The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-12 00:00:00

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

The Royal. Family were under a considerable degro.
of alarm fir the state of the health of the Date of Cla-
renceon Thursday and Friday. The R. )yal Duke came
to London on Monday fbr the purpose of seeing Mr. F.
Fitzdarcnce off for France to join his regiment. On
Tuesday he complained of being-unwell, and call( d 1.4
the house of Sir Gilbert Blanc, in. Cleveland-row, who
prepared some medicine to relieve him from a violent
pain in the 'stomach. He then returned to his house
and took the medicine.; when it was ascertained that
there was stoppage, and the medicine returned off the
stomach. Liperiencing some relief in the evening. 11.3
left his house in town fhr Bushy.—On Wednesday Sir
Gilbert received an express. statiog that his Royal High-
ness MIS worse, and Sir G. instantly left London. 07.
Sir D. Dundirs was also. sent for; when it was ascer-
tained that inflammation en the chest had taken pi,,e?,
and the doctors sent off expresses to the Queen at Ifin:l.- •
sor, and the Prince Regent and Duke of Cambridge et
Brighton, and their Highnesses proceeded wish all apjA
to Bushy. The Duke of Cambridge remained with him-
all night. The Pbince slept at Sir B.Bloontfield'a, whera•
arrangements were making for his Royal Highness to:
remain, had not the Rityul Duke been pronounced bet-
ter. The Queen received a second communication•
Thursday morning, informing her of the Duke being.
better, and her Majesty received five mp-esses in the
course of the day upon- the subject. Sir 0. plane ar-
rived in London on Friday, followed her Majesty to the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's, in Piccadilly, and
communicated the glad and welcome tidings of the
Royal Duke being out of' danger.
Tuesday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester gave an
entertainment to the whole of the inhabitants of the coun-
try in the vicinity of Bagshot,tocelebrate them:lna their
wedding. The roads leading to. the Park were thren:.ett
with carriages of various Oecriptions at an early hoer, as.
well as equestrians and pedestrians.. Various rustle amuse-
ments were prepared for the company. The cloth was
laid for 1000 persons on the lawn near the mansion.
An excellent dinner covered the temporary table, ltf't
for the occasion, consisting. of roasted I e f and exec .h
plum pudding, and tine old ale. After the assemblwe
had taken their seats, the Royal Couple, arm in arm,
walked round the table to view the enjoyment of their
nciAbbours ; who, with due respe't, were rising Clan
their scats to pay their grateful ha rage of respect; but
the Royal Pair condescendingly insisted on their not
disturbing themselves, as tl)y wished to see then:
comfbrtuble and happy. The healths ef the amiable pair
were then drank with enthusiasm, and fervent ;wishes es-
pressed that long lite and happiness might attend them.
Several bands of music attendtd ; and after dinner the
lads and lasses turned out, and dan el merrily on the
lawn. The a.s.semblave consisted of young arcs old of
various degrees ; one among the latter was a Lady, og
years of age. who came in a clutis! some disance to pay
her respects to the Duke and Duchess. She appeared
highly gratified at having the honour of speaking to
them ; and their Royal Highnesses were marked in their
attentions to her. The entertainment was kept up to a
late hour.

The Princess of Wales has, according to the German
papers, gone to Jerusalem.—During stay at Peru,
(Constantinople) she received some magnificent presents,
consisting of India shawls and stuff's, perfumes, and a
magnificent diamond pin. She proceeded tram Constan-
tinople to Brussa, the ancient capital of the Ottoman
empire in Asia. Front thence sin; repairs to Jerusalem
and Egypt.
The Billowing is given in a Daily Paper, as an ex-
tract of a letter received on Tueslay from Mailed ;
of the truth of which, it adds, no doubt can be enter-
tained:—

" Madrid, inly 22.--I have
.it-t heard that th • King's Me•.
renger, Mr. Lyell, who has been here ahunt tivc weeks, was
a.saviivated yesterday in the Iletiin : you may ...Tend upon
the tart : he was bu ie,l thes evening in th, garden of the Kr-
rolets%; ti'r, to the shame of our GoVel. 1111 l flirt there is
rial•place for Prote,tai.ts. I have jos! seen an En •li•hwau who
has Irceu at his funs eat--half past ten o'clovit, p.m.'

Hanover, it is said, is to receive a new Constitution of
the most liberal find. It is to ”I',l,led on the plan of
the English, bus with s me modification:.
Letters from I lawn' stute, turf u tonspiracy has b:en
discovered among the police-oflieers in that country,
which had in view to involve persons in guilt fir the
sike of the reward, similar to that in which Vaughan and
others hove here been implicated. One of the Officers ha.:
been sound guilty, and sentenced to 100 lashes, with a
ripe round his neck, to be branded on the back, and fi-
nally to serve at hard labour for seven years..
An American Gentleman and an English Gentleman
got on Thursday into a discussion on politics upon
'Change. In the course of it the hater used some expres-
sions unfavourable to the chante.cr of Mr. Madison; and
the American, retorting, called the other a scoundrel.—
The reply to this was a blow in the face of the American
and a regular battle Limed, in which several
.flooroT
were given, and a good deal of blood lost. Deere, boy:-
ever, the combatants bad gone through many mounds,
the beadles assembled, end turned them both out of the
place.
Lord Cochrane's trial for breaking prison is fixed for
Thursday, the 15th, at Guildtiod.

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[FROM A CORN r%PIINDIAkT.]
The SPREAD ty. the HOLY SCRIPTURES

b become most encouraging. We have seen with much
pleaseire how universally they are sought for and che-
rished. Amongst the many instances of this, we have
been favoured with an extract of a letter from Kishuiyali,
a &Amin, to the Rev. A. Cienuerer, a Missionary at
Tranquebar, in which he mentions having requested the
favour, because, " I tint so fond of reading, and wish to
know the whole circumstances of Christianity." We
Ind similar desires earn essed by Pariah Rotuma Catholics at
Veltlony, and by heathens at Ncgapatarn, who unrici-staod the
.English language, and read the English and Tanya Bible with
great delight ; and likewise by the lientoos and Mahrattas who
have frequently received. and are applying for the translations
into their languages. At Cochin the Arlalayalira translations
are read daily in the schools and in families. At Doosorm
Durjuo, the Rajah Tangooloo, by his letter to J. Adams, Esq.
freely approves the general use of the Scriptures, and the de-
Aire he has fur a copy of this Malay translation.

In a letter from the Rev. J. Twisieton at Colombo, in Ceylon,
if April 3, 1815, he says, "It would be desirable that a Copy
of the new Version should be in every house where pergoos
can read; for as there are no °iliac hooks, they will of ne-
cessity take op the Gospels daring many a leisoro hour, and
consequently get some knowledge or Christianity." At Canton,
in Jan. 1815, dlr. Morrison writes, that " the Chinese residing
In the islands to the South, receive !hi in with great readiness."
Mr. Milne was then going to Makeea, to endeavour to form
there a permanent seat tor our Extra Ganges Mission.

"You cannot,"says Mr. Supper, of Batavia," think w i:1) what
eagerness 4vme Amman mer: hauls and Sheiks read the Bibles
they received of me ; whole nights they sit in company
together, reading tins had, of nook.. One of them actuall de-
layed Ms departnre on a jouiney, to read it with tranquillity
mud .it tent ion, and promisod to recommend it to his country-
men, and invilorrit a thwa..init blessings upon it; many Chinese
of viva malt it with the warmest gratitude.

.•
Toe suece•s in America is not so extraordinary; but at
Philadelphia the female society have very zealously promoted
this great cause. A hundredth part of the zeal and humanity of
a Howard, exerted by each of as, would convey this book to
the must secluded ilansions of those commies. Although the
alone IMF not yet converted whelk nations, it may be the
first step in the grand undertaking ; and Though in countries
denominated Christian, much ignorance and vice may remain
after the B.bla has been generally distributed, no one can
ea v that it may not have extirpated much which would have
taken root, had no exertions been made to repress it. Its
operation is gradual and noiseless; its province is the heart;
and its best fruits are those mild and humble virtues, which
ask no notice but from the eye of God. "We know,"
says the second report from N'irginia, April, 1815, "That
It is the will of heaven, because God bas revealed it,
that the Kingdom of Christ shall become 'vers.tl; and
that the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the
waters do the sea. Bearing this in mind, when we contemplate
the events that are now taking place; when we learn that the
Holy Bible is read in the Court of Persia, that it is makin; its
way in China; and in a word, that it is translated into almost
all the dialects of Asia; that it is communicated to the
wandering tribes of Africa; and that the remotest and darkest
forests of Siberia are made glad by the joynd sound of salva-
tion, it can hardly be thought rash to conclude that the ' lime
to favour Zion, yea, the set time is come; that the angel
is now flying in the midst of heaven, who has the everlasting
gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to
every nation, and tongue, and kindred and people, kcv. 14. 6;
and that, 'ere long, the whole race of man, united in the wor-
saip of one God, and acknowledging the redeeming mercy of
his Sun Jesus Christ our Saviour, will, with something of the
spirit and feelings (tithe angels when they announced the ad•
rent ot• the promised Messiah, as with one voice in elm rapt:er-
•tts wog, proclaim, Glory to God in the Highest; on Cillt:1
j.eace, good will towards men!"

CONTINENTAL LIBERALITY IN MATTERS OF RELl-
th)N.—The Wurtemberg Ambassador is a Catholic, the
X.ng of Wurtcroberg is a Protestant ;—the Bavarian
.Ambassador is a Protestant, the King of Bavaria a C.:ll°-
1k ;—The Danish Ambassador is a Catholic, the King of
.Denmark a Lutheran.

His Majesty's ship Abundance, Capt. Oakc, was or-
dered to convey some works of art f'rom Antwerp to
Italy, in order that they might be restored to th,:ir law-
ful owners. An officer belonging to that ship has com-
municated a few particulars of this event:—

•` ins ,lllij...ty's ship Abundance, Civita Vecchia, June 427.

" We sailed from Antwerp the middle of May, with the vo-
Iti::*ile statue s and paintings stolen from Italy by Bennaparte
and his insrmidors. On our arl ival at this place we were sa.
loted, every other mark of friendship shown us. Tao
d .vs after we got pro!ique, when the Governor and principal
r Seers of the place, with his Eminence Cardinal Gonsalvi,
Prime Minister of State, paid us a visit. The Cardinal came
an particle from Rome, in the Pope'i name, to thank us and
our conutry for the: valuable cargo we had brought them. He
appeared highly gratified at looking about the ship. The
same day the Captain and two of our officers dined at the Go-
vernor's with the Calei.nal, who had the Captain plated to his
right, at the head of the table, and the British Conseil at his
left. All the foreign Consuls were of the party. About 45
persons sat down to dinner. His Eminence was marked in his
attention to the British officers, and by the Pope's special de-
sire, invited the Captain and as many officers and men as could
he spared from the ship to go to Rome fur a few days. After
diem r the C returned to Rome, where he told the Cap-
trite apartments should be prepared for himself and officers,
and every expence defrayed by his Holiness. Previous to the
C.rielinars !departure, the following presents were sent on
tee r1:---2 oxen, calves, 6 sheep, 4 pipes of a inc, many loaves
been I, .20 hams, with a considerable quantity of vegetables,
t, :,:Rs, etc. 'rite statutes nod paintings were all delivered
tr. .o.ut the least eLmrge. The largest statute weighs 17,0 Mb.
and represents the Nile. The harvest is tweeter round Civita-
V -rehea, an :1 promises to turn out well. The Abundance, on
bee return, will take in some statues for England. On 'rues-
day last we went to Rome, accompanied by the British Conseil,
in tkie Popes own car ia,4e, escorted by dragoons. We were
immediately introduced toklais and had a molt gru-
eimes reception. 'rho C.lptain was permitted to kiss his hand
Three eases Pe.soos 11,1,e been appointed to show us his
Di .4., 411.4 .very other oktiect -.vorth seviug is this great city."

THE NATYOVAt REGISTER.

DRAMATIC REGISTER.
HAYNIARKET.

Thursday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester ho-
noured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence ;
when they were received with loud cheers Immediately
after the curtain drew up, the whole of the performers,
decorated with knots of white ribbon, sang God save the
King ;' to which the following appropriate addition was
made in honour of the happy pair, by Mr. Colman :

Great George! thy Peoples' voice,
Now hails thy daughter's choice,
Till reboot ring ;
Till!' shout 0111 rends the air,
l'Oay she prove bleoi'd as fair
Long live the Noble Pair!
God save the King!
The Duchess was observed to be deeply affected, and to
tilted tears, at hearing the name ttf her Father, the
first verse ; the tender idea withlJirh this sensibility
was associated was instantly caught ltv OespectatorA, and
their long and continued cheers at once recognized and
applauded the filial affection from which it proceeded.

A new Farce, called My Landlady's Gmen,was brought
forward at this Theatre on Saturday evening. It is from
the pcn of Mr. Oulton, and will not disgrace the author
of the Sleep Walker. The following is a brief sketch of
its fable :

Percent!! Paradox (Barnard) is destined by his late father's will to
marry a Miss Iliggiabothmt, or forfeit half his fortune. In conse-
quence, however, of his affixtions being engaged to a young Lady,
whom he had seen at Paris, Mademoiselle Gra:is (Miss Taylor), he
wishes to avoid the projected match, and procure% the assistant: of his
friend Jock Jocund (Jones), a dashing, thoughtless spendthrift, who
has just arrived at the house of his uncle, Sir Percent!, in his Land-
ledy's Gown, having mad, tree with her wardrobe to avoid the Hai
who are in pursuit of him. Sir Pereeral being from home, the parties
are left at full liberty to prosecute their stratagem, and hoax Mrs.
I I igwillhottom (the mother of young Perceval's intended), who is daily
expected at Paradox Hall. 4141C001,1 is provided by his friend with a
treat, and it is agreed that they shall change names, and that D, raw!
(Tokelyi, an Irish servant, shall repnsent his absent master.
.1.);•rmot ha a sneaking kindness fir his fellow-servant Biddy, but their
union is opposed by Percreal, Who has written to the girl's tither. Ti-
mothy Thimble ([(used)), giving a very indifferent character of the
uitor. and advising him not to receive Dermot O'Fliarr as his son-in-
law. So much for the proem. 'The bustle now commences. Tinto.
thy Thimble arrives, in consequence of the letter which he has received
from Sir Perm- cal, whom he has never seen, and is ushered into the
presence of Dermal, who is now the representative of his master. A
laughable scene ensues, in which the I rimman is informed of the opi-
nion which his master entertains of him. lie assures nitatf, that it
is a plot of some designing scoundrel, who to ialiett to ruin the character
am: honest lad, and convinces him that he maid not possibly fix uyon
a mare promising youth fee his daughter's husband, than Dermot
The arrival of Monsieur a,aliy (Burton), and his niece, is
now immune :d. The objet of their visit to Paradox Hall, is to en-
treat the hix.pitality of Si,' Perec;xll, as all their property hca been de-
stroyed by a fire which has lately happened, the principal part of their
wealth bang contained in a ca.ket which was lost at the time of the con-
flaration. Young Pereeasa recognises in Madenwiselle Geniis the
object of his affections, and restores to her the casket which he had
found at the fire, and which he lard carefully kept, in hopes of one day
discovering the owner. His dread of being obliged to marry the lady
his father had fixed upon is th at done away, by the arrival of her mo-
ther. Mnt. Ifiggialmttura, who informs them that her daughter has
101-.01 with a profligate fellow, whom she was endeavouring to arrest
tOr debt. Jootind is the person who has married her daughter, and he
has an excellent opportunity of retaliating upon his mother-in-law. by
causing her to be arrested instead of him, by the ciretunstance of her
petting on .` ma bnisliady's :men," in consequence of her own dem
been dirtied by the breaking down of her carriage. The officers
wl.o are in pursuit of Jocuad have a description of the dreits in which
he has escaped, and persist in taking Mrs. fli,,;giabottont into custody,
notwithstanding her protestations that she is not the person of whom
they are in search. Sir Pereryul returns, and there no longer being a
possibiTty that the intentions of the will should be fulfilled, the union
etf young Percent! and Markamiselle Gratis is not objected to. Biddy
is given to D•ramt, who, of course, resigns his master's coat and cha-
racter, and the piece concludes to the satisfaction of all parties.
This Faroe certainly possesses little or no claim to ori-
ginality. We were strongly reminded of our friend Je-
remy Diddler at its commencement, and remembered
having seen the man metamorphosed into the master very
frequently. The dialogue has but little to recommend it ;
but the numerous incidents and constant bustle that pre-
vade the piece, render it highly amusing, and will insure
its success. Tokely kept the house in a roar of laughter
when assuming the important strut of his master, and was
deservedly aplauded for the genuine comic humour he
displayed when giving himself a character. The alarm
of Jocund at the mention of the name Genus, which is
pronounced by Tokely, as if it were John Lee, the name
of the Attorney who has lately employed the Sheriff's
officer to arrest him, formed humourous incident. %is-
sA. as Timolliy Male, the tailor, was highly diverting
in his constant attempts to push his professional interests,
ty persuading every person he meets of the absolute ne-
cessity of having a new suit, not forgetting at the same
time to remark what a very bud tailor their last must
have been. Jones, as the volatile Jocund, reminded us
very much of his Master, Lewis, who, in such characters,
was long thought inimitable. The rest of the Perfumers
did ample justice to their respective parts.
We have no doubt that My Landlady's Gown will last
much longer than Ladies' dresses usually do; particularly
if it be made more fashionable by being cut a little
shorter. Its reception was most favourable.
Exit by Mistake still maintains its ground ; and the
hypochondriac Crockery continues, in the hands of Tyke-
ly, to excite universal interest.