The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-19 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday a Special Court of G a nnon Council was held, fir the purie.ae of voting all address of con gratulation to his MAjet•ty oil his return limit the Con tinent, The Lord Mayor came in state, and took the chair precisely at twelve o'clock. After the purpose for which the Court was called had been read by the clerk, Mr. OLDHAM rose, and said he was satisfied that whenever the Court was called on to express their per sonal respect for the Sovereign, those who dissent so stronaly front the measures of government would be glad of the opportimity of expressitiz their attachment to the monarch. lie would never surrender the right to impugn the measures of Ministers, but he would be equally careful never to allow his disapprobation of their measures to mix itself with his feelings of respect and loyalty to tile King. It was a fundamental maxim of the Constitution, that the King can do no wrong, and cannot he held accountable for the map-administ ration of of his Ministers Mr. Oldham concluded by moving, that this Court do present an Address of Congratulation to his Nlajesty on his sale arrival in this realm, alter his visit to his dominions on the Continent. Mr. Ex-Sheriff WILLIAMS seconded the Address. Mr. FA•ELL supported the motion. Ile was confi dent the city of London would always maintain its cha racter for loyalty, at the saline time he trusted that it would be feelingly alive to the preservation of i very constitutimial right. For his part lie was confident that the Corporation of Loudon would always be, as they had always been, trite hi•arted loyal Britons. Mr. Ch.ohast the.' moved that a Committee should be appointed, consisting of all the Alder -it present, and one Common Councilman froureach Ward to pre pare the Address. The Committee were accordingly appointed, and re. tired Mr an lirliti. ()is their return strangers were ordered to withdraw, and while the doors were closed, the address was unanimously agreed to. Mr. ‘A . EDDKL said, he felt guest stratification in pro. 'ening a motion which he was satisfied every member of the Court would bearidy concur. The worthy gentleman then moved a vote of thanks to the late Lord Mayor. Mr. FA VELL said he felt it an honour to second the motion, :Ind to be of the same \Van! that had given to the City of Lontlou a Chief Magistrate, in all respects, so excellent ; he considered the pant•ayries COlllained in the motion, not the language of compli mei e • bu t 3 se r ies of truisms. Tue Lind i.Mayor had been called to his office in a time of great difficulty, and his conduct had in every circumstance been worthy of his station-9, mildness withotit.werkness.--by firmness without obsti nacy, he had preserved the peace of the City, and proved, that sound discretion, and Manly fortitude, were stiffi. Ciellt, with the aid of the ci‘ it power, for all the pur poses of good government, without calling w the assist ance of the military.—(!fear, hear!) .Mr. Dixon said, the gentlemen on his side of the house were as desirous as ally other of doing justice to the great merit of the late Lord Mayor, whose conduct had certainly entitled lino to universal approbation. The question that the motion be agreed to, belt% put, was carried by acclatilatiou. Alt. OLDHAM moved, that a purse of 50 guineas be presellted to the late Lord Mayor's Chaplain, which was carried without obsets anuu. A MCIIII3III %Vali - mann said, he had a subject to mention which was of great importance, althotight present he did not intend to offer ally motion on it. Some years ago the Court appointed a Committee to enquire into the manner of ft 1111 l ing Special Jollies, by whose report it appeared that they were retooled by the Secondary, anti a:3/ it was the duty of each \Van' to make a _return of its inhabitants that were eligible fur Special Jurors. Notwithstanding this report, several NYards had oinittetUo Wake ally returns, and the liµ of Special Jurors was /15 consequence in a worse state than before the report was made. He always considered the best qualifications j os sp ecia l J u ro rs to he, informat:mi and .iiiileiiroderice, and these were most. likely to by foutid a miongst persons the most extensive ill trade, who shout tilt rehire be ultimo!. Mr. 1)11015 said, by the ride of returning Merchants Brokets were exchithd, although they•possesssil mitre mercantile kirowletl4e, and were better .qualified fur Special Jurors than any other hotly of two. n. TAY LOId Said, the legal definition of the word Alerchatii was a peistin who made profit by buying and selling, and all such were eligible. The conversation &opt here without any motion being made, and, after some routine bootless, the Court dissolved. CITY dIMIIESSES. On Friday last, being the day fixed by his Ma jesty for receiving the Loyal Addresses upon his safe return to his native kingdom, which were voted by the Court of Aldermen and Common ('ouucil, the corporate bodies proceeded in grand state to Carlton Palace. Both of tiw Addresses were in the usual strain, and the tiillowing are the answers re turned by the king : ADDHLSS OW TOE COUNT OW A ILDERNIIiN. " It is isith the greatest satistit Lion Ihat I rcceive congratulations upon my sale rut tall to Illy I iittsh l)oilli " The sentiment, of loyalty and :ttieetion s.ith Minh Ime been eseeteil, doting my oleo:nee Irmo this part of hitipilant, were Pluitlar to my own. nut) to those wl.icn 1 ;nu fully I,crrnadr.l ore entertained by all rihiew s de ticrirtiouts of my faithful subjects, throughout thy Empire. •''l'hr City of' I otantun In4y confidently rely on my eon /11411i favour and 1 , 101000011, and 1 humbly ;twit that linfri.)ll% PlubidCllCV isssist and ilia any earnest eudras•on t s to lituntutc (Lc tint inttrtiol, awl Itaitpmetw ut suy !movie." , y . fAL REGISTER TO THN All• Or THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. " 1 remise atinost satisfaetion this testimony of yonr &ells ..; y s..fe return to my native Gauntry. " Highly g F . lam by the sentiments of loyally and affection ve been inailite• led in those parts of my domiiiim • - t* I I have recently vi.ttell, I am per fectly cony/W144 rat the same spirit nihilist, $ the citizens of London, and all classes of my faithful people through out the British empire. " You may be fully asanred of my determination to maintain inviolate all your rights and privileges, and of the ardent solicitude which 1 shall ever feel for your welfare and prosperity." The time appointed for receiving the addresses was three o'clock, but his Majesty, being particu larly engaged with Lis Cabinet Ministers, did not receive the deputations till near five o'clock.. After the reading of the addresses and answers, 110 s Ma• jcsty called the Lord Mayor to him, and verj con descendingly and graciously apologised tier detaining his Lordship, the Court of Aldermen, and the Gen tlemen of the Common Council, and observed, " I trust, my Lord, that the Corporation of the City of London will excuse toy detaining them. I much regret the circumstance, and assure you, that nothing but the most important and pressing business pre vented me from receiving you exactly at the time appointed.' His Majesty also very graciously re gretted that it had not been in his power to diuc with the Corporation on Lord Mayor's day. SMUGGLING. From tic Koslisls Cltroalrie•l CANTERBURY, Nov. 15.—Another and very daring affair (when the briAlmie,s of the morning is taken into consideration) with smugglers took plsce at Sanelgate, about three o'clock on Saturday morning, at which hour a large boat put on shore near the National School, and was immediately attended by nearly 400 smugglers from the country ; a very considerable portion of whom were armed with guns and pistols. An alarm was given by the seamen of the coast blockade on duty on the spot; on which Thomas Moore, master at arms, left the watch-house with five seamen under his command, and when within pistol shot commenced a spirited attack on the smugglers, who in the short space of ten minutes had succeeded in discharging a cargo supposed to consist of about 300 parcels. As the little band who first commenced the action became re inforced by the arrival of Mr. W. Lowry (an Admiralty mate.) with three men, the smugglers retreated up the military road hauling to the artillery barracks, pursued by that off :et and seven seamen, Mr. Moore having been detached to secure the vessel and SS tubs left by the smugglers, which duty he per formed : but the working party being sent a-head, and their effectual pursuit retarded by the armed party, the ammunition of the blockade service being expended, the chase was relinquish ed, after Mr. Lowry had been severely wounded in the right thigh, and two seamen also wounded. The ball has been ex tractexl from Mr. Lowry, and it is hoped that he may do well.— 'rho bravery of this officer before so great a disparity of forte cannot be too highly extolled. On the alarm reaching No.ll Tower, Mr. Shallard, master's mate, who came off duty at twelve o'clock, and had retired to rest, set off with his party to endeavour to intercept the smugglers inland ; but from the distance of his station. and the time ne cessarily occupied, the zeal of that officer was ineffectual. ahhough lie continued his search from three o'clock until kali. past seven. The riding officers, End the parties of the 9th Lancers on the coast duty, had by some talse information been drawn to the westward; the Hythe party in particular were occupied all the night ; but on the return of Mr. E. Mowle to his house s about II o'clock in the morning. he received such information as in duced him immediately to proceed to a shave near Prattling, about five miles from the coast, with a small detachment of the 9th Lancers, where were found four parcels of tubs amounting to one hundred and seventy ; on the approach of the officer and soldiers, two men men were seen to quit the spot where the tubs were concealed, one of whom. named Richard Rolfe, of Lym one, was taken, and had in his possession a pistol, powder-horn, and slugs. Rolfe, with the goods, was of course seised. con veyed to Hythe, and after examinatien before William Deedes, Esq. at Mr. Elwyn's office, he was committed foe present safety to Hythe gaol. During Sunday a great number of suspicious characters were observed in the town ; and apprehending that an attempt at rescue miht be made, the Magistrate, for peafect security. au thuris.al the removal of the prisoner to the barracks of the Royal Staff Corps ; picquets of which regiment patrolled the streets during the night. It is believed that the smugglers suffered very severely. We have itesnl of eleven killed and two wounded, of whom two died on Saturday. THE LATE GALES. About eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the nth inst. a loaded theip tea, discovered to be making for the harbour of Searbo !mien, impotently in great distress, the ses at times making a free p: usage aver her ; when she had got within a short disimice front the pier, her mast went over the side, and the crew who been clinging to the shrouds, were seen for a few moments standing in the chains, when a tremendous sea running over her precipitated her to the bottom, and consigned the unhappy crew to a watery grave. The melancholy catastrophe struck the nu memos iliectators upon the pier with horror, heightened by the consideration of being so neaelo the unhappy sufferers, without the passibility of affording theta the smallest assistance. Towards evening the hull of the sloop drifted upon the rocks, to the south of the harbour, when she was ascertained to be the Hope s Levett, of Wisbech, which having recently undergone 801110 re pairs at 'Whitby, had proceeded to Sh:elds or Funderland to take in a cargo of coals ; part of the materials and some of the coals are saved. • bible was round in the cabin with the name of Leven upon a blank leaf. On Sunday last a most violent storm was experienced at Grimsby, which did considerable damage to the roofs of the houses, milk, barns, &c. ; but the moat melancholy accident occurred on the river Humber, which we recellect to have heard of. A river sloop laden with coals being very leaky when she tr;.s overtaken with the storm, sent out a boat with one man to request the ns;istance of a larger vessel which was near them, as they hoped with a few additional hands to run the vessei ashore ant remain in the shallow water till the dam;er was over. Whin the man returned, he Maud the vowel already on shore, and the whole crew. consisting of the master, his wife, and tintr cbildren, all drowned I The sight which met this poor wmi oyes was horrible beyond description. On the deck of the sloop lay the master dead, with a child in his amts in the same situation ; by his side lay his %AC with another child in her ninon. and sips/so-up daughter was also stretched lifcless on the dick. Ihe fourth child, a boy about twelve y. a. • or age. was waslitsl oveitmard. %Ve 'have not been ab.. to learn the naiac of this unfortunate family. .~ .' 4 4. • ' . I .¢ MS i To WAN and Inspeort Musty Flour.-13. Davy, Eat. of the Cork Institution. has diacovered that the carte'- , nate of magnesia, in small clam i , y, has the property of restoring to its primitive state, II air which has a musty smell and taste, from dampuess and other Cause& " One ;mumd of the carbonate of niagitesia (common magnesia of the shops) is to he combined writ 250 lbs. of nsuats• Hoar; that is, in the minor poiportion of thirty grains of the carbotiate to.serie pound of flour. Itisto be leav ened and baked in the usual way of making bread. The loaves will be found to rise well its the oven, to be snore light and spougy, and also whiter than bread in the common way. It will likewise have an excellent taste, and will keep well. The use of magnesia in bread. making is well worthy the attention of the public ; for if a ~,,,,,,, musty flour, how must it improve bread in general? Bikers arry be deterred from its use by the general legislative prohilation of druas iis bread-making ; but farmers, and familiei who make their own breat' s will no doubt be glad to adopt so cheap a process of im proving their flour Codes's:G.—A short time ago two gentlemen of Duudries, fond of the amusement of coursing, pene trated a little way into Annadale, followed by two ex cellent grey hounds which were held in leash by a little boy, ready to be untied on the first emergency. In their way to the wounds selected as the scene of the morning's sport. the party started, rather unexpectedly, a very large hare,'which bounded away before them over bent and furze, moss and heather in excellent style, inapiring a pleasure which node but sporistucti can feel. Wish all her fleeineas, however, poor puss hail not proceeded far before she a trauted the notice of the captive greyhounds. which, darting away with a sodden spring, fairly rater whelined the tatty keeper, and left him sprawling its the at a respectful thstaoce. The gentlemen of course banned this cross accident, and seemed satisfied that the dogs, harnessed as they were, might raise all the hares ih the district without being able to harm one of them.--4 But on gaining the rising ground, they were agreeabl surprised to find that the Sagacious animals, in place of pullingdiderent ways, had so timed their sensing, that they were visibly gaittingois the hare its spite of the col lars which held their necks in thiralice, and the long cord or chain that dragged at their heels. This chase was a pretty long one, and, in endeavonring to escape from the dugs, the exhausted quadruped made many a turn and . double: but here too, they greyhounds evisced their sagacity, mak although they ottce irll hack waols into a ditch, theylptricated themselves so quickly that they soots killed fhb poor hare, after one of the finest runs ever witnessed. We have only to add, that this fuct may be implicitly relied on, although it is probably without a parallel in the annals of coursing. The Champion's Ariuour.—lt was found impossible to select from the armour belonging to Government a coma plete and eligible suit for the Ctiampion at the corona tion of his present Majesty, censequently that worn by the Champion on the occasion was a borrowed one.— But as amongst the privileges enjoyed by the hero was that of lasing allowed to rase o ff both with horse and armour, his 111 ajesty was pleased to give directions for an entire stew sun to be mask for his Citautpion : this is just now completed, wider the auspices of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Master General of his Majesty's . Ordnance : it is of steel, eelialted to the highest state of perfection, and fastened wait brass rivets. the coriest. ton of the gorget, gauntlets, lasses, brasses, cutlers, cuirass. sea, and leg armour, is accomplished its the most finished style, and allows the free use of the limbs to the wearer. The casque and beaver are unique and elegaiss, though we are of - opinion that a plume similar to that wort at the coronation would render the tout megabit morepotti lete• It is both light and elegant. We nude stand that the expense of this magnificeut present will bear hard upon 3t)o guineas. PEDESTRIAN ISM Conynghatia, the pedestrian, started from West:Muster-W.l4e at nine o'clock on Thursday inorning,•to do the 200 miles match in three days, for 201) guineas, and completed it on Sunday morn: in& between Ilarehatch and Maidenhead, much :envied. Ile did 69 miles in the first 24 hours, travelling thrmigh llorsham and Chichester. tie did 68 miles through NVincitester, Ramsey, and Salisbury, to near lkvizes, the second 24 hours; and the remaining 63 rinks in 13 hours. lie travelled the first two days nearly five mites an hour, and had only three hones rat; bin the third • Jay be got sore, and had only lhree hours rest. It is the greatest performance we have any recollection of, and would beat any horse. A duel took place on Saturday morning last, opposite the Greets Man, Blackheath, between a gentleman of the name of Kelly and Mr. Burns. Mr. Kelly was aceons• pitied by his friend Lieut. Stretch, and Mr. Burns, by Ls-Bowles. The first lire was without effsct, Mr. Kellv s pistol 'vying flashed in the past ; Ids antagonist's lan passed Arreigh the skirts of his cwt. At Milt ueriod I reconcil/Ition was proposed by Mr. Kelly's second, but rejected on she part of Mr. (Barns', except upon terms which Mr. Kelly's friend felt bound to decliue. The parties then fired a second lime, when Mr. Btams re. ceived a slight wound in Isis breast. A very serious accident had tlear'l befallen the Eirl Bathurst on Fiiday last, while pro rating in his pelisse to attend the King at Carlton ('alace. !Its Lordship had reached the end of the King's garde') wall, ne St. James's Park, when nor of the hooves be":1111e ataldenly seized with fits, and :a:it:erring forward a few paces fell, and commenced plunging tout his feet hit lir threw the other horse; front this oats-mots the Noble Earl was t trientrd by the prompt assistance of the hye.staneers A servant was ins eth rely iliapatehed to the Pal.ii e, eisJ the Marquess of Latidondeity's e asiage ren.rited for the Earl. The harness was oisli . t:.ed Ii cot to pies •4 tielore the horses could he got IT, lust Ow Atlr . 4l:lZe was IVA on the spot nand fiesh leaves were sent Iffte. • Whlle the name of Bogart& haistievvo dinnusseedl l some magistrates, as insproaer to he olayed us prbhc houscs, hew must then nerves he;: ;aired:, while goons to church oit Sunday morstina, and livaritig tfie I rud e • the gambling-lit:mass at the Yeast-a:tad of toe toasts! • 9. • • . ,- "'fir!