The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

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:ate Sir ki..haril Croft by his will appoints his
wiri l) tans Margaret Craft, Matthew M. I).,
and lhonies Ueumun ehecutors- The personal pro..-rty
ltss been proved tinder the stint of Pi,tkli.)l.
which he had t freehold estate in AViitshire. The
codicil to his will is (kited February, 1815.
Admiral Iltinglas, previous to his departure from
reeeived a vi,it frosn a native who is
rejarili.l as the ratr -.1 of the ishunl : he is
14:i years of age, anti in so •good health, that
on tlart day he waliked from his house (which
is on the Hope Fie:ate) t, tile Admiral's resi-
dence and back again—about 11 muss. lie was never
off the island ; the great earthquake. there, in 1687, is
yet impressively remeinhereti iti:n ; he was then a
stout lad. The Admiral was so highly gratified by the
complhaient, and the venerable ntn's intcresting eii-
pearance, that he brought bona.: c v:rrcct likeness of
him. which, we understand, he intends to send to the
Exl.ibition in London.

SeciitTMO.—STIIING AND Ram-mi.—On Tueilav
cveinng fortZ 44;.7inea% were &posited, at the
Cagle av‘re, Hi-Magri, between the above first-rate
pugilists. and articles of ligreement entered into, to
ieeet, oil the 7th day of August next, Mr 100 guineas
mil= of London ; and, in conseiquence
sef the accident Painter sustained in his late battle, the
Ting is to be made with only eight starts, instead of
twelve. Betting, 6t04 nn .
Thursday Lieutenant Bouifant, lite flag Lieutenant
t,) Vice Admiral Pitlnore, arrived at thc Admiralt-
seith dispatches, announcing the death of that officer at
l's....wibundlaml, of which settlement he was Goveraor
mel Commander in Chief. The Admiral's remains have
kleu brought home in the Fly sloop of war, after a
passage of 2 days. The winter at Newfoundland has
been very severe ; and it was not till after a labrwious
eaertion of nearly three weeks, that the Fly could be
got through the ice to sail home.
The Princess Elisabeth packet, which has just ar-
rived from Rio Janeiro, was captured on her passage
by a Spanish ship, in consequence of the commander of
the latter not having understood to what country the
ea..ket bee aged. The passengers were plundered of
t: is r'uney end other effects ; but, as soon as the Spa-
captain was made acquainted with his mistake, and
vas assured that the vessel and passengers were Eug-
ii.,h, he ordered all the property that had escaped the
ra7acity of his sailors to be restored. All the despatches
except one parcel of papers, were thrown overboard and
last. The parcel that was saved hail been entrusted
to thy care of Colonel Ouseley, one of the paavngers,
by the King of Portugal. in order to be delivered to
hi Ambassader in London. When this was thrown
everbuard, the iron weights attached to it fell off, and
ti.e parcel floated on the surface of the sea. Colonel
)useley then picked it up, and in opposition to the
t!.reats and iajores of the Spaniar.ls, gallantly succeeded
reservie„, it. On his arrival in town, yesterday, he
la:l.:tea on the Portuguese Ambassador, and executed
th Commission, with which he had been entrusted.
.1 rumour is in circulation of a matrimonial alliance
between the sister of the much-beloved Prince Leopold
and a metnher of our Royal Family. Should this event
be browrht to the desired. co:id:I:ion, Prince Leop ld is
said to have signified his intention of relinquishiur; a
ran of the princely income which he owes to the litte-
r...4w of this country, towards improving the situation
of his favourite sister and her Royal Consort.
The Carlisle Journsl g:ves the following Recount of
the spirit of emigration prevalent in that quarter :
We understand that not fewer than 14 families are
Fcparing to emigrate from Caldcwgate alone, one of
the outAirts of this city. During the week a great
Lumber of men, women, and children passed through
Lae for port Aunan, thenco to proceed acres the At-
Ipntic and it is coujccturetl, that the vessel which will
convey them, contained upwards of 40 tinnilies from
this neighbourhood and the adjacent borders of Scot-
land. In the last vessel which sailed front Dumfries
to America, 165 individuals voluntarily expatriated
tbernaelves to avoid the eatremity of human distress
'which assailed them at home."
It is said, that a settlement of accounts has been re-
quested with a gentleman, who sometimes received the
si.lary of the late Mrs. Jordan, at de: Treasury
ei 1 )rary lame Theatre.
iSlissSkpliens shortly leaves town for Dublin, where
Mite is te,gsged to sing at the theatre for a braited num-
L::r of nights.
The management of Drury-lame have at length given
Ll:iston aa engagement. Ide is to perform a certain
:lumber of nights in every week for the remainder of
the season.
Mr. Kean only arrived from Scotland, •a Monday
evening, at Drury Lane Theatre, just in time to dress
for lie:/surd tide Third, having performed at Edinburgh
on the Thursday night preceding., told travelled the
whole of the road from thence to London without
Jesting. in a post chaise and fir.
Yesterday, Mr. James Williams, printer, of Fortsea,
who bail bean sentenced to a year's imptisonment in
our gaol, and to pay a fine of 1001., for publishing of
parodies on the Litany, was releaaed, lw un erder
L. In the Sacretary of State.—/Imarshiie

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