The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

Tilt NATIONAL REGISTER

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by putting together phrases, or by mere effusions of sentiment,
that benefit can accrue to the country ; but by a steady pursuit of
the conduct that has been recommended, and an carnet endea-
vour to conciliate our fellow countrymen. These are the send •
ments which I entertain, and having expressed them, I would
beg leave to propose the health of the Lord Mayor and Corpora•
tion of Dublin, and may they cultivate the affections of the, peo-
ple, and ever act in conformity to the wishes of their King.'
The Lord Mayor briefly returned thanks on the
part of the Corporation. He hoped that both he
and the Corporation would ever act in conformity to
the wishes of the King; and he felt strongly assured
that they would best do so by maintaining the prin-
ciples of the Constitution.
.6 The Lord Chancellor and the Irish Bench."
Lord Manners briefly returned thanks.
" The commander of the Forces, and Army serving in Ire-
land."
To the title of the Commander of the Forces, his
Excellency begged leave to annex that of his good
friend, who rendered to him the greatest service
that had been accomplished during his administra-
tion in India.
The Commander of the Forces returned thanks,
and in feeling terms acknowledged the compliment.
"Earl Talbot."—" Earl Whitworth."—" Mr. Peel."—" Mr.
Grant."- The Attorney General and the Irish Bar."
The Solicitor-General, in the absence of the At-
torney-General, returned thanks.
At the announcement of this toast considerable
mirth was excited, as several gmtlemen bowed to
Mr. Plunkett, recognising him in the official ca-
pacity he is about to assume; whilst Mr. Plunkett,
with a suppressed smile, affected astonishment that
gentlemen should bow to hint.
At twelve o'clock the Marquis Wellesley retired.

Other toasts and speeches followed, and the meet-
ing continued its conviviality till a late hour.
By his Excellency's particular desire, previously
signaled to the Lord Mayor, no offensive or party
toast %vas givLn.

Be►ween eight 31111 nice oclock on Wednesday night,
a fire broke 0111 he the hick work,hop of Nlr.Bickhou-,e,
copper-plate I•riurer, in Red I.ioh•strect, Clerkenwell.
The very great, on account of the number of
sheds built of wow!, which were contiguous; hut hap-
pily, by the arri‘al of the engine,, the flames were eon-
!mei to the workbhop in which tney began.

During Robbery —On Tuesday night \lr. J. Pin His,
of Vori.•bsiit. t, South Lambeth, returning to his resi-
dence from Camberwell, by the the - fields adjoining
was stopped by a very tall stout mail. who said
--" Sir, don't be uneasy ; 1 want a few shillings from
y.iti," accompanying his words by producing a pistol,
which-he clapped close to the geillemati's head, who
was an alarmed hat he suffered his pockets to be rifled
of all they couta;ned, with which the villain walked
deliberately off, swearing if Air Millis to.itle the least
alarm, he would blow out his brains.
There are at this time in Fulham-fields, broad beans
in bhntion, a circuuis ance, at this time of the year. of
eery rare occurrence. 'lnere is also to be seen growing,
in ttie window of a ilOllSe adjoining the It. d 1..0n, Chel-
sea. in a poi, a c..rattation, which has three full blos-
soms on one sta.k.

Daring nobbtry.—On Friday night at a very late hour,
the cottage of Mr Pritchard, a builder, resiihrig in Nur-
sery-row, near Lark-hall, on the Wainisworth•ruad, was
entered into by titters, who alter procuring a light, broke
open the drawers, and carried off the whole or Ntr. and
Mrs. Pritchard's wearing apparel of tv. ry description, a
quantity of silver plate, desert, and teaspoons, &c. of
considerable value. The robbers regaled thrmselvea
with a bottle of real Bodo', which hail been left in
the parlour, and afterwards escaped with the stolen pro-
perty. It is suppos,'d they eutertd by climbing neer the
garden wall. Dorm; the titve they were iu the house,
none of the family heard them.
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Ou Frisky last a.i occurrence took place at the house
Of a gentleman twined Joists, who resides at We[worth,
which would piobauly have ;doted fatal, had not the
servant-111i111.1 acted with great presence of I. Mr.
Joirea's clii.dren were playitu, its one al the upper-rooms.
—The eldest soil, a tidy Aden tell years of age. ran into
another room and brought from thence a gun, which
had been kft iti.. re for sonde time, and was, without the
knowledge away one in the inure, loaded. He pointed
toe suit at his brothers and sisters, who were playing in ,
a aroup in a corner is the room, and was in the act of
pulling the trigaer, when a servant girl, who became on
a sodden apprehensive of danger, seized a blanket, and
threw it events' the muzzle of the gull. Tue piece went
oil, hot the aim of the buy was fortunately turned away
by .he blanket, and no mischief iced( place, except what
was cati,eil through the house by the terror which the
re...rt occasioned. The Indict passed through the
blanket, and lodged in tile ticking of a bed.
About five o'clock on Tuesday morning, as the
t11:111 55.15 cututug ostr the temporary bridge,
winch was erected utter the blowing tip of Crooked
Billet bridge, by site late flood, one of the wheel horses
cloaked, and timid against the Other, which rail ilie
wheel ol the coach against the side rail; the coachman
polled sip, and whilst the guard was in tile act of easing
Inc horse'. collar, the brnige gave way under the wheel,
in cousegitence ot the grouted lulingbeen washed away
bene oh it, and precirita.ed the CJJCII into the water, but
as the fall did hut four feel, the horses were out
drageed with it. 11..pp.1y, there were neither inside nor
outside passengers, dud tile only injury sustained was by
the coach.dasi, who accompanied the coach into the
water, and got a Complete duck tug. The guard procured
a postschaisc and sour horses, and proceeded to town
with the mail bags as WWI as thy could begot out of
the water. The coactinian, with the coach and horses,
..Hived by I I o'clock, at use H.II and Crown, Holborn.

A STOLEN CHILD —The following most inhuman
and distressing case of child-stealing occurred last week :
—A girl of about 16 years of age, of rather interesting
manners, whose parents are dead, was under the 'twice.
lion of her grand her, at Wallington, in Surrey, near
whom resided a Airs. Edwards, who had a beautiful
little daughter annul two years old (her only child) who
was the admiration of all who beheld her. On Saturday
the gill alluded to paid a visit to Mrs. Edwards, as she
occasionally did, and took the infant in her arms and
nursed it, and caressed it lor some time. expressiog her
sdnn ra Lion of its beauty. The girl after remaining about
an hour, requested Mrs. Edward's irerwission to take
the child out for an airing, telling het she would take
particular care of it, and would return shortly. The
mother consented, and the female left the cottage with
the little innocent in her arms, who cried bitte silly
leaving her mother. The .orl not returning, itloiry was
made at the grandmother's house. when a was ascer-
tained that the girl had nut bern heard of since h. r de-
parture, and not the least trace his yet been tbscovcred
of her flitcht. The unhappy parent is in a stare of mind
impossible to describe.