The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

JIOUS& OF COMMONS.

PR !DAT.
r.v.vir /NI)IES.
l‘fr. novrottr tt rote ptirsto.int to his notice, to make some Molians
for papers relative to the wars In the East !nate'. Governor-
general of India wa: now in the field with n test army. amounting
to neorly inn,Onn men. u he ondergood, and was also at a distance
of loss, miles from our capital. lie therefore moved fin the copies
of advices from the Government in Italia to this country, u to
causes which produced the war with the Peishwa ; secondly. for
papil" respecting( the previous discussing'', and the cause that
oceibioned 1 tilittes with the Rajah of Herat.: thirdly. for copies,k.c.
of papers (I),n:elating the transactions which led to thcriitilarroe war ;
anal fourthly, for eopics all of treaties eenclutled with native Primes
r mid States since Mb, winch had not At teen laid belbre the
llonse,

ihequertion being put on the firer Motion ap to the a•ar with the
ro.hwa.

eawstrwo rose and Sad, that as to the sr•t quertion relative
to the rei.lrea, he was disposed to unveilr in the Motion or the
Itosionrahle tuber. and to give the fullest Information possible,"
the sukk,ct. The state of our power in India had arrived to afich
a height, and attained such ,t position, that, without going inta an
inotiry as to how it rest. to its prevent extent and eteration, it balaii,e
trece. nary togive it a full protection. flu wir•h Inc said this, he dad
not terra to Fay that unni.:,l-“ary or ambitions wars should be entered
sport, but only such as were necessary for general set-miry.
'The first Motion of Mr. lieworth, relative Co the l'etsliwa, war put
awl carried. _ _ _

MT. HOWORTII the% by consent of the House, withdrew the
Motion eonecrning s war with the Rajah of Ittear.
The Stl motion re,o,:ti.-74 the Pindar.'ees wsot agreed to
The 4th Alotiou. for copies of treaties with native powers I:nee
it‘ti, was also agreed to.
MARRIAGE dF TIIE DUKE OF KENT._

Leta CAST LERtAGII moved the order of the day oti the Prince
Ili-genet Message, and that the said Message be read, which was
aceerdingly doue hv the clerk.
The House went into a Committee ,n the 311essage, on the Motion
of Lord C.astlereNgh.
His Lordship then rose and said, that in rolling the attention of
the House to the most gracious Messes •c from the l'rince Regent, he
should not feel it necessary to trouble them at any length. He
should not trespass further. but to move that it was the opinion of
the Committee. that a grant from the Consolidated Fund of 6.0001.
a year be made to the Duke of Kent, as a suitable provision on the
marriage of his Royal Highness.
Mr. Cones ex said, tha: however painful it might be to himself
vet he felt it consistent with his duty to oppose the Grant. The pro.
posed Grant could riot be necessary, when it appeared that the Duke
of Kent bad '23,0001. a year; particularly wlitri he considered the
situation which the country was in. Had not her Majesty received
latig 50,0001. a year, as privy-pease money', respecting the applica_
tions of which that House had never Made any inquiry Nl'hy
could not her Majesty out of such means relieve her son on the paint
of marriage hem his embarrassments? What he had said might
certainly not be personally agreeable but he felt It his duty to say it ;
and to oppose the Grant in Coto: though he entertained in common
withothers the highest opinion of the exalted personage alluded to
gthe Duke of Kent.,
Sir R. II rem; opposed die grant of soy increase of tie income to
his Royal Highness, akhosSO he assented to the proposal for the
dower to the Princess.
Mr. I3aoooitAst obsessed that if die merits of the Puke of Kent
*ere thesubject of consideration, and if the vote dqendati on per-
sonal character, the question might be speedily disposed of. No man
in an exalted rank had set a higher example of public 'dust. out
yet it appeared, that even these views must be Wt out of the consi-
deration of the present quostiort. He had been exposed to lune
healthy climates, and he believed dote the chances of war. He
had been employed in the West Wits, at Gibraltar, in Nova Scads,
and in Canada, for It or Iti pears, having no income adequate to his
expenses. lie widen:mod that fib Royal Highßess had received no-
thing cio this account, and he did not *ow ask for any thing rela-
tive to it. By the arrangements for liquidating his embarrassments
he had appropriated 17 or I9.oool.ayearoutof his ti-,OOOL. (17,0001.
a year alppropeotted was mentioned semis the table.) Well, then,
here was —a deduction of 17,0001. a year, which must continue for
some tears to come. These were the grounds on which he had
thought proper to take the line of conduct that be did, which he tack
without any connection with popular clammy or any other feeling
whatever than that of propriety.
Mr. METHutx said, he could sot, in the present circumstances
of the coemtry, agree to the grant.
Lord At flour agreed with leis Hon. and teamed Friend on
the subject of the Royal Duke's general benevolence; hut felt him-
self called upon, in duty to the country, to vote against the motion
of the Noble Lord.
Mr. Puorti nor. said, that having opposed a former grant, he did
rot feel it his duty to give his vote on the present occasion for an
ia-
c' of the income of the Noble fluke.

l'ha House then divided, when there wete, for the Motion, 205.—.
At:ail:lt it, St.—Majority for the Motion, 153.
'fete grant was accordingly agreed to, as was also the dowry to the
Duchess.
ALIEN BHA.
Lord CAATLFREAGIT moved the 2d reading of the Alien Bill.
• On the question bring put from the chair,
V
Vt. LAND, ow said, it was with no small surprise that he had
heard from the Noble Lord that an Alien Bill had been designed by
Liam to be i,.t7oduced, in a period of profound peace. It was not
formerly the policy of to act ad the Alien Bill reqtired.—
It was once her policy to encourage and protect those foreurners.who
wisiseil her shores. 'fliat was the spirit that had pervaded all the
nets and ir.stitutior.s of our aneest:ors. He trusted the House of
Comment, would regard the measure with the suspicion and jealousy
it deters-ed. He hoped they would not repent them of the late inde•
pcorletim which they had shown.
Mt. PIinTFIEROE saw nothing dangerous in this Mlle
LYTTLETOW said, that it appearedto be the eit,h of grstiemen
err the ither side that this question should not be much discussed.—
a wa. snrprised that they had gut nothing to say in defence of their
meatures and was resolved to oppose the Rill.
After a discussion between Mr. H. Clive, Lord Ft-Ilkeston, Mr. C.
C 7a. tt. and Mr. F. Ihrtglas. the 11. ise then divided—For the
s .rid reading. 97—.tgainct it IS—Mainritr 69. The other orders of
t • lay were then disposed of, and the House atiounied till Monday
ri

It i. reported, that Parliament will be I! /solved on the Gth
of n4•At month.

o'e understand the owners of ?011ie VC!111:1'. 1/C1011:611r to
/ion, whose ei e'. have ht rn detected in smug ling, 11111111111.
reiteented orders to tee reofelrilly, have applied to
toe Sqliri tor of the Excise to k HOW %filat 31918conld be tah en
to mot a stop to this practice, by which the propt rty of lire
owner is SO 11111(.11 el)lianv•reil. The :;olicitnr, in rept , states,
that on their names being transmitted to hint, the Crean will
prow-tile and mulish the otientici s.
'llitivolny week the surgeon of his 'Majesty's schooner Al-
bion, now jtinfi nt tit e..nock. was fonott drowned in the New
T. 3.4 Harbour. The of tits misfortune is not yet ascer-
tained.

On '4""d.,Y morning inq a riot took place at the Waterloo
Coffee ‘linti, near Whiteero,s-street, when several persons
Mrf e moat dreadfolly rut and bunted. One young tv ninan
died while con‘eying to the llortiotal; another Wilt not ca-
rer:led to artetive.--The inaster of the shop and tNI) more
?trona are in custody,

THE NATTONAL RESTER.

DEATH OF PE LYON.

?ATEA:: Or A LETTER FOOlt POET AO IMINCE, DATED

1 ISIM.
,

" I was furred to break off yesterday Morning, to attend the last
remains of the Pc,adent ; the funeral was grand, but we were kept
six hours in the sen which, with the fatigue, incapacitated me from
doing any thing more that day.
" The corpse was laid in state two days and, to the moment of
being consumed to the vault, the features did not exhibit any visible
change. livery one who chose went to see it, and you aunlit have
been surprised at the scents which occurred every instant; they were
such as are sehlom witnessed 'lli the demise of men in power ! In the
ditTerint quarters of the gidleries of the palace, were men, women.
aid ;itildren ; some on their knees, others standing, who, after tak-
ing.a last sight of the body, were imploring Heaven for his 90t11.
They wee 11l bedewed in tears, and, on rearing from the paisce,
RUed the air with their cries and lamentations; not perhaps one dry
eye quitted dist place out of the myriads which visited it ; but at the
fuocral the sundest heart mitu have meted—Ate proceedon had
nearly a mile to go to church and to return to the place of inter-
ment, which was m a vault under the Tree of Liberty, opposite the
palace ; the troops of which there were a great many in team were
t!lnne in two lines front the palace to the church. The body
;1 art open bier, dressed in ati to clothes, laid on a car made io
imitation of that used tin our late Lord Schen ; it was thawn•by
six horses covered with Muck silk velvet, ornamented with wl.,te
tassels, and with white feathers and crape cc thqr heads the sainte as
en the cur; round the feta sides of the latter was written, • Alex.
under ream,. President d'llayCi ; iniltons hes ver vertus, jantais
fait colder les pleurs de per:4,nm.,
" The concourse of people was immense, and the lamentations un-
ceasina ; the women, iu particular. hen:Cala IlOwital, clasping
their hands as if they had been frantic. The Inca walked, silently
along; a fcw with simply a dejected countenance, but the greeter
number by far with streaming eves. The sante was the ease with
the seldiers forming the line ; the officers endeavouring in vain to
conceal- their tears behind the pillars of the galleries; in filet, never,
I believe, was there witnessed more real and undiasembled grief—it
was not confined to the lower, the middling or the higher chases ;
it was universal; and the moment the body was lowered into the vault,
exhibinal a scene which it is not in my power ever to attempt to
describe.

" It is a curious circumstance that he has died vobmtarily, which,
Indeed, was suspected by rurne about hint from the beginning of his
sickii,s,, "'bleb only 14.kd eight days, from his constantly refusing
all kinds of nualieine and nourishment, and ever. water; or if he (lid
take any thing, it was at the pressing solicitations of those who sure
rounded him, bat he spat it out again ; and he preserved to the last
that calmness and serenity of mind for which he was so remarkable
thiough life—expiring without a groan or a struggle. His body has
been opened, and found as sound as that of any luau; no indications
of any disorder whatever; and the phynciam do not hesitate in de.
daring that be died of inanition ! W'llat may have been the cause
is yet a mystery. Ile had frequently been heard to say thut lie wisheal
himself dead = for that, with all hi, study to render the people happy
and prosperous, some were still disxatiitied, and made his life a tor-
Ment. About a fortnight ago a Mall was taken up about the palace,
who, it appears. intended to assassinate him ; but, froui what has
transpired-, I deem it most likely that he was a madman • but at all
events, it can hardly be supposed that this accident could contribute
to his fatal determination. 'time will, perhaps, reveal the cause;
In the meanwhile, his loss is to be lamented ; for, I repeat, there are
few such men as he was, more particularly in acts of charity and
benevolence.

" Hu death threw the merchants into the greatest consternation,
as there is computed to be in the Republic 6,000,000 worth of
Piiitish property alone, including the shipping. The judicious
measures which were immediately adopted, tended, in some degree,
to calm our fears : all the military were turned out, and have been
kept at their posts to this day. An embargo was placed on the ship-
ping. and no one suffered to tease the town till pretty late on Sunday,
and the appointment of the present President (Boyer) has been una.
',Moons ; nor to Otis moment have I heard of any chief !Piling ex-
pressed a wish for the situatina : we are, therefore, reviving a little.
The Prasid.mt will be proclaimed this der, and in two or three
be wilt proceed to the frontiers to examine the line ; for it is very
possible that Christophe, on hearing of the death of Potion, might
advance in the hopes of profiting by dissensions which might arise
between competitors for the Presidency ; some of the troops which
•ere here in garrison, and attended yesterday, were mar:luxl off
after the solemnity, fur the frontiers ; in fact. every precaution that
prudence can dictate for private tranquillity, arid external security,
appear to have been adopted. It is ales the intention of the trier.
Manta to request Sir Rome Popham to send a ship of war here, in
the event of Christophe's advancing ; you may therefore make your-
self easy."

Viscount Palatal-stun was so elusions for the fate of the nn-
fortunate young man, David Davis, who was tiled on Friday
week, fur shooting at his Lordship, that he furnished the
means for his defence, and supplied the assistance ut those
protessional gentlemen who appeared in his behalf.
It was rumoured on Monday, on the Royal Exchange,
that intelligence of a most unpleasant nature had beenre-
ceived trout lrnlia. We could not trace the report to any
authentic source.

The Naval half.pay officers residing at Chatham have held
a meeting, for the purpose of digesting a plan, and forming
a faint to remunerate officers of the navy for the Ito-, of pro-
perty by shipwreck. Many cases of this sort of peculiar
hardship, have occurred within the last ten years.
A new sort of potatoe, called the bread-truit potatoe, from
its mmotuniun productiveness, is getting rapidly into estima-
tion. Mr. Inman, of Spaaton, neat Bridgewater, planted
last v ear, in the comma' way, in a very heavy soil, will/oat
manure, or any extra attention, two potatoes of that vat iety,
welching four miners: the viaduct was 263 ounces, being
au iiierca,,e per acre (allowing six sacks to he the proper
quantity to Aced an aerei of 396 sacks. Heligoland beans
t►,ay be cultivated with the bread.frnit.pot;►toe with success,
by dropping about half a bushel per acre in the clianuels with
the potatoes when planted ; as they grow and ripen at the
same time, ei ithont deteriorating the crop or potatoes. It
should be understood, that the bread•truit•putatoe requires
more stcanoug or boiling than the cuatn►Oll 501(0.
Seveni I shoals of mackat el have been taken in Gerran's Bay,
of about 10,000 in a shoal ; a eircumstituce scarcely ever
known beim e.—Plymisof I.ater.
A few das since as a bay. eight years old, ;‘)11 of Mr.
Cary, a clotitier of Slit pion Mallet, was agrending.a eart, at
his lather's door, the lim se suddenly vim% ed fans ard, and the
child's font slipping, his knee became entangled, and was
so dreadfully torn as to produce a locked jaw, of which he
died. _

A few days since. the roach re vvvv in,„7 between Chepstow
and Swans wa. et emit iiefl at Peolnieyrirk..ttiont a mile
room the tinnier pbtee, threoelt matt.nopiii to net NCCIII
the lineh-pin of nut of the %heels. An insid,. passenger, a
ti•male,n " m•iiou,l) tint un the le;;, it being forced by the
cosieus,imi thiouiiii the door, and the weight of the coach
Leming on it. . _ _

(laptop, a man of colour, shipping clerk in a com-
mercial house, iu filish•laat, Cannon-privet, blew out his
brains will' a pistol while sitting at his desk iu the office.
He bud hien talking j"eitsely with the servant, within ten
ininntes of the Owe, tad ao cause is at present fatigued for
the rub act.

smy is

Flom Me LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, May 12.•

R.\\KRT;I'TC.Y ENLARGED.

Hoiboin Bridge, Ive:smith. from May 19 tta Julie 50,

11ANKIHTPTCY SITPEREDED.
A t.r J. P. Coorr:n W. and litacu 'l'. H. late of Fenchurch-street,
merchants.

71.4:NKRUPT.

Sorniti: J. Canterbury, baker, May 22, 29, June 23, st Can-
terbury, Atts. Nethersole and CO. Essex-street, Stoma.
W ELL! tins S. Shrewsbury, tailor. May 27. 28„..1um.23, at Shrews-
bury. Atts. Pressland Lei Co. Brutus idt-square.
Rost: J.V. Cambridge, brush-maker. :tiny IS, n, June 23, at Cam-
bridge. Att. Mr. Croft, Chancery line.
MartristJ. Mitcham, Surrey, butoticr, May 16, 26, AMC IT, at
Citildhall. Mt. Mr. Pritchard, lissex-street, Strand.
fit:ATI! W. Hanley, Stafford, blacksmith, May 42, 23, June 21, at
Neweattle-under-lyir Att. Mr. Nelson, lissex-street, Strand.
YOUgOiIUSSAND J. Livilpool, ship-broker, June 1,2, 23, at
Liverpool. Att. Mr. Windle, Joan-oreet.
NIA tii.tr: T. flurstern„ Stafford, blue colour-maker. May el,
J mac 23, at !..lewenisie-under lyme. Act. Mr. \Vaasa, Temple.
InVIDEN Fl 3.

f. Penfo;(l, Goring, Sussex, furrier, June 5.
J. ray. Lie of Dripts, George-street, Fortman-square, child-bed •
linvn-inanufaettuvr, June in'.
A. l'ortinzton, late of Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
tailor, June 6.
J. W. Harvey and n. Copland, of High-street, Southwark, Luisa
drapers, Jute 6.
G. Laing, Georre-yard, Lombard-street, merchant, June
G. Barnes, Ewell. Surrey, June Y.
G. Baylis, Stapleton. Gloucester, dealer, June It.
W. Ifewins, Hinckley. Leicester, mercer, June
Bel.ee, Heading, imitate'. June 2.
M. Buckle, York. woolstapler, June Y.
M. Salmon and W. Wilcox, l'anteroury, plumbers, Jute 5.
C. Thick, late of Shaftesbury, rnahster, tune 8.
I'. Dowding, late of West Stover, Meet, yeoman, Jar.e 9.
J. Harley, Clifton, Gloucester, merekant, May 30.
R. Goodie& late of Dillon with Harrogate, York, i:uileeperr
June 6.
T. Ravenshaw, Liverpool, grocer, June ke.
W. Ark, Tuttcnham Court-road. saddler, Jnhe
D. Gray. Liverpool. merchant, June N.
11. Brawley, Lloyd's Coifee.house, incur:lace-broker...Tune t.

CERTIFICATES.-Jurtr. 2.

It. Dancey, Bristol, linendraper—J S S Cooke. late of Golden-
lase, clicesenionger—J. ILUtting, Norwich. upholsterer—S. 8.-!rker,
Sheffield, cordwainer—S. Leonard, Bristol. brewer—.W. Wood.
Mon) thusloyne, Alcnniouth, grocer—G. Scott, Lccdon, army •
Clothier,

The Solistory Journal of the 10th inst. says—" On Thttrsday
• evening last this city was a scene of great confusion, in con-
sequence of the young gentlemen of Winchester College
Sslioel re. olfing, in a most serioutt manner, against the mast re
of that establishment.-.. After returning from their 111$1141 ex-
cursion on the neighbouring fell, the young gentlemen sud-
denly attacked the porters, forced from them *he keys of
the College, and locked ont all mastery. Hissing thus oh •
mimed full possession of the building, they proceeded to take
up wills pickaxes, &c. the lariv stones with which the court
was paved, and soon conveyed npwards of a cart load ef
them to the top of the building, threatening :my one islin ap-
proached the gates. In this barricadoed stele they kept
possession ell Thursday night, deaf to the remonstrances, of
their friends, and bidding defiance to their masters. Yes-
terday morning, after many admonitions were in vain given
them to return to their duty, it was found nocessary to call
out a party of military, some constables, &c. who proenred
crow-bars to force the gates. Upon elm rving these puler-
ations, the young gentlemen opened the gates, came out in a
body, and many of them are since gone to their respective
hone s. It is not at present In our power to state the reasons
which these youths adduce for sorb rash and uuwarraatable
proceedings."
The follow iftg is an extract of n letter from Paris, dated the
'lds instant :—.l A curious anecdote has just reached us from
that country :—General COMM:1111141a of the Military
Div isiou had been for some cosmiderable time past
violently love with the wife of an himilitetin man of the
town where the General resides. Great dtdiculty attended
the meeting of the lovers, owing to the distance of their skim
Lions in life, as well as the husband's vigilance. However,
Mrs. Dloek.l in contrived k with her lover one night, to
order the husband, who belonged to the National Guard, to
do duty on a post at some distance from their dwelling, which
would keep bins out sill night, when the gallant was to take
possession of the tin shop and every thing in it. AH went on
as could be vit.licd; but when the lovers thought themselVes
in perfect security, a knock came at the door. It was the
husband—lie was taken very ill, end was brought home,
where he certainly was not expected. The General lad
just time to take his clothes, sord secret himself in some part
of the house, for out of it he eould not go. The husband
got into his wife's bed, toMplaieing of violent spasms. His
wife strongly urged hies to go himself to the apothecary's to
get some medicine, which he did. Upon hit going ant the
gallant soon made his escape from durance. 'i'he husband
having purchased his medieiurs, was about to pay for them
—lie put 116 baud in his pocket, and to his grist astonish-
ment, he pulled out a good heavy purse full of gold, which
certainly he knew did not belong to him; and on looking at
Ins pantaloons, he saw to his great grief that they also were
;sot Isis nen. Upon reaching home lie insisted upoe knowing
who was the owner of the pantaloons, which the Wife anon
told him. A trial asides( flee General and his hail one, fur
adultery, is to be legit
PLDEsrAtANUM.-1). Crisp has accomplished his
ralleled metes-taking. of walkiim to and fro front Oslord and
London for 17 successive days, at the rate it ol miles a day.
The last day, he started its good spirits :it four o'clock in the
morning, from the Qiseen's Head, Koig:stshtillge, on his re.
turn to Oeford. In going through Windsor, the tow n was so
full of soldiers And other pelisses assembled to Sec him, that
it uas with difficnlty solve gentlemen made nay Mr him to
pass ; Ile was acconspanied ft um town !o town. and village to
village, by numbers of persons on lout and lissisehark, and
the road. were nearly lined with spectators. On Isis entering
Bosom Ise was isiet by upwards of 400 persons. On his
entering Dorchester, the elsairch.bells were set a ringing ;
mid be ass Conducted by several gentlemei , and a band of
music playing—•• See the eastrprering Hero comes." He
rested a shoo t time aid took souse It eshmtut. lie was Vs`
corted out of town by 14 gendeins si on horseback, mid 30
chores' men on foot, each with a long staff, so make way for
him through the crowd ; and was accompanied by the horse-
meteoric, many pis foot, from thence to OittOs al, a distance of
eight miles ; and at eight minutes past 11 o'clock, Ise arrived
quite fres,h at the Boot, in lid /well, Oxford ; beiug be mi-
nutes within the given time, having.compieted the greatest
pcdestrSan feat DO recori.

mold•I

`N.' 8.

DREADFUL FLOOD.

The heavy rain which conunenced on Friday week about
six o'clock, and continued ponying in torrents of water inces-
santly till four ohluek on:Naturday morning, occasioned is
deluge at Made. 'fridge, St. Pancras and Somer's-town. Lead-
ing to Churl:L.-row, Pancras, there k a large space of ;Tromso!,
intended for the ereetiourif anew street, and which is partly
commenced, amid the workmen employed iii the building of
bousez. The water that Imlged there at one period was op.
wards of seven feet deep; it appeariA like a small river. The
destruction was trimly lamentable : twelve lung rows of bricks
were knocked down by the flood, and broken to pieces. The
piece °fo./mid anal the properly in it belonged to Mr. Perry,
of the ttrill publie-house. In Chitral-row, Prineras, the kitch-
ens were overflowed with f • feet of water; every arnele
also floating ; and some persons who slept in them, had scarce-
ly trine to escape with safety, the flood was so rapid in it; at.
lark. The cellar of the Wheatsheaf, kept by Mr. Gardner,
wis sorcompletely filled with water, that the barrels of herr
were slashed against each other, some of his casks staved, and
1 considerable quantity of wine damaged. Mr. Wallis, a
baker, next dour to this above honsc, had not wily his batch
of bread destroyed in his own), hut upwards of 12 sacks of
flour. The Maittetiliead Inn, kept by Mr. Young, close to
the Turnpike, flank-bridge, has sok:drumd a great loss by the
overtlmv in his cellar. A puncheon, containing 70 gallons of
rant, was bilged, and the contents spoiled. Some sentioldiuß
poles belonging to bricklayers in the neighbourhood were
71rrieti away by the flood, and have not slue,' been foimil.-
riel.l.strcet, Charlotte-street, and Lion-place, &e. the
',peer part of the promises were entirely iminilateil. The ra-
pidity wf tbe torrent, deseeniliug down Weston-street, Illeyslou•
will,-, and the one ad.iiiinitig it down to the Northumberland
A rills at the bottom of the tim.l, ilrfies description. The ditch
inch carries with,. water to the one called the Fleet-iliten,
•-as completely oval flowed ; and the fields contiguous to it
::orined our large sheet of water. The cellars belonging to
Mr..'fliorowgood, of liagnigge Wells tea-gardens, have re-
ceived so much damage, Iliat 1001. it appears, will not repair
Buis loss.

In the house of Mr. Crick, the water made its way into the
kitcheu, -which was inhabited by a whole family who were
asleeprand werertot aware of their perilous situation till their
bedstead was floating about the room. They were, however,
got out with safety. At Mr. ISursey's, No. 4, Pleasant row,
two }yang men Nvcre asleep in the kitchen, when the water
cashed in on them, and they were almost drowned before as-
sistance could be rendered. A poor woman who had only
been brought to lad the preceding night, had a narrow
escapeof her fire, but was saved by the courage and address
of a neighbour, who waded iii and brought her out upon his
back. Several sheep, lambs, and goats, acre found dead in
the fields beyond Kentish Titan, having been drowned by the
torrents caused by the overflowing of the reservoirs near
Hampstead.
S;onsiderable damage was likewise done at Ban's Pond,
from the .great inundation; KingslatuLgreen was also tinder
water. At Hackney She flood has .-notbeen known so high
fa many years, many of the cellars and kitchens were nearly
tilled ; the water had so completely overflowed the road in
several places at Tottenham that carts were employed, at 111.
per head, to carry people over ; and the coaches, in passing
thrw:gh it, narrowly escaped, the water pouring in at the
their doors. At Edmonton, too, it was truly alarming ; and
the rapidity and force of the current was SO great us to carry
an immense piece of stone from the bridge at that place to a
considerable distance. At Waltham Abbey the roads were im-
passible ; the fields in this city were also completely sleluged
and a man on horseback, attempting to make his way through`
the flood, escaped with the greatest difficulty. In a small
°relined, at Waltham Abbey, situate in a descent, the. trees
were nearly ben toot under water. At Brixton, Kennington;
and the roads in their vicirity,lllllol mischief was dune, the
water bring from four to five feet high:

An article from Antwerp, dated the 4th inst.sayt, " The
strict observance of the laws i v -winced formerly tinder the
.French _government, and which have still remained in force,
among which is the tigarously demanding passports, which
frequently causer unpleasant disputes with. travellers at the
gates, has lately been. the cause of a very melancliely acci-
dent. A citizen of this place, Dominique Janssens, going to
'oline', was met by a gemturose, who demanded to see his
passport. He said he had none, anti that be was a resident
citizen of Antwerp, and, as be thought, personally not nu-
known to the grust'arme. this availed nothing:, and he was
required to go to Lien.. Janssens refascd because it was so
"melt out of his way, and would Mader the business he had
Ali hand. The gent/arose insisting—Jausseus still refused. 'rise
genera-me prepared to bind him—Janssens suffered himself to.
au bound without reastatice, and followed the assailant, by
its desire to a mill. There the dispute is renewed ; from
words they pi oceedei; to blows, and Janssens, though bound,
:brew down the genearme. The litter getting iitl again used
his side anus. The consequence was, that laussens lost his
life."
Elizabeth Eyre, a -girl .about .22 years of age, poisoned
herself at HIM .lately. It alipoars she had gut two-penny
worth of laudanum from three diliereut druggists, which she
',wallowed a few days since, walked afterwards to Sutton,
and returning at night, iustead of going to her parents, slept
At the house of .an acquaintance. She was sick during the
slight, and next morning confessed having 'taken the latida-
Lam. In the evening she walked home, baring had an emetic
and a little jalap administered by her mother in the afternoon,'
but uo inetheal assistance was called in, and about six o'clock
the following morning she flied. The coroner's inquest
• brought in a verdict of /eke de se; and the body was buried
at the Cross roads near the theatre. In the COlthWt of the
following night, however, it was taken up by some of her
friends, as is /opposed, but whither conveyed is unknown.
On Wedne4uay. last, us r. Dolosun, 12 years of pgr, ser-
vant to Mr. partaiiig, u farmer, at itessiugby, wits returning,
from Bridliagton Quay, .with a load of sale'. the cart, it us
supposed, hadbeen driver. against a gate post, and the poor
bay sitting upon it, leaped off, and falling, the hot se trod
upon hip, which caused his immediate death.
On Monday week a drew h al accident took place at Pe_
roans, in Fsauce, in a cotree.liouse. 'the mister of the cof-
fee Souse aliened a young Mall a stiletto, which, while lie
was examining, another ;lesson asked hint the use of. lie
replied, " to kill ;" at the same time ksuiting the actiou to the
word) he actually plunged it into his own breast. Fears
were at first entertained for his life; but happily the inedicair
amen have ascertained that the wound is I,A daugeiosis.
A poor female lunatic, who lately attempted to carry off the sea*
from the Court of Chancery, was very troublesome at the Queen's
palace on Tuesday. Her passion is to steal keys wherever she gains
admission. She has in her possession no fewer than 146 of shape
-Atoka keys. She has been to:iaeutted to To:Laded&
•

THE NATIONAL RT,GISTER.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

MOND Vi-MAY 11.

.Rippon,‘W Chisholnic, W I fowell, G. Yardley, C. Al.
len, nod G. {turkey were int:nett(' fur rionnbly assembling
so.lasgstiltinel. H. Racine:lnd others.

Mr. Adolphus slated, Out is the afternoon of the 25th of
March the priauners, with abont 301) others, drove an ox into
Ayr_strect, Spitaffields, and coining opposite to the extensive
premises of Mess's. Itacioe, silk dyers, they halted, formed
themselves into a line, and turned the ox into their yard ; into
which. a great number of the mob also forced themselves,
1 most of them being armed with large sticks or brick-bats.
A volley of. the latter was first directed at the whitlow, and
doors of the warehouse, and in a very short lime not a pane
of glass or a door remained unbroken. The woikoneti in
order to check these proceedings, formed themselves into a
body and sallied into tt:e yard to attack the rimers, hot were
quickly obliged to retire. From the windows they threatened
to lire upon the moll, and :lethally threw on them a quantity
of lint water, butt without elect ; and at length tire arms were
discharged ;it them, oath several severely wounded. In the
midst of the confusion, the workmen, headed !iy Mr. W. Ra-
cine, again attacked the mob ; anti Lifter a desperate tight,
aided by some Police officers, saeceeded in clearing the yard
and closing the gates. la the mutest: of the scuttle several of
the workmen were dangerously hurt, anal Mr. Racine was so
severely beaten as with di frailty to reach a neighbouring.,
shop, where he fainted. In the progress of the riot, Rippon
.and Chisholtne were obserrr d to be particularly active; and
the former coudneted the move:noose of his companion,
aimed with a large stick. Yardley and Howard were also
among the most active ; and n tt a doubt could be entertained
butt that their object was plunder. At the time of the trans.
action the warehouse was stocked with property to an int-
metise :summit, and dill of a description very easily removed..
l'h is was s third attar k of the same kind that had taken place'.
tipou the prmiises within a year. When the mob with the
ox had bete :orced tr the yard, the voor animal continued
to he driven about in a mast wcifid manner, until,
chocked with madness and exertion, it dropped dead on the
ecnand. The defendants were secured on the spot.
The above facts were f roved by several witnesses. None
of them, however, could identify Allen or Ltuckey ; but they
all concurred in stating the particular activity of Rippon and.
Chisholme.

Mr. Alley addressed the inry on behalf of Howell and
Yardley ; and called witnesses to spew, that if they were at
all engaged, they were rather drawn into it by example, and
bad no intention beyond mete sport.
The chairman having summed up the evidence with suit-
able observations, the Jnry retired for three quarters of an
hour, and then returned a verdict, tintling,Rippon,
Howell, and Yardley, Guilty ; and Allen and Buckey, Not.
Guilty.
The chairman then, having commented in strong terms on
the heinousness of theodence, sentenced Rippon and Yardley
to be imprisoned each six months, Chisholine three mouths,
and Howell one mouth, in the New Prison.

POLICE.
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GUILDHALL.

R. Chalk was charged by Mr. Crookson, haberdasher,in St.:
Paul's Cburcls.yard, who wits his uncle,' as follows an'
early age he lost his parents, and for a number of years had
been supported genteelly by the complainant. Ile formerly
conducted himself with propriety, brit for the last two years ,
his conduct had been a series of outrage anti depredation. He
had been fretptcntly detected in pilfering from the shop; and
his temper was so violent that the family were at times com•
pelted to thy om him to avoid personal injury. Every possi.,
ble pains Was taken to induce him to amend his ways, hat
will t effect. A few evenings since his aunt was obliged to
seek refuge from his violence in her chamber, whither he OM'.
sued her with a fork, threateutag to stab her. The Magistrate:
severely pointed out to him the extreme basenessand
titude of his conduct towards his uncle and family, to whooki
he was indebted even for his d say bread.; when the prisoner,
who on bring placed at the bar, assumed an air of assurance,
now in an agony of tears, fell upon Isis knees and entreated.
par4on. He was fully cocvinced, he said, of the depravity of
his former conduct, and would give his uncle no cause to re.
pent Isis leniency it' he was forgiven. Mr. Crookson said, lie I
was satisfied wish this contrition, and he %Val tliSCAlUrged.

FORGED BANN NOTmis.-11. Goodyear, against whom two
distinct 'charges ut attempting to put off forged Notes, had.
been proved at former eatiiiiiiiations, was ou Friday week'
.brought to Guildhall for the third time, when Mr. Westwood,
Solicitor of the Bank, attended, and after some conversation
with the Alagisteate (Sir James Shaw), nut generally audible,
the latter addressed himself to the prisoner, and said," Not-
' withstanding the very suspicious circumstances iu which you,
stand, two aggravated charges having been brought home to
you, yet the Bank, taking all the circumstances into consider=
Atkin, ito not see occasion to proseente you fill ther. You will
now be discharged ; but depend Nowell that these notes (one
a 51. and the other a 11. note), both of which have been se
unequivocally traced to your posst,aiuu, will be preserved, to
be brought forward against you at any future period, should
you be again charge.' with a similar offence." The prisoner
was then discharged ; when a geutlemah handed a note to the
Magistrate, observing, he wished to take that oppurtnuity of
ascertaining whe.thcr it was a forgery. The Magistrate .ac-
cordingly put the note into Mr. WestwouTs hand, repeating
the request. Mr. Westwood inquired," Why do you suppose it
to be a I.J:gelV?" Gelitlenkan. "Because it hiss been refused."
—Mr. W. " That is :vccausa it has UU signature, I presume."
But, however, I w.II give you agiollieufar it."—Gentleman.
" That is not my object. wish to have your opinhin of its
genuineness."—Mr.W. " I sun not au Inspector, hut Sidi :Our
to time hank. I nut in the habit of giving a gratuitous
opinion. Besides, I must hat know by what motive you are
actuated in asking tile question i"—Gentlemati. " Then you
decline saying whether it is a forgery or noti"—Mr. W. "1
ego tainly do. But if yon present it at the Batik. I have nu
donut you will obtain another note for it." Gentleman.
" That then is a tacit iieknawled,puent of its twit,* gel tttttt r.
%nil permit me to add, Sir, that this is not the bust &yak of
Diglainl note I have see,. issued uy the Bank without a imigomi-
till e. A cir lance winch I should otherwise have
posed incompatible 'vita their ." titre the caulk er-
atliOn dropped, and Mr. Westwood let' the suffice.

New YoRA, area. 7. —'l he Montreal Herald of March 15,
says—" 'lke lines' of Mr. Neil Fe%use'', a settler from Scot-
Lind, situated in the tow tenni, of -tneds, wits destroyed by
tire, end the whole-fautilk. consistiog of Mr. Verging'', bia
Avg's, and fuer cbUdrui,Asesisbcd id thaSaincs.'s