The National Register. — London, England, 1816-02-11 00:00:00

, , FEB. it. BOXING. gti THE NATIONAL REGISTEn. • A General Court of Proprietors of Bank Stock was on Thursday held at the Bank of England; when the following , propositions, contained in a letter signed " Liverpool and N. Vancittart" were submitted by the governor:—"that the Loan of 3,000,000/. without interest, which will expire in April next, should be extended for two years certain, that is, untill the sth of April, 1815. That 1,500,000/. of Exche quer Bills be now paid off, at 5 per cent. per annum interest. That they should lend to Government 6,000,000/. on Exche qner Bills, at the rate of 4 per cent. for two years certain; and, after that time, for three years longer, the power being given to the Lords of the Tresury or the Director of the Banks to have the same paid off, on giving six months notice." The Governor also stated to the Proprietors, that, it was the intention of Ministers to procure the continuance of the Bank Restriction Act, which would expire in July next, 1)r one year. The resolution "That the Court do agree with the proposi eons contained in the said letter," was finally agreed to; Mr. Grenfell, alone, holding up his hand against it. An application has peon made to Government within these • few days, to protect fotther the agricultural interests of the country. It is, to prevent the importation of foreign butter by a higher duty ; the present rate is a traction under ss. Qd per cwt. which cannot be calculated to put the farmer of this conntry on a fair footing with the Continental agriculturist, on account of the heavy taxation. The Chancellor of the Exche quer listened with much attention to the application; it is of peculiar interest to helm(' Every description of grain and provisions, with the exception of this article, are altogether prohibited , or viituolly so, by high duties. SITICIDE.--On the 2(.3th of January, Mr. Charles Bradburn, with two friends, rent to the masquerade; arid, after having supped, one of his friends proposed to go no:ne with a woman caning herself Maria Bartrum, and living in Crawford-otieet, Postman-square. Mr. Bradburn, his two friends, and the woman, got into a coach to go to her lodging ; wlun two other goitlemen forced theu:stlves into the coach, and would go with them. When they arrived at her haigings, they found supper, &c. laid out in the first style ; and after they had drank freely of wine, one of the persons who had forced himself into their company, asked Mr. B. if he would throw with dice for six dozen of claret or champaigne to treat the lady with : and the foot-boy was ordered to go with a note to I.ong's Hotel, Bond-street, for dice, backgammon-beard, cards, &c. which were brought. They threw for the wine ; Mr. B. lost, end offered to pay the amount, which was re fused; Andrews saying l:c might to have an opportunity of winning in return : they threw again, and played at cards, till the friends of Mr. Bradburn advised him to desist, as he had lost sixteen hundred pounds to Wallace, and had no chance of winning at all, and had lost two hundred pounds to A. Mr. B. then gave admit on his banker to W. for two hun Bred pounds, with a memorandum of acknowledgment for the remainder ; and gave A. a draft for one hundred pounds, in part of the two hondri.d ; when the party broke up. The friends of the deceased wrote to W. and A. and informed them they would prosecute them if they proceeded any fur ther • and A. and W. agreed to give Mr. B. no more troub le, es the dwells at the hanker's, which they. had received from him, had been cashed. The friends of Mr. B. insisted that they should rettun the rr.Dney a they said it was impossible, for they had divided it, and had given the lady 1001. Notwithstanding their agreement not to trouble Mr. B. any farther. they, on the 3d of February inst. called upon him, and said, that if he did not pay the roil:tinder, they should insist upon the satisfac tion of gentlemen, and should expect his answer by Monday. It was arranged by the friends of Mr. Beadburn, to meet on the iNforafay follow -44.1., and consider about procuring warrants to take the -party of swindlers into custody ; but before they' met they received the intelligence of his Laving destroyed himself: and the same day W. and A. went to the house of the deceased, and was informed by the servant that his mas ter wiz no more. Warrants have since been issued, and the woman wakapprehended by Lavender on 'Thursday morning, at her lodgings, and v;s3 t.glzen to the Police Office, Queen-square ' • but no examination was gow inva, and • she was remanded. While the officers were looking for tliets persons at the west end of the town, they had the itnnudence to call tit the brother of' the deceased ; and being tai that he was out at a ation's, they went to him, and sent up a note to Mr. F. Bradhurn, that they would esteem it a favour if ha would appoint time and place to meet them. Dated Weddesday- evening,Stevens's Hotel, Bond-street. They were informed, that it was impossible Mr. F. Br:v.lh= could hold Any conversation with the murderers of his brother. They sent for gnawer, that they would have satisfaction for the injury which had b:en done to ewit folz.etiblo sharactm through the tvcdioJai of the •Papen. Lluday being the day appointed for a battle between Car ter and a Black named Joseph, catered for by Richmond, many thousands assembled on Coombe Warren. Betting •2 to lon Carter. Seconds, Crib and Shelton for Carter, and Richmond and Oliver ibr the Mail. ROU N DS. 1. Carter limed a smart blow On the Black's eye. The Black went io over-handed and hit short left and right, and a sort of rally followed. C. 67- ter got his adversary's head under his left arm, and was punishing with tl:e right, when the Black shewcd strcr..7A h and extricated himself. 2. The Black received the hit again with Carter's left hand. A close took place, and Carter was thrown. 3. In this round there was a smart rally, in which the Black hit his best with tint;th determination: in a close both were down. 4. Although Carter waa open-mouthed, his adversary had neither science nor quickness to du any thing. In a close the Black hat, Carters head el:- , chequered, hat the latter got down. 5. The Black was knocked down for the first time, and turning him self into a seat , he-looked round as if to find a way out.--Seven to 2 on. Carter. C. Equally distressed for wind, bGai made hits, but the Black threw iiii adversary. 7. Carter made one hit, when the Black ealberately looked cit co:: ... 3 e best place to lay down after he had trot on his knees, for it was not tLe eTect of any blew.—Ten to 4 on Carter. S. Carter pushed him down with the right hand. j. The Black laid hold of Carter's left timid, as lA was about. to hit. On receiving a blow, the Black pat hi!: hand to his.mouth and deliberately ' walked away. The seconds threw up their hats for vivtcry, and Carter jumped out of the ring; but a: the Black did not mean to give it in, they Iwent to it again, and after fighting 94 minutes in the whOe, Crater wria proclaimed the winner. The battle was for a purse of 25 guineas and a. stake of 25 a side. • A second CAI . , was fou2,lit between Ballard a little Westmin ster man, and a voting, Jew sailor. It was bravely maintained for 45 minutes; when- the Jew, who was- backed at three to 1, over-reached in hitting with his left hand, and the shoulder bone slipped. Here the b►tric of coin se ended. It is not perfectly correct, that the circulation of English new s papers has been prohibited in France ; but they arc now sub-, ject to a posta2c which amounts almost to a prohibition; about five shillings on each paper. The Duke de one of the most distinguished Oppo sition Members of the House of Peers in Fiance, left Party on the 21st tin. Italy, in order to celebrate his marriage with Ma-- demoiselle de Stael; a lady well known and much admired Ilk England, both for her remarkable personal attractions and great intellectual endowments. We are assured that the dramatic writer, Kottebne, has dies at Konigsberg. It is reported that Admirai Sir Richard King is to succeed the late Sir George Burhon on the East India station. S o me days ago it was contradicted, from authority', that Idorti , Kinnaird had received directions to quit Paris; yet kfters front Paiis now positively state, that his Lord.hip gale a - ball last 'l huriday se'nnight, and, in the midst of thedancitv, reeeived. orders to quit Pars. is 48 hours. lie was to leave Patis bait - Satu day. Admiral Lord Flood, who died lately at the very advanced age of 92, was supposed to have had one of the lat. test and lottgeSe noses in the kingdom. One day when he was dividing iti the House of Commons, an acquaintance said to kin—"l atirsur-- prised to sec you amongst the Apo' ; I should have thought, ..‘otr• would have been led by the No-s. " On Thursday afternoon, the sentence pronounced by the* rrevotal Court of Paris,. on Magloire, the assassin,• was earl ied int execution in La Place de Greve, in the presence of an fm menie multitude. The criminal did not seem , to be affected either by the exhortations of the priest who at:ended him in his last moments, or at the dreadful prepai at ion for the punish ment. When be reached the tilot of the scaffold, he viewei the fatal instrument with the gteatest assurance and - inch ffer ence He mounted the ladder in a hurried manner, and when the executioner was fastening him to the board, be bowed to the right and - left, to salute the populace. exclaiming, •• Fare well society t' Then addressing himself- to the exneutioner, .said—" Let us make hat 'II ~." ''' 4A4 ■