The National Register. — London, England, 1823-01-06 00:00:00

• ,'.~;'a ___. ~, Waal, while they shared in the booty by places and pensions, sod were enabled to treble their rent-rolls, while the starving mechanic was purchasing for his half-famished children flour at from six to eight shillings • peck—these men are the first to bellow about " agricultural distress" at the very moment that they scut know the present distress (of nor only the agricultural, but of every other class whose distresses are equally great, but are borne with more fortitude than the agriculturists possess)has been pro duied by the infernal system, which, for the sake of placing an impotent King upon the throes of France, expended eighty four millions of English bard-earned money in one year ! !—the suffering of this guilty part of society cannot be too great—we only lament that the innocent must suffer with them. The last despatches from Spain du not give us the ultimatum of the Cortes upon the impudent demands of France, but all accounts lead us to believe the French Court are now deeply impressed with the danger of their contemplated enterprise, and think with us that the odds would be against Louis's re maining on the Throne if he attempted to interfere with Ferdinand's Subjects—Hare is thus likely to be preserved, rather from the fears of the aggressor than from his rectitude of principle. Two Lisbon , mails have just arrived, with Papers to the. 14th of last month. They contain a keg detail of the proceedings of the Cortes, respecting the refusal of the Queen of Portugal to take the Oath to the Constitution. The reason her Majesty assigns for not taking the oath is, that she had made a promise never to swear, either for good or evil, during her life; that she did not adopt this course through haughtiness, or from hatred to the Cortes, but merely because she had passed her wor I. This resolution was followed by a decree of the King, on the 4th ultimo, stating, that in consequence of the Queen having refused to take the oath to the Con stitution, she had lost all her rights, civil and poli tical, belonging to her character of Portuguese Ci- Osten, or to the dignity of Queen, and that she must depart from the Portuguese territory forthwith.— In the Sitting of the Cortes of the 11th, the affair of her Majesty was again brought forward by M. Ascursio das Neves, who moved that proceedings should be instituted, after the manner of the Queen of England, to know whether the Queen, by refus ing to take the oath of adherence to the Constitu tion. had violated the law. The motion was referred to the Special Committee to examine the affair.— The Cortes are evidently very much impressed with the necessity of making common cause with the Spaniards, to secure the independence of the Penin sula. On the 6th the project of a decree was read, for raising the regiments of the line to their ormer field establishment. The deplorable state of the Portuguese navy was also brought before the Cortes by the Minister of Marine, on the 9th. At present it consists. only of three ships of the line, eight frigates, nine corvettes, and five brigs, all of which are old, and will not be fit for service in a few years. At Rio Janeiro there remained three of the lire, three frigates, two corvettes, and one brigan tine, almost all of them good ships. It was also ordered, on the motion of Sr. Fonseca Rangel, that the necessary information should be asked of the Goverament, in what the Cortes might designate a constitutional manner, the amount of the force ne cessary to be maintained by land and sus, and that the Minister for Foreign Affairs be ordered to ac quaint the Cortes with the state of political relations with foreign nations. The. Duke of Sussex was likely to have made a fatal mistake a few days since at Bognor, by taking a wrong embrocation that was intended Jim fomenta tion: the mistake he discovered immediately, and bad recourse to swallowing a large quantity of warm water, which had the effect of bringing the whole off his stomach, and very soon relieved him from the prrs dose : he found no other ill effects but tom. y ... r, REGIST LONDON DAM lONS FOR 14INCI4BT. MORNING DlM—Romeo drew, or blew. of doe eambrio muslin : the body asd skirt are is use, and of *early equal fulness, which is priecipaily collected is the front and in the middle of the hack, sad cooilned resod the weist wiftt a red Renew hand, fastened by a steel heckle : it is made high. nearly N the threat, mid I. gaged with four rows of pink braid ing. The Bloom, is easy, and bee as epaulette with full trim • ming, braided at the edge, sad a doable radii 011ie wrist : round the bottom of the skirt are Iva Darrow lloances, edged with pink braiding. Cap of sprigged set, with border of Sel fish 'Lisle lace ; cottage front ; the caul rather till, mod sepa rated half-way iota eight divisions, edged with a melees of Satin ; four, alternately, are fastened to the head-piece ; the others are trimmed with lace, sod rather elevated, forming a light and elegant crown : a wreath of delicate dowers, the forger-m..00t and the heliotrope, decorate the front. oar-rings, rose-ooloare4 gloves, sad corded silk shoes. EVENING DRESS. White crêpe line drers, worn over a bright pink satin slip : the eorsaye of white satin, cat bias ; and fits the shape : it is ornamented with simple elegance, being separated inn narrow strapsenearly two inches deep, awl edpd with two small folds of VIA crepe due set in a narrow , bred of Added white salin e finished with a tucker of the decal Wed lace. The sleeve is short, of very full white crepe hue, partly congealed by two rows of white satin &woe els. edge* wish pig tripe hue, end , united by half • deekrasinate while rola : at Ik► bottom of the dress le INN row of kegs NI pats, se hestradry of white crêpe hue ; betweee ark Se flee Wassails leap. attached to. the &climbs, sod serespeadteg a degree of MK' blown China roses. The hair, wilametetramlant, 4 k Ear-rings, necklace, armlets and bramble, or deed with rink topazes and seeraideletssepereed, sad founded byr• padleck-snaps studded with emerald& bog white kid &weft Pink ratio shoes. On Thursday at two o'clock, as Hama of Lords , met, pursuant to adjournment, and dot the usual ceremonies, the Parliament was dieted to be pro rogued to Tuesday, the 4th of Febnusky, than to sit for the dispatch of business. _ . A room was opened on Wednesday last in Capel coon, closely adjoining the Stock Exchange for effecting transactions in the foreign securities, Which have been hitherto conducted openly on the Royal. Exchange. This is a measure which seems to be naturally suggested by the severity of the season, and is calculated to prevent that interruption to the regular business arising from the bustle of the foreign stock operations, which has been lately complained of in some quarters as a very serious inconvenience. But it will require much time before. the change can be wholly effected, as the merchants and others (a very numerous class) who make speculative salesend purchases in the foreign funds, and who are unwil ling to forego . the advantages of transacting their business in the open market, are decidedly opposed to the alteration. All possible pains have been taken on every side •to evade-or nullify the provisions of the new Mar riage Act, but the following is something of a novel sort. One of the clauses enacts that the Act shall be read three times in every church and chapel in the course of the year, and the clergyman ofa parish in Brighton has complied with the injunction by reading instead the margin of each page, which has passed off extremely well, none of the country bumpkins being aware of the difference. We know another Reverend Gentleman who has declared his determination not to read the Act at all ; since he cannot find that any penalty is attached tothe die. obedience of the order. The measure is, it must • be coufiased, equally unnecessary and absurd, finr it is impossible that any person, from hearing the Act read, we will not say three, but three and twenty times, .should be able to comprehend its enactments. A frigate is ordered to carry out Lord W. lien thick immediately to St. Andero, oe some port in the Bay, on a special mission to Madrid. Lord William's manly conduct. whilst intrusted with England's interest in the Mediterranean, is remem bered by all, and much benefit may be expected from his talents at the present moment in Spain.-7 It is hoped that this is only the preliminnuary to his Lordship's resuming his command at Malta and its vicinity. A gentleman observing his gardener with an old broad-brimmed hat on, jocosely asked him " who gave him that cuckold's /eat V " "It is one of your old ones," replied the gardener,, " that my mistress gave me yesterday, when you were at the races." The Emperor of Russia has presented Lieut. T. Cook (B) R. N. with a most .superb riug, contain ing the Imperial Cipher and Crown, both of which are set in and surrounded by diamonds, in testimony of his Majesty's; entire approbation of Lieut. Cook's invention of the Night Life Buoy, which is now adopted in the Imperial service. DCATII OF Tae M&RQUiII Or DROOKEDA• —This venerable nobleman departed this life on the 22J ult., at his house in Sackville-street, Dublin, in the 94th year of his age. His Lordship was a Field- Marshal, and the oldest General in his Majesty's service. He raised the 18th Dragoons, in the year 1762, since which time he commanded it.until its reduction last year. His Lordship was monied in the year 1766, to Lady Anne Seymour, the eldest daughter of Francis Marquis of Hertford. K 13. who died in 1787, and was buried in the family vault at Melfont Abbey, where his Lordshii.s remains are to hp deposited. • 1 111 .- *.- - 4 - • r. *. Letters have s been received in town hoes Eq. ru tersburgh, which announce a commercial failure in that city (the house or C—, H—, and Co) ter the extent of 600,000 rubles. Their-business.was chiefiLin the .cotton Crude. Coant Stackeiberg was sent on a particuter em- - beery by Catherine of Russia, into Poland ; no the seam see - elision Margot was despatched by the Emperor of Gairmatry.- Both these ambassadors were strangers*" eaeb other. Whoa tbirmeraing appointed fur an audience arrived, forget was • sabered into a magnificent saloon, where. seei•A a dignified, looting mac sealed awl attended by several Polish oribbroten, who were Minding respeetfdhy before him, the German Am- , Masai/es coadeded it was the King, and addressed him amseeli. - with the accustomed formalities. This dignified-looklog chi- ' racter turned out to be Sarkelberg, who niceivedlee apex pect d homage with pride and silence. , ilaoalifter this Log entered the room, and 'Margot perceiving kis mistake, mired • much mortified and ashamed. In the eveinagliotb Mebane/a-- (tors were playing curds at the same table withsthe Kiwi. ?be German Envoy threw down a card, saying " the king of Clubs !" " A mistake." said the Mcoarcb ;"it Di the Knave." ' • " Perim me, dire," exelaisned Tborgat, casting a eigailionot `aces at etackelberg : " this is the semodtime bawls, that I leave mistaken a knave for • IlLing.n nous& OrCONItaCTIOX.—At the !need?* of bigwig. pates on Saturday, the claims of the several candidates - los the situation of the late Mr. Atkins, Govertmr of ' „,the House of Correction, were inquired into. The sp- - pliearimis were numerous, beyond all precedent. and ' 'some of thesis highly ludicrous. In consequence of -a . letter which avorased some time ago in di/papers, .sle scribing the appointment. as peculiarly eligible fns the officers on half-pay, 'lime was a strong winder of this • elan of catulidatee—two Post Captains of the Navy.-- - three Commanders--a Lieut.-Culotte! in the and t , subsdierns out of *umber. It week) be i he to • , • describe the astonishment and indignation aeon's when - the duties to be performed in the prison were explained . to them. An obi Dust Captain. who commanded a 74 1- - for several years, listing stated that he Was retrrird, was asked if lie thought his wife sgia!iked to atten4 to this • .. female department of the prison; he drew himself eirl • .. with a most cootemptuous air. and Walked nuke( the ' coons. 't he most shinnies and simple claimant was- • . Lieutenant,. who mid that be (hail been for ensue months . ' - •. • piling his addresses to the daughter of the gandaspah limy, and from his constant visits to she prison . • his courtship, acil the facility he had of , getting. „,... • 'mantis' on prison discipline, he thought he had if - gromitled elmin. One of the magistrates oboe ... • a. .41 • ' 6 44 1 , !.• it was probable he paid more attention to the o . .•,,,;•- : bis visits than. to the regulation of these& ;he --...`- . •' - - we believe, likely toonicceeed.—lt seems to be genes . r . "i t " ; .' . i '. . thought that Vickery will be thwaticeessiul candidates. -.:` - ;•:ri t . :{ ~,, A leers slays ago, as a person was shooting small Writ; : ~- , V -.'..", on Vearse Fanny in the parish of Systiondsbory, gig*: :- i ~ ..- . Br dpoit, the wadding of me charge lodged it. i ttt .t- '1 -. • i fire, rick, which it set on and it wamepeckly come 'Tt, The rick, containing t 3 &motif exotiltnt hay,asid ego- • . 1 hied as 1291. was insured. ACCIDahT TO LORD ROILITT se MANIITRIPai-Oa! .:., , 'nniglit his Lordship. with Mr. Riehnrd and Me. .• ..,' Nuristan, went to Webby Fish-pond (distant Maine 111014 1 Y r '. miles from Mellon, Leicestershire) to skate t sae .) . by some ash trees, Lewd It. was plunged isle If A,„ .4 e: 1 mater. Lord Robert Manners is a strong . ''' ; 4 4 and with the confidence Or 4 good swimmer le cal attempts to gain itse sierlece of the lee, bid • w - •'' - - nately it only bsoke to sink him he earh elfish y s• •:- . - . . ~. .. extended wide his arms to keep himself up. -'Pile ~. . I • _,.• ...: men, has rumpaiiions he skating, mach too young 141 . any assistance, were approaching hint, sad one we* . to dilate theeeed of his handkerchief.' but hit . ' --. c - ..- .. dent. :1 diem not• to come near Mits. Mr. R. Neiman I __,.. • ;laded off his skates, and tan to a house a quarter of a inflits oil—ts hes e, although the house (being geeleptedrby two widow women) seldom has a man abort it, liemost•previ. deotially found a number of visitors, able you've men and • %omen • they all • nailed lorth; bat the suietrem- called out, "Be sure and take every thing necessary wide yoar-t dou't have to come back again—take a bidder. a and the welt-drag." One presort raw down I. Loyd IP e. burl, to encourage him to hold up, with the lute that help was at band. His Lordship smelt islaullo•do - - v' saying, ** It's too bite." !intently, however.. the liftee was brought and passeiktiehien4 he grumped ft,and by emir last effort sprung up, and was 'bagged oat. By the for. • Innate arrival oh immediate medical aid, and great care, . its Lordship. we* will' great difficulty tret/med. sad is - . now doing well.—Lord Robert Manners has preseated bat he Biennium's of time horse free welch assistance WOO WM. • dered, and fol. each to eve mbar permit's whemwore • tostraminstal iis emrsea•ing hinsfeam the wailer. • • i_t_ 81114715. At Meese bill, lbs lady of J. 11. ball, tog. • of IM UNA boom. if tole sons. The lady etf 11. 0. fledges, esq. of Lambeth, of a no sod bole. At the Cottage, Ntspleberst, beet, Mts. Ottoway.tail• sow. la It await sitar., Mrs. Henry Poo mad, of suss. Al Qukeishlthe, Mrs. J,dso ,'splay, or a daughter. lbe lady a J. Orals's, egg. at l,.ewrr sirtia, of a sea • MA MRIIIO. At Catabsewtdi, Mr. 11. Clime?, of. Fleet Mewl, to they. aseelbd dan,ihtrr 01 1)r. V. Wroorttoehl, of %hied boost, Surrey. bit. 11. I. Noolcflorr% of lietiroopuo, 10 swab. tided dasibtare of D. Uueslta, W.4mra tumuli share. Al t...i.obetshato, 8.4.1ae15, rsq. of kassos. s gram, Illlddlosea s SP • Mar), only 41.taildar of W. Waistless+ tait.boltestbset... At W.attou, the Nee. 1. 111)1k, Ds boatels lodgeolear Weewlek.to Miss Ellis, eldest daughter or the late Dr. Ellis, rector of Leadeobaste.. Lincoliolore. Al N. Lawrence Jewel, Mr. 0. Edward% solkhee.,ad llalHus, ba Elks, Newts dooilorr so Molds, seq. at ColrtOor Olroot. At the mire Nato, Mt: White, tot Cateatult Voter, to Mhos Lealloy. of '4lorrolilell. I .n Mr. 0. K. lIIIIIard, Mlrleo4ll. of Stamditvoll, barmy, to e 50...„ daughter of T. Mop, eau of Haishasy, roar Mork. Fades. Al SL James's 'berth, Mr. K. wonders u 4 Lela Mar ilasaard, Alp, daughter of r.1..b0w, esq. of the sass pap. DIED. At bla boa's at Chip*, la the Nth year of Mr my, a. Mat, eel. )1.11. Mr. Jake flaarr, of miry lam. Houton, apd Mary, the *lts at Mr. blegiocaf the Poultry, meal Mk On the 2.341, of Notraiber larb, at Madeira, Jobs Melia, eq. of Marnpatead, *dell 311. Is mutislialoptoti Noma, BlooarabarycM. Cate, at. aged 7L Al Ilainnierandah, rope!*, pampa& dwaglitar of W. Jaws Mi. lets walk, tioatnetnli GAMS. Al Me Parrausaga of Great bruaeley, Ewa, Letitia, dot wits of-R. Moodie*, at booming bill. Mall.. the wait of J. Ten, coo. of Malmo pias4.lladdlay. Al I irtAloW Brea. pied of years flanook, mkt of Ws. WwWwir . lois of Cdocochiodi mot.