The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. •TRANCE. The opening of the twenty El...ctoral Colleges of the De. Jrartment of the Seine took pletee on the 21st. By eight sector* in the morning, the B;ectors repaired in erow.ls„ 3c. eordiug to their respective sections, to the places appointed for them. The choosing of the Serutinems commenced at three o'clock, and lasted till night. GERMANY. The Emperor has approved of the system of Conscription 4r the Italian provinces, proposed by the Aube Council of War, and by which the Noblesse art subjected to the Con ocriptlen in the same manor' Its other classes of citizens. PRUSSIA. Prince Wittginstein Is dangerously ill at Dresden. On the 3,lst was the crisis of his disorder, his death was espectud, but there ensued a great loss of blood, and a v i o l en t perspira. Lion for six hours, whence the physicians augured favourably of his recovery, which is desired by every good Prussian who ktiowa the value of this matt to the State. • Prince liardenbarg, too, fell sick on his way from Carls bad to the Rhine, and was going to Pyramid. Of all the reports eh-voluted by English Papers, of mistm- Aerstandings between Russia. Turkey, England, Ste. nut the frost is known here, as far as Prussia is concerned. NAPLES. ..... They write from Palermo. dated the 4th of Almost," that the Tribunal of the Royal Criminal Junta. and the Previnal Court united, have pronounced their judgment against II pcisons, advised of high treason. Raphael Trifaldi has been condemeed to be banged, after being dragged to the place of execution at the tail of a horse ; his head separated from his body after his death will be planted upon an iron gate on the %vials of the Gate St. George. Two of his principal accom plices wilt assist at his execution in putting the cord on his neck, and will Le imprisoned, the one for life, and the other for 25 years, in a State Prisms. Different punishments of im prisonment and public labour have been pronounced against the outer prisoaers, anion.' whom we find one woman con demned to two years imprisonment in a House of Correction." The Judgment received the approbation of his Royal High ness the Viceroy ; and was carried into full and entire execu tion the 9th of August. TURKEY _ _ _ . . The Plague continued its ravages on the 11th ult. both at Constantinople and at Pera. Kapalou, David de Da. •idian, attached to ti.c' Austrian Legation, was obliged to live in the hospital of the infected the prescribed time, to verify that he was not touched with any particle of conta gion, because his sister, who lived wiih him, bad fallen a victitn to the fatal disorder- From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Sept. 23. -410— - - BANKRUPTS. WALLmiI. Manchester, Natter.. Oct. 6,7, Nov. 4, at Manchester. Att. Mr. Ellis, Chancery-lane. Barviti.n G. South Shields, Durham. ship-builder. Oct, 8, 18, Nov. 4, at Sunderland. Att. Mr. Blakiston, Synsontrs Inn. GRA r B. GRAY J.W tt.sou R. and RICHARDSON J. London, mer chants, Oct. 2t. 22. NOV. 4, at Liverpool. Mts. Messrs. Lowe and Bower, Southampton-buildings. CRAMP 3. Otford, Kent, miller, Oct. 4,7, Nov. 4, at Guildhall. Att. ?ANAL She-lane. Zgetri.Aa F. Southampton, victualler, Oct. 4,7, Nov. 4, at G Au. Mr. Minchin. Freeman's-court, Cornhill. IttnoLET J. Wood-street, Cheapside, Ostrich-feather-rnarsufactirer. Oct. 7, 25, Nov. 4, at Guildhall. Ate. M. Cranch, Union-court, Broad-street. WILCHMAN J. Bradford. Wilts. liners-draper, Oct. 7.45, Now. 4, at GuildhalL Ate. Mr. Newbon. St. Andrew's Hill, Dames' Cataraons. DIVIDENDS. T. Harrison, North Shields, block-maker, Oct. 23. it. Alhop, Louth, Lincoln, draper, Oct. 20. H. Sherrington, G. Cooper, L, Cooper, and J. Young, Heapy, Lan caster, whitsters, Oct. 19. T. H. Whittle, Lancaster, muslin manufacturer, Oct. 19. B. Martin, Maidstone. victualler, Oct 18. H. Howells, Mi!thank. Carmarthen. tanner, Oct. 7. J. Coultltred High Melton, York, money-scrivener, Oct. IS. W..lackaon, R. Taylor, and J. Pease, Newcastle upon-type, oilman, Oct. 14. • W. Garrard, Lexficld. Suffolk grocer, Nov. N. W. H. Tuesly, High -street, Southwark, iron-metehants, Oct. 7. J. Montgomery, and J. Breretoa, Liverpool, merchants, Oct 16. M. Hill. Gamsburgh, Lincoln, torn-factor. Oct. 16. J. Nasbitt, sm. and E. Stewart, Aldemianbury, merchants, Nov. In - - - CERTIFICATES—OcT. 14. ' F. Sadler, Winslow, Chester, calico-manufacturer—S. Richards, Liverpool, merchant—J. Harris. jun. Beaumaris, Anglesea, ma chant—T. Curry, North-shilde. Northumberland. ship-owner— D. Blaney Newcastle-v -Tyne, hat-manufacturer—J. Bust. Birmingham. gun-barrel-maker—W. Greenwood. Ilawkeelough, York, merchant—W. May, Crispin-sheet, Spitalfields, bombazeen weaver—W. Day, Provideace-buildings, New Kent road, plumber and glazier. THE LATE LIEUT. COLONEL POOLE. Saturday se'nnight aninquestwas held at the King's Head, 'Hackney., on the body of Lieut. Colonel James Poole, of the ScotsGreys. It appeared that the deceased was a most per sonable man, five feet ten incises high, and ma more than 31 years ef age. Although he hadfrequently been distinguished no his country's eauae, he was pre-eminently so at the great battle of Watarbito. These, two horses were allot under him the bat that killed one of his horses passed through his thigh; and he received a fracture on his head from a lancer. Everuinea that memorable day, this brave officer had been in consequence of his wounds, more or less deranged in in tellect. He was for some time confined at Brook House Hackney;.bast had lately been released, and resided with his wife and mailer, Ida 21, Gloucester -street, Qneen-square. Sensible of his insane state, however, lie called on Di. Hon er), at six o'clock, on the Wednesday evening, and requested most earnestly to be sent back to Hackney, and, with the coneectuf his mother and wife, was consigned to a trusty -servant wheaceompaitied him in a coach, but who found bins atapified oil their-reaching brook house; deceased hid taS en epittors, and died at a quarter before three o'clock on the inerning of Thursday. He had twice before attempted his ' , eau life. Being quite satisfiedesn ibis point, tie Jury soon endorsed a verdict of—lnsanity. The preliminary subscription for the Canal to connect the Platens and Western Seas, is already filled up in Northumberland. The Gentlemen of that county intend orsressauto Ica fatal iiezbasz VIM NAT AL REGISTER; NEW POLICE REPORT. (Conti ;401 on our lat.) SECOND REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE POLICE Or THE mratopoLts. Mr. Poytider.—" I have been further led, in my official situation, to consider the heavy expenses of the crimival jii• (heat ure of the country ; and referring, as 1 have been induce ed to do, so large a portion of public crime to the habit of drinking, it has appeared to ine„ that if any considerable change could be induced in the national habits in that par ticular, a very large saving would intense in this department of die state, and probably such a saving as would be found even more than adequate to the revenue derived front distil. latices. This will appear unlikely at first sight ; but when the committee revert to the expenses of the Police establish uncut and the other charges of the criminal department, to the expellees of public prosecutions, to the sums paid us rewards fill convictions, to the expenses of removing convicts within this OM at try, of trying theta throughout the count ry, of sup. porting them in the prisons anti in the hulks, and above all, of transporting them abroad. and especially when the very remarkahle increase is considered which has taken place of late years in the business, and length both of eessions and assizes, (a fact by no means adequately accounted fns by the increase of poptilatime) the above proposition may tint ap pear so improbable; at least it seems well worthy of the eon eitleratiou of all who are capable of investigatieg the subject, whether the peculiar facilities fur de inking, which are pro vided throughout the country, do nut, by inritisliing to the poor and uninstructed temptation* to crime which are tun strong to resist, occasion at the same time, a charge to the country, in repressing and pituielesig that hich is inure than equals even in a peciiniery view, to us advan tage which can ever be derived f. on such a 'seemed source. I would observe on two or three of the lest mentioned points, so far only as they fall within my knowledge ; in the last e in which I was in office, the disbursements of the sheriffs for the necessary adminietratiou of justice, only iu London and Middlesex, exceed 12,0001. In this sum is included one little short of 40001. paid for rewards on the conviction of olfeeders in the city and county of Middlesex alone. As to the length of the Old Bailey sessions, it is within the memory of 11102. persons, who are now engaged in its business, that if a session continued from the Wednesday in ante week, to the Monday in the next, (or five days) it was an extraordinary circumstance; whereas it has now become a common occnr rence, fur the session to last a fortnight and three weeks. This happens, no doubt, in 11 measure, from the increase of population, from robbery being conducted more upo s system since it is no longer an adventitious pursuit, bet a eegu tar profession, and front many criminals being able to pay (omit of tends btained from plunder), large fees to counsel tor the most Ole and ingenious deiences which can be furnished; but I am persuaded, that the actual increase of crime will alone explain the increased length of sessions and assizes; and that the great cause of the increase of crime itseif is to be traced to drinking. The average amount of ditties paid at the ex• cise oefiee, for the last five years, upon foreign spirits, upon British spirits made in England, amid upon Irish and Scotch imported, is only about five millions per 22111121; now ; althungli, in cmisequence of the very great extent of smug- genie, this can by no means be taken as any accurate criterion of the actual eunsumptioe, it yet shows the proportion in which the; revenue has been benefited, 25 a question of taxa tion; butt it t be remembered, that (ruin this receipt of five millions, there must be deducted the whole charge of the excise department, the cost of watching, and punishing smuggling and illicit distillation, and other necessary outgo ings. After these deductions are made, the net receipt on spirits, which actually arrives in the exchequer, will perhaps appear of far less magnitude than Many have supposed, and consequently will so far weaken the argument fur the use of spirituous liquor which is founded upon the advantage arising to the revenue. Against this amount of five millions so re• duced. let the savings in the criminal judicature of the country, which have been above alluded to, be put, and I will venture to predict that such a result will appear as will show that, even as a mere question of revenue, these will hardly be a pretext for a continuance of the present system, even if it should not appear that there will be au actual gain by its abandonment. I would next observe; that I gm disposed to refer the re markable corruption of the metropolitan prison (in addition to the permission of visiting) to the facility of procuring spirits; while they are to be had, it is in vain to disguise that they will be procured even in a prison, and that in spite of , the stroagest laws to the contrary. I believe that the late keeper of Newgate himself used exertions to prevent their introdnetion, but he could not examine every visitor. This duty was left to the turnkeys, who, whether from road. verteuce or design, notoriously permitted the relations and friends of prisoners to introduce liquor. 'the examination which takes plare of those who are admitted into the prison, with the professed object of discovering whether bullies are concealed about their persons, is a mere formal mockery; and I have observed with pain, on some occasions, that after the warrant for execution had arrived, amid even down to the fatal morning, prisoners have been more or less under the influence of spirits, which have been introduced by those mistaken friends who have thought that they were rendering a service by it to the unfortunate criminal. I cannot avoid also referring a very large proportion (perhaps almost the whole) of eouthful depravity to due source. Iby no means wish to convey the idea that all those children who commit crimes are themselves drinkers to any excess (although it will be found that almost all of teens do drink from their early years); but i wish ratites to state that the habits and customs of their relatives and friends with regard to drinking are such, that the children cannot but be depraved for want of some counteracting principle to keep them honest and virtuous. 'the children of such tnies lies cannot properly be said to have any home ; they are s it wally deserted by their natural protectors and g maltase., and consequently lose the advantage of moral instruction, of good example, and salutary corers time Fathers and mothers who have themselves lost the habits of domestic life, can neither value nor preserve those habits in their children; when, while their parents Are pureeing their vices, are, of course, left to follow theirs; hence they are found gambling in the street, and associating with vicions companions, ey whom they are taught to thieve, as well as to contract vit riotie oihtr habits al depravity. So far from theft being alit conraged by their parents, it is too frequently a principal titmice of their support, and, iu many 11142111.1.5, tee 111111:1- tuna father is himself f I the instructor of .his child es crime, as well as the participator in his plunder. The rat,' of female children in such families is still more deplorable, and It Ls only too twill *unstained that the ruin of mut- SVPI'. titudtet of females for life, takes place at so peaty an age, us ie. perfectly shocking to humanity. In most of surto custra has e found the parents the tempters and destroyer.- of their own children ; indeed it is almost impossible that, without their einitti4 AMA' or consent, their children cella heernite abandoned and depraved at so early an age. It is perfectly tree, that the education of the lower orders is doing mach; but there are thousands of 'parents who reqniie to be rou e ineed that it is either their duty or interest to permit their children to be taught at all,Arinee they derive a greater profit horn their ignoristre than they can ever hope to du from their instruction ; and there is little licpc of convincing I nc h persons, so long as they are rendered insensible to their dd. diens' ititerests by their own addiction to drinki n g. I would further (disci.% c, that the continuauce of the pre. sent system of drinking has appeared to me calculated to encourage and perpetuate habits of insubordination and se dition ; and I let l strongly persuaded that the enema:vent loses itifinittly more in the alienation of the minds of its people than it can ever gain by the largest contrt bution to its rev 1.1/11C. Cashman, the rioter, who was lately v scented in London, assured me, the 'lay before his death, that lie hail been drinking spirits repeatedly before he jimied the mob. It was in evidence, that same of the rioters who were tried amd acquitted, an w ell as Othl'l'S wilt) wets examined, but not put on 1 heir trials, had been drinking spirits at Sa a-fields, mud on Ow road to the City; and flout one fire stance ultich crew to iny knowledge, I Inter tie doubt that spirits were givers grutnitously to many of the mob. It was furthes in evidence, that young Watson was tinder the influence of liquor when he entered Mr. Beckwith'., shop. The nu irderers of Mr. llursfall, at Iltiddersfield, had all been drinking spt. tits before they went ant, and ern-award% on the road ofile waiting for Mr. Iturstall. The frame breakers in Notting hamshire and leictederthire, are frittud to have almost inva riably drank spirits before the different attacks. Those who attacked Mr Cartwright's , mill, when so resolete and socceve fill a defence wits made by its proprietor and his men, were all under the influence of liquor, and were even supplied with it diking the progress of the attack by their comrades. —The effect of liquor upon the Irish, in every scene of de predation and murder, needs only to be adverted to ; it is certain that the abuse of this destructi-e stinnolus in time country, foments and keeps alive the most atroeions and appalling crimes, nor will any state of ignorant or savage life be sufficient to !account for what passes daily in the sister kingdom, without reference to the peettliar excitement I f spirituous liquors, which (whatever may lr the remote causes are the proximate cause of almost all the crime and cruelty which abound there. As far as nay own experience goes as to the disaffection and discontent prevailing here, I am con vinced that the most fertile source of contempt for humans law as well as divine is to be found in the drinking of spiritS ; the mind is soured and irritated in consequence of perpetual excitement ; it is ill at ease in itself, and vents its resentmerlt upon all around.—among the canses of offence which such it man finds, it is natural he should manifest most impatience at what restrains him most; and as covet nment, and law, and order, are (for the general good) imposing perpetual obstr cles in his way, lie will hate and vilify them, and seek to render anthurity contemptible by all the means in his power. 'The morning dram shops, and the evening pnblic-botisc,„ are well calculated to form and cultivate sae), a state of mind; factious newspapers, as well as other pernicious publications help to mislead and seduce those who wish to b e deceivedl, and such as cannot read, hear others read ; seditious compar nions keep each other in countenance, and treason as.uutea It con fi dence and cuurage n hick it would n ever o tb erw i s a acquire; hence the most unlawful combinations, and the most horrid oaths ; hence facilities are afforded to seat pent suns for collecting together from night to night, which their awn houses would not supply. In these eases, it is not to 44 denied, that the liquor which is furnished forms one great source of attractiou, leads to false and perverted reasonings, to late hours, and to increased expetice, in instances where expeucea can be so ill afforded ; not even the panne of one day in the week is allowed, but the Sunday newspaper pre sents an inducement when the business of the week is over, and assists in keeping up the same mend of political and moral mischief. It cannot be expected, that with suds in centives to evil, the slave of his appetites will either fear God or honour the king. We find accordingly, that, in throning off the divine government, human allegiance has been sensi bly affected in the lower ranks of society, and that site best security and cheapest defence of nations is a moral popula tion; whence it becomes both the duty and interest of ru lers to see that at least they do not administer to passions which are so injurious in their operation. Upon the whole, I beg leave to state it as my firm con viction founded npon some experience, that so far as regards offences against the laws of the state, the continuance of the present system is eminently favourable to public crime ; that inducements of so strong a nature are afforded by autho rity for its commission, as the lower (and in some degree even the middle) class of society, find it impossible to resist; , and that no influence, arising lions the counteraction of evil' the wisest and best system of human judicature, can possibly be found adequate to the pi otection of pnblie morals, or per • hapseventually to the preservation of society itself, if some radical alteration do not take place. (To be Continued.) By the following letter it appears that another EN,ft fish vessel has been insulted and plundered by a pi. rate : Extract of a letter from a passenger, who sailed in the Mary, M'llsane, from Uyde, to Jamaica. Kingston, Jnly 17. Nothing particular rimmed from the time we sailed, till Monday, the 2;id of June, when I was awoke about One in the morning, by the second mate coming down to inform th e c a;! .. lain that there was a vessel astern tiring at us; the Captain i iiii nediately got upon deck, and I followed him ; we waited about half an hour, when she tired another Shut, and we di , - tinetly heard a ball passing over our heads ; the Captain im mediately hove to, and on coining /Ate close she spoke us, and told us she would send a boat on hoard. Upon this n e im mediately suspected that she was a pirate, which was actually the case. Two of their officers and five men boarded us, they plundered us of two barrels of pork, half a boll of potatoes, t e n gallons of rum, one keg butter, tour bottles pui ter, three pounds sugar, a few medicines, moue newspapers from one pas:wager, and a few books from another; some of their sai lors informed oar people, that the reason ti n y loo k so l i ttle was because they had hoarded two Spailist bums a few days before and that they had not room for any thing inure ; their crew consisted of 97 men, muslly Scots and ; they carried 10 gone; they told us that if we had nut hove to the second shot, they would have fired upon ua neat time. We were boarded in lat. 24, 3; lowa. 27.