The National Register. — London, England, 1813-08-15 00:00:00

AUGUST 15. rendered him both reflecting and argumentative, but nature had not vouchsafed to him the power of animating the mind and electrifying the feelings. He was known from the press. Besides his Charges, he published an Ordination Sermon, preached at Christ-Church, Oxford, in 1779; and another delivered at the Consecration of Dr. Lewis Bagot, to the See of Bristol, in 178 g. Friendship has described Bishop Randolph as having ad ministered the complicated concerns of the metropolitan see, which be filled nearly four years, with " unshaken firm ness, impartiality, and strict fidelity;" and as bequeathing to his successor, be he whom he may, "a noble, but a difficult pattern to imitate." This eulogiuni has peculiar point. Whoever shall reflect upon the temper of the times, must own, considering all circumstances, that his Lordship has "left to his successor," perhaps " a-noble," but cer ta.nly " a difficult pattern to imitate t " Himself found it a pillow of a orns, and not a bed of roses. ONESIMUS. '',„ ll Next week will be given a Biographical awl Critical Account of the Rev. Hu ta" WORTHINGTON, the Pastor of Salters' Hall Meeting. DRAMATIC REGISTER. LYC EU 11. This week has produced no novelty. The new afterpicce has been performed every evening. It turns out to be the pro duction of a Mr. DENNIS Lawica. This Gentleman, we remember, complained very much of having been robbed • of a farce cared " The Musical .Familr:," which was brought forward by the late Mr. CHERRY, some years ago, under another name. lit ought to have remembered how much be was hurt at having his scenes pirated, and have been careful not to make so free with the writings of others as he has been in " Sharp or Flat." He ought at least to have contrived to " steal with decency." INVOCATION TO PEACE. Come, Peace; et testis! Seraph, come, Chose bleeding Europe tOr Illy home ; Cdtit mad At:AL:that luau' rage, And ratic'rous nations' hate assu!ge; 011! may thy milder gift, di.pel, Destructive war's heart rending yell. Come, thou celestial Seraph, come, And sately steer our Squadrons hotuC ; Tito' long our Fleets ha , c rt:l'd the sea. Yyt waft them home from victory ; Bid jarring nation,' discord cease, flush their wild clamours into peace. Come, thou celestial Seraph, come, And guide nor reliant Armies home ; Tito' silenced lung try Vict'ry's Yet lead them from the sattriine field, Bid martial trumpets, sound no more, And still t!te hostile cannon's roar. Come, thou celestial Seraph, come,' • With Commerce bless our native . home ;- May plenty on out harvests smile,- And sweet contentment deck ottriste, Bid Britain's sons with c..niquest crowu'd, ' Return to till their native truumd. , • London ; Aug. Hi; 1813. • I LUCIUS: ON THE DEATH OF MR. PYF,THE POET LAURSAT. At the " worm's 4able” men, we know, Furor but 6 ` two low and high; If ut De:it:l.llas fillicl lour hearts wiitis.wa,, la giving Wale worms it Pyt. E NATIONAL REGISTER. THE DANDELION. PREACHERS. MR. EDlTOR—Permit me to congratulate the fashion able part of the world on the great addition made to the amusements of Margate and its vicinity, by the appear ance of the Messrs. Towt4Levi, Clergymen, at Dandelion,. Their lectures on the Millcnium, at eighteen-pence per head, will doubtless have a great effect on the Margate foiks. I take it for granted, donkey racing, and hunting a pig with a soaped tail, assist their exhibitions between the lessons. The ministry of the'e Gentlemen must be as bene ficial to the morals of the multitude, as the sermons of Me , thodist teachers would be between the acts of a play at Drury-Lane or Covent-Garden.-1 am, Sir, yours, &c. thavescnd, August 12, 1813. A FRIEND SO QUACKERY. The arrival df New Herrings in Holland usually creates great re joicings in that corinti3' r whicb was the case on Wednesday last, at this Dutch Heraing Company's Warehouses, in Thatnes-street. opposite the Custom House. The immense number of persons of the first respecta. bility, who crowded from all parts to view the first Herrings (which had recently arrived) is beyond description ; indeed the place had the appearance of a Fair the whole of thy day. We understand thews Herrings hive become an amazing Article of Commerce. POLICE. EXAMrNATION OF JAMES LEARY HATTON-GARDEN.—Monday, James Leary was again brought up before the Ithektrates of thi Office, when the further investi gation of the murder of Edward clifitrd was proceeded in. John Lawson deposed, that on the morning of the niurdcr, he was at the spot at an early hour : there were several people there as well as himself. He ft - itind near the spot where the blood and brains lay, the clasp knife now produced. Robinson worked with Leary, the prisoner, Coe some tine previous to the murder ; he was shown the knife fottnd on the spot, but did not that it belonged to the prisoner. A person, whose name we could not hear, knew the prisoner; he knew also that lie had a knife, and which he had heard him describe as beillg broken at the point. lie was shown. the knife tone d , and was of ('pinion that it answered the de:wription the prisoner had givCti him of the knife which he had spoken of. Tee WitliCSA teas desired to take the knife to the prisoner at the bar, and to ask him if it had ever been his. '1 he prisoner immediately acknowledged that the knife liras his. The several witnesses who had been previously ex:mined were then called, and signed their depositiow s , and were bound over to a:pear before the Grand Jury. The office wa; crowded to excess at an early hour. Leary, the pri,oner, ciid hot say a word, except when he 4e. know'e.lged that the knife belonged to him, but be v era I times do. ring t. e examination shed tears. CidlOrd's widow was nut brought up, owing to her advanced state of pregnancy : the Magistrates, therefore, thonght tit to ailimirtt the evuoinatiotl tl the Houk of Correction, in Cs.ld-hath•ficlds. At" ha.f.past one, Leary was taken hack in custody, and the witnesses orkred to attend there ininiediAtely. Mr. lin Intl, the Magistrate who conduct% the examiliation, wasaecompaniud by six or seven other Ml6strates, who all repaired to the prism). They entere I the room in which Mrs. Clifford `he was sittin up in bed. Leary was brought into the. room ; he appeared ver y w composed. He took his stand riose to the window, on which le e Leant, and some time.; looked out. The ATagi.trates put severa l questions to Mrs. Ciitkrd hcfore they touched npon their prOwipa business with her, soch as how she found hers( If situated, and how l lone it was since her first husliaml died. She said he had been dead about six years : that she was u,artied to the dereased in her own house, by a priest ( which is generally the way in Ireland) ; that the di ceased was a dealer in horses. Her re4son for coming ti, Lou. don Was, her haviou a brother and sister there On being i ; ncs• timed relathe to the dispute she had with her lin ledged they had word., but that was owing to turtling immediately, and ber desire to detain brought to bed, and fit to travel with him. said, was not willing to stop, as he tkought he get work, and he e old speak no English. On filo (tailed having any money, when oil the day 'shawl, she arc. hisistinu mi hint till she WAS The decca.cd, she e uns not likely to 9 tieing asked why of the murder s b •