The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-30 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL ItEGIMIL

The great body of our enemies having been dispersed
and sebduedi, this war throughout India las lost its
general interest in proportion us its results became more
obvious. These dispatLhes contain a narrative by Sir
Thomas Hislop, of u gallant attack upon the fortress,
of l'alneit, the Killed-4r of which bad set himself
open and unprovOked rebellion against the British
Government. An attack upon the fort was therefore
unavoidable. Seeing the effect of our batteries on his
works, the Killedox solicited terms, and subsequently
came forward to surrender himself at discretion to the
.Adjutant General, of the troops. Some of our °Ricers,
with a dozen grenadiers of the Royal Scots, 'having
'entered one of the interior gates, which was opened
from within, were treacherously attacked by the Arabs
in garrison, who butchered them with spears and arrows
before any assistance could be 'sent to them. On this
occasion, Major Gordon and Copts-in Mac Gregor were.
killed; and Licutcnaut Cislonzt M. Murray, Deputy
Adjutant General. tre he could draw his sword, was
desperately wounded by the Loggers of these.perdlious
miscreants. Their success, however, was shortened, as
it deserved to be. The other gates were blown open
by cannon ; the place was instantly stormed ; the gar-
rison. consiting of SOO Areas and others,was every man'
put to the sword ; and the rebellious Itilledar himself
hanged by order of Sir l'horr= liLlop. This severe
bat just example was expected to have a salutary effect
throughout the neighbouring districts. We are happy
to learn that Lieut. Col. Murray bids .fair to recover
from his wounds. Chectoo, it appears, had withdrawn
himself from our custody and run off, but was pursue,'
by a division of the British army.

It appears from •the French papers that St. Louis's
day hal been distinguished by :.n act of clemency en
the part of Louis XVIII., which we doubt not is even
more grateful to his own heart, than to those of his sub-
jean whom it most immediately affectel. Ibis Majesty
hallcen please in some caws to remit, in others to
commute, the punNitnents of no less than 490 persom,
of whom 127 had been condemned for political offer.ces
of a greeter or inferior .magnitude. The account does
not specify the names or clams of criminals thus
:matched from the penalties of their crimes. It is pos-
sible more to be expected than wished, that many of
those who were .exiled feel" France for treasons of no
very r.n..it:tt date against their Sovereign, should row
be included amongst the tii,:;e:ts el Lisindefatigable
clemency.
The following is a recent resolution of the General
Assembly of theCommanwealth of Kentue4:—"
solved, That it is the opinion of this General Assembly,
that such of the Provinces of South America as have
lately declared themselves free and indepe-...dont, and
have -evinced the ability to maintain their indepen-
dence, ought fbrthwitla to be achntmlolged, by the
General Government of these United States of North
America, Sovereign o.nd Independent Powers, to be
treated as such, and to be intnAcced to the other So-
vereign- Powers of the earth ; and generally, that a.l the.
rights of countenance hospitality should be given
by these United-State:: to those so acknowledged So.
vereign Powers of South America, which may by the
laws of Notions be justly and peaceably aforied by the
people and the Mogistracy cf one neutral nation, to the •
people and Magistr..iv of another r.atior., is ‘var or at
peace."
Newilricans papers of :1:2 SC;th ef ',Tune codtain ilia
following from The Mubik Gyri al:: of June 27 :—Or-
der.; have been issued by our Government for the esta-
blishment of a military post at the snauth of Yellow
Stone River, hit 48, where it enters the -Missouri,
about 1,800 miles :-.Oove St. Louis ; the object of
post is to eontrool the co nnsunication of the Indians
within the United Stater, with the North-west and
Hudson's Boy confinss. Maier Radford, with a de-
tachment of 200 ri.kmen, h.O been ordered to repair to
that point.
'Letters have been received in the city from Buenos-
Ayres, which state, that the English merchants there
had sent in several remonstrances to the Buenos Ayres

Government against the very high duties on British
woollen, cotton, and linen goods. It was understood,
in consequence, • that a reduction of about 50 per cent.
woad take place, which would greatly increase the
trill: to that-tinarter, but no decree had been issued on
that subject when the letters came atvay. There ,!tad
been considerable sales of the anicles above—mentioned,
but at low p:ices.

We understand that the Hon. the Court cf Lirectors
of the East India Cfrnpany have it in contemplatk,r. to
sanction the estab;ishatent of a regular course of Lec-
tures on the Hinaoortance Language, in London, at
whioh all the Gentlemen proceeding to India -under
their patronage (who have not access to other Oriental
Institutions), will be expected to attend at least two
months.—The Lectures will catnnicnce early in
Octehor.

AVG. 30

The redualon cf the prices of admission to I)rary
Lane Theatre. is the ensuing season, is a measure
which the Sub-Committee litmt determined. The fu:-
lowing, we are assured, is the Irrangement :-ss.
the boxes fiat price, tls. half-price ; pit Ss. fast price,
es. But it seems there is still some dou
whether the additional (id. shall be taken off from
'first nrice to tha pit. . .

Mr. 11. Johnewt retains his situation as actor
Dr: Iry Lame Theatre bat the chief management i.
wholly confined to. 'Mr. Stephen• Kemble, under 11..0
authority of the Sub-Committee.

Mr. Elluton proposes to open the Olympic Theat.z,
Newcastle Street, with a display of first-rule talent.—
Mr. Dowton, we u'mlerstattl, has• enlisted under
baaners.

Covent Garden Thetere..cluring. the recess, has bea
embellished and decorated anew. The cieling now
corresponds in richness and ornament with the othr.r
ports of the theatre, and is formed by pannels encircle!,
with gold mouldings, filled with the national emblems
of the rose, thistle, and shantroc4,-., einhossmi in burnish-
ed gold, which terminate in the grand central star.—
The house les been entirely li..esh vainted, and the
ground is a warm salmon colour; the whole forms a
splendid coop-tf(eit.
'Sinclair btu left Covent Garden Theatre, and is
otgaged at Drnry Lane Ibr the ensuing. smen.
Viluyontta, GARDENS. -.On Wednesday evening this
attractive scene of popolarentertainment was closed far
the season. The. gardens have nut fur many years been
favcared by such fire weather, and, its-natural coup,.
quences, crowded companies. The following farewell
address was spoken by Mr. Pyne :

" LADIES KV') GETTStraIIL—S,-1 am Viirected by the proprietor
to thank you for your steady patronage during the present ftvouruble
season ; though Ito wishes to transfer the property of theSo orders
into other hands, yet he bide me r.ssure you, that to long as it may
he subject to his coattipl, it shall ba his study to keep up f..r it that
itir,h.ehnracter iebish m.tr liberal support proves it to poss..ss. For
itsyseliat.d tlbe rest el the performers I hate to relur-1 3eo stili :4-
cept our best thanks, ...Lei we respectfully take car bete f.r tae
scruou."

The Commissioners for building additional churches,
in ahswer to an application from the parish of Windsor,
have stated, that the meaning of the Act of Parliament
does not allow them to extend any aeeistanee towards
the rebuilding of that, parish church.
Letters from Manchester informs us, that in come.
queues of an increased degree of energy shown by the
master spinners to open their mills for those journeyman
who should think nee) return to their work, and to pro.
tect the well-lispoesd, a greater disposition to distufo
the peace was shown on Wednesday than on uny pre-
vious day. A small party a constables was stationed
at the principal manafuctories. By one of them an
active person in the mob was taken into custe:ly,
bei:-.2; recognized as charged with some oCence preri-
oue;y committed. The mob exerted themselves to
reseete the prisoner, and succeeded in making the elm-
stables prismers lathe mill. As soon as this was known
Ito the head constables, they prodded to the spat,
eccorapwied by a small party of the. 95th foot. This
fn accomplished the intended purpose, and brought-
off is or 7 prisoners, of ~vheza 4 have been committe.l
by the magistrate:. The mob, after their cenerades were
were taken into custody, became exasperated and ta-
' multuous, but dispersed, after the proclamation unt:r
the Riot Act had been made. The magistrates ha'..e
causee.. an at: litioaal number of special.coastahles to be
sworn in, andl are taking every possible pains to uplinal
the masters in ti.e laudable .exertions which they a:s
now makieg. We they (re hope, that though a little
turbulence may be the immediate effect, yet in very Kr",
.days the labour of this great town will .be restored to its
accustomed coerce. We are not sr.rry to hear that this
desleatie event is likely to be r.ccelerated by the elope-
went of ore of the Treasurers of the I'4m-ow:, who is
eraleritood to have absconded with a considerable su::t
.in his hands. Such is the honesty of the men, who, frL...i
the worst of reot:ves, fainent these illegal conspiracies.
AIIRLST or TUC STEAM BOAT.—Froin a New .0r-
Icons paper of the 27th of June.—A celebrated divine,
•
phi allusion to tile oopositien of au eminent individual
to the Atnerisan Bible Stelicty, exciaimed " As sown
arty a shad arrest the .i,;rcte; a 1 a north river stea.n
boat, as he can impede that of this society." Extraor-
dinary as it may appear, the Chancellor Livingstr:
was stopped for some time, in her passage from New
York to Albany, on Thursday morning, May 21, by
means of a shad, which had passed into the injection
cock, which supplies water to the condenser. When
the fish was taken out, it was fund that the poor shad
lost its head in the hazardous experiment.
On Tuesday Horncastle Great Fair was in its meri-
dian, and there was a great demand for high-bred
blood horses, for hunting and racing. The Cream-co.
loured ones were, on that morning, sold for one_ thart-
sand. pcn:tis, said to be for the PRE:CE ii.h:GENT I Very
good hackneys sold middling, and for inferior ones there
was no dentate).

Lord Jersey has suffered a considerable pecuniary
loss, as well as one of the !nicht horses on the turf, by
the death of Prince Pan!. lie was purchased by his
Lordship at the price of CAW guineas, with a bi 3
play and pag engagements, wbich, it is said,
to 3,000 morc.

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NORWICH UNION fiVSURANCE COMPANY.

Thursday, a very numerous meeting of the Insurers
in the Nor wieh Union took place at the George and
Vulture, for the purpose of receiving the Report of
the Committee appointed to inquire into the ,syetem of
venire:einem nailer which dot establishment is con-
ducted. Alderman Thorp Wlt3 in the .e!rair. The
Peron, which was vuluminues, was then read. It
stated the Committee to have written to the Duke of
Argyll and the other Noblemen and Gentlemen to
whom they had been requested to communicate the Re-
elutions come to at toe threter meeting. Some of the
answers which had been received were read by Mr.
Tvrieg. A letter from the Duke of Argyll referred
the Committee to -the Board of Directors at Norwich,
fur the information they sought to obtain from him.
On writing to •the Board, they received an answer.
from the Directors, declining to correspond with them.'
os ia arty way to recognise their proceedings. The
Duke of Somerset, in the same way, -referred the Com-
rniuee to the Beard of Directors at Norwich. The
P•arls of Surrey all Reseheery denied that any of din
fheeds of the •Seciety were in their custody, or that they
were respeasible for the management of the same -e-
Lied Visentnt Barnard stated, that his being one of
the Trustees was merely nominal, as he knew nothing
or the affairs of the concern. .Lord Althorp declared
none of the flinds were in his custody ; he was not re-
sponsible for their management, nor •in the slightest de-
gree acquainted with the, affairs -f the concerti. . Other
letters were read, but the result Gl' the whole was, that
in one case an:acts:el trust to the amount of twenty five
thousands pounds was acknowledged. In two in-.
stances the answers were erasiee ; in the rest all re-
spor.sibility for the management of the funds of the
institution was disclaimed. The Report then went
on to notice the procee dugs which had token place on
the part of the Directors, in conseeuence of the first
Meeting at the Georg:, and Vulture, and mentioned
the formation of a Committee to investigate the claims..
en the Society which had not y't been satisfied. The
Comnrittee appointed at the former _Meeting at the
Cenrge and Vulture disclaimed all .hostility to the
institution, and only wished to rescue it from the dis-
grnee which had fallen on it, .from the abuses proved to
exist, ands which appeared to be tee well borne out by
the recent conduct of the Directors themselves. A
few letters from the Local Committees, in answer to
letters received from the George and Vult'tro Comm:t-
ee°, were then real, and also tho deed of 1806, under
which Directors were to appoint Trustees, and Trns-
• tees 'Directors reciprocally, eed Mr. Bignold was to
matinee Secretary so long as his conilect remained un-
exceptionable, as it had been till the year 1.'305. By
Olds deed, it was prosided. that these persons could only
be displaced flout their situations by the tleclsion of a
majority of the whole Company. In every place it
stated the real. power of the Company to have been
.delegated to .Mr., Themes Bignold, and the greatest
• disgust had been called firth by the manner in which
that power had been exercises in various
.parts of the
•country. A number of eases. which had bean trans.
mated to the Committee were then read For the
eerrectness of these. the Committee could not vouch, but
submitted them to the meetingus theyhad been receieeel.
The Report added, a numerous list of others could be.
produced. Seventeen cases were now ie litigetican the
names of which were read, and others had been handed
tip- to the Secretary, which could not then he submit-,
tad to the meeting, The •statenient relative to the
funds of the Society, which had been put forth by the
Bridie-street Cononittee, was represented to contain
nothing -new on the sultject, • as in fact it had been co-
pied from an Irish Paper of last July. The Noblemen
. and Gentlemen who were put forward as Trustees, had
been proved to kne.v nothing of the affairs of the con-
cern, and under all circumstances it -strzmgly enforced
the necessity-of continuing the enquiry. After seine
debate, the lizeeirt was almost unaninenisle agreed to)
-and the Committee were instructed to continue
enquiry.

It is stated by one of air conterr,lorsries, on tba
faith of private letters front St. Kitts, dated the 20th of
July, that the United Statet have at length snletuuly
recognized the independence -of the States of South
America, and that-Admiral Brion was about to. proceed
for New York, to take possession of a fri,,,,ate which has
been lately built Clem, for the purpose of being present-
. ed as a present to the Admiral.
Private letters have been received frun the 'Northern
•Expedition, under Capt. :toss, dated the 3th of
in lat. 74. The two ships were tarn off a remarkable
point of land, --cd:ed by the Devil's Thumb ; but
. the letters state no other particulars than that.all was
-well, and that they were at the tnotnent of.
impeded their progress by the ice. We understand
that the other expedition, under Captain Buchaa, was
seen by a whaler on the Stir of July, teat to the ice, in
a latitude short of do. We understand the name of the
whaler is the Vigilant, of Luadon ; but we have not
bclrd uoy further particulars.
The building of the new Nilitar: Club TLase, Wa-
terloo-place, Las cost upwards of 30,t)UU..

1111,1 NATiONAT, tivaswit.

'TH4: COURT.

No circular was issued on Friday respecting her Ma-
jesty's health; but *as the Prince P.'.•gcut rAnains at
the Stud House, and visited his Royal Mother thr
coir:iderable time on Frid;ty at Kew, and Sir F.
Millman is in attendance on her, it is apprehended that
her Majesty h still seriouslyill.
Yesterday morning the following account wasbrought
from Kew :—" Her Majesty has had a good night, and.
continues the same." _ _

Tht Duke of York left town yesterday morning for
Windsor, to attend the Queen's Council, when the
monthly report of his Mlesty's health will be made.
Prince Leopold arrived on the 16th at Calai4, from
Dover, in the Royal Sovereign yacht, and set out the
same evening to pro,teed to germany
The Duke of Sussex is expected to install Mr. Coke
as Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons, wt Norwich,
in the Oztober Sessions week _ _ _

On Saturday their Royal klighnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Kent visited the General Penitentiary for
convicts at Millhank, and were received by W. Mel.
lish, Esq. M. I", one of till members of the Committee,
an l by the Governor and officers of the establiithraent.r
—Their Royal Highnesses, after having minutely in
specter( the interior of that excellent institution, and
the various works in which this prisoners are employed,
proceeded to the chapel, where the prisoners were ex-
amined by the chaplain in the system of instruction
adopted in the Penitentiary.. Their Royal Highnesses
expressel themselves highly gratified at the interesting
scene, and at the decent demeanour of the prisoners.
and the good order.that seemed to prevail throughout
the establishment. From thence the Royal party pro-
ceeded to the Houses of Lords and Commons, enil the.
Courts of Law. The new chair for the Speaker at-
tracted the particular attention of the. Royal party. It
is covered with green, end more fit . than the last for
the President in the British Senate. The chairin the
House of .Peers has also been repaired. The scarlet
draperies and matting are all new, and the House was
never -seen to more adventage. The Royal Duke and
Duchess next inspected the Courts-of King's Bench and
Chaneery, where the Crowns and Regalia displayed by
the ancient figures over the bench, having limn newly
gilt, make a brilliant appearance. It was the intention
of their Royal Ilie.hnesses to inspect Westminster Ab-
bey, but the day being too far advanced for cluee ohspr-
vation, they did not go there. On Monday, their
Royal Highnesses went to view the Mint, the East
India Honse, the East India warehouses, and St. Paul's
Cathedral, which occupied the attention of the Royal
Duke and Duchess from 9 o'clock in the morning till fi
in the evening.

Major Fitzelarcnce is fast recovering from his late
.accident.
Thursday last, at .three o'clock, his Imperial High-
ness the Graad Duke Michael and raite landed from
on home his Majesty's sloop of war Driver, at Donagli-
adee from Portpatriek, after a passage of ttrJ,hours and
a quarter. The inhabitants, anxious to testify their
respect for so distinguished a personage as the brother
of our ill:lstria:3 and magnanimous Ally the Emperor
of Russia, : assembled in great numbers to receive him.
All the vessels is the harbour were decorated on the
°erosion. Oa his Imperial Highness leaving the vessel,
a royal salute was fired, which was aoswered by the
two cotters that aceompanied.the Driver, and also by
the vessels in the harbour. Ile was repeatedly cheered
on his approach, and that affection awl good is haour
which have ever been the characteristic of be Irish
pawl:: was most couspicuonsly.displayed, notwithstand-
ing a good deal of disappointment was eyperianeed by
many highly respectable persous, in contequence of the
landing, not having been• effected at that particular.
place at which ho was firsttxpected, And where they
hat taken their stations to meet hint. .Ataong the
many token" of respect paid to his Imperial !Ugliness,
we could not:avoid particularly noticing a ,flag at the
end of the Q,aay, which, in large ehr.racte:s, co:willed
the following laoanic ilevicea--•-:" 'our Imperh,l ilia;::-
Inew is thrice welcome to the laud of potatoes." This
standard was . prepared and ;borne .1:7 Mr. Lemon, a
retyeetable inaabitaht of the town, and agent to the
' rackets, to when we cannot refit:A our.meed of praise
- for the nat::e humour evinced in :he -motto he 134
chosen. Two of the King's numAngers were in wait-
ing, one .ef whom was irrunediatcly dispatched to az-
• quaint his Excellency the I.hial Lienie:rint.of tha Grand
I Nike's safe arrival. .klis Imperial Hig'unetia,.- afw a
I short delay at ,Sloane's Haul, pro:evict,. arsyKnpatriVi.
Ibylo G nia entretuen of the .neighbourteial, to Mount
11 Stewart, the beatitiful and hospitable seat of the Most
I Noble the Marquis of Laidenderry, where he partook
1)1 an elegant dianee, . awl in the evening of u superb
ball and-supper. His Imperial 1-11;:haiao,. it is expected,
will honour this town with a visit to-day.—iicf est
Nerds I..ettre. •

Ali Ikgeot of the Duke of Orleans is, Re present, in
town, making cot.biderable purchases of . Fng:*/.411
horsei. Among others, he is said to be in treaty ftr
a beautiful set of coach properl of l'riuee
Leopold.