The National Register.
London, England, 1817-07-21 00:00:00

.THE 1)IT.1.11.1.

COVERT GA RDE TII VTR F.—This theatre close,
on Thursday night for the settwn, when the following
oddress was spohett by Mr. Faweet, the stage manager:

I ADIES AND GE.,II.V.AIIW.
I have again to offer the most grateful acknowl.sltimetitt of the
tor: of this tlnatre. for your kind and literal patronage.
burl orted by this all-powerful aid, the Covent Garden Company has
tnairtained Us high celebrity throug!..olo a season fraught with un-
ttival public distress; and by its popular attraction the Proprietors
have Lien enabled to meet their large and lure), expenditure.
The rations revival. and new pieces have been more than usually
succes,ful ; scarcely one amongst the great number th.t hus not been
moit favomahly re aired; and the prishiction of a new tiahietly,
which has been universally admired for its classical and pmtical beau-
ties, ia an occurrence as „•ratlfying as it is rare. The t,nuination of
the present season has been marked by the retirement of one of the
brightest ornaments of the British stage.. The high public honours
paid to the professional talents of Mr. Kettilsle, mot have the effect
of stimulating tha exertions of those Performers who may succeed
him, that they nmdeserve and attain the like honours, when they
shall be obliged to bid you a last adieu!
Until the second Monday in September, the usual period of re-
opening, the Proprietors mneetfally hid )int farewell; and they
arsure you that toe recess /Audi be passed in new awns for your
amusement sod grad:judos.
The l'erfamers, Ladies and Gentlemen, with heactf.lt thanks
107 your ow...casing kindness, take their leave till the time whin they
shall have the honour of meeting you here amain.

HAYMARKET TMEATRE.—Monday a Mr. Amherst,
who, we understand, is of considerable provincial fltme,
made his first .oppearanee on the London boards in the
parts of Megrim and B,sylock. His figure is of the
middle size, and his countenance is expressive; but his
voice is not powerful, nor is his articulation pleasing.
In Afrrrina he was more to our taste than in Shpac4;
in tile hitter character he was too vivacious, too flexi-
ble in his limbs, too rapid in his speech: but his general
conception of the character NV a!; just, and his action un-
einstralicd. lf, however, his talent is confined to
characters of this class, we much question the prudence
of his engagement at this theatre while Mr. Terry is of
the company, who is infinitely his superior in both the
characters in question. Ile was most favourably re-
ceived.

ENGLISH OrERA HOUSE.—A new operetta, in one
act, was produced here on Wednesday night, entitled,
Bate&lors' Wires. or The British at Brussds. The
story of it is shortly t:Lis:—

Mrs. (;:tgio-or (Mi:s Bell}) and Mr..'. .21fc!prd (Mrs. W. S. Chat-
torten) se; out upon an expe.'ii ion to Brussels in search of their bus-
%ands, 'both officers in the Witish army, who had long lingered in
Clat capital under various pre antes. and passed in every society there
.11.7.445e1ur5. The ladies take up their abode at the hotel of l.r Grand,
*rho was originally an !Irishman, but is now quite a Prenchified fel-
low, possessing good wine in his cellar, and a handsome wife at his
har. Mrs. Ga Owe soon admits Mrs. Lc Grand into the secret of
her enterprise, and she of emir:a:gives her ever y information concern-
ing the Bachelors, for she knew their characters well, as they fre-
queutod her house. In the tria.-fn time Caetaia Gaglove, a rhought-
less, merry, cool-uatitred soul, and hi: friene, (-02,1.4.1 Mrlibrd, Lai
accomplished me anclioly philosopher, both however equally gallant,
arrive at the hotel, and occupy the chambers next to those of their
respective wires. Learning thct there are swim ladies in the house,
they reconnoitre, and as neither of them had before known the wife
of his friend. they commit srrang.! blunders. The talk, so manage
it. that Mr. G tylnrc seeks the acquaintance of Mr. life/fiord. isnd
iti tr. .14,117Prd that of Mrs. Gaylove, and after tormenting each of
the get:xi:men with the history of his wife's infidelity. trey agree to
accompany the Captains, who still passed themselves for be..fre/ors, to
a masked b.rll. They then change their apartiaents--the lovers are
waiting anxiously. each at the appointed floor ; but when the ladies
appear, and th, ruadts are lifted, each finds in his Arms, to his inex-
pressible confusion—his

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Such is the outline of this little piece; it abounas in
pleasantry, in neat dialtrgue, in epigrammatic situa-
tion, r.ud has a pointed and happy conclusion. The
actiug was excellent: and the piece, upon every repe-
tition, has gained greatly in the estimation of the pub-
lic. Indeed it well deserves it.

The saloon of this theatre was opened on Tuesday
night. It is laid out as a shrubbery, traversed with
walls, and illuminated with lamps. The ends and
sides arc lined with lofty trees, of which there are also
two parallel rows down the middle; the latter hung
with Chinese lamps. The shrubs which 1111 up the
scene arc of the most rare and beautiful kinds, all na-
tural and growing in pots. There are seats in the
Walks at convenient distances for the acrommodation of
the cutnparry. The refreshing verdure of the shrubs,
their fragrance, and the coolness of the place, arc hap-
pily adapted to a summer theatre, and far more grate-
ful to the senses than the most costly and splendid em-
bellishments of art.

When M. Talmo and Mademoiselle Georges landed
at Calais, all their purchases in England of flannels,
cottons, shawls, &c. were seized by the Custom-house
Officers as contraband.—lt is remarhable, that these
tra4elians would have encumbered themselves with
flannel, in the midst of July. A little English fustian
they might naturally enough have carried away With
them !
It is said that Monsieur Talmo and Mademoiselle
George carried with them to France a large quantity
of woollen. It is not easy to con.dve win t they could
want with such an article, as Mr. Taylor apprehended
they vvere but enough to set the Opera House cm, fire.
Some surprise is expressed in the 'green-room, that
Monsieur Talo) and Mademoiselle George should
have carried away with th,mlflannd goods from this
country. It would seem that they dreaded a cold re-
caption at home.
0, the hve warm WPUther, a hop planted ;a the "roan's
c:.l. I......hain,k;bq. of ittaubey, grea itik Medea ha height in
14 LW ars.

THE NATION' T 4 REGISTER'
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In a letter received by a mercantile Louse in Leeds,
from a correspondent in Ireland, it is lituted that the
apprehension he lilt fir the safe arrival of his remit-
tance, owing to :TIN disturbed state of the north of
F.ngland, prevented hint making the payment
sooner !!
A fever rages at this time at Cork ; the nnmher of
the afflicted is said to amount to between six and seven
• Imnared persons, and an aFplication has been male to
Government for tents, to encamp what the two hospi-
tals cannot contain.
The poll fiat the election of a Coroner for the coun-
ty of Kent, has finally closed, the numbers were, fur
Mr. Oftway 1251
r Morsou

Maiesky 4.ra
Mr. Morson, in addressing the Freeholders after the
close rf the poll, stated, that he had been induced to re-
sign the contest in consevenee of an interview with
Earl Romney, when he.explained t;; his Lordship the
great convenience that would be experienced by the
residence of a Coroner in the populous neighbourhood
of Rochester. His Lordship kindly offered to lay the
business before the Magistrates at the next Quarter
Sessions, and if necessary to apply to the Lord Chan-
cellor.
General Lacy's trial at Barcelona terminated in a
sentence of death against himself and his chief associ-
ates, whether present or absent. The sentence cannot
be executed until ratified by the King; and there arc
some hopes of a pardon being granted.
His Majesty the Bmperor of Russia has sent over
four young Russians, for the purpose of being instruct-
ed in the new method of teaching, that they may be
placed at the head of seminaries.
In a recent trial in the Conti of King's Bench, a female
ithtss underwent the following corions examination :
What is your husband P—An independent man.
Ia he not blind fiddler P—No; he is a a gentleman, an indepen-
dent gentleman of 501. a year.
Do you mean to swear that he is not a fiddler. and that you have
not led him about the streets asking charity not about the
streets. - - -

What then he gives the nuares the benefit of his musie 1-7•10 ',at-
ter for that; he is an indepen let Iran—as :adependert as you are.
Ile seems to have two vcry umw;cal instruments—his fidile and
hit wib.--tio winch the better; then he has two strings to his bow,
which is what all yo:t gen!lemen have not got.
It he not a fiddler?—lie was a ray.-itioner. _

Is he not Wind !---Simpose he is dark, many others that I see are
as dark as be a different way. He is at independent man, .of 501. a
year, and that is mare than most can say.
The Act relative to Yeomanry Cavalry recently pasta
enacts, Mit corps of yeomanry or volmiteer cavalry, when
assembled for the suppression of lima or tumults, are entitled
to be gnat tered or billoted " in like manner in every respect,
and subject to the same regulations as his Majesty's forces."
Half-pay officers may hold commission in such corps without
loosing their half pay. And no officer, or member of such
corps shall, during the period of his continuing cm oiled, and
being. an effective member, be compelled to serve the office
of constable in the parish to which he belongs.
Accounts from all quarters of the country inform us, that
wheat and flour continuo to decline in prices. To this the
large importations from abroad have contributed, though not
in the same degree as the promise of an abimdant hat vest.—
By the returns of last week we find that at Livt spool alone
there were brought to mallet 1:7,577 Lintels of flour, from
America and other parts. The late enormous prices of emu
had induced the British merchants to give extensive orders
to their correspondents abroad, pat ocularly in America., and
the cargoes have now arrived to so Lad a market, that the
speculators calculate on a loss of 25 per cent.
WORMWOOD Scut bus.—SIeVCIIS ou Tlausday night, at
eight o'clock, finished 2n miles and a quarter. Started :riot n
on Friday morning et *ix, anal by five in the afternoon he had
gone 20 miles.—Crisp, the bricklayer, who started on Wed-
nesday to walk 2$SO miles backwards in seven successive days,
continues on his journey. He smarted on Friday TiMuilig at
fivc o'clock, and np to the time lie had gone 28 miles anti a
qPiLl'il^l* at five Wetock, making in the whole 74 miles and a
(waiter from les commencement on Wednesday evening, e!
site o'clock. Odds ate considerably against Crisp's complet-
ing ids most extraordinary task.
Mr. Howe, bookseller, of Spi!sbv, I incoinsii!re, lately
undertook for a wager to walk via IIIcIPA in minutes, on a

piece of measured ground, which he I ompleted with the great-
est case, hay ing three minutes and 40 seconds to spare.
LIABILITY OF Gilt HI t Rh.—An Intpor►ant trial took place
a few days since in the Court of Common pleas, revelling,
liability of runlets for the cools left at roach or waggon
offices to be forwarded to the country, whet e the verdict nos
risen against the pi oprietors. It alipeareil, that the goods
haul hero lett at the Hull Inn, Ilisluipsgate-street, a night or
two previous to the tire, which happened on those premises
n March last, whereby the property vras destrueul, and
the owner *of the roods sonata to recover the loss front Ilse
Carriers. II was aremill that the carriers weer not responsi.
ble for the accident which hail Istppetu•d to the warehouse-
ker. per—and it was likewise ar;oed, that notices had hru
played in r•ntspicuotts party of alie building, dechtinic that
the prop. ietors worild lint be respousihle for any loss uhove
I. uulc•s the goods were insuri d. But the Court conceived
the warelionsc-keeper was aware that the large package:: lit
usual;y sent to the margin's as ere of gi eater value than
that limit, and lie did not refuse to receive the goods, esei pt
tipmn such a stipulation, loot on the contrary made' no ohjec-
tloii Of the sort—end finally, I tat the warehouse
' keeper teensreeeired them, he not having any itnte•rest iu the wag.
eon, the earr;er was held to be resrousible, and the sci diet
given necurdiagly.