The National Register. — London, England, 1818-07-13 00:00:00

i!EPORt ON' TIM Usvnv LAW:. Anithe Select Com mittee mapitoted to cons:dor ef the effects of the Laws which regulate er restra; , : ahe Interest of Money, and to report their opini:r. thcAnaptitt to the liaise ; and who were empowered to 7eport the min n of the evidence take :.efore them ; have, pursuant ta the order of the House, extunined the matters referred to them, and have agreed upon the fallowing Itetolutionst—lst. That it is the opinion of thisCtmatnittee. thy the laws regaeing or restraining the rate of interest have been extensively evaded, and have Laded of the effect of ea rthing a maximum on such rate ; and that of hate year: , , from the constant excess of the market rate of interest :time the rate limited by Law, they have added to the evenee il:catred by borrowers on real security, and that such borrowers have been chnyell4..d to resort to t'm mode of &ranting annuities on lives—a mode which iats been made a cover for obtaining higher interest than the rate limited by law, and has further subjected the borrowers to enormous charges, or forced therm to make very disadvantageous sales of their estates.—teal. That it is the opinion of this Committee ; that the con struction of such laws, as applicable to the trunsactious ef commerce as at present Carried on, have been atteudel with much eneertainty as to the legality of money trans‘ actions(/' freqt en t occurrence, and consequently been vro duet ive of much embarrassment audlitigutioa. 31 1 hat it is the opinion of this Committee, that the present period, when the market rate of interest is below the legal lute, of an opportunity peculiarly proper ter the repeal of the said laws. Cary of a letter front the High Constable of West minster, to the Chairman of Sir Francis Burdett's Cont- Mit tee ; St have to inform you that I have just been with Mr. Hob. house. who lia^ coottattni.;:ded to ate the orders of my Lotd Ski mouth. as High Stenaird at Wotatin,ter, that acidity myself not any of the cons , tahh•A arc to attend 0:1 Inweuiioa on Monday next. I am. Sir. your obedient .cr‘.l.lt, Charing cross. July 11. W e arc it:funned that a aw.:l lately took place in Lisbon, between his Excellency the I 'nom of C—ha. and as English officer of that service, Major H. M•ln- Walt, both officers of c,avalry„ in consevence of un insult °tiered by the finmer to a Portuguese Lady of :obi.. lily, whilst under the nrm .of the tatter at the Sun Curios It appears /hey met With a sabre, and that the British Oliker completely ( cat The Chub[ to the grenna, mid that be-could not be eunipencti to rally and combat. The affray ended in a disgraceful manner on the part of the Count, who, with six rothims, employed fin the purpose, afterwards made an attempt to assassinate the NV 1. LEE. g 4 Ulna 'Major and his. second, on their return from a party, but who entirely fail.d in the attempt. This • camdtAgt has proluced a considerable sensation in Lis bott,Alnd culled forth the just indioation of all, par ticularly the females of his own nation. .1 letter from a Yorkshire gentleman, extensively engaged in Agricultural pursuits, and who has just returned from an vxtensive tour in Ireland, Pays--" I ant.,gbid to buy, that the wheat crop is looting very well, both in Englund and Ireland ; and it is gene rally thought the largest crop we have had for 20 years. limier and oats hare, however, eutiertva much from the lute are weather." It is reported that Government will immt.sliately re quire 20,0e0 tofu' of shipping to !.ring home the troops, artillery, and rtures from Itimee. It has made some bustle among tSe ship.owners of the t,:ity who have vcsse's suite& for that purr*. While in many parts of the Continent. remarks arc made upon the uncommon dronght of the season, ae rousts from Italy infinln us, that frequent rains had so swollen - the rivers of that country, eveciafly the l'o, that tiw inhabitants were in great dread of intintlutinil. k is said, that a marriage will take place between Prince Frederic, neflew to the King of Sammy, and heir presumptive to the throne, and the Archduchess Cardiine, daughter of the Emperor ,of Austria, and that it will : be' solemnized in the course. of the ensuing au talon. Mr. Perecral, who comes into Parliament for Ennis in I ielaml, is a son of the late Chancellor of the L, chequer. rt - iE .—..On Seimlay night an alarming fire broke out in New. cm-t•-eet, 11 I ! it! born. It counitentx4 ia the :It:Meta* Nlt.ssre. tsperie..-r. feather had makers, whose boy had been in the stable. at t .. 6 'hack.tf the pretto.e.=, anti hunitAliately under the feqtlitr bed tuanonetory. hour 10licicek 1:c row no appearance ot w hil e he 'n.l4 m the *tilde. but a short time after ire had cwimsl it, IT heard a eracklinq tioiie, and inimethittly °vented the smide t,thr,. and to ott a net or all in a blase. which ram eonnaintiotted to the ma. r.•itie.tory a n d Noise of lir. Speneer, whose t. !WIC prenlisty and ca. propci a, worth übont 7,41( . 4)1., w• re enortly consumed in less than ',tot on i.lOll ; he is insured. The whole of the premi-es t. , ..ceit !flamer r's house Newtomstreet, and the back part of. Alt .I:otimon's coach nwoofat tory. in Little Queen-street. are entirely contuse al, 1410: wink ot the piety they cant:tined. The pre mise. of Nit.. a cool nienbant, in selidi were quantity of old concli.w! , eols. &c.. were entirely dt boom! j alit the yreinises of a illiteh apr'ng rralicr, who is t' e only su'erer that is not insorel. 1 . 1. v house of Mr. TOMIN, Vablicati. next floor to Spencer's, has entity:4 considerably from tl.e fire, and he has lost u quantity of fur. rOtott, the amount of M n ,!. and upwards; we under3tand he is inn insured tot snort ti en fall his los.. The shop of Mr.—. a carper t-r. wt:s bo-nt .o ;h.:4round. Mr..h.nle on's prenines are not very iot:t a initoto by ti.e tire, Inc in removing a number of roaches. ec, to • are yam tram the the, err a!1 very much damaged, sag: soon n N casts. Seca, ontl Davis, emtri nialters. have gtMer.rl 14. r.tr-ming this i.mp. rtv In stud !tilt Salpt. uoamrr r 01:011. 0. . llai,ptly 110 ;IV!'S Inane been lost. Netther of Me 1 , wt ,e Inane v.:sen tic caliattity took place. Alts. 4 :5..5e,. :n lii 1410,c 'II: young el Mum ; by t h e eastt:4o.‘ of ntt liOtChlitvt) and trhars, sue nutty remov.O. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, July 7. IP,IB. THE I'riiwipnl Officers ty . Ili* .3lajesty's Ordna►rce Prerebtf give notice. thin proposal's trill 64- reerieed nt froir Pull Mall. UN or liveilee Wedneadity. 14. Wei dap rie.el,ii . uat oath I'm sant as may hr williag to made, take Supldy of TUE. N.4TIONAL It appears certain . that Mr. Peel has retired from the situation Of Chief :4 , ',:cretary for Ireland ; and the Irish papers say, that hots to be sneeedell by Mr. Charles Grunt 1 he greet contest for Ijevon continued'. tra the sixth day's poll, when Sir I'. Aokland resitpet Ebringtoo .aid Bastard were of course' retail - AA. Sir Thomas teetived frequent insults front the mob during the contest. The !buskin brig Rut irk tinder thr command of 1 ieutenant Koterbtie, which at keit at l'ornen,tutit shunt there week. lead been out 011 • voya4e of illocev cry two years anti eleven months. The crew had volution d retualkably Itraitlay, but the vessel was °blips! to put into hit I. iiiii sok fur supplies• of provisions. Outing Ins vtiyagos.whicit attirst WAS threet— di to the North, Linoleum,. Kolar low rthehesi a set y high latitude. but we tee out vet able ass state:it with accuracy.— lie fell in with a most singular iechrii, of geoid mainiitole, wit:eh not only basil II portion tit* its Nut fire b.overtil with earth and mould, and bearing trees and vageiatifts' protium ions. but a portisit ot its *tater line covered with kolebry folvetestby the deposit of earthly scatter, washed down front the higher par.s of the earth.rovered iceberg. On this shore a landing ss as made, and considerable quantities of remains of liar mammoth wore timmi its such a state of' ;skirt:teflon; as to plink Cl' it must insupportable stench. The knriek bensight assay a mambo of the tusk a and other parts of Maar irnmen•eit ii iii whirl. l.ad probably been prebend! in • fens• a slate fur many ages, till the mass of ire which t nolosed them, pot in motimi by book. nuknunn taus., .cached a more temperate ONE Olptr/RED MaES IN Twrist; llnt•tts.-•-A Mar:, the roperty of Major fates, won this match oa Thur.-clay morning on living flats, as follows went ten miles in the ill-Allow, and et: to duce. Half the distance was performed in tine hours and forty minutes. The mare was fed, and rilie , ,tur,ed to do the la.t tufty miles in six hours. She was kept steady ut nine miles an hour, and the match was won cleverly in three minutes within time. It was for 100 guimus. Pervious to the close of the books at the election for Nottiaaham, a scrutiny was demanded Iry Mr. `moth, which was refused ley the Sheriff. In ronscquest•r of taiL. ;%Ir. Smith deviated his intention of petitioning the.tionse of Com. names against the reiorn. Mrs.- 'Nettles% melt, alto Bird a •port time ago in Eisen, was the mother of 2 eliddre . n, grstilin nilso•i. In :!:l, and great grand ))))) tber to 21. Eleven of her assn 4. hi!,l! ell are now living, as are abn 42 of her grass) chittlrult. Fusty of her several tlesevelt/AMlll . olloweil 116.1 remaha• to thy grace. The Crenated/ libetette bays, " the Tuesday se . innon a most astonishing and nonmetal eireimistaner was whine ssed by -e. sera, 1 !rests of spectators. At Newly'', near Perisimee, a swarm of bees soddenly alighted en re boy's headoent re. milord there ter a considerable time. The buy, almost len i fied to death, was required to smoke tobneco, to preserve himself' from be lug injured. In the mean time a hive uus procured, and held over his head for some tient.; w lien, by degree.•, the bees ail calved it, without indicting the least in jury use the boy." A yeoman at the Moon election being asked, after taking the oath, the - usual question of " For w hum do yule vote .r . " replied, " For ter S. •1 Hominy." He was tool that Sir iiiii el was not A earididate there) but lie insisted upon voting for whom he pl. Ased,and his vote for Sir Stowed lE ly was ;nem dingly I ecurded on the pulkebook. It is a remarkable Leer, that uo animal of the squirrel spe cies, in a wild state, was Ines' ?tell it: the comity of Iltirlineu, newel lately, alien Ali. Al. Sherlock, of Middle/ton, took a squirrel of a complete jet black colons, winds he leas mew iu Inc possession. Jnilge * Kooky, in going the Western Circuit, had a great stone thrown at his head ; bat , from use circumstance of hi. stooping very to liisfriends),lltat had I been en upright Judge I might bete brew Cl. E w EL-G n has been sneered to remain a cnuunnu tiortlsl.4 for twiny years, is stoutly to be inclosed with a iroo-r.ttlittu : the iticlo‘ore to be 'slowed, and iota not wininane!-walks. It is to be in the form of a I), with the flat bide (muting the Sessions loose. Tuesday night while Mr. Warldingham, of the Constitution public house, Hertford S•reet, Covent • w! - ,s busily engaged waiting upon a party, some thief entered his chamher, and pla:Acted It of money., iewellery, and wearing apparel so the amotirt of mil.— Among property atolin was about 151. worth of comma coins be lor.;:ing to Mrs. NValdtrighaiii. llittr-day e3orning, about I kn'eloek, as some men were digging a sewer near SEW lietilleim the earth tell in, and the tore , (filar wood), with three others, were baring in the ruins. Iwo t.t* th e m e n, and the Mriviian, rrregrit oat after the lapse titan hour, the latteripme dead, who has lett a wife and larks l tnuly to dcphut las 105.% rhe two other men are Ilen valet tea to survive. A new method shoelllC hones has reeently been intro duced. it 1 . 1111%1Ft% Of Iwo pieces Joined by a hinge. w hich is defended by a strong stechlit ailed lived, and, by adapting itself to the t apouritut of the loot, is intended to prevent contraction. On Tuesday morning Mr. Rte.', I , pot-maker, of Limehouse, went in company with his apprentice. to hi,the iu the 'Martini when he unfonunately got out ta his depth, and was drowned. A ses♦ Units ring opinion of the Digiesh Fluids nmst he indulged in 11. e West Indies, since, among tithe's, a Illtdran• tile !wowr lately sent a rettlittmitee to Lon.tnn tit 10,0001. so purchase 3 per Cd tit, COliMllll..hhvtid they not he bight.' than 1510: but, it above par, to wait farther orders! !! COPPERSMIXIIS" ARTICLES, .for se, vire of this Delon intent. fin. aPe ei4 t4we rears. d,- lerothotlde 'Orr the Expientian 1:1' the first Icor, 'Ton Nuiiic rf 'hoer Months ' el the Optic,. of ritherPoety. P•,tl. •ns sa d samples of the orditirs nwy le seen van eppilealion the P, ;reripot NWll.ltaptr ' s Oil r, Lr t.'ee Teseer. fortlirr I'u ther :a1.% the T, roes and Cus..ditions of !b e ltlflll be Alo , un .1 the Seeretarp's (Wier. in Pall Ahril any ;len, hirers' the !moors of if?' nod 'bur o'el,c4. wee- re 111101 It 1/.li; erre/ xrclrfi ',Food rodmod '• Pr po ,a, lor l'irirprirqtiti.s' Article.," but no Proioloot :an lir odes lied aft r sold 2:/d heeli.e o'r10.1; ;um ,go r s weihreo any Trtdro 1:117 OWN' d aide ,, the Pa; is; makiog it, 0, Gil .Igent en has lithaY shall at:. rid. 'IV ri,r• Oa( I our!. B. ii. 1r , SA rrtarj. • MARRIED. The Roy. R. Match' r, A.A. of Clapham Common, Surrey, to Ca- • roline Louisa. }min/fest .:cwt. ot R. '1 Mamas, NED. ol Sa:ishury.-11. Stratton. Esq. surgeon to tus Majesty', forces. to Miss Lincoln, of Upper Seynair-street...4t. Falwicr, lay. burgeon. of Bath. en Lu cy, only eau. of the late T. Alexander. Esq. of Mann!ogfortl Wilt4l.lre.—The Rev. Mat. M. rreston. of Aspenden Hall, Hert fordshire. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambri a / l e. to Elizabvtli.dau. tithe late F Gamut, Esq. of the Home Depart. meat. to Mrs. Strettoo, or Gloureqer Pl..ce.—A. Ewart. Esq. sur ge,* on the Alvin., establishment,. to Miss Agnes Scott. of Pal/ Mal I.—H. L. Albert. Esq. late of the sSth rcgt. to Janp, only day. of M. Wstits. Esq. of Tandridge-court, Godstone, Surrey, and niece to die late It. Wilks, Esq. of Waristead, Essex. DIED. . At Oregan. near Plymeo'h, aged sn, Burrows. of the R.l . in which he served ti 4 years, 56 of which were as a Lieut.-. In John -street. Iledfoid.row, aged 68, J. Shaddick. Esq. one of the sworn Oflicers of the High Court of Chaneery.—At Stanwdl , !gift s .. dl. -set, aged 15, Maria, third datt. of Sir John and lady Gibla ns.— Nlr. C. Gastineau. of Canthetwell, aged James. Esq. ofs: Upper IV impole.street, and New No.—At Wimhictlon, surto.. the lady of Wt Douglas, F:: q. of Sluane-street —ln Upper Berkeley stieet, the Right Hon. Loy F.liaithetli Richardson. witemf Bich. avlson, 1:1. of the Madras Civil Service. and youngest (btu. of the late Earl ot Winterton.— At Pisa. where she went kw the recovery of her health, the II on. Charlotte Plunkett. She was sister to Lord Cloncurry, and married. in 181/3„ Edward, eldest son of Lord Dun sany, by whom she has left two bons and one daughter.—J. Deady. Esq. distiller. aged 53. JULY 13 it Ca/Hari, in Sardinia. on filial:MO. 31 min. irritatesi.to the hot degree by base revneta re:Tee:log the essioluot , of ife. ran to tete Convect where a Bout' dwelt. % 1 10 . 1111.1 been pointed 0111 flu him boinst sin stranger to her culpable connection.. After lia% foe btroek hiro, whom be reeattleil toe minions of his shave, two blow* 1311 N. 1)41111 ri. sou nrsl huwe , and Lit the moor eassioli :brew hi+ iiiit.appv 1111 . 3. OW Of Ihr o wdi,w. 11 1 the* Il s e& front. Jisstire. sr( hi. ti1 , 5331111.i1l a place sit refosse k but the Governor of bring titan' nivil of the horrid tranynetiosi, oiliereii ; l in, i n h e the elivorch t..uhichhebait tissit. (I. An (.I•1 M4lllllll e4s as-is nrre%sest, ttlin fool rionifibiitvd moat to light sits the Jessicio. tiny of the '1 heie iv to be a rie,e•ore ramp of 3i1,000 1111.0 Ito the en. iri .of ffs•tilis, during theca/ of the Emperor Atetimider lit that The family of :tie. Thitek ray. taranloy P are, Lambeth. was. emmaideeiy med on Irtsiastay moVoinse..; by a m u m 1 11 deranged saw t , of mind, who jounced rum the sultruf through the pat lour son:eillesi the panes of ttlato,, s.Ar the Vett. tint 11 . :111.114, and 111 icing IA poker, exclaimed 1 0 I wn ladirs who weir in flit. room. t;I:n ' , boy had not a moment to the feotalea ran oust of the lurn•e eery soot* terrified' s , And provneed thse ielsiouture of a rotidinbir, by whom he WMI taken bethre is magiatraie. who %Signed au order for his ad ttii'w.ion into Lambeth woriihmm. LOADON AIRKETS. CORISiTsIEXCHANGS. YRIDAY, ?MY lb. Our Market has been well supplied with Wheat and Oats this week and line Wheat sell: readily on rather better tense than Monday last; bwt the Oat trade is dull, and scarcely sapportstliat day's cur rency.—ln Barley, }leans, and Pease, we have DO alteration to notice. MONDAY. JULY 13. f There was a tolerable supply . of English Wheat this morning. and upwards of 17,000 qttatters of foreign Wheat arrived since this dat• week. and I:•tring but few buyers at market, the sales were dull. and could liati!ly support last Alonday's prkes--Harley and Malt • were much Itelter --Bulling and Grey Yeiwe were advanced cunsi— derably._lk•art from 2s. to , 3s. per quarter disarer—There were several isi.ivie.* of English and Foreign Oats, %bleb caused a reduction of about is k per quarter in that prices-1n •itapeseed and I .inseed but Ind,: do*. . . a. I. S. a. ' Wheat .... a 6 A 84 Whitereast63 a 76 Fine ditto. 63 a 1,10 crcy 58 a 64 :urns I. I. Poland flats 37 a 4.1 Putwoe ditto .76 a 4! Fin:: Flour 7s a ao tiecord ditto 70 a 7$ RapeSeedwl.iot.ti It yc 43 a 30 . FIIIC Itarlet 4t4 a 64 I Ticks alt 74) a 96 i Oat 4 • 5l A 41 PRICE ( 0 Thr price of the bet Whewrenliread rhrottithoot the me tropolis. is stisted by the Bakers to be 14. i. the Quarters Lo 4 tif. &nee Bakers sell the QuArtern I.aitlfrom ld. to 23. lower. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN I'ER QUARTER, IX ENot.Awu Avn WALE 9 FOR THE %VELE ENDING Jur.r 4. Wheat f Rye Harley Oasi Beans Peeve 1 , 4 4I 53 14R 3I 33 1 0137 10 54 I SMITTIFIEI.I). IF M EAT, IluN DA y. .1 NEWGAT r" ,1 '11 Cdtle at Nw;ti t fiad. Bast.. about.... IN/4n gliecp (alves 310 Pi: 320 is Y 15. a. d. s. d. h .s M▪ utton —4 0 a . Veld 0 4 6 (i P0rk......3 ft a f; 0 Land)..... - , u a 7 4) Yu 1. 1.1 6.06: L ('arrtsc 9. 4. 6. Bet f 3 4 a 14 Mutton 4 0 a 5 9 Veal 40 as II Pork 4 t a 3 $ Liillab 5 0 a ti u HAY ANI) 6THAW PER LOAD. 4. d. ..0 s. d. ATer..r. g. 4. Ffily 4 0 0 4 8 8 0— fi 4 0 fiminairrLl.o Clover 4 0 l a 8 10 0 6 5 :'craw 1 II 0 a 5 3 R 10 ~ Ilav 4 13 0 n 8 13 6 15 0 ST. JAMES'! Clover 0 0 0 a 0 0 o—, 0 0 0 Flom 3 0 0a 3 6 0— 3 3 o Hay 6 0 na 8 fi tt 7 3 0 WIIITECHAPEL Clover 7 0 0 a 14 ft 7 10 0 straw Y IS 0a 3 4 0— 3 1 0 AVERAGE PERT (IF' SUG A 11, Computed how the Return, ovule in the werk endingly q is 495. td. per ksl4t eXtitt,iVe c( the Duty of Customs paid or payist• e hereon on Iwi.ty. - tution d.ereet inw Britout--(Salorek:s PRICE 01 , STOCKS. i 1 in' Stnek.: 3 per Crtt. Bedtime 771 5 Pe" Gilt. Consols 77)A 4.lKrt era. ' 9gi 5 per rent. Navy 103 India Stia 11:00 Lords (3 Tier tent.) pt Eyx/ietitter Bills, ,N. per (lay iq .20 pr • Cunails fur 71111 I.ongAnr.t.itie• 1.(44 Dom 1-I'rinted unit by H. 11 ti F I b:ICT•STREET. bttween St. PuLtlitn'e ( 1 ..,th rri! Feib:r Lane, and ti•rwa.tkii into tl.e l'butagy b . ull NC% wurh.D. t:41.16 'et the Ruud, 1t4.1: 01 l'instroCe