The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-07 00:00:00

*" ‘‘ . • • 113) rot e o zlt:>i ) irt-e., /42 Ar-G. ' _IF ghe . aiLonk)iArLt iWtr+ Our Sing, tonfititution anb No. 565.—V0t.. XL LYING IN SCATS OF FIElt LATE MAJES'T'Y. The arrangements for this ceremony occupied several hours. The dining ball, and anti or coffee room, had bcpu previously covered with black cloth on the sides. Ceiling and floors, and the canopy was tastcfally les- WWI At the head of the coffin was affixed to the cloth u silk hatehment, with the late Queen's Arms. An elegant fan was placed over the coffin, except a small portion of the foot, which remained uncovered fur the public view. On etch side of the coffin were placed fitur silk escutcheons with the royal arms. Near the hold of the coffin, on the top, was placed a Crown on a cushion. The coffin was euclosed with a large.square space, for the royal attendants to be stationed, and not to be interrupted by the Public, who were to be ad mitted. On each side of the coffin were three - round pillars, covered with black, of the height of the coffirr when on the tressels. On each of these were placed remarkably large wax candles, in proportionate sized 'tandlesticks. Round the sides of the room were 41. wax candles, in white branches. The anti or coffee-room was fitted up is a similar manner. The carriage entrance to the Palace was new gravelled, and a considerable distance round the outside of the gates was enclosed 'with posts and ropes, and a narrow path separated by similar means tin the departure of the company. The livery servants appeared in mourning. Atout nine o'clock a guard of honour, the whole in white gaiters, marched to the Palace, the Officers with crepe scarfs and sashes, and crape round their hats and caps ; the top of the colours was covered with crape, and the drums with black cloth, except those on actual duty ; their arms were pil•:d on th. lawn, in the front of the Palace, and the colours lowered. Townsend and Savers the Bo 14.7-streo. Officers, and Perry the Constable. with a party ofil e Pat role,•were in attendance to keep order, the. Mr. Mash, of the Lord Chatnberldn's Office, who had the arranging every department of the et:re m:oo and procession, was in attendance to direct the opethag of the axon fin• the reception of those who were admitted to the solemn scene ; and every thing passed off with the most perfcct decorum and awful silence. The..company began to arrive about 10 o'clock, and were admitted into the temporary enclosure, and passed on to the Palace yard, where there were a number of men distributed in different parts, in black cloaks, black cloth caps, and staves. where the tickets were shewn to • some Gentlemen of the Lori Chamberlain's Office.— On the outside of the Pala, e door were six Mirshamen, in their full unithrin, with bl.a:k silk scarfs and sashes, crape sword knots, crape round the right arm, and black silk hat-bands. At the entrance of the Palace were Mr. Gardner anti Mr. Seymour, the Grooms of the Bed. chamber, in black scarfs and hat bands, to receive the tickets. The company then passed through a short pass:-.ge to the hull where the remaim; were depositea, when the ly::% candles above described were it:;!sted, Nvllidi gave the wh: Lk most awfd, grand, and waj , ::4- tie appeoiraoce possibly to be conceived. The Dowager Countess of lia:court, one of the Ladies of the Bed chamber to the late Queen, appeared as Chief Mourner, in which she was relieved by thr Countess of Ilche,to r, another of the Ladies of the Bedchamber; they ware assisted by ----- Gore and -- ort, E m ys. G e „.. tletuen Usileis to the late Queen, and two Maids of Honour and two Bachauther Women. The Ladies Inure Mac!: cral'e veils, and the G,mtlemen were in full cnurt dresves. A party of the King's B.cly Guard, consisting of an I. son, a Yeoman Usher, and eight Yeo men, wearing state nuitiirms of black; with the em broidered parts in hack and front, with crape round their raps, and their batons coNt..(e i with it, were about the corps, viz the Yeoman U.her received the com pany ; two of the Yeomen at each curaer of the corpse, and the 1: sou conducted the emnpaa j o out, or in CAM: :my one remained too long, lie politely desired them to pass on. Tice anti-room was also attended bt. Yeomen in mourning, &c. the company leaving the palace, they enteted the plc insure g r oL ods, where two of the Ihtrsloulmeu w,re in atten.tatice, to direct them out. Every 'lemon. on their departure, appeared impreased tvitit the lioleumity of the same. Lord Castlereagh has alpointeci one of the ynnng N:7bleinen evil') were in Ilis suita ztt Ais.Lt-Cloyclic, !' . .ecretary ot - Legation .at Paris ; evhich °nice bad been held by bad Fivroy Soncract. Sir T. 1 I Wu') arrived at N ladras on the s24th cf.hrne, 19tere he was received with a ppropriate - cere.t,n) by ti),i Civil :Lod Military Autt.:orities of the Pretijc:.7. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1818. REVIEW OF LITERATURE. THE PAMPHLETEER. The Twenty-Fifth Number of the Pamphleteer having appeared, we shall, as usual, lay before our readers.a briefanalysis of its content : The first talkie is a Letter frot3 Mr. Brougham to the late lamented Sir Samuel l'anniiv, upon the Abuse of Charities ; the merits of which, it having already gone through nine rditioos a . it. is, ociallcss fur us to dwell upon, though we rejoice to see it given to the Public in every possible d shupe, before the important subject on which it treats is again submitted to the consideration of Parliament. To this letter may be added, as illustrative of the same subject, a letter to Henry Brougham, Esq. which is the last article in the present number, from a Muster of Arts, of Queen's College, Oxfitrd, upon the best method of restoring Decayed Grammar Schools. This is an original pro auction, now for the first time made public, though the information which it contains was collected bethre the publication of' Mr. Brougham's letter to Sir Samuel Ilmnilly, ia consequence of the laudable exertions made by the Author himself, towards restoring the rights of an ancient f;rainticar School. in the South of England. Among other excellent remarks which are brought for ward, we particularly admire the author's anxiety to • do away the attempt which has been made to construe the receipt of parochial relief into an incapacitation from receiving gratuitous education. Most justly dots he obserte, that it would indeed "be impolitic to deny to a degraded population, the means of rescuing a next generation from the same lot." The next subject of importance in this number is a pamphlet on the Affairs of SontrArnurica; by a Mr. Buckeriage, son of the late American Judge of that name, and Secretary to the Commission recently ap• pointed by the American Government, to South Ame rica. The writer is a warm advocate for the emanci pation of the Patriots, and when it is considered what great advantages the commerce of England may derive front their fixing heir independence on a sure basis, we presume much less eloquence and force of reasoning than he has displayed would suffice to bring the bulk of our readers aver to his opinions. Connected in a great measure with the same subject, possessing equal claim an our sympathy and respect, are the " Political Remarks' of the Baron de Vastey, Pre ceptor to the Prinea Royal of Hayti, " on some French Works and Newspapers, concerning that Kingdom," which have been translated exclusively fur the Pamph leteer, and will be found calculated to awaken a lively interest our the people whose cause they advocate with equal energy of feel.ng and strength of argument . " Romau Catholic Principles in reference to God and the King, by the Rev. John Kirk," is another article in this number, well deserving of commendation, as cal culated to do away the unjust reproaches which are more disgraceful to the parties who make them, than to those against whom they are levelled. It is a re publication front the original edition of I 680, and is one of the nomerons instances of judicious selection by which the work bethre us i:; distinguished. To this article succeeds otte 0111 very different com plexion, entitled, " Modern a:a'adies, and Present State of .(!slicine. Being the Anniversary Oration, deli.ered March 44. 1918, before the Medical Society of London. I;v 1). Uwin , , M. I).'' Dr. ['wins is very facetious upon " the ills that flesh is heir to," and so long as we contiaue free from any of them ourselves, We IllaV be ready to grant that he is very witty also— and to hope that he may find among his patients those who arc cl the s cite opinion with one of Mulierc's char meters. Voila un Malecin qui tie plait ! Jewnse reii.sira. cavil eat hcattan." nomy. To the Doctor's Oration succeeds some very valuable Observations on the Inipolicy, Abuses, and False Interpretation of• the Poor Laws. and on the Reports of the f wo Houses of Parliament, by Joint Earl of Shef field." This Nobleman has, with the most praise-worthy a..civity, devoted :he time .vhich he wus prevented, ty from Aioilig; to his Parliamentary duties, the lei M SC:4.. toll, to drawing up an account, ty,a niy 1,1 the• i:l•uts lie has devised f'or the ICS.lening of Our Poor linter, mad improving our national e:l;:rActer, which ha, so gr•eutly deteriorated tinder their ialtiendc; but also of the ;Tactical effects which he has witnessed, cluing the e xp-•rteucc of forty-tight yours as a asagis- duri PR icr. 94d. hate, of the wise and salutary regulations which he has made in the Parish of immediately under Ins own eye. Not only his time, %tat his money also, has been expended in the real service of the poor—not mere idle alms-giving, but in solid works for their ad, vantage, and we think no one will rise from the peril sal of Lis " Observatiew," without feeling that :a a politician and a hem:tie:tor he it; equally entitled to the gratitude of all ranks of people. Another veteran. in the cause of Public Good, is the Right Hue. Sir Julin-Jiimeinir, trite herlases number at Collection of Papers on different sebteets, via. `• Hints regarding the Policy of establishing a Colony on a great scale at the Cape of Good Hope,• and the advantages to be derived therefrom." " Hints regard ing the renewal of the Charter of the East India Com pany." A Letter "To the Committee of Merchants interested in the Warehousing or Banding System," and another " Lo the Proprielors of the Public Funds in general, and of N ßank Stock in particular." The only article that remains to be mentioned in this number is Mr. Cooke's " Thoughts on the Expediencyi of Repealing the Usury Laws ;" a subject which has ot late greatly engaged the attention of the public, and to which it is much to be hoped the consideration of the Legislature will be seriously turned, as it is o .e of the greatest importance to our commercial interests—it is well handlut! by Mr. Cooke, who takes the same view of it which been given by Mr. Bentham, and some other of our bust writers on Matters of Political Em. The Barbadoes papers inform us, that some strong legislative provisions have been made throterhout our islands, against the practice of that species of negro witchcraft which is familiarly termed " putting► Obi upon its victims." •The superstition in question is fraught with the most serious evils; it is the,, anamon link of every foul conspiacy, and has been usadi Out instrument of the most atrocious and dreadful crimes. The penalty of death has, therefiro, been enacted against those who professand prnrti•;e theOhordi system, QS the only means of checking it•; enormities, until the slow progress of education and religion shall su persede, in the yet untaught minds of the negroes, the now salutary terrors of legal punishment. The advices in these Papers from Ceylon are to the 28th of June. Though tranquillity had not been re. stored at that period, the insurgents arc stated to have met with several cheeks. General Brownrigg had so far recovered from an illness of four months' continua. tion, as to be able to go out in his palanquin. Captain Prater and four privates were drowned in the river, near Candy, on the 11th of Juno. Accounts arc said to have reached Calcutta front China, of a partial failure of the tea corn. A Washington Paper, of the 26th of October, says The Convention of the State of Illinois, in form. ing their Constitution, have declared that I no persoo shall be imprisoned for debt, unless upon the refusal yi deliver up his estate fim the benefit of his creditors, in such manner as shall be prescribed by law, or in c.e.es where there is strong presumption of fraud.' Thus the youngest sister of the flintily has attempted what 0t1,. / .% have recoiled from, in respect to their relations of deb• tor and creditor; ms the next youngest (Mississipp') has done in . :.gattt to usury. If these experiments Mal, it is to he hoped that the nations of the Conti-rt.t. ration will not be too proud to follow the examples thus sot." Acumnts have reached Lloyd's, that four Spanish vessels, richly laden, coining out of La Guira, bud been taken by the Insurgents, and catried into Mar garetta A tumour has been circulated, that an Anicriesu vc.isel has been in Davis's "triits and Ilaffiti's-bay, nitaec our discovery ships ; that :.br entered Sir James L 3 ,1. caster's Sound ; kind upwards of 100 fiithoms the water warmer, and was proceeding wish a strong hope of' finding a passage through the Suomi to I3•:hr. ing's Strait:. The Dulo of Wellington arrievd on the 20th 1:!r: at Pari::. His Grace was exp.: days for I.onilon ; and mom nmors, Le is, nut likely to viyii time. • Fritlay, n Cint , t of I)lrocter% India-1)011w, when Capt•iin A. into the c.,tittniiii oldie ship Heleas, 130'4'1)11y, stud China. 1_►:1 .tvi to st.A. ding to ;,11 • 46 ,t••:1 46 ,1111$1. ;it the ( '• er wa. • A. Ilan ,‘" 7./ tr" . rn Bombe ' `ti *1 I -ii . I}