The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-30 00:00:00

F t ROJ/ TUESDAY NIGHT'S &MITI. .....- FOREIGN OFFICE. nrc. CO. The King has been pleased to approve of Mr. Francisco Jose de Nomn..a Feital, as Con•nl General at cHaiom , and the other porta of Scotland, for the liirA of the Unite.l Kingdom of For tuptl, Brasil, and A lgat yes. WAR OFFICE. DEC. 23. Mrmonsrrutrat.—llis Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 13th regiment of foot being lomaed into a corps of light infantry. 13th Regiment of Prot.—Col. Sir Samuel Ford Whittingham, from the half pay, to be Lieutenant Colonel. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. W. Noakes, Oid City Chambers, wine merchant, from Deo. Mt to Jan. Lk BANKRUPTS. J. Bennett, Worcester, glower. Solicitors, Messrs. Collettand Co. Chancery Line. J. S. Radford, Kings.= upon Hull, merebest Csea. Ms. Knowles. New Inn. T. tireenwell„ Sunderland, merchant. Sol. Mr. Hewitt, Tokenhouse Yard. -C. Allen, Tsvistock Street, Covent Garden, woollen draper. Sol. Mr. Mercer, ' , rimiest's Inn. W. Batley, Deptford, mercluutt. Sol. Mr. Radford, Horsely down Lane. J. Barnes. Pendleton. Lancashire. brewer. Sole. Mesas. Hurd and C. Temple. M., F. S., and W. S. Agard, Borrowaah, Derbyshire, millers. Sol. Mr. Harbor, Fetter Lane. H. Manland, ftmdforth cum Baden, Cheshire, cotton menu. factures. Sul. Mr. Tyler, Temple. T. Mills, hlilverton, Somerscubire, baker. Sols. Messrs. Norton and Co. Gray's Inn Square S. H. liooluetter, Sheffield, merchant. Sol. Mt. Blakelock, sw.4t's Inn. r. Hestia. Cushion Court, Broad Street, merchant Sols. Messrs. Hurd and Co. Temple. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 24, W. Law. Copulall Court, 1 hrogrnorton Street, mer.. elianc—Jan. 18, D. G. Stevens. Harlow, Essex, linen draper— ti, J. Pitatow, junior, Witham, Essex, miller-7, T. Halliday, South Sea House, Broad Street, merchant—lS, J. Pettit and S. R. Birch, Southwark, hop factors-14, G. Phillips, Old Brent ford, cabinet maker -71, W. Immott. Leicester Square, tailor -14, J. Kendall, Mile End, cow keeper-IS, E. Penfold, Maid stone. banker-14. E. New, Bristol, banker—lS, D. Buchanan, S. M. Smith, and P. Ashley, Liverpool, merchants—lS. J. Gray, Liverpool, merchant-14, K Pratt, Archer Street, Westminster, ironmonger -Is, S. Youden, Dover, carpenter-21, It. Ketland and J. Adams. Birmingham, merchants. CEII'fIFICATES to be granted Jan. 14 H. Goter, Billingsgate, fish salesman—l. Horrocks, Manches ter. hawker—P. Marshall, Scarborough, grocer—T. Moore. Paddington, salt merchant—E. Bolton, Birmingham, victualler —T. Smith. Hamptonwick, timber merchant. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SCIIOUL OF INDUS TRY AT HOMED, IN RUSS' el. The ostabliabnient of this institution, for the ignorant and destitute children of the peasantry of Hume!, in the government of 31logiloff, was one of those experiments which are considered as merely visionary schemes, until experience has placed their practicability beyond a doubt. On the first iotroduction of the British system of education into Russia, Mr. Heard, an intelligent schoolmaster, was sent oat from Eoglaad ; but arriving at Home', the estate of Count Romanauff, where tl•e first school was to be established, an un foreseen obstacle presented itself; not more than 30 or 40 boys could be collected in one village, and the villages were so distant from each other, as entirely to preclude the possibility of the children of one village attending the school of another.— Couet Romansoir being informed that the advantages of the new system would not be conspicuous in a school of 40 boys, and that 200 would be necessary to display it to advantage, was quite at a loss how they were to be collected ; and this eircenistance ►eemeot for a while to becloud Mr. Heard'. pros pests of success. Having, in his jimmies through the different villa;ea of the Count's estate, observed a number of children 'miserably ragged end dirty, begging from door to door, ■ad biting informed that they were orp'inns who had uo means of support but by soliciting charity, lie concei►ed the benevolent plan of rescuing these poor little creatures from misery, igno rance, and vice, by the establishment of • school of industry, in which they might, by their own labour, contribute something towards their support. This plan was objected to by many, as beieg impracticable : the chief ohjection urged was, that the children, being accustomed to a life of vagrant idleness, could serer be brought to contribute, in any materiel degree, toward their own support. Bat, fortunately, the two principal persona of the i lace were of a different opinion, and upon a proper statement being made to Count Romanzoff and General Derahine, it was resolved to erect a large building for the se commodation of the boys ; and to enclose • considerable piece of land for • kitchen garden, in they were to labour during the summer session. The ete.•tintt of the building ne cessarily occupied a considerable time, but the Count granted Mr. Heard the use or the right wing of his owls house, and he soon collected 50 boy.. from the vilhoges ; the barbarous rude ness of their manners corresponded with their miserable ap pearance; the generality of them had long fithy hair, swarming with vermin ; dirty faces, and tattered garments which scarcely covered their nakedness; no shoes, no stockings ; their looks marl expressive of hunger and misery. Such were they, and sue. would they have continued to be: accustomed to • wan d, iing, idle, viciuus life, and quite unfit wild! any useful situa abon, they would have turned out pests to society, had they not thus been rearmed from the abyss of misery by the benevo lence of their noble master, who raised these miserable orphans to habits of industry, virtue, and happiness. About a fortnight afterwards they were all neatly clothed, stud on the 9th of Dec. ISIS, the school was pehlicly opened and consecrated accord- , . img to the rites of the (.:reek church. The ragged little beggars were now metamorphosed in.o clean orderly scholars, who iseetned to pride themselves not a little on their improved ap pearance. They bad all by this time learned the alphabet, and some to write upon slates, and they performed the evolutions (lithe system to the admiration of the spectators, who began to be convinced that peasants, though slaves. are human beings. ?dr. Heard's chief object is taking these SO boys under instruc- • Lion before the school-room was built, was to prepare them to Ist as monitors, and the rapidity with which they learned wit truly astonishing. Their escessive natural stupidity had been urged as a reason fur not attempting to instruct them ; but it now appeared that human nature is the same iu every country and in all classes, and that do difference which we observe be• tween the polished inhabitants of France, England, and other parts of Europe, and the barbarian, arises principally from education, habit, and ezainple. Order was soon introduced into the new institution, and the children arranged into different el f labour, accoiding to their age and strength ; the eldest ni the boys were appointed to ha rarpenters, shoemakers, or smiths, aceordin, to their ow■ choice. while sonic of go . %or • _ _ _____ e . . • . . wilt . • ••••••• • - '.• e-... ,:b .... .• 1.. ... TETE NATIONAL REGISTER younger and more feeble were employed an splitthig be bark of the linden tree, others in platting it into shoes ; some platting straw for beta, others preparing willows for snaking baskets, and some had lealsert to make fishing sets. The hour of assembling in 1111.4001 during the summer was seven iv' the morning, and they came out again at ten ; three hours in the ' day being amply sullicient to teach them reading, writing, and the four first rules of arithmetic, in two years ; from ten to eleven they were a lowed to play ; at eleven the dinner bell rung, and they proceeded two and two to the dining room, where grace was distinctly pronounced by the monitor of the day, whose duty it was to read to his companions, while eating their dinners, • portion of the Holy Scriptures. At twelve thcy arranged themselves in classes, according to their em ployment, *ad proceeded to their differesit masters to work, from whiels they generally returned about eight in the evening; at nine they supped, and immediately after supper their names were called over by the monitor general, and those absent marked down for enquiry the following day. This being dose, and the Evening Hymn sung by them, they retired to rest.— Eight months alter the openiug of the soltool, more Bean GO children west is procession to their benefactor, Count Roman intr. dressed in clothes and shoes of their own making. His Excellency on this occasion ordered them • better dinner than usual, and promised to partake of it with them ; which promise he fulfilled, to the inexpressible pleasure of the poor children From this time the institution continued to prosper, and even those who had opposed, joined in praising it ; the childreu made rapid progress, both in learning and their trades, and be came cheerful, obliging, and industrious. A strict observance of the Sabbath was not forgotten in the institution, and that part of the day not spent in church was appropriated to reading extracts front the Holy Scriptures. By means of the school at Mine!, the British system of edu cation spread to Poland, where hitherto the strongest prejudices had existed a k ainst instructing the peasantry. Mr. Raduvitch. a young man of an amiable dispositinu, vi as sent by the Uni versity of Vilno to study the 'pieta, which he did with the greatest assiduity ; and soon after his return, three schools were established fur the poor upon this plan; and according to the last accounts from thence, they were actively employed in the establishment of more. • There are 17,000 male peasants on this estate, one tows and between fill and 90 villages. t General Derabin, a gentleman of eminent talents and libe ral sentiments, had the entire managelnent of the estate, the Count being too infirm to take en active part. The General bad been in England, and spoke English well. LOSS OF HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP RACEHORSE. Accounts were received on Saturday at the Ad miralty, of the bits of his Majesty's sloop Racehorse, Captain Stickling, in attempting to enter the har bour of Douglas, Isle of Maui, on the night of the 14th instant. The following letter on the subject will be found interesting : " This vessel had been ordered from the Plymouth station to the Isle of Mao, ILI convoy for the Vigilant cutler, Lieutenant Read, which had been disabled in a heavy gale in Boogies Bay, on the Gth of October, and obliged to cut away her mast and throw her gurus overboard ; she was with much difficulty brought into the harbour there, and, after having nudergone a temporary repair, was to h-ie proceeded to Plymouth under convoy, as above stated. The Raeshors• left Milford-11tven early on Saturday morning, the 14th inst. After taking a plot on hoard. she proceeded for her destina , ion. They made the island between two or three a.m., but the weather heirs iliick, and the night pitchy dark, the pilot, it is auppused, on nearin.: the shore, mistook the Bay of Castlettivrn, which is very ca pacious, for that of Mingles ; and shout half past live, , lien the land was descried close to them, is attempting to enter the bay, the I struck upon Langness Point, which is sur rounded by tremendous and almost perpendiculer mete. All hopes of saving her was et once given up, and she fulled in stently, , and the pumps became totally useless. Gnus of dis tress, with rockets, false Gres, and other signals were matte for assistance from shore ; but the wind blowing directly into the bay, and being Julier fres', two boats only could be procured that world venture out to their assistance, whirl they did with lanterns in their bows ; and many of the inhabitents rushed from the town, in a most dismal night, to the head, which is full three miles from it, and over the greatest part very dan gerous, from the rocks and broken ground to he passed, and this in the hope of being useful to the unfortunate sulterert.— At the time she struck, the Ceptaie and Senior Ltentenetit were both on deck, and it appears that 110 Inuit whatever can be attributed to the officers un this melancholy occasion. It now became necessary to save the lives of the crew ; and such was the excellent discipline on board the ship, that not a man quitted her without orders. 'I% e understand that the captain harl rite roll called of the crew, and on each man's name being called over. he stepped into the bust, when an officer aas named to descend and take charge of it, and to land if possible among the rocks, of which there appeared but little hopes, as the sea was heating over them with great violence. Happily for all but the last boat, this difficulty was completely overcome, as by this time fires were made with straw in dif ferent directions near the wreck, where there was any hopes of their landing in secnrlty. i‘ The Captain, Viral Lieutenant, and a Master's Male (Mr. Bone), name by the last boat, which, unfortunately, was rather crowded, and consisted of seventeen persons, Capt. Stickling being tlic last man who quitted the ship. Whcu at some dis tance from the rocks, the boat anNrtunately upset, by which all were left to shift for themselves The Captain, being a good swimmer, was saved with much difficulty ; as were the Lieute nant, some of the sailors, and some of the boat's crew ; but Mr. Bone, the fisherman who corm sanded the boat (which was one that went out to their assistance), live of the crew of the Racehorse, and two men belonging to the host, were unfortu nately drowned, making a total of nine p weons who perished on this melancholy occasion ; and when all circ 1111 l stances are con sidered, it is wonderful that no more lives were lost. " By this sodden catastrophe the officers lust every thing but what they had on their backs ; yet the object that creates commiseration is the widow of the fisherman who commanded the boat, and so gallantly lost his life on the occasion ; she had just been deli►ered of her eighth child, and has, by these means, been deprived of all her hopes in this life, which de. pended solely on her husband's exertions : it is not, however, doubted but that Government will handsomely provide for her t is the least recompense she can expect. " It has been ascertained flat most of the bodies of the an (animate sufferers have been removed from the watery deep. Those of Mr. Bone, ■nd the fisherman (Quayle), during the course of the day, and four or five of the seamen since. The former is to be conveyed to Malew c►urch, and his remains will be allsoeled to the place of intersect by the whole of bir biother etScors, hho•" L 4 IV !ATE L LIG EXC.' i: COURT OF CHANCERY. TUESDAY, DEC. 21. IN THE MATTER Of TODD, RUSSELL, AND OTHERS BANKRUPTS. Ai r . om en begged to more , titi;ttbe bankrupts' certificates might he stayed in this 'miter. hi e m egve ref* a n d mated, be had to oppose that motion u it bad long been laid down as a rule of the Court, that no motion should ever be permitted to be made in matters of bank rupiciee. Mr. Cullen eeplie I, that strictly speaking it was not a motion for in fact it was • petition, which he held it his hand, but as the cowl was just rising for the Christina, holidays, he felt it necessary to mention it in the shape of • motion, because her re the Court sat again, i• ■ll probability the bankrupts w o uld 1.,. got their certificates, if nut prevented by t h e interference of the Court to day. His IA ribliip—When was your petition presented? Mr. Cullen—lt was only drawn this morning ; therefore it was impossible we could hare come here earlier. My clients see creditors to the aasount of 10,000 L—they hare proved their chints under the co aaaaaa ission—and at now piny that the choice of assignees way he postponed until the petition cao be fully heard, so that the bankrupt* way not saw be permitted to ob tain their certificates. Mr. Montague contended, that there was nothing more de cidedly established in the Court or Chaseery than that such a motion as this shoold not he a lowed to he 'glade ; and he was Grotty of opinion, that if all the facts of this matter were known, out only hi.. Lordship, but every person who had attended to he practice of the Court, would immediately see the wiadouit of this rule. 11 is Lordship —They are certainly at liberty topresent • pe tition, praying hat a may be nears on as rally day. 1 th e re-. fore will take the petition and read it, and after I have don* that, I will then see whether it is proper and necessary to ap point an early day lbr it ; if an, I shall do that ; but rf not, I shan't. But let it he remembered, that front henceforward no motions in mailers of bankruptcies will be heard. Mr. Montague than moved that the pi eseut motion shoald be dismissed with costs. lion Lordship said that he would reserve the consideration of whether he would nut allow thew 2011. sushi until he had the petstinn. IN THE MATTER OF HOWARD ASD GIBBS, BANKRVPTS. Mr. Montague entreated his Lordship would pardon him for mentioning this most terrific name , but as the parties had pre• seated a statement of the costs in this matter home time ago. they were most anxious that his Lordship would turn his atten tion to it. His Lordship said that was one of the petitions which now laid upon his table with that very view, and he would not love any more time than he could possibly help in attending to it. His Lordship then left the court for the recess. The first seal will be on the 16th of January ; on the 10th of which he has appointed to sit and give judgments, and Let matters in bankruptcy. And it is expected his Lordship w come down even before the 10th of Janusry, to meet the p iv sicians and counsel in the Portsmouth vise. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. (Sittings before the Lurd Chief Joutice.) MONDAY, DEC. 23. THE KING V. BAKER. This was an indictment against the defendant for digging or, and carrying away the soil of certain roads, which are intended In beco tae streets, leading to the Jews' burial ground, at Mile-end. Mr. Marryatt and Mr. Chitty conducted the case fe. the pre secutiiin. The deft nilant is a brickmaker in a very extensive way at Mile-end. The roads in question are chiefly used by him. The charge of the prosecution was, that the defendant cartied away the mil or these roods for hi• own non,. 'a, namely, to make good the surface of tilled tp phs made by May in vomiting the clay to make bricks and niiu taa blab, thereby lowering the road, and depriving it olds soil. For the ch. femlant, Mr.Commou Sergeant contended that it wan the defendant's interest to keep the roads in repair, and that unless the loose mould was taken not of the rots and middle of the road, and other hard substances put in its place, they would become impassable, and that the defendant bad done nu more than this, which lie proved by the defetulaot's son and workmen. The Lord Chief Justice stated to the Jury, that if the defen dant had deprived the roads of their soil for his own private purposes, and put in its stead rabhish, at the injury of the roads and incooreniener of the public, they must find the de fendant guilty ; but if he only took such soil from the road so SA to replace it with something firmer, for the good of the roads, they must find him not guilt). Verdict—nut COMMON JURY—HLNDF.RSON V. PLATT. .... This wan an action against the defendant, for a nuisance, In obstrncting light and air, by which the plaiutifrs premises were rendered dark and unpleasant. Mr. Scarlett stated, that the plaintiff was a geollemaa who had seen considerable military service throw!. About two years ago he bad returned to England, and purchased a plea , ant eot• tage near Turoham Green. In that situation he expected to pass the remainekr of 116 days undisturbed, hat it appeared the defendant, who occupied an adjoining house, had no desire to let the old soldier rest. The back of the plaintiff's house coin• minded a fine open prospect, and the defendant had erected a stab.e, which lied the effect produced by the curtain of a theatre. It entirely excluded the scene. To abate this nui sance the plaintiff brought bin action. The law said, no man for his interest, should deprive his neighbour of light and air. In this instance, it would appear that the nuisance was no ad •antage to the consequently the Jury would not let it stand. The I ..... d Judge suggested that this question might be better stilled out of Court, and the counsel on both sides ►ub mitted to arbitration. The Judge this day disposed of all the causes on the paper, and adoorjned to January the 2d, at Guildhall. SECONDARIES' OFFICE. MONDAY. NAAALAND U. Hussey min PALMIER. This wat an imptiry to mate.* the damages to which the plaintiff. who was a pauper in the workhonae of list pa riah of Pluntstead, in Kent, was entitled (or an *maidl and fake imptitt 000000 ent committed tin hint I)) the deleinlantx, the former of which wos owt rarer of the l of the pa list', e nd the latter master of the parish won khans^. 'floomaa o..iley stated, 11141 he was a pauper in the tame woiklionte with the plAiidttf. They were both sin plo)ed, wills three oilstra, in digging gloved on the mall oitle. The hoots of work in Octoher were from seven in the morning till five in the evening. On the Ith October they all left off by mistake at half past foar o'clock, for , ill.- 410