The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-08 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTN. BANKRUPTS. R. Whitehead, Whitlin Al, Lancashire, corn merchant. Soli citors, Messrs. Hall and Co. Great James Street. Bedford Row. H. ,lerccr, Liverpool, merchant. Sol. Mr. Battye, Chancery Lane. T. Ward, Seamar, Yorkshire, maltster. Sol. Mr. Lever, Gray's Inn. DI VIDENTr. Oct. 29, T. Cave, Hindley, Lancashire, dealer-27, W. Wil liams and A. Whyte. New Bond Street, hatters-27. T. Garbutt, Manchester, woollen curd manufacturer—Nov. 2, J. Blacken, Newcastle upon 'lync, butcher-3, M. Cohen, Devonshire Street, Queen Square, exchange broker-17, B. and J. Troughton, Wood Street. silkmen. CERTIFICATES to he granted Oct. 22. J. Carver, Lancing, Sussex, farmer—J. Dalton, Bury St. Edmund's, surgeon—S. Garton, Wood Street, Cheapside, silk manufacturer—J. l.awrance, Pimlico, wine merchant-1. Wad dington, Rending. shoemaker—lt. Gower, St. Austell. Cornwall, linen draper—J. Drake, Lewisham, Kent, master mariner. THE NATIONAL REGISTER hA " Had taste and bad keel recelverla'smirlat wunint from the hand of hie hlajeely—iiied it for uspenniaiemit they Ina) , raise their beads, public opinion and She march of events nmat put them down. The King commands, and the times require benevolence mill union. Your obedient Servant, Oct. 2. 1821. " CLONCURRY." Colonel Talbot, ene of the County 'Weinberg, marked his high disappointment and disaatisfactioa at the toast in a way as signal as memorable, having also turned down his glass and remained seated. APPLICATION OF THE CONCRETE ROClir IN rim WHALE FISHERIES. The ship Fame has retooled to Hull, and C ptain Scoresby has confirmed all that his beet' stated, respect ing the advantages to be derived from the use of the rocket in the %Vitale Fishery:— The Fame has brought home nine fish, in the cephltre of the whole of which tne rockets were snecesalully ens • played. After being struck by the rocket the Sara, st whale became an easy prey to its pursuers. lit one case instant death was produced by a single rocket, and in all cases the speed was much diminished, and its power of sinking limited to three or four fathoms. One of the largest finners, of iOO feet in lemth, a fish seldom attacked by the ordinary means, and of the caixure of which there is scared/ an instance on record, in the northern seas, was intmedia ely tamed by a dis charge of rockets, so that the boats overtook and sur rounded it with ease. Six out of the nine fish died in less than 15 minutes ; and five out of the number took out tto line at all. One only survived nearly two loons, and only took out mere than one line, by getting into a pack of ice, where the boats could nut follow. The peculiar advantage and importance of the rocket in the fisheries is, that by means of it, all the destructive elfcets of a six, or even a twelve. pounder piece of artillery, both as to penetration, explosion, force, and internal fire, calculated to accelerate the death of the animal, may be given with an apparatus tint heavier than a musket, and without :my shuck or re-action on the boat ; whereas, it is obvious that Ho boat applicable to the fishery of the whale can ever be made capable of sustaining the shock ceasary to produce the same, or any thing like the effects of the six or twelve-pound sitcll, by the ordinary meats or artillery lit fact, nothing larger than a harpuon.gnit could be applied; and the missile which could be disch urged from such an implement, could neither have been discharged from such an implement, could neither have penetration, nor explosive force, stillicieut to do ally serious it oluty to the flit). %VII h respect to the rocket, howevet, it is a fact, that some of the smallest, fired in the late experiment in the Fame. penetrated completely th gh the body of the fish, so the.. the effect of the exploiimi was visible on the opposite side—the fierce lire of the rocket fixed in the animal's inside, rapidly destroying life ; and the effects, and the reports of the explosion, being dis tinctly perceivable within hint, as in one instance as above stated, producing immediate dea•h. indeed, it is certain, that this might, in almost every ease, be in sured by iuucreasing the power of the rocket, without in creasing the iticonvenietice or inc ttttt brance of the appa ratus required to discharge it, and equally tvithont re action on the boat, as when the smallest rockets are used. In addition to this, it may be st..led, that there no doubt of the rocket taltitilatcly titspetising with the operation of the hand harpoon, by conveying the line, and destroying the animal at the saute time, and that without requiring she approach of tile boat to toe fish, within the limits of perfect security. It is also equally certain that the large flutters, never or rarely attempted to the North, will be rendered an easy prey, by the ju dicious application of the rocket. The late Mr. Curran, the celebrated Irish Bar rister, was remarkable for the dexterity with which he could avail himself of any picturesque circum stance at the moment that it occurred. The following instance is worth relating, especially as it has not made its way into any of the accounts yet published, and is, we believe, very little known:—ln the early part of his career he was addressing a Jury in the Court-house of Cork, on a very cloudy day, and in endeavouring to impress upon their minds the clear ness with which he would be able to establish the defendant's innocence, he stopped short for a mo ment, as if at a loss for some comparison. The sun broke forth as he paused, and enlivened the gloomy seat of justice. This appearance was in itself cal culated to produce an effect on a people of quick sensibility like the Irish ; but the use which the orator made of it completed the fine impression. " will make his innocence appear as plain," said he, " Gentlemen, as plain as the visit of that glorious luminary whew beam has just darted across my view to supply me with its splendid illustration." TN s: A iurs —The French plate of the battle of Austerlitz, engraved from the picture of Geratd, has been pirared in several instances, and M. Godefroy, the engraver, has pretiTted a complaint to the police of Paris Not les, than fourteen Artists are cling, d with invading the right of M. Godefroy. Per,ons in England, who admire and purchase the print, will find considerable ditfieu!ty in discovering the original. No engravers in the worl.l can copy so closely as the French. The death of Gen. Woolf was imitated in Paris almoo line for line. A farmer of litirstperruint, near Lewes, in Sus- Aex, actually grew last year, on 73 acres of land, the extraordinary quantity of 80 luads and aix bushels a wheat! THE NEW SHERIFFS. An elegant breakfast was given by the Sheriffs of Loudon on Monday morning, at Goldsmiths Hall, to the Companies of Stationers and Goldsmiths; after which they proceeded in their state carriages to Guild hall, attended by the Beadles of the two Companies, with their colours, and two hands of music. They were there met by the Lord Mayor, late Sheriffs, and City Officers, when the whole proceeded in state to Black friars, and embarked on bond the City Barge, fur the purpose of being presented to the Corsttor Baron in the Court of Exchequer. This ceremony, as usual, made a 'splendid spectacle oil the water. The venerable Cursitor Baron haviog been seated, Mr. Column') Sergeant presented the Sheriffs elect to him. The Common Sergeant then moved to record a war rant appointing William Oaten attorney for the new Sheriff;. He text moved to record the appearance of Messrs. Waithman and Williams, to return an account of the issues and profits of their office, from the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, in the first year of the reign of King George the Fourth, to the saute Feast in the present year, viz. for one year. The ex-Sheriffs were then sworn by the Cursitor Baron to their accounts, and Inn in Mr. S. Colinridge as their attorney to make the realm:. The Officer of the Court then called upon the senior Alderman to perform the old ceremony of counting the horse-shoes and hob-nails, and cutting the st.eks.—We have not been able to trace the origin and real intent of this ceremony, but arc led to conclude it is a tenure by which the Citizens of London hold lands from the Crown. . . . . The Of f icer of the Court standing on the table of the Court with six horse-shoes, a hag of nails, three bundles of sticks, and a small axe, exclaims— " Tenants and occupiers of the Moors, in the county of Salop, come forth and do your service." The senior Alderman then stands upon the table, and is asked how many shoes are there? He answers, Six. The Baron's Clerk then says, " A good number."— He then chops the sticks, which arc held by the Officer of the Cour. The tenants and occupiers of land in the parish of St. Clement Danes are also called upon to do their service, which service the Alderman performs by counting the nails, which are tinned of the bag. Having ascer tained the number, he is asked how many there are? He answers "Sixty-nne." The Baron's clerk," A good number." The ceremony ends with counting the nails. The Common Sergeant, at the close of the business, invited the old Baron to dine with the Lord Nlayor and Sheriffs, lout the invitation was not acevred, on the groom! that tie was engaged. The proces,inn then left the Court, and returned in the bar;4es to Black friars-bridge, under a salute of several gut's, fired from Godfrey's yard. On lauding they prn ceeded to dinner. Tue REV. Ma. BLACOW.—The infamous libel of which this appropriate member of the Bridge-strect gang was a few days ago convicted, is not the first of which this slanderer had been found guilty.— Some years ago, for tiome purpose equally pure as his eulogy on Sharp and Co. this charitable divine published anonymously a most atrocious libel on the mother of a pupil who was intrusted to his tuition. For this he was tried, and of course convicted; and on passing sentence on him, Judge Grose made use of the following expressions:— " Richard Blucow, you are brought here to receive the sen tence of the Court, upon ail indictment charging you with hav ing composed and written an offensive, scandalous and malicious libel, to sow discontent, and excite diaffection and discord in a private family, between a husband and his wife, neither of whom as it appears, had done any thing to you to provtke such un neighbourly conduct on your part. Although this is not a pub lic libel, yet, considered es a pirate libel, it bears the mast criminal complexion of any I leave ever met with. It is a libel of that domestic sort which carries with it a degree of malig nancy which I have never known paralleled. It is more decla ratory of the infamous conduct of u libeller convict, than any thing that has fallen under my observation. The aggravations of your offence are ,sormims. You are a minister of the gospel, anti therefrae, if you had übst•rved there was any discord hetween this gentleman and his wife, it was your peculiar duty to have healed the wound, and to restore that filiation which should ever subsist between the individuals of a thmily. It is difficult to conceive a more degrading offence iu a person in holy ardeel, than that you should, by an ontimndtit suggestion of his wife's incontinency, have planted, like u base assassin, daggers in the heart of him who had made you, I may say, a part of his family, and who had intrusted you with the education of Ilia child. Had the suggestion been founded in fact, every hour of delay in imparting it would have been high treason to him who admitted you as his confidential guest, and as the tutor of his son, and thereby put it into your power to injuie him in the tenderest part with so much the more secrecy." An oyster, measuring 18 inches in circiuferenoe, and weighing x t ounces, was lately taken from the oyster-pit of M. 11 uuaiu Nlaiiii, at 11.titli1•ool. IRELAND. THE NEW LORD MAYOR AND SHERIFFS DUBLIN, Oc r. Q.—Yesterday at two o'clock, the late Lord Mayor, (Alderman Sir A. B. King, ban.) the new Lord Mayor (Alderman Kingston James,) with the rest of the Board of Aldermen, the Re corder of Dublin (Sir Jonas Greene), the late and new High Sheriff's, City Officers, and Common Council, met at the Assembly House, William street, from whence they proceeded in procession to the Castle, when after an Address front the Recorder to the new Lord Mayor, delivered in the presence of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, in which he passed a high eulogium on his predecessor, Alderman James was sworn into office. In the evening the Lord Mayor had the honour of entertaining at dinner in the grand banquetting room his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant and suite, a number of distinguished characters, and several respectable citizens. His Lordship, with a degree. of princely hospitality, invited all the Members of the Common Council to the banquet. A Catholic or two had also been invited, and, having heard this, we did not all conceive it pos sible that their host could have prepared for them such a reception as the deliberate revival of an ob noxious party toast.—We shall, however, lay before our readers the flimsy apology of Mr. Alderman James, for reviving, in the presence of the repre sentative of the King. a party toast, for the giving of which, at a moment when every excuse was al lowable, another Alderman had recently incurred the Bier's displeasure, and for which he was cen sured also by the King's Representative. How the Lord Lieutenant could have considered the revival of the toast, in his presence, after :he afftir of Alderman Marley, in any other light than as a gross offence, is to us not very intelligible. There are several versions of this worthy Alder man's Speech. The report in the Correspondent seems to be the most authentic—it having most probably been written by the worthy Alderman the next morning--w. 3 take it therefore, as conveying his cool sentiments. This report is as follows: " 'f he Lord Mayor theta rose, and said, " The toast which I am shout to propose, has been uniformly given upon the swearing-in dinners of my predecessors ; the sentiments which are attached to it flitter materially, and it is oaly by a reference to the feelings under which it i , given that it becomes obnoxious or otherwise. We must all admire the beauty of Christian charity, and of brothel ly love ; and, in the arduous and difficult situation in which thus early in life, I have been called nproi to fill the Civil Chair, it will be my study, as it is my duty, to promote as far as I can, the conciliatory disposition which it is our most gracious Sovereign's wish should subsist among all classes of his Majesty's subjects. Be assured, my Lords and Gentlemen, that I would be the last man whose dis position would lead him to wound or irritate the feelings of any of my Roman Catholic fellow•snbjects, with whom I have ever lived, and I hope I ever will live, in the strictest bond of harmony and brotherly love. And hi the toast I sin about to submit, I do so av the head of the. Corporation I have the distinguished honour now to ro. present, ■s well as in accordance with my own political consistency. I therefore give you— " "Die Memory of King William the Third.' " Tue applause was very great at this period, bat the Lord Mayor, in the most dignified and truly conciliatory matturr, very emphatically addressed the assembly, hoping that the autiotinceinent of the toast would not create exultation: as he, the Lord Almor, gave the me.. more of him, as the foutitirr of tile British Constitutioas s and the friend of civil and religious liberty, under the hope, that, in such sense, it could not be offensive to any man living. 'flit. company received and drank the toast with peculiar marks of applause and approbation." The Lord Lieutenant was at the elbow of the new Lord Mayor when the toast was given, and therefore it is to be inferred that it was given with his entire concurrence. Indeed he took a step which distinctly marked his approbation, having scarcely stiff:lced the vague sentiment " universal benevolence.' to be h rlf whispered from the Chair when he gave " The Corporation of Dublin," the significancy and apositeness of which, as associated with " The Glorious Memory," which had scarcely' been swallowed down, were generally felt and un derstood. One of the invited was Lord Cloncurry ; how his Lordship felf upon this occasion, the reader will perceive by the following letter addressed by him to a cotemporary Journal sin,—Bein& name d as one present at the Lord Mayor's dinner of yesterday, I beg leave to say (in order to prevent misrepresentation of my condor!), th ir, w lien his Lordship toasted King IVilliam, 1 turned down my glass, and remain& st ated • ,` At table with the Lord Li, otenalit, and a guest of the Lord Mayor I felt that it NI wild Ind be decorous for 1.0 inconsiderable a person to take fin 'her notice at the 1110. Meld j I wiblr, 110%% I 'Pr, that the 1.0111 Iloyur , when lit determined to icprolitice this given notice, not only to the Lord Lieutenant, but to the Roman Catholics whom he bad insited, and gene cede to all those slot likely to forget, in one short month, the benevolent injunctions of our sovereigns. " Individually, I have a great resreet fur the inmnory of King William the Third. Ile was a liberal Distehinmi —NIIIII intended more good in Ireland Illar any King I ever heard of, exits.' his present 111.i . jesty ; mei as Ma)or. and Corporations are nut neresolaiily hislusiasis,they geol, rally gise thin toast from party iir,tisea, and it has long hermit'. a Lind of rasa-wurd among those who dealt( by the and eselosios of their worthy fellow cisiseiss; to arrogate in ti,inotres those perry litint•os: and ClllolllolPlif . Y laid& omit of industry or Istria stuck' su atces:ar) tu them. _ - 7 t- ~-, _