The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

1 DEC. 3. rounded by festoons of lamps. On the other was described the single character " P." surmounted by a crown, and supported by two stars, whose variegated rays agreeably contrasted with the verdant olive branches that half encircled them. The Spa nisi Ambassador had the word " Peace," crowned with a star, and placed above an dive branch. There was little or rather no further variety in any of the few private mansions that were at all illuminated. In the eastern quarter of the metropolis the portico of ti.e East India house was illuminated in much the same way as we have seen it on former occasions ; the c o l umns Icing orn linen te,•l with wreaths of rainps. The front of the Bank presented a display that was at once brill:ant and pleasing. Th':. nature of the building admitting of great retrularity and va iety in the position of the lamps, winch lined the various totupartinents, in the front ; the whole had an CN tremelv tine ell'ect. In the centre were the letters "G. It." separated by a Lrilli4nt star, and the whole was surmounted by the word " Peace," in large capitals. The Excise Office, iu 13road sti eet, was ornamented with a profusion of variegated lamps. here also the word" Peace" was displayed in large capitals, and the whole surmounted by an immense crown. The rawness of the evening . , however, which extinguished many of the lamps, Lept the workmen constantly emplpyeil in relighting them, and injured the general effect. 'the Mansion House was illuminated as usual. But what here r.tt'actxl chief notice was a transparency epresenting the ge ni as of Peace, to whom an altar was erected. Underneath were the following lines:— Hail, meek eyed Peace! thou maid of heavenly race, In Freedom's Isle thy long-sought olive place Fcr thou alone can'st close the poor man's woes, And art the source 'whence all his comfort flows. The front of Guildhall was tasteMly lighted up. En the centre was exhibited a transparency rcpresentiiu the descent of a dove from the clouds with an olive branch in her hill. .Above, was the insci iption, Gllry to God," and underneath, 40 l'o our I leroes 'Thanks." In the City there we: c no private houses illuminated, and we did not observe any other transpa rencies besides those we have mentioned. FRENCH PROTESTANTS. —We referred in our last number to the Proclamation of the King of France, as a demonstration ef his abhorrence of the persecution which the bigotry of some ianatics, dangerous to his throne and country, has sa vagely excited. We trust, too, that his Majesty will not merely punish the immediate authors of the assassination of La (=aide, but will order an investigation into the first causes of that phrcnsied violence which the mob has exercised, we fear, from other snegelitiuns than their own. In the mean time, we can a'sert that it is a gross calumny to impute these inistOr unes to the apathy of the British Government, or of the Allied Powers. We are enabled to state with conti , ience, that our own Government have assured the Protestant society, " That it has been the invariable object of the British Government, and of their Allies, to support, and, on every suitable occasion, to assert, the principles of Religious Toleration and Liberty ; anti that in their recent communications with the Government of Fiance, the have brought forward these principles as the foundation of their policy and of their just expectations; and that they therefore arc using their best ctlbrts, to art est the pro gress of evils which they most deeply deplore." 111 r. Smith, M. P. fur Norwich, and Mr. :\rontagu Burgoyne, ar laudably employed at this time in the erection of ovens in their respective parishes in Esscx, f .r the bewlit of the poor. It is now ascertained beyond a douht,that most of the dis °tiers incidcnt to the human frame, manifest and chew them selves in the . urine, and we have daily proofs that the study and inve.tigation of tLat 11u:d lugs :wen inoulit to the gi eatest lac fection by the intense application of Dr. Cameron, 31, lierners-street, Oxfoi d-sti cet, who is thereby enabled to pei the most astonishing cures, more particularly in casei. of ge neral dybility, diseases of the and lingering comphints ; and we are glad to find he exterr.ls his assiitance and advice to Ike poor gratnitotoly. ! .4J-a 0.: - vs, THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 77 - 9 Bitmsn ARMY IN FRANCE.—The following is said-to be an authentic list of the British Regiments coming home from France, and those which arc to remain. Several of the regi ments returning will set out in a few days. To Go TO ENot.Asn--12th, 14th, 16th, 23(1, 2.ith, 27th, 2Rth, 10th, 33d, 35th, 37th, 39th, 41st, 4ttd, 44th, 51st, 5 Rh, 59th, 69th, 3d, 78th, 79th, 61 t, WA, 92d regiments, and Ist batt. Ist Guards; 36th, G'‘d, 64th, doubtful as to remaining or not. 111:71.-,IN.-- . 1.st, .c:d, and 3d, Guards, Ist, 3d, 4th, sth, Gth, 4th, 9th, '2lst. I:7th (Ist Batt.) '29th, 39d, 38th, 40th,13d,52d (Ist Batt.) 57th, 5b1:1, 71st ' bAll, 901 h, 91st, and 95th regiments of the line, to be completed, it is supposed, to 1000 men each. A NOT H PED EST RI AN. .-1114:11Urd Toombs, a chandler or Monmouth, hay undertaken to walk . ftyTee3 hund re ,/ m ik s in me thonsand irons, in the Chippinham 'Alead or Itace Course, adjoining the town. On Tuesdoy, exactly at 21 minutes befuieseven i.e started and returned to the t en t pre cisely at 23 minutes after seven, being a gnat ter of an hour each mile, and started again at 9.3 minutei betbrc nine, and returnei again 2'4 minutes 13 seconds after nine, when he took brea!:tast. The lest he will obtain between each starting, %vit.( be upon tlle.average an hour and (palter. '1 ooinbs stand.; about ft% e feLl tive scout made, particulai v his j. and what is generally termed in this part of the country, a thick set man, and very firm in his step. His featwes bear a most striking resenthlance to that tacetiant character Grimaldi. He has already been taken much notice of by the principal persons vcsideotl:ci . e, and a subscription is already commenced. The hail of Galloway has settled with his tenants, that in future their rents shall be regulated by the price of corn. An eYperklent of great - simplicity in the mode of drawing heavy loads along the streets and public roads, was tried oti Saturday last by Messrs. Feaion and \Vest, of the Beaufort Buildings Coal \V hart . ; it was to ascei tain how far the drauTht• of their heavy coal waggons up the immense steep into cite St; and, might be relieved by [moving - one pair of the horses from the front to the hind liar t of the waggon ; for this purpose a pa i r o f s h a f ts reversed were attached to the back of the car riage, an d horses which have hitherto been used to pull, were n o w, for the lust time, seen to push the load before them. It is astoniiiing that this idea never occurred before, finr it is as clear as any problem in Euclid, that the nearer the power is to the load the less draught is r equired, and thus a coal wawon, with two horses before and two behind, whereby the whole of the power is placed in such immediate contact with the draw it along to time full as ea.,ily as seven hunts have been accustomed to du that work. THE TRADESMAN, or COMMERCIAL MAGAZINE. This day was published, price Is. od. Number IV. of Volume VI. of T 1 . 4.7. TRADESMAN, or COMMERC,IAL MAGAZINE; e en _ tf"ing a Memoir of the Cite of W11..1,1.1:11 WILBERFORCE, Es,. M. P.—Stute of the Arts and Manufacturers at Barcelona.--On England trading to Turkey with French Cloths.-o.o„,,rvation ua the London Fish Market.—Considerations on the Conunercial ad vahtages of Honduras.—The Effects of Engrossing ; and a great variety of other Original Communications, together with care f u l Selection of the most useful and interresting Foreign In s entions.—The New Patents. -- Lists of French Pate n t s te r I nven- ' tions.—Original Criticism on Works .relative to Trade and Com ma COlMlleiTial Law Intelligence, with a full list of all the thiferent Reports, Importations and Prices of the various Articles ( 41' 1 1de and Corninerce.—The 3larkets.--Price Current.—Lists of Bankrupts and Dividends in the United Kingdoms, &c. 6.7 c, The :thus e most usef:il and National Publication having f a lle n ' into the liacds of new Propcietors was republished on Friday the Ist instant, and will now be 'regularly continued with increased claims to the public patronage. All former Volumes or Numbers to make up . sets; may be had by being ordered td any Bookseller, or by application to R. Wilks, Printer, SO, Chancery-lane, to whom all communications (po s t paid) addressed to the Editor, requested to be forwarded. Papers relating to Trade and Commerce, Foreign and. Dontustie. will Meet with early attention , and Correspondents are requestec to coiltinuttlicir COU11:11011CdtiOUS which will be thankfully receives'. -40, ""ft ^ l, . ~r~ _.;~