The National Register. — London, England, 1817-07-07 00:00:00

: 7. ILLNESS OF MR. PONSONBY. While the gallery of the Homo of Conruons was cleared, on Monday night, fir a division, (which did not take place) Mr. Ponsonhy became sndienly ill; but, us the sci:tare was accom;tanied by a loss of the powers or siieeelt, his situation was, fir some minutes, unper ceived bj the House. When the gallery was re opened, General Thornton was en his legs to give n' 'ice ofa motion. At this moment, several Nlemben, who were near Mr. l'oosonby, were standing up around him, and Mr. Abathnot, who probably perceised his condi:iou, immediately moved un adjournment, which was carded unanimously. The attention of all the Members in the House was then directed to Mr.. Pen , . who was carried, still speechkss, behind the fi i ie;;ker's Chair. lie was there let blood - by . White, and bled J . :sc.:ly. After this relief, Mr. I'onsonby re gained the faculty of utterance, and desired that Dr. Warren might be sent for. Messengers were diTatched for the Doctor and for Mr. Tegart, but happily Mr. Pon sonby was sawn after able to proceed to one of the rooms in the lobbe, and finally to leave the House in the carriage of Earl Grey, who came in great haste upon the first intelligence of his friend's danger, and stewed a degree- of interest amounting to cgitation. All the daubers indeed evinced great anxiety. The Chancellor of the Exchequer did not go, till he heard, Mr. Ponsonby had been declared cut of danger by Mr. White. The Speaker remained in the House, not .;:itlistaniing the adjournment. It was impossible fins pect to have been more fully sl:ewn than it was to excellent man. _ _ Do :tor liaillie being obliged to leave town for Wind sor, at six oc'.ock, to attend the monthly Council on Cie state cif 11;s Majesty's health, a 3ccontl consulta:ion was held at five o'clock, when the following report was made:— " Mr. Prollisv iv rath:r battu ta-day than he was yestcrday.— +. - - - The attack having been paralytic, his state of health fluctuated considxrably i?nring the early part of the week, and on Friday, the physicia., after a costil tation, made the fldloiving report : Mr. Polsonby remAins withrst any alteration fro - n the morn ing, but rather better than yesterday." At eleven o'clock on Friday night Dr. Warren at tended, and pronounced him better since his last visit at five. In the course of the evening Mr. Ponsonby used his left hand for the first time since his illness, which is a decided prcof of amendment. Of tile interest which this excellent man's illne:o.bas excited, some idea may be Camel from the number of cards left at his Lome within the last fine days, anwanting to upwards of one thousand. . _ SATURIMY.--WC are sorry to fin,: tlftt the Bulle tin thi. :norning is less I:won:able than the vu _ : Asuat 7estcrilay. It was as follows:—•' Mr. Ponsonby has passel a reßtiCiS night, ands r.ut well to day as he was yesterday . . ” A pparan:es yesterday unfavourthle, Dr. nalIli:: was sent fur. Ile came to town Last night, and at eleven o'clock lie and Dr. Warren held a consaltutien, and reported Mr. Ponsonby tbo better than on Satuz•Llay. We greatly fear that no hopes remain of his recovery. The distnss of his fa:uiiy may ba easily conceive:l.- lEs son is hourly expected from Ireland. Earl Grey, who has been coastant in his attendance, was contined to his house on Saturday Li illness, occasioned by anxiety and fatigne, but his Lordship was able to go cut yesterday, ant remained at Mr. Pousonby's at eleven 'o'clock last night. The fidlowing we select fram a numerous list of rrsonages wko have made enquiry after his health The Prine: Regent. Duke—f*meeAct, s aunt, Grafton. Area., Poreand,Northam bcdand, and fiontrene. htehess ! s —xorthu,nlJerlarst and Montrose. MargtMe7r-Cernden and Wellesley. F.r.rl.—Thanet. 0.1.0ry. 5 lan non. end Camhamptoel. Vibcounts—Car.eeTeaqh end en:letpn. Viseour.t PIA Pneannr.n. Lord:—storpah, Montr , ,rt, Saye-aad Sc!:, Braybrooke, li. More, Henniker, and Bridpert. Site—B. Bloomfield, John Sebright, and John and Lady Cradock. The Attorney and r olleitor General, &e. ka CoNsrmary pr Lisa-lx.—A Lisboa ntlil has jest arrived with communications to the 27th ult. The examination of the conspirators continued. Some thr ther armts had taken place ; and some pe?sorJ, who had been apprehended by the police were disehar,ml, after a suitAblo reprimand, for words and conduct that were considered as tending to sedition, The tribunal for the trial of the conspirators consists of a chief judge, four assistants, and a secretur7. About 50 persons are in custody. It appears tint the desi;,nis of the conspi rators . .vere skilfully planned. Four Committees l.ad been firmed in Lisbon. The princi t xdone was in pos session of the whole machinery of the plot ; the others co-operated only with the principal Committee, and the president of the one immodiutely above and be low their ow , in numerical order. \Viten a metnb.m cf f .oalmitte hall gained three proselytes, he immedi ately. became the chief of a new Comteittee, and thus provision was made far an indefinite extension of the syttem ant oelegates had been dispatched into the country. The object of this conspiracy was the de tlronement of the reigning fitraily in Portugal. A Tin:. NA'rltY.4.lo, pnwissional government was to have been formed; and, ! ultimately, a republican tern of gavernment. For some time pest maevrares leave been taken to prepare tie public mind fel- a change in the government The King, the governors of the kingdom, &e. have been re peatedly pasquinaded, particol:'rly on public anniversa ries, &c. it was apprehended that on the day of ('or pus Christi these revolutionary enterprises would have been attempted, and many &milks lett Lisbon on that day ; and the Ratio, instead of being thronged, as usual, with spectators of the procession, was, comparatively speaking, abandoned. It was reported that Gomez Freire D'Andradc was only implicated to the extent of a misprision of treason. A young officer of the 16th regiment, who was recently arrested in the country, shot himself through the body in the chaise in which he was being conducted to Lisbon : he is not likely to recover. No confiesiens have been 'made by him ; but a number of papers, which he had confided to a young woman to whom he was untie.: an enguge meat of marriage, have been secured, and it is said, their contents furnish much important informations if the designs of the conspirators. A Dutch Mail has jest arrived with. Papers to the Sd instant. The public tranquillity haul not suffered new interruption. By a coneenticon with the Russian Court, the transit of Prussiao cloths to China, and thoer parts of Asia, is re-established, after un inter motion of many yenrs. Ey the brig Grenada, Capt. Appleton, arrived at Portsmouth from St. Datningoe we learn, that appre hensions are entertained of an attempt to recover the Colony by France ; 'and I'etion is making-great exer tions to resist any such attempt on that part of the Island under his command. The fesargent privateers cnntieue their depredations throughout the West In without much respect to any lag ; and u report very prevalent there, that the crew of one or more British vessels had to n man been masereel by them. A letter Irma Newfoundlani says, '' To such a pitch has distress risen, far want of provisions, that Government has billeted the peer on the principal in habitants. Our house (says the writer) Iris thirty l'oor fellows jut sent in ; but we can only . afljrd them (me meal ta-eley, m o d Belt but a a postscript la: add:;, " only iaregine our joy at the sight of a Beet." The Captain of an English brig, whirli lien just arrived at. Havre, relates, that when he left Maragnon, on the 4th of May. that town enjoyed per&et trauquil lity, anal had taken 110 part in the revolt of Pernam buco, which was still in ti.e power of the insurgents. The Princess •of NVoles has eeperieneed a very favourable reception ut Rome. She makes frequent cxemions in the environs of that city, with which she seems to be highly plea:ed. The Nlarseillea Paper states, that the harvest is Atm lent in Tuscany, and :allover Italy. The Prince Blucher, Wetherell, recently arrived from . Calcutts, whence she sailed on the Ist of March, with the 78th regiment on board, which had served in Ten twenty-two years, called off St. Helena—spoke the Leveret, Capt. Theca, but was notttllowe.ltoancht r. Momper:a wae • living, and the Island was in perket health anal tranquility. India, at the time, of hotede partnre, was in a tranquil state. The following Bulletin has been exhibited - at St. James's Palace by Lord Rivers and the Hon. A. Legge, the Lord and Groom in wai tie 12mtic. Joh - .4ai?sty h-e Leon very (-novo vd tlun a thelast rno , itS. Ilia Maje ty'slieslttt i gash, Int: his disorder rentinws unabsted.r—(Signed by th, - tiw l'llytaielitos.) Mr. Beckett, the. newly appointed Judge Advocate General in the roam of the Speaker, transacted business for the flat time, on Tuesday, since his appointment. Kean is now in Dublin, where he is engaged to per form 12 nights; for which, it is understood, he is to receive one thousand poundv and n clear benefit.—Let es hear no more of public distress in Ireland. Mr. Butt, we ere informed, has given Sir Nathaniel Conant notice ei au action fir false imprisonment fee the ihsty-thrce days he was confined in Newgette on a charge of libel. Oar English swindlers are not a little sore -tat the report of the fraud on Messrs. Rundeell and *Bridge. Front the days of Jonathan Wild to the present, no thing of the kind has been attributed to Englishinge nuity. A Bill is now in Parliament fin- the hulling of addi tional Churches and Chapels fur those vast parishes westward, which have but one, and tha totally insuf lieiLnt for the population. A Correspornlent hints, that in the mean time, if the inhabitants westward will con descend to visit the City on Sunday, he will venture to point out Ms Churck..r where they may he very well aceommodate'd ! We ngrec with a Mend - wt. the !louse of Commons, who we.erted that the late fiat: weather will do more to quiet the minds of the people then any Act of ; yet, if the people arc pat allw.ved to ..njoy I: blessings of Providence—if the brewer and the bal. stand between them and the ly , unties of lleaven—th discontent will only vary its direction. On the oth..r hand, nothing would perhaps contribute more to restor. contentment than a reduction in the price of bread, and, if possible, a; increase of the reity of beer! THE D .4.1. 213 On Tuesday evening, alter the amusing drarinee sketch called ill,, Uncle, the part of Mane/one in Arne's celebrated Opera cf .1, - karrzcs was sustained by Miss M. H. noggins, the young Lady who lately•made a flattering debut h Polly. The whole perfininance was in a style which reflected the highest credit npon her self and instructor (Mr. Horn). She evidently pos ses:,es ft:cling, and her voice is both sweet and powerfu:: these, wish the advantage of an excellent ear, must render Miss B. an acquisition to the noisical world. Mr. Horn, ar Arbaces— ticssrs. Broadhurst awl Isaacs. as Aetax:r.res and Artsbanes—were very effective. The ballet pantomime of Do:: Juan has been revived for the purpose of re-producing Mr. H. Johnstna in 1 favourite pArt, and it is but justice to ray, that liis pet • sonilication of the Libertine was extremely good ; every action and gesture spoke the daring and luxurious infidel ; though he frequently reminded us of the lat..! John Palmer. This remark, however, is not in . Johnson's dispraise. NVe perceive with pleasure, that the house has lac-, of late very weld attended. Amongst the company a...- have noticed—the Duke of Wellington, the Duke c Montrose, Lord Essex, Lord Harewood, Lady ,Asgil:, Lady Collingwood, the Hun. Airs. Bouverie, &c &e. Oa Wednesday evening, the Melo Drame of Tvo Words was repeated. We have before entered upon criticism of thli piece ; suffice it to say, that Messrs. Bartley, Short, Wilkinson, and Miss Kelly, ex erted their talents in a manner every way ealet.- hated to elicit the applause of the audience. On Friday, Mr. Arnold s highly popular Farce; Free awl Rasy, was performed, e7!:1 ourselves, .in common with the public, must acknowledge that this is one of the most amusing productions ever witnessed at this Theatre. Last night, Miss M. H: Bugging repeated 3fandane with encreasca success and applause ; and wa . perceive an enlarged developement of talent from hr.r great confidence in the business of the•stage. Wednesday the Queen and Princess Elizabeth pa'sd a visit to the Bishop of London and his Lads., at the :r house at Fulliatn, where they walked in the deligh:- fitl and afterwards partook of a sumptuce.s • repast. Sir B. Hohhouse transacted business, on Wednesday, • for the first time, since his appointtucnt to be Under SI-cretary of State in the room of Mr. Beckett. A letter fern Staffordshire says—" It is with sincere and high satisfaction I inform you, that there is a real and evident alteration as to our iron works, our princi pal manittlicture. This is most unquestionably ties case, since nearly the whole or our fernaces are :e,Ystirt in blast; mei we have reuses to hope that the rcn der will, 10'we lung, r.eattaa their accustomed de;;.:..- ble operations." It were needless to lay terries! 'our• renders the Yrry numerous accounts which daily arrive from every d:v triet of the kingdom,. confirmatory of the universal:i flattering appearance of every branelf•of our nations.] agriculture, and the beneficial effects produced in all oar makets in consequence of the present very fiwour able prospect (under divine Providence) of a goad har vest At several places the peek loaf has fallen three pence to fiairpenee ;anti at Newport and Cowes, in thin Isle of 'sight, it has been publicly cried at a reduction of five pence.--flow the inhabitants of this great me tropolis ore to be manufactured by their high Mighti nesses the Company of Bakers, remains to b; seen. Within the last three xvee:::: nearlyone hundred sail of American vesse:s have arrived front the United Statue at the port of Liverpool, principally laden With flour, wheat, rice, cotton and tobacco. The King's messengers on the Home Dtpartmcnt, conjunction with the Bow-street officers. are constantly employed itt •apprebending persons at distant parts of the country,” artizulttrly in- the North of England, Lancashire. Yorkshire, &c. on treasonable and seditious practices, bringing them to London in custody ; and ' else, after • they , finish their examinations below. the Privy Council, the Law Officers, &c. in conveying them to distant prisons in the country, where they are kept separate. Thomas Wolstenholme, William W e l. s t ee h o l me , and James Wolstenholme slither and two sons, have been brought from Sheield en charge,: ' treasonable practices, anti ernvevod to Winchester prisnn. Others from Sheffield, anti different parr, have been sent to other prison Q.. On Wednesday night a man of the name of Scroope was brought to London, by a King's messenger and. a Bow-street office, limn Wakefield. On Thursi'ay ha • taultrwcut an.exemitintion at 'the acretury of State's Office. At the seine time severe! ethers, who had beats in custody for some time, were brought Gem the House o f Correction, and umierwent an examine:inn, niter which r tr.,c of them were sent to Cartbtii. a nd E tre , find erisors. On Su:ltaly •1: 4 t ht, Let wet!: nine and •cn n clock, a King's messeag.er eel a Bow-street officer, r iced in town with. another con on a charge cf t enema :a practices; he was leOged in the liouse of Correction. ..... morni7e at an carli- Four. *fire broke out in thq ewer part of t' e Louse of .1r cti..a -bonne t-nuek .r. in the !Ann.& feecirg .Vam-•trcet. The tin , ely alarm gathered top thee serenel rers9ns e who succeeded in (Ntir;_ten.hirc the fire . prol, n !.0 the arrival of the engines. Several cf the light artielly in the rug vet or.w.mcd, trsclnt WEI C:t cv.u.k; sad "hop 1.:-.1or.