The National Register. — London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

4 .2311 THE FUNDS. The market for Stu.•k was heavy durin g the early part of last week, and the operations were on a very limited scale ; the prices declined slowly, and tit: mass of speculators discovered a want of confidence, as if unwilling to act either way. An equal period has seldom passed over wherein the public have w generally abstained from sales or purchases in the funds. On Friday, Iwwever, a comparative degree of activity was discernible, proceeding chiefly Ilona the part; who Beck, by their transactions, to support the prices of stock, and %rho arc acting with greater appearance of unanimity titan has of Late been usual with them. A rise followed, as a necessary consequence, and should this plan of act ing in concert (whether accidental or otherwise) be continued, a still further improvement toast take place, tiimigh still we think, nut to.any material ex tent. Minium has been quoted during the week as how as 3.!, and left off on Saturday at 4t, waking a varLaion of one per cent. and that variation, as nearly as possible, a progressive advanee. It appears from the accounts received on Satur day front Manchester, that the meeting which was announced for this day in that town, to return a Member to Parliament, has been abandoned, on the ground of illegality. lhe Requisitionists having taken the opin on of an eminent Barrister on the subject, he has pronounced, " that the intention of choosing Representatives, contrary to the existing Law, tends greatly to render the proposed meeting seditious; and, under those circumstances, it would be deemed justifiable in the magistrates to prevent such meeting." A requisition has in consequence been signed by the Boroughreeve and Constables to convene a meeting " us early as possible, on some other day, to consider of the propriety of adopting the most legal means of obtaining a Retinal in the Commons House of Parliament." Front the pre parations made by the Magistrates, in their respec tive districts, and from the language in the Prince Regent's Proclamation, it is evidently the determi nation to prevent any such meeting as that which was intended to take place at Manchester, having for its object to return a Representative t., Parlia ment. We have received New Orleans Papers to the 1 tith of June. We regret to find in them a Pro clamation by the Governor of Louisiana, in which his Excellency states, that from information be has unfortunately, received, he has reason to believe that the yellow fever actually exists in the ports of the Havannah and Vera Cruz ; 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 port or harbour of Louisiana, to perform quaran tine. A letter from B.2rlin, dated July 4 25, states, that as soon us 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 velved, and assuring her that in all events he would Om care of her and her children. The Prussian Minister resident at the Court of Carlsruhe, M. Vat-A:igen von Ense, is said to have been suddenly diecaissed ; a measure supposed to be cdnnected with t! - Arse secret machinations which at present cause so great an alarm throughout the Prussian monarchy. The Madrid Gazette of Tuesday, March the 2d, r;,;.l—" A panful task has devolved upon us, in an nu....ncinr,,, to our readers, and the public, the mourn fa intelligence of the death of the Hon. Mrs. El liott- This melancholy event took place at seven .'clock yesterday evening, to the inexpressible afflic tion of her own family, and the sincere regret of every individual in the Settlement —The funeral procession will move front the Government Gardens tl.is evening at fi ve o'clock, and the interment take place in St. Mary's Church. Loss or 'IMF BOAT CONTAINING THE SYNE POST.—A boat coming from Portrue to BroadtOrd, si us upset on Friday sennight, during a squall. There were six persons on board, all of whom were lost : among these was the foot-post, who had gone on board, probably to save himself the trouble of walking the distance. The mail-bugs are totally last. Five of the bodies were thrown ashore.; the sixth is still missing. A Court-martial was held on Thursday last, on board ins Majesty's ship' Queen Charlotte, to try Mr. John Beal, purser of his Majesty's ship Fal mouth, for appearing on shore in plain clothes, and for treating his Captain with disrespect. The Court agreed that Mr. Beal lied appeared un shore out of uniform, contrary to the port orders, but that he had been permitted to do so by the prosecutor, Capt. H. Collier ; and that the charge of disaespectful be haviour to his Captain was in part preyed, but in consideration of the circumstances, did adjudge him to be only severely reprimanded,' and cautioned to be more careful in his conduct. TUE NATIONAL lIEG:STEIt 111031 TZIVSDAY. N75117"S . 6 4. Z. 6 : 71; E• BANKRUPTS. J. Prentice, High Street, Whiteelmpel, grocer. T. Holker, Nlonekton Green, i.aric,a4liite.inanteaturcr. T Brumfit, Bradhod. Var . .; grocer. 1 W. and J. Kline?. rimMerrifield, merchants. J. 'lnitial:cad, Ivlachester, dealer. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 7, J. T. - .lets, Honduras Street. Old Street. reetifyieg distiller-7, T. I'Llsgraee, Bennet Street. Blackfriars }fur; insurarce brok..r—A. J. Lane, AruadA, Susses. corn merchant ---7, J. Sadd, Goeytmke Clam, Fetter Lane, builder-7, M. and M. C Oliren, Broad Street, Ratelifre, stationers-24. W. David son. Little St. Thom.ts ANAtiC. wholesale statioaer-24, C. H. H. Bailey, Swallowtield, Wilts. dottier-14, J. Elliott. South ampton, currier-44, J. Mather, larielw.,..ter, joiner -25. W. Hodson, Manchester, cotton manufacturer-2S, J. V mix and . W. Bullock, Cullum Street. City, Birmingham and Shettield !perch:um-211,1. Wadley, Coventry Street, Ilayntarket. cheese.- monger—S. R. Downing. Stockyott, innkeeper—September 4. J. Biggs, Charles Street, Hatton Gatdcu, hardwateman—l, 'l. and). Dellicar. Rristul, itiereliants. CERTIFICATES to be I.77..itted Aug. 24. .1. S. Jordon. Birmingham, Pettit. Birmingham, glover—T. Stunt, Allen StieTt. Goswell Street, carpet nianufa..- turer—.l. Barlow. Bolton le 3loors, I.atictsliire, druggist—S. Sewell, Idersgate Street, plamber—W. Stubbs, Leek, Stafford, innholder—J.lamb, Great James Stioet, Bedford Row , tailor— P. Withington, Cleinesit's lane, City, broker—E. Y lioddesdun, Hefts, corn dealer. Extract of a letter from Nevis, dated 9.Bth June " A very line Spanish brim., laden with brandy and wine, has been captured by the Constitution i.rivit teer, of 18 guns and 240 men, and carried to Dog Island, where the vessel and cargo have been sold to some merchants in St. Bartholomew for 10,000 dollars. The Constantia and Constantia Junior, two small schooners reported to have been fitted out at St. Thomas's, on their first cruise, fell in with a Spanish ship of 18 guns. A severe conflict took place, when the privateers were driven off with the loss of all their officers and the greatest part of their crews. The Jane, Cox, of Bristol, arrived here yesterday, in 30 days. In long. 40. spoke a large brig of 18 guns, and full of men ; they called her the Lady Holland Patriot privateer. When they found what the Jane was, she was suffered to pro wed without even boarding." By the Belvidere, Swan, arrived at Baltimore nn the Si July, we have received advices from Princess Island, Africa, to the latter end of May. At that time there were lying at that port a Spanish brig, u three masted schooner, and a tine fa• t sailing schooner, all from Havannah, slaving. His Ma jesty's ship Tartar, Sir George Collier, had 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 good prizes if found at sea with slaves on board, to the northward of the equator. The Tartar also reports, 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. It is annoenced in a foreign journal, that the entire Russian army is going, to he distributed over the whole of the illibt.i3ll empire, and divided into colonies and settietnei.ts. Dialog peace they wid cultivate the ground along, with the peasants. Measures will be taken that they way be speedily assembled iu time of war, and ready to march whenever circumstances may require. 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. Bollworth be president ; she knew from her well-tried principles, that she was the most proper person of any other site could propose ; her acquirements dully qualified her for the office, and, it 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—she then addressed the assembly : _ - . . " Lathes 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, 1w 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 bring by ourselves."— Their male brethren immediately obeyed, and she pro ceeded 00. " L idles, yon have this evening placed me in a situ ation which I never occupied before. I kindly thank. you for the honour you have dune me. I assure you . that I am determined to dedicate to Liberty, my heart, my body, yea, my very life. (Unbounded applause wilts cries of liberty.) I am young, but ladies, young as I am, 1 can assure yoit that the Borough villains have furnish ed me with such a woeful life of wretched experience, that I can feel for myself, and equally with myself, feel for my injiiree, plundered conntry-women. This frelliq is so 'scuts., that an eternal war is st aged betwixt 116, which will never end, but in the emancipation of a tits- AUGUST 0• tressed and overhurthe4sed people ft out slavery to liberty, —(Reiterated applause) 'Those are sentiments I imbibed -when ahnost a child. assH csl9trew sitrl e r, th e grumbling spirit grows stronger. (Laughter.) I thank you. ladies, for your kind attention. but assure you 1 do not look fur your applattses. Applatel me nut, it cannot please me, - far I consider it is my 'duty to use every ability its the cause without receiving any reward at all fur my weak endeavours. Seeing then, that it is the common cause. let us all unite, and never %lease f persevering in a cause so j ust and holy, until we fully possess those ems sti tttt Metal liberties and privileges which are ilk births Oght of every Enialish man and woman." The close of this speech was followed by every de monstration of applause. %Are are sorry in say we cool() not learn the name of the lady who next •addressed the assembly—she spoke nearly to the following effect Sirs. President and Ladies. I consider it a piece of great absurthty and presumption in me to attempt saying any thing, idler hearing such aislisplay of female do. (pence from the Chair. "If God is for us, who can be against us;—then hail sweet understand that the intention of this Union is to co operate with other Unions for the general cause, and to give relict to incarcerated victims who are suffering and are likely to sutler. I need not say that it is to he feared you will hate to look to our worthy, patriotic, and brass friend, the Rev. Joseph Harrison, who, it is said, has a bill found against him for doing, the des tls' themselves do not know what, at the last Stockport Aleetirg." As i.IOII as Mr. Il.'s name was mentioned, an involuntary torrent of tears was the event. After a few moments of piofound silence, cries of " Harrison and Liberty for ever ! proceeded fruits every part of the room. 'lnt business theta proceeded on with the list speaker moving, " That the Female Union co-operate with their male brethren in relieving those unlintitnate individuals, now confined in Chester Castle, Messrs. Baguley, Johnston, and I)rtimmonil ; anti all who may in future be inc t'. cer ited fur advocating the cause of the people," which was unanimously carried. Miss tVhallev addressed the meeting as follows Mrs. President and Sisters, I love liberty, and hale slavery ; I know itio truly the horrors of t h e o ne , a nd the virtue: Ili . the other. If a liorongh-monger were to cam.: to Stockport, and Ise compelled to weove far his livitu, he ss °old more ittipittientl) (when he saw lie could get nothing more than a tite,ii of pottage for Ills labour) to cry out for Liberty and Reform ! as well as those who arc called the incorrigible swine, the disaffect ed, and the lower orders. The following persons were properly elected to act as Committee for the Union :—Miss Untidier, Miss Lowe, Miss Knowles, Mrs. liodcson, Miss Whalley, Mrs. Kenworthy, Mrs. Rhodes, Miss Lisiteson, Miss John. same, Mrs. Stewart, Secretary; 'Mrs.Hatubletun,Treas _ _ - A vo , c of thanks was then given to Mr. Lawton, gro cer, 11111-gate; and to Mr. Sanderson, shoe-dealer, oppmqc the Mill:cloy Arms Inn, Stockport, fur volon. body stepping forward to give bail for Sir C. Wolseley, bart.—Carried by universal acelaination of " Wolseley and Lherty . A vote of thanks was then passed 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 the proposed to their worthy Presidentess, which was carried in the usual way by acclamation. The Presidentess then replied,—" Ladies, I do assure you, you 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 Cobbett observes, dying for; awl the only plan to frustrate their hellish wish is to act constitutionally in all your mitten:Anti:6." The meeting then dispersed about half past to o'clock, highly pleased with the proceedings of the evening. HUDORRSFIELD PUBLIC MEETING. MONDAY. Asa Y, 1819.—This day, pursuant so a previous public notice, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town and neighbourhood bf Huddersfield took place in a large field un Almondbury Bank, near the town. The Chair was taken soon after one o clock, and the requisition being read, stated the 'fleeting to be convened for the purpose of taking into their most serious and calm consideration, the best means of obtaining telief from the pressing burdens under which they now labour, and the most effectual means of securing their Constitutional Rights in the Commons !louse of Parliament. With the exceptiop of Wi:lan, the printer, of Dewsitury, none of the heads of the Reform party were present; and the various harangues and speeches th;t were delivered were much below mediocrity ; they were, however, of a more peaceable cast titan those of the other meetings in this district. The Declaration and Resolutions were so similar to then of the last Hunslet Moor meeting, that it would be a waste of room to detail them. The speakers exhorted their ouuntrymen to conic boldly forward ; yet to conduct themselves with firmness and moderation, and to form a National Union, on Constitu tional grounds, to supptot the pillars or the Constitution of Eng land. It being a SAW', Day among the lower orders. the weather being uncommonly finc, and the unfortunate circumstance of so many thousands being out of employ, in the immediute vicinity of the place of the meeting. caused a considerable cseaehlege on the pound, though not so great as might have been expected. from the causes above enumeteted,—The meeting broke tip about six o'clock, ar.d the persons assembled dispersed quietly to their respective homes. BURY (LANCASHIRE). A public meting of the inhabitants of Bury was held on Friday last, to take into oonsideation the state of the Parish, as connected with the general aspect of affairs at the present criiis. A number of Resolutions, suitable for the occasion, were pa,sed. which, we understand, express commisseration for the distresses and sufferings of the labouring classes, indignation at the prac tices of the Radical Reformers, and a determination to swear in special constables, and take other accessary measures for pre serving the peace and good order of the place. BOLTON (GREAT AND LITTLE.) A numerous and highly respectable nieet!nif has been held of the Magistrates of this Division, tie liornughreeves and ('an stables, the Clergy, Chureh wan len s , and other inh.Lbitant., of