The National Register.
London, England, 1818-12-20 00:00:00

NORTHERN EXPEDITION.

Some picture have been drawn by Saeitheause. the Ezquitnaux em-
ployed as interpreter. as a representation of his first interview with
the newly-discovered inhabitants of the northern regions, and they
described, perhaps better than he could do in words, the meeting as at
took place.
The natives are shown inzheir sledges, drawn by four dogs. Sack..
heouse himself is depicted on gie 'lee, setting up a pole with a nag
upon it; to which were attached some beads amlother aides, intt.
el as conciliatory presents.
Tha dress of the natives consists of a skin. covering the body as
far as the loins, and breeches of the sante material. fattened so as to
meet the body covering. A small space (through which she flesh is
seen) is observed in all the figums at this part, where the upper and
lower coverings meet, arising from their imperfect !boded attaching
them to each other.
His language WWI sulliciently anaksous to theirs, to allow of keep.
hog up a conversation with them ; lie inquired, amongst other mat-
ters, as to the number of their nation, hut they seem either to have
no idea of numbers, or what is more probable, ao corresponding term
by which they could reply to the inquiry.
Their general, conduct gave reason to suppose that they had. like
their more fortunate discoverers, fixed principles of modal conduct.
When chips were thrown cover the vessel's side upon
.the ice, each
collected as muck as he could. but no one appeared to infringe upon
the bundle of another. lie who had gathered nay little stork, seemed
to be recognized tai the proprietor, tough he left it to proceed in
his tinting celleetion.
It is not very astonishing Opt they endeavoured to appropriate
scene Of dm objects of wonder *WA they saw about she vesseLs, but
their very mode of atteetipfing to pilfer was A plod that they had not
acquired-detest-tit', by practice. •
In a few instaneetehey took Ossicles from the ship with a view to
purloining them, bat they were beeeieseily ansuniossfill. Ibr they
did not undersea: al coneeahnont, some part of the piirtgld property
being-always left nneavered,and in sight.
The circumstance which excited the mat don on the part at
she diseeverets. was the finding in thi thisitiees. !calved,
'the blade part of Which wage iron. 0 •• r
The* had already ascertained (hot wood trap unsmown to them
newbr found' beings, and that the only fuel which they hist, if fuel it
could be called,' will n speees of' mess; and the use mode cif this
mesa Seemed to be confined melte dipping it in etik, and burning it as
seer& or camlbs. .
. Thrash the ,medium of Sackhemise, boiiever. it vciti discovered
tiad tiro inocks of iron it; its port Odes innate at no great distance
finths Ay shore, were•known to she natives, and thot for making their
kayos, they hammered olf pieces of it by. means of heavy stones. •
One of these knivo we have seen. It is formed of emcee of bone.
about seven inches long, the upper part to whiehrhe iron is attached.
being grooved. .In .side ,groove, several irrtgulsr sped pieces of
item are insetted.
These' appear to Nivel:Wen lesion fist with stones, and as they
•=n{ hi 'needier smiled edges in should witherbe called a same
Tltebpac handle anellsinsuffivably, string of rancid nil, from the
raturated RUN to which it has heed 61044nd every ciournon means

403

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HAViciturrt.
Wa10n0Vf..44..1. tiklegliarinary,.pleicliants, Dec. 19, 46. Jan.
146... at ea rilialk• • 4tts. Wraltn'trar Cii, filittllartt.hall, lisamg 411
enti,ilt, fr,rl I Fleciy.'.l. rttrAll:ade R -
1 Intwhaneit.'l*,(-: Iltleer' V3Vai.Agg, at 4,ll:ildhail4 • Au. Air! lip. ri.:(l-r.,
,7.4101ty Street, Portland ,Ph0t..,,..; .„ , ,
' ttltirre J. Clev neat the•Sead asefirilt, , pon ef
t, Dt 31. Jar. I,
' 66. at Ifolt, Ntiriblki Atti44e.aiitker.Aßtylgott4pTisroilli,onon
Streit. '•' 4: ielliii,, ' 1:1. . •
'etrAmBRIII R. hfarket Resent . • i ins 6i; rirrter. 37c:.' 46, 44,
' 3aa.v64 at •laatilt. Att. Mr. hin;,.64/ 5 'lnn..!tprave.
TAY ton T. Oxford, grocer, Dec. 24, Ms, Ja 2q, It 01jord. Ntt
Mr. PownaL, Staple Inn.
• . . ;II VJI3IiN DS.
.1. Timmins, Birmingham, sash-Makrr, .ra'rt: 14.• • ' .
R. Staphvason, South Shiehb, baker, Jast.'7l'
S. Humble, Laois. merchant, Jan.. jr It, :•..r , ~
Le:tell awl .1. Anthirasz, Bristel, linen minehanis,Jan.l.. • **
:Told and J. Wright, Tkilbourne Struat, italittni44l"4.4l4ll. '-'•,,
' ...'l4loc, Southwark, hop und seethintrAlloot., •Ign. • tr_
E. renfm.i. .1. sprii;pi, au I 11'.m.. Nufwa. )14;thUnii Winker!,
11"Peb. 15. ' . . ' • ../ 1 '
S. Evatty, Itrectrood,Staffouldtuc, tituticr,incrchani, Jan. 5. '
AY. Faris's, AN bitch:wen. mayiner, Jan. 6.
C. W. Walker. atightiOmstohe. aationer..lari: 16. r•
•A. Henry. FinNbory .tiosuste, merchant, Jan'. •12. '. •• •
$. and %V. Lynne% andr. Perkins, Chatham. grit:arr. jell). U.
, W. ilawc, Bristol. jilatie-rnaker, Jan. 7.
W. I.loyd, jun. Pindon, Snstex, farmer, Jan. 9.
W. Parker, /ligh Street,'Whitechapel oilman...lan. 9.
W. Grieves, Rolhotn.eheesemer.ged Yam itki•. .
3. Austin, Loneon-upon-Tara. Sitiopshire, miller, Jan, A. • '
3. Lancaster, Michael's Grave, Brompton.meschant, Jall.. 9..
A. Warrington, Shrewsbury, bricklayer, Jan. 8.
W. Watts. Lower Mortice, farmer. Jan. 19. • -:
.1. R. Sunk, Bridgewater, lineadraper, Jan. 21. • .
A. Aaron, Plymouth Dock, silversmith, Jan. A. ' .. ' .
W. Bourne, Town MiUs, Bridgnortb, miller, JIM. 9.• '• • A
• CERTIFICATES—JAN. 3: .""..:.•
E. Read and T. Baker, Great aussell Street. Rletandmry. hitch.
drapers.--P. Coekren, Bath. tailor.—l. Shwabacher, Fatentam-place,
City Road, toy-merchant—R. Ray, Norwich, grocer.

IRELAND.

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CASTLEnAn. Dec. 7.—We have not at any lime hail In rr.
late an occurrence in this country productive of such *Oen-
sire misery, or so distressing and awful in all its plifrietnet• •
as one which took place in the night of Monday, the illt4 tilt.
*bunt fourteen miles from Crossmolina, in the. nsonniolas of
Erris, where seventeen pools were harried into etcrally,' The
house of a comfortable and Isespitalrle farmer, named O'ff4ra•
in that remote quarter, which was seated on the side of a
valley, and was overhung, at shoat two miles' distant', by
four lakes, which communicated witb each other, was com-
pletely swept away by an it illitnell body of water. which burst
forth from those lakes, leaving a frightful gap in their for.
met. bounsfary, and in its bnpetitons course levelling soil car-
rying away every thing that interposed. O'Hara, his wife
and children (except one that happened to have been absent),
some travellers who were passing to and front Eerie, mad
three soldiers of the 974 Highlanders, composed' the un-
happy party that perished by this dreadful eruption.' When
the lost aceoMllll were received front this scene at' %offering,
the bodies of sine of the inhabitants, and one of the soldiers
tind heart discovered, and a party of the 921 regiswent had
petetieded from Itallion. to inter their. lamented comrades
wills military honours. The three soldiers had been of a party
Who were employed upon revenue duty, and two of theta
having beam so much fatigued as to be nimble to reach their
quarters, were left in charge of the third, George Aloft' sop,
as a steady man, and hilletteil for the 'night at. O'ffaries
house, where the whole of the party had been entertained
tiro or three nights before. The deceased soldiers were fine
I.6lridank men of exrellent character, and Sharers of the Om it s
• -Waterloo. The unfortunate deluge has also deetroi 4
several heads of cattle, as well as great quantities of hay,
oats, turf, Btc.
There is a report in circulation, which we fear is too true,
that two other soldiers of the 92t1 regiment, who belonged to
the Katona detachment, had perished on smother part of the
mountains of Erris, having lost their way while migaged in
revenue duty last week. We have not heard their moues.
•
Thursday morning. a ,yrking" female, of genteel appearance, we
found at S o'clock. sitting under a Wage on the DePtdotl.reati, in a
senseless state, almosefrozeo to death. Pear*. the men who :lino :d
her, carried her. so the Turk's ll* en the nelauttl4oo4 where
by the humane eitertices s the baulked she was, lifteet-wittlAtterable
time, restored weenie and animation.. She gave ntibalter answer to
the numerous questions which were sted her, than that 'she came to
' taint about Friday Sue/ that she lied been treated iiirkititile by !Icy
friends, .and that her mind- was ,graldy, ,distrewitil. Site'declincd
gating her name. or die retatience of any of luirthiefirld.sor irons
vihat tattle her dia'reseed &Wino areas. She refused stUalleienstice,
and when taken beftwest magistrate persisted In her sittnei: and at
last west away without etsuusuniermag any fritiketintrllititats it:-
spatting her situation.
It is a Weenier 1 that 4111 Minn
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and welkeeli— ..-
partiksf tin/jaiiii. futiek IlkAlk-ilhle "Air flowcii..l
bogie!. et, iltotAinse In July. anitljeggalie tlithint
, ...1 the-bit tour i
' 'A74 eliymist of Celle lie. discovered a tneani•af prodlicii-g a
' *My yellow oikritr.fdr ellyeiug cloth. Be gathers the tale of tic
' . totswalwitiereeti.thaneeknistd/lairelip:itgkweristiaest":rffingeasesi water.rttn e3llljTinileleki.t, erkiftillii4ein. vitittywwf)nct•htYcH"rel:
!` gilt. Miami Ili fiar. By plunging the cloth that biers lk ;•h
e,„..... vessel of blue. a be illhuit awl lasting green 3s obtained.
' (in Ifonefoyniening n box, cor.taiiiing new 11a f. we. Nutlet' to"'
'lle hMise of Air. A lien, the Eagleond Child, in Moe I :she.
""PtteallaKeetiing• a sumicieu. character °KIM the duplicate of a
lii 11 ,eri ttb.' at a pawnbroker's in the neightiburhmal of Gv. ooe I
for *a which eorrespouds with the watch the unfortlionte
;
, r. r. 0,10, had' in hi, picket at the shoe he wits murdered. 'Plc
'haitie' ot the Tiernan to when the ticket was onbred fit sale we have
sin been *hie to learn.
, . It is said, that early in the errming summer another capc(liticn
gal be scut nut fur the purpose of expiluriog a Ninth Wet.tcrn r.o.
saga to the Pacific °team. The firmer gun-bug has arm eil et
Deptfonl, and will be prepared as use of the discovery: CC at a: :n
bee of the Trent. It Is al.o said that two of the benah-eoeue4b .v.rri
wFve at Algiers will be ordered obit Atethe same de.tinstion. 'I
Itabella and Alexander a* paieterff. and the .crews illiberd .. Van Is
t-i go and pee their Mende. The wer.derfid, Lopeiniaux, u:i.. is ~. I
on hoard one of the ships. at Mialotd. and who lately ..ut it t:
portrait. hat taken itch t fancy far dewing landscape*, that O,C
ilsce.i 'lave given him paint*.and butabaa. and every other f.c..ity
tut indulging his new preienaity. •
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to &whams this taint has boon uosuceeesfully atteuipted. sr 1 :.
We have likeiviso min elle of theirAphus., It consists of .oeverd.
pieces of the horn or ttle sci unicorn tied to,,,ethir %frith thole. Of Alin ;
about one:third- fritin'fbe end 'is a fees! the the AIWA) OPTelki all'ing
in tliMwing it, This4.l4se;the knife, is of *helmet,
_tudtffitiveagit•
It .IS net even stmi4ght.utite iil;74 Out is alninnilPr• Illt '
of the name oifinsive smell as knife-haidhs: - . ..1013 • ,i:t.t.,. .
Their pritieiiiel food delisistt et' birkle. of which 4 Norm
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ha is aysonishia.g. Thew they eth rair.,
_.7o4„Ele*,ek . sole
the eta unitom is also a mit 9,f hiinaurishenetti _'" • , .t : ...
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vouch .)!' tilt
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I,thai,,L9o *am fii ' kepi& •te i tet4M teittlietv
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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
FOR THE ENSL'ING WEEK.
THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT CARDEN.
ow—Jane Short —The Millman:ad Dir Men.
Tursilay--.A.Weril for the Ladies
vi• (Iced ay rtser votl. •
S..tordity —( tit time) a New Pantomin
sets e or The Fountain of I.ore.

llarlequin Muuchau-

TIIE ATIONAI. REGISTER.

LONL)ON:
et ti t,
19(43 SUNDAY, DECEMBER to, 1818.

We yesterday received the Paris Papers of Wednes-
day
.last. The Funds on Tuesday were 63f. 75e.
In the Chamber of Deputies they were occupied
merely with veryfying the qualifications of the newly
elected MembsTs. Many of them not having furnished
the necessary proofs, their admission into the Chamber
tvaspostponed till they proc:ueed them to the Committees
appointed for the purpose of examining them. Baron
Cardonneau, elected for the department of the Landes,
having lost his papers, after his arrival at Paris, had to
wait till lie could procure fresh ones. M. Manuel de-
clinal procuring any proof, as Deputy for the Depart-
ment of Finisterre, as he decided upon taking his scat
tbr La Vendee, for which purpose we furnished the
requisite document. M. Candle Jordan's admission was
postponed, because he had not shown that he paid taxes
to the amount of 100 francs. He had stated his ability
to furnish the required proof.

The Chamber then proceeded to elect, by ballot, five
Candidates; from which number the Chamber would
Dominate a President. M. Raves and M. do Serre
were returned as the first and second Candidates. The
scrutiny for the return of the three ethers was to be
proceeded in on NVednesday.
The fi,liowing are extracts from these Papers :
" MADRID, DEC. S.—The various Corps of the State
arc eager to etre: tc., the King their congratulations on
the occasion of tile pregnancy of the Queen, by the
celebration of religious ceremonies for her happy de-
livery; her Majesty has aJv.wec,l to her ninth month;
and tar several days 'past the Diplomatic COVI/S have
received notice to be in readiness to attend at a mo-

incnt's notice.
" Much his been sail here, during theso fury days
past, of r.r,ucd bawls, which are committing excesses in
the (piaster of Andalusia and EstramacTutss. It is even
nsscrted,• that they are sitimeruus enough' go into the
villages and demand provisions. rhe,,,, jss.gdsarc.prpsi-
composed of ~oidiere,,trhora•thelesr of ornbor4-
it% for America Ins inaueed to desert their corps. -If

"P4t)l

nee may rely upon the authority o several letters, a
gnnir .dr gond. Who, htui been 'Jen tenml to. the olleye,
,und nrek'under escort &inn cudiz to Centa,' had'
been uttliclied by these bands, 'which succeeded in
ritingleversd of them."

We have received Duteh and Ha mburgh Mails
bringing papers respectively to the 16th and 13th inst.
It appears, that ilia mill-pox is committing urines
ravages at tlie Haga*. In the course of the last month
no less than SO persons (lied of it. It has also appeared
aA °Udell art er,. and scum other places.
I-lis Royal !Ugliness the MIL: of Gloucester is.ex-
pected to return to London, by the way of Frankfort
and Paris.

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An article, dated Hanover, Dee. 8, says, that "
Nlaje.uy the late Queen of England has bequeathed
.jewcls to a guar amount to the House of Brunswick.
It is also stated that these and the jewels bequeathed
by her Majesty to the crown of Hanover, are those
which, us we learn, her Majesty received upon her
marriage, from the above reigning-Houses."
" JUTLAND, I)ne. 7.—A Spanish transport, with
abont '2OO Russians on lmard, belonging to the three
last frigates given by Russia to SI sin, is stranded near
Slagcn. The people are saved, with the exception of
two officers and six men."

The necessary preparations are making in Poland,
flr the reception of the Russian troops which arc ex-
pected there on their homeward march from Fraoce.
The weather is so mild at Copenhagen, that many
flowers growing in the open air, are in blossom. Wall-
flowers, pinks, auricular, mignionette, are in bloom
again. Oats, that were sown in August are in ear in
December.

A German mail came to hand on Friday. Complaints
are made in the Vienna papers of the mischievous ten-
dency of a certain " Memoir on the State of Germany,"
the circulation of which has been ascribed to an official
foreigner, who sent it about, with some appearance of
mystery, during the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle. The
object which the Vienna journalist reproaches the author
of the tract in question with aiming at, is the further
abridgment of the liberty of the press throughout the
German states, amongst which he pretends that all
manner of evil is concentrated. The Archduke Ferdi-
nand, who commands in Hungary, and the Duke of
Wellington, are appointed Field Marshals in the
Austrian service. The Emperor Francis and the Em-
press have returned to Vienna. By a Convention
between Denmark and Prussia, recenily concluded, it
is declared, that' in case of War I.etween the two powers,
" the merchants on both sides shall be respected.''—
This convention, though professedly framed for so
liberal and•humane a purpose, will, we imagine, have
little efficacy inasmuch as it is not to be enforced on
either side, except under the circumstance of actual
war—a state of things by which all treaties of every
kind are superseded ; unless, indeed, boa parties find
it for their interest to observe them.
It is said of the celebrated Rothschild, that he had
the sagacity, previous to the late fall in the French and
Prussian Stocks, to sell out of the former At the price
of nearly 80, and to get rid of the latter at a 10 per
cent. premium. The four brothers, who compose the
firm of Rothschild, have been successively admitted
among the German Nobility, with the title of Baron de
Rothschild, by the Emperor of Austria, and by the
King of Prussia.
Extract of a letter from the agent. to Lloyd's at
Gibraltar, dated '23d ult. —" By letters received here
from Tunis, by his Excellency the Tunisian Ambas-
sador, it is announced that a contagious discare has
made its appearance in that city, hut it was not as-
certained whether it is the plague. or a fever similar
to that stated to have raged there a few years back.
By the last accounts from Tangiers, receiveJ here un
the 17th inst., the plague still continued to rage with
great violence ; the number of deaths from the 3d to
the 16th inst. inclusive amounted to 272. It also
rages at Arzilla, and has extended itself to a village
near Larache, named Hadael Furhia. At Teluan and
Mcquinez, a disease is raging, supposed also to be the
plague.'
We have the pleasure to congratulate the country on
the safe return of every individual of the British Con-
,. tingent of the late Army of Occupation in France ; and
we should be deficient in our duty, it' we suffered the
opportunity to pass, without paying a well-merited
compliment to the Officers of his Majesty's Navy, to
whom were entrusted the arrangements fur embarking
the troops and horses at Calais. To the unwearied zeal
and unremitting .attention.of these Officers, under Pro-
; aideaca, we owe it, that 29,700 men, 2900 women,
2,800 children, and 7,700 horses, were shipped on
bussed the .trunsparts in Calais harbour, in 28 .days,
-withput.ittauctli, eotel•eing• two days witlain the time
prescribed by Government.

~IIAI~~I~'; ~vo~! 3~.~

IEC. 20

An embargo has been 'ordered at Cadiz and some
other ports, upon ships all certain size, for .the.tra► is.
port of the troops, which are so be sent immediately, fo
South America ; the expenses' of every description
which may be incurred by them will be paid by the
owners of the ships.
There is a very odd rumour in circulation in This
capital, about the arr,val of a personage, who, kis
supposed, has been sent ty the Coneress utla-Cha.
pelle with some comtuission to King Eerdinand;:.and
the most curious thing is, that a great many Nopre,
who think themselves very well inflirtned in political
matters, arc very busy in making conjectures about the
subject of this strange message.*
A. M. Santurio, (on whose information M. tale° de
Rozors and several others had been imprisoned,) who
was in one of the cells of the gaol called de Corte,
knowing that M. Cairo was in another close by, begun
to cry out as hind as he could, begging M. Calvdtfior-
giveness for this wicked and false information, which,
he added, he was persuaded to give by the intreatirs
and promises an official personage. This affitir has
oecasimed a great deal of unctovs4 to the party con-
cerned in it.

We arc sormunded here with spies and informers;
no one dares to communicate his opinions to another;
from hence flows a want of confidence, which we can.
not find e‘ords to describe. 1 ice evils which are pre.
duced by the sconage of the human race are of such a
kind, that no person, however high his rank, is secure
against its attacks. A report is whispered, with great
mystery, that a plot of these viliuius has been disco. -
venal, the object of which was to implicate different
grandees of Spain, and the Captain General of New.!
Castile, Don Gaspar de Vigodet, in a charge ofilesigu.
ing to subvert the existing Government, and to ruhsti.e,
tote in its stead an oligarchy like that of Venice. The •'
number of perams intended to be affected by this infernal::
plot amounts, it is said, to 60, besides several othertr,
who are accused of agreeing to eo-operate with theni.
The whole scheme is reported to have been organized
by persons in office, who, however, are merely instru.
ments in the hands of the clerical faction, at the head
of which are the Pope's Nuncio, the Patriarch of the
Indies, and the Inquisitor General.
The state of this country is dreadful. The roads are
infested with robbers to such a degree, that travelling,
even fbr the shortest distance, is unsafe. The poverty
of the people is overwhelming, the want of money
severely felt, and every thing announces un- approach.
.1
jog and inevitable catastrophe.
• [There was a report at Aix-la-Chapelle of an autograph louts
having been sent to King Ferdinand from the Allied Soveuips, is
which the Splash King was advised to change his measures.]

TIIE QUEEN'S WILL, &c.—lt !law appears certain
that her late Majesty had no other property to bequeath
but her diamonds : they are to be divided ammo. the
Ptinc,,sses, in equal proportions. A valuation has been
taken, and these; jewels are estimated at little short of
a million sterling. The codicil to the will disposes of
the Queen's ready money, viz. four thousand pounds !
The other property, namely, the wardrobe, goes to the
unmarried daughters ; it is very valuable ; tin. a Lady
of high rank, many years attached( to the Household,
observed, " Ikr Majesty was the richest Queen in
Europe in wardrobe."
The Prince Regent has appointed Major General
Taylor to ;he office of Master of St. Kutharine's I los-
pital, near the Tower, vacant by the death of the lute
Major Deribrowe.
Colonel Joseph Wheatley is appointed Groom of the
Bedchamber, in the room of the late Colonel Bradyll.
The Earl of Aberdeen has received the Prince Re-
gent's permission to Use the name of Hamilton, in
addition to that of Gordon, as a memorial of respect tbr
the late Marquis of Abercorn.
It is said that the Earl of Harrowbv's nomination as
Ambassador to Paris will be followed by a change in
the home department also, Lord Sidmouth resigning
the office of Sccretacy of State, and succeeding Lord
Harrowby as President of the Council. Should the
above arrangement take place, Mr. Peel is talked of by
some persrns as Lord Siihuouth's successor.
CITY BUSINESS.—A Court of Aldermen was held on
Tuesday, at Guildhall, for the public deapateh 'of
general business, which was well attended Riebard
Rozb well, Esq. who was unanimously chosen to to
Alderman oC Cheap Ward, in the room of the late Mr.
Alderman Goodbchcre, attending, was introduerd to
the Court in doe firma, and atter taking the usual
oaths took his scat ucaordingly —A resolution was
unanimously agreed to, expressive of the feelings and
sympathy of the Court, and of condolence with his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and the other
branches of the Royal Family, upon the demise of her
lute Majesty.
Thc,,gh the Messrs. Baring were the principal Con-
tractors for the lust French Loan, yet, it is understood,
that the. whole of it was on account of 'their friends ;
and that, in consequence, Ne4o.Baring be.no
sui&rers by the, rapid fall which has taken place. On
the contrary, they will, reed*,
e?, handsome' ornankierdion
for their trendk in the twines:.

DEC. 20

rim pacii4,

COVENT (AAIWEN.

A •new Cothely, celled " A Watd fur the Lalrs,"
wrtd pintlottedion. Thursday night at this theatre. '['he
vie& attiribUted, to the pen of. the ingenious Mr.
Kefigi?';` already ten several dramas which
arc established in the favour of the public. We sub-
join list of, the dramatis :persona:, and a sketch uf the
platy. ,1, 9, • • '
' Old Ifiterkwysamrt • ... •••• • .. Mr. W. Platen.
• yosing ilowers4mat • ... Mr. Abbott.
.
Wintaland Mr. Niaerently
Thitringfon • ' ' .s. - Mr. C. Kemble.
•• larval) ... ••• Mr. outig.
• Aidareant. •••.. ••• . • ••• ••• Mr. Connor.
Silvertonguc Mr. Liston.
Currents, .s.. Mr. Jones.
•Sofitt • . •.. 4r. Emery.
Gray Air. Chapman.
Miss Adamant ... Miss Branton.
• Clara Winterland ... Mrs. Fetich.
• . Ms. Singleton Mrs. Yates.
The abielfjotercst of the piece turns upon the distress of Toung
Willer/earl. who, havin incurred tl:c displeasure of an uncle on
vilasin his fortunes depended. is disinherited, and hides from his
crediurra in a fisherman's rottage. llis sister, who sharer his mis-
tortuaes, is attached to Young Thrri•rqtun, his sworn friend, to
whorn he has formerly made great taterifices, and who ha. bem to
the West unfits th t'ke posse:Sion, as 'he beiitves, of a rich inhe-
ritance. On his return, the Wi•tteriontis depend on his fulfilling
their .beres,, both .of marrying Clara. and relieving het bro.
thet. his c I In-1.,-6,er, b.ammes mysterious anti eq.nvocal ;
and the most alf:ctin:; of the situations arise front Wirit.,-/rnd's ri.
!,!,,tment is comfort, the disappointed passion of and the
severe rept oarli of her ictlinv. which she iheurs front the high spirit
Emil won-Idyl prt,:e of lict mother. Cirenmnaneta render Dorei,te-
tiPt the bearer of an ofrr of marriage to Clam from i,inng
cusrt who ft ti suffered overtures to be matte in Clara's irusperity,
and which his fattier hells hint more than ever band to follow up;
All explanation ...filly-. hetween DrrPiagtot and Cla.u, when he de.
Glares him.elf disappointed also of his inheritance. seal urges the suit
of nue iforecrscolltr, in order to nave WinCrl.:vd fioot despair and
ruin. hcra.r.ra:ourt's hr tat has, however, in spite of his I i...tter reason,
been ensnared by Misr Adamant, a gay woman of fashion. of a
generous clistaisition, hut flighty manners. which revolt him. The
ditfictilties of these patties are nattily removed by a seasonable discove-
ry--Ali. ibistingq, the unr'e of Ilrittrerbor,i, had left the property to
an unknown st rangst. who hail saved his fife from n robbers on the coast
of Cornwell. on hi. itlentitYing himself; if not, it passes to a Mr.
Miner taa:•at a more distant relation Siteertoir•que.Ly a cowardly MU
tion to avett the KU:1110 44 indignation of Dorrl'aglon. calls on him to
explain his condoct, and unfolds pt rticulars which prove Dirt iagten
himself to be the fugitive intstoito, in the last hour aliow:11 him to
set up his title, lie arrives. however, at Old B 'we rcvarl's, the
trustee, just in time, aal the pos,eisioa of the property enables him
to do just'ee to firiaterlarni, and to confirm his engagements with
Clara. Young Ilaxerstomrl i. thua releassd of his obligation--both
he alit his Calor become recmciled to Mist Age:mast, who remains
the tui•tre-s of his heart. .11,. Lgrtiot is a natural *went in the
p et, end some amusing situations arise out of his having abandoned
Ms wife., from a ha.ty nerd erroneous conviction of her infidelity ;
and being afterwards employed by Old Bay,•riaoart to promote a
niatcii with her for tie old gentleman, she being then unknown to
him under the mimeo* Si/rectos. This leads to a satisfactory ex-
planation. by which they are also reeoncilial. The impertinent gal-
lantries of a Mr. Ca reek, which have a great tendency to create the
j radon, fancies of rerag litne:TrAtut 1. form also a considerable
share of the earlier acts of the oontedy.

The chief Emits of this drama are the complexity of
the plot, and an over-abundance in the characters, who
are too.nuincrous and diversified in their objects and
designs, to excite a separate and independent interest.
'oo great rut interval is allowed to elapse between
each appearance of tho leading persons of the drama, so
that we are perpetually forgetting the sphere of action
aisigiwJ to them. In this respect some ad.antage might
probably he obtained from a few superfluous ;
the wife of Larion, the benevolent cynic, is of this
description ; the fact of his king married at all spoils
the consiatyncy of the portrait. In character, Mr.
Kenuy,bour been much more sueeessful ; that of lkw-
cracourt, the elk?, a mild, warm hearted gentleman of
the old school, is very chaste, simple, and efreetive,
and well adapted to the talents of the actor (W. Far-
ren) to whom it was assigned. Those of Silurriongue,
who is always talking to his own disadvantage, and
of the dancing master Curvelte, who is perpetually
intrtpling where he is most unwelcome, are perhaps
in-tho extreme of comic drawing, but are always en-
tertaiuig and well preserved. We find much to
be pinaserl with in the misanthrope I.artai, who is
ever aunaying and tormenting those about him, yet
seems not to lose his real character, when he sus-
pends it for the sake of a good action. The dialogue is
ratticarely
.good, and is perhaps the strong-hold of the
ploy ; it discovers a richly stored mind, and is so
of happy allusions and well-turned points, as to than a
petpetual exercise to the understantlin ; this is its
general character, rather than abuula:nt sallies of what
is called wit, though these are by no means thinly
scattered throughout the piece. The acting was nal-
family good ; the mosteconspicuous peAtaps were K .
Farren, to whom the play itself is very materially in-
&fitted, au&Macready in the jealous and irritable young
officer. Youn, supported his character with great
...eX n.ect ; and Brunton,' of whom we regretted to
-Ate solttle, Was quiie herself; and therefore perfectly
irreccssfill. Mrs. Faueit mingled a little too much of
She. iiivrystioe in her Miss Winterland ; the sentimental
pito ofstnnedy should on no account be over-toed.—
• Liston was excellent ; and Jones and Emery supported
fie rank they maintain in our school of comic action.
-The reception of the piece, when C. Kcmhle app. tired
.. to announce it for repetition, Iry nut one of utimixeO
<lewulg,.6~lt tic nninber of applauding spectators greatly
predorunia4, anis was still more evident et the close
-•!..lof the ektpi*, ritich was excellently delivered by W.
-staveety appeared to be ditelCil- •
aiLICUt voice oat.
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