The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-12 00:00:00

4C4 meat. A libel had charged him with the legal murd: rof a Mr. Orr, who had been ordered for execution by the Load Licuteuent, in con sequeme of the opinion of the Judge who had presided at the trial. Ile himselt hart not come into office n,l sax MOilths after, which he that.ght a pretty good laui:h) though he was perfectly ready to tai:e his snare of respcwsibility in the acts of Lord Camden's Ad ministration 1-le had been charged in as affidavit, with sending a man to Botany L' .y, of whom he had never even heard, but who, in fact, had beet sent , nced thither by a Court Martial, r,f which Loid Banbury was fresident. Another affidavit had charged gun. and with equal truth, with being present at the infliction of eorpoial punish ment. Courts of Justice, however, would not listen to the cal union s of me", whose mischievous designs had been defeated, and who, in n this manner, sought to reveng e themselves c those ty whoiti thcii objects had been trustrated. Their hostility, however, he should soli prefer to their praises. He had lived long enough to be known to others, and to be conscious to himself, that nothing could induce him to lend his hand in an act of cruelty.—Mear, hear !) After some further conversation, in 'which Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Tighe, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. C rOker, Mr. Martin (ot Galway), Mr. Ryder, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Fuller, partook. The question wis then put, that leave be given to bring in the Bill, and carried in the affirmative, without a division ; and Lord CAsTLE a e AGH, Mr. RYDER, and the CHAticrttoa of the EXCHEQUER, ap poiuted to bring in the same. The Bill was then read a first time, and twitted to be read a second time on Monday, and to be printed. Lord CASTLEREAGH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to alter certain Acts, and to repeal others, relating to Religious Worship. His Lord ship observed, that no practical inconvenience had hitherto been felt trader the Toleration Act ; but that som.: recent decisions having excited doubts as to its extent and operation, it was thought necessary to bring in the present Bill, in order to remove these doubts. After a few words from Mr. W. SMITH, the Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday. I.old CASILER EA CH gave notice, that he would, on Monday next, moved f, r leave to bring in a Bill, to make the aiding the escape of reach prisoners a Felony. —Adjourned. BRISTOL ELECTION. MoxnAV, JULY 6.--The Poll commenced a l'oedina;re.—Mr. ITunt now tat,es 1115 sere by the Sheriffs, Mr. Webb, Attorney ot Path, act ing for him as iequisitor. The latter behaves with great propriety, apologising for the trouble which his duty obliges him to give to each voter. Heretofore Mr. Henry Smith. attorney, being appointed com missioner, adunnis'ered the oaths : but as Mr. Hurt started the diffi culty that they in . ght be bribed in crossing the street (f r Mr. S.'s of fice is nearly fronting the II :II). they arc a:l re.sworn ar the bar. The object of this is clear rnough—dslay ; it new takes nearly five mi mites. at the quickest, to poll a man. At this moment Davis has polled about 86—Hunt only 4. A NOIIII.II tr.TTFTt. JVIN 6.---There are hundreds or v, :ers waiting to poll for Mr. Da vis, but °win., to the constant interference ot Hunt, aed the shainefnl conduct of his nary. the poll this day, at half-past three, stands only As fo.loes:—Davis, 117—Hunt, 7. Brits foe, J trey 7.—Hunt still centinnes to. poll his man each hour ; but we think to-morrow will ski-6y the must disgraceful scene yet exhibited took place on our Exchange. As seoe as the poll was over, Hunt, as usual, mounted his horse, and was ac tually preceded by a mln hearing the Cup of Liberty beferc him, a la Fronenise. I blush fur the hunt ur of 11ri:tol, that she have been the first place in the kingdom (levet., d to the iii-play of this re volutionary insignia. There has buck. lam sorry to say, no other no lite taken of this insult, than what Mr. Davis himself, very much to bis honour, has meutioned in his (Lill; address. IN COVStT, TUESDAY/ naee-rasr Two n'eeo( - x.---Nothing doing; the two She , iffs picking their teeth ; Counsellor Griffiths peeping with his eye-glass into the Statutes at large ; and Mr. Hunt gone to take an airing on korsebaek. State of the poll—Davis, 118- Hunt. 5. Tunte teceoce.—Mr. Hunt has returned ainid‘t the thunders of )as Roy. The Under-Sheriff proclaims, " there ine any more vo ters for Mr. Hunt, let them now come forward ; this is the second time of asking." Mr. Hunt replies, " Presently, Mr. Palmer, there is nu hurry."—" Here, my friend," sass he to a man who presented him reed, " you are riot wanted yet. There, amuse yourself with reading that ;" and tossed to him, frwu the bench, a reprint of Cobbet's Letter to the People of Bristol. In a quarter of an hour the Under-Sheriff repeated kis third time of asking ; and then Mr. Hunt says, " There, you may vote now, and read another time." This is the way we go on, and this is the way we are likely to go on. July was perfectly quiet last night, and tit's day our elec tion goes on very soh, tly. This d Davis has polled 77, and Hunt 3. 'there is now a pa.n'til boat' affixed over the head r:1 the latter, with -hunt, Peace, and Plenty," painted upon it. It is coulidently whis JULY 19.. reFttl about that Cabhett will be here on Fliday, r t it is gt‘•;,t cret !No vote has yet beer& tendered for him, thou his 11 - ,ine still appears as usual. JULY 10, THREE O'r ni—Tinrit, 5. J TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. TUESDA Y'S LOYDON GA!: TM. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, jtuy 7, 18182, Copy of a I.etter trom Lieutenant Simmunds, commandieg his Ma, jesty's gun-vessel Attack, addressed to Reds-s-Aniral Foley, ana transmitted to John Wilsoo Crcker, Esq. His Majesty's gun- brig Attack, D....ver Roads, uly .5, 1812. SIR—It is with moch satisfaction I have the honour to inferm you, that in executing your orders , to cruise in his Majesty's brig under my command, for the protection 'ot trade, and ti e ‘ annoyai•ee of the enemy, at six p. m. yesterday evening, .Calais Chit bearing S. by E. four miles, I observed a transport galhor, a sloop, and a privateer, coming out of Calais harbour, and ei . deavot. in to run along, shore. Perceiving this to be their intention, and !wowing that the showieg a disposition to make an immediate attack timid cause t rein alt to put back, or run their vessels on shore, 1 miele sail to windward, iii the hope of decoying them so far from their own shore, to be able to cut them off. Judging this to be the proper opportunity for such an attempt, I immedonely made all sail in shore ; and at halt-past eight, manned and sent the gtg away, with s x o;e0, n .der the direr tion of Mr. Cowley, the Second M.‘ste:, s ill keepiog bin Majesty's t.i g tr. wards the mom. At twelve, th_re being light airs, ion! within half gun-shot of the enemy's shore, the Second Master discovered the Lai hot in tow of flee privateer. Mr. Couney, undaunted by such an unequal force, and under the galling the of their musketry, immediately boareed the tiansport— whoe, on the other side, she was boarded by the privateer's urea; but on the Second Master's lowing killed one of their men in boarding, they thought it prudent to desist and sheer elf, leav7n„ the boat's crew . in possession of their prize. She proves to be the trai,sport gal hot No. 637, of 256 tons burthen, maimed with Ifr men, and aimed with muskets.; the privateer was armed with a pounder, swivels, cohorns and musketry, and a complement of SO men, commandeJ by Lieutennut de V aisseau G rothe. It is with great pleasure I have to state, that it has pleased Grd to spare the lives of the little crew of his Majesty's brig engaged contest—who have escaped, to a mcn, minim t. The gallantry displayed by Mr. Cowley, and the mcF. emplAcd with him, merits any approbation that can be hestowe:i (41 fu:, in dependent of the fire of the enemy's musketry. the vessel w.o expeelf to the batteries, which kept up a tire of round and grape upon them. From his Majesty's brig being becalmed front the time the baat shoved off, I was unable to close with thew ; cry anxiety for the fate of the people, but from my koowledge o: Mr. Cooney's COndl:0, s nee he has been with mc, I had great coufidenee in him. I cannot conclude without mentioning the steady conduct of my officers and men throughout the whole ot lie dt off.; r ; and had we be:a so fortunate as to have had a breeze, we, no ut, should have tilted the whole. I have the honourNlO to be, &c. . W . MAN DS, Lieut. and Cowmapelet, Rear-Admiral Foley, Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c. &c. Downs. BANKRUPTS. S. Field, Ilooleigh-park, Reigate, Surrey, dealer, to surrender J Mr uly 11, 21, and August 18, at eleven , at Guildhall. Atturn e), Clutton, St. Thomas's-street, Southwark. 1. Smith, Chelsea, surgeon, July 11, 0 1, and August 18, at eievtn, at G uildhall. A ttorney, Mr. Smith, Bcdford- row. J. Mark, 011eenhithe, London, malt-factor, Ittly Ml 4, atessrs. Yarn elcre.:), 2.), and August 18, at tem, at Guildhall. Attorn e y , ther and Sot), Lonelon.stteet, Fenchurch-street. J. Etches, High Holborn, haberdasher, July 25, 28, and Aitg'l't I L B o , th a b t .sa te y n . , at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Farrel), Clanchouit, T. Wait, Portsea, house-carpenter, July 13, at one, 14, at eleveo) and August 18, at one, at the Blue Post Inn, ill Broad-street, Ports mouth. Attorney, Mr. Hart, Portsmouth. J. Bowker, Tarperley, Chester, stay-maker, July 17, I, and August P, at eleven, at the Swan Inn, Tarporley, Chester. C/Vlap neys, Messrs. Bourdillon, and Hewitt, Little Friday-street, side. G. H. Browne, John - street , B edford-row, scrivener, July 11, at eleven, 21, at one, and August Is , at ten, at Quildhall. Atter -11 Messrs. I.owes and Cowburn , H are-court, Temple. ~; he R. Feartis, rwitskenhant, poulterer July 11, 25, an d August 1.0 at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Nit'. Kyall, Cross-strect, New• ington. J. Yates, Manchester, ironmonger, July 20, 21, at two, and Aug. 18, at four, at the Star Inn, Deansgate, MancheSter. Attoros, Messrs. Milne, Serjeant, and Milne, Manchester ; and Messrs. Milne and Parry, Temple. ust 1, and 3, at one, R. H a dden, Birmingham, victualler, Aug‘fl_re, and 18, at nine, ht the Swan Tav ern, Birmingham. Attorneys, i I