mid-day, we entered Moscow. The enemy had raised on the Sparrow Mountain, two wersts from the city, some redoubts, which he abandoned. The city of Moscow is as large as Paris; it is an extremely rich city, full of palaces of all the nobles of the empire. The Russian Gvernor, Rostopchin, wished to ruin this fine city when he saw it abandoned by the Russian army. He had arined 3000 malefactors, whom he had taken from the dungeons; he also summoned together 6,000 satellites, and distributed arms among them from the arsenal. Our advanced guard, arrived in the centre of the city, was received by a fire of musketry, which issued from the Kremlin. The King of Naples ordered a battery of a few pieces of cannon to be opened, dispersed this rabble, and took possession of the Kremlin. We have found in the arsenal 60,000 new muskets, and 120 pieces of cannon, on their carriages. The most complete anarchy reigned in the city; some drunken madmen ran through its different quarters, and every where set fire to them. The Governor, Rostopchin, had caused all the merchants and shopkeepers to be carried off, through whose instrumentality order might have been reestablished. More than four hundred French and Germans were arrested by his orders; in fine, he had taken the precaution of carrying off the firemen with the fire-engines; so that the most complete anarchy has desolated this great and fine city, and the flames are devouring it. We have found in it considerable resources of every kind. The Emperor is lodged in the Kremlin, which is in the centre of the city, like a kind of citadel, surrounded by high walls. Thirty thousand wounded or sick Russians are in the hospitals, abandoned, without succour, and without nourishment. The Russians acknowledge that they lost fifty thousand men in the battle of the Moskwa. Prince Bagration was mortally wounded. A list has been made of the Russian Generals wounded or killed in the battle --it amounts to between forty-five and fifty. some attention during the month; but, How can independence stand against Most In consequence, general indifference, or utter contempt, has characterized the elections. In London, three veteran agents of the ministry have been returned, against two popular candidates, by 3600 against 2600, not above half the livery voting. In Westminster the two former patriotic members have been returned; and, in Middlesex also, the old members have been re-elected. Seats in some rotten boroughs fell from 50001. the old price, to 2000l. and were hawked about at this last price. The narrowed means of government offers fewer recompences to members and their families; and persons who used to be influenced by feelings of patriotism, feel hopeless! As Britons and lovers of our country, we we dread and deprecate this apathy, and consider it a portentous calm-the mere sullenness of public despair. The contests are recorded in our local news. The Marquess of Hertford continues in the high office of Chamberlain, and the Regent has been passing part of the autumn at the Marchioness's seat at Ragley, in Warwickshire! Her son, Lord Yarmouth, holds also a high and favoured situation in the Duchy of Cornwall! Lord Liverpool still continues minister, and Lord Castlereagh war-minister, pro tempore! AMERICA. South America continues to be torn by civil wars; between the friends of independence and the friends of Old Spain and her governors. The revolutionists have to contend against the gross ignorance and superstition of the people, who are the slaves and dupes of the lowest priestcraft. The Caraccas, for example, had been erected into the independent republic of Venezuela, by General MIRANDA, the excellent constitution of which we gave in a late Magazine; but, an earthquake having desolated some of those provinces, the priests seized on the circumstance, described it as a visitation of Heaven on republicans and revolutionists; and so general a defection took place, that the brave Miranda has been taken prisoner, and the republic of Venezuela is probably no more! The same ignorance and influence enslaves Mexico, Peru, Chili, and Buenos Ayres, notwithstanding partial insurrections, and the shedding of much blood at Quito, Mexico, and Buenos Ayres. The accounts in the newspapers are so contradictory, that we have seldom found ourselves able to give details worthy of the notice of our readers. The United States of America still continue in a state of public hostility with Great Britain, as might have been foreseen from the irritation created by the neglect and confidence of the British pinistry. In fifteen weeks after their declaration of war against us, the English regent published a declaration of hosti. lity against them. Thus the two states, as we dreaded, are formally engaged in war, and America is added to the num ber of our public enemies! The sea of course is covered with Ame rican cruizers, and many valuable prizes have been taken; but we are particu larly called on to mention the capture of the Guerriere frigate, by an American frigate, after a sharp action, being the first instance for many years of an English man of war striking her colours to a nearly equal force. To counterbalance this, the English General Brock, with an inferior force, has captured Fort Detroit in Upper Ca. nada, and also an American general, with upwards of two thousand troops, who had published some gasconading proclamations, in which he had threat ened all British America! By a coinci dence not publicly explained, the Indian nations and the Algerines have, at this juncture, also declared war against the United States! We hope, however, for the honour of human nature and of civilization, that these barbarians are not recognized allies of the British government. Yet General Brock says, he had 900 Indians in his army, and that these savages penetrated the American camp; and the newspapers tell us that the Alge rines are to be supplied with naval stores from England! We trust, however, that these things cannot be true, because the Regent's Proclamation speaks of a probable accommodation! INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, IN AND NEAR LONDON: With Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. AT the termination of the poll for the City of London, the numbers were,-Alderman Coombe 5125 -Sir W. Curtis 4577.-Sir J. Shaw 4082.-Alderman Atkins 3645. -Mr. Waithman 2622.-Alderman Wod 2373,-The two latter were the popular candidates, and were at no personal expense. For Middlesex, Messrs. Byng and W. Mel. lish were returned without opposition. For Southwark, at the close of the poll the numbers were, for Calvert 2070. Thornton 1695-Jones Burdett 840. For Westminster, Sir Francis Burdett and Lord Cochrane were unanimously returned, and in opposition to the expressed wishes of the former. On the morning of the 5th a fire took place in the back premises of Messrs. Bowden and Tucker, extensive drug-brokers, in Camomile-street, Bishopsgate-street. The flames raged with great fury, and extended their ravages along the back of the Bishops gate-street houses, as far as to Houndsditch; about eleven houses and a vast quantity of property were destroyed. The ceremony of depositing at Whiteha!! Chapel, Chapel, the French eagles and other trophies lately taken in Spain and Portugal, was witnessed by the Queen, the Princesses, and other branches of the royal house of Brunswick. The trophies were, one eagle taken out of a river in Portugal; two ditto taken at the battle of Salamanca; two ditto found at Madrid; together with ten stand of colours taken at various times. Let it how ever be remembered, that worth of trophies depends entirely on the justice and necessity of the war in which they are obtained. The street which we have mentioned as intended to be formed from Portland-place to Carlton House, is to be 100 feet wide, and in a right line from the entrance to the grand hall of Carlton-house to Piccadilly, where there is to be a small circus; from thence it is to go northward into a square on the site of Brewer-street, &c.; it is then to lead on north-westward to the top of Kingstreet and Swallow-street, and then in a right line to Portland-place. The improvement likewise embraces the opening a street from the east end of Pall-Mall to St. Martin's church, a square in the King's Mews, the opening of Jermyn-street at the east end, and that of Charles-street into the Haymarket, and King-street into St. James's street. seven slip boxes on each side, ranging with the first gallery, and the like number of private boxes nearly upon a level with the pit. The boxes will hold 1200 individuals; the pit about 850; the lower gallery 480; and the upper gallery 280; in all, 2,810 persons may be accommodated. The entrance to all the boxes and pit is easy and secure. The theatre is indebted to Colonel Congreve for an excellent contrivance, which promises effectually to secure the building from fire. The appearance of the house is brilliant without being gaudy, and elegant without affectation. The fronts of the boxes have all diversified ornaments, which are neatly gilt, and give a variety and relief to the general aspect. We must not omit the just praise which is due to the architect for those arrangements, which exclude the interruption caused by indecent persons, and, by necessary attractions, draw off the noisy and frivolous part of the audience from the grave and sober hearers. The grand saloon is eightysix feet long, circular at each extremity, and separated from the box-corridors by the rotunda and grand staircase. It has a richly gilt stove at each corner, over which are finely imitated black and yellow-veined marble slabs as pedestals in the niches. The ceiling is arched, and the general effect of two massy Corinthian columns of verd antique at each end, with ten corresponding pilasters on each side, is grand and pleasing. The rooms for coffee and refreshments at the ends of the saloon, though smail, are very neat; they consist of recesses, Corinthian pilasters, four circular arches supporting domes with sky lights, from which glass lamps are suspended. On the north side of the theatre is the wardrobe. The retiring rooms for the stage boxes are decorated with rich crimson carpets, and with deep crimson embossed paper. The private boxes have no anti-chambers. We have now to notice the pit, orchestra, and stage: there are seventeen rows of seats in the pit, with four short ones, in consequence of the orchestra making two projections into it. The orchestra is about eight feet wide, and extends nearly the whole width of the pit. The stage is about thirty-three feet wide, the proscenium nineteen and a half, and the whole constructed so as to render the circular appearance of the theatre nearly complete. usually appropriated to doors, is occupied by two very fine and large lamps, with tripods on triangular pedestals; each lamp contains a circle of small burners, on the principle of Burton's lamps. Over the lamps are two stage boxes on each side, forming an acute angle with the stage, and above them are niches with statues. The space over the side boxes, and ranging with the upper gallery, is left entirely open; hence the more perfect transmission of sound to the remotest parts of the house, where the lowest Whisper SA The new Drury-lane Theatre was opened on the 10th, and, notwithstanding the vast concourse of people who assembled for admittance, no accident happened. The committee chose, from one hundred and twelve pieces which had been sent for competition, a very meagre and jejune address by the young LORD BYRON. This circumstance has created a great sensation among the votaries of the Muses, who do not hesitate to impugn the decision of the theatrical committee. It has led also to an appeal in the theatre from DR. BUSBY, one of the candidates, and to many squibs in prose and verse. The grand entrance is at Bridgesstreet, through a spacious hall, leading to the boxes and pit. This hall is supported by fine Doric columns, and illuminated by two large brass lamps: three large doors lead from this hall into the house, and into a rotunda of great beauty and elegance. On each side of the rotunda are passages to the great stairs, which are peculiarly grand and spacious; over them is an ornamented ceiling, with a turret light. The body of the theatre presents nearly three-fourths of a circle from the stage. This circular appear ance is partly an optical deception, and has the effect of making the spectator imagine himself nearly close upon the stage, though seated in a centre box. The color of the interior is gold upon green, and the relief of the boxes is by a rich crimson. There are three circles of boxes, each containing twenty-four boxes, with four rows of seats, and sufficient room between each; there are MONTHLY Mad. No. 233. The part MAY may be distinctly heard. Between the pedestal lanips and the curtain on each side is a massy Corinthian column of verd antique, with a gilt capital supporting the arch over the stage, in the circle of which are the arms of his Majesty. Corresponding with these columns are three pilasters, ornamented with connected rings entwined with grapes and vine leaves, all richly gilt. Some, perhaps, may object to so much gilding on the stage and front of the boxes, in a house where simplicity and plainness are conspicuous; but it ought to be remembered, that performers still wear embroidered dresses, and consequently require the adjacent objects to be uniform with their costume and character. The pannel which joins the curtain is of a fine lilac colour, and contrasts advantageously with the green column and gilt ornaments. The theatre itself is a master piece of art, and an ornament of the metropolis. The coup d'ail is delightful beyond the power of description. Ia certainly has no rival in England, or perhaps in the known world, for beauty, completeness, and magnificence. The architect, Mr. WYATT, need envy no other artist, living or dead, after exhibiting this happy specimen of his taste and genius. The sewer now excavating in Hyde Park is one of the greatest works of the kind ever attempted in this country. It is intended for a drain to the numerous streets now built in the neighbourhood of Paddington, and will empty itself into the great sewer which enters the Thames at Milbank. In consequence of the height of the ground in Hyde Park, it became necessary, in order to insure a suflicient fall to this new sewer, to dig to a very great depth; and its formation is carried on by the laborious and expensive process of tunneling. Pits are sunk at the distance of every seventy yards, and the excavations are conducted in a way similar to those of a coal-mire. The stratum of clay through which the sewer passes is favourable to the process of excavation, and is similar to that which was thrown up in the formation of the Highgate archway, which so suddenly failed on nearly arriving at completion. The gravel pits in Hyde Park are filling up with the clay dug from the tunnel. On the 22d, after a high westerly wind, the tide in the Thames made four feet water in Westminster Hall. Vauxhall Bridge is at last contracted for and begun upon. Colonel Baynton, in conjunction with Mr. Grillier, has undertaken to complete it in two years, for the sum of seventy-five thousand pounds. One pier is already laid. All the upper parts of the bridge are to be of cast-iron. A new license for Vauxhall gardens has b-en granted by the Magistrates of the Surrey Quarter Sessions. MARRIED. By special licence, at Addington Park, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Rev. J. Croft, to Miss C. M. Sutton, fourth daughter of his Grace. At Montalto, county of Down, the very Reverend the Dean of Dromore, to Frances Catherine, daughter of the late David Ker, esq. of Portavo. At the Residency, at Bagdad, Sir W. Wiseman, bart. Captain in the Royal Navy, to Catherine, daughter of Sir J. Mackintosh, Alexander Mitchell, esq. of St. Alban'sstreet, to Christina, widow of James Thompson, esq. of Stonehaven. Mr. John Treacher, jun. of Paternosterrow, to Harriet, daughter of the late William Brazier, esq. of Rye. Edward Parker, esq. to Grace Isabella, daughter of Mrs. Strode, of Kensington Palace. Robert Garden, esq. to Louisa, niece to General M'Kinnon. Mr. C. Bishop, solicitor, of Gray's Inn, to Maria, youngest daughter of G. Holton, esq. of Strand-on-the-green, Middlesex. At Hampstead, T. White, esq. of Greekstreet, Soho, to Eliza, third daughter of Z. Darby, esq. of Hampstead Heath. P. Courtenay, esq. of the Inner Temple, barrister-at-law, to Louisa, second daughter of H. Bell, of Aldersgate-street, merchant. At Mary-le-bone Church, H. Pitches Boyce, esq. late of the 33 foot guards, to Lady Amelia S. Spencer, youngest daughter of the Duke of Marlborough. At Lambeth, Mr. W. Jackson, of Fenchurch-buildings, to Mrs. E. Richardson, of Newington Butts. R. Belt, esq. of the Inner Temple, to the eldest daughter of B. Troughton, esq. of Overton. J. Loughman, esq. of Percy-street, to Miss Maxwell, of Sackville-street. Mr. E. Johnson, of Bishopsgate-street, to the eldest daughter of J. Malyn, esq. of Braisted, Kent. W. J. May, esq. to the second daughter of M. Langdale, esq. of New Ormond-street, Queen-square. Mr. W. H. Symons, of Great Coram-street, Russell-square, to Miss Henkelmann. Mr. Lokyn, of St. Paul's Church-yard, to the fourth daughter of the late J. Morgan, esq. of Brixton-place. Hon. and Rev. Alfred Harris, second son to the Earl of Malmesbury, to Miss M. Markham, fourth daughter of the Dean of York. At Mountjuliet, Kilkenny, the Hon. Charles Butler, brother to the Earl of Ormond and Ossory, to Lady Sarah Butler, daughter of the Earl of Carrick. Mr. W. Redcross, of Lombard-street, to Mrs. D. widow of Dr. Dyson, of Basinghall street. Charles Mr. J. Dobson, jun. of Bucklersbury, to Helen, daughter of Mr. J. Thompson, of Great Cambridge-street, Hackney-road. Mr. Charles Gardiner, to the daughter of Captain Hugh Baikie, of the Royal Navy. Mr. Joseph Freeman, of Thames-bank, Chelsea, to Miss Freeman, of the same place. William Kappen, esq. of Somerset-place, to Miss Henrietta Sidney, of Tunbridge. Major Scott Waring, of Peterborough House, to Mrs. Esten. Stephen Juquet, esq. of Sloane-street, to Mrs. H. Crawley, of Gloucester-place. John Augustus Knipe, esq. of Belturbet, Cavan, to Louisa, daughter of Sir William Beaumarice Rush, of Wimbleton House, Surrey. At Chelsea, the Rev. B. Wake, rector of Riddlesworth, to Miss Bridge, only sister of the Rev. B. B., Mathematical Professor of the East India College, at Hertford. At Chertsey, Mr. Smith, to Miss Maria Marriott, second daughter of J. M. esq. of Broad-street, London. At St. James's church, Wathen Phipps, esq. of Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, to the Right Hon. the Lady Baroness Howe, eldest daughter of the late Admiral Earl Howe, and widow of the Hon. Penn Ashton Curzon. T. Waring, esq. of Edwardstone-grove, to Miss Hanmer, only daughter of J. H. esq. of Holbrook-hall, Suffolk, and niece of Sir Thomas Hanmer, bart. of Hanmer-hall, Flintshire. Valentine Morris, esq. of Sloane-street, to Anne, second daughter of R. Watkins, esq. of St. Lawrence, near Chepstow. Charles Chaplain, jun. esq. M. P. for Stamford, to Caroline, second daughter of the late Hon. Henry Fone, of Fulbeck. DIED. After an illness of three weeks, at Richmond-house, Lady De Crespigny. At Bath, in his 83d year, Sir Robert Ainslie, bart. At Southampton, aged 87, Lady Peyton, wife of Sir Y. P. bart. At the Grove, Windsor, the Hon. Jane Calman, eldest daughter of Edward C. esq. Mrs. Comerford, wife of Mr. James C. of Bartlett's-buildings. Mr. Dean, jun. of Fore-street. At Castlerosse, county of Kerry, the Right Hon. Valentine Brown, Earl of Kenmare. In Ely-place, Thomas Richardson, esq. In Fitzroy-square, the Hon. J. W. Dillon, youngest son of Viscount D. William Cook, esq. of Grove-street, Hackney. In Upper Charlotte street, Fitzroy-square, Robert Hernon, esq. In Grosvenor-square, in her 8th year, Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwyn, relict of Charles B. esq of Aquatase, Salop. William James Cooke, esq. of Charlottestreet, Bloomsbury. At Southgate, Mr. D. Ogilvy, late of Holborn, in his 73d year. Mrs. King, wife of James K. esq. of Walbrook. In her 93d year, Mrs. Cradock, aunt of Sir Joseph Scott, bart. Mrs. Sarah Hedger, of West-square. At Edmonton, Mrs. Susannab Abell. Mrs. Hennings, wife of Mr. Charles Fre derick H. of Dulwich Common. At Highgate, aged 78, Mrs. Mendham. At Chelsea, Jonathan Fearnside, esq. in his 83d year. In Sussex-place, Kent-road, Mrs. Cartwright. Mrs. Bateman, sen. of Bunhill-row. In Bury-street, St. James's, aged 56, Lieut-Gen. D. Macdonald, Colonel of the 55th regiment. At Stratton Park, the eldest daughter of Sir T. Baring. At Chudleigh, the eldest daughter of Lord Sinclair. At Brighton, Lady Amcotts. Sir T. D. Hatton, bart. of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire, in consequence of being thrown out of his curricle. The title is now extinct; the estates are divided between his maiden sisters. At Royal-hill, Greenwich, the widow of the late Rev. S. Peach, aged 67. In Birchin-lane, Mr. J. Su:berland. At Wilsdon-house, Middlesex, the lady of G. Welbank, esq. of St. James's-street, The lady of J. Langdale, esq, of Lavenderhill. At Limehouse, the relict of W. Surman, esq. of Tooting. At Lynn, the Hon. Mrs. Vane. The wife of Mr. W. Vickery, of Tavis. tock-street. The wife of the late Mr. W. Dickie, formerly of the Strand. At Hampton Court Palace, Lady H. J. Hay, fourth daughter of the late Earl of Erroll. The wife of Mr. Lovegrove, of the Lyceum Theatre. |