The National Register. — London, England, 1819-12-26 00:00:00

DEC 46. w ...... 1........•........ . LANC.4STER, Dee. 22. The business in the Crown Courts, at tite Spring Ascircs for Lancashire, Cheshire, and other nor thern counties, will be of extraodinary interest and greut importance. The principal trims at Chester, of a political cast, are those of W. Pearson, for shooting at Birch, the police-of ieer of Stockport ; and Geo. James Bruce and Jacob M'lnnis, for aid and abetting in the attempt; Sir Charles %Vol scly, for sedition ; Joreph Harrison, called the parson, for sedition ; (there is another indictment against the same notorious personage for sedition) ; the Macclesfield mob orators, for sedition, &c. Har rison was libarated on bail on Monday morning last. [From the Glasgow Cuurier.3 OUTRAGE AT PAISLIBT......FtW of our readers will doubt that the Radical system bas for its oilier( the subversion o all law and order, and the following statement \VIII in some measure confirm the fact. Ott Saturday last, a party of ofbceis in Paisley, were sent to execute a warrant fur apprehending a person accused of s e ditious practices, and lor searching his possession fur p alt ers. \Viten they had completed their march, and proceeilLd to the st•eet with their prisoner and papers, they were assailed be a mob, who knocked onenf them down, and so severriy butt another with stones, which were unmercifully 'wired upon them, that they were obliged to abandon their ptistmer, and iu the best way they could effect their escape. Psiday, one of the nelgis teates, with a party of officers, aecompani,d by e ttttt e infantry and cavalry, proceeded to apprvlseml some of the fotera, when they were mobbetl+and assailed in the same manner. 'f ne lathe day another party of officers, along with the Sheriff-substitute, were grossly insulted iu arising UMW concealed arms in one of the most public meets of Paisley, and they found it out safe to catty them nff without the protection of the militate, and ',arty was accordingly seen fur to eacort the of with the arms so seized. On this duty lite soldiers teem hooted and insulted, and one of Hiroo severely struck by a stone from the mob, in presence of the Sheriff, atitl all this without any retaliation. These instances of outrage against the civit power cannot safely be much longer ',ermined; and should the guilty escape from the • !Intent of the law, as they too freirt , toly do from want of evidence (another featiare of the Radical system being intimidation of witnesses)—we say, if such a system continues, more severe lasts than any now in p.ogress will become necessity, and bowies:l- awful the thunalti, military law will be hailed by the well-d.srosed as preferable to ue. , b governments. TILE AfIMY IN THE EAal' INDIES. Lieutenant General Sir Robert Brownrigg, the (interwar of Ceylon, returns immediately in England. Th e natal stores: t ip, Dick, of London, Captain Mariam', •and the 'alio Layton and Maisters, tree waders, arrived at the Island of Ceylon the beginning of Julyot Mt the detachments of the 45th regiment on board boot England. The Dick and Musters put into Point-de-Calle, hut the Layton, not being abk to make thatharhonr, hore away for Trincomalee. The twit, 45th, 73‘1, and 89d regiments are now at the Island of Ceylon. The igi h returns to Engl itid immediately, after being upwards of 20 }ears in the Es , :. The 45th regiments are quartered at Colombo ; the 73d regiment at Trincomalee ; and the 83d regiment relieve the Igth at Point-de-Galle. The tat and ud Ceylon regiment is also at Ceylon, 811 also a detachment of his :Majesty's 59th regiment, and a strong body of Ikngal native troops, which canteocer front Calcutta di ring the handvan war: these latter embark shortly again for 13en10. His Majesty's 59th regiment are quartered at Berhant pore, on the river Ganges, and the 24th regiment at Gliazypore, on the saute timer. His :Majesty's 84th re.timent sailed from Madras on the 30th of June, on board the 'hip Lady Nogent, for Eigland. The Dick, naval storeship, arrived in the Roads of Col lii on the 16t h of J oly, from Point:de-G.ole. The ship &bine. of London, sailed from Colombo Roads on the 28th of July, with a detachment of his Majesty's 89th regiment on hoard. for Calcutia. NEW LAW OF LIBEL. The following paragraph conies from the book sellers themselves, and touches some of the leading principles most to be reprehended in the alarming measure before us : ON T TIE INISII SI UNT CLAUSE IN THE LIIIEL HILT, Ali IT ANNECITS TIIE 3001C1El1EMIS AND PRINTER& The clause, AO far as it relates to to anspoi tstion, has been *R114.1111V411, bnt as it relates to banishment, has Its en II mined. To the latter pnnislinictit, however, the honks sellers end printers o ill feel insuperable objections: 'I here is certainly it ditfet tore iu the tau ponsisliments; but although the one is inure ignominious than the other, 3et that or banishment may have a severity of operation equal to that of tr input Intim' in must raves, and may in some eases be inure set ere. And while inevitable ruin attends either p I sit, the sufferer is thereb) placed Imp nd the benign influence of the tit Welt Constitution, and l e ft in a tillhallult flunk o brace the Cron n, the famishu of mercy, cannot be supplicated; er, et best, • supplicated node, disadvsnisges from *Melt the greatest et Mihail is lice, while permitted to irntaht in ibis country. These cosisid. rollinlls, it is pi eitasitetl, ate of the high( Al import ante wliltregard to et lone► like littelothich site not specific send cies lain, .and *Men liner coils ietion wit that eirr iiiii stance, a,bn.it a/ wally ell eltllallulls liot ilillOwdha let, apparent. Ano a principle t•fjust and wise lent sistinn has been applied in I ejecting the p tatisliment of traintpoit ation for the etitttes mentioned isi the hill, so the book sellers and to inters venture to hope, that the ponishment of banishment hitherto notkituwit k ass permanent measure) fu Vairjurispitidettee ul• this Lottutry, uo the retained, TIIE NATIONAL They scarcely feel less atipreliensise of Ike canoe(' of helot subject to one pooeowient, than they were of being subject to both and they ca n not hot feel greet op -1,1.01(.8,1,40o ard Malin in the contemplation of a measure involses every personal and domestic. comfort. An anonymous information was conveyed to the Manchester Magistrates, that in a certain house which was accurately described, three cannon might be found, together with one in a state of forward ness, of the owner's tnakirg. Accordingly a poesy of peace officers was sent to search the house for these treasonable weapons. They found the Owner at his ordinary work, and they produced their warrant to search for the tremendous arms—when the poor man, after his consternation had subsided, said, "1 see how it is--my name is Cannon, I bare three children, and my wife's wi bairn." On Friday several respectable inhabitant house holders of the parish of St. Clement Danes waited on Nlr. Whitmire, in Nengute, fir the purpose of testifying their attachment to him. &c. l'hey were received - by Mr. Holdall's/ with the utmost polite ness and affability, who expressed himself highly pleased with their attentions, in a manner that gave great satisfaction. Mies 0'Nett,5,.....0n Saturday looming last, Mr. W. Becher, a golden an of considerable pro perty, and the representutirJ fir Mallow In Parlia ment, led to the hymeneal Altar the lovely and eminently accomplished Miss O'Neill, with whose virtues and talents we arc all so well acquainted. The ceremony was pet-termed at Kilfane church, by the Mon. and Rev. the D?.ar. of ()Awry. The happy pair swe to remain a few days ut 1016,11 e-house, the hospitable mansion of John Power, Esq. after uhich they proceed to the Dean of Lismore's, un their way to the seat of Mr. Becher, in the county of Cork.— Mr. Becher settles 1,0001. a year on Miss O'Neill, now Mrs. Becher. lie refused to take a shilling of her fortune, which the has settled on her family us follows:—On her father and mother, 5001. a year; her brother Robert 3001. a year ; her second bro ther, in the 4th regiment, 14001. a year; and on her sister, a sum of 5,000. Carlile continues to enjoy good health in his con finement. His letters and papers pass unopened, but he is not allowed to- see any visitors. He passes his time principally in reading the History of.Eng and, and risking notes upon it. Mr. Jones has obtained the permission of the Lord Lieutenant to open Crow &feet Theatre, fur a month, on condition that he shall not make any engagements for a longer time. It is expected that a final arrangement respecting the pateat will be made in the interval. T. Williams has resigned the stage mantigethent. Monday morning, as the sic o'clock coach was going over Rochester Bridge, one of the wheel.. came off, and the conch was in consequence over turned. 'I he whole of the outside passeng ers escaped without any injury ; the only person turt was a gentleman in the inside, whose hand was cut by goiro , through one of the windows. Simpfar C'alahtrophe.-0a Tuesday morning last a butcher was preparing to kill a pig in a stone• mason's yard in the Curtoin read, and, as is fie. quentiy the practice, be held the knili in hii mouth while he adjusted the pig, but he had scarcely laid hold of the knife for the purpose of sticking it, when the animal, by a sudden exertion, struck the handle of the knife, and forced it into the throat of the unfortunate man, who soon afterwards expired from loss of blood: I se has left a widow and two chil dren. FEM ALE COL' RAG E•••••Gitinganip, Ds. 2—A young girl, 18 years of age, named Mury Luravon, of the Commune St. Agaten, a tew dlys since pursued u wolf, which curried off one of her sheep. Her dog attacked the animal at the moment he was passing a ditch, and made hint fall- in. The young woman instantly jumped upon him, supporting herself against the bank, and enaeuvotirLd with all her strength to keg) him dawn. The brother cf the young woman, alarmed by her wrcams, ran to lier assistance, and arrived at the moment when the animal had quitted the sheep to turn his devouring tune upon beauty. Seeing the danger of his sister, who appeared determined not to let him escape, he seired the volt; and thrust his toot and sabot (woo. den shoes) into the monster's jaws. In that posi. tion, without arms or missiles, the young man to eoilected he had a small knife in his pocket, which enabled hint to cut the animals throat, and the wolf thus perished ender the feet of the young girl and her brother. The Prime Minister of the late King of Candy is now a prisoner in the Fort of Colombo, at Ceylon : Lis name is Elk poley, a fine intelligent looking man, one ixissemsed of considerable talents ; his title is that of an Adujar.• Others of the Candian chief people have LICCII Stein to the Isle of France, in the Liverpool frigate and many inki ior ono+ ate in pri son in different liens of the of Ceylon. The King of Candy has been a prisoner at Vlore, on the vontisavat of India, some time.• 03 The trial of " the Friends of the I.ii.etty of the Press," cattle on, last Saturday, before the Currectimial Tribu nal. Several of the most eminent of Literals whip attended these meetimas were examined, end avowed their presence at the patties of M NI. Simon ()ream's'', but flatly ilimied that they met 84 en associatioit or dirk). A nion A the witnesses was Talina,-the Tragedian, who said the Gendemen present at these parties talked of Theatricals, LiterJittre, and Polities, than they some times breams lieuted by orpiment, but rooted themseltt . s ug,tit otcr a howl of linnet,. A tier 0 "18 speech front' dee Liw Officers to the Cenvii, the GAM was of otii.• Moo tliAt these meetings were clubs in the eye of tire Law, pronmiliceil the :19.40C1aii , 141 thestilved, anti evil* tenevti :%1 \I. Simon and tio - atidan to a tint: of JUV If. each, tt i tit costs. A row, ()fan entire novel construction, was exhiliite.l rs day or two ago in the gardens of York House, helmet the fluke of York, the Aljutatit-General to tile Forces, • ow tjuartersMaster-Getieral, Earl Camden, and Gene , . sal Sir 11. Taylor. It weighs less than the ordinary musket, though' composed of seven barrels, one of the chrholutt korti r and in the mime position, around it, at the breech, ate the via others, of about three incite* its length only. The Whole being charged. and the priationt fin' Oar whole p!acetl in the magazine hammer, which presence it quite dry, and yields ails) SUlRCieltt MI more to' cacti char4e, the simple act of cocking places each of the short barrels sticcessitely in complete et iiiii exime wits the long one, and that of slisitiiiia,the pan primes it, so that seven (her:hark s may be effected in thirty seconds ; and if the 111114 barrel be rifled, produces the drew of a rifle pun. without the labour cr deformity of the ball, products! by the °Millar/ de of loading. It is perfectly safe and accurate, es ery part being so go:sided as to prevent the postlbility of danger, error, or iinpedinient with great simplicity. The invention, it' appears, is equally applicable to great gulls, pistols, or the arms need for the horse Uf Coach guards; ill till) hands of gamekeepers it IhUlt also be a terrific weapon.• His Royal Mahatma minutely examined every pan' of it, and desired the ingenious inventor to make font M five discharges, by which he pot Itss bulls each Mira' io a cluster round the mark. Wednesday, a dreaditil accident occurred at Little Harwood, near Blackburn, by which twa own were• killed uii the slant; two others were so shockingly brisi-td• that they have since died of their wounds;- and a film lies in a most deplorable state, with little chance of re. emery ; and 011001:r man and a boy are also much' bruised. The accident was occasioned by the explosion of a steam boiler at the mouth of a pit which Wood Hargreaves and two other gentlemen me n o w sinking fur coals. The boiler eiglis about four tons, and was' carried, it is supposed, about be yards high, and fell 65 yards from the place where it wa3 working. It was secit ions transit by many persons at a considerable distance. One piece of iron of a• ton height was thrown fifty yards, and several stones and start. were Mond at itm yards from the place they had•occoptedi The building which contained the engine was left with scarcely one stone upon another. One of the utsfortmiate silaerera WWI carried by the violence 'a the explosion to a diatauc of de yards, and lived .several hours after lie was taken up: Three of the men who bare been killed have left families; the fourth was a stranger, who came front Low Moor iron works to inspect the eogille, and had trot been hone than ass bunt on the premises whets the dread MI occurrence took place. PflISIAle GULPS' —We are sorry to learn by }et , ten received within the last few days front Pus:tire, that there is ever! reason to believe that some un for. tunate females have fallen into the hands of the pirates, during the present season, and have actual!, been sold its the public bazaar, at one of their prin cipal stations in the Otilph. Two of them arc said to be Europeans, and the remaining three natives of India. NVe sincerely hope this report may prove tar be without inundation; and we so with the mere confidence, siace we have never heard or any persons of this description being missing. They are tslid, however, to have been taken in a boat coming to' Bombay, front sonic place on the Itialabar coast, and that the male Europeans in attendance un them were put to death. In the mean time it may be &nisi:it:wry to know, that Captain Loch, in his ,Majesty's ship Lden, in company with scale of the' Hun. Company's cruizeN, has proceeded to the stations frequented by the pirates, to - demand their immediate restonttion, should the account prove tu be tinuided in trath. Th.! career of these cruel frees botsters will, we sincerely hope, be speedily brought to a close. The Lutes hhmani gencrir cannot surely he allowed to exist in the immediate vicinity of the British power, and in the very track of one of the' principal branches of its trade. A ceounts from Manchester have reacted' toren to- Thursday morning, when it appears all was in tram. quillity there They state, however, that depreda. tions wore nightly continued in that toa n and its vicinity to a considerable extent, in consequence of which it is expected that associations will be forme-A te protect property, and ensure the tleteciion or the criminals. Not only house-breaking, but highway' robberies are committed, to such an extent, that it is unsafe to travel alone at night. gi..rshaith, the tleacea, who was lately detected purloining Bonn the charity collection at St. hI ichan a Church, Dublin, war' tried for the offence on S.stur• day re•nnight, found guilty, and aeutenci.d to seven years transportatiun. it , nearly 70 yea.'s of Agee :f-. ' -'