The National Register. — London, England, 1816-07-14 00:00:00

.T 1.711 14. We give this tiny a report of a trial, detailing a ehim ney-3weeper's cruelty. Englishmen can feel for tbreign crs of every description, Bluoks and Mulattoes—how is it that they do not feel for their own? The case of the poor child that has perished in the fangs of this unfeeling brute, ought to produce an immediate Act for the Abo lition of Fat h a species or Ilrfurc cod xlm•ery in this coun try, which we call free, uud peel:Burly etidowed and blessed by llca;cn. We are sorry to learn, that the. applicatiors for pass ports to visit France rather increase than diminish.— There is an absolute mob cf unpliunits at the French Ambassuilor's hose. We hear that constables have been oft‘.:n neemsary to preserve decorum. It is sometimes time days before the passports can be had. it is much to te regretted, that Parliament Ins sepn ra:cd without doieg any thing to prevent 4.r lessen the norther ettigratems, either tmrt - erary er Terntanent. By inquiries inatlc ut Bane - gut% Dover, end Prigliton, we 1 . 0.3 d that from these. ports only the number of persons taking their nasFaze to C;ic Continent, tumult on tm nye to not less than a theusand weehly, en a moderate computation ; and that the numbers lvho tuTive at these p-r:.; fr.en the Continent bear but a very small propor tion to those lslto puss to tl:e other side. Some of the desxt ,- .r., it is true, only go for a few months recreation; but in the present eireun:stancv4 to soy the least of it, it is higtly injr.:l4,u', for !In , sake c f n little amuscurnt, to privL. tLc c tzttiy 41 :01 of benefits of their expena tyre. Let us hype that from this moment motives of pa tri.oisni will leer many at home who have been planning ex.nrsiems to ether countries. ANTIDOTE TO IltionsTioN.—Extract from a letter front a t i...ntlernaa in America, dated in April last : '• l'e-re..nt: 1 1.. m.; I,eve, 1 li.t%e to inform yon tl..t i in 1 ; ; an.l innunn, Is. a , l. p , n lb.; a I taelitterent . ; . .ue tilt. co.t , IP. Yd.: butter. 3., per ; cur.% is. ut. iir r dozen; firinz r.:s•rectely dear, the minx. , or dome+ties equally bt• ;- -S1) 0141 y on will plainly Itce cuivit that, with Hit the taxis, t Loan may live better,• as well a cheap: r. in any part of I•;ngLiel, :lain in 11.1 s country." It is supposed, that the degree of unanimity to be ex pected upon the lea ling financial measures of the next &ssion will be ascertained very shortly. The Earl of Liverpool, assisted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has ',eon attended, for screeral mornings past, by the first Lord of tlee A Imitulty and Mr. 1•911 g, one of. the Pay masters of the Armv. Mr. Hoskisson, who has much re putation as a tins: tier, th ugh not now employed as such, has Ueen preseat at mast of the consultations, as well as Lord Castlereagh. A report has been very generally current for sonic days, of a Dissolution of Parliament in October ; the re port receives some corroboration, from a canvassing letter having been sent by Lord Palmerston to his constituents at Cambritlge University. Arrangements are in progress to establish a respect able naval force on the Lakes of Canada. Sir R. Hall, lately Commissioner of the naval yard at Quebec, is ap pointed to command it. Prince Blucher kept the anniversary of the ba't'e of Waterloo at Carlshad. The veteran was in such good health and spirits, that at a ball upon the occasian he danced a Polonaise with the Princess of Tour and Taxis. Accounts received from Constantinople, of the 31st of May, mention, that the Turks have fitted out another squadron, under the command of the grand Admiral Ghosren Mehmet Pucha, which is immediately to pro ceed to the Archipelago. It seems the Admiral is there to join the first division, which had already sailed ; and it was generally believed he would proceed against giers, for the purpose of compelling the Dey to acknow ledge the authority of the Porte, which he has lung re fused to do. A private letter from Paris, dated July 4, says:— "Lady Wilson's heal th being considerably ameliorated, Sir Robert has expressed his readiness to return to the Con eiergerie ; in consequence of which he is to repair there to-morrow. The expiration of the term of their legal captivity is on the 24th inst. It is positively asserted, that the King of Portugal has promised to support the Royal cause at Buenos Ayres and Monte Video with an artily of 15 or 16,000 men ; which will, it is aided, be very usefal in these provinces, though not wanting in Mexico or Peru. It appears, that a revolutlon has been attempted in Constantinople by the .Tannissaries, but had failed; in consequence of which their Ago had been deposed. Some conmed and dreadful cases of - Hydrophobia have lately been sueeessfally teeate I in Germany, and cures effected, by excessive bleeding, mercury, &c —The cases have been communicated to this country from autho rity. The Viceroy of Poland has very liberally exempted all imports into the kingdom. which rel ites to the arts and sciences, from Custom duties, and allowed them to pass free. In the Grand Duchy of Baden 19,018 children were raceinat(il in 1814, of which the 37th child was not in oculated with genithr. vaccine matter; in 41 the inocula tien proloced not the least effect. In the same year 38(i children had the natural Su.all-pox, of whom 75 died, or the fourth and. Thus it appears. that ete Smell-pox was as dertroctive ie. 1 814 as in former periods. By the vacchathm, above 4500 children were saved in one year in the Duchy of Baden, TT NATIONAL REdISTER. DRAMATIC REGISTER. HAY MARKE3' THEATRE. A new performer was brought forward at this Thea tre on Friday night in the play of 71w Foundling of the Forest. This gentleman was announced under the name of Hamilton, and came out in the part- of Per,Yand. His pn....0n tall, and rather meagre; his countenance is intelligent, and his cyc e;:pressive. Although he is Kneel to have made on this occasion his first appearance on any stage, he discovers no ignorance of his business there, and no absence of the requisites fur soon su:Teed ing as an actor. He was forcible without c.'uggeration; and coal and distinct, though never languid or inani mate. The scenes in which he besought forgiveness of Eugenia-4.2pr -sated the murderous intentions ofLongue- Olc—and finally saved foe victim by assuming the dis guise of the rutiiaa who ivas to have destroyed her— afforded proofs of no ordinary judgment and feeling in Mr. Hamilton, and led us to fanu an opinion which, we trust, he will verify—that he is an acquisition of great promise to the London stage. The other charac ters were well sustained. It is aseer:uincll, tl..at Mr. Kean has brought more mon:. y to the Theatre, than vas ever done by toy Per former in any period of the Stage—Mr. Garrick ot ex cepted. The Duties of Manager and Stage Manager of Drury Lane Theatre me in future to be performed solely by Mr. Itae. THE BLACKHEATH PEDESTRIAN.—During the last week Eaton, though subject to much inconvenience aw ii)g to the bad state of the weather, as well as constant weakness, stupor, and even delirious affection, continued to persevere in his undertaking.—lle was frequently heard to declare, that the deprivation of life alone won •1 prevent his aecomplisiiment of the task.—lmmense crotvels still continue to witness his performance, and ycster.lay evening he completed 950 miles. A. song the distinguished visitors now at Berlin are, the Dake of Cambridge and Kotzebue. A French Paper estimates the number of English now in Paris at '29,000. The Morning Chr nick says, that, though the office of Receiver-Genel of Cornwall has been given to Colonel M' Mahon, the emoluments of it are to pertain to Gen. aonmfieltl.—We do not comprehend this. The prat,tic.! of the French, in keeping alive their Institution lbr educating young men for the office of Consul, as mentioned in the French Papers, is highly praise-worhy, and deserving of imitation by the Bri tish Government. It has been by such vigilance in the educitti-n of diplomatic characters that the French Ne gociators have generally succeeded in currying their points, in prcferente to all other competitors in Cabinet affairs. NEWS EXTR tORDINARV.—.A Journal announces this morning a marriage between a sou of the Prince Regent of Forgland, and the daughter of the King of Sardinia! --(Gm:elle de France.) The Journal des Demi: states, under the head of Frankfort—" We are assured it is in contemplation in Fngland, to establish a steam-pa.cl;et between Warwick and Frankfort, and which will make the voyage in live or six days !" How little do some of the good People of Paris seem to know of persons or places in this country ! The son of the Prince Regent, will, doubtless, go over to the Continent in the identical • steam-boat, which they say will sail from Warreict to Frankfort ! It would scarcely surprize us, after the late specimens tf their ignorance, to read in them, that Ctaheite is the name of one of the English counties. We quote from the Monitenr the following French bull, by way of cons ling our Irish readers.--Speaking of the departure of the Duke of Wellington from Paris, the Paper says—Le Noble Lord est parti la nail snionnte, a trols hcures de matin—The Noble Lord set off the jiglom ing night at three o'clock in the morning ! In an advertisement lately in a Dublin Paper, there appeared an oiler of an house and Land, together with some sporting accommodations ; in which it was stated, that whoever might take the premises, should have per mission, without further leave--to shoot himself. A Barrister cbserving a Lard Chancellor, whom he wished to address, very much erraged with the Gazette, said, " I beg your Lordship's pardon—l see you are busy with your harvest." The late Dowager Countess of Conyngham has died immensely rich ; for, to the astonishment of her repre sentatives, no less than one hundred and fifty thousand guineas have been found securely deposited in leather bags, within her private closet. EPIGRAMS. A French gun that in IV.iterlooN battle Iv) lwrst, With it , fragmeqs vim ac•sr•l by P. Iv it the Shannon, Who I lirclar.fi in ilici•Ach (.tich or elory hig tliiist He had taken a great wan p;ccer of CAIIIIOII. Jo 4 10. H. R. H. P. D. o♦ TOO SILVER CUP. PRVSEPCI ED BY THF PLAYERS TO ILEAN A silvcr cnp fur Ken, and such a thumper! "1.- fit for one, who alwa ~ > lov'tl a tuottim; : fi'ter Al'il r but WI:.) woad i a...r ha. , thong/It it), Th , v •r, cup--a hot of it? filar.let'wrought it. July 5, 1616. *The uautc of the palm. 111 END OF THE WORLD. DRUMM., JULY 5 —Some time ago we nvoitioned the pro phecy of an astrownner at Bologna, who fixed the end of the world fur the 18th ofJu.y, and whom the Government prudent ly It.al arrested. We mertioned this prophecy only to chew the absurdity of it ; but histeud of this, old women hare taken the alarm, and the prediction is now a general .abject of emu. versarion. At G watray and in many communes of Flanders, says this Journal of Guent, fear, which never reasons, drives into But chorches a crowd of good woot.m, waif coal • to prepare themselves against this dreadful catastr 'pile. A dozen times in a century these mbieratile pred:clions are repeated, which, though always falsified. :itways find dupes; and this will be this same . or some thousand years to come, because there w.il always be prophets and foOls. Oiie thing oa.ilti to conflict these tiO sd people; that is, that th e end of the %Lurid is to be announced by Anti-Christ, said there are yet no accounts of his appearance. Th Le surension of the Saving Bank Bill, until the next Session, leaves it open for those already instituted to proceed upon their (mu ; t leave overseers of pa rishes to their own discretion in the queition of r_ lief to the members, witich the Bill directed theta not to refuse on that account ; and, us to the authority foe benefit clubs joining them, their discretion. over their own fund is clear, if all assent to the alteration: neither need any question b: wade as to their legality, without a statute ; for they will be representel by their treasurer and trn. tees ; and the remedy of the members for the - rp •uperty is against them. And, as to the siurgestion of usury, it i s curtain, Cut all the courts of law hold, that if at any re gular settling of accounts interest be aided to the (.3 ital, they constitute together one integral debt, on which amount interest in ay be charged for delay of payment ; but if no such settlinl; takes place, interest can he charged only upon the original loan or debt. Thus the Saving Banks cannot suffer mach by the delay of Mr. H use's in ten.led bill; and, perap), this delay may adOrd upportu. nity tbr improvement before the next Session. Gold has again fallen. The fine t Portugal Gold is now at 31. 191. per ounce ; dollats are at 4s. 101 d. ; standard silver At. is. The Mint are proceeding rapidly with the new Silver Coinage, nearly 150,000 pieces are coined daily ; and in a week that quantity, immense as it is, will be doubled. The head res,:►nbles that on the last issued Ss. pekes, and is a little clumsy, - The reverse is bountiful ; it has the arms of Great Britain very richly emblazoned, in the manner of the fine Italian silver pieces under Buonapartc. The inscriptions are handsome, but the letters are in very low relief. The milling r ,und the edge is not only new but surpassing any thing of the kind we remember to have seen. The edge is raised so as to protect the effigies, arms, and exergue • front being speedily worn plain ; and the milling is applied in deep perpendicular indents upon the circumference. In this respect the money in preparation is (hr superior to the early coinage of his Majesty's reign, not only in utility, but in rich ness of appearance. The- new Coinage is expected to be issued in January, and stimultaneousle all overthe island; in order to accomplish which, large deposits will be ,previously made in every considerable town ; and when all is complete, a Royal Proclamation will be issued. Between Go and 70 million of pieces, chiefly shillings and sixpences, will be given at once to the public, and the larger money will thereafter be circulated progres sively as the labours of the Mint enable the issues to be made. The Duchess of Wellington East Indianian has been destroyed- by fire in Saugur Roads : the Pilot, two Officers, two passengers, and ninny of the crew, perished. . • We learn from Sunderland, that on Thursday last, the banking-house of Cooke and Co. at•that place, was vi sited by an extent in aid from London, which obliged it immediately to, stop payment: Several expresses were sent to town to communicate the eircumstaiwe.—(/bid.) The Sunderland Bank:, which, we understand, has now stopped payment, is said to be indebted to the house of Messrs. Bruce, Simson, and Co. in the enormous sum of 184,000/.—(Observer.) The Sussex and Horsham Bank (Blunt and Raper) stopped payment; on Wednesday morning, in conseluence of the failure .of the Banking-house of Mess:s. Bruce, Simson, Freer, and Co. London —(lbid.) The brewers have at length determined to reduce the price of Porter two-pence per gallon. At Portsmauth, leer has been lowered a penny The monopolists who keep up the price in the capital re duce a mere trifle in proportion to the duties taken off; but they keep out of sight all the great tall in materials of their manutiwture. The publicans of }hill have re duced the price of ale to hl. per quart ; York price. Id. per quart. There is a report that there has been a great deficieno in the receipts of the revenue for the quarter ending. th sth inst. One account states it to be 2;197,000I. le than the coresponding quarter last year ; anti iollthr , e account estimates it at somewhat less than i,000,0001. India Stuck has fallen nearly five per cent. withi , ) tn. , e few days, in coasequence of the belief of the renewal of the war in India. The French General Humbert, who served under the orders of General Hoche, and who distingo;.slitd himself in the descent at Bantry-hay, lies , ac.or ,in to report, assembled and armed at New Orleans about 1 000 men of different nations; with the int;ntion, it is understood, of joioing the principal corps of rebels in Mexic3, who are dcairotto of waking him their (j;ncra?-ia-Chief.