The National Register. — London, England, 1816-01-14 00:00:00

►at I JAN. 14. ThE THE ROYAL FAMILY. HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH.—The following bulletin vas ex hibited on Sunday at St. James's Palace ; " Windsor Castle, January 5. " His Majesty has enjoyed good bodily health, and has been generally tranquil during the last month ; but his Majesty's disorder is not abated. On Saturday morning her Majesty, with the Princess Char lotte of Wales, and the Princesses Augusta and Mary, left Windsor at nine o'clock for the Pavilion at Brighton. —At a quarter past four her Majesty and the Princess Char lotte of Wales in one carriage; and the Princesses Augusta and Mary immediately following, reached the pavilion. The Prince Regent and the Duke of Clarence were in readiness to welcome the royal isitors. His Royal Highness received his daugther with the most affectionate cordiality, and the Duke of Clarence assisted his royal mother and sisters; they were conducted to the Regent's apartments. At six o'clock the Royal Family sat down to dinner. The company consisted of Lord and Lack Ellenborough, Lord Lake, Lord and Lady de la Zouch, Sir G. and Lady slartin, Sir J. and Lady Shelley, Gen. Sir H. Tane, &c. The arrival of the Royal Family has been followed by that of many of the Nobility, who are accommodated at and near the Pavilion."—ln the evening there was a select party invited, to partake the twelfth night's entertainent.—On Sunday the Princess completed her 20th year, which was celebrated next day at Brighton, by a general invitation to all the families of of rank and fashion in the place and neighbourhood. The Queen and Princesses, who had designed returning from Brighton to Windsor on Friday, have postponed their departure till Wednesday next. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prin cess Charlotte, Princess Elizabeth and Mary, Duke of Clarence, &c. rode to Lewes on Tuesday, and on Wednesday they pro ceeded on an excursiou to Shoreham. New visitors continue to arrive at the palace, and the Duke of Wellinerton is expected to Sunday or Monday. Great quantities of fish and game arrive in daily succession at the palace, killed on the diffetent manors of Noblemen, in various distant parts of the kingdom, and sent by them as presents to the Regent. Saturday the 6th, being the anniversary of the Epiphany, the same was observed at the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Court Attendants, a party of the Yeomen of the Guard, &c. attended, as if the Royal Family had been present. The Service was read by the Rev. Mr. Haves. The communion Service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Holmes, Sub-Dean of the Chapel ; *during which three Gentlemen Ushers descended from the Royal Closet, representii.g the Sovereign. the Lord Chamberlain, &c. who presented three bags, which contained gold, frankincense And myrrh, which were received in a gold dish, by the Sub- Dean, while they were in the act of kneeling, as offerings, in imitation of the Wise Men of the East, after the birth of our .Saviour. The Bishop of London, on Sumlay,'after early morning service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, ordained 25 Priests and Deacons. CURIOUS Cit.cut. AT ri,N.—From the birth of Christ to Christmas-day, 1815, one penny, at 5 per cent. simple • interest, comes to 7s. 7 la.—At compound interest, to 1227742357144817463588c969967240755391/. 9s. 9d. Allow . ing the value of a cobic inch of gold to be 381. 16s. 6d. and this immense sum condensed into a globe, its diameter will be 6,193,604 miles,twa furlongs, 106 yards, one foot, six inches, and a fraction ; which would exceed in magnitude all the planets in • the solar system. • Supposing this earth solid gold, it would not discharge the interest Of the above sum for one hour of time ! •. Supposing the National Debt to he one thousand million pounds, and. to be condensed into a globe, its diameter will be - 30 feet, 6 inehes and 4- toths ; weight, avoirdupoise, 7,581 tons • 16 cwt. 1 gr. 31b.. 1 oz. into a plate to the I of an inch thick, it would cover 32 acres, 3-roods, 19 perches, 3 yards, 7 feet of land.—l,ooo,oo ol . at 5 per cent. compound interest, will dis 4barge the whole debt ip 141 years, 197 days, 9 hours, 5 REGISTER & 875 We understand that Government are prepared to avail them selves of the opportunity afforded by the restoration of peace, to attend to the interests of science, and add to the stock of general knowledge. A small expedition is now about to pro ceed to explore the course of the Congo, in the South of Africa. A transport, accompanied by a steam-boat, will proceed to the mouth of the river, where it will remain while ay.! last-men tioned vessel is dispatched to follow the course of the Congo, to ascertain how far it is navigable, and the character of the in habitants of its shores ; as also that of the animals, and the various articles of commerce which that part of the world may produce. Every precaution has been taken to guartl against the object of the expedition being disappointed. " .1 he Congo," (the vessel which is to proceed up the river is so named) does not draw more than four feet of water.• W hen it shill be found impracticable to proceed farther in her, the undertaking will be confided to two small cutters, which are _Hued together, the masts and sails being stacked between them so as to. leave the navigators the full range of each, and those will not draw mo:c than 18 inches of water. Such arrangement give tali pos i• c of ultimate success ; but that which gives us most hope is the care taken to man this little expedition in the best possible manner. The hands to be employed, in number about 30, all volunteers- None but those who are proved 'nest efficient are accepted.—Their exertions are stimulated by double pay. The Officers are selected for their merit alone, and promo:ion Is promised to those who may rerun n. A ti ial of the Yes els above mentione(f, which are intended to be employed In. the purposes above described, will shortly take place on theThanies. They 'will leave England early in the ensuing month, under tt.e command of Capt. Tuckey. It is expected it will take front 18 months to two years to accomplish the object of this voyage. A pugilistic combat took place a few days ago on the Boulevards, between Marshal Victor, Duke de Beiluno and Lieut. Thorough ton, of the Guards. The circumstances which gave rise to this contest are these :—Marshal Victor was walking on the Boulevards when Lieut. Thoroughton, in passing quickly by him struck the Marshal, though quite unintentionally, on the elbow ; he imme diately expressed his sorrow at the aecide.nt, and implored the forgiveness of the noble Duke. It appears, however, that the Marshal would listen to no apology, and began abusing the English Officer in the most gross and virulent language. In proportion as Lieut. Thoroughton exhausted himself in excuses and apologies, so did the Marshal in Op. use of the most insulting and injurious epithets ; till at length Mr. Thoroughtun addressed hiai in the fo!- lowing words :—" I know nut who you ale, but I am a British Oliieer, and will not brook such grce , s and indecent lan;u.:ge %vitt,- ' out resenting it ; I therefore advise you to desist." The Duke paid no attention io this advice, and continued the same strain 61 abuse, upon which Lieut. Thoreughton gave him a blow on tl:c chest, which laid the Marshal sprawling on the earth. Some gen darmes then came up and carried the English Officer to the Pre lecture, where the Marshal would have been obliged to accompany I him, hied he not announced himself to be the Duke de Belluno, on which the gendarmes allowed him to retire to his hotel. The Mar shal wrote a letter to the Duke of Wellington the same evenlng, full of the most bitter complaints against Lieut. Thoroughton ; un consequence of which a court of enquiry was called to examiee into his conduct, and after a full investigation of the affair, it ap pears that the Lieutenant could not be considered as very cul - ; he was therefore only slightly reprimanded, and desired to • be more circumspect in his conduct in future. It has now transpired, says a daily Paper, that Lord Cochrane escaped out of the King's Bench by means of his supTlying the place of the stuffing of a large sofa. w hic h had been p laced in his room for some time, but which was conveyed publicly out of the Bench, with his Lordship concealed in it, under pretences of wanting iepairs. The Taunton Courier says —" At the present price of grain, no tillage laud within many miles of Taunton is worth tos. an acre ! If there be districts in which parochial and other burdens are less oppressive, the occupiers will of course be enabled to sustain themselves a little better and a little longer under ex isting difficulties." The Gamekeeper of the Earl of Cork was severely wounded on Sunday evening last, in the Duke of Somerset's wood in So merseisiPre, by a poacher, whom he had followed I . lolli a cool; wood ut his Lordship's. • . • ri