Mr. Hilson's Apollo Belvi, in the afterpiece, was capital. Mr. Barnes, in the dashing character of young Buskin, croaked in the cracked voice of fourscore. Friday Evening, May 23. The Africans.-A Day after the Wedding Mr. H. entirely within his compass of acting. We The principle is a commendable one, but were content with Mr. Darley's Moses. Mrs. the action was misplaced in her. We wish Darley's Lady Teazle was vastly beyond our the managers would cause a little more expectations. Her manner was simple, but attention to be paid to clearing off the litter polished her gayety was lively, artless, from the stage, between the acts. If a heexhilarating, and lady-like? her anger natu- roine drop a letter in an agony, or if a lover ral and pretty; her shame and repentance tear up a billet-doux in a paroxysm, there the conspicuous, unaffected, and sincere. relics remain with an identity that effectually prevents a change of scene through the piece; or even if a besotted footman drop his jockey in a drunken-fit, unless some careful foot kick it behind the arras, it must lie there till the act is over. The afterpiece is a laughable farce. Mr. Hogsflesh, who endeavours to sink the name in the initial, and is, at last, reduced to a dreadful pickle, by his indiscretion in blowing himself, is completely cured of all his afflictions by being changed into Bacon. Mr. Hilson played this whimsical character better than we had ever seen it played. The scene in which he betrays, through the excess of his volubility, his unfortunate secret, was executed with all imaginable sprightliness. Somebody, however, is very much to be blamed for not expunging the indecencies and impertinences with which this piece abounds. It was hardly decorous, in Mr. Hilson, to suffer the full and fashionable house that had honoured him with its countenance, at his benefit, to be put out of coantenance and out of temper, by the gross, disgusting, and filthy obscenity, with which the entertainments he had selected were interlarded. E. We do not admire the first of these pieces. Had it not been for the enlivening influence of Henry Augustus Mug, in the person of his worthy representative, Mr. Hilson, we should have thought it a bore. We have a multitude of dislikes to the Africans. It is unnatural, laboured, and distressing in itself; and it derives no relief from the phizzes of its black and yellow heroes and heroines. The interlude is an amusing little affair enough, and was well hit off. Mr. Simpson was at home in Col. Freelove, and Mrs. Darley was delightfully provoking in Lady -Elisabeth. She spoiled a good deal of her passion, however, by an unnecessary concern for the adjustment of the shreds and fragments she had scattered about the floor. ART. 12. MONTHLY SUMMARY OF POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. EUROPE. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. London, March 10. N consequence of the suspension of the and the vigour with which Government has acted, together with the disposition manifested by Parliament to pursue measures of constitutional reform, the riots have ceased, and though some discontented may remain, it is likely to be appeased, and the internal affairs of the nation settled without violence. March 11. ported manufactures had risen to 44,000,000 After such a year a falling off was to be ex pected. At present he could see no real de cline in the demand for British goods; our intercourse with the Continent was five times quenter than it was before the war, and instead of feeling any thing like despondency, he could not but look forward to the result with cheering hope. Number of vessels, with the amount of their tonnage, and the number of men and boys usually employed in navigating the same, which belonged to the several ports of the British empire on the 30th September, 1816; distinguishing Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Plantations in America, and the West Indies. Army.-Yesterday, one hundred and twenty thousand men were voted, including the army in France and the regiments in India, but the vote was only for 6 months, from the 25th of Dec. last to the 24th of June next, in order that any further arrangements might be made should the committee of finance Scotland propose them, and the house agree to them. Ireland March 13. England Plantations 3,775 March 18. On motion of Lord Holland, grounded on a letter to Sir Hudson Lowe, from Count Montholon, one of Bonaparte's family, the subject of Bonaparte's treatment was gone into by Parliament, and the complaints in relation thereto, from Lord Bathurst's statement, were proved to be unfounded. Lord Bathurst states, that the original regulations in regard to Bonaparte's correspondence have not been varied-that much pains have been taken to gratify his wishes in furnishing him with books-that a circuit of 8 miles is allowed him for air and exercise; that his table is bountifully supplied; for that in his family, which consists of 10 persons, 19 bottles of wine, besides 3 bottles of porter, are consumed daily-that the eatables are in proportion to the drink-and that, in short, the annual allowance for his support is 12,000l sterling. Further proceedings on this motion were negatived without a division. The Island of Tristam de Cunha, to the Southward of St. Helena, has been taken possession of, and stores, &c. sent from the Cape of Good Hope, for the purpose of forming a garrison similar to that at the Island of Ascension. A London paper says British manufactures produce 100 per cent. in Mexico. But they must be smuggled. A hat sells for 1000 dol lars. The semi-annual dividend of the bank of England, for April 7, 1817, is fixed at 5 per cent. Lord Castlereagh has stated it to be the intention of the British Government to observe strict neutrality between Spain and her revolted colonies. Spain is said to have applied to England for assistance against her revolted subjects, and has been refused. The amount of tea consumed in England amounted in the year 1814, to 24,640,000lb. The custom-house duty, in the course of that year, upon tea sold for internal consumption amounted, At 6 per cent. to something about.....250,000l. And the Excise duty, at 90 pr. ct. to...3,880,000 4,130.0001. The internal consumption of the last year did not exceed 20,430,000lb. oftea-less by above one-sixth than the consumption of 1814; while the revenue collected in 1816 amounted to somewhat less than 3,000,0001.; a decline, during only two short years, of above 4 millions of lbs. or 1-6th in the weight of tea consumed, and of nearly 1,100,000l. or more than a fourth in the ad valorem duties. April 5. Extract from the first report of the Select Committee on Finances, printed by order of the House of Commons. The Committee to which was referred the subject of the Income and Expenditure of the United Kingdom for the year ending the th of January, 1817, and the probable Income and Expenditure for the two succeeding years, have, in the report, proposed the reduction, regulation, or abolition of a list of places, which occupies six pages. The report will probably do much towards an economical reform. April 7. A Bill, which has recently received the Royal Assent, gives great facility to persons who are desirous of proceeding as settlers to his majesty's provinces in North America, inasmuch as by reducing the Tonnage to be allowed to each individual during the pas sage, it enables the Masters of vessels, proceeding to these Colonies, to take passengers at a much lower rate than has been hitherto demanded. For the information of those who are desirous of availing themselves of the encouragement which is given by Government to settlers, we subjoin a copy of the reply given to applicants of this description: Downing-Street, 1817. Sir-In reply to the inquiries which you have made with respect to the encourage. ment which will be given to persons, proceeding as Settlers to Canada, I am directed by Lord Bathurst to acquaint you, that it is not the intention of his Majesty's Government to provide during the present year any mode of conveyance for persons desirous of emigrating to British N. America. But that if such persons can provide for the expense of their own conveyance to Canada, Lord Bathurst will recommend them to the Governor of the province, in order that they may receive, on their arrival, a grant of land proportioned to their means of cultivation, and some assistance in agricultural imple. ments." Liverpool, April 17. The appearance of the wheat lands in the principal corn districts, is generally good.The season for spring corn sowing has been so fine, that the barleys are nearly got in through Norfolk, and the other eastern counties; and if the lands continue to work kindly, as they have done for the last two or three weeks, the oats will be got in seasonably. Glasgow, April 20. The shawl trade in Glasgow has improved so much as to enable the Manufacturers to advance their Journeymen's wages 4s per week. At most of the north country markets, the price of corn is fallen from 3 to 4s. per quarter. Dublin, April 25. The scarcity of provisions has been so great in Ireland, as to attract the attention of Government; but the prospect is, that the coming year will be a year of plenty. More ground had been ploughed this year within 30 miles of Dublin than had ever been befo pers Monthly Summary. re within the memory of any living earlon. The spring had set in three weeks ier than usual, and an early and plentiful har vest was expected. Married.] In London, on the 10th of April, at St. James's Church, the Earl of March, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond, to Lady Caroline Paget, oldest daughter of the Marquis of Anglesea. In England, Mr. J. Clarke, formerly woolcomber, fish-monger, walking stationer, copperplate printer, perpetual motion projector, thair bottomer, working monse machinemaker, and showman-but now, alas! bill distributor and poster, printer's devil! &c. to Mrs. Sarah Spriggs, relict of the late Mr. James Spriggs, match-timber and mop-mer chant. Died.] At Edinburgh, in the 37th year of bis age, on Tuesday, 25th March, Michael Anderson, printer of the Edinburgh Journal. FRANCE. The Moniteur of March 3, announces the re-instatement of Prince Telleyrand in the place of High Chamberlain; and it is stated, that on the preceding day, he had an audience of the king for half an hour. In the Sitting of the French Chamber of Deputies, on Friday, an objection was urged to a clause of the Budget, which assigns about seventy-five thousand pounds for the relief of Spanish, Portuguese, Egyptian, and other Emigrants. The Minister of the Interior defended the clause, and at the close of his speech there were some touching exhortations to moderation and forgiveness, which drew loud plaudits from all parties. There are, it seems, between four and five hundred Egyptian emigrants at Marseilles. The Budget finally passed-135 to 88, the amendments having been got rid of by the previous question. Paris, March 8. The Dey of Algiers is said to have granted new facilities and great advantages to French commerce. Funds at Paris, 8th March, 61f. 60c. The French Marshal Savary, has published a pamphlet. He does not deny the murder of Wright, but throws the blame on Fouche. The statue of General Moreau is one of the number which are to ornement the bridge of Louis 16th, at Paris. They have commenced at Lyons the manufacture of Crape, in imitation of that of Canton. The Dutchess of Angouleme has had the first piece. A new law of exchange has been made in France.-Payment or acceptance of European drawn bills on France, must be demanded within six months from date, on pain of forfeiture of claim. March 11. The hotel de Brienne has been sold to 141 government for 852,333 francs, by Marie Letitia Ramolino, widow of Charles Bonaparte. The trial of Marshal Grouchy for high treason and contumacy, was to commence on the 17th or 18th of March. It was whispered in some of the circles at Paris, that a general law of Amnesty was under the contemplation of government. M. Rioust, who had been prosecuted for writing a work entitled Carnot, has been condemned. He is fined 10,000 francs, and is to be imprisoned for two years. March 15. A new pamphlet, entitled La Coalition et La France, was seized yesterday evening. This act of authority took place at the requisition of the King's Attorney-General, who specifies, that he had received a diplomatic notice from the Duc de Richelieu, containing the official complaints of the British and Austrian Ambassadors on the violent attacks directed against their governments in this pamphlet. The Emperor of Morocco has allowed grain to be exported to France, duty free. March 17. The Rhone, the Loire, the Rhine, the Marne, and the Seine have all overflowed their banks. The Clergyman who refused to give absolution to a young lady, on the eve of her marriage, because her intended husband, M. Picard, was a dramatic writer, has been condemned to one month's detention at the Seminary, by the Metropolitan Chapter. March 24. It is mentioned in the Italian papers, that the Emperor of Austria has proposed to the King of Sardinia to have a canal cut at common expense, from Alexandria across the Appennines to the fort of Savore. This important work, which will form a communication between the Adriatic and the Gulf of Genes, and which will be of immense advantage to commerce, was projected and proposed in 1803 by the Count of Chabrol, the prefect of the department of Montebotte, and its execution was decreed and even begun. On the 18th of March, about half past 3 o'clock in the day, several meteoric stones fell in the Cantons of Castlenioron and Munclar, in the department of Lot-et-Garonne, accompanied by violent detonations. March 30. A great disturbance has occurred at the Theatre Francaise, at the performance of a tragedy, in which there are many allusions to Bonaparte's present situation. Many persons were wounded. The riot was suppressed by the military, and general arrests were made. The author wishes to remain unknown. The repetition of the play is forbidden. Louis is restored to health. April 1. British transports had arrived at Calais, for the purpose of taking a part of Wellington's army to England; 2500 of these troops were embarked on the 28th March. There were no less than nineteen theatres and other places of exhibition open on the 9th March, in Paris and the suburbs. Louis the 18th had ordered his palace to be new furnished, in order to give encouragement to the manufacturers in Lyons; and introduced, into numerous places, soup establishments, a la Rumford. It was announced that the last colony to be surrendered to France by the treaty of Paris, (Senegal,) had been delivered up the 26th January. The French stock continued rising. Five Per Cents were from 61 to 62. Paris, April 5. At Boulogne, a loan of 150,000 francs has been opened for the purchase of grain, for the purpose of furnishing bread at a cheaper rate to the working classes. The slow but steady rise of French stocks is considered as good evidence of the permanency of the existing order of things.Five per cents are from 63 to 64; a height we believe to which they seldom attained in the best days of Bonaparte. nour, Died.] In Paris, April 4, Marshal Andrew Massena, Prince of Esling, Duke of Rivoli, Grand Cross of St. Louis, the Legion of HoSt Stephen, St Hubert, &c. aged 59. He was the second marshal of the French Empire, and his renown, as the "favourite child of victory," fills a large page of the French war annals. He was an early and sincere adherent to Louis 18th, and is said to have left fifteen millions of francs. He has left a widow, two sons and a daughter. M. Amar, formerly of the Convention, and one of the Regicides. He was allowed to remain in France because he had not accepted any office after Bonaparte's return from Elba. SPAIN. February 16. Spain is represented to be in a very unquiet and oppressed condition. Internal communication is very much obstructed, and misery reigns in every part of the country, especially among the troops. The greatest part of the army is in Catalonia, where soldiers and labourers are dying with hunger. An insurrection has taken place at Valencia, which has cost many lives, and the garrison of that city has been changed on account of the unwillingness it manifested to assist in quelling the disturbances. A new levy or contribution of 40,000 men is about to be made without distinction of classes, and they are intended to replace the old troops whose time is up, and whose fidelity is suspected. The illustrious Deputy of the late Cortes, Garcia Herreros, lately died in his confinement at the presidio of Alucema, on the coast of Africa. The hardships he experienced during his previous captivity for nearly 2 years in the dungeons of Madrid, had so much debilitated his health and preyed on his constitution, that it was impossible for him lang to survive the horrors of a fortress, which, from its insalubrity and want of supplies even of water, is not suitable for the punishment of the very worst malefactor. The King of Spain has issued a further order for the release of State Prisoners.Many still remain. An earthquake was felt at Barcelona on the 18th of March, which was likewise felt at Lerida, at Saragossa, and at Madrid. It was very severe and extensive. SWITZERLAND. and the southern parts of Germany are nuEmigrations to America from Switzerland, merous-the Swiss government is endeavouring to check them. Lausanne, March 21. Intelligence from Altorf, of the 10th of March, mentions, that, by reason of the great quantities of snow and ice, the inhabitants of these mountainous countries are in In the Cantons of Glaris, continual danger. and Uri, the falling of the masses of snow has destroyed a great number of farms, and likewise the pasture ground and cattle. The roof of one church has been forced in. The news from Tyrol is equally distressing. A number of successive earthquakes, up to the 14th, have affected the whole chain of the Alps, and caused much terror, as well as injury, by avalanches. In connexion with the subject of these earthquakes, it is interresting to notice the fact, that the present season throughout Switzerland and Germany, and almost all Europe, has been, and is, remarkably fine; the labours of the farmer having commenced two months earlier this Spring than last. On the subject of the phenomena exhibited in Europe, much speculation has been indulged. ITALY. Rome, January 10. A great quantity of papers relative to the Stuart family and the attempts of the Preten der have been lately seized and sealed by order of Government. The whole quantity weighed 7 tons. They begin with James 2d, and come down to the death of Cardinal York. They embrace every thing, from plots of invasion and correspondence with foreign powers, to the amour of the Pretender, and the domestic details of the Court of Albany. Nearly all the principal families in Scotland and Ireland appear to have been engaged in the Pretender's cause. 1 The Pope has restored the independence of the little republic of St. Marino. His Holiness the Pope, though now in his 75th year, is in the full enjoyment of his health and faculties. He has recently concluded the arrangements relating to religion in the kingdom of Brazil; and has demonstrated in it all that wisdom of which he has given so many proofs. A new census of Rome has been taken, and the number of souls found to be 129,000. Turin contains 88,588 souls. Naples, Feb. 18. Charles IV. of Spain is daily expected here; accompanied by his Queen, and the Ex-Prince of Peace. March 5. The English have augmented their force in the Ionian Republic. The allied Sovereigns have placed this republic under the Protectorship of Great Britain; which to maintain itself, must have a large military force, and execute exact justice. The population of the islands which compose this republic is estimated as follows: Corfu, 60,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 10,000 8,000 8,000 Total, 206,000 Messina, March 15. After several days of cold and severe weather, the north wind ceased yesterday suddenly, and we began to enjoy the mild temperature of spring. At ten minutes before six in the evening, the beauty of the day was disturbed by the violent shock of an earthquake. This phenomenon, which recalls such sad remembrances amongst us, though of short duration, was attended with a most tremendous uproar. The houses in this city, however, have not experienced the least damage. Rome, March 29. The Prince Carignan is daily expected in this city. As be is heir to the throne of Sardinia, in the event of the decease of the reigning King and the Prince of Genoa, without male issue, some importance is attached to his visit. It is conjectured that a contract of affiance is on the tapis between this Prince and the Princess, daughter of the Queen of Etruria, now resident in this city, who is, at this time, but 7 years old. Lucien Bonaparte has demanded of the Pope a passport for the United States of America; but it is not known whether it will be granted to him. The other members of the Bonaparte family, who are at Rome, are doing very well. Among the foreigners whom they admit into their Society are a great many British. Longevity. On the 15th of December a Catholic Priest proceeded on foot to the Cathedral of Adria in Lombardy, and returned thanks for having attained his 110th year, without infirmities or sickness! He was accompanied by an immense concourse of people, and chaunted the Cathedral service in a firm, manly, and dignified voice. The Ex-Empress, Maria Louisa. This Princess lives in a style of great splendour at Parma, but without ostentation. With the Noblesse of the country she has little society. The greater part of them were ruined in their property by the French Revolution; and the whole body like the rest of their brethren in most parts of Italy, are at the very lowest ebb in point of character and education. The disposition of the Ex-Empress, Maria Louisa, is extremely mild; her manners unassuming. Her natural reserve, the French mistook for hauteur, of which, in fact, she has not the slightest trait. The few persons whom she admits to her society, are so far from being treated as if they were paying their court to a Princess, that they soon feel themselves easy in their conversation with her. The usual accomplishments of her sex she possesses in more than the usual degree. She plays on the violin, and sings extremely well. GERMANY. Ratisbon, February 10. This afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Prince Primate, Charles de Dalberg, Archbishop of Ratisbon, ci-devant Grand Duke of Frankfort, died in this city. He was also Co-adjutor of the Elector of Mayence, to whom this territory belonged; and Bishop of Constance. On the dissolution of the Confederation of the Rhine by the battle of Leipsick, and the consequent loss of his Grand Dutchy, he obtained from the Diet of the Empire the principalities of Ratisbon and Aschaffenbourg, with the title of Prince Primate. He was a man of science, and one of the honorary members of the French Institute, with Fox, Jefferson, Weyne, Humboldt, &c. The Prince of Schwartzenburg is said to have been cured of his paralysis by an attack of the gouf. Munich, March 11. |