The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-14 00:00:00

TEB. 14. has sunk so low, that the planter is net liderr.nitled for his expellee, and has sulicred so deeply, that he already totters ou the brink of ruin. From the Danish Islands an addi tional supply will be poured into the market, and will ag gravate all the existing ei Minis!o•is have settled a um plan for the issuing of Ex chequer Bilis, by which the commissifot will be saved, as well us an easy accommodation ! , •iv ea to the public. They are to issued at an office in the tiunk, io bear 4 per cent. white out; brit to be paid or exchanged at one day's no tice at tOe office. The Legislature of Jamaica have resolved, that the Commissioners of Correspondence be directed to instruct their :scut to apply to his Britannic Majesty's Ministers, in the event of a war hot wcca a:ui the United States of America, that such measures :nay be taken as will enable the Governor and Lienteennt-Governor of that Island to grant licences to vessels of the United State', trading with the articles they are :low permitted to bring to, aua take from Jamaica, m a manner similar to the isting licensed trade between his Nlajesty's West India do minions aial the enemies' colonies, under the pi u' isions of th prooall. i'reo Poet Law. By advises front Boston, dated the 13th ult. we cannot find Ciat :,Ir. Hose had yet landed ; but it states that " solo() blunders at NorfolL Lad prevented him land ing-, till he had assurances of being received with hospita tality. These assurances have been sent from Washington, %%Lyre Mr. Hose was expected about the Bth or 9th ult."— It should seem as if some difficulties had been purposely thrown in the way of his landing.—Mr. Itantiolph directed the attention of the House of Representatives, on the ult. to his impeachment of General Wilkinson, which lind been fixed for that day.—A debate of six hours ensued; various motions were made; one to reject the resolution. But a motion to adjourn was at length carried, Disputes of a vary violent nature have taken place in the American Congress. Mr. Randolph is said to have denounced General ‘i . ilkinson as a Spanish pensioner. The General has challenged his accuser, but the latter refuses tee ii ;),ht until the Ginner has cleared his character. An vices from Gibraltar of the ith nit. arrived on Thurr d.ty, by which we learn that 120,000 French and Spanish froops are on their march against that place, and that 200 • • im-boa ts neve destined to co-operate in the attack. Private act 000fs front the Continent represent the king dom of Naples as in a stale of anarchy ; and that several persons had been convicted of conspiring to overthrow the Government, alai assassinate King Joseph Bonaparte. An open attempt upon his.person, it is added, was lately made in the open face of day, within a few miles of Naples. A party of men surrounded his carriage, and fired at him without effect. They were resolutely opposed by Joseph's guards, who, with the loss of fifteen men, succeeded in Iris:rating the attempt of the assailants. The amount of Unclaimed Dividends, on the sth of .Tan. last, NS as 934,662/. SN. Bd. The amount of Unclaimed Lot t,.,ry Prizes on the same day was 113,2291. The trial of General WnurcLocez has been continued daring the whole week. The whole time has been con sumed in the examination of witnesses. As the principal part of the evidence is now taken, a few days more will probably bring this extraordinary trial to a termination. So severe was the weather on Friday night, the snow so tlcrli, the wind so violent, that not half of the inland mails had arrived when this Paper was put to press. The Pest-Mike will be kept open this day, for the purpose of distributing the letters as the mails arrive; they must, however, be applied for at the General Post-Office. Sunday morning a duel was fought on Danbury Common, between Lieutenants o—e and Min, both of the 43d foot, which was attended with fatal consequences to the former, who received a .ball through the body on the first Om, and expired on the spot. This nielanclaiily circum- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. stance originated in a dispute at the mess, on the preceding evening. Licit. M. and the seconds have absconded. 11APPY ESCAPE.—On Thursday night last, the County's of Clare returned to her house in Eaville-row, about twelve .'clock, after passing the evening with . Lord and Ladv Fit:. gibbon, her son and daughter ; shortly after which liner La. dyship retircil to her apartments. which are situated in the back rid of the house. About two o'clock, she was ly alarmed by the cracking of the roof of the house; fiortly after a large stack of chimnics were blown down by the high wind, which forced in part of the roof and the ceiling of her Ladyship's bed-romp, when near a ton of bricks, together with the ceiling, fell in, and literally buried her Ladyship. In this perilous situation she remained till after four o'clock, when she was released by her domestics. —The whole of the back roof, .together with the skylight of her Ladyship's hack drawing-room, are completely de molished. We are happy to stale that her Ladyship did not sustain any material injury . , and was able on Friday to receive the visits of her private friends. THE COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION. Wednesday, at two o'clock, Ilts MAJESTY held a private Levee at the Queen's Palace, when the following had the honour of being presented to HIS MAJESTY Sir Henry Worsley Holmes, on coming twills title, by the Duke of Portland ; Sir Henry V. Darrel, upon his return from India ; Lord Keith, upon hit marriage; Mr. Balguy, upon his being nppoiuted a Welch Judge, by the Lord Chancellor; General !Vanity, upon his marriage, by Sir James Pultrtey ; Mnjor- General hetham, upon hi% being appointed Lieutenant-Gover nor of Portsmouth ; Lord Henry Moore, upon his being ap p&nted Joint-fluster-Master-General of Ireland, by Mr. Fos ter; Lieutenant-General Villettes , upon his leaving England for Taronicit ; Mr. Foster, upon being appointed a Commissioner of the Treasury. __ _ His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave audiences to the Cabinet Ministers. Thursday, about half past twelve o'clock, her ?ilaaesTY and the Princesses arrived at St. James's Palace, where a Drawing-Room was held. The following were among the presentations to her MAJESTY Sir 11. W. Holmes„ on coming to his title. Miss Ridell, by Lady Cecilia Johnson. Lady Llizaheth Cule. Mrs. M. Hoare, open her marriage. Colonel Ponsonhy. Lady (ileri !urn ic, on being appointed Mistress of the Robes to the Princess of 11 ales. Sir 11. D. Darrel, on his return from India. Lady Caroline Lambe, Mr. Pelham, on his marriage. Admiral Sir H. Stanhope, on his being made Baronet Captain Books. Lord Willing% Bentinck, on his return from India. General Murray, n his marriage. The Rev. Mr. Ryder, on being ap pointedto Use Canonry of Windsor. The lion. Mrs. Pelham, on her marriage, by Lady Bradford. Earl Grey, on succeed• iug to his title. Mr. '_Myrick, on his marriage. Miss Bontein. General Phipps, on being appointed to the command of a bat talion of the 60th regiment. Mr. Walpole. The lion. Mr. Lambe, on his marriage. Captain Gardner, of the Navy. Lord Keith, on his marriage. Mr. St. Leger. on hist ap pointed Vice-Chamberlain to her Royal Highness the 1 ri 'eels of Wales. Lord Bolton, on coming to his title. Mrs. Murray, on her marriage. Mr. Simpson. Mr. John Leslie Foster, on his arrival from Ireland. Miss Harriet Bouverie. The Key. Mr. Manners Sutton. The Rev. Dr. Bnsby. The Archbishop of York. Colonel Ranisden. Lord Balgoney. Miss Wind ham. ARGYLE STREET Rooms.—On Thursday evening, these rooms were opened on the new Establishment, combining a Theatre, with rooms for Cards, Dancing. &c. The Entrance Hall is elegantly decorated 1 the walls painted in fresco, and divided into compartments by Corinthum ; Pillars, with a basement in imitation of I'erd antique, and. illuminated by a suuerb Grecian Tamp. At the upper end are crimson folding doors, which open to a vestibule. leading to the staircase, covered with scarlet cloth, over which is a rich carpet with border I la grec.--From this we pass into the Turkish room, the floor of which is cu- vi Lr' i I , ' ^ '