The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

CERTIFICATES.—OcT.I4.

Muliner Bishop, Robert Bishop, and William Bishop, Cam-
bridge, woollen-drapers—Thomas Miller, [llford, Essex, dealer
and chapirtan—William Wright, Queenhite, London. provkinn-
merehant—Joseph Scott, North Shields, grocer—Robert Far
bride, Paragon-Place, Kent-Road, timber-merchant.

The Gazette contains a letter from Capt. Al‘kniley of the
Lively, giving. an account of the capture of the French privateer
Aurore, of I guns.

Eagle Fire Insurance, Cornitill, London.—Policies of Insu-
rance expiring at Michaelmas, should be renewed within fifteen
days from that period, to prevent the Partie3' interest 'ceasing
therein.—Payment of Rent is guaranteed in case of Fire.—
Fanning Stock insured without the Average Cl:ewe, at '2, . per
cent.—Merchandize is the Landon Docks insured at Is. C.I. per
cent. for three months.—Large Abatements 'en the Premium and
nikty of Insurance for more year; than one.—Lagle Life Insu-
rance. This description of in-nrance is of inestimable import-
ance to all persons holding annuities, leases, or office's, depen-
dent on lives, or whose incomes cease with life. Example : A
persou thirty years of age may, by the small annual payment of
131. 7s. ld. secure 50;11. to he paid (to his family, or other-
:vise, as he may direct) at his deata. Any other sum may be
insured its liite manner, and at any other age. One person, may
in,nre anrither's life, to the amount of any interest he may have
in the cnotirmance thereof. No Entrance Money or Admission
Fine required. No charge for Policies or. Certificates of Re-
newal. No Regi,try of Assignments required. A large Com-
missin ti allowed to Solicitors, Or other persons procuring lusur-
unces.— W. BSCritAtilly Secretary.

ASSAULT AT WORTHING.

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The person accused of having assaulted the young lady has
hero taken. The gentleman who stands charred is Mr. Bar-
ret, a wineand brandy merchant, in great trade in the city ; and
he underwent an examination yesterday, at Marlborough-street
Police-office.

Mr. Alley and Mr. Willett, Solicitors, of Salisbury-square,
attended for the defendant.

The testimony of Miss Latham, the prosecutrix, and the
daughter of the eminent Dr. Latham was read over, anj which
was as follows:--She was walking along South-street, Worth-
ing, at seven o'clock on the 10th of June, after having left her
brother and maid-servant at a bathing machine, when she was
overtaken by the defendant, who took her by the arm, and
pressed his converatima to lier. The young lady declined his
company, but he stilt solicited her to grant him five minutes con-
versation. The defendant followed her to the door of her
lodgings, Where he left her. The next morning, being the 11th,
Miss Latham *w the defendant pa3c the house, but she supposed
he did not see her. On the morning of the l2tb, the young lady
had returned from bathing, and whilst sitting on her sofa and
pe, A ing a book, she heard the lock of the door opened, and is-.
pecting it to be tat son of Mr. Kiug, of Bedford-row, she went
down stairs, and to her surprise beheld the defendant, who fol-
lowed her hastily into her drawing-room. lie immediately be-
gan to take liberties, and Miss Latham fainted. She did not
know what happened until some time after, when -he nartls,
recovered, and found herself oil her sofa, with a hand::erchief
SO. over her mouth. The defendant had taken or her white
-SAOI. • and tied her hands at the wrist. Ile observed that she
shobtd not he hurt, and advised her not to be alarmed. After hav-
ing violated her person. the defendant used pressing solicitations
to prevail .on the young lady to elope, and he added that a post-
chaise should be waiting for her at the door of Mr. Ogle.
He assured her that he would treat her affectionately ; she shc•ald
go to his country house, anti have servants at her cdimmand. 'l' he
Defendant loosened the handkerchief from the 'youug Lady's
mouth, in order, as he slid, to receive a gratifying answer to
the proposed elopment buton her indignantly expressing her
abhorrence of his conduct, he again fastened tae handkereitice
over her mouth, and left the room, having: placed the furniture,
&c. in order. Miss Latham loosened the handkerchief, by plac-
ing her hand against the table, and she contrived to ring the belt
for her servant Lawrence, wisp untied the white sash, and loosen-
ed her hoods. The Vrosccutrix swore positively to the Defeed-
ant, as being the man who tad violated her person, and whore
she had had opportunities of knowing, from repeatedly seeing

Mr. Alley, in defence of his client, be;:ged to offer such evi`
deuce to the Magistrate by alibi, as should convince him of
the total innocence of Mr. Barret, and which would be provul
by a host of unimpeachahle witnesses.. •
Eight respectable witnesses proved that they transacted bu-
siness ►►ith Mr. Barrett in town on the 104, llth, 12th, and !Sat
of June.

Miss Latham did not attend at this examination, but Mr.
Gurney watched the evidence on her behalf. The Ninaistrate
expret,sed his conviction of the innocence of Mr. Barrett, but
he felt it his duty to order another examination, to give an op. •
portunity for other witnesses to he brought forward on so serious
a charge. r • • s IA

The extraordinary success attending the State Lottery Offices
Of Hornsby acid Co. in 1507 and ISOS. augurs they vi ill he -
equally successful in ISO 9 ; they therefore ht pe to receive their
usual distinction of favour *on the present occasiott, Hornsby •
and Co. auxiously wish that the present Lc,ttery will 'ecure
their frietols a great proportion of the 200.000 1. Prize Moot', •
which will he determined in aie Day, Ootober the 20th. . Rio.
06. Cornitill, and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.
Thirty-two Capital Prizes %rill he drawn in One Day, the'
20th of next ,month •; these, with the smaller Prizes, making in
the'whole the immeosesum of Two Hundred Thousand Patindi,
will tie distributed in the short space of twelve hours among the
fortuDate alventurers in the present, State Lottery-, as the whole
,Drawing will ho completed in One Day. The Scheme is highly
approved, and the demand for Tickets and- S.hares as bees
-renter tleatkitt any Lottery far wall, )earn past;
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THE NATIONAL REoI§TER.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1809.

POLITICAL EVE.VTS or Tilt WEEK.

The meagre supply of foreign news, and the paucity of
events which have reacheitus from the Continent, have been
amply compensated by the 'domestic occurrences of the
last week. AMong these, the most important is the duel
he.tween two Members of the late Administration, for so
we estmie it must now be considered. This circumstance
is tiopor!ant upon two accounts, Ist, the total disregard of
all' dccency and decorum, so far as it personally regards
11:4 MAJEsTv; 2dly, as it affects the dignity and charall-
te- ;itir Government abroad. As to the lira, a great deal
Will depend upon the fact of Lord CASTLEREAGH and Mr.
CANN: ve; having given in their resignation previous to the.
reacontre, and upon the cause which, produced this dis-
grficeitil event. The apologists and personal' friends of
Administration state the fact to be that the parties were
viPtuatly out of ot;ice ; tie hope this was 0, and, for the,
sal;:• of lrgiiint,it, v.e will admit it. But the reports which
have. prevaitql as to the cause, of the disagreement. con-
cern he publ:c. When so much obloquy must attach to both
the parties, if the business of the nation, or dispot,..s con-
tenting official Com!net, led to this contempt and defiance
of the laws, ‘ee cannot but argue, •from the silence of the.
parties !tieing...lves, th -1 if the dispute had been ofa private
:nature, it would have been stated for their mutual justiii-
'cation ; and we arc strengi heued in this conclusion by the
nature of the reports which prevail, and by the known
partiality of one of the Gentlemen for Lord Chatham.
The Most probable account that we have been able to trace
to any thing like authority is as follows :—From the fatal
teinimat ion of the Expedition to Walcherea, it was obvious
to toe whole Salim' th t " Infancy must rest somewhere."
The friends of Administration, and the friends of Opposition,
for mice concurred in calling fur tngirirQ, and that inquiry
must necessarily lead as it was supposed to fix the blame
of this failure, either upon those alio conceived the plan,
or upon those who directed the.eiecution of order
toms:if) Lord CHATHAM, Mr. CANNING 's stated to have
said, that the fault lay .with those wno. in drawing up the
instructions for his Lordship, directed him in the first
pare to obtain posse.otha Flushing. This was a Ref-Nina!
attack, 'Ton Laid CASTLEREAGH, in whose department it
fell. The conversation is said to have received some
aggravation from ma tier of the speaker, and Ine
itarm:li with which obsi Itions were subsequently
'OATLAND. We shall no:
,v, ral reports, or the d.•
oel, but the publ:c have a
screen lord CuAnia 31
it a force of near 80,000
be occupied for three
th4t the letter of instruc-

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tinna should be twisted to destroy the very spirit and mean-
ing of them, is weak,'unsatisfactory, and insulting. • ,
'lilt to be believed that Lord CaiTuax could 'imagine he
;win to fritter' away the time of such an army, and agonize.
therfeelings of a whole nation, to say nothing of our
by aupposilig; he • was to wait upon South Beveland with
ii 5,000 men, in view, of his prey, and within 20 wises of it,
whilst 10. to ,13,000 were employed in besieging Flushing ?,
It would argue an imbecility of mind, which 'we believed
the moat inveterate enemy of his Lordship had neverim-
puted to him. What I let.this great armament be frittered
away by disease, by inaction (which to military men is of
itself a disease), and by disappointment, because at the
head of his instructions his Lordship, perhaps, found these
words—" Having effected a landing-, your Lordship 7144 im-
mediately invest Flushing, and having obtained possession of
the whole Island of Wakheren, you will. then proceed," Sfc.
It is impossible it should have been intended that Lord CHA•
TRAM'S forces were to be cooped and cabbined up in a man-
ner so preposterous. One forgets the injustice of such an idoa
in its If Lord CASTLEREAGH has made a stand upon
this occasion, and has impeached the conduct of Lord C HAT••
HAM to his colleagues, we will forgive a great deal that is
imputed to his. Lordship's political conduct, we will
give him credit (and the nation will join us in the gift)
for a spirit highly honourable to his feelings, and grateful
to his country. That country calls aloud for investigation,
and that country feels but one sentiment at the appearance
of Lord CHATHAM at his MAJESTY'S Levee.. In the name of
that country, that insulted country, we ask what business
a disgraced General had to intrude himself upon his
Sovereign's notice, when perhaps that Sovereign will be
called upon to execute the vindictive justice of an indig.
nut People upon him, hello%) the new regimentals, in
which he appeared, have been sullied by wearing.—Look
at the army he took out, look at that army he has brought
back, compare what he has done, with what he might
have done; and yet such a man as Mr. CANNING, whose
only claim to be rescued from obscurity is popular opinion,
in defiance and contempt of that opinion, unequivocally and
universally expressed by every Britain, presumes to plead
the letter of instruction with the quibbling pedantry of a
dialectician, or special pleader prying into flaws and bunt-
ing for exceptions. With respect to our foreign.politics,
what will be the impression which this circumstance must
Make upOn every thinking man upon the Continent ?
That we have an Administration not only quarrelling-among
themselves, but fighting with one another ! 0 shame where
is thy blush. We shall only add, that if Lord CASTLE..
HEAGH has really made the stand which we have stated, he
will deserve well of his country. Among men of variortil
abilities, among men of . ardent minds, difference of opi-
nion mast and will prevail, and they ought, both for their
own sakes, and for that of the public; to concede to each
other ; but the utmost range of politic complaisance. is
confined within the limits of justice, especially when that
J !dice is due to One's country.
If on the other hind, this duel has originated in a con-
test for place and superiority—if it has been the miserable
effect of an ungenerous ambition which would fain hold

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