The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-09 00:00:00

THE DHZ i 4.

ENGI,I3II FifIUSE.
N'otwitlistanaing the intense heat of the weather,
ihk theatre has -kept up its usual attraction. Th.?
,fm:rricans has been repeated evay evenin,.; during the
eek with the exception of last night. This operatic
draina is exceedingly well aetci, and we omitted to
notice in oar kst, the humorous and meritorious exer-
tions of Ar. Harley in his Jack of all trades, it kept the
Souse in a roar of lar::;hter.
Thnrehty, the combined melo-drama anti mnsi-
cal entertainment called the D.,,terlcr of Naples, was
r vivo l tip. the purpose of exhibiting Mr. T. P. Cooke
a.; Heety, and it is hut justice to say that he acquitted
himself most creditably thougii occasionally a little too
rt7.9totitheic. The exinisite and interesting performance
f by Miss Kelly, is too well known to need our
praise.
Last night flickerstaffe's opera of Lioael and Clarrssa
il:ew a numerous anti fashionable audience. Miss Carew
again deligbted us ; if she is inferior to any singer on
tv• stage, it is to Miss Stephens only ; but we can
positively pronounce her to be a better musician than
the Covont Garden Syron. l'earman sang and acted
-veil, Miss Kelly gave the little part or Jenny great int "
portance, anti Bartley delivered the smitiments of the
benevolent Sit John Flowerdak with a gentlemanly
case. Miss Stevenson is an improving young actress.
Colonel 6hllnw and his fantastical lady lost none of
their humour or importance in the hands of Mr. Chat-
terlr and Mrs. Grove.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
.7.ent and suite visited the English Opera on Monday,
were highly gratified with the entertainments se-
.le:!ted on that occasion.

HAY 31 utKET THE tTRE.

rne play of the Africans was revived at this theatre I,
on Wedneslay night, after a lapse of six years since its
last representation. This revival is likely to carry with
it the suffrages of the public: we wish the piece hail
leen more flee from the titults peculiarly incidental to
modern dra:natie produe.tions, and which generally con-
cur with other causes to limit the period of their aura.
titni—we mean an overflow of ill-placed sentiment,
moral aphorisms out of character, with allusions that
:re born, and must expire with the occasion that pro.
dared them. The play of the .Ifricans, however, pos-
sesses an innate strength capable of supporting much
greatin. weight, since it exhibits many situations of
powerful interest, well drawn and contrasted charm-
ton, together with a story well eoustruetel and judi-
t amsly developed. The pm-limners, among whom were
Nlr. Warde and Miss E. Blanchard, who represented
characters of Bc/ico and Berissa for the first time,
\erted themselves with unusual skill and success ; and
stlle play was given out flr repetition on the remaining
nights of the week with universal approbation.

Mr. S. Kemble has lieen applinted by the Sub•Com-
raittee of Drury Lane Theatre, Manager fur the ensu-
ing season.
The dispute between the Committee of Drury Lane
Theatre and Elliqou, respecting the Olympic Theatre,
has terminated in his favour ; and Cc., Law Officers of
-the Crown have repined, that his performances there
are no infringements of the patent.
The Special Committee and Soh-Committee of Drur:--
lane Theatre have at length declared war against
•each other's authority. The firmer have .servel an
official notice cn the latter, not to make any engage-
meats for the ensuing season, without the approbation
of the body of the Proprietors ; which notice the Sub-
'Committee, it is s dd, refuse to obJy.
An official coinnumication has been male by the
Bank to the Stock Exchange, that the firmer will, a.;
usual, give every facility to the negociators of the New
Stock ; that time will, what is technically called, " take
ie the Omnium,'' which is, •to make payment of the
remainder of the instalments, on being paid interest at
.tte rate ct' per cent. fir the money advanced.
Representations arc now making to the Admiralty, on
the subject of the depredations :.tunmitted on our com-
merce in the \Vest Indies by the Insurgent privateers ;
.a:nong these, the case of the Jupiter is onc of the most
prominent. It .is said, that Government only require
.the fmts to be fully authenticated, to determine On toe
most vigorous measures for the suppression of a nest of
freebooters and pirates, who appear to soknowled;,,e n'o.
distinction of friend or foe, but to plunder indiscrimi-
nately all who have the misfitrtune to fall law their
han 's.
The Privy Council en Monday last determined that
the Conneil of Aberdeen of 1816, last legally elected,
should meet on the Q:33. of September, and fill up a
Council. who again on Michaelmas day should proceed
as if they had been the Council of the prevnt year, to
an election of Magistrates anti Counsellors of that city
for the (nutting year.
Tuesday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen
at Guildhall for the purpose of swearing hi selr.Waith-
man, the new Alderman thr the Ward of Farringdon
'Without, in the room of Sir Charles Price, Bart, 'be-
te-A:aced.

Tt.,:•"t ittlCterv.t

COURT CILINCERY.-....SATURDAY, Avo. 8.

• +40.--

MIVRV-LANE TIIBATIE.

Sir S. Roinilly, on the part (..f a great majority of I
the proprietors of :his threttre, moved hi-, Lerdship to
grant an Injunction to prevent the Sub-Committee,
e.inststing of five persons. from proceeding in engaging
any new per"iirmers, or entering into any new contracts
oa the behalf of the proprietors, ceesidering the state
of their limits. Wlle3 the late theatre wai tiethrtunate-
ly burnt down, there wore a number of engagements,
and an Art of Parliament was passed authorising a
Committee of ten persons to raise the Lem of r. 00,0001.
in shires of 10e4. cadt, and the shareholders to have
votes in proportion to the number of shares. The Legis-
lature passed a second Art, in which the power of ma-
nagement was vested in a S::1!-001111111ttet: of five persons,
who had full power to appoint a manager and engage
performers, Ste. The debts of the theatre amounted to
80,0;i01. and in June last a SAect Committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the matters ref.nTed to there, and
on the Bth of that month they reported, and indeed it
was evident, that the true state of affair; must have
been !mown to the Sub-Committee. Several resolutions
were tianted by the Select Conunittee, which were read
and approved of by the General Meeting on the Bth of
June. On the 16th of July the Select Committee
gave another report of their efforts, and recommeaded
the stun of 17,0001. to be raised by loan, and George
Coleman, Esq. to he appointed manager. A Special
Committee, at the same time, reported, that much of
the ineumbrances was occasioned by the facility with
which articles were procured from tradesmen, and also
from the very great number of orders fir free admission.
The report was agreed to by the (ieneral Meeting of
Proprietors, at least by a majority or The bill went
on to state that no capital remained, but that money
must be raised by loan. Large sums were due to the
performers, who had consented to receive a composition
for their debts on certain terms. The Court was there-
fore prayed to restrain the Sub-Committee from going
on. Ile had no doubt the Court would at once inter-
fere. The Learned Counsel then at great length
went into a detail of the facts, which are already befiire
the public.
The Lord Chancellor granted the Injunction on this
ex-parte application ; but ordered notice to be served on
the other side without delay.

Seventeen Bankrupt Petitions have been transferred
from the Lord Chancellor's paper to that of the Vice
Chancellor, who at present proceeds with the Bankrupt
Petitions in a manner hitherto unknown in Chancery.
Ills Honour wiil he over with his present sittings in a
very few days, and the Lord Chancellor will terminate
his on the I 3th. The Sittings last year manned till •
the end of September nearly ; thus affording a proof of
the improvement in dispatch of .business.
A series of German Journals to a recent date reach-
ed us lest night. '►n article, datel Berlin, the telst
ult. gives the following account of the late Frankfort
fair :
The •Frankfort Fair, which is now finished, has
turned out, as merchants of this city say, tolerably well
fbr our manafactnrers ; there was particularly a great
demand for leather and cloth. The English sold their
gods this time at higher prices than usual, a•td had
not in general brought great quantities with them ;
but they had a numerous assortmeut of patterns, on
which -they have received very large-orders. Our ma-
nefacturers therefore know with tolerable certainty
what they have to expect from the next fair."
Extract of a letter feom New Orleans, dated June 3 :
—" An official communication has been received at the
Custom-heuse here front the frcacury at Washington,
stating that there will he no obstruction to the admis-
sion of sp:e•ie into America from the British West India•
islands, after the SOth of September next, in vessels of
war. Those, therefore, who wish to lodge funds here'',
may a•.-ail themselves of sueli op;iortanities."
A Hambneglt mail, with American anti Jamaica ,1
papers, have oree to hand. An erticle from Stockholm
states, that the Swedish civil list has been detioitively
settle:l; the income of the King being fixed at 3-20,000
dollars, and that of the Croton Prince at 100,000
Every Norwegian is to I njoy the privileges of a native
sal feet in tlae kinelea of Sweden, from ►he moment
thet his petition tier that purpose shell be presented to
the Ki4g. A similar coneeseion to :he nativee of Se e-
den is lool.ed for Cleo the Nerwegian Diet.
The late eleetion fir the County of Wilts, lump-
po:zed to have cost Mr. Wcilesley Long Pole no less
than 80,0001. ; but this large sum is not more than one
year's income of the Hon. Gentleman.
By the acce.ssion of the Hon. Mr. Anstn to the title
of Lord Anson, a ROM heeomes vacant for Great Yar-
mouth, for which his lorlisblots Another is expected to
become a c:u.'.i,l•ttc. rehnend,K. Lacon. Esq. the late
Member fur Yarmouth, has stgaiu offered himseif a
candidete
At two o'cloek on V6einesday, a thermometer in the
shade,with a south aspect in the Strand, was at 84 deg.
A thermometer in the sun, 114 deg. ; ditto, bull,
Waled, 122 deg. four feet from the ground.

PRIVATE C6RItESPOWDENCE.

PARIS, %I G. 3

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The investigation into the conspiracy is not much
further advanced than it was three weeks ago.
tillq is yet known of it at Paris is derived from the
reports and rumours, more or leis authentic, publish-
ed in the journals. We must therefore wait, till the
documents to be produced against those accused of this
culpable and absurd plot are laid betbre the public,
and then we shall be able to leant how titr it meri's
any serious attention. General Camel is still in pri-
ses, and secured in solitary coalman: It, which deprives
him of all communication with 'his counsel. lie
grievously complains of this tre:rtment through hi.;
advocate, M. Berryer, in preliwkary chscrvutions is
flivour of M. Canuel, published by that barrister.
This defence gives no infbrmatioe about the crime
which the•Ceneral is accusal. Scale persons (leclars,
that the atlitir :of the conspiracy will be stilted, az; i
that the Minister himself, frightened at the gravity ot'
the plot, will relent in the proscoution. This would
have a strange appearance ; as it, would show thi-A the
tribunals were entirely under the control of the nab.-
rities, and that the latter could at their pleasure devote
victims to jaAice, or snatch them from it. The note ef
the Ultras to the Allied Powers, ‘vhieh had been pub-
lished some days ago, pram:Cry by the Ministry itself,
has been seized after the booksellers had sold a great
number of copies. Snell are the inexplicable measures
of Government in this affair. _ _

It would uppear by a letter from Baden, inserted in
a German paper, that Las Cues is making represcu-'
tritium; to the /Mica Powers to procure some rcitigatior.
of the lot of his master Napoleon.