The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-12 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTI'S VISIT TO BOTH THEATRES.

Ott Tuesday night his Nfajesty attended Drury Lane
Theatre, and was most rapturously received. On Wed-
nesday night, in consequence of public notice having
been given of his Nlajesty s intention to honour Covent.
irden Theatie with a visit, the doors were surrounded
at an Carly hour by numerous crowds of persons allXloll2/
to secure a scat. the doors were opened at six o'clock,
hi jog hall an hour earlier than is usual. This prialetic
arraa,temeitt was highly commendable, as it gate time to
;he audience to s. tile before the arrival of his M.ijesty,
and prevented touch of the confusion which took place
at the other theatre, where but few lamilies had an op-
portunity of gaining their seats to be present at the
entrance of his 11 oesty.
The tostant the doors were opened a violent rush took
plrice, and in little more than two minutes the pit, gal-
1, ries. and ti:o•e boxes that had not been taken, were
completely filled. 'rhe dress and private boxes filled
more leisurely, but in a short time they were tilled by
as numerous and elegant an assemblage of ladies as ever
graced a theatre. The heat was so excessive that many,
females, and even men, faitited away in the pit and gala
leries. The humane exertions of many gentlemen in
in the lower tier of boxes, in taking up I....tnaJes and men,
who bad fainted away, from the pit, were particularly
const.icuoils.
Ai s. ten o'cleck his Majesty, with his suite, entered,
syben the enthusiasm wlth which he was received by,
the audience, was beyond description. The curtain
dray up, and the entire company of the theatre canto
for W arti and sting " God !hat we King," in which a.
great p of the audivoce joined chorus. At the end •
of cacti >tanaa the audience cheered, and such was this • -
eittiiiisiaAti hat pervaded the audience, that the anthem
.vas encored, amid it was some • . berure the tumult of
ppkt .15;1 SlllO II led.

His 'Majesty was dressed itr-a Freld Marshalls•uniform,
with' a smati s:ar. His Royal HiLthness the Duke of
York sat nu tile right It end of Its 'Alajesty, and his
Rural llattness the Duke 01 CI 'relic° on his left --
Both the Royal Dukes were in their hill uniform. and •
his Nl.ljt.sty grttified with Ote reception.
which tie met wii it, and boaeil Itequettily in the most
araeiolis alit! i.ind titaidier, repeatedly plaeins hits
hand 'won Ills I,r-. Ist.
Thi: box ill %%hied his Nlajesty sat was the next to the
staue, on the leh ,l the audience, iii the dress circle.—
The box %Va.; IllOst elegantly fitted tip with a superb
canopy of critnsim and toad, sui mounted by a crown.
and lined throu,-o,oul by crtin.tin velvet. with the royal
arms emblazoned in front. Out the sirge were the usual
attendants oi Yeoman of ihe Gil 'rd.

play was the 7 welfth Night. in which Mr. Liston
was partictil..rly effective as :stir .-Indretv .igtiecheek ; as.
was also Mr. 17:tweet as .Sir Tay Bach, ttlitt Miss Tree
as rivla. His Majesty appeared to be partioularlyt
pleased with the singing and music of the p ece. On
the whole the performances went otl: with hots it ore
interruption 111811 was occasioned by permits who were
inconveniently situated from toe great pressure, and who
were not to oe restiained, es ril by mite pr,sruier of Royalty
itself, from ciyiog, out most lustily on occasions. Hue
Mej.,iy on his departure was greeted with the Little
demonstration of feeling as on his entrance.

Soon after the judgment of the Court of King's
Bench was pronounced on Thursday upon Sic
Francis Burdett, several gentlemen, the most dis-
tinguished among the ranks of the opposition its
Parliament. waited upon the worthy Baronet, aid
requested his permission that a subscr►ption should
be proposed to the public fur the purpose thereby of
raising the sum of •10001. to pay the hoe imposed
upon him. Time request was accompanied by an
assurance that the acquiescence of Sir Francis would
be esteemed its a favour by his political friends, who,
considering the princely tin•tuue and munificence of
the worthy Baronet. could, in proposing such a
measure, have no other u:tject in view than tO :ob-
tain the means of expressing their concurrence in
the fitelitiAs that prompted hint to write the letter
which his brought upon him the tuniiendly notice of
the ministers. Sir Francis Burdett expressed his gra-
titude fa. the proposition, but requested that time
may be allowed bins to consider the propriety of
accepting their offer.

Bills of indietinctit were returned as " True
Bills," by the Westminster Grand Jury, on Friday
last, against the F..iitors of The Morning Post
and The Cogrier, tor scandalous libels on the
Queen.

A report was prevalent on Tuesday, which tio
many reasons we tear is not true—it was, that his
Majesty had determined to exercise his prerogative
by granting a free pardon to the worthy member for
Westminster. Such an act would create an envi-
able Populartiy, and would meet the applause dal
hit Majesty's Moot,.

(r -7"-P 1* '
-ntperta or lanieni conlmua jimn paL4e 43.)
ttilre some reason for a.srrting that rth, (1.t4 real had paid s 1111 l e
jonrstals, he hoped that the House as ould Hot 1.. tice the
rage ford. . -

Alderman SI 00D had waited to hear proofs of any
hilii aganot her Nlajesty bring unpaid, and of !none) having
been paid for procession.; and he n ould give 1001. for ever,
lastance of this kind.—(Cheers and a laugh.) The Que. n's
answer had been mimed, but w ho produced the ho k, be,
however, hail roil:silted the NIS. and there it arts a titten—
•• The People." Was that conduct becoming the head of the
ininlstry ?:-.--(('lierrs.)—As to the dreadful assault at Dover
it consisted of some old women laughing ut the Italians,
studt.lfiugtliean to go home.—(Bear, hear o—This %St!
the Cam.
The !loose aaUjuann•d ut a late hour.
rittitav, FEB. 9.
• • - •

This being the laid ibiy 14 receiving petitions for the
introduction of private Mils, the House was occtipied fur
a considerable time in the receipt of them.
'Sir J. GRA H ,1111 presented a bill for the establishment
of a /elect sesiry in the pat WI of Newington, commonly
called Newington Botts.—Head a first lime, and utdered
to lie trod a second lime. _ _

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Mr. CURTEIS presented petitions from Battle; and
other places iu SU66YX, the fainters resident there com-
plaining of lice depreeiated value of all the articles of
their produee.-124 ad, and ordered to lie on the table.
'CINDER TRADE.—Mr. RRYAT pies( tiled a peti-
tion trout certain merchants and ship (funds, on the
subject of the colonial limiter trade. The representa-
tions of the petitioners acre at diteet variance with the
conclusions of the report of the Lords of last Sessions,
respecting timber in the colonies,
The petitions were Irmo :tletrintashir, New Bunts-
wiek, against any immediate alteration of the timber
ditties. ad, and Ultil.11•11 to lie on the table.
KILMAISMAM itlerArttso.—Air. J. P. GRANT, in the
absence of ri noble friend, postponed the notice till the
nd inst. for the presenting of the petition re yarding
the proceedings at the Kilinainham meeting. The post-
ponement ass on account of the illness of the eight hon.
secrethiy for Ireland (Mr. C. Grant.)
EAST mutts.—Alt. LAMM ON imileisteod from a
letter flout the East Indies, that there was appte br °stints
of the censorship of the press, which bad been taken off,
being about to be restored to the Mai quip of Hastings.—
Was there any foundation Id slit It typos liension ?
Mr. B. fiATHL'iI.ST replied, that no alders of such
tendency had been sent from this coenti y to India.
Mr.I..AMIITON was pettedly satisfied with this an-
swer.
Lord G. CAVENDISH presented a petition from Sear.
borongli (we be here), complaining of agticttlitit 811 dis-
tress.

Toe Queen.—Sir R. WILSON presented a petition.—
After the decisions id that Mouse, it was rather a hope-
less task to present petitions; but he would hare the
people to persevete. because eventually they might batter
dawn those ramparts which preveuted the ;people's voice
from being heard by the throne —(Cheets.) As to the
runionrs alike piejnilicial to Both and the pasties, lie
begged to retitle the calumnies whick had been circulated
regarding the processions. It was said that the Queen
paid for the procession. This was I.:the and ealtuunions•
Not nsie farthing had been paid by her orders. The
braziers hail Phil all their 05115 expellees, by subset ip-
Cons amongst thews( lees, and from she ir ma •tera. Toe
ptocr,sion, the Wass work, the insignia, the armour, sive.
had cost 7,0001, each procession cost ',VOW. That Was
paid tor by a subscription of ts. fruits the men; the
remainder castle 11.18,111 the masters. They said, they
should have felt ili•gfaced had they nut paid their uu u
sixpences; their was not for the Queen alum—it
emended itself to the laws. The petit 01l WWI from the
braziers. It prayed for inanity, and that the minister's
ought to be compelled to pay the expellees of the late
ptoceedings the Queen, and nut giant thesis One
shilling till ^y 1.5.••.ni1.t.l all the lights of the Queen.—
(Clieets.) The petition at as fiulli the In oriels of the
metropolis. Read and ordered to be printed, amidst
considerable cheering.
Sir R. WILSON Bien presented a petition from farmers
in three parishes ill Oxiindshire. complaining of alp letil-
tut al (listless, Jgc. and praying far it complete change of
system, antis(' ..sly means of extricating the cumeti y Bum
its pi esent difficulties.
Lout BELLIRAVE presented a petition lions tree-
holders Eat the comity of (Meader, complaining of the
pi es f• lit state of stairs, and the week-dings against
the. Queen. At the meeting all was (inlet, till some in-
from whose situations and loyally tranquillity
might have been expected, et rated cunsidetahle &unfa-
sten. lie complained of She charges of disutlection so
libei ally lie-slowed uu the people of England. Was it just
50 (Alava% our to peistiaile the menial ch that lie reigned
over bawls of 1 m.l.'lalos> And if they were traitors,
was it politic to it II the in so be fore the blow was
? And it it wcie slut true, was it just thins to brand a
gallant and suffering nation? (('beets.) Ile also com-
blained of tile conduct of the Aria at the meeting, ult..
ad into:Head with the et:victim of their popular eights.
He claimed lite right of exercising his own disci etion—
bust let it be temember(il, that the law ended whew dis-
co ettoil began. ( licit, hear.)
Mr. did nut say that the sheriff was bound to
call a nit-twig—but it lie did cad it, he was bound to call
°pillions Pauly. lie was slut to (Milani' the people of
Chris rights. It Was said that the taus W. it open; but it
there uric any Justice left, that house ought to hare the
sheriff in question at Illicit bar. Ho had impeded the
must pteciots pri%ilt we of the people, she right tit peti-
tioning that lonise as well as the ; and to Biros%
obstael..l in the way of that om:ceding lie dremed a
breach of the privileges of that house, and he hoped p
ii . s few cd ill Well light. (Hear, hear.) The sight
of alt hc.1e....1...g as. obsee salmis taught 11.111 to
belie& aas tit the wealth!' importance to the Idle rite. of
the people; and it 111.11.anxi0..• to vellum its duties by
Ilse people, he thought they would nut fail to take betimes
notice tit tile cutielind of the slieliti.
All. H. WILBRAHAM old out see how that house
could be caticel upon to Inlet les e with the conduct of the
sleet-IR; he lied not violated any of their id i Belts. As
to the conduce at the meeting, Sluts and confusion %sunlit
110meliesit, take place tin stick occasions; lint had they
Dot heard of such things lis hissing in a deliberative
assembly, where heats things might to be' expected ?
Mr. cialEvity wises ted to the hisses that had been
made ill that bole.'—at the time ti the p;Ort.g.stioll, he'
1.14 stilited, tau ,:rt. lie did out hear liisse•, but ho