The National Register. — London, England, 1820-05-08 00:00:00

AMU If *mks. funk Stock 01 tttt inns 0. 3 rer Cent. Red. 01 Intr. 3 per tent. 3 per Cent. Cunt. 111 India Bonds 225. din. 14 pet Cent. India Stock 4 per Cent. 011 .. kat-hopes* 111114 54. di.. 5 per Cent. ?Catty I Cons. fur Ac. 101 f „me Ann. le Lottery Tscl.etl,Z33 2'.1 - - THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tenon. 'MONDAY, MAY 8. ......E.N.- We this day give a full account of the execution of Thistlewood and four of his associates ; we wish we could have stopped here, but, as faithful jour nalists, we are bound to record all that passes, and have therefore narrated the bloody, brutalizing exhi bition that followed it. The immense assemblage that was collected, uttered not a single murmur while the unhappy men yielded their lives to the offended laws of their Country, but the moment the butchery began,execrations burst from every quarter. The French populace were prepared fur the scenes that disgraced the national character during the Revolution, by such scenes as the execution of Damiens, Ravage., &c., and we are confident that had the people of England for one year witnessed an exhibition of decapitation every week, the pro duction of the knife at the Old Bally, which was intended by Ings to have been the means of murder ing his Majesty's Ministers, would not have pro duced that involuntary shudder which was lately heard in that Court. The de-moralization of the of the human mind is not so difficult as some persons seem to think, and we would advise our govenort to bear that fact in mind. Mr. Brougham put the propriety of Government employing Agents or Spies, to make discoveries in in ease of the existence of plots or conspiracies against the State, in a proper point of view in the House of Commons, on Tuesday night. All Governments have recourse to ►uch means to discover plots ; but if the persons who are employed for that purpose become plot-makers themselves, then their conduct is calculated to bring odium on their employers, and they are no longer deserving of their protection or support. We do not know what course the Ad ministration will pursue with respect to the disclo sure made by Alderman Wood, in the House of Commons, respecting Edwards, whose name ap pears recorded in the State Trials. If the charges against him can be proved, then Government has nothing further to do with the business but to let justice take its course. We cannot see how such a proceeding can in the least embarrass administration ; on the contrary, it must lead to the most salutary re sults, and prevent those observations which are now heard in every society, where the proceedings in the late State Trials are discussed. Letters were yesterday rammed in town, dated from her Majesty's Villa at Pesaro, 15th April, and announcing her departure for England on that day. and her Majesty's intention of travelling hither without stopping. From the expedition made by the Queen in her route, it is believed that her Majesty will arrive at Calais by the end of this week. where apartments are taken for her residence ; and Lady Ann Hamil ton, with other persons of her establishment, have received an intimation to proceed to Dover to wait her further instructions. We learn from the Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday lust. that the King of England has given 1001. towards the subscription for erecting a monu ment to the memory of M. Malesherbet, the heroic defender of the martyred Louis XVI. A letter from Inapruek, dated the 19th ult. states, that on the 19th ult. Queen Caroline quitted Rome, with all her suite, for Pesaro, where her Majesty was to remain only a few days, and then take her depar ture for Milan, an her route to this country, and was expected to embark fur England on the first of the present month. The accounts front NLaria in hose papers arc of the .f.2d ult. Vtrdinand, it is THE NATIONAL REGISTER. i said, daily gives new guarantees Party. He has decreed that all functionaries who lust their places by the decree of 1814, which an nulled the Constitution of the Cortes, shall be in- demnified to the amount of the loss they have : sustained by their removal from their former appointments. The battalions of Gadder and Lealtad rendered infamous by their atrocious excesses at Cadiz on the 10th of March, are at Ayamenta, in a state of open insurrection. Don Raphael Riego has set off with a division to attack these rebels. Every arm in Spain should be raised against these cowardly assassins, who are a disgrace to their country.— Private lAtters from Barcelona mention, that in all Catalonia a National Militia, or more properly per. haps, Volunteer Army, is organizing with the greatest enthusiasm. It is calculated, that if the other Provinces arm with the same spirit, in six months the Kingdom will have under arms a mil lion of men, able to defy all its internal and external enemies. American Papers to the 6th of last month reached us on Thursday. They confirm the previous accounts received, that the question between the United States and Spain, respecting the cession of the Floridas to the former, has been suspended.-- The reason assigned in a message from the President to Congress is. that the French and Russian Govern ments have expressed a desire, that the United. States would take no steps for the present, on the prin ciple of reprisal, which might possibly tend to' disturb the peace betwten the United States l and Spain. The President, under all the circum , stances, thinks it desirable to postpone the decision, and in a manner highly creditable to the American Government, observes, that " the distress of Spain at this juncture affords a motive for this forbearance, which cannot fail of being duly appreciated." The Philadelphia Theatre was totally communed by fire on the 4th ult. The American Papers contain a copy of the confession of Hall, one of the two men who robbed the Baltimore mail and murdered the driver. The money, amounting to 3000 dollars in notes, besides post and cut notes, has been recovered. Copy of a letter from a Gentleman at Pesaro, dated the 7th April:—" Her Majesty, Queen Ca roline, will leave this for England on the 19th. Yesterday she took leave of most of her Mends in the neighbourhood of Pesaro; she gore them a handsome dinner; the guests gave her. Majesty un feigned testimony of their attachment, and expressed much regret at her intended departure' for England. Her Majesty drank Health and prosperity to his Majesty George IV.' the toast was received with enthusiasm by the whole company. The Lmests left the Palace at eight o'clock, highly gratified by the amiable and condescending manners of her Majesty. The health of her Majesty is as good as her sin cerest friends can wish ; she will thus be enabled to travel rapidly to England" Mr. Bennett, lately of Shadwcll Office, is ap pointed to Worship-street, in the room of Mr. Main waring, who succeeded Mr. Baker at Marlbo rough-street. The Irish Judge Lord Norbury, having accident ally met Counsellor Spear, who had recently pur chased a horse, was asked by his Lordship how he approved of the animal? " Nut at all, my Lord," replied the Barrister, " for he trots very high, and is very uneasy " " Then," rejoined the Judge, "if you have not already named him, I will advise you to call him Shake-spear." A superb vase of silver plate, and gilt within, va lued at forty guineas, has been executed in Shef field, for the purpose of being presented, on his Lorship's return into Yorkshire, to the Right Hon. Earl Fitzwilliam, by the artisans of that town and neighbourhood, as a teetimuny of their respect and approbation of Inc exemplary and patriotic conduct during the last twenty years, while he held the offices of Lord Lieutenant and Crabs Religions,* of this Riding. The vase is twenty inches in height, richly embossed with suitable ornaments, and bear ing two inscriptions The workmanship reflects us much credit on the ingenuity of the Sheffield work men as the magnificence of the gift dots on their liberality ; the expenee having been principally raised by individual contributions of one penny each. Miss Sydney, who ted the business at the Rich mond Theatre during the last two, seasons, with great success, is engaged on liberal terms at the Coburg Theatre, and will shortly appear there in a new piece, founded on an interesting period of the Roman history, which is getting up with great splendour. 149 The Chancel's* of the Exchequer says, that his late Majesty hasleft a will. We suppose it wis found by the present King on his late visit to Wind sor It is said, that his late Majesty, but a few days before his mournful calamity, as it' conscious of its approach, ordered a master-key to be made, with which he locked up a drawer containing all his other keys. This master-key he delivered to Gen. Taylor, with an injunction to preserve it in his cus tody, and deliver it to no one but himself, or in case of his decease to deliver it only to his successor. This key General Taylor delivered to the King on Saturday se'nnight. Interment of 7hirtle,voarl, Tidd, togs, Davidson, and Brunt—Late on Monday evening the wives at the above unfortunate men were informed, by the Keeper of Newgate, that the bodies of their hus bands were buried, and would not be given to them, their Petition for that purpose to the Privy Council having been refused. It appears that a channel was dug alongside of the subterraneous passage that leads to the cells, and about seven o'clock in the evening, after the coffias had been filled with lime, they were strongly screwed up, placed in a line with each other, and immediately strewed over with earth, and finally covered with stones. A curious discovery has been made since it was determined to remodel the Crown. Several of the large gems, we have not heard how many , torn out . toe paste. It is supposedabarthis fraud was com mitted as far back as the time of Charles 11. When the deputations of the Society of Friends arrived at, the Palace with their Address, on Wed nesday last, they were proceeding to the presence chamber with their hats on. The attendants not being exactly prepared for a dilemma of this kind, . were, for a minute or two, at a loss how to act, for the worthy addressers paid no attention to repeated what hints which were given to them as they pas sed along, anti an unpleasant predicament appeared •inevitable; when a yeoman porter, more acute of apprehension than his fellows, ventured the expe dient of removing the beaver from the head of one of the principal Friends with his own hands. The operation was submitted to Without a murmur, and the whole deputation being speedily uncovered in the same way, they pealed on to the presence of the Sovereign. Between one and two o'clock on Sunday• morning , a most alarming fire broke out in the lower part of the house of Mr. Austin, clothe* salesman, White chapel-road, opposite the Church. The shop was divided in two, part of which was occupied by Mr. iliddlecot, a stationer. The fire was discovered by some of the inmates, .who were almost u Incited in their beds by the smoke. The fire had gained such considerable strength in the lower part of the house, that it was impossible for any person to make their escape that way; but ladders being "placed against the first flooa windows, they were all taken out in a state of nudity, ,and took. shelter in a neighbour's house. The homes of both persons soon because a prey to the devouring element. The flames caught two adjoining houses; the one occupied by Mr. Coal, tobacco and snuff-manutitetnrer, and the other by Mr. Edwards, a biscuit baker; the former was bat slightly damaged, but the latter materially, as the greater part of the shop front and the first floor windows were destroyed. Repetition •qf the Dialto.'ical Attempt to Fire Rerd'ord College.—About a quarter past ten tot Tuesday the 2d inst. the inhabitants of Hrrelivrd were again alarmed by tile cry of a fire at our College. and to consequence - a large numoer M persons hastened to render their as alliance. The names were discovered on the uorth side, in tile ceiling of one of the upper rooms, which was on f►re in two places, and there is no &Wu. but in a very shirt period. ►f the providential discovery Ind - not taken place. the whole of mat part of the building would hare beet' in SLIMS. The judici►ua.exertinns of those who first reached the spot effectually stnalued the lire, which had made considerable pn.streatt ► , a►►ti nearly minted tiirotigh a large beam. taut some tulle►s, with great injury to the apartment Like the former at t •utpts. this is evidently the work of sane horrible in cendiary wel acquainted with the premises. and whose detection, alihough deferred, we since' el y hope may yvt take place, and his crones receive ti e jolt rewar..l w h ir ., miss , f•dit,tv cOO% ic • —an Providential Escape fro% Death.—On %duel day, as some children were amusing oheiuselve% swinging on a rope suspended from two trees, op posite the house of %tr. Faitham, cow-keeper, Pad dington, near a large prul of water, a fine boy, ten years of age, a son of Mr. Falthanes, was sitting on the swing -board, which unfortunately gave way, and he was pitched forward into the middle of the pond. A large yard dog, which fortunately happened to bet with them, immediately plunged in, an.l laying hold of the boy by the collar of the coat, held his' hcad above water, and swam to the bank with him. .t surgeon was sent tor, but before he arrived the buy was happily recovered, having received no other injury but what he received from the fright, and !MI) du:ling. t ••,01.4.111