The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-01 00:00:00

• \4 l ` .*J BUOV.4I I .IIin Tke following letters are from the 31orning Chrunide. To TILE GOVERNOR. ?HS BARING. Longwood, this 19th of July, 1817. Si c•—i bate received the tive e.s i yon have tahrit tr6,li,i, 1,. I'm to ine, contitininz r cheek • hoard, a box of and tau y wiii k scut flow Comm by fttr. Elehia•rotie. The Emperor was iirisrd In see in your Inter, IliAt you conceived ynur duty required you should nut delik iir tie. 4e articles. '• If I anted,''; strict Coll. to•11:! . .1 y Willi the established regitlations, I ought to abatain :...nding _ _ lr lili4 ca.e. Sir, you wont.; have done a gracious act in vi,hlolding them. o'l mit me, however, to ask the meaning of your observa tion. Is it In:cause these things dirt not as t ive aweigh the chatmel of the Nlinistet ? Lt the Minister's restrictions it certainly is stated, that letters most come through that chair rel. lint not sock things ;is Weil si n apparel, busts, and alai e;es r fernitere. I'.'e have been Coll6tallily in the habit of r •••e: via; ma•iy things from the Cape, which have been sent f Besides, Lord Bathurst, in his s f ieech, mid you soar se!•'; in one of your letters, have indignantly repelled the a•so—tioit, that letters which arrived here per post, or by private hands, had been sent to London in order to be re terovil to this country. Hence, you neither can not ever ccuhi he authorized to withhold such things us busts, articles 07' lloirselaild furniture, books, and such like, Oct affecting, in any shape, tlto security of the detention, It may be, perhaps, because the counters have a crown iwyririted• upon them e Bet then, no regulation van exist of which we are kept in ignorance ; nor are we aware that we most not possess any article bearing the impression of a crown. that ease, Sir, yon mint have some new sets of playing c e r,ts wade, fur those we have bear clowns noon them. t Filen and smell revldne of plate are frequently sent to and they are all marked with a crown. But whence emanates this regulation which you assert to exist ? Is it from your Government, which alone, by the bill, has Hie right of making any ? Your Minister has dc • elared in open Parliament •thag aro restriction had been im loped, since those which had been printed and procktimed to all Europe, and which were given to your predecessor, and by him handed over to yon. He added too, that you had lint imposed ally restrictions, but merely adopted measures for their execution. Indeed you have not the right to impose any. The Emperor wants no favour, Sir, nor will he be in debted for any thing to any man's ceprioe. Rut he has a right to know what the restrictions are which he is subj e ct e d to. Your Government, Parliament, and all nations have the same right. I therefore beg you, Sir, to communicate to ' I A th ese ( res i t restrictions and if any such do exist, they must be in contra diction of ;he asset tion of Lord Bathurst, " that their only 01seiret is to ensure the severity of the detention." The Ein^ peror directs ow to protest against the existence of any te strietion or regulation which shall not be legally notified to him, before it be pet in force. I have the honour to be, Sir. Yoen moat obedient. Arc. (Signed) LE CTE. BERTRAND. To Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Low, Governor. TO Mn. RADOWICII, MASTER•OUNNER, ON BOARD THE SHIP Longwood, July 16,1817. 51R...4 have received the marble bust of young Napoleon. I delivered it to his father. It has afforded I • the most de_ lightful gratification. I regret it has not been in your power to come and see us, and to furnish us with some particulars, which, to a father so situated, must always he interesting. From the letters you liacesent, it appears, the artist esti mates the value of this work at 1001. sterling. The Emperor has ordered me to send a bill of excliam:e for 3001. sterling. The surplus is to indemnify you for the losses he knows y o u have sustained in the sale of your adventitie, from not having been able to land ; and for the annoyance which this event has occasioned you, simple as it is, and v hick must have es.. titled you to the good opinion of every sensible man. Have the goodness to convey the Emperor's thanks to the persow who have had this obliging attention. I have the honour to be, Your very Iminble and most obedient servant, • (Signed) LE CTE. BERTRAND. P. S. I request you will be so good as to acknowledge the receipt of the enclosed bill of exchange. About thirteen years ago, a young man, who had been employed as a clerk in the counting house of a merchant in London, absconded with a large sum of money in his pos. session, which he had received from the hankers with whom his employer transacted business. Esery possible inquiry was made to discover him, but ineffectually; tewards were offered, handbills were circulated, but in vain. On Satur day settnight a packet was placed in the hands of the gentle. loan be had served, enclosing the cunt of 11301., with a letter, which ran in these words:— •• Sin—At the time I parted from you with the sum which you intrusted me to get from your bankers, I resolved to net as honestly at circumstances would permit me hereafter: this I have done. I enclose - the sum of 11361 for the ameunt of that which I took with tue, with interest from that day to this note. I have all along re • mitred to do this, with the as.-istance of (leaven: and I run thankful a have been able to do so. It is not neccs.ary for ine to .ay more, as I ant aware of the unfavourable light my conduct must be viewed in by you " I remain, Sir, tke. " P.S. There are some odd shillings and pence over this sum, nrilith it was not convenient to enclose." A pensioner pt Greenwich hospital went on Monday to Charlton fair, arid on his return to Greenwith, he, to his gre'at surprise, found in one of his coat pockets a handsoms silk purse. with a colt clasp, containing a draft for 301. payable three months after date, drawn by a person at Woolwich. The pensioner very properly immediately gave it up to the Lieutenant-Governor of the hospital, who has caus ed the proper officer to write to the party whose signature appears to the draft. It is conjectured some pickpocket stole the purse in the fair, and having secured what money it might have contained, drop pad it, wit'i the draft, into the pensioner's pocket, to prevent their being found upon his own per fin ; and there is not a doubt that had the pickpocket be..n irollared by the loser, but he woild have instantly pointed out the pensioner as the thief. and would have dee ared he saw him commit the robbery. which would• have been confirmed by she pure. Ac. b.•ing found in his possession; and thus might an honest man hate been transported through the sillily of, an adept at .knavery. Twei ty.five sheep, the property of Mr. M'Kenzie, were on Sun day lam dr.ven away from a fiel d, belonging to tbat gentle man a t Dulwich ; they were traced to Va uxhall Gate, sad tit= the wick was luau P . "IVE, I ,VATIONAL REGISTER. 711E` ARMY. The following is the official account of the reductiono, fvc. in the Army : NEDIrCTIONS. 20th Light Dragoons ... --- 2: -- ..iibt Ditto 2.4 d Ditto Staff Corps of Cavalry ... ... ... ... 112 Men per Regiment in the two Regimentso' Life CuarJs. and Itio men in the Royal Regim int of Horse Guards ... ... ... ... Ten men per troop, in esch of the Regimeats of Dragoon Guards and Dragoons serving in I.:teat Britain and Ireland ... .. ... ... Ditlirence of establishment between the six Reg.- ments of Cw.alry returning from France, an I that now axed ... ... ... ... Sixteen Boys per Regimen! in the Royal Rees - lent of Horst Guards, Dragoon Gnarls, and Dr..4,xna, di,to ... ... ... Thret trocps of the Royal Wagon Train ... 464 GtB 648 216 1780 1104 -6,03 Q• Ten net per Company in each of the Ilegi 'lents of Foot Castile, 7: Compani,.s 94th, 95th, 96th, and 97th Regiments, each at 800 Rank and File ... ... ... ... 3,00 3d and 4th Battalion of the 60. h ... ... I,i.;:ci Third Battalion Rifle Britade ... ... 810 Two West India Regimens ... ... Lbw, The Royal York Ita igen, ... ... ... I,iiiio The R iyal West India Rangers... ... ... 1,000 The Loyal African Corps ... ... ... Liam The York Clubseurs ... ... ... ... 800 Two Black Garrison Companies for service at the Bahamas ... ... ... ... ... 2'io Recruiting Compsnies of 18 Regiments .. ... 1440 Fifteen Privates per Company iii every Regiment of Infantry, exclusive of India ... ... ... 12,600 Royal Staff Corps, two Companies Difference of establisheavm ociareen the Bth and 86th Regiments ordered home from India, and that now fixed Total Cavalry, Foot Guards, awl Int otry 608 - 24,682 31.402+ The Supernumerary Lieutenant-Colonels of the two regiments of Life Guards, to be clisoatioued undo the strength of these corps, and their pay to be placed under the head of allowances. &c. The Supernumerary Lieutenant-Colonels of five Regiments of In. fantry. 'file Officers of Recruiting Companies of 18 Regiments. The third Subaltern per Company in the lte d v,iments of Foot Guards. The additional Lieutenant per Company in Regiments of Light Infantry and Rifle Battalions, and Corps serving tat the West Indies and Ceylon. Tile Second Assistant Surgeons of Regiments of Cavalry, Foot Guards, and Infantry. DUCED ESTABLISHMENT or ALL REGIMENTS AT HOME AND ABILOAU. EXCEPT THOSE IN THE EAST INDIES. Cavalry—(Liglit and Heavy.) Eight'troopr. 1 Colonel Lieutenant-colonel 9 Majors 8 Captains Lieutenants 8 Comets The usual Suitt 89 Sergeants 84 C'orporals 8 Trumpeters 8 Farriers 336 Privat es 275 Homes-16 privates in each Troop to be alb mounted. Infantry. Ten Couipi.nies. 1 Colonel 1 Lieutenant-colonel 2 Majors 10 Captains 12 Lieutenants 8 Ensigns The usual Stec. 35 Sergeants So Corporals 2'2 Drumn.ners 6A) Privates Tle lld Dew., Guarda, 33 I . 3ragoons, 3d. ith. 23d, 29th, 43d, an 4 .7th Re . ,ttuatts or Intantry, now on their return from France, to prucee.t to Ireland. It is understood the 11th and 13th Dragoons are to proceed to the East Indies. • One Sergeant per troop in each of the regiments of Dragoon Guards, Dragoons, and Light Dragoons serving in Great Britain and Ireland. .1- One sergeant per company in every other regiment of Infantry, exclusive of those serving in the East Indies. Theme reductions will bong fide amount to more than 30,000 men. The following reduction id to take place in the Life Guards, Ist and 2ti, viz :-234 hove.; and 72 men. The dismounted men are intended to fill the situation of tradesmen, as tailors, saddlers, shoe makers, sad bitumen. so nnuty to a troop. The horses being the strength of these regiment*, they are consequently much reduced, as the 8 troops will only form three squadrons. The officcis liable to be replaced will he placed on half-pay, commencing on the 45th of December next. .The Foot Guards will Jose 72 officers as follows :- Ist, or Grenadiers 8 Lieut.-Cape. 24 Ensign-Lieutenants. arl, o; Coldstream 4 ditto .. 16 ditto. 5d Beg. of FootGuarth 4 ditto ..... 16 ditto. • .... 56 -.....72 TREASURY ORDER RELATING TO THE DUTY ON FOREIGN BOORS AND • MAPS. • " Treasury Chamber!, October 3, la iR. " Gentlemen,—l am commanded by the 1.0 rd% Commii.sioners of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, they arc phased to approve of the regidationa proposed in your Report a the eStii ultimo, in otter to prevent Foreign Books and Maps, the property of indivi duals. and li:ought over by passen gers from abroad, from being charged with duty more than once; and I am, therefore, to desire you will immediately give the necessary owlet for carrying the saute into effect. (Signed) " GEO. HARRISON." " Com albsioners of Customs." Note.—ln furtherance of the above, the following directions have been s..nt by the Cointoissioners of Customs to Collectors and CmmArtMetti:— " Custom-house. London, Oct. R, MR. " Let the Collector anti Comptroller take cot that tire directions of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, contained in the aforegoing copy of a letter flour Mr. Harrison, be duly obeyed, tinder the following regulations, viz.:—That the proprietor shall, on each importation of su c h b oo k s or maps. subsequent to the origni a , importation, ni.!ke oath that the duties were paid upon such hooks in this country, in a fir way of trade ; that they are the identical hooks or maps alrich he exported trom hence, and that they are now itrought back for his private use, and not for the purpose of sale in this country. " By order of the Commissioners." Tuesday. a gentleman belonging to Kincardine, had taken his passage in the smack for London, anti went on board in perfect health, but before the vestel had reached Lath roads, he dropt down ant , expired immediately. NOV I LONDON AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. A very crowded meeting of the friends of this institetion was held in the Egyptiao 11411, Alansion-lionse, on l'i s e rb d„,. . the Loral ;Mayor its the Chair. The land Mayor opened the meeting by stetieg, that he bad given the use of the Egyptian.liall, considering this the best use that could be made of it. 1 his inst;tution %tali cat. eitlated to enlighten the minds illt3 improve the murals of the lower classes ; by , Itete so, the thitits at magistrates would be sued e leech easier. His Lordship next intimated, that he Lad received a letter from the Bigot Hon. N. Vansittart. express. ing regret that he could not be present, on account of st Ca. bit:et swirling held that day. The !Icy. Daniel Wilson then read the report of the Com. millers-. After setting forth that the progress end easels of the institution were not to be jteleed of by partial appear. ances, but by latent operations and general results, it stated the estaldi.shinent of the Merchent Seumen's Auxiliary Bible Society at one of the happy effects of this ittstitution ( hiri ng the List year. The '.ter -Mutt Seamen's Soriety wns ins noted in James' y ; its objert was to th , triblitl . Bibles to 120,000 Itiitisltee.eiteli, now destitute of them. Already had they site plied lti,!Mo /lemma' with the win of It next ad. vorted to the shire of the several itssiariniirtm; smote were unavoidabiy supported by „fete seltscrilters ; others flourish. ed tit high pro pc rily. The her ol'Bitilesand Testaments issued tlhricg tide inst year by this society wits, LOW) Bibles, 'restainems, total g,3IJ, forming an aggregate within six total 20,232. It ) e a ss of I 5,8711 Testaments, tiext mentioned .heir attention to workhouses and asylums, and bestowed high praise on the s al and titlCreStil of female association+. Their agents had penetrated into recesses al. MPS( forbidden to the approach ur inspeetion of one sex, and they hail obtained subscriptions from unexpected rvontrees. Some remark+ were here introduced ou the 841m:try edicts of distributing lee Bible, such as keeping parents front gin shops, rhildren trout tinseasoliable play in the streets, and servants front idle gossiping. It lamentod that the finances did net hotd the same rank arthe city itself did in the scale of o eahlt and liberality. The report proceeded next to describe the attention of the committee to criminals in prison. Thanks wane expressed to the Lord Mayor for has ing given the Egyptian-hall to a society w hose Milli was to disseminate prin ciples which serum to the.poor the protectiou of their rights, to the rich the enjoyment of their opulence, to enteistrales the trite dignity of their office, and to Princes thestability of their throues. The. Rev. Dr. Thorp began an elaborate speech by con gratulating his Lordship on the importance of the object of the meeting. The value of the Bible had been appreciated by Locke, who had said that it had God for its ;turbos ' ,at 'vation - for its object, truth, unmixed with any crow, for its subject. It mssenut bad been one of the most pet inclines of writers. He had been found by a friend of his sn; , eriuteud• ing a young lady leading. The •fricsid, ou seeing that the book was a New Testament, es:claiu u •d, " What ! teach a cheat, a mockery." " Ves," said Rousseau. " it is a cheat and a mockery; but where will you get such divine lessons of morality ?"kapplatisc.) Bible societies bad a chain of posts from London to Siberia ; yet they neither repressed nor stinted other charitable institutions. He cum :lad by moving that the report now read, be received, adopted, ani piloted. _ Mr. Davies. of the Common Council, after congratulating his Lordship on presiding over so numerous and respeemble a meeting, seconded the resolution. It vs carried unanimously. Robert liumphiey Martin, F A . said that we owed civil liberty to the Bible. The effects of this institution rem to promote grad-will and Mrbearance. He had seen the time when a Friend burst not walk the streets, and when a Jew seas tossed by his heard, till it was almost plucked from his chin. He had lately been to Paris, and had had a Milanese servant there. When parting with ltim he gave him a Bible, on the condition that he blupild read it, teach his wife to read it, it lie approved of it, give it to his children, and never part with it. He took it on these terms. lie concluded by moving sincere thanks to the Lord Mayor for, the use of the hall, and fur presiding on this occasion. Mr. M'Astlay seconded the motion. The Lord Mayor returned thanks, said that he had no merits, and observed that his object was to improve the morals of the lower orders. The Rev. Henry Watkins said, that tf there was joy in .Heaven ever one 6ituier that repented, how much joy must there be ainong the blessed angels, from the results of thatinstittition ? The Bible was the magna charta of sinners. Bible Societies 11:41 a rtrbut:d more than any other means to check the lat.: protrre , :s of d.sailectie.i. Those who bad received Bibles from them could take die liberty to think from the Bible rather than from the Sunday newspapers. There was one text which might keep the whole district of manufacturing towns quiet and contented—" All things shall work together for good to them who love God." The Rev. Dr. Steinkopff gave an account of the progress of the Bible Society in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia, and !mired tharl4 to the treasurer, secretary, and committees. The Rev. .1. W. Cunningham seconded the Motion. He lairented that the city of London had nut kept paze with other places. 'Mete were many great vices peculiar to large cities; the circulation of the Bible-was tiler:1111y &decimate means of counteraction ; Landon, as the largest of cities, and the socreoo c-f many crimes, was therefore peculiarly botmd to contribute liberally towards the circulation of the Bible. If the poor could be persuaded to tot :apart a penny in the week for the Bible Soci e ti es , it would trait them independeigre, and wean them front parish support. David Bevan, Esq., the treasurer, returned thank , . The balrmee last year was 71 133. fid. After huvirigpa.d to th-- Itritirli and Forczo Billie Society 1,3381. the balance this year was IS:. 4s. l id. Thanks were then given to the Lord Mayor fur his able and im partial conduct in the chair, and the meeting dispersed at . o'clock. Tireoday afternoon, ahont one o'clock, the inhabitants of Grtystoke-place, Fettri-latie, weie thrown into the grearr , t alarm, in rool,erinence of a fire whirl, broke out in the ter I k okhop toliongiog to Mr. Sill, earitenti r and hit.ltier, ' lei it horned with hitch velocity. that in a short rime the whole r I the 'preitikes were in Scri !moll at - riv ed, hint unfortunately no water could lie Formed 11.1* some titre ; and owing to the confined or Ili*. OM 4', the firemen were in a great 111edi.1111.11.1.1111M1 in the it itrttgless. The devooring element goon t immilinicattiii with the !tense of Mr. Fletcher, tailor, and a Me HaWkit,, liee. , cntoireer, both of w loch siottained cote.idera hie tt , well ms the noose 01 1),. )lilleur,anrl likewise Elio' Chapel : bor.:lie %%bete of preiiMieN, with all the pi ()petty, Nah C Ihe bre was totally ' , Oilfired about 1 n'c lock. The damage done rs very considerable. Mr. ',add alone (it is send) last ;tropes ty to the amount of 1,11001. At Glceiti-Anne, near Neu iy. on the 12 h inns . in 3lr. Wm; Atkinson's cotton mill, a young noman, al on, ears of age, gid entangled in the machinery, and both her arms were so dreadfully lacerated, Wei it is limed they Inuit be amputated.