The National Register. — London, England, 1818-04-06 00:00:00

APltit Cid affitriag -dares., partaking the theories of any great town. The ertertor of tke latter far surpasses that of the former— hut how they contrast' in every' equality that constitute individua! , ,terthly happiness; and contributes to command respect ? " Chf this View of the subjtet, I cannot but lic4tate, after what I have se. • , pronouncing fur an extnision of maim' factories in Irelandt becauie I am most sincerely desirous that its numerous peasantry should continue tweetain the full possession of their preseift moral feelings, which Y am fearful the change might destroy. And yet, I would' fillet hope, a supply of constant ewpltlyinelit, and a consequent elevation from their present ignctle state, when regarded us' h uman beings like oursel‘ es, m. tt not on making the experiment be fouesi incompatible. it' we reason like patriots, we must decide politically : it as moralists, we must' not he surprised should site doettines be lima at variance with each other." For oar own parts, we .ways regret the accumulate- tion of great numbers for manufacturing purposes—it is sure to lead to the destructien . of morals, happiness, .and health. Agriculture is an imne , *ltt and wholesome occupation—it preserves many viv!ues which commerce destroys—its children are cheerfO, because they have reason to be so—while those whom ?eittmerec nurses in a polluted atmosphere, and educates in prisons, are warm, sickly, vicious and unhappy. We have recently taken occasion to. express our dis approbation of large farms, and two rejoice to see that cA- opinions arc corroborated by those of Mr. E'tt.rwen, which we subjoin. . " Our road continued for ten miles very mountainous to' Abbey heal, where we breakfasted. Brent part of the pro perty through which we passed. recently appertained to Lord Courtenay. It was lately sold in lots, which were principally purchased by the tenantry. A division of landed property world highly contribute to an extended cultivation and the general prosperity of Ireland, •by the introduction of grada tions in society. which at present do not exist. • The distance now between high and low--L the few and the many, is so great as- to preclude the practices or habits of the one from influencing or producing arty benefit to the other. The first change likely to create emulation, and awaken the subordi nate classes to improvement, will he that of seeing those of their own order daily acquiring an augmentation of comforts, by the profitable re.oits of their own exertions. • . . " TO - the subdivi,iou of the landin (.real Britain, among all ranks, may be referred that independence of character in the people, and that general improvement aver the face of the country, which excite the admiration of foreigners. This distribution is not toss contributory to the support of the State, than it is beneficial to the subject. The possession of pro perty, and particularly of this description, is ever accompa. vied by an honest pride, which stimulates the owner to be a fit successor to Brut station in society he- may hereafter fill This happy disposition is amply rewarded by acquirements in the rising veneration—by a tenacious regard to character, and a cheerful submission to the laws, ensuring at the same time individual happiness, and national prosperity." We forbear to extract the description of the 'scenery of Killarney, (,Vol. I. p. 394) because this, and the Gi ants Causeway have been so repeatedly described al re y. This brings us to the close of the first volume— where we. must pause tir the. present, proposing to conclude our remarks upon the work next week. (7'o be Continued in our neat) !CON ANECDOTE.—Prince Antoine, the heir-apprarent of the throne of Saxony, iii a person of extremely recluse and monkish habits, frequently enjoining himself to the per formance of the most rigorous penances, and bestowing al most' his entire incomein-donationsi to the monasteries. The King, his father, himself a strict dit;eiplinarian, has often re nroustrated with hint on his excessive-bigotry, but without any other effehythan , that of increasing it. In the year 1810, the contester of this Prince persuaded him thut bit good works would be ihtiontplete, unless he cons ated them by a pil grimage toJerusalem,bot,aware that the king would nevercon • sent to the project, he instigated the Prince to propose to his father to send him on some-minor doctrinal embassy to the Court of Rome, from whence he might secretly undertake the journey. The King rejected the proposed embassy, and sus pecting the real design;strictly forbade his son leaving Dres den on any pretence whatever. In this dilemma, the con fessor hit upon another expedient, and carefully computing the number of paces between Dresden and Jerusalem, the enthusiastic Prince actually performed the pilgrimage, with unremitting zeal, in his apartments, under the close super intendence of the confessor and some other 11,011k3 of his order. By the letters from . China, slated rebraary 1817, from Rev. W. Morrison and Bei. W. Milne, one "resident atCatiton and the other at Java, it appears' 'that the Chinese are making considerable progress in the receiving the precepts of Chris amity. The disttibution of copies of the New Testament and of our Religious "Tracts, w hick havo been translated Tutu their native langnage, have - been read %lilt great im pression amongst them. A Beading 'Society lias actually been established at Batavia, by dl r. Supper, consisting of 60 persons, who are supplied with Tracts by Mr: Milne• from Malacca; and flout these persons the circulation becomes general, and by these means theselliticse may date their first acquaintance with Christianity. Mr Supper has since died in the discharge of his consciemisins labours- • Accounts frotn St. Helena, by the Leveret sloop of war, which left the island on the 27th of January, state that 8110. napaitecontinites to persevere in that inert, secluded manner eflising which he a lung time agu imposed npon himself, and which has been attende•l by most evident bad ellects upon Lis health. Mr. Ara, his surgeon, it is understood, has warned him that the consequences may prove fatal, and that Weedily, sinless lie take exercise in the open air. It is con jertitreil, that this pertinacious adherence to his first formed resoluti 4444 is intended to inditce a relaxation in the orders which restrict his loin_ abroad beyond certain limits, without sit( ndanre by an Flnglish officer. Every article of life is ex travagantly dear; as an instance, it is //wed, that among the dome►tic expenses incurred by Madame Bertrand, for her Can family only, is 3601, per year fur washing linen. Ihirt..—A meeting took place on Wing&ld Common, War irdscir, on Tuesday last, between lacut. Hall and I. A. Bristow, 1.. 4 . of Fan ne) -hall, on the Forest. Two shots were exchanged, and bit. Bristow received a wound in the fleshy part of the pistol-arm. bc baU did not lodge, and the sound is not dangcrous. THE NATIONtAL REGISTEIC ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS. WOMDERFUL RIQUIMACX.—The Esquimatix, so much Cele. brated for the astonishieg exploits which he performs with his canoe, is a native of Davis's Straits, from which place he was brenght to Leith about four years ago by a South Sea Whaler, having been found in his canoe so far out at sea that he had 'setireely a hope of being-able to regain the shore. lu Scotland be was instrneted in tl.e Euglish language, after wards in the principles of the Christian religion, AIM then havtized by. CM name of John Sackliouse. He ems- converse with perket ease, and write his name very legibly. He is of a copper colour, a good looking man, with an intelligent couutenanee, abedt five feet six inches high, stout made, and possesses great strength and agility. His canoe, which is his chief appendage onboard the Isabella, is the same in which he was found at sea ; it is Li feet long is made entirely of seal skins ' and is entirely wat er proof. It is erally pointed at both ends like one of the small boats on the Dimes, com• wanly called !Unities ; but the upper part is covered like the deck of a small sailing boat. There is one opening in the middle, into which he introdntes more than half the lower part- of his body ; he then fastens the skins next to this open , mg round his body, by means of a belt made of a whale's entrails, while the upper part of his body is so well covered with a-jacket of skins, that only his hands and. face are ex posed to wee. Thus, with a paddle in his liand,lie can move his canoe either backward or forward, with a velovity far. exceeding that , of any four-oared cutter. BA- the most es t 'skiing part of his performance is, that by which he can give his vehicle the properties of a life boat, and preserve himself, like anal- fowl, amidst the most tempestuous wea ther. He throws himself down on one side, becomes entire ly immersed inthe water, while the cauoe. moving in the same direction wide hint, is termed bottom upwards, and he comes up again on the other side,- and completely rights himself.— What makes this movement still more extraordivary is, that all this time lie never loses hold of his paddle, He has al. ready exhibited himself in tine manner three different times in the river, before multitudes of spectators. The third ex hibition, was on Satarilay week,- iir the presence of Lord Mel ville and others. It is worthy of remark, that he never misses any object at which he throws his dart. First of all lie casts a long spear to a eonsislerable distance ; this remains buoy ant iu the waterovith a part of the handle above the surface; lie then throws a dart at this handle,- anitsinall as the object is, he always hits it. Lord Castlereagh, Lord Yarmouth, the Bishop of Winches. ter, the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. Croker, and several other persons of distinction, came down to lieptford, and went on board the Isabella, where they waited for a long time, in ex pectation of seeing this native of the Arctic regions commence his operations ; but, (ring to a circumstance, which we are Omni to mention, they experienced a sad disappointment.— The Esquimaux having gone on shore, that morn asg, was sic_ coated by a man from London, who, after representing to him the dangers oldie expedition lie was about to embark isi,and the liberty lie possessed of disposing of his person, in what ever manner he chose, held out to bim (probably without any authority) a promise of several thousand pounds, if he would quit the ship, and exhibit himself at the Aquatic Theatre, Sadler's Wells. His prideand hie prospectshaving experienced this momentary elevation, while Isle brain was nearly intoxica ted by copious draughts of grog, he Caine on boast, the ship, swaggered about the deck, boasted of his importance and his promised wealth, and obstinately refused to exhibit himself in his humble canoe. The officers, anxious to gratify their distinguished visitors, made use of iutreaties, promises, and even threats; bat all to no purpose. Lord Castlereagh and others offered hitu a handsome sans, on condition that Inc should continence his operations, but the offer was rejected. The Noble visitors were, therefore, obliged to return to town without having their curiosity satisfied. About ten thousand spectators, who crowded the decks of the surrounding ves sels, experienced a similar disappointment. The officers of the expedition now began to entertain serioas apprehensions lest they should lose a person, from whom they expected to derive many advantages. They, hums-ever, used no compulsion or restraint, but left him to the exercise of tin own judgment, after proper remonstrances ; and we are happy to say, that, the next morning, Mr. John Ilaelliouse submitted quietly to all the regulations that had been previously prescribed to hint, expressed great sorrow for his obstinacy and disobedience, as well as his determina tion to continue with the expedition, on its outward and homeward voyage ; and is now on board the Isabella, where in consequence of an Admiralty order, no stranger is permit. ted to conte near hien. Two artists, however, have been allowed to come on board, and take his likeness. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, MAnca, 31. WATERS Y. TAYLOR. Mr. Roupell, at the sitting of the Court, moved that the excep. tioas in this case, which were to be set down for argument before his Honour on the tint day of heariug exceptions in the ensuing 'firm, should not be set down in the paper until the second day. ,After a few observations. The Viee Chancellor said—" Let it be understood that they wftl peremptorily come on for argument on the second day of hearirig exceptions in next Term." The following phenomena observed here on Wednesday the 4th ult. have not before been made public. At high water, about :10 minntes Past foul o'clock in the afternoon, the wind then blOwing from the south-west, with moderate weather, the tide floWed at the Old Dock tidies 18 feet 6 inches. After the tide had fallen fronit to2inches,the Duck Gates closed as sismil with the ebbing of the tide, which then began again to flow to the height, as near as can be calculated, of four or live inches, thereby opening the gates again; and continued flowing a sufficient time to allow one skip and several small vessels to pass into the dock, before it again herrn to fall. The tempestuous night of Wednesday ensued ; the wind blew a heavy gale still from the S. W. and at high water, at five o'clock on Thursday morning the tide flowed 11 fret 1 inch ; being 4 feet S inches less than on the preceding evening ; although front the spring tides having put in, tilt: water ought, according to the usual state of things, to ha% e flowed higher than on die liednesday evening. No particular remark was made at the time at the Humber Dock Gates ; but from the Tide table kept there, it :wears that the difference in the flowing of the water, betweep the evening and morning tides, was much the same as at the•Oldl)ockGates. As these arcum • stances can scarcely be accounted for by the tempestuous s o me o f the weather, it is probable a great convulsion of na ture has taken place, in some distant place, of which we have not leceived any account.—lftdi. Several lions, tigers, and panthers, are about to be added to the society, at Inc royal meragerie, at Paris. They arc already anivid ' at Havre and Marseilles. 'l•he garden of the menagerie is to be en larged in consequence of thi► increase of company. PRINCE LEOPOLD. AddreissS of Oondolenee have been presented to the Prince Regent ante Prince Leopold from the inhabitants of the Isle of Portland, for the loss of fte Princess Charlottee. We sub join the Address to Prince Leoliold, with the Answer, as pleasing specimens of an unaffected style, reflecting the great.. • est credit on the authors. TO HIS SERENE. HIGHNESS I EOPOLD, GEORGE FRE. HEICK. PRINCE OF SAXE COHOLICO. t h e minist er , Choreliwardens. forAtahle, Overseers and Inhabitants of the Island of foreland, most humbly beg leave to entreat your Serene Ilighnt , t to accept our he:stink feelings of sorrow on the fuss of your late Illnstriousand Beloved Consort; tund we deeply regret that we cannot e'press our gracious senumeittu i • or enumerate those exalted virtues that adorned :lie wind ut our ever-to be-lamented rrincesss without increasing the poignancy of those feelings that must Nall agitate your bosom. *. That your composure of mind and perfect lieu!th may s oo n b e restored, and may be en a bl e d to b ear it ith fortitudo the dispensatfon of Providence, that has thus immerged your Serene Highness in deep ataictien. is the fervent Lope of his Majesty's loyal subjects of the Island of Portland." (ANSWER) " StR " Came, Feb. 16, 18th. " I have this day had the honour of prksenting to the Prints" Leopold the Address of the Mi n i saer . Ch urc hwardens, tothtz,hte, Overseer, and Inhabitants of the Island of Portland, on the recent deplored events at Claremont. " The Prince Leopold receives this addresq with feelings of sin cere satisfaction, and confidence in their a:sot:awes at utt:u•lnm•nt and anxiety in his wellare.—And the Inhabitants of Portland afforded hint a consideration boyond any otter he can know, in their expression of affectionate attachment to lIER inemor), whose life had so long formed our first ann highest hopes. " I have the honour to beSir " Your must obedient and most humble servant "ROBERT GARD'S Eft." " B. Pearce, Sen. Esq. Chairman." From the LONDON GAZETTE, TuesdayNarch Si. -deo- BANKRUPTS. CITOLDIIIS It. George-street, Oxford street, 'victualler, April 4, 7,- may 12, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Parnell, Spitalfiehls. BULL .1. Bristol, victualler, April 14, 15, May It, at Bristol. Aus. Poole and Co. Gray's-inn-square. WATSON M. A. Fareham, Southampton. mercer, April 10, 11, May 12, at Farehant. Atts.. Alexander and Co. New Inn. PA , rGLTT W. Vauxhall. grocer, April 4,7, May 14, at GUildhail. Au. Mr. Edis, Broad-street-buildings. CoLES C. Fleet-street, stationer, April 7, 14, May 12, at Guildhall.- Att. M. Beverley, Temple. Bowutur. J. Axminster, Devonshire. baker, April 22, 23, May It, at Axminster. Atts. Alexander and Co. New Inn. WEST J. C. Bristol, hroket, April 21, 22, May It, at Brisi.A. Mr. Allen, ClittOrd's Inn. DWIDENDIL • R. Maeon, Norfolk•strect, 3liddleses-hospital, carver and glair,. April 21. J. F. kroner, jun. Crutched friars, merchant, April n. W. Hazard, Great Yarmouth, mast-maker, April ett. A. Rowe, Huntingdt 'a, grocer. April n. S. K. Brewer, Iler.rietta-street. Covent-garden, silk manufacturer, April 25. S. Kirk, I.ecds, ale-housc-keeper, April '23. H. Lanham. llorsharr.. Sussex, gwcer, April '2l. R. Lightfoot, Carlisle, iron-imachant, May 14. W. Coates, and G. Cass, Bucklersbnry, wine -merchants, April 21. CRIIIIVICATES—Areir. 31. W. D. Turner, 11thadersfiekl, merchant.—T. Champion.Westhatat Abbey, Essex, farmer.—T. Philip, Newton-abbot, Devonshire, inn kecper.—G. 11. l.apraik, Bishoplrate.strect ‘Vitlinut, tailor, .I.Ward, Milton-abbot, Des unshire. jobber.—T. Weston, Lower'flumes-street, ironnionger.—J. ‘Vare, Gravesend, grocer. On Tuesday morning, when the Regulator post-coach ar rived at the George lan, in this town, a young man was found dead in the inside, in the arms of his grandmother ! The young man had taken his place in the coach at Dudley, and was on his way to Stoke, his native place. He had been in disposed upwards of a month, but was apparently much bet ter, when he net out. At Wolverhampton, however, he ap_ peered very ill, and the coachman allowed the geandinother (who was on the outside) to remove into the coach, where she supported him in her arms. He wss alive when lie arrived at Penkridge, and when the coach stopped at Stafford, the poor grandmother was not aware that he had expired. On the following day he was conveyed to Stoke hi a hearse. Hisi name was Thomas Boulton, and his age about :o. —Seaford paper. . . John Girvan, chimney-sweeper, in Glasgow, has been fined 101. for using one of his boys crnelly. Oo the td nit. Mr- Black, the superintendent of fire-engines, and his meu, having been called to a house on fire, in Argyll_court had to make a hole in the wall to get at the veal, recently on fire, when they discovered in it a sweep boy who had been forced up by his master. A prosecution was immediately instituted by Mr. Black, and the master for some time defended ; but at lest pleaded guilty, and threw himself on the mercy of the Court. The Court of Issizes at Lancaster was occupied a consi derable part of Tuesday, and the whole of Wednesday. in the Bank of England prosecutions; on the latter of Whirls days Redmond Ross, a miserable looking b0y,19 years of age. was convicted of uttering Rank of England notes, knowing them to be forged. When the verdict of guilty was pro nounced, Mr. Topping said, he was dessired to recommend the prisoner to the mercy of the crown, as there was reason to suppose that he was an instrument led by the hands of others. His Lordship intimated, that the same ides had oe curred to him, and the recommendation would be attended to, but that the prisoner must expect to be sent out of the century. A few days since a country venel, laden with oats, hemp. &c. was proceeding through London bridge, when, by the rapidity of the current, it was forced against the piers, which occasioned it to reel more than fifty yards towards the Tower, when it sunk. There were on bead, at the moment of the accident, two men and a boy , one man and the boy escaped in a boat attached to the stern of the vessel ; the other man was nut so fortunate, for neing entangled in the cargo lie stink w ith the vessel, and was seen no more ! The halts pot off from the shore with all possible apes d, but conid only succeeAt iii saving some of the floating property. Some malicious or foolish persot has been playing off what is called a hoax on Miss Booth, ill* actress of Covnt-garder. Theaue, who has been for some time indisposed. Various tradesmen wire sent on a fake errand to her house, and, of course, made a consi derable bustle and disturbance. The author t , f this contemptible trick had the satisfaction (for such it must have been to such a mind) to iucruse the inditposition of )li3s Ikmtb to tut alattailS height. 107