The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-11 00:00:00

require notice now.

In our proceedings of the Court of King's Bench
will be found the particulars of the ceremony of
passing sentence upon Sir Francis Burdett. The
Court could not avoid a sentence with a verdict of a
Jury staring them in the face, while they refused
to disturb that verdict—but we hesitate not to de-
clare our opinion, that had the Court been constituted
as it ought to have been—had Mr. Justice Bayley
occupied the Cuter seat in that Court, to which his
seniority in the Court, his ability, and his humanity,
equally joined to entitle him, the sentence would
have been a fine of six shillings and eight-pence,
and an immediate discharge. However, constituted
as the Court is, we really rejoice in the sentence as
it is—the fine (which will be paid by subscription

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among his applauding fellow-citizens) would be
nothing to the honourable and worthy Baronet, if
it came out of his own pocket; and as to the impri-
sonment for three months, we cannot but felicitate
ourselves, and congratulate the true friends cf our
country that the Court has been so far influenced by
popular feeling as to make his absence from its ser-
vice of so short a duration—we repeat, however,
our conviction, that, with the FATHER of the Court
dissenting on the point of the legality of the trial,
TILE HONOURABLE BARONET OUGHT NOT To HAVE

BEEN BROUGHT UP FOR JUDGMENT AT ALL.

HIS Itf iIJESTI'S VISIT TO BOTH THEATRES. •

On Tuesday night his Majesty attended Drury Lane
Theatre, and was most rapturously received. On \Veil-
ittsilav night, i,i consequence of public notice' having
been an en of his Majesty's intention to honour Covent-
Girden Theatre with a visit, the doors were surrounded '
at an early hour by numerous crowds of persons 411X10111,
to secure a seat. The doors wets opeheil at six o'clock,
being half an hour earlier than is usual. This prodevt •
arratii.,ement was highly cotrinieridable, as it gave Hine to
;lie audience to settle before the arrival of his Majesty,•
ai,d prevented much of the confusion which took place •
at the other theatre, where but few families had an
portuility of gaining their seats to be; present at the •
entratice of his Alojesty.
The instant the doors were opened a violent rush took
place, anti in little more than two minutes the pit, gal--
1. ries, and those boxes that hail not been taken. were
completely filled. l'he dress and private boxes filled
mine leisurely, but in a short time tney were. tilled ty
as numerous :utd elegant an assemblage of ladies as Cr er -
graced a theatre. l'he heat was su excessive that. many •
females, and even men, tainted away in the pit and gal-
leries. The humane exertions of triJny getiagMbn in;
in the lower tier of boxes, in taking up females and riven;
wbotiad fainted away,from the pit, were particularly,
conspiethlll!.

At seven o'clock his Nlaiesty, with his.strite, entered.,
when the C 111111111.1,111 with which he was receiveil by
the audience, iris beyond description. The curtain,
drew tip, and the entire company of the •theatre came.
forward and song God save the King," in which a
great portion of the audience joined chorus. At the cud
ot each stanza die audience cheered, and such was the
enthusiasm that pervaded the audience, that the anthem.
was encored, and it was some time before the month of :
applause subsided.
His Majesty was dressed in a Field ;Marshal's titsikrrm, t,
with a small star. His Royal Highneis-t he -Doke of!
York sat on the right hand of his Majesty, mid his:
Royal H'ghness the Duke of Clarence on his left.—
Both the Royal Dukes were in their full uniform, and
his Nlajesty appear.:J higitly gratified with the reception.
which he met with, and bowed frequently iu the moss
gracious and pleasing fIIJIIIIer, relteateoly placing hie
hand upon his breast.
The box iu which his Nlaksty sat was the nest to 'the
stage, on the left of the audit:lice, in the dress circle.—
The Lox was most elegantly fitted up with a superb'
canopy of crimson and gold, surmounted by a' clown,'
and lined throughout by crimson velvet. with the royal • .
amts emblazoned in front. On the shge were the usual
attendants of Yeoman of the Guard.

The play was the 7rcePh Night. ih which Mr. Liston,
was particularly effective as Sir Andrew Auechrek ; as.
was also Mr. Fawcit as .Sir T 5 Belch, anti Mt., Tree,
as rink. His Majesty appeared to be particularly
pleased with the singing and mustc of ttie p ece. Om.
the whole th! performances went off with little ii ore.
interruption than was occasioned by persons•who Were
inconveniently situated front the great pressure, and wiAs
were not to be restrained, even by the presence of Royalty,
itself, front dying out most lustily on occasions.. His
Majesty on his departure was gteeted with the tame
demomtration of feeling as on his entrance. •

Soon after thiltidgmentof the Court of King's
Bench was pronounced on Thursday upon Sir
Francis Burdett, several gentlemen, the most dis-
tinguished among the ranks of the opposition in
Parliament, waited upon the worthy Baronet, and
requested his permission that a subscription should
be proposed to the public for the purpose thereby of
raising the sum of :WOOL to pay the fine imposed
upon him. The request was accompanied by an.
assurance that the acqukstence of Sir Francis would.
be esteemed as a fivour by his political friends, who,
considering the princely tUrtune and munificence of
the worthy Baronet. could, in proposing such a
measure, have no other object in view than to lob- •
tain tlw means of expressing their concurrence in-
the feelings that prompted him to write the letter •
which has brought upon him the unfriendly notice of
the ministers. Sir Francisßurdett expressed his gra- • ,
titude for the proposition, but requested that time
may be allowed him to consider the propriety of
accepting their other.

Bills 'Of indictment were returned as " Tine
Bills," against the Elitors of The Morning Pull,
anti The Courier, fur scandalous libels on the
Queen.

A report was prevalent on Tuesday, which fir
many reasons we tear is not true—it was, that his
Majesty had determined to exercise his prL rogative
by granting a free pardon to the worthy member tlyt
Westminster. Such an act would create all envi-
able populartiy, and would meet the applause of all
his Majesty's subjects.