The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-22 00:00:00

TIM KING'S LEVCE.—On Friday his Majesty held a levee at Carlton-house, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers, the Foreign Ambassadors, the speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the City of London, a great number of Noblemen and Gentlemen, and several Military and Naval Officers. In the Presence Chamber the King sat on his throne, supported by his Royal Highness the Duke of York and the Duke of Wellington. Among the presentations were the French Ambassador, Viscount Chateaubriand, and other distinguished characters. Military bands played popular airs during the arrival and departure of the company, and numbers were assembled in consequence of the favourable weather, in front of the Palace, front the commencement until the con clusion of the levee. His Majesty after the levee gave audience to the Marquis of Londonderry and Lord Liverpool. GIBRALTAR, NIARCII 29.—The Board of Health of the island of :Minorca, have published an account of their proceedings during the prevalence of the yellow fever in the Lazaretto of Mahon. It appears that 176 persons front 43 infected ships had entered the infirmaries, out of which number 22 had died. Through the precautionary measures taken by the Board of Health, Port Mahon and the whole island continued to enjoy perfect salubrity, although the Feat of contagion and death was not 200 yards front t :a town. flootixo-Couon.—Dr. Archer, an American physician, says, relative to the cure of the hooping cough by vaccination, " I have vaccined six or eight patients that had the hooping-cough, and in every case has succeeded in curing this most dis tressing disease. The hooping-cough does not come to its height in led. than six weeks from its com mencement, and then, when a favourable termina tion is expected, the declension of the disease is gra doal, and it does not terminate in less than six weeks more. To arrest this afflicting disorder in its progress, I would recommend vaccination in the second or third week of the hooping-cough, i. e. when the symptoms of the hooping-cotigh are fully ascertained, then to vaccinate. Should the convul sive cough be violent, I should immediately vacci nate, being assured that the distressing symptoms of the hooping•cough arc checked by vaccine disease. The termination of the vaccine disease will be the termination of the hoping-cough." On Friday morning, at ten o'clock, the mortal remains of Sir N. Conant were removed from his residence in Portland Place with all due ceremony, and were most respectably attended. The proces sion moved slowly on, along the New-road towards Finchley, where, on its arrival, the remains of the deceased were deposited in the family vault, where the remains of the deceased's lady were also con signed. The ceremony was conducted with the greatest solemnity. An official return to an order of the House of Commons of the establishment tier the collection of the Customs in Ireland, states the annual amount of salaries at the port of Dublin at 64,5551. is. 10d.; this includes five Commissioners, whose total salary is .5,13001.; one of these offices, annual salary 1,0001. is now vacant. A like return for Englund, fi,r the port of London, includes nine Commissioners at 1,4001. a year each, with 6001. additional to the Chairman, and 3001. additional to the Deputy Chairman. Within the last 30 years it is calculated. that in Lincolnshire alone upwards of 300,000 acres of heath, woods, and fen lands, have been converted into arable. A Charity Sermon was delivered in the Methodist Chapel, Rotherham, by Troop Serjeant Major T. Riley, of Capt. Smith's troop, 7th Dragoon Guards, on Sunday evening. tOr the benefit of the Sabbath School, connected with that place of worship. The preacher (an Hibernian), who was decorated in the rich costume of his regiment, selected his motto front the Ist Epistle of St. John, 4th ch. 19th verm...--" "c love Aim, because lie first loved us;" and, in the course of his address, very powerfully advocated the necessity of imparting instruction to the minds of the rising generation, and the advantage of early piety, which he successfully pleaded with much haw and propriety. On the termination of his discourse, which was heard with much attention, and produc tive of great satisfaction, the contributions produced upwards of titenly-six pounds. Tribute to the Aleatory of Charles Dibdin, Esq.— On Thursday evening last a party of gentlemen met at the house of Mr. Oxberry, the comedian, the Craven Head, Drury-lane, when it was proposed and seconded, that a monument should be erected to the memory of the above celebrated composer of naval sono. The object was immediately embraced by the meeting, which consisted of some most res pectable gentlemen, who contributed their subscrip tions towards the society, and pledged themselves to forward it. Several resolutions were adopted, and unanimously agreed to, and a treasurer and secretary were appointed to carry it into effect. The spot on which it is to be erected is left for future con- Lactation. THE NATIONAL REGISTER HOUSE OF COMMONS-(JATURDAT.) This day the Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock, Several members took the Whit and their seats. The orders of the day were read ; the different bilk forward ed one stage, and the house adjoni nett to Monday. COURT OF KING'S BENCH —(SATvamtv.) ROBERT WAITHMAN, E'Q. ALDERMAN, P. SHACKLE MID 07 HERS, PROPRIETORS OF" TOE JOHN HULL " . This was an act' brought by Mr. Ablerman Wattlanan against the defendants, to recover a compensation for injury sustained by the publication of a malicious libel in their paper, imputing to him the receiving of stolen goods; and also, his having committed wilful and currapt perjury. Mr. Campbell epened the pleading-, and ; Mr. Scarlet; stated the ruse to the Jury, in the progress of which [leder. (liked the defendants as a holesale dealers iii libel, deriving considerable )) lament liom their !rode. The libel in triestinti appeared in the paper in the mouth of Septeinber, 1821, wed imputed so the plaintli the basal% purchased borne shawls in the year 1808, that had been frau dulently obtained (loin a Mr. Cooper, in liond-street, ut ii price far below their value, and that in his return of she amount of profits under the lac ))))) e !az act, he maths a false return, and tificrwatdis a ore to the falsehood. The ' , allied Counsel proceeded to itnpreA upon the muds of the Jury the itijory that had been iodic ted upon the reputation tit the plaintiff, w ho had for more than forty years conducted him aril its that unimpeachable manner that justly entitled him to the protection of the law, and the verd.ct of the Jury on the present occasion. Mr. Presly, from the stamp-office, proved the proprietor ship of the paper to be in the defendithts, from a filth's its made and tiled at his 011iCT. This witness tool •rwent a c:ose-cross• insannuation by Mr. Sergeant Lough:in. Nothing HMI, however, elicited by it to shake his testimony. The posh. I statism of tee libel by the defendants was admitted. • Mr. Beesley proved his having printed the Paper in Jan. 1821, for the defendants, acid also at the time of the plibli ention of the libel. The lustier w as set up at the house of the defendants, in Johnson',-court, Fleet-street, Mr. !Mattison, from Somerset-bou-e ;no:hired the paper filed by the defendants; it was the 9th of Septenthsr, 1821. The Wog was then read by Mr Abbott, and this being the case for the plaint itr, Mr. Sergeant Vaughan rose In address the •on behalf of the defendants. Tile learned Sergeaut proceeded to state that there not being u justification tin the record pre vented his going into a proof of the allegations in the imputed libel ; he should, however, show there were circutias stances of strong suspicion. [Here the Chief Justice expressed his doubts as to, the the propriety of receiving evidence ulnas his paint. The Learned Sergeant proceeded to cite various sullies titles in support of his ' , motion, they ...tie, however, overruled by the Chief Justice, also stated, if the de fendants were satisfied, they could apply to the Court, in bents, to have his decision set right, if it should be considered wrong. The Chief Justice addressed the Jury in a brief way upon the most prominent pat • of the case, alien after A abort deliberation, they returned a verdict fur 5 1he plaintiti—Damages 5001. and costs. Mr. Scarlet!, Mr. (louse!, and MT. Campbell, wets Counsel for the pl Amid*: and Musses. Sergeant Vaughan, Puller, atitiChitiy, for the defetidants. We am happy to learn, that a meeting, highly interesting to the inhabitants of the county of Mid. dlesex, took place on Monday, at the Queen's Head tavern, in Holborn, composed of deputations from the various parishes in the county, convened by the united parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, to consider Of the measures ne cessary to be adopted in consequence of the resigna tion of Mr. Main Waring, the late Treasurer fur the county. The meeting was most numerously and respectably attended. Statements of considerable importance were made by Mr. Taylor, the vestry clerk fur St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, relative to the arrangements hitherto pur sued in auditing and conducting the county accounts. Resolutions were passed, by which the chairman (Mr. Montague) and Mr. Taylor were deputed to solicit from the magistracy of the county some ex planation relative to the state of the accounts on the resignation of Mr. Mainwaring, and the extent of securities available for the liquidation of the ultimate balance. The meeting then adjourned for a fort night, to afford time fur the necessary coramunimtion with the magistrates. No doubt can be entertained that the gentlemen who constitute the magistracy of this county will be anxious to afford every informa tion calculated to elucidate accounts, of which the annual receipts, during the last four years, have averaged 50,0001., and to concur in giving effect to any reasonable plan that may be suggested, thr pro tecting the ample funds placed at the disposal of future Treasurers front any defalcation, whether arising from individual malversat ion, or from imper fection in the existing system GI keeping the ac counts. The failure of the crop of potatoes last year in Ireland has unfortunately produced a scarcity bor dering on tirmine. The sole dependence of the pea santry fir food depends now entirely on importation. A quantity of potatoes and oatmeal has been ship ped at Guernsey and other places, for the South of Ireland, where the greatest possible misery prevails ut present. A few days since, a gold fish-hook, size No. 11, was found in the bed of an old river near Boscarne, in the parish of Bodmin, Cornwall, where sonic men were working for tin; and not far from the same spot were taken up several Roman coins of the reigns of Vespasiun and some of the later Emperors, Ise. The whole are in the possession of Robert Flumank, Esq. of Bodmin, the land-owner. 125 Duet.—At an early hour on Friday morning a meet. ing took place in the fields at the hack of the .Montpelter Tavern, Camberwell, between Lieut. K—, R.N. and Mr. Al'—, a medical student attending the hospitals. The Lieutenant was attended to the field by a brother officer, and Mrs M'-- by his brother, who is a res pectable surgeon. At the first fire, ibe:LlCMCllant was struck in the right arm by his adversary's ball, wli.cht lacerated the flesh, but the wound is by no means Call. genius. The afiair then terminated. ARTFUL SWINDLER.—On Thursday last, a young woman, dressed like a servant girl, rather slight ma,:e. dark complexion, and of pleasing address, called at the house of Miss Adams, who keeps a child•bed loiris warehouse in the Botoligh-road,and, representing lsrse:f as the nursers-maid of Al rs. Saunders (wife of NI r. N. Saunders, of Thames -street, and one of the ContoW.) COLIIICHIIIen of Billingsgate %Vuril), reqiiested to look at some baby linen, and mentioned Mrs. Fitzherhert (a customer) as the person by seinen her mistress had hero. recommended. Miss Alum produced an assortment of articles, and the female selected two cambric caps, value 21.24.; three nankeen frocks, 11. I8s.; fire wont bo. dies, 21. 5.3.; nankeen, li. Is., and two short robes, 'v:. 165., making in the whole 91. I7s. She said her mistress was very particular in paying far every thing on deliver„ and requested Miss Adams to.carry home toe goods, a:A she would accompany her. They proceeded together as far as Thames -street, and the woman stopped at a house which is let in chambers to co 1111 l ercial Men, and in which Nlr.Sairuders occupies apartments; she procres:e3 up stairs with the goods, teasing Miss Adams in the pas sage, and her own bonnet and shawl on the balustraies of the first floor. In a few minutes she returned, put on her bonnet and shawl again, and told Miss Adams that the goods were approved of, and that she was going nut to ga clsangedor a large note, to pay her for them. Site then departed, and the latter, after waiting two hours. applied to 'Mr. Sauoders, who knew nothing of the trans ; Mts. S. never lived at that house. Reese, the niarshalman; went to the house, and from what the officer 'mild collect, it seemed that many persons hail been 'defrauded in a similar manner, within the last week, and that a cotter itt the city haul furnished six dozen knives and forks, worth 20t. under an idea tl:at they were for Mrs. Armlet . , who has chambers there. The family of Mrs. Honer, in Breant's-row, Lambeth. experienced a great shock on Monday 'tight, in cerp.... quence of a calamity which befel Miss Margaret Hoth:r. tier second daughter, about 16 years old. The yontt 4 people had been at one of the Theaters, and the two sisters went into their chamber io a fire, and smut af.er the clothes of Margaret took fi,e when reaching over i!..e mantle shelf, and she was momentarily in a blaze. The sister joined in shrieks, but was too much overcome to have the presence of mind to assist, and the stift.rer was literally burnt naked cm the upper part of her helm e assistance was aftortled Her back hair was c pletely burnt off: the room was also set fire to by the fiatntss commuitica Mg to the window curtains and the bed qr. Mime, which did considerable damage, but was g..t under without continuiL., - ,. 4 Monday about nine o'clock, a young lady, well dressed, will. a gold watch at her sole, which was :as tened In a chain mood her neck, on passing by the shaii of Mr. Lmaronti, hosier, of Ludgate was attic. by two fellows, who endeavoured to steal ;tie watch from her side. The young lady was much alarmed, and screamed so violently as to attract a cl persons to the spot. She was taken into the shop of Mr. Lonastatf. where she retitaitied until her alarm had M:creased, cult after concealing her property, she had a coach to cousey •st her home. Daring the whole of t`te day gangs of Duffers infest this part of the city, and at itighettoevea have been witnessed committing their depretlatmos oo passenaers, therefore the public ought to be cautious now thry expose their propery. FELINE CURIOSITY.—A cat, helotaginz in G. Erman. of this town (long known as the !Melding ito-mh it) has a kitten to witch Nature, we suppose its afrolieso.lie has given Fite periect legs, two nethre as its com mon, and tune tE:1111111, the sopernumerary one beiug placed betweeit the usher two; and what renders it fur ther notiCeahle is the peculiarity of its toot, which possesses ;ill the members COlllitiaa to two feet, but so closely coometed, brat when m novion, !illy have the appearance of but 'cute. This extraorilitiary kitten is of a dark tortoiseshell colons. and being stroq, and lively. no doubt is etvertained of saving It for the inspection Of: those wha !tray be fond of seeing natural curiosities. I)aarsto novelette —Cas Friday last, about one o'clock, whilst .Nlr. Alderman Smith wets presiding at the Town Hall, Southwark, Isis attention was so ;dimly attracted to a rim in front of the justice.room, atiii ne sent out %Velfare mod Reeve with orders to bring tote disturbers into the office. In a few IITiIIUICS the officers returned with a decent locking woman, wanted El.s. Roach, in custody, and followed by a rabble of near.y a dozen of well kithwit disorderly 1. males. who %sun one accord clisrged her with assaulting one of them. Nlargaret I).movait, who offered to swear to the fact. altnough she exhibited no marks whatever of ill-usagr. whilst, on the contrary, Mrs. R. was bleeding lully, and both her ears were lacerated, and her car-rims gone. From her statement. it appeared that whalst walking peaceably along the Idtglinareei, site was a t. tacked by rite wousau I)ittiovais and her depraved sum paiiimis, who forcibly tore out her ear-rings, and were on the point of decamping when tile racers came (111 The Complainant denied this, and all the ether women readily offered to swear to its untruth ; hut out searcning thens all outinl, one ear-rings was found in Do novan's bosons, an the ither in the passage of the hall. where one oh them cons is , ;.l to drop it. Mrs. Roach was removed from II aba and Donovan placed there in her stead on the charge •f robbery, which being sit. tistaetoriiy made out t h the p 19CCUI roc, and the persrma who found the property, she , vas billy committed. tier companions in guilt, out ibis a vkward term:nation..if the Lusinea contrived to to Ite tacit escape.