The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

- Letters from Chili to the 10th of December, re ceived by way of Buenos Ayres, state, that on •to that day slight shocks of earthquake had been felt daily since the 19th of November, when the great one occurred which nearly destroyed Valparaise and several other towns. At the above date, the people could not venture to remain in their houses with the doors Ant. Business of all kinds was suspended. Disturbances are said to have taken place in the province of Conception ; indeed, it is said that that province has declared its independence, and was send►ng its Commander-in-Chief with an army to reform the government of Santiago. It was gene rally believed he would be well received: hopes, however, were entertained that he would support the Director, O'Higgins, and endeavour to effect only' a removal of the other members of administra tion, whose measures (especially the new regulation fur trade) had excited great odium amongst the people. Letters from Gibraltar of the 19th ult. state, that a French convoy passed the Straits that morning froan the Mediterranean, and was off Cape Spartel in the afternoon. It consisted of nine vessels, apps. study in ballast, under the escort of a brig of war, the captain of which asked the master of a Spanish craft whether he had heard of a French line-of battle ship, or knew of any Spanish cruisers. It was reported that a Spanish ship of the line and a brig had sailed from Cadiz en a cruise, An Alge rine squadron, consisting of a 60-gun ship, and a 50-gun strip, a schooaer, and a corvette (the latter belonging to the Baahsw of Alexandria), sailed from Algiers fu Alexandria on the 4th ult. The Consul of the Kiag of the Netherlands previously declared to the Dry, that if hii corsairs captured a single Spanish vesaJ, they wenid immediately be attacked by the Dutch squadron. Papers from the United States have just arrived, of which the latest date is the 24th ult. from ?Jew York. They contain &deices from Havannah to the ;sth ult., which is several days later than any re ceived in London direct, and where it is said great activity and bustle prevailed, in consequence of an apprehended attack from the British naval forces in the West Indies. Every seaman found on shore was pressed into their service, and efforts were making to put their military defences in the best condition. These apprehensions, since the line Mi nisters intend to pursue has been so distinctly marled out, are, of course, wholly without founda tion. The only South American news in these pa;:ers of :it; novelty or interest is that from Lima. It is under date of the 26th December, from Callao, and announces that the two days preceding there had been great rejoicings and illuininutiona at Lima in cutiraquence of recent information from the pa triot army at Arica. It was asserted that a power ful Indian chief had espoused the independent cause, and brought with him 4,000 Indians, and a supply of cattle and money. Infantry and cavalry had been leaving Lima in small detachments during the month, but tile troops sent by Bolivar, and a consi derable number of militia, remained in the city. The last accounts left the Royalist troops in the valley of Sammoss, a short distance from the Inde pendents, whose plan was not to risk a general en gagement till sufficient reinforcements arrived to render victory certain. Minneesez INDEPENDENCL—About 300 free holders sat down to dinner on Tuesday, at the Mer ►usid, at 11.wknev, to celebrate the return of Messrs. Byng and Whitbread.—On the health► of the two members being drunk, they eiteli returned thanks. The health of Mr. Hume followed, and that gen tleman made his acknowledgments at great length. The chairman, Mr. C. Shaw Lefevre, jun. returned thanks tin. the same honour paid to him, and the company separated at a late hour. A meeting of the Comity of Devon was held at Exeter on Friday last, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament for a reform ; the High Sheriff having refused w convene a county meeting, the same was held at the instance of five magistrates. Lord Ebrington presided; and a petition, embracing the objects for which the meeting was assembled, was agreed to. NEWIFUKT ELFCTION.—The recent contest for this borough was distinguished by such a spirited uppositioa to the powerful influence of the Duke of Northumberland, us affords the strongest pomade. for believing, that at the next general election two members will be returned on the independent in terest, To bring about so desirable a result, the greater portion of the electors have come to the manly resolution to revive and confirm the ancient usages of the borough, whereby the freedom of election will be effi:ctually secured against all aris tocratic dictation. • g On Thursday last, while eating a beef steak at the Chequers, Ely, apparently in good health, Mr. Edward Shin, gamekeeper to E. It. Pratt, Esq. of kazoo Hall, in Norfolk, fell back on the seat, and expired immediately. Mr. S. had accompanied his Wife and daughter as far as Ely on their way to London: the' coach bad not left Ely above an hour when the event happened. THE NATIONAL REGISTER OLD BAILEY SESSlONO.—oattntom) Wm. Monroe, aged 67, by profession a surgeon, who appeared a once respedable man,was conricied of steal ing two sheets, the properly of Thomas Attuiss iu the dwelling house. The written defence of the prisoner, couched in rem peciftil language, detailed a short inshi,y of h is di s i fesi , e d itturtion. "Ilse wife of the prosecutor recommended him to mercy. Richard Hughes was indicted for stealing a shawl front the person of Elie Meth Rubinson Nicholls, a child, the property of J. It. Nicholls. Mr. C. Phillips elicited from the principal wirnets, that ?7s. was demanded by hint as a cumin 'se. Toe CWIIIIIOII Sergeant instantly agitated the pri soner. George Haagen, a-genteel young man, was indicted for stealing a quantity of pepper, the ir tawny of the East India Company: Mr. Holland stated the Case in the Jury, and observed, that the young matt at the bar had been for seven years in a confidential MRI3IIOIII in that establishment. William Harding deposed, that lie wos an excise officer, and attended at Black wall, and the East India Ducks; on the 25th of February he f 1 three bags of pelmet concealed under the fluor ; he was directed to watch, and in order to ascertain who should conic to extricate them !rota Om place witere they were dept 'it. d ; he obeye'd his directions, and the prisoner cattle the morning after leis observation and took the hags abuse-mentioned, from male; the platik, part of which he pot in his hat, and part in his pocket. Mr. C. Phillips cross-examined the witoess.--It was not a matter of course (or all persons making egress front the docks to be searched by three different persons, but that precaution was generally used ; hail known the prisoner three years. and never up to this lime heard any thing which militated against his character ; although it was usual to search when clerks and Labourers went out of the dock between certain hours, the prisoner had frequently been allowed to pass the barriers without molestation. Another witness deposed, that it would be impassible for any one to go out with bags of pepper, without being searched and detected. to the winter quarter, when the warehouses are not open, persons coimected with the establishment were allowed to snake 'ogress and egress without tinders g tire usual ordeal. W. Brown, an elder ors the essablialithent, had known the prisoner, as employed wt it, for a considerable length of time, and tip to this transaction, never saw ally thing to warrant suspicions against his character. The prisoner called St%Crill respectable witnesses, who siihstatimited the 0101111011 entertained by the last witness, who was examined on the pail of the prosecution. The Recorder 'rimmed up the evidence, and the Jury rewrite(' a veritiet of godly. J tailg istent—•The Court was bound in justice to pro tect the property of public establishments, as well• as ytat of private individuals—freqiient delinquencies were complaisied of ill the docks and East India warehousesa, but in order to prevent a recurrence of them as touch as possible, the judgment of the Court was—" That the prisoner be com ;;; i t ted to the House of Correction fos 12 calendar lts, and there kept to bard labour ;" and but for the account given of Isis previous good cha richer, he would have met with a puoislinactit tar mute mere. William Guy stem I indicted for bigamy, having inter marroal with Julia Haley, on the 1411, of November, 1819, during the life t of his lawful wife. it apprarof I he evidence on the part of she prose cuing iliai the prisoner was married al Meat Yarmouth to Elizabeth TllOllll4Oll Capon, in the year '1795, and that he combined to hit With her mud about lUur years ago; 11. e then deserted her,Callie to London, and pur nt.(' Ills In:COI/Minn of a tailor, and soon atieswards. be came aerrainted with Julia Haley, through the iutro duction of her uncle, who was a foreman at the shop where the prisoner worked, and to whom he paased 11.inself as a single man s and no the 14th of November, 1819, the prisoner was married to her, with the appro. 'Lanni or lire friends, at Shoreihich church. She h a d borne the prisoner one child, and MIS 110 W pregnant with a 'second, when the prisoner deserted her, taking whit him souse of her wearing apparel, and .she was at length paled to resort to the parish ()flick's of St. OK parochial relief. The IteCOrtlef SIN ttttt ed tip the case to the Jury, who illstsittly returned a %ertlict of guilty, and the Rveorder passed judgment ispon the priamier, commenting in very a is terms noon the mny of the offence, which, lie observed, embraced robbery, seilticrioli, and perjury, and sentenced him to tw transported Inc scorn 'CAM A reprieve armed at llorsenuniiirAiine goal on Thuts, day 111011. fur Charles lil/11111C. Who Was Cull‘lClCd at tile Lit K 114421011 Assizes for highway r obbery, and sen tenced to ne executed. His assoctine, Thomlas Hooper. who was also tried and cons lewd at the same time, situ sentenced to transportation lor seven years, was removed int Finlay from Horse ))))) tuter.latie, and lodged in the Niatilsione gaps, to await his trial for similar offences committed in that contity. Yesterday morning, a boat, in whirth was a lumber of w •it and site,,, who had been on board the 1)oicli vessels, 111 order to 01.02111 eels, was upset, by C 111 l tug 111 contact with a bars, laden with bottles. From tlie activity of the watermen, &c. who saw the scculeiii, they were all picked tip, with the loss of their porch .se, who seethed, by the rapidity of their movement, to enjoy their escape. HORRID Nluancrt.—Oit Thursday last, the neigh. liouritiod or Deal was thrOWll 11110 the greatest Collate,. 1101011. hi COIIIIr4IICOCC 01 211 atrocious winder. hasiiht been couishukti no Mr. .ivisrph Bell, reading its the s ieniity of the town. 'lite minder was CW11111111(11 a bout nine o clock in the ev g, while the tiworiutiale matt was sitting at sable. by a loaded gun fired Iroin without side the window of the room HI whien Ite was. Time persons have been arrested on suspicion. ~~ I r lvi MR. (JAMAICA'S • The catalogue of the LIBRART rsf their:nil* limbo is just issued, front which we have made tile folleeritti extract:—" Mr. Garrick. by his will. directed that his rare collection of old plays. which had been tormed with great assiduity. d g the course of his theatrical life, should be deposited in the British Museum for the use of the public ; au injunction which was fulfilled soon after his decease in 17.99. Tie volumes. compositig that collection, are uniformly bound and distinguished by his initials. The remainder of his books, with the exception of such, to the value of one hundred pounds, as should he chosen by his widow fur her own use, he lxmleallicsl tit his nephew the Bev. Garrick, If mit* of Hendon. but Mrs. Gaetck prevailed upon M r. Carrington Garrick up dispose to her of the interest which he had acquired therein tinder his uncle's will. Towards the conclusion of her protracted life. Mrs. Garrick presented the f t re.orr part of the G:eek and Latin clas , ics, together with her numerous sod highly valuable I t alian books. to Christopher Philip Garrick. Esq. at present the male representatite of the family. The rest of the Library, comiderably augmented by Mrs Garrick since 1779, Is how offered to the pidle, with the exception only of bmiks to the value of oils I !red arid fifty pounds bequeathed to the executors of her will. SUPPRESSION OW FAIRS.-011 Thursday 1812 ts pertinent to adjournment, a Petty Sessions was held • . at Lambeth-atreet Office, culling on the proprietors of certaist•lend in the parish of Bow, to shew by • . what authority they held Bow fair annually. It be ing admitted that neither charter nor prescription • could be produced, sanctioning the holding of this fair, the Magistrates declared it to be illegal, anti expressed their determination of suppressing it for the future.-.. 13:, the decision of the Magistrates of the Hammersmith division, assembled in Petty Sea- sion,-Brook Green Fair, which used to commence on ' the Ist of May, and Parson's Green Fair, are now forinally extinguished. CAPTORS or Foua BoDY-STlALlntr.—Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning, four d-sperate re surrection site,, were detected in the burial place of the poor, belmignig to St. Andrew, Holborn, at the bacla•uf the winklioust in Shoe-lane. It scrim thlt in this ground there is only one d e ository fur the remains of &ceased poor, which is capable of holding upwards of 100 coffins, and the purist., inaorder to guard against the snatchers, - and prrst•r.e the bodies from• fallout; into the.r hands, have had a large piece of iron, weighing between six and seven hundred we►ght, constructed su as to lay on the tops of the coffins, and Is lilted op and down by means of a pulley. Notwitiistanding this excellent precaution, a shwa lune since the plate was removed, and on Friday night these %%retches paid another visit' to the ground. but their operations it would appear were frustrated ; but the patriot padlock wasbroke Isom the hook and another put iii its place, so as to get an easy access to the eau's'. finis stratagem was loiltmately disemered by Mr. flicks, the sexton. who happened to pass the place; lie in con- • sequence determined to have assistance, and he and the watchman, fife. took their stat armed with a Won- • drams% in a secluded• part of the burial ground, and at • • a b out hail•past one o'clock in the morning four mitt with sacks, shovels, kc. were seen getting over the wall from Fitnnbtree-court, ono the groutid; they CaUttOtiely • made to the place, and Marius unlocked the trap door, • two of them gut down leaving' the flap open, and the other two returned to the wall to keep a look out, and to.alarns weir companions .shouldr there be necessity.— Mr. Hicks- iiiiii ediately sallied Milli, and first Omen the two loch in the grave,. by shutting down the tiros and. putting the bar ;muss. Hating muted them, he and the it pursued the other two and took They were conveyed to Gilispor-street Conuer, for the purpose to undesguitty oltailllllJitO.l before a tnagtauate. A dreadful accident occurred on the I rile instant. is a ' coal-pit near Valenciennes, by the explosion of an iiiiii able gas, called its that part of Praiser, Jvagntlfn. Nuirteren of the workmen were killed ; the state lit which the bodies were found aggravated the melancholy la snore of the spretac'e, for it is stated they could aunt lie idemilied, as their limbs no lunjerreuuthhed WWI limbs are in their natural state; tney were shrivelled, and their parts drawn together. It has been erroneously stated in the public papers hat botiali rub;ter will make good glue, but the tact is, it will never set to liardets. For a strong firm cheap glue, nothing h..s yet been discovered supt ran to the. best kind of that which is in get.eral•use; and stir a fine clear irmsparent kind which will ur le glass, so as to render the Iractnre almost imperceptible, nothings is • equal to isinglass boiled in spiritsol wine. Adout a fortnight since, a gfutlettaan, (a dealer in ' Cattle, Irmo Liverpool ) who lodged at citurite's Quay, proceeded to a respectable! tavern, where he passed the A:telling. On his way home trodi the tavern, tie was accosted by a eyinian..and in a few iiiiii tnes after the usual compliments-which accompany introductions of this dese'riptiott were over, the gentleman missed his pocket bunk, contamiog 2001. She was uuntediately .ectireil and .brouaht to O.? witichiloose,.. where she was searcheil,.but 110thillg was round tin her.thel eoutol trod to criminate her. Wools. she was hi confinement, a message was brought to-the gentleman who l u st his nullity, stating that some of it was loosid, and on his proceeding to the watehtmose, 471. was lidooeti to it,,,, by wit , Ismail. Tile girl was subs gorully tried the Recorder, hitind aw ty, and sentenced to be trans ported fur seven years. to come gurney id some 11110 r. 111.111011 given by. Ills girl , a W.11C11111.111; named Peter Harris, 14 , 41 A taken music, Clialoily ; lie was searched its the wasailitiouse. and on I.ls person was found 51)1. all in bl. ,sots He has been hilly co iiiii ;tied to take his Mai for bet.sit concerned in the above robbery. _~ ~ I ousgpill • • • li I ' i