The National Register. — London, England, 1814-04-17 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REenSTER. sTraiwwwwwwasessweasae-- ---- e upon the murders and other atrocities which have attended his wicked career. The other hand grin ps a massive iron spear, wrh. which be is eupposed to have been dealing out .destruction among ihe armies Buonaparte. . The fallen *1 yrant. in an attitude of terror, supplt cares Death to arrest his land purpose. Beneath him are broken eagles. torn national flaes, &e. and in his hand he grasps the ahat taed bloody remains of a steers!. On the wails of Paris are seen Cos sacks, vital other Russians, Prussians, Austrians, &c who are raising the standard of the 'Bottibons. This transparency was surmounted by a bell Led circle of eas lights, indicative of the union of the world in the holy cause ; over this circle again was aavhite fl - ig spotted with tieurs de Its. out hung in triumphant display over the tattered, de• based., tricoloured banner of the Revolution. On each sine of the In - 's/Anal transparenc was a small e r one; the first repretentmg Buo ilia sae blowing bulibles. wh i c h bust as fast as created ; in the other he eves seen annoieg himself with building houses and castles of cards, which, itinnYine as fist as they are put up, are truly embl indi e- matic of the achiev.inents of hi s r ei g n ; a bottle under truly a cat ive that his designs have ende I in smoke, and a lanthorts to be useful to him shouli he be inclined to look after his vanished crown. The MANSION House was very neatly yet brilliantly illuminated, !waving pannels painted between the massive columns ; on the centre v. - as a brilliant star, enclosed within a circle of lantel, with a brilliant crown over, a G. on one side, and R. on the other panne:, each en closed within a wreath of laurel. The POST Orrice had, in Lombard s neet, G. R ; the whole of the aVerues was one blaze of light, bang arched all along the passages. The Been of ENGLAND had on the front of the centre department all along the parapet, the words, " Europe Delivered," and along the base, " Our Brave Allies," a elouble row of small lamps along the bee, in the centre window there was a brilliant star arched over, the three whitlows on each side were bordered mere!, an:`/some device in the centre, the seven recesses on each of the side wings between the columns, were edged all round with small lamps, and a double row of festoons at top. The INDIA House, in LeadendalLstreet; the six massy pillars supporting the portico, were each closely entwined round with fes toons of small lamps ; on a pannel that tilled the whole department, having three pillars on each side, there was a beautiful phnee of the Prince's feathers, ieelnsed within a wreath et laurel, over which was G. P. R. with eJs Itnperial Crown on the top, along the base were the words, 66 Attics, Puce, Commerce," with the woid " Wellington," in very large letters in front of the top parapet, encircled with a double row of small lamps. oAxtev's 1114oazt:ss, in Old Bond-street, An admirable Mins parency was exhibited, representing a figure of Commerce, on the right, with her attributes; the cads:cons, &c. On the opposite side Peace, ith the palm branch—Commerce and Peace hand in hand--the Cor nueopiee, C. "fliese eiellematic pers'muges are reclining on a rock, -denotie e strength. In the back grownd is a repre sentation of the ocean erith a.Bri!ish limn of vicar in fell sail, serobolieal of the wooden walls of Olit Eneland. A ;iglu eof Victory is gracefully flying over the whole, with a crown of laurel., enderneeth which are the Bourbon arms, and the words ' 6 Legitimate rights restured." This transparency, of im eteese extent, occupied the length of the gallery, and was tell feet in hi ight. Oil each side aopeated the flags of England and Frauce. Fireworks, sitiguho beauteul, were exhibited in smiting parts of the tirAll. The (Joe d wll ill the boundaries of the Public Offices was ex• cessive ;it was not poss:nle to elvariee or retreat. Carriages here formed a triple line in one eeterct cline body. Many persons lefc their 4-oi tires, and walked on tete, particularly delicate fernalea, aeldst the dust Joel confitsioe of the streets. The enthusiastic melon. the pencil might cons ey a feint idea of—the splendour et the scene was inconedtniaie. APRIL 17. Gvit.nthst.L.—A dccent•locking man, named Henry Playfoot, vas resterday chars, El with assaulting John E g teton, a vr a iter a t th e n i„. l Tavern, in Union-st:et t. It appeared he had gone into tie h-" se, and. partaken of good cheer to the amount of 1 1 :29. and, on its being de manded, instead of pacing in cash, he paid in a less welcome coin, namely, some severe blows with a stick. He said he was a fartum but !whip unable or unwilling to pay the sum demanded, he. was committed to take his trial for the assault. George Chartres was• committed to T3ridewell for one month-, for having stolen a brass cock in the manufactory of Mr. Pontefract, it) .hue-lane. WESTMINSTER S ESSIONS. yviterJay a general delivery of the prisoners in Totliill Fichls Bride well took place. Amung othe . is who were dischareed was a very inter esting young ‘vutuaa named lorgon, who had been cniumitted in rouse nuence of a complaiot txLibited against her by a gentleman, towards whoa) she had formed an unconquerable attachment, and whom she was constantly pursuing. Since she had been in prison. she conducted herself with great propriety, but had &dared she could not resist 'he impulse of her passion, and. would ag inn visit the object of her regard The Ilagistrate by sA :ono she had been committed said, he since.rely pitied her situ:it:ern, and riftleatud her fur her own sake to curb the vio lence of be: kailchutient. Wat:Cr Howard, who is constantly pestering tho Lord Chancellor by his tiainis to the title of the Doke of Norfolk, was also discharged. Ile had frequently been in a similar &dilation. lie was strongly repri manded by the bench, and left the court lamenting that he could nut obtain justice. Usitox-llAtt..—Yesterday, two bakers, Robtrt Dawn and Benja lii;-. Ke!ly, were titled, one 91. 7s. 6d. and the other bl. lis. 6d. (kg ilyz ., l - 4 4 to Sale bread short of wright. I ACCIDENTS AND 0 EFENCE,S'. A rewsrd of Off, guineas is off:red in last night's Gazette to any person (except the perpetrator) %slo shall discover am! convict the of t: rulers, broke open and mitered the filo? of Mr. Morley, of tilt dill, Greece', Nottinghamshire, and destroyed five stocking rate:, w itll the work that was on them. On the E l ult. Tho Kellfull, of Ni'hittlesca. farmer of t e.‘re. mitted to Ely gaol, chargcd with the wilful murder Rebecca Atkin. MURDER.—On Tuesday last, two Sheriff's Officers went to the hou. eof inert) Francis, at Banham, rear Launceston, to 1 an exe cution on his goods. On stating their business they were violently as sao!ted by Francis (who is an old man), his *ire, and family , who t-eing armed with sticks , knives &re. cni»pelled the officers to with draw. after an ineffix7raal attempt to discharge their duty, in which they were both wounded. Having procured the assistance of some constables of Launceston, the officers again repaired to the house, where they found the door shut, and the family armed, and were told that whoever dared to enter should lose his I.te. They, however, forced an entrance, and having seized the old man, were about to arm him, when a.fow ling piece was discharged at one of the constables named Jory. and its contents having entered his side, be fell dead on the spot The whole of the family wcre taken into custody. At Gloucester Assizes, en Saturday, came on the trial of Thomas White, alias Rich. Williamson, alias Wm. Whitfield, alias Wm. Whitmore, charged with forging and utterieg a bill of exchange, with intent to defraud Job Thatcher, of Newnham. The prisoner is the person who has so often assumed the clerical character, and par. formed the functions of that sacred of ee in various parts of the king dom. It was during his residence at Newnham in this capacity, that he passed the bill he stood charged with forging, tor ;301. which he pretended was due to him, as a quarter's stipend for the living he held of Bally poreen in Ireland. He was found guilty. Sturman who was executed for the diabolical crime for setting fire to his house, in Half Moon-street, made a full confession of his crime and the justness of his punishment a few days previous to his execution, and acknowledged that he was in the house at tile time the servant girl returned home, and if she had staid till the time allowed her by her mistress, which was about an hour later than she came home, the house would have been completely in flames. lie concealed himself behind the window curtains from the servant girl, and was dressed in his wife's clothes at the time. Astlett, formerly assistant cashier to the Bank of England, and who was convicted in 1803 of embezzling one hundred thousand pounds worth of Exchequer Bills, the properly of the Bank, has ;1 , - 1 ceived a pardon from the Prince Regent, on the condition of re maining for one moo": Oniv to adjust his affaira in England, and utteFt.s.tre.: to income an exile for life. MARRIAGES. At Islington Church, Mr. John West, jeweller, of the Strand, Lond(.ll, tn Mks Shand, of Scot's-place, Islington. At Bath, H. Fitzgerald, Esq. to Lady Charlotte Rawdon, sister to the Right Hon. Earl Moira, Governor-General of India. On Wednesday evening, by special licence, at her mother's house. in Upper Brimk-street, by his G race the Ar chbishop of York, Lord Viscount A lthorp, to Esther, only (laughter and sole heiress of the late Itich4rd Acklam, Esq. of Weston Halt, Bawtry, Yorkshire. nice f the kali of Bangon. Atter the ceremony, the bride and bridegroom left town for the seat of the Earl of Sesbwough. DEATHS. On Wednesday the Mb instant, at his Chambers in the Temple, in th e 54. tn year of his age, Mr. Blandtord, Solicitor, of No. 9. King's Bench Wa. lk. At the hocse of the Hon. Cecil lenkinson, in Portman square , af ter a very shots illness, the Hon. Mrs. Cecil jeakinson, sister to the Earl of Liver" 1. On Tuesday last, at Chelsea College , i n his 88111 year, the yew table Dr. Burney. At Banbury. tip: widow Butcher, aged 100 years. She retaindeaed lt, a parfeet use of her faoolties till within a few weal her Whit:ll 4cceemcd the tat: severe WCather•