The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-29 00:00:00

OCT. 29.

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THE &emus Review AT PARIS.--A Gentleman *ha
attended the Review on Saturday hart at Paris, gives an in-
teresting account of that spectacle. The whole of the Duke
of W elling:on's army was collected on the plain between St.
Denis and Montmartre, consisting of infantry and cavalry, to
the number of nearly 70,000 The troops went through the
various mauceuvres with great precision; but the most at-
tractive movement of the day was that which was intended
to represent the retreat of the British from Burgos. The
evolutions were grand, and executed in the most perfect
order. The day was fine, and the troops appeared to the
highest advan•age. It was difficult to say which attracted
most admiration, their excellent discipline or their soldier-
like equil.n►ent. To [move how alert the troops could be in
case of heed, n►► notice for their attendance was given until a
short time before their presence was required in the field.
The Duke appeared in a Field-Marshal's uniform, attended
by two foreign Princes and the whole of his Staff:
Bruise's and Frankfort Papers arrived on Sunday. The two
Emperors, Francis and Alexander, after separating at Dijon,
met at Constance, in Switzerland, where they visited the
celebrated fall of the Rhine; after which the former pro-
ceeded
through the Tyrol for Milan ; and the Emperor of
Russia took the route of Constance. Lindau, Ulm, and
Nuieinberg, on his way to Berlin, where he it to be joined
by the Empress. The King of Prussia passed through
Frankfort incog. on the 14th, on his way to Berlin.
A German pal er tells us, that the young Napoleon, or as
lie is called, the Prince of Parma, is appointed Proprietor of
the Austrian► regiment of Meerfeldt Hulans.
The celebration of the Anniversary of the 18th of October,
which has been almost universal throughout Germany, was
prohibited at Leipsic, by a rescript of the King of Saxony._

The Prefect of Bordeaux, M. d e Tournon, and the Prefect
of L'ons, M. de Chabrol, were lately hoaxed by receiving
letters, purporting to come from the Duke of Richelieu, re-
quiring them to occupy places under the New Ministry.
They immediately set off post for Paris to accept their new
missions, when, on their arrival, they soon discovered the
trick which had been played upon them.
The French Government is busily engaged in removing
from power all persons suspected of disloyalty to the Bour-
bons. In the higher departments of the public offices, the
changes have been vet y numerous; in that of the War Depart-
mem, the Duke of Feltre has nominated none but well-known
Royalists to important commands. Many officers of the
Paris National Guard have been dismissed.—The new or-
ganization of the army proceeds rather carefully than ra-
pidly. The Colonels of the new regiments, all men to be
firmly relied on, ate invested with the power of naming their
officers on their own responsibility. The Prime Minister,
the Duke of Richelieu, is believed to have taken his situation
leas from inclination, than from a conviction that his ser.
vices and the weight of his honourable character were needed.
ft may appear strange, that a nobleman in his situation
should have voted with a party called the Opposition, in the
Douse of Peers. His ideas. however, are known to incline,
more than those of the majority in either Chamber, to some
projects of reform ; but as he has tiev.er been practically a
Revolutionist, so his attachment to the King and the true
)aterests of his C.,untry is not iti the least doubted.
Abuse of Wellington (says a letter from Paris) is the grand
ton at Court; and, if rumour says true, Wellington himself
has acknowledged; that if he has driven aa ay capacity and
ambitio9, he hat not yet placed good faith or honest einciples
on the throne of France.
Tllp Duchess of Wallington bas set off to joie her husband
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ij Paris.

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It is reported, that Carnot has been arrested and I), ought
to Paris, and that no less than fifteen General t )ffi, have
been carried oft to prison in the night between ihe I st.h ard
19th. It is further said, that there is scarcely a div that

some one of the minor [wets sold in Paris is not suppressed;
the next morning they appear under a new name, and with
the advantage of having been the objects of aiinisteyiia
notice.

On the 4th inst. the saloon of the Royal Academy of Arts
at Berlin was opened with an exhibition of the pictures ►c-

conquered fiom the French, for the benefit of the wounded

soldie's in the late campaign.

It appears by accounts from Cassel, though the greater part
of their paintings, &c. have been recovered from France,
that the fine pictures of Claude Lorraine and Paul Potter
cannot be.found.
The artillery and military stores are removed out of the
itirrendered French fortresses in great quantities, to be given

up to the Allies.
Fouche, Duke of Otranto, has left Brussels, accompanied
by his family, for Dresden.
When Admiral Linois and General Boyer were landed at
Havre from the Fox and Martial, on Tuesday last, they were
put into separate places of confinement; and Madame Linois
and her family were only allowed siv visit the Count at cc:-
lain times of the day.—The other officers, who came floes

Martinique, were allowed to go about the town at large.
Late advices from Naples announce, that a proposal has
been forwarded to the British Government from the Court cf
Naples, requiring our mediation to bring about a Feace be-
tween the King of Naples and the Barbary Powers. Should
we succeed, and be willing to guarantee the continuance of
the peace, Naples, it is said, in return for such services.
will make a beneficial commercial treaty with England.
A Mail from Corunna arrived on Wednesday. The patriotic
Bishop of Orense has had the laudable courage to present a
petition to the King in favour of the surviving participators
in the glorious though unsuccessful enterprise of the lament-
ed Porlier. Advices by the mail concur with accounts from
Bayonne, of the 12th, in representing the condition of Spain
to be such tltat the suppression of the enterprise of Porlier
cannot be relied upon as a restoration of traoqufflity. The
army is not punctually paid, the troops are ill clothed, and
those on the French frontier are even 111 fed.

INCREASE' OF LONDON.—At the upper end of the Hay-
market formerly stood Picandilta-hall, where Pirradif/as nr
Turn-overs were sold, from which circumstance Piccadilly
was named. This street was finished in 1642, as far as the
present Berkeley-street. The fist good house which was
built in it was Burlington House; the noble founder said he
placed it there "because he was certain no one would build
beyond him."
The Court Martial, which has been sitting some bys at
Sheerness on Captain Lord George Stuart, late of the New-
castle, 50-gun ship, on charges preferred against hint by
Captain Butcher, late of the Antelope, of the same rate,
closed its proceedings on Thursday afternoon at a late hapr.
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when his Lordship was fully acquitted.
What we call Mantle the Poet says is no such Thing; or
if it exists, is to be found in the science of Astrolo,2v; ac•
cording to this Doctrine, Pgaav, 1,1101.130 RN BARS, iS tO
sell TWO of the 50,0001, Prizes in the present very Opt!.
LENT Lottery, to begin Tuesday the 7th of November, amid
as Tickets and Shares are expected to advance in Price be-
fore the Drawing, PERRY advises nis Friends and tile Public
to make their Purchases at his truly Fortunce Officc.
004.80 AN ns, without Delay.

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DRAMATIC RI.GISTER.

COVEN 6AJDEN.

- - A yew vend historical 11e10-Drama, called John du
Dart, was perform, d for the first time on Wednesday
evening. his piece is a translation from the French, and
mach do we lament that the rage for foreign productions
shou'd iniluce the public to patronize such trilling exhibi-
tion, at our Winter Theatres. To them we result for in-
tellectual amusement, and we confess our disappointment
and m.)rfiiicAion at beholding the seat of the legitimate
Dania degraded by productions, whose sole merit con-
sists in the dextrous management of unwieldy mechanism.
John du Bart abounds in miraculous escapes, and unnatural
incidents ; Generals are carried off by a handful of men in
the midst of their soldiers, and prisoners liberated inlthe
most improbable manner. The only attempts at wit which
the dialogue contains are comprised in the novel and ele-
gant expressions of—' as,4at as a flounder"-..-" as snug as
a maggot in a shell"—" 1 am in a brown study"—" mak-
ink- a drain °fan or; IN stomach," and a few other flashes
titian% illiant. During the whole of the last act the
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stage s completely occupied by a well-managed represen-
tati-n of the ocean, riding nu which is " the Fame," the
ship of the hero " John c/u Bart ;" a storm takes place, as
a matter of coui se, to afford an opportunity for the sailors
to strew their abilities ; a naval engagement concludes the
entertainment.

Of the performers we have only to say, that what they
had to do, they did well. -The music, by Bishop, is pretty,
particularly the characteristic overture, expressive of a
frigate riding in smooth water, weighing anchor, &c. &c.
An elegant dance is introduced in the second act, in which
Miss lauppino and Noble were the principal performers.
The Managers must have been at great expence in the last
Act : the vessel is of an immense size, and completely rig-
ged and manned, presenting altogether a spectacle which,
in point of magnitude, was perhaps never equalled on any
stage. We confess that at the first coup d'reil we were
astonished and amused ; but we consider such perform-atices at our Winter Theatres as encroaching upon the
Minor Houses, and derogatory to the regular Drama, the
establishments for which should be applied to far nobler
purposes than merely pleasing the eyes of the spectators,
and most certainly this piece contains nothing to amuse
The ears. " John du Bait" has bven represented in Faris,
at one of the lowest Theatres, with tolerable success.
It was announced for repetition amidst a tumult of ap-
plause and disapprobation : we believe the former pre-
wailed. Should the piece have a run, we trust that Mr.
Liston's sea sickness willi diminish, as he becomes inured
to the rocking of the billows : this was one of the delica-
cies we observed in the Entertainment, which Ave had al-
most forgot to mention.

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