The National Register.
London, England, 1811-11-24 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

146

COURT AND WORLD OF 1 ASHION.

On Sunday, the following Bulletin of our vene-
rable and afflicted Sovereign, was eNhibited at St.
James's Palace :
" WINDSOR CASTLY., Nov. 16.—His Majesty continues nearly
in the same state."
If .the private accounts from Windsor are to be
relied on, his Majesty is become so deblitated as
scarcely to be able to leave his room. Dr. J. Willis
has again been called, in.

ONEINANO
The accident which befel his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, last week, while dancing with the
Princess Charlotte at Oatlands, was more serious
than was at first reported. Two tendons of the
toot, it is said, Were broken.—His Royal Highness
still remains at Oatlands, but is so much reco-
vered that he is e4ected in a few days at Yoik

House.
The Princess Charlotte of Wales, it is said; is to
occupy the apartments at Kensington Palace, on
the removal of the Princess of Wales to Hampton
Court.
The Duke of CUMBPILAND will leave town in a
few days, to take the coromand of his regiment.
Two young Persian Princes are now in 1 Amami
for their education, brought over by Sir Harford
Jones, to whose care they were entrusted. They
are the sons of the Prime Minister to the King of
Persia, the eldest about IS, and his l;; ether 16
.ears of age. Government have taken for them a
house in Half Moon-street.
The Lord Chancellor has been unable to preside
in the Court of Chancery for several days past, hay.
ing been attacked with an erysipelas. He was consi-
derably better yesterday.
Tlie Duchess of Marlborough continues in a very
alarming 'state. Since her Grace's illness, she ex-
pressed a desire to see her eldest son, the Marquis
of Blandford, whom she had not seen for these 18
years—when a happy reconciliation took place, to
the great satisfaction of the family.
We understand that Mrs. Jordan has separated her-
KW from the Duke of Clarence, in consequence of
an offence which .he has conceived at his Royal
Highness's making an offer of his hand to Miss
Long, The Duke, it is said, is to spend some time
at Windsor, whence he proceeds to Portsmouth ;
nor does he return to Bushy, till the final departure
of Mrs. Jordan.—Mt s. Jordan has lived with the
Duke one-and.twenty years, and had by him ten
children, the whole of whom are living.
Mr. Wellesley Pole, it is said, has been at length
recognized as the received lover of Mks. Tylney
Long, whose hand and fortune have for some time
been the grand object of matrimonial ambition in
high life.
"Friday came on the election of the Lord Rector
of the University of Glasgow, when there was the
keenest contest ever remembered in that University.
The candidates proposed were Lord ARCHIBALD
HAMILTON and Lord Viscount MELVILLE, and up-
wards of 800 elect(); s voted on the occasion.. On
the final close of: the poll, there appeared upon the
whole a majority of nearly 200 in favour of Lord
ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, Who was accordingly dc-
aired duly elected.

DRA MATIC REGISTER.

LYCEUM.

—....... 0
I am really at a loss to account for it, but positively almost
every new piece appears worse than all by which it has been
preceded. After the rubbish that was played six months ago, I
did not think the ingenuity of man could have produced any
thing worse. The gradations of wretchedness are inconceivably
numerous, and though it appears to me impossible that greater
trash can be furnished than that with which we are already fa-
miliar, I will not take upon myself to say we have yet seen their
end.
A certain number of stupid dialogues were on Wednesday
gone over by the actors of this theatre, in a pointless thing
brought out as a farce, under the title of 46 The Rtjection; or,
ELvry Body's Business." This silly thiug contained nothing
that was even tolerable in any part of it, and it was in the end
so completely damned, that the managers have not as yet dared
to play it again.
The manner in which this piece was disposed of, wa; rather
singular. As it e,eems to lead to 4 new system in this theatre, at
lean, I shall transcribe the account given of it in The ilforiong
Post, as the facts are there correctly stated at length.
When the curtain was falling, Mr. lit.:ea mr came forward to
ann,unce its ,eciut Performance, but was opposed by lo d
cries of " No, No ! Off ! &c. as often
.as be attempted to
speak. Unable to give it out for this evening, without ap-
pearing to insult the audience, he patlied, and, while thus ap-
parently doubtful how to act, he was beckoned to the side, and
left the stage. The audience now seemed to expect they were
to b.: treated with some new stage trick, fur when he returned,
a minute after, with a paper in his hand, they seemed unwilling
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44 LADIES ANt GENTLEMZN,
"To obtain your applause being alone the wish of the Mae
nagers and Author, they desire to ascertain if it is your wish
that this Piece shall be repeated ?—(Loud cries of " No ! No !"
44 0.! off .1" porn all parts if the Theatre.)—" If it is not, it
be withdrawn."—(Cries " Bravo !" and universal
s:;„,,ts a irplause•)
Mr. DECA M P was now retiring, whim he seemed to be in-
structed to put the question again, upon which he came fur-
-ward and said—
" Will you then, Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to say this
Farce will he repeated ?"
1 lere the storm burst out again with all its former fury. Mr.
cAme bowed, an.l retired; and the Piece, of course, is to be
con,idertd as wit b &awn.