The National Register. — London, England, 1809-10-01 00:00:00

OCT. 1.. An inquest was held last week at (Anemia, in Rutlandshire, anon the bodies of Margaret, John, and Rachael Lowe, the wife and children of a blind beggar, who were accidentally drowned in the brook that runs through Lismthatts Pasture. The man and his family were travelling from Old Overton to Langharn, on the preceding evening, and the brook for a mo ment was swoln to an amazing size. A baker passing with his cart, took them all up. As soon as they attempted to cross the ford, the cart was carried away by the force of the stream, and turned over. The woman and the childr e n, t oge th er w i t h the horse, were d rowned I the blind man was saved by his dog, of the bull breed, about ten months old, a rope from which was fastened round his wrist; and the baker escaped with difliculty. • Grand Lottery .—Two Hundred Thousand Pounds to be divided between the Public in One Day. 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Mr. Samuel Dixon proposed, that instead of taking the whole report together, those clauses should he first submitted to the Court upon-which there was no probahility of a difference of opinion. As for himself, he was a friend to the dinner, and thought that the best way of returning thanks to the Almighty, was hy cheerfulness and enjoyment of the blessings he bestowed. Mr. Waithman then rose.—He had attended the Committee, and put his name to the report, which was given as the net of the Committee : he did not, however, conceive himself to be thereby restrained from delivering his opinion, when the stilject came under discussion in that Court. As to the first observation made by a Member of that Court (Mr. Hearn), that many Gentlemen were appointed to the Committee who were not favourable to its objects, he should answer that at least four-fifths of the Meru hers of the Committee were composed of Gentlemen of the other side, and that it had always been the custom of that Court, not to choose their Committee entirely from one party. It was somewhat extraordiriary that this Gentleman (Mr. Hearn) who was himself a Member of that Committee, and attended its pro ceedings, should now find such serious objections to the report, although he had never stated these objections in the Committee, By his attendanee, however, in the Committee, he mtua hay° known that the Resolutions of the present Report had been pre pared, not by him, but by a worthy Gentleman (Mr. Joques,) who very often differed from him in that Court. An lionoorahle and most loyal Baronet (Sir William Curtis) did not attend at the Committee, and was also absent on the present occasion.— fhis absence shewed pretty clearly thet there was a point. ie yond which the loyalty of the lion. Bar-net would not carry him. He, for his part, had gone so much at large into the sub ject on a former occasion, that he felt some relectance now to trouble the Cotirt at any length I hat, although he hoped that he. hid briefly brought many most important subjects mnier theit 1 consideration, still there %%ere many essential points which had overlooked. When he mentioned to some of his Mewls, - he.' fore the la-t Court, that it was his intention to come forward and • e :press his sincere opinion upon the subiect, they most earoe - ely ' dissuaded him from doing h. It was not that they were not per fectly aware of the artful contrivance from which the business . originated; they were not ignorant of the calamities whieli have befallen the country Ituriog the present reign; or of the foolery of calling for a day of rejoicing in a period of trosvampled af fliction. They knew that the object of the contrivance sva3 to: set up a cry of loyalty, and throw the odium of disloyalty upon every one who ventured to express a difference of opinion.— They, therefore, advised him not to furnish a handle to that party to excite an odium against hies. Notwithslanding this ad vice, he had determined to speak his opinims. Whatever °dial* , there might be attached to opposing an artificial cry of loyalty, he had never been afraid of encountering it. As to y, . if he should earn it, he would he content to wear it; but he never did, nor ever would decline speaking his real sentiments from any view connected with obtaioing popularity. lie dig feel some self-applause in recollecting that he had resisted a cry which was set up-from interested motives, and that he had ..re ferred the risk of being unpopular to the desertion of his duty ia that Court as a Representative of the City of London. With iespect to going to choral), lie thought that was a, very proper thing; but still he was a little surprised at the quarter from which it %vas proposed. As to the congra iulatorraddress, he declared that he was utterl at a loss to conceive what topics of congratulation could be selected, and he should think it a most putzlinA; thing to shape tiny Adt!ress of Congratulation without filling it with the most gross and in famous falsehoods. When his Majesty first ascended the T blame, we were a free. happy, and united people, and . our public atfa its were managed by the great Lord Chatham, the ablest Miniaer this country ever produced. The taxes then amounted to very little more than seven millions annually, whereas trey have 1)0W encreased to seventy millions. In the' commencemeht 0;' the reign, the union and happiness of the people were totedt disturb ed by the squabbles of the Government. Dorisig 111 r. Si/ iit,es'a time, or until the commencement of the American wnr. he could see Ho subject ofronglatulation. Passing over the earlier years of his Majesty's reign; and coming directly to the Anterirtm wn4 he must say that the, was tone sof the moat i 'Aced had calautitiove --or-7 4 !2:111 TOXIDAT, SEPT. 26. The Committee which was appointed at the last Court, pre sented their report, that after due consideration and mature de liberation, they were unanimously of opinion, that the celebra tion of the next 25th of October, should be by the Corporation attending Divine Service on that day, by presenting an Address of Congratulation to his Majesty, and by illuminating the front of (iiiildhai I on the evening of the 2Sth ; but the Committee were unanimously of opinion, that it was not necessary or expedient that the Corporation should dine together in their corporate capacity. _ _ _ .Altles - man Woodoaid, (bat it became his duty to propose some Resolution:, in consequence of this report, as he had accidentally been railed to the Chair in that Committee, from the eireum- Etzince of no other Alderman having been present. It did not fol ksy, howevt r, that because he happened to he the Chairman of that Committee, h- must necessarily vote for those Resolutions that were to br submi ted on the part of the Committee. As to the attending Dis.ne Service, and presenting an Address of con gratulation, he thought that was all very proper:. hat !le pro tested against that part of the Report which recommended the il luminating the front of Cuildhall. This would certainly be con sidered as a sig n al, that the City was to be illuminated , and he thought it was no time far rejoicing, when MI6 numbers of Bri tish lives had lately been thrown away in ill-planned and foolish Expeditions. It would bean insult ttkthe many families now in mourning for the loss of sons and brothers, to tell them they must now 'celebrate a day of public rejoicing. Mr. Hearn objected to the report of the Committee, as not going far enough. Ile was not surprised at the nature of the re port, when he recollected that there were many gentlemen np pointed Members of that Committee, whose principles were re p agnant to the objects for which it was appointed. lie believed, at oat o it hstantling the report, there were many of them who would neither go to church or to St. James's upon that day.— (fl latt,;•11)—Ile thought the mode proposed was not sufficient to express their respect for his Majesty. The world would scarcel y believe, that in a city so fond of eating and drinking as London —(A trugh)—the proposal fora dinner should have been scout ed, and every matt recommended to eat his mutton chop at home. As for himself, be would rather forego a Lord Mayor's dinner, an the pleasure of a dinner on that day, in compliment to his Majesty. Alderman Scholey did not think the Committee had gone far euiittgh. If no Address had yet been drawn up, he had one in his pocket, w hich he wished to read. Air. Grilliths said, that he was surprised at the observation that se ine Members would not go to church, comic„ frota map whit had been long a Member of that Court, but who had never gfiti,` to ht. Paul's. " That is a falsity," exclaimed Mr. Hearn• Mr. Kemble hoped the Lord Mayor could prevent for the future, language of tbi, descriptiou. There were oftea yawn• 'Atm"' ow." 6°5