The National Register. — London, England, 1819-12-27 00:00:00

'DEC c 7. LANCASTER, Dcc. 22. The business in the Crown Courts, at the Spring Assizes tin. Lancashire, Cheshire, and other nor thern counties, will be of extrandinary interest and great impoitance. The principal triais at Chester, of a political cast, are those of W. Pearson, fire shooting ut Birch, the police-officer of StoAport ; and Geo. James Bruce and Jacob M'lnnis, for aid ing and abetting in the attempt; Sir Charles Wol sely, for sedition ; Joreph Harrison, called the parson, for sedition ; (there is another indictment against the same notorious personage for sedition) ; the Ma.clestield mob orators, for sedition, &c. Har rison wits liberated on bail on Monday morning last. [Froth the Glrogow Cur:vier.] ()CTRAGE t I'AISI.IsY. Few of our readers will doubt 1h.,l the Itmlical system has for its ritsjeci 11 1 ,, bubrersion n. all law uad order, and the fulAnu ilia commis ul +clll !it smile wed:sloe confirm the fact. (),, Saiti,drty last, a party of officers in Paisley, were sent In execute a wat rant for apprehending a wasn't accused of vractices, and no searcilitia, his possess , out fur papers. ‘l . licit they had Crostp'eled their seateli, and proceed d to the st•ect with tow prisoner and pops rs, tory wt aSs..OICsI I,v a molt, who knocked 'me of lhcln dnuu n, stlld su stunt iy loot another %s oh sIOIIC7I, tV4:le tritioeiclolly petal! iipint thew, that they s‘er to alhatidots then pi boner, and in the best ssau tits') cust]il I Irect their escape. Fridoc, nine of the lii uus tents, with a party or officers, tl by Soils , infanu) Just caualiy, piocectled nt api,retwod mow' s, the rnters, wilco they us err inotilietl and assailed in tilt saine 11131111er. Tile s.nn.day ;Mill lit r pony at ullietrs, alowa wit., the Skit 'IT sUlulltlite, Were grittily . listalted is senti , ig snow concealed anus mune the most poili:ic Sects, til l'aislry, and tht 1 . 01111(1 It 1101 safe to eat I's tilt 111 ill us 11110 lit the phial:1 . 10o of the tiolliare, Jost ss parry us as accordingly !trust lin to e.tctirt tie orticers woo the arotS so seized. On this deity the soLliers tt, it hooks' aliti 10ut4111.11, .111.1 WIC Ist tiles, se%crels Arne'. 11% a stone troth the mob, in presetwe of the Sher.a, :Slot SVIIIIOIII any retaliation. These instances 01 touirsh.te tiaainst the cult tuner cannot sorely he IN:1(.11 Ithowr permitted ; awl should the guilty ese.,pe hunt the phitishment of the w. as they tut) freq.l.ll,ly du roma Wall! 01 . es:deuce (atioilicr feature of the (IVO% witties-cs)—sue s.!, if such o ssiettt rumours. nifire so tie lasts than any now it) pro e ;res, us ill I,t cititoc hecesslry , and Lust , us r auciul the ssU law will be hailed by the uuell-d at prey mills, to Os 'UDE ARMY IN TDE EAST INDIES. Liemenalit (renvial Sir 11.3bert nriag, the (ipsertpor pi Ct)10.11, rtttlf 115 immediately to En g land. The nasal stitresnip, I)tek, of London, (7aptein )larristitt, and tile s I.as tort and Nlaisters, tree tratLers, armed at tile island of Ceylon the beginning of Jule, us ith tits' detachments of the 45th regiment toil Loam England. The l)ick and laist.rs pia into r„,,, i .p,..(;,dt e , fa i t the isau top, inn being able to make that hat bolo, hme assay ioi Trincomalee. The 19 , 11, 45111, fS 1, and Sid regitnehts are now at the Island as Cc) Inn. The 19-II teturtis to Eng: iirl immediately, after !Nitta upwards ii 4U years tot the La :. 45th regiments are miariered at (:..knitho , toe regiment at Trittetnnalce , and the 83.1 tegimeitt re l:. se the 19th at Ponit•tle-Galls' The Ist and vd Cr% on regiment is also at C. ylim, as also a detachment ii AI Ail , ' .59tit regiment, and a s lienga; natty: trou i .s, Inch cameos er (runt Calcutta tit ritt2 KatitlNati ar : these latter embark shottly agaiht to. lie II g .1. Hu \l2jesty's .59111 regiment are qn atered at lierli,lll,- pore, on tite aver Ganges, and the 24111 regisnent linszyitlite, nit the sane Nlisjcsty . , hilt rea,inient sailed from Madras on the 311th pt Julie, on board the sni t ) Lily Nngent, fur Ettglaint. 'rite I).ek, naval storentiit, arriseil in the lipid. of Coltiti.tr tin the 'Aim m Jule. 'the stni , sault.,l from Cnnonum homlb on ',Mill of with 11 15 Ni i ,jc s i ) * * • • C I CII 1.1. NEW LAW OP LIBEL. The A)llowing paragraph comes from the book sellers themselves, and touches some of the leading principles most to be reprehended in the alarming mcaain LCMR. ON THE B‘NISII3II.NT CLAUSE IN THE LIIIEL DILL, AS LT Ali'LL*l 711 E DOUNSL.LLLRN AND PIDNT Ent,. 1•1.,11.• •,, 141 /1• it rr141,.t0 It Ravin !cline, Iles 1101 . 11 U Illulra au , tool a. i 1 !Hair, lu 10/1,11.1511 , V111, o. 1 . 11 t, 1:11111,1. 10 the 14t 7,1 huarvcl, pence Alld lel 1111 111 i...111.e1 1.. e 1// , j1.C1 11111.. /,,•••• t eel - 1/11111y .1111C1 411•1. ill liir lau iono.ostootoroot,; 1.111 11:1:tungli 11:r co. I. 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She e.iiiiislimeta • alum tilt I ill, i 111.4„, •••11..is alit 111 11111 r. 4111 no t• to lioolor, Itlal Itor 1/11111.11111Va,; of 15.11 iplootriot toil lore to totoki:On to (as as toe rollithrool ontasonro I lu {Le pit laid .1 11.. E 1:4.:114 WI lb 1.4 UU THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Ttee scar cely feel lemt appteheittive of the consetiornees The ttialof " the Friends of the Utterly of the Prete," "l stlit.lect to one I"toishoteot, than they were of cattle on, last S.,torday, belOre the Cortection.ll Trihtt• bring AHhject to both l Mud cannot hot reel Pled , sto- n..!. Several of the most eutinetit of Litools who ptehem.iusi tar.ll rhino in the emitemphrtion of a memoir atirm i e d d ie „ inerii„As were exam i ne d, and aeltWell 111111111 iit%oltes every personal no I domestic comtort• their pres.mee at the patties ill NI NI. ~meet Cleeall4ll,- that they met j• All il•mOCtillt11/11 or club. Among l!ie wituoves was 'cation, the Tragedian, wito said the Geoilettleo iireSelli at thew panics talked of Theatricals t Literature, and that they times becaing lorititil by eguitictit, but cooled theinvelvt er a howl priitch.• Alter a lung spreett Front' 'he I.lw (Akers o ow Cr two, the Court WAS lII* OH. 1111/11 that Wen! 111.111111,1 S were (111:/". 1!I the e)e of Mt: i•ronolll , eed Ihr a•suciatinit and sets , :cheat .\l.\l. Sillllllll and Get audatt to a but of seat If. eaeli o s tilt coats. An anonymous information was conveyed to the Manchester Magistrates, that in a certain house which wus accurately described, three cannon might be found, together with one in a state of forward ness, of the owner's maki,g. Accordingly a passe or peace officers was sent to search the house fOr these treammable weapons. They found the owner ut Itk ordinary work, and they produced their warrant to search for the tremendous annti—.4elieta the poor mail. after lus consternation had subsided, said, " I see how it is—my name is Cannon, 1 have three children, and my wife's wi' bairn.” A glut, oral, enure :oel construction, eXliPtirt• a day or two tgo ill the gardens or York House, l'efore air I)tike of York, the . 'jtiatot-Cielieral to the Forces.. lie tjkl iner•NidSler•(iclicr..ll, and (ictiv ral 4,r If. "l'aom. ll eve,4lll.le,s Otalt :he onliraity utio•ket, thong!' ethepOsed or sr% en timid', one of the COOOIIOII Mid ill Inc %Muir postight, aroutid it, at tile brave', a:e the six others, of almoil tiger inches In length Ilse witole heing barged, and tile priinitu for the witole p Ilawiller, Whirl( pri•si.l%lll trtre dt% , and %ia Ids j...t sulTiclrnt and no more tor e(r!i char r, uo 31.1ip.e .111 01 eockoig place, carp or (11,• barrel, Auccvssi% elv in complete ccintexgot lilt the him: one, anti Iliad ul sltuiUug 111,. pall 1., so flit se%eii ..0%;.11.04.% IllaV he ells Cita In •••••ot.l. 1 and it lilt barrel lie pritllisees llld el td. a rifle goo, o shout the labour r.r defoliant me 0,111, produced 6v the orthliar, !nude II IS perfer.l) sale and aecnrnr, ecery pag 6ruto SIP Jai giled :1%10 preet 111 the po,silelity m 1 41311,4 tr„ error, or great appears, IS applicabie to grvat s, lily arms used fur (Jr coach gourds; In the lia • I, of u.tmekeepyra it 11,411 also be a Icrlrlic wv.11)4111. Iles lGr. al llhnnrs, minutely ex Minted evil-) part of .1, Jlid d-igred the ing,iiiau. inventor to inake toot or lice ilisrliarles, by wntrn he put toe balls each tone ai a I-111% er 1111 l titl tit mark. On Friday several re:glee:al:le inhabitant house holders of' the parisO of St. Clement Danes waited on Nlr. Hobitoese, iu Newgate, ttr Ow purpose of testifying their amelinient to him .Fe. They were received by Mr. Hobhouse with the utmost polite ness and afrahility, who expres , ed himself highly pleased with their attentions, in a nianner that gave great swish:l:lion. Mies O'NEILL.—On Saturday morning last, Mr. W. Berher, a gentleman of considerable pro pi.rty, and the repres-mtative for Maslow in l'arlia mbnt, led to the liymeneid altar the lovely and eminently accomplished %.iss O'Neill, with whose virtues and talents we are idi so well acquainted. The cerem o ny was pedlirmed at Kilfane church, by the Hon. :col Rev. the Dc .0 of Ossery. The happy pair are to remain a few days at Killime-house, the hospitable mansion of John Power, li-q a 4 ter tvtlith they proceed to the Dean of I.isnutre s, on their way to the seat of Mr Becher, in tic county of Cork.— Mt &ch. r settles 1,0001 a year on Miss 0 Neill, now Mrs. Becher He refused to take a shi.ling of her tiirtiine, which she tats settled on mar fatmly as fhllows :—On her filthier and mother, 5001. a year; her brother Robert '3OOl u year ; her .second bro ther, in the 4411 i regiment, 1:001. a year; and on her sister, u sum of 5,0001. Carlile continues to enjoy good health in his•con htement. His letters and papers pass unop. but he is not allowed tti•src any visitors. He passes his time principally in readaig the History of Eng and, and making notes upon it. Mr. Jones has obtained the permission of the Lord Lieutenant to open Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, fbr a month, on condition that he shall not make any engagements for a longer time. it is expected that a final arrangement respecting the patent will be made in the interval. r. Williams has resigned the stage management onday morning, as the six o'clock coach was g , oing over Rochester Bridge, one of the whey is came oil', and die coach was in consequence over turned. Ihe whole of the outside passengers escaped without any injury ; the only person hurt was a gentleman iu the inside, whose hand was cut by going dirty one of the windows. Siva. ar Calaaropke.—On 'cuctiday morning last a butcher was preparing to Lid wing in a stone must:it's yard in the Curtain road, and, as is fre quently the practice, he held the knife in his mouth while he adjusted the pig, but he had scarcely laid hold of the k nite ha- the purpose of sticking it, when the animal, by a sudden exertion, struck the handle of the knife, and bireed it into the throat of the mai:nun:ee mail, who soon afterwards expired from loss of blood, He has left u widow and two chil dren. 11`ed.ie-day, a dreailinl accident occurred at %% raid, Ilea( 111ackliiira, Ly %%hien tw., u. ii %%vie KII'C.I , 111 Inc 'stall 3 1%10 °% hers were all shock ittgl:. Li tii e I taat they elate niieC died of .heir wounds; and a filial 'it, in a most deploryide atale, %V lilt little chance of re- Cry ;. and another wail and a boy are also muck , I ..... sed. The ace, lent was occasioned I.y tile of a .ICalll limier at lite lt of a pit nitwit Colonel Hargreaves and IWO other Kcutlruuu are note 11.1.k111}3 fire COAS. butler % . %C1 . 4114a11“111 1 . “(11' boob, and %% :is earned, it is sop:mixt!, ahinit 50 l arils high, aii.l fell lib yarns front the !dace w here it was narking. It w.is 'reit in i.s transit by tillity persons at a considerable distance. Oise piece of i..... of a 111111 WCIOII well thrown tiny yard., and several stones and slant %vete tomtit at 1.01.1 Lards from the place they Ind occupied. Tile winch cootained the ctijiic was left n ith searzely one slime upon another. (lilt' of tile toilinittnaie surf, revs wa• C3rrud by the t ioleocc in the exidosion ifs a distance or 80 yards, acid several hours after WaS takvie. Torte of the oleo tell° hate been killed have left ; the fourth was a alfdliger, who came Inuit Low Moor iron works to inspect the engine, awl had not 'wen more utile] an boor on the pretnisit vrtitii titre dread!iil occurrence took place. PERSIAN GULPII —We are sorry to learn by let ters received within the laat few days from Bushire, that there is evert reason to believe that sonic unfirr tunate females have fidlen into the hands of the. pirates, during the present season, and have actually been sold in the public basuar, at one of their prin cipal stations in the (It:lph. Two of them are said to be Europeans, and the remaining three natives of India. We sincerely hope this report may prove ter be without fitundation; and we d so with the noire confidence, shice we h..ve never heard of any persons of this description being missing. They are said, however, to have been taken in a boat coining to Bombay, from some place on the NlA:that coast, and that the snide Europeans in attendance on thent were put to death In the mean time it may be satisfactory to know, that Captain Loch, in his. tiajesty's ship Eden, in company wilt some of the t ympany's cruizers, has proceeded. to the stations frequented by the pirates, to demand their' immediate restoration, should the UCCOtInt prove to be tiniuded in truth. Tha career of these cruel fr...e. Looters will, we sincerely hope. be speedily brim... 4 to close. flu: &mks Inanani gencris cannot surely be allowed to exist in the muneliate vicinity of the British power, and rev the very track of one of the principal branches of it a trade. FEMALCCOURAGE—Guing,amp, D.t. 2—A young girl, 18 years of agc, !tallied .fury I.l.lrtlVOtt, Or the Commune St. Aguten, a tew days since pursued a wolf, %%Adel* eairied oil one of her sheep Her 11% attacked the anillMl ut the moment he whspasAing ditch, and wade hint hill in. The young ins:hotly junipid olam him supporting herself :y uiust the Luttk, and enneurourt.d with ail her strength to keep him down. The brother of the young woman, alarmed by her pert uni , , rail to iier assistance, Rod arrn•cd ut the Muut. a %% hen the animal had quitted the sheep to turn his devouring fangs t. on Leanly. Seeing the danger of his sister. who appeared determined not to let him escape, he seized the wolf, and thrust his toot and s..bot, (woo. den shoes) into the nionster's jaws In that posi tion, without ;dons or missiles, the young Mail re collected he had a small knite in his pocket, which enuLled him to cut the aninials throat, and the wolf ccounts from Manchester have reached town to Thursday moriiiii4, when it appears all was in tran quillity theca They state, however, that depreda tions were nit:htly committed in that town and its vicinity; to a considerable extaut, in vi nsequenec of which'it i. eXpCCted fiat 113SOCiatilliiiS will be formed to protect pr‘q.erty, and eosure the detee: ion of tilt: criminals. IN‘it only hause-breakiag, but highway robberies are conmatted, to such an extent, tlait it is unsure to tra%el al o ne ut night. Mr. Sini:h, the deacon, who wa: lately detecte.l purloir,;ag from the charity callactiount St Mieban's Church, Dublin, was tried tom the oft,:nce on Satur day re'imig!a, lint ud guilty, and sentence:l In !se Veil years transportation. Ile it reurly 70 of thus perished under the tett of the young girl and her brother. The Prime Minister of the late King of Candy is now a primmer in the Fort of Colo:nisi, at Ceylon : his name :s Lliepoley, a line inteliigent looking man, anc: possessed ut considerable talents ; his title is that of an Adajia. Others of the Carkiiatt chid people have Leen sent to the Isle of France, in the Licopool frilote, unil many inferior ones are in pri sim in ditkrent parts of the Island of Ceylon: The King of Candy Leen a prisoner at Vellore, on e the c;;ntiucut settle time. . 1