The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Late on Saturday cvenitt, last three yeti in?n.
the principal waiters at the Sidi° haa'el, Sea-huime, hotel, and
New•int, Worthing. of the names of Alexander Dull; Tlinnete
Lindsay, and pallid. 11.1 x►, who had been vending a little time
imam:ter after the butt:met of the tier, tempted by tbe brili4nt
suit beautiful monailiget night, imprudently got into a small and
useful boat, lying on the beach, anti jinsheil ofi with the idol it-
lion of takin . a little eat-cesium A man who is employed in an
wider situation at the New Inn was 1111 h them en the besets,
widen they wished to join their party, hut wltu eecusal himself
on the plea of baring to ruse ea.ly ; sad idler seeing them row
out oo the track of the moon to a considerable distance, he re.
tinned into the house mid retired to bed, Uri Senility morning
their respective friend* we.-.: under very coueiderable alarm for
their se ety, it lasting been ascertained that they bad not re-
turded, and that there was t'ae strontest reason fur supposing,
as the bust lied not dratted ashore, that she lied been suddenly
swamped and sunk. drilling boats were employed all the ally
in various directions, under the eepectatien of meeting
with the birdies of the unfortunate men, but hitherto their
efforts have been !milieu ; and from the prevalence of
the south-weal wind. it is soppaised they wilt dri t in the
direction of 'leach), Urad, Tne Dept amide wan crowded a
greet parted' the day, soil very gre:.t anxiety manifested for
their suppose I untimely fate. W a lenient to add, that poor
Duff has a wife here with three Want children, whose state of
mind ton be more easily contrived than it is possible to tles
tribe. Lindsay and Miles arc both single men; the latter a
native of worthing, and a very tier young man.
CHILD Sian Li NG.—.l he following article appears in aGeorgia
paper, under the heed of Mill. rigeville, dated April 4th :--
t' At the last term of Watson Superior Court, a loan by the
name of Julio A% right, was tuial for selling as a slave, a female
child, about two years old, that had been placed in his baud,
b its mother for nurture. it appealed in evidence that tate
child had very date hair and complexion, and was imposed
upon the purchaser as a Mulatto or Indian ; for it was repre-
sented to hum by the :teller, that it had beau ohisined in the
Indian nation. As no other mime in the pare; code applied to
the case, Wright was indicted for false impethonment, was
consisted, and received the highest punishment known to this
last offence, 'I lie bill of sale from tVright to the purchaser
wan introduced in evidence, by which he had doomed to per-
petitel sirtitude as individual born as free as himself. The
following are too remarks of Judge Clayton at the lime of
passing the eentetice of the Court :—You, J. Wright, hare
been indicted and found guilty or a charge, which, in its con-
sequences, will embitter many a future hour of your life. You
are an old man, and in that very term, with reference to your
present situation, is contained much cause for self reproech.—
hutted of empthving the rviiiiisnt of a life, lung preserved to
you, in deeds witieli would have taken from old age inany oh
its pangs, you hare indiscreetly stepped aside to the perpetra-
tion of an act, which, in point of wicked and creel tendency,
eenicinns all description. In your ceutiction. the juiptice of
your country is satialied, and your crime, which bony' was
odium', is now changed to a mish-rtune that entitles you to pity.
It is therefore not the intention of Ibis Court to mock your
distress ; its motive is good, Your v,wis refornintioti, and the
ssefulneae of your example, is surely all that mow belongs to
your mieerable condition. And so far 31 the cue can be obtained,
or the other can be profitable, yon oo,;lit to otter yourself a
willing and 311 atoning subject of publin reproof. Yon will be
shortly se7arated trom your aged wile, who, during the trial
seems to have Lung around you melee feelings of most
lively concern ; add while you leave her and your family, per.
Laps to sulteritig, you will be removed to a place where you
I will he deprived of their lender enesolations, and where no
oftentinnate Meld will be ready to reader the usnal cot/cods is
sickness, or to soften the caret of a stheplees I.ed ; and where
no cheering and domestic, converse will he offered to beguile
the medium of your servitude ; but where yon will he sae-
reodered Duel. to an association with the most varied and tuost
abandoned prolbigary, and, what is stn: more to he dreaded,
to the Loner piereings of a restless remorse. But when you
reflect that yen will only suffer for a short season what you
wished and intended to indict for life, upon an innocent and
helpless object, how just must you consider your sentence !
Yours will be a teinpurery bondage, but hers was to have been
endured through lite, and perhaps through all her posiesity:
Where was your humanity when its trader age and more help.
less see were pleading with you for protection ! N 1 here was
your conscience when you were about to violet. generous rem-
(thence This infant bad been pinned in your bends by an UP.
fortunate mother, for nurture sod education ; and you were to
re, eit pitir reward, if nut its the sentimeets of an approving ,
11030111,5 t !rant in the futeei services of the child. This trust
you have most shamefully abused, by attempting to blithe a
sieve of this friendless ineoeent. W bile iiie eotiatqueueee of
your crime are to be deplored, PO far as they reach to your
trends and family, they will never perhaps encute a •sympathetic
emotion Inwards yourself. Yourpunieliment will be 'radially
appropsinte to your transgression; lee whenever it sorely
preseee, remember you aimed a similar anguish at an object
touch lean Ole to beer it. It is probable your case will create
but one regret—that your pithiebinent cannot he greater."
tan W tdneseley last, as the Alexsuiler light met coach, from
Liverpool to Leaden, wan passing through Warrington, the
etiech by some accident overturned : them were at the time
three gvnileuten and a lady outside, who were the own with
grant violence no the road ; the lady bed her collar-holm
broken, and was otherwise much bruised : she nes taken to
North% Mir, where she now lies in a dangerous state. The
gentlemen were also materially injured ; OHO had We hip dis-
located, another his head touch bruised, and the third was
likewise sery much butt. They were in oouseqnsinee arable
to proceed far.ner than Barb" She inside immetsgers did
autsustainauy injury.

Ton ItrionT CoORTEoI/9.—A member of one
of the lemma' professions Wll driving his dennet along the road
at Tooting, in Surrey, when he ovettnolt a pedlar, with his
peck, and inquired what be had to sea. The man produced
among other things a pair of cotton braces—the gmitlenian paid
the money, and then said, " You bane, I suppose, a license."
Y--e—s," was the reply, Itesit.ittogly. I should Eke
to are it." After some fusilier Itchy it was produced. My
good fellow, all's riOtt I sec. Noir as I do rot want ttmse
things, you shad Lys them again for threepence," The bar-
gain was etrack ; but bow surprised a•as the (pietist to hod a
summons to attend the County Alagistruey, sitting at l'ro}don.
The genCeman was convicted in the full penalty, fur twilit g
geode in the King's Lighway without a hawker** license—be is
a lawyer!

A rerwarkahla instance of the baldness and ferocity of tile
apnrrovtliank was witninated at blmiktt Deering on Sundry
Just al the cnagrerdion were retuning firwit divine sec.
vice in the afternoon, a hawk of the stint e-uiunti, ea genus
sonde a stony at a •wallow 3, Lida had alighted in the centre of
the diorcb ; and notwithstanding the starottarting spectator.,
awd incessant twidetings of mindsets i f the vit_tini's fliends,
the Gathered trivet succeeded in beer:rg hi. y
sally into Ite au.

791

Dr. Heasenel.—Dr. Herschel. the celebrated
astronomer, was originally brought up to his lathe's
profession, and arcomp,mied a German regiment to
England as ono of the bind, perforating on the
hautboy. Voile acing in tai: humble capacity i t
the north of Eagland, a ova, town was baitt for the
parish church of Ilaltf:tx, Snetxler, which was
opened with on Oratorio by the welleknown John
Bates. Mr. H..rschel and six other persons became
candidates thr the organist's sitnntion. A day was
fixed, on which each was to perliwre rotation....
When Mr. Wainwright, of Manchester, played, his
finger was so rapid that old Snetzler, the organ
btoider, ran about the church, exclaiming, " He
run over de key like ono eat ; he will not give ray
pipes time to speak.* During Mr. Wainwright's
pertitrmance, Dr. Miller, the friend of Herschel,
inquired of him what chance he had of follow ing
him " I don't know," said 11,msidiel ; " but lum
sore that fingers will not dm' When it came to
his turn, lierselA asccaded the organ loft, Pllll pn
duced so uncommon a richness, such a volume of
blow herratmy, us astonished all present; and after
this extemporaneous eutfusion, he finished with the
Old Hundreth Psalm, which he played better then
his opponent. " Ay, uy," cries old Snetaler, "
very good, very good inteet I will luf tit; man, lie
gives my pipes room to speak " Herschel being
asked by what means he produced so astonishing an
akin, replied, " I told you fingers would not do ;"
*ad producing two pieces of lead front his waistcoat
pocket, said, " One of these I laid on the lowest
key of the organ. and the o:lter upon the octave
above, and dies by accammoduting the harmony,
produced the effeet of four hands instead of two"
This sup2riority of skill obtained Herschel the situ-
ation hat he bad other objects in view, to suffix
him long to retain it.
STAGe COAenri.....An Act was passed in the lest
session of Parliament to amend the Licenses Act, as
far as regards stage coaches ; and, according to this
act (3tl (fen. IV. cap. 93), all stage couches most
have plates like the hackney coaches, This amended
act provides " that the owners or proprtetors of any
carriage or vehicle. currying passengers for ~ire at
separate and distinct tires, after August SI. with.
oast having a license, or without having plate or
pities 'affixed on each doer, or otherwise, will be
liable and subject to a penalty oftwenty pounds fur
every day such carriage or vehicle shall be so uses,
over and aluve the duties peyable in respect thereufi"
And a notice has bean scut to each proprietor of each
stage coach, or caravan, from the Stampeoflice, " that
the penalties imposed by this anti the several act,:
Parliament relating to stage coaches will be strictly
entiiretd against the proprietor or proprietors of all
carriages anti vehicles carrying rassengere for hire at
separate and distinct fures, that may be discovered
running without licenses or plates, or running a
greater number of journeys, or a greater number of
aides, or to other places than are specified in suck
lice!:ses, Ste" Every stage coach on Monday sp.
peered with a plate on the doors, having a number
on it. lieretolore the numbers were first made tot•
der the footboard, where nobody could see them ;
kna it was no extraordinary occurrence fur a coach
proprietor to run to coaches at least to one number,
Some went without any number at all. 11c:sides,
they would, as fares offered, go to places not nanicxl
in their licenses, or run more journeys or miles than
were specified in theta. Thus the revenue was
jured most extensively, and there was no means of
detecting afenders, without e: (vinous expense.

A banal:ill, primal un the Continent, ia three
languages, viz. English, Frenv:), and Dutch, or
Flemish, was secretly posted tip in various parts of
Nottingllian and Loughborotk-.h, one night in ti:e
latter end of Led week. Its object was to ent:c.i
away a great number of lace hands to a manufactory
at Antwerp. which being nn illegal proceeding, ac.
counts for riteir being clandestinely stuck up in the
night. The greeter part of them tart, however,
polled down early next morning; NW still the idea
of a great ibreign rival has not left any phasing
pression amongst the trade.
IMPORTANT TO DIIMCMTsIts.....The amend
Turnpike Act, passed during the last session,
lately sets at rest the question of Dissenters being
exempt Isom paying toll on Sundays, phew per.
ceeding to their usual places of worship. The Act
states (s..ction 32), that tolls shall not be demanded
or taken "of or trend any person or persons going to
or return re his, her, or their gru.rl place et
religious , tolerated by law, on Sunda%s, cc
on any da, inch divine service is by enti.orii
ordered to be celebrated."

By nn Act of Parliament passed in tlio last Scs.
sion, nll c::rts conveying ws.t.are. altLyugh tiw
like solid th,cs nut piny throt.gh the paribilt from
whence the cart came, cc to which it is rcturniiig,
are exempt from 'till; mid all c.irts ln.,tie,l with
lime, the wheals Win; of the witltbrequircil by toe
same act, urc csetupt.
The Bishop of lavirrbsytmgh is roporwa, In the
liunsingdon pspoc. to 4avu alistidoaci 14is •' 07
testit,ne."

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COPY OF TIIE NEIV MARRIAGE ACT.
ANNO TlliftTlO GEORG!! IV. REGIS.
CAr. I.%.‘V.—AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN rumerstows
OF lit: TWENTY SlXilt OF Cioutiet 't nu Sieoten.
r0:1 RETTEII PREVENTING OF Unaxnesretve.
• (July 24,
Whereas it is, amongst other things, ptuvided, by an Act
passed in the altith year of the reign of Iris Lou alajesty King
lleorge the Second, entitled, ••AnAet fur the better preventing
cif Clandestine Marriage.," this all marriages eohlunized by
license after the te3th day of March, 1731, where either of the
parties (nut Ming a widower or a ',Wow) shalt be tinder the rage
of 21 years. whits shall be had without the eons nt of tile f.ther
of soch of the navies so under age (if then Urine) first had and
obtaieed, or it dead, of the guardian or guardians cif tl•e person
of the party so uni'er age, Lot fully appointed. or one of Mem.
and its cue them shall ire no well guardian or guerdians, then of
the mother (.1 living and uninatitti), or if there shall be no mo-
il:etliver end unmarried, then of a miartlian or greartii.ins of
tJ c person appointed by the Coma of Ch =ay, shall be abso-
lutely null anti void, to all intents and poriames whatsoever: anti
whereas great evilsand injustice have arssim from such provisions;
fur remedy hereof, he it enacted by the King's most Ewe lent
Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords ;apt.
ritual and Teniporal, and Coiniumus, in this present Parliament
assembled, and by the &minority oldie saute. that Id much of the
bald statute as is hereinbefoi. e recited, as far as the antic relates to
any martial. e to lie hereafter eolenintaitd, shad be, and the "awe
as hereby re;vealeil.
Si And be it fur:her enamel, that in all mar, of marriage had
anti auleninited by ticenee betisre the pat.ino of this act, withoot
any such consent as is requited by so nitwit of the said statute as
in herein before recited.and a here eternities:shall have continued
In live together as husband and eife, till the deem of one of
them, or tol the posing of this Act, or alum; only have di-conti-
nued their coliahitation for the purpoee, or daring the pending
of any proceedings touching the validity of such marriage, sited
marriage. if not ott.erwise invalid, shall lee deemed to be gotal
ansavaltd to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
S. Provided always, emu be it enacted, that nothing in this
act contained shall extend or be cent sand to ex and to reader
valid any marriage declared invalid by any Court of competent
jovial ctiun. bt.tinie the ; mining of this act, tier any marriages
where either of the parties shalt at any time attenuate. clueing
the life of the other party, hate lawfuliy iuterinartied with any
other person.
♦ Provii:c.l also, that nothing in this act contained shall be
taken or deemed to under ally marriage valid, the invalidity of
which has been established before the passing of this act, upon
the trial of any tote touching its validity. or touching the legi-
timacy of any person alleged to be the descendant of the parties
to such marriage.
a. Provided also, that nothing in this act contained shall be
taken or deemed to render valid any marriage, the validity of
which or the legitimacy of any, poison alleged to be the lawful
de, encLant of the pieties earned, has been duly brought into
question in promediegs in any moos or suits in law or equity
in which judgments or decrees or orders of court have been pro—
nounced or male. before the passing of this act, in consequence
of or ten the effect e. proof in evidence having been made in
such causes or suits of the invalidity of such tuarriss;e, or the
illegitimacy of such descendant.
6. Provided fut thee, and be it further enacted, that if at any
time before the paisng of this act any property. real or personal.
has been in any manner pus eoctl, or any title of honour has
been in any manner enjoyed, by any person or persons whomso-
ever, upon the pourer ur upon the pretence or under colour of
the invalidity Many marriage. by reason that it was had anti
tolenintived without such consent its aforesaid, then and in such
case, although no sentence or judgment has been pronounced in
any court agonise the validity of such marriage, the right and
interest in such property or title of honour shah in no manner be
affected or prejudicial by this act. or any thing herein euueail e.l,
Let Khali remain and be the some to all pie sons, and to all intents,
and purposes, as if this ail had never been made.
7. Priv:dal always, and be it enacted, that nothing in this
act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to affect cr
call in question any act done before the passing of this act under
the authority of any Court, or in the adininietratioe of any per—
sonal estate or diets. or the execution of any will or testament,
Sc the performance of any trust. •
L And be it farther enacted that no license for any marriage
shall, from and after the hat day of September. in the year of
our Lord Ina, be granted by any person having authority to
grant the eatme, until oath ell .11 have been made by the ',cisme
sad to the effect requited by this act; and it' such license shall
be required tea the tuarriaee ot parties, both or either of whom
shall be alleged to be of the see of 21 years, such parties shall
respectively make oath, that they ate respite iveiy, and that each
oh them believes the other to be, of the lull ale of 21 years, or
upward,; and if both patties shall be under the age of
SI years, but shall be alleged to be a widower and widow, both
pattlec shall make oath accordingly, as to himself and her-
self. and as to his end her belief teeth respect to the other party;
aid it both or either of the panics shall be male • the age of ill
years, not beings widower or widow, both of such parties shall
tt eke oath accordingly, as to himself and hetself, and as to his
sod her belief with respect to the ether party; and in such ease
both patties 'hall also mate oath that the person or persons
a hose consent shall he reunited Ly lad' to the nominee is suit
parties has been given, anted has been signitied in the manias
required by this act; and if both ear either of the purties shall
he alleed to be i t tile age of 21 )ears, fuel' license rhea nut bt
granted until there shah be I rodue d, to the pie•son from whom
autili license shall be required. an extract or catt4Cta from the
register of the baptism of such parties or pa: ty so alleged to lee
M the age of 41 years, if such register abaft be in England, and
can be round; and each of such extracts alial be peeved upon
oath, by souls other person or per ors, to he a true extract friou
register, and to relate to the beptioii it the party to alunit
yeas mme shall Wleged to relate. iit arcorthne to the belief of ,
the person a such oath; but if such reagestcr shall not be
lac Layeland, or not be found, then such license dull not be
grantei, unless such fact silo I be moved upon oats to the emir
faction of the person from whom si.ch license shia I be so:relit,
sad unless emu:: person or persona, Laving knowledge of the
party or panics wadieged to be of the foil age of 2t yenta. >hall
etteli coeh cf tl,e Tart that sto h party or parries is or are of
lot at age to the knowledge or belief of soch iirrboa tr I ersuns so
ic.sking oath seater.= tliatoting the gout ds fur such ktiowietlee
or belief; and in all names, except eases Ulbckviai licen..ca to by
grar.tt.4 by the Arel.b shop of Canterbury and his officer', ec-
cord mi to the proviso lot that purpose in the sad act of tits 2th .
ytaalslGLOTZe II.; Oath steal bleu be made by C:461 ui chic ;
tow fon whose marriage a license sbr.ll be sought, et the yeah',
ofeucia pard a for the space of four wee tali„tely bet;
the granting of such limise, according t el stet of t:.e
Ststl, year of King George 11.
S. And be it further enacted. that from ee tl c said let
day of September, die content of any iteratn or persons whose
remsent be required by law to inc marriage of sty person
under the age et 21 years. rot being a widower or wit ow„ shall
tae siex.ified in writing, sigreo by stilt lerson or perseria, and tile
hartattire thereto abaft be attesud by two or theme a unease', who
anal' aubseribe their hove to an attestation of sects signature;
end such constet thud luny describe tile person or perama giving
finch consent. and %had state whether person or pinnies I
shall be memorised, to give such C••rnnlt as tar ::41 parent Or as ;
Lawful guardian or guardians of the pert), to whose tuarrite,e
such commit "hall be given; nerd no licerxe dial be gunned,
holm cod sillier the Let bent it, of Semi it laor. for the marriage ;
oe any person under the age spa ysars, rot being a widower or
16441501, unite. situ etensLat in *Mors ailed be delivered to the