The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-19 00:00:00

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nis tlef!ci!niry of foreign -rews is amply compen-
satcd 'thc lutercst of tie tr.msactions at home.

It in ant ne,:usstiry to invite a:t:ntion to the debates in
both Houses, partiralarly ttr wu have ulready made
some observations Jr. the :rall;cct iu our Griot article. It
be -seen that the Dttelicsz.- of- Cumberland has
rctnnied her acknowledgments to the house of Com-
mons, fur the dowry assigned to her, in very handsome
and becoming terms llcgr:Ating that the atfair was
carried to the extent it was, I'Ve agree with a contem-
porary ir. thinkir.g that the seoaer it is nJw dropped
the b: tier.

The business, however, of the rr..lst real im7ortance
to the country is the financial plan- which :las bean
promulgated by the Chanrellor of the E n.cll ‘; 1.: cr.
The. lending particulars cf the original proposal, will
be found in *mother part of our paper. The object of
it was to raise the sum of C,000,0001. by Creating a
new stock of 33- par cent. which would be effected by
each subscriber paVing into the Bank 111. fur every
1001. S per cents sntsctibe:l, so that to procure the
above sum, it weuld be requisite that the subscriptions
should amount to 100,000.0001. S • Per • cents. . This
plan did nut meet with the approbation that was •an-
ticipatLd, and the subscriptions were comparatively in-
tigniileant, which iteluced the Minister to make sane
alterations in the terms, mid on Frillay Mr. Ijase.
announcel, that the books would be cirscd when
3,000,0001. cf money should be obtained—a modifi-

cation of some importonce, cortainly. There were
other chouges also, whioh, as they more imme.liately
concerned the intereLt of the Subscribers, were produc-
tive of great benefit. The amount of each subecriptiou is
reduced from 1,0001. to 20001.—the periodfur delivering
Exchequer Bills, is extunled from the Ist of August
to the ;2 Bth of November, by instillmentr, and the privi-
lege of funding Exchequer Bills is eulargedfrom 92
to 100 per Cent. on the amount of 3 • per Cent. Stock
converted. As this held out x• clear prospect of advan •
tage to the gentle=n of the Stock Exchange, they
immediately rushed forward to make their subscriptions,
and on the same day, nearly 20,000,000 of Stock were
written in. This eagerness continued during the
whole of yesterday, when the influx of subscribers was
so great, they were obliged to be admitted by twenties
to the Cashier's cace. The plan may therefore be
considered as completely successful, it :s said, beyond
what the Minister anticipated.

The change of feeling that took place in a few hours
is amusing--the gentlemen at first did not, think their
interest had been sualciently attended, to, shook their
heads, and walked another way ; but a few softening
words from Mr. Has., rendered it quite another mat-
ter; as the images of a phantasmagoria are hissed, when
not very distinct, but when rendered clear and bright
are hailed with shouts of acclamation. Upon the plan
itself, we shall not now offer any comments, as Mr.
Vansittart has given notice that he shall bring it for-
ward in the House tc-morroti►, when it will be sure to
undergo the fullest investigation. The Motions of
Lord Lauderdale and Mr. Tierney on Financial affairs,
are both postponed, so that, the er.su:ng week promises
to be " full of mattkr."

The official accounts of the late enangements in Itdia
having been received at the India House, were yester-
day morning puLlished in a supplementary Gazette.—
We regret thnt we have only room fur the sul.:stance
of the dispatches :

The £rst is-from Mr. Elphinstone, the British Resi-
dent at .Poonah, dated Nov. Gth. It briefly recapitulates
the causes which led to the rupture with the Peishwa.
It appears that his Highness had made great military
preparations, and occupied a threatening Fx.ltion in the
neighbourhood of the British camp, ar.d had used the
most unremitting endeavours to corrupt the fidelity of
our native troors.

The seconA AispatA is ..from Li,nit. Col. Burr, dated
Camp, at Kirklr, Nov. (7. It contains the account of an
engagement with the Pcishiva's fcrccs on the sth Nev.
The enemy's cavalry was compctcd at 15,000 ; his in-
fintry at eight. At the very moment when we were
preparing for action, they commenced a brisk cannranule
from their centre, while the inaves of cavalry succeeded
in getting into cur rear. The bravery of our men, how-
ever, enabled them,:though under circumstances of great
difficulty, ,to best f, the assailants. who left many men
and horses en the grr.::l, Th ,:ithdri.v: to a distance;

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and I.:ever earard.td .arcpetitition of their attack. Only
one European Officer, Lieut. Falconer, of the 2d Lath.
Ist regiment, is among the wounded. The loss of the
enemy is cotrpu!-etl..et between three And four hundred
killed and wounded.

After describing his route he states—

" The enemy's horse conttantly surrounding, my line
and camp, compelled me to -thorten my marches and to
prcsave the closest order, and I could not reach
.Poops,
in couseptence, IL:rem the ereaing of the 13th. In
aittrazion 1 mul;', not omit to report the gallant exerti.nis
of Capt. Spitler, with übimt 400 of the auxiliary horse,
who ::_::cezied in attaeliat:g aticl ,Ickuting a .niore nu.
merote; tritly of.thc enemy's horse.

•• Un the evcnirg Of the t 6th, all the corps,
after providing for the .camp and the position of Kirky,
were formed in divisions of attack but the enemy hte.--
inghtakett alarm, in the course of the night precipitately
drew oft, leaving a great part of his camp standing, and
considerable quantities of amunition on the field.
" His highness the Peisliwn is said to have fiul about
two o'clock in the teeming of the i The mewl..
succeeded in carrying off all his guns but one; and
had no means of pursuing him beyond: the fire of my
artili..ry.
"The enemy having thus disappeared, I lost no time
in recrossing the river •to occupy the most favourable
ground for bombarding the city ; but•every interest and
policy, re; well as considerations-el humanity, made me
most anxious to unite my enertiens with those of Mr. El_
phi :stone, to avert titedestruction which now threatened
it, either by botubarclment or storm : and the enemy har-
ing luckily fled in •an opposite direction, and lea, the
defence of the city to only a few hundred Arabs, these
were, by Mr. Elphinstone's influence, prevailed upon
to withdraw ; and I hare the pleasure to acquaint your
Excellency cur „guards took peaceable possession of the
city iti the 'course of the 17th, whrti the British fir.
WILT heisted on his llighness's palace, under a royal
salute.

I shall be unavoidably detained here, aiding in Ott:
establishment of order and military security to the city,
till the 9.2 d inst. when I propose marching agum upon
the enemy in his retreat to the southward.°

The subsequent d:spatchcs merely relate to tha
pursuit of the l'eLlivca, anti: a few skirnaishes, in wIli_!1
the British trovs were successful.

Mn. CANNIN.I.--../ pamphlet having been eine:-
lated, unrter blank covers, in which Mr. Canning is
censured in a mode which he c:►nsiders to be expressivp
61 .personal malignity in the author, Mr: C. has ad-
dressed a letter to the nameless author at-his 'uool:lel-
ler'', in which is the following pa.ssage:—'f To you,
Sir, whoever you Islay be, I address myself thus di-
rectly, for the pia:peed expressing to you my opinion,
that—you are a-liar and a slanderer, and want courage
only to be an assassin.",.
Lorl Glent worth has declared.his intention of offer-
ing to represent Limerick.

The Russian Grand Duke Michel is coming to Eng-
land by the way of Vicuna and Munich. Hit; lmlu•-
rial Highness was expected to be at the farmer place
about the beginning of this month. He has a good
help on his way—,t credit of 200,000 couples on a
banking house at Vienna.

The Emperor of Russia has advanced 180,000 roubles
out of 300,000, the sum destined for the e3tublisliment
and support of Conventual Schools, or Seminaries, at-
tached to the Monasteries in Russia.

lt ;sum-let-stood in the City, that the Spanish Consul
lately paid into the hands of Mr. Harman ;250,0001. on
account of the-Russian-Government.

The Carlisle Journal gives the following account of
the spirit of emigration pr:valent in that quarter :
We understand that tot fewer than 14 families are
preparing to emigrate from Caldewgnte alone, one &.
the outskirts of this city. During the weed: a great
number of men, women, and children pass-od through
here for port Aunan, thence to proceed across the At-
lantic; and it is conjectured, that the vessel which will
convey them, contained upwanls of 40 families from
this ncighhersLood.. and the adjacent borders of Scot.
land. In the last vessel which sailed from Dumfries
to America, 165 individuals voluntarily expatriated
themselves to avoid the extremity of human distress
which assailed them at home."

Williams, the publisher, who, haiing suffered judg-
ment to go by defitult,.was sentenced to 12 months,
imprisonment In Winchester gaol, for publishing two
parodies, one on the Litany, the other on the Athana-
sian Creed, (for writing which Mr. Hone was acquitted)
is sti!l :n confinement.

It is said, etat a settlement of. accounts has been re-
quested with a amt'culan, who semi.:tinies received the
weckly salary of the late Mrs. Joraan, at the Treasury
of Drury Lane Theatre.

Was Stephens shortly leaves town for Dublin, where
she is engaged to sing at the theatre for a limited num-
ber of nights.

The manag►ement.of Drurv-lone have at length given
Elliston an engagement. fie is t.) perferre a certain
number of nights in ever/ week fer the:l-cm:Linder. of
the season.

MILII

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APltt 10

THE PRINCE REGENT'S COURT.

Ou Fridarthe Peirce Rcticnt -I•eld a Court at Carl-
.tou-house. A few mittutesbefore tour the. City rro-
ces:don, with the Address on the late marriage, arrived:
it was composed of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Curtis,
Flower, &holey, J. J. 'Smith, Eanter, Birch, Magnay,
Bridges, and Cox, with the Recorder, and City Officers.
fr hey were eendneted into one .of the State-rooms
_ _

Prince entered about the same time, attended
by his Officers tf State. His Royal Highness, being
scat:7J, the itorrdcr read the following Address of the
Corporation to the Prince Regent 14poa the marriar,-e of
his lt,)yal sister, the Princess Elizabeth, with the Prince
noste-Ilamberg:—
" To his Royal Highness the Prinze of Wales. 'Regent of the
l7uiterl Kingdom of Gnat Britain and Irelatid.
.• .•-• • !nimble arid loyal Address of the Lori Mayor, Aldermen,
• Comm 0:,., of the City of Lonloo., C..nrunou Ctomeil.at.
a; nlzase yoar Royal Highness,
• NVO, his Majcity's tiztt.ful and loyal sa:)jettts. tae Lord Mayor
A Mermen and Conira:ms of the City of Latilon in Coniman Council
humbly appro,:elayour Royal highness to aller our tin-
es:a: anigraellations or. the ieupiciour event to' the r.!cent nuptials of
*bur Royal Sert,.,r, the t'0r.e.....4 Lis S.zlair
la to cary the Pries: m Ilesl,r4iomnarg.
We courilelttly tru.q. that this Winne:: lyre. be pro active eper-
moment haprirreis to the illastr:aw. individuals themselves, to every
brr.neh of 7our attrirst family, air to :heal:aim.
•• We indrilge uurselve.4 in the hare, that amiablo
whh•h hash unifuni.ly firth our and
ulorned the hish birth of the•hnyal bride, will secure w Ma every
felicity in this illustrious
• " Permit us to repc:st cur unalterabk sentiments of firm and loyal
attachment to his 1a„).....5t7's Cruwa and Govemimnt. and to asmre
yt,ar Royal Ili!einess of oar anxious desire to contribute to the ut-
Dart of our pow in wi.at:.ver may promote the welfare and happi-
rrc,.; of the•Lerntl Kingdo:s2.
(Signed by order of the Cairn
•..15 N rot wooterlioßrE."
To which Address his Royal Highness returned the
most gracious answer :

" 1 thank itat for this loyal and dutiful addre;s. It is highly gra.
tit'y'ng to nac to rec.:ire this te.tunony of the fe?ling4 of the City of
I,Jadoo. on no occasiuu so tutere-aiag to myself, and to all the
Hopil Eauoily."

'i'h© Prince Re!Tent afterwarls held 4n investiture
of the Bath, at which the honocr of linights Grand
Crosses of the order A 721 conterred.upou Admirals Sir
C. M. Pole, girt.,..ancl Sir G. Cockburn. _ _

His..fte;:al Highness conferred the honour of Knight-
hood on Francis Desanges, Es., and George Alder-
son, Esq. Sheriffs.

.7.'he Prince Regent has had a regular fit the gout.
It wits not till NEniday night that his Royal Highecss
could get a shoe upon the rebellious toot.
On Wednesday the Queen and Prineasr. Augusta ar-
rivzil at the Qieen's Palace from Wind sor, where they
were von after- visited by the Duchess of Gloucester.
At a quarter betbre tinir, the Princess Elizabeth and
the Prince of I lesse Homberg arrived in their landaulet
and four at the Qieen's Palace from Windsor. Her
Royal and his Serene Hig!iness are, as we have already
mentioned, to occupy 71w lower suite of rooms on the
right side tif the Palace during their stay in London.

'TI Queen held • -
ie.a private Court to receive the Ad-
dress of the House of Commons Her eluiestyes at-
tendants present were, her Chamberlain, her Vice-
Chamberlain, and the Countess of Alauksfiel.l, as the
lady in waiting. Among the Deputies were Viscount
Valletort, Lord J. Tilynne, M. C. Long, Lord G.
Beresford,• Sir T. Ackland, Mr. W. _Dunclas.—They
'were most graciously received.
On Thursday the Princess Elizabeth and Prince of
Hesse Humbug, attended by the Baron O'Naghten,
Sir 11. Campbell, Lady Campbell, and Lady Montague,
-received the Address of the House bi Commons, from
a deputation of members, introduced by Robert Ches-
ter, Esq. The deputation was composed of Viscount
Clive, the Earl of March, Lord - Lascellee, W. Bootle
Wilbrahamiandelr. Cartwright. They were most gra-
ciously received ; the Princess and Prince returned a
.most,:acious answer.
- The Prince:s ane Prince afro received the .Address of
•the 1-iouse.of Peers, by deputation, consisting of the
Duke of elontroee, Lord Boston, Lord St. Helens, and
Viscount Bridport.
Thursday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Glou-
cester*. and the Princees Augusta, honoured Covent Gar-
den Theatre with their presence, to see the play of Rob
Roy. They were received by Mr. Brandon,who-lighted
-them to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's box.—
This was the first time the Princess Augusta has been
to tells, or any other public • place of amusement, for •
about ten years past. The neyal. party were attended
by Col. Dalton, Lady Charlotte Wynne Bellasyse, &c. '
The Duke of Sussex presided on Wednesday, at the
• dinner of the Humane Institution for the recovery of
drowned persons: he distributed the rewards, one of
which was to young I.ordJ)c Roes, a boy dozily ie
• years of age, Who had gallantly saved a son of Lord
Shaftesbury from drowning. His Boyel Higlinese, en
account of the necessary absence of this noble youth,
said he should forward the medal to Lord Shaftesbury,
that he might have the pleasure of bestowing it cn the
preserver of his son. His Royal Highness mentioned,
that he had himself lost one of his own children by
drowning.
Vauxhall Genlens were, on Tuesday, knccked lawn,
Aectioa, fur e 8,500 guineas.

TTIE NATIONAL REGIS'fF.R.

TILL• DRAMA.
RING'S THEATRE.

11 Barbieri IV Si-di:dirt was the opera performed here
on Saturday week. the beautiful trio in the second
act was as usual encored, but tho- singer had sufficient
discretion and self-denial to repeat only the latter
movement, for the sake t f which the applause and call
for repetition were given, leaving out the first part,
which possesses no peculiar merit. The opera vas
followed by a new ballet, culled La Fee Urgele, a
production quite unique of its kind. The story, with
some trifling variation, is that which Chaucer, Beau-
mont and Fletcher, Dryden, La Fontaine, and several
other great writers, have treated, of a knight con
deemed to th-ath, but pardoned on condition of his dis-
coverirg, "Ce qui plait aux dares; Le Urgele,
in a state of metantorphosit, is the old hag who com-
municates the secret, and her marriage with the
knight, whieh is the price of that secret, is the charm
which restores pew to her original form and beauty.
When we say that Mademoiselle Melanie and Baptiste
paiOnned . the evolutions with great skill, and that
Malemoisek Lebreton is rapidly improving, we have
expended olir whole stock of praise. Nat a' flew scene
has been introlu.-41 to discredit the faded collection of
this establishment. Tharesses, with the exception of
a few tinselled figures sedidously placed in the front,
are peer and wean : the music, crabbed and inharmoni-
ous—a more mass of notes, such as a tyro in compositiop
would write eurrctle ettlamo, .as fast as his hand could
travoree the paper. for the purpose of making the
story intelligible. which is not well chosen, the clumsy
expedient of plaeards was prpetually rewrsed to,
written in pas-spelled French and nut legible beyond
the fourth row of the pit. This concatenation of ill- 1
starred circumstances excited anger even in the temple
of urbanity, and the poor ballet, at its exit, was saluted
with aniost unceremonious volley of,hisses.