The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-29 00:00:00

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

FOP. Tllll MILTING WEEK.
TTIEATIiE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
Tg-Morrow—ltonieo and Juliet—(lst time) Marquis de Csrahas ;
or. thus in Boots.
Tuesday—Rob Roy NTacgregot,
Nvednesday—Rob Roy Matevegor.
Thutiday—Rob Roy Macgregor.
Friday—Pasio. Bianca, Miss O'Neill.

ROYAL CIRCUS ancISURREY THEATRE.
RE•PAINYED AN/1 RE-EMBELLISHED.

TO-MORROW and five following evenings, will
be performed a favourite Comic Btuletta, called TRICK FOR
TRICK! or. the MAN AND THE MAID. In the course of
the Piece. a Comic Medley, by Mr. Fitzwilliam. And a popular
Comic Duet. con:posed by Shield, by Mr. Fitzwilliant and Mrs. H.
Weston. To which will be added, for the first time.. a grand
b:elowlnunatie "Burletta • Spectacle, with new Music. • Scenery,
Dresses and Decorations, celled the Tlllt FE TALISMANS. In
the course of the Piece " The Pirate's Glory," by Mr. Leonard.—
And a Parody on " Let Fame sound the Trumpet," by Mr. Short.
—After which an entirely new Burletta, in Two Acts, foundcil
on Smollett's celebrated Novel. called "SIR LAIINCELOT
E AVES." In Act I,—Mr. Short will introduce the favourite
song of "The l'ost Coptain."—ln the course of the Piece will
be cahibited, among other Now Scenery, a Picturesque View of
a Ruined Abbey, by Moonlight.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER,

LONDON:

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1815.

Turtle Lac beer_ a great number of. arrivals this
w,:ek from variotf• parts of the globe.
I >iF patches have been received front.' Boitbay overland,
dated September 24tb, which communicate the interest-
ing intelligence of a battle between the- Peishwa and
the British forces, in shush the latter were completely
victorious. It appears that the Government, notwith-
standing that the Peishwa bad given security by the
cession of his forts, suspected he• was prepairing for
hostilities, and marched 4000 me r. from the Bombay
Army to meet him. He took the Cold with 40,000 and
was defeated in two successive engagements, one on thq,
sth of November, and the otl•er on the 17th, in the
latter of which he was totally routed, leaving the capi-
tal, Poonah to its fate, where of course the British
Army entered in triumph.

This success seems to have produced a magical effect
upon the other Chieftains. Scindiah has consented to'
the passage of our troops through his terntosies in yrder
to punish the Pindarees. Holkar has submitted himself
r.;:v to t.hc Nlarquis of !Listings. It is indeed to be
ae.se measures will restore peace to the

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THE•. NATTOVAL REGISTER.

country; we have ngreat distaste to Indian Wars, and
we trust that the only arms necessary to conciliate or
subdue will be instruction and kindness.

American papers have also arrived containing a message
from the President fur the purpose of efßeting that re-
ciprocity of benefits, which was provided by the Com-
mercial Treaty between the two countries, to which
object the Government of the United States appears
to have paid a prompt and just attention.

The journals also announce that a Bill is beforc Con-
gress fim the iniposition of heavy duties on goods con_
veycd to the British Colonies in Brilish vessels. It Recuis
that four-fifths of the American 'Exports to the West
Indies are carried in British bottoms, which being found
to be prejudicial, the measure is proposcd as a check
upon the system. It is however expected to cause :a
reciprocal proceeding on the part of !Lis country.

We are much pleased to learn from the Canada pa-
pers, that the assembly of the province of Lower Ca-
nada, have agreed to relieve this country from the ex-
pence of its Civil Government. The colony is stated
to be in a flourishing condition, and able to make many
internal improvements.

The news from France is of two kinds, that con-
veyed by the pubic journals, and the communica-
tions of private correspondence, which is usually, the
most interesting. The letters announce the arrest of
the individual who attempted to assassinate the Duke
of Wellington. He is a miserable wretch of the name
of Castillon, whose motives are yet unknown, unless
we arc to credit the story of his being bribed by a set
of conspirators in Belgium to commit the act. We
are unwilling to believe that is the case, though the
Dukeluiscertainlynogreatrretensions to popularity with
the French: The character of the nation is at all
events by no means exalted by this attempt, Tile
assassin, it seems, was betrayed by a woman with whom
he cohabited, and he has hitherto refused to confess
any thing: From the silence of the Journals on the
subject, it is inferred, that the police are in pursuit of
others suspected to be accomplices. The private 'or-
respondence. also hints that a great change is meditated
throughout the military commands, from which all the
Ultras • are to ba removed. It is even said, that Soult
is likely to be recalled, as well as some of the other
Exiles. The public journals are chiefly filled with
the Reports on Finance—that on the Estimates made
by M. Roy, and that on the Ways and Means by M.
I3eugnot. The former occupied two hours and a half,
and the latter four hours in reading. Of the real
object of these reports, we have spoken in• our first
article, and we have only to observe, in this place, that
drcelarations of poverty come with an ill grace after a
resolution to recruit the armies, and we have: no doubt
that the allied powers will remember this circumstance,
in case of any complaints being made to them respect-
ing the burthen of the Army of Occupation.
The Duke of Wellington and the Duke de Richlien
have frequent conferences respecting the adjustment of
the claims on the French-Government.

A Congress of Sovereigns, it seems, is to be held in
July, either at Frankfort or Dusseldorf, which, it is
expected, Lord Castlereagh will attend.
There is little .daincstic intelligence of importance
this week. There was a Meeting in Palace Yard on
Fewer Monday, which afforded Lord Cochrane and
Mr. Henry Hunt the opportunity of giving the Electors
some practical lessons in oratory.

Extract of a letter in the Courier :—" Paris, March
21.—1 n addition to the details I communic:Aed in my
last concerning the apprehension of the person that fired
at the Duke of Wellingtou, you may announce the
following subscription was collected at.Bsessels
for the purpose of rcmuneratiog the person infamous
enough to attempt .the life of the Duke. Sixteen
thousand francs were already deposited when the person
presented himself. It was agreel on either side, that
it' he were unsuccessful, he was only to receive one
maf of the amount. Ile fled back to Brussels, after
ineffectual endeavour. Two persons walking in
the park in that city were overheard by an agent of
the police, ..exclahning that it wasubsurd to enrich a
fellow who had net even grazed the pannels of the cur-
riage."rhig, and the testimony of the assassin's mis
tress, arc the-principal circumstances which hear against
the prisoner. The result of the interrogatories is un-
known. •It is Itesured, and I believe correctly, that
one of the persons examined has confessed, in his exa-
mination, the de, before yesterday, that the assassina-
tion list was presented to him, bat that lie refnsed any
concern in it_with horror."

MARCH 29

A letter from Paris of the 19th states, thst the per..
son who fired at the Duke of Wellington is actually in
the hands of the police, and communicates the following
particulars:—The efforts of the police have been crown.
ed with success ; the assassin of his Grace is in custody,
yet the police is still silent, because it is believed that
he has accomplices not yet in custody. The following
are the facts which may be implicitly relied on :—The
execrable wretch is' one Cantillion or Caintiilion, for.
merly a soldier, who had taken refuge in Belgium.--
l'his miserable outcast, seduced by the hope of reward,
came secretly.to Paris to commit the crime in question ;
he immediately got his mustachios shaved, and set off
without a passport for the Low Countries, but the
oen'darmerie would not suffer him to peas the frontiers.
Cuntillion knowieg that the police was after him, fan.
cied he would be more safe at Paris than any where
else ; he therefore returned, and was arrested in the
day time on Monday last. Nothing has yet transpired
as to any confessions that he may have made, but it ap.
pears certain, that be has several accomplices or insti.
gators, some of whem are already in custody.
The Duke of Wellington is expected in England in
the coune of a few days. The frequent discussions
which lie has had of late with the French Ministers on
the subject of the liquidations, and of the removal of
the allied troops, are said to be so important, and the
situation of affairs at this moment so critical, that it is*
thought essential for his Grace to come over to advise
with bis government un the mutter.— Nosing Chru.
nicle.

The Emperor Alexar.dcr was 'expected at Warsaw on
the 12th of March. Great preparations were making
for his reception.
The commander of the 'American squadron in the
Mediterranean has requested the Dey of Algiers to
give orders to his cruizers, not to take the liberty, in
future, of visiting American vessel!, under any pretest
whatever, because as the plague prevails in the territory
of A:giers, it is much to be feared that the contagion
may be spread by these visits. He adds, that in cone of
refusal he had criers to give chase to the Algerine
vessels, and to sink them.
According to advices from Constantinople, Mahibm
ali-Khan, ambassador extraordinary from Persia, had
made his public entry into that capital, attended by a
numerous suite. -He delivered to the Grand Saignior
presents of extraordinary mzguificence ; amongst them
an elephant of immense size, and richly ornamented.
The Ambassador was five months on his journey front
Teheran. It was though this stay at the Porte would
be of long, duration.
FRANKFORT, MARCH 17.... flanders'mail arrived
on Friday night. The following is the only article in
the papers of any interest :
‘‘ According to the last Reminds front Paris the vii
Illation of the debts to be liquidated is finished ; they
amount to the enormous sum of One Thousand Seven
Hundred Millions of Francs."
Mr. Brou„oham made his grand electioneering entry,
on Monday last into Kendal. P. Du Cane, Jun. Esq. of
Chelmsford, and Mr. Tower are candidates for Mahlon.
James Webster, Esq. of London, is a candidate tbr the
Borough of St. Ives. An application has been made to
Gcdfrey Higgins, Esq. of Skellow-Grange to offer
himself as a candidate for Pontefract. There is some
idea, thet Guildord will be again disputed.

THE NORTH POLE.--It i 3 said that Lord Cochrane
has caused a steam boat to be built, in which he in-
tends to make a voyage to the North Pole,.and from
thence to Behring's Strait. She is to be schooner rig..
ged. end will be accompanied by some old collier,
laden with coals, as far as Spitzbergen.. Here the coals
will be taken into the schooner ; and as the run is only
about five days to the Pole, and from thence to Beh.
ring's Strait nine days; and as it is intended to make use
of sails when the wind is.fair, his Lordship is sanguine
in hope of being the first to accomplish the north-west
ravage over the Pole, and thus to get both of the Par-
liamentary rewards, amounting to 25,0001. one half
A which nearly will be expended in tic outfit
The sailing of the expedition for discovering the
North Pole, and the Northern passage between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has been defgred far some
days longer. " Lord Melville visited the ships at Dept-
ford, for the purpose of inspecting their condition, and
the efficiency of thex preparmions. His Lordship was
entertained by witnessing the activity and courage cf
the Esquimaux, who gocs out with the expedition as
an interpreter, in case of any cemmunioltion with the
coast of Davis' Strait. This Indian has his ca..oe on
.board, with his fishing apparatus. He is not tall, but
his firm, though clumsy, denotes great strength. His
face is clear and fair ; and being dressed like an Eng-
sailor, and working with the other men, be might
at first view be mistaken for a native of these islands ;
but his features are large, and the -breadth and flatness
of his countenance betray his origin. The officers of
the expedition seem quite confident that the Dorothea
and the 'neat, under the command of Captain Buchan,
destined for the discovery of the' North Pole, will attain
their object ; but they .are by no means equally san-
guine the ALICO26B of the hal:Jell& and the Alexander.
under Captain Ross, who is instructed to attempt the
passage of Davis' Strait.—Evening Paper.

VLIRCH q 9

THE DRAMA.
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DRURY LANE.

This theatre-rz.opened on Monday, with the comedy
of Join Bull, aril the afterpiece of-(*. A inagnifi.
cent chandelier, illuminated by gas,' mode its debut on
the occasion, and was very favourably received, as the
phrase is. It is said to have cost 1,1001. All the
griffin tribe have disappeared from the saloon, which
now resumes its pristine simplicity. Good taste cannot
f►il to rejoice at this, for unless ugliness can be deemed
beauty, Chinese monstrosities must be offensive to every
one who has any ideas of symmetry RA elegance at all.
These vagaries, however, arc more tolerable in a theatre,
than elsewhere.

On Wednesday appeared Mr.-Soane's r.cw version of
Rob Roy. After the story had been grasped by the
rival theatre, and mangled by the minor ones, poor
Drury brings up the rear, like a fat man in a foot-race.
The Author, however, dialaining to tread in the. steps
of his predeeessors, very sapiently alters the plot, till
it is no more like the original Rob Roy than he to
Hercules, nor so much. illocgresur himself is twisted
into a lover, sighing for Diann Vernon, who sighs for
him in return ; end just as the lady is about to be mar.
-vied, by compulsion, to Rasbleigla Osbaldislonc, very
opportunely steps from behind a monumer.t (an incident
rendered venerable from its antiquity) and compels the
poor priest to perform the ceremony for himself. Helen
is introduced as the mother of Rob Rey, midis a per•
feet fury, very poetically got IV of by a flash of light-,
ning. The niain error of all this is, undoubtedly, tho
introduction of personages with whose names we were
familiar, in .new situations, and displaying qualities
entirely different from those in the original work.—
Whatever be the motives that may havo.oceasioned the
change, it is still injudicious, for an audience is never
satisfied when its old friends appear metamorphosed, or
scarcely retaining any features of identity.
The piece was given out for repetition amidst-consi-
derable opposition. . It was repeated on Thursday with
very considerable curtailments, and went off better than
on the preceding might.