The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-30 00:00:00

Nu try.lll o . 30. (online myself to aaying, that this is the greatest humour that could possibly be cussferred on me; and us it is a distinction that never has been shown to any of my preil.Temors, I tnorefure feel, Gentlemen, how trr your Nestor 'sifted, every thing which my pour deserts could eltrllmige.—(4p pleat e.) Gentle,lieu, the terms in which von helm been pleased to convey to me yonr approbation of'ufy professional exertionsouid of my private conduct, leaves me nothing to say, but that I ant very proud you think so highly of me.— Voile Noble Chairman, Gentlemen , has done nit the honour of attributing to me Is more merit than I can pretend to ; his feelings have led him, I fear, very much to overrate my services. Hot I ere truly say, that, when he attributed to rat a strong desirtrto discharge my ditty fairly in the different parts of my profession, as far ci my honest end to de serve thet praise could be considered as entitling me to it so o far year Noble Chairman has spoken of me only with jus tier. The manner in which you have been so kindly good as to step forward, order to bawd down to posterity my exer tions on the singe, is too flattering to my feelings, not to affect soy heart moat deeply.—ifirre Mr. Kemble was so much af fected that he was obliged to pause for some seconds.] I receive the gi ft , Gentlemen, with affection—with gratitude; and it is pleasing to me to hope that I shall still be remem bered, even when that m.rk of your Liminess has faded away, since my farewell has beta sung by the Muse flirt die. toted "The Meditates cf Hope!' I note beg leave to pro pose " The health of our Noble Chairman. Lord Holland." Lord Holland. in returning thanks, declared, that it was most gratifying to him to preside in such an assembly, on such an occasion. Hi s .l bor dship, then, after enlogising the poetical genius of Dlr. exulphell, the author of the Ode, proposed Una Gentle. man's health. THE QUEEN'S DRAWING ROOM. Thursday her Majesty held a Drawing Room at her Palace. A guard of honour of the Grenadier Guards marched into the Court-yard at oac o'clock, with the band in their state uniforms. The company began to arrive about twelve o'clock, and continued to set down till four, at both the doors. The throng was so great, that they were completely blocked up from three to four in the colonnade, on their way to the Queen's Drawing Room. It was a very splendid assemblage. The Lord Mayor, the La dy Mayoress, Mr. Sheriff Kirby and his lady, who were presented to the Queen, were the first who arrived at the grand entrance. iler Majesty, who appeared in excellent health, pro cc fled to receive the congratulations and presentations, which were extremely numerous. The Queen did not leave the Drawing Room till tve. The Prince Regent appeared in excellent health : wit; o the heat was excessive and unbearable, his Ro;. al Highness directed the attendants to clear the avenues leading to the Drawing Room, as well as those of the anti-rooms: several ladies fainted, and one gen tleman also fainted. THE BUDGET [ln consequence of the extraordinary length of the state Trials, occupying such a cowiderable space of our Paper, last week, the following article, was un avoidably omitted.] WAYS AND MEANS. • In the Committe of the whole House, on Monday last, Mr.Vansittart brought forward his Budget for thr year. lie required for the Army, Navy, Ordnance, and Mis cellaneous Services. something more than eighteen millions; to which were to be added more than four millions for interest on Exchequer Bills and for the lessening of Navy and Transport Debt,. making on the whole about twenty-two millions. 1110:Weans were, :•.ree millitms from the Land and Malt Taxes, several rams remaining atthe disposal of Parliament, a million and a half of arrears of Property Tax, a quarter of a million from the Lottery, and p sum from Ohl Stores, making about nine millions and a half. The deficiency was to be supplied by an issue of Irish Treasury Bills to the amount of 3,600,0001. and of Exchequer• Bills to that of 9,000,0001. He moved resolutions pursuant his statement, which were agreed to WATERLOO INTERESTING ANECDOTT..—Serjennt Weir, of the Scots Greys, was pay-serjcant of his troop; and, as such, might have been excused serving in action, and, perhaps, he should not have been fin.- ward ; but, on such a day as the battle of Waterloo, he requested to be allowed to charge with the regiment In one of the charges he fell, mortally wounded, and was left on the field. Corporal Scot, of the same rep,i. r..nnt (who lcLt a leg) asserts, that when the field was ir arched for the wounded and slain, the body of Ser ..,..ant Weir was found with his n.inte written on his Inrchead by his own finger, dipped in his own blood. his comrade said,. he was supposed to have done t'iat his body might be found, and known, and that it tr.:ght not be imagined be had disappeared with the :a_ney of the troop. The deceased appears to have a man of exemplary conduct in the corps, and t..f.re a high character in his native village of Manch where his aged father (a poor ehoernaker) still resides ; and towards whose support the Waterloo Com mittee has remitted 501. WATEIL.OO PRIZE MONLY..---Thie ft41014/Tlg SUMS to be distributed to the gallant officers and men who f:,lght at Waterloo; being their nfspeetive shares of the 'Milian of money blunted to them by Parliament :••• .i the F..s ces, Captaks .C9O about 60,010 Sobalierns Ceneral Officers 1,230 Srrjeants •.... 19 I IkrlJ Officers TEST; NAT', THE STOUM. ITE' • FIR/ BY Ltunrrrams...Extrat of a Mgt • near Slusthaingtoe, chits Jae 1841: lifffew" Ono Amon thunder atoms thetiosi et ninny yaws bat imam he" Wailed it four o'clock Mier* wham& A civa ring.sat Aro a the timber-yard of Mr. Benjamin Reba.* . plem. Mg WO dew four large store-houses. ika. ems a of Ink many tont of which were monassd. ?orgy an how Sham was scarcely a hive of any of the bud". or n Isag* hag oarud but providentially a May fall if nain accompaglied by I *soda af wind, „ stopped the dater reams of the lam ronranourst.--wo on . on M be end i M= e lanet awful' storm of_ __ ...thunder ad bits arisen from it immodially fe this vol=ijost io l i t a t ege the bail is et-presented to have des . Fare ham, Wickham, &a. and ==as as anntaina at moth da mage up the sennery, from dig lightning, as the dashes were re marked to be Ws azama.---The neit o bourbead of Wareham was on Saturday last visited by the most Iful storm of thunder and lightning, *companicd with rain mod hail. that the oldest man there ever re membered. The streets isamtbled rivers. Many' windows were broken by the haiL—Ott. Mutest dew was another mou violent storm, which began about uses. A eon ot the name of Bird. who lived at Knighton. retuning has slag dr in the evening. was *truck dead, as well as the Wow which ha rase 'They fell toge ther in an instant, and neither meth= moved afterwards. DOWNUAIf MArVALT.—.OII Wednesday afteensolis hours' excessive heat. Downham Market and the neiglibsinhood were visited by a most tremendous hail-storm, which continued Ray minutes without intermission. accompanied by int:slant thunder; the pieces of ice which fell, were larger than any ever helms are by the oldest person of that town. a great may seas rulog two imam in aircumferenee. and broke nearly toe Pumas ef gam bagging to different inhabitants of Downham. SALISDURY.—This city and Itt . heabosa vidtai with OM of the most awful storms ors it moialissiabout two in the afternoon. with almost as inatantaaspasdnellamai sad a vio lent rushing of wind from the v.B, accourganisilif ghosts of water and large pieces of ire; about three the 1111$4 him tb N.E. ceased, sad suddenly and with great violence commensai blear* tam the &W. with such torrents of rain. that every aset bm ize litoded the lightning was not very vivid, nor the thunder but continual during the whole storm, which lasted till dx Aloe —ln the vici • nity, several sheep and lambs were killed by lightning. INQUESTS. Monday an ingne•t was held at the Stilling House In the 44 avuy, on the body ofJasnes Black, seventeen years of sue, who was tumid drowned tinder one of the arches of the Wa terloo Bridge. The Jury returned a verdict—rieeidestel Death. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT FROM mac —On Tuesday au ingnisitiou was held in the Vertry•room of Bermondsey Church, Bermonirlsey.xtreet, before C. Jeumiett, Esq. his Majesty's Coroner for the county of Surrey, on view of the bodies of Mr. James Black, aged St years, Mrs. Black, his wife, aged 23 year's. and Miss Maria Black, their daughter, aged three years. After the Jury were sworn in, they pro ceeded to the house of Mr Thomas Hocking', the sign of the Auchor and Eight Bells,to take a view of the bodies, neither of which appeared to have been injured by fire, their deaths bring entieelyeaused through suffocation; on their return they proceeded to call evidence. John Hill deposed that he is a butcher, te:tl servant to Mr. Rouse; shout twelve o'clock on Sunday slight he heard the alarm of fire, and on con till g down he found Mr. Black's hoses. on fire ; the street door was broke open, but the rii tire of the lower part of the house being on fire, no person could enter it. The maid Servant threw herself out of one of the second floor windows and fell on the leads over the shop window, and from thence into the street, by which accident she broke both her legs and mine, sod received several other revere injuries, and was carried in that state to St. Thomas's Hospital ; the whole of Mr. Mack's house was shorly in one blue, and soon after fell in. Wit ness was informed that Mr. and Mrs. Black, their.two chil dren, and Miss Rebecca Ranton. sister to Mrs. Black, ef fected their escape, and were safe in Long-Lane. Mr. Rouse's property nut being insured witness ran up stains. In order to save what he could, when be met a sailor on the second floor, carrying Miss Ruston. who he found there in a state of suffocation, down in Isis arms She was carried appa rently lifeless to the Anchor and Eight Bells, where shDro ceived medical asistausce, and is now out of dagger. The ceiling of Mies ROOM'S room fell iu ; it was MI of mooke, but no fire, the engines being playing on it. Witness west to try to save part of the property, and insa corner of the count. partly coecealed under the ceiling, ht discovered Mr. and Mrs. Black, and both their children lying stretched ; 1 the infant was its Mrs. Black's anns rucking at the* breast; he handed it to a person who carried it to the Anchor and Eight Bells, and it is now perfectly well. 'Witness, at the risk of his life, carried Mr.. Black in his arms to the wateb house opposite ; she breathed four or five times and expired; she had no marks of tire, but, as he supposes, was rutin rated trom the smoke and water; her mouth was full of dna ; medical assistance was procured, bat to no purpose. Witness, being overcome with beat and suffoeationfainted g he was bled and some temedier administered, which reco vered him. The bodies of Me. Black and his slaughter, Maria, ws re dead when found ; they were carried to the An chor nail Eight Bells, as was the body of Msg. Black. The sorts Hocking' sworn, raid, he keeps the. Anchor and Eight Bells, its Bermondsey-street. Abtoug two o'clock on Moalay morning, Miss Rebecca Rantors, sister to Mrs. Black, arid about 18 years of ape, was caviled to Lis house in a state of suffocation, and stillco:Hittites very ill ; rise bad every medical attention. She is still ienoraot of tbe death of Mr. and Mrs. Black, She supposes the fire happened through the carelessness of the servant, who remained up after the family list retired to bed, at work. Befog alarmed at the cry of fire, and finding that their escape by the Sheet-door was cut otr, Mr. Black, with ass axe, brokt a hole through the partition two Mt. Roese's hokum., thrnugh which Mr. and Mts. Black and she got, but missing fifty children, they re turned fur them, and got in again to Mr. Ronse's • when, being.overcome from the smoke and hear, she fronted away, and cannot tell how she was-saved, or what become of the rest. The surgeon's opinion was, that they died front stiffs, cation, James Riley. just. Esq. of Abby Hinge, deposed to haying seen the fire, and the bodies carried out. The Jury repaired to Mr. Run'e's house,-the whole of tire sipper part of which las Mien in, and were of opinion, had Mr. and Mrs. Black and children not tamed into the bed room, they might base been saved—Verdict—Accidental Death. Oa Saturday, at Mr. Jones's cotton' manafeetory, in the Cite 3:mad, J. Bitty, one of the workmen; west to the -ma chine abed for 'pimping lamp cotton', to try sense eaporinsent, it being at work at the rate of KA tams miasktate by some SWUM gotta contact with 30111111 of ttryworks, which tore tilt right arm completely from his burly, broke his jaw bone. mai dislocated his peck; he also rrceiveri several other severe cuts end bruises. A surgeon was sent for. bet lig was en tities previous to his arrival.—An le Best has since been held es the body, when the Jury toenail( a verdict of, Acchleatal Death. • An Iniebitiew was held at the IMO Hoak Josam'ostrett. reficaltaler ea the body if Elmer Downy. mol 16, who *as iled by a fall hens a owing. Todull-folie Wes the rith et May. It appeared.. that doe demesed. manaprial by stem ie Mood arid her huabend. went Wo the Air. they get into our tithe awklifi. which !Neel to auk, sod bdbee sal =inield step it, the futesead Will ia = pt ed ogle. and bet skull feastureu. wl.h:h • an of the begs.. Ilemisamil her &Naos . Ilarlulfht Wagaineteli loarmary. Ifeediet....Acci. • ; sada dashed of 110 e. ea the wing, which's* valued 6 Ilmtemsemt. Am bevitiona telkplees at the King's Deg. Mato Loa street. Mow Dig s es the body of Mary 111foik...Lavicia Wlidisidassil, that she hod Mews the deemed kr seme_joes she had ashishiesd with a brasier ones d Adams. Oa Illiessisy selmigitt ohs mow is lose moltemod. that Ashimee bed hose haat ielt hoe and tented but .4* of his ham the WaktattaY the OM Ye thetas had hew* Adam. Vohs vs may; sad neoemot bee le pis Addams set tell res et is eras we of ea esnhe mop as it ma diegaeose. Ist t ut iplorossetesitieg ma at it. She weniel atimood him ea OW at *et time thik le was poises she bed takes. sop was washed, and bena=frither done till Friday. whoa deemed grew very ill; and pale, mid she bad taken arsege eat treg-water. The wit ness AM meet far r mopes Is Little St. Arefrewliwoeset. The de ceased had hems very Ise is bee mime at thew—'bees facie were corroborated by Jas. atklasse. jem mei* gese ; sad Om jury returned a vardict—Died by pima podgMos aimbilimed by her owe hm4 being ' at thead t h ins, la a state ef hanky. Ono s ineenim; two young Adios at I went est Orr poems eikethhig. They phew pleo l e ls o l ft eajoostet that pan el* ma Mid dos-Wanier's Gem. se the Whits Ilea. where they mend dining a ems • sed deeppreeo met The boar Noy skid, nand them their ; and OR :ze i ate ge of the passim ed the re while hie ta Mr. itylmn deo eoriore. , Two chalk how wer - 17it a ober dbisaa tram4llla: laid sems. Mot slimed me @whom ; awls that which wpm* amine - hem the tees velawl, if ono bee. The Indy ewe Nee hoed. her ell @memos et sosamitraiwon umessoshal. 4IW bloat was held in dm riming es the insesel ; when a Valhi 4.ANUenaiilikaitt Imo! isPoss& Aa bleat has beta kat Nike Wraps's.' of Ws *pity Cbonda 4 On thl OM Haildsoll.. • bey. the Do* 1 3 4 41 of [fag Idertud's-otsir. Mho ( tell sac of Shoiltip's boss, and so drovrota indint..-ADretwAs4. - An inspest V has bat bail it Whits twig Hans, I =et J. WW/snta. wbs mat St hobsw fisttudap i Vist VeMosensay Drowse& ' Aiwa half--pot ski Aloe ea Wilkalshy ir e s tat t = l l2 went to baths ta tits rim Mom Imams ifesdas s who Sae of diatom* Used Caner. wilier Lem is s 6sls pros. aid livis Lassuamlnat bionsuavag a i ll= MThaid %sap* aid was owns! The landussi UV= hour sailer wow Was is was Aimed I said* • it vat Ma to the Spotted Dog. is Insgs‘isse. warm • Signers. the &mod. knoldistely aawaisi said was M esa £,s misuses pass seven o'clock till within a for minutes of ten. ote tbs misses. of six side alias to maim saintatirsZ wat prams osrammaded by the Dinnuse iniety, hot dim Th e tissomsd was is you* stags, and one albs boc e o l e v ild tit. Patrick's Cheeky &Aga , flow owe roornisso boys alma disarms boos Labe Thaws. off Lirobsdr. acrilitiram —Oi yaro rsasenisgrasers. hors basibsid wdie boas, ad IA ill. - dices —A •schloassi Das& A isatsaaskis assidast .sews* o Plitz a tibir 61111111011110 - Capt. Brows, vas issaisg dove the rives sear Userikidle. • two Ossestrisk wstrass ibiliP1111111•4•1141-giar aft • sad Wed to keep just bars; vaigif imai thsirdapt e thiNgt,. pandslod till the vessel nia theft demo g o. 1116 J. Dict.insa ~ a etym.: of the tolger* bracing the ..nnaversary o f th e Wads Nisteriss sa w -• nesday, at the Bikes Head, Beim, aboofslostia at sight took a h0g..., pi•tol, and shook ba n d s with one of his einorsdes; saying, " Goad bye ; I sin going a journey, sad a. Weser see yen nano, &love Mennen of powder, sod sas detormised to die glorknoty." Before bit baud could be arrested. he discharged the pistol at his ear, and died WAN* ereAltilh - ser's verdict—lnsanity: ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, - .e. - AtiMl.' SUDDEN DIATN.--Mr. CUITIIO4IIOI, of the'Llied% Hall, and York Theatres, meta most awAtily saddea los the ebel year ot his age, whilst penosathqDaaset, is the tragedy 01Jc/is-Mere. He dropped down dead •ae ias stags-of the Leeds heater, bating just a:claimed, " Be witness forme, ye celestial hosts I Such mercy, and such pardon. as my soul Accords to thee. and begs of limes to show thee, May such befall me at my West howl" Tbis melancholy eventitave an awful- stop to she - pertains- - ances of the evening, 61141 every one deported with feelings - aunt easily to be describod. • Wedneiday. wlsile Miss klarrifisiaiti. trItNUQ finrarg old, was walking near bey father. cm the now groin* by the Humber. a boy matter and threatened to lay hold of her. and in endeavour ing to escape she fell. and Instantly expieed r owing. is the opts: on of some gentlemen of the facility who attended her; trrtbenitzt ct fear. On Tuesday last a child aaddentally fell into the river oppinite the New Bailey. Manchester.• • Many persons witnessed the nig xr, and a gmn-al alarm was excited ; teat or a 40211 b persons insbkitly climbed the railing. and to the skater's edge, bait mono dared le- • voltage bee th e river, which in this situation . rather deep. -, T child by this time had plunged and struggled at some distance ham the side. and at last disappeared. At this moment a labousing mac, employed at the New Bailey prison. happened to pars on hat 6.66%, to labour (rem dinner. and threw himselt into sues, anti dli.iltun • seized Inci his lett hand, and swam wins it to we std.', and 40.6ki it.safe to a person ens the rex-it. to tLc great joy of every .. anti then peat:ceded a short distance down the river to ulnae eon-rodent plane. where he landed in safety.--A gentleman present coiliciett from 2C.. to. 30s. for this per man. An alarming the brake not in Mr. Patennt's Lodge, near Charter, • on Tuesday night. which destroyed the interior. and a good libran, being the only firniture it contained. It had bechncsely built; an the lure is supposed to have been occasioned from (hying one of the • rooms. where a large fire was left-training. A*a who had the oare of the house was severely burnt. - HEAT OF THE WeArutrZ—The heat experienced in and annind the metropolis during the last week, has not• been equalled in -any summer for the last nine years. The mean temperature in London and West.. • minster has been $5 and 84 in the shade, and from 108 to 1 tOin- expoeed situations. This isabe ratans moet,usual at Calcutta.*. We am sorry trZ, . that notices than twelve finemaehine latest have drop. pod, as it is-tensed, between Hyde-pak Corner and. Ho;malow.