The National Register. — London, England, 1816-03-11 00:00:00

MARCH 11. THE ARMY ESTIMATES, For the present year, hat e beet' printed. The following is an Abstract :- I.and Purees, including the corps intended to C. be robic,ll. for Grew Britain and Ireland, 11 I ,;46-I.7pense - - - - 4,702,611 Itegiluents stationed in frame, number 3 1 . 031 ., Expens.: - - - - - 1,234,596 Regiments in the East India Company's Ser. %i c e, number 28,491--Expense - .. 906,604 Emiodied Militia - . . 450,001611 Pay of General Officers - - . 182.727 Str.ff and Garrisons - - . 30053 - Full Pay for Supernumerary Officers . - 111,302 Public Departments - - i hli Al I Eschogul.4 Fees, Irish round:we, &c. - 117.n03 llab:pay anti Nl:lit:my Allowances . - - 4144068 In-rt.nstencrs of Chelsea and Kilnutinham Hospitals - Out-Pensioners of ditto - - - 'Widows Pmsions - - - Volunteer Corps - - - - I awal Militia - - - • Fon:h.:n Corps, for various periods in 1:316—• n nu's, r 21. 4B—E:•pcnse - . Royal 11ilitary College - ltoyel Military Asylum - - - Retired Chaplains, &c. - - Medicines and Hospital Expenc::s - .. t'ompassionate Lit, :old Bounty IVarrants - Commissaffid Ikpartmenr tlecland) - Barrack Iv/apartment (Ireland) Surrannuation &Bowe:n.l - - Officers attached to the PortuLmese Army liV.lB 855.:12171 9.3.,59n 12V,!Olti 100.000 376,c0) :13, 0 119 59.1 , 13 17.530 60,466 14,424 219.0fe 215,f CO 17,9(4 55,000 Deduct from the above the troops in France and the East Indies, and there ronains t:;:r,siiS men, of the expense of whom, 11,753,9.17 L 17s. is chargssl to t;reat Britain, and 2,2.16,42141. ijd. to Ireland; making a total of—s,wee,77sl, lac . 44. A Flanders Mail notices the prompt and extraordinary measures adopted to strengthen the frontier line of Bel gium. No less than 8.0(H) men are to be employed on the tbrtiticationsl& Charleroi. It appears from the Papers laid before the House .of Commons, that the supplies made by us to Spain, in 111011ey, arms, ammunition, and military and naval stores, from the year IS IJ to the latest period the same mule. be made out, amounts to 4,357,8381. By papers laid before Parliament, it appears, France h:* already paid this country five millions of francs as contr.butions, and upwards of one million of franca to wards the pay of the army of occupation. riese sums have been deposited in the military chest of the Duke of Wellington. A Brussels Paper of the sth inst. says, " One of our most celebrated lace-man.' fits lodes has had the mating of the lace-dress intended for the Princess Charlotte of Wales on the day of her manioge. It has just been lent to London." Private letters from Paris of Monday, mention very serious disturbances to haVe again taken place at Lyons. A strong military flaw has been dispatched to that city. The King isstuted to have determined upon a complete change of Administration ; and it is generally believed, that the Duke of Angouleme will preside in the Council of Ntinisters. A fresh order has jusit been received at Calais, direct ing that no foreigners or strangers shall he allowed to proceed from thence to Paris without a passport, from their Ambassador or (ioverrunent. Several persons have been obliged to return from the Ship Inn at Dover to Loudon., in order to procure such passports before they embarked for (Anis. The restoration of old religious institutions seem to be proceeding in Italy ; a Concordat is stated to have 'been concluded between the Papal Nunciu at Florence, and the Grand Duke of Tuscany, under which there arc to be 72 Convents of both sexes in the Tuscan Stases. INDR.—Advices have been received by the secret .7om mittee of the Court of Directors of the East India Com pany, intimating that the decisive measures adopted by the Earl of Moira, in consequence of suspicious appear ances in the conduct of the Nisi= and the Peishwa, had been attended with the most satisfactory . results ; th , :se Primes having, innnediutely on the approach of the Bri tish troops to their respective capitals, Hyderabsul and Poonah,.ofFered to give the most ample securities for their pacific and friendly conduct. —An arrangement was as concluded, by IRMA the Nizsm agreed to place his brother, the known instigator of his hostile dispesi thins, in close confinement, in a fortress belonging to a third Power: the Pcishwa went further, and gave up his Minister, the promoter of his military schemes and preparations, who was brought a prisoner to Manhay, there to be kept. as the Government of British India nmy I its i iiscrction think proper. The dispatches tsmtairing this intimation being sent borne in the Secret De-part ment, acenrding to the usual practice of ell official ttc;vices from the l-ndian Government, are not yet officially reti tled from the select hotly of Directors composing the :.4e cret Committee. But we are assured, from souse of the very best authorities, that the particulars which we have stated may he relied an us authentic. TRUNCEESHIV.—We hardly know a greater evil than the lid lowing,and yet the conseqttences of it tills the Court of Chin eel y kith business A ltslutur lies, connoting to two pt•rsons„ in winos' he fancies lie can trust the di.posol of his i.equepis. tile of them from pique or indolence. litmus the concern the Cf at; t Chancery, to manatre that width his dyina A ivod left to his management, porposel to moot : and, ;diet' de lay of years, out comes tate caw e, Jike '• a yes soil vicirtp rho,o" the substance being mast , 4 in salaties to liergivus. Or +leis of Ilat tea, owl Fria of Con.. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. IRELAND. iu Dublin Court of Common Pleas, Wednesday, Christopher 'Fantle, v. Lord William Fitzgerald, the plaintiff reco vered :ioool. damages from his Lordbitip, for cri,n. con. %MI Mrs. Tunti.•. The Vigo Journal contains the following:—" An armed ban ditti. consistiog of about 30 persons. attacked the house of 3. M - llngli, of linockakellan, in the neighbourhood of Balboa- Imo e, in this county. on the night of the 13111 inst. and tle monital his arms, which he boldly refused to surrender; upon which they fired several shots into his house, and set it on fire; lie and his sons finding themselves in this periltins situation, re turned the fire in the most spirited and determined inanner; they killed oar man (T. aPlVlitteney), evil, as it is supposed, wounded several, as the y are now missing from their homes. J. I.awslur, Esq. a mot ;noise magistrate, has since ehnunitted to this gaol two brothels of the deceased 3PII lieenev, with seven onsets, rh irg;•/1 with a.senoliling by night, demanding arms. awl administering ianbs. The gentlemen of that Heigh , bienhood are using such measures as, it is hoped, will put an cud to suich practices im that part of this country. The Belfast Paper says:—"On the morning of Wednesday week, a bond of ruffians attacked the house of Mr. Johnson, a muslin manufacturer, near the heath of North attic'. They began their operaiMas by breidsing oil the shutters of th . e parlour window, which weresheathed with tram baying affect• ed this they raised the lower sash, mid intio Meryl a large box tilled with pitch, tar, hemp, .Xe. and to render their design still more destructive, they attached to thew intiaminalde sub :dances a large bomb-shell filled with atioposa der, and other combustibles, communicating W ith which was a fuzee, tow Welt they set fire. A servant man, howeser, seized a pitchfork. the first weapon he Could find ; he ran to the parlour, and called out to Anent the family. When he frittered the loom, he per ceiveal the ball and flaming foyer., and, not knowiew what it was, ise /lashed at it with the pitchfork, and the prows lasing stuck into it, lie drew it towards him, and retreated to the kitchen. to the midst of his agitation, he abandoned the pitchfork, and flaming hall, to roll to his master up stains. In two seconds the comb:l.:tildes exploded like a clap of thunder, and rent the house from top to halloos. Not a wall but was shattered ; the windows were blown to pieces. when the back ioor thirtinntely burst open, apish gave vent to the fury of the exdosion. When 'sin .lohivaiai was first alarmed, he stait,,i out of bed, and laying hold of a blunderbuss, which was really loathe.', lie went to :p front window, and, perceiving eight or en of the raffiaii• at a distance, lie fired anioiig them : but he had scarcely lone so, when the explosion took plaee in the Is Hellen, 'nil threw his fnaleilw into the utmost state of consternation. Ole a•sai-atits. on hearing die tenon, returned again to the front of the house, and eu.iiitieneed All attack with lire-areas; iron ts Melt fir. Johnson, hating our loaded pistol, fired it at 711•11, liv this tine• the ileighlootiroug holies, tieing alarm e d .y the explosion and the tiring, were cola erg into the .strut ; on which vie banditti ran till in tbtten tit IlitiTtiol) , , and, owing to the darkness of the night, effected their escape. la lid, not one of Nlr Johnson's family receised the anailest injury. 'tile inhabitants of itelfica have ode' eel a re us aid of '2,0001. for a discovery of the otheoders. Ihonx.—'fit present inconvenient deity on jaunting-cars has Orought that mode of conveyance into general din (pole. and sabstinited a prudent taste for pi (lest ianism, which is daily neaniiiiiv iirle and more fashionable. IA e may soon expect to see revirFrainong our fair e It.s women, the good old com fortable pillion so long exploded, and on which Queen Eliza zetli Wass() often wont to recreate her royal person. A hearth coliector, as we are inflamed, lately doing •upersisor'a duty in a large town in ti e smith of Ireland, looked motion hat aghast ro find that every car (of which 11111 paid the preceding year) hail di-appeared, was put hors de CIIMbIa t tin (Hllo'44lo * in static way to csratie the tax. The collector, who, it appears, had a dash of the wag about him. concerted a little Flair to try the honesty of so many respectable persons deny ing their liobility to the duty. In a newspaper, printed in the town,lie published en Advertisement to the following effect :—•' Wanted 1111 l e diately, a riertioithand jaunting-car, with harness complete, and a strong steady horse, to suit it trio elling ."—Oirec tiros were added where to apply ; and a tit person, propel ly instructed in the secret, was placed the follow ing unitniug in a cons eniciit apartment. The scheme awe/retied to a miracle. Ikforc ten o'clock the knocker W:IS almost beaten t [though the door by successive crowds of visitors, every sac of s how had an excellent ear, very little rim, whirl' be had no partiridar objection to dispose of just now, on reason:ile terms, the sea son w as so unfavourable, and indeed his family was growing so much less.eee. tre. --Time applicants were admitted one by one, anal the pretended pureliast r, idler some preliminary civilities :11111 inquiries, begged leave to tike dos, their names . and ter sident e., promising to wait upon each in the coarse of the day to close the bargain, which he pone wally did, briug mg the supervisor, tnorruser, ;Moto with hi in, and introducing him to the disconcerted mud indonishei I pasties, as the Gentleman that Itdvertised tier the accommodation. This, as only well be eon ceived, produced a d.ooorodeut of the most risible description. The effect was altogether theatrical; and a scene of coaster n3tiou anti mho. ras,inent ensued, to do justice to whir's % so uk) require the broad tarried Ili lineation of Foote, or the coy r:site COMIC COlOlllhlZ at ' a flogarth!—Erige Puckct. The Spanish Insuri.-ent general Bolivar, who defended Carthagena, aft or its capture escaped to Jamaica. A Iles.- perado was empleyed to thllow and assassinate him ; for which service he was promised 50,000 dollars and a free pardon. Bolivar took tip his abode at a halging-house in Jamaica ; but happening to Atop out on the very night the murderer had f►xctl for his purpose,' a strange gentle man by chance slept in the bed, and fell a victim to the diabolical scheme. The Spaniard who undertook the murder, is apprehended. M rs . B as O c y, late Ws Wade, applied to the Court of Chancery er. Saturday ae'nnii_ht, tier money to sustain the elpence of her approaching accouchment.—The Lord Chancellor ordered her .5001.; and likewi! , e directed the whole of her thrtinte to be nettled on her in as .tract a manner tki possil►le, that her husb►nd might be prevented from tonel.ing a 'dialing of it. BOXING.— C•artil mal a inan called West Country Dick, foughts Ttler.lry, on Hutto Common, near Thcy met at one o'clock, with their aeconds, ()liver and Maimed for l'ortis, onil Shelton and" J. Clark for Dick. Betting, 6 and 7t04 on Curtis. After a battle that lusted iifty-ciislit thiauto, Dick gave in. PROVINCLILS. SURREY MEETING. On Saturday a Meeting was held at the Spread Eagle inn, at Epsom, to take into consideration the expediency of pre senting a Petition to Parliament against the renewal of the. Property Tax.—The state of the weather was not layout able to a vers• numerous assemblage; but, what the :netting wanted in numbers was fully supplied by the respectability of the per sons wl.o were in attendance. Among others, was the Earl i.f, Surrey, Lord Ileshorough, Lord Duncannon, Lord Althoti e, Sir T. Tartan, Sir J. Alexander, W. J. Denilison, Esq. the lion. Mr. Darnley, H. Townsend, Esq. B. Shaw, Esq. H. Cal vert, Esq. Lord Bulketes, Mr. Hibbeit, R. Sharpe, Esq. Mr. Peters. Mr. Freemantle, Mr. H. Sumner Mr. Perry, Mr. Ald. Goodbehere, Mr. Waithman. 711 r. Lown;les, Mr. Horst. M. I'. Sir T. Aweece, Mr. Palmer, M. I'. Mr. Trott, r, Mr. Ciipps, ex. Atter the High Sheriff had explained the purport of the meeting, Mr Denuison, in a very long and augmentative speech, moved that a Petition for the repeal of the tai shotild be pre sented to the House of Commons. This was seconded by the Eat I of surrey, which was agreed to, and ordered to be signed by the Freeholders and inhabitants then present. In the course of the discussion Mr. H. Stunner, M.P. for the cuunty, gave some reasons for approving the tax ; but said, if the Minister attempted to continue it longer thin the two years for which he now pi oposed it, he would oppose it. A letter was read from Mr. Thornton, the other Member, allott ing indisposition as the cause of his absence. He approved of the Military Establishment, from his conviction of its neces sity- hot with respect to the Property-tax, he considered it oi.jeetionable in every point of view, and as demanding many material modifications. Until the modifications, however, pro• posed by Ministers were brought under the consideration of the House, he should refrain hem pledging himself decidedly oa the oue ride or the other. C ‘RLICILE ELECTION.—Rtate of the Fifth day's poll : J. C. Cornett, Esq. 31 1 ; Sir P. Nlusgrave, Hart. 214; j oity for r. Curwen, 1z7.-- Those who know how well experienced Mr. Conseil, is in the business of the House of Commons, mid how greatly the agricultural interests are hulelited to his indefatiga ble intention and labours, cannot tail to wish him success in his election. At the ensiling Chelmsford Assizes, there are nearly eighty prisoners for trial, seven of whom are tin• hieliway roltherie., and many others tier capital offences. Shocking to reiate, nearly twenty of the prisoners are isinkr tot -one years of. Samuel France, aged CI, was on Friday last committed to • Salop comity goal, charged with the wilful murder of his fa ther, Rickard France, of Godrington. Six time• has the counting-house and brewery at Great Duitinow, Essex, belonging to Mess's. Randall and Cu. been robber! within a short period ; the last time was oil '1 tiesti a , the 20th ult.; when the artful villains chided a spring-grin placed• so as to command the entrance; and haring secured it front • going off, robbed the premises of a guts and 20s. in Ill Ont!. The Leeds Mercury says, "Last Sunday morning, about two o'clock, several, persons broke into the house and shop of J. Roberts, of Quarmby, near Hitildersiteld,. cloth dresser; and, after demolishing all thew imlows and window frames, for several yards square, procei led to break the shears and improved shear-frames used in the cloth-dressing business; and, haling effected their lawless purpose, retired without molesting any part of the family. It is ferseittly to be hoped, that the outrages which disgraced the neighbourhood of Huddersfield sonic years ago, and which pro% eta so fatal to their perpetrators, are not about to be renewed; but should that be the case, we are assured that the persons whose pro petty is likely to sutler in the Cll.lll Or a renewal of the (maim:- breaking system, are determined to defend their pi operty against any attack that may be made upon it, sod to render tout assistance to each other for this important object." AN EXTU Af)R DINAR V Stip:EP. —A Sonilidowe wither sheep,. throe years old, bred and fatted by Alr. Ellll7llD,OrGlyll4le, WAS killed there on the I Oth ult. and e►hibited, from the extensive improvement which has, of late years, been made in the loved of that very osefill animal, a superiority in point of Iles', mid hone, 'is Well our forefathers, who lived before the establishment of Agricultural Societies, could lace• formed no conception of. it weighed, when alive, 25 stone, 7 pounds; and when slough. tered, as follows:—.Head, lb.; pluck, K ditto; C 11444014, i.ll ditto; skin and wool. 141 ditto ; blood, 7 ditto.—Total of offal, li stone 2 lb. Lwow tat, 2 atone 5i • lb stone 7 ; lust in dressing. .116.—Total, 2i atone 7 lb. Etrnacianivans Fscaor.— Oa Sunday evening last Mr.. J. Holman, a tiu•uter of Perrin", Cornwall, was returning from A, place of woe Inip, across a COIIIIOOII to his on it hone, a bees, mist tolling, lie mistook lain wayosod fell into an exposed *Mitt of a , 96 fi et deep, besides 'tine feet of water in the bot tom-. and, almost miraculously, he reached the water withoot receiving any scrim's injury.. Being ail expert swimmer, Ile kept himself afloat during the night ; occasionally relieving himself. by clinging to the projecting points of reek in ;beadles of the shaft. The rennet of daylight. on Mm,Ja , Pnalkel La nk to see a kind-.of ledge en %%Web he contrived to get, and on. which he lay the whole of 3louilay,eailitir for assistance; 119 person approached the place, and Nlonday night come , on •. whilst he cootinvicil iu his perilous oibiatiou, Whet., overcome by f.tigcc, lie fell asleei., and again feli into the water. 'llhe d•trkncas of the itisdit prevented his retaining lii, resting place, mud Imhof' to support binisell as liefte - e. until'l'n;sdaywawit iag, w►et, l ig r ega in e d the spot from which he fell. Ile had now become Tire. hoarse from cold, and almost incessant calling for lleip, so that the only resumer Ito bad for drawiug the attention of thn•e whoa., lie siapposed, would'. be sent to seek fur him, was b. 11414INiNt , tolll`, into the water. Tni*dav night came without affording hint ..atiF relief; but the tenor of azain tilling into the water ellbermilly prevented his 'derider. On :Wednesday, however, the noise made by the stimes which be eeotioned to throw into the watt•, attracted the attention of •somi• pi mons wl.otat -distre , ,ett flimily Lad &spat, lo.d in , search of his remains, and he was estoicateii Goo the detailiul abyss, wit houtoustainiar any serious lat‘t week the ‘lbion, Capt. Proctor, whiclaliad pained frost/. her cable in die river, in elirlearrurine to , enter thelii.orge I).ei tta-in, Liaerpool, with a strane breeze-irons the north ., est, r.w down flat which wan lying within it, an busted 'of.' wlrek were threefueti, a aoinan, and hes two children : die nun fortiniatiy•ttic:ped; but the woman and tic Acre, we Wowt to say, droatiorl. On the approach .og . LW the inoOter, who was on the deck, Hew w..hfnaternalauli . mule to the cabin, to bring up her ; ehe sticervord in 1 ,. !hem to the top of the lailtirr, and just at fiat junc. turn. the •lo•ct • . tile vecceik cook pine, and site and het eltiM drea welt orenvitalinaby the MUM -