The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-02 00:00:00

TILE CORONATION. The Lords' Committee of Council appointed to con sider of his Majesty's coronation, assembler! on Wed nesday at Whitehall. After deliberating on various subjects, which were submitted to them, the Committee adjourned to Monday next. Tue preparations in the Abbey, under the directions of the Earl Marshal, are proceeding with the greatest rapidity. in order to prevent anv interruption to the workmen in the Abbey, the Grand - Marshal has resolved to exclude all strangers moil the arrangements shall be complete; every possible facility will then be afforded to gratify the Summonses have been issued for the Knights Com manders of the Bath, whose appearance wiil greatly add to the splendour of the solemnity, their under-dress being similar to that of the Knights Grand Crosses. The tickets for admission to the Abbey are in progress. The whole distribution of these tick. is will rest with the Grand Marshal ; but, as yet, no posi.ive calculation has been made of the number which shall be issued. The person who is to per rOl in the Ak: of Champion is riot yet select, d. There Is a me 1111)161 MI the subject, limn the Rev. Mr. I)yinncke, before the King; and as the young gett.leiti who is anxious to undertake the task. only %vaults a few months of being of age, it is not impossible that his prayer, as a matter of indul gence, will be grant. d. A splendid suit of armour has ben selected from those in the Tower, and has been placed in a state of prepa ration Mr the purpose of being presented according to etiquette, by his Grace the I),ike of kVellington, as mas ter of the Orditatice, to the Champion. The large sad dle for the Champion's horse is of cronsoll velvet, richly ordartiented : the reins, headstall, and the oilier trap pings, are also richly trimtned ttith gold and silver lace; from which append, at different distances bullion tassels. The caps for the pistol cases, as well as the two girths, are laced and triaged in superb style correspoodui. with the saddle. Tile pistol cases themselves are lined with crimson velvet, acid bound with lace, both gold and silver. The stirrups are very large, after the Moorish fashion, and, together with their straps, lined with crimson velvet and gold and silver lace. The helmet of the Chimpion is stir 11111111 l ted by a splendid plume rot feathers, composed of three colour.,, red, blue, and white; there is also a plume for the headstali of the horse. The articles detached from, but belonging to, the Cham pion's armour, are a pair of richly ornamented pistols, a pair of gaiiiiileis, a swor.l, and an oval shield, tipoit which is painted the arms of the Dymocke family, which are repeated upon two trumpet banners to he - borne by the Citampion s Esquires, who will likewise carry his lance, which is gilt, and ornamented with gold Iringe round about the handle. The Champion's stable is . nearly completed. There is a platform, with a gentle ascent, leading from the gat. a, to the royal platform, down whien the cavalcade will proceed 11110 the flail. The stable and all its fittnellth will become the property of the Champion; it is sub stantially built, and covered with lead. CORONATION McnaLs.—After the Coronation, and during what is called the homage, gold and silver coro nation coins or medals are scauered about the Abbey.— Those gold and silver medals at the la coronation, the train designs of which are, it is understood, adopted now, were ornamented on one side by his Nlajestv's bust, and the inscription " Geurgius 111. U. G. M. Brie. 14-a. re Mk. Rex. le. D." and on the reverse, was a figure of the . . Sovereign seated, with Blitannia holding a ;own over his head, and the inscription " Partite ueanit apron. :um. star. Inc L Silver medals of tite Queen were also thrown into the galleries and scaffolding, and amidst the poptal ice. On one side was represented her bust with the inscription, Charlotta D. G.. 1!. Br. F,. Li fhb. Regina :" and On the other side het figure appeared at full length, stamiiin4 by aii altar, milt a seraph about to crown tier : ihe whole encircled by the motto " Qvatsiluna Media." SUMMER CIRCUITS, ✓,,,,e 21. The Judge; fixed their Circuits this morning fur the ensuing Summer Assizcs Its tidlows Its volt D.LSit. C. Anheit, Kul. C. J.; the Nun. Mr. 11, Gar NORFOI.K.-Sir It. Dallas, Kiit.; the lion. Mr. J Richardson. MIOLAND.—Sor R.ltichstrds, Kitt. ; the Hon. Mr. J. Y.O k. Witsruhrt.—The Huh. Mr. Graham t the Hon. Mr. J, Br -t. Ilostr.--The lion. Mt. B. %Vow! ; the Bon. Mr. J Burstoughi. NORTIIERN.—The lion. Mr. J. 11431cy, the lion. Mr. J , lluiro)d. On the 9th ult. as some young men were amusing themselves with the exhibition of legerdemain tricks, in a public house in Montrose, one of them, while performing the deception of swallowing a knife, actually allowed it to slip down into his stomach, to the great consternation of this awkward imitator of Kutterfelto and Boaz. It was an entire week before it passed through the intestinal canal, without giving much uneasiness; and was Ibund to be a penknife, about three inches lung, and weighed about three quarters of an ounce. A shocking murder has been committed in Lin colnshire. A clergyivan has been shut by one of his parishioners, while in friendly conversation with the assassin, and killed. We have not yet heard the particulars ; but the murderer was not in cos. tody when the account was sent off. The Grand Jury for the County of Middlesex were sworn in on Thursday, and received a charge from Mr. Justice Bayley, but it contained nothing of a public nature. . . THE NATIONAL REGISTER —t _ isAr" CORONER'S I NQIJ EST. RIOT IN WESTMINSTER.--On Monday an inquest ma held at the Hat and Grapes Tavern,Queen-square, Westminstar, before J. H. Cell, Esq. Coroner, on view of the body of Wm. Cogle, who died of the wounds he received during the ri ot on Monday, the 18th instant. The Inquest excited great interest in the neighbourhood. Mary Cogle, wife of the deceased, was the first witness called. She stated that har residence was at No. riS, Orchard-street.— Her husband was a paper-hanger. On Monday evening, the lath inst. between the hours of seven and eight, she and her hus band were sitting at the front parlour window. lie was reading the Death qf Atlrl ! the little boy came up the New-way, and asked if he should shut the street door, which lie did. After this, some of the lodgers opened the door, and stood on the steps. By this time the mob arrived at the house, and witness put die window down and looked through the glass, and saw one of her lodgers, named Wallace, lying on the ground, and the people beating him with some weapons. In about two or three minutes he came into the noose, the mob followed, and witness went to the parlour dour, but was knocked down, stunned, and saw nothing more of the affray till she recovered, when she found her husband on the flour, in the adjoining room, covered with blood. The mob by this time had quitted the premium. The surgeons were sent for, and, by their advice, he was taken to the hospital. The mob could have had no malicious intent against witness's husbtol, but eommited the act through sheer wickedness. In an.wer to questions front the Jury, the witness said the aggressors were all soldiers. Slie Saw no other description of per sons with them. Witness had spoken to her husband since lie was in the hospital, but he was unable to speak. On her at. tempting to raise him in the parlour, after lie had been attacked, bee hands were covered with blood ; he was removed to a chair when, placing his hand on his head, lie saitl, " lam a dead man." Mr. Anthony White stated, he was surgeon to Westminster Hospital, anti resided in Parliament street. The eeceased was brought in on Monday night between nine and ten, but witness 1 did not see him till next morning, when he examined hint, and found he had received a Wound about 'lb inches in length over the tight eyebrow. which had driven in tue bone upon the bruin. He was sensible, but could not articulate. Witness was sure he gave no account of the transaction during the time he was in the hospital. The house surgeon, Mr. Stevenson, had removed two pieces of fractured bone. Witness attended him daily till Iris death, which took place last Friday atternoon. From an exami nation of the head on Saturday, witness had no hesitation in saying that the wound on the head, as above described, was the cause of his death. Mary Ashton stated, she was a lodger of Mrs. Cogle, and on the 18th inst. was sitting in the back parlour, when sire heard an uproar in the street, and a number of persons caine round the house, among whom were several soldiers, some of whom rushed in, and came into the nano where she was ; the deceased asked what was the cause of the uproar, when she was pushed down by a drummer; while on the floor she saw the drummer make cut at the deceased with his sabre. The deceased tell; there waas a cry of murder in the street. All the soldiers did not have anus, but had pieces of paling. sticks, Etc. Witness could not swear to any of the rioters. After the examination of several other witnesses, the Foreman of the Jury thought, to further the ends of justice, an adjourn. anent of tire inquest should take place. The Coroner expressed his readiness to comply with die request of the Jury, and die inquisition was accordingly adjourned silt nest evening, the witnesses being bound over to atunid. On Tuesday at four o'clock, the inquest on William Cogle, the the unfortunate man who was killed during the above riot, on Monday the lath inst, was resumed at the Hoop and Gripes Tavern. before J. 11. Cell, Esq. The soldiers in custody were brought from Tothil-fields' prison, escorted by the police to Queen Square office ; but as it was thought their removal to the Jury room would create confusion, some of the witnesses examined on Monday, attended by the Jurymen, repaired to the police office for the purpose of iuentifying the aggrersors in the not. Ito their return, the examination v. Li proceeded in. Tile names of the pris ners are James Al•Cartily, @idtanh Itocbottoni, Wm. Handy, Thomas Lee, James Jones, and Thoinit, !lope. Mary Hilltop was the first witness called. Site swore to die persons of Nl.Cartily, the drummer, who was active iti the riot. Mrs. Irving stated, that she had seen all the prisoners. The drummer in custody is Al•Carthy ; but she could not swan was the person who went into the house. She had known him many years. Mrs. Perring stated, that she had identified M'Carthy, Roe bottom, Lee, Handy, anti Jones, all active in the riot. James Jenkins deposed, that Lee was a rioter, and knocked down Mrs. Cogle in lice house. Maria Timberwell swore to ltoelsottom ; lie entered the house first; APCartuy stood oa the steps brandishing his sword.— Mary Adman could not swear to the drummer who knocked her down. This being the whole of the evidence produced before the Coroner, he charged the Jury, who requested all strangers to withdraw—on our being again admit:LAl tato the room, in three• quarters of an hour, tht...ltiry handed in the record containing their verdict of Wilful Murder against JAIIICA APCUrthy, (tits drummer) Richard Rowbothain, %Villittm Hardy, Thomas Lee, and John Jones, and acquitted Thomas !lope. The Jury also handed in a document, winch they requested might be read. 'lie Coroner read the paper; it was to the following ciect:—•• The Jury observed they had also to express their regret, that during the two last anniversaritst of the battle of Waterloo the disorderly conduct of Mlle of the soldiery in that neighbourhood had excited considerable alarm. and the jury respectfulty but earnestly entreated tha. his Royal Highness ute Comnander in Chief would be pleased to give directions to prevent a recurrence of these excesses ill future." . . . 'fire :_:droner addressed the jury, and retiimed them his thanks ter men very well tinmed observations, aid he should take good care that they b 110411.1 be forwarded to the proper quarter, but he had nu doubt, from the appearance of tanner: inters in the room, the utmost publicity wound be given to what toey fatal said. He then issued hit warrant of commitment to Newgete of the five persons charged. The witnessss were also bound over to prose cute. An immense crowd assembled around tile house, among whom the verdict sirenied to excite considerable sensation. So great is the number of sparrows in the Holmes of Cumberland—and such have been the eilects at their visitation—that the firtners in that part of the country have absolutely been driven to the necessity of forming a society for their destruction, which seems to promise the desired success. The regulations of the society are simply—to give one halfpenny for every four eggs that are delivered to their secretary, and a penny for every old sparrow : and to contribute equally towards tile ;ands. The mortality of the feathered species is, in consequence, very great The ceremony of the Coronation, it is said, will commence at twelve o'clock at u,sm, and end at seven in the evening. The Coronation of his late Majesty occupied sixteen haurs, which was attended with great fatigue The ceremony can be abridged, without dimiuisiiiva the splendour of the wag' iilicent pecta tr.= 207 MOCK CONSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY. The legal objections that are made to this notoriatu Arao dation are grounded on the 39th George 111. cap ! 79, enfilisd "An Act fur die more effectual suppression of societies ertablaind for seditious and treasonable purposes ; and tbr better passmidas treasonable or seditious practices." By the second aectidn of this statute, it is enacted, SW else and after the passing of this act, every society, the members where 4 skill take, soloccib.., or ar.tent to, any test or deactratkon not required by law, or rot anthor;:ad in manner hereinafter mentioned ; and every society, of wlikh the names of the mena&rs. or any of then?, shall be kept arra from the society at large, or whieh shalt have any COMMailee or select body so chosen or appointed, that the members rimititntin4 the sante shall not he Amount by the society at large to be members of smelt committee or select body, or which shall have any president, secretary, delegate, or other officer so chosen or appointed, that the election or appointment of such persons to such officers shall not be known M the society at large, of which the names glad the members.. and of all committees or scket bodies of members, and of all gradients, treasurers, delegates, and outer officers, shall not he entered in a book or books to be kept jiff that purpose, and to be open to the inspection of all the members of such society; and every society which shall be composed of different divisions or branches, or of different parts, acuns in any manner separately or distinct front each other, or of which any part shall have any separate or distinct president, secretary, treasurer, delegate, er other officer, elected or appointed by or for such part, or to act as an officer for such part, shall be deemed and takes to be unlairjitt combinations and confrderacier ; and every person who, from and tiller the paxsing glair act, shall become a member of any sac/i society, or who, being a member of any such society at the passing of tins act, shall afterwards act as a member thereof; and every person who, alter the passing sy . this act, shall directly or rods • redly maintain correspondence or intercourse with any such society, or with any division, branch, committee, or other select body, president, treasurer, secretary, delegate, or other officer or member thereof as such, or who '/al by contribution of money or otherwise, aid, abet, or support inch society, or a members or oficers the re of as such, data be deemed gritty o ats sus/awful combination and confederaey. Section the third makes an exaption in favour of " any de claration taker., subscribed, or assented to by the members of any society, in c.t,c the form of such declaration shall have been first approved awl subscribed by two or more of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county where such society shall ordinarily rissemblc, and shall have been registered with the clerk of the peace, and on application by the parties, confirmed by the major part of the justices present at the next general sessions; and if the same shall not be then and there entifirmed, the provisions of the act shall then extend to such declaration, and to all persons sunscribing the sante." With regard to the punishment, section eight provides—." that every person who shall be guilty of such unlawful coutanatiou and confederacy as in this act described, shall and may he pro ceeded against fur such offence in a summary way, either before oac or more justices of the peace, or by indictment ; and every person convicted of any such offence, upon the oath of one or more witnesses, by such justice or justices shall be committed to the common gaol or house of correction for the terns of three calendar months; or shall be adjudged to figleit and pay the sum of twenty pounds as to such justice or justices shall seem meet; and every person convicted of any such offence epos indicunent, shall and may be transported fin. the tens of seven years, or im prisoned for any term not exceeding two years." By seetton the ninth, justices of the peace are authorized to mitigate die punishment, SD 35 the Male eiall not be thereby reduced to less titan one third of the punishment directed to be inflicted as aforesaid, whether such punishment be by imprison. ment or fine. . . The act has provided no clause allowing an appeal from the decision of justices, and no other remedy to persons feeling theme selves aggrieved by such decision. COVENT GA E vrit.;;=rhe second part of King Hotly the Fourth has been brought forward fur the purpose o: representing the ceremonial of the Coronation of !ferny the Fifth. The play was well cast—Mr. Macratei iy did ample justice to KiNg Henry, and Mr. C. Kemble is decidedly the best Prince if I Vales on the stage. Mr. Fawcett infused much humour into his personification of Falls/; and the chuckle of the jolly Knight was admirable. The Coronation, however, was the grand magnet of attraction. It commenced with the King's Harts Woman, and girls strewing flowers, the high Con stable of Westminster, with drums and trumpets, followed by the Sheriffs, Aldermen, the Masters in Chancery, the Law Officers of the Crean', and the Judges ; the Peers and Peeresses dresseu in their robes and carrying the coronets, the King at Arms, the Lord Steward, and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, the Bishops, and the Lord Chancellor. Then followed the Sceptre of the Cross, the Golden Spurs, . &e. the Usher ot the Black Rod, Heralds, and the Lord Mayor, the Lord Chamberlain preceding the Princes ot• the Blood, and the Royal Insignia ; and last ot ull the Royal Canopy, under which the Kiug walked, supported by a Bishop on each side, and train-bearers Tel trumpets closed the procession.— The characters were all dressed in correct costume, and the arrangements most splendid. The second scene w correct and line representation of West mitister Abbey. The tine anthem of Hauled, com posed for the last Coronation, was performed in a masterly style by Mr. Hall, and the whole concluded with the Grand Banquet in Westminster Hall, su perbly and elegantly decorated with arms and device.s. The Kro h is seen sitting at the head of the Hall, at table, surrounded by the Pages and Lords in Wait ing ; the nobility are ranged an each side of Rio Hall, and the galleries above are oceupie.i by a uu merous orchestra, behind which are the •pe:tutors. After a flourish of trumpets, the Chatupeni enters, on horseback, preceded toy the L•'.trl Marshal and Lord High Constable, likewise un horseback. A Herald proclaims the challenge, and the Champioa throws down his gauntlet. fhe King then drinks to the Champion out of a golden goblet, which is afterwards presented to him, add he raires, still un horseback, with his fitce towards the throne. The banqueting scene ends with one of ehortu.e.:. —We have seldom witnes.e.td a more interesting and gorgeous spectacle, which lezeisted with thu 1110 A flattering applause.