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The National Register.
London, England, 1813-06-06

CORONER'S' INQUEST.

The Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday night, at the house of Mr.
sonar, to enonife into the peroeteation of the late atrocious mur-
ders. The Jury were sworn about twelve o'clock, by Mr. Martyr,
the Coroner ; and after proceeding to inspect the bodies, returned
to hear the examinatiou of witnesses. Mr. Stafford, Chief Clerk of
Bow-street, was present to contribute his able assistance towards
the discovery of this horrid business. The foreman of the Jury
was Mr. Reeves. •
The first witness called was Mary Clarke; she had been Lady's-
maid in the family for two years, first as servant to MiAs Bonar, and
afterwards to the old Lady. Mrs. Bonar always retirei late to bed,
dametimes at one, sometimes at two, and now and then, though very
seldom, at three o'clock. MC. Bonar generally went to bed earlier,
at about 12 o'clock : the last time she saw him alive was on Sunday
et ening, at ten o'clock, when Ile W.lll reading prayers to his servants
in his sitting room ; she does not exactly know what time lie retired
fur the night. About 20 minutes after 12 o'clock Mrs. Bonar rang
her hell, and the witness went to her dressing-room, which adjoins the
bed-chamber ; Mrs. Bonar said, she had ordered the footman, Phillip
Nicholson, to shot the lawn door, but that lie had not done it; wit-
ness offered to go and du it, but her mistress said it was unnecessary
as she had locked the other door herself', Meaning as the witness sup-
poses, the folding diior, which is between the lawn door and the hall;
svitness then went into the room, and undressed Mri:Bonar and warm-
ed her bed ; Mr. Bonar was then in his bed in the same room ;
the witness then went into her own room as usual, to lie down till
Mrs. B.7nar should ring a second time ; about twenty minutes past
one the bell rang again, when oiliness went into her mistress's dress-
ing-room, and folded up her clothes,—Mrs. Bonar was then in her
bed-room ; in about a quarter of an hour the bell rang again; her
mistress was in bed, and the witness gave her the string which corn-
ntunicates with the door to open it retire or less : she then went
out of the room, being first desired to call her mistress at half-past
seven o'clock ; she lielited the rush-light as usual in the anti-
room, and went to bed, he according to eastom the doors both
of the bed-room and anti-room wide open : witness on going to bed,
waked the housemaid wha sleeps with her, and asked her to call
her at hall-past seven o'clock : the house-maid waked her as she had
requested, and tall her there was a bad smell in the anti-room
coming-frontate bed-cleonber of her mistress: and asked the wit-
ness whether she had lit the rush which was gone; and whe-
ther she had locked the door of the anti-room on the outside : at
the same time she toll the -witness that there were footmarks in
the anti-room. Witness immediately was much alarmed, and riled
out (as she is told, for she was too much agitated to have any re-
collection 'Of the circumstance) that there had been, murder. The
sanusaukcircumstauces which had been mentioned tohrr induced her to
London, England, 1813-06-06

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY. MAY 31. .
On fhe motion of tiffs CHAN CM, OR OF TON EXCITFQITER, a Select
Committee was appointed to consider the claims of Mr. Palmer, on the
revenues of the Post Office.
Mr. GRATTA m gave notice. that he should early in the next Session.
move for leave to bring in a Bill fur the Relief of the Roman Catholics
of Irelltnd.
Mr. PoisoNnv wished to know from the Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
whether any aunt had been granted to Sweden, in addition to that from
the vote of Credit.
Lord CASTLE a 'SAD D said in answer, that certairuadvances had bees
made Iseyond the stun agreed to by the House to Sweden. He also
said he rather hoped to have an opportunity, at an early period, to
communicate to the House all the circumstances.
Lord Cs srt En"! An ft then moved the Order of the Dav, for.the
IHouse going Into a Committee on the Affairs of India--The House
1 being in a Committee accordingly. the Noble Lord proposed the first
.
itesot..tion, namely, "That it was expedient to cntitintie to the East
India Company, under certain restrictions, all the privileges and
immunities which they had fornierl.j• enjoyed, for a time to he limited."
—The House continued in discussion on this Resolution till a late hour
in the morning; and the Members who spoke wet..., Mr. Bruce, Mr.
Grantoen. and Mr. Grant, jun. against throwing open the trade to
London, England, 1813-06-06

DRURY LANE.

On Friday the tragedy of " Douglas" was performed at this
Theatre. The part of Aroma was attempted by a youth of the name
of PAYNE, who we uuderstand comes from America. Ilia figure, as
far as we could judge of it from the dress he wore. is toleraWe,fint
not very good. The awkward mum rin which lie threw his limbs
about, may come from inexperience ; perhaps, however, it is
the Yankee mode of " sawing the air," and in that case he
has not only to learn what will please in g.ngland, but to unlearn
what he has acquired in America.
His performance of the character, as a whole, was bad; but it
must be confessed that occasionally he gave some of the most in.
teresting pas‘ages with singular felicity of expression. He was
very favourably received; but the applause bestowed on him may
fdrly be regarded as having been divided between his youth and his
meri v.
If he is to perform again, he may possibly appear to greater ad.
vantage. He may cease to offend by the ritlientously precise mode
of speaking which marred some of his passages, and we should
hope lie will finil no difficulty in getting rid of the childish lisp
which occasionally injured his delivery. It must be admitted he is
a clever stripling, and lie may become respectable in some charac-
ters, but we must see him in several characters. before we can
judge whether there is any probability of his becoming a great
actor.-

R tYIVIOND, as Glenalron, exerted himelf with success, and as
well as Mrs. Powder., extorted from the audience repeated ?louts
of approbation.

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JUNE 6.

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place on this day, with Gen. Alilaraolovitch's corps, in which the enemy
'suffered considerably trom the charges of the Russian cavalry.
It was now unfortunately ascertained thzt the Xing of Saxony had
declared for the enemy. General Thielman was deposed from his com-
mand, and the fortress of Torgau delivered up to Generals Reinter and
:Noy. This, I fear, will piece a Saxon force at the enemy's disposal.
The head-quarters of the Allied Arniv moved on the 12t h to Worsen,
on the road to Gorlitz, and the army took up a position at Hoch Kirchl
which hatbefore been so celebrated a field in the seven years war. Ge-
neral Milaradovitcli's corps was Again engaged the whole of this day
with the enemy, who entered Bishofswei der, Itsviug sustained a most
et vere loos.

The whole army were in posttion on the 13th at night, except General
Bulow's corps which still remains on the right to form the appui of th#
Landwehr and levies of the Prussian States, amounting to above 40,000
men at the present moment, and is daily increasing.
General Milaradovitcli is still in advance of Bautsor.

General Barclay de 'lolly's reitdorcements are espected to arrive in
a day or two. The Prussians have got several new corps come up, and
the Russians several thousand convalescents.

The Allied Army remained in position on the 14th, and made no ap-
parent movemiit.
General Sebastiani mid Marshal Davoust are reported to be moving
on Magdeberg.
I have only to add. having jest returned from the outposts, that Ge.
neral Milaradovitch having been pressed by the enemy in force this day
has passed the Spree river, and the enemy have taken up a position
within cannon-shot of our advance. I have the hotumr to he, &c.
C. STEWART, Lieut.-Gen.
London, England, 1813-06-06

VIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO MR. CREVEY.

( From the Satirist of the present Month')

Your case, indeed, friend Creevey's bard,
From publishing to be debared
The libels you may speak ;
Such tyranny must bring to nought
A man with your good ua;nre fraught,
Who *peaks a score a week.
Friend to reform, and friend to Brought,*
Submit not calmly to the doom,
Or people will repine ;
For, all I what can the public rl. I.
They're lost, if libellers like you
Are liable to fine.
The privilege of Parliament,
So undefiu'd, Fives discontent,
Define it then' to let
All sorts of libels issue thence,
As things which cannot give offence,

From you, Be•ough'ni, and id Branktt;

Our liberty is moth annoy'il.
Our constitution is (lestro)'d,

J f this be not allow'd. -
Rise, patriots, with the subject warms,
And roar ont Radical Reform,
And libels for the crowd."
What's Magna•Chaita? tell me Wights;
And tell me what the Bill of Rights E.
What use are both of these;
If every bnllying M. P.
May not lie with impunity,
And libel whom lie please?
Without this all our hopes laid low,
And I'm atraid 'tis on the go,

Since it so much has cost yon,
For I must say it, though with pain,
Your eloquence will never gain
The hundred it has lost you.

.DRAMATIC REGISTER.

Jowl BeILA.
London, England, 1813-11-14

ATISCELI„-INIES.

Teesday being the usnal day when the new Lord Mayor is
swore into office in the Court of. Exchequer, the aquatic procession
to Westminster Hall was condneted with the accustomed splendour.
On its return the mob took the horses from the carriage of ti.. late
Lord Mayor at the bottom of Ltylgate Hill, and drew it along them-
selves with great exultation.—Bet seen five and six o'clock the conr •
patty assembled to (line at Guildhall. The illuminations in the hall
were superior to these eisplayed on any former occasion. On the
Lord Mayor's side, and where he presided, was exhibited in letters
of fire, ~ St. Sebastian," surmounted by an excellent representation
of a forttess, with ramparts, bastion-, and trenches; and under-
neath Was " Leipsic," With the following words :—" England by
her firmness has saved herself, and her example has saved the test
of Europe." At the Sheriffs' side, were the words .1 Continental
' Alliance," and 'e Leipsic."— Among the most di•thignished visi-
tors were the Spanish Ambassador, the Falls of Liverpool, Bathurst,
1....
Buckinghamshire, Harrowby, Beshoroegh. and Clancarty; the
Bisilop of London; Lords Castlereagh, Sidmouth, Ossulstou, and
Cranborne ; Mr. Whitbread, Admiral Hope, Mr. Rose, Mr. Long,
&e. &c. There were also present the Vice-Chancellor, the Chief
Baron of the Exchequer, and most of the Puisne Judges, with :.e-
-veral .Serjeants at Law,—The Lord Mayor having proposed the
health of his Majesty's Ministers, the Earl of Liverpool returned.
Beryls,. He observed, that he had had frequent opportunities of
meeting the citizens of London on similar occasions, and that, al-
, thoneh be hat; seen them in many instances involved in embarrass-
-1 ment, lo: had tit ver witnessed, on their part, any marks or testimo-
mes of relaxation or despondency. They bad always been distin-
-1 uni.hed for their perseverance in the common canse ; and it was. to
' . that perseverance he had to attribute not only the salvation of the
• country, but the safety, happiness, and security of Europe. The
festivities were, as usual) concluded by a splendid ball.

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London, England, 1813-11-14

intercept them. Fort George was in all probability evacuated
by the Americans, in the course of September. They
covered the disgrace of this operation hy a pretence,
that the troops were wanted to co-operate iu an a'taek
on Kingston; but it was, undoubtedly, less a measure of
choice than of compulsion.
A Supplement to yesterday sennight's London Gazette was
published very late that night containing dispatches of the
14th and Isth ult. from Sir Charles Stewart They rei.oe.3
only to the movements which preceded the great evunt•
• detailed in his diTatches g•ven last' week in the Lob,/ •
Gazette Extraordinary , and we therefore decline ;Ilse' ti •
them. One fact mentioned by Sir Charles it may he tiv.z
to state ; viz. that the Allies, when united before Lei,.
I amounted to about 300,000 men !

Sunday, the fallowing Bulletin was exhibited u. Sc.
James's Palace:—
WIN nSOR C ‘STII.F., Nov. 6 Majesty has continued, onvc,•
mitingly, in the NH influence of his 411:iird,,r for in :1),,
past ; lie his, shies the last Report, had a tran,ient increase of
but this has again subsided into its former state. ills
ty's bodily health slicw; no appuarance of decay, and his -:pirit4
gencra!ly in a comfortable state.
Sir V. Gibbs having been appointed Chief Baron of his
NTAjesty's Exchequer, took the customary oaths on Monday,
before the Lord Chancellor, and then his seat in the Excbt-
quer.
Sir Archibald M'Drnald, Knt. retired from the Chief Ba-
rony of the Exchequer on a pension of mini. leer annum,
and being created a Baronet of the United KinAom.
Letters received by the Malta mail, under date of the
of September, state, that the pi evailing, malady sensibly di-
minished in that Hand. The number of deaths throughout
the island of Malta by the olague, from its Rest appearance
to the tst September, wai 5645,
O. c2F3.1., entitled to Twenty Thowand and Fhty Pounds, diaNen
till!, day, was in Shares by Hon NSBY 81.14 CO. in one o.ll..rter„
two Eightl;s, einlit Sixteenths. The Holders of the said Shares
are 'respectfully informed they may receive their PriaeAtonay
inunediately,—November it.
London, England, 1813-11-14

T. .

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ton Don,
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER i t.

AR RIVAL OF •
IIUONAPARTE AT PAR IS -EXPM I ED
.SEIZURE OF ALL PRIVATE BANKS.

W E were last night favoured with the perusal of a letter
from Paris of the 9th instant. Buonaparte had on that day
artived.in that capital, his usual unexpected manner, and
every thing had been thrown into bustle and confusioti.
however, shortly after the first emotions of surplice, the-t;)r-
por of dread pervaded every class, an immediate meeting of
the Senate was talk cd of, and sact likes more e4tensive titan
at any other period, both in men and in motley were
anticipated. • The supposed immediate rause of
BUON APA RT journey to Paris, was the refusal
of the bankers and monied men, to accommodate him
with a loan. Ills rage on the receipt of the intelligence
is represented as.having exceeded all hoards ; he dertOunced
vetigr•ance against them all, as a pack of .concealed tratOrs
in the intereNts of England; and no doubt is entertained
but he will seize the money by military force, as he !..as done
its fieriner instances. In the mean time the -bankers are tak-
ing th& necessary nieasures to ward off the Mow. -Paris was
quiet, but the police had .never been wore active.


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London, England, 1813-11-14

THE SPEAKERS SPEECH.

Mr. H. SUMNER rose to make a motion, the adoption of which
could not, in his opinion, be postponed consistently with the dignity
of the House, and of the Right Hon. Gentleman who sat in the
Chair. Tae speech made by the Speaker at the Bar of the House
of Lords, at the close of the last Session, contented matter liable
to animadversion, and those who approved, and others who disap-
proved of it, 'nest equally feel the impossibility of discnssing the
subject until an authentic copy of tie speech itself should be on
the table. If the Noble Lord bad no other object in the motion of
whiel) he had given notice after the reel- se than to make it a ve-
hicle for remark on the motives which hai induced the House to
eject the Catholic Bill, thereby directly involving a re-considera-
tion of the Catholic Question, it was a matter of indifference, whe-
ther the subject should 1w discussed at pres► nt. or at the period
fixed on by the Noble Lord, who had indeed as'igned as the cause
of delay of his motion the absence of the Members of the sister
country. For his part, he conceived it was the ditty of the Irish
I%lember to be present at the commencement of the Session. Trust-
ing that the House would grant him the indulgence of making any
remarks which the reply of the Noble Lord might render n. cessary,
he would now content himself with moving—" That the Speaker
be desired to print the Speech made by him to the Prince Regent
at the Bar of the House of Lords, on Thursday, the 'ad of July,
1813, on presenting several Money Bills, which then received the
Royal Asseet." •

As the SPEAKER was reading the Motion,
Mr. TIERNEY wished to know whether the Hon. Mover meant
that the speech should be printed with the votes, or merely for the
informatiou of the House?

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London, England, 1813-02-07

Prim'

LADY HAMILTON.

This Lady has published a narrative of the services she rendered to
her country, by her influence with the Queen of Naplef, whi!e resident
with her husband, the late Sir \Valiant Ilamilton at that Court, the cost
of which, and the losses sustained by her in the accomplishment of these
services she sates at '20;0001. The following anecdote relative t•' the
codicil of Lord Nelson's wills in which he bequeathed her Liayship to
the protection of the country, we believe is new :
" When Copt. Blackwood brought it (the will) home, he gave it to
the present Earl Nelson, who, with his wife and family, were then with
me, and had indeed been living with me many months.—To their son I
%vas a mother ; and their daughter Lady Charlotte, had been exclusive-
ly under my care for six years.—The Earl, afraid I should be provided
for in the sum that Parliament was expected to grant, to uphold the
hero's name and family, kept the codicil in his pocket, until. the day
200,0001. was voted fur that purpose : on that day lie dined with me in
Clarges-street. hearing at table what was done, he took the codicil out,
threw it at me, and said, with a very coarse expression, "that I might do
as I pleased with it." I had it registered the nest day at Docto„re.Cein
' mons' where it now rests fur tia national redemption."

"to yield. where Lt now rests Lur 1414
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London, England, 1813-02-07

FEB. '7

ject of detestation and abhorrence. Whether the defendants motive
was, by gratifying mischievous curiosity, to minister to that diseased
taste of the public, which was greedy to catch at every attempt to
pull down ettalted characters to the lowest level, or whether the ec-
fendants thought that not a dishonourable motive, be could not tell ;
but it behoved a Court entrusted with the criminal administration of
a country, to protect the Government of that country from those
who acted upon such motives and opinions. Keeping this object
in view, those who deliberately offended in this respect must
be brought to answer for a mischief which necessarily brought the
Government itself into disgrace and contempt. In order, therefore,
to deter others from committing a like offence, by the example of the
present punishment, the Court sentenced the defendants to be each
imprisoned for the sr ace of two years—the defendant John Hunt in
Coldbath.fields prison, and the defendant Leigh Hunt in his Majesty's
gaol for the county of Suirv, situate in Horsemongeraine,
South-
walk ; and that at the end of such imprisonment they should each
pay to the King a fine of 5001. an f find security for their good be-
haviour for five years, themselves in 5001. and two sureties for eal/4.h
in 2501. each ; an I that they should be further imprisoned till those
Rtes were paid, and those securities found.
THURSDAY, FEB. 4.
THE KING V. GAWLER AT:I/ OTHERS.
The defendant, Gawler, a Clerk in the Navy Office, who was con-
victed of a conspiracy the Sittings after last Term, for obtaining pen-
sions for seamen, by giving them false certificates of service, was
brought up for judgment. At die same time, j. Howard, an As-
omata Clerk, Parry, Sheffield, Sadler, and another, who 114 con-
spired with them for the like purpose, were also brought up for judg-
ment.
Gawler, having also been convicted on another indictment, for ob-
taining money by false pretences, under which he was sentenced to
be transported, the Court said, they mu,t indict the only punishment
which was left them, viz. that he should be pilloried opposite the
Admiralty, and be once publicly whipped, opposite the principal gate
of Greenwich Hospital. Howard was sentenced to twelve months
imprisonment, and the others to nine months imprisonment.
SIR FRANCIS SURDETT Y. EARL MOIRA.
The Solicitor-General moved tnr a day in the next term to try this
cause at Bar. He said it had once been appointed, and had gone off
pro defectu juratorum. It was necessary to put an end to it, as the
Noble Earl was about to leave the kingdom in an important station.
—The Court granted a rule Nisi.
London, England, 1813-02-07

DIVIDENDS.

March 1. W. Belton, late of Taunton, Somerset. currier, at
eleven, at the Market House, Taunton.—Feb. (27. C. and \V. H.
Ilutlam, of Limehouse, ship-chand!ers, at twelve, at Guildhall...-
March '2. W. Shepherd, 01 Boswell-court, Carey-street, money.
scrivener, at twelve, at Guildhall.—March '2. G.. B. Lonsdale, late
of Green Lettuce l.ane, inmrtnee-broker, at twelve, at Guildhall.—
March 6. A. Scaite, of Rotherlittne, founder, at eleven, at Guild-
)) dl. —March SO G. Du noir, of London Wall, merchant, at twelve,
at Guilnliail -7-March 10. J Steaue, late of New Pott, Isle of
Wiot, 11(111(1.-n:cr.:ling., at eleven, at the Bugle Inn, Newport.—
March' 1 • J W ttinf.eld, of Gateilleag, Durham, iron-1.01)4(1er, at
eleven, at the Wheatshe'al Inn, Durham —Match 5. W. Rowland,
of Ste ning, Suss'vx, tellutonger, at ten, at the W)ti!e Horse lon,
steynilig !,...?larch '2. J. liowd,er and W. Wood, wine-trer,:hants,,
at twelve, at the Old London Inn, Exeter.--??larch 2. IV. Mil:luau;

at twelve, at the Old London Inns Exeter.—Marcli 2. IV. Mil:lulu]; being condelinued to die iu the flames, disengaged herself from, the
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London, England, 1813-02-07

SATURDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

ADMIRAI.TY-OFFICE, FEB. 6.
Admiral Lord Keith ha, trimstnitted to John Wilson Croker, ,del
a letter fmtn Captain Christian, of his Majesty's ship Iris, giving aa
account of his haviog ptured, atter a chare of thirty hours, the
American ship letter of marque, Lillian, of three hundred and eighty
tons, twelve guns, and tifty-thrce men.

BANKRUPTS.
I. Daman& late of Bilton with Harrogate, York, innholder, to sur-
render Feb. 11, at tour, 12, and Mariii 23, at eleven, at the Granby,
Baton with Harrogate. Attornics, 10/0. Collin:, linare.horou,,lt ; and
and Messrs. Exley, Stocker, and Dawson, Furnival's Inn, London.
P. Ardent-and, of Bath, draper. March 11, 12, and 20, at ele-
ven, at the Elephant I Castle luit, Bath. Attornies, Messrs.
Pearson and Son, Pump-court, Temple, London; and Mr. Taylor,
Bath.
J. Thompst,n. of Bartholomew Close, jeweller. Feb. 19, at ter,
16, at eleven, and March 20, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornics, Messrs.
Windier:l and Murray, Mitre-court-buildings, Temple.
S. Britton, lee of Russell-street, Bermondsey, carpenter, Feb. 19.
27. and March 20. at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Murray
_

• March 16, at eleven, at the Liteen Dragon an, t.nestcr.
27. ann march at yaw, ......
Mr. Huxley, Temple, London. and WasbrouKh, Sun-et,urt,
R.Haklen, Manchester, and J Bell, Lowina, cotton manufacturers, •
Macpherson, of liolb:.ru, linen-draper, Feb. 9, Qi), and March
Feb. 2.1, 25, and March 16, at eleven, at the Dog Tavern, Manchester. TO; at eleven, at Guildhall. i.ttorney, Mr. "Charms, ten-court,
Attornies, Mr. T. Wiadie, John-street, Bedford-row, Lonbon ; and Fenchurch street.
E. Ford, Manchester. C. Cridland, of Dublin, and a
of Leicester, mrr,:hantc
Fickering, Lirervool, grocer, Feb. 22, 23, and Match 16, at Fcb.4Z 2, at six, 23, and March 29, at ten, at the White Hart Inn,

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London, England, 1813-02-07

TRH NATIONAL REGISTER.

VETUS ; OR, THE MOUNTAIN MOUSE.

01

In a !afe number we accidentally glanced at the vanity
and scurrility of the writer who has assumed the signature of
V ETUS, in a moi ning paper. We had no intention of no-
ticing him again, nor should we now return to him, did we
not think, that to walk a few of his absurdities may afford en-
tertainment to our readers. The self-importance of this writer
is to us excessive!v diverting, as nothing i. more clear than
that he thinks himself the greatest prodigy of the age; as•if
the arts of quackery and scribbling were'neyer before united
in the same individual.

This very important personage, as he thinks himself, after
an absence of six weeks, has again come forth from the moun.
tains. Parturiunt mantes; nalect ridiculus nius. Happy
Mountains, after six weeks labour to produce so magnani•
mous a Mouse !

The friends of Vrrns will be glad to find, that in his la:it
letter he has nobly kept up his character, by inking his own
importance the subject of it, from the beginning to the end,
From this it appears, that he believes the Government have
nothing to do but to consider how they shall put down
VET US. This reminus tr; of Mivi Dennis, who lived in con-
stant fear (from a consciousness of his political importance,)
of being seized and cart ied to Fiance, by order of the Grand
Monat que.
IrETus commences his last with the following interesting
piece of intelligence :
" A certain personage (unless my information be false,)
whose station has thrown upon the finalities through which
he obtained it, na very becoming glare, has within these few
days asserted, that ' VET us was entirely beaten down,'—that
the fire directed against him by the Ministerial press, had
been so spirited, happy, and successful, as to put it out of
the question, that he could ever rally—that he bade fair to be
forgotten—and that the Treasury had gained an undoubted
triumph "
The adroit manner in which the " (unless my informa-
tion be false,)" is thrown in, is entitled to great praise, as
this will at any time get him out of a scrape, however appa-
rent the falsehood. The finely clouded description of
certain personage," is well contrived to set discovery at
defiance.

Immediately after thin, VET us tells.us he is a great man,
while speaking of the languago held by " a eel tan.' pei-

sonage."
" hr this °Minns tb^ sarcastic bitterness of ITAAt LET
hinnelf, when he allots to a great mall,' at least • a sit
month; nv..mory.' "

The great man proceeds to give up 46 the whole domain of
St. Giles's," shaving first completely ransacked it,) to others;
and then goes on to show bow et uelly he has been persecuted
by Ministers. Doing this, he imputes to them a letter which
London, England, 1813-02-07

HORTICU LAR DIRECTIONS.

The strawberry, and gooseberry., as well as the raspberry now claim
the aitention of the gardener ; the currant so useful, and which
has been transplanted Irani the Vales or Curintliain (as its name
plainly indicates) rakinests your care; drug from your provident
basket the acorn of the ilex, the kernel of the nut, and severa; others
of hard nature ; and passing into the orchard, let the gulden apricots,
the rosy cheek peaches, awl the nectarine of dubious origin, but of
tindoubted and sweet tlavour, feel the pruning knifk ; but lay that in-
strument aside when you visit the vineyard, for now the last %inter
pruning of the vine must be over. In the Ouwer garden, sow the auri- •
cola, the polyanthus, the anemone, and rannuuculus ; the bleached'

prtlllillg lit um vnw anuat ••• ..••••• •••
cula, the polyuilthas, the anemone, and rannuiNulus the bleached. and Germany." This admission is Nvorth something. rrom -
dandelion begivs to afford a wholesome sullad. this then it sees that the tranquility of the people of
France and Germany has been somewhat disturbed, and by
• AIETEOROLOG ICA L OBSERVATIONS.,
The weather hid's fair to continue mild for sev,ral days ; but the
titlklle of the week may I!:ing clouds teeming r.ith rain errm
ow.
tw.f hat
this ?—. by the false accounts circulated on the Continent.
were all that caused the alarm, we shuuld think the
London, England, 1813-02-07

FRENCH PAPERS.

_ .
The French Papers received in the course of the week.
though they contain no intelligence of great importance, will
not be read without inter est They arc worth much as
curiosities. In these, Sweden is srol;en of as taking part
with Russia and ElTimid, and it is made a subject of exul-
tation that Dentuait remains deaf to the intrigues of Eng-
land, Russia and Sweden. It is round!), asserted, that all the
reports of Russian successes, are false; and this exposure is
said to be made to " tra3quilli.se th:: good citi:ens of France
am! Germany." This admission is Nvorib something. From
1. lir lit fth )eople of
London, England, 1813-02-07

FEB. 7.

that there was a sum of 80i,000l. payable from the East India Corn-
any, which, undt.r existing circumstances, Government had not
r p res- ed for. The remaining 1,700,0001. deficiency might be accounted
fur ii' the failure of the duty cn malt and beer. The brewers and
rnalstzrs, owing to the unfavourable state of the harvest, and the
dearne:,s of barley, havinc kept their stocks as low as possible.
Mr. C R EIVE.v contended, "that, from the statement of the Right
Han. Gent'eman, it was apparent that there was a falling off in our
rt,vcriti,.! of neatly two .nillion and a half. This was a serious circum-
sta,.ce : it was one of which the public ought to be informed ; for it
way one under which it was impossible we could ga on.
TIT papers were then ordered.—Adjourned till Friday.

rRIDAY, /LB. 5.
Mr. W. DuND A S leave to bring in a Bill for erecting a new
Gaol at Edinburgh ; and also a Bill for amending the 47th of the King
for incorporating the Surgeons of that City.
EAST INDIA COMPANY'S CHAMFER
Mr. Duw DAS also presented a Petition from Edinburgh, against the
East India monopoly.
Similar Petitions were presented by Mr. FINLEY, from Glasgow,
Port Glasgow, and several other pla,.:es.
These, with Petitions in law,or of the Company from the Packers
in London, presented by Sir W. ; and the Ship Owoers of
London, presented by Sir j. S!i A 'V• were ordered to lie on tilt !Able.
Mr. ROBINSON brOLI4IIi in a dill to prevent tho exp,,etation of
copper during the continuation (.1 11,-*!ilities xvliich was rzad
ed a first
and ordered tor a second ruadi!ig Nioa.lay.—Adjourreoll
London, England, 1813-02-07

CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.

HARRIS V. HARRIS.
This was a proceeding for A Divorce, instituted by Bilzabeth Marc,
the wife of William Harris, Esq of Mile-end, against her husband,
on the ground of cruelty.
It appeare)that the parties were married in Octoher, 1P(11, and had
several children in the course of their Using together, front that time
till November, 1811, when Mrs. Harris withdrew herself from the
society of her hitsbanO, in consequence, as she stated, of being unable
any longer to endure the cruelty which formed the ground of the pie-
sent suit.
The particular acts specified, as forming altogether a charge suffi-
cient to sustain the suit, wet e, that the !WAWA N•ra,; in the habit 01
frequently beating his wife, and throwing teacups and other things at
her ; his ill behaviour to tier during 11: r lying-in, denying her wine
and other necessaries for the occasion ; his refusals to furnish her with
clothes or money suitable to her situation in life as his wife, and de-
priving her of the mailaeement of her hou-.ehold, &c. corroborated by
her having exhibited aitieles of the peace against him at the Sessions,
upon which he had been held to bail. These circumstances were de-
tailed in the evidence of the w;te's sisters, the servants in the house,
and several others, which, it was contended, established them soul.
ciently to entitle the wife to the remedy she applied !Or.
The defence was cAtfined to denial of any acts of cruelty endanger-
ing her person, or afifirding legal grounds for a divotce.; and it was
contended, that the principal witneAsei were biassed by their relation-
ship, or friendship fur the wife, and tad given an undue colouri eg to
the casual ebullitions of transitory passion, representing them as acts
el aggravated cruelty.
Sir W. SCOTT, upon recapitulating the evidence, was of a different
opinion, and considered many cf the acts of cruclty proved, as suffi-
cient to induce a reasonable ilporciienbion in the mind of the wife for
the safety of her person, and to render it iinpos-able that she could
continue to live with her hu.band in the doe fulfilment of the obliga-
tions of the marriai,e contract. He therefore sioed the sentence of
divorce.
London, England, 1813-02-07

RE ELECTION OF MADISON.

MADIsOti has been re-elected President of America—and
Commodore Ronc; ns has safely returned to port. These
disagreeable events are 110VV contit med beyond a doubt. The
only comfort we have ic, that the triumph of the war faction
in America will be celebrated by a Royal Salute from the Bri-
tkli men of war now on the American station. Baltimore
and the otlvi tates, whose puny Legislators have thus con-
tributed to the ruin and destruction of their country, Will,
we trust, be laid in ashes, ala ! " These English
mal.e war like savages," will be the complaint of \I ADlsorq
to hi; next (Wig-less. It is, nevertheless, the true method of
making Ivar.—BOum breve—naz longa !
Poor (.7onunodore RoDOE RS, like Jo Et- BARLOW, is fated
to a succession Of bootless tni•ions. Ile has returned to port
almost without seeing a British cruizer. We appiehend
that he purposely kept in a lltitude where there was no
chance of mischief. llow lustily this fellow can talk of his
achievements! The American Gene' als sent to invade Ca-
nada, and Commodore ROD( EitS, seem to have been educated
in the came school. _ _ _

•
" Pr.vmovf n. 4.—The Orbit, Captain Brnicsno, of and frosts
New York, is just come in : left 4.1, January. Mr. MADISON was re-
elected by a large majority. No talk of an embargo. The arrival of
Commodore Roocres and his squadron at Boston, was knovin at Nevi.
York 3d January."
" ANOTn LB LETTFP, 5.Tr. DATE —The American ship Orbit, Cap-
tain BunN kiln, of nod loin New Yolk, bound to Bourdeaux, was caps.
turgid v9:11 ult. by his Majesty's ship Aelmtes, which less arrived witk
a prize. the Orbit left New York the 4:h ult. On N.;:w.Year's day.
Commodore R ()Dere s, in the President. and Captain Sm tin, in the
Congress, returned to Boston. On the 11th October ttiey ehaced the
Nymph English trigate ; on the Ist of November, the Galatea, with two
merchant vessels—one of them, the Argo, was taken by the Congress.
The President and Congress, during their cruize, have tally taken the
Swallow packet and the Argo above named. They returned to port for
era t of proviiiona ; Inver saw a British cruizer, except the Nymph and
Galatea. From the Ist the 30th of Novbiuber, they never saw's
sail. They have been attiring between Bermuda and the Capes of Irsr-

ginia."
London, England, 1813-04-04

TUESDAY LONDON GAZETTE.

DOWNING-STREET, MARCH T. 1,1813.
A letter, of which the tidlowing <<re exti acts, has been this Jay re-
ceived at Earl liatlinrsts office; addressed to his Lordship by co-
lonel Hamilton, Licutenant-Governer of Heligoland, datta '23d

March, 11;13: •
In my letter, dated 17 th instant, I had the honour to repreent to
your L irdship, that in consequence of the effect w hick the glorious
imccess of the Russian arms produced, and the favourable reports
from ditierent parts of the Hanoverian coast, 1 determined imme•
diatcly to take every step, which the inemisitik:rable torte at my dis.
posal would admit of, to promote tho. great auth just eau-e.
Lieutenant Banks proceeded with two guu-b,
two serjeants and n 9 veter:lns, to Cuxhaven, fro
had departed with great expedition, at ter dest
boats, and dismounting .the gam from the strong
for the defence of the harbour. On a `meow
Banks; the Castle of Ritzbuttel, and battens:Jo

brigs, reinforced by
Int %Ilicit the Frew.la
tro)ing ail their gun-
%l.. •orks constructed
tons front Lieutenant
of Coxltven, visa '
•
London, England, 1813-04-04

PRISONERS OF WAR.

The Marquis of L:lNusuowNK said, that adverting to the fore.
going Petitions, he had also individually, as the friend of huma-
nity, to embrace that opportunity of calling the attention of Go-
vernment to a matter ‘vhich they, and every friend to humanity
and justice; eagerly sought after ; namely, to the Exchange of Pri-
soners. A report had certainly been circulated, that a negociation
for that most desirable objeet had been entered into and broken off.
The purport of his rising was to w•certain from Ministers whether
that was the fact, and if so, upon what grounds did it brenk off?

The Earl of LivEniloot. au"swered, that no man" in the land was
more cattiest to accomplish that object than every man of the
King's Ministers. But the fact is, that no direct or official com-
municatioo upon the subject was made—am *intimation was merely.
given by a person, certainly of good and sufficient aulliority, to'
that effect ; but as • soon as Ministers expressed a readiness to go
into the negociation, it then came out that the enemy woqld agree
to no terms, but to those which Goveinment here had airtijden
obliged to refuse, as wholly incompatible with justice, .orliW'any
policy or prudence:
London, England, 1813-04-04

PRICE OF S'I'OI:KS YESTERDAY.

3 per relit. Con.
per Cent. Navy

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lon Don,
SUNDAY, APRIL 4.

STATE OF AFF ‘IRS AND PETITIONS FOR PEACE.

The progress of the Russians become more rapid the far-
ther they renetrate. When they rc entered Lithuania they
found a people, lately armed against them, depressed by the
flight of those whom they considered as their liberators, and
dreading the vengeance of masters whom they were consci-
ous they had seriously offended. From such men nothing
but passiveness could be expected. They were pardoned,
and yielded submission, but not co-operation. The Poles of
the Duchy of Warsaw, who imagined the newly proclaimed
independence and restored national existence of their coun-
try, would not survive Russian invasion, beheld the retreat of
their allies, and the successful advance of their conquerors,
with terror and despair. Abandoned by the wrecks of their
army, which fell back towards Cracow, they also yielded to
their fate, without joining legions composed of men whom the
prejudices of ages bad made them consider as foes. Hence
the Russians reached the borders of Western Prussia without
any addition to their force from the population of the coun-
tries they had passed. But no sooner bad they crossed the
Oder ; no sooner had they entered territories where the
blessings of Gallic friendship and the weight of French des.
London, England, 1813-04-04

SUFFOLK.

Lately, Ann Arnold, was capitally convicted of the wilful murder 1
of her bastard child, a boy between four and five years old (about
the foth of February last), by deliberately taking off his clothes,
with the exception of his shirt, and throwing him into a pond co-
vered with bushes, in a field in the parish of Spexball, whereby lie
was drowned ; the body was not discovered till near three weeks
afterwards, in a putrid state, and then in a most extraordinary pro-
vidential manner, by a boy keeping sheep in the same field, who
observed one of his flock looking stedfastly into the water and
making a noise, which attracted him to the spot, where he at first
thonzlit he saw a dead lamb in the water ; but soon afterwards he
tiied to get the supposed lamb out, which was then floating, when
be fonnd it was a child, upon which he gave information to his father
and others, w lach led to the inhuman mother's apprehension at
I fardlry, in Norfelk. The inducement to this crime appeared to
be, thAat the father of a second bastard child, of whidi she was
delivered about night weeks after Michaelu►as, at Howe, in Nor-
folk, had offered her marriage, on condition that she should induce
the father of the first child, who allowed is. 6d. per week for its
maintenance, to take the sole charge thereof, but this he refitsed,
and she bad the cruelty to destroy it in the manner above related,
although she acknowledged the poor infant feelingly. exclaimed
on being stripped at the pond, " Mother, what are you going to
do?' hie was sentenced to death on Friday sennight, and mime-
diately conveyed from Bury to Ipswich goal, apparently exhibiting
penitent behaviour, amidst an immense concourse of spectators,
and her body to be delivered over to the surgeons to be dissected
and anatomised.
London, England, 1813-04-04

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

Early on Tuesday mconing, the hotise of the Marchioness of Down-
shire, in Hanover-sqoare, was broken open and robbed to a large
amount. The robbers effected their entrance from the back premises.
It is supposed they were in the house a considerable time, but were not
Sward t,y and• of the family. All the boxes in the Marchioness's Jraw-
ing•room were broke open, and their contents curried consistioo of
jewels, valuab:e watches, &c. Almost every box in the house, which
comtained valuables, was broke open, and the contents stolen. Some
gold boxes and other articies, which the Marchioness valued lunch, on
account of their belonging to the laic Martinis, arc gone.
On Thursday last was executed at Exeter, T. Luscombe, for the mur-
der of Sar►h Ford. This desperado also confessed having committed
that foul and unparalleled murder on Margaret Iloatable, of Dod-
brooke, an infant of eleven years of age, whom he ravished, mind then
put to death, in a manner too shucL&ug for description. He also
confessed having murdered a woman near Lip►sen, with whom he
travelled, and oliered to point out the spot where he had buried her.
lie also confessed having ntorlt•red the servant of Mr. Phelps, of Ply-
mouth Dock ; and, indeed, aanowledgi-d having cemniAted a string of
;warders, in the ticiiihhout hoed, which most mike every friend to hu-
mauity rejoice at time death of se; atrocious a climinal.

CHARLES /3 AY LI% Linen-draper to his Majesty, (late with C.
Crook, and Company, York-street, C-ovent-Earden,; begs respectfully
to inform the Neilllita. and Public in general, that he has opened a
HOUSE at No. t Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, where he has
ON ALE a prime asbortment of FOREIGN TABLE and IRISH
LI HENS, SHEET I NGS, and every dez.cription cit Linen Drapery ef
the very I,aeo quality ; au& front the low priceof mannfactured govds,
iris tap as being just purchased, he is enabled to charge his goods at
p.. ices as vial, he crags. 4:441CC hica a cuatiatiance A their
fart our*,
London, England, 1813-04-04

SUNDAY,-APRIL 4, 1818.

,POLITICAL DIS2UISITION._

CAUSES CF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRENCH
GRAND ARMY.

Continued from No. 170.
The intelligence of the French army having quitted Mos-
cow, was instantly communicated to all the Russian corps,
and offensive operations were commenced at once on every
point. rusow, with the main army, had gained a po-
sition on the left flank of the retiring enemy, which enabled
hint to t:kredten the line of their retreat. Ile was about a

day's march ia advance, and if allowed to retain that ad-
vantage, might either post himself across the direct road
from Wizsma to Smolensk°, and thus enclose the French
within the ravaged Government of Moscow, and force them
to endeavour to open themselves a passage with the sword;
or be might proceed without an action until he should unite
with the army of Volitynia is the rear of Smoleasko, and
carry the same plan into execution at a latter period, but
with a greater superiority of force, increased by the support
he would receive from Count WITGEN3TEIN on the Dwina,
end at a time when the enemy would have been consider-:
ably reduced both by the difficulties and privations of his
march and the severity of the weather. NA POiEON'pene-
trated these designs and resolved to defeat them. Although
fully aware of the pernicious consequences of delay, he
turned aside from the straight road, and by a sudden move:
ment on his left, menaced the fertile and hitherto untouched
provinces of Kaluga and Tula. At that period his army
had suffered but little; the cold was yet moderate and pro-
. visions were not wanting. lie still headed a force too power.:
ful not to command respect and to excite apprehension, If.
he could effect his apparent purpose, and occupy Tula and
Kaluga, he would find both shelter against the rigour of
winter and abundant food to support his troops during that
season. Moscow then might have been sacrificed in vain,
for though cut oil for a time from his other armies, yet as
he should want uothing from them, they might remain on
the defensive, whilst the main Ru,sian force would be em-
ployed in watching him, and at the return of Spring the
campaign might be opened without any great disadvantage on
his side, and his communications .restored by a single battle.
This plan appeared too practicable not to be seriously in-
tended, and to frustrate its execution KCTUSOW sacrificed
the position he held in advance, and made-the movements
which led to the sanguinary battle of Malo-Yaroslaw. Of this
action the Russian official details have never reached us. It
has only been obscurely stated, that after the village of Ma-
lo-Yaroslaw had been taken and retaken eleven times, Gene-
ral KUTuSOW learning that NAPOLEON had sent a corps
which still more imminently threatened Kaluge, retired
forty► vents from the field, to occupy another positiouiithich
rot. vr No caair.
London, England, 1813-04-04

SHREWSBURY.

Last week, Rowland Preston, was tried and found guilty of the
murder of Francis Bruce, of Longford, flirmer, and Ann Taylor,
of the same place. The unfortunate persons were found murdered
in their house, and which was plundered of every thing
The evidence, though strong against the prisoner, was entirely cir-
cumstantial ; he made no defence on the trial, nor, previous to his
execution on Monday, did he make any confession, but acknow-
ledged that he deserved the punishment which awaited him, and
fixed the guilt on two (Alta men.
London, England, 1813-04-04

FINANCE.

The House being resolved into a Committee of Supply, the
Cu ANCELLOR EXCII rQuEn. stated, that he had that morniog
proposed to a meeting of Bankers and Loan Contractors, sum-
moned for the purpose, the fundite4 of 12,000,0001. of Exchequer
Bills, on the following terms : —For every 1001. of Exchequer Bills,
1151. 10s. of Navy Five per Cents. will be given, with an option to
such of the holders oi' Exchequer Bills as may think tit to subscribe
an additional sum of fifty per cent. in money, for which Otbrutareg
%% ill be given, transtisrable II endorsement, and bearing an int, rest
of fire pt.). cent. payable halt-yearly at the Bank, the pa incipal to
be paid in April 1815, or the Ist of April twelve months after the
ColleitOloll of Peace.----The Right Hon. 'Gentleman obsert cd, that
the rate of interest which the public would lia%e to pay, would cer-
tainly be very considerable. On every 1151. los. there would he an
iota:rest of 51. 15s. (;d. which, with the charge tbr Sinking Fund of
11. :is, id. would make a total of 6i. 18s. 7th He then
expatiated at eonsidera;;le length on the advantages of the
plan. particularly the introduction of Debentures transferable
by endorsement, which gave them a greater character of soli-
dity than those secoritit s which are transferable' by were
The Rlglit Hon. Gentleman then proposed New Taxes to the
aniontst of 10'27,1631. to early into effect the New Plan of Finance.
These taxes consist principally of an additional duty on tobacco
(equal to that imposed last year), estimated to 100,c0N.; an a ,di-
lion to the cowolithited customs on goods imported (except tea,
sugar, wine. cotton, wool, and raw silk), 800,0001. or 9:)o,0o71.; it
duty on French wines of about 1:31. per bottle, 30,0011.; an addi-
tion of one-third to the duty on the good; imported from Franco
and her dependencies, the produce uncertain ; on go,als exported
an addilion of (medial: per cent. • The next article 1w p;:poscd
was a duty of one penily per pound, on the importation of tbreign
hides. • Lastly, a duty of three halfpence per pound on cotton int.
ported from America in British vessels, • and sixpence likewise ad.
ditionai per pound on the .saine cotton irrlported in foreign. vetisets,