The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-22 00:00:00

11.1

It is with great pleasure we state, that Government
divountcuar.ces the demands imule on the Merchants fur
arrears of duty alleged to have accrued several years ago.
COPY OF t LETTER FROM THE SECRET%I,Y I.F TMt•: Tit Etti UV.

(tent,enten,-11avissz laid before the Lorilx 1,:os iiiii i•lioners,
ot• hi. Mii.je,.ty'n Treasury your memorial fl.qwetiiiii a demand
made upon )ois for,lot,e• on an Mei ea•e in the 4,4•1A1it of Inuilla
after importation, 1 am commanded by my lord.; to aesmaitst
you, that they hare directed that all demand% for arrears of
ditty • lid to be doe fur Ir ,silla amt chor•.ze the olie.ra rj
the tu.imus al the I ise tr.'s, a the damned tray fest moOe, •hall im-
mediately ce.s.e 4114 that hereafter de only be de-
manded for the go:smith a of haunt a• they may he delivered
out of etiarce, aAret.shle to the war. ht,using act, .13 Geo. 111.
e. 132. ace. 13.

I am, Gentlemen. your most obedient servant,
Treeing, Cliumberi, Jody lei, Istn. LLSHINUTON.
To .11essro. NI- and otlu.ra concerned
hi the harilla trade.

It appears by several of the Continental Papers, that
the Princess of Wales has arrived at Constantinople from
Athens. The latter plaec was announced to be the
chief tilject of her Royal Highnexes visit to the East ;
but from the dates of her progress she can have made
little stay at the city which concentrates so much of the
attention of civilised Europe, and where her residence
might have been rendered agreeable by the number of
English who resort to it. The purpose of her Royal
Highness's expedition is, therefore, still to be learmsl. It
certainly was not that of accorate!.y viewing the temple
of Theseus, the Parthenon, or the Acropolis.

The following instances of cruelty arc mentioned in
the Brighton Herald :—A Captain Wombwell on
Fri-
day drove a tandem, without changing horses, from
Westminster-bridge to Brighton (u distance of 5'2 miles)
in four hours and three quarters, fin a wtorer of 500
guineas. On Tuesday a Captain Brydges pe;timed the
same task gratuitously in tour hours and fifty minutes.
The following comparative receipt for the quarters
ending July 5, 1815 and 1816, has been published:—

EXCISE.—JuIy 3. IRIS Ct.:1416,130
1811; 5.1558.b02

Cu9Tome.—Julyso 813 itoui..776
um; 767:1;7

67,348

.213,529

I SODEN July S^l9 1s
1t416

.V. 1,00

Svous.--July 5, 1911 2,0104'4.3
Itil6 1.,41.597

r.S9I;

Total ildLimey fur a quarter

the above defalcation in the revenue for the last
q..arter it has Wen obierved, that tie dividends and
other ehargcs up.m the Consolidated Fund for the guar-
t.,rs endin„,, in January and July, always much exceed
those in thc sulker quarters, and therefore make the sur-
plus of that fluid leis in the former than in the other
quarters.
The amended Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors
in England, might to be gencrdl• known to tradesmen,
u. 4 it materially changes the provisions of the first law.
By the new Act it is said—
. .

" That from and after the passing of this Act, if it shall
appear to the Court established by virtue of the said recited
Au Om Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors), upon the
evonivation of any 'prisoner, or otherwise, that quell prisoner
Lae acted with gisiss iidusiice towards his or her creditor or
creditors, either in coutracting any debts, or entering into
any engagements, without any tint prospect or probable means
of paying soda debts, or fit:tilling such •ngagements, or by
squandering, or otherwise improperly disposing of his or her
monies, etieets, sir other property, which he or she might have
applied to paving such debts, tor fulfilling' such engagements,
either wholly or in part, such prisoner shall nut be entitled to
hisorlieriliseharge by virtneoftliesaidreciteilArt,unleselht whole
iff the creilibirs of %itch )) ) nier shall consent to his or her ilis•
charge, or such prisoner shall have been cutitim il within the
wall. of any prison thr the space or tic e ears, to be computed
front the time when such prisoner shall have applied fur his or
tier discharge."

INNKERPKIIN. LICENCES— We are enabled to presen,
tiv innkeepers with an acettr.ae S.:ule of their Licencest
in lieu of those which have been repealed, viz.:—

l'pon the Sale of Beer et Ale, fpler or Perry. Ity retail. 1 2 0
where the rep: shall nut amount to .f:l5 per annum I
.1713 per annum, or up.v.irls, and under I,:lti
t ?t1 per annum, or upwards 4 4 0
And upon Sale of Spirituous Liquors, by retail, alien I 5 3 0
the rent is under £►s per annuni J
.CIS per annum, or upuar.t ~ and under 00 6 6 0
.t..ro per inlnmn, or upwards, :aid under .1:25 A S li
E 2 i per annual, or upieunl., and under 1:30 ..., S 17 0
kilt per annum, or upwards, and under £441 9 9 0
£lO per annum, or upw:urds, and under ./230 lO 1 0
.f.:.7.0 per annum, and upsurrtls
Stlell it the New Scale of the Innkerpers' Licences,
which may he rclie.l upon us correct.

Thumlay selmielit, 11 r. Fierofor, landlord of Rodin inn, wa.
tilled ;it the streets of l'ort Glasgow, by his how falling with
hon.

Friday the Recorder made his Report to the Prince
Regent of the ps,rsons capitally convicted in May Ses-
sions last ; when— _ _ _

William Gregory, for forgery ;George Macenck, anJ Its..lth
:*ll (br lil.c (deuce.; and Esther Sampson, for ritE.sliiig 1:1
welting-house, w ire ttrile..e.l e,•isttota nu Sat iltd4)ua-st.
The other% were rolititt donna pleasure.
Ext:cl r 1 ON.—Perti. the Spaniard. who Was to lime heist executed
en Nll,ll'lll, far the murder of a soldier in St. Catli,:rine's-Lane, but
whose sentence wat spited, underwent the fatal sonnet! on Wednes-
day inurning. in the Old Bailey. 11.: eondaeted innustdi Ut a 111;WIler
becoming his unlh:iTy situation.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

DILIMATIC REGISTER.
ENGLItili ()PER X.

A new altarpiece called " Man in MourningAr
Iliinsell;" was produced last night at this Theatre.. It
is, we believe, im imitation from a I. reneh piece; and '
alapt'cd to the English stage by INF:. Peake, jun. The
plot is of a promising nature. A young dasher of
fashion, Mr. Frederic; T 1 unlash (Mr. Wrench,) with
more spirits than money, having determinot not to
marry a young, lady, Miss MotiOr (Miss Batle), with
whom he had entered into a contract, that whosoever
should retract from the marriage, should pay
spreads a report that he has been killA in a duel, in the
hopes that the holy will marry another in consequence,
and aopeurs at Cheltenham under the name of Cap-
tain O'Bre.t-ea. He finds, however, that the real
Caidain O'Brinen owed considerable sums at that
place, for which his ass:rniption of the name renders him
responsible. Nits:6llg with his chin brother (Mr. S.
Short) at the same hotel, he explains h'et scheme, and in-
duces hint to assist in carrying it on, Nleanwhilit, his
valet, Bob (Mr. Herring), who thinks his master dead,
and who has inherited his post-chaise, and 2ttl. in Lush,
assumes his name, awl repairs to Cheltenham, the laugh-
able caricature of a man of titshitm. Min. &trifle rum
arrives at the same place ; and, after some adventures, in
which the real Frederick Trimbush is arrested tin• the
debts of O'Breven ; and Bob, fix those of his toaster ; the
lovers arc reconciled, and t} :creditors satisfied by the joint
securities of .11:ss S'arille and Sir C. Trimhush.

Such is the plot of this little piece ; which, were it
reduced into one act, would teem with bustle and amuse-
ment. As it is, the action drags too often. Many
glaring huprobubilities also require correction. Mr.
Chattel-1y was excellent in the landlord Fulsome.—
Mr. Wrench sumaorted the part of Frederic Trim!oak,
and Mr Herring that of his servant, with much spirit ;
and in the rest, Mr. T. Short and Miss Poole gave com-
plete satistiaction.
Considerable disapprobation was expressed towards the
close of the tierce; which was, however, announced for
Monday with the assent of the majority of the audi-
ence.