The National Register. — London, England, 1820-03-06 00:00:00

- - - %At. We conclude, then, wi.h addressing Electors in the words of the author, " If you valor sour properties and liberties —if y,at wish to preserve !hens I,) uhvnos which our Constitntiou still happily soppily., it, with, soya is the time it, make your stand " Thursday morning, John Prinsep, Esq. the High Bailiff, proclaimed the Election fur the Borough of Southwark, after which Mr. Lindsay, the Deputy, together with Mr. Law, the Keeper of the Contpter, and Messrs Reeve and Wise, the Marshalmen, on horseback, went round to the corners of the five parishes, and repeated the same proclamation. Mr. Calvert and Sir R. Wilson have commenced an active canvass, althongh it was rumoured that Mr. Barclay, Mr. Potts, or Mr. Turton, would be proposed. The Election for the City of London, whvre there are six Candidates, commences on Tuesday next ; that fiir Midille-sex, where a younger son of the late Mr. Whitbread is talked of as a third Candi date, is fixed for Friday, the 17th instant ; but that for Westminster is not yet determined upon ;—it is expected to commence in about ten days. It may not be amiss, on the eve of a Ceneral Election, to caution persons to beware how they l en d qualifieldinns to Candidates who are in want of such, as there have been in►tances where they have been never returned. It is expected that a pledge will be require:l%ra all Candidates who come forward at the General Election and aspire to represent free and indel•en.- dent Electors, as to their political principles, and the line of conduct which they mean to pur:;:le, particularly with respect to the important question of Parliamensarr Reform. Extract of a letter published in a ministerial pa per, dated Stockton, \ larch I.—Mr. Wharton, one of the candidates fur this county, accompanied by a numerous and respectable party of gentlemen, attempted to commence a canvass yesterday in Sun derland, but they were so violently attacked, and so grossly insulted by the mob, that they were com pelled to take refuge in a solicitor's house, where the windows were broken, and the house would most probably have been destroyed, had not the mi litary arrived from the barracks and quelled the riot. Mr. Lambton is canvassing here to-day, accompa nied by " Agriruony Tom's" crew, and ail the mobility of the town. FROM TUESDAY NIGUT'.S' GAZETTE. BY THE KING.—A PROcLAMATION. Fon DISOOLVINe TRE PNESENT PARLIAMENT, AND DE. CLARING TIIC CALLING OF ♦NU77I6R. GZORUE H. Whereas we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to dissolve this present Parliament. which stands prorogued to Monday, the 13th flay of March ;Int! we do, for that end, publish this our Royal Proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the said Parliament accordingly ; and the Lords spiritual and temporal, and the knights, citizens and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs, of the House of Commons, are discharged from their meeting and attendance on the said Monday, the 13th day of March next. And we being desirous and resolved, as soon as may be. to meet our people, and to have their advice in Parliament. do hereby make known to all our loving subjects our royal will and plersure to call a new Parlia ment; and do hereby further declare, that, with the advice of our Privy Council, we have given order that our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, and our Chancellor of Ireland, do respectively, upon notice thereof, forthwith issue writs in due form, and according to law, for calling a new Parliament. And we do hereby also, by this our Royal Proclamation under our Great Seal of our United King dom, require writ. forthwith to be issued accordingly by our said Chancellors respectively, fur causing the Lords spiritual and tem poral, and Commons, who are to serve in the said Parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their attendance in, our said Parliament; which writs are to be returnable on Friday, the twenty-first day of April next. Given at our Court at Carlton-house, this twenty.trinth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, in the first year of our reign. GOI) SAVE THE KING. A similar Proclamation was issued for the Scotch Peers to umt at Holymoil.hoube, Edinburgh, on Tuesday the 11th slay of Aptil, for the election a to Peers of Seutland, to sit in the House of Peers in the new Parliament. At the Court at Carhomhouse, the 22d February, I 840 ; Present—The King's Moot Excellent Majesty in Council, His Majesty, in Council, was this day pleased to appoint Charles Barnett. of Stratton l'ark, Esq. to be Sheriff of the county of Bedford, in the room of Sir John Burgoyne. of Sut ton, Bart. And his Majesty was also pleased to make the following amendm nts u , on the roll: County of Southampton. James Scotts, Esq. made James Scots, Esq. Denbigh.--John Lloyd Salisbury, Esq. made John Lloyd Salusbury. Esq. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. Gordon and )..1. Ferber. Linn. Street, inerchsr.ts. C. and F. Shaw, Wickereley, Yorkshire, stonemasons. J. and J. I). Owen, l.udlow. Shropshire, shoemakers. H. and W. Gowan, and G. kl•Nisli, Glacimw. J. Veasey and T. Pugh, Saltney Mill, Warwickshire, millers. G. Baird and J. Mackey. Nottingham, provision merchants. .1. W. and J. IL Gill, and J. and N. Bundle, Tavistock, De %• ri,hrre. merchants. J Cartviligla and J. liecket, Liverpool, ironmongers. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. J. %Vagstaff and B. Taylor, Warrington. rniters. J., W., J , and R. Tindall, Jun. Scarborough, YorkAITZ. I). Wagstaff, T. Baylis, S. and .1. H. Wagstaff, Kiddermin ster, Worcestershire, carpet manufacturers. BANKRUPTS. . ..... _ W. Vaughan, Compton-Dando, Somersetshire, maltster. Solicitors, Messrs. Nethersole and Barron. Essex Street, Stracd. J. 11. Forster end C. Dobson. Norwich, manufacturers. Solt. Messrs. Tilbury and Langdale, Falcon Street, Faleen Square. S. Morris, Blyinliill Lawn, Staffordshire, butcher. Sol. Mr. Hick,. Grays Inn Square. CEI:TIyIeATEs to he granted, March vt. F. Henderson, Newton by the See, Northumberland. fah dealer.—R. Sidney, Newman Street, picture Mal. cosine, Ashhourne ' Ihrbysltire, t dealer.—J. Petle, Tower Street. City, sack matitCacturer. W. Wood, Walsall, Stni forclshire, :;etscastle upon Tyre, merchant. —E. Langley And %V. flekh, High Street, Ito:ough, ergrr.ve-s. —C. Mikes and T. Willingtos, Timiworth, IVarwic:sahire, bankers.—D. Brabant. High HoPxrn. glass dealer. DIVIDENDS. March 43, J. F.. Gylesrlihorediteh, oilman.-...;0, W. Parker, Weft Teignmouth, l'evonshire, innl: eper.—r., T. Browne and J. Forrester, Savage Gareens, awe merchants. -2s. D. Stalker and A. Davenport, Lertlenhall Street .1. Bell, Church Street, Spitalfields. blniLarin manufacturers.- 21, J. J. Welch, Globe Street. Wrpping, rneriner..-43, G. W. Wye, Neringtnn Butt T. C. Patrick, AustincSar, insurance hroker.-3, Day, Tor:1, Kent. seed crusher.—Marc' W. May. Spiral Squsrr, oil : menu. fEcturer.—^s, J. Chatvion. f;rere. a Helen's, rishorK gat. Street Within, broker.-1:1, W. and U. Coles, rnd W. rilliams. Mincing Lane, broker.—;, D. Latham irxi J. Parry. De. voushi te Square. tnerebants.—ln. W. Pratt, Pirminghem. druggist.-2t, B. and 3. Gra". Wilsol. t.nd .1. Riehan!son, Livcrp4ol. muchants•-11, M. end S. Blundell, Holborn ILikTe whale.,ale drapers.-21, J. 2. and .1. Richards, jun. Marnu's Lane, merchant,. TA.31.1?-rmar, 1.011 MEAN' From Gold ittr? Nortldwvoe a I ' , mirk /Varmint. The Month or Aland' derived its name from Mare ; and the d eltlattS, who gave it tnat appel lation, considered all marria , ,..s t nfortunate and infelicitous which were entered into during its existence. 1. Saint r.—.!; the IbencLt c;:e:cral mortis. t2riet in slr-at nr:tain and It rand, and he it rill patron Saint of the V'el,h, who hare of I , victory gained by duan over rho Sa-,vms on day. 179 e. The-Emperor I,rapold o' Gerr ,•••iy , rna pcison d. 8.-1792. An earzliquak , !. in the countiea c.f ..4dfiva, Leice.ter. Lincoln. Yottitjk , un 1711. Addison nuh4sh . his frnt vuirtnt• ortha ulniirable work. the Spectator. 1797. The celebrated Horace %V 3.-17t3tt. An earthquake at Tz.uris. in Ver.i , where in.cto houses were thrown down, and great p4rt of the inhabitants perished. ISIS. Buonaparte quitted 1 s -1460. Edward IV. began to reign. 1707. Union Act with Scotland paseed. 3.-1461. Edward IV. elected King; before hi, coronation, was obliged to take the field, and 1' glit 6- haul. of Towton, when 2.7,741 and not cn , prisor:r taken but the Earl of Devotishire•—,•,..'. t 7. 6.—•1715. Amor: Borealis, of dir Northern lights, Cm:. appeared in the Noah feavaing • evrel columns or pillars of light, and throwing the pia. pie into great consternation. 789.—Tescnen, in Weal*, reduced to ashes in• !Ire. 7,_1337. Edward the Ohm* Prince created Duke of c.ornwel in lull Parliament. He eras the first in England that bore the title of Duke. 6.-1702. William died, aged at. Queen Antic began to reign. 1711. Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, cot:hired at the Council Board. 179 C, Sir Wra. Chambers architect, died. 9.-1566. David Rizzi°, an Dalian musician, n-misinord. 10.-115011. A Massacre at Algiers. 11.-14n5. The battle of Monmouth was fought, when the Welsh were defearel i 1478. Edward i V.caused his brother, the Ilex of Clarence, who had joined the Earl of Warwick turinst in 1467, to be drowned in a butt of inahusey wine. ITt?. Kouli Khan usurped the Persian throne. 1789. Edward IV.th's corpse was discovered undecayed. and his drv,s nearly perfect, as were the lineaments of his fuee ; he was buried at Windsor on the 9th April, .w . ;. 1789. At Corfu, a magazine wan d , rstroted by tare, when Ms. of powder. and ;ion ixanb hhells blew up. and killed 190 men. I?. St. Gregmy the. Great, and rtlidknt Sunday. 1808. Borgia Cre.ifir killed himself. 15.-1470. The battle of Stiont'ord wag fought btj'reen the Itoyaliqs and Relnls, when the latter trete deteated. 1806. A French squadron taken by Sir 3. B. Warrm. 1609. The government of Swollen assumed by the Doh; ol Sudcrntania after the law Gustavus Adolphus V. was dethroned 14.-1757. Admiral [trig shot at Port;mouth, on hoard the Monarch ship of war, for mi••-hehaviour off M inorca. ...... 1805. Frederick Gottlieb Klopsto k, the German poet, died. Julius Caesar killed by Brutus, CASAUS, and the other cnspirators. 1792. Manchester Calico Manufactory, valued at 101,' 001 destroyed by fire. 16.--1792. Gustavus 111., King of Sweden. shot at hid levee by Count A akehstroun. 1800. The Royal Charlotte. of 100 guns, was burnt by accident near Leghorn ; only 150 persons were saved. 17. Saint Patrick, the tutelar Saint of Ireland. is com memorated ow this day. De was born in the ytna 371, in a village called Ronaven Tabernice, proba bly Kilpatrick in scotland, betseen Dutlibriton and Glasgow. lie died at the age of 125, and was buried at Down in Ulster. 1722. Chancellor I.ayer hanged Sir treason. 1;24. Whitehall preachers first appointed. 18.-979. Edward the Martyr was stabbed by the instructions of his mother-in-law as he was drinking at Corr': Castle, in the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorsetshire. lie was first buried at Wareham, without any core 'limy, but removed three years afterwards, in great pomp, to Sliaksbury. 1766. Stamp Act in America repealed. 19. Passion Siind ay. being the fifth in Lent. 1643. The battle of Ilopton Heath, near Str:flord, was fought between the Royalists iiiid PArliattientary forces, when the latter conquered. 20.-1731 Frederick Louis, Peince of Wales, son of George 11. diet! aged 44. 1511. The Empress of France delivered of a son, who is styled the King of Runic. 71 B.C. Ale‘xliler t 4 Z.I at Babylon, aged att. 1 1 4 0 . It.l :nne of the Sun in England, whi , h c-tweioned total darkness. 1356. Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, burnt at Oxfml, aged 67. 1803. The battle of Alexandria wan. fought between the English and the French, in which dsr Ralph Abercrombie WAY mortally wounded, and the French complexly defeated. 2.-1644. The battle of iiewark was fought. 1;76. Letters of Marque were issued by the Americans against Great Britain. Matunico taken from the French. 7.5.-1"4:6. John liarrison, the inventor of the time-keeper , for discovering the longitude, fir which he receive.. the reward offered hy Parliament n "l +, died •-gedill. 1784. Great Sea/ stolen Cram the Lin! ChanwlEir, and destroyed. 2s. Anniversary of the Blesred Virgin Mary, or I.ady Day. 1637. Charity Schools instituted to prevent the uctluaion oldie infant puce to porish seminarica. IS'itchcratt Act repealed, 1754. Marriage Act took phce. 1';92. The I.a. c of Hamntore.n. hi the county of Cerny, Ireland, a mile in circuit, suA into the ground. 26. Palm Sunday. nv:, Sir Jelin Ilanburg'i. the celebrated dramatist. died. 1;75. Buckingham Tower fell down and destroyed the church. '27.-17,2. The toll of London 4ridge cereal. I ,, fr. Peace with England, Frsiicr, "rim. and Holland* 28.-17;A. Stuck-jobbing torbidden n u. omen:. 1791 Ike. John Wesley dirt'., aged s 18110. . 1 . lex.vidcr, the pre-..avt Emperor of itussiii. began se reign. Camain Themes Comm. prejector of the rouodlieg hospital, died- aged v . . el--1750. London Lying is • lespita/, ii nrownlow I.ondnn, instituted. ;1. Good Fri..lay.- Thi , day is Illprnprinted to cot. Ts muraw the sufferings of .'hrist. 1' was for .eriy calleed Holy Finlay, or the r rule , in holy V 1 ; and burins with cro-ser on them, hair been. and arc usually eaten, ;.litoughout England, at breakfast. MONTHLYAGPICULTUR. I I , REPORT. Since the breaking tip of 'll2 tool frost, ploughing and field.cullore generally has livoinnieled with all possible dui genee, and iu proportion to the Wed:ties &lined by tile soil. The late and present terewal ul the rigouts of wu - ter have occasion. d some iaspedmient, and ...so smite de glee of ninny to uniform vegetation. Tile :11-515 how rser, and all arable binds, ei W ref rise a full this se ascot, Or the benehis never tail to ace. lip fiinn 4 frost of consideinlile duration, intruded withal slltiettlit cover of snow,. " lie yoting closets, sill clops of that des, mtiiai, it is apprehended, have suffered greatly from the i;gour of the f-ist, 'shit h has bins' so set ere as to ruin gi e it breadths of ass. disc temps; as to the cob._ own turnips. the) are in ineuy ear's titian) destroyed. Cutividerabie enantities u: potatoes in store have Men frosted, whilst the apples have neves been known to keep uetter, and never was there it Molt season of that most useful fruit. The 'ow meadows ;lase beets `e net al:) Wanted limn the sodden thaw ; and utc wheats, so sithatel, are sup, used to have ice. iced heavy namage Ca'lle. and all stock, have .:vise well at the 'limiest:ill; all such as have been exposed abroad will take a luny :tine, and expensive keep, to recoser their lost condition and eptit:nle for thrift. Money is said to or scarce in the conotry, a'Aliutigh its aufilidauce is boasted in toe metro polis. Prices, ',heftier tiff coin or flesh meat, hese &Mimed little vise lati.•ll. Woo' a dull urde, wdu the ex ception of a few places, where the movement is noticeable. Nothing is doing ill hops ; the stuck on Wald great. Horses of all deeciipiMos filch less money. Coiversal complaints of dtsiresa in the country. In the Ninth, it is reported that Me labourer con scarcely, by his earnings, " keep life and soul together." ai d toe poor's sates roe frailidly advancing. Tea Lid twelve shillings per week, said to be the minimum (attained in the best enmities fur those labourei • who esti huh em ployment. Heavy Wiser expected to be sustained by the destine:Won of the turnip crop, of which, a It hence, there will be full experience. Indeed ini.ch 114) and corn has already been expended spun cattle and sheep, and mu h expence incurred by the hecessity of picking up the turnips from the frozen sort, where iiicy cutaid lie at all 4 tone at. But all these difficulties unit 10.ses, 111 a long frost, seem insolficient to prevail on the uniunidtill farmer to take the easy and comparatively iiiiexpensive method of Muting part of his turnips, certanily one of the best and most profitable of his economical pi ecautions. The heavy heart with whiek the farmer proceeds in his la bours, is reiterated through tof Ihe reports. Furs the aspect of things, he cast discover es.) hope of leonine. ration. 'flits, indeed, may crone to be a solute 4.1 r fruiter repel lo those who have sided with the measures, which, dining the but tive•Enclitwenty years, have Us ought 6111.11 l linter distress upon the editiitry ; it may, in guoil tune, work a favourable change ht iitvir seillitneolS, and re kindle then patriorisim ; cons incilig them, that all trine. dies Mimi in re ttttt siog the whole burden ul nuiseceseary and corrupt taxation, are mere plausible and contempt'. Isle inanities. CORN IMPORTATION.—Opitoons of the Atto►ney and Solicito,-Ur ', v i a l, Oil I..•ntt ul ettosni, rJule to.port.nice relating ti tido I y ,invottation.— " TO COLLECTOII9 AND uoMpTitoLLElts OP our PoRT4. " house, Loudon , Feh. 13, 1320. " Gentlemen, The Altorur) and !autieutor-lieiseral hay. Inc give.* it Oscar 111 the ease ist 4 verse' bound iss Losidosi oltil a rugn of t. 411. Thal mitvesi %%111110 the limit% ul au tint-poet which %sus open los the free imports• lion thereof, nut did out reach l siolon until alter that emu l nal. Shill, Ihal 5114•11 eau go could uol Irt .IthlllitCli 10 rots) tot litiltit• ''''"'''l''''''. and t Ilet . I ..ss. wtothl out ,lt . 4111 . 011 I, lilt . 1'11111.11•14fiCe ol the Vt...el linvitig 41. ins d .I llhlu ,llv ILIIIIs of all iptil.r..ll, %time 111.. t port nail .till open 111 lie I WI) of 11.411. tot HUMS C1111•11•Ipli./111, Iva C hie .4111% toyou tog the issformatimi god go -Il,lsslllntand the 1 ultkeis tlii.ler V y A perm► answering the description of Palma, the conspirator, tin- whoa' r rewar.l of :WM has been Ai: red tur his apprehension, was seen, we under huoitt, on Tuesa ty last, at an obscure village in Lent, on his way to Deal. ...immimmiaMill