The National Register. — London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

If .1.1 26. PI?OI7NCI4LS. ALARMING 1110.1'4. The Sheriff of Suffolk, and 'Air. Wale! ' the banker, of Bram don. near Rory, arrived in town on Sinuitay. at the 841441m.y of Slate's °flier, express, With an account of the alarming st•ste of the comity, and to request the assistance of Governmesit to re store tranquility. The public Eas e been for some time sips pri/fl of sat ion: entrage4 committed in that county, in the breaking of threshing machines, and the destrnetion of barns, cormstacksoser. by tire. suspected to be wilful and isialisioas, the agents iii which are presumed to be agricultural lanorrers, discontented becanst; employment and advance of wages did not immediately follow the recent rise in the prim. of eons. These outrages were, however, only secret and isolated eases. It was not until the end of the week that the discontent of the lower orders broke out into open and general disturbance. A redaction in the price of bread and meat was the as owed object of the rioters. They had fixed a maximum Inr the price of both. They insisted that the lowest price of wheat must he half a crown a bushel, mail that of prime joints of beef tour pence per pound. Mr. Wallet, a hotelier, at Brandon, w as a marked object of their ; in which Mr. Will,, the banker, wAs, from the similarity of his name, in danger of sharing. This circumstance, and a laudable anxiety to preserve the peace, induced him to take an active part, and exert all his influence to preserve the public peace. On Friday lie re monstrated with them on Ili? dangerous conacqueilev.ot their proceedings, and promised that their deinauds should be complied with for a fortnight, which would afford time for the consider :ion of their grievances, and oldie means of redress. The malcontents appeared satisfied with this assurance, gave Mr. Wiliet three cheers, anal parted, after expressing a wish to chair him, ahieh he declined. The tranquillity thus restored was, however, of short duration. The disturbance broke oat again on Saturday, with increased violence, and the malcontents 'hewed thunselv es in consider able force. Their whole ber amounted to about 1.:100, di vided in several parties, marching in several directions, for the purpose of attacking the houses of those persons who %sere ob noxious to them. At Brandon they destroyed several houses, i:aluding Mr. Willett's, the butcher; that they coinplete!y le velled to the ground. Another party of them proceeded to the village of Halesworth, it is supposed, fur a like purpose; and the Sherill of Suffolk, and Mr. Willett, the banker, saw on the way to London, about ten o'clock on Saturday night, a tire near Ely, which they apprehended was the mischievous work of another party of rioters. They were armed with long heavy sticks, the ends of which, to the extent of several inches, were studded with short iron spikes, sharp at the sides and points. Their Hag was inscribed, " lire. d or Blood!" and they threat ened to march to London. The tiller Of Suffolk and Mr. Willett, having laid this representation haute the Secretary of State, received from hint a promise every possible protec thin ; and, with this assurance, they left town on Smiday, on their return home. It appears, f the following eviract from a Norwich Pap,r, that a similar spirit has display cd itself iu that City : " Late 1011'1 heirsday evening a mischievous and riotous dispo sition manifested itself here among some of the lowest class (chiefly youths), who, about nine o'cloc Lassen) Lie d in the mar ket place, and began to throw fire balls about, which. seemed to have been prepared for the purpose. They afterwards broke the Hull windows, and those of several respectable individuals, and then proceeded to the new mills, breaking all the City lamps i n t u sir way. The people at the silk manufactory being at work, they attacked the windows ; and, on the lights being extinguished, some of the more audacious broke into the new mills (the windows of which they had first broken), and took thereout a . I n:tidily of Hour, SOllle of which they threw into the riser, and some they carried away in the sacks. On their re turn from the mills they broke the lamps and windows of seve ral gentlemens' houses in St. And. CWA, Rank -street, Tombland, Magdalen-street, and other places, and proceeded to Dr. AL beasos'a house, who, on comming out to remonstrate with them on their highly improper conduct, was knocked down. " In consequence of these outrages, the Mayor and Magis trates immediately assenibbol at ;tie Ilall, where they con tinued until a late hour, and the constables and several reftiorc• table persons, with staves and torches, proceeded to the mills, but the mob had dispersed. A pitiquet of the West Norfolk Militia was stationed before the Hall; and a party of the first Royal dragoons, commanded by Capt. Phipps, and headed by a Magistrate, went down to Tuns se Mills, where it had been reported a party had proceetled,which huppilywas not the case ; they then reunified, and patrolled the streets till morning. Es ery violations of the public pence. " A public notice has just been issued by the Magistrates, that ow a repetition of such t Its, the Riot Act will be imme diately read; when all persons offending will be liable to the Penalty of death. On any appearance of riot, the respectable inhabitants are required immediately to assemble at the Hall, In the Market-place."--!Neriulk (Aromick and Norwich Gip. after, May 114 ) Rears in Moreton n.—ln consequence of a cargo of potatoes being about to be shipped at the quay of Bideford, a great number of people collected, armed with bludgeons and other weapons, to prevent the exportation taking place. The police of the town apprehended three of the ringleader and and confined them in the town prison. immediately on thE event being known, an immense number of shipwrights and others bent oft' the police, broke down the prison -doors, and released the pa cifiers. Au eN pre.% was then scot Of to the North Devon Ye°. manry, who promptly assembled; the mob was immediately dispersed. The cavalry remained under 141110, and patnded the toss it during the night. On Saturday 1111 l ruing sestina of the rioters were apprehended, and tiuur of them sent otrto tse ter, tinder an escort of the. Nor lb Devon Yeomanry Cavalry. The) are now in the county prison. On information Leine given, find a great number of disorderly people were collecting at Appledure and Clew houses, the cavalry proceeded to the latter, iu order to secure about 30 or 40, who were arming themselves witb various weapons. Immediately on the troops appearing, the armlets went ott board a ship, which was sur roundrd aitltthe title, lowering down the boats, anti went otr to the Bratintou side of the water, and made their escape. We are happy to say no lives have beets lost. Too much praise cannot be bestowed on the North Devon Yeomanry, fur their exertions and behaviour in quelling the progress of the snob in its infancy. On Saturday night every thing was perfectly tranquil. Soon after whieh,lo of tbe Enniskillen dragoons sr rived, anal relieved the yeomanry, who bad been on duty two Lights. The Nottingham Paper says—On Saturday night last, some persons opened a easement, and entered the workshop of John Berton, framework -Is natter, in the Itushes-street,lotigliburough, and smashed the internal part of what is called a thirty plain guano flame, the property of Mr. Norton. There were is. the 3e pat tle tray, aI% t l': ;c4 fa I THIN NATIONAL REGISTER. f 4 nas. and two belotiaing to Messrs. Middleton null II tll ; but nut dor least mischief was done to any of them A stout trimehe tit was found in the shop nest morning, and also a liar ofiron. be hind the door, as if a re,ointe defence had been intended to Rase been made in case of interruption. And on Monday the shop of T. Marriott, framework knitter, of Thorpe aurc, was entered in a similar manner,:tml a tiiirty.two plain guage frame, belonging to Mr. White, of Loughborough, in a areal degree demolished, and carried an ay. In this instance. as artist the former. there were three other frames in the slap; but they escaped being Mimed. ".. The Bury St. Edmund's Paper of May 11, save—On Wed• nosday evenini a number of persons as.essibled in a riotou , manner before the house of .Me. Wales. hosier, in the hinter market of this town. demanding 'kat he should give up a spinning jenny. and threatening destruction to hiN premises in ease of Fethit4l; but by the firmness of C. Blonitield, as sisted by the other 31agistratos. and many respectable inha bitants, the intentions of the thole were happily frustrated, and they at length dispersed. In conserpumee of these tumultuous proceedings. a 'netting was neat slay convened by the Alder man (T. rocter, lsq.)at the ; when upwards of •_•00 special constables were sworn in, a party of whom have nikhth patroled Ilse streets; and we bait the sati4aetion to state. that no further attempt has been made to disturb the peat c of the town. On Sundae and Monday detachments of the lat Itoyal Dragoons illarelwel in 11,1 . 4. from Ipaw lett ; part of who'll will remain till turner orders, awl the others proceeded on their route to Brandon. A letter from Dundee says " The depressed state of this town is such, that several fitinilica are literally starving for want of employment. As an is we may state the fact of a labouring man having applied for work at the new Hartnair constructing there, and !feint:unable to get midi)) ment, owing to their being 1.200 applicants before hint. We regret to learn from Wolverhampton, that in conaegnence of diminished demand from the iron works in that neighbour hood, 700 men had been recently dismissed from the various factories. A letter from St. Edmund's Rory states, that a boy, about II years of age, has surrendered himself to the Magisirates, as the person who set so destructive a fire to the mill and corn stacks in that neighbourhood. The young incendiary solemnly de clares, that he was neither instigated by any one, nor had he any accomplices whatever inthis transaction. J. Weelolon has been committed to Derby gaol, charged with the murder of Isaac and Mary Ann Wee'don, children of his brother. This Monster, who hail for some time lodged in the house of his brother. on Saturday se'nniglit, in the absence of his brother and sitter, seised these victims of his malice, and with a gorse hook, nearly severed theirheadsfrom their bodies. Friday se'nnight, Funnel was committed to Horsham gaol. charged with setting tire to the Vetchery coppice, on Ashdown Forest, in March last, by which the miderwood on between 30 and 40 acres of land was consumed. lie was ap prehended is consequence of a conversation between him and two smugglers, at the Chequers Inn, at Maretlield. A few days since as a sloop belonging to Hull, J. Foster, master and owner, was proceeding up the Hiimber, loaded with timber from Gainsborough, she filled with water ; when Capt. F. with his wife and niece, put of in a boat, with a view of gaining the Lincolnshire coast ; but the boat upset, and they were all drowned. An account from Manchester, dated May 16, says—" Yester day a young gentleman, Mr. Curran, of Halifax, left the Palace Inn, Manchester, to return home through Rochdale ; when on the hill lushieh 1:01111111iirldS a view of the road on both sides), shout four miles hence, between this place and Middleton, he hail just pa.sed two men, and Caine sip with two others ; the last two accosted him, and demanded If he had any money ; to which question he did not directly reply, but endeavoured to evade it, and was in conversation with them a few minutes ; when one of the men demanded of him what he had, and at the same time presented a pistol to him. He was then forced Irons his horse, and robbed of his watch, pocket-book, and what mo ney he had shout him. When they had thus rifled his pockets, one of them who had hold of his horse, brought it to him, and taking it by the bridle an one hand, and hold of the stirrup in the other, desired him to remount. Upon his Joint` this, he was asked by the mats. in the Irish brogue (for they were all four Irishmen) -" Now, haven't we behaved like centlesisen to you t" making at the same time a bow, or an inclination of the body : lie also proposed to the other to return the gentlesna..'a book ; last the man who had the pistol declares! Vise 41i41 he ..uld blow his brains out. The men, %%lien they left him, all went oil one road ; but iinmediately two gentlemen cam, lip, and they, together with many of the country people, pursued them. 'lliey took off over some fields. Three of them were soon taken, bust the fourth, who had the pistol, resisted some time ; o Ilea a dog wasset at him, and in deft-114143g himself frusta it, he lost the flint out of Isis pistol, and on snapping it, and it tout gis tire, he was taken, and they all four were brought to ManAiester in a few hours, and seemed in the New Bailey. Thee 114%0 11:id"rg011ie an examination to-day, and the two who rubbed hint are committed to Lancaster Castle ; the other two are detamed in the Bailey prison ; one on a charge of robbing on the eveisiac before, and the other remanded. The affair hap pened bet wren one and two p. m." A plan has been adopted by the Ministers of Cisversham, Oxon, and other friends of the Church, for the preservation of, the poor of their parish in the principles of the F.stablishe 4 Religion. The plan is, to admit none but Church people, %lei are required to subscribe 6d. per mouth, with which the poor are to be provided with a Bible, Prayer Book, and Companion So the Altar ; and in comae of the wittier to receive to the amount of doable their subscription, in quell necessaries of MY WI their several wants may require, on the condition attach. at. trotting the Church, and never frequenting the Conventicle. Ps DENTR I A N1%11.-1111. Kentish lad NJ/ again matched on Tuesday last, to go 15 miles in au hour and 3.; minutes, fur .r o se g .11 , ) ; 101. a side is deposited. David Holden, who has been fur some time travelling' about the country in search of employment, undertook at 11orsliain, on a few days ago, without any reward, except what the generosity • of the spectators should bestow on him, to walk 10 miles in m successive hones. He started at 11 in the morning, avid for se veral hones completed his task of five miles, but throng!' weak seas was unable fully to accomplish it. He, however, hy seven o'clock tithe limited time! had gime 36 miles and tire flu-longs, which, by all present, was deemed a must extraordinary feat, taking into emisideration the unlikely appearances of Isis person, he being no mere than five feet in height, with au auk ward Rail; and especially, as he had been about three days pre* Musty I veduced to such a state of distress, as to be seen taking from u I dung hill some stalks of cabbages, and greedily eating them. He is now backed by s I respectable persons to perform the above task within a month for a considerable stuns Last week s a remarkably fist ox, fatted by Mr. Edwards, of Thickwood, in the parish of Colerne, entirely with pease strum., was killed. Few Graigers are 'swore of this eNeolent smb far tbes eassal emt:iatis, of fists p%-e‘ir 11n ,,0.6 . .8 • • i~j From the LONDON G.IiETTE, Tuesday, May V. Dma:"....fire,l, May 20, 1816. His Royal Highness the Prine: Relent hag been pleaseil. in the name and ti 3 the h h df of his Majesty to appoint Friacis Piekmore. Es 9. Vice-Adinind of the AV!iit!, to be i;o1: - .,rnor and Comniaml.it in Chwf of the Island of Neief.ntmliand and it; d:pendme.e4 and the Right Rev. Ruben Sc l.;::. 1).1). to bv Ri,ho? of the Ike of Nova Sciitia. in Am ciiett. in room of the !IVA Rev. Charks D.D. law 3...h0 g ) therLof, deceased. Crow.).ol/1.7.. May el, MG. Manus:Rs returned toil:TY,: is this pre .r.ot Pan VIA KENT. llorou;;: of Clifton Dartmouth Bastard, 0rY14101,- ham. Esq. in the room of Edmund Colima . ..3a Ilastavd. Esq. whw mit MC cepvtd the Chiltern Hundreds. ILlorouzh of Warwick—The Hon. Sir Charles Hreville. Knight C(mi anion of the Bath, of Warwick, in the mom of the Itight Hon. II unry (;reville, commonly called lord Brooke (now Earl of War. wick 1. _ _ Boron:; l of Antivh—Daniel Wchti Wc ) ibcr, li. q. in the mew of t!iii Bight lion. Patrick Duii, - tnan. LI..D. ileccase.!. DANRRITTCY SUPERSEDED. W. R. SIiEtLEY, Of Sunning Rill. corn-tlealcr. HANK RI I'TS. J. J. Rows Ito. late of Ahtgate, hatter, 'May rt, June 4, italy 2, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Benntt. Tokenhausa-yard. J. Srok Es, of Liverpool, in , -reliant, .June y '2, at the King' Arms, Liverpool. Atts. Blackstock and Co. 'leviile. J. BEDrotto, of Fen Drayte,i, dealer, Mate 27, lA, July 2, at the Hoop Inn. Cantbridtte. Att. Mr. Peacocke, Cambridge. T. hi "MBAS', of AVoree'ter, meafman, June 11, It. July I. at the Star and Garter, Worcester. Atts. I Junnles and Co. Rod Lion-sq. J. WiLsoN, of Manchester, geo•er. .1 one t I, IL, July 2, at the Star, Manche/2n, Atts. Willis and Co. I , l'arriiiird-blurt. T. Gnatt.te, of Carlisle, spirit-merchant. June 6,7, July 2, at the Ruth, Carlisle, Atts. Wordsworth and Co. Stai.le-inn. S. GoonLan, late of Bilton-with-Ilarrogate, Yorksbire, Innkeeper, May tn. 28, July 2, at the Hope, Hilton. Atts. Exley and Co. Fur nival's-inn. R. EvaNs, of Trodegar iron Works, Nlonmouthshire, carrier, May 30, 31, July 2, at the Golden Lion, Abergavcnny. AU. Mr. liens, Red Lion-square. W. STUCKE'. of Heet-street, vintner, May 25, June 1, July t, at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Patten, liatton-garden. I. and J. CilLti MORE ' of Church-court. Clement'-lane, insurance - brokers. June I, 11, July 2, at GuildlialL Atts. Young and Co. St. Nlildre , d's-court. J. NELSON, of East India Chambers, merchant, May 28, June], July 2, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Pasmore, Warnford-co. Throgniorton-st. J. E a aNeIS, of New ‘Viitthor. Unman, May 25, 30, July 2, at Guild hall. Ails. Hurd and Co. Temple. J. FI Earn. of Burford. gmeer, June 1, 11, July 2, at Guildhall. AU:. Blandford and Co. Temple, J. StlillralllDOE and W. Nl•Ewe'2, of York-plua. Quern's Elms, inerzhanti, May 25. June 8, July 2, at Guildhall. Mu. !lick: 42,1 C". Bardetes-buildings, Holborn. G. Hini.o, late of Pancras-latic, tavern-keeper, May 21, Jinx err. July 2, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Greenwood, Lawrence-Li. Chimpside. DIVIDENDS AT GUILDHALL. June IS, J. G. Smyth, Bache's.row, Heston, merchant. June I I, J. Guild. of London, merchant. June to, J. Goland rill, of Graceehureh-street, haberdasher. Junet2. J. A. anti S. A. and T. 11. Kelly, of the Strand, paddlers. June 11, S. Sanders, of Fleet -street, perfumer. June 11, H. Helmer', of John-street, Commercial-road, ship-broke. June 11, J. Stow, of East Greenwich. cabinet-maker. June 11, J. F. 'fiirogruorton. of Guildfurd-atreet, ineurance-bruker. June 12, S. Jones,of Little Wild-st. Lincoln's-inn-fields,cabinet-inaker: June 92, J. Borman, of Tunbridge, Kent, upholsterer. June 15, G. Itaincock, of Harlow, Epiex, master-mariner. June 8, J. Frye. of Scanlon, I lertfordshire. stationer. June 11, W. Knight. of Bagthot, Surrey, miller. - - - DIVIDENDS IN THE COUNTRY. June 14, R. Hughes, of Liverpool, timber-merchant, at the Ruth's Arms, Liverpool. June4B. M. Pilley,of Kingston-upon-Hull, woo/len-draper, at the Deg and Duck, K ingston-upon- H June 15, T. Haw - km, of Newport, Isle of Wight, butcher, at the George, Southampton. June 17, A. Young, of Bristol, corn-factor, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. June lA, J. Hopkins, of Worcester, merchant, at the Hop-Pole Inn. Worcester. AIM: V, N. Dudlow, of Rrighthelmstone, vintner, at the Old Ship Ta vern, Brighthelinstone. CERTIFICATES, Juwg 11.—W. Wright, Cateford, maltster— G. N. S. Chapman, Boughton Metierbe, Rent, dealer—l. Machila and J. Burton, Great Guildford -street, engineers --T. &well, N. C. Morrison, Tottenham-court-mad, oilman—T. Park, Walbrook„ mer chant—J. Howell, Hermitage -street, mariner—W. Law, Copthali Chambers, Throgniorton-street, merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVRD. J. T. and R. Lomax, of Bradshaw-hall, Lancashire, bleachers. J. Vancouver and Co. of Ivers, Bucks, manufacturers of patent paint. J. and G. Solomon, of I .em an-st. Goodumn's-fickle, hardwaraa. A. A. and J. Gower, of London, merchants. W. Wood and J. Burgess, of Buckinichiun-street, Strand, tailors- T. Corlass and M. Riihworth, of Kiioley, York, raft-merchants. W. Newlshohne and Co. of Kihley, York. cotton-spinners. A. It. and G. Peacock, of Skeldergute. York, ralr-merchanis. W. Cook and J. I.ittlewood, of Mill-bridge. York. carpet-manufacturces. F.. and W. Swinburn, of Yardley, Worcestershire. J. Fell and W. Emerson, of King.ton-upon-Iliall, sail-makers. J. Sykes and J. Bauye. of Huddersfield, fancy-inanufactnrers. J. Thomley and S. Harker. of Manchester, hat-manufacturers. G. T. Seeley, of liahia, and G. Roach, of Liverpool. merchants. W. Tucker and F. Webb. of Bridport, sail-cloth-manufacturers. T. S. and W. Dawson, of Itopton, York, clothiers. J. Ely and T. Skinner. of Greeliwich, earpentsirs. T. and J. Banister, of Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, watch-makers. J. Moore and Co. of Bishop Monkton, York. flax-spinners. J. llt-skins and J. Batten, of Nailsworth. Gloucester. wool-fartors. W. A. U. Fotherington and J. W. Coffin, of P/tmoutli Dock, coal- VielClll{ll4ll. FIRE AT SHAPIRA Caso.n.—This ancient residence of the noble family of O'Neil, in the county of Antrim, Irelanil, nos been desti rycml. In the evening of Wednesday, when Earl O'Neil and some friends were Ai dinner, our of ta e chit/mice was discovered to be on fire, which burned until it approached near to the top, when the chimney burst, and the fire C01111111111i• rated with the timbers of the roof, and sprond with sochi l im id e. t o h l e . NI rapidity tha it t the t,iper storwwas soon involved in mote gene ral conflagration. No exertions cm uld stop the flames, Cud venerable pile was reduced to a melancholy ruin. Must of the furniture was consmited, with the exception of the plate. I t i s not known fur (Titan' e hen Manes Castle was built ; bat in Tho Nati , ti‘ni Slimy of the Cown!o qt . Antrim, by the Rev. 31r. Dubourdieu, it is stated, that it WAS wardable, or capable of de fence, in the year 1.198. The late and the present Earls O'Ne ii 'node great additions to it, both in respect of extent, accom modation, and embellishment. 'flue present calamity bas ex cited universal regret, from the esteem in whirl. his Lordship is held. and also on account of the destruction of this mountuent of ancient splendour, which wen calculated to recall the " me ntors of arcs, events, anti eleiraeters, to which we look ba..k v. i lii, o•Ms.si of an'iipez• '.iohlwavers b.f,