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The National Register.
London, England, 1808-03-20

TIM TIMTS

is, in some respects, the moq reliectable of all the Morning
Papers. We believe it has the highest sale, which it has ob-
tained by the itioA uncommon exertions, during this war, to ob-
tain priority in foreign intelligence. '11:e-e, however, though
ee ill. the public circumstances of huge importance, are with us
matters of very trifling moment. We value more its distinction in
being less the slaNe of party than any other lloruirg Paper. We
doubt, however, whether for this distinction it merits very ample
praise. We suspect its character is better described by the im-
putation of perpetual than that of independence. 77:4
l'rr,es, in fact, resol% es t. b.. in favour of even, Ministry; and
this is a cum,* calculation enoug:t. Considering the force of
influence now at work in this country. it would be a strange tie-
ilirrenee, indeed, if any Ministry had not, for the time being, is
decided majority, among the readers of daily papers, in their
favour. The Times, therefore, always chases to be on the side
of the greater number. But this can only be done by partienlar
xi mat:einem. if it were to unite itself very closely with ac 7
one Ministry, it would be under the necessity of alheringto
them after they were ()O. By standing, however, a little aloof,
q can please the great body of their friends while they are in,
?in:l join their enemies as soon as they arc out Not.ithstand-
big this, notwithstanding The Tinter has railed with the present
Nlitti.ters against the adviiers of Prate, note ithstanding it has
I. oieg3rised the attack on Copenhagen, and the Orders in Coun-
t it, it de,erves the highest praise for being the only Morning
Paper which, at this mo:nent, complains of the burthens laid
upon the people. It has arraigned Vie Pension to Lord Lake,
the Rejectioa, by the Lords, of the Bill for preventing
(it anis in Reversion; arid on these points has touched the true
;trine of patriotism. It is conducted with care rather than with
superi•)rity- in ...itelligence is enntined to foreign pa-
tiers ; for, in private, and court history, it is often' outstripped
',y others.

GHNZi.g t leraPteCTlo.v.
It iv very evident. (9 the attontore and competeat reader, that
'be writer:, ig all those papers are tgooraot; sad several of thesis

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London, England, 1808-03-20

THE NATIONAL REGI:;,TER.

Cheanict, abounded with articles of the mast sterling merit,
vrith pointed and masterly exposures of the false doctrines, and
weak or wicked actions of public men, and w ith well-conceived
and well-written expo,:itions and defences of the just, liberal, and
philanthropic principles of political philosophy. But mark
the time when its party ascended to power, and when bidding
farewell to all their former principles, and holding all their
former ploression,: in contempt, they abstained from every
attempt to remove the abuses of the country, and added to its
burthens with a remorseless audacity that had been never
eituallcd : then Thc Mornierg Chrunicle became inspired with
the spirit of its patrons. It became the advocate of the cor-
ruption which it had before stigmatized, and that with a de-
gree of effrontery which was uncommon even in a morning
paper. It eulogized the ve:y !age and fury of taxation.
It one but w iiispered the language of complaint, it bad
wady the epithets of which it used to complain so bitterly it-
-elf; an.l the term Jacobin, after it tins consigeed to oblivion
a:noug all lionet men, n as basely and impudently flung at others
hs The Murning Chronic/F. Now at last, when its party is
again expelled from power, it is condemned to play the opposi-
tion drudge, slid that in the tamest Mile that has ever been wit-
nessed. Its recent conduct absolutely prohibits the high appeal
to prinriplev. It would only expose it to laughter. It is con-
fined to the subordinate task of carping minutely at the detail of
Nlinisterial tratr•actions,and trying as often as possible to clap a
compliment upon its patrons. Since it lost, too, the gentleman
who recently conducted it, the talent snakes no compensation
for the principle ; from tieing emipontly the best written paper.
it hos become almost, or altogether the very worst.
London, England, 1808-03-20

11 1N K nu PTs.

Thomas Holmes, liershant, "l Trey, nurs.ervman, to survetilier
Mardi 22, April 9, and Vl, at eleven, at Guildhall, London: At-
torney, 11r. Clarke, Loudon.
fieortzr Sent.ll, Deptford, victualler, Marrk 19, April 2, and
26, at ten, at list:411101, London. Attoruiei, Pearce,
Di von, and Allen, Paternoster-roq.

V;trndell, Hartley-row, Hartford-hrie,
concha-taker, \larch 22, 29, and April 26. at one, at Guildhall,
London. Attorney, Mr. Vincent, Bedford-street, Bedford-
square, London,
William Drewry, the younger, Falkingham, Lincoln. car-
penter, Mardi 30, 31, and April 26,at eleven, at the Greyhound
Inn, Fulkingham. Attornics, Mr. Worth, !fabling, and Slessr.;..
Johnson and Gaskell, Holborn-court, Gray's-inn.
William Hartland the younger, Bristol, house-carpenter,
March, 30, 31, and April 26, at eleven, at the Bush Taven',
Bristol. Attorneys, 1l s. Ilavnton and Mr. Cooke, Bristol ; and
Mr..latnes, Gray's-inn-square.
Matthew Saunders, Strand on the Green, Middle=ex, tnalt.ter„
Nlarch 22, 26, and April 2tl, at one, at Guildhall. AtturnQ,
Mr. Davies, Warwick-street. Golden-square.
Thomas Dickens, Gloucester-street, }lox ton, bakes, March
22, April 2, and 26, at twelve, at Guildhall. Aitontey, Mr,
Sheffield, I'r*cot-street, Goodman' -fields.
London, England, 1808-03-20

MIS 31 %JEST Y'S

LORD if •Vr K Esti URI' moved the Order of the This, for taking
into coutiAleration his Ntaiesty'sAlessage, relative to the 4wedith
Treaty. lie stated it to he his an ious to nvoid any topic
which could lead to a difference of opinion on INS; subject. All
tonsi admit, that Sweden had innuiftsted the most faith adhe.
react. to her engagements with this country. and Lspl..vcd the
hi4hest sci se of honour in resisting the pros wc. is ',ell as the
threats, of the enemy. Ile sub,ieribed tut.. t corlially to the
sentiments stated in a di, patch hone the Nu'ole Lout opposite
(lire% ) to his Nl:deity's Ministers at the Court of Stockholm..
His Swedish Niajesty had piled in strict corformity to the prin-
Aides there inculcated ; and while he was plating the last stake
fur the itidepinidence of Europe, he wa- certain every one who
heard him must agree, that it was doe to the character and in-
tert'sts of the country to give him even ni l iu a war, which was
not continued is ith a view to purpases of aggression, but whirls
he now carried on to preserve his own independence, and to
enable him to obtain honourable terms of peace. The Noble
Lord wished it to be distinctly understood, that in adopting this
line of policy, his Swedish Majesty was not acting under any
suggestion from tile tiosernment. On the con:rarv, the
latter had expre:slt tu,uueuttieatt•d to him that it wind'', feel Ns
dissatisf..ctioo at his eMlCilittlillg a sepatate peace w ith the
enemy, provided it should le• no terms not injuricus to the,just
rights of this country. The sub-idly sv as so regulated in io pay-
ments, that at no time could there be any con,iderable adspnee
heyord kit the es ing occaion might seem itb 1•4111iro. His
Lordship with mining an 4 dares', Ibatt..mg his 11z-
jesty communientimr the Tre ity v, ith team, and hi,urine
him of their readioes, to conetir in giving it coniph•te etiert.
Loin, GuEx el I. I: %I:ii it the ground on which the
Noble Seeietars tested his motion; and so far In• w.ts not
dispo‘ed to make any oppositiou to it. lie heard is it It pteatt
sure nod approbation, that no att,.'inpt laatle by Nlifilioers
to pre,. ent !in eden from malting ik :I,tt pea t' it inikht be in nee
power to llPZOtiale ; aool that :he tit..idv Ito titlei•ed Ler was
prompied fallv bs ire, generositi.. nail good faith. He %lad
1011-%, ho%%e%er, to MT the Treaty eIICUIIII/Cred the 41.6e1e
that plush:oi that the (WO eOllllll-14'S ceOssostly.
Alter a few is ortb, iu e‘ptanatioo, from Lori hats ke,lottry.
the :notion wa!sowevit to, s ills the dii•srct only, we believe, of
Lord Kiri:.
London, England, 1808-03-20

MONDAY, MARCH 14.

A short conversation took place between Lords Mu!grave and
Grey, c% phut:dory of that which occurred on Friday, ropret-
ing thee caul of our sAistiog pecuniary Maagenterts to Sweden.
The result was, an adiniy,ion on both sides. that the Subsidiary
Treaty of 180.5 was completely. nt au emit from the moment of
the evacuation of Straiknot. •rroin Lord htutgrave's statement
it further appeared, that this was. the construction put upon that
Imuiaction h% the Court of Sweden itself ; but that it had been
etinceiveil to be consistent wit h the I 1111 l our nod interest of this
country to give it so liheral an interpretation, as to corer the
expellee W.' re-ermvevitn the Swedish troops from Sweden; and
for this purpose 41 UMW h bSidy had been advanced.
London, England, 1808-03-20

DIV I DLN US.

April :10, Charles Ilusey and N icholus Hugely, Newpte-street,
linen-drapers, at ten, at Guildhall.
April Is. l'honias Wightman, Arundel, vintner, at ten, at
the Norfolk Arens-inn, Arundel.
Illay In. John Carleton, Hilbeck-hall, Westmorelandreot-
ton-spitmer, at our, at Guildhall, London.
April IY. James Hurry, Nag's Head-court, Gracechurch,
street, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall.

April 11. Richard Powles, Nag'i4 Head-court, Gracechurch,
street. merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. _

April '26. Francis henry Christin, John Calvert Clarke,
and Charles Bowen, College-hill, merchants, at eleven, at
Guildhall.

April 14. John Jones, Eustotte, Oxford, victualler, at eleven,
at the Litchfield Arms, Eustone.

April 6. Alm Woodward, Liverpool, wine-merchant, at
eleven, at the York Hotel, Liverpool.
April 2. Elizabeth Kent, Bicester, Oxford, draper, at twelve,
at Guildhall, London.

April 9, Thomas Shepherd, Romford, nurseryman, at mclve,
at Guildhall, London.

April 16. Leonard Lester, Sheerness, alteemaktt, at flu"'
at Guildhall, Loacloa.
London, England, 1808-03-20

THE MORNING HSUALD.

It has long been the aim of this paper to he considered as the
organ of the Prince of Wales. Every thing, therefore, con-
nected with Carleton House is the subject of panegyric in it.
Relying on a large supply of Advertisements, and a fixed cir.
rotation, uhich the Advertisements contribute to keep up,
little pains is used in the conduct of ails paper. It seldom
enters srry deeply into political topic,, and its tendency is to
aide with the Court, as far as the politics of Carleton Ilouse
will permit, be the ministers s ho they may ; thw, it was
heartily ministerial while Fox and Grenville were the Mini-
sters, but no sooner mere they out, than it found they were Ms-
tre,,sed for very good reason ; and it has a short mord of praise
fur tvcry thing s high Mr. Canning and Lis colleagues chuse
to do.
London, England, 1808-03-20

Inr.v. t Nn.

Leon 11.4 AD WICK entered into an explanation If the circum-
stance- which !i•il to tile of Ilr. from his official
situation in Ireland. Vo. Noble Lord *toted tne particunir in-
-t ructioo- which :le had received from Lord Ilan, ke:hcr. , to
mai:e es cry exertion to present the tivi-chievetis effects of ren-
.liO3. that count r, , 11. he i.ot succeed in
Ai—within:, the Catholic Iru ly front petitioning, to endeavour to
confine, as it.ueli as possible, the di-eussioa of their
within the walls of both T!mises of l'arliament. Ile then pro-
ceeded to continent on the refractory conduct of Mr. Gilfard,
to *hew that the 4sotiour and character of his ;:dmitiistration re-
quired that he should he disinisseit. II is Llrilsh;ii then tensed
for the production of certain Papers to j it ify this pro.
t
London, England, 1808-03-20

MARCLI 20•

April 8. John Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, tallow-chand-
ler, at five, at the Whitellart Inn, Kendal.
April 12. Joseph Scott, Wakefield, at eleven, at the *George
Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull.
April g. Thomas Robinson and Michael Robinson, late of
Kirby Stf•phen, at ten, at the White hart Inn, Kendal.
April It. John Mekeig, Bristol, linen-draper, at ehen, at the
Budi Tavern, Bristol.
April 31. John Bean, Leeds, worsted manufacturer, at five,
at the Bull Inn, Burnley.
April 9. Beridix Barnard I.evin, Great Illit.strret, Middlesex,
merchant, nt v.yelve, at Guildhall.
April 11. George Burgesf, Whitecross-street, brewer, at
eleven, at Guildhall.
April 11. Samuel Godwine,. Haymarket, hardwaremen, at
eleven, nt
April 9. J wept' Anderson, Graccchurh-stireet, paper-hanger,
at one, at Guildhall.
April t i John Crocker. Gosport, ship-chandler, at twelve,
at Guildhall.
April 5. Richard Robort, William Telford, and Benjamin
Halibut.% , Gr .at Rapti-street, shoe-makers, at ten. at Guildhall.
April 11. Robert l'hotnas, Cow bridge, at eleven, At the Bush
Tavern, Bristol. _ _

CERTIFICATES.—APRII. 5.
Thomas Stoneman, Exeter, money-scrivener.
:Tohn Alban Ware, Isawe-master.
Michael Wilion, Neneastle-upors-Tyne, spirit-merchant.
Titainas Kellett, Wads:lll, baker.

DRAMATIC MENIOIUS AND CRITICISM.`i,
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It is intended that the Portraits with the accompanying Me-
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Lr detarlderl from the other attractive Features of the Magazine,
owl bound up at the eud of the year, into a select and unique
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The Likeness of the Performer will NOT nn GIVEN after the
ma+in+er of other periodical Works, merely as a Head of the In-
tik i4u:tl, but will he a highlg finished whole length Portrait,
taken at the most interesting Moment of his Performance, in his
most striking character.
Tlw W ENT lET If NITMBF.H. of the Magazine, which will
he published on the ric.d Day of .Ipril, %% ill he superbly ini-
yr.irr.i by an admirabte Characteristic Portrait and Likeness
LiNlOll, Caper, in the. new and popular Force, entitled
Who Who! or, The Widow's Choice; the Portrait has been
painted from Life by Mr. Dr. W [um, and beadtifully cagraved
by Mr. St HtvEn. This Number will he a Specimen of the
proposed Illustrations ;tad Embellishments, which it is hoped
will convince the Patrons of the Work, mid the Public at large,
that the Proprietors are Una emitting in their exertions to prove
A:it thy, encouragement bestowed has not been idly granted.
London, England, 1808-03-20

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16.

Mr. A. Sumner brought up a Bill for constructing a bridge
r bridges from the Savoy.Precinet, or near the same, to Cu per s
bridge, on the opposite side of the Thames.—lt was read a first,
and orderee. to be read a second time.

Lord Walpole reported from the New Mahon Election Com-
mittee, that Lard !leadley, one of the Sitting Members, had
not been duly elected, hut that the other Sitting Member had.
General Gascoigne presented a petition from the merchants of
Liverpool again 4 the Bid imposing a 'duty on Cotton Wool
imported —Laid out he table until the third reading of the Bill.
Lord 11. Petty, from the Beverley 'Election Committee,
reported that the Sitting Mvinhers had been duly elected. '
Mr. T. Crenville, moved for a copy of Mr. ArbuthnoCs
letter to Mr. Secretary Fox, in 1806, stating the facilities
which would he experienced by.* British squadron passing the
Dardanelles, and reducing Constantinople.—Ordered. .
A Message from the Lord.; expressed the concurrence of their
Lordships in the Mani.. llutiny Bill, the American Commis-
&lnnen Bill, aid tba rust Louden Water Works Bill. •
London, England, 1808-03-20

ISO

CLRMANY.

rANIC4 01. THE LIRE, Di acts 11.—The French army,
ith the permission .3f the Danish Government, hasentcred
Ilol-
e.eiit to procded through Zealand and the other Danish Islands
:.,.:alnA Sweden. It was on the sth instant, that WOO French
brie entered the city of Altana, preceded by two Ilaniburgh
citydragoon, with drawn mortis, and to serve theta as guides.
London, England, 1808-03-20

TITURSDAY, MARCH IT.

'The Report of the Pilot's Regulation Bill was ordered to be
taken into further consideration on Thunday next.
Sir C. Price presented a *Petition from certain merchant' in
the (;ttv, carrying on trade with the Continent, in support nt
the ureter: in Council. After a brief conversation it wa3 ordered
to lie un the table.

CO LO 1111T11 FIP:LOS PRISON.

MR. StTirxtra wished to learn fron► Mr. Sheridan, whether nr
not he meant to proceed in calling the attention of the 11Oltre
the Petition presented by him on that subject? He wng
to take the matter.out of his hands, and he wished for a satis,
factory answer.. '

AIit:SHERMAN replied, that when he presented the Petition
it was hi, wish that it might lie on the table fur a reasonable!'
time; In order to afford Ministerinti opportunity Of investigating
its merits. One application he understood hnd since been made•
by tW Petitioners to the Hoene Secretary of State, for informa-
tion in regard to the proceeding Government meant to adopt.
No answer had 'been given to that application, and he under-
stood that another application bad Jun been mule. lie amid
London, England, 1808-03-20

TUF NATIONAL REGISTER.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

191

The complaints, which have been some time made, on ac-
count of the ntipr,,tected state of our merchantmen in the North,
,yin. he trust, io speedily removed. The following letter war-
cans this hope :

" .4dmiraltg, March 17, 1808.
" I have to acknowledge the receipt of Sour letter of the
Intl. instant, aegnainting me that the. owners of the ships rind car-
goes, as also the underwriters of the ships detained at Carl‘hain
and Carlserona, wish to he informed, if ans. of his Niajost)'s
s!iips of war have orders to afford them relief. Captain Yan-
Kt:R, of the Stalely, and Senior Otlicer of his Nlajest's ship.; at
tiottetiburg, has under his orders three sail of the line, a frigate,
and small vessels. He sailed from Yarmouth on the 1 Ith a Ja-
nuary, and has direction;, dated the 2nd of that month, to ailiird
them every relief and protection w hick the season aid the state
of the Baltic will allow. Captain Pt it ha stated his in-
tention to proceed in the execution of his orders the moment the
navigation from Gottenburg !.ttall be open.
(Signed) " 1,6 R A V 1:."
" TO THOMAS :8111)11E1:TO %, 1.. q.

LOSS OF HIS ,11.1JEsTr'S SHIP
lUCTRAcT or 4 1 rtitit I ROM .1N orrit•Cß.

" parth,s in Jan '26, ISW.

" I am sorry to inform ou that the flora struck upon Schel-
ling Reef last Slouchy, the Isth. ;toil about nine o'clock that
night succeeded in getting her of!, but lost our rudder in
the attempt, and after LP:riling her to sea, we could hardly
keep her free w ith all the pumps, therefore was obliged the
nest day to rim her on share a:2:ain about four o'clock that afti.c.
noon ; after making raft4„„feating that if it came: cm to blow
that night, she would go Et: piece:, the Captain, Furber, K eitn.
Doneville, Watson, and my,el f, pushed oil hi the barge, th..t
being the only boat w. then had, a ith about 130 of the crew 04
the rafts.,.the rest chooswg to <tac b,.• the a hen afwv TOl%
I fig tbichteen hours, ay did not knuw where, not being able to
see thr land, without sustroa.,:er, rye landed on t IslatA of
Anniland, where they made us prisoners and marched us here.
-lifter twine. four days and n._.9.• en board, the rest came on .bore
OH !wine more rafts, and I believe all are saved. I
have 111 :I
every( thing:ism when I left the ship, thourh my bag was in nit
hand, I would not put it into the boat. as the l'apiain woulo
not his, nor indeed was it a titne to think about any thing but
one's life. Those whom u• left on the wreck arc at Harlingen.-
London, England, 1808-03-20

AUSTRI 01N DECI-MATION.

During the scar which was concluded by the peace of Til-it,
his Imperial, Royal and A im-tolic Maje,ty has continually en-
deavoured to impress the belligerent powers with the motives
u hich ought to induce them to concur, is endeavouring to pr -
cure a general peace. The Court of % lema from that ti.or,
declared its sentiments to the Cabinet of St. James's, and the
imperial Envoy at London, Prince Stahretnberg, receised for-
mal and pressing iustrnetions. But as the Itriti-h Ministry in
answer to these written communications declnred, that its an-
swer must depend on its allies, the salutary propositions Of
Austria could not but be considered as disregarded. and soon
after the Treaty of Tilsit was concluded, by which the interests of
the Continent were regulated without the participation of Great
Britain. Ins Imperial, Royal and• Apostolic Majesty con-
tinued neverthele►s convinced of the utility. and even of the
necessity of a general pacification; and this conviction afforded
him new motives for teuewini; his pres►ing representations ut the

ftlr. • _
London, England, 1808-03-20

POLITICJI. L:1"1:111's OF THE WERK.

Two Gottenburgh Mails arrived to-day. They bring
an official account of an action between a part of the Swe-
dish and Russian armies in Finland, which however, accord-
ing to the statement of the Swedish Con:mat:der, appears
to have hC^n but of a trilling nature. Two divisions of
the Swedish army, one• posted near hirsby and the other
near Arts:o, were attacked by the Russians on the (20i h ult.
the former was compelled to retreat, but the latter repulsed
their assailants; both, however, subsequently retreated to-
wards Tewasiebus, where the main body 4:f the arms ig a a
posted, and where them hole occupied a more concentrated
position, in v01;6 it remained on the 4th instant.

A spy had been apl►rehended by the.SwAes, on whom
were found several copies of a ltroelamat ion signed by the
Russian General lioxo% den, and addressed to the Finnish
soldiers, exhorting them to desert the ca►cse of their So-
vereign, a►td promising them a variety of advantages if
they would lay down their arms. This stratagem is worthy
of the French School.

It k said that Government have received phsitivc
inlnr-
I that a fleet of fifteen sail of the line have got Out
of Toulon. This Heel, the destination of ‘rhich is under-
stood to be Palermo, is Waled to have a nunitc.r Of troops
on board.

The news we have received from the North is important,
Ilanitiitrgh Papers to the 11111, and letters from Holland tr,
the 13th, containing. intelligence from Paris to the 9th, have
conic to hand. The most active co-olq,ra ion is displayed,
by the Danes in preparations for the invasion of Sweder.
The magnitude of the force which is marching against Ih:A t.
unhappy country, SOOlll4 to appal the writers in the foreign
journals. Holstein is now tilled with French troops: mut.
Itendsberg, the residence of the King of Denmark, is occi
pied by them. The force under 11 __ERNADOTTE will, it is
said, amount to 70,000 men ; and the invasion of Sweden
is expected to take place at four or five ditterent points.
No hope of salvation seems to be entertained for Sweden,
except in extraordinary assistance from Great Britain. It
is stated, that in this extremity, the King of SWEDEN has
made proposals for Peace, and has offered to guarantee
the neutrality of the Baltic ; or even, according to some
accounts, to tvigage for the exclusion of English ships from
the Baltic ; hut on time other hand, if his terms are refused,
that he has threatened every kind of devastation which
British fleet can calictuate, on the shores of the Baltic.

This inelaneho!y prospect receives but too-strong con-
firmation from the facts which have transpired from etticial-
quarters at home. Dispatches were received on Friday at
the Office of the 'i:cretary of State for the Foreigst Depart.

,ahft%
London, England, 1808-03-20

THB HORNING eIIIiOAICLE,

Differs in some essential respects from the paper above men-
tioned. It has not changed its party, and aloe:: ith its parts
iww principles. It has only changed it- principles in all
ways to accommodate them to its party. In the times
cst the violence of Mr. Fox, when he wag arraigning all the
I:IA4w ions of hi: own country, and paueprizing the nins•
violent and foolish acts of the French reformers, The Mornifig
hr.micb was no les., fond of the French, and no less siolent
a4Ainst our our own institutions than Mr. Fox. When the pro-
gre,s of reflection and of events had cooled the languaee of Mr.
lox, nod he appeared to the sound and enlightened filen& of
their country and liberty, to assail only those of our institution
which actually wanted reform, and to recommend oniy thosi-
tonavatiotil which were really salutary, and which time and
the change of circumstances rendered nece!sar:/, T.4e Morntni;
London, England, 1808-03-20

AN ADDITIONAL FEATURE

Will he commenced with the Magazine for May, which will
be essentially illustrative, by Historical Descriptions andfinis/re.d
Engravingx from Original Drawings of the Recent
DESCOVERIES in POMPEIA, lIERCULANIUNI, tte.
The primary Numbers will not only exhibit to the Painter,
the se'iolar. the Antiq►►ariau, the Amateur of the Fine Arts,
and the Woman of Fashion, the ancient Mode of Landscape and
k'iglice Painting, being Characteristic fac similes of the Origi-
nals, hot will designate general Costume, Domestic Manners,
Theatrical Exhibitions, Field Sports, &e. &e. within Continual
tio►► of this, the

ANCIENT A wrs of DESIGN,
Elucidated by Painting and Sculpture, sliewiog the manner of
the early Artiste, together with the Progress of these Arts, will
be introducc4l, farther particulars to f which trill be mall, known. '
The above striking and novel features will be attended with
emiderahle and additional expend to the Proprietors; the)
London, England, 1808-03-20

LA\V REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S INN HALL,
IiATURDAV, MARCH
°ern DISPUTES.
At the opening of the Court, it was stated to the Lord Chan-
tailor by Mr. Waters's Counsel, that certain propositions
tit Leen made to Mr. Taylor fur the accomplishment of a mu-
tual a;,;reetnent between the parties since last Tuesdly ; and it
%you'd be necessary for hit Lordship to peruse a copy before he
prawatoccd.jaignient. The Lord Chancellor observed that he
would 'Teel% I. the papers as he did not intend to give his final
juil.,:ment until Mondav, when he would first bear whether tht
parties were about to harmonize their disputes.
The person of the name of 'toward, who represents himselfas
being the legal owner of a part of the Duke of Norfolk's estates,
in surry, again attempted to address the Lord Chancellor, as he
faii, on behalf his rishts ; but his Lordship peremptorily re-
fu,ed to have the huAn,..s.3 of the Court interrupted, anti observ-
ed to the intruder, that Mr. Milne had undertaken to investigate
Lis claiuty
London, England, 1808-03-20

MARCH

suri•e-sful. IVe have said that his by pocrisy was too palpable :
and this opinion may be proved by one of the ver.• points
at o hick he gains the greatest applause from the undiscerning
pert of L►c audience. Richard being accosted by a Lieutenant,
answers him sharply; but on he: the officer's errand, is
UllNiitati to treat him with civility :

" l.ie ul. My Lord, I beg your grave -
Ile:rone, fellow ! I am not at leisure.
" Vital. v Lord, the king your broil:cr.:l taken ill.
I'll wait on hint : leave me. friend."
In delivering these last words Mr. Cooke's. manner becomes,
not civil, but servile : and a Li, utenant, to vv I the /bike uf
(;toure%ter, after so rude a commencement, should have made a
logic htsw and assumed an humble tone, must have either ima-
gined his trace to be mocking, or discovered him to be t heat-
In the same masner throtternit the scene with Lady Anal-,
Mr. Cooke's humility has the etlert or a sneer. It is impossi-
ble, that even that weak IN Onlati could have been deceived by
eves so auk s isdly disguised. And the s hole manner of his
suit is totally devoid of that wade! ness which is so neeessary
for success among women, and st hick one expects Iron: a man
hu has

" A tongue shrill wheedle with the de;il.•'
There i, hoautifta soliloquy in the third:Let, concluding thus
" then shall after ages think ms deeds
'' inhuman? since ms worst are but ambition.
" Lv'n all mankind to some lioy'd ills incline :
" fireat mou choose greater sins, ambition's mine."

This Mr. Cooke delivers w ith such an unfortunate littleness,
that he make• the last line actually seem a satire on his •wn
conception.
he same want of 47randeur, indeed, is apparent through his
whole perforutaure, and most particularly in the last act ; where
the greater passions and the greater powers of Itirhard's mind
are all called forth.
The lines to w hid' he gives the greatest effect are these
Jli,•hurrf propusing to Buckingham the murder of the Princes.)
•' Coa-M, thou wert not wont to Ir so dull.
" Steal! 1 he plain ? I w ish the bastards dead,
" And 1 would have it suddenly performed—
" Now, cousin, can'st thou alls%scr ►ue.?

Richard, (answering Buckingham, who rye/nests the perform-
ance Of a prOlaiSr) rus busy— thou troublest ine--I'm nut i'tb.

I rin.

Richard.--T can smile, and murder while I smile.

All these passages, ail partieulariy the last, ate conceived and
uttered in the true spirit of a great actor. There are some
others fur which Mr. Cooke deserves commendation; bet these
exhibit the strun-est marks of his genius.
Upon the vi hole then vie conceive, that the talents of Mr.
Cooke, powerful as they unquestionably are, do nut adapt him
for the performance of Ajax, Richard thy Third. The praise
we have torsion cd on his Muevicophuat does not preclude u.
front disapproving his WoNter ; fur we have felt too much plea-
tut e from his merits, to be insensible to his defects.

A dance called The Highland Laddie, was produced a few
n;glat, ago, and has suttee been several times repeated between
thy plat and farce ; but we base not di,covered in it anything
worth of particular prai.e.
London, England, 1808-09-11

LIFE
OR
LIEUT.-GENERAL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY, K. B.
1
THE public enthusiasm respecting the gallant Hero of Vi

talent has induced us to spare neither Pains nor Ex pence in pro-
curing a Correct Likeness of this distinguished Warrior; we
_ _

are also happy to meet the general burst of applause, by pre-
senting to our readers an accurate .Military Sketch of his ex-
tended and various services, procured by particular favour, and
the authenticity of which is indubitable. Sir Arthur is brother
to the present Marquis of Wellesley, and the Hen. W. W. Pole,
and is third son of the late Earl of Alornington ; he was born on
the Ist of May, 1769, and went to Eton at an early age, where
he laid the foundation of a classical education, but his genius
prompting him to the profession of arms, his father, at the
Peace of 1789, permitted bim to proceed to Angers, in France,
in order to study fortification and the other scieuces coppected
with a military life, under the tuition of the celebathlititigne-•
rol. On finishing his studies he received his Ensistacy, sit* as
many young Officers do, merely to sport a sword antleqchade,
but in order to make the army his profession; here hp..pAid
that strict attention to his military duties, spending his hours Aff,
relaxation in studying t works of the best Authors on the Art
of War. that he not only gained the esteem and confidence of his
superiors, but prepared himself for those arduous situations in
which he has so often gallantly acquitted himself. ills rise to
the rank of Field Officer was rapid, for at the age of four and
twenty, we find him Major in the army, and embarked with
that force, which was intended, under the command of Lord
Moira, to assist the Royalists in Britanny ; but the unfortunate
turn of altars in the Netherlands, rendered it necessary for his
Lfgaatiptiproceed to Ostend, where he arrived' just in time
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London, England, 1808-03-27

AN ADDITIONAL FI•;A'I'[SRE

Will he commenced with the Magazine for May, which will
be eiisentinlly illustrative, by II istoricol Descriptions andjihiihed
Engrarings from' Original Drawings of the Recent
MSCOVERJ ES in I'olll9ll, DERCULANIUM,
The primary Numbers will not only exhibit to the l'ainter,
the Suhnlar, the Antiquarian, the Amateur of the Fine Arts,
and the Woman of Fashion, the ancient \lode of Landsrapr 'ma
Figure Painting, being Characteristic I'm, similes of the Origi-
nals, but will designate general Costume, Domestic Manners,
Theatrical Exhibitions, Field Sports, &c. &c. audit' Continual
tion of this, the
London, England, 1808-03-27

.

Tuesdav a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall,
which Ras numerously attended, previous to which the Lord
111 nor ordered the price of Btead to be reduced to lid, the
qu:trteru loaf, of wheaten, and 91d. household.
A motion was made, and question proposed, that it he refer-
red to the Special Committee to consider whether, in the pre-
sent critical situation of the country, it would be ad% isable to
effect au alteration in the per►munent military syste►u of this
City, with a view to add to the national defence, as well as to
the internal protection of its inhabitants ; the said Committee
to report their opinion thereon, together w ith any other mat-
ters which they may think connected with the subject.
A long amendinent was proposed, and upon a division brim
called for, a :Member observed, that there was not a sufficient
numle'r of Members present to constitute• a Court, upon which
the Court broke up.
Thanks and the Freedom to Capt. Rogers were voted.
A Report from the Navigation Committee was presented to
the Court, relative to the Bill pending; in Parliament, for erect-
ing a Bridge over the River Thames. which was read, and
a Petition to the House of Commons thereon was proposed,
read, and agreed to, and ordered to he signed by the Town Clerk,
and presented to the Sheriffs, attended by bile Remembrancer.

Friday a Court of romnimi Court it was held at Gitilditall,
con%ened for the purpose of addressing his Majesty at this im-
portamt crisis.
Mr. Samuel Dixon stated the object of his motion, and said
he wa% at all times all ad% orate for peace, but the tones were
Auch as to preclude any idea of that desirable event. His Nla-
Jesty's Ministers had done every thing in their power to maintain
the interest and dignity of the country ; and they could not act
otherwise than reject the mediation of Russia, aisl Austria, who
were immediately under the controut of our eternal foe, win)
aimed at nothing but the destruction of this, the only couatr%
that would rather sink than Meld to hit lie deprecated
the measures of those who brought forw4rd the petitions of
peace, and praised the conduct of Lord Milton,. with respect to
these petitions, lie concluded by nnoyiag an Address to his Ma-
jesty of the important state of public affairs, and to assure his
Majesty on the unshaken attachment of the court to his most
Sacred Person and Government.

Mr. Dcputy Buz becuuded the inutioo.
London, England, 1808-03-27

'rile
owlet

Cf1??.N11.% Gr.v.

Mn. S venrr roof, and said that the Public had a right to call
for the ntaiit ample information reltect Mg the actual hostilit. of
Denmark to this country which had induced his INlajesty to for-
bear and alr.taiti from hostilities until the Nerr la,t mornein.
At least the country had a mast unquestionable right In team
the grounds upon ultich such idea of host it it s• had been founded.
Ministers .had captured the Danish ships and the arsenal unit
stores. That wits au imyortaut itict4 but it was a libel un the
London, England, 1808-03-27

TPI V, M A Ile e 42.

The Petition presented ' Mr. Sheridan. against the return
of Lord Cochrane., for the City of Westminbter, dropped, no
persoa appearing on the part Of Iht Petitioner.
11r. Ilu.ki.e,ein pro.ented an Account of the Monies issused
front OW not made good by Parliament.
Colkstone deferce.Al hi* motion, th.ed for to-morrow,
uoi; l'iw,thar next.

PULE read a clause in the ("barter granted by King
NV and Queen 114 r% and part of One of the `pe•eetw of
O'or.:'e I. and other documents, to pane that (Ireenivielt I
mit:Malty intended fur the reeeptiou of wounded, or
Seamen ; and that toi-O:licer was quolified to bold any
olive in flu! institution. but as kid !won in the Navy ;
t could ttppcur the Report of the Commissioners of
Vt`Lit Enquiry. that there were many of the ollit-es filled h~
persons ;t ho had 'wirer been at SCa. '!'he spirit of the Charter
hit% ill; been grosstv violated, and :IA there could be found in the
!say.‘,rn;tnydeset.v ing individuals fully yualilied to till an,
situntion ill that institution, lie proposed a Itesolutiott, founded
no the Iteport or the Commissioners of Nava! Enquiry ; and
list an humble 4.otlress he presented to lii, Slajesty, requesting
all future appointments might be t»aile a;;,reeable to the original

'he. P tut( Er IL was disposed to go every letefth wkb the
(*unlink- timer.. but there were certain offices w bit h could not
be tilled by Naritl Cli:M44'lefF„ Iltliilel y StlrVr ,r, Organist,
Auditor, Brewer, 11e, therefore. dotted these exception",
by any of Amendment 3 and that when any office became
vacant, he propo,ed h;st a 1110114 is'6 notice be riven thereof in
the Puldic Papers, Naval Candidates might lime cm op-
poromity of ;pit\ Mg.
The %shires.. With the Amendment, were agreed to,
Fo,ter moved for a copy of the Report prestwod to the
Lord lietiteinutt of Ireland, fur the improtenseut of the Harbour
of head.
0a the motion of ltr. ruder, leave wa4 granted to bring in n
Bill to prohibit 11w Exportation of Bark and Cotton Wuol from
Ireland ; ako a Hill to A inebd an Act vf the rarliaintat d Ire-
land relatire to Lust India Goads.
London, England, 1808-03-27

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MARCH 27.

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

lI?INKI{LrPTCIh,S ENLARGED.
Mexander Davis and Nathan Davis, I.ittle Carter-lane,
poctor's-Commons, warehousemen, from March 29 to May 19.
Mertifield, tirantbatn, money-scrivener, front March 29
to Ilay 17.
Robert NVilliams, Oxford-street, straw-hat-manufacturer,
from April Y to April 16.
BANKRUPTS.
George Baker, Tatfield, Durham, spirit-merchant, to sur-
render April 9, at ten, 22. and May 7, at eleven, at the
of William 'lardy, innkeeper. lii-hopwearmouth. Attorneys,
11r. iolnn Fttob, Catherine-court. Seething-lane, London; and
Mr. Hutchinson, Rishopweacnionth„
Francis 3141.ean, Tower-street, merchant, March 29. at one,
Aril 9, at ten, and May 7, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies,
Mt•ssrs. Collin, and Waller, Spital-%quare.
John Green, Kinzston-upon-]lull, flax-dresser, April 5,6,
awl !May 7. at eleven, at the. Dog anti Duck, King.-ton-upon-
tli:ll. Attornies, Mr. Elli,, Cursitor-street ; and Mr. Anderson,
h ing-t nu-upon-1I til 1.
Nathaniel Peach Singer, Westbury, Wilts, brewer, April
'lO. 21, anti May 7, at eleven, at the George-inn, Fromesel-
w mod. Attornics, 3lr. Hutton, Fromeselwood ; aid Mr. Ellis,
Ilatton-Garden.
Robert ('ore, Bristol, hat-manufacturer, March 12, at two,
April 12, and May 7, at eleven, at the Bush Mien'. Bristol.
Attorney, Mr. George Prne Andrcwes, Clare-street, Bristol.
11 illn:un Cockrill, Stallingbormigh, Lincoln, stilesnutn, April
5. 6, and 111:t 7, atele‘en, at the George-inn, Kingston-upon-
Hull Attornies, Messrs. Lowndes and Lambert, Red-Hun-
t-quire. Lundon ; and .Messrs. Turner and Balmer, Caistor.
George Smith, Warntord-court, merchant, April 5,9, and
May 7, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Dawes, Angel-
court, Throgmorton-street.
George slopseller, March 29, April 9.
and Mar 7, at ttielre, at Guildhall. Atturnics, Messrs. Collins
and Waller, Srital-square.
steplum Morgan and Matthew Rendshaw Morley, York-
street, Southmark. bop-fart ors, March 29, April w, and May 7,
at one, ar:guildhall. Atturnies, Messrs. Alcoa, Boswell, and
t 'orwer, ork-street.
London, England, 1808-03-27

TIIE THEATRE.

COVENT-GARDEN'.
The English opera is a species of amusement, which, though
it combines inure advantages thau auy other regular class of the
drama, has nevertheless made the smallest advances towards
perfection. Its natural and inhereut inconsistency is its only ob-
jection : but as that objeesion has been waved by the public.
who are content to hear songs introduced when singing must be
impossible, the opera is become a kind of drama as such esta-
blished as tragedy or comedy. Hut whatever resources of
pathos may subsist in tragedy, whateser benefits of gaiety way
be found in comedy, wha teser accommodations for poetical
unskilfulness may be met in either, all, exist in the opera
as it is now constituted. For :.n opera is a mixed entertain-
ment, tt hich may contain indiscriminately pathetic and comic
scenes—which may avail itself of all the pomp and circumstauce
of machinery and decoration—which, while it may appeal to
the head and the heart, may also retain in its service the im-
portant assistance of the ear. It might naturally have been
expected then, that the English opera, possessing thus all the
credit of genius, and all the convenience of indolence, would
become the must perfeet sort of theatrical representation. But
we see no such effect ; and there is not upon the stage a single
opera which deserves to hold the saute rank in its own sphere
that the. School for Scandal occupies as a comedy. The. Beg-
. gar's Opera is a work of genius, but by nu means a regular
play ; and Love in a Village is a regular play, bat by no means
a work of genius. The operas of the present day hayo neither
regularity nor genius ; and it continues to he a matter of regret
that no piece has yet been produced which may delight at once
our musical and our critical taste, and set aside Lord Chester-
field's sly .Lkigrani,

Au opera, like a pillory, may be said
To bail our cars down, and expose our bead.

It is urged by modcru authors, that iu these finals, when the
lnlaic bus became the principal object, there a necessity fur
lii‘ ing t 4,; first party to the Last : alld that as siugers
London, England, 1808-03-27

r t v , ctr 22.

The Ilona', in a Committee of Privileges, heard Counsel in
support of Sat ,I a nies Imies's claim to the Roxburgh Peerage.
A long con%eisation, in u hich Lords Auckland, Crenville,
If a , Ilarroo by , and the Lord Chan-
ceilor took part, occurred, on the sultject of the Petitions
the th tiers in Council, In consequence of its appearint,
to be he general sense of the !louse, that the petitioners should,
in some form or other, be heard by Counsel, Lord Bucking-
hamshire moved, ti tat the llcpseshouldgo into a Committee on
the orders ir, Council, o ith the % iew of affording them an op-
portuni:‘ of being su ILeard, This proposition was resisted by
he Nuttle Lords to Administration, on the gro mid of its being
tits same which had been already twice negatived, and which
wiis now again submitted o ith due tintice. The consequence
xias, that it ULIS withdrawn by the Noble Mover fur the
present,
Lunn LoTnEnp acc proceeded to discuss the commercial
policy of the Ordeis in Couneil,--The Nohle Lord went over
to whole series of arguments, hielt we have frequently had
occasion to detail, to she iv, that the pressure of this measure
must fall immediately on ordinals, and ultimately with theruo,t
ruianus se% erity upon ourselves. lie considered it as tantamount
to a declaration of 'tan against America, lie concluded with
moving a stting of Resolutions, comprising the cLief topics of
hip speech.
Lunt) /I trot n:r commented on the subject of each Resolu-
tion in succession, drawing a conclusion of a direct contrary
tendency.

Lord. King, and Auckland, supported the Resolu-
and condemned the Order:. in Council, as being iticon-
bisient with the theory and practice of commerce in every age,
and in every part of the World.
ided, amid the Resolutions were neir,aliv:td by a
majority of 5G to 21,—:Adjourned.
London, England, 1808-03-27

FRIDAY, MARCY, 95.

en 7, irnr tend n laid on the tattle copies of the Regulations
re.pecting Patent'. which he proposes to be added to the Roll
of Standing Orders.—Ordered to he taken iuto.causideration on
Tuesday next.
I,r, nn liper:vPittE adverted to the inronvettietwies repeated!,
felt from the want of Indexes to the Journals for the last thirty
years. and also front the little progress o !skit had been made is,
printing them lie entielmietl with moving an instruction to
the Standing Committee on the Journal', to make a report on
hi• :ultioet to the Home. The moth" tt put and agreed to.
t The Orders in Council Bill wa read a third time.

Tar question that the II di) pass nas put. and, after wale
eauveratiiiii, decided in the adirmsttive,—Adjourned.

I'ROl' C I 11,!1.

NORTHAM PTON ASIZES.
PA !Inc ft v r. Jout)AN.

This was an action for sedur the pia inti trs daughter, where-
in the damages were laid at 500/. it appeared in evi,lence, that
the defentiant had paid his addresses to the plaint dry: clau,thter
for a considerable time, and that a hen he had found her preg-
nant, he not only des, rted hut ill-treate•l her ; in consequence nt
which she was delivered of a dead child. The Jur% , under all
the circumstances of the case, gave a .verdict for the plaintiff,
with 500/. damages.

f!ra lOSisv. --t)n the Ist of last month was shot, in Milford,
by the game-keeper of Sir Thomas Dairy inple flecked', liart.
a twain iftil cream—filourrd clic!. partridge! ex unordinary
Lied li.is been stalled by a ;;,entleinan of Orinsk irk, and is now iii
e teellent pre,ervation.
letict Tr. roll TITS CURE OF SICKNESS IN Yrll.7Nl; SHEEP.
---%Viien tile sheep is observed to he kneeled, let it ininiediatel:. •
he brought into the ; then take n large t;able-spooufnl or
ruistord, !nix it with boil irg water till it he of a proper consist-
ence to hr ON allimeci, and apply it as warm as the animal can
bear it. Let toe sheep stand twelve hours in the house after
the iniv tore has been applied.
A few thi,A since, as all ox was eating his fodderfrom a crib,
in a elti,e belonAing to Mr. Scrase, of liorchatn, the tongue of
the animal was seized on hy a large rat, which continued his
hold for several secontk, w bile the poor uv ran about the yard
roaring w ith pain. The tormented aiiintal, however, at length
drew Isis tongue within hi nu►uiii, closed his tenth on the loins
of his ferocious as,ailant, and for his temerity, deservedly crusa-
ed him toideath
DKE4i)rva. FIR !—A terrible fire broke out at two o'clock
on 'Saturday se'tinight sit Chelmsford, in Esse‘, wiiich litirtit so
furiousl:, for a considerable time, as to threaten Cie destruction
of the whole town. It broke nut at Mrs. Smith's. the 11illiner,
ionnetly Miss Junes's, the #rtit 100 pc I,e 3liddio-row4 in
London, England, 1808-03-27

NAUTICAL I\ I ki.Llcii—NCE.

The important: information was received on Tresday, front
G ibraltar, t hat the Carthage:la sect amounting. to si x sail of the
line, had been forced to I.:kr:I-teller at NI inorra—anit come quent-
Ly no junction can have tal:en place between that and the Uooche-
fort and Toulon swim :rims. The Ihdra left the rarthagena
squadron at :ilinorca, abnat the 15-tll Feist-nary. We have rea-
son to hope tact Mir Niels: oil Strachan will join Lord Culling-
wood, bcfore any attciapt ran be made on Sicily : sir sialleY
Smith was left at Gibraltar on the `2Yth Febreary, with the
Foudro!.ant and Ag:inir ninon, taking in water.
Di-patches have received at the Admiralty from the Me-
elite Tamil'', breigh t tolly men' h by the Diligence siort-ship, but
e di, not underqa:lll tuat th•Ur cowents are Of importam•e. The
report Of tlt action in the Mediterranean, between Sir Rich-lid
Stra:lizin's squadron mid one of the elicit) in that sea, has re-
ceiveil no confirmation.—lt rests upon pri% ate acconnts from
Dolland, in ov:r of whiet Sir Sidney Smith is represented :u1
the Comma:tiler, and is said to hive fallen in the action, in:t
th;s, is cvide.itl a mistake, as sir Sidnev Smith remained, no
the Ist instadt, at and had no eimunand ilk the Me-
ditrtraneau,