The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-22 00:00:00

lilt; NATIONAL RE foreigners. Spain and the Indies will obey him with enthusiastic devotion; all rivalry will be at an end ; and the Spaniards will see in his Excellency a branch of the family of the King w nom they so passionately love. 66 The better to ensure the success of his administration, and also to -ease him of part of the burden. four Adjuncts ought to be given him, of different ranks and professions, provisionally to compose the Government until the next meeting of the Cortes. • Whatever matter comes under discussion, every question should be decided by a majority of votes; and they should swear to observe our laws, which are not to be altered without the con currence of the Cortes, which the Government should convene as circumstances permit. 46 Upon this subject, the Supreme Council of Spain and the Indies will prepare its observations, and lay theta before the Government as usual. It is just and requisite that our Ame rican settlements should have a principal share in this national body, as they derive such strong titles to our regard from their fidelity, loyal services, donations, attachment to the. King', patriotic zeal, and great importance. This Supreme Tribunal reserves to itself to give its opinion uric; the justice of their in tervention, which it will do after the most mature delibe ration. " It is supposed, that the four individuals to be appointed by the Supreme Junta until the meeting of the National Congress, will hear a high character for probity, religion, loyalty, skill ip their respective professions, impartiality, and disinterested ness. The Supreme Junta itself, which they are to succeed in the exercise of the sovereignty, will secure the opinion of the public and provide for its own safety, by appointing individuals entitled with these qualities ; for, if the persons elected should not rank high is the public opinion, Government would scarcely succeed in suppressing the present popular complaints and sus :picions. By so doing no doubt will remain in the minds of the people about the upright intentions of the Supreme Junta; the superior ones will cease to exercise their powers—will they obtain the applanse of the whole Monarchy—and posterity will ever be grateful for their serviues. " May it please your Majesty to lend a gracious hearing to ItMs Representation, which has no other object than your Aa jesty's glory, and the extermination of the Tyrant by whom we are oppressed !" " Seville, August '26, I 8( 9." PliorisCl .4LS. ISTER. THE MERMAID. Mr. "Irmo R—The letters from g iddiness respecting the Mer maid, which have lately appeared in the public prints, having excited considerable attention, the Glasgow Philosophical So ciety, by their Secretary, wrote to the Rev. Mr. Mackay, Mi nister of Reay, to ascertain the authenticity of these documents. The following polite answer wa.., in due course, received by the Society. I am, &c. JAMES WATT, Pres. - - Society's Hall, Oct. IS. 1809. Sir—ln terms of your and the Philosophical Society's request, - I have to inform you, that my daughter wrote a letter to Mrs. lanes, Dowager of Sandside, concerning the phenomenon seen sear this place, merely for private information; without the smallest suspicion of any other use to be made of it. But having excited Sir John Sinclair's curiosity, he obtained a copy of this letter, and., it seems, that by one of his friends it found its way to the Engli.-h newspapers. Though I never say.' the letter, either originally or in the papers, I have good reason to supp•ise that it is a genuine document. With regard to the animal's timidity, I have only to say, that two seivant maids and a boy being at the time down among the rocks, it was the cries of the boy that made it first disappear. It soon reappeared farther out in the sea, and ultimately disap peared, after having taken its course a considerable way along the shore, the zitectators following, and walked on until the-, lost hope of itscoming up again. The schooloupitor of Thurso's letter is al4o genuine ; and he is a gentleman w hm-e veracity is not called in question. I am, respectfully, Sir, Your moat obedient humble servant, • " , t latnes Bong s Esq. See. Phil. Sot Iligh-strcei ) Chogow, DIVID MACKAY. Reily, Oct, 3 ) 160. ICT. 22, JUSTICE OP_ PEACE COURT.—At Dumfries, On Monday sermight, a cause of some interest was decided in said Court-- Smith v. Wilson—to recover lOs tid. as reward of rapture.— The Defendant is a fruit-dealer and gnrdener, and had bought the fruit in a gentleman's orchard, in the neighbourhood of Daw n ies. having Occasioo for a person to watch the fruit, he of. fered 6s. per week and victuals, with a premium of one guinea for every one he shot to death. and 10s. 6.1. for every one w ouud ea and made prisoner, in the act of robbitv , the orchard. Th,.! pursuer, elated with the hop( of gain, eNages, w ill heroic ardour, faithfully to peiform the bargain, reckoning upon the reward, if fortunate, at the end of his Yet vit ude. Upon ving in the list to the commander-in-chief, it appeared he had killed none, nor wounded any, hut had made one prisoner, for w Welt he demanded half-a-guitwa. The Defendant iAnititing that the aAreement was, as has ti,•eli 1-elm:sr-mud, Cie Court des ded against Wilson, in favour of Smith, half-a-guinea with The Jud Ares gave both parties an isdY ice iv:N . er to make any such bargains for the future. NEW MODE or SWINDLIN6.-- A fellow has contri , • to levy contriinoiOns during the last week in MO ford /led it.. • bourhood. by finding out such persons as have relatives • or in a French prison, and V. rititqr, letters., :••• he from such friends, by w Welt he has obtained mono-, - a t people, pretending to have the power of r4.•i ?ir friends and relations. He had a young w otna• on finding that a constable was after them. ti.e.; • precipitation as to leave behind a great ntitn: , - ad dressed to different people at Botany Hay ; .1111• stance, it is presumed that the man is rt coaviet transportation, and that he has cbtained those ire the frit lids of person's there, under pretence of he • for ward them, and for which service it is probable he n:•••. I ••ceived rewards. Within these few days an unfortunate accident I , an ; :ened at Freshwater, in the ['le of W ight„ • throu;4l, the tareic—ness of one of the Gertnah troops at prei•ent stationed at that 4,iace, - .•he, io the absence of his master (one af thc officer-1, took ny gun and presented it to the female servant, ant, in threate...d to shoot her. Unfortunmely the piece, which was l.F.tded ith shot, went tr. and killed hot- on the.spat. It apdeared that the gun had been used just before by the officer, but %%:,s ne.:;:ect. ed to be discharged. The deceased was a fine girl, about seven teen years of age. A few days ago a Lady at Gad's Hill, near Gil:ingham, in Kent, not thinking fit to entiust a servant with the washing of some of the fine articles of her dress, was getting them up herself in her own room, when her presence being necessary in another part of the house, she (pine , ' the room, leaving behind her it beautiful child of about twelve months old. The mother was not absent many minutes; on her return she found that her infant had fallen off a chair, in which it watisitting, into the soap suds. The best medical advice was obtained as speedily as possible, but to no effect—the child lingered from Thursday till Saturday, and then died. 5.,• FAMILY PRIDE.-- A notorious culprit, who suffered some years since at Salisbury. and the last of three brothers, who had been executed for similar offences, after sentence was pasS:rd, said, " My Lord, 1 humbly thank you."—His Lordship asto nished, asked hial for what? " Because my Lord, I thought I should have been hung in chalus, which would have been a disgrace to the family." A curious circumstance took place whilst the Duke of York stopped to change horses at the Chequers Inn, Brandon. The new landlady of that lon, (a Mrs. Clarke) being very anxious for a sight of his Royal Highness, had instructed her servants to inform her when the carriage drove up, and in consequence they innocently vociferated the name of " Mrs. Clarke' so loud aril frequent, as could not fail to strike the Duke's auricular nerves. The same unintentional exclamation was not the case on his changing horses at Bury, where a number of persons as sembled, and three shouts were given for Col. Wardle; nor was Mrs. Clarke forgotten. Friday laQt the Lottery began and fini,hed drawing, when Bisti, at 4, Cornhill and 9; Charint-Cro., sold the following Capital Prizes, in 44 Shares :—No. z,GtB, 20,000/. in Class A ; No. 2,618. 20,0001. in Class U; No. 4,091, 5,0001. in Clats ; No. 383, 1,000!. in (.143, ; No. 8.30, 1,1;00/. in Class A $ Nu 830, 1,000!. in Class B; No. 548, 5001. in Class U; Nu. 4,855, 500/. in Class C.—The fortunate Share-holders may hut* their money nu demand, at 4, Cornhill, or 9, Charing•Crots.