The National Register. — London, England, 1817-04-14 00:00:00

E.IS T E E ESTI 11 TI ES. Easter Monday, afforded the usual treat to the holi day folks. The uncommon beauty of the day rendered Greenwich as usual the centre of attraction ; and the huh and lasses continued to roll down the verdant hill, _rnil enjoy the various festivities provided for thew in ,the Park below until a late hour. Monday, according to ancient enstom, the Lord Mayor, . atzeonipouled by the Sheriffs, Recorder, and several Alder men and City Officers, went in their state carriages front the Istanslon House in grand procession, preceded by about sell whildren of Christ Hospital, to Clitist Church, aiewgate- Street, u here an excellent sermon was preached by the Lord Bishop of London. -- About tour o'clock the procession re turned to the Mansion ilouse, where an elegant dinner was • provided in the Egyptian Ilall, which Wilt attended by a nu merous assemblage of the chit f Members of the Opposition, and other persons of rank and consequence, bit by none of • the Ministers, After 'limier, the usual loyal toasts were given by the Lord Mayor. Tlw health of the Duke of Kent was drank, with a complement to his Royal Highness, as pa tron of eilfecation and ti iend of the poor. On the health of the Duke of Steam.% being drank, as the zealous and enligh tened aelsorate of constiintional liberty, his Royal Ilighne.s made an apropriate reply, I ecommeaulitig an adherence to those prineiplea which hod placed the House of Brimswiek on the throne. '• The Duke of Somerset," and "The House of Peers," being drank. his Grace acknowleged the honour done bins. Several of the usual toasts succeeded.—Earl iros senor, in reply to his health being drank, together with an approbation of his and other noblemen's strenuous exertions in the sacred cause of ti es dont, addi eased the company at some length in a constitution el speech. The other leading toasts were—" Eat I Grey, with a ennimemoration of his ser vices at the Admiralty"— •' The Earl of Mimic>, and It,- .land"--" Lord Archibald Hamilton, and Seattand"---Lord Erskine, and Trial by Jury "—" Mr. Ponsoolly, and those Members of the House of Commons, w ho so niftily defended the rights and chartered privileges of Enelialimen."--The .noble and lionountble personages riatirsied thanks in snitaLle .speeches, the political tendency of which was of a nature congenial to their well known sentiments, with frequent allusions to the rights and privileges of the City, and high compiiments to its Chief Magistrate.—" The Bishop of Laotian," and " Mr. Justice Dallae," were also given by the Lord. Mayor, as was •• The Duke of IVellington," by the Doke of Sussex. After this, hls Royal Highness pm posed, May the Rose, the Shamrock, the Thistle, and the Leek, twine round the proud Oak of Old England," and then rose from the table. as did most of the company soon afterwards, it being then ten o'clok, and the ball visitor: (WOO in number) beginning to assemble.—The entertain. mod went off in the happiest manner.—Among those pre sent at the dinner were— His Royal Hig;.ncss the fluke of Sussee.—Dukes of Somerset and Argyll —Bards Grosvenor, Essex, Fortescue, Grey. Hosslyn, Darn ley, Lauderdale, and Mexborough.—Lords Holland, Erskine, Nu. li gent, Auckland, W. Russell, St. John, Archibald Hamilton, Bar named, Clifton, Ebrington, Doncannon, Montfort. W. Fitzgerald, and A. Hill.—The Bishop of London.—Mr. Justice Dallas.—Sirs J. Newport, R. Wilson. - M. W. Ridley, T. Baring, G. Leeds, G. • Anson, T. Lennard.—The American Minister.—. lessrs. Tierney, Tonsonby. Brougham, Plunkett. Curran, Bennet, H. Cavendish, W. Erliegen, F. Prittie, Vi'aldegrave, Peroeval, J. Scott, W. Smith. ••Marryat. Pelham, Birch, (I.Azell, Smyth. Curwen, Phillips, C. Barclay. B. Lester, P. Moore, Macdonald, Preston, Calcraft, Power, Ord, Liunaton, i;ordtro, iiugnes, •P alert, Teed, Palmer, Marsh.—Generals Wilder and Wetheral,— ' Most of the Court-of Aldermen, sic. &e. On Easttr Monday the Royal Hunt was more numerously attended than any this season. The Prince Regent's stag 'hounds started a very tine deer, upon Winktield Plain. On the deer being micarted, he went elf with great swiftness, torough woods and enclosures, towards the Thant's, and crossed by Clewer Chore!). Toe huntsmen and hounds, with a numerous group of horsemen, in consequence, came through Windsor and Eton.—The chase was renewed to the lett of Eton College, taking through the fields towards Slough, end crossed the Bath road. lie then ran with great speed across the country, making towards the Uxbridge road, which he crosscut, and was at length taken at Harefield, tier miles north of Uxbridge, after a long day's chase.—Some of the sportsmen ind their horses were so completely knocked sip that they could not return home.—lt was supposed the bout had gone over above an miles of around. FAREWELL ADDRESti, SPOKEN BY MR. KE)IBLE AT THE EDlNBUttliti THEATRE. ITTEN HY WALTER SCOTT, ESQ. As the worn war-horsc, at the trumpet's sonnd, Erects his inane, and neighs, and paws the ground— Disdains the ease his generous lord assigns, And n. in rush eu the • ~rattled lines, So I, yonr plaudits ringing ots mine ear, Can scarce sustain to think oar parting Dear ; To think my scenic hour for ever past, And that those %alined plaudits arc my last. But years steal on;—and higher duties crave .Brame space between the theatre and the grave; That, like the Roman in the Capitol, I may adjust my mantle ere I fall: My life's bri.Jact in public service flown, The last, the closing scene, must be my own. Here, thou, adieu! while yet some well graced parts May lix an ancient favourite in your hearts, Nut quite to be forgotten, r% n when You look on better actors, younger men: And if your bosoms own this kindly debt • old remembrance, bow sh ell mine forget— () how forget !—llaw oft I hither came In anxious hope, how otl returned with fame! How oft around your circle this weak hand Has waved imams tal Shakespeare's magic wand, Till the In!! ln:rst of inspiration came. And I 1,4%e telt and you hase lann'd the Vann.' i;y Ines .6 tveitsm'd while her reign cinliores, These hours must live—and all the charms ale youra, 0 favour'inlasiii! reuown'd for arts and arras, For manly talent and for fetwale. charms, Could this luau, bosom phrmpt the sinking line., What Ica t eat benedictions now were thine! But my last part is plity'd, my knell is When.c'en boat rah.. falls Cull,. ring t om my tongue, And all that yria can scar, 01* I e.l tell, Is—Friends and anil vane 'sou wet 1.1 'l'l2e above address was delivered by Mr. Kemble with great etimt, under frequent intorruptions from the feelings of the audience, and loud applause continued After tlo exit of this lv, ad:aired actor. THE NATIONAL ItEGIATER. i'ITLAIPTED ESCAPE OF C XPITAL CONVICTS FltOM NE% GATE. Yesterday afternoon three of &he men who received sen• tenec of death last Sessions, MAO an attempt to escape. Their mimes are George Handley, Thomas Hallard, anti Patrick By own, alias Ryan. The two former were convicted capitally of burglary at Rattle Bridge, under circumstances very ag gravated, as Ballard entered the house miller pretence of taking lodgings, accompanied by a female, whilst I fandley, in waitiog, succeeded in getting in, and intimidated the servant of the house. with a loaded pistol, and the robbea y was cent • mitred. Brown, alias fty an, Was capitally convicted of a daring highway robbery at Finehley. Sie.pirion arose from the conduct Of Brown's wife, who was detected with shoot 20 yards of rope concealed on her heck, and she was stopped by the woman in waiting. Sus picion having been escated, the turnkeys were on the alert, and at half-past 3 o'clock Mr. Da% is, the principal turnkey, receked inb,rmation that the plan of escape was ripe within, although Brown's wife was sent to the Compter. No notice was taken of the knowledge the turnkey possessed of what was ..:ning on, and they went to what is termed lockings-up, when they foam' the three convicts with their irons ready to lie taken off, and :mother rope prepared for scape. Experiments haul been tried with packthread, which deve loped tin inge 4444 ity for the premeditated escape. Thus dc • tected, the couvieni frankly acknowledged their intentions to Mr. Das is,and altho' their lions appeared perfect, they pulled them off as an luirleinin would change his dress. The prb songs prainced the saw with which they cut off their irons, and acknowledged that limit intended escape was to have taken place on Saturday, but their operations were incomplete without the assistance of Brown's wife. This hazardous en deavour must have caused much bloodshed, as the top of the prison is well watched, and it would have been next to im possible for the escape to have been carried iutu execution. Br express command of the Queen, the exotic garden at Kcw is ordered to be submitted to the daily inspec tion of the Public after the holid..ys. ___ _ _ AFRICAN SL.%VI TRADE.--..Mr. Ellis, Surgeon of one of his Majesty's late cruisers on the coast of Africa, has lately published a letter, in the first volume of the Medico-Chirurgical Jou mai in which be draws the fol.. lowing heart-rending picture of this inhuman traffic, after all our parliamentary dints for its total abolition ! " The condition (says he) in which we frequently found these unhappy wretches, was often deplorable, and de• grading to humanity! On taking possession of a vessel, most of the male prisoners were observed to be in irons between decks. In the morning, indeed the women and children were dragged upon deck front their human, or rather inhuman, stew-holes. These poor creatures would huddle themselves together, like a parcel of monkies, or frightened fowls, and remain squatted in the same position till ordered back again to their dbmal abode ! Among such desponding wretches, scurvy made rapid strides ; indeed, we frequently flmnd them so overrun with this loathsome disease, that the whole of th e ir teeth might be picked front their gums tvithout causing the 6111a 1 101 -0- - - - - THE MA IiCiiiSTER CO NSPIn.INTORA.—The trial of these men, nine in number, called " The Illanketeers," stands over until the next assizes. The prisoners are at liberty to find good and sufficient bail. The sin Mies required are lint two of 201. each (the individuals thenisel‘ es in 401.1; not willistand.ng which, to prove the poverty of their friends and connexions, not an individual of the nine bad been bailed as late as Thurs day last. SP)! iso GuNs. —Among the causes tried at Warwick Assizes was our to recover a compensation it. damage• for injury sustained by a little boy, named Jay, who was in August last, severely wounded by the discharge of a spi ing gun set in a garden. near Birmingham, belonging to a Mr. Whitfield. The facts, as they appeared in eviiicime, were briefly these:—On the 7th Aligns', between six and seven in the evening. the boy in question, who is about 13 yturs of age, acrompanied by a younger brother, went into a field ad joining the garden of the defendant, in search of a stick, for the purpose of making a standard to a kite. With t:, is in• tention they went to the edge which skirted the defendant's garden, and u bile one of the lads was in the act of cutting a stick, be received flee contents of a spring gun in the lower part of his body. He was taken to the hospital. where he re rosined for mane weeks in a must datum sous state, but after_ wards reco% (Teti. The gun had been loaded with small peb buss, 17 of which had been extracted, and 'even yet remain ed within him. The lent nett Judge, in addi essing the Jury, observed, that the right to defend property Millis way was questioned by the most eminent lawyers of the present day.. Ile was, however, of opinion it: this ease, that the plaintiff had a right to recover; and l'arther, that it' the plaintiff had even broken into the dermidatit's garden, the action would lie. " ely," said the Judge," the law ne.er intended to cite any man the right of shooting another for so trivial a tres. pa.* as that to have been committed by the poor Illl• 1 . 01 . (1111:Ite peat itiif its tills case."—Verdict fun the plaintiff, damages, 112.11. costs 46 , 1. 'the mother of Daniel Diggle, the Luddite, who was r. - ...Not:. esteemed at Nottingham, died of excessive grief on Friday meek. Fonnenv.—A forgery-to a considerable amount has be e n com mitted within these few days upon the banking-house of Messrs. liodsoll and Co. in the Strand, which has been discovered by the fol lowing ineans:—East Monday, the clerk of Mr. Wetherell, the lairristue, who is of a repectable family and connexions, athemulial taan his employ. (hi Tinartay Mr. W. sent to his residence to inquire the nose, supposing him to be ill; but 110 tidings could be heard of him there, except that he had left hi. home. and haul not been at home an night. 31r. Wetherell sent for his brother, who holds a Amnion in the city ; andodter some conversation wit's him, Mr. W. biviroe suspicioas that some thing was wrong. and said lie would send for his banker's buiok : the livelier endeavoured to dissuade hint friar that ; and at length acknowledged that he knew that his brothe. !eel abscomled , he havieg received a letter from him to that et feet, but denied know hig where he was gone to: la• was fearful his brother had committed a tiwgcry. On NI r. SVetherell sending to .Mesers. Hotbed! and Co. the haiik , as, for his bait, he discoverad that a draft for minl. had boas paid. which he did not write, and it was aveertained that it had been paid olds clerk. On view of the draft, it moved tobe such a close and eseellent imitation of Mr. Vi'ethi-ell'ss;gnature, that there was scare dy any (lift:Term: perceptible. The draft aas paid in large Bank notes, winch were in a short time after paid in the Bank of England, and small notes received for them No tote hzs been di--curens! of thc cktk. APRTL 14. SITHOF.SS'S ESSENCE OE ANCHOVIES. W•REHOUSE, 107. STRAND. CORNER or SAVOY STEPS, LONDON. JOHN BURGESS AND SON, being apprised of the nomeroas endeavours made by many persons to impose a spurt • mu article for their make, feel it incumbent on them to request the attention of the public, in purcha,ing what they conceive to he the original, to observe the name and address corresponds with the above;—the general appearance of the spurious descriptions will de. ceive the angoardeil, ai:d for their detection, .1. B. and Sons submit the following Cautions: some are in appearuwe at first sight • the genuine,' but without anv name or address-so me ' Burgess's Essence of Anchovies'—others • litirgii's." and many more without address.— JOH N BURGESS and SON bluing been .many years honoured with such distinguished approbation, feel every sentiment of r ct towards the public, and earnestly solicit them to inspect the labia. previous to purchasing what they conceive to he of their wake, which they hope will prevent many disappsintmentc.—WAßEDOUSE, 10 7 , sn RAND, CORNER of the SAVOY STEPS, LONDON. BIRTHS. In Gloucceterplice, the Viscountess If 'warden, of a son and heir. ATARRIF,I). Friday morning, at ten o'clock. at St. James's Church. by the Bishop of Chichester. Charles, Earl of March, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond, to Lady Caroline Pager. eldest daughter of the Mar quis of An'lcsea. The followmg arc the relatives who were present: The Duchess of Riehmor.d and Argyle, the MarquiJ and Marchio ness of Honey, the Countess of Bathurst. the Ladies Lenox, the Ladies Paget, the Ladies Bathurst, Lady Emily Berkeley, Lady Ann Wyndham, Lady Sarah Bayley, the Earl of Uxbridge. Load George Lenox. Lords William and Arthur Paget. Sir Millet Paget. the Hon. Captain Paget. Lady Caroline Paget was 10l to the altar and given away by her brother, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Marquis of Anglesey not being present. The bridemanis were the Ladies .lane and Georgiana Paget. Immediately after the cesemony, the happy pair set off for Molcomb, the seat of the Earl of Mardi. —At Sedburgh. Yorkshire. Mr. A Metcalfe, to Miss Elizabeth Canby. The bridegroom had been a widower 13 weeks and four day.; and though no more than 34 years old, had been the husband of three wires prior to this marriage, and had buried, in the space of Is weeks, two children and his last wife.—At Tarvin, Mr. James I I Mort, aged Go, to Mrs. Ann Edwards, aged 80, both of Groat Boughton, near Chester. To avoid suspicion, the bridrprevatled upon the bridegroom to go to Tarvin on the evening of Sunday. to which place the disconsolate damsel followed him in mourning; hit to the astonishment of her neighbours, she returned in virgin Wage! —Thursday last, at Islington. Mr..l. Amott, of Belle Sauvage-yard. I,ogate-hill, to Miss Elizabeth Kenhaw, daughter of the late B. Kershaw, of Newington Green, Esq. The happy pair afterwards set off for Windsor to spend the honey-moon. May tt never wane, " Till moons shall wax and wane nn more." HIED. At llanhurv, Worcestershire, in his anth year, 11. Herman. Esq. formerly of the Coldstream reg.—At his Mate at RAO , in the vici nity of Paris, in his G 241 year, Marshal Mamma, " the spoiled child of victory."—At Gainshorough. aged 7s, .1. ihaltry, Esq.—At Hampstead, aged nO, Mr. W. Witt.—Mrs. Crispe, wife of Mr. T. Crispe, of Chancery-lane.—qtr. Thorne. one of the partners in the Freemasons' Tavern.—At his house in the Close. Winchester. the Rev. J. Hawtrey, M.A. Prebendary of that Cathedral, and Vicar of Ringwood, Ilauts.—At Banning Parsonage, Kent, Char lotte, dau. of Rev. Math Noble.—Mr. C. Lewis, of Union-street. Mile-end, in the 74th sear of his age.—At Crest Bromley, Essex, in her tenth year, Mrs. Ni. Jacobs, relict of the late .1. Jacobs, gent. of that place.—At Kennett, near Newmarket, aged 7s. 0. Godfrey, Esq. LONDON MARKETS. coar-Excsiawax, ♦PYTL 14. We had but a few fresh arrivals with Wheat this morning from nssvx and Kent, but there was simile foreign arrivals during week t tine sainplvs were taken off readily at an advance of 4.. 4 , er Qr.; fine Barley is vs. per Qr. dearer. blew Tick Beans, being in denimd, sold readily at an advance of 4s. per Qr. Fine Oats were taker off readily at an advance of is. per'Qr. I. a. a. I. Wheat (A a 6'2 White Pease6l a 66 Pine ditto lOO a 122 Grey'Paue 3n a 46 Ryc 44 a 62 Beans 2H a 34 Fine Barley 61 a fin Ticks 36 a 42 Malt. 66 • 70 Oats I. S. Poland Oats tit a 2t Potato ditto •Y a st Pine Flour aro arras Second ditto 93 alit° Rape Sorel... sol a S'll The highest price of tiiebcstVi'hatesTii road 'throughout the me tropolis. is dated by the Bakers to be slid. the Quarters Loaf.— Some Bakers sell the Quartern l.oaf from id. to 3d. lower. PRICE. OF BREAD. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN I'ER QUARTER. IN ENGLAND AND WALES,'yOR TUE WI-I.X YRDING APRIL 5. Wheat. I Rye I Barky I Oats I Beans I Pease 103 2 61 7 50 11 33 51 9 58 E AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed fromthe Returns made in the week ending April 9, is 44e. 81d. per CWts CXCitiblVe of the Duty of Customs paid or pay able there on on Importation thereof into Great Britain—(Satureley's Gazette.) Pawn _ tYrnithj R. d. Beef 1 4 a 4 Mutton -3 6 a 4 8 Veal ..._44a 60 Pork -. 3 8 a 5 0 Launb 7 0 a • 0 IF MEAT, MONDAY. ld. 2W Heads of Cattle at Slysiti t fleld. . . Beasts, f47e, Sheep l4, no Calm 440 Pigb 354) LPRII. le. gate axd Carcase a. sl. s. d. Beer ^tsa3 V Mutton -5 a 3 Veal 40af;0 Pork - 4 0 a 5 0 Lanib 5 • a 7 AND STRAW PER LOAM .C. s• d. .i: s. d. Aver..C. s. d. 'Hay 't 0 0 a 6 t; 0 4 13 6 Clever 6 to oaooo-000 Straw 1 16 0 a Q 8 0— 2 2 0 flay ..... 3 0 0a 6 0 0— SlO 0 WIIITECHAPEL i MATT 6180u718 0 7 8 0 Straw 1 18 OaV 4 0— I 2 il (Hay 3 0 0 a 6 0 0— 3 5 0 Smitllcll3.lo Clover— 4 0 0 a 8 0 0— 6 16 6 Straw 1 1 0.: '4 6 3 0 4 4 0 HAY ST. JAK ESS 1 roAl. MARKET. Ships at Market. Ship. , told. d. a. d. FRIDAY, APRIL II 74 Newca.tle 44i frorni 296 a 429 1 I I I 27 Suuderianti tY} 51 0 a3S 0 1 • 111('f. ON STOCKS 'IIIIS DAY. 3 per Cent. Con lob. WIN Ditto nor Atviiittit 3 per Cui.t. Reduced WI aper Ctia. 4111 3 per ( . .:”L N:wy I(' 103 EKON:qua Bing, sd. per I)ay l2 pru. Ditto 30. per Day 22 pia. Lomnow :—Printed and publish l by 11. %Vitas, at NO. 113. STItAXLI. OprOSite Exeter 'Change ; :tad futwartled into the Country to , all Newsom), Celia of the Road*, andSookireflet., free of rootage. I.:b