The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-02 00:00:00

THE GRA RD DUKE NICIIOLAS.
(PQM the Court Circuhr.
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On •ThUrallaY the Grand Duke Nicholas, after view-
ing the lance exercise of the 9th and ?3d regiments in
the gaeen's Riding-house, left London, attended by
'the Russian Ambassador, Count Koutousoff, and Baron
. Nicholav, for Claremont, the residence of the Princess

Charlotteand Prince Leopold, where his Imperial High-
ness was received with a hearty welcome: the Prince
and the Grand Duke were known to each other abroad.
A sumptuous dinner was prepared for him. The
Grand Duke and attendants spent the evening there,
and remained till after breakfast the next morning,
when they took leave, and arrived at St. Alban's-house
to dinner. in the evening His Imperial Highness, went
to Covent-Garden ;theatre, and sat in the Prince Re-
gent's box.
On Saturday morning after breakfast, the grand
Duke Nicholas received a visit from the Duke of Cum-
berland, and in a short time after the Royal Dukes
walked put together arm in arm, in various park of
London, and called at Messrs. Rundell and Bridge's,
the silversmiths and jewellers on Ludgate-hill, and se-
veral other shops, to make purchases. They walked
without being noticed by the public. His Imperial
Highness was dressed in clothes of English make, as
English hat, also a black coat and wad, out, and blue
spencer with black velvet collar.
Yesterday morning the Grand Duke and suite at-
tended at the Russian Chapel in Welbeek-street. Oa
his return from which preparations were made for his
departure on his tour into the country. Sir Benjamin
Bloomfield attended in behalf of the Prince Regent to
take a farewell, and to conduct him of on his journey.
His Imperial Highness entered his own calash about
two o'clock ; a number of persons were collected, who
were eager to see his person, and he in consequence-had
the carriage thrown open nt the top, &. to gratify their
curiosity, and howed. His suite billowed in two of the

Prince Regent's carriages, with royal footmen as out-
riders, &c. They proceeded on to Woburn, were they
were to dine and sleep. This morning they view Wo-
'Man abbey, with the pleasure-grounds, farm and park.
In the Duke's tour he is to visit Warwick-castle,
Birmingham, Chatsworth, the Duke of Devonshire's
seat, &c. He is Expected to be absent from London
upwards of a month.

THE KING'S HEtLTH.—The bulletin exhibited yes-
terday at St. James's is as follows
WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. SC
" Hie Majesty has enjoyed good bodily health. and ha.
been generally tranquil during the last month i but his M..-
jesty's disorder is not abati.d.'

The Prince Regent, left London for Bright'n on
Saturday. The Queen and Princesses are to arrive at
the Pavilion this day.
A German spy is said to have ben detected, endea-
vouring to seduce the servants of a distinguished Lady
in Italy from their fidelity ! Her Italian servants stood
firm ; one Englishman has been dismissed.—Herald.
A report having been mentioned that Eaal Talbot
was about to succeed Lord Whitworth, in the Lord
Lieutenancy of Ireland, we have to state that: Lord
Whitworth has no intention of relinquishing the Lord
Lieutenancy at present.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is so far recovered,
that his Excellency presided at a Council on Monday
slennight ; when a Proclamation was issued, offering a
reward for the detection of the ruffians who maliciously
burned eight or ten persons (the family of the Lynches)
to death in the county of Louth.
The Exchequer Bills were taken offon Friday morning
with much avidity; one Broker-took £160,000 value
at the premium of Os. for every £lOO.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has determined that corn
shall not in future be sold in the Corn Market of that
city, except in bulk.
Lord Cochrane persists in refusing to pay his fine of
2100, and consequently still remains in the King's
Bench Prison, having thesameuncontroulled intercourse
with every part of the prison, as the other inmates of
Elknborough Castk.
Lord Cochrane, in suffering himself to be impounded
in the King's Bench, rather than pay the fine of 1001.
and trust to the Crown and Anchor extraordinary sub-
scription for his liberation, appears to be " penny wise
and pound foolish."
However Lord Cochrane may dewise certain dis-
tinctions of rank, his Lordship has unquestionably no

The intended Meeting this • day, in Spa-fields, has
given rise to every proper precaution to preserve the
public peace—not that any apprehensions are entertain-
ed by Goyernment, but that it is always prudent to be
prepared. The troops in the Metropolis will be in
readiness to act at a moment's ndtiee. Other troops
have been drawn to the vicinit)p, of, the Metropolis.
All the Civil Officers will be in attendnnce, and several
parishes have sworn in an additional number of Consta-
bles. The Magistrates, our readers,will see, have issued
a Circular for the purpose of inducing heads of families
to restrain their servants and otherafrom adding to the
expected crowd in Spa-fields, this day, and also with
the humane design of warning the populace themselves
against any disorderly proceedings ate cr after the Meet-
ing, it being the determination of the Magistrates to
put the laws strictly in force.
BY ORDER OF THE MAGISTRATES FOR THE
COUNTY OF BIIDDLESIEX.
November it?, 1516.
A CAUTlON.—Wbstase Public Notice has been given of a
Meeting to be held in Spa.tlelds, on Monday next the Magis-
trate* therefore strongly recommend, with s‘view to the preserva-
tion of the Public Peace, which it may be thO intention of wicked
and designing men to disturb, that all hoyorkeepers and masters
of families will prevent, se far as posallole. their servants, apprentices,
and children, from
.resorting to Spa-fields, m Monday next, from
idle curiosity, or joining in any disorderly proceeding Vidal may re-
sult from such Meeting, es it is the determination of the Magistrates
to put the laws strictly in force, in the event deny net, tumult, or
disturbance of the public peace taking plea-
Inflammatory language is the order of the day with
the self-styled patriots--es gr. The following is the
copy of u placard stuck up and delivered about the
street. We hope that prompt measures will be adopted
to bring to justice the propagator.
ENGLAND EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY.
The Meeting in Spa-fields takes place on Monday. December 4,
1816, to receive the Answer of the Petition to the Prince Regent,
determined upon at the last Meeting held in the same piste, and for
other important considerations.
TIM PRESENT STATE or GREAT ISRITAIIt.
Four Milhous in Distress ! !
Four MMus Ilinbareassed ! !!
One Million-sad-hall fear Distress! ! !
Half a Malkin lint 111 iimedid Luxury ! !
Our Brothers in IRELAND at lit a won., state, the Climax of
Misery in etnigke, 0. it eon go no farther.
Death would sow be a relief ets llinion> Arroranee, Folly, and
Firm=Wee lsowidet Affsin to this crisis..
beepigekty as 681 y save the Country ! I!
After the last Miens( owns disorderly People were guilty of
attacking the Property o7 Individuals; they were ill-informed of
the object of the Meeting; it was not to plunder Persons wilier-
Mg in these calamitous times in common with others: the Day will
soon arrive when the Distresses will be relieved.
THE NATION'S WRONGS MUST BE REDRESSED.
. JOHN DYALL, Chairman.
THOMAS PRE'sTON, Secretary.

Mr. Alley is out of danger, and daily improves in
health.

The new Chancery Court in Lincoln's-inn-square
has been erected with a rapidity that induces the suitors
to hope it is a happy presage of the future promptness
of the decisions within it.
The following subjects arc proposed for the Chan-
cellor's Prizes at Oxford, for the ensuing year :
For Latin Verse.—Reunion Persicuin a Cyro fuladatum.
For an English Essay.—On the Uuiun of Classical with Mathema-
tical Studies.
For a Latin Essay!--Quam Vim hellcat ad infonnendum Juvenum
Anima Pcetarum Lectio ?
Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize:—
For the best composition in English Verse, not containing more
than 50 lints..—The Farneoe Hercules.
The magistrates and principal householders of Sun-
derland and Bishopwcarmouth have had a meeting for
the purpose of determining upon the best method of
providing employment tbr those out of work. They
came to several resolutions—among others the four fol-
lowing :
That a foot-path from Bishopwearrnouth to Henghton-le-Spring
be made in all parts of the road where the breadth will admit.
That the road over Iloughton.hill be lowared to such an extent as
may be deemed expedient.—Begun.
That a foot-path be made in the lane leading from Birhopwesr-
mouth to Hylton-ferry, from Mr. Aiskell's to'Lawson's farm-houee.
—Begun.
That it be recommended to the commissioners under the paving and
lighting acts, &c. that the foot-path from Siniderland Barracks to
Bishopweammuth chruch be flagged, and that assistance be given at
tha discretion of the committee, aLsfar as respects labour.—The stone
is now preparing.
A subscription was soon raised amounting to about
1,6501. Among the contributors are, the Bishop of
Durham, Lord Darlington, and Mr. Lambton, the
county member: the two first gave 1001. each, the lat-
ter gentleman 2001.
The Marquis of Stafford and his neighbour, Mr.
Swinnerton, have given employment to every de-
Staffordshire,

We learn that the Prince Rc4rnt has been pleased to
give directions that the stun of £5OOO should be issued'
to the Association for the Relief of the the Poorof Spital-
fields and its vicinity, at•the rate of XlOOO a fortnight,
out of the funds at the disposal of the Crown. The
following is the tenor of the official communication.

4' WMITEUALL, Nov. 27, 1816.
" Lord Liverpool, Lord Sidinontli, and the Chsucellos of
the Exchequer, have the satisfiction to acquaint Mr. tinny-
man and Mr. Buxton, that the l'rince Regent will be gra-
ciously pleased to give directions that the sum of Five Thou-
sand Pounds should he honied to the Associistion for the Relief
of the Poor in Spitalfields and its vicinity, at the rate of oar
thousand pounds a fortnight, out of funds at the disposal of
his Majesty."
The grant we learn is made out of the Droits of
Admiralty, a measure which has been long and ardently,
and it now appears not in vain, recommended. We
hope this will not be the last grant that will be made
out of this fund towards the reliefof the suffering poor.
The Droits of Admiralty might be less commendably
applied. A sum afforded out of them ut the London
Tavern Meeting would perhaps have prevented the
subscription originated there from dwindling in the way
it has done.

Amongst the Committees that are forming through-
out the Kingdom for the Relief and Employment of
the Poor, there is one at Leicester which deservea par-
ticular notice: it is a Committee of Ladies, who at a
Meeting resolved, as the distresses of the Poor, particu-
larly as to the article of clothing, are very great—
" That as the services of the Ladies can be usefully em-
ployed in this benevolent work, an Association of Ladies be
now formed to superintend the faithful application of smelt
funds as may be placed at their disposal, for S 4 pplying An
ticks of Wearing Apparel to the Industries, and Oistremed
Poor.

" That a primary object with this Association shall be to
ascertain the degree of want in regard to clothing which now
prevails in the town, and that for this purpose, the town be
divided into districts' and that Ladies be reqoestvd to
take charge of these districts, and to visit all the houses of
the Poor, and to make a return of such particulars as aro
required in the form now produced.
The inhabitants of Hampstead have made a subscrip-
tion fur the employment of the labouring poor, in alter-
ing and improving the highway and footpaths of the
parish, and in other works of general utility. The True-
tees of the Uxbridge turnpike-road are also about to
take into consideration the propriety of certain improve-
ments, for the purpose of giving employment in the-
present emergency, to the industrious poor in the vicinity
of the road. As these measures will remove one of the
chief grounds of complaint among the poor—will tend
to promote habits of honest industry—will exclude the
idle and profligate-will lighten the pressure of the
Pooes Rate, and ultimately be productive of general and
permanent good—these laudable examples will doubt-
less be followed by the opulent inhabitants of every
parish and the trustees of every road throughout the
kingdom.
At the Meeting called by the Lord Mayor of Dublin,
all ranks that were able to contribute did so; and that
the sweet voice of humanity charmed to silence the mu-
tual asperites of party. Similar proceedings luwe taken
place at Belfast, at Newry, and in other parts of Ireland:
and we have to add Frome, Worcester, and Newcastle,
to the places which we have already noticed in England..
Instances of liberality in patriotic and charitable indi-
viduals ought not to be passed over without notice ; and
several of our Cotemporaries who have noticed the use-
ful benefactions of the Bishop of Durham, in the nciph-
bourhood of his residence in Oxfordshire ; of Sir W. W.
Wynne, at Wynnstay ; and of Mr. Sumfbrd, at Mine-
head, in Somersetshire.
A public Meeting was held a few days ago at Old-•
ham, to consider the best means of relieving the poor
of that extensive and populous place. On. Its being an-
nounced, that an offer of pecuniary assietance had been
The Artillery Company can be mustered in lialf en hour.
made from the City of London Tavern Committee, it
it was carried by a large majority, that. no assistance
should be accepted from the Corunsittee assembling as
above. •

A Meeting of the principal Inhabitants of Whitby
was lately held at the Angel Inn, to take into conside-
ration the State of the Poor of that place ; when a
liberal Subscription was cntcrai into by the Gentlemen
present, which, iu the course of the week, amounted to
near 12001.

THE _NATIONAL. lIEGIS'rEn.
SPA FIELDS NIETTIIVG.

'4l
E3fPLOYMENT sad RELIEF of the POO ft.
• SPITALFIELDS POOR.

tinctions of rank, his Lordship has unquestionably no Ine iviarquis Os oLzuluru situ WS lIIC/gIIWUr, ,nr. 2.------, -------, —.----... ... ...... ...., ..uvuutvu IV
objections to the title of Copper Captain. Swinnerton, have given employment to every man de- near 12001.
The Spaniards being proverbially fond of pompous sirous of work upon their estates in Staffordshire, at the On the 17th inst. attended by the Duchess, his infaa
epithets, King Fenlir.and has lately gratified the city of rate of 10s. per week. His Lordship also distributes family, and numerous retinue of servants, the Duke of
Cadiz, by the addition of most heroic,to its previous titles bread and beer to 100 persons every day at Trentham- Rutland returned thanks to Almighty God in the (or
of very noble and very loyal. The municipality of Ca- gate ;an example highly worthy of imitation. pel at Belvoir, fur the preservation of his children and
diz has accordingly voted that there shall be put up at The Ministers and Parish Officers of Windsor and domestics, during the late dreadful calamity.
the Hotel de Ville, a stone, with the fialowin,,,, inserip- Clover have during the list week employed themselves A project is in contemplation to mare a turnpike-mad
tion :—Hotel if the must noble, most loyal,. and most 1w- in visiting the abodes of the pour and working classes between, Reading Watlington, and l'etworth, to facili-
roic city of Cadiz. in the two parishes. It appears that .the number of tate a communication between Reading, the north of
There will be an eclipse .of the Moon, in the even- men, women, and children, is about 8000;. of these Oxfordshire, and vale of Aylesbury.
' * ing of Wednesday, the 4th of December, which will 1,600 are supposed to stand in more immediate need of ImponTarien or CORN—Two'cargoea of wheat, Of
commence at about a quarter past seven :be at his mid- assistance ; and which it is intended
.to render by a 700 quarters each, have been reedntly imported into
elle at 44 minutes past eight ; and terminates at 14 weekly portion of bread and coals, at a rate much under Portsmouth. When the Prussian brig Mine a, which
;•1 minutes past 10. The digitreclipsed will be eight de- the current prices. The tmdertaking has met with the lately put into Portsmouth, with damage, left Dantzie,
.... Les of the Moon's south limb, or two-thirds of its sur- most liberal
libethralal distinguished
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