The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-08 00:00:00

fisO FROM TURSLi b IY G.IZETTE. IMNKREPTS. J. Prentice. Hie Street, Whi!echapel. gre , :cr. T. Ileiker. Monekton Green, I.uneablare.l,...r.ufacturer. -.- T. Bromtit, DradfocoLYorle. grocer. AV. and .1. Kilner, Hiridtler‘fiehl. merchants. J. ibrkinbcaJ, Maechrecr, dealer. DI VI OENITS. Any 7..7. T. Betts, Honduras Street, 0:d Street, rectifying' Clothier-7, 'l'. Pah:grave. Bennet Street. Blacktriars Road. immrance broker-2n, J. Lane, Arundel. Susses, cant merchant SAO, Graystalce Place. Fetter Lane. hnilder-7. M. and M. C Obren. Rosa( Street, stationers-9.4. W. David ton, Little St. Tholllitt. Apostle. wholesaile otationer-14, C. R. ff • Bailey. Swallowthitl, Wilts. dater-2s. J. Elliott. Snutn. amptom currier-24, J. Mather, Manchester, joiner -23, IV. Hodson. Manchester . cotton tr.anacturer--VB. .1. Vattx and J. %V. Bullock, Cullum Street, City, Birmingham v.nd Sheffield tnewlianta-214, J. Wadley, Coventry Street. flat:market. cheese no:tiler-9. R. Downing, Stock; ort. idnlteeper—September 4, J. Charlet. Street. Hattna Garden, banlwarenum—l, T. imd J. If ellimr, Bristol, merchants. CERT! I ILATEB to be granted Aug. J. S. Jorder. Birmingham. dealer—C. Pettit. Itirming'nen, glover—T. Stunt. Aron Street. Cosayell Street. carpet nialutlic. rarer—J. Bae.ow. Balton Ic loots. Lane:whim, druggist—S. Aideragnte Street, plumber—W. Stubbs. Leek. Staffiud. Lirtholder—J. Lamb. Great James Street, Bedford Row. Withingtor. Clement's Lane, City, broker—E. Yandall, Hoddeadon. Herta, eon: dealer. Extract of a letter from Nevis, dated 28th June: " A v"ry fine Spanish brig, laden with brandy and wine, has been captured by the Constitution priva teer, of 18 guns and ew men, and carried to Dog Island, where the vessel and cargo hare been sold to some merchants in St. Bartholomew for 10,000 dollars. The Canstantia and Constantia Junior, two small schooners reported to have been fitted out at St. Thomas's, on their first cruize, fell in with a Spanish ship of 18 guns. A severe conflict took place, when the privateers were driven off with the Less of all their officers and the greatest part of their crews. The Jane, Cux, of Bristol, arrived here resterflay, in 30 day:. In lung. 40 spoke a large brig of 18 gum, and foil of men ; they culled her the Lady Holland Patriot privateer. When they found what the Jane was, she was suffered to pro• ceed without even boarding." By the B..lvidere, Swan, arrived at Baltimore on the :31 July, we have received advices from Princess Ishmd, Africa, to the latter end of May. At that time there were lying at that port a Spanisk brig, a thr3e masted schooner, and a fine fa t sailing schooner, all from Havannah, slaving. His Ma jesty's ship Tartar, Sir George Collier, hail recently visited the island; while lying off the harbour took two schooners belonging to the place, from the adjacent coast, with slaves, which were sent to Sierra Leone. No molestation was given to Spanish vessels in port, but threatened to be considered as goiAl prizes if found at sea with slaves on hoard, to fze northward of the equator. The Tartar also that previous to leaving the Gold Coast in March, the Ashanta war had broken out again, the King declaring that he would make no peace till the jaw-bone of Governor Smith, of Cape Coast Castle, should be sent to him. We have received New Orleans Papers to the 18th of June. We regret to find in them a Pro clamation by the Governor of Louisiana, in which his Excellency states, that from information he has unfortunately received, he has reason to believe that the yellow fever actually exists in the ports of the Havannah and Vera Crus ; and he therefore orders, that all vessels, whatever may be their nature or description, arriving from the said ports, shall be subject, previous to their being admitted into any y,rt or harbour of Louisiana, to perform quaran tine A letter from Berlin, dated July 28, states, that as soon as Prince Hardenberg, who was then resid ing at his country scat, was informed of M. Jahn 's arrest, he sent to the wife of that professor, exhort ing her to await with patience and resignation the issue of the matter wherein her husband was in. volved, and assuring her that in all events he would take care of her and her children. The Prussian Minister resident at the Court of Curlsrulie, M Vurnhagen von Ense, is said to have been suddenly dismissed ; a measure supposed to be connected with those secret machinations which at present cause so great an alarm throughout the Prussian monarchy. The Madrid GaLate of Tuesday, March the 2d, says—" A painful task has devolved upon us, in an nouncing to our readers, and the public, the mourn ful intelligence of the death of the lion. Mrs. El liott. This melancholy event took place at seven o'clock yesterday evening, to the inexpressible afllic. Lion of her own family, and the sincere regret of every individual in the Settlement —The funeral procession will move from the Government Gardens this evening at five o'clock, and the interment take place in St. - Alary's Church. LOSS OR THE BOAT CONTAINING TILE SVKII POST.—A boat coming from Portree to Broadfurd, was upset on Friday se'nnight, during u squall. There were six perspns on board, allot whom were lmt: among then was the pot-post, who had ...-one on board, proliali.y to save himself th e tr ou bl e of walking the distance. Tlq, mail-bugs are totally lost. Fire of the boelies wEi;?, thrown ashore; the sixth is still ruhsing. ~ ~~ ~~, .~ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. •- MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS. The following letter from Earl Fitzwilliarn to Earl Stamford, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Chester, will be read with mu' h interest : .• Wentworth, July 21,1819. " 1.0111).-4 had the honour of your Lordship's letter on 4 L ie 16th inst.. conveying the resolutions of the Magistrates of Lhethire, passed on the 13th inst. in general quarter sessions, for which communications I beg your Lordship to accept my best thanks As a meeting of the people was fixed for Monday, 'lie Itrtli inst., to be held on Ilunslet-moor, near Leeds, which r thought likely to furnish the means of forining an opinion re specting the important consideration of the temper and disposi tion of the pfyulation of that great town and extensive district, I deferred acknowledging your Lordship's till I had received ac counts of what passed on that ocrasian. The professed objects of this meeting did not di ffe r from those of one already held at the same pace recently. They were Parliamentary reform, by means of universal puttrage, election by ballot, and annual Par liaments, grounded upon certain aberact principles of the rights of men; but to these were added, on this occasion, another reso lution (rather inconsirent with the spirit of the former, which would produce a complete new House of Commons,) to send a representative to the present house, whenever a proper one could be met with. Notwithstanding there appears no abatement from the large extent of their claims, &till I am given to understand. there appeared in their manner a nraniftst humiliation of spirit. in the more humble tone. and means proposed for attaining their ends, since they even expressed an inclination to petition Parlia ment. But without entering into particulars of what passed. it is a great satisfaction to me to inform your Lordship, that the numbers who attended at this meeting did not exceed halt' of those that attended the last; and that of the numbers present, a much larger proportion of women made up this meeting than at the last. At the close of the busineas, the meeting was dissolved, and the people dispersed without tumult or insult to any one, in a nianner the most orderly and peaceable. On the whole, I think I tray confidently assure your Lordship, that though there are to lie found in this riding a certain 'modar of very seditious, design ing, and dangerous clutractets. who are endeavouring to instil into the minds of the uninformed, doctrines subversive of every thing valuable in our con aittitional establishment, these men arc few in numbers, without character or influence; the mass of the population is by no means disa ff ected, but, on the contrary, con tented with the pr es ent made of things. If they attend rich meetings, it arises in a great degree from want of occupation : they have the ntisfortune to be unemployed; however willing to work, under the present stagnation of trade, they can find none; and arc thus reduced to the cruel distress, which every man, whose daily support depends upon his daily earnings, must be in when employment fails. This is their hard lot at present, which, to their credit, from every thing I hear, they lam, in hopes of better times, with patience and resignation. I have run into length, but 1 thought your lordship might be anxious to know the general disposition of a great population, so conti guous to parts of Cheshire. I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient, kr. (Sigel) FITZWILLIAM. " To the Earl of Stamford, &c. " Y.S. I find I have omitted to say, that the orators, on Mon day, were mostly the same as on the former occasion ; indeed. they are a sort of itinerant orators, who have attended all the dif ferent meetings." 4 LEEDS, Jrr.i• 29. By some babbling among the Retbniiers themselves, as well as by some documents that have fallen into the hands of two re• spectablegentlemen in this neighbourhood, it seems that the ar rargements are nearly completed tin a general meeting of all the union reform societies throughout the kingdom. who are to as semble simultaneously on one and the same day...the small town ships, village*. and hamlets, in the nearest large town, or con venient spot of ground contiguous to it; and that very strong resolutions are preparing which arc to be adopted generally by these meetings. It is cettain that an active correspondence has been for some time carrying on between the societies in all pans of England, Scotland, and Ireland ; and that they do not trust to the casualties of post-office conveyance, but arrange their plans by mans of deputies or delegaLs, who are now constantly traversing the kingdom. from one end to the other ; while others are stationed in the principal large towns, and act like a chain of telegraphs, to convey important information to the principals in these movements. Notwithstanding all these alarmin. symptoms, the Magistrates here seem to feel perfectly secure in the protection which the civil power, and the few troops that are stationed in this district, would afford them, and they have hie terto declined taking any notice of the suggestions that have within the last month been repeatedly and poantrdly thmwn out, for raising an additional armed force. At present we are perfectly tranquil ; but as commercial distress increases every lto tr, there is no foretelling how long our fan cied security may continue. FEMALE REFORM SOCIETY OF STOCKPORT. [From a Manchester paper.) On Monday evening, July 19, 1819, the second Meeting of the Members of this Institution, took place in the large room at the Windmill, in Stockport, when Mrs. Stewart moved that Mrs. Hallworth be president ; she knew from her well-tried principles, that she was the most proper person of any other she could propose ; her acquirements duly qualified her for the office, and, if accepted, she was conscious she would give every sa tisfaction. Mrs. Hodgson seconded the motion, when it was immediately put and unanimously carried. Mrs. Hallworth accepted the honour they had done her with becoming modesty—sbe then addressed the assembly : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Before we proceed into the business of the evening, I desire that the gentlemen will withdraw , it is not done with a view to transact any thing of a secret nature, for it is commonly said that women can keep no secrets, but merely with a view that if in our debates, (for it is something new for women to turn political orators.) we should for want of know ledge make any blunders, we should be laughed at, to prevent which we should prefer being by ourselves."— Their male brethren immediately obeyed, and she pro• ceeded on. " Ladies, you have this evening placed me in a situ ation which I never occupied before. 1 kindly thank you for the honour you have done me. I assure you that 1 ant determined to dedicate to Liberty, my heart, my body, yea, nay very life. (Unbounded applause with cr:es of liberty.) l l am young, but ladies, young as I am, I can assure you that the Borough villains have furnish ed me with 'loch a woeful life of wretched experience, that 1 can feedfor myself, and equally with myself, feel fur my iion;ififYilmiered country-women. This feeling so acute, that an eternal *ar is waged betwixt us, which will never end, but in the etuancira:itin of a dis- kUGU ST 8. tressed and overburthened people horn slavery to liberty. —( Reiterated arplause.) These are sentiments I imbibed when almost a child, and as 1 grew older, the grumbling spirit grows stronger. (Laughter.) I thank you, ladies, for your kind attention, but assure you I do not look for your applanses. Applaud me not, it cannot please me, fur I consider it is my duty to use every ability in the cause without receiving any reward at all for my weak endeavours. Seeing then, that it is the common cause, let us all unite, and never cease from persevering in a cause so just and holy, until we fully possess those con stitutional liberties and privileges which are the birth right of every English man and woman." The close of this speech was followed by every de monstration of applause. We are sorry to say we could not learn the name of the lady who next addressed the assembly—she spoke nearly to the following effect : " Mrs. President and Ladies, I consider it a piece of great absurdity and presumption in me to attempt sayin; any thing, after hearing such a disp!av of female elo quence from the Chair. "If Got! is for us, who ears be against as ;—then hail sweet Liberty.—l understand that the intention of this Union is to co-operate with other Unions for the general cause, and to give relief to incarcerated victims who are suffering and arc likely to suffer. I need not say that it is to be feared you will have to look to our worthy, patriotic, and brave friend, the Rev. Joseph Harrison, who, it is said, has a bill found against him for doing, the devils' themselves do • not know what, at the last Stockport Meeting." As soon as Mr. ll.'s name was mentioned, an involuntary torrent of tears was the event. After a few moments of profound silence, cries of " Harrison and Liberty for ever ! proceeded from every part of the room. Tire husiriessthen proceeded on with the last speaker morinz, " That the Female Union co-operate with their male brethren in relieving those unfortunate intik iduals, now confined in Chester Castle, Messrs. Baguley, Johnston, and Drummond ; and all who may in future be incar cerated for advocating the cause of the people," which was unanimously carried. Miss Whalley addressed the meeting as follows : " Mrs. President and Sisters, I love liberty, and hate slavery ; I know too truly the horrors of the one, and the virtues of the other. If a Borongh-inonger were to conic to Stockport, and be compelled to weave for his living, he would more impatiently (when he saw he could get nothing more than a mess of pottage for his labour) to cry out for Liberty and Reform ! as well as those who are called the incorrigible swine, the disatiect ed, and the lower orders. The following persons were properly elected to act as Committee for the Union :—Miss Comfier. Nliss Lowe, Miss Knowles, Mrs. Hodgson, Miss 'Whalley, Mrs. Kenworthy, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss Longson. Miss John • stone, Mrs. Stewart, Secretary; Mrs. Hambleton, Trea surer. A vote of thanks was then given to 'Mr. Lawton, gro cer, Hill-gate; and to Mr. Sanderson, shoe-dealer, opposite the Bolkeley Arms Inn, Stockport, for volun tarily stepping forward to give bail lot Sir C. Wolseley. hart.—Carried by universal acclamation of " Wolseley and Liberty!" A vote of thanks waa then paved to those seven patri otic individuals, who have tendered themselves to come forward to give bail for our worthy friend, the Rev. Jo seph Harrison.—Carried by unbounded acclamation of " Harrison for ever!" A vote of thinks was then proposed to their worthy Presidentess, which was carried in the usual way by acclamation. The Presidentess then replied,—" Ladies, I do assure you, yon have so wounded me by the kind attention you have honoured me with, that the load overwhelms me with such a sense of obligation, that I cannot express my thanks. A plot is what they are, as Cobhett observes, dying for; and the only plan to frustrate their hellish wish is to act constitutionally in all your undertakings." The meeting then dispersed about half past t u o'clock, highly pleased vs ith the proceedings of the evening. HrDDERSFIELD PUBLIC MEETING. MONDAY, Aug. 2, 1819.—This day, pursuant to a previous public notice, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town and neighbourhood of Huddersfield took place in a large field on Almondbitry Bank, near the town. file Clair was taken soon after one o clock, and the requisition being read, stated the meeting to be convened fur the pur;wise of taking into their most serious and calm consideration, the best means of obtaining relief from the pressing burdens under which they now labour, and the neat effectual means of securing their Constitutional Rights in the Commons House of Parlutioent. With the exception of Willan, the printer, of Dewsbury. none of the !vv& of the Reform party were present ; and the various harangues and speeches that were delivered were much below mediocrity; they were, however, of a more peaceable cast than those of the other meetings in this district. The Declaration and Resolutions were so similar to those of the last I Itinslet Moor meeting, that it would be a waste of room to detail then. The speakers exhorted their countrymen to come boldly forward ; yet to conduct themselves with fhmnr.s and moieration, and to form a National t7ition, on Constitu tional grounds, to support the pillars of the Constitution of Eng land. It being a Saint's Dv among the lower orders, the weather being uncommonly fine, and the unfortunate circumstance of so many thousands being out of employ, in the immediate vicinity of the place of the meeting, caused a considerable assemblage on the ground, though not so great as might have been expected, from the catres above enumerated,—The meeting broke up about six o'clock, and the persons assembled dispersed quietly to their respective homes. BrRY (I.ANCASRIRE). A public meting of the inhabitants of Bury was held on Friday last, to take into comdde talon the stata of the Nall, as connected with the general aspect of affhirs at the present crisis. A number of Resolutions, suital•le for the occasion. were passed. which, we understand, express commiseration for the distresser and sufferings of tie labouring classes, indignation at the prac tices of the Radical Reformers, and a determination to swear in special comaubles, and take other necessary measures for pre serving the peace and goal order of the ',fact!. DOI.TON (GREAT AND LITTLE.) A numerous and higly re-wctable meeting has been held of the AI agtst.atev of this Division, the limoughrec vts and t son btables, tLe Clergy, Caurchwitrtleni, :aid other inhabitant- , of