The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-21 00:00:00

'file KING'S LITEE.—On Friday his Majesty had a levee at Carlton-house, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers, the Foreign Ambassadors, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Nluyor and Sherifhi of the City of London, a great number of Noblemen and Gentlemen, and several Military and Naval Officers. In the Presence Chamber the King sat on his throne, supported by his Royal Highness the Duke of York and the Duke of Wellington. Among the presentations were the French Ambassador, Viscount Chateaubriand, and other distinguished characters. Military bands played popular airs during the arrival and departure of the company, and numbers were assembled in consequence of the favourable weather, in front of the Palace, from the commencement until the con clusion of the levee. His Mjesty after the levee gave audience to the Marquis of Londonderry and Lord Liverpool. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 29 —The Board of Health of the island of Minorca, have published an account of their proceedings during the prevalence of the yellow fever in the Lazaretto of Mahon. It :wears that 176 persons from 4J infected ships had catered the infirmaries, out of which number 22 had died. Through the precautionary measures taken by the Board of Health, Port Mahon and the whole island continued to enjoy perfect salubrity, although the Feat of contagion and death was not 200 yards from the town. _ IlooPisa-Counn.—Dr. Archer, an American physician, says, relative to the cure of the hooping caugh by vaccination, " I have vaccined six or eight patients that had the luxquing-cough, and in every case it has succeeded in curin. , this most dis tressing disease. The hooping-cough does not come to its height in less than six weeks from its com mencement, and then, when a favourable termina tion is expected, the declension of the disease is gra dual, and it does not terminate in less than six wzeks more. To arrest this afflicting disorder in its progress, I would recommend vaccination in the second or third week of the hooping-cough, i, e. when the symptoms of the hooping-coogh are fully ascertained, then to vaccinate. Should the convul sive cough be. violent, I should immediately vacci nate, lacing assured that the distressing symptoms of tl:e Looping-cough are checked by vaccine disease. The termination of the vaccine disease will be the termination of the Looping-cough." Extract from a letter received at Lloyd's, dated Constantinople, Feb. 25 :—" A Neapolitan vessel lately came down from Ismael with a cargo of corn belonging to a Russian House at Odessa, which had no sooner arrived than the Porte seized it, under a charge of having been concerned in the affair of Galatz last year. The Russian House claims the cargo, but the Porte refused to give it up. There appears to have been something wrong, as her waster and crew ran away on the first outcry. — Another vessel has arrived fiom the Danube, laden with corn, and having the French flag flying, which has been seized by the Porte, and sent to the arsenal. She is accused of being another of the yes sis concerned in the Galatz business; Ler construc tion is said to be 'riot. Five others are expected under similar circumstances. The crew of the latter vtssel have been seized by the Porte." There is no truth whatever in the report that Quiroga and Ilicgo had been assassinated at Madrid. It has arisen out of a clumsy fabrication got up in P4ri, which contained the very extraordinary addi tion, that, in consequence of that catastrophe, the populace of Madrid has risen, and put to death, not wily the whole of the royal family, but the members of the Cortcs, not one of whom survived the fury of the multitude. The date assigned for the alarming event at Madrid was the 30th ult. Had there been the smallest foundation for it, we should have known it some time ago, as intelligence is frequently con veyed by express from Madrid to London in seven days. On Friday morning, at test o'clock, the mortal remains of Sir N. Conant were removed from his residence in Portland Place with all due ceremony, aTid were most respectably attended. The proces si•nt moved slowly on, along the New-road towards Finehley, where, on its arrival, thu remains of the deceased were deposited in the family vault, where the remains of the deceased's lady were also con signed. The ceremony was conducted with the greatest solemnity. An official return to an order of the House of Commons of the establishment fur the collection of the Customs in Ireland, states the annual amount of salaries at the port of Dublin at 64,5851. is. 10d.; this includes five Commissioners, whose total salary is 5,3001.; one of these offices, annual salary I,OOOL is now vacant. A like return for England, fur the Fort of London, includes nine Commissioners at 1,4001. a year each, with 6001. additional to the Chairman, and 3001. additional to the Deputy Chairman. Within tile last 30 years it is calculated that in Lincolnshire alone upwards of 300,000 acres of Leath, woods, and ten lands, have been converted into arable. THE NATIONAL REGISTER' HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tureens[.) This day the Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. Several members took the oaths end their seam Th e orders of the day were read ; the different hills forward ed one stage, and the house adjoarned to Nloutlry. COURT OF KING'S BENCll.—(YsirsapAir.) ROBERT WAITHMAN, EMI. ALDERMAN, I'. SHAcILLE AND Hutt., ritnestriona or " TUB JOHN BULL". This *us an action brought by Mr. Alderman Waitliman against the defendants, to recover a promotion for Injury sustained by the publication of a malicious libel in Weir paper, imputing to him the receiving of stolen goods ; and also, his having euuniniited wilful mid currapt p' :jury. Mr. Campbell opened the pleadings, amid ;Mr. Scuilett stated the case to the Jury, in the progress of which he des. celled the defendant* as wholesale deicers its libel, derision( considerable emolument from their trade. The libel in question appeared in the paper in the mouth of September, 1841, and imputed to the plaintiff the Won't purchuss d some shawls in tho year 180 d, that had heels frau dulently obtained from a Mr. Cooper, in Bund-street, at a price far below their value, and that in his retort' is: the amount of profits ander the laminae tag act, he made a false return, amid afterwamli swore to the fiskehood. The feat ned Counsel proceeded to impress u; he muds of the Jury the injury that had been indicted upon the reputtitiou of the plaintiff, aho had fur more than forty years conducted him. self in that unimpeachable misimer that justly led Isias 1p the protection of the law, and the vctd,ct attic Jury on the sat sent occasion. Mr. Presly, from the stamp-offiee, proved the proprietor ship of the paper to be in the defendants, flow affidavits made and filed at bis rare. 'fins witness underwent a c!ose cross egainitintion by Mr. Sergeant Vaughan. Nothing was, however, elicited by it to shake his lestasion3. The pubil , cation of the libel by the defendants wits admitted. Mr. Beiniley proved his having printed the Paper in Jan. 1821, for the defendants, amid also ut the time ut the publi cation of the libel. The paper was set up at the house of the defendants, in Johnson's-court, Fleet-street. Mr. Mattison, from Sumetset-how-e produced the paper filed by the defendinits; it aas the 9th of September, The libel was then read by Mr. A 'shot', and this being the case for the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant Vaughan rote to address the Jury on behalf of the defendams. -Toe learned Sergeant proceeded to state that there not being a justification on the record pre vented bas going into a proof of the allegations in the imputed libel ; he should, however, show there were circum stances of strung suspicion. [Here the Chief Justice expressed his doubts as to the the propriety of receiving evidence upon this poi. t. The Learned Sergeant proceeded to cite various oath°. lilies in support of his position, they were, however, overruled by the Chief Justice, who stated, if the de fendants were satisfied, they could apply to the Court, in baracu, to have his decision act right, if it should be considered arcing. The ChielJnatire addressed the Jury in • brief way upon the most prominent parts of the case, when, after a short deliberation, they returned a verdict fur Ore plaintill--llatnages 5001. and costs. Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Gurney, and Mr. Campbell, weie Counsel for the plaintiffs and Messrs. Sergeant Vaughan, Puller, and Chitty, for the delesidanta. We are happy to learn, that a meeting, highly interesting to the inhabitants of the county of Mid dlesex, took place on Monday, at the Queen's Head tavern, in Holborn, composed of deputations from the various parishes in the county, convened by the united parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, to consider of the measures ne cessary to he adopted in consequence of the resigna tion of Mr. Main wariug, the late Treasurer fur the county. The meeting was most numerously and respectably attended. Statements of considauble importance were made by Mr. Taylor, the vestry. clerk for St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, relative to the arrangements hitherto pur sued in auditing and conducting the county tr.:counts. Resolutions were passed, by which the chairman (Mr. Montague) and Mr. Taylor were deputed to solicit from the magistracy of the county some ex planation relative to the state of the accounts on the resignation of Mr. Mainwaring, and the extent of securities available fur the liquidation of the ultimate balance. The meeting then adjourned for a fort night, to afford time for the necessary communication with the magistrates. No doubt can he entertained that the gentlemen who constitute the magistracy of this county will be anxious to afford every informa tion calculated to elucidate accounts, of which the annual receipts, during the last four years, have averaged 50,0001., and to concur in giving effect to any reasonable plan that may be suggested, for pro tecting the ample funds placed. at the disposal of future Treasurers from any defalcation, whether arising from individual malversation, or from imper fection in the existing system of keeping the ac counts. The failure of the crop of potatoes last year in Ireland has unfortunately produced a scarcity bor dering on famine. The sole dependence of the pea santry kr Ibod depends now entirely on importation. A quantity of potatoes and oatmeal has been ship ped at Guernsey and other places, fur the South of Ireland, where the greatest possible misery prevails at present. A few days since, a gold fish-hook, size No. 3 , was found in the bed of an old river near Boscarne, in the parish of Bodmin, Cornwall, where some men were working liar tin; and not fur from the same spot were taken up several Roman ceins of the reigns of Vespasian and some of the later Emperors, &c. The whole are in the possession of Robert Flamank, Esq. of Bodrain, the land.ow•ner. 105 Duat.—At an early hour on Friday morning a meet. ing took place in the fields at the back of the Montpelier Tavern, Camberwell, between Lieut. ILS. and Mr. M'—, a med,cal student attending the hospitals. The Lieutenant was attended to the field by a brother officer. and Mr% M'-- by his brother, who is a res. pectahle surgeon. At the first fire, the Lieutenant was struck in the right arm by his adversary's ball, wh:c:t lacerated the flesh, but the wound is by nu means clan. gerous. The affair then terminated. ARTTUL SWINDLER.—On Thursday last, a young woman, dressed like a servant girl, rather slight ma le, dark eomple%imi, and of pleasing address, called at the house of Miss A41:11114, who k eeps a child-bed liiie:o warehouse in the Borongli-ruad,and, representing as the nursery-maid of Mrs. Saunders (wife of Mr. N. Saunders, of Thames-street, and one of the Cullum:a Councilmen of Billingsgate Ward), requested to look at some baby linen, and mentioned Mrs. Fitzherbert customer) as the person by whom her mistress had bee, recommended. Miss Adams produced au assortine4t of articles, and the female selected two cambric caps, value VI. 21.,• three nankeen frocks, 11. 18s.; five white bo dies, 21. 25.; oankeen, Is., and two short robes, vi. 163., making in the whole 91. 17s. She said her mimics. was very particular in paying for every thing on delivery. and requested Miss Adams to carry home the goods, and she would accompany litr. They proceeded together as far as Thames -street, and the woman stopped at a Morse which is let in chambers to commercial men, and 13 _ _ which Mr. Saunders occupies apartments; she proceeded up stairs with the goods, leaving Miss Adams in the pas sage, and her own bonnet and shawl on the balustrades of the first Hour. in a few minutes she returned, p u t her bowled and shawl again, and told Miss Atlauui tans the goods were approved of, and that she was going o.it to g;t change fora large note, to pay her for them. S!ie then departed, and the latter, alter waiting two long-, applied to Mr. Saunders, who knew nothing of tite transaction ; Mrs. S. never lived at that house. Reese, the marshainan, went to the house, and front what ttic oflicer could collect, it seemed that many persons had been defrauded in a similar manner, within the Litt week, and that a c•nler in the city had furnished six dozen knives and forks, worth tot. under an idea, that they were for Mrs. Archer, who has chambers there. The family of Mrs. Honer, in Bream's-row, Lamht.th, experienced a great shock on Monday night, in c'•n,c quence of a calamity which befel Miss Margaret Honer, her second daughter, about 16 years old. The yon people had been at one of the Theatres, and the two sisters went into their chamber m a fire, and soon after the clothes of Margaret took fire when reaching over t b.! mantle shelf, and she was momentarily in a blaze. Tips sister joined tin shrieks, bit was too notch overcome t'i have the presence of mind to assist, and the sill rer was littrally burnt naked .it the upper part of her before assistance was afforded. Iler back hair was compl,telf burnt off: the room was also set fire to by the flames commuitica.ing to tile window curtains and the bed fur niture, which Mal considerable damage, but was got under without communicating further. Monday night, about nine o'clock, a young lady. well dressed, with a gold watch at her side, which was fas tened to a chain round her neck, on pasting by the shop of Mr. Lonestaff, hosier, of Litigate-hill, was attacked by two fellow., 'who einleavotsred to steal the watch lions her side. The young lady was much alarmed, and screamed so violently as to attract a crowd persons to the spot. Ste wits taken into the shop of Mr. Longstati; where she remained until her alartn had decreased, after concealing her property, she had a coach to convey her home. poring the whole of Ole day gati;o of Duffers infest this part of the city, soil at slight tnieves have been witnessed committiog their depr,ilations on passengers, therefore the public ought to be cautious how , tile) , expose their property. FELINE CURIOSITY.—A cat, behmaing to G. B:x Of. of this town 0011 g known as the IYuchl.-4, has a kitten 10 which Nature; we suppose in airolicsonte mood, has given five perlect legs, two before as its com mon, and three behind, the supernumerary one beiti placed between the ocher two ; and what renders it lure 'her noticeable is the peculiarity of Its Mot, which pmscssses all the nreitabers common to two feet, but so closely connected, that when its motion, they have the appearance of but ooe. This extraordinary kitten is of a dark tortoiseshell colon r, and being stroti-4 and Feely, tin doubt is entertained of saving it fur the iiispect those who may be fond of seeisia natural curtiisibts. DARING ROESERY Friday last, atowit o'clock, whilst Nlr. Alderman Smith w.►s presiding the Town Ball, Southwark, his attentiou was stridto• attracted to a riot in front of the jnstice.room, and he sent out Welfare and Iteeve with orders to brine 0:e disturbers into the office. In a few minutes the officers returned with a decent look in 4 woman, tuttril E' z. Roach, in custody, and followed by a rabble of flea , y a doaen of well known disorderly females, who wits one accord charged her with assaniting one of them. Nlargaret I)utiovati, who offered to swear to the fact, although she exhibited irso marks whatever of 111-usaile, whilst, on the contrary, Mrs. R. was bleeding dread. fully, and both her ears were lacerabsil, and her ear-rngs gone. Front her statement, it appeared that whilst walking peaceably along the High -street, she Wag at. tacked by the woman Donovan and her deprased c - panions, who forcibly tore out her ear-rings, and were on the poilit of decamping when the officers came up— The complainant denied this, and all the other woiriert readily offered to swear to its untruth; but on searching them all round, one of the ear-rings was found in 11 , - novan's bosom, and the other in the passage of the hail. where one of them contrived to drop it. Mrs. Roach was removed from the bar, and I).moran placed there in her stead on the charae of robbery, which being tisfactorily made out by the prusecutrix, and the persm:s who found the property, she was hilly commotte.l. companions in guilt, on [his awkward rprmitietiutiof the business contrived to ma:te their escape. S.