The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-28 00:00:00

worse appear thebetter cause"—his Eloquence was
however in this instance thrown away, fur hat he
(ab acting Flugelman in the absence of his superior,
though once contemned colleague, the Marquis of
Londonderry) stood up in his place and said, " 1
oppose the motion," it would have had precisely the
same effect—the majority against reform would not
have been lessened by the absence of his rhetoric
powers, and the host, that can be swayed by a wava
of the hand, would, without the forcible appeal of
this colossal supporter of corruption, have rishel
with equal ardour to have lent their aid to the record
of the &et that the people of England have no right
to hope for a Reform in Parliament, at prestat—
unless they make use of stronger measures than an
appeal to that House, whose Members ought to be
their Representatives—an Address to the Throne
may be their next experiment.

ST. GEORGE'S DA 1-.
1•••••

Tuesday being the day appointed for celebrating
his Majesty's birth-day, the morning was ushered in
by the ringing of bells, displaying of flags from the
church steeples, and every other demonstration of
joy. At half-past nine the following, detachments
with their officers arrived on the Mall, viz.--. The
2d Battalion of the Ist Regiment, commanded by
Col. Townsend, the Ist Battalion of the 2d Regt.
or Coldstream, under the orders of Captain and Au-
jutant Henry Bentinck ; and the 2d Battalion .4
the 3d Regiment, under the command of Col. Backe.
After the battalions had gone through their evolutions,
they proceeded from the parade towards the King's
Palace, followed by a great number of spectators.
At one o'clock the Park and Tower guns fired a
royal salute; the grand drawing-room held by hi.;
Majesty at Buckingham-house, and in point of
splendour, has not been equalled fur some years.—
The preparations in all quarters were upon the
most magnificent scale, and there were, by royal
order, some peculiar observances in honour of that
day. Among these we noticed that the Knights of
the Bath, the Garter, and other distinetiL•hed
orders, appeared decorated with the splendid
lars, ribbons, and other insignia attached to the
several honourable classes to which they belong.—
The troops on duty were the Horse Guards (Blue),
and the two regiments of Foot Guards, the firmer
in their new and splendid uniforms, and the latter
in white gaiters, &c. The bands of the several
regiments were in attendance in state uniforms.—
The Foot Guards were stationed on the It Nvii,
within the railing in front of the Palace, and the
horse were arranged in lines so as to form avenues
through which the carriages were to pass along.—
His Majesty left Carhonbouse by the garden gate
leading into the Park at 12 o'clock, and proceeded
to Buckingham-house. About the same time that
the King entered the Palace, the company began to
arrive to the drawing-room, and in a few moments
all was bustle and animation. The members of the
royal family present on this occasion were, their
Royal Highnesses the Dukes of York, Clarence, and
Gloucester, and the Duchess of Gloucester. The
first named Royal Duke drove to the Palace in a
new and splendid town carriage, which attracted
much notice. All the Cabinet Ministers and Foreign
Ambassadors were •present. The Speaker of t)e.
House of Commons went in his state carriage. '1 e
Lord Mayor and Sherith of London were present,
as were the greater part of the leading Members k:t
the House of Commons. The company did not
cease to arrive until half past thur o'clock, and .t
was nearly seven before the drawing-room was cOO.
eluded.

Extract of a letter dated Cowie, April I.sth:-.-
" About half past nine on Saturday (the 13th inst.)
while at breakfast, we were visited with the smartest
shock of an earthquake that has been felt in this
neighbourhtxxl fix the last fifteen or twenty years.
It was accompanied by two very loud reports, one
apparently above our heads, and the other, which
fidlowed immediately afterwards, under our feet.
The noise of these, which were much more terrific
than thunder, lasted, I should think, fully Su se-
conds. It set our kitchen utensils a ringing, and
brought down some of the covers of the puts and
pans. I have felt much severer shocks in the West
Indies, but not accompanied with such a noise. The
sensation it created in me was exactly like that I
have felt on the deck of a vessel, on her guns being
discharged."
r. There were two elections on Monday at the Su-
ciety of Arts and Sciences. The first was !i.r a
Vice-President of the Society, in the room of .the
late Sir Nathaniel Conant : Mr. Thomas Hope wa,;
elected. The second was the annual election !,,r
the Presidency of the Polite Arts: Mr. Warren, the
engraver, was returned. Mr. Barber Beaummt
was in both instances the unsuccessful candidate.