The National Register.
London, England, 1809-04-30 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •

which are intended to be inlovw humours but they are very
defective both in drawing and animation. '1 he chalk pieces
of Hum VII.LWRS arc truly admirable. Upon the whole
we consider this exhibition as greatly commendable. A .

We may assert, without fear of contradiction, that
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BEAU MONDE and MONTHLY R EGISTER is now rendered
worthy of the present enlightened age. It has peculiar
claims on the patronage of the Public. The Calulogue
Ralsonne of all New Publications contains several admi-
rable pieces of criticism. The Artist and Amateur may
find much real information in the Review of Works of
Art, and the Musical World will be much gratified and
amused by the Critical Catalogue of New Music.. The
work is adapted for all classes of readers ; and will be found
the'roost interesting and useful publication extant. The
Embellishments are chef d'avvres ; Emery, as Stephen liar-
rowby, is finely engraver and coloured, and has a very
humorous effect. The Anglo-Saxon Lady of Quality, in
the costume of the eighth century, is truly beautiful ; the
Female in the fashionable drapery of the month has as-
suredly never been equalled ; and is both chaste and elegant
—it is a kind of representation of costume that has been
so much desired. There is also a finely engraven plate of
Slag-Hounds, accurate portraits from life, of two dogs
belonging to his Majesty. The sporting world will be
much delighted with that print. The gentlemen who have
the conducting of the Magazine, are not engaged in bu-
siness; the work is not produced with the idea of pecuni-
ary advantage, but with the view that a Monthly Register
shall appear worthy of the patronage of the Public.

THE DUKE OF SUSSEX
AID LADY AUGUSTA MURRAY, NOW BARONESS D'AMELAND.

Considerable interest was excited yesterday, in consequence
of a report that the Chancellor's decision would be given in
public, in the suit wherein their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of
Sussex and Cambridge are opposed to the Lady Augusta (daugh-
ter of the late Earl of Dunmore), who. our Readers w ill re-
collect, was married to the Duke of Sussex some few years since
at Rome.—The Lord Chancellor delivered his judgment in a pri-
vate room, from which all persons but the parties, their Counsel,
and Solicitors, were excluded by his Lordship's express order.
We could nut learn the particulars, but the Chief quest iOn we un-
derstand to have been as to the custody of the children, the issue
of the marriage. The object, we hear, was to remove them
from their mother, who contended that she had the right of cus-
tody, having maintained them for many yeam, and under ci r-
curn:tanres of the greatest distress, when the Doke scent abroad.
We cannot say what the decision is, but we believe wk may an-
ticipate it, as Lady Augusta followed the Chancellor from his
rooms apparently mac:i agitated, and was led aAav by her
brother, the precut Earl or Dunmore, and some other of her
noble friends.
One of the childrenv we are told, is a beautif.ll little girl,
about seven years old. The son is a most interesting youth, in
his 16th year. We just taught a view of him in Court on the
last hearing. He is said *to have petitioned time Chancellor in
behalf of his mother, and to have expressed his unhappiness at
the idea of belly,. removed from a parent to whom he is Si)
strongly attacited7-1,:oly Augusta was in deep mourning for
her late father. the venerable Earl of Dunmore, who died a
few weeks back.
Some of our cotemporaries have intimated an opinion that the
Chatwellor has no power to hear a cause in private, but they
stye snistaken. His I.ormiship ha- teat power, and particularly
oa the request of parties (-wirer:led ; aml in this iti,;tauce such
request was made, by Sir Arthur Couaiel for the RV) ill