The National Register. — London, England, 1816-08-12 00:00:00

t?l6 REVIEW OF LITER.I7I7IIE. THE HISTORY OF ALL NATIONS; OR, THE NEW UNIVER SAL HISTORY, IN NHICH THE ORIGIN, PROGRESS, AND PRE SENT CONDITION UV EVERY NATION IN THE WORLD, EI:071 TILE CREATION TO THE PRESENT PERIOD. ARE FAITHII/1 LT EXIIIIIITED„ KY G. ROBINSON. ESQ. PART:: I. AND 11. P.P. 194, PRICE 4p. EACH PART. LONDON :W. PINNOCE AND CO. LAW AND WHITTAXER, I h 16. There are few works of more importance to the wel fare of mankind than those which treat of piateral sub jects; and are intended to be extensively circulated ; such are daily issuing. from the press, and eyed with in difference by the world, who scarcely pause to rAcct upon the influence they are likely to have, nor to think It ew .iiiiete the flame happiness of posterity may be affected bs• the opinions imbibed from writings, which have no precise oisj•et in vicw. Iltlwy do ma assist the juil4nient, they may mislead n; snice disease. whether mental or folpOlVill, is more chatty prevented than cored, we cannot be too careful in the choice of hooks. kfow ;:s malty are too touch engaw,e(l, awl others have needle r toe means nor inclination to attend to so important a task. list elon,d do better taut consult those who have Seism r and atality to tc.sist and direct tliClll in the eleMee of such works as are nitexceptionahle in their character, stud may with safety, be pot taco the of the youth of both Sexes. For this purpose we Ir.ve lately perused several pit,- heat' s, particularly Parts I. and 11. of a new hook, cailed IC:L.II3Ow. Ilsetory .if Notionc; in which is contained a 4' incise attri."gment u f every material tvent connected with • meiversal history. The tendency of good or ill conduct, as it respects the individual, or society, is exhibit( J. Ever) lode lioate es lir...skin f.•1111l1 ill ancient records, esplinged; and all that is worth trea.surimr in die mind. in dime order and con. sue sion, carefully - preserved. To this end, the work is divided into distinct pet hats, the history of every separate nation is explicitly written; and the events which have changed the aspect of the world are narrated iii appropriate and impressive lang.,pige, with clearness, brevity. 41111 precision. Ity thoie means, the useful study of general historyi, rendered easy; and the objections of those who are deterred firm entering on it from its being too extensive and too laborious, arc complete ly remove:l. The following extract, (which is a fair sample of what may b.. foand its every chapter) will, we doubt not, confirm the opinion that we have given : The Egyptian priests were the first who inculcated the ductrioes of the immortality of the soul, which they imagined pa , sed from the bodies of men into those of animals; but they asserted that these transmigrations did not take place till after .the corruption of the body; for which reason, they were very but.. •• • • fl. •y spa neadtm mower oust expense bt the construction of their sepulchres; and they carried the art of embalming to so great a perfection, that the bodies have remained entire to the present time_ The liar of their eye he ows suffered no alteration, and the features were so :terfretly preserved, that the person might be recognized. After the body had been embalmed, it was out sw,ficicnt to be :admitted into the sacred asylum of the tomb, till it had re• eeived a solemn trial, which is one of the most curious customs of the Egyptians. At the time appointed for the interment, n• ..tot forty judges 11s4Cillillcd near a lake. over *loch the hotly to be carried io and every one aas at liberty to accuse the & ceased. If et was proved he had led a wicked life, his me mory was condemned, and he was refused the usual ; tint if, on the contrary, no aciaiser appeared, his relations pro n.mneeil his eulogy, and he was inten•ed in an honourable 111411- al .r. The hope of leaving a good name behind him was alrery g. -eat consolation to a dying matt; and they were accustomed t t say, thlt it was the only 11111114ln blessing of *inch death 4 Mill deprive them." _ . We concha:le by observing that there is no species of ',Mi ll ..ttion au beneficial as well wiittea histoi Teal woe ks r tt hieli o mow ise a Ilkilitipileity of books in few volumes. • " The person who sat at the beim of the bout in which the holy was carried mer th.. , bike w..s called Charon, in the Egyptian language; and this fact gave the h;nt to the Grecians. who travelled into Egypt t • invent the fiction ofCharon'oboat, in which the departed spirits were krried over the river Styx. A Dutch Mail has brought intelligence, that the cx_Trable 1,,w of the Conscription is about to be re vived in France; ani that, in September next, it is in tended to raise by its operation 60,000 young men. An article from Cagliari, of the 221 July, says, that t;::: American st!muiron was met with, steering fur Al giers, which they were to attack before Lord Exmouth's :,rrival. A young prophet, of lea years of age, has been ar r. sted in the Department of Yonne. It appeal, how ever that ths youngster deals in sedition. Letters from New South Wales state, that nearly the 1v:tole of the natives of the Wand of Eimo, in the South St•as, near Otaheite, have renounced ithdatary, and em braced the Christian faith. Si% hundred and sixty attend the Felieol. _ _ _ Sir Eyre Cnnte has accepted the Stewardship of the ( hiltern Hundreds ; in consequ .nce o' which, his scat f r the Bomuth of Barnstaple be •oints vacant. The Lord Chancellor has ordered the Opera Flouse.to be .14; put up and re-sold, in c n equence of the pro pert.• nut being fulticiently described in the particular. A melancholy accident took place at the launching of the Royal Sovereign yacht on Thursday last, at Dept ford. About 16 or 17 persons had placed themselves on Atonic plunks, inscturely connected with a vessel in the encl, ; which, on the immersion of the Royal Sovereign,. ovei . ig, to the agitation of the Waiter ; the ves sel connected wi.h the seaffilt being tlins rolled about in its turn by tisi• swell, the aidisrtunate spectators fell in one mass, with the s4aTolding, into the water ; eleven were tat en out alive, some of witoru were much bruised; one Lt y was taken out quite dead. IMPROM rl [7, OW READING THAT KIN. AP , HITE Or MR. Altir. coNDucroa OV T&IE BATH CONCERTS, HAD PEEN DELIVERED OF DER TwEt.rrg CHILD. Whilst, smelt]] pair ! in njun g a', " Agit ES to Asti Es - thus ye add ; Oh, Ea !mote's the l'ay we trust. O'er eithet's uttered--" chat lo dau—' THE NATIONAL REGISTER. REMARKABLE CASE. The official returns of Commitments, Trials, and Conviction'. in England and Wales, in 1815, hose been printed by order of the House of Commons. The following is an extract, under the head Nlontgomeryshire. " The prisoner John Lea k, within named, having been put upon his tilal, the Jury withdrew to the Jury-room, to consider of their verdict; and continued there undetermined, from 12 o'clock on Thin slay night, the 13th July, Inls, until one o'clock in the afternoon of the follow in. , day, without having agreed 11p011 their verdict (the Court 'having been, in the mean time, adjourned to the ilwelling•honse of George Smart, called A herniule, situate in the parish of Llaninerewig; in the said comity, for the purpose of taking such verdict), without meat, drink, tire, or candle; when they were so exhausted and faint, that it became absolutely necessary that they should h ave refreshment: eleven of the number composing such Jury, being of opinion that the prisoner was not guilty, and only one of (twin of opinion that he was guilty; when the eleven Jurors agreed, that if they should be released from the Jury. room, and permitted to g to the adj °nett Court at Abermille to deliver thelr verifier, they would find the prisoner guilty upon which the bailiff rule wed them all from the Jury-room, and they iI111111.(liOttif dispersed, and many of them took re. freshment, and afterwards went to Abermille; and upon being asked by the Court there, whether they tined the prisoner guilty, or not guilty? one of them answered guilty, several of the otters said. they did not fluid loin guilty. Upon which a motion was made by the Attorney for the prisoner in unrest of judgment; hut the -Court afterwards taking into consider ation the above ch cmnstances, were of opinion, no verdict could be taken float that Jury, and immediately thereupon discharneil them; and it appearing to the Court, that the pri• saner had been at large dining the night of Thursday, fined him 6s. Bd. and ordered that he should cuter into a fresh re cognizance fortis appearance at the following Quarter Ses sions, to answer such iiiiliettnert as might be preferred against him; but no indictment was afterwards preferred. T7NPAHALLFLED FEAT ut• l'EncsTitiaistsx.—Barnett on Tuesday accomplished kis wonderful task Ufa mile and a half au hour for Intro hones, in the midst of a pretty considerable crowd, who e,t °etc' him MI the ground with loud hogras. Considering, his age, and that he walked %nit' a mile more in each hour than an) of his predecessors, he may be called au Uttra•Barclaian. The Prince Regent Packet from Brighton was seised by the Custom-bout officers at Dieppe, on Sunday sennight, in con sequence of having a quantity of cotton goods concealed on board, with a view to avoid the importation duty. She was only released under a bond of 18,000 francs, that the matter 'molt be luvestigate.l. "the proprietors, we understand, were utterly ignorant of the circumstance. OtaniC or Munueit.—Two women, of the names of Ma honey and riilligan, were charged with the murder of Maurice Walsh. u St. Giles'e watchman, in George-street, by strangula tion. 'FM• deceased was flood dead in the house of Mahoney, with whom he is reported to have associated. A Coroner's Jury sat eight hours on the body, and delivered a verdict of Murder, under circumstances of strong suspicion against the prisoner. The following• melancholy evert happened at Steeple Ashton near Potters-gate, on Monday last : George Holloway. in the employ of Mi s. Itnlffe, hatcher, of Pottern, being aecidenily in company with a labouring man of the name of Oreitird, eon sequence of some itriluling• expression used, and repeatrd by the former, the latter drew from his pocket (as he promised he would if the expression was repeated) a clasp knife, and plung ed it into the heart of Cie poor youth, who instantly fed and expired. The deeeated was a fine yOUlla man, much respected and only 21 years of age. Coroner's verdict—Manslaughter. A carman to Mr. Milner, of Bucklersbury, was on Wednes day, killed, by the falling of a bale of goods from the slings of a craw, which was in the act of being lowered from one of the tipper warehouses into a cart below. The bale vs eighed .1 cwt., and coming directly upon the carman's head, put sua imme diate end to his life. The deceased has left a wife and five or six children. On Thursday sennight the coachman of Mr. Toney, of Friglefield green, having, as it is supposed, drank a little too freely, in attempting to get up a ladder to his bed , which is over the stable, fell, as sup posed, from near the top of it, and, hitting his breast against the wheel of the coach, was killed—at least he suts found quite dead in the morn ing his fellow-servant, near the wheel of the carriage. An inquest sat on tl e body, and brought in a verdict of Accidental Death.—He hal lived in the family 16 ye .rs. MARRIED. W. Goodall, F.sq. late of the 2d, or Queen's. to Miss Atkinson. dau. of T. Atkinson. Esq. of Salisbury.—Mr. H. Ashley. of l.nrd Mayor's Court Office, to eldest dau. of M. A. Burke, Esq. of Stanmore.—ldetit. Roh. Rhodes, of 39th reg to second dau. of Mr. H. NVilkinson, Com.- minder of the Greyhound. on Woymouth :. , ..ition.—Col. Mellor, to dau. of the late Ker. C. Hope, both of Oerby.—ltichard Buck, Esq. of Law rence Pountney-lane, to dau. of I'. Mavin, F.sq. of Camberwell.—Mr. M. gmedli, aged x 7, late Oruni-major in Southwell Local Militia, to Mists Hawksley, aged thirteen!—Capt. John Doyle, of 47th reg. to Mary S. shut. of late T. GonneU, Esq. of Cork.—D. W. Weddell, Esq. of Go4port, to Mts. Thatcher, widow of Capt. Thatcher, of I A Sinner wt Rc.. Canning, Esq. Envoy to the Swiss Cantons. to Harri,t, dam of late 'i'hos. Raikes, Esq. of Upper Grosvenor-st.—Mr. Last Thompson. R.N. to Susan, dau. of late Mr. J. Wake, of ruffians St. Mary, Norfolit.—Mr. Haan, of Foster-lane. to Miss Pritchett, only data. of lat., Itev. It. Pritchett, Rector of Layham. Suffolk.—W. B. Scott, Esq. of Gray's Inn, to Emma, dau. of' It. Lee, Esq. of Port man-sq.—At Glasgow, Sir Alex. Campbell. Bart. of Aberuchell, to Margaret, dau. of late Mr. A. Coldstream, of Crieff —Copt F. G. Thomas. R.N. to SWAM, only dau. of A. Atherley, and sister of' the Msoluer for Southall:vat:l —Capt. Lloyd, R.N. to Colin Campbell, youngest tlau. of the late Jam-. M.P. DIED. In New Boni-street. in 79thy.;;;,Mr. Win. Wileman.—At Wil ton (Limerick). aged.ll6 years, INlary Madden, 33 years servant to R. Sniithwick, Psi. retaining her faculties to the last. —The rev. Wm. Gray. M.A. Master of Free Grammar School at Cheltenham.—Agee! 78. Benjamin Cole, Esq. of Bath.—Aged 89. John Freeman, El. of Lefton. Ilerefordshire.-1). :Macpherson. Et+ Sub-Commissioner of Public Recon - ls, Author of " Annals of Coinawme," •• History of Eu ropean COMMCISC with 111(164 " &c.—Jnieph 'Taylor, For). of Witheelt. —Bee. H. E. 1.. Rogers, Vicar of liisnop's Stool:1rd, form rly Oriel Coll. Oxtbril.—At Newnham, Gloucestershire. Francis Lawson, ottenhatn, aged 68, John Sanderson, one of the Society of Priends.—At l'onbr:dge ‘Velii, Mr. Neale, of the finn of Neale and Bailey, St. Paul's Church-yard.—Mr. W. James, surgeon. of Gerrard. street. Solio.—At Castle HAIL near Milford, Pemhmleshire, Charles Leven, Sounteir, Esq. of Alfred-place. Bedford-sq.—Aged 73, Mrs. Elie. Lewis, of Southampton-row, Bleomsbury.—At South sea. C. Bie.!rham Esq. surgeon of fa. or Queen's of !daft try.—ln Clieyne-walk, Chelsea., Club Grill, llomrhurch, aged Mrs. Ann Carter.—At the College, Elgin, Janos llobertgait. Esq. late of Jamaica.—At sea, on his pasta:. am Jantaie... k why re he hod been employed on the Staflof that island), in his Vet year, Major Gen. Tfeeor ileell. Mee. null, the Lady of tl!e General, 012 IS4II of Nov.:last. AUGUST 12. LONDON MARKETS. -~ - cony ExciTANGF:, MONDAY, AUGUST 12. We had a :niddliug snp l .ly of Wheat at market to-day, *TA samrits of the tu-st /nal:vitro from 2s. to 3s. per quarter dearer than last Monday.—llye, and both kinds of Beans are also higher.—Other articles of Grain at last Friday's prices. S. Wheat 61 a a ap rine Juin I4)e 4`. 4 I; }LI ey . 1,1 a 31) 11a.1 t a L 3 White Pea.e - Grey Prase - Iteans . • Titles thlig • .. yii a 43 Fio'and Oats *3l 3 , 1 a 42 r Fotatue ditto 25 ■ 33 310 a 44 Fine Four - 70 a7s fe 4 , a 4 i ; sreond ditto 00 a 6.5 iZu a :19 I Hare aard 364. a Jilt. CURRENT TRICE or NEEDS. Ved Capver(r.)4o a tlo bitto Ent eili 4 a 61i Whirr chit* AO a 90 Tnrip, Mine Ifs a 21 .116,14 la! tn .2 I AVER, t 61:: PrtlU OF CORN, rk.it ACIFU Eng'anet & Wales. Scotipad. _ s. d. .. d. Wh,•t . . 7s al • -. 0 liye - . - 41 I - 0 Haney . Oats . . .2! II - • I. s. 9- 9. Red and Green 40 aB4 Ciare rola - 411 • 0 Willie I;u.t•rii ii •12 Trefoil - • aa el Women ditto •19• :0 Canary . .40 a 4 . ' Carlaway 'weds 6i •65 Oil Ciao - lA. 9.1..• Coriander:weds 3 a Li Ca' ARTEU. FM WEAL 104.1.1150 131' S. England k Wa!ea Scotland. s. d. s. d. Beans - 34 0 u Pe.se . - H 6 • UNerleal ti; 4 • Meer or Bigg 0 • • PRICE .0P BREAD The highest prim of the hest Wheaten Dread throughout the metropolis, is stated ley the Batters to be 1;i1,1. the Quarter', Loaf.—Some Bakers sell the Quarter', Loaf from one peony to three-pence lower. AVERAGE PRICE OF SI to, Computed from the Returns mule in the Week ending Antfest 7, is 42m. 1141. per ew•t. exelushe Gt . tin. Dia) olCustutii. paid os payable theretat cut the Importation thereof into Great Britain. (From Satin day's I.unaoil thitutte.) PRICE OF MEAT. 310IDAY, Riatekfisid._ ,L;GUST Nervite aid Lead/shaft. I. d. o. d. Hes& of Cattle at Peer. 3 4a 4 6 Mutton- • 0 a 4 II I Beasts. •holit 1910 Veal - • 4a 5 4 1 4.eep and Lambs ...OM Pork - . oa 4 g Cakes •`10 Lamb 4 8a 5 8 Pigs - . - 3,0 ( &nage I. d. s. d. Reef . 3 vai Motion • - 3 4 a ► 4 - - 3 4 a 4 0 Pork a 4 a 4 8 Lamb . 4 0 a • 4 AY AND STRAW PLR LOAD. L. i. d. L. s. d. Average L. a. d. limy soooti4oo P ST. - 0 0 a t 0 0 - 000 Ur•w .tsoa So - a 5 I WHIMCHATEL. t; o a I) IN • 4 • • a b tl 0 17 15 Stem , ' .2 16 0 a 5 6 0 —— 3 4• Hay . 5Hi 4 a le 6- • • SMITHFIELD. - 6is o • 7 IS 0 6 Straw - CID 0 a •10 0 • - UXBRIDGE. Corn butpector's Resurn—ALousr 1. if L. s. L. s. L. a. L. a. I Wheat, per toad - IT oa2d 14 Brans . . - lIT a 8 0 hariey,per quarter - 111 a lld kye - . - '- 0 oao RI data • • - • I 8 a Jlt Feare . - • • 00a 0 ! PKICe. OF 1101'S 11 L. s. L... . 11 0•8 15 Kent . • 5 0 a H 0 ,Issez • . • ri 0 a Iti 9 Lt.ex • lALLOROVGN. IL4s. Kcal ,ussrx . ririlhalill • L v. . v 1) • # 0 - 4 Oa A A . 51,a 9 0 PRICE . 0P LEATHER. PER LB. d. d. I - d. el. Butts, 50 to Whs. each - 12 a 22 Crop Hides, dn. as to SLIM. 17 a e 6 Ditto, 56 to 66.b5. each . .15 ! i Cc, Skins, 50 to 40 .5, - 2r. 545 Merchants . hacks • 16 alB SO to, . 93 a 97 Dressing Hides IS a:3 70 10 . it a 44 +we Coach Hides a 161 Tanned Horst Hides - —a Crop Hsdcs, MI to *Gibs. for seta 1 -.ea I,4llrern and) . a 26 cutting - 15 al7 Large ditto„ per dozen • 75 Hs PRICE OF TALLOW. •. d. 1 34 rr Good Dreg, . . 3: 0 : Yel ow Sea? - , o o I Mottled • . ' 50 0 ! Curd . • . 44 0 ! Pens . . . 117 0 1 Candles, yet do:. - • 7 0 i Moulds . . , at. James's Market Ss. Od. TALLOW I Per Clare Market Os. Od. Ave none rsie 3s 6f OJ. Whirr-chapel Market 34. od, bib* Town Tallow • Yel.nw I: um& • What ditto • Soap ditto • llclung stuff • Dive liougli Gra,cl • • PRICE Or I. J. s. d LAW H 11)E., d 7 I; 90 t , 93 r, • e 7 Oa° • 1 t.. ~,, 46 a 6 ,4 1. d. ~ d. 14-st Steers, per 11.2 6x 2 111 Ilaqet rof, each - Middlino ti a 2 i Fdie.lndi licirre • • • Ordinary • It.i a 0 I .1,11.1.? . L(.11. M.IIOCt.T. 4tips ar M 2 1 ,1“•. Shing sn'd. s. d. .. d. FRIDAY, AVGUST 9. I I Newcastle 11.ilfintri I:4 (i 4f , 9 -.2l.!crlitiall it. 4 0 a 0 Denvert d ISt. etal,lnre un ii .01,r Wife. PRICK 01 SIOI l'Olt THE WEEK. Tuesday. Wctincs. I Friday. „gourds/ • 22, 219 1 311 la 63k 01 t. , 3 . t 1 6.3 .791 .79 7 s 7EI 95 96 , , -9t7, , 93 1 16 3-16 'l6 3-161 .16 5-16 i 16 3-16 16 . -1- - IRlonday Sauk Stock 3 pal. et. ned. 1;51 3 per ct. 4 4,per ct. Con. 7 , .;1 ti pect.N. An. t1:11 Hank 1.. An. 16 7-16 1111.3 p.c.An. I fish Sper cL India... Stock 184 185 , , India lkindi9 10 pm. 9 AO pm.lB 10 pm. 8 9 pm. 8 9 pm. C. SCR :tack l E. Rills ,7 pm. `,4 6 pm. 1 4 7 pin. !4 to 6 pm. F pm. 14 6 pm. Omnium St. Lot. Tic..!4:4.3 Con. for Ae. '63k ICS: I i!ts.'. 163 i :621 '. London Primed and putblishol by H. NVtLio, ;It No. 10, CO.lneery- lam., Fleet-street, and for.sartkd into the Country by all Newsmen, Cierl.s of the Rondo, and Luotoellers, the of l'ostage, at 11p per quarLtr.. ~f fot in SOL dig at ad Inc sta. fori Ilan 1101' prc evil flea dial in ( NC t mat but rain .11 t "OM t:.11 path of xi have (*Mel I T.O t ;lte prCV thall pomc the snot - Artie full ait n wally "Km burp tl