The National Register. — London, England, 1822-07-01 00:00:00

The following is a copy of a very singular docu- ' anent, namely, a letter from Mr. Saurin, while At torney General of Ireland, to Lord Not bury.° It was picked upon the quay of Dublin about 10 days ago, and is now deposited with Mr. O'Gorman, as security to the Catholic Board. We are assured, from a quarter on which we can rely with perfect confidence,that there is no doubt of its authenticity. It has made a prodigious sensation in Ireland: — Dublin, August 9. Don Lunn NORDUItY,—I transcribe fur you a very sensible part of Lord limse's letter to met— •' As Lord Norbury goes our ci cuit, and as he is personally actiainttal with the gentlemen of our county, a hint to him may be of use—lie is in the habit of talking individually to them in his chamber at Philipstown, and if he were to mipre.,s upon them the consequence of the measure, vis. that however they may think otherwise, the Catholics would, in spite of them, elect Catholic members (if such were eligible) ; that the Catholic members would then have the nomination of the Shetills, and in many instances perhaps of the Judges, and that the Pmtestants would be put in the buck ground, as the Catholics were formerly. I think lie would bring the ellect of the measure home to them selves, and sa:hfy them that they could scarcely subuni, to live in the country if it were passed.' So- fir Lord lb isse ; but what he suggests in another part of his letter— " That it' Protestant gentlemen who have vote', and influence, and interest. would give these venal members to understand, that if they will purchase Catholic votes, that by betraying their country and its constitution they shall infallibly lose theirs, it would alter their conduct, though it could neither make theft lionc,t or rcpectable." If you will Judiciously administer a little of this medicine to the ling 's County, or any other Members of Parliament that may fall in your way, you will deserve well. I spoke to Moore, relative to the O'Brien suit; he must get fee for the brief, and be satisfied. I shall take care of it. Many thanks for your letter, and its good intelligence . from Mani Biro. Jebb is a most valuable fellow, and of the sort that is much wanted.—Affectionately and N truly yl.uors, SAUIt I N. • This is the letter alluded to by Me. Brougham in the House of Commons on Friday night. SWEDEN.—By accounts dated the 14th of June, received from Stockholm, it appears that Sweden has sutkred, and on the same day, two dreadful confla grations. On the 12th, at a quarter past six in the morning, a destructive fire broke out in the city of Stockholm, in the quarter of Blasieholmen, nearly the centre of which fell a prey to the devouring flames. Tho Stockholm church, the school-house, the badge of Skepsholmen, together with all the magazines of firewood, planks, coals, tar, &c. and many vessels, among which was a large English brig. have been consumed, The loss estimated by the merchants alone is estimated at from 400,000 to 500,000 dollars. That of the Crown, arising from the destruction of' the latter magazines of corn, has not been ascertained. Two days after this calamity, advices were received at Stockholm of the occurrence of a still nulre terrible conflagration in the city of Nordkiping, which had consumed nearly 400 houses and two churches. The fire was still raging when the courier left Nortlkioping, so that the full extent of the damage could not be known. The English brig burnt at Stockholm, was the Chalks Williams, of 350 tons, belonging to Shields. It was com pletely burnt to the water's edge ; and the captain, with his wife and crew, with difficulty escaped with their lives. Fiaas.—On Friday night last, between 10 and II o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. White, boat-builder, near Fountain-stairs, Rotherhithe, which in a lew minutes became very alarming, particularly on account of the houses near it being mostly of wood, and the street, or passage near it being scarcely 12 feet wide. n her of engines soon arrived, but, owing to the scarciry of wider, could rendet but little service, and the flames continued ►aging with the utmost fury for about 20 minutes, when the premises were entirely destroyed. About this time the aditining premises, occupied by M r. Evans as a granary. which were extensive, and heavily stored, took fire, and burnt so furiously as to bid defiance to all efforts to stop it progress ; the whole of those pre mises were also destroyed, together with the stores con taimd in them. The Old Justice public-house caugh► fire, and fortunately w is soon got under by the firemen, had this louse been consumed, the consemieuce must biv iren dreadful, as the adjoining premise: are all of wood, and in so mauled a situation as to render it al most impossible to render any assistance. The property destroyed are very great, and, it said, not insured to Ilea the :lamina. Another tire took place on Sa'vrday morn wee n one and two o'clock, in the premises of Mr. Fear'', silversmith, corner of Adam-sirect, Adelphi, which iu a short Moe entirely consumed the same, together with a great part of property. A Monsrsii.—On Wednesday morning last, about twu o'clock, the ery of murder was heard by the watch- MCII arid passengers on Hollsorw bridge, as if proceeding trom the shambles in Fleet-market. Several persons Hew to ascertain the cause, when near the end toward► Holborn they saw a female, very genteelly dressed, who was in a state of insensibility, and streams of blood were flowing front her. On being questioned, she stated, that her Hanle was Martha James, that she lived at No. 4, Peter -street, Clerkenwell. Just before she called out, she was accosted by a tall man, dressed very genteelly, apparently in a blue coat and white trowsers, who en deavoured to persuade her to have something to drink, and, upon her refusing, he caught her an his arms, ..nd forcibly carried her to where she then stood, and a'r er ill-using her in a most shameful manner, he with a sharp instrument inflicted a wound at the bottom of her sto mach, awl then ran of as fast as he was able. She was taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and Mr. Curtis, the house-surgeon, was called up, and on examination, a ,31..1b, about half an inch in length, and of the Salle in d. pat, Was found uu the right side of the abdomen. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER PREROGATIVE COURT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. PRINCESS OF CUMBERLAND. On this cause being called on, Sir J. Nichol! delivered the judgment of the court. The learned Judge said, this was an application made to the court for power to call the King's Proctor to see a paper, which purported to be the last will and testament of Ins late blajeety, propounded and proved in solemn form of law. The Proctor fur the party making the ap plication alleged that his laic Majesty died on the 20111 of January, 1820, leaving his eldest son, his present Majesty, Iris lawful heir and successor, entitled in right of his Crown to all his personal estates unglispoeed of ; and thin his late Majesty made a testament, dated the Yd of June, 1774, by which he beupteatlital to his niece Olive, (laugh ter to his brother of C berland, 15,0001. which sum he comminuted his successor to pay, lint did nut appoint any executors, nor dispose of the residue of his property. The Proctor, ill support of these allegations, put in-: h e testament so alleged, and also several Affidavits in support of it, end prayed the court that his Majesty's Proctor- General should lie cited to appear, and do as to law and justice appertained. The testamentary paper was al leged to be signed by his late Majesty, and witnessed by the late Mr. Donning. An affidavit ulnae party, praying the assistance of the court, was also put in, which stated, that on the evening of the 13th of May, 1815, the Duke of Kent being then at her honse iu Seymour-place, Lord Warwick called on her, and after obtaining front her and the Duke of Keel a solemn declaration nut to disclose the matter lie was going to communicate till after the King's death, he iutoi wed her and the Duke of Kent of her illus trious birth—that she was the daughter of the Doke of Cumberland, brother to his late Majesty; and that a paper in proof of the fact was left i n his p ossession b y the fate Lord Chatham, tied the Rev. Dr. Wilmot, to be kept private till the demise of the King. The learned Judge here read the paper, which has been often before the public, and said, the only question at present before the coot t a • :, whether the court was warranted by law to issue the process prayed fur. It was scarcely necessary to say, that issuing or a ithhobling the process was not a matter of choice or discretion in the coma, Litt of justice and ditty. It was not, however, necessary that the court should tow decide on all the pails of the allegations—the rights of the Sovereign to dispose of his persanal property by will,would be a matter that would come more formally before the court in another stage of the proceeding, sup posing the court to grant the process prayed for ; and the genuineness of the testament would be the final roestion for its consideration; on these points, thervfore,the Coal t abstained from piononocitig any opinion. The allegations state, that his late Majesty did not appoint any executors, nor dispose of the residue of his property, to which his succesaur became entitled, in right of his crown; and the paper propounded commanded hula Majesty's heir and successor to pay the AllOO of money now claimed. This, therefore, was nut a claim made on any subject, bin a direct demand on the present reigning Sovereign; and the process prayed for was, in fact, against the Suvereign himself, although in form it was to cite his Majesty's Proc tor. The History of the Wills of the Kings of England, from the time of Alfred the Brent to the present day, had been examined by counsel; sad no instance produced of probate of any of them being taken in that court, much lest of probate being Liken as against the reigniug Sove reign. One instance sass on rector] iu the Roll.; of Par liament, where it was stated, as in the rii-t year of Henry the Fifth, that Hem y the Foul th having Wade a w ill, and appointed executors, whir refused to set, ft tuu .tit appre hension that the effects would net be sufficient to pay the bequests, it was agreed that the At clibishop of Canter bury should order the effects to be sold, for the purpose or uk;sti Rennin ; which, however, was prevented by Henry the Fifth taking the effecta, and toying the value ter diem, to be applied to the !imposes of the will. la that case subjects were isiterested as executors, and filet e is no case which has any, the least, analogy to the present in a space of 400 years. 'lire only royal will found in the records of the coin t is that of Henry the Eighth, a copy of which is deposited, probably fur safe keeping; as it does not appear that piobate of it was ever granted or applied ler. It wits the object of die statute of the 2 ith of !leery the Eighth to cut off appeals to Rome when the reig g Sovereign was become the head of the Church, but not to subject hint to the ordinary jurisdiction of that court. If trite, as argued, (hat by the constitution of this country the Sovereigns at all times possessed ;lie right of making their a ills ; and in the fifteenth of it4Chard tite Second there was au eutrs in the rolls of pat liament that Mugs might lawfully make a testatut lit ; and some stances had been produced, particular ly that of Citange Use First, who made a will, yet no instance could tic timed of probate having been granted, which mast be coied,:ered as strong evidence that the cum t had im jot isdiction Archbishop of Catiterbury'a Court of Prerogative had no connection with the prerogative of the crown ; it was a court oh inferno jut isiliction,and liable to be cont fettled by the Mites Courts of Chancel y and the Excliegner,— 'ilie learned Judge here read Itlackstem's iICCOOiII of the rights and prerogatives of the kingly oilice—the Kiug is supreme head of the realm in all matters civil and eccle siastical—lie can do no wrong—lie caftan)* even imagine any wiuug. To call on the King by the present process and pun him in contempt fur disobedience to the order of the court, was too (Atudvagant to he thought of, therefore the petition was that the King's Proctor should be called On; but the difficulty was the same ; if the King's Proctor represents the King, lie cannot be pia is contempt, and if he clues out, he cannot loud the King. Diem was no precedent for making the King's Proctor a delendatit to bind the Kiug in personal matters—lie was the King's law' agent in that Count to asset t the rights of die King, but not to appear as a defendant. The King may voluntarily become a plaintiff, butt cannot be made a defendant by compulsion. The King can do no mous, and if applica tion be made accept ding to the four of the constitutiosi, real justice will be done. What the real justice el tile case may be, the coott has not authority to decide, and is, thereture, humid by law to reject tire player of the petition. Orders were received on Saturday last to equip his Majesty's yacht, the Royal Gorrge, fur his Majesty's personal use, it being his intention to resume his aquatic excursions within the Isle of Wight, imme• diately after the rising of Parliament. His Majesty has ginu up all intention of visiting Seuthuid this year. FASHIONS FUR JULY. MORNING DR ESS.—Tlie morning dress is composed of colonnade stripe muslin, worked round the bottom to coires pond with the stripe, and trimmed with four narrow worked flounces, the upper out finished with a double row of cord. The body fastens behind, plain sad high, but a little open towards the throat; trimmed with the same delicate work that deco rates the cape, in which there are two rows, separated by a pulling of plain book-muslin, through which a lilac ribbon is drawn. The cape is square at the shoulder, where it finishes ; hut the upper row of trimming in continued to the bottom of the waist, adding to the gracefulness of the form. The sleeve its worked at the end, and tied with lilac ribbon at the wrist ; above which, ►he wok is arranged in a double angle trimmed. from eagle of which is suspended a small cord tassel. The cap is elegantly simple, of the cottage !bran, and composed of beau tiful India worked muslin and Mechlin lace, taetetelly &to rah d with fancy lilac ribbon. Shoes, lilac kid. EVENING llakss.—Round draf.s, of delicately striped net, over a satin slip ; the bottom of the dress extended by a double routeau of rich white satin ; shove which are elegant festoons, arranged transversely, of polled a repo line, CCM fined diagonally by three narrow rouleaus of white satin, and finished at the top v ith small clusters of the blue eonvolvolus. The Corsage di.- plays the chastest taste, cut round, and edged with a (pilling of the finest tulle ; the stomacher is formed of four rows of La minute folds of white satin, net appearing between each row.— The tasteful trimming round the back, over the shoulder, and uniting with the stomacher to the bottom cf the waist, is com posed of short rows of folded satin, separated by the list at equal distances, anal edged with blond, of a rich and elegant pattern. The sleeve short and full, coofined by convolvolu..es and divisions of small folded satin, which is again intersected by clievernnels. Head-dress, turban of cerulean blue and white crepe hese, and two white ostrich feathers. The hair parted is front, and elegant ringlets on each side. White satin shots. long white kid sloven. Necklace and car ring of 'marl and ~~o[ice. BOW-STREET.. A few edmings since, an application was made to the sitting magistrate at this office, to issue his wail rant for the apprehension of Miss It—, a young lady, the sister of an actress of great celebrity, for stealing several Chino . cups and saucers. and also various chimney ornaments ; the most extraordinary part of which was, thut the elrarge was weld red by her own mother, to whom the articles alleged to have been stolen were said to belong. It we-, however, represented in justification of resetting to so ! harsh a measure, that Miss B. had eloped from her friends, and unless she was reclaimed to their protection, her runs would inevitably be consummated. Under so laudable an intention, the warrant was immediately granted, and placed in the hands of one of the pt incipal officers, who proceeded to the execution of it directly ; and basing Mr - ceeded without the least difficulty in the caption of the fair delinquent, conveyed her in his safe custody to thee office, and brought her before the magistrate. t.;lic di ttoed the office leaning on the arm of a Mr: t geuitt• man well known in the fashionable world, rend tier ap. pearance was exceedingly interesting turd prepossessing. She was attended by a teinale servant: • Her soother en. tea ed the office nearly at the sante time, accompatheil by Nlr. C., an eminent solicitor, who appeared professionally on her behalf. In consideration ut the sea and situation of Miss IC, she was not placed at the bar, but was per mitted to stand in front ut the bench, a place usually allutted to witne;ses. She appeared vety mile h agitated and embarrassed. -The ollicer here produced a buinot of cups and cancers, and collie tridau; chimney ornament,, which had hecn found in the lod g ings occupied by Miss It. • Mrs. 11. then stated, that the several articles produced belonged to her, and that her daughter had stolen thesis. • from her tome short time since. . Miss B. their advanced to the. front of the table, and with a respectful timidity asserted that the things be longed to her; that alw hail purchased them with-money • given to her by her friends. This she could prove by the testimony of her servant, who was then called, and trolls her account it appeared that she was living with Mrs. B. as servant at the time the articles were purchased; she deposed to being present when Miss B. purchased the cups and saucers, and Ilea' d Mrs. It. remonstrate with he dangliter for speuiling her money in so lOUllSrl a m.tuunr ; the (bill", were alaa)s considered as beluoging to Muss 8., antrwlten the witness was sent to brine theta away from the mother's house, trot the slightest oirjectiou was made. - bliss 8., being urged to speak fur herself, es ineed great reluctance, and on being agaiu repte,ted, must into tears, and said—" I cannot, iud, ed IC. 1111 l est." 'lire worthy magistrate desired lier to coult,o,e and humanely ordered a seat to he poormed for her, tA hivis being brought, she said, titter smite hesitation, " I do not think I ant bound to preset we site tier, since my own ems ilnet needs to be jostitied. The reason aii elt forced nst from my motliPs' , troll se was the eoutiuned persecution* I received Ilion tha adde cases of 3liss D. teethe r th t het mother had Itepier Qy advised her to necuisic land P.'; tifnurrgs, who noild, to that ca , e, SC Illa on her 51,0 i. a year for life, nod it WAS her mother's coot notaliy urging liir to accede to this proposal that drttt. mined Inc to leave her home. Mrs. 11. strongly denied this, and accused leer danglster of several indiscretions, and mutual reciiinittations vrese rite/bulged un both sides, which the magistrate ended try asking how old nibs 11. was; and being told that she was littven, said he was exceedingly shocked at what lie had heard, and that a gill so young should have experienced r• hat she had, if belief was to be attached to the allega tions of 31iss IL A parent had manifesiril an intention to 011111 ye at the prostiiiition of tier elidd : he did not visit to proceed any farther, he held nothing to do with it. It w e ts the province of ainntier court to enforce that uua sure, if Miss IL should be averse to it. Miss B. strongly protested that she would not go borne to her mother, and it was afterwards agiceil that she shun, I be placed tinder the care of a female triend who was approved of by both parties, Mr. 15. und: risking to be answerable fur wan expence. The parties tuts lett the Mr. Green, the stronaut, has made a larger anti more rnsguitient balloon than ever yet was built iiv Europe, with which he will wen(' on the anniver sary of his Nlajesty's Coronation, from surut I,att of the metropolis. RI 045 4