The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-04 00:00:00

.J- CONCERT AT THE MANSION HOUSE. Such was the interest excited by the expected visit of the Queen to the city, on Thursday last, to honour the concert for the benefit of the minimal ins tuition, for the education of 1500 children, with her presence, that nu merous groups of persons were collected round the Mansion-house at an early hoar in the afternoon, fur this purpose of witnessina the arrival of her Majesty. The concert was announced to begin at seven, but front the anxiety to secure good places, carriages came pouting in lions all guanos considerably before sax o'clock. The company was most numerous, and con sisted of females of it iirst families in the city,- and also of a number of ladies of quality from the West-end of the town, Of course by gentlemen of equal respectability. On the whole we never saw a more bril liant assemblage of well-dressed ladies and gentlemen. It was a little before seven o'clock that the state carriage of the Queen, with footmen in royal liseries, drove up to the mansion-house, through the crowd, amalst the loudest acclamations. The carriage of her Majesty was accompanied by those of her suite ;amongst mutat were, the Haan. Keppel Craven, Lady Anne Hamiltou ' &c. tier Majesty was dressed in a superb white silk dress, we believe the one presented to her by an incorporated body of silk workers. She had on a mute silk hat, of the particular shape worn by her Majesty, surmounted by a phone of white feathers She appeared to be in excellent health and spirits, and was received by the cono»iitee of ladies belonging to tire institution, aCCOßl panied by the committee of the corporation, (at the head af whoa) was the (tight. lien. the Lord Mayor,) in full dress. The corporatimi committee, and the committee of ladies having preceded, her Majesty uxik the arm of the Lord Mayor, and seas by him introduced to the concert-room, accompanied by his Grace the Duke of Leinster, Lord and Lady Hood, Major Gen. Ferguson, Alderman Wood, Sir Hobert Wilt:on, with several other distinguislall characters, with their ladies. Nothing could exceed the zeal aloe enthusiasm with which her Majesty was received, and it was some dine before the plaudits were abated. She was conducted to a state chair under a stale canopy of crimson velvet, fringed with gold, erected for the occasion, on the right side of the platform or stage fur the musicians and vocalists.— Beside her Majesty sat two ladies of her suite. Amongst the company we observed J. C. Hohhouse, Esq. S. Whitbread, E•ti. Mr. P. Moore, Mr. Hume, Mr. Palmer (the member for Readina), with his col league, Mr. Gordon, and several other members of the House of Commons. There were present upon the whole not less than 2000 persons, and notwithstanling the spaciousness of the Egyptian Hall, the greatest in convenience was felt from its being so closely crowded. The decorations and other interior arrangements were conducted with the most strict regard to the interests of the charity. The names of the periormers and the vocal arrangements are too well known to render it necessary for us to give any account of them. It will be sufficient to say, that tltcy went off with much &eel. The com pany were, however,disapplinted by the 11011-attendance Of two of them, Miss Stevens, and Mr. Ilialtam. Mr. Brahant had, it appeared, been prevented from attending on account of being obliged to perform at Dru►y-lane Theatre, in Lore in a Village. iss Stevens had been prevented on some account or other, which we could not learn. (OWNER'S 1.1411.; ENT ON MR. SCOTT. On Thursday evening an inquest was held at Chalk Fain tavern, before T. Sliding, lisq. Coroner, on the body of John Scott, Esq. aged 40, who was mortally wounded in the late duel at Chalk Farm. The Jury-room was crammed to excess, by professional and other gentlemen, the former bacilli; ii tended for those parties who might be ultimately involved in die transaction, and to hear the es idence. The following witness wa. then called : Thomas Smith, who said he was a carpenter. He was at work for Mr. Watson, the proprietor of Chalk Farm house, en Friday week, when the duel took place. It was about hall past nine o'clock at night, sv ben they Were alarmed by the explosion ot fire-arms; they WCIII nut, when a young gentleman requested assistance for the deceased, who, he said, had received an accident. A shutter was procured, and on getting to the spot the deceased was found lying on Its back, nn some coats. Five gentlemen were about twelse yards from the de ceased, who was conveyed to the above tavern. The deceased shook hands with a gentleman, who he (wit ness) suspected had shot deceased. The gentleman •hook hands with the deceased, and said, " Good night." This witness described the person who shook hands with Mr. Scott as a man or middle stature, and wore a plaid cloak lined with red. Mr. Watson, landloid of the Chalk Farm tavern, and John Hyatt, the ostler, were then exammed ; the sub stance of their evidence went to corroborate the last Dr. George Dulling exantined.—Attended deceased on Saturday wet k for the rust time, by request of Mrs. Scott ; found deceased in a very weak and tainting state, from having lost a great quantity of bliknl, which he attributes to a wound he had received in th e a bd omen , between the lower rib and the hip hone on the right side; deceased was attended by Mr. Brooks, befine tile witness sae, hint; the ball was afterwards extracted by Mr. Guthrie. Mr. Scott expired on Tuesday night about tell &dock Witness attended Inw frequently, and attributes his death in the w d which lie received. Witness referred to a 111t1001ancluin which he made of what Mr Scott S.llll 10 him. Mr. Scott, referring to his wound Ott Satinday intoning, between 9 and Wo'clock, said, " this ought lion to have taken place; I swipeci some great inistuana.;entent—tom e was 110 occasion for a second fire ;" alter a cant p111,t• lie proceeded, 1• all rerptired trout !Mr. Christie was, a declaration that he uteant nu reflection out uty character; this he refused, THE NATIONAL REGISTER awl the mvetiug became inevitable; on the field, Mr. Christie behaved well, and always ready; for the first fire he called out, • Mr. Scott, you must not stand there; I see your head above the horizon; you give me an ad vantage ,'—l belioe lie could have hit me their if he liked. After the pistols were reloaded. and every thing was reu ly for a second lire, Mr. Trail called out, • Now, Clinsik, take your aim, :old do not throw away your advantaue as you did last tone.' I called out im mediately, • NVliat, did out Mr. Christie fire at cate r was answered by Mr. Pattmore, ' You most not speak ; 't is 110 W of no use to talk ; yon have nothhig now for it but firing.' The signal was immediately given, we fired, and I fell." Does n o t know Mr. Christie or NIL emi s tim (tame. Deceased expressed hint satisfied with Mr. Christie's conduct, whom he described as very kind to him after he was wounded. Mr. Pettigrew at tended the deceased on the day after he was wounded. John James Guthrie, surgeon, proved, that he ex( racted (he ball. and in every other respect confirmed the testi mony of Dr. Darling, as did also Dr. Poynter, who was the first medical person called in to attend Mr. Scott. At this stage of the business, there being no other wit ness present at one o'clock, the Coroner and Jury pia ceeded to view the body, ..11,1 afterwards adjourned till half past five o'clock next clay. On Friday evening, at live o'clock, the Adjourned Coroner's Inimest W4l. held. The first witness called was Mr. Pettigrew, surgeon, who entered the room attended by his assistant and Mr. Harmer, the solicitor. . . After some delay and convitrsation between the jury men on the propriety of Mr. Pettigrew's assistant remain ing the room, it W 39 decided that the gentleman should withdraw. John Joseph Pettigrew sworn, stated, that he was a surgeon—he had no knowledge of the deceased before ihe night of the dud—he then knew him as Mr. Scott— he was celled ou, ou this night (Friday) fortnight, and requested by a friend of the deceased (Mr. Pattanore) to hold himself in readiness to give necessary relief. It was then comnomicate d to witness that a difference had taken place between the deceased and Mr. Lockhart, the editor of Blackwood's Niattazine, which, difference had not been arranged. Mr. Christie (Mr. Lockhart's friend) had interfered, and by a paragraph in this Ma gazine reflected on tie character of the deceased, who tilt himself called upon to require Mr. Christie to dis• avow what he had said in the above Magazine. Mr. Christie was not willing to do this, and witness had a communication from Mr. Pattmore (Mr. Scott's friend) who requested witness to atieeed at a house in M argarete street, Cavendish-square; he attended there with his assistant, from whence he was conveyed to Hampstead road in a post-chaise. lie, with his assistant, proceeded from thence to the top of the 11111; could not discover any person there. Ile leturned, and hopedvd of a man, whether any geutletnen passed that way? The man directed them to the track which sonic gentlemen had passed. Witness and his assistant hollowed them. On arriving again at the summit of the Hell, he perceived some gentlemen in the field below inan heard the re port 01 pistols almost immediately. Question by the Coroner.---Dul you know any of the panics?—A. Did not, neither should he, were ite to see any of them. Examitiasion continued —He went towards the field and called den " Pattenore" several times. Mr. Pattmore answered by repeating witness's name. lie cause to time hedge which separated the fields; heard a knocking, as if persons were priming pistols. He was Mete distant eo yards; could not say the distance the parties were front each other; they stood parallel, and the pistols ex ploded, and ni a moment after the report, heard aim exclamation of " Oh!" He approached the persim, who was k peeling tm the ground; it was Mr. Scott; he examined the wound on the spot; found an opeoing between the lower rib and hip-boete of the right side. Mr. Scott I.inted, and on his reeds% ery, he further esti- Milled the wound, and found the ball had pet hirated t h e cavity of the abdomen; troth the slight discharge of blood he was satisfied that no internal blood vessel was injured. Witness directed tile deceased to he removed to a house. Ile ii.eutionedi this to Mr. Pattmore and two either gendemen,welo, it appeared, were Nlr.Chirestie and his friend. Mr. C. asked winless what helmet& of the wound. ‘Vetness replied, beture the deceased, that iu his opiteime the wound was mortal. Mr. Christie was dreadfully aeitated, and repeatedly wished that he were in Mr. Scott's place. Toe deceased said, " %Vhatever may be the issue of this case, I beg you all to bear in remembrance, that every ilaiug has been fair and honour aide." The deceased was then removed to Chalk-farm. IVitness went to town, and heard from his assistant atter wards, that the deceased was much worse. lie com municated the affair to several persons. Visited hint the next day, and found him in a hopeless mate. The Cormier asked witness if he considered himself bowed, in t h e way of his profession, to obey such sum nemeses. Witness said he never massed to attend when called upon, even by the most abject individual. Some ammadversious were nsade, both by the Coroner and some of the Jury, me the circumstance of Mr. Scott having been left without any surgical aid for a space of time after the departure cf Mt Pettigrew and his assistant, in reply to which, Mr. P. observed that it was time nature of gun-shut wounds in mail instances not to require surgical assist:owe, and this was one of diem. ‘Vitieeas teeing asked if he did hot hear it still on the grouted, by Mr. Christie, that lie hail fired down the field, replied—" did to the Lest of my recollection." Christie said, wringing hi, hand, apparently in agony, " 1C by was I permitted to fire a second lime ? discharged my pistol Mewl. the field before; I could do leo more. I was compelled to fire in my o wn d e f ence ." These espressions were made in consequence of some altercation which took place between the seconds. Mr. Christie took Mr. Scott by the hand after he was wonted cif, and whims) desired him to stated away, Mr. Scott befog at that time about to faint , did not hear bins wish Mr. Scott a 400 d 1116111. Mr. Patti to stated to ~~ . -- some days after the oecurrence, that if Mr. Christie and his friend had agreed that he should not return Mr.. Scott's fire, Mr. Christie's friend was bound after the lire, to have communicated to him the conduct pursued by Mr. Christie, of which he (Mr. Pattinore) was en tirely ignorant. Wm. Boalle Maurice, pupil to Mr. Pettigrew. con firmed part of the latier's siltement ; but said, to the hest of his recollection, that Mr. Pettigrew observed the wound was by no Illejus mortal." —Davis, a Bow-street officer, was afterwards exa mined; tint his evidence was immaterial. The two h ost-boys, who brought the parties to the spot, also were examined ; but no circumstance worthy of notice transpired. The Coroner then recapitulated the evidence, and the . jury after about half au hour's consideration, brought in a verdict of Murder against Christie, Patumore, and The verdict was pronounced at about 11.11- past twelve. REVOLUTION AT MADEIRA. ...-...ii.n- From various letters received on Thursday by the mail from Lisbon, We select the following, as con taining the most accurate account of this event:— " MAnEiaA, Jun. 31. An event has onurred here which, we trust in God, will have a beneficial effect on this little isand, and setire to us more justice than we have, tmfortuatcly, hitherto experienced: I allude to the adoption of a constitutional form of government, than which no event could have bem more sadden and u-iex pecteil. On Sunday, the 2tith instant, about noon, a deputation, consisti , ,g of the following Nrsans, viz. Signor Signor Medina (Albuquerque). Escorcio. and Morgialo Diego d'Or rtallas, entered the Castle, and demanded au interview with th e Governor General, to whom they exprossed themselves autho• rised to intimate the geaer.. , wish of the iirnahitants for a condi. tation similar to that estoblisleal at Li6lXn). 'file deputation had been encouraged to this bold measure byhasing previously obtained the ssgnatures of near Got of the principal inhabitants to a declaration binding them to slum, all the consequences of the proposition. The demand made by the deputation appear - also to have obtaioed the general concurrence of the soldier , es, during their visit to the Governor, the ini"tia, though without arms. were' , " drawn up on the public walk, and a few compa nies of the regulars were stationed wail co inon in the Chofatis, an open space opposite to the Governor's residence. An immense concourse of people was also collected, who were we'ting with much anxiety the result of' the conference. They were nut sr": freed to remain long in suspense, thr the menibffs of the depu tation soon appeared on the ways, accampanital by . the Governor and h's principallidicers, end the desi ed constitution was inun diately proclaimed. hbontly gave a loose to joy; no work was allowed to be done for three days, and the twist general satisfaction was diffused among the public; enmities of many years' standing were made up, the theatres opened, and every house illuminated. The enthusiasm ma rift:steel in the theatre., has been peculiarly sinking, arid was not a little heightened by the ladies present, who all united their voices from the boxes in the national hymn. The schooner Andurihha proceeds immecuately for Lisbon, with an embassy from this government, to apprise the new ad. ministration that the constitution has also been proele . med in this island.'' According to letters of the 10th inst. from Leg horn, intelligence had been received there of the Austrians having actually passed the frontiers of Tuscany, on their route towards Naples. Letters from Turin of the 16th further state, that the principal division was e•.pectctl to arrive at Florence on the I ith. Abundant supplies of every requisite had been prepay...ll in the city, both tbr the troops and the horses. The officers of the commissariat department, it is said, in their way towards Naples to the diGrent depots established for the army, whither they were sent in great haste from Milan, travelled wit:tout unitbrat, from th. 2 fear of assas sination.—That corps of the Austrian army which traversed the Marches to take the road to the Abruzzi, was destined to join the main division between Ponteeorvo and Capua, at the intersection of the two roads. A private letter from Marseilles, dated Feb. 19, mentions the arrival of a vessel at that port in six days from Naples, with intell*nce that the people of that capital were sv exasperated against the King for his conduct at Lavbach, they set fire to a line. of-battle-ship in the Bay, merely because it bore the name of Ferdinand. It was understood at Naples that the Austrians were advancing in two columns of 40,000 each, one by Rome, and the other by Ancona. Great agitation prevailed at Naples. A new line of mail communication from York to Liverpool is in contemplation ; it is to leave the firmer place after the arrival of the London mail, and to proceed through Wetherby, liarewood, Gisburn, Colne, Bursley, Preston, and Ormskirk, to Liverpool, No rctin at should be admitted in any kingdom, according to the declaration of the Allies, without originating with the Monarch and his ministers, consequently all those who petition Parliament in this country for a correction of abuses, are nothing more than a Carbonuri, whose voice should have no weight. The conductors of the slavish journals of this metropolis now chuckle in consequence of an absurd rumour in a foreign newspaper that is a schism among the friends of freedom in Italy. An elegant landaulet, fitted up as a travelling carriage hits been launched for her Majesty; the colour is bright green, the royal arms painted on the doors and pannels, and plain gold arms, and C. It. Dot splendidly, but elegantly bordered goes round the bottom. 1