The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-29 00:00:00

COURSE OF EXI Amsterdam, 12 18 C. F. Ditto, at sight, 12 15 Rotterdam, 12 19 Antwerp, 12 II Hamburgh, 38 10 Altona, 38 11 Paris, 3 days' sight, 25 85 Ditto, 2t; 20 Bourdeatig, 20 20 Frankforton theMaine,ls9 Petersburg'', 81 U. Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 28 Trieste, Ef. Fla. 10 Madrid, 30—Cadiz, 351 Bilboa, 354—Barcelona, 35 HANGE, JULY 27. Seville, 1131 1 —Gibrallar,3 0 1 Leghorn, 47—Genoa, 431 Malta, 43—Venice, 27 60 Naples', 391—Lisbon, 30 Oporto, 30—Bahia,59 Rio Janeiro, 49 Palermo, 116 Dublin, 91 per cent. Cork, 9 per cent. Foreign gold in ban, 91. lie. 100. per oz. New Doubloons, New Dollirs, 4s. 9iil. Silver in Intl s,siandard, 4s. 1441. PRICE Rink Stock 132 3 per Cent. Red. 781 3 per Cent. Consols 701 3± per Cent. 4 per Cent. 03i 5 per Cent. Nary 108 Long Anu. 191 • STOCKS. Ountinon 0. Imp. 3 per Cent. India Bonds 60 ltulia Stock • Exchequer 61. pron. C.:wk. fur Ac. 76 Luttery 'rackets 7- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lofton : SUNDAY, JULY 29. .mmilinm- . DEFEAT OP THE . MOCK " CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION." We congratulate all those who consider " the Freedom of the Press like the air we breathe, if we have it not we die," upon the result of the first at tempt of the Bridge-street Gang—sufficient care, it seems, had not been taken in the selection of the Jurymen, for FOUR of them resolutely withstood every influence to deliver a verdict of Guilty; and subsequently they were, by consent of Counsel for the prosecution, called into Court and discharged without delivering any verdict whatever. ♦Vc sincerely hope that this event will be pro ductive of much good—the trial of the defendant came on under every possible inauspicious circum stance—to adopt the elegant phraseology of the ministerial hirelings, " the very name stinks," and we presume it was by a pre-arrangement that her trial for another offence, of which her conviction was morally certain, had taken place the same morn ing—to these we have only to add the fact, that Mr. Justice Best presided, and during the admi rable speech of Mr. Cooper for the defence, added heavily we think to the just share of unpopularity under which he labours by the repeated, continued, unnecessary, and as it appears to us studied inter ruptions by which he annoyed him, and which were c:rtainly sufficient to have totally disarranged the intentions of almost any other man, however firmly he might have meant to do Justice to his Client— but with all this, success did not crown the efforts made to gain a conviction—we :subjoin a list of the Jurors, and as no oath of secresy is taken, we hope to be enabled hereafter to give the names of those honourable men " who dared be honest in the worst of times," and who, by what h'ts been impudently termed in Court their " obstinacy" have done an immense service to their Country. Special Jurymen—John Stracey. of Smithfield•b.tr ; Philip Jacob, of the Cresceent, Cripplegate ; James Byrne of Dyer's Court; Charles Wright, Old Jewry; Henry Horton. King's Arms's Yard ; and John Webb, Coleman Street, merchants. Talesmen.—Joseph Blackburn, Russia mat dealer; John Davis, painter; John Williams, cheesemonger ; Bryan Mills, packer; Michael Williams, ardent; and Frederick Bennet, 6 ..ith. We have received the following important intcl ;igence from Smyrna. It will allay the uneasiness and apprehensions which the accounts through the French papers were calculated to excite in this country. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Smyrna, dated 19th June.—" This city since our last has continued subject to disorder, but no injury has been sustained by Europeans in person, or pro perty in possession, and we trust no occurrences will take place to involve the town in general, which is quiet at present. Great protection for order and .afety is afforded by his Majesty's ship Melina, and two French ships of war in port. The Raceliaise Wig of war had proceeded on a cruise in the Ar• ehipeiago, on the 11th of June, just before serious z . I ..amomka.S. • • 'THE isTATIOI4At itEtlrigttn disturbances broke out. An embargo has been renewed within' those four days on all vessels in this port, they are crowded with Europeans and their families from the shore, in consequence of the alarm lately excited. A Turkish ship of the line has been destroyed by fire, after an attack by a number of Greek vessels, off Mytelene, in which the Greeks lost many ships. They continue, as far as we have learnt, to maintain neutrality to all European flags. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Constantinople, dated 25th June:—" The Turkish fleet having proceeded as far as Mytelese, has been driven by the Greek squadron within the castles of the Dardanelles, where it is waiting reinforcements, now preparing with great activity. The Greeks have destroyed one man of war, and according to report, have taken a frigate?' We have received, by the Leeward Island mail, New York papers from the 20th to the 24th ult. and Kingston Journals to the 4th of June, contain ing intelligence of much importance. The revolu tion in Spanish South America has spread with the rapidity of a contagion throughout the whole of Peru, and may be said to be universal. According to the intelligence brought by the mail, the successes of the Independents have been extremely rapid, as, In addition to the full of the City of Caracas, it is again asserted that they have captured Lima. A re volution has taken place in Mexico against the Spa nish authorities, where a Colonel and a Bishop were denounced by Capodaca, the Viceroy. About 300,000 milled dollars, and two millions of other property, fell into the hands of the patriots at Santa Fe. Accounts of the capture of Lima, by Lord Cochrane and General San Martin, ha been re ceived at Panama by the arrival of a small schooner from Porto Bello at Kingston, in Jamaica. The full of Lima will decide the contest on the west side of South America in favour of the Patriots. Letters from Zante, dated the 24th of June, communicate the latest accounts of the state of afbirs in the Mores. On the Ist of that month, in con sequence ( t the appearance of a Greek squadron of 23 sail of Patrus, an official notice was transmitted from the Pacha to those European Consuls who still remained in the place, that he could no longer be responsible for their safety : he expected to be at tacked both by sea and land, in which case he should set fire to and destroy the remains of' the town, and retire into the citadel. The fierce then with him consisted of 4,000 men. It had subsequently been diminished by a detachment set to the relief of Lalla, which was besieged by a united force of Greeks and lonians, amounting to near 6,000 men. The latter now openly espouse the canseof the Greeks, whom they have joined in great numbers since the breaking out of the insurrection. The Turks were much straitened by the want of corn, and it was believed that, it closely blockaded, none of their fortresses in the Mores, with the exception of Napoli di Romania, and Corinth, could long hold out. Up to the 2:/c1 of June, however, the Greeks had nut effected the reduction of any them. At that date, too, the Greek fleet remained before Lepanto, without having struck a blow of the least importance SHIPPL‘ G LVTELLIGEATE. " Swedish and Norwegian Consulate, London, t - 27tli .luly, OWL bog to transmit y.•u enclosed a copy of an official document I have received from his Excellency the Governor of the isLutd of St. Bartholomew's. req..esting mat you will be so goon as to make the same known at limn's. (signed) "CHARLES TOTTIE. " Mr. J. Bennett, jun. Lloyd's." (COPY.) " Summons.—Whereas, on the Bth instant, a certain brig. rigged vessel was brought into this port of Gustavia, thsaated by the crew, and taken possession of by the Government of this Colony. And whereas it has been proved by an inquiry before Lis Court, that the said brig is a Portuguer•e vei-el. rained S. Luis Hey tie France, laden with sugar, hides. sole leatkr, ardenti, agoa, and rice, captured on its voyage tarn Rio de Janeiro to upon°, by an tumid vessel called the Vinceder, conu»issioned, as bus been stated, by a General Artigas, but abandoned by the prize master and his crew, within the limits of this port, on being hiisial by a French squadron. " And whereas this Court has thought proper to offer the said vessel and cargo to be claimed by its original osners, these are theretore to cite and summon the owners of the said Portuguese brig S. Luis Rey tic France, an her cargo, to appear before this Court, within a year and a night, front this day, there to pro- duce and substantiate, in a legal manner, their right to the said property, or the proceeds thereof; in default whereof, the waste will, titter such lapse of time, be adjudged to the King. " Gustavia, on the Island of St. Bartholomew. May 11,1821. " By resolve of the Court, (Signed) " ERIC DALBECK, Registrar." ~~, Banaos-ToWsi, BasaaDors, Joss 12,—We are sorry to announce the intelligence of a most dreadful fire which took place at Bridge-Town, Barlsidoec. June 10th, and which is supposed to have originated through the carelesiness of a baker. The conflagra. , Con soon spread in all directions with a most alarm ing rapidity, and the town presented a scene of con fusion and dismay which no pencil can depict. A strong south-east wind added to the fury of the flames. The inhabitants, though perfectly aware of the necessity of immediate exertion, yet so great was their terror, that they were unable to render the least assistance until the arrival of the 4th, or King's own regiment, who with the utmost alacrity and rang froid, threw aside their arms and accoutrements, rushed into the flames, and at the hasard of their lives, saved many individuals from the devouring element. At the same time they preserved much valuable property, which would otherwise have been destroyed or plundered. In fact, the exertions of the officers and men were beyond all praise, and will leave a lasting impression on the inhabitants of this island. We have not yet been able to ascertain the amount of the property destroyed, but it must be very considerable, as upwards of sixty houses were consumed. We are much indebted to Gen. Maio waring for his exertions, and the prompt assistance afforded by the garrison, but for which, the greater part of the town must have been burned. A deplorable event lately took place at Loverjoul (Pays Baa.) At the fete of that place, the inha bitants had prepared a fine reception for M. Maxi milian Spoelberg, who made his entrance as Lord of the village. One of the amusements was firing at goose. The young girls of the village contented tin- the prise; when the third attempt was made to shoot the goose, the piece flashed in the pan. rte young girl who had missed fire, presented to fire second time, and at the same instant she received accidentally the contents of a gun in her back.— She fell instantly, and was carried to the chateau, where all the assistance the medical art could atrori was administered in vain. She expired a few mi .e.tes after the accident. Her lover was near her, at the moment she received the fatal shot. He :vas plunged in profound grief and despair, and it was with difficulty they tore him from the unfortunate object of his affection. Anecdote 4 . Young Ruonaparte.—ln Noveral;or, 1819, the Emperor of Austria gave a grand chatse at Schloshoff, a magnificent sporting domain, al:ktut 40 English miles east of Vienna, on the left bank of the Danub..., The Nobles of the Court and all the Foreign Ambassadors were present during the • sports of the day's shooting. Young Napoleon, . who was of the party, begged to have a gun, which •. the Emperor, after much entreaty, permitted, with A strict injunctions that it might be charged with powder mily. After two fires he was rallied upon being a bad shot, and told that he had better de.• dine a further attempt. By what means, lam ::Jt prepared to state, but ut this moment he discJ-ered the trick which had been put upon him. He •nosts remonstrated with his grandfather, and, after mach pleading, was allowed .a small charge of shot.. Ho brought down his first bird (a pueissant), to the ia- expressible delight and admiration of the Emperor • and all present : and out of 1 1 shuts he bagged :tines • birds MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.—We are faVo..:r..d with the following communication from a lady at* high rank, who was an eye-witness to the event described :—A singular incident took plat* on Thurs.. • day, in Westminster, in one of the i'eeressei buses. near to the left of his Majesty's table. At the Errt entry of the Champion, when every eye was di rected towards him, an Irish Peeress (the Countess of Annesley), who hail lately arrived from Pads to attend the coronation, happening to turn round her head saw near her a gentleman in a Highland dress,. leaning against one of the small with a OS. tol in his hand, and looking towards his Majesty's table, seemingly as it' going to present it. :dm in stantly, starting, exclaimed " What do you mean ? %Vila ate you about, Sir ?" He replied, " Dua't ba alarmed, Madam, the pistol is not loaded*" But this not satisfying her ladyship, she, with the true characteristic spirit of her couotry, turned throne a the gentletnen appointed Ly Lord Cr,vyilyr to attend upon the Peeresses with refreshment, and said-- " Sir, I desire you will instantly arrest and secure :!tis gentleman with the pistol in his hand, and remove hint from the gallery ;" upon which he was instantly surrounded by some of the attendants till a prow, officer took him into custody. Many of the ladies were alarmed almost to tainting. After short irret• val, one of the attendants was sent to the bear to quiet the fears of the ladies by informing th_an pistols were not loaded. The State Lottery finished on the 24th ingtaot, when J. and J. SivEwRIGHr sold and shared the largest prise therein, beinz No. 4,421, 25,000 1 . ; also No. 1,446, 4.0001 ; No. 9, 1 2'2 anti 12.7.*:0, both 2 4001., tnii 10 other capitals of :2,1001. itte.--* Curnioll ; 3s, liayrn ; 11, fklb;:rn