The National Register. — London, England, 1812-08-02 00:00:00

, AU G • 9 tamable pretensions, to carry on hostilities vigorously against lier with the e'xoected support of the people. His Royal fkliness regrets the burdens that have been imposed on the na tion, and relies on the exertions of Parliament for the pre iervation of the public peace, and the maintenance of con siittitional loyalty, sailed the Aquillon frigate on Fliday, with Lord CAT H- C A RT, for St. Petershurgh. squadron is to be sent to Halifax, and to cruise on the American coast immediately. 1 . TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. MISCELLANIES. The Chesterfield packet, which arrived last week at Falmouth, from 6. 2 West Indies, a lgought over 300,000 dollars. • ' A master of languages, named Dandon, died lately at 13erlin, lite rally from denying himself the necessaries of life. It appears that he gave instructions to his pupils during the day, and solicited alms at night U.,der the floor of his apartment were found concealed 20,000 c roons in specie. He had no other heir than his brother, whom he had relti , ed to see for 37 years, because he had sent a letter to him without va.,.h,g the pos•ege. On the ‘2oth of June last, Capt. Wyse, of the Modesty, which ar rived a ‘Vaterford on the gOth inst. spoke the wreck the Ist ig Polly, of Bosmn, in lat. 31. 56. N. long. 37, 40. W. and took off two men, who hi:d subsisted for one hundred and ninety-one days on the wreck, d. rime which period they had eaten i.ne of their companions. The Po{!) , sailed iv , m Boston on the 12th of December, bour.d to Santa Cruz, in the West Indies. On the 15:h, she sprung a leak, carried 4wq al: her masts, and upset, by which Mr. S. Hunt, Supercargo, a negro girl, were lost The brig atterwarels righted ; but, of the which, including passengers, consisted of nine persons, seven peli,ited upon the wreck, and the other two must have inevitably shared the same fate, had they not been fortunately extricated from a state ul unexampled suffering and peril, by Captain Wyse. West End Fair terminated in a fatal cat rurophe to the inerrie 4 per sonage in the sports of that place. The Citizen to Saunders's corps ot horsemen and tumblers, in returning to the public-house where he lodged, on the night the fair concluded, met with a party of peace officers and others with whom he fell into some altercation, which ended in blows; when some of the peace officers drew t herr cutlasses, and the Clown was so desperately wounded that he died on Thursday morning. We regret to state, that another Banking-house in the City, that of Messrs. John and Alexander Anderson and Co. of Pbilpot-laud, stop ped payment on Friday. Monsieur Petite, who lately made his escape from confi :ement at Montra,e, by unszrewing the locks of three doors, was caught, a few days ago, Ituthyen Prmtfield. Monsieur was brought in, and safely lodged in his old quarters in Perth gaol (he was there about a year ago). 'the little gentleman having been ordered over to the depot at Penicuik, a-serjeant and seven or eight men were sent to escort him.— On their arrival at Kirkaldy, where they were to halt for the day, he was deposited for the time in the prison there ; but Monsieur Petite did nut like the house, and left it quietly during the night. He has not since been heard of. On Saturday se'imigitt, the wife of a publican, resident at Dunham green, Tewin, near Ikrtford, exhibited articles of the peace against her husband, before the Mayor and Sitting Magistrates, at the County Hall. It appeared, that , the husband had become jealous of his wife, and a man who was their lodger. The complainant charged him with hying committed a most brutal assault upon her, and with biting her in certain parts of her body in a manner too shocking to relate. He was hooted by the populace when he came into the town ; but the Magistrates, after hearing the case, held him to bail to keep the peace. Wdtson and Brown, convicted at the late Hertford Assizes of pass ing forged notes, knowing them to be forged, are ordered for execution On Wednesday next. A condemned sermon will this day be preached Qt the Prison Chapel. • • • A Paris Paper, of a late date, notices the death of M. Porcherpene, Avocut Consultant, in the following terms :—" The Bar has experienced a considerable loss in the person of M. Porcherpene, Avoca Consultant, who died on the 9th of this month (July), in the 71st year of. his age, alter a long and afflicting illness. Universally esteemed by the Judges ir his profound learning, his probity, and urbanity, which Okays ft !'tinquished him in the exercise of his profession, he has carried with Ina the sincere regrets of his family, of his tiiends, of his brothers at 1 14 bar, and of his clients." 'r ON MR. TIPPLE'S ACCIDENT. The horse when he made of his driver a cripple \Vas thirsty perhaps, and waked forward to Tipple. FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. 475 RIDING COSTUME.. — Made of ladies habit cloth, of Maria Louisa blue, trimmed down each side of the frinst with Spanish buttons, the waist rathtr long, with three small buttons on the hips ; a short jacket full behind, the front habit fashien, with small buttons up to the neck. :.nd a row of small buttons on each side of the breast ; a luppel thrown back from the shoulder, and trimmed whir Spanish buttona, has a most elegant effect, and gives a graceful finish to the dress. The collar is made about half a quarter in depth, and fastened negligently at the throat with a large cord and tassel ; it opens sufficiently to dis play the shirt, which is of lace in general, but this article admits of considerable variation ; some of our cleganees wear a collar of lace to tall over, others have the shirt edged round the neck with a rich lace fa, and oot a few, in despite of the heat of the weather, envelope their necks in a large cravat of ludas muslin. A small woodland hat, whose colon,- corresponds with the dress, with two s bite ostEitch fea thers fastened behind, and fallii u carelessly over the left aide. A. cord and tassel is brought round the hat, and fastened near the top of the crown on the right side. Duff gloves and half boots either of buff jean or leather. Parasol to correspond with the dress, the top in the form of a dome, many are worn plain, but 111,2 most elegant have an embroidery in white silk rouud the edge ; and we hz.ve observed, in a few instances, a buff embroidery, which has a pretty effect, but this fashion is not general. EVENING COSTV3ll'.—Petticoat of white crape, with a demi-train, the h.ttom trimmed with pink sarsnet vandykes, about half a quarter in depth. A white crape drapery falls about three parts over the pet ticoat, and fastens at the side, it is rounded in front and square be hind, fastened down the side with three rows of grass-green ribband, trimmed round with an embroidery of grass-green and pink. A pink sarsnet Spanish body, the bosom quite square and rather low in the front, the back is also square and very much cut down. The sleese slashed in three divisions at the top, and finished round the bottom with a narrow green ribband. Spanish hat of pink sarsnet, with three large ostrich feathers which tall over the left side. The hair dressed in full curls over the face. Ear-rings, necklace, and bracelets of pearl ; the necklace is cmposed of three rows of pearl, to wi ich is affixed a diamond cross, or small pearl locker. White kid gloves, ai.d shoes with bead rosettes ; fans the same us last month. A report of a very singular nature has been comnarlicated to ns, which we in like manner communicate to the Public, but without, in any degree pledging ourselves for its truth. The statement is that very recently, a Minister of State waited on an illustrious Female, and, after expressing la,w much he felt at being the bearer of the mes sage he was about to c nununicate to her, proceeded to inform her, that he came, by c , .mitiand of her husband, to state to her, that he thought her visits to the issue of their marriage were too frequent, and to request they might be less so in future, and not too long at one time. The illustrious mother then called one of her attendants into► the roo►q, vv ho, at her request, wrote down the substance of the mes,age, which was read to the bearer thereof; and acknowledged by him to be cur rect. The attendant then, by his mistress's desire, signed the paper; after which, the Minister of State, on the same request, also signed it.—( Times.) The keen appetites of the City complain, that although they have a Hunter at their head they have very little sport. It is a circumstance not a little remarkable, that Lawrence, the as• sassin of the Count and Countess D'Antruigues, was the intimate friend of Sellis, who, after attempting to assassinate the Duke of Cumberland, committed suicide. FECU N DITY.—The French Journals contain the following paragraph : " Mary Clieron, wife . of Maurice Lebis, residing near Beauvais (about 40 miles from Paris), on the 4th of July was brought to bed of three children, two boys and'one ; twa of them are living." A man was on Monday night taken into custody, ill an attempt to break open the linen-draper's shop at the corner of Bridge street, Par. liatnent-street, and lodged in St. Margaret's Watch-house. Early on Tuesda♦ morning a fellow depredator made a hole in the wall of the Watch-house, and effected his escape. While the ft flow was milking the hole, some masons who were at work near the spot, eked him w hat he was about ; he told them that he was breaking space for a window. This answer satisfied then!, and both ruffians got clear off. r.---~.. r....-~