POETRY. THE HUMBLE. PETITION f?E' SALLY SI7IIS TO THE MEMBERS 01 PARLIAMENT AGAIN 9T THC SOAP.TAX. ti !MAI' Sirs! I most humbly entreat your peitni:•sion slsi call your attention to this short Petition; Reflect. ere you vil. , for this impost severe, t low nt.uty pour WaMieri will shed the tali tear ; Instead of the anu which reevail'il ;it the tub, TIo.)•11 %veep Auld lanalit as .vour liven rub Al.! with goap—cover'd lianas wipe their as they fill, Till bliad they all art as It it ormt in a mill : Tit W 4•1 1 .3 and !out will to them ala. the ‘ante, A liaise who :o frothy tribe will Almtr cruelty If cLus you %attic, I heartily hope pa low, ere Tun fix thi> vile ta ii Soap : The slippery subject attentiou tit MOO whnnyott VOL , : titme With dew! panda; 'llli, , claim. yogi . regards more that: /mauls or studs, SO Sill I remain ) our obedient SAIL SUDS. Laidadress, Soaphosise.court, . Lath. An article, (lama from Vienna, ment:ons the assem bliwr', of a Russian army of 160,000 men on th e south ern frontier; of the Russian Empire, which has excited the attention of the neighbouring, Powers; but it is added, that all the answers of the Cabinet of PeLers burgh have ken satisfactory, and such as might be ex pected front the great and faithful Alexander. One of the Paris Papers contains a copy of the Defi nitive Treaty between Austria and Bavaria.. The latter surrenders the flausruskviertel and the iamviert,:l, the Tyrolian Bailiwick of Vils, and the Duchy of Salsbourg ; and receives in exchange the disalets of Deux-Fonts, Keisottiautern, and Spire ; the canton, town, and fortress of Undau, and some other territories. The Banditti in the Roman States arc carrying their ex cesses to such a pitch, as almost to " look Rebellion." 'f laze is-a r.►ost extraordinary account of a Mr. Lamberti b2irr,r, condemned to death fin- writing, and intruding to paididt, a History of the latter Years of Rome; hut the Pope had mercifully commuted his punishment. Marshr.i 'Mother Duke of Treviso, had a full from his inrse at ?axis, which caused ;neat apprehension for his S.T. , eral of Buonaparte's old friends have recently experienced a like accident. Accounts from Laval, of the 2d instant, state, that the Monks of I.d * Ttappe have been joined by an Illus trious personage, in the person of the owe notorious Ba ron Gecamb, who has most heroicallyrenounced the pomps and vanities of the world, to embrace the monastic life: he is now so pious in ids behaviour, that the others take him for a model ! !! I hapont, the •lancer, has n.turned to Paris ; having, it is said, realiski a property of about 20001.,a year. It is not genimally known, that the eekbretcd Talma, the lictuble of the French Stage, is .urt Esag•listiman. He attaind his t'-oth year before he left Fneiantl. The States of.(;aernsey have voted the orection of a superb ridir-an, 2e a tribute of g'72.titUlle and remembrance to Sir J. I)nylt!,•thelr late Goverior. ' _ . Sir G. Drummond, Governorof Lower Canada, has is sued a Proclamation, restoring the trade between that pre vince and the United States to its limner footing. At the late irstailaticn ofthe Peewit Academy, M. Cu ter, Perpetual Secretary.,•read some observations on the progress of the sciences, and their relations with society. The following remarks of kis on application of the steam- ' engine mar give rise to seem reflections in the mind of the English reader :—"A vessel has crossed the sea with out mils, without oars, without stamen. One man to ke(zp up the fire, antosbcr to guide the belra, arc :dl its .crew: is propelled by .an internal force, like an anima ted boing, like a bird of the sea floating cm the waves— to use the cuptein's exptertion. Even. one perceives to what an extent this invention will simplify the navigation of out rivers, and the raving it may create in men and horses : but we may he also permitted to leol. forward to cm.auences more rt mete, and perhaps ef 'higher im pertanves.--namely, the churl* which may result from it iu mairtime war, and the Tower of maims. it is ex tremely probable that it would he placed, at sow,. future dime, in .the list of those experiments which hitve changtxl : the fite.• of the globe." Among the extruvrdinary and imprecetkatui oecurren ces, http , ,o, ening in these eventiniiirres, may be mentioned the dewatiathm which :at 011:cer fa: exalted rank experi enced, not long since, ft r dishononrtble conduct, prove(' Mt (tie 1 of public opinien, us well e s • that o fj ost i e ,.. T t , our oTeut surprise, we now ;t3trit, '('haft another (Aunt- (whose name Las beeneoutimtally before our eyes, in pint) is shortly to be pnliiie7y disgraced— he is to be striped of all his hop:wry—and his name struck out of the Army List. nit judicial expesiion.of the offend ing party is al - and; . ttma, time net prcofibeing wan tir ; but eneugh is kma to jnstify the deduct of Ow higher powers; and at the Fume time demonstrate, that neither titles nor riches tan screen (Minders from merited punish ment. Ite reported Enture of tie present elli:nee is c must decline statiog. A young 2uir iippr.rent of distinction ha!, it reported, recently Cullen into fix srruc :;et Cor him by tiro nelepts in the g,tienve of deep yllv, ovulints 'bven liyevarro/ to the n.raolint of :.0,0001.: but it its princirmlly.minding as a debt of /romper, for the payment of which A.c r is Lnii-,LicrnMe I nlergli ne i , Ler to fill • •:, elf ..f . _THE NATIONAL REGISTER. DRAMATIC REGISTER. DRURY LANE. A Piece called a Fairy Tale, in two Acts, entitled, 05ertnes Oath, or The Paladin and the Princess, was pro duced at this Theatre on Tuesday for the first time. The scene is laid near Bagdad, where the hero of the piece, represented by Mr. T. COOKE, win:; the affections of the Caliphs daughter, Miss NASIN By the super natural agency of a female deity they escape from the fury of the Caliph ; but the hero is shipwrecked in the territory of the Grand Sultan, where he is, with his ser vant, consigned to slavery. Here Zorsdina, the favourite Sultana (Mrs. Otteett), meets him in the garden of the palace, and males love to him ; but her passion being slighted, she attempts to stab hint in revenge, when the Sultan and his guards break in and arrest her aria. He is then ordered with his mistress, the Caliph's daughter, for execution; when the lovers are again extricated by the same supernatural agency, and the piece concludes. The music, which is by Mr. PAttur, is very pretty. — Miss NASH had several aim, which she executed with great taste and delicacy. Her last song possessed peculiar sweetness. The dresses aril decorations are splendid, and the scenery rich, beautifal, and diversified. With all these advantages however the piece, from its great length, went off heavily. On the fall of the curtain an opposition was made to its announcmnent for repetition, and Mr. RAE was loudly called far. On presenting himself, he expressed a wish to knew the pleasure of the audience. Some voices exclaimee," Repeat !" others " No !" Mr. RAE then said, as there was a difference of opinion, he hoped the audience would give the piece another trial. Loud approbation, mixed witis partial discontent, suc ceeded.—The House was crowded to excess. The nest Oheron's Galli was received throughout with unmixed applause. It Was greatly' improved by judicious curtailment: ; and the beauty of the dresses and decorations, with the general gaiety of the piece, are likely to make it a popular entertainment. SONG. SA, rarmin frlvrstmal. Conld seas and rivers turn to nine, To gratify a toper's %sigh, A mailer's life would be divine, And all the folks would drink like Ads. Manly nn eelskin full of drink Would twig anions the joyou. shoal, Tipsylidt Woburn eun'ti thick To frisk it with u jovial !init. 'Jere a hafehMlalian brood Of prawn. and lohger..trangely tlekle.l, ('.trp is claret nicely Inv n 'd. And our lirrriutts rest ly pickl'd. Tul de rol, MAY r. - COGENT-G.IRTWN. A trageay, rcw to tbe Loudon boards, was on Thurs day night performed at thi; the Attic. It is entitled Adc. lahk ; or, The Emigrants ;—rind l already ben stamped, as a work of great poetical merit, by the comur rent praises of the theatrical critics of the Irish metropolis, ',Acre it was played w ith 'uncommon success. So tt, :t young Barrister of risingreputation. wrote it expreNsly for Mist ()'NEILL. The story of Adelaide is, in brief, as follows : A French F.lnignuit (VoINO, drivels from his Native land bs the tetniblvt 4,f the revolutino, takes roftsze with his wife (.its. E(;EKT.,N ), a clatielcte? MIR I and a - protects , Oleos Esstertil, in the vicinity of the Castle of Cuu,t 7.uwwihrtrt (Cm.. lir.>ua.r.). In the initht wintry dorm, the retreat of the Finirr int •is , •onsttniesi bv tire um!, sthelterlers and in pempy, they wander f. to 111 into the :Quest. (9111411ce conducts them to the erictle, is, si Welt t h e Emigrants rrgeffr an asylom tentre‘t. The l'ontit receives and proroctli them, 7.ivcs them a enttaZe near the castle. and becomes tit esdanghter's lover and the I,ither'A friend. The (',tint hesitatr.. however, between e and tiosibition, till he derides to eratify the Hilo, 7A Itik sic rrettikr% l imself to the other, by flirtintg villain. tie he- I l i n v:ebe to a Priurrg., 31111 Al the same time, by /Mate) or a fake Pt iest and injitisetions of secresy, deludes Adadiile into t 1 st eppocilitlN .srivate marriage. soon afterwards, a no . Me snitor eke* .4i./tride his hand: and rmivicrisssment* wise whirls prnslusse.a des.lopetisent of turi, obairg's imposture. Jost at this eviei., the mono( the Ensilrasit l l tower long 51134140,yd dec a l, aecii4lentelly re 'wins his B o ni y, wed the pla% tsinds 4414 tilos Lumakeexsin pen4 . 4.4k4. - 41 to draw ming' 'the brother of Ade. iairt , e, Ai .0.1 7% boccie awn IA be fa:l.—and dies and .1641( (jilt. Tier s( la p( ri•lst , toy pciipon,learirg tier Caller ntilltirltily in despair. We ttre.;;lntittt, .see die taste for tragedy revive. Had Mr. SHEtt.'s piece been less rieritorieve; than it is. ivL should have applauded the : nsalsenseof those who brought it forward; rinee every eneouravnient and every facility should be given to du se who seek to enrich tine to amuse and toaustruct the public,—by the ptrxhiction (Illegitimate draTuts. Want of room renders it inipossi- Me for us to cuter•arts) partitulars. l'he piece on the whole was received sssth great applause. Towards tlu.' renclusion of the tintrfh act it experienced same (Imola thin : the murmurs, however, were only of short duration ; :tad the : play was suitiouLeed for repetition with very ge neral 111)01)&160n. - The acting of Ytn , NV, CHARLES KI:MOLE, and above sll, Miss O'NEr.a., was excellent—The Epilogue, by :MATHEWS, in the character rtf,S'ir Fretful Plagiary, con tained allusions to Drury-Lane, apparently provoked by the Hon. Mr. I.AsinE's Fpilogne to Bertram; and corn 141tirent sio aiif•A YNEI 1.1 , which. as ? right w4 .;1 he e k.. l ita•ed,• ...4: 1 1 3 V.:1•1 , 14:14C;,••1 ; 7. J. VISIT of the ROYAL. PAIR to the THEATRES. Monday afternoon the Prince of Saxe Cnbourg, =cm puttied by his Royal Consort and the Duchess of York, went to the British Gallery, in Pall-mall, previous to the Exhibition opening to the Public.—ht the evening the Royal Pair went to Drury-lane Theatre, where they ar rived about to minutes before nine ; when Messrs. bib. din, Ra e , Ward, Spring, &c. received them according to royal etiquette, being in full court mourning, and con ducted them to the Prince Regent's private box. At the time they entered the box the hot Act of Bertram was on, and Mr. bean in his mo't trying scene. The play ceased in conseqoence. Her Royal Highness was dress ed in raouniine., with a chaplet of white roses and lilies round her head; and she in the most condescending man ner, leant us forward as possible in the front of the box. —Her illustrious consort stood in the front, on her left hand.—The audience were enthusiastic in their applause. The whole of the performers then appeared on the stage, decorated with white favours, and sang God save Me King in a very superior style, with additional stanzas. At the conclusion of the national anthem her Royel Highnese bowed very respectfidly, and appeared sensible of the re spect and attention ahewn her. Friday Prince Leopold and Princess Charlotte culled at York-house, and took leave of the Duchess, previous to her going to Oatlands. The illustrious couple in the evening went to Covent Garden Theatre. At esenty minutes before seven o'clock, attended by Si: Ruben Gardiner, and Baron Hardenbrooke, they entered the Prince Regent's box, by way of Prince's-place, Hart street, where they were received by Mr. Harris, jun. Mr. Fawcett, and Mr. Brandon, in full dress4nonrning, with two large tvax-lights each, and conducted to their seats. Her ltoyal Highness spoke to the managers in thi. most condescending manner, hoped she was in time, and had not kept the audience waiting, &c: After they had en tered the box, the Managers presented them copies of the play of The Jealous Wye, bound in red, and play-bille printed on superior paper. Ow appearing in front of the royal box, they were received by the audience with rap ' turous applause, which they acknowledged in the. melt condescending manner. • On drawing up the curtain, the whole company appeared on the stage, the remake in elegant white dresses, in compliment to the royalnup and sang God star Me King ! The additional eerie s by Sinclair and Duruset ; and the whole was highly tr:;- ', plauded. Tuesday the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton Howse, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers and Great Officers of State. The object of the Court was, to rec'...ive an Address from the University of Cambrid..;e, upon the late Royal Marriage. The uncommon of the procesrien attracted a great ...oneourse of people i Pail-mall. The number amounted to near 40%. an:l they lealked two and two; amongst whom were the Duke of Gloucester, as Chancellor of the University; in kis splendid robes ; Dr. Kaye, the Vice-Ch:op - Thor; the !leads of Colleges ; a:so the Archbishop of Cashel ; the Bishops of Exeter, Bangor, St. Asaph, and Clogher ; the Marquis of Lansdowne ; Fails Spencer, Compton and Percy ; trr.ll Calthorp, Berner!, Sidney, &c. They were conducted Into the presence of the Regent, who was seated on his Throne; when the Duke of Gloticerter read the Address ; to I7hich the Regent returned a most gra cious anlwer, and the assembly had the honour to kiss his hand ;of which his Iteyal Highneto came down from the threme, and walked among the Members of the Utiversi:y, chewing them the most gracious attention. On Thursday Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopol:'_ had their first dner party at Cumelford-house, which was honoured with the presence of the Regent. The dinner was most sumptuous, and etmAsted of evere rarity and delicacy of the season. Among the company were the Margaisses of Ilertfort, Anglesea, hol mondelev, and floarlfort; the Earl of Liverp,) , 4, (cunt Retetsham, Lord W. Gordon, Count Munster, &c. As our illustrious persrnageir s&cnt to be of opinion that nothing cau exceed the grandeur of their entertait , - merits, ' , crimps the following account ruay excite a little ,jealousy. %Ne take it frr•ra the travels of the lute well known Mr. I)tircits.—" The most superb festival I ever saw was that Nrhiel: given by the Empress.st Vienna, on the occasion of ziN , izt.nentl incetin2; of her fouilv The Urand s Duke cz.orse to see her. Prince ('harks re ceived the Arclobthe Mrlximilitin us his , coadjutor of th e . Teutonic order. The Empress govt. a yu,llie nutshell buit 'le at Belvedere, t. house of Prince Fa4enc. to which a gallery of 4(1.3 het in length, W`IK 'ildak . a, lighted up , with 7,100 wax-lirlits. The front of the gallery was •• ...hut, with ,30,000 lamps. There were I B,(H' wax-lights within tire palace walls. The companfr that assembled was to the mnriber of 7000 persons, The whole was conducted Without the least 4isorde9' or et rt." . . fusion. A supper wets ordered NT 10,000 people. Phy2, • : sicians, surgeons, tiudrrirrs, and beds, were preptiml ita ease of stetidents !" At a dress party some evenings .alsce, a wit, alludirg to the fashionable appearance of the Ladies dresses, rc siestled, that good habits seemed to be . felliog We understand that the Author of n Ofornm's Oath" ill -. Vii.wpoon, Ihk• Gelreinau t•-no whi7tel the Ph:t•f .27e,