The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-16 00:00:00

oust, 1,6. ~~ ~. + • STATE TRIALS. THIS DAY, MONDAY, Jure.lo. Thissmorning, at half past ten, Dr. Wats** arrived from the Tower under the usual escort and precaution. Ile was loudly cheered by the speitstors, end his demeanour eXhibited .much firmness and compoiure. Thistlewood, Hooper, and Preston, :were for the first time, during the trial left at the Tower. Lord Ellenborough immediately • commenced his charge to the Jury, and when this paper went to press, he had arrived no further Orough the great mass of evidence before him, than the deposition of Castles, the informer. .11is Lordship's voice at times was ra ther low, owing to the grea t f a ti gue he was likely to experience, before be could ultimately finish his most important nod arduous task. The trial is expected to finish this evening; 'but at a very late itonr. - • It is rumoured; that the trials of the other prisoners, will be. put off till next Term; which does not commence till November. The usual business of the Court having been much impeded by the above proceedings, in consequence of a Special Commission not being' appointed. Westminster Hall was much crowded with the ixipulace, waiting most anxiously for the result for the verdict. DISTURBANCES IN NoTTINGRAMSIIIRE AND DERUYSIIIRE. We hags Neat satisfaction . in being able to stale, that the distuthaticea in Derbyshire and Nottingham shire have been checked. The story: circulated is, that delegates: have, . Of. late; "held secret tuttetingsin various parts of the West Riding of. Yorkshire, ao w e il as in other parts of' the kingdom, at which a general rising of the people was determined upon, for the pur pose of overturning the Govenuucnt. The .Magis trates wore to be seised tfir litiatages,-ond one of the objects of the insurgents was to liberate the . state prisoners. Forty-eight of the insnrgents have been made prisoners, •twenti l it . whom wire sent to Not • tingham, the remaining, twenty-eight to the gaol of the county of Da*: A number of muskets,' pistols, and pikes have been taken frOtts the prisoners. The general &position of the inhabitants of the country through which these rioters paned was ex . tretnely good .;• and the farmers, without exception, afforded the civil power and cavalry their utmost assist ance. The following accounts are from the disturbed dis tricts :-- " Nottingham, 1, twelve o'ciock.—lt was agreed by the Magistrates that Mr. Rolleston, who is , intimately acquainted with the county,, alsould ge and reconnoitre the positions and movements of the disaf fected; whilst Mr. Mundy should proceed to the bar racks, and get the military ready. :Mr. Rollestoi ac cordingly went to Eastwood, and when he got near • them, was stopped by three men, armed with pikes. He returned to Nottingham, and proceeded with a party of dragoons; Mr. Mundy heading another party. As soon as they had come within half a mile of the disaffected, they observed that the latter ap peared alarmed at the sight of the military. One man asnong them, however, who was on horseback, at tempted to rally and form them acres' the road ; but as the cavalry neared them, they tied in all directions. The earthy pursued and took several prisoners, who were immediately sent off to Nottingham gaol.— Nothint , could be more firm or more fiabearing than the conduct of the military; for notwithstanding the most abusive language used, and that all the disaffected taken were armed, not one of them was hurt by the cavalry. The cry of the disaffected was for a complete change—fur revolution !" " Leech, June fo.—On Sunday evening last, as a picquet of four of Captain Armitage 's troop of yeo manry cavalry were iu the discharg e of their duty in the immediate neighbourhood of Huddersfield, they fell in with a numerous attsemblage of disaffected per sons, some of whom fired upon them, and one of their horses was shot. The yeomanry retreated to head quarters, and returned with a reinforcement ; of which circumstance the mob were probably aware, as eau had dispersed themselves in the interim." Orders from the Secretary of State for the Home Department were on Thursday issocd to the Lord Lieu-, tenants of Counties, immediately to remir to their se- . vend districts, to be in readiness to act as emergencies require. The Dui:e of Rutland lett town on Thursday in consequence, for Leicesteembire. The County Meeting fur Warwickshire, to petition against the further suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, is said to have not a little surprised a great many of the abuluists. The name of Sir Frauris Bunlett, at the head of the Requisitionists, is neither startling novelty in such a proceeding, it rust being known to many that he is a freeholder in the ommty. The Elector of llesse is represented to be dangerous ly ill. THEN REGistJ • WATERLOO BRIDGE. NIL Wellesley Pole is arranging *ith the Waterloo Bridge Committee the ceremony to be observed upon opening that magnificent work, on •Wednesday next; the antversary of the . battle of Waterloo. The' Regent, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Wellington; will head the procession. His Grace's ehitiger, on which he rode at the battle of Waterloo, eve brought over in the Brisk transport a fivi days back, .for the purpose, it is said, of carrying the Duke on the approaching ceremony. This procession will be imposing from the circumstances of the work.itself, as a model'Of national taste and grandeur, and the recollections which its name associates with, the triumph of British arms but there are other circumstances that must contribute not a little to the interest of the seence. On.nearly the same ground did Edward the Black Prince,sthst hope of England, conduct King John of Frnncc, his captive, into the metropolis, who died a prisoner in the Savoy, close to the bridge now built upon its ruins ; but rising, like - . another phcettix, to commemorate the last and grand achievement of British valour.—Lord Wellington landed at Dover on Friday. The most extraordinary activity haa been used, par ticularly during the last week, to coMplete the under taking. Sunday was not allowed to divide the week. and even the night was made joint ;tabourer with the day. And in order to expedite the works. and render them as complete as possible fir the above personages, no persons were admitted on the bridge either yester day or this day. It has a most attractive appearance both on the Middlesex and Surrey sides. When a deputation from the Company, headed by Mr.' Swann, first waited upon the Prince Regent, to re quest he would honour the ceremony with his presence, his Royal Highness appeared much pleased with the idoa. His Royal Highness having consented to the request, it was arranged, that the procession should be by water. The tide, however, not answering, this arrangement has been set aside. Lord Yarmouth and . others visited the bridge on Saturday for the purpose. A cask of wine will be broached- Ai he - bridge on the ceremony of naming it, and the. P4na , Regent, it is said, has given orders to Mr. W. Polk the Muter and Worker of the Mini, to strike an appropriate medal, to eomMemorate the occasion, one of which is to be pre sented to every subscriber to this - groaiiVadertaking. . Two new flags will be hoisted; one-on the top of the Admiralty, the other on the centre of the bridge. It is currently reported in the city/ that the Loan required by Ministers, is 15,000,0001 • The King and Queen of Wirtembctg lately. narrow ly escaped drowning in their twuntcy scat Bellevue, near Stutgard,- in con Sequence •of the overflovring of the Neckar. The water rushed into the house with such violence that it tore up ths pavement in the hall. The Queen made her escape out of a window by means of a ladder. A letter frail St. Peter.sburgh, dated May 31; says, " The weather here continues mild, and promises a rsummer, which makes us hope for a productive aL d est. At Cronstadt, 30p Ships have already arrived, of which a great many come to fetch corn. The prices of all fbreign articles Save . fallen considerably, On ac count of the large impi!hitions.• The 'quantity of cot ton yarn, in particular, has been very great. There has arrived at Washington,' in the United States of America, from Pernambuco, on board the brig Gipsey, a certain person named , Antonio Gonzalo da Crus , callifig himself an Envoy of the intrusive Provisionary Government. As it is possible that he may spread false reports concerning his reception, it is confidently said, his arrival will be without effect ; that the President does not wish even the appearance of taking any notice of the above-mentioned emissary ; and that, on the contrary, he is resolved to sac all the means which his authority puts in his power, to frus trate any hopes of advantage which thc rebels may en tertain from the United States. He knows that such is the line of conduct which all Governments ought to observe to put an end to that revolutionary spirit which at present reigns, and which if encoitruged, would threaten a chum to the civilised world. On Wednesday Mr. Avis and Mr. Cloud, two King's messengers, accompanied by two, of the Row-street officers, arrived in London with live : men in their cus tody, whom they had apprehended at and brodght from Sheffield, 'on charges of high treason. The mew un derwent short examinations before Sir Nathaniel Co nant, after which they were committed the• House of Correction for further itivestigation on a fature day. It•uppoars by intelligence from Constantinople, that the Porte has been at length induced to recognize the new Republic of the lonia Isles, ,established under British influence and protection : the supposed consider ation on our part is, that we shall stsrrettder to Turkey possession of the Albanian fortress of Parga, which has hitherto been held by an It is stated that 3000 petitioned in pardon, and . of the Province, spiracy, it i% a. Iberian Refublie. ma. • CITY BUIIIiIIISI.-.-Ou Priduy the Laid . illityor held a Court of Common Council et Guildhall, for the general dispatch of bushiest'. • . The Speciul Committee in relation to Tidies in London pre issted Reports entheiropPositioo to the Lond o n Cl erg y Bilk td up applying to P a rli a ment liar an . Act for the r e li e f o f seta! pariahs. in London not destroyed, by fire in IGO6, Which nese a Ilv read and approve+ li'John Tll4l. ' Th orpe, Esq. was on Friday unanisequ s chosen by the Ward of Aldgate their Aldermen ;- . . C. Combe, Esq. havi ng va ca t e d hi s t eat in die Ouurt of Aldermen, on Tuesday last. The English, 4ustrian, Spanish, Russian,.and Prue-• sian Ambassadors, ad the Duke de Richelieu, have kind. a conference together, at the hotel of the Duk e o f W e l. lington. It is suMxised, that this deliberation had a re ferenceto the mediation' with respect to the differenAls between Spain and Portugal, and to• the affairs of the Brasile. -- • - The sum collected in France in 15 months for tbe • poor, amounts to..nrwards d 28 millions of Remo (Amtt 1,160,000.) including eleven millions given by the King and the Princes. Among the persons of dic • tinguishet rank who are active in 'accenting the poor, Madame Moreau is to be mentioned. She employs great part of her fortune in relieving whole families. , Cardinal Maury, who played so distinguished **part in the beginning of the French Revolution, died it Rome last month. He fancied some weeks ago, that he saw a change of colour in his lip& that denoted his having swallowed poison ; by tiling counterpoisoris he killed himself. He lived the life of a miser, and per suaded himself that he was conspired 'against by ell mankind; his riches are left to a brother, who to in the church, resident in France. • In consequence of a requisition signed by thirty-two gentlemen, the High Sheriff has appointed the 18th instant, fur a meeting of the county of Kent, to be held at Maidstone, to petition against the renewal of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.—The county of Warwick meet the same day, for the Moo purpose. Mr. W. T. L. P. Wellesley intends, it is reportel, to offer himself at the ensuing general election, to re present the county of Essex in Parliament. We are extremely happy to say the Duabees of Gloucester is so much recovered from her ascend attach of lameness, as to be able to ride our *Nor carrier. on Saturday, which was the tout time 6r two.* three weeks past By the arrival on Saturday of the brig &ilea Age ; . Captain Harris, from Laguira, we faun that theo Royalists gained possession of Baseelani ou the 7th of • April. The city was taken by mona. The force of the Royalists consisted of about two4houarad men. The Patriot: had alma one thousand. Barcelona had been closely invested for some time, The Patriots retneutfil to a large church, in which they batemisidersble sow Here they remained 13111 C *TM enseged with the beery battering artillery of the RoyaKeti. Their hat act was to make a desperate sortie, but although the few which remained fought bravely, they were moon cut to pions, by the superior another of' theupreing troops. The loss of the Itoyalftts was considerable, pod cularly in officers. Two of the Rrisoners, whaled peen. for some time officers of distinction, and who were se verely wounded in the sortie, were taken to Carsceas, and shot by order of the Captain-Geseral of that place. General Bolivar left Barcelona some time previous to the attack upon it, and had proceeded into the inte rior, where it was expected he would fall in with Ge neral Morillo. At the last advice: the latter wou within one day's march of Commas. _ The discharged Lieutenant Lintlerfeldt, who was. arrested on a charge of high treason, at Stockhaba, having, in the night of the lath of May, hung himself* with his handkerchief in the pard-house„ his body; as. a watning to others, has been buried by the hangman. This Linderfeldt belonged to a family which came from England, and was ennobled in the last year but one of • the reign of King Charles XII. for which he mt, at the last Diet. • • , An article from Mayetice of the 2a itist: asserts, that betnreen the 16th and :31st May, above 3000 emigrants from Baden, Alsace, and Wurtemberg, had pissed through that city on. their way to America. The ac ' count adds, that their numbers had been, considerably • greater, but that-having met at Weisman some hun dreds of their countrymen, who drew a frightful 'pic ture of the miseries they had endured in Holland, a great proportion orthese untiertunate people hid turned homewards, or taken the road to Poland. Wo are still assured from Vienna, that the 'furbish Government is strengthening its forms by sea and land ; and that able officers have been appointed to command them. The 9th Lancers, commanded by Colonel Morland„ were reviewed on Saturday, at Hounslow, by their Colonel, Lord Rawly», went through their mancetivres with great steadiness and precision, mid managed their loves with much dexterity, they wore the new square • lancer and Several ladies were Oeumile Hope, agiunr,c sac zu I mug - nurrvilawil VI &um a - saurus %.411131.1b posaesmon of the Albanian tortress or verge whirr has lancer 0412.. airman and geld. several ladies were Act, is said to Lave not a little surprised a great many lim o been held by an English garrison. presesanoseegst the Officers were. Ocaerals Hope, of the alarmists. The name of Sir Prima: Bunlett, It is stated that 3000 inhabitanus'of Catalonia bore ~ ,„ ,-, . Calvert •Or Honourable Crslonel at the the head of the Requisitionists, is :soother startling petitioned in favour of General Law, • ) 1 4 , . ,_ , •. . A '.. r , ; Lord Chides Mennen; novelty in such a proceeding, it not being known to ardon, and that General Castanos,_ tkii oeunanasst ; .... many that he is a freeholder in the ommty . of the Province, has sent in his resigtottina. Lana 1 cock , eip, :• " 1 0• 1116 ' ' . is at preen. The Eketur of llcsse is represented ask dangerous- spiesey, it is said, was with ,thrviinVat 16untreng stk v o w * . , e - iy ill. Iberian Befublie, ' . 1 —..eveAtw