The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-25 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER,

The matters, not in aispute exactly, but in uncer-
tainty, and which were left for arrangement between
this country and America, at the conclusion of the
late war, are said to have been, the greater number of
of them, happily settled by the Commissioners appointed
for that purpose on ear part, and Mr. Gallatin on the
other, before that genii:watt quitted England, The
boundary, which was left unsettled in the treaty at the
end of the revolutionary war, is now accurately fixed.
This, if true, is a great point. The right of fishing:,
and drying ft-h, on the coasts of Newfoundland, is
clearly defined ; and the terms of intercourse between
our West India Islands and the vessels of the United
States are specified and agreed on. These also are mat-
ters of considerable weight ; but the greatest difficulty
remains behind, and it is probably for this reason, that
it is the greatest, that it so remains ;—the right of visi-
tation, and the power of apprehending the seamen of
each country, when found on board the ships of the
other, is still unsettled. We are said to have made
propositions on the subject, which it is understood that
Mr. Gallatin wishes to refer to his Government. We
recollect, that at the time when this point was discussed,
with less amicable feelings than at present, the Ameri-
can journals boasted, that if we would but listen to
reason, their Government could strike out propositions
so satisfactory and so capable of effecting their object,
that we could not but accede to them. Now, there
fore let the propositions be brought forward. We con-
fess that, as we are at peace with America, we would
wish to be so wholly and sincerely.
The Treaty, whatever it may be, that is concluded,
will not, we suppose, be made public till the ratifica-
tions are exchanged.

It is reported, that upon the breaking up of the Con-
gress, the Allied Sovereigns will publish a joint Decla-
ration or Manifesto, in which they will express to all
Europe their anxious desire and determination to omit
nothing in their power to render the general peace so
happily re-establisbed secure, permanent, and pros-
perous.

The Ministers of the Allied Sovereigns, it appears.
have deliberated on the propriety of holding a Congress
once in three years, for a general settlement of conflict-
ing interests: and the proposal is one which has met
with considerable approbation.
An article from Strasburg does homage to the steady
discipline of the foreign troops quartered in that neigh-
bourhood, and to the mild and judicious conduct of their
officers during the whole period of their service within
the French frontier.

The anniversary of' the battle of Leipsic was ob-
served at Aix-la-Chapelle by the Allied Sovereigns and
their suites with as great pomp and festivity as the
confined nature of the imperial city, and the limited
materiel of show, parade and amusement, could admit.
In the morning there was a grand review of the little
army of horse, foot-guards, and artillery, which com-
poses the garrison, attended by their Imperial Majesties
of Russia and Austria, and the King of Prussia, the
Graad Dukes Constantine and Michael, the Prince of
Orange, the Prince of Mecklenberg, the Duke of Wel-
lington, several Russian and other Princes, and a great
body of General Officers attached to the suites of the
Monarchs : the Princess of Tour and Taxis, the King
of Prussia's sister-in-law, was likewise on the field,
with several other ladies of distinction. The review
began about nine o'clock. As the day was fine, and a
Sunday, great crowds flocked to witness the spectacle ;
and the little army being exercised on ground broken
into small fields by hedges, rows of trees, and bAnks of
brushwood, seemed to increase in numbers by the dif-
ferent points of view from which it could be seen.—
After performing several manoeuvres, it defiled before
the Sovereigns into a close or field, hemmed in on one
side by a range of trees, where the infantry drew up in
a hollow square. The Sovereigns and their suites, who
had dismounted outside of the field, took their station
in the middle of the square, on foot, and with their
heads uncovered; and the clergyman, after reading
prayers and joining in the Te Dams, cliatnitcd by a
band of young singers, delivered an ,iddress to the
brilliant assemblage, and offered up a prayer to Heaven,
suited to the occasion of the anniversary which the
festival was intended to commemorate. When the
service was concluded, the troops raised a huzza, and
the cannon stationed at a little distance fired several
rounds. It was remarked at the reviow, that the Duke
of Wellington was generally by the side of the Empe-
ror Alexander, and enjoyed the greatest share of his
conversation.
On Thursday the National Society for the Education
of the Poor in the principles of the Established Church,
held a meeting at St. Martin's Vestry-rsom, the Lord
Bishop of Lonfon in the chair. Seventeen fresh schools
were united to the society, and several grants of money
from 201. to 1001. each, were made, towards the erecting,
enlarging, or fitting up of school rooms. His Royal
Higlintss the Prince Leopo.d of Saxe Coburg has pre-
sented a d nation of 100:. to the National Society.—
His Royal iciness has also signified his intention of
acceptii:g ee office of §teward at the next anniversary
meeting in St. Paul's Cathedral, fur the benefit of the
SOll3 of the Clergy,

THE QI7FEN.

Of T. (..3

The following Bulletins of the Queen's health have
been issued since our last :

" Kew rnlrce. Oct.
The Queen hashad some houre,slccp. but h::r Itlesty's
is not diunniithed.

" Kew Palace, Oft. 111.
" The Queen has had sleep in the night :It interv.AL; but bee
diseasu remains the sante as yesterday."
_

" lie.‘v Palace, Oct. 20.

" The Qtwen haq had a very in.lifferent ni.,;ltt, and h.v 11:!je.ity.
in by weal; ',tat..., tie want of that rvlse,ltutent which she has
generally derived front sleep."

.6 Kew Palace, Oct. 21.
" There has been no improvement in her Majesty's syinpouns
since our last Rept-L."
" Kew• Palace. Oct. fle.
" 'nem is nn alteration in her Majesty's symptOil/S since yester-
day. Tne Queen t:as had all inditrurent night."
" Kew Palace, Oct. 6:1.
" Fier Majesty has bad a better night, but the symptoms of her
disorder tannin una.tered."

" Kew Palace. Oct. QS.
"The Queen's compl4irt remains the fame. Her Majesty l
I:ad some good sleep in the nisi:t."
F. MILLMAN."
" H. HALFORD."

Her Majesty's disorder, we rezret to say, appears to
be resuming most of its former distressing symptoms.—
Her appetite has almost entirely left her again ; the
cough, and sense of pain .on the side, are very tret:ble-
some, and render the Royal l'atient extremely restless ;
whilst at the same time, the slightest motion has a ten-
dency to produce those alarming spasms, on the supe-
Tier viscera, which have heretofore threatened her speedy
dissolution.

Her Majesty has suffered so much for the last three
days, and the exhaustion arising from the want of sleep
is so great, that the most serious apprehensions arc en.
tertained of her approaching demise. She has more
than once miraculously recovered from symptoms almost
as threatening as the present ; but it is obvious that
each return of the malady is accompanied by increased
weakness, and consequently the case becomesmore hope.
less. It is reported that Ministers have resolved, .on
the demise of her Majesty, to propose to Parliament a
greatly diminished establishment for the King, at
Windsor ; and to entrust the care of his person to the
Duke of York, who will have an additional allowance
to his income for this service.

The Prince Regent arrived from Brighton on Fri-
day at six o'clock, accompanied by Sir Benjamin Bloom-
field, and after receiving the evening rep )rt of the
Physicians, his Roy al Highness remained to dinner with
the Princesses.

The Duke of York also visited the Palace, in the
course of the day, but neither the Prince Regent nor
the Royal Duke saw her Majesty. She was too much
exhausted to receive them.

It is stated in the Jamaica Gazettes received to the
sth ult., that the island was perfectly healthy up to
the above period: but we learn from a paragr►ph in
one of them, that at Surinam an epidemic prevailed,
which had swept off a considerable number of indivi-
duals. Many of the Dutch died in fbur or five hours
after they were first seized with it.
The States General of the Netherlands were opened
on the 19th inst.. with a long speech from the King in
person. His Majesty speaks with apparent satisfaction
of the late decision relative to the allied troops in France.
He paints in• cheerful and flattering colours the internal
state of the kingdom, and expresses his .confidence in
the success of certain measures which he hints at, for
equalizing the public receipt with the expenditure.
We stated a few weeks ago, that th,• celebrated
Abraham Thornton had arrived in this town for the
purpose of emigrating to the United States. He has
experienced more difficulty than he had anticipated in
getting a passage thither. It appears that he had en-
gaged one in the Independence, but when the other
passengers became acquainted with his name and cha-
racter, they unanimously refused to go in the same
vessel with him ; and a new muster-roll was in conse-
quence made out, in which his name was omitted.—
Liverpool Courier.
A misunderstanding has arisen between Miss Ste-
phens and the Manager of the Cork Theatre. Miss
Stephens'sallary there is thirty-five pounds per night
for her services. For this liberal sum, the manager
considers that she is bound to sing in afterpieces as
well as in full operas, when he shall require it, as she
did in Dublin. The Lady conceives her engagement
to be different; as in Dublin, in addition to the above
nightly sum, she received a certain share of the money
taken at the doors. By mutud coosen , fifteen pounds
of the thirty-five is nightly lodged in the hands of a
trustee until a legal opinion can be taken upon her
engagement, to which both parties have agreed to
submit.

A survey has been made of the barracks along the
coast of Kent, Sussex, and Hampshire, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining their state for the accommodation
of troops. The regiments quartered in these districts
will therefore be removed, in order that the army re-
turning from Frame may be quartered in the mari-
time counties, in preferen:e to marching the regiments
into the interior. The 9th Lancer and the 36th re-
giment of tbot, now mopping our barracks, tre or
peeled to be removed.

INT 25

THE DRAMA.

DRURY LANE I'IIEATHE.

Tueßday.—Tiie Recruiting Beijeatet was the perform-
ance of this evening. NVhen this comedy was revived
twJ years ago, it possessed a fascination which extracted
the sting of criticism as to its mural tendency. Time
graceful and elegant deportment of Rae, the witchery
of Mrs. Mardyn, and the inimitable representative of
s';:egeast Kite (Johnstone), gave a zest to libertinism,
a,cliarai to folly, and a delight even to roguery. Mrs.
Marilyn. on the present occasion, seemed to want the
animation with which her girlish fancy WWI wont to
he excited by the gallantry of the sprightly Captain; •
and Mr. S. Penley proved but a sorry sa stitute for our
lost favourite. We regret that the present meagre list
of performers of this Theatre precludes the prissibiiity of,
confining this gentleman to that line in which his talents
would doubtless receive the meed of approbation.

Wednesday,—Bielerstaff's opera of Lionel and Cla
rissa was performed for the second time this even.ng.
We were prevented witnessing Mr. C. Fisher's debut in
Lionel on Saturday. His voice, though nut powerful,
is pleasing: he possesses much knowledge of the science
of music, and his execution seemed only to want ani-
mation to give it due effect. He occasionally strains
.his voice beyond its natural pitch ; it then, and then
only, becomes unmelodious. His reception was most
flattering. We understand this gentleman is a brother
of Mr. D. Fis:ter, of this theatre. Miss Witham per.
sonated Clarissa—but not with her usual success. Mr.
Minden's Colonel Oldbou did not excite these pleasing
sensations with which Duwton inspired us in this cha-
racter. He has, thoagh still a fivorite, descendel
from comedy to farce. 'Vie character of Jessamy is not
known in the present era of the drama: Mr. s.Penley
gave it all the effect which characterized the effiminacy
of former times—and although the Dandies of the
present day are equally o'dre with that of Jessanzy—
we can only pity the degradation of the human mind
.that can prostitute talents for the express purpose of
exciting ridicule. Mrs. Bland gave her usual fascina-
tion to Jenny.
Tkursday —The Distressed Mother —lt becomes an
irksome task to write a fair opinion on the merits of a
perfortner, and par-icularly when Mr Kean is the sub-
ject of that opinion, when we dislike the piece itself in
which his character is the most prominent. We had
hoped this play would have been consigned " to the
tomb of all the Capulets." It is founded on the French
model : it is deficient in passion ; it possesses no claim
to grandeur of sentiments: and the principal character
is cold, dull, and declamatory rant, which give but
few opportunities for the display of intellectual excel-
lence. The mad scene of Orestes, indeed, has ever
been considered as cne of the greatest tests of the
theatric art—and in this scene Mr. Kean was eminently
successful. His brilant eye full of Lire encrcascd the
illusion of the whole scene ; and in that where, Pyri puts
once des royed, he anticipates the consummation of his
best hopes that Hermivac may be his, and he consents,
sooner than lose tne idol of his affections, to become an
assapsin—and, after accomplishing his bloody purpose,
is received sty his mist:ess ‘vith execrations instead of
affectionate endearments : —in these extremes of love
raised to the highest pinnacle of hope, and then hurled
to the lowest gulf of despair—language fails of con.
veying to our rea!ers Mr. Kean's able delineation—to
be felt, it must be seen. The greatest compliment,
perhaps, ever paid to an actor, was evinced on this oc-
casion—when Mr Kean was carried offin his paroxysm
of madness, the audience would not allow the perf4m-
ance to be contiaued ; and when Mr. Barnard came
forwatd, as we presume, to announce its repetition,
Mr. Kean was called for from every part of the house.
He obeyed the mandate, and announced it for Satur-
day. Of the other perfinoners, we do not wish to
speak of them as they DESSILV:•: we wiil not descend
to personality—and shall only add, it' SUCH be the BILL
Or FARE, we do not wonder that the oRDINAILY is not
better attended.