The National Register. — London, England, 1811-01-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. to ourselves and our flocks; let us give an anxious and diligent attention to their spiritual concerns. Let us all—but let the Olinger Clergy, more especially, beware how they become secu arized in the general cast and fashion of their lives. Let them nat think it enough to maintain a common frigid decency of cha racter, abstaining - from the gross scandal of open riot and cri minal dissipation, but giving no farther attention to their spi ritual duties than may be consistent with the pursuits and plea sures of the world, &c. &c. If we have not firmness to resist the temptations they present, &c. &c. the time may come, sooner than we think, when it shall be said—Wnxxx is Now 'FIE CilVitCl4 OF ENGLAND ?" o ,* These observations, connected with the subject of the present article, will be resumed next week.—ONEsimus ac knowledges the receipt of a note, signed .simosurc;' and would thank the writer of it, for the Volumes to which he refers. The trial of Alexander Cahill, surgeon of the 2d battalion c)f the 25th regiment of foot, charged with the m irder of Captil)l Hugh Blair Rutherford, of the same regiment, came on a tew days since, at Edinburgh, before the High Court of Justiciary. It appeared,that in consequence of a dispute which had taken place relative to taking newspapers out of the mess-room, Capt. Rutherford sent a challenge to Mr. Cahill. The parties met, and after the first fire, by signal, without effect, Captain R.'s se cond proposed to Mr. C. to aptlogiae, which he declined, but , " added, he Would quit his ground and shake hands with the Captain—this was rejected. They fired again, and , Rutherford was wounded in the groin. He, however, called out to load. again, which being told Mr. Cahill, he said he would receive the: Captain's fire, but not return it. Captain Rutherford then fell, and was conveyed to the barracks, where he shortly after ex pired. Mr. Cahill made his escape, but afterwards voluntarily surrendered himself to take his trial. Several witnesses gave him an excellent character, and represepted him as a quiet and inoffensive man. The Jury returned a verdict Not Guilty, with the exception of two dissentient voices, THE FROST. A poor ideot, of the name of Hawkey, who has been for years the sport of boys, in Piccadilly and St. James's-street, was dozen t. death on Friday sennight, at Pimlico. On Saturday se'nnight, on the arrival of the Carlisle coach in town, two poor women, outside passengers, were frozen to death. The coachman supposing they were asleep had not at tempted to disturb theft until he arrived at the Swan with two necks, Lad-lane, were they were found quite stiff. The strong North-Easterly gale - and severity of the frost on Friday and Saturday se'nnight, were unequalled during this or any other year. Three vessels drove ashore at Yar mouth, and the crews were in the most pitiable situation. The Attack gun-brig came ashore about eight o'clock on Saturday morning, near the Jetty at Yarmouth; the crew were, with the exception of three men high on the shrouds, down below decks, avid the waves ran mountains high, so that no boat could live. By means of a cask and a rope the crew were saved, but great fears were long entertained for these poor fellows exposed to the dashing of the waters. A .merchant vessel was also stranded, and a collier with five hands on hoard. Capt. Manby's appara tus saved this crew, but in throwing the ball into the rigging, it struck a boy on the thigh, who fell down on the deck, but was not materially injured. Three sailors were brought ashore li terally incased with ice, and their lives were considered in a very precarious situation. So inclement a night was said, by the unfortunate sufferers, never to have been experienced at sea. One person onboard the third vessel,having clung to the shrouds till he lost all feeling, fell a corpse on the deck, and many of his hones were broken. We fear to hear of similar misfortunes slung the coast. r --v- THE THAW. This beneficent change, which commenced on Thursday, has already nearly dissipated the appearance of frost in the neigh bourhood of the metropolis; and the steeets and roads, which only three days since were covered with ice and drifted snow, now assume a Lew appearance, while the mild temperature of the atmosphere seems, as it were, insensibly to have borne us on easy wings from the frozen mountains of the Alps to the more genial vales of Italy. The frost which we have experi enced, though of 'short duration, must be allowed to have been ii:tense; and , ; had it continued much longer, undoubtedly would have greatly inconvenienced the merchant, and distressed the poor, as the navigation of the Thames was nearly impeded. Indeed, the narrowly .contracked arches of London bridge have for Some days past prevented the immense masses of ice from passing through.witirthat quick succession which the tide im pelled them . , and consequently at each ebb the whole surface of the river, from London bridge to the Temple, has appeared like an immoveable body of ice. On Friday morning, in pat ti cuLtr, the aftearance of itsvaittestrlfic to the eye of the passen ger; while.ste.immense number de logs 'of timber, of boats, g , and of. bar which had been released from their places of se curity by . l , and which were seen strewed over the river, might gtv 6 faint id?a of the appearance of a sea shore after a destenctiteinstni. The river, with the flu:rand influx of the tide, presented a; most beautiful picture of a4ea, interspersed witlyul,endless variety - of &ging island*. . PROVINCIALS. --.....-- A CURIOUS MAciim E.—On Thursday, the :;'7th ult. a thrash ing machine, drove by water, was started at Crocket's farm, near Shaston, Dorset, occupied by Mr. Robert Miles, invented and erected by Mr. Daniel Maggs, of Bourton, to the astonish ment of a large company of spectators. What is most remark able, .the barn stands 64 feet above the level of the water, and. full 336 feet distant from the machine; it event remarkably plea-. sant and easy, scarce a straw either crippled or with a corn left in it was to be found, and it thrashed near three quarters of oats in one hour. It. the storm on Saturday se'nnight, the Hoylake life-boat, ia attempting to succour and relieve the people on board the ship Traveller, driven on shore in the Mersey, was overwhelmed by a dreadful sea, and eight out of ten of her crew were unfor tunately drowned. The bodies were all found the same day, and carried to their respective homes. The deceased were all neighbour=s, and lived in a small village called the Home, near Hoylake, in the most brotherly kindness. They Ivd dways dis played the greatest promptitude and alacrity in assisting vessels in distress. They have left large families totally unprovided for. In the tremendous gale of Friday night from the S. B. not; fewer than 20 small fishing and other vessels were lost at ; Gravesend and in other pans of the river. During the gale on Thursday, the 27th ult. at Portsmouth, one of the boats of the Hussar frigate lying at Spithead, in re turning front the shore to the ship, was upset by a violent gust of wind, and two young midshipmen and four seamen all pe rished. JAN. B.—A Court-Martial was yesterday held on board the Salvador del Mundo, at this port, for the trial of Mr. W. Sullidge, surgeon of the Unicorn frigate, for unofficer like and ungentlemanly conduct, in having pulledl Lieut. Mur ray, of the same ship, by the nose, at the mess table. The charge being proved, he was sentenced to be dismissed from the navy, and to be confined twelve months in the IVlarshalsta prison. Above 200 tubs of contraband spirits were picked up at sea s by the Custom-house Officers at Brighton, on Wednetlay night, which had been thrown overboard by the crew of a smuggling lugger, so closely pursued by the boats of the 'above officers, that the illicit traders were under the necessity of rti sorting to the expedient of dispossessing the lugger of her cargo,. in order to effect their escape, having been previously saluted with a volley from the muskets of the officers. A swindler a few days ago defrauded the New Bat*, at Brighton, of the sum of 1501. He took genteel lodgings, and repeatedly obtained cash for small bills, payable on demand, at Messrs. Spooner and Co's house, in London. Thece invas riably, had been duly paid. Presuming on the credit he hid established, he, on Saturday last, tendered a bill for the sum above stated. The money, unluckily, was given; the bill wait presented and refused. He tendered similar bills of equally large amount at ,the Old and Union Banks, but they decllncd cashing them. All drawn in one day.--,T. Bisn respectfully vi acquaints tho public, that the whole of the State Lottery be drawn the 15th of next Month, in one day, on a plan entirely new, Tickets and shares are selling considerably cheaper than last Lottery, at both Bisn's 01cl...established offices,, where, in the tan Lottery, he sold in shares, No. 27, Class A. 20,000/. ; X 57, Class C. 20,000/; 2,388, Class D. 3,0101.; 1,572, Class D. 1,0(X11; all• 5 prizes of 20,0001. and 30 other capitals in the last tw months, which were all paid on demand, at 4, Coialtill,. ; Chaiing-cruss. - • • ' ' ; -1 1 ,01 impogal!PP'•••7 l 7L