The National Register. — London, England, 1811-02-10 00:00:00

86 a.. iniurilicU Muir LOPahilips that this House tiad agreed i to the Resolution last communicated by them." The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod (9uarme) now ac quainted the House, that the Lords, authorised by his'Majesty's Royal Commission, desirecithe attendance of this House, in the other House to bear his Majesty's Commission read. The SPEAKER, attended by all, the Members present, about twenty-five, with the officers of the House, accordingly repaired twenty-five minutes after five o'clock; to the Upper House. The SPEAKER, returning, said, that this House had been In the other House, and had heard the Royal Assent, by a Com mission under the c;reat Seal, to an Act providing for the care pf his Majesty's Person and the exercise of his Authority du ring the present indisposition.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAT, FER. 6. The Members having waited most of them till five minutes after the clock had struck four. and the Speaker not then having come down being still attending the Council for swearing the Regent,) the Members present adjourned themselves. THURSDAY, Frp. 7. The SPP:AitEtt took the Chair a few minutes before four o'clock, and immediately addressvd the House as follows ; " I have to make my excuses to the House for my absence yesterday; but as that circumstance was owing to my having been accidentally detained at the Privy Council, assembled to administer the 'oaths to his Royal Highness the RLGEN r, I humbly presume to hope that the House will grant me their pardon.' (4 rot / cr , y of hear ! hear ! hea? !) Mr. PARNALL gave twice, that on Wednesday he would move fot certain Paperrelative to the State of Ireland. Mr. litet.4cs6;from j to Commissioners fur the Reduction of the National.Debt,prcsented their accounts for the last year, and other p_apers.-.-4)rdered to lie on the table. On the rnVltitt of the ciinszcELLlt of the ExcitEQura, it was ordered, that An its rising, the House should adjourn to Tuesday ; hut that all the Committees should have leave to sit, notwith standing.—Acllcurned. ' EXTRAORDI,VARY CASE. A few months since, a great part of Ashdown Forest, in Sus sex, was inclosed by the Rev. Robert Bingham, the Carate of the parish of Moverstield ; but the for st being deemed to be the right of the Duchess of Dorset, the inclosures Viere thrown down by . order of her Grace, Lard Whitworth, and Lord Sheffield, the acting Magistrate for that county. This act irritated those who had made inclosures, and some of them were heard to make use of threatening language. On Sunday, the I f.ith of December, a letter was found on the road near Mayestield, by the sons of .Mr. Richard Jenner, a respectable farmer, directed to their father, the boys took it Boor, but their father being absent, they gave the letter to their mother, who, on opening it, discovered 1 that it was headed, in large letters, ,‘ Fire ! Murder ! and Re venge !!" and the contents was threatening destruction to the parson, churchwardens, farmers' houses, barns, and stacks.--.- /she boys told their mother, that aftek Mr. Bingham performed the morning service at Mayersfield C; arch, he got on horse back, to ride to a neighbouring pariSh, t\? do duty there in the afternoon ; he passed them, they saw a\paper drop front his pocket, which they were positive ss as the letter they picked up, and they suspected it to be his hand-writing, although it was evidently very much disguised • for these suggesfis, however, the boys were reproved, Mr. Bingham being consid_ refit a highly respectable character, aud a very intimate friend of Mr. J miner's. , 'The circumstauce caused considerable alarm in that putt of the , country. Lords Whitworth and Sheffield published an adver tisement, offering a reward of 2001. for the discovery of the wri ter of the letter ; and a number of people were employed to Watch Mr. Jenner's preinikes, and a patrole in different parts.— On the I{3th of January last, Mr..l3inghain's house was dis lovered to be. on fire, and great part of the premises were de troycd, as has ah•eacly been stated. The account given by lair. Bingham of the tire .being veryextraordinary and unsatis factory, Lord sheffield sent to the public ()Wee, 13ow,street t for *n active aild intelligent officer, and Mr. 'Read sent Adkins.— Vpon ttie officer's arrival, after making inquiries, 'he strongly suspected that Mr. Bingham had set Cis own house on fire, and fir) consequence placed several men to watch. One of them dis- Covered Vlx..l3ingham. bringiug a great quantity of books from fins stable, and burying them in his garden. Froni a variety of ta(the'Oisplciotts circumstances, a warrant was granted against Mr. Nhelinn, and One to starch its premises, wires Adkins found "in - the roof.of the privy, a- vaniety of v-.lliable paper! cope cer t ied. In consequence of these and o;h , : suspicious circuin iitatices4e-wai-Cliargeil with having set ' . pretnisi:s On fire, for the purpose' of dekauding the Union 14e Office ; and having rc!ftiteit tatiCuatody,-Ire On Friday se'attigke underwent a 1e.,,a,„.. „,., at :Tewss, before /..ords chiche4ter and siief -4 • .an . clWas hilly committea for trial. ' - • ' ..* • ' •' .- t • - • •••••••imiii•Nomiiiallilloimmwei THE NATIONAL REGISTPR PI?OVINCI 4 4LS . . The Gloucester Election has terminated in favour of Sir B.W Guise, Mr. Dirttou haviog declined the contest. The inhabitants of Brighton held a meeting on Thursday, at the Old Ship, and agreed to present an Address to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on his accepting_ the Regency of the United Kingdoms. Oxford is about to experience some very considerable im provements. A great nuhiber of indifferent houses belonging to Christ and Bragenose Colleges, on the early expiration of the present leases, are to he pulled down, and the streets in their neighbourhood are to be widened, &c. It is also proposed to open, a grand avenue to Christ's College, by throwing down the nest of dirty houses which at present obscure its front. Fox-Hu NT I N G.—On Thursday, the 24th ult. a fox was unken nelled at Ystradgunlais, in the county of Brecon, which was pursued by a number of men on foot to the extremity of the parish of Llaughor, in Galmorganshire, where Reynard became quite exhausted, and was killed after a dice, which, in a direct line, was not less than 30 miles, but in the winding direction. which the fox took, it is supposed to be nearly 50,thiles. The pursuers were all in at the death, but could not-muster a hat or shoe among t them, so eargerly bad they followed their gone, and the dogs were completely knocked up. The hardy fel: lows, after taking sonic refreshment, set out 4411 their return home. The hounds belonging to T. E. Nichols, Esq. of-the Brooms near Stone, Staffordshire, have sbewn most excellent sport the whole of the season, but particularly last week, when they. found a fox near Norton Farms ; he took a ring for about two miles, then through Swimicrton Park, crossed the r;ver to Bar-, laston Woods, was headed about a mile from Lare End, came: hack over Meer Heath, through Sandon and Draycolt Woods,. from thence through Chartky Park ; the hounds run into him in great style upon Cage Hill, near Chartley Castle, after a; severe run of about twenty-five miles in little more - aati tWO hours. As James deering, Esq. and a friend were shooting, on his ; grounds, in Yorkshire, they observed a large bird in the 'air, at some distance, which, when they approached, they discovered to be a hawk. Witli some trsuble they contrived-to shoot it, and upon examination the craw was found to contain; in addi tion to numerous bones of small birds,a large piece of blue cloth, in which were sewed up two guinea pieces, a seven-shilling piece, and two sixpences.. One day last week as a dnagoon was on his return from duty to his quarters, near a small public-house, called Barndean Hut, to the Forest, rico - Pettersfield, in Hampshire, his attention was arrested by the cries of some person in distress, which induced him to ride up to the spot front whence they proceeded, where his humanity was shocked on beholding a woman tied to a tree, with the tears which her situation and suffering had produced, actually frozen to her cheeks, and; horrid to relate, quite naked, having been stripped and robbed of every article of her dress, by two villains, who afterwards left: her in that deplorable con dition. The dragoon instantly cut the cords that bound he hands and feet to the tree, and having, in some measure, re stored to her the use of her limbs, by rubbing them, wrapped her up in his cloak, placed her on his horse, and proceeded on to his quarters, where lie soon after arrived, and as he was con.! ducting the shivering object of his care into the house, She looked through a window that commanded a view of the kitchen, slid.; dertlyshrtink back,•and in - a fuint voice exclaimed,. "There are thetsto-men that robbed nie of my all, and used me so. cruelly?" The soldier, in consequence, entered the kitchen, and secured the men, who were the next, day token before a Magistrate, and after the necessary . eitiniination, fully' committed to Winchester gaol. far trial at tile next assi:ses. The poor woman, we need hardly ;say, was taken .proper care of ;_and the dragoon, we hope, will be properly rewarded for his exertions in thei 1 cause of hUmanity and justice. • Tuesday, a Court Martial was held on IVlr..William Aylatt Woodgate 4 . midshipman of Abe Tartarus. sloop of war, fur be , having in an unofficerlike and riotous tnanner at the Plymouth Theatre, and making use of abtisive languageto Captain Flinn; when remonstrating with him on-the impropriety of his conduct. After a long and impartial hearing, he was found.guilty of the . charges, sentenced to be publicly stripped of his uniform .by the Provost-Marshal, on the quarter-deck of his own ship, ren dered incapable of again serving liis Majesty, his heirs, or RIC•• cessors, as an officer ; and to be kept two years in:salitary con= linement in the Marshalsca prison. : . • • On Friday next the State. I...sttery will begin and finish.--The Scheme is highly approved of.—Tickets and Shares areselling iiin great variety of nurturers, and considerably cheaper than for several I.Gtteries past. Hornsby, and Co. solicit the favours of the public on the present occasion, at their old-c -ahlished State Lottery Offices, 26, Comilla, and St. Margaret's-Hill, Borough, where all Prizes are paid on demand. . ' -