The National Register. — London, England, 1819-11-07 00:00:00

IJRS• HANN:III .11011 E. Among the meritorio' a; individuals who ire fic tively employed in stemming the tide of blas phemy and impiety, is the celebrated Hannah More. We understand the following prolne.ion, whit-0i is widely circulated among the lower chases of society, is from the pen of dui, most exemplary Lady:— SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MR. THOMAS PAINE. " The life of this unhappy man Ands a striking cat ample of the effect of such iitinciples as he professed upon the moral coothret. Ile began his career in life with defrauding a public office in London, in which tie had been employed, end 1,0111 which he was aline. epiently obliged to fit. It is no leis a fact, that his next employer was MACS' the necessity of di ssss lasing him from his house, fin loose and immoral conduct anti hi s wife. Atler his escape front France, where lie played a disgraceful and wicked part, he took tip his re sidence in Anarrior, where be is thin described by Mis. Dean, with whom he lodged : • Ile new r failed to feet drunk daily, aid men in his sober monteuts coo statitly disturbed the peace. and deinnwed the comfort of the family by his brutal violence and detestable fil thiness: On 'leaving her, he next engaged in a font, hiring an old black woman to attend him, who lived with hint, however, but three weeks. Like her master she was every day drunk, and often would they lie pros trate uni on the saute flour, sweating and thrtatessing to fight, 'though incapable, from eatrenie intoxication, of approaching each other. Ills next sereant, a poor old woman, was obliged to prosecute hunt fur the atattiout of her wages. " During the whole of the year preceiling his death, he never faileit to get drunk twice a day. It appears likewise by a reproachful letter which was sent to him from a brother jacithiti and who had loaded hint with favoura, which. he rlxiid witm the v dest tittle, and who had lent him money, which he would er repay at di, that he had seduced a French woman away from her husband, and afterward'. refused to an suer the debt he had contracted for her hoard and ldging, and exulted at having hero the rout of the man vino vainly sued hiiii for it. The letter then proceeds to describe the nauseous and disgusting si•oation from which this friend had eelieyed in in, iti doing which, scents ri'' such detestable filthiness are disclosed, as de cency forbids our exhibiting to public view. flow far Paine maintaiited his infidel prowiples to the close of his life, and the effect they produced upon hint at the near approach of death,. we shall gather fmiii die fol lowing accontitgiven by Dr. Manley, who attended hint in his last illness : " During the Litter part of his life he would not allow his cousin to be closed at any time, and when it tin ai isidably happened that he was left alone by slay or by night, he world scream anti halloo till some person sane to him. There was something remarkable in his ',mallet Munn this period (which comprises the fortnight iiiinicd:aiely before his death), when we reflect that Thomas Paine was aniline of stiacral books denying oar Lord JC3414 Christ, awl deriding, every pare of re. sealed religion. He would call out during his pa rimisnis of distress, without intennission, • 0 Lord help toe! Grid help ! Jesus Chou help nu•!' &c. re peating the same expressions without die least variation, tool in a toile of voice that would alarm the house. Two or three days before his death, when he was coil. 'tautly reels' the woolir alnive-meniiimed, Dr. NLaidey said to him. • What must we think of tour present conduct ? \"hy do you call upon 'lista Christ to help yogi? Da you believe that lie can help you ? you believe in the divinity of Jews Christ ? bite me an answer' as from the lip of a dying man r Paine made no teplf lint to a Lady who constantly vi s i t ed A nd reliev e d tom on his death-bell, after asking tier if she had reademe of his works, and living answered that site thought it the most wicked book she had ever seen, aual had therefore Minn. it, he replied, 'That lie %stoked all wlin had read it had beeilvqually wise ;' ad ding, • if ever the D.vil had an agent upon eat th, L am that man I' O il the nth of June. 1809, died this ntiscralde repro. h a w. a is -ed 72 year., who, it the close of the 18th cell endeavoured to persuade the common people of : . .ttglattat to think, that all T..% wrong in that Govern ment, and that %% kick their forefathers had trAi,stnitted ill them. For the sake of England and hu t,' w hy, it is t o lx wish e d th a t his impostures And his Itlcato y may mt instq t.ter. ST. HELENA. • Our readers will learn with surprise, and no .'•,nd)t with indignation, the disin i ;enuotts manner in which Mr. Stukoe, Naval Surgeon on board the Admiral's fl tg-ship at St. Helena has been treated. They will recollect that, on the return of Mr. O'Meara to England, this most respectable Navel Surgeon was directed to go to Lonw.vood, to attend Ull Bonaparte, who was much indisposetL He did so ; but he, like his predecessor, incurred the dis pleasure of Sir Hudson Luxe ; and he had his opition of retiring ou half pay, or of taking his trial by court.martial, in St. Helena, on charges of having exceeded his commission, by writing bulletins of the ox-Emperor's state of health. He preferred the former, and returned to England; where, on his arrival, he was received in the most gracious man 1, r at the Admiralty, and in a few days received an order to rettua to his station on board the flag bhip, with which he forthwith complied, with the full persuasion that it was a mark of the satisfactlon of the Lords of the Admiralty with his cork:net, and u reproof to Sir Hudson Lowe fur the treatment he THE NATIONAL REGI3TER. had shown him. No ironer, however, had he ar rived at St. Helena, than he was told that a conrt• martial was to be assembled to try him on several charges, preferred against him by the Lord Commis sioners of the Admiralty. relative to his conduct during his attendance on General Bonaparte! They are such as would in any other case be considered frivolous; but coming from so high an authority, and supported by the local influence of hiv enemy, he can have very little hope of relief. He requested, among others, the Count* Bertrand and Montholon might be summoned to. attend as witnesses on his behalf, the only, persons-by whom he could. refute the principal charges against him; but he was told that there were legal objections to their appearance. The secrecy also which their Lordships thought proper to observe, wi:h respect to their design, in sending him to St. Helena to rejoin hls ship, de prives bins of the biqietit of all the original illicit meats oluificial correspondence, he having left them in. England,. as well as testimonials of character, which after twenty years of approved service, he had received from every commander under whom he had sailed. The system of terror so powerfully operates in St. Helena, that a military officer de clined giving Surgeon Stokue his countenance and assistance, during the trial, on the plea of i. I-health ; and a writer in, the Admiral's office begged he woullexcuse him from attending to take notes, for fear of incurring displeasure ! The, trial was to come on the day after our despatch was dated, which was the 29th of August last. We are sure the above narrative resuires no comment. Extract of a Letter dated Buanos Ayres, July 21th :—" Lord Cochran:: has taken the Guayaquii convoy, estimated to be worth three millions of dollars ; he subsequently effected a landing at Pay ta. and held undisturbed possession of that place fir five days, during which time he amply supplied himself with provisions and. refreshments, destroyed' the fortifications, and sent all the serviceable artil lery in a schooner of war, one of tite prizes to Val paraiso, He afterwards retureed to Callao to re sume the blockade, and would shortly be joined by the remainder of the squadron from Valparaiso, now undtr the command of Captain Guise. Artigas's refusal to unite with Buenos Ayres. will not pre vent the Government from coming to an under standing with Santa Fe and Entrecios, because the latter cannot expect any support from their protector Arti;„nut, who is hard pressed by the Portuguese They have taken Otargues, his second in command, and also• the division of the fanmus Andresito. The accounts from Upper Peru state, that the Royalist Commander in Chief; Lu Ccrna, had withdrawn to the-coast towards. Africa, and only left 1,000 men at Tupiza, and small garrisons in sonic other places.— The troops which have passed from Ch ili, over the Cordillera towards this place, amount only to 1,;700 men,, who are to rein tin in readioess to assist us hi receiving the grand expedition from Cadiz. The expedition intended against Lima is n t on that ac count given up; only let Lord Cochrane capture the Sin Thelmo and Prueva, on their voyage from Cadiz, and Lima will follow. )IIS. On Friday last, Oct. 29, a I'ublic Meeting was held in die large Latuasterian School Rooms, White's Grounds, Horsely. down, to Conn an Institution, railed the ti toe: Semnen's Union, the !ley. G. C. Smith, of Penzance, in cite Goan% 'The appear. once oldie place was novel and impressit e ; over the plaitorm. where the Provisional Committee sat, was spread a white (or St. George's) ensign front a three decker, lemorted in front. and produces! 41 fine dlett ; at the back of the Ci.airman, and OW Uliber ode this spacious place, were British Comm Flags nom Cif ferent line of battle ships; facing the entnutre, and be.ore t..e Chair, were suspended in full view, three large ttaas fium the merchant ships on the River 'Thames, witts opt. woos --Bethel' in large letters, a star rising in the East, anti a dove bearing . an olive branch, also appeared on these Sags: It seems those a.c the signals used by religious seamen to invite their fellow seamen on hated such vessels as at e appointed tur reli gious instruction and prayer. Several '2ap ants, Alates, and sea men, who are decidedly serious. and deeply tuteresced in the promotion of Christianity, were ranged on doe platform, attended by about 20 cabin boys: front different ships. The Institution formed professed to unite evely well disrotral °dicer and seaman in toe prosecution of every messure that is e , lculated to establish morality and. religion among seamed ht general. The union will proceed hmsnoniouhly with the Port of London 'Society, who wattage the business of the rlituing chapel. A ~lis or's meg:time wit, also propotted, to eviinuunicute instruction, moral, and religious inti,no.ttion to seamen. . The businar of the meeting was uncommonly interesting. The Chairman, as a seaman and an other/ tit : as M Ljtsty's Navy, protest.; d his ardent euncern fur the welfxre cis itritii 1. seamen.— He WAS followed by several llldllly respecr.t..ie Ministers and Officers of the Navy, who lamented the inatatrality of seamen, and rejoiced in every effort to preventintidelity spitading among tthein, and impress on their muds the important truths A Chris. i:mity. Thus it was argued that mutiny ant. piracy would be suyprosed. and genuine lwruisrn anti loyalty lw securest. nieeting was greatly interested with the unadorned state. of an aged Captain, and the pathetic address of a sailor who had just been shipwrecked. The Captain spoke of his voyages to the Eat Indies, the Me diu:el:mean, tae S e a, and various other tearer ihe had die. dispersed Religious Tracts and Bibles in every di.ectitin, paiti• cularly at Smyrna, 'l'hessioniat. Sabinlca, and t a Nian.l. l lJ, et Athens. In his last voyage he had sailed about 4 , ,000 miles. Tue sailor alluded with the greatost uualt , anti :tonality to Nelson's motto, "England expects every man w ao 'Ms duly ;" described tits recent shipwreck, and, in the name of seamen, sin cs.clf thanked the prtsont 3lecting for their good intentions. Nov. 7, • - FROM LIST NIGII7"3' G.IZEPTE.. WII.ITEH.IeLI.. Nov. 3. His Royal Ilquiess the Prince Regent has been pleased; in the name and on the behalf of his Majmy, to constitute and appoint George Earl of Mgremont to his Majesty's Lieuteni.et wad Comm Rotulorum of the•county a Susses. His Royal Highness has also been please,l, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to.totistitute sad appoint ihnry Lascelles, lien. commonly called ViFcousit Laseelles„ to be Lord Lieutenant and Cusim Rotulorum of the West Riding of tise county of York, and of the city of York, anti county of the same city. FOREIGN OFFICE. Nov. C. His Royal Highness has beta pleased, in the name and on the behalf of hia Majesty, to appoint John Cartwright, Esq. to h e his Majesty's Consul General in the dominions of the Ottoins3 Porte. His Royal Highness hos also been pleased, in th e name zed on the behalf of his Maje.ty, to appoint James Tonnes, Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul General in the Huainan ports o: t'.e .Shack Sea. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGE!). W. and F. Devey, Albion Coal Wharf, Christchurch, Satre:., cool merchants, Irma Nov. 9. to Nov. 16. W. Hevey, Holland Street, and J. DiNey, Coal Ex.7n.unge, coal merchants, from Nov. 9, to Nov. 16._ . . W. and J. Dewey. Coal Exchange. coal factor.:. from Nov. to Nov. 16. BANKRUPTCY SIIPKRSEDED. P. D. Astley, Dukinforld Lodge. Chesill;, dealer. BANKRUPTS. J. Barlow, Manchester, innkeeper. Solicitors. Mtssrs. dle, Perkins, and Frampton, Gray's Inn. J. B. Sharp, Queen Street, Cheapside, warehousemen. So; . Mes►rs. Couneen and Robinson, Nl'alhrook. C. Brown, Birmingham, cabinet maker. Sol. Mr. Smith, Aldermanbtrry Pastern. G. Greenwood, Hanway Street. Oxford Street, jeweller.. Sol. Mr. rook, Adam's Court, Old Booed Street. J. L. Cope, Kingston upon Hull, merchant. Sub. Messr.. Ilan. Ross, and Brownley. New Boswell Court. 1. Isaacs, Ne..ington, Surrey. gloss and Chinaman. Sol. Mr. Tucker, Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn. J: Nowell. High Town, near Leeds, card maker. Sol. Mr. Roberta,ereat St. Helen's. C. Callanan and J. Connor, Lime Street, soap maker. Mt. Younger, John Street, Minories. C. Haw, junior, Nlinuries, grocer. Sols. Messrs. Amory art Coles, Lothbury. It: Foster, Old Broad Street, merchant. Solo. Messrs. Allis ton and Hundleby, Freeman's Court, Cornhill. 1.. Lyons, Loser Shadwell. brewer. Sols. Messrs. Powne ant! .Eateborne, 3W Jewry. T. Webster, Chedgrave. Norfolk. printer. Sob. Clarke. Richards. and Nletlcalf, Chantcery• Lane. W. Button, Marlborough, Wilts, builder. SoL Mr. Eye, Gray's Inn Square. D. Gamut. I'ortsea. Southampton. cabinet maker. Sol. 'Kr. Bo e. Great Jamas Street, Bedford Row. B.J. Tenncnt and W. Garnett. Liverpool, merchants. Sol. Mr. Wheeler, Castle Street. Holborn. G. A. Edmonds, Dudley, Worcester, shopkeeper. Sols. Megan. Milne and Parry, Temple. J. Darey, St. James's Walk, Clerkenwell, carpenter. Sol. Mr. M.Duff.Castle Street, Holborn. M. Kelly Ntanchester, twit and cotton broker. Sols. Mess::. Lonirdill and BulterEekl, Gray's Inn. E. Carter, Bristol. cheese factor. Sols. Mews. Jenkins, Jame,. and Abbot, 1c• Inn. J. Wellington, junior, Chard, Somerset, grocer. Sul. Mr. Warry, Net , lasn. W.. Button, stnMr„and W. Button, junior. Paternoster Row, booksellers. Suls. MeArs. Hutchinson and Ilupkiruon, I.in culn's lun New Square. W. Hug hes and F. Todd, Great Winchester Street, merchants. Sul. Mr. Cuppage, Itroad Street. T.. Hughes, Oxford Street, hosier. Sots- Messrs. Couttesn and Robinson, Walbrook. J. Fisher. ilristol, victualler. Sol. Mr. 'liglsmoor, Yard. J. Lyne, Sytnniondly. Derby, cotton spinner. So). Mr. Ma kinson. Tsmple. K. FL Clioppin, Poky Place, horse dealer. Soles Mca.ni. Theoardsou. Fisher, and June-. Hug Suvet. St. James's. _J ry DIV I DEN DS. Nov. 13. T. R. Smith,Oufonl, linen draper-17. W. Kerr, Sherborne Lane, wine nierchant—n. G. Watkins and W. Cow per, Lincoln's Int'. money scriveners-17, J. Wontner, Kingston upon. Thames, distiller—J. Espley, Wdlington. Salop, butcher --17, C. Hoare, Cheupsitle. tailor -30, J. ()near. Walsall. Staf ord, J. Barlow, Were Street, Delon' Street. je , eellcr —27. W. Elgar, Nluidstsiso., gmeer-47. S. P. Seager. Maid stone. dealer-47, T. and E. S. Foster, Yalding, Kent. minutia —3O, S. Nlinton, Nlinories woollen draper-10, J. H. Valentine, Old Jewry, insurance br oker-47, C. Nlarsh, 1.. Deane, H. Westbrooke, and 11. tl• Deane, Heading, bankers-27, W.Whit well. Bethnal elreea, saw manufacturer—Vl R. Unwin, Chapel en le Frith, timber nierchant-16. W. Adams and .1. Edwards, Cumberland Street, Fitzroy Square. chair makers--30,.R.Adnam the younger. Lecklsounpstead. Berks., farmer-47, J. White'lead, M. Howard, and J. Haddock, Catemon Street, bankers —lles. I. [Lowrie, Beadford,York, grocer—t, W. Nc sison, North Shields, draper-3, S. G. orgo and R. Webb, Bristol, sugar reS.,ers. C EXTIFICATES to he granted Nor. 47. J. l'eel. hauling, and W. Willock, Tamworth, mannfactu, , rs and spinners of eanien—E. and J. Gregton, I verpool, Parker, Norwich, bombazine mant.fac• tares—W. Maier, West Tesgionouth, Devon, victua ll er—lf. Gilsen, Bawtry. York. victualler—J. C. Wallis, White Horse Yard. Coleman Street. farrier—J., Mayers, Yarmouth, Norfolk, merchant—J. Milne, Saddles , cosh, Yeti, woollen mantsfactuter —G. Harris and J. Edmonds. Birmingham, japannen—R. Dyke, Bayswater, jeweller—J. Androus, Edgware Road, corn and coal uKraiot. IP act Bank Stock 419 3 pee Cent. Red. 661 per Cent. toms. Per Cent. 75 r Smiths. °mount 21. Per Lent. India Boonlk Ts. dis. I Stock I:hchequer Rilis 2,. dig. Cons. for At. tilt Loi ter) , Ticket. 219 18s. 4 per Lew. $34 3 per Cent. NAry 102 i Ler AIM. 1? 7-191lis THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 1101113011 0 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7. We are happy to state, that the letters rreeivcd in the City yesterday (ruin Afanehester and Livci - pool, continue to give favourable• accounts of the improvement which is taking place in those quarter!. Is► addition, also, to this gratifying intelligence we U