The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-03 00:00:00

H IC'KLOW t 'he last Astiises fur the County of Wicklow, Lewins stood indicted, betbre the Hon Bari tbr the murder of Thismts I,ewins, his father. Thu pril•etter was timid Gui 2 ty on the clearest c7i-. dance, Bairn ficerge, in his address to the prisoneraflar e;rvictinn. endeavonred to arnt:Je hitu to a sense of A . n.• atrocity 4,1 oflilice, atgravated by the fat of timst king the murder of his father Theitiscner, instead of payin.- the least attention t't the Iva:vet/ Judge, merely said, ‘• ThLy stole my stole it and _ave it to hint Neuning Itt;fatlier), and he gave it up to Mills." tie received the a wild and dreadful sentence of death i7ithfatt emotion, and retired fruma the Court still is i K•aking of his lease. _ _ _ On the itivrnitu• n of the execution. when his cell ,tits e l.z vened to briahim Birth to his execution, be was in,ind lying on his straw. When his wre talivii eir, he waisted as if to prevent his ancles from being tritlited. Being informed it was time to ascend the r.airii to the exocution.room, lie walked up firmly, and V' 1.1 , 0 ra;p.! 11'26 put &Amt. his 'leek, which he &It hit hand, it prode.,d no ~:ensatiati.oc alteration of ciontroance. Dr. Porte:- went on his knees to prayer ; the culprit Sao elid the same, but not tviiit the saute view. Ile found funk with his cop being too low down. It teas raised. 1k was 7S fist from die ground, and an hi tocise multitude of spectators befbre him. This had no effect—cc William stole my lease, and Turn Lewins gave it up tr, Mills;' was frequently repented by him. The clogyman did every thing that religion and ht- Inanity could sugg e st to bring. hint to a sense of his i•ititation cit was in vain. tie asked, would he say. •!Witzther he was gailty or not ? The reply was, " I bave sail enough, I will say no more ; I die a member us t;te Establisted Church. Let rot: down easy, and do :not itiv4l me a hard chuck." I-Ic then said to the Cler gyman, " Will you promise to give trig body to my friends?" The promise was made, and OS question us 'to his innocence ur guilt repeated, but resived the same swek. • When he went ou ton the bars Of thcogellows, he sat (Z.,wn, nod endeav,lrcd to hold the rope. This kin , . prevcnted, and standing up, the platforoileil, and he i arcs !doodled into eternity. Mr. Henry Alexander, the Colonial Secretary of the Rape of Good Hope, died on the 6th of May, of a violent dysentery, which carried him of: . in die short ' z pacc of two days. It is unihnlittxxl that Air. Berkeley Paget is appeinted f;orernor of Demerara ; there will then be two vacant :Lords of the Treasury ; Mr. Grant, one of the present 'T.ords, being almnae(' SL::retary to Ireland, iu the .tooat of ,nr. Peel: Extract of a latter from Maiiitone, dated Saturday (.. Th e brother, sisters, and otharfrionds and relations of Hussey, were this illy suffered to visit hint about :iv o'clock. The Feene was deeply greeting. He ap peared ruber deieeted, still however, persisting in his ...celarratiot of being innocent. He parted with his friends by making the following emphatic declaration : •—•.‘ May God bicAs • and preserve you! He knows my innocence. and I trust von will believe in it al:o. I vet have imbrued my hands in the blood of a cliotv-creature.! No, thank Heaven, from that stain I ,sin free ! The Alinigbtr, I trust, will soon bring to light 45 ,, real murderer of tits unfirtuttate Mr. Bird and his ..rvtit."fhe 'Rev. Mr. Budge, and other religious . diameters are with:hip:h.' "-It seems to hare been the wish of a great. tunny of ; inhabit:trip of Gmcnivieb, tlsa the esectition should I :tke plate before the Lwow of the Lite 'Mr. Bird, but as . application was made to the Court, no order was • p-stted opqn the. subject. The sentence '-of _the law —ill therefore take place on Nlcintloy on Pentinden .reLith, the usual plit:e of execution." 'Miming, whets the (I; Ce..ritoratimi were in the act of pre.eiiiiale the Atlitioa4coi (....sirritimatio:, In the jiceeoc, the Noble Secretary of Stoe, 1 nrd tiidmnuth, a ith gretit sibs. feciion. annotioccil to the she. ills Iha u pardon boil i„,,coted for • 11. e unfortttrate Win. E.i.on. :Tice fart m..s eininnillile'd 910 ill Fill:11 a lila(' 'aro! t.iv)t a place et it, et iwty be east.} emu:civet). Aaiun ten misiotett be. 1•• o• 0.,,;,,ek it, the .• Any. 1.::e welcome document rrittrt~nl .1:• 16.m1, where roe :ice. Mc. Cotton, the y...% wt.!' Mr. Hardy to veier it. It vat. P tietly'l . m,veveil to 111.• cull.' it. v. hu, upon lir:ulna llir joy fitl ✓ w.. jet: mold. aty upon lti4 ktiee., and Ord. eel fgcresitiy 1i.4.4.. A. ...p.m as he rii.e, -he exel.iittied, noder the N , :u. .t liuus agitation," I ttosok (soil riot tits,— nest to soil, inn 1.8..u0l N t;.4aii 14tiet• %%bit lac ; ggpi • :1 1 . lit nvi enrgrt jpe, toy (tear Mr. Cotton, .4,A tseeott. Oilter And geistroti% frit•lrtla . v Ins have rotilwasstr • .11Iv4t • oP tin lire," A b r: , t F v i 5..., op% I emit vr•ci .•;4 till, autl usftert.t.tet , t the i t, t it'll I'm the I , to• v o,e . •••• ttiA dott:itit irust• joitseLti: err. titi• curt moil% .34 po " •g, the e1t.4.1-. loged Gnosi (said ) Whit la I nilei.lrticr--the , " no.: at:toots, this • ~ Lao, , wii • t,•;l lia.e Arks.d iota rate, ;Haw:met day, Li r ilA ~ 111 y t• Isero vv. soled ' Eviiwo to . (-surd exc:pic'tviY rpua PIO ; I'V(Nos ef :OA Liti.4ll :IC itle.l) *Ad, " L t jI, Ul-1r I Ile• et 1 . 4 a v•S ;" ar . A 114 , 11 our 111 Is.' it hi. sio‘init:,l, kitl,) 01! 41 iPii2 l, l" (Awl& %Oaf he 14.. ;wrs.44iiia 4;g I"4* illekati .1"; - 4 it u* espied NI A ki. . . . .c..::~,y~., w • THE' NATIONAL THE K:Uii he thllowing bulletin was exhibited respecting the bath of the King, at St ;James's Palace. ♦0 WittaSar Castle, Aug- 1. •' - Ilis Majesty has continued to enjoy good bodily health tnruugliout the last mouth, and has beets in s tranquil and cheerful state of spirits ; but his Majest .disorocr is united." THE QUILEN.—The report reqpecting the state of of her Majesty's health yestoday was, ‘. The Queen has had a very good night, and is better this mornisys," To morrow morning. the I)uke and Duchess er Cra rence have London for !`over. His Royal Highnes the Duke of York arrival on Monday last at Droadlands, Lord Palmersum'a seat, near Rulasey, where his Royal Highness was met by a large party to dinner On Tuesdey he took an :airing in the New Forest, accompanied by the Earl or•C oven, Lora Palmerston, ::!1(1 Mr. Lake., and dined wit H•' S:oane, Esq. at Poulton's. Oa IVednesday his Royal Highness arrived at Caduam Oak, the nearest bout aittry of the Forest to Broadlands, where he was met ky most of the Gentlemen in th-s neiglibouilaxod. as well us by the Forest-keepers, Sze. in their proper drosses; :a rural pnayssioa was then formed to the King's Haase, at Lyndhurst, where his Royal Higliaess held a.: Levee, and must of the neighbouring gentry were pre rented. His Royal lligltness afterwards dined with the M embers of the the New Forest Hunt, Earl Cavan in the chair. At 11 o'clock at night, his Royal flight tess left the room, and immediateiy set out tin. Lo' & n, and arrived early on Thurscav The Grand Dc!te Michael, with his suite, passed through Chester on Viitlay last, to Laten-hall,; the •cat of Earl Grosvenor, and to ‘Vynnstity, the sco.t of Sir W W. Wynn. The. Grand Duke, we blieve, goes on to Ireland. The gallant Captain Muleaster, of the Rai( al Navy, and K. 8., who was severely,ixounded, - In Itti.ding the storming party at Oswego, on. - Lake Ontaio, is, we are sorry to learn in that state that his playsigians have sent him to try the effect of the mdd-bit/as at St. Amend, in France. The wound, which is the groin, has occasionally closed, but accumulates prodigiouS quantities of matter, which it discharges every two or three months, so as to redact the gallant Officer toa state of gr at danger. , apt. Aluleaster is:a nephew of Sir Samuel Auchmutr, G.C. IL and Inother of Col. Muleaster of the Royal Engineers. The contract to execute the work of the Portsmorth and Arnudel Canal has been made with Dyson and Thornton, of Yorkshire, at 28,0001. below Mr. Ren nie's waiinate. The long talked of Expedition of Lard Cochrane seems to he frustrated, at least for-came tin :e, in conse quenca of the boiler, intended to supply this vessel with steam, being diaeovered to - be too sit tall fir the projected purpose. A special meeting to pla.e on Mouday, which was attended by Mr/Galloway, Mr. Maudesley, antlseveral otbcr Engineers, to consider of the most effectual mode to he a..opted to Vrepare the vessel in the shortest time, to enable his Lordship to proceed to his ulterior destina'ion. In the await time, Lord Cochrane FoCecals to the Continent, where he intends remaining till tae ver,sel is complete ; it is said lie sailed from Dorerlate on Monday • A fhrgery was committal on the 1 S tit June last, which was not detocied till.two or duce days ago. Mr. Pocklington of Wert acceived u letter, purporting to be Written by a very intimate friend, Mr. Mai, and requested him to accept en endow, 1 bill for Isl. I as Mr.. Mai was short of cash. The letter was carried by a lad. Mr. Pecklington itamediately accept. tl the DM, ivhielt was cashed the snn;. day. A few days ago Mr. Pocklington an Mr. 'Mai,' met, and in convevsution . it transpire I that the whole &Fits a tbr gery. Two Batik notes, paid by Mr. Rallies iu chug:e.t.a. the hill, have becalm& to a Mr. Pa rtritli., , e, against whom.a warrant has been issued Ilona an ue- : quaint:lnce of Mr. Mai. Oa Thursday last, the inhabitants of Chelse Com mon v. , ere thrown into great alarm, by an ot* tageous 'attack made upan a MI. Freeman and his tintily, by one Catemtm, aidal,,by a gang of Irish rains ts. It appears that the house inhabited by Mr, Frcen•an 4 a public-house, of which the title is disputed, alit spe ebTator in houses, .ivlats wishes to procure it own use, not latviq: st*ects:4 either in having the M legal cCann Laces away' or ;;1 d;spottessing the occupant ty means, attempted to eject hiM by brutal violeni e. For this pitrista-,e he got uogether his two sons, his son-in natal the a:Orem:mimed Irish, whom be armed ; hole party then attacked Mr. Preetna !trl woninla 'him, and ohs°- , lotelv out of the window. The neigh ,' room Ir an abominable oetrage, must ;Lints out of ;Le hone:, and mow - Bateman anti his sons.— The Ir brutal, ran awey. Iliac-, the rasa was flaw 6:ret t one YLV.:7*, tin attorney, began to talk about the I, F:'l*CCllMll . lltitie, but he was interropteiT by the wart hy Magistrate, ilr.Biroie, who asked whtsher throwing children out of sviadaws was u legal mode ot . gmeht , W:C.; a nut oat, riot, all:'. L:**ligal.;;;.; • • leo .—•- _ - A Pftzthrot e.t . Ps2W—A swindling trlek of a very curious k.. 4 was practised at Vindelk 6n the sth of June last. A gyp ey appeared at the fair. and dealt out list oracles o the good woe', about her. She soon. however. distinguished a miller by the ar-.- plicity of his looks, and wh4ered in his ear, " Pollow me. and 1 . 11 tell you something extraorthatoy." They w .-nt into an inn ; the gyp sey woman drew cards. examined the ;Aka of his hand, with various other :ingglevies. and ,at length cried out, "in the corrr of your cellar are buried 35,000 francs." The miller was in estao; They plocceded tozether to his house. and wenn into the cellar; but it was asst. necessay that he should deposit there 900 francs in gull contained in a handkerchief, which bhU cut in two and gave Intr. The money was instantly produred by miller and deposited in dur form.—" In twenty days." said the jiyps.:y. r dig here, and at the depth of six feet you'll find 55,000 frll." The indict did ftl, fourni rothing—not even his h 7 Iteais in gold. for which the sypory had substituted as many farthicza wrapped up in the hata • kerchief. B!RTH!. At Curraglimore. the Marcrittoncesot Waterford, of a datighteL*- At the Right Hon. Lady Collingwood's, York-place, the Ron. flu. G. L. Newnham, of a still born child.—The wile of a shepherd ft ployed by Mr. Hawkins, of Newport, Monmouthshire. was &a vc:cd of two boys aril two gills at a birth, which are all in a tl. ir.g wax. mmtnlrn. On the 27th ult. at St. Pancras Church. Mr. Sparrow, of High rep. to Miss Arin Hinton-. of Henrietta Street, Brunswick Sle4'• —ll. Alcott7n, esq. grandson of Lord Tcyolum), and cousin ci rp liarl of Shrowabury, to Eliza, dau. of the late Carbary O'Brien. Vsol. of Counagh, Irelnritt—The Rev. W. Soon. second wn of Sir J. SaoC, Bart. of tat. Barr Hall. Staffordshire, to Maria. third dau. •ff the Rev. Dr. Gabel!, of Winchester College.—Capt. Crawford, on ty son of Sir J. Crawford, to lady Barbara Cove.rary, fourth dau. of eh.) Earl of Coventry—C. A. Kt:table, Esq. of C:apliacn Common, to H only dau. of :1 2raoke. Esq. luta of the Old .kitty.—Tlic Mirquis of Bute, to lady Micia Norm, eldest dau. of the hue Rad of livid fordo—The bride was giVI.:I away by his Royal Highness the DAt of York. • DIED. E. Codling, Esq. of Maiden Early. Berks. Ile was M.l'. fc.z Dow mon, it) the tote Parliarnent.—At bit darn. riga 77. Mrs. Meagher, widow of the late Dr. Meagher, M.l/. of Bath, and tiso r of the late Sir .1. Call, Brat. of Whettord House, Cornwall—illra. Lloyd, aged 64. of Gt. Ormoad Street, widow of the lat.:. Gam:did • Lloyd, Esq.—At Borockleby, Lincolnshire. the Hon. Lucy Andste):, Pelt gall. third dau. of Lord Yarbemugh.—lnGkmaester Place„fie* Road, Mr& Cherry. relict of the late P.t.ir Cherry, h.sq.—At Von: - dee. aged ion, J. Fras*r; he was vri.! of Cie few, remaining ad:.t rents of Prince Charles Smart, having fought under that unforainar , . Ptince in 1745 and 17 1 A.—At Port Elliot., Cornwall. the Ccountess of St. Gennain's. der ladyship had been ifTror some months; sb.s wss in her .35:1 year.—The Hon. A. l'oley, M.P. for Droitwieit, Wow cesterthire, brother of the lute Lard Polity. anti lather of Colorel Foley.—At Wanstmd, Eascx, Mr. J. Weston. of litsliorstz:itc Stryti, Without, alio:bee:try, ag•al 43.—At lilactheatli, J. Munn, Liss. ayes .L 0 A,' DO:v" :11/11t KET S. Cni:N-I , ..<CI4ANGE. rßm.ty, JULY 31. mntiNne to be lartzey supplied with Foreign w! •:'i ne.%s:ons a yrr.: bossy tritle, and the sales made in Whew Otis . .:cm at a -.lccline of from Qs. to 3s. pin' qr. Moi:day.— }tarl,y and l'els,e scarcely maintain our Ist.,t bnt th..re no alterzttion in Aram.—Oats go off" slowly a a rednet , no of at load 2s. per qr. since other articles we , have no aftzratiun. MONDAY, AUG. T. The influx of Foreign NVhatt. bvi.:l;.! very great. added to Cu? rce weather to gather in the harvest. caused tl:e price of %Ili. a• to de cline about per rmarter eit•.ee 1453 iNiOnditV, aith the pro,l:•:ct of being still tower. 'Rye. Harley. bears, and Pease were severally cli.s.per. Ttc .:;up ply of Forert,m Oats continne to be heproid c:;pec tation, and are sold ht rcdue.4 prim. New Itapeaeed a skarer.— Linsettl ks price. S. S. R. S. S. I. Wheat 52. a • - ...i WhitePeaset3 a /is Poland Oats 47 a 3:; Fine ditto 56 a 84 Grey Pease 28 A 64 f rolaWeditU•32 a F. 4 It ve 45 a .SC: trans l;ti a 75 Fine Fluor 70 a 75 Fine Barley 411 a At; Tieks C. a 71: Second ditto 65 a V) Malt GS a Bit Oats . 26 a3o :tapeS=4ol.l:43l.-- 11 2 111C1; OR I.IIIEAD. The htit . hest price of the best Wheaten Breed throughoot the me• tropolis. ts stated by the Bakers to b? 14i. the 1,/itartetiss Lost'. !tome bakers sell the Quatern Loaf from Id. to id. lower. • AVERAGE I'R:CFn OF CORN PER QUARTER, IN ENULANI) .V:11 WAI.IIS roa Tat:WEEK ENDING Jut Wheat I I Rye. I rg I aley Outs flmns b 7 10 53 10 52 7 31; 11 CI 7 I 51 PRICP: surrxtriEt.n. lip MEAT, AWN DAV, A XEWGAT F. A s. d. s. d. I heads of Cade ul Reef..._;, ti a ;> t' , Mutton ~4 oai) 0 Reacts, about.... 2241) N'eal .G 0 1 S'it:ep rloo Pork 4 0 a 6 0 Calves ^lO Lat01)...-4 BLI t; S Pigs SW HAY AND STRAW PER toAn. X. d. s. d. 17er..r. 9. (1. •(lf 6 4 0 ft e 0 0 (; r; SMITUTIELD Clo+er 5 4) a 9 ro fl 7 G 0 (Straw 0 a 3 3'U 1.0 (Iley 6 13 11s 3 11 0, 7 2, s; ST.J.‘slEs's (lover 6 0 .0 a E .15 0 7 7. 6 ltitraw "0 0 a 2 11 0 2 9 6 40y—. 60 0 a ti 0— 7 7 . 0 WIIITeCIISPEL J A Cluviir 9 0 0•0 fl 0 0 O• 0 (titnew " 12 01123 S 235.0 SUGAR, Compotcd front t!‘e. lictirus mado in the week entlin4,;.lnly i st-t. 81 pry cwt. exclusive vf Of , Duty of Cll3lollli pwd ur rofsAa hcreua Inaportotiou thereof into Grill& Brit:in—C:l'6l464:s t:a.v.tre. PRICE Oh STOCKS Bank Stock .... r 6.4 -------- - - • , S ptr Cent. It tiltict-41.. l7l i t r Cent.. Cutt.4.l, 4 -err• Cent. - !. per Cent. NM:: 1(4: Ililllis Stl.ek Ditto Bonds t 3 prr titm.) 9l pr F.Nr . ;!c:iver tillp, :Id. i.cr nay o '..4 im l'enfol. tor II} I .ong-IntoitioN .roi 11-16 I,oxtuog and pobli.-.l.cd by 11. WILLS. Nu. VET, sr.:Weei; St. I.IIILAC,dt C'fititch !r • ••,a , ..... .~ AUG. :1 Un. 3. 6):1) LEMIENIIA7.I Care= /1. a. I. (1. Beer 5 4 a 4 1 Mir.lon 40 a 4 4 Veala4 a SOLCO . •, [ .fn :S~