The National Register.
London, England, 1822-05-06 00:00:00

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

I'doawitto DRE SII.—A round dress. composed of batiste:
the bottom of the skirt is embroidered in a running pattern of
pewees in yellow silk, surmounted by a wreath of the same
flower disposed in a wave. High body to fasten behind, and
with a little fulness at the bottom of the back : the bust is plain,
and is cut moderately high on the shoulder; the waist the usual
length. I.ong sleeve, very tight, and finished by a pointed cuff;
the points turn upwards, and are edged with yellow satin. Fall
epaulette, cut in lashes, which are tilled with satin, to correspond
with the trimming. A very full ruff. composed of Urling's lace.
completely envelopes the throat. The head dress is a demi-
coistiffe, made of blond rfundi, and trimmed with yellow gauze
ribbon. It kid shoes, and gloves to correspond with the
tiimming of the dress.
Nett EIS.--Round dress, composed of tulk, over a white
satin slip : the bottom of the skirt is finished by a garniture of
talk intermixed with pearls; this is surmounted by a trimming
composed of tulle, chenille, and pearls, disposed in al,ernato
wreaths of own flower and ruses: this trimming has a striking
and elegant effect. The corsage is cut low, and in such a manner
as to give considerable width to the chest: it is tight to the shape.
Three fills of tnnrkrelle points go entirely round the bust.
Sleeve compost(' of tulle over white satin; it is short and full,
and ornamented with white satin to correspond. The front hair
is dressed in light full ringlets, which fall very low at the sides
of the face. The hind hair is arranged in bows somewhat higher
than it has lately been worn. Headdress, u very full plume of
white ostrich feathers, and a pearl sprig. Necklace and ear-
rings, pearl. NA hi te kid gloves, and white retie de NapJss shoes.
—ilciternuisn's Repository.

THE Pa —On Saturday last was held a trial of
the Pix of all the gold anti silver movies coined at
his Majesty's Mint, from the 13th June, 1818, to
the 31st December, 1831, in the presence of the
Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Coun-
cil, at NVestminster-ball ; when, upon the strictest
scrutiny by an able Jury of Goldsmiths, the coins
were found to be fully agreeable to the standards of
his Majesty's Exchequer. The amount of gold coined
from the 13th June, 1818, to the 31st December,
1821, is 10,473,2491. Is. Btl. The amount of silver
coined from the 21st May, 1318, to the 31st Dec.,
1821, is 2,719,9261.
Several houses have recently been bought by
order of his Majesty, and treaties are pending for
the purchase tat other 4, with a view to enlarge the
boundaries of the Pavilion at lirigh t

SHIPWRECKS.

LOBS OF THE ALBION.

Extract of a letter front Garretstown, dated April 2 :
A short time before four o'clock this morning 1 was
informed that a ship was cast on the rocks, at the bottom
of Mr. Rockford's dairy farina, to which place 1 imme-
diately repaired, and at about the centre of the two farms,
found a vessel on the rocks, under a very high cliff. At
this time, as it blew a hard gale, with a spring title and
approaching high water, the sea rail mountains high;
however, 1 descended with the men as far down the cliff
as the dashing of the sea against it would permit us to go
wnh safety, and there had the horrid spectacle of viewing
five dead bodies stretched on the deck, and four other
fellow-creatures distracted, calling out for assistance,
without our being able to render them any, as inevitable
death would attend any alleMpt at it. Among those in
tins perilous situation was one unfortunate female, who,
though impossible from the wind and roaring of the sea
to be heard, yet, from her gestures and stretching out of
her ham's, we saw her, distracted, call on us for assist-
ance. At this time the greater part of the vessel lay oh
a rock, and part of the stern, where this poor woman
Jay, projected over a narrow creek, that divided this nick
from another. Here the sea rail over her with the greatest
fury, and she kept a firm hold, which much astonished
me she could do; but soon we perceived that the vessel
was broke across, where she projected over the rock, and
after many waves dashing against her, this part of the
vessel rolled Into the waves, and we had the heart-rend.
iug scene of seeing her perish. The three men lay to-
wards the stern of the vessel, one of whom stuck to a
roast, which 'injected towards the cliff, to whom, alter
many attempts, we succeeded in throwing a rope, and
brought him safe ashore. Another we also saved ; but
the constant dashing of the waves put an end to the
sufferings of the others. This vessel proves to be the
Melon, packet, Capt. ‘Villiants, of New York, which
place she left on the Ist iustaut, for Liverpool, with a
cargo of cotton, raw torpentme, rice, &c. and with about
28 passengers. Her crew consisted of 24; and of the
whole, there have been only saved nine, making the
follows amount to 43. Out of the passengers there
have been saved but two. The bodies of live men and
two women have been picked up. After doing every
thing for these poor creatures, 1 exerted myself with Mr.
Gibbons, in saving the private property of the poor
sailors and passengers, and succeeded in saving some of
their trunks. I have brought four of these poor creatures
here. Mr. Gibbons has taken three, and two more re-
main at the dairy-men's houses, who could not remove
front thence. Captain Williams is among the sufferers.
—She is now completely gone to pieces ; and, 1 think,
was as flue a vessel of her description as could be seen."

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
One of the passengers saved, is a gentleman of Boston,
who trades with Liverpool, and it is said that he hail cm
board a large sum of dollars. Three thousand pounds
in gold in a box have been fished up from the wreck
and conveyed to Garretstown. The Albion had lived out
the tremendous gale of the entire day on Sunday, and
Capt. ‘Villiains consoled his passengers at eight o'clock
it) the evening with the hope of being able to reach Li-
verpool on the day but one .after; whicn cheering ex-
pectation induced almost all the passengers, and particu-
larly the females, to retire to rest. In sonic short time
after, however, a violent squall came on, which in a mo-
ment carried away the masts, and there being no possi-
bility of disengaging them front the rigging, they so en-
cumbered the hull, that she became unmanageable, and
drilled at the mercy of the waves, till the ligtit..house at
the Old Head W3O discovered, the wreck still nearing it,
when the Captain told the sad news to the passengers,
that there was no longer any hope, and soon alter she
struck. Front thence out, all was distress and confusion.
—The vessel soon went to pieces. The mate is among
those preserved, and that preservation is almost miracu-
lous. He was thrown on a cliff by a wave, and had
succeeded in climbing to the top of it, when another
took him off. lie was thrown back again, and was
snore fortunate, but his appearance bespeaks the suffer-
ings he endured from the beating of his body against the
rocks. He is dreadfully bruised. The body of the
French lady has been found ; she was extremely beautiful.
—lt is remarkable that she should have been perfectly
naked when cast ashore; and that for the delicacy of a
covering, her person was indebted to the humanity of a
country boy, who supplied it with some of his own
clothes. Jacob Mark, Esq. the American consul at this
port, having repaired to the scene where the wreck took
place, immediately on learning the melancholy ititelli-
pence, did every thing befitting his situation, and a Mall
of humanity, under the circumstances. lie has provided
coffins for the bodies, and caused them to be interred,
with their respective names affixed, baring first had the
smite to point them out, in order that if time families of
any of them should wish hereafter to have the bodies 'e-
moted, they may be enabled to do so. Mr. Mark's con-
duct is in every respect most praiseworthy, and he has
taken measures for the protection of every thing that has
been washed ashore, as well as for securing any thing
that may yet be saved. To add to the above unfortunate
calamity, we have another serious loss to deplore iron'
the caettions employed to sate some of the property.—A
boat from Courtmastierry, with seven men, was lust on
Wednesday morning last, in endeavouring to pretest e
tome of the wreck. Most of these unfortunate men
have, no doubt, left families after them; so that this
wreck has given rise to snore misery than was at that cal-
culated upon, and has spread the distress proceeditig from
the lots of this ee:sel on our shut r.
The foilowi rig is a list of toe pa,,,engers:—Mr. Ben-
son, of London ; Nelson Ross, of 'Doh near New
Turk, and Mr. Covers, ivs ino her-in-law ; Col. A. J.
Prevost; Major Gough, 68th regiment; Mr. and Mrs.
Clark, Americans; Mrs. Carditer mid bull, about right
years ado ; Miss Powell, datie,liter of the lion. W. U.
Chief Justice ot Lipper Canada, Alf. Dwight
of Boston; Mrs. Mary Pyc, New York; Rev. Mr. Hill,
of Jamaica, comity home by way of the United States;
Mr. Proctor, New York Slr. Devout, and five other

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Frenchmen ; and Mr. Everhart Chester, of Pennsylvania.
Steerage passengers—Mrs. Mary Brewster, Mr. Hint,
M►. ftlorrison, and Stephen Chase.
Nlajor Gough's watch and seals have been picked up,
and a small gold watch was found in Col. Prevost': fob.
The bills found are to art immense amount, on London,
Paris, and difft rent parts of the Continents

LOSS OF HIS MAJESTY.S SHIP CONFTANCH.
Extract of a letter received at the New England coffee-
house, Ist May Vie regret to have to add to the
calamities already recorded, occasioned by the oreadful
gale of Saturday and Sunday nights, the loss of his Ma-
jesty's ship Coyiance, with all her crew, consisting of
13U men. The vessel sailed from Cove on Sunday
morning, in company with the Gannet ; the former for
the Galway station, the latter on a cruise in search of a
smuttgler, which was said to be hovering on the coast.
—Toe weather came on extremely hard, until it b:cw
tremendous gale. The Gannet put into Kinsale, and the
qfiance kept at sea. On Monday morning, before day
break, shots were heard by the people residing near
Mizeti (lead. on the south-west coast, which evidently
proceeded from a ship in distress. When the day broke
and that the people came down to the coast, there was
nothing to be seen but the gilt figure of the vessel, which
corresponds with that of the Conliance. Tne bodies of
lour marines have been washed ashore, and also a box,
in which was contained the conunission of the second
Lieutenant (Alexander) of the alliance, winch cannot
leave a doubt that it was that vessel which unfortunately
was lost. An account of this calamitous event reached
town at a late hour on Tuesday night, and such particu-
lars as wire known were transmitted to Admiral (.7°10114
at Cove. I'he CoViance was commanded by Captain
Morgan, who was first Li.attcuant of the Endymion,
when that vessel captured the American ship Pre.,idcnt,
and was promoted for his gallantry. To the loss of this
officer of the Coqfiance, we regret to add that of Lieut.
Shepherd, who proceeded in her with the intention of
joining the Brazen, which is stationed near Galway, and
commanded by his father. Mr. Chetwynd, son of Sir
John Chetsvyud, joined the very morning the Covreance

LAD INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
MONDAY, APRIL 29.
PUBLICANS' LICENCES.

TUC RING D. SIN N. CONANT AND OTIIERS.

The Soiicrtur General moved in this prusecution for a
new trial on behalf of Mr. Collins, one of the defendants
only.
The indictment war tried at Westminster. The defen-
dants, four in number, who are magistrates of the county
of Middlesex, were charged jilt conspiracy, and cm-
ruply refusing to grant a licence to a licensed victualler
named Meek, residing in St. John's-lane, Smithfield. 'l•he
withholding of the licence was imputed to gross partiality,
arising I'l ow the influence of the house of Meux, Reid,
and Co., brewers. The second count charged the magis-
trates with refusing to grant the licence on account of
favour and partiality to the said brewers. The Jury ne-
gatived the charge of conspiracy. They also, in giving
their verdict, said there was no proof or partiality to any
house. They found that the magistrates maliciously, and
without reference to airy house, refused the licence. That
was the nature of• the charge, and he had to submit, upon
the evidence offered in support of the prosecution, that
there was nothing to prove Mr. Collins was guilty either
of corruption, partiality, or conspiracy.
Judge Bayley.—The charge against them was, that
they conspired to refuse a licence front cut rupt and par.
tial purposes.
The Solicitor General said, it was not pretended there
was any ground to impute motives of partiality to Mr.
Collins. Their lordships would recollect the question
came before the court two years ago, when a criminal
information was moved. The object then was to prove
motives of• partiality with reference to the house of Melte
and Co., and the point was not proved. It appeared to
hint that the Jury by their verdict had acquitted the de-
fendants of that past of the charge.
The Lord Chief Justice.—" It wag opened by Counsel
for the prosecution on the ground of a corrupt motive
with respect to the house of Mena, Reid, and Co. 'Chat
was the lecture of the cause. As far as 1 can recollect,
the motive assigned was partiality to the house of kleue
and Co. I told the Jury to consider whether that motive
was made out. I was surprised to find the verdict as it
was, and it seems to me the matter should come before the
court again, and be further considered. You may take a
rule to strew cause. The costs may be art anged, if there is
to be a new trial, when it comes again before the court."

TVESOAT, APRIL O.
BEDFORD V. BIRLEY AND OTIIRRS.

Mr. J. Evans moved to set aside the verdict tuund for the
defendants in Ibis cause, and to obtain a new trial. The
arison, a hich was tried before Mr. Justice Ilulruyd, at the
last assizes for Lancaster, any against the alio
are members of the Manchester yeomanry cavalry, for an
assault made on the plaintiff, a hen the Mato:better meeting
was dispersed. The learued COUII,CI made his applicatiuu
upon four grounds :—lst. The learned Judge refused to re-
erise vidc nee which he was bound to lei:rive by law
Evidence was received which ought slot to have been re-
ceived ; Silty.'llse learned Judge misdirected the J ory ;
and 411th. It was a seitliet asanist evidence. Mr. Evans
addressed the CI net at con•itleiable tenth its support of his
points, and cunteudid that the case ought to be reconsidered
n J ary,
11l r. Justice Iliihnyil sta'ed shortly the grounds of his
charge to the Jury, but not having int! repwt Of the Witt in
court, site application aas ordered to swim over to a lutute
day.