The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-06 00:00:00

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COVENT-GARDEN THEATRIS.

This most popular place of amusement having under-
gone em•.iderahle improvements. was re-opined on
Tuesday night Fast. During the recess, the H(111$0 h.ss
been beatitthed, the gilding of the pillars and ornaments
refierlied, and the whole is in a good state of preserva-
tion—but the leading feature in the alterations is the
closing of that open space behind the Dress Boxes verse.
rally known by the appellation of " The &Ad," where
drunken dandies and noisy women of the worst descrip-
tion were wont to annoy the respectable pan of the
audience.
We have not hitherto witnessed any novelty worth
particularising—the Company is very strong iii its old
'meet (though commendable prudence his obliged the
Proprietors to withstand some shamefully exorbitant de-
mands on the score of salary) and many promising debu-
tante will be candidates for metropolitan favour- %Ve
have no doubt. foots whit we learn through the brit
chi noels. that this Theatre wi.l, under the management
of Mr. Chas. Kenible, maintain that superMrity over its -
empirical adversary that it has long possrsaed and richly
IllefitS.

It is notified to the tenants upon his Grace the
Duke of Rutland's extensive estates, that at the
next rent-day an abatement will be made in the
rents, not as a return by. per eentage, but accord-
ing to the situation and circumstances of the farms.
An order arrived last week at Chatham. Dock-
yard to stop the further discharge of any more men
frum the naval yard; it is the intention of the Go-
vernment, that the men shall continue working for
five days in the week, and the same hours as usual,
whieh will obviate the intentions of a further ilia-
char

arge.
We understand the following resolutions will be
passed at the next Dublin Guild of Merchants, on
Monday the 14th of October, at the New Hall, on
Wellington-quay:--" Resolved,--That as Rowan
Catholics are by the law of the land eligible to be
members of this Guild, and as there is no rule or
by-law on our books to exclude them, we therefore,
in order to demonstrate our loyalty to the King, our
respect for the laws, and our esteem and friendship
for our fellow citizens, do hereby declare our inten-
tention to support, with our votes and interest, the
admission of such respectable merchants of this city
as may offer themselves, without religious distine- •
tion."

An order arrived last week at Chatham Dock-yard
to stop the further discharge of any more men from
the naval yard; it is the intention of Government
that the naval men shall continue working fUr tire
days in the week, and the same hours as usual,
which will obviate the intention of a further dig..
charge.
On Friday last, the committee of the Stock Ex•
change returned an answer to an application made
to them on Tuesday by sdme members of the House,
in which they consent to recognize sransactionvin
the foreign funds. it should. be understood, as the
public in general do not seem to be aware of the
fact, that the Committee have never forbidden the
hirguins in foreign securities; they have merely
hitherto refused, when transactions of that descrip-
tion have taken place, out of which. any disputes
have arisen, to allow a reference to them, as ie the
bargains of the English funds, for the sake of ad.
justing them, or of making public the names of
those persons who may have proved defaulters.—
The only alteration produced, therefore, by the new
arrangement is, that an etittal guarantee to the in-
tegrity of the members is obtained, as far as the
Committee can give it, for the transactions in
fo-
reign securities, as previously existed with aspect
to those in the English Stocks.
SIR CIIARLE4 WOLSELV.—From the observation,
of Mr. Brougham, in ltidgway's ease, at the late
Lancaster assizes, it appears there was'a probability
that the persecuted individual might be detained in
gaol after the termination. of his present imprison-
ment, unless be incurred. the expenie of a journey
to London, where he is almost literally a stranger,
and could put in bail in the Court nfAing's Bench.
This cireumstance nu sooner became known to Sir
Charles Wolsely, than he wrote to Ridgway, and:
I stated his willingness, at the proper time, to un-
dertake a journey to London fur the express purpose
of bailing him.
DEATH OF 'III,. DUCHESS OF N. WCISTLIC.
We are sorry to announce the death of her Grace the Duchess
of Newcastle. The melancholy event look place at Climber,
the family seat iu Nottinghamshire, early en Friday morning.—
Her Grace was delivered of twins, a boy and a girl, we latter
still born, un 'Tuesday last. She was ooesidered better en
Thursday, aud ins favourable way, but a sodden change for
the worse look place. Her Grace was Georgians Elisabeth,
daughter of Edward Miller Monday, of Siiipley, iu Derbyshire,
Esq. born lit of Jane, LISS, and married July IS.. ISIA—
There was ingest of this marriage Id children, via.-11 sons ■nd
live daughters, of whom there are now living tune seas and three
daughters ; of these four were born at two births.
The Princess Augusta being in possession of a
pair of oak chairs and foot-stools, presented ►y ford Raga' to
he, late Majesty for her chapel at kew, bas bestowed them in
the most handsome way upon the parish of New Windsor, for
the service sad adorameot of the altar of the sew church.—
These chairs are of English carved oak, awl of the most ex-
quisite workmanship. They are of considerable height, tied
their general design and particular ornaments are in the purest
Gi.thic tots. cualtivas an of crimson relict.