins.le, or repel the
slightest imputation on his honour, he is prompt, na-
tural, and effective. We have seldom seen any thing
',ester, at least thr some time past, than the scene where
he recognizes his lost parents. Mr. Ellision, at any
period of histrionic excellence, would be deemed an
acquisition to the theatre ; he is particularly so at pre-
sent ; for in the sphere of genteel comedy, he stands
without a competitor. The play was well performed
throughout,
The tragedy of Delights was perfumed on Weans- s-
day night; it presented two novelties—the first ap-
pearance of Mr. Kean in the character of Young '•lorval,
and of Miss Macatiley in that of Lady Randolph. A
grout de.,ree of curiosity was excited on the first an-
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nouncement of .Mr. Kcun in this new undertaking ;
and we may my with confidence, that the warmest ex-
pectations of his friends have been realized by the issue
of the experiment. We believe that the general ex-
pectation has been considerably exceeded. The charac-
teristic peculiarities of Norval do not fall within that
circle in which his powers had hitherto been exercised.
They took their range among the darker passions of our
nature, and the history of the human, mind went to
fitvour an opinion, that all beyotel that circle was dan-
gerous, if not forbidden, ground. The brilliant sue-
COS of We:11:141# night, however, has contradicted this
notion ; it has placed him among the few exceptions to
the general rule, and ranked him among those who re-
fuse to be classed in departments. His Norval was
strikingly original : it abounded iu touches ofauture,
distinguished at the same time by novelty as well as
truth. Those who had witnessed the sarcastic violence
of Richard could with difficulty suppose that they be-
held in the same person the representative of the gal-
lant yet tender Nova/. In the early part of the plug,
his delivery of the fine poetical passages for which this
tragedy is so remarkable, was calculated to give them
every effect; but as the passim' of the scene advanced,
his energies were expanded in proportion. Tie inter-
view with Ladq Randolph, in which she disclosed his
parentage, surpassed all praise. We shall only mest-
tiou his earnest leak and anxious tone when asking for
his father, his uuguish on hearing that he had fallen,
awl the pathos with which he delivered that tend, r
compliment to his mother, which the Poet has so deli-
cutely involved in the inquiry about his flaher's accom-
plishments—

•. And did my sire excl.l the rest of men
A* thou Stall4..i4est ail of wonian Lii:d 9"

the impression of those various touches was irresistible.
In the scene where he quarrels with Glenalvon, it is
unnecessary to sin• that he was excellent. Every one
was prepared fur that. The dying scene was another
extraordinary ellbrt, and we were gratified to see the
curtain drop the moment he fell, without weakening
the effect of the catastrophe by the lines, howc•.er
poetical, which succeed it. The elii:ct of the whole
may be collected floin the conduct of the audience ..t
the conclusion. An attempt was made to announce
another piece for the next night, but they insisted that
Doits/as should be snbstittocd, and - that A. r. Keau
should blinself come forward and assure them of tlle
charge. 'll!is we take to be as nearly as possible coi:.
elusive with regard to the merits of the performance. :
for in this, as in all matters of taste, notwithstandhlg
:lie variety of rules which reason and reflection have
accumulated for cur guidance, feeling is the ultimate
judge. We have already stated that the part of Luria/
Randolph was sustainedb Miss 'Mae:lulu, a lady lima
the Dublin Theatre. The criticisms which appeared
on bet iu the Irish Papers, were calculated to excite
the most extravagant expectations, and it is dangercus
to he taught to expect too muck. However, notwith-
standing such injudicious zeal, we were pleased AVILII
the effort. 11cr countenance is expressive, her action
slerate, and for the most pest graceful, her enuncia-
tion. is distinct, and her judgment coma. But the
compass of her voice is not adapted to the site of our
great theatres. The last scene was that in which she
exerted herself with most success, though in many of
the preceding ones she afforded instances of strong
teeling.