The National Register. — London, England, 1821-04-08 00:00:00

t THE REVENUE. A BSTRACT of Nett Produce of the REVENUE of Great Britain (exclusive of the Arrears of War Duty on Malt and Property), in the Quarters ending the sth April, 1820, and 6th April, 1821, sl►ewing the Increase or Decrbaso on each Head thereof. sth April, sth April, 1820. 1821. Increase. Decrease. Customs 1:1,9t'u, 7 03 £1.905.276 55.427 Excise 5,%;f; 333 5,707,590 Stamps 1,153424 1,41;7.799 14.575 Post-ellice .741,1K10 350,000 9,000 Assess. Taxes 873,716 842,531 Land Taxes. 149.409 137.427 11,982 Miseellauteo. 48,860 57,373 8,713: £10,703,247 £10,468,195 .C. 32,288 267,339 Deduct Increase I Decrease on Quarter I 'This decrease in the Quarter of ,e 23.5,051 is very serious. I n the Excise there is a very great fidlitig off, as from the distressed State of the Times there is a considerable diminution in the consumption of exciseable articles. In the Assessed Tuxes also there is a deficiency compared with the corresponding quarter last year, and the diminution next year will be greater, as people are scarcely able to pay their Rent, much less the Taxes. A Flanders mail brings a report, that the French Government means to form an army of observation, of 30,000 or 40,000 men men, in the South of France.—The revolution of Piedmont, and the simultaneous disturbances in Grenoble and Lyons, are assigned as the cause• Marshal Victor, Duke of &Rune, is to have the command, with very ex tensive powers. It is probable, however, that the change which has taken place in Piedmont, together with the success of the Austrians in Naples, will render the formation of so large a force unnecessary. The mail brings no other news. A letter fron► Vienna ►lated the 16th, says-- We learn front Passau, under the date of the 3d. that a secret association has been discovered there a►nong the workmen of the different trades, who meet regularly among the tombs of the Old Capu chin Convent. About thirty of them have been arrested ; and' front their examination, it appears that they had gone so far as to form a kind of secret fraternity, by which they were pledged by mutual defence to the last extremity, everywhere and under all circumstances. They were bound by an oath, in the taking of which they drank out of a skull. Some of them had daggers, and they called them selves the Black Brothers. The Madrid papers of the 16th contain a report from the Minister for Foreign Affairs to t:►e Cortes. The ratification of the treaty with the United States for the cession of the Floridas is announced, and Spain is stated to be ut peace with the Barbary States ; but the principal part of the report relates to the affairs of Naples. Explanations arc stated to have taken place between the Cabinet of Madrid and the Allied Powers, which, though not yet ter. minated, have already produced, on the part of some of the Cabinets, the positive assurance that they do not mean to disturb Spain, nor to interkre in any way in her domestic affairs. Extract of a letter from the Dominica Chronicle, Feb. 11 :—" The ship Kale, of London, Captain 'fudge, on her return from Berbice to Halifax, was scuttled at sea by the crew, who had forced the Captain, some time before, to leave the ship in a boat, with very little provisions and no compass, at a great distance from land. They also put in the boat his wife and two children, one two and the other four years old, a passenger of the name of Meredith, and a coloured boy, who acted as steward. This happened about eight o'clock a.m. It is pro bable they must have perished that day or night.— Eight of the crew arc here on trial ; the landed near the Mole, and had taken and divided among them two chests of money, which were put on hoard at Berbice, in return for the cargo of provisions she had brought from Halifax, and shipped there by the house of Belche and Co." The manufacturers in Manchester arc obtaining good prices for their goods, and stocks (of muslins particularly) have seldom been lower than they arc at present ; which is of more importance, as it affects a great number of individuals, that weavers' wages continue occasionally to receive small addi tions. Cambrics, which three weeks ago could be bought at 15s. 6tl. were sold last Tuesday (the 27th ult.) at 16s. This is the price the same article brought last- Spring; but we have been so accus tomed to see a constant and gradual depreciation of the valne of goods, that we cannot but consider it as a sign of grwter prosperity when an article is kept up to a stationary price. On Friday morning Mr. S. L. N. a gentleman well known in the sporting world, shut himself through the head in his dressing room, and expired immt.diately. THE NATIONAL REGISTER • The great Steeple Chace.--The sporting match between Captain Manton and Mr. Malpas, for 20( guineas, took place on Thursday morning from Mount Sorrel House, Surrey, to Finley Cover, a dis tance of 11 miles of difficult country. To make the nearest way there were many perilous leaps 'which the horses cleared with their riders in fine style, and left the greater part of a field of sportsmen who ac companied them. The competitors kept together to the Botley ('over, when they separated and skirted it ut opposite angles, and at the ridge of hills, three miles from Frimley, the race became interesting. It was neck or nothing down the hills, with leaps nearly six feet. But the most interesting part was the leeip at a rivulet of f 4 feet, which might have been avoided by biking a mute of a quarter of a mile Both horses cleared it in gallant style, and he race came to the speed of the hors.'s up the bill, o the Cover, and Captain Manton won it by 200 yards in 31. minutes A Gentleman of high reepectability at Bristol, under the pressure of a severe mental aftlictioa, put A period to his existence on Thursday last, by shoot ing himself through the, heart. The shell of the new Haymarket Theatre was completed on Friday. it is confidently reported in the well-informed political circles, that a note has been sent to the British Minister at the Court of Russia to be pre sented to the Emperor Alcxandet, nut only remon strating, but actually protesting against a Russian fleet entering the Mediterranean by the Dardanelles, for the purpose, as was alleged, of assisting in the common cause against the recent revolutions which have taken place in the South of Europe. A copy of this note was also presented by Lord Castlereagh tc Count Lievcn. The Ottoman Porte has also, it is said, protested against a Russian fleet passing the Dardanelles. A few evenings ago there were about thirty poor industrioas people precipitated into the cellar of a house in SWallow-street, by the lulling of the floor. The fbrtunntely fell in a slanting direction, which probably prevented iminy of them from being killed. kilicd, Several were severely hurt, and a subs..rip tion was entered into for their relict: They met for the purpose of of raffling to purchase a mangle fur a young couple with two children. They were regaling themselves with beer, when the floor sud denly gave way, without any previous notice, and they fell a great height, and were covered with the furniture and rubbish. They were saved from suf focation by the prompt assistance of the neighbours. Several parts of Staffordshire have lately been vi sited with tremendous storms, and in the northern district more particularly there has been much thun der and lightning. Wolstanton church, near the potteries, was struck by lightning, a short period before divine service, but no injury was sustained. The electric fluid entered at the window of the vestry, and, pasting through the room, in which several of the Sunday School children were assent bled, struck down a young man, who was at the time in the act of opening the belfry door ; the only inconvenience he experienced from the shock, of which he is now quite recovered, was a considerable numbness in different parts of his body, and one of his feet was blistered. Match to run and ride 27 miles in two hours.— This singular match, made by a gentleman named Prohatt, for 100 guiueas, was decided on Monday on the Basingstoke and Andover road, and it al:lin-tied much sport. Mr. Probatt had backed himself to do eight miles within the hour on foot, over a two mile piece of ground, which he accomplished in 56in. 30s. He then mounted a fine blood mare, and did the remaining distance three minutes within the hour. Porter, the Northamptonshire pedestrian, has won his match for 50 guineas against time, of running sixteen miles in two hours. He went ten times round the race course, making 17 miles in one hour and 56 minutes. We have the pleasure to inform the Public we have contracted with the Lords of the Treasury for a New Scheme of 20.000 Tickets, in which there will be the greater display of Prizes ever presented to them. We have to apologize for the extra delay °fa few days.oect.sioned by the arrangement of a Plan with the Treasury, by which the Cost of Whole Tickets is intended to be reduced to 1.1. Guineas each, Sixteenths to TWENTY SHILLINGS, and and other h hares in proportion ; in a Day or two we hope to advertise it at full length, when Schemes at large may also be had at all the Licensed Offices as usual. J. & J. SIVEWRIGHT. 37, coraili, 11, Holborn, and .74. Ilx} • inarket Mrs. G. Knight, of Purbeck, in Yorkshire, h .s erected at her own expence, a new p.rush church, out the site of the old one—and it is a remarkable tiuctiinstance that, dttrinK the period of rebuilding, neither wedding, burial, or christening occurred in the parish !! The royal mercy has been extender! to G. Eng lpetd, the sailor in the prevemitive service, azainsi whom the jury a t Hondi nn found a verdict of is i;t:11 a urJs t on . - 100 BOXING. The match between Edward Granger, the Fara.' ham, and George (Alan, a West-countryman, took place on Thursday morning, in a meadow belonging to Mr. Stevens, at Shottesbrook, on the confines of the counties of Oxon and Bucks. The men had' cleared their way to provincial celebrity in many turns-up, and if not scientific enough to figure in a London ring, bravery was not wanting in either of the men. The match was for forty guineas, and Granger was die favourite at 5 and 6 to 4. In the fir,t round both were too eager in making play and in• throwing away blows ; they got to a closiand both went down without ; The second round lasted twelve minutes. and tamed the metes ardour. They hit out at each other until the ring was like a slaughterhouse, and neither would go d. - awn. They disengaged' themselves from three different closes, not being awake to the w weavil system. where die loan of one of Randall's hands would have be en s serviceable. Granger had rather the but of the round, but lie Was at length dropped by a hit on Adam's apple in dm throat, which produced many pantomintical gestures.-6 to *on • Glllan. 3. This was nothing but a fighting round. Several round hits about the ears melted the wax and produced streams of claret flow b.uli. Gil au was hit down in one of those Greggson winter c:. tots. 4,5, and 6, were comparatively tame rounds; but it woe evident that Granget's fighting was to a attain extent put on one side by the hit in the throat in the second round, and in this ha. was thrown d stunning cross buttock. 7. This was a (mine round, all in Gillan's favour, and it finish ed by Granger being Hooted again. • 8. Gillen received a heavy chance hit on the left eye, which stopped out daylight, and he staggered down with it. 9th, and last round, won Gillen the fight in 39 minutes.— After exchanging counter hits, Granger was thrown upon his head, and laid several minutes senseless. His friends challenged . 4 the winner again for fifty guineas. DARING BURGLARY.—It has not often been our task to describe a more daring and atrocious burglary and robbery than the following:—Mrs. Green, a widow lady of fortune, extremely aged and inlirm, resides in a cot tage orrice at Logletteld-green. For the last 14 or 15 years her only mode of rest has been sitting in an easy chair. Her domestics are two maid servants and a foot man, but or smite time past her It?altit has been so bad , as to require the attendance alinoat every day and highs' of her thiugliter, Mrs. Hamilton, and that lady has been a comtaiit resident in the house. In the dead of the night betweeti Nlonday and Tuesday last, when Mrs. ILantilton, assisted by oite of the female servants. was ad ministering a medicine to her mother, who was almost ex) ' g, a man tittered the chamber with a lighted can... , - tile in one hand, and in the other a brace of pistols. He': was billowed closely by another, to whoin he haudeetione • of the pistols, and bid him "do his duty." The seemed ruffian then advanced to NI rs. H. and levelliantahe - at her head, swore that he would blow her brains out if she made the least noise, saying. " Come along and. t shew itie where the plate and thiirgs are kept;"-.-Mss.. , 11. dreatifully:alarmeals took• tip a candle and caud,lestick, and conducted the robber •up stairs it. silence. As .she war leaving the eciont,•the servant girl seized the bell-rope. end was &Moon to poll it, when the first robber clapped, the muzzle of his pistol to her ear, and said, " Move hot• ass itch, and Pi I shoot you through the head." She desiated, and he kept the pistol to her head until his companion returned. Mrs. Green was so ill as to he almost iiisconsciutis of what passed ; sue merely inquired in a faint tulle, what those men wanted. The servant had the presence of mind to answer, in a cool tone, "they only want to speak to NI rs. Hamilton." Meanwhile Mrs. Hamilton had shewit the other fellow all the plate, from which he selected what articles he chose to take, and put th in into a bag. He next threatened her with instant death, unless sue sheweil hint where her money • and jewels were kept. She did so, and he ransacked her drawers of every thing valuable, Consisting of jewel- Ivey. eleven guinea% in gold, and other property. .As they were renaming down stairs they passed a mom in which the footman was sleeping, and Mrs. Hamilton mentioned the circumstance, Gut the fellow repli:d, "Go on: I want nothing to do with your then," They re- • turned to the rOolli in which Mrs. Green, the maid, and rite other ruffian were, and they were preparing to de part, when one of them said, " We won't make a dry job of it," and lie went into the cellar and broualit four bottles of wine, with which they regaled themselves as 101. 4 as they pit-ascii. They then went away, hating been nuare titan torte holies tia the hottae.—ltifortitatiust • bet ti given at Bow-street office, NI r. Baffle milk ar rangeinenta (hr the detection of the robbers. Sil went to linglefield-green, where he exammed the pre - noises, and tumid that they had been entered by a back Window, winch was guarded only by a strong lattice. It is supposed that other men were outside of the house at • the tone. lonnisionoll of the robbery was given at t Bow-street 0 0 the Mllow tog itioriung, and SAIIIOII and . Binh% en, two of the principal ()dicers, were sent down to investigate the affair, and um consequence of their exertions low men of the names of langwell, We , Smith and laiubell were apprehended nu Sunday morn mu, last ; the three roriner at Sydettham, and Lam bell at a plitaW bowie HI Helton -street, Lung Acre; and th :y. . were examined r o t Monday before Mr. Birnie, whets - Lairthell and Laugwell were identified by Mrs. Hama. • roa, as being the two men who ot ttttt hied the robbery at her house, and the Other two ;manners were proved t' have been Ott the 110 t at the time, and several etudes which Mrs Haunt ttttt recoeutsed as being her property were luuud upon them at Me Uute of then %Vlien the prisnarrs were asked if they wished say any thing their ilelesice, Langwell colifessad that Itr. ill Nu) , with the truce other lotlsolittril, oolismitted the roboery, and stated that Lambed and himself sw•re urged on loth; it by Smith and We , who represent ed to them that it might be done without the least chance of detection. They were all four committed to take their trial tat dte preseet ktuziaint ass 11,0• 2 , 1 1 1 1111 'I4OTM