The National Register. — London, England, 1818-08-24 00:00:00

11, 11. ASTLEY'S ANNUAL ik lIERRY. The thirtieth Prize was contestel for on Friday by — Free of Battle Thomas 111,1 Tempt!. John Ric...lv:hi i )ertforsi. Thomas W cite '4:rtntl Lane: Innis IVotoll ..... . .... ...... I 1), at wick Cherry G.tralate. • At half post iher the boats titurtoa, anti the cortcst Isrpeared to display tnore than umal scienceand stree t -th. tantil the cointatants approachel the beneon lacin g 1-lunge6ml, when Wood was listaneeth upon tritian betting was mach a:lc:weed. The heat was won by White, Richarls, and Dunwi"k. Tit the 'wend heat White took the lead and kept it :.he won the Fin with great apparent. ease. At seveo o'clock the wil.er was de c ided. The winner afterwards received th i! Wherry in the Amiphitheatrc. The boats started with the tile from Westininster-brilge, went through Vans liallamil;re, then returned and proceeded ronad the boteon off 1-Itin.-erfiztl-stairs, and thence through the centre arch. of Westininster-luitige. Her Majusty continues gradually improvini7 irr "health ; for these last two or three (/,!lys 41)c has walked the fiJot of the stairs to her . garden chair with very slight assistance ; and, as liar Majcsry still expresses the most ardent desire to be at Windsor, it is esrec , cl dint the journey will be attempted in a few days, provFe DO retails!, takes The account from K-nv is, wc are happy to learn, cquAlty sati.:fretocy Fier Ma jesty has had a good night, and is a little hitter to dr.-." The Duke and Dueless of Kent, it is said, will not leave England till the return of Prince Leepoltl. On Monday night the Duke and Duchess of Kent honoured Vauxhall Gitedens with their presence. • The Dak and Duchess of Cambridge, neenmpanied by l'rin'e William and Prince Frederick of Hesse herd town on Toes lay fur Dover, on their way to Ilanever: They se ofF about 9 o'clock. EDINIWRGH, Auo. 14.—The managers of the ;loyal Infirmary :lave received from the Urea Advocate Al. which woo .lelivered to his Lordship by Bar.m Niro*, by commalve of his huller al Highness the Grand Duke Michael, wiz It his Highness's request that it should lea Applied for the assistance of such of the charitable esta blishments of this city as his Lordship might think fit. The Grand Duke A:ichael, when at Drummond, 'row the sett of Mr. Burrel Drilla:wind, was presented with the sword of Robert Bruce, which, traditioe says, -was wielded by that hero at the battle of Bannockburn. The sward is so heavy that it requites both hands. of even a powerful man to lift it. Bonneeux, Aug. 11.—The Duke o Gloncester strived here on the 6th, and the next day received the civil and Military Authorities, the officers, &c. His Royal Highness on Saturday visited the public este- Ilishments, and was present at an examination of the deaf and dumb children; he afterwards went to the theatre. Sunday his Royal Highness, after riding on 'horseback, honoured the Count de cournon, the Prefect, v;ith his company to dinner. The Duke drank the health of the King of France, and the Prefect that of the King of England. Royal Highness then gate as a toast, " A constant and perfect union between the two nations,' which was received with great applause Monday eis Royel Highness was present at the mancira vree of the st bet of the Legion of Aude. lie after -wards visited the Foundling !hospital and the Lunatic Asylum, and was liberal in his charities. His Royal Highness subsequently visited the public works, the -principal churches, the library, and the museum. In the evening his Royal Highness honoured the Visciiunt -de Gourguc, the Mayor of Bordeaux, - with his com pany to dinner, at which were present the principal Authorities and a distinguished party. His Royal Highneet set out to day for Agen, from whence he 1,,-ees to the baths of Canterets, Bareges, and B tigntlres ; and front thence to Lyons, by the way of Thoulouse, Montpellier, Nimes, and Avignon. His Royal High -nem then leaves France by the way of Geneva. intend ing to return towards the end of October, and to visit Paris. after visiting St raf.burg and Metz. The visitors at tAarement will have the melancholy eratiaeatien of beholding all those little domestic re membrances of our lamented Princess, in the contemp lation of which her afflicted consort has hitherto in -dulged. " with all the luxury of woo." The hat-and -shawl which' her Royal Hig:iness took ofd; on retorn ing from her last walk, are still banging on the screen in the library, untouched, since she herself placed them enure. Her watch laid on the mantle piece, mind even her walking-shoes, left by her, near the tire-place, still remain exactly as she had left them ; end his Royal highness has desired, that the most scrupulous etten toms may be pail, to prererve thent from any other touch. Doubtless such a wish will be strictly complied ....... The Marchioness of Hastings taut nut yet left Eng land, on her return I) India, though she intends to go very sh,,rt ly. It rasa mistake to my that Mt... Ellis accompanies Lord Castlereu ; _h to Aix-la-Chapelle. The fact is, he goes to the Cape of Good Hope, as Secretary to Lord -Charles Somerset. 'lnt. N . . , ..T4(44,kra TirsGTATrAt BOULOGNE, AUG. I:.—This phwe ix now crowded to an unextueried 41:.gree. Oa the Priace Livtit-,lay a superb hall wo:4 given, unlor the auspices of Lord toti Ludy Edward Somerset, by the English to Flkateh. The theatre was enga ; c4ted fiir the pur pwe.- The interier was &I.:tied into a spacious saloon, U.'uns (Jr alt tiforta erected over the pit. About Lt)-1 atti , :aded. The gparions area Wag c!:itittklier3 Of cut glass :tad va?iegutcil lanys. Pao ciu : .; cumuli-mm.. 4 at ten o'clock, with ' 6 The White Cocka.k." s'altz's, and reels foliowea.— Al 4 the officer's of the British Staff were present ; every inhahitant or the town was invite.]. No thir.g (mull exeuel the inaviiiiceneo of the whole ; the (avian:at.; f•!t, it ; cheerfulness :ina convivinlity.reigned il!rtyi;;11;,;:t ; the assembly dial not beak up till five Oa the day of St. Louis the French mean to rtinto the coinpliment. The greatest prep.arations are already going on. ! A lc. tel. from Gloucester, dated the 17th of August, sacs:—" The Under Sheriff thr this county returned ti ma f ondon,- bsarito , a letter from the Lord Chancel lir to Judges. The contents of this letter have not trans;Ur• ;. hat we understand that the Lomb Chancel i,tr, ::unto consultation with the Solicitor General, was ofopinion that a new commis:ion must be issued. A meeting oft e Attornies and Barristers took place in the Nisi Prins Cotsrt, when soveral questions arising out of the' delay which has taken place were started.— First, it was asked, whether, in the taxation of costs, the expences iocurrod in =ending this Assize would be allowed. There was no-positive opinion given upon this, although the impres.inu was, that as, in point of fact, there had been no tssize holden, ro expellees incurred under such eiratonstances would be allowed It was next asked whether, in cavil whore notice of counter:mm(l had been given for thes.: Assizes, a f:csli notice might be given under the new Commission. To this also the Counsel .declined giving un opinion. It was recommended in all cases, however, by way of precaution, that fresh notices of trial should be given. Some of the Attornies then asked, whether refreshers were to be given where briefs bad been ddiverel? Mr. Datinceysaid,. that was a matter entirel.: for their own consideration: but he thought they all ought to be equal participators in the inconvenience, which was certainly unavoidable. The meeting then broke up.— In the course of the day the Judges and Gentlemen of the Bar quitted the town." _ _ _ The new Commission fcr the Assizes of Gloucester shire, and the City of 01nm:ester. lres passed the Great Seal; and the business will be proceeded upon in both Courts, at nine o'clock on Monday, the 31st inst. POLAR EXFEDMOV.—The following is an extract of a letter from Ilanif, dated the•9th inst. :—" Captain Ridley, of the Triad whale :kip, of t►tis port, just re turned from the Northern Ocean, ialorats us, that on the 10th of May, he was in lat. 80. 55. about eight miles from Spitsbergen, in 22 fathoms water• ; the sun was at a great altitude ; there was scarcely any night ; they could fellow the glorious luminary circling again and again round the heavens—the atmosphere at this time was very clear—Capt. R. went to the top-mast, and could see with a gloss to the extent of between .10 and 50 miles (as he. supposes) across the great Paw Ocean, which was much more open than when he was in lat. - 131. last year. There were indeed large islands of flaw ice floating about; but he is sure the sea was navigable, without great difficulty, a; far as the eye could roach. But the ice was running. ashore, and ac cninulating in large masses on the northern coast of Spitzbergen. Captain R. thins the expedition came . too late; presaming that the opening he foam] would soon be close:!; and, as fhr as he knows, it was then the only one westward of Spitsbergen ; 'Capt. R. says, that when he left the sea, there was an immense nen ' mutation of Auld and -flaw ice, -stretching. almost from shore to shore. He quitted the vicinity of.Spitzbergcn about She 15th of May, end direeted his mum towards Greenland. About the middle of dune, being in let. 78. 120 miles from land, as nearly as he tem.int:lse, the weather very rainy, with a thick fug, he.spoke an Aberdeen•whdle fishing the IMaster• of which hal seen the.Diseovery Ships, on theleth Jane, in lat. et). and went on board with •bis log-book. He was in formed by the Officers, that thy had explored in every direction to the wost of Spitzbergeu, for .n Fassege northward, but could not get hell a degree 'farther than they then were. They were st.eing S. V. when last saen. Whether they :night not toed it practicable to pass between Spitzbergin and Nava Zemhlu. is unothe.r question. Their S.Wecoursewoold-Enciumus to think they did nit intend trying it "at that timees— From all this, there is much apparent cause for regret that the Expedition did not set out sooner; us then they might have Nested Spitsbergen, and entered the 11 0 1 0 e - Basin by the opening which Capt. Ridley found. Captain R. says, he heard thia the aggregation of ice islands in Davis's Strata was very appalling. If this be tree, the progress of :the other ships is rendered equally improbable ; sal the gratification of our ar dent desire to know whether.Greenland.be an Island or not, must at least be postponed." Lord Cochrane has, it is said, sailed from Boulogne for South America, in a vessel called the Rose. ~. •. ~: ~ Costuom HALL.—The Livery as.sentliled on Friday in Gail:Mall, to fill up n vneiniey in the ofliee Bridv master. About one iie!ock, the Lori ay v., Able:. men, (ntuoug %Thum was Mr. :Merman aiihniaa;, Sheriffs, aua City ofii , eri, upNared on the husting.;, and the Mill Wil6 opened with the usual ceremonict.' There Well: seven eandListes, Janies or. ton, George King, Saint:el Tilet3ey, Joseph Sntiggr, Tiunnas limes Tatioel:, um! Charge Marina duke Nietealt. Oa these names being pet up in at: show of hands was very gre.tt, nearly unanimous, for Mr. Tinsley. The • other I atilidat,g considered the opinion of. the Livery so tleeitLnliy ex - presses], that they all resignud their preteinions wi.:!tott demanding a poll. Mr. ThoLley was the r etl!I elected ; and after he had returned than!: i ilia Fiat - was dissnlved. The Sub-Committee of New Drury have determine', it seems, ut ail i►azaris, to re-open the theatre timr winter ca illimaign. Mr. Stephen Ke►nbl.. •is active !T preparing his treat's to take the field in great dramut.,- fixoe. The theatre will be opened on the 7th of net: gith. Immediately after the injunction had beta dis.soived by the Lord Chanci)llor, notices to such eff...l. were sent to the several pert:num. It is reported, that one of the intended arranAc. ments for the ensuin , season at Drury-Lane Theatre, is the veduction of the price of aatnission to the old standard, via. ss. to the boxes, &c. The other theatre will, of course, be obliged to do the same. A new silver coinage is preparing at the Mint, de signed by Pistrucci The half-crown has the George and Dragon on the reverse An A►nerican has obtained from the French Go vernment, for i - years, commencing the st of Ja nuary, i 820, the exclusive privilege of importing ice: into Guadaloupc mind Martini we, where the use of this article has been introduced into the h►uspitals as a specific fig the disorders incident to hot climates. - Sonic thousands of quarters of Enr3iith and foreign wheat are naw on 'board s l / 4 .ssels lying in tl,c river Thames ; and every granary on its ()Links that could be procured hus been taken for the purnic of storing. The following is a literal copy of a notice recently given by the deal ins parish church Devonshto This is to gee notis, here's narra Sunday here next Sunday; k' as why, master is gwaing to Daalish La preach." The late Mr. Arbutbnott is thus (kscriLd by the Editor of the Dublin Journal, from a personal know ledge of that unfortunate gentleman :—" Arbutlusott was an amiable man, but the child of misfortune: an early age he became nn orphan—his father was drowned, and his mother died in. a mad-house : and now in the prime of life he has fallsa a victim to in-. justice ." - In the trial.of the cause Kirby v. Spooner, r.sri. sit the last Cambridge Assizes, a point of very.conridera ble importance to the public was brought under the notice of the Court. Mr. Sweeting, the ruder riff, having been railed upon to state the practice as to the general charges levitsl under executions, said, " The clustant practice has been to levy unJer all executions the amount of the levy, poundage, officer's fees, and other expcnees incurred in makirrs the levy." T.Tpoa. which Baron Graham declared, that since the statute passed in the 33d year of his present Majesty's reign, Sheriffs were-confined to leiying the sum indorsed up: as thewrit and Ihe poundve only, aint *that their officers had no right to make any charge whatever. 'lle Legl lature had considered one shilling in the round up-mt the first 100 L and sixpence in the pound , or. any gre4ter sum, a fall oompenmition for the lety ; and that it rest ed with the. Shenf i rs to satisfy their oaltere for their trouble in business of this nature, and Lot the pirr:it4 whose goods and chattels were taken in execution. The .Bishop of Ozgird, a few day.: ago, ecnsearateil, in behalfof the Bishopof Durham, three near churches and a chap al of else, in the district of Northinnhe r land, which a fltst years ago .composed the extensive parish of Sinumhurn, now divided . into six. The' I:vings,iire in The gift of the Admiralty, the Incum bents of which are to hr selected feom the Chaplains of tic N.IV. . The tlomettcs of Buonaparte and Count Bertrand, who orr:ved n few duys agvia the river from St. Heict., have left un tht:r wc..y to Runburgh. . . ; Tim-existi4g •tlifforences ktwcen -the rcaster.4 ani journeymen carourters.- ore be in a litir way of amicable salituattlent. • A matting el Surveyors 1i held,-to cmittire lutt: tae -:;o:Lit:Ition of the joar :tcynica Car a rise of their who -haw. tic.:iatal In t.teir favour. TR E LATFI 1)11 OVA E son fcri . soN , --Chntliev has now tinishel his hest of this most toriusat sebolitr sad- arid.:. It is to ha oppropriatAy placed, itt the ecluest.of the Senates Academic:es, among. the montimentit.of :" the illustrious eeiel," in the chr,pel of Trinity •Coilc i; c, Cambridge. l'be fol! , ming is the,plititt.sati simple in. Ecriptiin un ti:c tables : it tc,titnus POIISON. NAT. VIII. ICAL. JA!. A. I). M DCCI.I X A. H. et Cott.. S. s Tut v.Soc. MDCCLXICKI. '- A. M. MIA -CL.XX.XV. • Os. VII. HAL. OCT. AIDCCCVIII. • J. C. DANKB.-7CasoLus Rama.