The National Register.
London, England, 1815-11-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RraISTER..

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MMINTWO DRESS.—A French I r ket mid petticoat corap,4ed of
fine cambric into:tin ; pettic-at, • t hill wirikii:g "rn9ri.6llll.
t.. 1 at the fret %tith a broad bordi.r os the Frew- ...vork It t its 'tool
fteitess of the shirt carried partially round rite ; tit jack, tr• 1.%
lid in trimr, has a bream crape to correspond, and trimmed
round nrh Fll nch woik I.,•riesp Inc ,ticton ri
sleeve. with French 'so k let in at ri ow I i•t. A 17rt..., h snob
cap tionin-srd of ,:!till DIA gillilell loaf.S:li
liter... (il-yes, Y..rk
Prior ti• urr Dnrss —A round velis‘e mark os the mi..reno b!of
iped satin; lona loose SIVf ye, trimmed wi.l) plow ;
toll ruff, e•nnnosed of ibe fine,t French r.snibrie, wort-
;tient, d French work. small French '"'"`"1
:brown c•iralc••dv over the slionlilers A In,!•net onto
coloured swill, 12 ip.ied with a haiwk.-riiief of ibe
under :he cloth with waren() blue ribbon ; the h.l •
the riot of !lien btiimet Itimeted with blro.d lace. nod r
;wers ornamenting the clown. fiaie'.,k,•red or blue tu, •
Yuck tan.

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It appears that the crime of suicide is become very frequent
its France. Orie of the journa!s contains s •me re

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the subject, and notices the recent instance go-i of.
eleven, of a disting,nished and ancient fan,,:,, blowing hcr
brains out with a mu.ket. Tile writer inivetos the frfo,lwiicy
of suicides, now-a-da‘s, to the dettrioratii.o of In. rats
Wattles advoca'es of matetialtsni for having incult .sett the
doctrine of atheism, which has been the cane.

By a Dutch mail teceivt d Monday, we find that an agree-
ment has b:..en entered into between the Govt., t tncnt t the
Nolte, lands and that of Clteat Britaio, by which the BeleiAt
frimtiers, flow Liege to the sea, are to be put t t a s'ate of
complete defence, for the protection of the cow, •t y, cn the
final evpcuatinn of ►he Fiend] fortresses by the Allies. All
the Belgian frontier towns are ti' be made very strong ; the
works will commence next spring. and a co"siderahlc part of
the ext,ence is to be borne by Erwland. The Dut+•h are
beginning to revive their commerce with great activity.
The Swedes are about to declare the important commercial
city of Christiana, in Norway, a free port
A stranger being shown the Courts of Law at Paris, met
two most deplorable looking men; the one with a great coat and
no breeches, the other wit h scarcely any thing but a pair of thin
pantaloons, and begging in the street. Orra.king his friend,
an eminent Advocate, who these miserable wretches could be
that were thus reduced, with the appearat:ce of having seen
better days, the Advocate coolly informeri him that .► the man
in a coat without breeches was the person who had gained
great law suit, and the man with breeches and without a coat
was he Who had lost it!" _ _

170 RTUN ATE DRE A M.—A journeyman mason, of Rodmin,
being employed in pulling down an old house, dicovered
a 'number of guineas, report says 1500, piled on their edge,
in a place where they had been secreted. The man, wishing
to account for having gold in his possesion, gave out, that he
h •d found them, he Would not tell where, in consequence of
being directed to the spot, in adreatu. The owner of the house,
however, declares also that he also has had a. vision resp..ding
the place where the money was found, and is taking steps to
recover the treasute.
MARGARET NICHOLSON.—This lunatic, so well known to
the public, is still living and accommodated with a comfortalee
residence in the new Lunatic Asylum, St. George's fields.
She is frequently seen by spectators walking in the grounds
belonging to that excellent building. ller appearance is re-
ntal kahle for cleanliness. Her hair, since her confinement,
has turned as white as silver. She generally walkS with a boo‘l,
viLcb slie reads, apparently with great atteption.