The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-12 00:00:00

DRURY LANE.

:Miss Kelly, who has been absent neatly three months
on an excursion to Dublin, on Wednesday night re-
sumed her professional duties at this theatre in, one of
ber best characters, Lucy, in the Beggar's Opera.. She
was received in the most flattering manner with
.three
distinct rounds of applause. She appears in excellent
health and spirits, and, as the actors say, " topped her
part." The Duke and Duchess of Glocester were pre-
sent, " and God save the King" was Rung in full chorus
at the termination of the piece. Lite pit was filled at
half-price ; but the bow, throughout the evening, pre-
:tented a forlorn appearance.

Mr. Rice, who performed Richard the Third, at the
Newcastle theatre, with such distinguidied applause,
has since appeared in Shylock and lago, in both, of
which characters he failed.

Mr. Murray has renewed his lease of the Glasgow
theatre for three years, at 4001:exclusive of intcrest of
money expended on repairs.
Mada ae Catalonia borefit at Paris, produced, 19,9.00
francs . _ _ _

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ACTORS IN Sp.+tx.---A regulation for the theatre
in -Madrid, approval by the Royal Ordinance, has beets
published in that capital. The salary of their most fa-
mous comedian, Isidore Ifaigaez (who is designated as
the Tahna of Spain,) amounts to only five francs a day.

LORD PALMERSTON.—SaIttraIIy in answer • to the
inquiries made after the state of his Lordship's health,
it was announced, " that no bulletin would be further
issued, as Lord Palmerston was quite recovered."
LkW APPOINTSIk:NTS IN Inds D.—Mr. Henry
W. Grady is appointed First Counsel to the Commis-
sioners of the Revenuc., in the room of the late Sir
C. Ormsby. Mr. J. Foster succeeds as fiend
Counsel.
The Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Sci.
ences is now busily employed in investigating different
plans, which have been suggested fur the prevention of
forgeries of Bank Notes.
The Academy of Arts New York have raised a mh.
scription of 4001. for the purpose of having a whole
length portrait of Mr. West, painted by Sir Thomas
Laurence, which is to be placed above the Prosident's
chair of their Academy.
Wednesday a (;curt cf !Directors was held at the
East. India [louse, when the following Gentlemen
were elected Directors for the year ensuing,. via. Win.
Stanley Clarke, Esq. John Hudleston, Esq. .Pichard
Chicheley Plowden, Esq. George Raikes, Esq. George
Abercrambie Robinson, Esq.- John Thornhill, Esq.
T. W. Coke, Esq. is appointed by the Duke of SUSICK
Grand Master of the Freemason's Lodges of the pro-
vince of the County of Norfolk.
Mr. Ormsby, the Marshal of the Four Courts, Dub-
lin, is confined within its walls, fur a debt of two
thousand poands, due by John Irwin, of g inla, County
of Roscommon, Esq who .escaped from that prison •
about eighteen months cQ The debts of Mr, Irwin
exceeded 50,0001.
It is official :tannin:re:l, in a rlarence Paper of the
24th March, by a letter from the Consid...C;c4l,,ral of
the King of *ardinia, t',at the Dry of Algiers &cline
the plagae on the Ist Ii March.. His successor, named
Go ".a Cavalli, form his NLinster, was proclaimed
' the same day by a tiischeige of cannon. Lie has
taken the name of I.4m!hias Pasha. He cominenced
his reign by an act ofjustice. lia ordercd• all, the .yciang
female Christians and Jewesses, whom his., predecessor
and seized and contaed in the Seraglio, to be set at
liberty.
ikit s Meekly Di' patch says, that Cobbett will offer
himself as a Candiiiate for Coventry, at the next elec•
tion, but will not vine to England, unless he be elected.