The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-08 00:00:00

NOV. 8' We undo:icon.' from one of the juror:., that the body lay lu the mAimer described by the so v.int ; it w.ei exit oiled ai i t f e n float Dr. Kozel, rind' nearly covered with Mead. A !wet and blanket were over it, and the rarmi ma: lying' at ti:e feet of the enriete. The fare wai so lunch siiniti n, that Lis nioNt intimate riitintli would scarcely have knaw I. it to he that vt'Sir Sentinel. The following anecdote of this most revered and lainnuteil watt. has come tic its fleet is ! verv. respectable quarter. %Vt. Rive it publicity with the more pleasure, that it not only tends illustrateto the mournful circumstances hilt death, but casts al alerting and ennobling fight on the moral excellencies of his elfaracter, it wilt, perhaps, be asked, what anecdote of his life would not tend to make his memory more esteemed, and lilt lass mule egretted lie commenced his career at ti:e Bar, a young man, liberally educated, with those high principles of honour, and that susreptibility of amiable mid generous seociment, which distinguished his life, but without paternal Airtime, and, still more, with both his parents de pendent upon his professional suecess. In this he became acquainted with :1 von Ilif Lady , the charms of si horse mind and person won his affections. His vondoet Wll4 UOl lily Of his head and his Meant. He declared Ins sentiments lo tits object of his affections ; butt added, that h e must " acquire two fortunes" before they could be married ; the first for Nose to whom he owed his first duty—his parents ; the second fur her. 'flit, Lady knew how to appreciate his merit acid his motives, and their vows were mutually pledged to each other. lie entered upon his rat err of profit 111)(1 humour with that dAildilllltt energy whirl' rosins a chief feature of genuine talent. Is. il comparatively short period he ucale:ed a consi derable sum, and with it purchased an minitity for his parents. flaying put them in possessiou of this provision for their lives, he formally declared to them, that his obligations to them were now fulfilled, and he was about to enter into other relations, which most exclusively govern him in their turn.— lie began a second time with fresh spirit—acquired " a se. swirl fortune"—all within a very tow years—settled it num) her on whom he haul bestowed his heart, and married her.— To lose Lady Roundly after a❑ attachment so funned, and after years flown assay in tranquillity of domestic joy, die. torbeil uuly by the splendid pursuits of ambit:on, synoninnius with virtue, was one of those shocks which must be left, nude • fined, to the imagination of such as know what it is to feel. History will say of Sir Samuel Roundly, that he died uncor. ruined by wealth—undaaxled Icy rank—unblemished by 4111- bition—utivulguised by popularity—admired by his &dyes. sartes—and even unvilitied by the base. His place at the Bar—in the Seuate—iu the country, is vacant, and it will remain so. We understand, that when Mr. Maybrey, the surgeon, en tered thermal', Sir Samuel was still alive, and looked earnestly at Mr. May brey ; and after the lapse of a few minutes, his eyes grew dim, he fainted away, and expired. It was after he did the fatal act, that he expressed a %Vialt to write a let. ter; and the sheet of paper, and pen and ink, woe given to him by his attendant. MONTH/. Y AGRICULTUR.II, REPORT. The long contintiance of a warm, genial, and, in its happy effects, tiernal season, has universally than:tett the appearance of the country, and neat ly put an cud to all solicitude on the score of winter provision. The quantity of after-grass is not only far beyond ordinary years. but of far better and more nourishing gnahty , partaking, in a considerable degree, of the nature of spring glass; whence it is to be lulled, that it will have no tendency to cause the rot in sheep, as has been up. prehended • on the contrary, it may be expected to forward cattle of all i:in& so materially, that good Chi istinas dinners may be expected by all those who have money to purchase them. Even the poorest grass•latitis have produced all nei• common after-crap, and the (inanity anti make of the rowers upon the best is highly satisfactory. The finishing cut of lucerne, in Kent, so little cultivated elsewhere, and insuf ficiently there, hiss been wonderful. Of seeds, the reports are nut so favourable. The pally sown turnips ale improved to the utmost possitile deg cc ; those sown in the ant are equally fortunate. bin no great expeetions can ever be realized from latter sown roots. Swedes are scarce, and in general the turnip runs too touch to top, and the present is not the season for twenty-pumiders. The price of bay is necessarily reduced. Tin:nips and potatoes may be probably estimated at threcluarters of a crop, the latter being made tip to the demands by importation. The quality of potatoes indifferent ; the latter ours, hard. Fodder will be scarce in the winter, and toots ought to be economized, iu contempla tion of continued frost, which may leave the improvident cattle-keeper in great shahs. heat must inevitably , be dear in the spring, our can there be so many cattle stalled as usual. By letters from the Bishopric of Durham, perhaps the most backward part of England, with respect to the corm harvest, wheat was abroad, uncut, on the 30th tilt. Gleaning has (seen somewhat too good this sear, from the dryness tit the grain. Harvest neat ly finished throlighout Scotland, and plenty of corn, but the oats do not yield to expectation. On the crops genet ally, calculators have been somewhat too sangoine, as seems to be indicated by the state of the markets. winds might have been alarmingly high hail the ports closed earlier. Wheat-sowing is finished in the best and forward districts, the clays won king like gat den moulds in ;in admirable style for the drill, which is annually increasing on English ex perience. • They write from all quarters, that the greatest breadfir of wheat-seed, and of tilt tines qii.ality, has, and will be pill ill this year, that has been known duticw die preceding twenty. row the state of the hinds, die weather. and the happy scarcity of insectile Iteriiiin, it:i which the late drought and the hung' y vermin-killers made !Mei& hayed:, 1.4 ei y groin lias vegetated; and, as it may tarn out, those enitivatois, who hypoiketically over-stick their lands with seed-core, will have 110 mason to congratulate themselves on their practice. The wheat came tip in sr viii and era dot s, and is of a deep healthy green and very 111Xut iant. Front the high price of coriofood, hogs are very dear and seater ; stores in sufficient plenty.— / wan cattle aim A ar " b ear a 21.011 pi jet., and eWI:6 fur breed ins arc in particular sequest in the north. On Saturday sennight a large hamper, well paekod and corded, with a card of direction, unknowing the carriage and porterage to be paid, was brought by a porter to the house of Mr. Hurst, a wholesale egg merchant, on Saffron-hill, who, on laying down his load, Fait!, it was by a coach ton the country, an then went about his busine.ss. Mr. Horst, h•-•ing anxioto to know what sort of a present he had un cape: redly receivet;, proc.eded to unconl the hamper ; when, on lift ing up the hd. to ins great surprise he found a tine female child. about Mice week:, of I. w:th a nice lace cap, and otherwise well dress ed. lying fast asleep. closely piadted all round whit bay and straw.-.- He scoot for a enosllthlc, to whom he delivered it, and it w.u. cart iqd to St. Andrew's wo:kh•ou,e, wilco; it now is, And in a ;Madly &WC. THE NATrONAT. itECNTrIt BANK 1:01?GE1eIPS. We extract tho following curious details from the poNtseript to a pamphlet, just published by Mr. C. W. Williams Tito following eiretimstaitces have occurred in my own person, mid, twang strongly dins, ranee of th e neees.ity of :alteration anal amendment Bark notes, al well all colat. SiVe of the COPlCindti‘miness of fallihilti y on the part of the Batik in distinguishing between genuitie and forged notes, I cannot omit ineetionieg them here. " flaw ling found 20111 e difficulty in passing a one pound note whieli was somessloa torn, though by no weans defaced or obscured, I took it to the Kaiak to -et it exchanged. Not only the net e, but myself, were conned liver in a i narncr not vets agreeable ii a public office. After eon daleroble delay, and e ) ;- woiontion by several clerks and their severs! inspectors, 1 was desired to take it to the " one and two pound note of f ice." lYe there underwent a' forthor scrutiny by two clerks, who appeared somewhat embarrassed as to their proceediug. was informed. "it cuadd nut be examined immediately, atill wonlal take some tow," and asked if I was in a hurry I inaraired :f it were a good or a bad note? Some unimportant Maser vat iolia were made touching the data., which Was alleged to be rattier obactared. I observed, I had nothing to do with that, or whet might be necessary after I was guar. 'lice clerk said that aomething was necessary—that he meat examine if that nantber was written of." I 'gain added, I laud no right to be delayed ota such ground ; the only question in which I Was concerned being, wait a good or a bud note ? It Was IlaW • ever in vain. I then begged he would do what was needful, observine, that it had already engaged late a considerible time; _lie politely Apologized, out it was necessary. He returned in ten minutes, having written on the note " Gth May, 1816," and his initials, desiring me to take it to the person who sent n. there, and he would exchaege it. I dial so, and was again examined and delayed, and even reateired to write nay name and address on the note. Finally, after having been sent front one clerk to another, until I had passed the ordeal of four clerks, with their four assistams, I received a new note ha exadiange. The whale occupied thirty. five minutes by the Batik clock. "'file note here alledeal to being an old note, stone justiti• ration might perhaps he urged. In Bre following, however, even this plea was taken away :—. " Some days after, being desirana of exchanging a ten pound note for small ones, with the view of being sectired at least in this ease from forgeries, 1 atepped into the Bank, not collate' wing it would be but a moment's affair, the note being quite new. One clerk (cashier) received it, examieed it by a table whirl) hung up at his side, and which appeared to be a list of numbers, with corresponding dates, or perhaps a list of the 'lumbers anal dates of ascertained forgeries. At all events, ateappeal was made to thi, table. This clerk tore off the aignature, anal bawled it. to his inspector, who also exa. mined it ; and having decided in his own mited on its genuine ness, wrote his initials in red ink across the note. It was then returned, anal I was IleSi• eat to co lower down. There I waited a consigeralele time, as it is necessary in Ciaija, as the phrase is, that is, call out tote's torn to be served. I was here required to endorse any name anal address ; this was really too match; the note was new; I obset veal it was payable to bearer. I declined. I was not positive as to the person front whom I had received it. I gave nay name, but dial ten wish to he a espounble beyond the possession.— 'file clerk was somewhat otfeinled, and obierveil list if Ilse note was any own, why s h ould I refuse to plat my name on it ? I asked if he would undertake not to come on me should the note turn out forged hereafter? He said t h at w 55 impossible. The inspector had said it was geuitine, did I not see he had marked it ? I observed it might be forged, as in the rase of Mr. Hammond. He expressed his ignorance of that case, mid treated the matter as false. I retired and went to Mr. Hammond, in Bishupsgate-street. Mr. Hammond thenelit I might have put my name on it, as their only waject was to prevent ft out. I asked was it title, as lie land stated, that •ffie clerk and inspector endeavoured to recover the value of the 101. fingery taken Irani him, even asserting that the former would loose his situation, if it were not repaid ? Mr. Hammond said yes, but that he Was not so absurd as to pay it, and never did. I returned to the Malik, mentioned the fact. again requested payment, oat the specific grounds that I deans 110 t positive whether I land received the note of my banker or not: and that it would save me the 'ramble of going to the west end of the town ; or oat an uaiderstatailine tuft to re-demand payment if it proved a forgery. " My good Sir," said the clerk, ' 6 you are giving yonasell a great deal if mineresaary trouble." I begged to say, I wis the best judge of the degree of risk I chose to run. Filially, I was obliged to ancertana if it had been actually received from my banker, .and who, having made himself responsible to me, I en dorsed tee and the following day it was exchanged at the Bank. The delay anal inconvenience was truly alls• tressilig. Many persons in the office eallibited dissatisfac tion ;at the manner they were 41110 inconvenieneed. Impatience aid it titalion were indeed loudly expressed by minty . Let the reader who has not experienced it imagine what a tax upon time, what an expense, even to the Bank, what u g nankin's alienation of putilit. feeling ! Let the Diteetors examine this department; let Bleat go incogoito. and judge for themselves.' 'flans the simple exchange of a note, re quiting the examination col so tunny ks—the agetecy of so 'Hatay inspectors—the scrutiuy of another office—the appeal to the ledgers—the loss of 110 Wadi time—and above alt, the ultimate indecision on the part of the Bank, and the taint remaining on the note, to-the embarrassment of the holder, who, perhaps, in the interval loafer his seem ity. tav eases, in the Bank of Ireland, Would not have occupied the time one would take to cress the office. Them as man goes nut of Ilia way to have his note exchanged at the Bank ; but here 4 " In Ireland the bearer is requested to - put his signature on notes above the value of twenty pounds, not as a right, but to Save the public in the event ot• a loss or rubbery. The pre • caution is well understood by the imbibe, as being useful to them, and complied with; but, where a refusal is made, which sometimes oveurs, and which may even be justifiable privateon and persOilai aIutIMIS 7 no, observation follows. '•'l•he above proves —first, the &Laically of ascertaining the r.•nuiueness of the note, even in the Hank, and with the co:' lateral aids of private marks; secondly, uin• necessity of the fallible teat of a duplicate nmsiber not Navin_ heel) already paid ; thirdly, the fact or a 'boob, Gill hawzi•ite ou the gnu• Menus% of a note, and the continued responsibility, even after payment by the Bank ; fourthly, the great inconv salience and di lay sustained by the public. " }fete is the' perfection of the machinery,' as Sir 31'Intosii observed, by which the Hank protect their unit intei est to the neg•ect of (he public. "Two observati (((( s ma) he here added;—First, that the Oink are inaalt,lai Oil t , . c si g ", tit e iu an in. payteile t t bearcr ; attd, seeondl ; lit ;hey tt f that they are although thi , , elerk w.a uffeude.l. b, • rause I acted 011 it N 4 '11:41117 21.1 este of liti Lwn 66 ()Ii !reform it altogether." C. W. W. Fron t the LONDON O.I.ZE7"I'E, Tuesday, Not'. 3. BANKRUPTCY SC PEPSEDET). R,tvEa; C. aLtl CHET tL t: all null 1). illn.Nurwicii,wine-merchants. BAN KIVJPTii Tar.noT W. George-yard.ibard-street, merchant, Nov. 7, 17, Hee. 15, Rt guildhall. Att. Richardson, Clement's-lane. I.oinbard.street. FAWCETT George-yard, Lombard -street. paper-hanger, Nov. 7, 17, Dee. at Guildhall. AU. Mr. Hunter, Millman-arrest. adtbrd-row. YATES .1. E. Shoretlitch, peVerer. Nov. 10,17. Dec. IS, at Gui W... hall. Att. Mr. Cartwright, Mend street llal. WARREN W. Fenchureli-,:reef, victualler, No•/. 10, 17, Dee. 15. at GuildhaiL Am. Aldridge and Co. Lincoln's Ina Nev.. _ _ square. MILEs 11. New Bond Street, linendraper, Nov. 14, 42 1, Dee. tS. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Dawson, Saville-place, Borlington- , tr. . OAkI.EY T. I'. Ealing. brewer, Nov. 7. 17, Dec. 15, at Guditi.dh. AU. Mr. Vinemt, Beilford-strect, Ileitford-square, EMERY I'. Worcester, wine-merchaat. Nov. 10, 20. Dee. Is, at Worcester. Atts. Cardale and Co. Holborn -court, Cray's Inn. BRAYLEY J. W. Nottingham, laco mannfacturer. Nov. 17, Dec. 13, at Netting am. Atts. Baxter and en. Gray's Irn place. Aar min .1. Red Lint Street, Bullion, cabinet tra'ter„ Nnv. to, 17. Dec. 15, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Jeyea, Charlotte Street,. Fitzroy Sqaare. DAY R. 11. Tovil, Kent, seed-cruslier. Nov. 14. 21, Dec. Li, at Guildhall. Atts NViltshire and Co. Old Broad Street. Inivisr R. Stapleton, Cumberland, grocer, Nov. 12, 13, Dec 15, at Carlisb. Att. Mr. Clennell, Staple Inn. HAMPTON T. Manchester, merchant, Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 13, at Maneiester. AU. Mr. Windie, Holborn Court, Gray's Inn. SYDER G. Homertm, dealer, Nov. 10, 28, Dec. 15, at Guildhall. Atts. Sandys and Co . Crune Court, Fleet Street. Wittx F.UROOK \V. Hun?erford Street, Strand, victualler, Nov. to, 17, Doc. 15, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Pasmore, Warnford Court, Throginortua Street. DIVIDENDS. W. Godrich, Daventry, wine-merchant, No•. 43. R. Davies, New Bond Street, tallow-chandler. Mockett, Isle of Thanet, farmer, Dec. 3. J. Adcock, St. Mary-Axe, druggist, Nov. 2-1. G. Jackson,jun. Bishopsgate Street-Without, surgeon. Dee. 5. J. Davidson, East India Chambers, Leadenhall Street, mtrchantas Nov. 17. T. and J. Dowley, Willow Street, Bankside, corn merchants, Nov. '24. C. Mani', L. Dcane, R. Westbrook, and H. B. Deane, heading, bankers, Nov. 2i. C.C. Becher, Lothbury, merchant, Nov. 24. J. Lawrence, Hounsditzh, drape:, Nov.2s. W. Tomlinson, Nottingham, haberdasher, Nov. 24. J. Noble. Bucklersbury, merehant, Nov. to. E. Thompson. Felt-yinll, Durham, farmer. Nov. 3 1 . J.Velvin, Bradford, Wiltthire, clothier. Nov. 25. CERTIFICATES,—.Nov. gy. - , W. Parker, High Street, Whitechapel. oilman—R. Lee, Great Winchester Street, merchant—l. B. Muly, Hawke!lurch. Ihmet shire, baker—W. Coopr, Bell Court, Walbrook, paper merchant— J. Ramsay. Lower Cologan Place. Sloane-Street, merchant -T. Var. ley, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, woollen cord manufacturer—C. Tim brell, Walsall, Staffordshire, dealer in iron—T. Walker, George strect,MaTylebont.‘, haberdasher—R. II er,Kingston-upott.llull. met chant—C. Norton, Birmingham, builder.—T. Story, South Myth, Northumberland, snip-owner—W. Richards, Chatham, blacksmith —D. Crofts, Marchinont Street, shoemaker--J. Ford, Bidborough Street, Burton Crescent, builder—J. Riches, Loudon-road, 'Men draper. POOR'S RATES. A reduction of the Poor': Rates is likely to he effected by no means so readily as by the encouragement of industry • g the labouring classes. l'ersuaded of the truth and int. portaore of this principle, a number of (;eitilemen have united together in the metropolis, tOr the purpose of obtaining information on the best means of furnishing permanent em ployment to the industrious poor, without encroaching MI any existing occupations. We have been favoured by their Se. cretury, Mr. IL Wilk, with a copy of the inquiries, which they have already eirenlated through different parts of the coun try ; au '1 which, as relating to a question of emisiderahle inter est In political economy, we are happy to l a y before owe leaders I. If such of the poor, as have small families, and are out of work. or whose low wages are insufficient to maintain them, were supplied with a small portion of land, nearly rent tree, with the mean, of erecting a cottage, if necessary, on the same, would it prove a to industry, be accepted and cultivated, and eventually reader parochial relief unnecessary 2. For prsons with large families, say six children and upwards, in similar eirrumstancei, would it be considered likely, Wu cow anti a sufficient quantity of land, say one and a half or two acres, at a ijW rent, were supplied, that such would be enables to live without pa— rochial n‘sistance ? _ _ Wnat effects might such assistance be expected to produce in a given number of years (say 10 or 15) on the moral condition Lnd happiness of the poor, especially of the rising race, and the welfary ci the community at large ? 4. Ifapproved, (and the money necessary to accomplish it could he raised) your opinion is requested as to die best mode ut carrying the same into effect? 5. Your opinion is requested on the propriety of large and popolois places employing land for the occupation of their pour under sun,,il.e superintendance, (which hits in some ins:ances h,en practised) si:h a view to enable tliem to subsist without paroclUavl 6. Any other infornmtion on the sinject of furnishing employm , nt to our industrious poor, nut prejudicial to exiaiuglocciipations, will lie esteemed. Monday a Jury was impannelled before the Depnty High Baiiiff, at the Guildhall. tiri3tiiiiiister, toecsess the damages claimed by Mr. Slade, the Proprietor of the Argyle-monis, as compensation for Le loss of those rooms. part of u Welt are to he rei,loved, in order to ;or conthme the line of the new street. Mr. Sergeant Best stated the claims of his client against the Comm ssioaers, under three heat7s; first for the value of the freelto:d property, which would he proved t o b e worth 10501. a year. which at 17 yeanb' purchbe, wou:d next three ycars' profits of the rooms, con. sequence neo' 9. f i the 3 in i s li4 s . of Ids businecs, consequent upon a removal : average profits of the rooms amounted to 2,.1'x4. a Year, which for v - orit wig+ 1,5 0 0. The third head of the claim was fur a loss 0f2,5n01. upon the sale of wardrobes, &c. After a long invertigaticn of the arse, in which the interests of the Commissioners were •up ported by the Attorney-General, Mr. Gurney, and Mr.Shcplienl, jun. the .lury returned a verdict of 22.7301. Last week,' a hare, pursued eloaely by the hounds, at Nor:hailer ton, lumped ilirJugh a window, breaking ft aquar:• of I alighted upon a table wiiere the family sat at dinnor. rear rapt's life wax; eared by the master i.f the hone, for I,e sct her at :fun, in hie garden, after the tio.inds bad been drawn off