The National Register. — London, England, 1822-05-26 00:00:00

any which hisd hitherto polluted the Columns of a Newspaper, the Court sentenced one of the de linquents to pay &SOO, without any imprisonment, and each of the other two to be imprisoned three inonths, and pay a fine of Xloo—we well remem ber the sentence upon poor Peter Finnerty, for a libel on Lord Castlercagh.—a sentence which un questionably laid the foundation of the illness which deprived society of a bright ornament—we remem ber the sentence on the Messrs. Hunt of The Exa- • miner—and to refresh the memory of the public we lur,ie some independent member will move fur a return. of all the sentences passed for libel during the last fifteen years—we shall then see the extent of this vaunted equal-handed justice—we shall then see how impartially •vere visited sins against those in power, and those who were groaning under oppression and persecution, and from what had been done heretofore we shall be enabled to judge whether or not the seine sentence would have been thought heavy enough it' it had been pronounced upon any oat: who had heaped a tenth part of the abuse upon a live King, as was considered sufficient for the lying defamers of an abused and broken-hearted Qucea. The Paris papers of Wednesday last have arrived. The following are extracts : Pains, MAY 22 —Yesterday his Excellency the English ambassador had an aiolience of the King. Three persons, one a dal only ten years old, are under accusation as incendiaries. Their Christian names are rather curious, Louis-Francis Laisel, Louis Charlemagne Gussini, and Napoleon-Clovis Tassin. 'the Mayor of Lyons issued an ordinance on the 17th instant, in consequence of an election disturb ance, culling upon the inhabitants to shut their Louses, shops, or coffee-rooms, at dusk. A tumult was expected at the close of the election, and this ordinance was intended to check it, but no further disturbance occurred. Intelligence. from Smyrna confirms the re-taking of S.:io by the Turks, under the Capitan Pacha, who was not able to restrain the rage of his soldiers agtinst the Greeks. F RONTIER OF MOLDAVIA, MAYx —lntelligence from Bucharest of the 26th April, states that the ex. cesses of the Turks spread dreadful alarm there Foreigners, among them soma Austrians, have found themselves obliged to demand rassports and an es cort, which the Kiaja Bey refused. Most of them have placed their goods in the cloisters. An article from Vienna states, that one o! the Austrian Archdukes is to be sent to London on a► Ju:ssion of the highest importance, the object of which is to lay the basis of a new treaty between Eughind and Austria, and to agree on the measures to be taken in common by those two Powers, in case the Porte should persist in rejecting, " as it is probable," all the modes of conciliation proposed by the med:ato.y courts. M. de Tatischeff left Vienna on the iOth and was expected to return in is w•ocks. TREASURER OF TIIE COUNTY OF MIDDLES' Th.,: election for this office took place on Thursday last. The foliowing were the numbers:— Sir Robert Baker Bouverie 23 Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Burchcll lt Mr. Stirling ....... 2 Sir It. Baker was of course declared duly elected—a decision which at once does honour to the magistracy of the county, atlinds a balm of consolation to the Brossly outraged feelings of the w or thy Si r R o b ert aker, and united with the sympathy shewn by the nation at large for the unjustifiable treatment or Sir Robert Wilson, may serve to convince Ministers that the British people do not regard a successful attempt to prevent the common sewers being deluged with blood as a crime.—We arc credibly informed, that Sir Richard Birnie's name did not appear in :be majority—Sir Richard knows and studies what will please those who have made him what he is from what he was. Query—Which is the more estima ble character—an honest working journeyman sad dler, or a pliant and knighted Chief Magistrate? larfidi•-..in THE NATIONAL REGISTER Soma or Tug CLettoY.—On Thursday last the anniversary festival of this institution, established for the protection of the necessitous Clergymen, was celebrated at St. Paul's Cathedral. The Lord Mayor, with several of the Aldermen and City Of ficers, together with numerous dignitaries of the church, attended. The celebraiion was commenced with a grand performance of sacred music, both vocal and instrumental, at which smite of the most emi nent professors of the metropolis assisted. Previous to the finale, a sermon was preuehed by Dr. Bloom field, Archdeacon of Colchester. The company afters wards repaired to Merchant Tailors' Hall, where a sumptuous entertainment was prepared for them -- A liberal collection was made at the doors. The Archbishopr:c of Armagh has been given to Lord John Geo. Beresford ; and the Archbishoprk of Cashel to Dr. Alexander , the near relation of the Earl of Caledon. Thus has the apostolical fa mily of Beresford, after picking and chasing every valuable see, after it has become vacant, for the last 20 years, and after having had, at onc time three of its members upon the Beach, accomplished one of the great objects of its ambition, in the attainment of the Primacy of Ireland. It only remains, . that the Marquess of Waterford be made a Duke, and nothing further can be asked. They already possess among themselves, their connexions, and depend ants, one-fourth of the whole patronage of Ireland ! The Earl of Caledon, whose relation has got the other Archiepiscopal Mitre, is one of the most con siderable parliamentary patrons in the sersice of ministers. A meeting of the county of Chester has been held at Nuithwich, to take into consideration the distressed state of agriculture, and to petition Par liament for relief—Chas. Wicksted, Esq. the High Sheriff; in the chair. Mr. Davenport moved a petition, detailing the causes and extent of distress, and praying for reduction of' taxation, which was seconded by Mr. G. Wilbraham, and carried nearly unanimously, only two or three hands being held up against it. A true bill was returned 'on Thursday last, by the London Grand Jury against Horatio Orton, one I of the accredited agents of the " Constitutional As sociation," for an assault upon J. Wilfred Parkins, Esq. late Sheriff of London. Antang the articles of intelligence communicated by the last arrivals from the I 7 nited States, is that of a fracas between the British frigate lupin, Capt. Blackwood, and the Chinese at the village of Linttn, QU miles above Macao. The particulars are given in advises front Canton of January last. It uppeirs that the frigate's boats were on shore watering, when a dispute arose between the crew and the i natives, who attacked the British seamen with him boos and other offensive weapons ; under these cir cumstances, it is stated that Capt. Blackwood was lathiesd to open a fire, in order to cover the retreat of his men, and the result was, that IS Chinese were either killed or wounded. The frigate and u large country ship were left lying• at Lintin, with their boarding nets up, under the apprehension that an attack would be made by the Dati‘Ts. Tap: GOOD PASTeq.-411C will of the late Arch bishop ofArmagh has just been proved by his widow under tiro hundred and twenty thousand pounds. This is his Grace's personal property merely. What his real estate may be, we are unable to say, but doubtless the Shepherd was not without fields and pens. Whatever the distress of Ireland, certain spirituel gruziers there appear to have no cause of complaint. However, it would seem that Scripture is occasionally tortured in that quarter (perhaps in others), and the text "feed my shcip," correptly read " feed on my sheep," which alone can account for what (using Burke's expression) we may call most excellent " tallowing in the caul and kidnies" —the flock can boast nothing like it. There is no reason to feel any alarm about the strict ortholasy of his Grace's successor—in this sort of sheep-walk, he will, it is presumed, fellow his predecessor "pas sibes alias." The stamp of the probate was 2,000 L a small slice, which, coming to the revenue, is the public's share of this fat thing. A grazier, in a very extensive line, living about three miles from Bridgewater, two years since pur chased IQO wether sheep, for which he paid 475. each ; since which, seven out of the let died and the remainder were sold a short time since in Smithfield market ut twenty five shillings each. The same gruzier declares that he has within the last year sold stock of different kinds at a thousand pounds less than the cost price. Fine mackerel are now selling at Weymouth, at one penny each. It le calculated that one hundred thousand of those fish have been caught on that part of the coast of Dorsetshire, since the coutmenceuaent of the season. A grand review of cavalry will take place on Hounslow-heath, on Thursday next, at which the Prince and Princess of Denmark will be present. — The corps to be reviewed-are the 9th, the 10th, and the ltith regiments of dragoons, with the Life- Guards and Horse Guards Blue. 165 DREADFUL TIKUNDER STORM.—On Monday last Birmingham and its neighbouthood was sisited by one of de most violent thunder storms we ever witnessed. It commenced about half-past one, and contined till nearly three o'clock, after having deluged the town, and left behind it many fearful tracts arils des astating p6wer. The thunder-cloud seemed fur mime time to be stationary over the town. The court of requests in the High-street was struck twice by the lightning—in the Gut instance the fluid passed down the chimney, removing some bricks near the top where en iron cramp entered the brick work —in the second, it passed throagh an open window eel's ever the head of a person who was writing at a desk, and darting ioto an adjoining room. in which were some females and a Child, it broke through the window Mtn the court. The child was scorched, but nut seriously, and none of the other persons were injnred at all. In Ilisbopsgste-street the lightning first fell upon a chimney, a cousidersble part of which it knocked down. About ten minutes after this the electric bolt fen upon suoilier house, about fifty yards distant, by v. a young girl eight years-old was instantaneously struck dead, and the mother and two other children we.e seriously burnt. The electric Mud seems to have entered the window of the upper room, and, striking against the opposite wall, to have passed down it into a cluck in the kitchen below, frost whence it traversed the back (Jibe mother, a ho was sitting with her chair touching, or gnarly close to the cluck, from thence to the ' reast of a cilia alio was lying with her head on her mother's lap, then to a second child who was leaning on the first, and then to the other children. There were in the room at the time of the fatal a'ri dent thetnother and four of her own, and one of the neighbour's children, and two men. One of Abe children was in its mother's anus and was not hurt, bat the back and left side of the mother was severely scorched, and she was insensible for some time.— The child lying on the mother's lap was killed ; the oce leaning on her last her senses and sight for some hours, but has now recovere I them, and was also severely burnt, as well as the third child. The neighbcur's child was also slightly burnt. It is remarkable that the house is lower than the other looses close to it. The lightning also appears to have struck Mr. Harris's house, in Broad-street, twice; in the first instance it passed down the chimney, disturbing the chimney hoards, but doing no serious damage in the other; it seems to have bar. attraoted by the bell-wires.—Dirwisghons Paper. SHIP LAUNCH.—The fineness of the day attreetel thousands of spectators to Deptford, on Wednesday last, to see the launch of the Mussel', • 7-1 gun ship, from the King's Yard. Several stages were erected for the accommodation of the spectators, which were crowded several hours before the ship went, off the tracks. There was a military guard at tire entrance gates, besides a number of persons who were swore as special constables, and were stationed in several parts of the dock-yard to preserve order. Previous to her being launched several persons of respectability, ladies and gentle men, were permitted to go on board to view her ; slue is a very fine ship, her head is adorned with a full length ligure of Admiral Russell, who commanded at La Hogue, finely carved and painted. It is impossible fur any figure of the kind to Mt better on the cutwater ; the rake is perfectly snitable to that ef the stern ; she is constructed between the ports .on Sir R. Sepping's plan, and the decks are hail diagonally ; her stern gallery and windows are remarkably neat and plain ; and the quarter galleries are formed in a style of workmanship th adds considerably to her graieleur. All the ships on the riser displayed the flags of Old England, and the colours of all na tions ; and the seamen vied with each other in the arrangement of their yards end the neatness of their vessels ; the river presented a speetaele truly pictnresquie. As soots as the *id* began to approach the slip, the dock-% ard-men began to re -11101 e tiro Atoms ssbitlt supported the ship, and when the water had (lowed nearly high enough, the usual signal was given, the rcamioing shores were takes away, and she went off the slips ' in-the most majestic manner possible, amidst tile nuelaiiiwities of seser ul thousand persons. The bands of music, at the ►iwe she went off, struck up .. Rule Beitennoirs." The grandeur of the acts! euuld nit be surpassed. The canipeny on board of her thee came on shore, and sails were hoisted on her jury masts, and she dristoped down to Woolwich with a line breeze. VICTUALLERS LTCE.NCE6--It appears, according to returns vitade to the /louse of Commons, that in Middlesex. 1821, in 'Power division, there were issued 950 licences, of which I l were for hooves not liceuced the preceding year, and and one had been refused ; in Finsbury division, 363 had bet issued, of which one was for a house not licensed the preceding year, and one had been refused ; in llulborn division, 717 hid been issued, of which 12 were for houses not licensed the pre ceding year, and four had been refused : in I.'George, Ilano ver-square, 179 had been issued, of which one had keen few house never licensed before, and two had been refused; i,r St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, 136 houses had been granted, of which two had been for houses not licensed before, and one had been refused ; and in E 3141 [Liston and Soutliwsrk the number of houses licensed had bees 709, of which three had not bent licensed the preceding year, and vis licences had been refused.—:row these returns it appears that the whole number of licensed honsea in these six divisions was in IS'Et, 3,175, nod that in 1817 the number was 3,196. Aerial Navigation from Bundtay to London!—:t appears by a certificate, published in the liontbay Ga:ette Extraordinary, by Mr. Warden, Chief Se cretary, that a Mr. I'. Boyce had made applic akin to the Governor of Bombay to be allowed to carry the mails, &c. from Bombay to London, by means of a balloon, he professing to haveldiscovered a me thod of giving horizontal motion in areonuutics.— The Governor referred 11r. Boyce to the Philoso phical Society of Bombay. A Mr. Hudson has also put in his claim to aeronautic fame ; and another competitor has appeared in the Calcutta Journal tti . Sept. '2O, where the mode of operation is explaine.l at considerable length!! Last Saturday morning, a wild duel was shot in the marshes nearYarmouth, and immediately sent as a present to an inhabitant. On drawing the entrails, which was effected with more than usual difficulty, a rat was discovered in the poire (so called by the country people) with its nose close lo the heart of the duck. The rat was nearly eight inches long from the nose to the rump, anti the tail was curled up very closely: it weighed 71 ounces. The approaching Ascot Races are expected to be the most interesting and best that have taken place on that course. The new stand is finished, and is not only extremely convenient for the reception of company, but presents a fine specimen of the best architecture. ".4+