The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-07 00:00:00

EARIIIQUAKEV IN 811114. " SUEDLA, NEAR ANTIOIR, Nov. 29, Mil]. " Sines the 18th of last month, few drys have passed without one, and ofteo der. ral shoes of an earthquake, bat g enerally with much dinsinislied violence. With the exception of au intermisainn now and then of • few days, earthquakes have been felt here fur nearly four months. A remarkable circum stance in this phenomena is, that the slightest shocks have hese always simultaneously felt at Antioch and Aleppo, as well as the principal shock which threw down those cities.— The distmme is about 60 miles ; the focus or ventral point must therefore be at en inconceivable depth in the bowels of the globe, to affect equally two places far from each other. As -soon as the exces4ve bests of September bad abated, I was preparing to return to Aleppo, whoa my journey was postponed by the apprehension then entertained of the rAolorassuroirs being added to the dreadful calamity of the earthquakes ; that eon : semis disorder having suecessively passed from town to town, from Persia to Urfa, &city in Mesepotemia, three days' joirney from Aleppo. "I'e-day I have been informed that hopes can no linger be entertainel of its non existenoe at Aleppo; that the Austrian, Neapolitan, Danish, and Swedish agents, have apsitted the city with their families rad numerous dependents, to go into the neighbouring Pacbalin of Damascus and Saida ; and that the Prensits .and B,,ani,h Consols, with all the other Europeans, bare eat oil all communication wills the people, as a time in . „col plague." " DEC. 31.—When I wrote on the 29th of la-1 month the thelont almerisia bad compelled most of the public agents et Aleppo to gait the environs of that city, and the rest of the Europeans le s at their dour., as in time of plague ; but it was hoped the approach of cold weather wetted prevent the progress of the disease. I have now the idea/are to inform you, that the hope has been realized, and that the cholera morons is no longer one of gas evils to which this nuhappy people is exposed ; although roma are Dot without the apprehension, that, like the -plague, although now stopped by the cold, it may break out again with the return of the warm season. On the other band I ma sorry to say, tbst severe ►bocks of earthgnakes were felt on the 12th, 22d, and 24th inst., preceded and followed by shocks of lesser violence, which obliges even those who have had the means of building more substantial dwelliugs, to bear the inclemency of this season in temporary huts, with :vas supported by stakes." LOSS OP TUE ALERT PACKET. A letter received in tower states, that the vessel stritelt• •at. ten ticiock on Wednesday morning, on the West Mouse Rock. about a rode and a half I he shore; •she was then drifting .with the tide, at the rate of ten ktiots an hour; when approaching the rock, the rnen were put into the boat ;o tow her off, but to no effect— she struck and-went doWn in about three (loaners of an hour. In the mean time time of the deck passengers, and one cabin passenger (a Liverpool wa . .-hinaker), leaped Irons the bowsprit into the bust. 'IIIe captain leaped overboard, and was lashed to its helm. They were landed 10 miles nearer to Liverpool than Holy head. Out excellent friend Bore, who was in the cabin when the teasel muck, got on the deck, and was the only one (except Mr. M•KCNaie, tt ho escaped) whir' retained his aell-aseseession. lie continued in the packet l J -while any hopes remained, throwing out buckets Of! water, and was seen alierwards attached to a CM! 01 ' 1 eggs, in the water, by a deck tressenger, who was on the saute crate. He rc• u tiued clinging to it for trout 1541141meg, and excla " .ng aloud, ' Oh, G. 41 is there , no hope of relief i " At the expiration of a quarter of an hour he let go I.is hold and sunk to rise nu snereaaa The man who was oil the crate with him says, he dNI• not went completely exhausted at. the time. In less minutes after our dear friend went down, the beat that rescued M'Ketizie and the two deck passengers, reached the crate." No trace has been discoverell of Mr. Hore's body. The gentlemen who went to Holyhead, travelled above ten miles along the shore, and left an secure e desert!). • thou) of his person to every respeatable individual along the line. If his remains should be washed ashore, a corhiminication will be immediately made to his friends in Dublin, to whom it would be some consolation to recover and pay the last sad duties to his mortal remains. No bodies were found after the first day. The boats from Holyhead picked op V 9 bodies, all deck passengers, except three, gentleman who had a bill in his pocket, draw!' by Messrs. Ferrier and Pollocks, and supposed to be Me.•W. Martio's nephew, a lady who had letters in her pocket, directed Mrs. Reid, at Mr. Aides retail Nl`Kentay's, and a lady, name anknowii, with a child at her breast. It is consolatory to be enabled to state, that Mr. Dowton was not on board that cruel. That gentleman railed by the Holyhead packet, on Wednesday. We can also state, on the best authority, that Mr. Come, the getilleman who is mentioned in an evening paper 110 bare left the Hiberman Holel tor Liverpool, did not sail in ►hat ill-fated vessel, alrhon-h his name was booked, Nlr.Coote having been prevailed upon to change Ins route, which he accardingly dirt, and left the above hotel fur Holyhead. We, therefor!, hasten to contradict the report of his being one of the unhappy aufferers, and to relieve the minds of that gentleman's friends. Mr. Benson, of .Bachelor's-walk, is another person who was stated to have sailed in the packet—we are authorized to say, he hail not. He also, fortunately, went by the Head.—Dubin Pape►. The body of the late Earl of St. Vincent was privately in-. trued, precisely at four o'clock, on Wednesday afternoon, Match Vitti, in the family vault at Stone. The following is an esset copy of the in►cription kin Em,:ish) upon the superb .eulhn, which is covered with scarlet velvet : •JOHN, lk:A111. OF ST. VINCENT. • Viscount St. Vincent, Baron Jervis, Of Meaford, In the County of Stafford, Cue of His Majesty's liononrable Privy Council. A ND AdDaral of the Fleet, General of tl,e Muisea, &c. &c. [Died March 15, 1822. lu the 59th ye :r of his age. TILE NATIONAL REGISTER ISO U TU . IV AR IC S RSSIONS. TtinitsDAY, APRIL 3.—Tisis morning at ten o'clock, the General 'barter Sessions albs Peace for the lona and borough orSoutliwark, were held before the It •corder and Aideriaaa J. J. Smith, at the town-hall, at St. Margaret's-hill. James Booth, aged 19, was in.linted for stealing a boa, value ss. the property of Francis King. The prosecutor is a cheesennmger in Tooley-street. On a day mentioned, the ham was hanging by a string ■t .be dour, when the prisoner, who was passing, removed it trom the string, and ran away. lie was pursued by an ollicer, and in his career Inc dropped it, and was taken into custody. The Jur, found hint guilty, sad tine Recorder sent him to three month's hard labour at lsriston J EA LOUSY .—Nary !drown stood iudioted for assaulting Mary, the wife of John Smart. The prosecutria lives in Griffiths-rents. Bermondsey-►treet ; on the I eith of November, between nine arid ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner Caine to her house end beat her shout time bead in a dreadful manner, gave her a black eye, nod tore her bonnet fermi her head. The prisoner's husband encouraged her in the assault. Witness and the prisoner had had souls words a few days before the assault took place. The prisoner is her defence, said, I beiprosecutrix was jealous without occasion, arid that she called her very ill names, which ems the cause of her assaulting her. The Recorder addresmtl We sinry ; and the prisoner was tumid guilty, and ordered to pay • line of one s! Ming and be discharged. . _ Elizabeth Miller stood indicted for stealing a silver spoon. value 2*. the property of Ann Sophia Butler. Several witnesses gave the primmer ■ good character. She was a draas•waksr, and ep to this occasion she was particularly honest. The Jar, consulted some time and acquitted the prisoner. Two boyar named Gilbert and Murion, were tried fur stealing a dm* and a drake, the property ofJ. Webber. Verdict--" Guilty."—sentence to each—" Conanement and hard work, and a good hipping." Butler Odell Munkton, .Esq. was tried upon an indiMment, charging him with haring assaulted an old woman, his conk with " a candle and candlestick," in her bed at night. Anne Woodward, the cook, said, that in September she was in bed one night with one of Mr. Monkton's sons, • child shoot • year old. Between one and two in the morning the defen dant entered the room, in which Mrs. Moakton also lay, on account of a still younger babe, which she was nursing. Wit ness was asleep, with the NW, boy in her arms, and the de fendant awaked her with very bad langtiage, and then threw the lighted candle awl candlestick at ker. She held bre arm before the babe to protect it, otherwise be might have killed his own child. Her and Was cut open. Bite did not know whether her nosier was drank at the time ; his wife was in the room at the time, but could net pacify him. although she tried. The defendant mild, that be owed all this prosecution to his father-in law, who was enraged to see hint married to his dadglitcr. Verdici—Guilty. The Recorder—" Are you willing to recompense the poor woman for this injury ?" Defendant—" ff l had done her any, I should not bare lee the case codiL here." _ _ . Prosecutrix—o. Oh! toy Lord, it is the fourth tine he Las beats/rue. I forgete him three times." The Recorder—" Take him away, jailor. Ilia sentence is imprisonment fur two months. Ido out wonder that his wife's father should feel fur his child. .11a WE.STIIINSTER SESSIONS. THURSDAY, APRIL 3.—These sessions commenced this morning before Francis Const, Esq. and a Bench of Magistrates. The Coin was occepied the whole day io trying usault cues of no interest whatever. The LicEnstso ACT.-211r. Taylor moved for leave touter the appeal against the conviction obtained against Mr.Strioger, the landlord of the Red Lien, in the Hirentl, which involves an imortant question, relative to the operation of the licensing aut. The motion wan granted, and to-morrow wan fixed to hour and detersuise the matter of the appeal. FRIDAY, APRIL 4,—LICENSED VICTUALLER'S APPEAL -The appeal of Mr. Stringer, the proprietor of the Red Lion public-house, in the Strand, ropiest the conviction of Mr. Halls and. Mr. Minehull, the Bow-street magistrate'', upon Cie information of Johnson, the common informer, for serving 'liquor after the hour specified in the Publican's Act, came tan before a foil beech of magistrates. Tim, record of the conviction being .produced, Byers, as witness under the conviction, prooreded to sub►tantiate tins case. On his esautinatioo in chief be deposed, that on the night of Monday the lath or January he went into the lied Lion public house at ten minutes after twelve, and saw at time bar bee men and five woven, one of whom was served with a glass of rum without say hesitation. Crass-examined by Mr. Taylor,—Don.t yea know the Red Lion to be a house for the reseptioe of travellers 1 I believe it is —Have not you seen coaches at the dour, after twelve at night, to take home people returning front the theatre 7—l have teen coaches at the 000 r. Were any stage coaches at the door on the sight in qaestioa, at ten minutes after twelve ? I saw one stage croon at the door. Can you S.tear that the people who received the refreshment did out intend to go by that ouch ; I can't tell whether or nut. At this moment it was discovered by one of the magistrates that there was a technical objection to conviclimii es the Vomid that Here was a misnomer as to the parish. The adamant so being able to prove in what parish the house was situated, the objection was considered fatal, and the conviction quashed. Nary Hammond was indicted fur stealing a number of house hold articlrs, the property of • poor woman who was confinid to her bed by illness, and whom the prisoner visited under the pretence ofalrording assistance. She was detected in com mitting the 'bell, and on the prosectstrix endeavouring to get back her properly, the prisoner atruek her a violent blow in th• face.—The case was clearly proved. The Chairman (F. Coast, Esti.) in pasainz judgment, said, the case was one clan aggravated nature, and the sentence of the Court therefore was--" that she should be imprisoned six ca lendar mouths, and kept to hard labour. AUTHENTIC—We lately informed the public that the army surgeons had been applied to with a view to ascertain the number of those who are ready for service :—the application has produced the resigna tion du great many of the medical attendants of the army, and we understand that the %%comics arc mutediutely to be filled up by perAnis who mutt be ready to take the field with their regiments at the :honest notice. s Pii f ~,.., 107 LONDON FANIIIONS raft APRIL. MORNING OREM—High dress of Cyprus crape, of a pale laveuder colour, fastened bellied ; from the throat, nine narrow hands of gins as .Maple., bound with satin of the same colour, descend to the waist, confining the reversed ',lading that forms the front of the body ; from the sh•tuldur, on C3C.I side , is a triple wave of satin piping, wit'i small satin leaves with cordial edges : the lung sleeve easy ; neat cuff, with wave tiiintiiing and leaves : the upper sleeve is rather long and very full, with bands to correspond with the fitit: broad pros de Naples band, hound with satin, round the waist, fastened behind with a steel buckle: three rowauf tninnret gins de Naples, bound with satin, decorate thebotturn of the dress, whirls is finished with a satin roulesu. Square collar of worked muslin, and worked muslin rates. hound cap of sprigged bobbinet, and a single bonier of& itiok talk lace, set oat with equal Writs all round, zed trimmed with shaded gauze ribbon of azure and rose colour. Canhemire shawl, and jonquil-coloured gloves. Event NG DRESs.—Dres. of white figured grog de Naples; frock front, without ormuntnt, hut rather full, and fir:slied with a twisted roulesu of ethereal b is and whit • satin: epaulette of 'white satin vanOlos, bound with blue: the lower half of the sleeve is surrounded with a lozenge trimming of white satin hound with Like ; tae bottom of the skirt has lice doable roe- • Teens of blue arid white satin, planed at equal diatancea, mad finished with a white satin milieu', long rah of bine and • • whit. gauze ribbon: Siellian scarf. The hal• parted in front, with full curls on imob side 4 s Vonaisika, marked by two rows of pearl and a gold comb; • full plume of blee feathers, falling tastefully towards the front, and shading the raft aide of the faze. Necklace, ear-rings, and bracelets, of pearl. Lon white kid gloves, white satin shoes. G DEFESOL—We have obtained the following par- • ticulars of an action wit!, the pirates, elf Meekest, in which they were gallantly defeated by the brigs Arena, Cerro Blinn, of this port ; Baseinin, Captain Can, of W (ar- '• rived at Newpurt); and Nepfstrie. Captain Barton, of Bristol. These Testes sailed from Maniere on the Id inst. in compariv —four boors after sailing they were chased and come up with (about eight miles from Matanzas) by a piratical schooner, mountiog one large goo on a pivot, and supposed to he manned with seventy or eighty ides. The pirate bailed the captains of the brigs and ordered them to surrender, otherwise no quarter should be given them. The captains answered, that they es pected none, and should defend their vessels to Site lost. The pirate immediately commenced the action by discharging his large gun, and liking three cheers, which was promptly re turned by the brigs; and after an action of one boar and a half, they obliged the pirate to haul off, damaged ooriderably. Judging from the confusion they were in, there most have bean • 1 a great number of the pirates killed or wounded. flay came op with siateen sweeps, and used stereo only when they hauled • oft. The brigs were so near the piratical schooner, that the Captains saw people on board whom they had traded with at Nisminwis. The Benduie parted company with the other brig eller getting through the Passage. The Aeons was Woad to this port, and the Naptime to Trieste.--Virginiss Paper. Two Preach artists, MM. Houton and Daguerre, have is ,vented a new method of ealsitsitiag scenes of paintiag, differ in,: from the panorama, in that two separate objects are exhi 'sited at the same time. it is called the Dimwits. and the ides is borrowed from the paw - warns. The -scene is the interior of some greed building. or the view of a beautiful valley, which the observes semi from only awe point of view. The spectator mounts a staircase, lighted by a single lamp, to render contrast more striking ; he then Cetera a handsome room, and 'before hid. is a window looking into the interior of a Astra"; tha: at pre sent exhibiting is the °lmpel of the Trinity, at Canterbury ; the room then turns on a pivot, wed the spectator is surprised at seeing before ham the valley ot• Surges, in Swituerland. The picture is placed at a lis s d distance from the spectator, and is lighted from the sides as well as from above, while it is to one•• trived that the eve of the spectator shall be kept ape; the , tare, rand pass over the space Letween without notice, By this means the illusion is almost perfeot, mid the looker-on, vas scarcely imagine himself otherwise than-looking at nature from a window. The management of the light displays great jedg-* went, and upon that the deception in a great measure depends. Erase Marg.—The recent detection of false dice resembles e circumstance which happened many years ago at a frames gambling-house, in the chief region of gambling, the parish of St. James's.—A nobleman, when looked lost•s considerable sum, suspecting some fraud, declined playing any longer, took the dine. and placed him in his pocket. The gang were all in alarm, fearing that this detection would plot an cud to their depredations. After a consultation for collie time, it was re solved to offer his lordship's attalot de ehrtiorfork 3001. if he would enter his master's room, remove the fa:a, dine, sod atfluoilsie good ones. Thu brit suoceeded, and the house preserved its sharacser. The swampy situation of the Penitentiary at Milltmak, reit • den the Odor particularly obnoxious to the human eoustitensit, and no doubt tmeasiotie mach of the mortality of the prison, which was very improperly *Looted in a swamp. The green stigoant water that surrounds the building is estremely pn wholsrowina, amid if the place was properly irrigated, and a steam-engine erected to throw the wile, into the Themes; it would tend greatly to the salubrity of the plate. A mao named Humphries, of Llanfair, in North Wales, paid ►is addresses to a female, who lived beyond Conway. They agreed to meet at a fair in that town. In his way ►ither, he fell down one of the precipices of Penmaen Mawr ; she was everted in the Conway ferry-host, and was the only person that -escaped out of more than fourscore. They were afterwards • united, and lived teeny years in the parish of Idanfair ; in the -church-yard of which the inhabitants point out their graves. MATCH TO DO FIFTY MILES IS FIVE hlouas.—•Thin match was undertaken Ns hVedueaday morning, over a piece -of ground of ten miles, at listen& near Epping, for 100 cove •reigns. Mr. Jellery, a dealer, undertook to ri,ie a rob horse, 11 hands and a hali high, and to carry twelve stone, in the said lime.•--The horse to be his property, and which was bought Me the purpose. It was performed as follows; 11UlLe anpo. see. Find ten miles In 6.) 12 Second ditto AS 8 'lined ditto Fourth ditto 59 10 Fifth ditto 1 20 90 4 66 0 The horse did tlin match with moth ease, 591 i wtu aold ea the ground for twenty six sovereigua. On Wednesday lest the landlady &the Brown Rear pohlie hoes., at St. Albans, who oame to town to pay lier distiller 1301.(nr liyao.s. in gniog :thing Neargatenitrart, lied her innket rut by acme villain, who is suppooeil to be aware of the wa rily she lied, and robbed of all her money. `~_ ~,~, - -4 L