The National Register. — London, England, 1817-05-26 00:00:00

MAY 26. privileges ; such arguments are used in England every day ; but it cannot be virtue in a Sovereign to think in the same wuy. Hume ha.: justly observed, that communities are inure ungenerous to accessions anal de pendencies, than Sovereigns, who understand their own interest; and according to appearances, the conduct of the Deputies of old Wurtemherg is a proof of it. They would not have the majority govern because they no longer form the majority. This is naturil enough ; but if the fact is simply so ; it vindicates the King. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSRITRGII, APRIL 26.—0 n the 21st inst. the ice of the Nova broke up. The next day the Com m:►nd:mt of the Fortress, acaording to ancient custom, crossed the river, amidst the discharge of artillery, to present to hi• Majesty the Emperor a goblet of the fresh water, and announce the opening of the Newu. Slavery has been abolished in Poland by another so lemn decision of the National Representation, such as they are. The numbers for the abolition were 279 — against it 12, who voted tin. modification. SMIN. Private letters from Spain say, that 300 Officers were arrested at the same dine with General Lacy, and for the sane reasons. They say that all the officers of the 41 battalions which composed the armed force in Catalonia, were implicated in this plot. Arrests continue. A letter from Barcelona declares, that similar attempts had been successful at St. Jaques, in Galicia. The Spaniards who are sincerely attached to KingTerdinand, are alarmed at the discontent which manifests itself in all the provinces. The King, they say, gives way to violent passion, from which no good can possibly result. Jerome Buonaparte has purchased for 250,000 florins an estate at Erla, about two leagues from Vienna. SWEDEN. STOCK lIOLM, MAY 12.—During the usual popular fete in the Park here, on the Ist of May, where all the Leak nuride appear in magnificent carriages of every de scription, the Crown Prince was present on horseback, with his slut, and was received on all sides with the liveliest acclamations. It has been found that Licatenant Lindesfelt, who is accused of high treason, is a very dangerous and turbu lent character, who is suspected Arcady as a ►nurderer and incendiary, and especially deman:ls the vengeance of the luw & SEIVE TRADE. The following Affidavit of Lieutenant James Eike, who was pnt on board a eaptiired Slave Ship, as prize master—a slave ship which originally contained three hundred and fifty Afri cans, at the same tints that it slaras the hot rid ctileltlea of the traffic, proves how the costly English Embassy at Lisbon was in checking*, " Atti,la% it of Lieutenant James Eike, sworn 17th of March, Ini6, allowed by the Court to be exhibited, in which lie deposes, that on tile lath of February last, he went on baud the S lit .I..a.piiiii, as prize ista.ter, mail ;mini:Hied on bawd her smne days after be arrival in Simon's Bay, whi: h which was on the 19th of the said mouth ; that he rein ii tied on board until the slaves wet e lauded by virtue of a deer re front the Court, and was a , ittally superintending and atoist• ing in their iliseinbarkatirm; that what he first went on board, he was informed that the said vessel hail left Alosambiqi e only twentyds , o days, at whit, time every l erson on board was in good health, and Ow thirteen of thin slaves had died clurin7 that period; that between the capture and their arri val in Simon's flay, the survivors were all of them sickly and weak, and nearly line 1111111111•11 of them afflicted anti the dux ; that medical aid was to those who required it ; that tie brig appears to have been built fora privateer, and for fast sailing, not for stowage; that the slaves were all stowed together, perfectly naked, and nothing but rough unplaned planks to crawl' down upon, in a hold situated above their wat-r and provisiorts, the piace being little more than two feet in height, and the space allowed to each slave being so small, that it was impossitile fir them to avoid touching and pressing upon those inturdiately surronniling; the g eatest part ultimo were fedi neil, sonic Once tog( ther, by one leg each, in heavy iron shackles, a s cry large proportion of them has iug thi . llll%; that they acre compelled to pet form their natural evacuations limier these dreadful circumstances with out being attic to move, and to remain amidst their own ex ci einem, which could nut be cleared away until the said eaves were all disembarked ; that between the 19111 and 21th days of their lining landed. thirteen more died, tints% ithstand lug good provisions, medical aid, and kind treatment, and thirty more died between the lath of February and the 16th of Starch instant, all occasioned. as be in his conscience be lieves, and is firmly persuaded, by the cruel and inhuman treatment of the Portnguese owners; that more than one hundred of them were, at the tune 14' flick like skeletons covered with skin, and Moving by slow na.teliiiirry, hardly maintaining the appearance of animated human be ings; that the tem:tinder were all of them enervated, and in a sickly state. Fie says that the pilot, upon being asked by ('amain Baker hose many Ise supposed womb' have reached Vie place of their destination alise, replied, about half the manlier that were rnibsirked ; that from the time of seizure till the said slaves were lauded, the l'ortligni4V 0A111.1*% fed and attended the in, giving them two meals each day, one at seven in the mime, the other at Ilse in the eventlig, lint never allnwilig to each person more than half a pint of water at each meal. lie lastly says, that he mower vats !Mlle beasts treated with such cruelty as the slaves ou board the Sae Joa quin' were treated by them aforesaid ow tiers." The Bank of England have consented to/continue to receive tho Dollar Tokens at Jive a/idling* each, the sum tin• which they were originally recei►•ed. We are happy to find, th:►t a stop will thus be put to the mer cenary impositions practised by some tradesmen upon the credulity of poor persons, holders of this coin, who have only been onred ss. 9J. and 3s. los. l r the• same, although dollars ►►re current throughout the world at 4s. 61 in their original state. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. MISCELLANEOUS. Thursday last about one o'clock. the Prince Regent, accompanied by Lord Keith, left Carlton House for Claremont, 'on a visit to the Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold. The Royal Sovereign yacht, Sir Edward Owen, laying at Deptlimd, is ordered to be fitted in readiness to attend on the Prance Regent at Brighton, at twenty timr hours notice. Sir Charles Rowley arrived at Deal on Wednesday, and hoisted his flag in the Ganyinede, to investigate the circumstances of the capture of the Moorish corsair Ka rabash. The Tunisian Corsair, of which the Ganymela went in puriuit, has made her escape for the present. The Ganymetle got sight of her on Monday off Peachy Head, and chased her to the Westward, but without success, the Corsair being► the better sailer. Government are anxiously promoting the enrolment of Yeomanry Cavalry, and offering additional allow ances towards their expenses. Four troops arc about to be formed in Bedthrashire, viz. at Dunstable, Luton, Harold and Higgles.vade. They are not to exercise till after harvest. _ lhe quartern loaf is now nineteen-pence, a rise of one penny having taken place on Saturday se'rmight, and a further rise is in contemplation ; so that we may expect in a few days the price of the quartern loaf' ad vanced to 2s. We wish the &ruler, the miller, and the baker, a full and fair proportion of profits ; but seeing the great reduction that has taken place in taxes, and the abatement of rents generously male by landlords to their tenants, we apprehend that, under all the cir cumstances of the case, the public have a right to ex pect bread under the present price. Mr. Kemble will close his theatrical. life at Covent Carden, by making his first appearance, and last on the stage, in the character of Falsiatr, which he studied with the intention of playing, two or three seasons ago. . , The Anniversary of Sir Francis Burdett's election for Westminster was celebrated on Friday, by a dinner at the Crown and Anchor : on which occasion the Baronet was supported, amongst others, by Marquis of Tavistock, Lord Ossuiston, Mr. Brougham, and Mr. Bennet. The Marquis of Tavistock complimented Sir Francis in very handsome terms ; and Mr. Brougham, in allusion to the intended continuance of the suspen sion of the Habeas Corpus Act, implored the meeting to unite in the most constitutional manlier to prevent it. The Second Seal Dar in the Court of Chancery will be on Tuestivy, the 2tl of June. A. M. nitrate lately brought a strange demandagainst Monsieur the Count d'Artois in the Royal Court of Paris. This man, 80 years of age, had the reversion of an annuity from his Royal Highness's family of 900 francs, etijoced at the period of the Revolution by his mother. When the Count. emigrated at the Revolution, M. Ruelk remained. In the tird year of the Heron - tion the creditors of the emigrants became the creditors of the State, and were offered payment of their debts by the Government. M. Ruelle then preferred his claim, and was inscribed in the great boot: of France for his annuity and its arrears. Having. enjoyed this annuity for twenty-finir years from the T ation, M. Ruelle now modestly demanded repayment of it from his Royal Highness, as arrem-s due to him front his Royal High ness. A verdict was given against him. E ROYAL Gatottoz.—The first survey was made on Saturday morning, by means of the diving-bell, of the wreck of the Royal George, which sunk at Spit head, about thirty-five years since. She lays nearly east and west, with her head to the westward, and, with a trifling inclination, on her lathoard bilge. The whole of her decks have fallen in, and the starboard broadside upon them ; there is, in fact, no appearance whatever of her original formation—her remains ap pearing as a pile of ruinaus timber-work. The surface of hs r timbers is decayed, but the heart of them is sound. Not the least vestige of her gouts, anchors, spars, or masts, was discovered, and the whole of her head and rail-work has gone to pieces ; the guns must have fallen into the hull, among the wreck. There is no bank or great accumulation of mud around bar : the hollows in her hull contain a quantity of tine black musene mud—the natural sediment of the tides. It would not be difficult either to saw her is pieces or blow her up ; but she cannot be weighed in a body, from her dilapidated unconnected state. The bell, on being let down, touched her larboard broadside, passed roma her bows, and was brought up from her star board broadside. It is fully expected the Navy Board will give directions immediately for the breaking up and removal of her remains. Friday afternoon the neighbourhood of Fleet-qtreet was thrown ir.to the greatest alarm ;Lail confusion, by it dreadful fire breakitix out in the premises throv,ily occupied by Mr. Nlist. as atlas: and :'op, bus had latt-rly opened as the Metropolitan laar. It t rentencd total tl:struction to the adoining hiviscs. The flames Ltirst out in one cif the upper sortes, the street was enveloped in fire itd smoke, and in ILA% than an tour the whole house was coin ! ,curly destroyed.letuing notlitng but the bare wall-. Theilwelling of Mr. Cooke. painter and glazier, in Bride's-pas sage, and that of Mr. Man 1, a dyer. in Salisbury•court, have Vol fared severely on the occasion ; particularly the: of the former. the upper stories of which are totally destroyed,. We could not learn bow the tire originated, but we understand the prsouses have been unithlabitcd for some tinlepast. NORFOLK ELECTION. The POLL for the COUNTY of NORFOLK was dosed 0.1 Friday last, the 23d instant, the fifth day from its c .mineneement, Mr. PRATT declining all further con test, and leaving a majority in favour of Mr. WODE-. H _fru :4; of 587. FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL. NYODLIIOI.IbE PRATT 11fajority The ancient family of the Wodehouscs have repre sentea the county of Norfolk in seventeen parliaments; Sir William Wodehouse was elected Knight of the shire in 1557. I-1W INTELLIGENCE. DOCTORS' COMMONS, TUESDAY, MAY 19. LADY HERBERT V. LORD HERBERT. Mr. Proetur ,loons prayed sentence of contumacy to be prommuced against the defendant, this being his second ap plication to that edict. The ground of this application was, mat Lord Herbert hail neglected to appear to the suit insti tuted by her ladyship, which was to establish her marriage, and which was alleged to have taken place at Palermo, in the• close of 111. Her Ladyship is of a distinguished foreign family, being a daughti r of the Duke De Rose Pm-utile, and had followed his Lordship to this country, who, it appeals, had deserted her shortly after the marriage. Lord Herbert is sou of the Earl of Pembroke. Dr. Dodson called the attention of the Court to the circum stances tinder which he contended this lady was entitled to the contempt being pronounced in this case ; the niaie espe cially as she is a foreigner, and a stranger to England, her hu•uand here to obtain her rights ; he tru , ted the Cots:. would extend its utmost protection to a noble Lady ~,..er then• eircumstances. He cited the authority of Clarke —De land° Citatione ri sit modua iaquire....ada at Regau &emit, &e. Tiled proceeded to the VIITIMISIMICES under winch the cita tion had been served. at his Lordship's house in Seymour street, where they were duetted to Mr. Diller, his Lordship'. upholsterer, and him referred to Mr. Nettleship. his Lord ship's salicitor. Citalon had likewise been served at Lord P. moroke's, and posted upon the parish church door. Ott the part of Mr. Net Reship, it was stated that his Lord ship had left the kingdom butore this suit commenced, and had continued abroad es er since. The object of the present application was nut to take his Lordship's person, but that proceedings in gilt ❑ot be delayed. Sir Win. Scott said there should be no pretence for delay allowed, but wished the sentence to stand over till a future day. COURT OF CHANCERY. MAT 22. HORNE TOOKE'S WORKS. DANT V. SIMPKIN AND MAIISUALT.... Sir Samuel Hominy, on the part of Miss Hart, the Devisee of the Estate and Effects of Mr. Home 'Tooke, moved for an Injunction against the, defendants, Booksellers of Stafamers'-court, to stay them publisliing and selling a certain Work, written by Ilorne 'fooke. entitled •*The flit cr. ions of Purley," Tile first editionof the Work was pu lished by Mr. H. T.in the year 178(i; and in uti9, he published 'moths: ditio. , with considt tablz addition:. I❑ Ist Horne Tone cried, having just entitleu himself and his Devisee•..o a second term of 14 years, a.ul the defendants arc now publishing the work in question, in Numbers, to stop which the present application was made.—lnianction granted. cornT OF EXCIIEQUF.R, MAY 21. BE BIND V. ELIZABETH WILIL This was an information filed by the Attorney General against the 11:tendant, a dress maker. residing in Old Cavendish .strut, for hay ing in her pcKses.sion French gloves. foreign silks, and other prohib ited goods. The Officers of the Customs proved the f.fct.—The Jury. by consent of the parties . found a verdict for the Crown. The penalty was stated to be 20)1. for each specific article. MR. BUTT'S LIBELS. COURT OF KING'S RENCR.-SATt BOAT MAY 24. THE KING V. 8.0. BUTT. This morning the above defendant was brought to trial fur the Libel on Lord Ellenborough, contained its that placard which has been so conspicuously posted throughout the Metropolis. The Attorney General, in stating the facts, com mented on the peculiar atrocity that marked a libel of this kind, which was levelled at the foundation of the justice of the country ; because it must necessarily bring into hatred and contempt that sacred function which the Noble Lord so basely libelled, had for many years fulfilled to the admiration of all his contempo raries, and the veneration of every honest man. He then proceoled to prove the conviction of the defendant and others far the Stock Exchange Conspiracy, and theta called a bill-sticker, named David Tulip, who proved that he posted copies of the placard in quation in seve ral placts about town by direction of the defendant. After the case, on the part of the prosecution, was gone through, the defendant entered on his defl:nce.— He then began calling his witnesses, more than sixty of whom have been subpomaed, w ino merely proved cir cumstances relative to the payment of the line imposed on him in his tbriner sentence, and his liberation front tile Kiug's Bench. Mr. Butt said, that he was inv.puble of publishing a deliberate libel. lie should show to the Jury the just cause he had to placard Judges and Nlinisters of State. He would prove that Lord lleuborough had made private use of the King's money, unl that the gaoler of the King's Bench assisted him in the transacti. n—and it could not be doubted, that the person who twaleit private advantage of the King's money °Agit to be ex. p used. Mr. Butt was found Guilty. The Court then proceeded to try him f or e e Libel Lord Qtalereagh, for which ho aas o fora d