The National Register. — London, England, 1811-09-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REG Nobility were arrested by order of the Sicilian Government, and *ere immediately afterwards sent on board the Sicilian ship of war the Tartar, to be conveyed to the island of Faviguana, iScr Their names are, the Princes of Belmonte, Villa Franca, 41ci, Castel Nu e vo, and the Duke of Angio. The arrest and exile of these Noblemen has given rise to a report, which is wholly destitute of foundation, which is inju rious to the English character, and calculated to diminish the authority of the British residing in this island. Tke report is, that these proceedings were instituted at the desire of the Bri tish Government, and that the Admiral and English charge d'Af faires, residing in Palermo, had taken a principal part in the ex ecution of it. It was also asserted, that an English ship of war was employed on this occasion.—Such a representation is kn own to be utterly false and absurd, by the inhabitants of Palermo, who were eve witnesses of the transaction; it will also be ac knowledged that such an interference would be both opposed to the established conduct of the British Government, and to the duties of its principal agents in this island. Be the rumours on this subject what they may, we are em powered, from the highest authority, to contradict them, and to declare that the English had not only no participation in the business, but not eve ti the smallest know ledge of it. The in, ventors and propagators of such vile calumnies could have no other object than to promote discord between the two nations, and to disunite the hearts of the Sicilian people from their best friends. 7 R. his medicine had poisoned, received an extremely pointed re proof from the Court; and, with a view of securing the public in future from the deleterious' effects of his surgical practice, in structions were given to the Sheriff of Renfrew to institute an inquiry, how far the Charter of the Kt.yal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh,. or of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, entitled them to prevent this person from following the medical profession in future. Lord HEANTAND charged the Jury, and lamented that Ductal* Carswell was not ni the place of the prisoner. The Jury unanimously foucd a verdict of—Not Guilty. ROYAL EDICT. " It having been represented to his Majesty, thßt on several occasions toe undermentioned subjects have shewn manifest proofs of turbulence, and a disposition to interrupt the public tranquillity, having taken the advice proper on such occasions, and after mature deliberation on the consequences of such dis . obedient conduct, he has resolved in his Sovereign pleasure to order the arrest and exile to different Islands of the following persons :—the Prince of Belmonte Vintimiglio, the Prince of Villa Franca, who is also suspended from his functions of Colo nel of the Ist regiment of Royal Dragoons, &c. the Prince of Verulsterra, the Prince of Villarmosa, the Prince of Aci, who is also dismissed from his post of Adjutant-General of the King, &c. ,St„7, " FERDINAND." , " Palermo, July 19, 1811." Countersigned, &c• SCO77„/IND. GLASGOW CIRCUIT. in the trial of Jane Larsley, for murder, the evidence adduced was to the following effect : •l he pannel, about two years ago, had a natural child, a fine bel, who lived with his mother. It appears she was extremely poor, and lived in an aeartment in Renfrew, along with four • (Mee p(rsoe ' one of whom bad been discharged from the army , on account orbe:ng afflicted with the Walcheren fever. This pee son had h, ;ready annoyed by the child crying during the night, and li„d repeatedly made his mother threaten to turn their unfortunate lodger out of doors. In order to avert this catastrophe, the poor woman bethought her of giving her child laudanum, to induce sleep, and appease the clamours of the sick soldier, and that she might get some work done. For this pur pose, she applied to a vender of medicines, who is called a Doc tor, who sold her .a pennyworth of the anodyne; . and jocularly asked her, if she meant to poison any person , and was informed of the purpose for which it was wanted. In administering the medicine, the prisoner did not appear to be notivaiated with its fatal qualities, and gave it in so great a quantity, as to occasion the boy to tall into a long sleep, and ultimately to produce his death. The pannel, alarmed to find that the child slept so long, and could not be awakened, went, considerably agitated, to consult the Doctor vela() sold the medi cine, and requested him to call and see it. He refused to go, and .askured the poor woman that her child would recover in a short time. A second application met with no better success; and in a few hours after the child expired. Upon being cross-examined by the pannel's Counsel, the Doctor said he had no degree, but thought he might get one if he pleased: that he could do no good, as it was too late to give an emetic after the child had slett so long a time. His medical knowledge did not suggest to him that any thing else could be prescribed except an emetic; had never known an injection ap • Ord in similar cases. Had practised medicine for about forty years : was seven years in Lancashire, some time in Paisley, and . for the last three years in the town oeßenfrew. In answer to a pertinent question by one of the Jurymen, said he did not think he would have gone to see the c hi l d., although the parents had been in affluent circumstances, even in the pros pect of being well paid for his trouble. The conduct of the Doctor, in talking so lightly of murder, And his grim kihtutiattity, refusing to visit the child• Whom PROVINCLILS. A successful experiment was lately made at Lyons, to try tfief effect of. vaccination, in preserving fine woolen sheep, of the , Merino breed, from the ravages of the scab, which prevailed among the common sheep in the neighbourhood. Forty of the sheep which had undergone the operation, were placed among an infected flock, but withstood the attacks of the disease, while not one escaped that had not been vaccinated. RECIPE 'co PREVENT SMUT IN WU EAT.—Take of soft green soap, from fresh oil, one pound; warm water, 16 pints ; dis solve the soap in a glazed bason, with a small portion of the water ; continue stirring it, and a•lel more water as it dissolves, tilt the whole is in a perfect lye; use it about the heat of new milk ; put the wheat into a tub with a drain bottom like a brew ing vat, and pour over it such a quantity of the liquor as, standing some inches above the grain, will allow the operation of skim ming it freely ; stir it every ten minutes, and take off the SCI2I; keep the tub covered with a blanket ; after an hour's steeping let the lye run off, or, if a common tub has been employed, drain it by means of sieves. In this manner 40 pints of lye will, clean half a boll of wheat. A deplorable instance of domestic sorrow has occurred in the family ct . Mr. Hamer, a respectable fa mer at Cowstay, near liishop's Castle, Shropshire. Three weeks ago he was a happy , fa!her, in the midst of seven. sons and daughters, several of whom had attained maturity ; but the ravages of a putrid fever have now reduced the number to three—his wife is sunk almost into a state of insanity, and he himself is unable to rise from hia bed. Few per ins daring to go into the house, his grain was let out to be. reaped, and his dairy cows have been driven to ano ther farm. . _ Tuesday morning as a stage coach was coming to town s about two miles the other side Uxbridge, one of the front weeds flew off, and melancholy to relate, an interesting young woman of seventeen years of age, on the top, sitting in front, dropped under, and the whole fabrick of the coach tell upon her head, and literally dashed it to atoms. She was the daughter of very respectable parents near Portland-place. Last week, as Mr. James Wilkie, youngest brother to Mat thew Wilkie, Esq. of Bonnington, Scotland, was looking after some shearers, he was attacked by a hull, by which he was trampled upon and tossed about for some time, when the en raged :-nimal was joined by two bullocks that were feeding along with him, and such was the fury of the animals, that though within view of a whole field of shearers, no assistance could be afforded him. When taken up he was still alive, with almost every bone in his body broken. He expired two hours after. ------- In the morning of Thursday last, the oasthouse of Mr. Wilhart Cooper Woodhams, at Pea marsh, Sussex, was burnt down, together with about 30 cwt. of hops. The stock only was insured. On Friday morning, the oast-house of Mr. Wi therden, at Biddenden, Kent, shared the same fate, with about 24 cwt. of hops, which, we are sorry to say, were not insured. The cause of both accidents is at present unknown. The driver of a stage coach was convicted at Coventry, on Saturday se'mnight, in the penalty of 101. for suficring a gentleman drive; by which means an accident happened. Our readers will recollect the melancholy affray which hap pened at Thatchuni, which has since been investigated by the Magistrates of the Newbury division ; when Richard Farran, George Arnold, John Harris, and James Cook, inhabitants of Thatcham, were committed to the county gaol, for the wilful murder of the Irish soldier at that town: the other soldiers were liberated, and are bound over to prosecute. On Saturday, five French Officers ' who had broken their pa role at Jedburgh, and had proceeded to Blyth, with a view to make their escape, were brought to Berwick under a military escort, and lodged in jail. On Sunday they set out for Penny cluck, escorted by a party of the Forfarshire militia. Three of them were good-looking young meti; one in particular, of whom the following anecdote is told. at Jedburgh:—His parole not allowing him to go beyond a certain mile-stone, one day - whet, lat came to that ?icy/us uitra l wiakiog to extend Zis per. •