The National Register. — London, England, 1822-05-27 00:00:00

any which had hitherto polluted the Columns of a Newspaper, the Court sentenced one of the de- I I Unguents to pay £3OO, without any imprisonment, , and each of the other two to be imprisoned three months, and pay a fine of .Cloo—we well remem ber the sentence upon poor Peter Finnerty, fur a libel on Lord Castlereagh—a sentence which un questionably hid the foundation of the illness which deprived society of a bright ornament—we remem ber the sentence on the Messrs. Hunt of The Exa miner—and to refresh the memory of the public we hope some independent member will move fur a return of all the sentences passed for libel during the last fifteen years—we shall then see the extent of this vaunted equal-handed justice—we shall then sec how impartially were visited sins against those in power, and those who were groaning under oppression and persecution, and from what had been done heretofore we shall be enabled to judge whether or not the same sentence would have been thought heavy enough if it had been pronounced upon any , one who had heaped a tenth part of the abuse upon a live King, as was considered sufficient for the lying defamers of an abused and broken-hearted Queen. The Parts papers of Wednesday last have arrived. The following are extracts :-- Penis, Dlei• 22 —Yesterday his Excellency the English ambassador had an at of the King. Three persons, one a child only ten years old, are under accusation as incendiaries. Their Christian names are rather curious, Louis-Francis Laisel, Louis Charlemagne Gossini, and Napoleon-Clovis Tessin. The Mayor of Lyons issued an ordinance on the 17th instant, in consequence of an election disturb ance, calling upon the inhabitants to shut their houses, shops, or coffee-rooms, at dusk. A tumult was expected at the dose of the election, and this ordinance was intended to check it, but no further dist u Lance occurred. Intelligence from Smyrna confirms the re-taking of Selo by the Turks, under the Capitan Pacha, who was not able to restrain the rage of his soldiers against the Greeks. FRONTIER OF MOLDAVIA, MAY 2 —lntelligence from Bucharest of the 26th April, states that the ex. cesses of the Turks spread dreadful alarm there Foreigners, among them some Austrian; have found themselves obliged to demand passports and an es cort, which the Kiaja Bey refused. Most of them have placed their goods in the cloisters. _ An article from Vienna states, that one of the Austrian Archdukes is to be sent to London on a mission of the highest importance, the object of which is to lay the basis of a new treaty between Engl and and Austria, and to agree on the measures to be taken in common by those two Powers, in case the Porte should persist in rejecting, " as it is probable," all the modes of conciliation proposed by the mediatory courts. M. de Tatischeff left Vienna on the 20th April, and was expected to return in six weeks. TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLEfiIi 2. The election fir this - office took place on Thursday last. The following were the numbers:— Sir Hobert Raker Mr. Bourerie V.3 Mr. Hutchinson Mr. Burchcll lll Mr. Stirling Sir R. Baker was of course declared duly elected—a decision which at once does honour to the magistracy of the county, affords a balm of consolation to the grossly outraged feelings of the worthy Sir Robert Baker, and united with the sympathy shewn by the nation at large for the unjustifiable treatment of Sir Robert Wilson, may serve to convince Ministers that the British people do not regard a successful attempt to prevent the common sewers being (kluged with blood as a crime.—We arc credibly informed, that Sir Richard Birnie's name did not appear in the majority—Sir Richard knows and studies what will please those who have made him what he is from what he was. Query—Which is the more estima ble character—an honest working journeyman s:td dlcr, ur a pliant uud knighted Chief Magistrate? THE NATIONAL REGISTER SO2O or THIC CILICROY.••-0 11 Thursday last the anniversary festival of this institution, established for the protection of the necessitous Clergymen, was celebrated at St. Paul's Cathedral. The Lord Mayor, with several of the Aldermen and City Of ficers, together with numerous dignitaries of the church, attecded. The celebration was commenced with a grand performance of sacred music, both vocal and instrumental, at which some of the meet emi nent professors of the metropolis mimed. Previous to the finale, a sermon was preached by Dr. Bloom. field, Archdeacon of Colchester. The company after wards repaired to Merchant Tailors Hall, where a sumptuous entertainment was prepared for them.— A liberal collection was made at the doors: The Archbishopric of Armagh has been given to Lord John Geo. Beresford; and the Archbishopric of Cashel to Dr. Alexander, the near relation of the Earl of Calcdon. Thus has the apostolical fa mily of Beresford, after picking and chusing every valuable see, after it has become vacant, for the last 20 years, and after having had, at one lime three of its members opal the Bench, accomplished one of the great objects of its ambition, in the attainment of the Primacy of Ireland. It only remains, that the Marquess of Waterford be made a Duke, and nothing further can be asked. They already possess among themselves, their connexions, and depend ants, one-titurth of the whole patronage of Ireland! The Earl of Caledon, whose relation has got the other Archiepiscopal Mitre, is one of the must con siderable parliamentary patrons in the service of ministers. A meeting of the county of Chester has been held at Noithwich, to take into consideration the distressed state of agriculture, and to petition Par liament for relief—Chas. Wicksted, Esq. the High Sheriff, in the chair. Mr. Davenport moved a petition, detailing the causes and extent of distress, and praying for reduction of taxation, which was seconded by Mr. G. Wilbraham, and carried nearly unanimously, only two or three hands king held up against it. A true bill was returned on Thursday last, by the London Grand Jury against Horatio Orton, one of the accredited agents of the " Constitutional As sociation," for an assault upon J. Wilfred Parkins, Esq. late Sheriff of London. Among the articles of intelligence communicated by the last arrivals from the I inited States, is that of a fracas between the British frigate Topaz, Capt. Blackwood, and the Chinese at the village of Linun, 20 miles above Macao. The particulars are given in advices from Canton of January last. It appears that the frigate's boats were on shore watering, when a dispute arose between the crew and the natives, who attacked the British seamen with bam boos and other offensive weapons ; under these cir cumstances, it is stated that Capt. Blackwood was inductd to open a fire, in order to cover the retreat of his men, and the result was, that 1S Chinese were either killed or wounded. The frigate and a large country ship were left lying at Lintin, with their boarding nets up, under the apprehension that an attack would be made by the natives. THE GOOD PASTOR.—The will of the late Arch bishop of Armagh has just been proved by his widow under two hundred and twenty thousand pounds. This is his Grace's personal property merely. What his real estate may be, we are unable to say, but doubtless the Shepherd was not without fields and pens. Whatever the distress of Irelatul, certain spiritual graziers there appear to have no cause of complaint. However, it would seem that Scripture is occasionally tortured in that quarter (perhaps in others), and the text "feed my sheep," corruptly read " feed oft my sheep," which alone can account for what (using Burke 's expression) we may call must excellent " tallowing in the caul and kidnies" —the Mock can boast nothing like it. There is no reason to teel any alarm about the strict ortho , lowy of his Grace's successor—in this sort of sheep-walk, he will, it is presumed, follow his predecessor "pas sious zequis.'' The stamp of the probate was 2,0001. a small slice, which, coming to the revenue, is the public's share of this fat thing. A grazier, in a very extensive line, living about three miles from Bridgewater, two yt-ars since pur chased 120 wether sheep, for which be paid 475. each ; since which, seven out of the lot died and the remainder were sold a short time since in Smithfield market at twenty fee shillings each. The same grazier declares that he has within the last year sold stock of different kinds at a thousand pounds less than tk cost price. Fine mackerel are now selling at Weymouth, at one penny each. It is calculated that one hundred thousand of those fish have been caught on that part of the coast of Dursetshire, since the commencement of the season. A grand review of cavalry will take place on Hounslow-heath, on Thursday next, at which the Prince and Princess of Denmark will be present. — The corps to be reviewed are the 9th, the 10th, and the 16th regiments of dragoons, with the Life- Guards and nurse Guards Blue. , -. A.L..L . '"Cr7.7 7 L ~~ 165 DREADFUL MENDER STORY. -- On Monday last Birmingham and its seighboothood was visited by one of the moat violent thunder storms we ever witnessed. It commeseed about half-past one, awl contined till nearly three o'clock. after having deluged the town, and left behind it many furred tome* of its devastating power. The thunder-cloud seemed for some time to be stationary over the teem The court of reeoests is the High-street was struck twice by the lightning—is the Rest instance the Said passed down the chimney, menacing some bricks wear the top where an iron cramp entered the brick werk—in the second, it passed through en open window close over the bead of a person who was writing et a desk, and darting info an adjoining room. in which were some females and •child, II broke through the window into the court. The child was scorched, but not seriously, and acme of the other persons wire injured at all. In Hishopsgate-street the lightning first fell upon a chimney, a considerable part of which it knocked down. About ten minutes alter this the electric bolt fell upon seedier house, about fifty yards distant, by which a young girl eight years old was instantaneously struck dead, and the mother and two other children woe seriously burnt. The electric fluid seems to have entered the window of the upper room, and. striking 'gains( the opposite wall, to have passed down it into a clock in the kitchen below, from whence it traversed the( back of the mother, who was sitting with her chair touching, os nearly close to the clock, from thence to the breast of a child who was lying with her head on her mother's lap, then to a second child who was leaning on the first, and then to the other children. There were in the room at the time of the fatal acci deut the mother and four of her own, and one of the neighbour's children, and two roes. One of the children was in its mother's arms and was nut hurt, but the bark and left side of the mother was severely scorched, and she was insensible for some time.-- The child lying on the mother's lap was killed ; the one leaning on her lost her senses and sight for some bourn, but has now recorerel them, and was also severely burnt, as well as the third child. The neighbour's child was also slightly burnt. It is remarkable that the Mamie is lower that. the other hostas a close to it. 'rite lightning also appears to have struck Mr. Harris's lions., in Broad-street, twice; io the first instance it passed down the chimney, disturbing the chimney boards, but doing no serious damage in the other ; it seems to have barn ratraoted by the bell-wires.—Hirmnrykron Paper. SHIP LAUNCII.—The fineness of the day attracted thousands of spectators to Deptford, on Wednesday last, to see the launch of the Raised, a 74 gun ship, from the King's Yard. Several stages were erected for the accommodation of the spectators, which were crowded several hours before the *hip went off the rocks. There was a military guard at the entrance gates, besides a number of persons who were sworn es special con.stablea, and were stationed in several parts of the dock-yard to preserve order. Previous to her being launched several persons of respectability, tastiest and gentle men, were perinitted to go on hoard to view her ; she is a very fine ship, her head is adorned with a full length figure of Admiral Russell, who caminanded at La Hogue, finely carved and painted. It is impossible for any figure of the kind td sit better on the cutwater ; the rake is perfectly suitable to that of the stern; she is constructed between the ports on Sir K. Sepping's plan, and the decks are laid diagonally ; her stern gallery and windows are remarkably neat and plain ; and t h e quarter galleries are formed in a style of workrnattahip that adds considerably lo her grandeur. All the *hips on the river displayed the fangs of Ohl England, and the colours of all na tions; anal the seamen vied with each other in the arrangement of their yards and the neatness of their vessels ; the river presented a spectacle truly picturesque. As soon se the tide began to approaeh the slip, the dock-yard-men began to re move the shores which supported the ship, and when the water bad flowed nearly high enough, the usual signal was given. the remaining shores were taken away, aid she went off the slips in the most majestic manner possible, amidst the acelaniatioas of several thousand persons. The bands of music, at the time she went off, struck up Risk Brironisin." The grandeur of the scene oould not be surprised, The company on board of her then came on shore, and sails were hoisted oa her Jury masts, and she dropped down to Woolwich with a fine breeze. VICTUALLERS LICENCES —lt appears, according to returns made to the House of Commons, that in Middlesex, 1821, in Tower division, there were issued. 930 licences, of which 11 were fur bowies not licensed the preceding year, and and one had been refused ; in Finsbury division, 383 had beets issued, of which , one was for a house nut lioensed the preceding year, and one had been refused ; is Holborn division, 747 bed been issued, of which 12 were for houses not licensed Hie pre ceding year, and foam had been refused ; in St. George, Hano ver-square, 179 bad been issued, of which one had been for a house never licensed before, and two had been refused; in St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist, 136 houses had been granted, of which two had been for houses not licensed before's and one had been refused ; and i• ENO Brixton and Sontbseatit the number of houses licensed had' beeo•Plie, of whiois time had not been licensed the preceding year, end sin lleonces had been refused.--From these returns it appears that the whole number of licensed houses in these sin divisions was is HMI. 3,173, and that in 1817 the number was 3,190. Last Saturday morning, a wild duck was shot in the marshes nearYartuot.th, and immediately sent as a present to an inhabitant. On drawing the entrails, which was effected with more than usual difficulty, a rat was discovered in the poke (so called by the country people) with its nose close to the heart of the duck. The rat was nearly eight inches long frotn tie nose to the rump, and the tail was curled up very closely : it weighed 74 ounces. Tile approaching Ascot Races are expected to be the most interesting and best that have taken place on that course. The new stand is finished, and is not only extremely convenient for the reception of company, Lut pit:sent' a fine specimen of the best architecture. Ae,eal Navigation ,front Bombay to London f--It appears by a certificate, publisliA in the Bombay Ga:cite E.itraordinaly, by Mr. Warden, Chief Se cretary, that a Mr. I'. Boyce had made application to the Governer of Bombay to be allowed to carry the mails, St.% from Bombay to London, by meat.% of a balloon, he professing to have discovered a nit thod of giving horizontal motion in areonautics.— The Governor referred Mr. Bocce to the Philoso phical Society of Bombay. A Mr. Hudson has also put in his claim to aeronautic fame ; and another competitor has appeared in the Calcutta Inernal of Sept. 10, where the made or operation is explain& at consi:lerable length !!