The National Register. — London, England, 1819-11-15 00:00:00

NOV. 15. VDU Rank Stork 410 3 per Lem. Red. 66; 3 per Cent. int per Cent. 75 4 per Cent. at; 5 per Cent. Navy 1031 Lung Attu. 17 9-1611ta THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tontson. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. A Dutch Mail has just arrived, with Papers from Brussels to the 10th inst. On the 28th October, fresh disturbances broke out at Copenhagen, and the windows of several houses were broken, but the mi litary soon restored order, and the regulations for bidding servants, children, artisans, sailors, &c. to appear in- the streets after eight in the evening, were again put in force. The German Papers that have arrived, with other matters, notice the amount of the disposable military force of Prussia: The regulars of the Prussian Mo narchy amount to 157,570 men of all arms, while the landwchr consists of not less than 438,537 men. An amazing military power, if we consider the ex- ' tent of the territories under the Crown of Prussia, the comparative paucity of their population, and the heterogeneous materials of which .the Monarchy is . composed ! An article from Rome, dated the 7th of October, states, that the Regencies on the coast of Africa have given unsatisfactory answers to the demands of Admiral Freemantle and Admiral Jurieu, who went with a combined English and French squadron to insist on the renunciation of piracy. The plague had ceased at Algiers, but still raged at Tunis, where it has carried off 60,000 persons. A mnrriage is spoken of between a daughter of Duke Alexander of Wirtemberg and the Crown Prince of Austria. The Emperor of Austria con sents to the marriage, however, on condition that the King of Wirtemberg will engage to concur with Austria in the measures proposed for suppressing the rising spirit of liberty in Germany. The King is said to have refused to accede to such conditions.. The King of Spain. has distinguished his marriage by publishing a general amnesty to all prisoners slow in the prisons of Spain, who have not commit ted high treason, human or &rine, the murder of ecclesiastics, forgery, arson, blasphemy, and some other offences. The pardon also will extend to all the fugitive criminals absent or in rebellion, who, in the space of six months, if in Spain, or of twelve months, it in a foreign country, shall present them selves before a judicial authority, and claim pub licly the benefit of this decree. This decree embraces only such persons as may have committed crimes before the publication of it, and not subsequent to it. We have received the I'aris Journals of Tuesday and Wednesday last; their contents are unimport ant. The King continues to hear mass in his apartr•*..us ; on the former day he was visited by the Archbishop of Paris. The Journal des Delmles states, that " the Princess of Wales arrived at Mont. pelier on he ‘2Bth ult., and received the visits of the Civneral of the Division, the Prefect, and the Mayor." Intelligence dated Nlanheiin, the 3d inst. announces, that the Hereditary Prince of Hesse c•„ and his wile, the Princess Elizabeth, are at lii:_ on a visit to the Dowager Nluigravine of Bar. 1.. Accounts fiom Rome, dated the 27th oh , state, that the French Ambassador, Count de Blacas, has sustained an irreparable loss. A part of his vuloa. ble , his paintings, engravings, and vari,J:s objects of art, have Leen destroy-ea, in eon:militate of the vessel in which they w. IL. embarked Wahl taken fire. The telelnatcd painter, khounis Lan renc,:, recently quitted Rome. Ms. Turner, the entistui r *locks. . Omni um 2. Imp. 3 per Cent. I &mils as. Ills., India Stock Exchequer Bills 2s. Cons. fur Ae. 671 Lottery Tickets £l9 IBs. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. landscape painter, has succeeded him. He is em ployed to take views of Rome from quartt.rs where it appears to the must striking effect, and of th e surrounding scenery, fur the Prince Regent. FRENCH Ftmos.--Nov. B.—Five per Cents. Of. 70c.—Bank Stock, 1480 E Nov. 9.—Five per Cents. 60f. 80c.—Bank Stoc, 1480 f. A Ilarnburgh mail arti‘:cd Friday morning with papers from thence to the 6th inst. ; their contents are wholly uninteresting. The Emperor of Russia is said to have expressed his approbation of the auti piratical institution estabEs‘c,d in that city. [EROM TUE COURIER.] The Radicals, it appears, cu longer conceal their pos session of lire arms, or then sanguinary disposition to use them. NS'e learned on Frida), from Manchester, that two most respectable itadiWitals who had given evidence as witnesses at the Oldham insisted, had pist. I shots fired into their houses, and et en two tite.r bed rooms. Yesterday mornittiz, also, we teemed whirrs (man the same place, wit ch mention that N din, ti.., meritorious and vigilant police ollick.r s.et, wasshot at, with a horse-pistol; while in the of his duty, between the hours of eleven . %S'etlitesday night last. The shut peuetr, . rro of his hat, a little above the head. Happily, HU sultan has been sustained by any of the huh% Otos!. th.ts marked out as the objects of radical vengeance. We received oi. Saturday morni.ig tile 11)119%91 iiitel- Fgenise how Cliesrer " As a measure of prodent precaution. strong gates arc inakin;,,. for the different outer einrances to ow Castle. " Within the List few days, upwards u; 20 pieces 0 cannon, 9 and 12 puntidert, hate been lodged in our C. le, collected from snnie of the gentlemen's seats oi neighbourhcxxl of the disturbed districts of county,. and sent here Fos protection and safety. We hare heonl• there has lately beet' a considerable movement among the military, who are concentratma around Manchester, - Stockport sod die other populum manufacturing towns. The raison is not assigned, ton it admix, we have little doubt, of easy explmatton. " The ;:ntss s antinuottot, and acroottentents, for warded front Chester Caste some ten ur twehe weeks a.io, for the use of the Manchester Armed A,-suciatioh. hue been returned to our arsenal. We have hetvd that Om alarm prevalent among the well-disposed cl see of the people of Alanchester ..vas so great, Mid Olt' intimidation held out so few fid, that it was deemed prudent not to distribute them ; and they were accord ingly lodged in the Caealry barracks, near 111111114 till their return to this depot. Vre give this merely as u rumour, without pledging (Hawk es tin iis ' We quote " the Courier" as cur authority for the above, and have only to add, by way of comment, that the arrangements for another " Green Ctig" appear to be approaching towards m.itunty ' We may be allowed to capsess our h that whether it be produced as a deep TRAGEDY, or like the last (in conclusion as a contemptible Fence, the politi cal Managers of the Entertainment will avoid such a blundering half-begotten exhibition as was allowed to disgrace their late exertions, and prove to the wondering world that " Experience makes Fools wise." On Friday a meeting of Freeholders of the county of Middlesex was held at the Mermaid Tavern, in Hackney. To consider of the unfortunate events which occurred at Manehester'on the 16th August was the object of tile meeting, but it was not attended by the numerous body of Noblemen and Gentlemen who had signed the Requisition to the SheriK, on the ground, we presume, that the object prorosed by the Requisition had been already at tained by the Prince Regent's proclamation fir convening Parliament Mr. Byng, one of the .:embers for the county, appeared at the meeting, where he avowed this opinion, and we have much pleasure in adding, that his utidy, temperate, and judicious speech, although opposed to the purport of the R solutions moved by those who convened the assembly, was heard with respect and attention. The Honourable Member lamented the occurrent-at at Manchester, as we sincerely believe do the Nlinisters themselves, and every honest man in the country He also atimittel the necessity of a tali aad im partial inquiry into the circumstances connected with those unitarily proceedings, for hitherto no .ir-~- Justification has been Made public by th; gistrates or the Ministers, and all that the tem perate portion of the public require is, to learn the motives that could have induced the Magi strates to disperse a meeting of the people with circumstances of extreme violence, at a moment when there appeared no intention on the part of the assembled multitude to disturb the general peace.— The Resolutions voted at the Hackney meeting differ in style and character from every set of Resc• lutions that have hitherto been• published on this subject. They are evidently the cffspring of the old Major's pen, and are as mystically abstract as his usual compositiatts. From this conception of his own fancy he dominoes his unsocial theory of un alterable laws, and concludes that a society, no mat ter what may be its wants or its wishes, must abide by the usage or practice first established, no matter how rode or inartificial. But what ale the lawn now existing whica the Legislature cannot alter? l%lagna Charts, the 13111 of it ights, and the Aot of Habeas Corpus, have all been enacted by the rower of l'.irliaincnt, and if• Parliament had the power of it undoubtedly has the power of repeal. ing. But it' one law cannot be repealed, why shall another be esteemed less sacred? All our laws' most, on the same principle, be equally itanaeable; beside`, who is to judge of the propriety or improa priety of repealing, log. or suspending an es. isting hew ? Not Nlajor Cartwright, certainly, nor any other subject in time country, however re spectable , and to think of collecting toe individual sense of every man, woman, and child in the cm. Aire, upon the merits of every law, would be the extreme of political absurdity. MANCHESTER. Friday. Nov. 12. NEW BAILEY. Meagher's last E.resiiimitiors and Discharge. This morning, accortang to the adjournment. the examinations in this eme weic continued on benign et tile defence. Tea o'cluea was the Wu: fiseu for the cominencesti.nt of business, but woven mat tuna arrived, no crowd had unlected as On former messier's, and scateely a single inunntluat was in Cuurt. it was not mill nearly 11 o'elock unit nlr. Winglit (toe Magistrate who has atten,.en tiirougnout this examinautn.) Leek ills wilt on the bench. Previous to mat hour. Mr. Atkinson, me soticitor on Veldtit UI toe prosecution, sod Mr. Foulkes and Mr. Barrow, on the pmt et ttie prisoner, werem Court ready to 'meet:it with the UI toe usy. Howard .tleaglie. sown after made his appearance, and with a smile on his coumenance took nis seat In the prisoner's boa. A mower et witnesses were eXAmiavd, vaime evidence was produce,' the the legal advisers of the prisona to prove, that at toe unmet) are fires he uid so lion a well founded fear that hit lue ass to danger, and tilts attempt succeeded so tie as to arse the Ab b ./lisle CO d..r roust/land" although we believe he Was use only-peison woo wits in the smallest degree ea eyed by 11. After air. harrow, Mr. boulkes, and Mr. Shine. (who though presi.sit as Clerk of the Magistrates appeared to act Mc the prisoner) had chased the case toe the defendant. Mr. At suesto rose to reply to the arguments urged on the other due. I shall not waste my words in endeavourig to cm trovert tie arguments of my learned* Iticads, because, in truth, what they have stated has nothing to do with the present nut:edam 'lnc only question now to be decided by you, Sir, is whether suf ficient evioetice tuts been adduced to warrant the commitment of this man for trial At all events, taking is upon their own show mg, there is great contrariety of evidence. You are now, Sir, sums in the character art a magistrate. an I not that of a juror, and 1 only have to 'oldest that you will coaxal case in that light, situ in that alone. I em.clude with demanding at your Moods Lid= toe non may be put upon his trial. Mr. liarrow.—Nay, I dank that is rather totrtruch to expect. Mr. VV tight men prtaxeded to give a hoot ileindon npon Use use, and spoke as toilows 'lids charge has been most fully investigate... A steal deal of titlee and attention has been given to it, ants it was moved necessary that a charge .0 thane should be tango to the bottom. There is, however, out little conflicting evidence tor me to deeds upon. 'f!re white... a brought forward fur use . presecouen carry the proceedings no higher than the time when the pistols were fired, viz., about halt-pad 12 at niOlf; but the tumult begirt at 11, NOVO Aleadgiler YOU men were set UllOll m tine street, and placed in a .ItHillll.4l of danger from use violence of the people. unie magistrate here recapitulated the evidence.] Alter sit ting here, and hearing with weal patico4e all Lot evidence in this case, I ant °pluton that the wounding these young men has net been dotienialiatously, but, on the contrary, they wive been acct. dentaialy snot by aleaglier, in the act of Octending his home, him sett, and hi* trimly, when *mauled' by a tumultuous assemblage ei the pcstuieist the dead hour of the night, and hien:tete 1 Mi lnw tins complamt. Here a Hite hissing was heard among the crowd collected be low tile oar. Mr. Mane.—Let any one who disturbs the Court be itntucdi. ately taken Into custody. Let any do this at his peril. Mr. Wright.—lt Any one vomits this Court, he limit be ice► titattly taken into custody. Alr. Mutie.—Meagher you are now discharged. Meagher sum after kit the box. and quitted the piece bi cokup.u.y With A soldier, we belatre s unArnied. Tbett was 61.10 e crowd round the prison door is he mime out, but we did ungukli Asin i ;lc suss among than. alai his went Into a public Louse close by the prawn. lie appealed to to Int s h spirits. f . Joint Norton, of En Mrs, kolitar, and Win. NlatilJy, l Amorit., of (iiiliiiit moil, arc en. ttttt tiled to limalhol% Gaol, (ln. JOllll J.IIIICS Brlll4llfit Id .11111 MAUI. 116.1 t ), Es4ir S ) l'il trAttl %% II Is breaking , lint the ntatuor) of L. Act :.5.,ti,,,,,1,F,,i ot Niettingit.nn eJstle, and •a fine fine enoibbs of malt, &c. 'rimy are also churn with Inerkitni into die &illy of John Spal.anqb A nt ' :fu two', autl stealing 3 tratatity .1 clicesc i , a otippauk &c. -.