The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

and its dreadful ravages were not confined to the
natives, but ithe Europeans were also falling vic-
tims to this dreadful malady. His Majesty's 47th
and 461.11 regiments, which had returned from the
expedition up the Persian Gulf, had but slightly
felt it at the date of this letter. The greatest pre-
caution had been taken by the authorities: all
Europeans not belonging to the island were ordered
to quit it, in consequence of which the mercantile
interest bears a very gloomy appearance. Trade is
at a complete stand—scarcely any cotton to be had;
and the Company's ships that had arrived were
about leaving Bombay half-loaded with other car-
goes. Merchandize had experienced a great rise.
Our news from the interior states some skirmishing
had taken place t llotulkund with the notoriuns
Blujah Sing. The expedition to Palembang leas
greatly embarrassed the authorities in Java; the
Government head determined to make another at-
tempt, but is supposed that the state of their trea-
sury would not admit of a fresh armameet. The
heavy duties levied on the produce of the country
has completely annihilated threign commerce, and
American vessels that arrived at Batavia with
specie, for the purpose of trading, had departed
without any cargo. The Malay population of Java
are greatly discontented with their present master,
and arc ready to join in any way that may affect
change. The general opinion in Bombay, respect-
ing the late expedition up the Persian Gulf, was
vety unfavourable, it having cost the Government
an immense sum, and the inhabitants a great deal
of anxiety. The Company's chips, Earl of Balca-
nits, Thames, \Verret' Hastings, Thomas Coutts,
and Free Indianian have arrived safe. The mon-
soons were expected to set in curlier this season
than at any former period; very unfavourable wea-
ther has Leen experienced for a long time."
Extract of a letter fi.om St. Helena, August 2.
Bonapirte is in good health, but seldom walles
abroad, and receives but little company."

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Thursday morning, about a quarter past twelve, during
a violent %termini' thunder and lightning, accompanied
with a tremendous shower of hail and r pin, the electric
fluid entered the House of Mr. George Gardiner, of the
1 larpsichord Gardens, St. Clement's Oxford; it rieseendeo
the chimney into the parlour, n here Mr. Gardiner, his
wife, and scree children, were sitting, and drove oft:
girl, about five year• ace, across the room, the space
of six or seven feet, stitch s,oreliel both her legs,
and one side up to the head. Mr. Gardiner was thrown
don it, and driven with great violence against a table.—
Tie electric fluid struck a cradle, in which was a child
and threw it down, but the child escaped unhurt; it
!hissed in on horizontal direction from the pin on which
the cralle swung, to a brad in the sash frame of the
ivindow, thence to an iron bar, and the hinge of the
(hair, the c .se of which it carried away, and escaped
between the hinge and the door. Another ball entered
the house by the window into au upper room, and car-
ried away a landscape, hanging near the window, to a
considerable distance, and escaped by the winiow, after
tinting the 'Rash frame and cornice away. Two trees in
fire front of the house were struck, ih, hark of which
was much torn from the bodies. Tue. little pill is in a
fair way of recovery.
.4larus in St. Sepulchre's Ckurch —About seven o'clock
yesterday, while the evening service was performing
in the church of Si. Sepulchre, a young Mall of respect-
able appearance, a native of Konigsberg, named Krus•
tein, entered the church, and, turning towards the
organ galleiy, fired a pistol at the org:m. The congre-
gation, who were at that time chanting a part of the
service, were thrown into the greatest consternation and
alarm. The exercise of desotton were interrupted, and
a general cry was raised to seize the offender. He was
immediately secured, and carried to the Comptcr. Ou
his apprehension he manifested no symptoms of fear or
regret, and api:eartd, Cntlirter, to
be cumposvd and self-satisfied. When walking tip the
aisle. atter hr.ing the pislol, lie scattered profusely print-
ed copies ut the following sentence, n Inch at once shows
the gent ral detangvnient of his mind and particular
direction which hi returns' pri had gwrit to his
insanity:—

" The abnniinatiQn of desolation spoken of by Daniel
the prophet, that shall stand in the holy place, is the
or ,t; n:—it is the iicage of the 1;O:t;t1,,O14- e1...13160)65t ;
the movie flatt;lost the beast,!',. „
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Ilia pockets were li 4etl with copies of the same chop.
stilly, which hula itily iPeeti nsetlitaied hostility to
the gilt of St. (7te;litt. We rententher that the Seotelt
cotenatt!cr+, ill lIICir pion, 31.1tortviice Of church instil'.
tinattal iint-ae, called the or tau a (ixsl./,411q. whiago ;
and tutu doubt phi. act ni il/$0111i1:1 %V.IV trahli itiidtr
a sigitiur i',56,111 that the tc.e of the organ w.:.
prrl'.arati,in of iviiivi);l and an instill in Hearin. Slice
he has been in the Cm! pier he has bt•Cti till
sevcral other instant:4 ..1 inadti:ty, ttacoolir,:to.:
reliiiuti, hate Ix cu detai:ed.

Thursday evening as Mrs. Young., an elderly fatly,
was waik:itg by il.e I taymarket Theatre, ii the com-
pany of her daughter, thoy were uttarkttl by a gang
of notorious thieves, wilt) fidloweil them for swine
distance; one of them seined Miss Young, tiireett
her ritticule from her grasp; the young latlyi mud'
r.larnted, screamed out, and attracted the sttenziln•
of several persons, hitt the villaira 6wr.petiwits tile,
property, conlistitg of ;./. in notes, sti...e anti
koeket handkerchief:

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COVENT GAIJIEN THEATRE.
This favourite Temple of the Muses Was opeiled run
:Monday night last. Lin the Beason. It has, during- th 4
recess, been newly decorated and most elegantly le •
lislied. The play on Monday night w•is Romeo 44
Juliet. The principal novelty was Miss ‘Vensley, in the
character of.lniiet. 'Yetis young lady last season mad
ner appearance in Comedy, and is an actress of great
promise. In thie early scenes on Monday 'night she
peroriiied ss ith much graceful simplicity, and as slttf
proceeded she manifested considesahle feeling i,i,d i; it-
'llie applause she received !was liatering is tbs,
extreme, and she was excu. sopietried,hy little
Charles Kemble, who is nosy the hest •80r1ir0,04,414(
sine. The favourite Actors on their appearance wsr,
hailed wi!li applause, as is customary, at the 6)ll.4o:tree-.
ment or the particularly. The interior of file
theaire is beautiful, and the new chandelier' hurtuon rite
deserihrfile fine effect. •• •
On Wiettivselay night 3 ,Miss Greene, who hail per'eu
formed ip Bath and Dahill' with considerable anceNt •
made her first appearance-on these bearclst es I'alq in toe.
lieg,;nr's Opera. She is said
,to be. the. juipil of. l‘cr.
Bishop. tier teception on the p.esrit Occasion wasr,l.
the 'twist flattering eltiraette ise?tfinnninc;f•
evinced abilities and powers "'lurch printsiss).; •Hell
figure is licit-, amen her countenanCe elegint am/ kuxprbee
sire :. her action and general demeanour were:shit:reels
and lady-like.. 11cr voice isime of •great.power au(l,
compass, :mil Is uncommonly clear. Site a:so.poaxear-
very highly cultivated skill; a refit
taste. fler shakes and motlitlationsi -her cadeatees, mor
runs, were at once tasteftd"atieskillur; an these ...i‘ritJ
the finishes of art which atld• 'increased chatlinX tiVtlfast
VOcal efforts. " Oh, ponder weft !" 'and " CY:use your.
funning," displayed prominently and successfully tisost
merits to whien we have briefly alluded. They were;
• enthusiastically encored, and the ea,e with which .
Greene executed most difficult passages enabled her iiU_
repeat them even with increased success and satisfactitnt.
She also recited the narrative with a degree of effect that
seldom characterises a singer. The performance alto-
gether was Racist creditable to her powers and attain-
ments.
Mr. T. Cookt(of Deury) played Alael,ertth, aril Iy*.
C. Ketnble appeared air Lucy. Her first scene was raflier.
over-acted, bin the butter scenes afforded an agreetifdt:
contrast to Pally. The cetebnited quarrel scene betWeeri:
Lcckit and Peuckuns (Blanchard and Emery), as iii-exit
•proiliteed great mirth ; bin some the passages ttto
early past of it were peculiarly applauded, and theil is-
nsition to be well jiltlse:l was not Il':use fled .Wile 4)
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Emery sung the following sive:—
" When you censure the age. - • .
Be cautious and sage,
Lest the Couremiu unbnited should be ;
If you mention VICE or LI IMIE, • . •
'Tis so pat to all die tribe..
Each erica—"l'hat was keeli'd at me. " . • '
The other characteas were well sustaiiied. The book.;
was well intended.
On Thursday night -the Cols de BaNt of the Optilt..
House was brought forward here in Joo.nde; era the
I'l'ince Trouradrou : but a party appeared to have been."'
footled to oppose Iftein, front an objection, we ruppost;w
to the appearance of Foreigners oil. our Etiglisli
The illiberal opposition, howeser, did nut- succee.l, •andlts
the eeertions of the malcontents soon sobxidrul. asie-1
only justice to add, that Mr, Harris in eugaiing. tlts:jt•
(tops de Ballet, was actuated by commisseration fur the
inconvenience they had necessarily endured, frous-tbt
premature closing of the Opera House. . • s
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RomE, Ave. 526.—Amongst the eminewt perIciw .
ages who have recently passed throu;ib
we have remarked I,ord. Colchester,
name of Mr. Abbott, highly distinguished-N*oli" -
as Speaker of the Engiisli House of Comnions. ttieza
is travelling for the benefit of his health.'
IRON, SETT.. s.—An authentieletter„
have this day received front Cuillz,states,thatta flip •
has arrived in that port with the? happy ~news4thitt
the Constitution. of the Cortes -has been preciaittic4 ,••
at Buenos:lyres, to the great:joy of:the-its habitants.;,
and such is the general desire for pcace_ctitertaiyett,...
by the inhabitants in the colonies, that it is especteki:
it will 'every where be received tuuleF auspiccie;;
equally favour:lWe. • • .
.
Thursday morning of.e of LIM Twickatthatti:-
. Stages was overt t•rned opposite St.-Clemerrt's alturfoli;- '
St and, It was tiill.of seversarst'svll.da:•:'
were much hurt, kit 1101 TC :.dittv,‘wouey. .
accident occurrel by olio. of tbes.'wheels•comilig: afff';'-
ltoxisw.—i4tititiav week a tl.speneehitele sp;:s taurfit at :t.r
shecrnes, acniihi rreat cg;izettr.a; o';wok,le br:tivcert Cliarles
Homer. a navigator, sad a 3 01:14 in a a tooaayer, of the name
of ipcneer, sodung In the yard; which hotat.the ofitice .01
hour and Jolty inintiti-r, in which rounai
were ti.uglik, in ta.,,a yt wilis!) Spencer
•thp vicq,t3,4.
knockitv nry•ilowit
vki.e• the hienitaii-11idner of eiti dug the i t ha: tail+ ‘ilferict. •
six toungon their 411411. was .41AM OZ,`. 1110.? :2 .
tested, and wittoin
anti in tic cm% by putting in a Well Aitecttd• etet;e, in tor•int;:,•••;.•
gonicstAide,r•ittleted hislisotourpluclit unikto'retw thi• 4,440,3
that lie was led ofl by h!. Ai n.h. gill lye quite 417 it
an•a-tit dresdruilydisaUe.i, so ,O, -01:.t it p: All,d le: ';,i;r
lo.;e the use of it; whifelhe bricklayer. Was greeted by. raw o,.vut,
by hi • fellow workmen.--Fn tittettoi:n two tenet
%.emen gLeirrclt sl abont a the end of Fleet:aili
awl in the a:1114one of thin hit tile t'&l re Ca ,•>r.
On l‘fooday utoritiog gttrtlenet-i,I. •
the S.:eicty of 'the A: Mille. Temple, picl:ed
dead sparrc.ws (smut: ofTthytu old cock-bit .:.t • 'e*
with •I auff outside the .railio,;ivt-
the Coon t.ila, iit Gardeurctiltre,-Ilirt4 fukli:: uttir
:dour., taut • .tlr!.--.
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been to tat' ;:'O years, .
and nu tad
period Li tsar..