The National Register.
London, England, 1812-08-16 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

AUG. 16.

COURT AND WORT D OF FASHION.

Tux Pacqcrt RForw Cs BIRTH-1)41%—0n Wednesday the Antii-
ver,,,r, ot k 4 Royal Highness the Prince Regent's birth was celebrated,
„i tieatly the smile dem n onstratios of respect as have usually
tt shown on the Kluge's birth da.v, except in the splendour and
tv of a Court.
i &mut half past two o'clock the Prince Beaent arrived
at (a. ltou Hons. front Wiialsor. Soon :otter three o'clock the
N„ide Hen and Gentlemen wire introduced to his Itu)al
a:ql hid the honour to kiss hands upon their respective app-iht-

so. nts
Lord cioorge Beresford. on being appointed Comptroller of the
WI too 11" Id ;
M. li..)bert. reel, on b, ing appointed Secretary to the Lord Lieu-
ten a:.t of la t lian,l ;
L d Jocelyn, ~n hei g appointed Vice-Chamberlain ;
M . IVilhatu Fitzgerald, vu being appointed Chancellor of the Ex-
eliciper fur ;
an t
Lord C. Bentancii, on being eppoioted Treasurer of the Household.

LITERATURE.

507

. TO THE EDITOR.
Stn—lf you find the following tranNlation of the three satin epigram"
that appeared in your ISts and t 39 numbers, worthy of insertion, they
air the offerings of a con.tar.t reader wbu .has derived much enter-
tainment from your publication.
Bath, July 629.

Tho' oft I've given (till many a kiss
I'll be content with one front thee ;
Nor be amazed, there's greater bliss
In °tie of thine than scores fun* rue.

Tis Chloe tree, i snatched a kiss,
If blu4hes should thy cheeks eiubue.
1 will restore the stolen blips--
A thousand are. at interest, due.

I stole two kisses, love, 'tis true,
Why blush, thy lips still sweet remain,
hut restore the theft to you
Aod gese a thousand for the twain.

F• F. W.

TAs► UPON LEATHER.

Mg. EDITOR,
1 take the liberty of addressing you on a subject in which,
(though it may particularly affect me, and those in the same
way as myself,) I cannot but think the public at large are
deeply interested. As soon as it was known that a Tax of_
three halfpence per pound was to be laid upon Leather, the
tanner laid on an advance to at least twice that amount ; and
when the Bill had actually paned, he did not fail to add to
that the Tax imposed by Government. It ought to be
understood, that in shaving the skins down, and preparing
them for the shoe-maker, each hide loses half its weight, by
he process of the currier. From this it will be seen, that
the Tax, as it falls on the currier, is necessarily doubled by
him ; and he, in humble imitation of the tanner, feels it due
to his profession, not merely so to double it, but to add about
three halfpence in the pound to what the tanner has put on,
and to what he is obliged to charge. From this it will be
seen, that instead of three halfpence per pound, the shoe,
maker has to pay on all the leather he uses, little less than a
shilling. The public have only to do with the shoe-maker,
and understanding that a Tax of but three halfpence per
pound has been laid on by Government, naturally complain
of the charge which he is obliged to make, as exorbitant.
haye thought it right to say thus much to set things in 4
proper light, as it is rather hard that that class of men should
bear all the blame who have none of the profit.
I am, Sir, with great respect, Yours, Ere. &e.

CRISPIN HIULLTAP.

On Wednesday last, the birth-day of the Prince Regent, the first
stone of the 13reakwater, in Plymouth Sound, was lowered down.
Mr. Peter Finnerty was liberated on Friday se'riniglit from Lincoln
Gaol, after a confinement of eighteen months, for a libel on Lord Cas-.
t lereagh. _ _

The New Theatre Royal Drury-law!, is now in such a state of for.
wardness, that the scaffolding is carried up to paint the cieling over.
die pit, and put up the ornaments to the front of the b..xes. A consi-
derable addition is made to the number of artists etrployed, and every
exertion used to finish the edifice by the time appointed.
The advertisement of the Drury lane Committee has already set $
number of scribblers to woik to write addresses. One of them w
understond begins as follows :
" All ale Whitbread, his labours since the fire,

I* Have raised this pile; 'tis therefore his entire;
" Now let him rest, fur who can wish to see,
In action here. so steady an 0. P."
A Learned Judge, who presided at a late trial, happening to be dis.
satisfied with the verdict, asserted that it was wrougL as clearly as II
and 2 make 4.—" It may be so, my Lord, said tiro Foreman, fors id
some situations, $ and 2 make 22 !"