The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-02 00:00:00

P 1. 0 •"'"v' PARLIAMENTARY HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY, Nov. 26. This day, at three o'clock, the Loon CHANCELLOR. with - - FAA BATIIVBST and Lord Mame ILIA, took their seats in the House t 4 Lords ; and, being attended by the usual offices front the House of Commons, declared Parliament to stand farther prorogued to the std•of January next. FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTR. CROWN OFFICE, Nov 50.• MEMBER rimmed to serve in this present PARLIAMENT. County of Derby...a.% Mundy, Eli*. in the room of $. M. ydy, Esq. deceased. This G mite notifies the appointment of . H. Winstaraley. of Liverpool; C. Moore, of Hull; and T. Sparrow, of Wolter— b.orptari, Gents.. to be Masters Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Eastwood, kleltharo, Yorkshire, clothier, frona-Deo.:10 to Jan. aft. • • BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. S. Wellbutue, Sodomites, York, grocer . BANKRUPTS. G. Stock, Ashweek, Somerset.; farmer. Solicitors, Messrs. *Mangum and Co. Bedford Row. W. Dore, Woking. Surrey, nurseryman. Sol. Mr. Walthew, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street. Y. Gals - rein, High Street, Shidwell, slopseller. Sol. Mr. Hutchison, Crown Court, Threadneedle Street. J. T 'Grown, Manchester , wine merchant. Sol. Mr. Kay, Dt snctiester. T. .Ed.vards. Gerrard Street, Soho, woollen draper. Sols. Messrs. Sweet and Co. Basingliall Street. T. Manliest, 110$8. Ilerelindakire, currier. Sols. Messrs. Bridges and Co. Red Lion Sqnare. J. J. Thompson, Bermondsey Wall, boat builder. Sols. Messrs. Jones and Co. Mincing I.ane. J. C. Jones, Briknorth, Salop, linen draper. Sol. Mr. May. hew, Chancery Lane. 1.. H. Mattelly, Finsbury Square, merchant. Sols. Mews.? Farren end Co. Coleman Street. L. Hoult, Norwich. iron founder. Sols. Messrs. Longillill and Co. Gray's Inn Square. G. Wingfield, Worthing, innkeeper. Sol. Mr. Hicks, Grars Inn Square. I. Field and L. Royston, Loads, cloth •merchants. Sols. Messrs. Rubinson and Co. Essex Street, Strand. J. Craig, High Holborn, linen draper. Sol. Mr. nobler, Sire Lane. C. Gray, Upper Montague Street, Marylebone, horse dealer. Sol. Mr. Benton, Union Street, Southwark. C. U. Rietlimuller, Mark Lane, broker. Sol. Mr. Lewis: Crutthedfriars. H. E Ira. Friston, Suffolk. farmer. Sol. Mr. Hine, Temple. J. Butter. Milk Street, Cheapside, merchant. SO.& Messrs. Hurd anti Co. Temple. T. Kirby, Market Weighton, York, common brewer. Sol. Mr. Lys, Lincoln's Inn. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 23, I. Wilson, Worksop, Nottingham, money scrivener 27, T. Goose, Cart ston, Norfolk, cattle jobber-26. J.Parsons, Swafflunn, Norfolk, linen draper-23. A. Gooch. Norwich, borribisaine manufacturer—ill, T. Hotelier, Mitcheldean, cestershire, .timber deader—re, K. Nicoll. Hanel Hempstead, wir.e merchant-23..1. Smith, Nlanche.ver. dealer-21, G. Wilkins Bradford, Wilts, victualler-21. W. Rymiil. Ban bury, Oxfo rdshire, currie —23, T. and T. N. Robinson, and It. Hancock, Manchester, cotton merchants-25, It. and W. IN eb 'ter, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, niendiaros-21, J. Johnson. l.eamington, Warwickshire, druggist-23, T Atkinson, Alan clester, shopkeeper-2t, Fades, Lamb's Conduit &rect. upholsterer—Jan. 4. J. Broughton. Alinondbury, York, cloth merchant—T. A. Ross and J. Murray, Le..denhall Buildings, Gracechurch Street, lecther factors. ERTIFIC AI'ES to he granted Dec. 21. W. Todd. Langbourn Chambers, Ferchurch Street, timber merchant—T. Sharp, Cheapside. pastrycook—J. Cox, Pension!, Sumetaetaldre, mealman —l. Green, Binninghatn, ironmonger— J. Wilcox, Ahnondsbury. Gloucestershire, dealer—T. and T. Johnson, Lowestoft, Suffolk, shipwrights—J. Richardson, Webb's Cuumy Terrace, New Kent Road, corn factor. COURSE OF EAU Amaterthon, 12 I C. F. Oitto,at.iitltt, 11 IS Rotterdam, IV 2 Antwerp, It 3 H•mburgh, ST 5 Altona, 31 6 Paris., 9 day a'aiglit 25 40 Ditto, 15 TO Rola .lealot, iS TO FrankfuttoittlteNlaine,ls6 YetertborEls, 01 3 U. Vienna, Er. Flu. 10 '4O 'II kale, El. Flo. 10 1:0 Madrid. STI, —Cadiz, 361 Bilboa, 97—Barcelona, so :11AN(i.F., Nov. t'f. Seville, 36—Gibraltar, 301 Le4ltorn,47l--Gestoa, Nt•lta,43—Vtitice,Y7 50 Naples,39l-I.isbon, 511 Oporto, 52t ,50 Rio Jatteito, 46 Palermo, I lb Dislolin, 01 per cent. Cork, ill per cent. Foreign coldin bare,Sl. 174. 601. per oz. New 31.141.0 d. New 44. UV. Silver in nal I 41 audits d II id. ' STOCK. 9. ;;; l 1111 0. I onis.3 per Cent. 80/ Wain Ruud. 45 Ittuta Stuck 1.561 Exchequer Hill. Ts. prear. lor At. 81 Lottery Tickets £24 15.. PRICE OA Rank Stork 21111- - S per trot. fire. 191 .i per Cent.l:errolbtso4 3i per Cent. 93 4 per (Alit. 971 New Fours, 1011 Ann. 201 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. In the absence of any political circumstances, on which comment might be requisite, we proceed to make some observatians on the present law, as to sentences for offences of which parties may be con victed, either at the assizes, or by indictment in the King's Bench, under either of which convictions the judgment lies with the Judges of that Court—but in doing so we beg to premise that we have no inten tion tube personal—we know that it would be dan gerous, and vie solemnly declare that we mean not to run any such Quixotic risk.—The present state of the law, then, we declare, appears to us to be most THE NATIONAL REGISTER unjust--in the ease of Mr. Hunt, the Jury declared him as nearly " not guilty" as possible, that is, they acquitted him of five counts out of six, and found him guilty under the sixth with a very strong qua lification—yet when brought up to receive judgment he-was sentenced to an imprisonment of two years and a half !=-If such were his sentence under exist. invitcumatances, what, we would ask, would it have been• under a general verdict of guilty ? Why, arith metically, we should say, if half a count produce two years and a half, what will six vomits produce ? —the answer is appalling—Thirty Years ! and we contend that such a sentence, nosier a generuLverdict of guilty,'would not have been mere cruel than that which Mr: Hunt has suffered.—la the next place' comes Mr. Bridle—but he is on the Court side of the question—he gets affidavits of his humanity from Tory Mat,tistrates, who, if they did not further his wickednes, decidedly connived at it—every point in extenuation is urged---nay, even one of the Judges observed (not during the deliberation of the Court on the sentence, for then it would have been proper,) but during the pleading of Counsel, that " he had lost his situation in consequence of this prosecution," (which was false, by the bye, for his other enormi ties had been so extreme that shame got over all the favouritism of this Magistrates, and they were obliged to discharge him,) well, the Court delibe rates, and sentences a man who had for many years been in the receipt of front 1,0001. V. , 1,2001. per annum, (even supposing, if we can suppose of such a man, that he had acted honestly) to pay a fine of 501. and be instantly discharged—we do not mean to censure the Judges, we dare say they acted from their judgment, but with these facts so recently, so connectedly before us, we do think the law as it stands needs revision and alterations. —The grateful voices of all honest Englishmen hive ejaculated blessings on the name of Foz for his exertions in aid of that Act of Parliament which confides to the Jury the duty of declaring whether or not the article prosecuted be a libel—an equal degree of gratitude will be due to that Legislator who shall cause an Act to pass, by which the Jury shall be empowered to apportion the punishment whenever they pronounce a verdict of " Guilty"— had such been the law heretofore, how comparatively different would have been the two sentences we have alluded to I STOCK EZCHANG, YKSTFRMAY, 3 o'CLocc.— The Royal Exchange tbr i'oreign Stock this morning was far more numerously attended , than had been anticipated—but no business done except in Colum bian—which the death of M. Aaa dmpped from 75 to 63. But the inconsistency of connecting the sol vency of Columbia, with the death of an isolated in dividual, was so obvious, that Columbian Bonds gradually remounted, and at this hour are 74 to 75. About 12, the whisper began to circulate that Mr. so and so's account was rather &Aiwa, and succes sive whispers implicated so many, that the Royal Exchange presented a scene of confusion, unexampled since the memorable bursting of the South Sea Bubble. All deliverers and no falters. CITY BUSINEKS.—On Thursday last, the Lord Mayor proceeded in state from the Mansion-house to Guildhall, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Sheriffs upon the result of the Election thr Bridge-master. Upon his Lordship's arrival at Guildhall, the Sheriffs made their report, that the election had fidlen on Lewis Lewis, Esq. His Lordship thereupon proceeded to the hustings, ac companied by several of the Aldermen, and dissolved the Common Hall. He afterwards held his first Court of Aldermen, at which the thanks of the Court were voted to the late Lord Mayor, and various or dinary business was also transacted. DLaair COUNTY Et.xertox.—The election of a Knight to represent this county in Parlianzent, in the room of the late E. M. Mundy, E , q. took place at the County Hall on Monday last. The !light Sheriff took the chair soon after ten o'clock, when Francis Mundy, of Markeuton, Esq. the only candidate on the occasion, appeared in Court with, a nutucrous party of friends, and was of course declared duly elected. Sir Bellingham Graham had a Revere 1.11 from his horse on Wednesdiy last, while hunting nea:: Mel ton, Leicestershire; he was, atter sonic tiL:.ty iu procuring a chaise, carried to the nearest cotta e, where be remains in a bad state. - k . - LONDON FASHIONS FOB DECENT 11E'lL —.8... C 411111.1•03 MORNING DILILS&—.High drew of mulberry coloured velvet, fastened behind. The earn is susornanvented and pergeming,and admits • full lace tot • The but done nearly fee the atm. wed is finished with - a pyrumidol enumental leaves, oemposoil enlist. edge& with a dad& met el grade 11'aples ; she hese of the pyramid emends rsim* tie hewn of - the sleeve, and confines it at the wrist. Tbe awe et squares of velrtt. edged with row of ri•lik not fastened at each point with know of cited.. swam dm hew. dm py ra midal ornament is arranged lasmkradiasily4 • _Woad baud er velvet edged with cord round the wait. - Aroldrarerrebstiind 'with an elegant cut steel buckle. At thabotiousef the girt are threw rows of chinchilla fur, equidistant...which Imaoludire beautifully with the rich Minn f she velvet. LOW ditir s mu ff of • chinchilla. Velvet bonnet to correspond ; the the edge is trimmed, withimand without, with lilted Ibillob.mmi inters- prised with wolves' teeth, or velvet points, adedludil two rows • agree de Naples cord ; the aorta is low sad a folded *hat w i t h. crosses it in part, and ties under the clds. A - whe W White ostrich feathers. fastened by a cluster Orem surround ing a steel star, is placed on the right side the bomest. and • falls gracefully towards theftont. Wenet ; ap oftionik- with full border. Boots th e same colour i as the . 1. Gloves citron colour. EVEN IWO DREIL.- , Dries of plain net over a gold coloured • satin slip, lined throughout; the hem and two tucks wadded.— The body of the dress high, cut round, edged with satin : it, fullness horizontal, regulated with perpendicular rouleaus of - white satin equidistant at the to p t but approaching towards their termination at the waist, which umber long. and ronlin,4 by a white satin band, fastened behind with an elegant pearl clasp in thercentre of a satin bow: Very full court sleeve of net. • satin mulatto from the shoulder, est in a band round the ann.— At the bottom of die skirt is a triple row of white satin cheerios. - which are continued to point nearly half a yard up the right side of the dress, and gradually descend behind. till they unite with • those at the bottom.. , The head-dress is a gar land of fancy flowers, interspersed with golden ears of corn ; the hair in light and playful curls, a little parted in front. Necklace, earrings, - end bracelets of pearl and topaz. , Long white kid gloves.— • White satin shoes, with gold trimming. Silk key:lila, or - elegastiose. Don Francisco Antonio Zea, Minister of the Co lumbian Republic, died at Bath on Thursday last. Hi's health had - been - in a declining state for more than twelve months. CAMBRIDGE UNIV EMT'S' ELECTION.—This elee- • tion commenced on Tuesday morning lust, and finally closed on Wednesday night, when the num bers were—Mr. Battles, 420—Lord Hervey, 280— Mr. Scarlett, el% Mr. Bankes is, of course, the successful candidate. The celebrated Mrs. Fitzherbert is now in Paris. This lady, the favourite of early life, soon after the accession of his Majesty, was offered a title, and to have her pension of 6,0001. per annum doubled, Mrs. F., with her usual good sense, declined the • title, and accepted the addition to her pension. AWKWARD MisrAse.—The occurrence we men- • • tioned last week under this head, appears not to • have proceeded to a length so fatal to future bliss as we stated. The version of the story now current is, that only one of the grooms was shown into the wrong chamber through the devilishness of Mistress Flora," otherwise the chambermaid:' The brides, haring retired in due time, each in their res- • pective apartment, were followed, after a short in terval, by'one of the happy grooms—a gentleman said to be of a very serious turn of mind,.and meet ing Mistress Flora, was shown, as already stated, into the wrong apartment. lie, unconscious of the mistake, proceeded, as was his custom, to prepare himself by prayer previous to his retiring to his re pose, and accordingly, without creating noise, or disturbance, went upon his knees. The bride, after waiting fur a considerable time, at last determined to have menhir demonstration of what was passing ; and, peeping through the opening in the curtains, beheld. not a ghost, but a man, who " was not Mr, . Casey !" Her surprise, terror, and fright, may- •. easily be imagined; her screams immcdiat.:ly uncle- - caved the gallant. not gey, Lothario, who instantly fled, and the room was MIMI tilled with frienda,-rela- Lives, chambermaids, &e. all anxious to ascertain tit,: cause of as much alarm. An ecluircisseemal Muse- diately took place. The tenants of the Marquis of Lansdown received a farther abatement of their rents at his lordship's • late audit,• which with former abatements wakes au • ay.rage reflection of 40 per cent. on his Wiltshire tenants. An eminent house of agency has received, by the way of Bombay, letters front the interior of Bengal, dated on the 4th of July, stating that the Gangis • had oveifi.twed its banks, anti that an immense num- • her of lives had been consequently lost. They were • estimated at one hundred thousand. All the crops.- had been swept away, and indigo in particular, had risen enormously in value. Such was the rumour •c circulated on Wednesday, amongst the East India S merchants. We understand that Earl Fitzwilliam has caused tjectments to be served upon a nionlwr of the ird- Uenteu on his estates, who were rack-rent•tiMatie men, owing several years' arrears themselves, Arvl making the poor cottagers pay to the day; his Lord ship has, however, ordered that the occupying te- • mutts shall not be removed.—Carlo Nut. esuninster is likely at last to have to new market, in lieu of the one that was pulled ttiwn to make room for tit,: creetion of the New Setsions House. plot of ground named is called the Ala:miry. situated between Toth . 'll-street and Orchard-strtet ; it is Dean and Chapter land, to 1. h is much in L. your of the intend:al iwprort•:ati.t rCE. '1