The National Register. — London, England, 1809-04-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. " VIENNA, mAncu .11. PROCLAMATION OF THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES. " We, Charles Lewis, Imperial Prince of Austria. Royal Irrince of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, and Generalissimo of the whole Imperial and Royal Army. " Our beloved Monarch summons all those of his subjects who ere not by law obliged to repair to the standing army, to unite themselves in battalions, in order to serve their country beyond the boandaries of the hereditary dominions, in case it should be menaced by an enemy. " When iu the year 1500 the country was in danger, I called nut, in the name of the Monarch, the Volunteers of Bohemih and Moravia. Thousands soon united to form ale ion s w hica bore ms' name; and this leg ion would soon have grown to an army, if a sudden peace had not put an end to these exertions. It. is mit necos•zary to appeal to the acts of your amcestors— how many perils they withstood through fortitude and patriotism. I appeal to yourselves. Ye are still witat ye were in the year 1800. The same courage and patriotism which inspired you then, inspire you now. 1 . reckon now, as then, upon your arm. " Some of you arc prohibited from abandoning your dwelling s in obedience to the voice of honour, by domestic incidents and occurrences. But these will still remain for the protection of the interior of the empire, the preservation of property, and the maintenance of .!•ood order. " But those who are not fixed to their paternal hearths by ether duties and relations, are to form themselves into battalions, and may lay claim to all those advantages which our beloved Sovereign has attached to this patriotic resolution." DECREE RELATIVE TO AMERICAN SHIPS, DATED FEBRUARY Napoleon the First, Emperor of France, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, have decreed, and do decree as follows :-- Aar. 1. The American ships detained in the ports of the Em pire, in consequence only of the Embargo, may set sail to return directly to the United States, but this favour is not to extend to vessels seized in consequence of irregular papers or other causes. 1L The ships from which the Embargo is taken shall be pot at the di-p►+sition of General Armstrong, Minister and . tentiary from the United States, to seeurc the direct return of those vessels to that country. Their departure shall nut take place till they have given security, and received certificates from our consuls, vice consuls, or agents of commerce in France and America, that the said cargoes contain but territorial or manu factured productions of our Empire, and that there i= nothing in them produced by the colonies or commerce of England. 111. Our Ministers of Foreign Relations are charged each, in as much as it concerns him, with the execution of this Decree. Another Decree, of the game date, contains in substance, that the confiscated American vescels, whose sale will take place on the part of the llapire, may be bought ou foreign account, on pav ing a duty of 15 francs per ton. IREL.IND. CARRICKFLEWUS ASSIZES. PA Itt. Or 11.1SSEREEN! v. G 17011.0 17, DORAN, AND THE corN- T F.SS OF NIASSCREENE, HIS WIFE. - ---- - This important cause came on to be tried before the Hon. Juctice Osborne, and a Jury of the County of Antrim, en Mon day. the '2oth tilt. The Plaintiff claimed the estate as heir at law of the late Earl Ma,,ereene. The Defendants claimed, under the will of the late Earl ; and the substantial question to be determined was, the sanity of the testator at the Cm? of making it. It appeared from the evidence or both sides, that the late Lord Massareene was a man of very weak judgment, and that his conduct on many occasions , was Filch as to exhibit stronr symptoms of lunacy. Tois trial lastelTACiatiVo tfa-y. - The Jury was allowed to ad joun to Wednesday, ihen they found a verdict for the Plain tiff. The following. arm? . other curious evidf-oce, (mimed Lord ond Lady Mascarene ISO?. She recollected an the death of a dog. When took it out in a carriage in then brought it home, took Fad lamentation. Witine went in to know what was the matter; sbe beheld the dog lying on the carpet, Lady M. on her knees weeping over it, and Lord M. by her side consoling her. His Lordship then took the dog in his arms and carried it to tut open window to give it a little. air—after some time he brought it in and laid it again on the carpet; lady M. exclaimed the dog was dying fast, It was air.. minty gone. His Lordship assured her that it was not, end told her that he had seen many people die, but that was not the way they died ; and in order to convince her that the dog was not so near death as she supposed, he wtoitd shew her the manner in which- people commonly died ; he then stretched himself on the carpet, continued quiet for a little time, then turned himself from side to side, began to distort his features, stare with his eves, throw about his arms, work himself into the appearance of convulsions, and then expire. This scene being done, he returned to Lady M. and the dog. The N 1 ..7; then left them and retired to her own room. In the mornin, 'he found all the family in extreme distress, for the dog was actually dead; the carcase was fuliered to remain some time in the drawing-roam, and towards the evening was carried into the bed-room of Mrs. O' Duran to he waked, next day a number of people came to her house, among whom was a plumber with a lead coffin for the dog, and a carpenter with an outer shell. The plumber's ac count was 4/. lls. When the carcase was put into the coffin, a car was procured to carry it to Antrim Castle, and positive orders were given that fifty dogs shoal attend the funeral in white scarfs, and that all the dogs of the parish should also be . present. Cross-examined by Mr. EGAN. Mr. E.—Pray Ma'am, I think, if I am not mistaken, that you were married before to one Kellie, a fidler ? Mrs. S.—And pray, Mr. Egan, what has that to do with this matter ? lam not ashamed of having been married to Mr. Kellie. Mr. E.—Oh not in the least, Ma'am, it has certainly nothing to do in this matter at all, but some how or other it very foolish• Iy came into my head,—Pray, Ma'am, may I take the liberty, I think you were once on the stage, and I have a fuint recol• lection of your theatrical talents. Mrs. S.—And what matter of that though I have been on the stage--you are very gross. Mr. L.—indeed, Ma'am, I must confess I am gross all over ; there certainly is no matter whether you have been on the stage • or not; so that after burying the fidler, you have now married the apothecary. I wonder it was possible that you could have persuaded him to poison the dog; but upon my life, Ma'atn. I think if you had not quitted the stage , the death of the 4,;g would have afforded an excellent subjeet for a drama, in which you might have made your fortune. Mrs. S.—Mr. Egan, what do you mean ? Mr. E.--Oh Ma'am, 1 mean nothing at all, but permit me to go on to describe how charmingly the scene would have been ; there we would have had the dear little dog lying on the carpet, and Lady Massareene weeping over it; then we would have had lihrd Mastiareene weeping over Lady M. ; nest we would have •had the waking of the dog, and last of all the interesting exhi bition or the funeral, attended by 50 dog s in white scarfs ; what a rich collection of incidents this would have been. ' Mr. S.—Mr. Egan, you are very rude. Mr. E.—Upon my life, Ma'am, I Cannot help it, I well re collect your first appearance. Mrs. S.—So do I, sir, when yon upon a certain occasion for , not your 12) t crown. n Mr. E ---Oh yes, Ma'am, such things sometimes happen, and we do really wish to forget them ; but I was only. expressing my regret that you should have left the stage, when you might have made your fortune. Mrs. S.—Yes, Sir, if I had continued on the stage and pos.. sensed half your effrontery, I might perhaps have otade toy fora tune; hut, Sir, Wbea you speak of my former husband Kellie f I must tell you, that whatever hardships attended his fortune in life, I cheerfully have shared theta with him. Mr. L.—Madam, yois may go down-1 have no more quel- tiUlll. The following Provincial Towns have voted Thanks to Mr. Wardle for his patriotic exertions during the investiga tion Of the libuses relative to military promotions ; Vl7. Gloucester, with the freedom of that city t Deal ;• and Bedford, Ivith the freedom of that tosln, J lIU s ..• . . 31r.t. 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