The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-04 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXI Amsterdam, 12 15 C. F. Ditto, at sight, 12 12 Rotterdam, 12 16 Antwerp, 12 Ham Willi. 33 1 Altona, 38 1 Paris, 3 days' sight, 25 70 Ditto, 26 0 Boitrdeaux, 26 0 Frankfort on the Maine, 157 Petersbargh, 81 S U. Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 22 Trieste El. Flo. 10 22 Madrid, 116—Cadiz, 30 8., boa,3sF—Barcelona,ss4 PRICE Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 77f 3 per Cent. Consols 73 3i per Cent. 4 per Ceut. 9e3 b per Geld. Navy 111 Long Aun. 194 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lontton : SUNDAY, NOVEMBER A. The intelligence from Spain is of a most afEicting and alarming character. The pestilence is spread ing with devastating violence..—lt is observed, that is Barcelona and its vicinity its ravages have not increased : but the fact is, we fear that its sweeping destruction has scarcely left any more victims.— Notwithstanding the vigilance of the troops, and the severity of the laws, it is found impossible to preserve the cordons round the infected places, so as to prevent the spreading of the infection : for the inhabitants, having become desperate, calculate the chance of breaking through the lines of circum valation, and should they fail, they conceive that they had better die by the sword or a bullet, titan by the painful pestilence, considering that death in either case is certain. To acid to the calamity, the contagion has swept away 1,500 young men, who were enrolled in the national guard, which formed the health cordon. The fever, therefore, is spreading rapidly, and has broken out at Murcia and Alicant, and at Valencia the town gates, with the exception of one, have been closed, as a precautionary measure, The greatest desolation reigns in that fine Province, and the troops begin to fall sick from their severe duties. Accounts from Malaga mention that it has been also visited with the pestilence, and so great was the consternation, that2s,ooo of the inhabitants had left the place. Advices from the South of Spain also assert, that Xeres is infected. It is impossible to foresee where the calamity will end, and the only remaining hope is, that winter will arrest its deso lating progress. Lisbon papers to the 18th ult, have arrived.— They are prirripally occupied with the summary proceedings of the Cortes. A letter read by the Minister of Marine, from the Prince Royal, who continues at Rio Janeiro, is strongly indicative that the Brazils is likely at no very remote period to fol low the example of the Spanish Colonies, in esta- Llishing their independence. His Royal Highness observes, that he remained at Rio as Regent, but was in fact nothing more than Captain General, as none of the other provinces corresponded with the seat of Government, or afforded it any assistance.— lt appears that he is to be recalled and sent on his travels through England, France. and Spain, to finish his political education, and to obtain a compe tent knowledge of the Constitutional System, which must ultimately prevail iu spite of the efforts of des potism.....We suppose that neither Germany, Naples, nor Russia, will be included in his travels. The Le gislature of Portugal appears to imitate that of Spain, so tar as regards a system of commercial restrictions and prohibitions. The prison of the inquisition has been thrown open to the public, and the officers of the establishment were cmployed in explaining tile uses of the abominable den to the visitors. The case of the 30i-dist - int Olive, Princess of Cumberland, will undergo legal discussion at the commencement of the approaching 'Term, and will be solemnly argued. Ihe necessary briefs have been made out for the purpose, and some very cu rious documents will be prodaced on the occasion. :RANGE, Nov. 2. Seville, 354-oibraltar,3oj Leghorn, 47—Genoa. vii Malta, 45—Venice, 27 60 Naples, 39j—Lisbon, 50 Oporto, 50—Bahia, 52 Rio Janeiro, 47 Palermo, 114 Diibliu, s per cent. Cork, 9 per cent. Foreign gold in bars,3l. 17s. 10jd. per oz. New Doubloons, 31.135. 6d. New Dollars, 4s. 9.1. Silver in hars,standard, 4s. Ild. ' STOCKS. Ontniutu C. Iron. S tier Cent. India Bonds 71 ludia Stock 2384 Exchequer 11111 s Ss. prem. Cons. fur Ac. 781 Lottery Tickets 1:19 18s. THE NATIONAL REGISTER NORTH EASTERN DISPENSARY. We last week inserted a letter upon this subject from "An Old Isllng tonian," and that letter had the effect we hoped and expected—for on Tuesday evening, the meeting which was held in the beautiful Assembly-room at the Angel Inn, Islington, was fully and most respectably.st. tended. At a few minutes after eight o'clock, the Rev. Mr. CROSBY took the chair, and lut ing opened the busi ness in a brief and perspicuous speech he called upon the Secretary to read the Report of the Committee. 'lbis oall was immediately complied with. The Report contained nothing of interest—h enforced the necessity of the pro jected establishment, and stated that the Committee had applied to the Duke of York, the Marquis of Northam!). ton, &c. fitc. &c. to countenance the institution, and con cluded by urging the meeting to make every exertion to procure subscriptions for its support. Two persons, the names of whom, we believe, were unknown to any in the room except the ACTORS IN TAE DRAMA, then rose to move and second the reception and approval of the Report—each of them eulogized generally the establishment of Dispensaries—pointed out the want of one in the intended district, and passed an encomium on those medical gentlemen who had so generously and so disinterestedly come forward with an offer of their gra tuitous services to the charity. The latter geutleinan was' hardly seated, when Mr. Pur.zzsr rose and said, lie folly and most entirely acquiesced in all that had been said by the gentlemen who had already addressed the meeting, In praise of the insti tution of Dispensaries. He admitted that the parish of Islington and its vicinity was la want of such an establish ment, but, to insure success, much caution, much circum spection was requisite. He had for many years made the subject his study—be had beep the principal means of establishing several, and front Ida experience he had been applied to for his advice by those who wished to origivate others—he had, in a long intercourse with such iustitd tions, witnessed the downfall of several, simply because the foundation of them was bad—they had began in the wrong place, and had failed ; and such, he was confident, would be case in the present instance, if the steps already taken were not retraced, audit commencement made upon entirely different principles. Adverting to the eulogy bestowed upon the gentlemen who had so gener9us/y and dis interestedly offered their gratuitous 'entices, he could not assent to praise which was uniuerited—the fact was note lions to all who bad ever heard of Hospitals or Dispensa ries, that the appointment to the medical offices in such iuttitntions was uniformly a stepping stone to celebrity and wealth—so much so, that in one instance, to his own knowledge, a physiciaa had offered to cont ribute a thou- ' sand pouuds,and a surgeon three hundred guineas, to the funds of a Di.pensary, as a recompence fur the appoitit manta to act gratuitously.—Mr. Pullen proceeded to object especially to the association of private practice on the part of an apothecary, with the business of a public charitable establishment, and concluded by coujuring the meeting to take means to prevent the ruin which he could sot avoid most confidently predicting. After the applause which followed the speech of this gentleman had subsided, Mr. VENN addressed the Chairman. He said lie bad risen for that purpose before, but had given way to Mr. Pullen. He was convinced, upon reflection, of the im propriety of the proceedings hitherto taken, and therefore (as Chairman of the meeting at which the resolutions were passed) lie was anxious to move, as an amendment," That all the resolutions passed at the meeting held ou the 11th of October be rescinded." In seconding this amendment, Mr.SMITII observed that an array should be raised before the staff was appointed, and that subscriptions and support should' be ascertained before the medical appointments took place. Die resolu tions held out the existence of an establishment which was not vet in being, and he was confident that the only method to be taken by those who were conscientiously anxious for the establishment of such an was to vote for the auseuded resolution, which he heartily seconded. A most irregular scene ensued, in which the same per• sous were permitted to speak two or three times; ultimately, however, the person who had moved the receptiou of the Report rose in his right of reply, and most furiously attacked the gentlemen who were opposed to Isis views, whom he designated as a" petty Junta"—" a pal ty acting from a narrow and interested view," and sat down persisting warmly (tor lie perspired profusely) in his motion. Mr. POLLEN begged to say a few words Ia reply. He was too anxious to promote unanimity to castigate severely the personalities he had just listened to—the person who uttered them must be estranger to the neighbourhood, or he must have known such Observations could not apply to him—tor himself he was unhurt by them, for after having lived in the parish more titan twenty )ears, and having twice served the office of Under Sheriff for the county, it followed of course that be was too well known to be injured by them. The amendment was then put front the chair, and every hand held up in favour of it, excepting only that of the mover of the original motion. A resolution was atterwards passed, without observa tion, declaring that " the meeting believed the promoters of those resolutions were nut influenced by impure mo. lives." Mr. PLLLEN then rose and moved, 1. That it is highly desirable that a Dispensary be established for Islington and its neighbourhood. 2. That a Committee, consisting of fifteen gentlemen, be nominated, for the purpose of arranging the outline of a plan for that pnrpose, and that that Committee do report to a General Meeting to he convened for the pnrpose. These resolutions having been seconded by Alf. Tlvinn, were carried unanimously. The Committee was nominated, thanks voted to the Chairman, and the meeting he oke up. Having thus reported what, passed at the meeting on Tuesday last, we may, perhaps, be indulged in a few observations upon the subject. The plan ap pears to have originated with two very young Phy sicians, one very young Surgeon (neither of them at all known in, nor connected with, Islington), and an Apothecary who, removing from Aylesbury, has recently taken up his residence in the parish. How they procured the sanction of one of the most res• . - 342 pected inhabitants to their proceedings,is enigmatical, but that gentleman nobly redeemed his credit by moving the resolution to rescind the former proceed. ings. The fact appears to have been, that the four Medicals, in want of patients, laid their heads toge ther to procure them, and published as the,resolutions of a general meeting—their own plan. The first resolution declared that a Dispensary should be established, the second its limits (and these gentle men, determined to ad good by wholesale, took in a population of more than a hundred thousand!) the. third, fourth, and fifth, the number of officers reqLi site, and the sixth and seventh— " Thai the thanks of the meeting be given to the Medical Gentlemen who have kindly offered their services ; and that they be requested to accept the under-mentioned appointments:—D. !Jiving. M.D. No. 13, Bedford Row. and L. Steuart, M.D. Mecklenburgh Square, Physicians ; S. Wray, Esq. 125. Elect Street, Apothecary ; and " That Mr. B. Rolls be appointed Resident Apothecary." Here was the grand point, and these four aspiring characters expected that they should have walla over the course, covered with the gratitude of an admiring multitude, into situations which wouU have secured their future affluence. UnfortunatCy for them, however, their expectations were disap pointed—their assumption was checked ; and by the subsequent proceeding, the ground-work, we ar dently hope, was laid for an institution highly bene. facial to the lower classes, and independent of the selfish and narrow views by %%Melt these MEnic %Ls were confessedly actuated.—ln the nomination of the Members of the Committee we had unfeigned pleasure from hearing the names of Churchmen and Dissenters, Whigs, Tories, and Radicals, without distinction, mingled in the work of benignity ; and that pleasure was materially increased 1 y the nomi nation of two of the members of that fraternity which so especially delights in deeds of benevolen.c, " The Society of Friends"..-may they unitedly t. e successful in their views; and if such be the case, Islington may have cause, at a future period, to thank the four gentlemen who " so kindly, so gene. rously, and so disinterestedly" first agitated Cie question. Fracm on the North Rold —The inhabitants is Ferrybridge have been much amused by a cce .-e which took place lately between a noble lord, of CA; corps diplomatique, (Lord Stewart), and a respe,t able innkeeper of that town. His lordship, it seems, was not attended with prompt obedience which be had been accustomed to receive from the Bonifaccs • of Austria; his wall-known impetuosity burst forth, an altercation of rather a violent nature ensued. which terminated in the noble ambassador turning his host out of the room. The cause of contention, we understaod, was the non-appearance of a jelly! When the Elizabeth packet was lately almost wrecked in Dover harbour, two ladies were so com pletely drenched, that their clothing afforded scarcely any concealment to the various paddings of late, shawls, and other things with which they had pru vided themselves in France. They were of course invited to the custom-house, and there dismAntleri of the incumbrances that spoiled the CJhioi4r of their F;; area. There has lately been an extensive issue of Lad sovereigns from Birmingham, which have been ill circulation in London for ten days, and are Lac:!y executed, the milling being clumsy, and the lettL.s indistinct. The utterers pay 5s ell. for three coun terfeits. Musical Kaleidoscope.—A very curious invent:La has been made in the art of musical composition... Cards are prepared. on each of which a bar of an • air is arranged according to a certain rythym and kcy. Four packs of those cards, marked A B and D, are mingled together; and as the cards are drawn and arranged before a performer in the order . of that series, it will be found an original air is tb tained; the cards hitherto made are as waltzes, and succeed perfectly ; the invention may be called Mu .sical Permutation. It has received, however, properly, that of the Musical Kaleidoscope. The pedestal intended to support the equestrian' statue of the late King, about to be erected noir ase London-road, Liverpool, has been shipped in the canal basin, at Kendal, tlu the place of its ales:; +.- lion. It is about fourteen feet high, and formed el Westmoreland granite, p.ut of wuich was broaght from Shap Fell, but some of the largest blocks were procured in the neighbourhood of Kendal; one in particular, containing 600 cubic feet, was taken fi•on• a wood belonging to Mrs. Sowden, at Meal Bealt. Fur the convenience of removal, it was br..ken into pieces, one of which wei e ;lied about four tuns. A blind woman preached at the Methodist Chap al in Exeter on Sunday last. So unusual an c,,llr rnce, as may be expected, drew vgethar a 1,,!g, consvogati;ei. I-