The National Register. — London, England, 1816-08-04 00:00:00

QOG THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR OF ST.J.IGO. We copy the following from another paper ; upon which we ought to observe, that it would be premature to chqrge the affisir upon Portugal, as an act of national insult stud ingratitude, before it be ascertained how titr the Government of the Brazils is disposed to identify itself with the conduct of the Governor of St. Jagn. The esnuse which has been pursued by the Captain and pas.. lagers seems a very proper one. I he ship Phiiippa, Captain G. Nicholls, hound to Cal. (-luta, touched at Praya, in the Isle of St. Jac,o, ou I:II! 114111 of ittas, with a view of obtaining a supply of waiter and refresh ments. They haunt lying in the harbour the ship Slater:iv e Casile, Captain Ralph, put in there in distress, having struck on the rocks that nisi oft the north-cast point ofßonavista ; and the Captain of the Philippa being solicited by her commander to take part of the Mulgrave Castle's cargo on board to the. Cape, lie agreed to the proposition for a certain awn, in order But the damaged ship might proceed to Rio de Janeiro Alr re pairs. The Collllllillllltsr of the Phillippa, in agreeing to the ac tsonnoodation proposed, highly lacetised against hint the Por tuguese Governor, Don Antonio de Contrinto de Lancastie. Aithongh the British paid kiln every respect doe to his autho rity. he pet scented them to the utmost of his power, and tar no other reason than became the Phillippa was likely to be the means ut wresting out of his Minds a valuable British property, which lie.had calculated on getting into his possession. The Commander of the Philippa and Captain Ralph were treated by the Governor on their first landing with marked disrespect. They were immediately summoned before Zino; and, atter beim.; obliged to hear the most violent language used iu ex pressing his detestation of the English nation in general, he placed both the officers under arrest, and then ordered a sur e/ ey of the Mulgrave Castle, with the full intention of detaining her as incapable of prosecuting her voyage. The Governor beat to anus as soon as the surveying officer landed, fired two ittots at the British ships, and it was with tunch difficulty lie was prevailed on by an fficer under kin, to alter his determi nation of snaking them. 't'he two officers of the Philippa were Text confined in a common gaol, without a hearing, and had fora companion a criminal for murder! The Philippa wits put In possession a 50 soldiers; and Capt. Harrington, who was Passenger in the Philippa, was forced on short., and with the Commander were consinered to be prisoners on parole. After this, the Governor, weighing, it was supposed, the consequence of his conduct, thought proper to be more moderate, amid grant ed permission for the vessels to proceed oil their destinations. The following is the copy of a protest scut to the Governor by the Officers and passengers of the two vessels:- 10 MS EXCELLENCY BOX ANTONIO DE CONTRINTO DE LAY- C♦ST lE. - - Brn,—Baving received your Excellency's permission for the British neaps Philippa and Mulgrave Castle to proceed on their voyage, we whose names are under: rned„ feel it to be a duty that we owe to the owners of those ships, and the valuable property on board of them, to the underwriters both on ships and property, and to the Government whose subjects we arc, to protest, and we do hereby mot solemnly pro test against all the violent measures which your Excellency has thought proper to adopt towards us during our stay at Pray a, a port which was sought by the Commander of the Mulgrave Castle, when that vessel was in distress, and alien he naturally expected to receive every degree of protection, support, and assistance his situation re qaircel. How far his expectations have been fulfilled by the eireurne seiner' detailed in Captain tiarrniaton's second letter to yonr Excel lency, mulct date May :26, or how far the relations of peace and amity betwe n two friendly posers have been preserved by your Excellency towards us irenerally, it is not our purpose here to inquire; but we shall draw up a ?ill' and correct statement of the whole of those violent Ineasaires which acre the subject of this protest, and lay the same as soon as possible before his Excellency the Right lion. Viscount Strang ford, the British Ainhaisador at the Court of Brazils, to be by him tubmitta to the Prince lteeent ef Portugal, and to the British Govern ment. We have the hono•ir to be, (Signed by the Officer. and Passengers.) Ur. Hunt, whn, when Clerk of the Ordnance, so freely ' a llandled the public money ? and ultimately evaded justice by running away, dirA, it is said, not long since in France, in cir. rienvtances very different from his former flourishing con- di: ion. The practice among tradespeople of exposing their goods upon cloths and forms upon the pavement outside their doors has increased with the decline of trade, and since the Intro duction of Bazaars. In this state they appear like 'lost or kbandoneil ;mots, as..l tempt the needy or dishonestly-disposed passenger to pick them up. A man was apprehended in Oxfoial-stri t far a robbery, in carrying off a bundle which lay thus in his way, with many others, in front of a shop in that stree t. H e wa ,, we are assured, the sixth person arrested fur a similar offence lately committed at the same shop. In one last we gave the particulars of the execution, in the Ohl Bailey, of Boyce, Mayeock, and Gregory. The latter maintained his innocence to the last; brat declared that he freely forgone the person on whose evidence he was con demned. We have seen an affidavit from Elizabeth C o ward, the winless alluded to, stating, that she was to have been married to Gregory ; that at his solicitation she hie! handed Urn Ilia stock receipt for intending, as she could not then attend to sell the same, that he should raise some money on it; en which occasion he promised to meet her on the following tainday, which failing to do, (as she now believes through mis take as to the appointmenZ) she experienced great disappoint ment; and living applied to by a person connected with the Bank of England to know If she Lail consented to the transfer, while suffering jealousy and .:eking revenge, and igno e at of the e stoat of punishment attached to nub an offence, cadilv Immune a witness, and deposet on the trial (as was really the truth) that she had not givea airliority for the said traust'er, though from sithseenent afircumstarices slie believes that Gregory must 1 ay:: understood that she did. The ;Off. +lash conehides thus -" Deponent further said'. that since site has heard that the said W. Gregory is ordered for moot sem, she has fell the most severe remorse at being the sole wit basA, chose testimony WS, in the warmth of anger, doomed to Lill ivoinlisious end, a youth of respectable connerf.ous, and of priat4tes ittri,•petitleoit of this unfortunate transactiou) the must pare and Imnourable; and that, had he kept the before mentioned engaeement, he would have avoided his awful sait tion.'--Sworn at the Public Office, Great Mariborcugh street. On Friday last. Mts. Martha Clitekaon, wife of M. Richard Clack wet, of ne,.r Leigh. having been fur some time past in a hail state of health, w:e; in the habit of smelling to a small bettle sand hands buoy enesged st the moment. the blade at , =likatallY dipped into her mouta and stir's in her throat. Medleite assistance vros immaliately kroctirol, ant the bottle was with great difficulty ex srh2r-4; but slte lingcred ouly 4 kw hours, and died in extreme agony. nrralictli Wiling. of Kirtcn. mar Roston, is in custody on a charge of has hug, no the Valli loaf- murdered • touts child, of which she was then il.fteeretl, by fuftiog it " BW"W '"l4;4:titi of batter of anti:- many. TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. MAXIMS OF INDUSTRY AND ECONOM Y. BY DR. B. PR IeNKLIN. Remember that time is mmiey. He that can earn Bs. a ty by his labour, and goes abroad, or sits idle one half of the day, though he spends but 6d. during his diversion or idleness, ought not to reckon that the only espence: he has really spent, or thrown away, 31. besides. Remember that credit is money. If n man lets money lie in my hands after it is due, he gives me the interest, or to much as I can make of it, during that time. This anion:as to a con siderable sum if a man has large credit, sad make. a good use of it. Remember that money is of a prolific gene.aileg, nature. Money cite beget money, 411(1 its Offsln•iug can beaut inure, and so mi: !es. nulled is Gs.: turn it again it is la. 3d. and se on, till it becomes 1001. The mere there is of it, the more it pro duces every turning; so that the profits rise quicker and quicker. He that kills a breeding sow destroys ull her off spring, to the thousandth geueration. Ile that murders a crown, destroys all it might huve produced, even scores of pounds. Remember that six pounds a year is but a groat a day. Fur less than 'his little stun, es kith may tinily be wasted in time or expellee unperceived, a man of credit, may, on his own st en tity have constant use and possession of 101. So much in stock, briskly turned by au industrious luau, product's great advantage. Remember this saving." that the good paymaster is Lord of another man's purse." He that is known to p;ty punctually, and exactly, to the time he promises, may at any time, mid on any occasion, raise all the money his friend can spare, This is sometimes of great use; therefore never keep borrowed money an hour beyond the time you promised, lest a disappoint meet shot your friend's purse for ever. Good natured creditors (and soda one would always chnse to deal with, if one could) feel pain when they are obliged to ask for money. Spare them that pain, and they will respect you. When you receive a sem of money, divide it among them in proportion to your debts. Do not be ashamed of paying a small sum, because you owe a greater. Money, more ur less, is always welcome; and your creditor had rather be at the trouble of receiving 101. voluntarily brought him, though at ten didereet times or payments, than he obliged to go ten different times to demand it, before he can receive it in a lump. It shows that you are mindful of what you owe, it makes you ap pear careful, as well as an honest man, and that still increases your credit. Beware of thinking all yonr own that you may possess, and of living accordingly. It is a mistake that many people who leave credit fall into. To prevent this, keep an exact account of your expences and income. If you to►e pains to mention particulars, it will have this good effect—you will discover how wondei fully small trifling expences amount up to large sums; and will discern what might have been, and may for the future, be saved, without occasioning any great inconvenience. In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, /*instil and Frugality; that is, waste neither your time nor money, but mike the best use of both. He that gets all lie can, and saves all lie gets, (necessary expences and acts of charity ex• ' cepted t, will certainly become rich ; if that Being, who goy erns the world, to whom all should look for a blessing on their/. honest eudeavoiirs, dulls nut in his wise Providence: ukherwise de Lomita, I'V LICE, MANSION-HM. 4 i' Yesterday Charles Lucas. a notorious experimentalist, was induced to add another to his numerous attendances at this office, under a charge of picking a gentleman's pocket, on Friday Lau. The officers who apprehended the prisoner deposed, that having no ticed him, in company with other suspected persons, following a young gentleman along Fleet-street at the time stated. they disposed themselves to watch the movements of the gang. The prisoner was observed to skirt his quarry, but mistaking the pocket, after a short time he renewed his inquiry, when one of tLe officers seeing him in possession of the gentleman's pocket-book, and concealing it in his bosom, immediately collared the prisoner, whereupon a violent scuffle ensued, during which the prisoner took al opportunity of flinging the packet -book with its undimaiiehal contents into a pump-shed near rumple Bar. A youug sailor passing at the moment gave prompt assistance, and secured the pocket-bails, which was afterwards lodged at the office. Mr. Maillan, the gentleman who was pludcred, deposed, that the book now exhibited belonged to hint, and that the contents were his property, being Li 12 in notes besides memorandums and papers be longing to his employer, who is a merchant. lie distinctly identified the property. The evidence of the young sailor corroborated the former testimony, and the prisoner was fully committed. BO W-STR EXT. Monday J. Norris, a master tailor, of Kingston, charged OA snsPi eion of being concerned in robbing the warehouse of Messrs. Royd and Brockbank, sholeside drapers in Buc.klersbury, was committed for fur ther examination, THE CONSPIRAEY.-.A r edllCKby, 17..In7irtNnt, late a City Officer, was charged with having incited one W. Baxter to commit a robbery in the house of Mr. Snowsill, in Gray's• Mn-lane, for which he was tried on the 19th of September, um, and sentenced to death. The only evidence on the trial was that of Johnson, and Bray (another City Officer). On the trial Johnson said, " The prisoner went on the 31st of July to the house of the prosecutor; I saw him t he came out, and l‘said, that the old woman and her daughter were out, but the old man was within. Ile waited a quarter of an hour. and seeing the old man go out. Now,' said he, • here goes.' i saw the prisoner open the door and enter the house. I then writ to the door, and met him corn ing out; he said,' My things (meaning the k. ys) Nktvt't. fit, but I must have it.' Ile went in agate, and I saw from the • tr title of the way the curtain drawn. In about ten minus .r •!.. 7 c on. nut; I apprehended him and took him to a public.house. i '..1 him, ltil. in silver, three pocket-books, &c." TSe life of Baxter saved on condition of trausporettion; and the solemn manne: In he avows that Johnson planned the whole, corrobomted by °the,. ;it cttniAantiai evidence, hasinductd 7.1 r. Nares to ei•l :.our to sift :!••• matter to the bottom. There were seven or ei :: . .t t.. - tate:.ses exami on Wednesday on the subject. The Isr-flord. who :•!t the tit" , robbery kept the Guy F.arl of Warwick, in e;ray's-innktn , . that on the 3tat of July, 1,114. between two and torte co'ef , •.; . came into his house ant had a tint of beer; he then we: t I Johnson and another mau came in a short time aft. award-. had a handkerchief with him; they had a great deal of silv:r, they counted. Johnson went out, and left his man is possession o' the prisoner, and in a quarter of un hour browht in another, who he said was an (lflicer.—Mr. Nara, 6 ' 'fhat contradicts every word Bray has said."—'Witness rememh:rell that the other ofticer hail a good many half guineas and 7s. pi.Nes in a handherehicf. Johnso:t took than from him, and they went •rvay with tile primmer and the other officer. Johnson (to witnes) 66 Did I not leave property with you or your wife?"—Witress, 6 . Not to my kuowled,•,e, or h:tr's."--letns o Th 66 Was there not another man came into y.'ur house with me?"— Witness, "I believe then: was."—John.nn "You will find, your Worship, that if all the witnesses arc examined, and their ecieleve compared, it will turn out precisvly the same as I rave upon the trial." —II atom, the watch-he/use keeper. depowd. that Batter Wail br.r.ilrit 4t the wat.h-Lurie obout o'elv.f.. C.l :001 or .31. t of .foft.; AUGUST 4. never ST , / Reiter tined he was hroueot You have sworn directly to the ceittrea.. A p- : .-cat number of Wicil , r4:.l WrSJ oche i ..- a examined. and their depnienens taken at length; the remit we:. C:eit Johnson was ordered era :k to the Iloine ef Cerrectien. teed Mr. N..res won to the Secretary of Stete to lay the whole or the depositions before him. It is to be hoped the coueniratore, whose nefarione proceed. ince are before the publas will feel (if convicted) the severity ofjuelice in the •aine manner as the wretches who %erre guilty of like offences in 17aa-e. 'they were all Maimed, tried, and convicted for the maid murder of one of their victims, who lead been execitted for a robbery a itli which they had [barged him. On the tried a ilitleSiii.ll arose, whether the tact proved agaitiet the eliminate illllO 11011'd to murder by any few then ex. ietilig, which question was reserved for argument before the Judges. The indictment against them was for aiding, hiring, and counselling one of their gang to rub, with the person eke cnted (who know nothing of the whole transaction), another of their villainous associates; but beranse it did not appear that they did imnediattly, and in person apply to both the two men, the verdict WAS brought in special.. i rtie Judges took 60111 e time to consider the case; and in Feb. 1756, the mis creams, Macdaiiiel, Betio, SAIIIIOII. and Egan, received the following sentence, viz." That they should stand in the pillory, two at a time, to he imprisoned seven year% in N ev , gate, to 61111 security Of 1,00)1. each fur their good behaviour fur seven years, and to pay each a heavy tine, and be imprieinied until such sermity end tine were complied with." On the Bth of March following. they accordingly were placed in the pillory in Smithfield, and were very much pelted. and Egan received a severe wound which proved mortal, and he died soon after. 'flue others were iniereably bruised, but received uo further injury, evcept being entered with all the tilde and nnetinest that could be collected. 'These wretches heel carried on this nefarious system upwards of sixteen yeare, and some of titan Lad raised a great deal of money. Tuesday W. Elliott, a master bricklayer. of Hammersmith, was re examined, charged with attempting to violate the person of Mary Ann Bird, under five years of age. Mary Cure stotol, theft on die 19th ult. she observed the child running from its parents' home. in which the prisoner had been at work, in meat agitation; she ran to her mother, and told law that the man in the white jacket. ttowsers, and cap, had ill-treated her. Witness (with the mother) examined her per e ou, when what the child had gated was confirmed by the appear ance of her garments. W. 1) . Bird , father of the child, deposed, that he expoetulated with the prisoner, who replied, that he only kissed the child, accounted for the appearances on her garments, by saying he had been sizing some patches on the walls, and that some eprinklea must have fallen on her. Witness aceordingly went to the room in which the prisoner had been at work , but could not observe any sized patches on it. The prosecutor said. that a Mr. Pitt, in the nheence of the prisoner, had repeatedly applied to him to make up the matter, and asked hint if some money and a good supper would make it up. Mr. Pitt said, in answer, that he did Dot offer money; he only asked if they would not take el. Mr. Birnie said, he did not know what, construction to put upon words; but it appeared to him that mover could not have been offered with any other intention. At the examination on Monday, some mystery was attached to the case, in consequence of Mr. Hanson, the Maenstrete, who resides in that part of the country, destroying his warrant after he had issued it against Elliott. The worthy Magistrate now attended before Mr. Birnie, and ex. phenol his motives for cancelling the warrant after he had issued it, to arise from the most delicate and honourable motives; having had is dispute with Elliott, he deemed the charge improper to be brought before him, .end therefore sent all the parties to the above of fi ce. Under all the circumstances, the Magistrate thought it right to hold Elliott to bail. W. Bearden was filly committed for stealing ego dollars, the pro. perty of Col. Jervis. of die seth regiment. A young man, late a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Roharts. Curtis, and Co. in Lambent-street, underwent a long examination. charged with feloniously stealing a large sum of money facm the hank. The sum deficient has already been ascertained to amount to upward. of Learn. which, it is suppose& he had taken at different tines. Several note; have been traced into his possession, which have been identified by marks of the outaloor clerki, put on them when they take them from persons they collect from. On the deficiencies in the account* being discovered. and an enquiry taking place, suspicion fell upon the prisoner, which induced him to abecond. On the following day he was traced to a home in the New-road, where he was cohabiting with a female. When the officer had taken him into custody lie Wand him very ill, and having nu doubt that he had taken poison, a Medical Gentleman was sent for, and on his arrival he administered a portion it medicine, which had the desired effect of bringing a large portion of laudanum off his stomach, just in time to save hie life. On this being brought to the office, there wire evident symptoms of his having taken poison, from his head and face being considerably swelled. The female with whom he cohabited was - brought to the office, and exa amined as to the course of life he pursued, the sums of money that lot brought home and expended upon her; but she, as might he expecte% wits very reluctant to say . any thing that would criminate the pnsonez. The prisoner was comiuttted for further examination. HATTON-GARDEN. Tuesday, R. Mackay, one of the conspirators, underwent a final ex amination, charged with receiving a gold seal, stolen by Hubbard in a skittle-ground, as has been detailed. lie was fully committed for triat—He then requested not to be sent either to Newgate or Clerken well Prison, as he sheuld he murdered. The Magistrate, theree fore, committed him to the House of Correction. In consequence of information received by Read a itin. and Limbrick. of Hatton-garden offer, that J. Donley. alias Jarlver Dandy, was the contriver of a burglary committed in the house of Mr. Poole, of Eve. rest-stroet, Brunswick-square, and in which Vaughan was the appre herder of T. Batts, it. Rowley, and J. Farthing. who were conneteet of the same on the itth of January last, they apprehended him, and he underwent an examination before Mr. Raiu.ford, who ordered him for further examination. It appears, that Vaughan and Hanley were in clo.e consultation on the night before the rubbery; and it is said, by one of the unhappy men under sentence of death, that Hanley was the person who took sonic of the property stolen; but lie was idlcwed to iocape. Every clay brings new information relative to these abomina ble conspiracies. Yining Edwards. the Patmle, has been suspended; it being the de termination of the Magistrates to follow up the investigation respecting any who have but a slight suspicion against them of their conduct dicing improper, till the suspicion attached to them is wholly cleared sin. The suspicion against Young Edwards is, that he was with Vaughan when he took the men at the manufactured burglary at Mn.a WDonald's house at Ilonton. NIARI.ROROUOTI.STREF.T. A Gentleman of finnan-, in Argyle-street, complained cf R. Keen for a daring robbery and outrage in his house on Saturmay se'nnight.e. The Gentleman went to the Otters that night, leaving his two children two female servants, and Keen, whom he had ro:endy c Len into his service. The two females went out, efter putting the children to bed; and Keen went up to the two children in bed, and with horrid impreem dons demanded where their father kept his money. He first awoke a little boy, who was unable to answer his question; and he next awoke the sister, a child of tender years, and, with a hammer in his hand, en d:extend to intimidate her by stating tint he heel killed her brother.-- The children could give him no irahtmation, and the offender proceeded to ranseck the house, and obtained a gold watch and two others, wee cher with Bank-notes of town and temintry to e large amount, with which he got off, and has not vet here secured. The prisoner is a youth un der 21 years of age, rend a native of Camden, Gloucestershire. WORSHIP-STREET. Tuesday, Harriett (larva was examined on the following cheerer... Elizabalt, d:at&tt.:r of G. Sunshine, of Elder-street, stated, that wow !At 11410USe•—Joinlitm,