The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

JUNE R. Linn was made in the Senate, on the Bth of May, for the Repeal of the Non-Intercourse Act; but, after sonic days' debate, it was negatived, by a majority of 15 to B.—A Call of the House of Representatives was to take place on the Ist inst. in order that the question of' peace or war might be discussed in full Assembly. The American Journals continue to speak the language of hostility; but the opinion was still enter tained that there would he no open rupture between Great Britain and the United States. The United Mate; frigate Congress. Captain Smith, has returned to Hampton Roads, from a•cruize of the . Coast. The Congress, did not fall in with any belligerent ship of war.—A letter from Baltimore s ays, Gen. Michel was ordered round to Amelia Island, to dispossess General Matthews of his command, and reinstate the Spaniards in the government of the place, which had been seized by the Americans. Yesterday the trial of Messrs. HUNT, of - The Examiner, for a Libel on the PRINCE RECENT, was expected to come on before Lord ELLENBOROUGH and a Special Jury. On calling over the names of the Jurors, however, but six answered, and, in consequence, the trial was necessarily put oil; The LAND TAX may now be Redeemed so as to produce very near 5 per Cent. Interest for Money.-1"5. a Year Land Tax at 55 per Cent. the present' rice of 3 per Cents. Will cost .E M. 16s. sd. N. B. This opportunity has not offered since the Year 1804. MISCELLANIES. Tuesday, the Prince 'Regent held a Levee, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers if State, &c.—The Earl of 13..clin.gIrtinshire had an andwisce of the Prince Itegent, and resigned the seals 4 office of (Av.:recibir of the Duchv of Lancaster.—Mr. Bra,_!4e Bathurst had an audience of hi. Boyal Highness, when he w::s ap,•ointed to the office ~f Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. lie au. afterwards SINUCII His Rlajesty's be •iniful young cream-coloured coach horses arc in traina, to be used on state oscasions. Eight of them were drove throtivh Pall Alai!, in one of the royal carav ans, Thursday minim!, and made a ' , rand appearance. It t, reported that Government have determined on taking posses sion of the island of Grim, off L'Oricnt, es a very desirable station for our vessels, and admirably situated for the annoyance of the enemy. The Pall brought into the House of Commons by the 'Marquis of Ti . ivisnick, a n d now i n p rogress , f or regu l a ti n g the election of huights of the shire to scree in Parliament, proposes, in order to prevent the pritc(we of paying the expellees of their journies to the place of elec nun, that Special County Courts for the election of candidates shall be held, to be continu d Iron; day to day, and from hundred to hundred, deoughout the county, ending with the hundred wherein the town or place ist which Blue ions for the county have been usually held is , aitirte, an d t h ere t h e po ll i s to fi nish. For closing the poll with"' a limited time, two or more hundreds may be united. I'a) log exPences of voters, to incapacitate the candidate. The Committee appointed to enquire into the causes whirl' retard the decision of suits in Chancery, and appeals and writs of error before the Lards, have reported that the arrear of Chancery causes is moll :lntuslied, and the appeals to the Chancellor from the Master of the Rolls Increased in number. At the end of hit ay Term, 1812, 109 original causes remained, set downiu the Climax lior's paper for bear ing, and 39 appeals from the Rolls. Re.hearings remained much the `ame us before. The bankruptcy arrears were diminished. The Com- Ill.ntee are con c e rne d t o fi nd so great a number of causes before the u'ousc L ~ forwaitin decision. There remain to be heard-19 appeals from Eneland ; 179 ditto ScrAlaml; and :•,7 ditto Ireland :- 11 writs of error from England ; 2 ditto &odour! ; and ti ditto Ire land. IRISH CATTIOLICS.—An Aggregate Meeting of the ColloHoof Ire- Imtd %%as held in Dublin on the 18111 instant. 'file object of Om Ine"t - N was to rec e i ve t h e revort o f t h e persons appo i nte d t o manage the late Catholic Petitions :o Parliament, and to present their Addresses ,to . the Prince Regent. Se..eral Re so l u tions %% ere passed, by which the . Litholic 13 04 1 y cuutiaues to pledge itself to the pursuit of the repeal of TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. 397 the whole of the existing disabilities. Counsellor O'Gorman begged it might be distinctly unite' stood, that any arrangements or conditions which might be connected with Mr. Canning's Motion in the H o use of Commons, would have no influence on the conduct of the Catholics of Irel.ind, as they - sere determined to obtain their freedom uncondi tionally—rt./rod Applause ) A Resolution was paSsed for cailirg another Aggregate Meeting, on Ihursday se'nhight, and that the Board, thus authorized to prepare the Petitions, should have the saute ready for the consideration of the Meeting tin that dir.. Wedecs(ltry, being Midsummer-day, a Common Mill was held at f T the electirai of the Sheriffs for the ensuine. y ear, and the other City Officers annually c h o se n o n th a t d a y ; h n John Blades, Esq. glass-seller, and Michpel Iloy, Esq. ir.mmenger, were nhianh niously elected Sher ifs. The Chamberlain, Bridge wasters, &c. were re-el, cted for the ensuing year. Wednesday, a (4u:titer lv Ceurt was held at the Eat India Howe, when the di• !deed for the last half vear was declArr d to lie 51 per cent. The chairman, Sir Hugh Inglis, representing the suderings Captain Flay, of the Astull, experienced in consequence of the wounds he had received in the memorable action with floe squadron of French frigates, mpeed that the pensirm of 4001. tOrme.ly granted to him, while out of employ, he continued to that violant and meritorious officer during Me, which motien plssed unanimously. The Direct rs of the East India Company, with a view to lessen those difficulties , A Inch arise fr , tu the want of specie in this country, have resolved to dispense with the Coupon-I's legal right to a duty of 3 per cent. on the importation of bullion, how the Ist of January, 1812, on all silver imported fr. m the East Indies since that period, to the end of the 3 ear. An arrangement has taken place, which will he notified officially from the War-, like, fur granting pensions to officers wounded severely. or who have lost an eve or limb in the service. The scale of pensions will be from 4001. per annum, the highest, to a General, and 501. the lowest, to an Ensign, and intermediately according to regimental rank. EXAMINATIOV AND rtsrAt COMMITMENT FOR TRIAL OF TNOMAS Boweep.—The final examination against the prisoner for discharging the contents of a blunderbuss at Mr. Burrows, took place on Tuesday. at Marloorough-street Office. He was attended by a friend, and qppeared very composed. The depositions of the several witnesses (twelve in 11111111w') which had been previously taken, were re..d over. During this pioceedi• g, Mr. Weatherall, the counsel, cAne in. On his cross exaninnig, one of the wituesses relative to the alledged insanity of the prisoner, the witness wide, d, he was his neighbour, he had known him six yeae , , w=s seldom more than a day or IWO together without seeing him ia his busini:ss, and. he bad never per ceived ill him any sy motions of insan.ty, nor bad lie ever heard slid) report was in the neighbourhood. 111 thu asselllol3, Ibis witness was sappoiti d by the others, and particukrly by a person of the name of Payne, who corroborated what had falkn from bine Mr. Amer, a respectable farmer at Aperton, had known the prisoner thirtydive years, as a neighbour, but he had never discovered in hire any symp toms of insanity. On roading over the testimony of Mr. Shepherd, a livery-stable keeper, who deposed to Bowler having in Marco last, swore that Mr. Burrowes should not live unlit next J tine, the prisoner replied sufficiently audible, " What ahe r' Mr. Shepherd joined the whole of the other witnesses, in declaring Oil his o.tth. that he never discovered in Bowler any sympLius of insanity at the time he made use of t his threat, c r at any 01.1er Mate. Mr. Weatherall addres,ed the M:! ,, ietrate (Mr. Conant) and stated, that a sen lite of lunacy had bveit oulaito!d against the prisoner, and an inquisition had sat, and after examioing witnesses,.the prisoner was declared to be a lunatic since March last. The Lr anted Counsel added, that he was prepared to spew to the Magistrate that the prisoner was insitoe previously to the time he had stated. Mr. Conant observed, th it the examination of witnesses by the inquest, was ck paste, and all the evidence bebire lion was in direct contradiction to what they had deposed, relative to the insanity of the primmer. The commission, Mr. Conant observed, could not affect the pr ceedings before hba. It was his duty, as a Magistrate, with the evidence behave him, to coininit the prisoner tin trial at another Court to which lie was amenable. It would he an affectation of candour in him (the Magistrate,) . to hear tile evidelice given tinder the commission, when that commission could not weigh against his duty. The Attorney kir the prosecution (nisei vt d, that a statute of limacv would have been taken out in.oolis ago, but for delicacy to pow'er's poily. As things have touted out. should the insanity he proved at the Old liailey Court, it were surely criminal neglect, in, suffering a lunatic, of acb no %‘ !edged veu'ent temper on all hands, to have been at large. and, in that ease. time attempted assassination of Mr. Burrows would have been avoidA. The prisoner was fully cow- Netvgate for trial. II 1.1 1.• :~ ~~ - , • '