The National Register. — London, England, 1819-09-26 00:00:00

SEPT. 26. Suu•ru A NIEIIICA.—Extract of a letter from Mar pulite, dated 12th July. Colonel •topfurd has had tour hundred British soldiers added to his regiment, all well appointed, making a must magnificent ca valry regiment. All the officers of the Legion have been agreeably surprised in the South Americans, whom they find generous, hospitable, and well in filmed. Bolivar, in an official dispatch to General English, calls the British faces the saviours of Ven ezuela, though they have not yet fired a shot, or even landed on the main, but hovering so long as they Lave dune over it, and immediately in the neighbourhood of Curaccas, has compelled Morillo to withdraw himself from the interior of the country, of which he had possessed ati.l retire on Caraccas for its protection from the attack of Gene ral English's Legion. The patriotic cause looks better than even the most sanguine could have anti • cipated—all our troops arc on board—we sail to. morrow—our fleet exceeds thirty sail of ships of war, of different descriptions. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was presented with the Freedom of the City of Bath, unclosed in an elegant gold box of exquisite work-. manship, on Friday last. The Mayor addressed Cie Royal Duke in appropriate terms, and his liayal Highness replied to the worthy Mayor with that digntiied condescension which peculiarly be longs to him. HISTORICAL- FAcT.—King Henry VIII: being petitioned to dismiss his Ministers and Council by the Citizens of London and many Boroughs, to re lieve his oppressed subjects, made the Citizens this sagacious reel ) :—" We, with all ourCabinct, think it right strange Mgt yc, who be but brutes, and in expert folk, should tell us who be, and who be not, lit for our Council." PetItTSMOU rit Sept. 18.—On Friday night about nine o'clock, ins Royal liighuess the Prince Regent, action pitied by Sir B. B.ocsinfielil, arrived in his travelling bareirche, at Ai:intral Sir George Campbell's at the Ad ralty.lioase from Carlton-house, to resume his aquatic excursions tit the royal yacht, the Royal George, .cow mantled by the Hop. Cliarles Paget. His Royal High ness was received by-the couttualider-in-chid and lady Campbell, awl soon after- sat down to dinner with the itallont admiral and his lady, sir B. Bloomfield, Colonel l'horitton, and Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle. The re. ception of his Royal litgluiess on the part of the mils. city was coutieed to a guard of honourof the lOth regi ment, whilst the civic receptions was wa•anly expressive of loyal =actuation to the person °Ellis Royal Highness; the principal houses were illuminated, and crowds, of persons who had paratlei the streets several home availing his arrit al, welcomed him with hearty Minas The Adintrat's ',Sir George Campbell's) and the Lieut.- Governor's house formed a very conspicuotta.and pleas ing appearance autoug the houses illuminated, each the Joke of a crown and G.P.R. funned of Militant variegated lamps. His Royal Highness slept at Sir G. Campbell's. This morning, about ten o'clock. his Royal Highness, accompanied by Sir G. Campbell, preceetied in another carriage by Sir Benjamin Bloom field, and followed in retinue by Major-General Sir James Kenna. G.C.B. our Lieut. Gove ttttt r, Col. Lord Greenock, Major Harris, Hon. Major Clare. A.D.C. officers ott the Staff of the South-west District, set off from the Admiralty-house to the Sally-port, where hie Royal Highness alighted, amidst the hearty huzzas of an assemblage of persons, and, accompaitied by Sir (..;eorge Cantbell, embarked in the Royal barge, with Sir Benja min Bloomfield, Colonel Thornton, Sir IVilliatu &p -r. and Sir Edmund Naele, and proceeded on Wald loyal George yacht, at Spithead, steered by the lion. Captain Paget. General Williams. Royal Marines, C 1111 l wissioner the Hon. Sir G. Grey, and several other officers, chiefs of tlepantnetits, received his Hopi High ness at the Sally-port, to whom he frequently ni she a parting bow with- the most respectful coutlescension, as he passed to the barge. The instant his Royal Highness had earmarked, a royal salute was fired front the platform battery, and front Nlotikton.fort ; and so soon as the royal barge had arrived within the waters of Spithead, the squadron appointed to attend on hts Royal Highness, consisting of toe Royal George y a cht, Liffey, Hind, Catneliow Briske, and Linnet cutters, fired a similar salute. ilia Royal Highness readied toe yacht in about twenty anoints ; when the Captains of the siltradroil proceeded at board to pay their respects to his Royal Highness, which being done, they returned to their re specove ships, and the Royal George, attended by the Brisk, Linnet. awl Carinelion cotters, proceeded on a cruise to the westward. Tot royal squadron will anchor at Cowes, alter the day's cruise. His Royal Highness, we have much pleasure in saying, appears in perl.ct good health. He will not, we understand, prolong itts present stay in the yacht more than ten days. His Royal Iliebitess will not visit Plymouth tois season. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Manchester, Sept. 19. . _ " This town has remained perfectly tranquil shim I last wrote us you; and if the theatre had not been open last evening, should not have had any particular comatunication to make in the way of news. Anticipating, however. tuat some expression ot popular feeling might be e.m.wd on this occasion, 1 went to the theatre. uot for the sake of 'wing Mr. Kean in the character of Richard, (which, by the way, he pertimmat extremely but that I might have a n opportunity of witaessing persoattUy any !ding that should txcur,.mil at transmuting a flatittul account of it. The play paated uhf very quietly but no sooner had the curtail dropped, than three or four persons, who sat in one of the lower front boxes, callen out God save the Kiag." The curtain ruuained down a inasiderahie time; but, at last, the performers iimaar,d on the stAgea.itl began to sing, accompanied by the music. At thus moment there was a cry of •• !fats off," St . vend per.ons, buds in the pit and boxes, s tanding with them on. 'fix cry was rtmewill, and in ii violent and menacing tone. Irona this feu:rig, iii it APPViliCti tp sus atoll aqy tGaby THE NATIONAL. REGISTER. alty, a great many persons exclaimed. " that they would not he diLuired to in this minuet." Not a word of the song hail yet been heard, and from this time, Sill the performer!: let the .t:ige, it Ka; Impossible to hear either them or the orchestra. Something wits thrown from the galleries or. the Stage, and one chandelier was broken, and fell into tile pit. No per.ornd violence. hoatver, took place, as far as I avid observe, and I watched as close as possibie. I did not expect that die tumult would have subsided so quietly, fur there was ample provocation, in some parts. Mr a breach of the peace. I wilco.' particularly two officers, in mgt. mentals, who at in a box near use. \Viten it was seen that seve ral persons would not take oil their hats, those gentlemen gut into the pit, and began to push the people about. This mime• (Shady produced a cry of " Veber. la), which arcar,:4l to me to conic from the upper-boxes and tee galleries. fhe farce then b:•gin. but not a single word could be heard till about tire mites bolore the curtain dropped teir the night. A calm then pre• vailod, and the whole audience left the house in the most peace able manner. I understand that the two officers above mentioned, belonged to die with regiment. There were other offices in the house, belonging so the 314 regiment, but they were not in regimentaLs, nor did they take any active putt whatever in this disturbance, which, fortimately, was nut attended wish any fatal anisequences." " I havejust hemd that Mr. Farrinil, the coroner, at Roch dale, will give onion Mr the disinterment of the body of John Lees, in order that it may be again inveritxl by the Jury that will sit beftre hint. Tiw proaxding}, at his Coo, will he ex tromtly interesting; and l Jinn send you a full account of them, without losing a moment, alter they are awed." file I)uxis %1 ELLIN° roofs PALACE ; Sir.—The intended luau for an edifice at Straihfields4t, lately •the seat of Lord Buyers, still occupies the attention of his Grace. Various plans have been sob ' ed to his in spection. Ancient and modern Greece have been ran packet' for models, but 'milting has been determined ou ; in filet, ►he Dike has observed, that as lie was not in a hurry, a further delay might take plate, men till the next spring, before the foundation-stone was LEP!. One thing is ceilidh, namely, that Blenheim-house will nut be the model. The illustrious hero himself feels dis ixised to adopt a style of architecture at once hid and noble, hut blended with great simplicity. The front will occupy a space or at leak 1,800 feet. In the interim no time has been lost in other respects Abe grounds hare been all broken up, and buildings removed; a great uuo►her of men a►e employed, and the land has assumed a new feature. airing the whole of the preceding winter, hedges and Michell were remined, and new• plantations formed the whole of which are now m a thriving state. Extransdinary Erpfail and Escape of a • Mgr —The following relation is so very 11111V , Ildr, tnat persons who are the least incredulous will not he inclined to give credence in it, but there are plenty of witnesses to prove its authenticity. On Thursday morning, - about five o'clock, the house of Mr. Oldfield i fanner and cow keeper, of Penton-place, near blithe Conduit House, was broke open by a thief, and rotibed of cash and Bank notes to the amount of 6n/. A bird catcher was pursu ing his occupation in the neighbourhood, and heard the thief enter the premises, the former rail off for the con stables, who were on duty in the neighbourhood, and Lock. Owen, and another of the [tarok being infoined of the circitnistatiee, accompatncil the bird catcher to the house. As they approached it, the thief ran out, and made towards the funnel of The Regent's Canal; they pursued him, but they were net abk to come up to hint before he had entered the Tunnel a considerable dis tance; they con to follow hin t . The Toone l is near a mile in kngth, and the thief being beforerhis pur suers, could see them though they were unable to see hint; he knew that he should not be able to penetrate. the Tunnel, and he adopted a very ingenious method to evade the constabhs ; he thsew himself into the water, and kept under entirely except his head; be supported himself by some timber which was floating in the river close to the towing path ; as the constables were passing, one of them hearil a motion in the water, and putting his hand down felt the wet clothes of the deceased, and infinmed his panioni that a Mao was drowned. They attempted to get the man out, and the thief in a moment became as a stiff corpse: it being dark the.con stables agreed to go to a public-house (the. Vernon's Heads, iu the vicinity, for a lantern and a shutter to carry the corpse to the tavern. During the constables' absence, the thief thought proper to become aii i 11l ; he got nut of the water and ran off, but lilt his coat and waistcoat behind him, anti turned up his shirt sleeves: he was met hysoute brickmakers,who had besn informed that a man was drowned, and to them he pretended that he had been in time water dragging for the body, but was unable to get it out ; he inquired of them which way tne constables were gone, and, being infixoted, went in an opposite direction and escaped. The constables, on their return, discovered that they had been zompletely outwitted. On Sunday, the sth instant, a melaneho'y occurrence took place at Carnmoney, seven utiles from Belfast. Mr. Wiliam Bryson, farmer, was found-drowned in a draw well, near his house, and hie wife at the same time, Intimd dead in the house with her thrust cot. When the Coroner's inquest was held, it appe red by the testimony of a servant mats, that about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, when he event out, he left his master in the house, reading the Bible, :mil his wife also engaged in reading a religi•ms hook About three o'clock, when he returned, he observed his master's bait lying on tne ground before the door ; and on going mit) the mince lie perceived the wife lying in front of time kitelseti hie, with her throat cat, and a great deal of Llond gm the floor. lie got the assistance of some neighbours, who, after a search, found the body of i()11 111 the such game dead. A servant girl gate sinular iestuntitiy. No peram could be fueind who had wooer Ned the perpeira- Mon of this direful catastrophe; but, Arum the et 'deuce adduced, it appeared that for twei‘e months past AIN Bryon had manifested mach perplexity of .d respect v his affairs, although they knew he had no nceas 44444 In In :4'l; that he hail often appeared in a iliseirbed state ; and stink incoherently. Fruits all these are the Jury returned a verdict, finding that Mr. Bosun had destroyed his wife, and afterwards thrown itiourek into the well, being in a mate of derangement of mind at the time. They were a respectable couple, much es teemed by all who knew thew. OLD BAILEY-SATu MILI Y. This morr,ing Mrs. Ridding, who WAS convitled of stealing the child ut Slater yeatcrthiy, was brought up to rumive uw judgment of the COUIL tilte wa , :dresull m yterthiy, with tti difti,reuee of having subotttuted a black veil for the white ott,•. —Site was extremely agitated, and scantly able to .aupport Itetult. _ Tile Common Serjesnt commented on the enonsiiir of the crime; he udinittal the LlLtinction which her 'harmer of com mitting it made in her favour; it was a crime, however, that in any case must buLjtil the I..wlings of the parents to the mobt excruciating emotion. The Conti, under all the cireuinstiinci• . felt themselves Jusutied in mitigating the pent4ty, and IL-dhow her punisiouint to the puyaniit of One shilling sid oontineineni in the House of Correction, Cold HatiotiLlds, toe the space of twelve calendar mend's. _ . Ht. Ridding, notentlisuending the sulv'sued state of her feel ings, expressed her thankfulness fur the leniency of the sen tence; bile protested that she fully intended to wake strict search .tor the patents of the eilild, and that she was sure to hare treawtl the child with the utmost tenderness. llappily fur her, there were scantly any percot.tin till; Court besides t:,e officers, and she thus esesped ute pain of souther expusatiun before a crowded Court. Thomas Airway was put to the bar, charged with receiving various article, of harness and saddlery, knowing them to ec stolen. They were chiefly stolen trout a Mr. Halley by Bay ibid. who had been convicted and punished for the theft.— l‘lacey's account was pretty clear. lie had tate!' charge it them in Apnl last, the good* being stolen in lite:ember last ; they were in a bag, having a faint mark of the OV.IICes 114111 C Olt it. When the officer went to seateli the prisoner', premise., • lie behaved v. ry ing.nuously ' and assisted the search. There was a doubt which inclined in the prisoner's savour, that he did uut know that the goods were stolen, as ti.ey sere instantly detected and seized. He had been allitillt..4l to bail after his ma... Mutton, and appeared without sun.o..ne to ta'sa his trial. He had, moreover, a most excellent chaiaeter given by many respectable persona who had lung known him in 1.1, us neighbourhood (W melinioresit il I ). Ihe Jury, after the summing up of the Common Serjeard, immediately acquitted him. James Smith and Win. Wilson were indicted for stealing a - hanikier and ba,ket, three shirts, four pair of stockie b s, ailtl a cake. Mary Goldsmith, wife of a servant of the Bishop of Winches- - ter. sent a Iron basket containing the articles in coastion,•froin - the Bishop's residence at Farnham, on the Itith 01 ,Imgast last ; she delivered them to Barnard, the gardener, to take them to the waggon other; ahedid not See them again till at Baum Garden Oilier, at tile examioatiem of the prisoorrs. W. Taylor, gardener, having heard of the theft, law the pri soners ea his way to London, at three o'clock A. M. the ;th Au g ust, with another man, iu en open chaise cart, at the corner of 6unuersbury-laue, hrentforil. tVitness stopped, and looked into their cart; the two pr:m.men. jumped out and pretended to occupy thiamine% wi th Lie La th es* There was a bag in me cart; . was not large enoug:l to hold the haiitper. lie suspected the partim, and havuig subsequently adv3riesal, he turned back, which the prisoners wearying, tur.i.al about also and galloped up an adjacent lane, cue witness pursuing. The prisoners turntJ into au uveuue which lth to a genticandes house, they rifled a fruit ba ket, and Haug u into &ditch; !hiding themselves stopped by the gate at the end ut the avenu.', two of the prisoners' party jumped over into the ti.id with the Lig, and having, as witness suppases.deposited its contents, rectorial. and smith holding witness by one hand, pointed the other at witness as if about to shoot bun. Wilson meanwhile, situ ase arp stick, alit the cheek of a Marl who had Mlle to the assistance of winless: he still fol lowed the prisoners, who threareued to murder him, but at length with the :assistance of several reapers, armed with their hooks, he secured the prisoners. The witness's party then Is:curt-tithe bag, - the tiuit, at: I part et the goods. William Piper resides near the spot where the prisoners were taken. He saw them teLlow.tivu men, who rail up to his door fur assistance. The tau latter 'wormed witness that prisoners had murdered a man. Witness tidluwtrl, but prisoners were seemed withoat any assistance. IV noes, searched up and thortt the lane, but found nothing but the trent ; oil the veal* of Au gust, he renewed his search, and wand a large bag is a water dram. tatside the hedge ; tar hag contained the shots and stock• ink chinned by Got/width. The cuustables who had held the basket since the examination at Brentiord, gave the Curtoihary evmence. Mrs. Goldsmith 'more, that 44. goods contained in Bit bag were the saute which she had packed :us her husband. The Common Serjeuln was about to sato up, hut the foreman of the Jury said, that !fit would save his I..oruslitp any rasa., they were perfectly convinced the prisoners were guilty. 'lite Common Serie:int tnuucdtatth pronoanced sentence of transportation for amen year. on them both. Thu: trial was scarcely over when owe of the Marshalmen in formal the Court, that he had apprehended another aCel'4ll , .it:tt in the saine robbery, who had been daring enough to attend the trial Of his brother telons. Tine Serjeaut directed him to be taken immediately beton: a inaeottrate. THE Bowbiteuits.—lt is duuudess -ire the wont°. - tion ul turuy of our readers the extraordinary • client's. mistimes attens.a.it 'spots the tn.,' and cooviction of-these unfortunate permstw tor the Mamie diII:UMW) Or Alias Maria GLnii, from her uncle's, a Mr 'locket, barrister, of Taunton, Suisiersetsittrej lite young lacy was saki 111 be entitled to a lar b t lo 11111 l r, aner• had OULU residing, r few weeks prcccedwg that CVCIII, as a lodges with her uncle's elstitlien, at lloi 1111 l belongitig to the elder Slis. bowditcii. From use eicaracter of the Sc. coral parties implicated, and the roman:lc events sworn to by we prost.cutors and their witneas., in the cause, as well as die known ititiosacy sulatteting be:everts the• young lady and use j ur kiowtlium ; their conviction excited the lutist laerly astenvistionent the neighbour bum. of Taunton, winch was 'teighteued on the rule WC 4 urn trial tiring retuned by use Court of Kinds Bench nt Lldarv-terni last past : tor .althougti it was then so. I Iv decided that u.ey should he imprisoned for tire respective tcrosa of I t., 21, 3114 V 4 1110111ila each, in 1)0e.. eltester-gatalisul; consuWrable daubs e x iste d as 10 she extent of their real guilt ; so much so, that suhscup. cross* were opened, anti SUMS of money collected, a 1111 l mating to upwards ul Jon!, for their *import in pri. 4041, whilst a Nuncio was set tin (nut to he presented' to the Prince Rt gent, praying for a remission of their punishment, and whicii is underrtand to he already signed by upwards of 1,060 persons. Th.se doubts nave sulmequeolly been mole and confirmed ; hut it is probal.te the truth wall soon be cheated, as we itte..• derstand that Julius the preacen week, two true bills have beta preiciitcd, and found by the Grand Jury of LOllllOll. nor wiIGJ mini corrupt perjury, against the said Mal ia Glenn and Mary Whitby, who were the IWO , principal witnesses iu the above case, and the Judges warrants were instantly issued for their immediate av przimotim. sir