The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-22 00:00:00

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kvo Centleown etreriug thenttetri:s for the Direction of the Strand
Brit';: Company, of the Ilffitit'S if Brut: I; A VAO E.
How hard .h
the. case of the Strand-Bfid:ze eunco.rn,
So ilintlingly ihreateCd by rola and rava::e,
That, if front a Eli gr thi erukavour to tun,,
'Tis thought b.• fired to SU bilk to a SA VAG T•

FINE ARTS.

MR. WEST's MEIN ricTuEE, " SIIEWN TO THE
PEOPLE."

We have been just favoured with a slight glimpse at
Mr. West's grand cartoon, representing one of the most •
important scenes of the mysterious drama of Our Saviour's
Passion, and we feel happy to be enabled, by this particular
condescension, to report nroisress to the public upon so
interesting a subject. This performance will certainly
exceed in interest, as it does in proportions, the justly ad-
mired picture of Chriqblip' the Sick; and although but
a few parts are finished, ti;c number and variety of the
groupes, the constrasts in the attitudes of the figures, and
their number, will certainly astonish the beholders ; but the
piincipal object of admiration, and the centre of interest,
will he the person of Christ, which appears already one of
the best and most successful attempts at representing the
Divine Being veiled under- the humble and dejected appear-
ance of the " "Mau of S'Arrows." We cannot enter in-o any
particulars at present, and will content ourselves with saying.
that the mechanical powers of the venerable artist are equal
to his mental conceptions; and that his genius stands on a
level with the momentum of the subject—he had the bold •
aecs to conceive, that is, the Eccc Homo, trea'ed upon such a
scale, and in such a manner as we do not reAily remember to
har seen attempted at before, since the revival of the alt.

Previous to Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez leaving
'''edt'n, he ieeeived a mo:t saneth sword, which was de-
livered to him by the Baron Essen, Aid-de-Camp to the
er"wn Prince, accomratlicd by a most flattering letter from
h" Itosit iii; expo essi% e the c,allant Admiral's merits.
I iiPwh,,hi of .the hilt is elegantly ,:et with Brilliants, of ex-
suisite WO/ ktuathhip, and of Si-eat value.

LUDICROUS GAZETTE ;
OR, THINus TO BE LAUU11111) AT! !

That friend to The Ludicrousanzette, Dr. Bushy, has thN
'reek amused the town with a series of heroic epistles, ;id-
dressed to Alderman BIRCH, on the subject of a miserable
squib, which appeared some time ago in The Morning Chrj-
nicte.—The following article we suppose to have been written
instead of an Epilogue. It is a pity the DocTOR did not
put it in rhinie.

ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
Dr. BUSBY presents his compliments to the EDITOR
of The Morning Post ; more than grieving the PARTY by
whom, since Tuesday last, he has been insulted with two most
execrable anonymous letters, will coubider the insertion of
the undo wfitten note as a favour.
.No‘.. 19, 11112.

TO THE GUILTY !
Sin—Both your letters have been received. A'blacioug mut ! had
your maloguant folly carried you a little fit her, and tempted you to
put your name to the despicalle scraps, they shol.ld have been hung
about your neck, as labels, for life. Be wary—you know nor'whout
you are rousing. Stick to the employment that is properly your own.
the flippant lucubrations of your democrotical columns. It you dire
molest tee again (publicly or privately, openly or anonymously), I
will turn-upon your puny powers a giant's strength. and Crush you.
Queen Anne-street West, THOMAS BUSBY.

- Cavendish-square.
If the strength of Dr. B. is equal to his wisdom, it must,
indeed, be gigantic.
The tollowitig is an eitract from a Speech lately published as spoken
by Mr. Iltitchinsim, at the Cork Eleclon
" The Duke of Richmond has done more at tills election fivilist
the
and you, by setting people at variance, and by cre:iting a disunion of
.eritiinent amongst you, than I could have thought that it was its
wickedness to eonyeive, or power and authority to perpetrate; and
yet, this is the Chief Grwernor, who, I undetst.tiul. is to remain for
some months lotwer in your country. Let him continue a few months
longer in this di-traeted I all, and-he will gait it,—l do pledge myself
Ile sLall, covered with disgrace, and tidlowed by the curses of
the people 1 Ido pledge myself that he shall render a terrible aecoans
For this svii:::ed and violent outrage before the Lords ! Ido pledge
myself to drag this Duke of Richmond before the bar of his Peers,
there to at.swer to them aril to the nation, for this terrible and heinous
outriee and offence agidust me, against you, and against this afiforn
tuitme land.
" Gentlemen, it is necessary to tell you, that these infernal ffracticas
may gain a monter.tary snceess—they may for the mont..nt succeed its
electing soother !—those win deal in them, may think themselves sae-
, ce.sful in relieving Lord Cietlereagli awl the other Ministers from lay
attacks : but I promise on after a very few months, I shall again morn to
you triumphant !—and instead of releasing my Lord Castlereagh, aed
his friends from my attacks ! perhaps, I shall be enabled, with the
assistance of my friend:, to rescue you, not only from Nut. hut from the
most besotted Ministry Ireland had ever to deplore: and here, whether
in er out of l'atliament, I do most solemnly swear eternal enmity to
my Lord Ca4leretteh, than whom, in my soul, I do not believe there
exists a greater or ciore dangerous enemy to Ireland; and, I do pledge
toyself twist solemnly, ill the face of you all, whether in or out of
Perliainrot, to exercise all the energies of my :Mini awl soul, against
these besotted Ministers, to pull then from them, seats; co..vniced that
I a.o svport;i:g ;hat Church and that State, which they
therw•l yes the fiiends ist.—'mt which in truth and in reality, they
are the direct and most mortal enemies to."
The above Irii!ia??f speech might almost be supposed Ito
hsve come from a man of some political importance. This
is the ides Mr. IluTcH NSON himself seems erroneously to
have take's up when he talks of the exultation of Ministers
at beitK relieved from his attacks ! `Ve presume he assumes
from the circumstance of his speeches having seldom hen
thought woolly of an answer that they were unevisweraide.
ft is diverting enough to ma. k these airs in a Senator like
Mr. H. who, as yet, his onl t distinguished him:elf by the
we,,.1-7tiess of Lis Levi and the violence of his temper, This
enmity, it is to be fc.ifed, will make Lord CASTLEACAGH
• vain.

734

THE fALE VNLU INDEOENI)..If VufERS FUR 11-.

GENT L EM EN—.-1 heard the other day with pleasure, yon•
noble and indei.endent sentiments, re-pectin, one ofr youi
present Mernl,ers. that "Gratitude, f.n• tl)e interest which
-- took in' your aff..Fs when itiPeizanent in I i;O2
was the reason von h d cite ed him again as on,. of your
Rep'esentati% es, flee of ev ence "—Dountles,ly knowing,
that acting ronectly. he . int'd not now' have had any [none,
to spend in electii•neerit.g. eciallv under rceent circutn
stances; for pal titunrs of winch I refer you to any per-on
Who dai'v reso.ts to the stork Ex —Notwithstatia;ng
the magnanimity and diwihterteedhess ton' have disi laded on
this occasion, r wish very rriiich to know on what public
principle your choice of this (;entleman, who is not,,an Cog
"as founded Was it of i the wound of his renting
from Parliament, in 105, after that wholesome Act-pas ed
which tendered' Members of both Houses !iTh"e to Civil,
Process, •rs that if they had any effects, p• °petty migl.t
tiltimate:y be obtained by, theii. C' editors - I, hnn ever, mean
of those whose qnalifications neie not tempura ro ? 4), wa
it from al.y p obability of his havi.:g it in his power, in con-
sequence of your recent election of him, to r. nder some jus•
tice to many individuals. who have been injured by his for-
:her speculations.

AN ADMIRER OF GRAILTUDE.

pnr

UNION-HALL.— Within these tew days, a' man named Roberts.
having been appr •Itended neer Gre-nwit h. on a c'.a'ge of house
breaking, v. as taken bef re a c••tntry Magistrate, St hen he intlin
that he c uld sive some intormation resprtting the murder of I ient
Johnson. which took place about four %ears age, near the F:ve ffell•
public house, nt the !Cott roa •, as he was pr .cee, nig from town t
Deptford. about nine o'clo.k in the evening. I cons-quence, he *as
ooteluctekl to this office, w het e be has stated the I !lowing perticul ifS
--On the night on which the m .rder took pl ce, he A A three others,
named Mellon, utler. and Grimes, had afire d to An cut amt rob
somebody. They cahtcd in at the 'Red Cap pitfall—house, ih
Street, and whits' the% wzte there, Lieut. Johnson, accomeaot.d
a young wontan, tame in. The% had born, liquvr at the bar, and in
paying f r it, the Lieutenant disple%ed several haok-notes; and h v'nc
previously heard him say that he was got. g to D:•ptl• rd, they der,o.
Mitten to way-lay him, and for that purpose they quitted 'he hoti,•e.
When near the Five Bells, they heard him coning, and .
prepared to attack hint Melton had .1 large bluovot, with whit h
he knocked the Lieutenant di•vt n His pus kers were then ritkd 01
tits nuniey and a gold watch, bat a. he "hewed synytoins of retuin-
!" intimation! Mellon and Butler pr p•sed vo ii •
ling iposed by the prisoner and Gropes, whowtired t'i a Woo:vice.
VIA* 0, two, however, persever•d in their itit:•ort. Ole Ind rto-
The nth:7"
Hate victim ma le* gr• at teni•taitce, but the% at length ctfet t..ti thei
:tutting his throat. He had mu up his hand t.• defend
purpose, by
,ived severs' cuts upon them. Wli n the% ful.. to
himself, and rec.
th 'V dragg d the body throthia gap in a hen e,
was suite dead.
threw it into a ditc:t. They then returned to town, and we I tote a
rent, where they tees eat :lie night
house of ill fame in To.`le)-s!
Some prostittites. Here ti. -v divided • heir booty. anwuntin. t 38.
the girls, for her to disp •Ne Of. :tellThe watch was given to oneol.
had a jacket on, and Untie• a ens!, the streve vrer
Th9se, therefore, were burnt, and th,s prisoner %vent to an old c
shop in the mighbourhooo, and botigtit :WO coals tot them ;
cattier
they separated. At the time Lieut. John:son wilt kithek down, hi,
hat fell olE; this the pi isoner had taken up, .404 preserved ever
as ‘s ell as the knife which was used to cut his L'irt)ar, and which h.
found, on going to the spot nest day, thrown into Ilte mud. Vt tie-
ther the knife had latdonge,i to Butter er Mcllon, he could not tell,
but he preserved b.th that and the hat earetially, having always co: .
templated this discovery. and considering these things would woe
strongly corroborative of his testinio y, The hat was prodmed,
auu
by the vigilance of the OttLe,s, Mellon is in env/J(ly. 1 pop were
bjth remanded for a future examination.
On Monday the Police Offi ers appre.hendeil and brought to Bow-
Street, no less than eight well-known thieves, who err suspeeta slit
. being concerned iu committing the tiering street robberies, %heat kaec
of late been so very prevalent. Several persons who bad been roht:co
.•afterwards attended to view their persons, And rx4miust the prone! ty
.found on them; but they could not be jdentified. pi)e of ;Len,
however, named Grorge Ross, was convicted as a repkited tft)ier.
which subjects ItiM to six month's imprisonment i the others scat
•• •

Nov cA
.

rett,a,ded Ftitlay the) u wrt acti• f x mitt •vo , ,
ere.tt i•ilm.,kst • t et ht. I. •,' t een robl,ed of th ir kr.
te..nt• the rt-ult of the hives: tgation %"' s, t•t*
nied Newhank, N ie. W •Illaths, and C w. r ch.
;fled, awl Wily cornmttreci 1;..t trial. The: th-r ftr were ttro.•reil to
ii. hail for tinu.e g. tic h -haviniir. The •errq rxc ted
.'ntir!tl4.l 41 the hove eeicription r.f tt-r. wa. • tik h. to:.t
Nle- hitt, rile of the persons .) tin appcarett aga;n•t N•, ht k
t ,rteVailefi nil to itrotee•ite. llren.K sas t .it i•, ih..t it h
wi,tth! he i dat.e,r frti.,l the vai•e t.. wit.. I, the In
I n ed. .Mr Read and ME. then •that i.
ticedeman e i of 'lint, a kI Mr. Rea., or lereo z n, e ,he
rea ...tt ir ion 401 (the it n.l sum,) to '2;1)1 ; bit for .11 ti.i. \lr.
dat not agree cnritally,to t.Fto,ectite, at.,l said
r. att riey. 11r. Read t,..1d Ii ni if he ..Cid nt.t, he wool.l.ansc
to be indicted.

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L.4IV ThrELLIGEACE.

COURT or ICNG'S BEN(11, Tuersovir, Nov 19.