The National Register. — London, England, 1820-11-13 00:00:00

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. To the tune—'" God tare ne !flog." God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen ; Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us God save the Queen. 0 Lord our God I arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On her our how, are fix't; God bare the Queen. Lord ! thine car incline, And bless Queen Caroline, Lung may she reign ; Do thou in safety keep, A nd evcrp plot defeat, I ler victory corn' lete ; God sate the Quocn. 0 ! may she ever prove Woithy the nation's lore, Long may she live; Make all her troubles end, Do thou her rights defend, Iler run-than, guide, and friend: Gtid save the Queen. Thy grace Aundant shed Upon her honoured head, And ble's our Queen; Long may she wear the crown, And share the throne, Enjoy an English home; GrAl save the Queen. 0 ! grant her long to Fee Knowledge and libel ty Always increase; May she support the laws, And give her people cause Tu s'ng with loud applause, " God save the Queen." CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. The danger of convicting on circumstantial evi dence may be seenjfrom the followitne f e els:— A farmer was triod at the assizes 7 1 or the murder of a neighbour, under the following circienstances : —The evidence went to prove that the deceased teas found recently murdered; and by his side lay a pitehtlirk, evidently the sort of instrument by which the wounds appeared to have been inflicted. fhe person finding him discovered upon the lurk the initials of the prisoner, to whom he, with others, • immediately repaired, to ascertain whether he hail any knowledge of the circumstance. The prisoner appeared confused, but positively denied any know ledge about it ; but not being able to account, how ever, for his titrk getting into the possession of, or being found near, the deceased, farther imptiries were made, and the prisoner's house sear-hed, when under hid bedding were discovered smile clothes which he usually wore (aud had been seen in that very morning) covered with blood, and the deceased's tiirk behind the bedstead. The prisoner, being called on for his defeacc, de clared his innocence, and called Cod to witness that he was not the murderer. The truth, be said, was this, although he had at first denied all knowled ,, e of the affair, that he was walking in one if his neighbour's grounds that morning, with his ihrk in hand (it being bay-time), and that he found the de ceased weltering in his blood. That he immediately rendered him what assistance he could, by raising him up, and that the man died in his arms. Finding life gone, and observing the bloody condition his own clothes were in, and fearing he miOtt therefi•re be suspected, he hurried home, and by some mistake took up the deceased's folk instead of his own. The judge (Mr. Justice Blackstone) and jury, except ono man, immediately concluded the prisoner guilty. This juryman, fortunately for the ptisoner, knew that circumstances were not always to be relied on, and could not be brought to reconcile his mind to find him guilty. The judge, who was ready to nmve off to the next assize town, considering this man a most obstinate know, desired to know what could lead him to a supposition of the prisoner's innocence, when the circumstantial evidence of his guilt was perhaps the strongest ever known. The juryman obtained an interview with the judge, from whom he exacted n promise that Lis reasons ihr such conduct should not he named by his lordship until after his, the juryman's death. He then said to his lordship, " I am (it' I can be so called) the murderer, and not the primmer ; but the fact is, it was purely accidental. The deceased was our titheman, a man of a quarrelsome disposition, we differed about his setting out the tithe of my bay. From words we got to blows, and in a scuffle we both fell, and in the fall the lOrk penetrated his side. Considering the wound mortal, Mier a few minutes I left him, and the primmer came tip soon afterwards ; and his statement, perfectly true, al though circumstances would have hanged him, but that Providence placed me liven this jury." The primmer was in consequence acquitted, and the alvve filets were, after the death of ate juryman, introduced hy the sac.c judge in his charge to the grand jury upon a subsequent circuit, by sl ay of caution against admitting in all cases, however strong, circumstantial evidence alune• THE NATIONAL REGISTER CO NSISTORT COURT,DOCTORSTOMMONS,Nme DECISION ON THE PATENT Corns CASE. This important and novel proceeding, which had been argued at great length on a former day. came on for judgment before Sir Wm. Scott this morning. It was a suit brought by John- Gilbert parishioner of St. Andrew's Holborn, against John Ba-wood and William Boyer, churchwardens, fur the °Hence of obstructing the interment of his wire, Mary Gil bert. After stating in substance the criminaticg articles, and the defensive allegations, the Learned Judoe proceeded in a long and elaborate speech to deliver the opinion of the Court, on the question of r;ght which had been submitted fir hs decision.— Sir William first took a view of the different modes of disposing of the remains of the dead, recorded in history, teal then came to consider the argument relative to prticular coffins. With respect to the diflia-enee in the duration of the coffins of wood and coffins of iron, it was, said the Learned Judge, the tindt of the party complainant, it being left by him to judge of this matter, without sufficient informa tion, I judge amiss in holding, that coffins of iron arc much more, perhaps douhly mare durable than those of wood. If, therefore, these iron coffins are to bring additional charges upon parishes, they ought to bring with them a proportionate compen smion ; upon all common principles of estimated value, one must pay for the longer lease which you usually take of the ground. At the same time perishes are not left to carve for themselves in im posing rates they arc submitted to the examination of the Ecclesiastical Magistrate, the Ordinary. " It remains only," added the Learned Judge, " that I should direct the parish to exhihit a ti,bie of burial fees fur the consideration of the Ordinary. I would recommend, in the mean time, that the body should be committed to the grave without further obstruc tion, but without prejudice to the present question, or the rights of the parish. No prohibitory resolu tion existed at the time of the death ; and I wil lingly lay hold of that circumstance to recommend a measure of peace to the living and to the dead.—l shall admit affidavits to he brought in on both aides, lx:itre the tables of burial fees." A circumstance has recently occurred in Paris, ‘vhich shows that there are some busy and mis chievous spirits at work in that capital. A paper has revently been published, :mildly purporting to be under the sanction of the Dnke of Orleans, in which it is stated that a royal infant, anrsblered by the Bourbons tha hopes of France, is of doubtful birth, and insinuating that it an imposition on the French people, and that the &clams was not preg. nuns since the dcath of the duke. In the first in. stance the Duke of Orleans, it is well known, id neither an ambitions nor meddling character, and his name is unwarrantably connected with a pub. lication totally without his knowlcge or conewrence. A copy of this paper has been transmitted to each of the Foreign Ambassadors at difLrent Foreign Court:, and appears to have cmenatcd front the Buonapartists in Paris, and is the nucleus of some plot, which is very likely to involve its c,nitrivers in ruin. THE PIIESMT LORD M.tiun.—This worthy and clistit titian:a Chief Magistrate learning that the Guard, hid been turned loose to scour the greets, on Friday evening, issued his peremptory ',Myr to prevent their entrance into the City. The I .ates at hemple-bar were accordingly shut, and by this \vise interposition of his Lordship the peace of the City was unbroken, the lives of the Citizens were not mwrilieed. DREADFUL Fats.—An alarming fire broke out at half-past fbur o'clock on Thursday aficrnoon in the sawing-yard of Mr. Gillespie, timber merchant, in Drury-lane. It burned furiously 14 nearly two hours, and illuminated the whale of Westminster, the flames resisting every elfin of the engines to subdue them. The fire communicated to some ad jacent houses, and fair of them n•. re soon redneed to ruins, making its progress towards Nlartlett-court, where the inhabitants were in the utmost consterna tion, as were those in the whole of that close neigh bourhood. It was found necessary to raze sonic prentisea to prevent the flames from sprea Ile blaze of the muss of timber occasioned the greatest alarm throughout the metropolis, us it was supposed Drury-lane theatre was on fire, and the crowds that rushed towards the place from all quar ters, soon blocked up the passages. The number of pc , rsens assembled was incalculable, us the crowds that were returning f'r►m the Lord Mayor's proces sion an hastened to the scene of conflagrAion and ruin. It was piteous to hear the screams Of women and children, flying from their habitations, many of the inhabitants leaving their gotals and furniture a prey to the flames, which spread with the utmost rapidity, in courequence of the high wind which blew frt.m tie north-east. We lime not been ab:c to ascertain the uptown of the damage, Lut many poor people, we fear, have suffered severely.—We have not heard that uny lives were lest. CO` ENT GARDEN. Joy at the result of the proceedings against the Queen was manifested MI Friday Main at this Iheatre in the stron?est and most marked manlier. The Play, which Wl5 TweYith Isigid, with the recent alterations, had no rimier concluded, than a general cry arose f every part of the House fur God save the Queen. This call was fierhiviiily repeated, and couthl‘ rely drowned the sound of the twine in the orchestra when a symphony was played between the acts. The curtain at last drew hit for the Farce of !lowland Jor an Oliver, and the performers in the firsil svelte came forward, hut they endeavoured it, v tin to stake themselves he ird.-- Toe crii.s of " (1, rff," and " Queers," were loud and incessaut i.erlormers tiliv j ed the order If) sense, and Abbot came oil the slater, and addressed tile audience. !tale Brill:hare was played, but this did tint satisfy the audience. The air was received with plaudits, but the orchestra was no sooner silent than the cill ler God `ace are Queen recommenced. The at tempt 10 pow) ed with tile Faree teas renewed, but it teas redueed ut a c. 'I he air (.1 God save the King" was then sung by the musical pun of the corn p.my," but every stanza concluded with God suet Mc Queen. Tire return of these words were eagerly watebed, and replied with enthusiastic cheers. The whole of the audience stood tip—Gentlemen svavint their hats, and ladies their handkerchiefs. The house in which this sinking ' , roof of public interest in the cause of the Queen, awl of gladness at her triumph over her anal*. limit, but now defeated stud humiliated enemies, was displayed, was exceedingly cmwded. 'l'he company its some of the pr;vare bos,:s took an active part in the c.l! for this tribute of resin:et to her Majesty, and in the unbounded applause which accompanied it. BOXING. A fight took place on Wednesday last, between the Canterbury Youth and Hines the Welshman, on Langley Green, near Coltibrook, for 50 guineas a side. The Canterbury Youth was seconded b William Smith; Hines Thomas Barber. Odd s , to 4 on Hines, and at hall-past twch e the fight ROUNDS. 1. 130th seen to fight vcr t y shy ; until Hines placed a as itioiduto, hit on his opponent a aide, and went 2. They both showed great play until the Canterbury Voauh mane a twinging hit, end went in.right and left and liner a 11..43 . e round steal down. a .3. IMs as the most tremendous round that was fought; they hot :a went in a. 4 hit away; after a round of seven minion a and a limb we've down. 4. The C:thteritury .I . outh tytht went• in and hit away; after a round of six minutes they both went down. This made the claret d in all directions, and both the vreunds were co tweed with Mood. 5. The Cannerhury Youth again went in ; out Hines shifted him, and placed a very heavy blow on his throat, and he Neat dos, a. ti. The Canterbaary stood mid fougla matiftilly ; bnt Hides busing the bet Sji ucc, came n. and hit away, and the 14,41111 :114:sill Went down. 7. The Youth hg:on went in, but Hines shifted him ; after a lung lataggim: r i to l I lines went down. as. 'pins w.ls another hugging ammo!. P. Hines dialoged hi. anode of fighting. when he fount: he could nut throw his adversary ; and after some heovy bluwa the Yottilt went du%it. In. Hines went in and placed a heavy hit on his adversary's left si le, and completely doubled him up. It was thuught impossible that he could come again. Odds '2 to lon Hints. The Canteriairy Yeutlt came egaiii, and kept fighting until the 19th round. .... O. 'I lie Louth tunde a lounging hit with his left hand, and ("Honed up, and after some hoary blows were hit, :lime went down. .41. The Youth stood up with confidence and went in and hit away, and I again went down. 2.1. flit Youth stood fur nothing and went in, breaking hie guard, tiller placing Aulue lit avy tut hia adversary,; hay ing completely doubled Min up„ Hines again went duvet.—Y to 1 on the Canterbury 23. Elie Youth o2aiii %cut in us befori•, and with , a lounging hit iiith his left hand pl a ced a heavy blues iin his adversary's breast. liines went down.-3 to IMI the Canterbury Youth. ‘.ll. TM: I.llidi seemed to have his second wind, lie made great play, and went in with a heavy hit with his left hand Ulb his adversary's right side, which su cumpletely doubled low up th it liiue. could nut ante any more to tine. In 48 minutes the Canterbury Youth won the tight. Both were nine!' heat. The Youth was taken away by William :tinnily, his backer ; aad Hines was bled, but with much difficulty, as lie was severely beaten. Mxsoccs.—Considerable sensation was excited ' below the Bur of the House of Lords on Friday, by the eircumstauce of Majoeci being clusetted un Thursday with Mr. Tynd a ll and Mr. Parke. and en Friday morning with Mr. Parke and Mr. Detunati. There are vnious rumours as to the cause of this extraordinary circumstance The rumour most current is, that Majocci had written a letter to the Qacen's Coansel, making smile communication. It. is said, that in consequence of this letter, Mr. Tyndall demanded a conference with Majorci, and that it was granted by the agents fur the proaecution, on the condition of Mr. Puke's being present. Mr. Tydall and Mr. Parke were with Nl:ijocci on Thurs.. d.: v, but some disar,reement arose bet weea the Counsel, and npplicati nt wu< made to the Kurl of Liv:loud, in cons,nuNice a which, N 1••• Detim .n was permitted to se; Mujocci in the pr.,a nee of Mr. Parke on Faitlay. ~i: .rog ,~ / !._. a lk wiil r . - • A 1 . f'k a ...a■EL .~ ~.~