The National Register. — London, England, 1816-11-11 00:00:00

NMVPMBER 11. ihc• KING The French papers announce the death of the King of Wurtembarg, at Stutgardt, on the 30th of October, a two o'clock in the morning. Official infiamatirm of the event has !teen received by the 11.itish Goverment. He was barn on the 6th of November, 1754. He mar ried, first a Princess of IVolfenbuttle, by whom he had a son, 65 years of age, who now succeeds him ; and in 1798 he Married the Princess Royal of England, who, says the Courier, will soon be in England ag dn. The deceased, i t seems, had been long troubled with the liver complaint, attended, as the disorder increased, and particularly, just before death, by fever and shiverings, resembling ague. • His son, who succeeds him, in addition to the reputation ofa gallant soldier, acquired by his distinguished servi. , es in the two lust campaigns against France, is considered also as a liberal statesman, and one likely to conciliate the differences 11JW existing between the people and the throne. He is married to the Duchess of Oldenburgh, whose enlightened curiosity excited so mich respect for her while she was in England. 'NE Kt NG'S HEAL•ra.—Saturday se'nnight the usual Council was held at Windsor, when the Physicians de livered the following report of his Majesty's health : " Wionson Csirri.t:, Nov. 2.—His Majesty was rather le s compo4ed than usual dining the former part of the last immth, but his Majesty. has since resumed his tranquillity, and is in good bodily health." - - We can state with confidence, that the 28th is the day fixed for the arrival of the Prince Regent at the Pavilion; and that her Majesty the Queen certainly intends to honour us with a visit the first week in De cember.—Brighlon Paper. EARL STANIIOPE.—A letter from Chevening, Kent, dated Wednesday, says :—" I hope, front a sensible amendment in Lord Stanhope during the last few days, that his Lordship will soon be out of danger." PARLIAMI NT .It is calculated that the number of persons qualified in England to vote in the Election of Members for the House of Commons amount to 112,875; in %'ales to 6, 512 ; and in Scotland, to only 2,697; • making a total of 122,084 Electors in Great Britain. The belief gains ground in the county of Rutland, that the Gainsborough estate will at last become the property, by purchase, of the Duke of Wellington. Friday se'nnight, being the day appointed for pre senting the Address of the County of Surrey to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester ; the LIC' Sheriff of the county of Surrey, accompanied by the Earls of On slow and Rothes, Lord Viscount Cranley, Messrs. Thornton and Sumner (the two Members of toe County), Sir C. Sullivan, Sir T. Turton, and about thirty, went in procession to Ba,gshot Park, and deli vered an Address; to which their Royal Ilignesses re turned the following gracious answer : " We return you our warmest thanks for this flattering Ad dress, and for your congratulations upon our marriage; and we request of you to he assured, it is truly gratifying to us tb receive this proof of your regard ; and that we feel most sen sibly the interest you are pleased to take in our happine , s. It is said that Madame De Steel is at present em ployed on a work, the aka of which is a parallel be tween France and England, with respect to the causes and effects of the revolution down to the present day. FOREIGN Putvrs.—The following curiOus story is in circulation: it is not at all improbable:—The duty paid on foreign prints being high, for the purpose of protecting the arts at home, many ingenious modes have been invented to smuggle the Paris engravings into London. A short time since a number of foil:, volumes came from Paris, consigned to an eminent bookseller in London. The duty was paid, and the bookseller deposited them on his shelves fir sale. A fe'w days after, his French correspondent appeared at his shop, and begged to have the books again at tile invoice price; but the bookseller refused to sell his purchase without profit, but parted with them for a small emolument, The cunning gentleman from the Continent no sooner had the books in his possession, than he cut open the backs, which contained a number I of scar.!.: and valuable French prints. The duties are frequently eluded by similar expedients. It is determined that the new street shall not he pro ecAled in fitrther, fear the present, than Piecadiry. It will be continued so far with façades of lonic columns, ' on plaister, corresponding with those in the square or pos:te Carlton-house; then two lodges will be erected on' the east and west of the Regent's palace. The screening colonade will be taken down, and some light description of railing or balustrade will be submitted. BUTCHERS' EAT.—From inquiries made, it appears that mutton, which the London butchers sell on the average at between 7d. and Ad. per lb. the ven der, at the present time, a gain : of 301. per rem. !—We understand the market at Hull, in Yorkshire, abounds with prime joints of beef at 4d. per pound, and mutton at 34d. ECLIPSE OF THE Suw.—The solar eclipse on Tues day, the 10th inst. will according to the unial calcula tions, be the greatest seen in this • ountry rinse the sth of September, 1793. It will commence about 18 minutes atter eight in the morning, and end about half past ten. The moon will be observed to make the first impression on the sun's disk at 18 deg. 19 mit. from his vortex, on the right hand. THE NATIONAL n. SISTER. , LORD 2.IAYOR'S DAY: Saturday being the day on wbieh the Lord Mayor attnnall takes upon himself the insignia of orfice, was, as usual, c.,le ! bratel he a gravel civic feast, the procession f r om the city to Westminster, and the other customary enremonials. At half past the two new sheriff., Alderman Brydz i .s and Mr. Kit y, went in their state carriages to the Ttlansion honse, wher e the Lord Mayor and Corporation were prey ; red to reee'Y , them. At eleven they proceed, i n prat-cosi /41 .-I.OS Lords'a:p in his sate carriage, preceded by the City Marshal, the Ma , shoal's men, his f mtnum. and the pages of hi s i inis se::old, to to br ea kf as t. This meal, which consisted of solid nil English roast beef, was set out io the Council Tito onty Alderman present, a circumstance unprecedented, was %Merman Birch. This city festival was rendered more brilliant, splendid, and interesting on Saturday, thaa on any-former occasion, by several extraordinary ci, cumstanres ; one of which was. that the Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor doer were one and the same person. Another was, that the procession, after going to Westminster by water, instead of returning as 'usual the s iIV, returned to Guildhall along Parliantent.street, Wh:te. hall. the Strand, Fleet-street, &c. riser was covered with a vast 'number of boats, filled with ladies, anti bands of music, and decorated with Rags and streamers. These, Inter-' . mingled with the magnificent City barges, rendered the whole ti illy magnificent The twocessioa arrived at West minster Hall at two o'clock, and his Lordship ithmediately proceeded to the Court of Excheiptcr, where he was pros •nt ed to the Chief Baron by the Recorider. He was supported 1)y Mr. Alderman Birch and Mr. Alderman S. I. Smith. The t.,,rd Mayor having advanced to the bar, the Recorder intro- Iced hint in these terms:— `.ly Lottl.l-1 have the honour of presenting' at your I.onlship's bar. Matthew Woos., Esq. Alderman and Fishmonger, who has been -1 , •-%:3 by a great majority of the Livery of t.onclon, and by the sane tion of the Court of :aldermen, has been again appointed to fill, thir. lug the year ensuring, the high and dimified situaion of Chief Ma. t,ostrate for the first metropolis of the British empire. The citizens of London. by choosing this gentlemen in the fair and full exercise of their chartered rights, to preside over the magistracy, and to fill the high office, and discharge the duties of mayoralty for two succes sive years. have hestowtal u-ion him a distinction which has not been conferred upon any other chief magistrate for a period emote than centuries. My Lends, you cannot but be aware that the important ellt• ties of this great public tree moo demand from the person invested' with it an entira devotion of time and etlents; and that to uphold the due rolm.iour of his high ofi-e and d;gnity, ante the consequenee orate; a: at city over which he uresides, a large expenditure of his privat . t f trrune most he realties-le tin ler these cons .:1 trationa, the laws of tt.e c:tv of London hare dealstreel that no "tan who is honour ed by a second electing shall be compellable again to serve the office of Lord Mayo-. My Lends, in grateful return. however, for the gratifying testimony lie has received of the aTection of. his fellow citizens, and with an ardent desire to render himself still mare useful have applied to biin, and has suhmitted liima.lf to the anxious resnonsihility of this high office, rind again undertakes to fulfil the duties attache:ll to it, attendel by the cordial wishes of the citizens of London, that he may excrete kis trust during his: second mayor alty, as he hail done in his first, in all - its important bearings, for the welware of the whole empire, and the flank& tr interests of the city of London; and by so doing entitle himself to a still more extensive claim on thekoatitude an I anorohation of his fellow-chic "09. lie also attends to,rendez an amnion of the iArtt2.4 of his high office; and here an ample and gratifying scene would present itself, in speaking of his conduct during his past mayoralty. but his election for the succeeding year speaks more fully and efilsetually than I can express, how amply and signally he has merited the approbation of h s fel:ow-citizens. o ne ,. come mucosa—lay Lo r d alayoe,—.The circu'sstanres under which we now reeeive your Loalshio at this bar call for more titan oolinsry congritulation to the Chief Magistrate of the rite of London on his elevation to that situation; for in your Lordship's re election we have the strongest testimony of the very high sense your fellow citizens entertain of your nor:am:tug services already rendered in the discharge of the important trust, the usual period of which has expired; and it being understood no tracts can be found during the long period the Bets 'ler has stated, oT any other Chief Mae- strate receiving the honour two successive years ' which has intender! your Lords-hit. that circumar.vice would alone bear testimony to the un abated zeal and attention with which cot fellow-citizens consider Yost to have discharged every part of t. our laborious and public duties. Your exertions have indeed been eminently conspicuous to the public at large. and they cannot be beheld without the highest gratification to the feelings of every one who can rightly appreciate such services. In a wool, it appears that you have been the father of the poor, and the friend and vindicator of the oppressed. Your Lordship, in resuming the important functions of your office, will, I am sure, think the safety and socurity of the city of London is again committed to your especial care, and your post conduct will &fool to your fellow citizens. a certain assurance of what they may expect in future. A steady perseverance. and an inflexible and itu partial course of justice, we have every reason to suppose, will not he wantin_t on your part; and by such conduct, when von retire from the weig ht and edres of this arduous office, you will have the well earned praises of your fellowseitizens, and what will be the best tes timony, the consatation of your own approving conscience. The Lord Mayor then, in the IMOI form, rendered the ac count., of his office ; and the Recorder having in his name. in vited :tie Barons to dinner at Guildhall, his Lordship, with the Sheritfa, Aldermen, and Livery, withdrew. The Lord Mayor, &e. then proceeded to the Courts of Kino's itenelt and Common Pleas, and give the' same invitation to the respective Judges of these Courts. They then returned to' their carriages in l'alare.yard, and from thence went hack iu procession to Umatilla'', proceeded, as last year. by the-men in armour, several of the city companies, with the banners unfurled, hands of music, fie. The poptilace took the horses from the Lord MaVor'a carriarre io Palace-yard, a n d drew it all the way to A party of the heese awaits, dressed in holt' armour, joints,' the. procession tr. part of the spectacle, attrompanial it to Guildhall. The proc e ssion arrival :it Guildhall coon after 4 o'clock. l'lte hdell eras brilliantly 'nominated with gas, and tleatrated, as usual, with tranapnrcncies, banners, ssce. At six o'clock flin tier was !kyr vein p; Am most them rowans , present were, Lords Pssex, Er thin. Montfort!, ()coastal, and ;Foeriorton. Ladies :Montfort and Shaw; the Master of the Rolls, "llr. Baron Bi ohartla. ',tire Parke, Abbot, and Ifulrovil. the Attorney ona Solieitors Generals, Sir S. Untidily, Sir Win. Scott Sir U. the American ltlinister, the 1-foti. Grey 'Sonnet, ate else. Mr. Kea') and Major Cartwright were also :meats. Afrer . the cloth was rano% ell IYol are.'tia was sting by Messrs. liyise, ()Wrist, and other professional eeittlenten : slid the foßowing toasts and songs'were given and snag rapid successions. The King, hi soleinnailertee. The Prince Regamt, with three times three. Mug, " Time Prince and MI Enalan', for Ever."' 'fheSaaeen and Royal Family. Song. " %Porn ortler In this Irma commenced." The letke Yoec and the Army. The Tanks of Clarence and the Nary. The Princess Charlotte and Prince Cobourg. Lori E-sex, and tee House of Peers. Lori! Paseo then gave. the Lord Nlayor and TAdy Mayoress. This toast was drank with tlasec tinica chute, and lurid rip plattbe. Toe Lard M l.or thea low to return thanks, 411.1 Ot) , erVed, 110 Ile could lint let taw opportunity *ithotit expressing the gratitude lie felt for the honour which the company pre sent trail 11011 e him, by attending his iiiitation on this ocea siou: still more, however, did lie feel the obligation which had been so recently conferred open him by that spontJneons e•prersion lit feeling which had again 1/13.Ced Ili:II in the- WO' , and hononrablesitnation train which he now addeessed them. , Loud App'aures.) The Lion. Grey 14onett and the House of Commons, with throe times throe. (Applause.) • The American Ambassador, with three times three. The American Ambassador returned his Lordship thanks for the honour conferred on him, mot gave in return — Prosperity to the City of London. (Loud Applause.) The 1..0.11 Mayor teen gave the following toasts : The Judgeo. The Attorney General. The Members for the City of London. Mr. Alderman Atkios returned his Lordship thanks for the honour co.iferred upon himself and his colleagues. The Lord Mayor then gave— Lord Er.ddrie tend the Trial by Jury. Lord Erskine acknowledged the honour done him by his Lordship, end observed, that in.staiiiling forward on the me morable occasion which gave rise to the toasts his Lordship had just done him. the honour of giving, he had considered the liberties of the ar bject in danger: impressed with that idea„ he tart made a stand ; and ahauld such alio her occasion occur, which lie trusted ne.ver would, he hOped be should not now ever, forbear to stand thrward, and contribute iris feeble asJ to stein and defeat it. The Lard Mayor then,gave.L. • The Sherif& of London. Mr. Sheriff Kirb;i, returned his Lordship thanks} for the hollow be had done himself and his colleague in giving the toast, and expressed his gratitude to their guests far their knidneoi in drinking it in the manner they had doom Sonic other toasts were given by the Lord Mayor and others ; and sour after ID o'clock, the ladies having previously re-. tired to the Comical:heather to take tea, his Lordship quitted .1 the chair ; most of the company tbliowed him, and aver pro menailing roans fora short time, separated. There was no ball, as dancing would have hrOlee ill upon the-. Sunday moining. Sir It. Wilson quitted the Hall about tqn o'clock: he vitam„g loudly cheered by the company bath on consist; in and going ayeav, The mesa in armour were stationed at the tipper end i.f the Hall, from die time the Lord Mayor task his seat at table until lie quitted the chair. They were stationed upon pe destals raised several feet above the fluor: the two urea in brass armour at each corner of the upper part of the Hall, and the man in the steel armour of Henry V. in the eeatre, immediately behind his Lordship's chair. A pair of trum peters were olio stationed behind his Lordship, and another pair at the leiftoin of tti, Hall ; and previous to each toast acing given, the trumpetS behnd his Lordship soon:led a charge, which was replied to by thei•a: at the buttons of the Hall. The Hall was full in every part; yet, owing to the jedicions arrangements of his Lordship's Committee, ita coutm ion pre vailed. Lord Essex sat at the right hand or the Lord Mayo'; and Sir Robert Wilson oh the left of Ism Ladyship. The ILO was, as on the preceding fe-tival (Willy like nature, lighted with gas; butt out Saturday the lights were far more numeral:. At the end end, over the Lord Mayor's chair, was a magnificent crown, and at the west a Prince's plume, also formed of gas. the pannele of the hustings were covered with rich ertervioa cloth, and the mouldings aloug the top were with the richest drapery. Besides the Hall. the Court of Kiii,;*s Itencli and Crimeil Chamber were erepaied for the reception of company, and were decorated and lighted in a manner corresponding wale the Hall. .:t+ 'r- A copy of the original Bill of Fare of an eztraordinarlicettst• given by William Nlincay, Esq. on his holm! elected a second time Mayor of Norwich, in the fourth year of the reign et • 4 Queen Elizabeth, 1561, who upon that occasion entidetaatteel i i the Rule of Norfolk, the Lords, Knights, and Ge4l try Of the ~.„ county. Also the Speech of 'Ur. Johnny Marlyn., a wealthy citizen, at the dinner, utter grace was said : • .0 8 stone beef, t4lb. to•the is loaves wheaSen ditto.oo 0 9 Ai stone. £0 a 4 3 --.oenaalin ditto 0 0 3,. 4 collars brawn, at 4d... 0 1 4 1 bairel strong beer 0 2 6 -1 4 geese, at 41 8 pints butter A fore-quarter veal 0 0 10 . I:utinegs, mace, einna- . • ark A hind quarter ditto 0 1 0 mail, and greens.-- 0: 0 3.• 2 legs mutton, at 3d 0 0 6 41h. Barbary and sugar. 0 1 •6 ll'•a Loyn of mutton o'o -6 Fruits aallalawurds OO7 id Should::: veal. Ileca.t and ioa,tmution 0 0 7 Sweet wat.:r and per fi plovers, at 2d...._ 0 1 0 Humes. 14 brace partridges O. 7 0 2 gallons-whit: wine..., 0 1 0 .41 ti couple mbbii.s 0 2 0 2 dittochret 0 1 o,;i 2 pi:lnca-pig« - . 0 5 0 8 fowl as, at 3d 0 2 01 t ditto malmsey 0 1 8 I.Winallads, at stl 0 3 V I tl t dittollustartfditto.... 0 1 0 doe. eggs, at 4d 0 1 01, t ~,to Aluscatlinc...,... 0 1 0 t lia,liels flower, at 9d o r 16 Liaves white bread 0 0 4 Total £2 15 11 Maister Mayor; and may It please your worship, yore - have feasted us this day -like lb King. God bless the thseeo's grace. We Kaye fed plesitifolk,y, and now Janitor (whilst) 1.. can spctsk plain English, I heartily thank you, Mais,ter Mayor, aid so do we all, answer buys answer, bravo, bravo. Your beer is pleasant and potent, and will soon cite!, i, by the cation, and atop our maintets.• Aud on hirz - zat fur the queen's ntiesty's grave, and AA !wt . bonny browed demos of hoe /or. !Itaza j*.rr listof Mayor, and our ,owl Nlayoresti; linzaa for his sioWe grace of Norfolk, tiere . sits, God save him ; hitzza for all this jolly cionpaity,lihrl all our friends round the comity, who havit,gostresery' in their purse,: and. an English heai t in their tr•la..4, to keep out Spanish 1)11114 and Papists with thcir fag:tots to hum our wist,”rs. Kindle your jugs, shove it about, tenni your caps, and 111172:1 for .111:liliter .laytir, his bre:tiekvn, thciratcl"kiPly nod all thi. jolly eontpan.y.'.' , . M'eilnestiny tho Siddines fur the Lottery took plum by adjournment. None of the Contractors would atlYan.e nho‘e ttl. fur the Lottery ofninlo 'I lekets; In coosegnen .e of whleh they were sent bark and informed, that thy mittit hid upon n Lottery of 15,030 'rickets, to be drawn in one or two Lotteries, t o . finish by the Ist of. March. OnAtivir a tom the Itid.:ing, were as under:— . 156 h litichanFon and Conn Shewell and Co Bisll orcourac is the Cndr.:ctur -Cis 3 1 14 14 11 14 11 0