The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-17 00:00:00

DEC. 17. ARM VAL Thursday being the Jay appointed her Ma jesty to this town, the high constable and h;s headboroughs, mounted upon grey horses, be..rin : 2 Stafts of Odice, and followed by an equestrian cavalcade to the number of several hundreds, moved forward in a regular line of procession, before twelve o'clock, from MarlhOrough Steyne, along the turnpike road to Pyecombe, near which they were joined by Captain Shiftnet's troop of yeomanry, and halted to wait the approach of her Majesty. At two o'clock. a troop of the 10th Royal Hussars, sin,Je files, took their station to the west of the road at the north entrance to the Palace, and a Guard of Honour, with the British tolouis, and the hand of thes.sth infantry, faced them. The level, orior to this time, had become the general mustering pica of the town, and berme three o'clock, the inhabitants ex-, tended (loin the extremity of the short line of military at the Pavilhon, on each side of the road leading to Preston, in many places twenty or thirty deep, more than re distance of a mile, forming a wide passage tir carriages and horses between them. im t h e eavillion to Patcham, art o derly dragoon was placed at the distance of about 200 yards tiotn his comrades to the right and left, to convey the eat liest notice of the Queen's ap iiroat hto the town Soon after two o'clock, the Prince Regent, in plain clothes, the Duke of Clarence, and several noble men of his suite, appeared between the military at the i alace en trance, the gates of which were thrown open. Their Royal Highne,ses con tinned sometimes promenading the road withal the wall, and sometimes that without, for several hours. From two to five o'clock, many at rivals of importance took place, in dusting Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ainhass. Count Lieven (the Russian Ambassador,) the French and Prussian Am bassadors, the Earl of Li verpoool, tile Marchioness of Salisbury, and Lady cieorgiana Cecil, &c. Count Lieven, having ahshted from his carriage, was received by the Regent at the Palace-gate. The t. omit afterwards shook hands with the Duke of Clarence. Gen. StrW. Mane, Colonel Sir Loftus Otway, and several Noble men and Gentlemen, had also the honour of being received by his Royal Ilighness in this open situation. A few minutes be tote five oclock, the orderly dragoons stationed to convey the eat best itthirmation came in at full speed, and took their sta. , tious ith their c 'tirades lluzzas now rent the air, and hats were waved in all quat tors. Four of the town equestrians, at full spew, now dashed down the street, betweea the populace; and these were followed, at a similar pace, by the yeomanry cavalry ; after whom came the carriage containing her Majesty, the Princess Sophia and Mary, the Duke of Kent, and Lady Harrington, tOttowed by the High Constable, Mr. W. Williams, and his head-boroughs, and the calyaeade. The Prince was seen at the Palace-gate as the band struck up thz national anthem of God save the King, and received her Majesty in the must respectful and affectionate manner. The illuminatiops are just beginnin g . There mas a ball at the Castle in the evening. Her Majesty's stay is not expected to exceed eight or nine days. The Regent does not leave us before January. The Duke of York was expected to arrive on Friday. BRIGHTON, Dm 1.5.-!—The following dutiful address of the inhabitants of Brighton was presented at two o'eloCk to-day by the Rev. Mr. Carr, the Vicar; Mr. Williams the High Con stab;e, Mr. Bates one of the Magistrates; and Mr. Attrec, the. Vestry Clerk ‘-‘ To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 4 I The inhabitants of Brightelmstone, with the utmost defer ence and respeet, most humbly presume to express to your Majesty the high SCMC they entertain of the honour conferred upon them by your Majesty's most gracious presence, and their unfeigned regard and att a ch men t t o y our most sacre d person and family. "'They are filled with sentiments of the highest veneration and gratitude to li s Royal Highness the Prince Regent, 1,1- having given this highly distiuguished town such an additional proof of his most gracious favour, by again honouring it with the presence Of your Majesty. " They most humbly be leave to offer their congratulations to your SlajeCty on the restoration of the I l eace of Eaope, whkh 809 !he blessing of Di vIN E l j ROV ID Eric E, has been effected prin-, ly by the arms, and under the wise and perservering coun- Ihis Royal Highness the Prince Regent. " 'l'hat your Majesty and all the Royal Family may long live to enjoy the blessings of peace, and the love Ofa'free anil happy people, is the humble prayer of your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the inhabitants of Brightelmstone." Her Majesty returned the following most gracious answer : " I thank you, Gentlemen, for your dutiful and loyal Addresi and beg that you will make known to the town how highiy 'appreciate the sentiments of loyalty and attachment to the King, myself, and particularly to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, who has frequently informed me of the affectionate zeal -of the inhabitants of this his favoured residence. Long may he continue to patronize this spot, and the town to increase in prosperity. Believe me, Gentlemen, the reception which I - experienced at any entrance yesterday evening was most highly ' !rratifying ; andl . l did extremely regret that the latene's of the hour prevented my paying that reyect to the Gentlemen who attended, which 1 so much wished. ' OLD BAILEY. -.....- Dce..B, W. Bagnall the elder, W. Bagnall the younger, and T. Bagnall, a father and two sons, were tried under the Act of the V2d of the King, for coining and counterfeiting certain silver pieces, resembling the dollars issued by the Governor and Corn pany of the Bank of England.—Mr. Searjcant Bosanquet stated the case to the Court. By the Act of Parliament upon which the present indictment was framed, the offence with which the prison ers were charged was punishable with 14 years transportation, to be mitigated, if judged proper. The prisoners were a father :mil two NM, who were by trade die-makers and medallists, living in Seward-street, Goswell-street ; and they were detected, as by the following evidence, in the very act of coining. But thesingula. rity of the case was, that they were actually. using silver dollars.— The price of silver having lately fallen, so that the Spanish dollar might be purchased for four shillings and sixpence, they were counterfeiting the Bank stamp, which gives them currency for ;,.s. 6d. The two Foys, the Police Officers, stated, that they went to the workshop of the prisoners in Seward-street ; and one entered at the back-door, while the other and another officer entered at the front. Before they entered, they heard the stamping-press at work : when they got into the work-shop, the father had si. stumped dollars in his hands, and lying near the press was a tray with Spa.: • *fish dollars ready to be struck oft. the press were the two p arts * of the die for stamping the Bank impression, and the upper poet' of the die was hit. The father, upon being apprehended, desired the officer to notice that they were not making counterfeit dollars, but were stamping real Spanish dollars. These facts being proved, the elder prisoner put in a written defence, in which he Stated,' that, being a die-sinker, he was employed to make a ine4al like the' Bank Ziollar, and the person for whom he made it told him it was to be sent to Holland. He was not aware that he was doing en il legal act; and, lastly, he implored mercy for his sons.—The Jury, after a few minutes consideration, found all the prisoners Gui/t/; but recommended the two sons, one of whom is 211, and the other 18 years of age, to pardon, as acting under paternal influence. The only trial of interest during this week was that of five. pee sone named Ridgway, Hastings, Brown, Ramage, and Gates, ar raigned on Monday, the two first for stealing, and the others for receiving, a large quantity of shawls and muslins, on the rivet.. Thames, when about to be conveyed in a lighter on board a ves se l bonnd to Surinam. The principal evidence was one Flygar, tine _ fellow entrusted to take the goods down the river ; but who, hav:. ing turned King's evidence, deposed, that the prisoners assi s t e d him in committing the robbery, and in taking the stolen goods tq the house of Ramage, the Indian Arms public-house, at Blackwell. Flygar's evidence was not corroberated, and the Jury acquitted all the prisoners. Friday the Recorder passed sentence . of Death on the following I capital convicts, viz. — J.W lute, tor stealing goods, value 41. the property of S. Nicholson and others, in the d,veiling-house of .1. Nicholson the younger; Ehz. Ziarith Kent, and CAUL Simmonds, for stealing goods, value 11. lss. the property of privately in his strop; J.Willnuus, tor stealing roods, value 91 Zae property of M. Coulter, in his dwelling-house; J 'Claimed, for a burglary in the dwelling:house of S. Oliver and W. Hioon, and stealing goods, value 2b l. their property; K. Parsons, ter stealing goods, value 121. the property of Hobert •Raynsturd,'Eeq. Cos THE NATIONAL OF THE QUEEN AT BRIGHTON. tiv the cipall ng the day appointed for the return of her Ma- se" °I