The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

JAMAICA P,ILIERS. KINGSTON, SEPT. I.—An eclipse of the sun was ♦isible in this city on Monday. It commenced at 20 minutes before eight, and was over at 20 minutes atter ten, am. Tuesday being set apart, by law, to be observed as a ' , vie= fast, in commemoration of the great storms in 1712 and 1722, divine service was per formed in the church of this city, when the Rev. Mr. Munn delivered an impressive and suitable dis- - course on the occasion. Destructive Drouehi.—Accounts from the coun try of the effects of this direful calamity are daily becoming more distressing. Suck a continuance of dry weather was never before witnessed by the old est inhabitants: springs, never known to have failed before, are dried up; canes in many districts arc entirely withered away, and even those in more favourable situations, that long held out, are now becoming yellow, and must speedily be lost also, if, indeed, they are not irrecoverably so already; pas- ' tures are litetally scorched brown, and scarcely a blade of grass to be seen. What must be the conse quence should tins dreadful visitation last two months longer, is a question which naturally presents itself, and which must appal the heart of every person in crested in the country. The entire loss, in a great measure, of next year's crop, is, perhaps, one of the least of the evils to be apprehended, and, in many instances, is in fact al ready lost sight of by the unfigtunate planter in the more ruinous loss of cattle, which the depreciated value of produce cannot replace, and the still more dreadful apprehension of famine among the people, aggravated by such a state of poverty as leaves him, in too many instances, without the means of procur ing relief. Our dreadful situation may be understood from the fact that, with a vertical sun and unusually strung scorching breezes, there has been nothing like a rainy day since June last year, neither October nor May seasons, nor since January eycn a shots er of an hour's continuance, at least in many parts of the country. it has, indeed, occasionally drizzled, and wore favourable appearances, which invariably have ended in disappointment ; and so completely is the earth now dried to a cinder, that nothing can again renovate vegetation but heavy and continued rain, which may Heaven speedily send, to relieve the country from the horrors of impending famine! Aucustt 2.l.—The most melancholy accounts have been received this week from all parts of the island, of the deplorable effects of the long continued dry weather. The crops of yams, expected allout this season, will be almost entirely lost, as well as every other kind of provisions, and it is feared that many properties will soon be called upon to purchase pro visions for their negroes. Many cattle have perished from the want of water and total, and the next crops of sugar will be lost throughout several districts, the canes being irrecoverably withered. With such a miserable prospect before us, the re. auction of the Poll Tax last year, in consequence of the loan of 80,0001. may be considered a most for tunate circumstance, and we tear that other and larger loans must be indispensably resorted to, to de fray the public contingencies, unless some immediate ►teps are taken by Government .for the relief of the ruined sugar planters, whose produce, at the present prices and duties, even under favourable circum stances, do not Aimd a sufficient profit to defray the necessary contingencies; of their estates. 114MBURGII MAIL. ST. PaTERSUUIIGH, OCT. 2. —Baron Strogonoff, on his return from Constantinople and Odessa, ar rived at the Post-house, near Logs, just as his Ma jesty the Emperor, on his journey to Witepsk, was coming out of the church ut that place where he had been paying his devotion. The Ambassador in his travelling dress immediately waited on his Majesty, and was most graciously received. The Emperor Immediately went with him to the house of the Bailiff near by, and conversed a long time with the Alinister. His Excellency, who is arm ived here, has b on honoured with the most flattering reception by Loth the Empresses. The :public have also evinced much eagerness in testifying to him the interest they have taken in the critical circumstances in which lie has I pluced, and the firm and noble conduct he showed i.. them. HANOVER. OCT. 14.-. Since his Majesty's arrival the exchange of couriers has been very active in various directions. Lord Castlereagh is very much engaged, and appears but seldom in the numerous parties given by the Ministers and others. .• The beautiful Princess of Soling, daughter of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cumberland, who is 19 years of age, is particularly noticed by his Alajesty. OCTinCit IG.—The King's physicians declare that it was absolutely necessary that his Majesty should keep his b:d fur five or six days, for which retuou the dinner at the Duke of Cambridge's, the procession the church, to and the grand parade on Sunday morning, are countermanded. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER His Excellency the Minister V. Arnswaldt will set out on the 2 Ist for Gottingen, to prepare for the arrival of the - King, which, if his Majesty's health will permit, is to be on the 25th. SrocanoLm, OCT. 12.—A letter from Finland says—" On the 12th of August, a dreadful lire broke out at Fredericksham, which in the space of six hours reduced the whole town to ashes. Two churches, 110 houses, two town-houses, and several public buildings were destroyed. Only 10 houses were saved. The unfortunate inhabitants have saved nothing but their lives from the conflagra tion." In the month of August nearly 40,000 ship lbs, ()f bur and other iron were exported from Stock holm, and 1,300 ship lbs, of copper, IRELAND. The intolerant party has obtained another recruit in Dublin in the person of ex-Sheriff Brady, a man knighted by the King himself, as one of the sup porters of his system of conciliation, and who we did not expect to find a deserter from the regiment so soon after he had received the bounty. At the breaking up of the Quarter Assembly, Sheriff Smith invited the whole of the Corporation to dine with him at Morrison's, where lie had ordered dinner, and as the candidates for Aldermen were there to declare themselves, a more than usually numerous attendance took place, consisting of between ninety and one hundred members, when Messrs. Foot, Archer, Whitford, and Brady, declared themselves aspirants fur the aldermanic gown. On the health of the worthy sheriff being drank, he availed him self of the opportunity of stating, that when last he had the honour of presiding in the chair, he ap peared, by the line of conduct he had adopted, to have given offence to some members of the corpo ration, by not giving a particular toast; but he must assure the gentlemen that the line of conduct he had then pursued he would still fearlessly fol low, and not be biassed by any one; he could not be in that chair as a puppet, by pulling this string or that; he was not to dance or sing, or make a speech at any man's pleasure. He did conceive from his heart that in obeying the mandate of his Sovereign, he was best supporting the interest and independence of the corporation of Dublin, and he did therefore, hope no one would dictate to him what line of conduct he was to pursue. Things were going on so far so well, when a gentleman got up and said he wash/ drink the " Glorious Me mory," in spite of the Sheriff; on which Smith most manfully stood up, and declared that he world either be supported in the chair or leave it, which, we regret to find was the case. Sheriff Brady was voted to the chair, and the toast was accordingly given by those who were opposed to Sheriff Smith. At the Quarter Assembly on Friday the vote of thanks to Sir A. B. King and the Mansion-house Cemmittee, for their conduct on the occasion of the King's visit, was carried only by a majority of 10, the numbers being—Ayes 50—. Noes, 40. The member of the corporation who brought fOrward the motion said he was induced to propose it, in hope's that it would be negatived, a rumour having gone abroad that within the last two months the politics of the city had completely changed. M A TTAILY A T I OUTRAGES IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK. The accounts (ruin the country continue to be most melancholy, and the pest seems spreading into most of the adjacznt counties. We collect the lothwing parti culars of the murder of Mr. Going, twin the journals received on Monday : Ott Sunday the 14th inst. Richard Going, Esq. lately in command of the county of Lituerick establishment of police, lilt that city about i I &clock in the morning for Ratlakeal, un horseback, unattended, atid was stop ped at the house of John Natter, Esq. of Castletown, where he remained but a short tune; Iron' thence lie proceeded by the road to Cappagli, and when near the commons of Ratlikeal, and from that town not distant two miles, he was attacked by a number of demons, iu the shape of men, armed; several shots in succession were tired at hut, which,tnnn the nature of the wounds, must have instantly deprived luau of life! Not content, the blood thirsty villains approached the lifeless body, either with bludgeons or the butts of muskets, beat him desperately about the head. There could not have many minutes elapsed after tke murder, when the corpse was Ihund by the next passenger; and the account of it having reached Rathkeal, his mangled rennin's were brought into that town about half-past four o'clock in the aft:moon. There were live musket-ball wounds in the body, one of which iterforated his heart, several superficial slug.wontols mi the right side, two musket shots in the head—one entered the kit temple, the ear split, and his face much b •.ed. The right aro' was also broken by a sleet ball. Mr. Going, on leaving It itfikeal, took a case of pistols in his coat pocket, which it is supposed lie had with him on his mons, and were taken by the inurileiets : lie had a considerable sum of money with him, which, with his watch remained 1111. We are told so intent were they on the destruction of this unfortunate gentleman. that parties were placed on different roads to meet Imo (similar to the plan laid for the murder of the LAIC Mr. Baker). and that he was tven I . Ol!UW‘d 111 a.►d out of Limerick fur that purpose. . After the murder was effected, there was a joyous shout through the country, which re-echoed from place to place; lighted heaps of straw also were at night exhibited on the different hills, in triumph of the accomplishment of this horrid deed. Mr. Wilcocks, who, with Major Warburton, were in Red:eel at the time the murder was announced, despatched parties of police to Limerick, with the me lancholy intelligence; and when they reached llama. kills-bridge, on the boundaries of the liberties, they were fired at several times from behind the ditches, On their return home the next me • g the seine Outrage was repeated, and eleven shots discharged at them. On the police arriving in Limerick, they repaired to the house of Mr. Cuthbert, the sub-sheriff, to apprize him of tlier having been fired upon; when that very active and effi cient officer ins!antly determined upon accompatiyiog them with military force, to apprehend, if possible, the offenders; and for that impose applied to the com manding officer of the garrisou, Col. Douglas, requiring a party of dragoons: the Colonel answered " that G et ,. Sir John Elley was expected next day to review the troops, and that they could not be given." Upon tills subject we shall make no remark, as it will form matter for investigation. On the 17 It Mr. Going's remains reached Limerick, and melaneitoly to relate, under military escort, on its way for interment in the family vault at Karim, near Newport, county of Tipperary. The procession was at. tended by a vast concourse of most respectable gentle men from the surrounding counties, and a numerous train of tenantry. 0:t the 118th, at noon, as a person of some respect. ability of the name of Spading, was proceeding nu horseback, accompanied by his wife, front Ashgrove to Newcistle, lie was stopped at the cross roads, which are m11,4.111i about a mile from the latter place, by an armed banditti. One of them held the bridle of the horse on which he rode. whilst :mother of the assassins presented a blunderbuss, and discharged its cohnnits Into the hotly of the unfortunate wall, who had been ilium- waylaid by the wretches. When the horse had been stopped, the woman leaped off the pillion, and by her presence of mind saved her life, as she was allowed by the banditti to go towards Ashgrove. Mr. Spar ling, though dangerously wounded, did not fall from his horse, but raising his whip, and exerting all the strength which was left to him, he struck the ruffian who held the bridle such a blow as brooght the wretch to the ground, and immediately spurring his horse, he galloped towards Ashgrove. lie stopped at Mr. Upton'. house, where surgical aid was iminediawly procured, but we are sorry to be obliged to add, that nu hope was then entertained of his recovery. Mr. Sperling was able, however, on Wednesday, to swear informations, and to give a minute description of some of the assassins. Ile described one of them as a tall pale-faced man, and the other as a person of a short stature, dark visage, and pock-marked. Two men were murdered last Tuesday night. One of these unfortunate persons, a man of the name of I vis, Iraq been a tithe proctor, and had lived neat Askeaton„ The other victim wes a man named Fitzgerald; butt what circumstances had induced the assassins to take away his life was not publicly known. The house of a Mr. Morgan, who lives near Stara. golden, was attacked, but that gentleman, with a spirit which we lament not to see more general, bravely re sisted the banditti who demanded his arms, and soon made them to take to flight for safety. Mr. Morgan neither killed nor w led any one of the banditti; but whet he left undone the law will some complete, fur sonic of the party have been apprehended by the police, and safely lodged in prison, FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. F. Eybe and A. Schmacck, Bury Court, St. Mary Axe, mer chants, from Oct. 20 to Oct. 27. BANKRUPTS. N. Irving, Carlisle, innkeeper. Sol;citor, Mr. Dattye, Chancery Lane. W. Whitney, Ludlow, Salop, innkeeper. Sol. Mr. Pugh, Bernard Street, Russell Square. B. Knibb, Itillingbmough, Lincolnshire, grocer. Sol. Mr. Lambert, Gray's Jnn Square. J. Davies, Mitchcblem, Gloucestershire, draper. Sol. Mr. Pearson, Temple. S. Humphries, Witham Friary, Somerset, innholder. Sols. Messrs. Perkins and Co. Gray's Inn. R. Hughes, Althrey Wood I louse, Flintshire, cheese factor. Sods. Messrs. TOXIC and Co. Craven Street, Strand. J. Dray, Great Windmill Street, Haymarket, dealer. Sol. Hodgson, John Street, Adelphi. G. Lee, Bath, baker. Sot. Mr. Burfoot, Temple. W. P. Chubb, Aldgate, chyrnist. Sol. Mr. Purton, Buw Churchyard. J. Wright, Mill Wall, Poplar, anchor smith. Sol. Mr. Dennis, Westmorland Plate, City Road. W. George, Haymarket, sturdier. Sods. Messrs. Matthews and Co. Castle Street, Holborn. S. G. Puede, King's Road. Chelsea, brewer. Sods. Messrs. Sherwood and Co. Canterbury Square, Southwark. DI VI D e.N DS. Nov. 13, D. Giles, Lyford, Berkshire, mealman-19, C. Greetham, Live' pool, merchant —t:0, S. Lace, Liverpool, brazier —l4, T. Winstanley, Manchester, woollen draper-17, T. Kemp ster, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, carpenter-13, H. R. Plaw, Riches Court, Lime Street, merchant-14, .1. Hurry, Liverpool, merchant-17, T. and J. Dawson, Reith, Yorkshire. drapers -13, 1. Bird, Brampton, Cumberkuid, grocer -15, T. Fisher and J. Ashmore, Cheltenham and Winchconib, Gloucestershire, bunkers-17, W. Preston, Dove Court, George Street, Mansion !louse, bristle merchant -14, H. Whiteside, H. Fisher, and T. Hastie, Whitehaven, Cumberland, merchants—is, W. llonsley, Wctitcril. York, grocer. 1, C. Bernecker, Birmingham, intl cluint-16, T. Cobden, Chichester, earpenter—Dee, 8, • Neilby, Lamb's Conduit Street, upholsterer. CERTIFICATES to ue granted Nov. 13. C. 'list, Cornhill, auctioneer—J. P. Hillary, Mark Lane, wits merchant—J. Huntdall, Bristol, haberdasher—J. Lander, Bir mingham, merchant. The daughter of Joseph Buonaparte sailed last week from the river for Philadelphia; she intends to reside with lila father. 338