The National Register. — London, England, 1822-03-24 00:00:00

FRoil L.iST .\76111"S G.AZETTE. 111•111111MIMMI BANKRUPTCY ENI.AItGr D. T. GritAtis, Oxford Street, jeweller, hunt March 2Gth to April '3lt. BANKRUPTS. I. Jullion. Holborn• jewelier. Solicitor, Mr. Hannam, Tiara& Chambers, Covent-Garden. P. Btanwltite. Bristol, fringe manufacturer. Soh. Messrs. Vrzarel and Co. Lincoln's Inn Fields. 1. Ilarri.on, IVhitechapcl Road, flour factor. Soh. Messrs. Stevens and Co. Lisle St. Thomas .Apostle. %V. Robinson. flotemlale, Sutlii.k, malteter. Sole. 3lessrs. Stocker and Co. New Boswell Court. W. Atherton, Eveiton, near Liverpool, brewer. Sol. Mr. Ilinde„ I. verpool. W. (.yes. Cheltenham, coal merchant. Solo. Messrs. Bous fi.ld and Co. Bouvetie Stteet, Fleet Street. W. Wickham, jt n.. Chichester, butcher. Sul. Mm Ellis, Ilulborn Court, Gray's Inn. DIVIDENDS. April E. B. Decble, %Velbeek Street, Cavendish Square, upholsterer—tB,.l.,.l.. and B. Troughtomand C. A. Newcomb, Coventry, bankers-23. J. Broeldiss. Oxford, corn dealer-20, E. Collinson, Crooleed I.une, oil nierehant-13, J. Bursey, jun., Cotierge Street, Tottenham Court Road, bookseller—l 6, H. M. Soitielsett, Marlborough, Wilts, surgeon-13. F. Fisher, Edge. ware Road, nurseryman—Q3. T. It. Alport. Birmingham, leather eel litimpits. lleybormbookeeller-13. W. It. Wilson. Clown Court, Broad Street, merchant-26, R. Bibby, Liverpool. ruerebant-13. L. 0. Edwards, Nlinorics, master imuiner-50, .1. Furman, Kettleburgh, :Festiva, innholder. CERTIFICATES to be grunted April 13. J. Hart, Lewisham, builder—W. H. Pytie, Queen Square, Westminster. bookseller- -T. Lidbetter, Southwick, Sussex, corn merchant—J. Colthem, New Kent Road, carpenter—R. N. Hose, Holhorn Hill, book dealer—J. and G. Bell, Betwick upon Tweed, coopers—W. Cleave, Chelsea, grocer—C. Newman, Ittightern, inventor of improved coach !wow—W. K. Coiling, Liverpool, picture dealer-31. Atkinson, Fulbeck, Lincolnshire, motley scrivener. PRICE 04 Bank Stork 3 lieu Ceot. Red. . per Cent. Conools 1304 3} Pt I Cent. 9O 4 per Leith 081 rer Cent. Navy 101' Long Ann. 0 9-16 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lonbon : SUNDAY, :(ARCH 24. Tim DIAMONDS.—We regret to have been the means of communicating to our readers last week, as a statement of facts on this subject, what we are now convinced, from information on which we can implicitly rely, is entirely without foundation. The proceedings in the House of Commons since our last,' have been unattended by any occurrence worthy of animadversion—they have in fact ex tended no farther than an arduous struggle between the biassed and the unbiassed—between those who gain by a bad system, and those who arc anxious to reform it—or to condense the terms, between thc dependent and independent component parts of that honourable House—we give the priority against cur will to the dependent part, because to our great sorrow, and to the misfortune of poor old England, it constitutes the majority.—Mr. Hume proceeds fearlessly, and with laudable perseverance to un mask in all their labyrinthian secrecy, the impo sitions practised on the public by Messrs Liverpool, Londonderry, Vansittart, and Co., and although Lis eiforts arc night after night opposed by all the phalanx of impure and purchareable soi-disant Peprcsentatives of the People, one unquestioned std undeniable good must result from those expo s:tions—thet inform the country at large, through ths2 medium of the Press, not WHO are their Reprc tatives, for that is but too well known, but WHAT are their Representatives, which cannot Le too well known—indeed were it not for the benefit conferred on the country by that part of the Press which is devoted to diurnal and weekly publication, through which alone the speeches of our legislators and their opinions become known to the country at I .rge, we should consider the continuance of a House of Com mons unproductive of any other good than as the means of voting impositions on an already heavily oppressed community—but however they may en deavour to disguise it we know from experience that the most callous and impudent men alive (we do not restrict this observation to the .Members of the Cabinet) cannot shew an urthlanched check when they encounter the groans and execrations of their injured and insulted countrymen .1 Half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of Bati Stua was held at the Bank on Thursday last, STOCKS. Osmium O. Imp. 3 pct . Cert. Ludic Hoods 33 ludia Stock Exchequer Bilk 5 1 . p re m. Coos. for Ac. eO/ Lottery Tickets £24 18s. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER which was numerously attended. It was expected that the Chairman would have announced the in tention of the Bank to reduce the rate of d:scount to roun per cent. a rumour to that effect having been for some days past circulated, but it now proves to have been at least premature. A pro- prietor having called upon the Chairman for infor mation on the subject, the latter observed, that any opinion expressed by him would only tend to in creose and not diminish the disposition to speculate; but of course the Directors would not take any step on so important a measure without due deliberation. —The Court, after disposing of a variety of other business, adjourned. A splendid ornament, describing the shield of Achilles, of solid gold, to hang over a sideboard, and a plateau of the same precious metal, both of great weight, are nearly finished fur his Majesty, to be displayed, it is presumed, on an expected approach ing event of great interest and importance to the country. Advices have been received from Corfu up to the sth inst. They mention the arrival of the Turkish fleet, in all 70 vessels, at Patras, where they had landed 12,000 men. All doubts arc removed of the fate of Ali Pacha, who has fallen into the bands of Churschid Paella, the Turkish General commanding the force before Joannina, by whose orders' he has been decapitated, and his bend sent to Constanti nople. This event is a most fatal one fix the Greek cause, as the army of Churschid Paella is estimated at Q 3,000 men, who would be placed at liberty to support the operations in the Morea. Another di vision of the Turkish army, of nearly equal force, under the Pacha of Salonica, by whom the surrender of Cassandra and the convention with the Greeks of Mount Athos bad been effected, is also understood to be marching for the same destination ; so that the Greeks in the Morea would have opposed to them a force little less than 60,000 men. Of the move ments or strength of the Greeks by land, there have been no recent accounts that can be relied on. Their fleet is said, in the letters from Corfu, nearly to equal that of the Turks ; and it is added that they meditated an attack on the Turkish fleet at Patras. A Supplement to Tuesday's Gazelle has been pub lished. It contains a copy of a report which had heel received at the East India House, from Lieut. Col. Maxwell, of the Company's service at Mon groul, Oct. 1, MIL This dispatch details an ad vantage obtained over the Maharao of Korai), Kishou Sing, whom it was necessary to attack in conse quence of Capt. Tod, agent to the Western liajpoot States, intimating all hopes of pacification were at an end. The victory obtained was decisive ; the cavalry of the Maharao, although they fought bravely, were rapidly broken by the artillery ; and being also charged by two squadrons of the 4th light cavalry, under Major Ridge, the enemy was defeated with a loss of .500 men, and their whole camp and baggage were captured. The following is a list of killed and wounded : Return of Killed and Wounded of a detachment. under the com mand of l.ieutenant•Cotonel w•. G. Jlaxwell, in action near rou 1 . IA Oct. 1821. 2 lieutenants, 2 havildars, 5 rank and file, 6 horses. killed I major, 4 havildars, 16 rank and file. I horse, wounded. Names 'of Officers killcd and wounded. Killed—Lieut. Rattle and Adjutant Clerk, 4th Regiment Light Cavalry. Wounded—Major Ridge severely, not dangerously; 4th Regiment Light Cavalry. W. G. MAXWELL, Lieut. Col. Commanding Field Force in Harrowtee. Extract from the agent to Lloyd's at Malag dated '2d March :—" By a decree of the Cortes, sanctioned by the King, a duty of one dollar per ton is imposed on all foreign vessels (without exception) that may cuter any port of the peninsula of Spain, whether they discharge or not. A singular occurrence lately happened at Orleton, in Ilerefordshire. A man had been cleaning a well. In ascending he saw some jutting stones, and having a mallet and a chissel, he took off some of the pro jecting parts, but immediately observed the sides giving way, and called to his companions to wind up quicker; at that instant the well closed upon and buried him under six yards of stone and earth ; this happened at nine in the morning, and no hopes were entertained of his extraction alive. The most prompt exertions were made to clear out the rubbish, and at two o'clock they got him out alive, though much bruised, but by proper attention he is now likely to do well. This young man had a strong presentiment that something was to happen to him in the well, for on the day preceding he told his sweetheart in the presence of his brother, that if he should not survive the well cleaning, she should have his money, and the brother his clothes, and Loped the brother would take his place in her affect ! The persons who have dissented from the plans of government, fcr transferring the 5 per cents into the fears, are 1,373 ; the t,meunt 2,605,K81. (is. 101 I A mail from Constantinople has arrived with let- ters of the 11t11 of February. An energetic retn.)ll- strance has been addressed to the Turkish Govern ment by the Austrian Ambassador, culling. on the Divan to accede to the just demands of Russia, by withdrawing their troops from Walachia and Mul davia, and by reinstating the Hospodars in the government of those provinces. Lord Strangfind had adopted a similar course ; and these representa tions are said to have made the impression on the counsels of the Divan to which they were entitled. Indeed, it is now asserted that the disposition of the Porte has long been to preserve peace by making the requisite concessions; but that it has been kept secret for the purpose of overawing the turbulen,e of the Janissaries by the prospect of a Russian w .r, and thus establishing the favorite project of the Sultan, fir creating an army disciplined after the European manner, to which the Janissaries are ,o decidedly opposed. that the Sultan, in the event o f a failure would have just reasons to kar their ven geance. An encampment of troops, hum Romeha and Anatolia, consisting of 30,000 or 60,000 men, had been formed round Constantinople, and further reinforcements were expected, after which it was supposed the whole would be stationed within the city. As a further indication that peace will be preserved, it is stated in letters from Odessa, tla.t the regular communication between that place and Constantinople by post has been restored. 4 Letters have bees received tiom Vienna, dated the .sth inst. They mention the arrival there of M. Tantischeff, a member, it is said, of the Russian Cabinet, and to whom full powers are confided, t;r the adjustment of the differences with Turkey.— A Plenipotentiary from the Porte was also expectel to arrive at Vienna, empowered to act in a similar manner in behalf' of his Government. They were to confer on the respective claims of the two countries, and any disputed points were to be referred to the decision of' the Emperor of Austria, who acts as mediator. LADY Srcw.tnr.—Her ladyship had nearly met with a serious accident on Sunday. Iler ladyship took an airing in her carriage, and went to Battersea House, to pay a visit to Lady S. Kerr (Lord Stew art's sister). After alighting from her carriage, and going up the steps to the hall, her ladyship slipped and cut her nose and lip, and was so muds frightened that she fainted. Great apprehension was entertained tier her safety, her ladyship being very near her accouchement. NVe arc happy to add that her ladyship was as well as could be expected on Monday, anti has not received any other injury than what has been stated. An express was imme diately sent off to Lord Stewart, at the Pavillion, Brighton, who arrived in town on Monday morning. A Kerry paper announces the lidlowing account of the military preparations of General Ruck ‘Vithin the present week numbers of persons re siding in the mountainous district between this barony and that of Clammaurice, were visited by the insurgents, and sworn to repair an old road, long since suffered to go to ruin, running through the mountains of Glashorccgh. and in the direction of the county of Limerick. This task was imposed for the avowed purpose of facilitating the march of Gen. Rock's army from Abbeyfeale. &c. and such is the stupid infatuatuatiou of those deluded persons, that hundreds of them have been working with the greatest assiduity on this old road, in obedience to this ridiculous mandate." TILE AMERICAN PROPMET.—We are informed that the poor enthusiast, called the American pro phet, Joseph Decker, who preached and baptised about a month ago in the vicinity of the King's Bench prison, embarked a fortnight since with one of his disciples for France, with the view of journey ing to Jerusalem. They had proceeded about NO miles in France, without any knowledge of the French language, and wandered they knew not where, when the unfortunate prophet was taken ill of the small-pox, and expired on the 4th instant, after lingering a week. His body was refused in the first instance, Christian burial, but his friend having explained, through an interpreter, who the deceased was, and the object they both had in view, the corps was interred with great pomp and cere mony. Decker wore a surtout with a leathern girdle, and went without shoes or hat. His beard was red and long, and lie was six feet high, and from the singularity of his appearance attracted much notice, and excited much pious feeling. His wearied com panion returned home on Saturday last, and nut much disposed to go on another pilgrimage. On Monday a deputation of the Livery waited on the Lord Mayor with a requisition most numerously and respectably signed, fur a Common-hall, to take into consideration the present distressed situation of the country, and the best means of promoting Par liamentary reform, as the only certain means of redress. His lordship received the gentlemen vita ag po re li e t a e b n l e e ss most e eat 'toin t q i u m i m red , a t a l t i l e ii d a a m y ed tl i t a a t t ei ;u a u t l e d ,e,,,Bl l e : neat their wishes by appointing Thursday o ,1C . inst. for the Common Hall.