The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Having, it would appear, no further hope of effelting
any alterations in his present condition, he is from the
neeis,ity of the case habituating himself to conform to
the life of a state prisoner. Mr. Warden, the Surgeon
of the Northumberland; took a parting leave of hint, when
he took the buckles from his knees and presented them to
him.

We have great pleasure in observir;, that the affluent
arc coining forward cheerfully to contribute to the relief
of the distressed by liberal subscriptions at the different
bankers in the metropolis : an example which will be
followed throughout the kingdom; as we understand that
in different cities and towns Gentlemen are associating
(as on a former occasion for the Patriotic Fund) for the
purpose of giving regularity, consistency, and energy to
the efforts of their fellow-citisens in the great cause of
humanity.--The times are indeed distressing to great
numbers, and the ability of many to contribute as they
could wish is much limited; but let it be recollected, that
the widow's mite is acceptable, and may be blessed
like the widow't cruse of oil to allay hunger, till the re-
turn of a season of prosperity. Let the Dignities of the
church recommended collections, and the Clergy of every
denomination, as on former occasions, urge upon their re.
spective congregations, not the fitness merely, but the
necessity, of contributing, in the present emergency, to
the utmost of their abilities; and there can be but little
doubt that a large sum may be obtained.—We need not
add, that there ehould be no procrastination; for the wants '
of the sufferers are urgent and pressing.
In the List of Subscriptions for the Relief of the La-
bouring and Manufacturing Poor, there. is one that de-
serves particular notice. It is that of ?OOL subscribed by
his Royal Highness the Duke de Berri; with an intima-
tion to sabscribc 501. monthly until Spring. This is, in-
deed, a Princely donation; and, coming from a foreigner,
its value is greatly enhanced by the liberal sentiments
which it is calculated to inspire. Her • overwhelming
wealth among the nations of Europe, has been long the
boast of England. Mr. Pitt never opened a Budget with-
out a splendid display of this pre-eminence in riches ;
and our system of subsidies and lavish expenditure were
unfortua.ttely received as irrefragable cvi '.etiee of the
truth of the statement.. We begin now t feel the eon:
seven:es of this distinction, so very flattering to our
vanity, in the universal jcalottsy of our trade and manu-
facture, the soutce of this boasted superiority of "wealth,
which per.aides the nations of the Continent. The boasts
of our wealth, they regard us reproaches upon their po-
verty ; and, asserting the •li!;,nite of Inimar nature. they
are tired of being considered dependants upon British
bounty.—With this feeling, they all regard British mer-
chandise as the natural enemy of their gteatness ; and to
assuage this prejudice is the brat duty of every friend to
Britis'a interests. la this view, we consider the donation
of the Duke de Berri as of inestimable value ; as tending,
to encourage that spirit of universal philanthropy, which
constitutes the best security for the permanent peace and'
repose of nations.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Na-
ples, dated July 15 :
" Ity this •'s letters iv. have the disagreeable
tiding's that tilt: Plagiie has broken nut in Cephalonia, and that
thirty-five persons f, II vie•hi& to it in !hoc,' days."
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Ge-
noa, dated 27th July:—
"There is news in own that a French ve'sel with a cargo of
slaves has been captured by a Triptgitatt (ruizer, and carried,
to Tripoli."
The following is given in a Daily Paper, as an exe
tract of a letter received on Tuesday from MatiritE;-
of the truth of which, it adds, no doubt can be enter-
tained _ . .

" Madrid, July 22.—1 have just heard that the King's Mes-
senger, Mr. Lyell, who has been here about five weeks, was
assassinated yesterday in the ketiro : you may depend upon
the fact : he was burie.l this evening in the garden of the Re-
coletas; for, to the shame of our Government, there is lIA bu-
rial-place fur l'..otestants. I have just seen an Englishman who
has b-en at his funeral - half pa.t ten o'clock, pm"
Hanover, it is said, is to receive u new Constitution of
the most liberal kind. It is to be modelled on the plan of
the English, but with some modifications.
Letters frota Holland state, that a conspiracy has been
discovered among the pollee-officers in that country•,
which had in view to involve persons in guilt for the
sake of the reward, similar to that in which Vaughan and •
others have here been implicated. One of the Ottictrs his
been sound gniltv, end sentenced to igOlashes, with a
rope round his nc,:k, to be branded on the back, and ti-.
nally to serve at hard labour for seven years..

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Stu Ey lie Coo T E.—A l'ew mouths since, we saw an—
nounced in, the Ga.:eite the supersedure of this officer
frcm the command of the regiment which he then hehl.
Since that time le has been entirely removed t?ont the
army, and his name, of course, struck out of the list : we
have now to record the last act of official degradation
which he was (hanged to tater in this countrv. On
aturclay, in consequence of an order from the herald's
Office, th 2 proper officers proceeded to the Stall, in West-
tuinster Abbey, where his insignia of the Order of the
Bath were depostetl ; and from
stilled place they threw
down his banner, licked it away, and o nopletely de-
gra:led him from that honour, which, in the days of his
better fortune, and unsullied character, had been con—
ferred on hi:o.
Sir F.yr. Conte has accepted the Stewardship of the
Chiltern Hutulrels in , • ::Acquence of which, his salt.
for the Borough of Barnstaple becoutes vacant

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THE ROYAL FAMILY.

THE KING'S HEALTIL—The following bulletin was
exhibited at St. James's palace oni;;bhnSztsi?Ltthd,racey.Ai:ldTnoasLhtzchinas.:—Airiguego.em..nserah.
be•e`n Nttranajes:iuhdasurinnjgoihrede
lgasortidn:oblil
Majesty'sdisorder."
The Royal Family were under a considerable degree
of alarm for the state of the health of the Duke of Cla-
rence on Thursday and Friday. The Royal Duke came
to London on Monday for the purpose of seeing Mr. E.
Fitzelarcnce oft' for France to join his regiment. On
Tuesday he complained of being unwell, and called at
the house of Sir Gilbert Blane, in Cleveland-row, who
prepared some medicine to relieve him from a violent
pain in the stomach. Ile then returned to his house
and took the medicine ; when it was ascertained that
there was stoppage, and the medicine returned off the
stomach. Experiencing some relief in the evening, he
left his house in town for Bushy.—On Wednesday Sir
Gilbert received an express, stating that his Royal High-
ness was worse, and Sir G. instantly left London. Dr..
Sir D. Dundas was also. sent for ; when it was ascer- •
tained that inflammation on the chest had taken place,_
and the doctors sent off expresses to the Queen at Wind-
sor, and the Prince Regent and Duke of Cambridge at
Brighton, and their Highnesses proceeded•with all speed
to Bushy. The Duke of Cambridge remained with him
all night. The Prince slept at Sir B.Bloomfield's, where
arrangements were making for his Royal Highness to
remain, hail not the Royal Duke been pronounced bet-
ter. The Queen received a second communication on
Thursday morning, informing her of the Duke being
wetter, and her Majesty received five expresses in the •
amrse of the day upon the subject. Sir G. Blanc ar- .
rived in London on Friday, followed her Majesty to the
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester's, in Piccadilly, and
communicated the glad and welcome tidings of the.
Royal Duke being out of danger..
Tuesday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester gave an
entertainment to the whole of the inhabitants of the coun-
try in the vicinity of Bagshot, to celebrate the event of their
wedding The roads leading to the Park were theongeflit
with . arriages of various 'e.criptions at an early hour, as.
well is equestrians and pelt etriane. Various rustic .those-
meat were prepared for the company. The cloth was.
laid for 1000 persons on the lawninuar the mansion.
An excellent dinner covered the tempcuary table, built
for the occasion, consisting of roasted del and excellei.t.
plum pudding, and fnt, old ale. After the assemblage
had taken their scats, the Royal Couple, are. in arm,
walked round the table to view the enjoyment of their
neighbours ; who, with due respect, were rising frout•
their seats to poky their greteful homage of respect; but__
the Royal Pair condescendingly insisted on • their not
disturbing themselves, as they wished to see them all
comfortable and happy. The healths of the amiable pair
were then drank with enthusiasm, and fervent wishes ex- •
pressed that leng. life and happiness might attend them.
Several bands of music attended ; and after dinner the
lads and lasses turned out, and danced merrily on the
lawn. The assemblage consisted of young and old of
various degrees; one among the latter was. a Lady, 98,
years of age. who came in a chaise some distance to pay
ker respects to the Duke and Duchess. She appeared
highly gratified at having the honour of speaking to
them ; and their Royal Highnesses were marked in their
attentions to her. The entertainment was kept up to a
late hour.
The Princess of Wales has; according to the German
papers, gone to Jerusalem—During her stay at Pere, .
(Constantinople) she received some magnificent presents,
consisting of India shawls and stuffs, perfumes, and a••
magnificent diamond pin. She proceeded from Constan-
tinople to Brussa, the ancient capital of the Ottoman.
empite in Asia. From thence_ she repairs to Jerusalem
and Egypt.
A mdlancholy accident took place at the launching of -
the Royal Sovereign yacht on Thursday last, at Dept- -
ford. About 16 or 17 persons had placed themselves on
some planks, insecurely connected with a vessel in the, •
dock ; which, on the immersiorr of the !Royal Sovereign,
gave way, owitig to the agitationof the water; the yes-
sal connected with the scaffold being thus rolled about in
its turn by the swell, the unfortunate spectators in •
one mass, with the scaffolding, into the water; eleven
were taken out -alive, some Of whom were much-bruised ;
one bor was taken out quite dead : the rest had n It been.,
found at a late hour last night.
A gentleman who was present-at the eerforenar.ce of -
the new piece at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Exit
by Mistake, was observed frequentle to put his hand to
his head while the character of Rvitiand was perform-
why he did so? be re-
pinite:l,bt.‘4l‘ hisf Friend;
can never forget, for I owe t'ha
Toele:rereas leave to the -MACASSAR OIL dis-
The Lord Chancellor has ordered the Opera 140115 C to •
be again put up and re-add, in consequence of the pro-
perty not being sufficiently deeerdstel in the particular.
Usseseet.i.ei.i.t. Fear OF Penesrutaetse. nn
'ran...der accomplished hue woontrifill task of a mile and a half
an hour for taint hoar:, in the inhl‘t t,l* alert!. considerable
crowd, who (-Arnica him od the gvnn!,,i loud lorico•
Considcoine his age, awl that he mall, I'd Ir.r t a ntile own• is
each horn' than any of 1111 preaceessJte In way he cailLd as
• Ultra•itarchitual.

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[VROM A CORRESPOADt.NT.I
The SPREAD of the HOLY SCRIPTURES

Is becon most encouraging. We have seen with much
rileasure how universally they are sought for and che-
rished. Amongst the many instances of this, we have
been favoured with an extract of a letter from Kishuiyah,
A Brahmin, to the Rev. A. Cvnmerer, a Missionary at
Tranquehar, in which he mentions having requested the
favokrr, because, " I am so fond of reading, ant wish to
know the whole circumstances of Christianity." We
find similar thaires expressed by Pariah lonian Catholics at
Vehlmsy, and by heathens at Neualiatatn, who understand the
English langniree, and read the English anti Tatted Bible with 1!
great delight ; and likewise by the Gentoos anti Mahrattas who
have frequently received, and are applying for the translations
into their languages. At Cochin the Malayalim translations
are read daily in the schools and in families. At Doosoon
Millie), the Rajah Tangooloo, by his letter to J. Adams, Esq.
freely approves the general use of the Scriptures, and the de-
sire he has for a copy of this Malay translatiete
in a letter front the Rev. J. Twisleton, at Colombo, in Ceylon,
of April 3, 1!-1 hi, lie says, " It would be desiralde that a copy
of the new Version should be in every house where persoes
can read; for as there are no other books, they will of ee-
cessity take np the Gospels during many a leisure hour, and
consequently get some knowledge of Christianity." At Canton,
in Jan. 1815, 31r. Morrison writes, that "the Chinese residing
in the islands to the South, receive them with guest readiness.'
Mr. Milne was then going to Malacca, to endeavour to form
there a permanent seat tier our Extra Ganges Mission.
" You cannot," says 31r. Supper, of Bat•tvia," think st ith what
eagerness some Arabian merchants and Sheiks read the Bibles
they received of me ; for whole nights they sit in cumpany
together, reading this book of books. One of them actually de-
layed his departure on a journey, to reed it with tranquillity
and attention, and promised to recommend it to his country -
men, and implored a thousand blessings upon it; many Chinese
of Java read it with the warmest gratitude.
The success in America is not so extraordinary; but at
Philadelphia the female society have very zealously promoted
this great cause. A hundredth part of the zeal and humanity of
a Howard, exerted by each of ns, wonill convey this book to
the most secluded mansions of those countries. Although the
Bible alone has not yet converted whole nations, it may he the
first step in the grand undertaking ; and though in countries
denominated Christian, much ignorance and vice may remain
after the Bible has been generally distributed, no one Can
say that it may not have extirpated mulch which would have
taken root, had no exertions been made to repress it. Its
operation is gradual and noiseless; its province is the heart;
and its best fruits are those mild and humble virtues, which
ask no notice but from the eye of God. "We know,"
says the second report from Virginia, April, 1815, "'that
it is the will of heaven, because God has revealed it,
that the Kingdom of Christ shall become ' •ersal; and
that the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the
waters do the sea. Bearing this in mind, when we contemplate
the events that are now taking place; when we learn that the
Holy Bible is read in the Court of Persia; that it is making its
way in China; and in a word, that it is translated into almost
all the dialects of Asia; that it is communicated to the
wandering tribes of Africa; and that the remotest and darkest
forests of Siberia are made glad by the joyittl sound of salva-
tion, it can hardly he domain raati to conclude that the ' time
to fasour Zion, yea, the set time is come that the angel
is now flying in the midst of heaven, who has the everlasting
gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to
every nation, and tongue, and kindred and people, Rev. 11. 6;
and that, 'ere long, the whole race of man, united in the wor-
ship of one God, and acknowledging the redeeming mercy of
his Son Jesus Cluist our Saviour, will, with something of the
spirit and feelings of the angels when they announced the ad •
vent of the promised Messiah, as with one voice in one raptur-
ous song, proclaim, Glory to God in the Highest; on earth
peace, good will towards men!'

NATIONAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.

A numerous and respectable Meeting of this Institution
for the relief of persons in the middle classes of life, was
held on Friday se'nnight, at Canonbury-house, Islington,
for the purpose of forming an Auxiliary Society in that
&strict. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex took the
chair, in the absence of the Duke of Kent, who was pre-
ventei from attending by private business.
The Report of the pi oceediugs of the Society were then read
by N.r. Herve; from which it appeared, that fia individuals had
received pensions to a very great amount, and that wee, al re-
spectable tradesmen had been relieved by louts of looney. The
Meeting were particularly gratified to learn, that the Princes
Charlotte, who had four yeats ago heroine the Patrouesa of this
Society,
eaplainedits object to Prince Leapnid: and that
he had voluntarily come forward as one of its Patroi;a.
The Earl of Pomfret was glad to bear what had been done,
and moved that a Society in aid of the patent institution be
formed at Islincton.
The Rev. Mr. Rowell, in 5 ecnndin74 the motion, expressed
his satisfaction at the numerous benevolent Insult:omA which
ireat Britain could boast of. lie was extremely happy at the
formation of the present Institution, when he remplabei ed it
was to ex tena relief solely to those who, by untoi eseen accident
had been reduced flout a state of affloence to all the horror': cf
'levet ry Awl woe. He could not doubt the b:snes Meat feelings,
of the prk•ent Meeting. Religion and experience taught us,
goo:Ito others we confessed a briirlit on ourselves;
for We thereby received an inexpreasible pleasure.
The illation was then put and carried unanimonsly.
The Rev. Dr. Cohlver observed, it was a well-known fact,
that those in the middle class of life were unable to bear tl.e
an-cries of the poor, in consequence of their habits being (lit*.
ferent. To retie ve them from that ruin which vi as Lail:Zing over
Ciotti was the object of the Institution. It was an object em-
bracing the views of (7hristaius of every denomination. We
meet, t.qt as the friends of this or that party, no. to advocat:
our peculiar tenets in religions belief, but to plead the cause
of humanity, and its that glorious catise to siderilicr those petty
distitetions which divided the religions world. The rauee was
that of humanity--a cause certainly calling fur all Ili energies
of the !lonian mina, and for all the exertions we cuu d possibly
eras c. He "as P'"" ru sec hominy Ladies present and from
their pleasant looks he had no doubt of much success to the
Institution.

Tile Rev. Mr. Jones said, no one 'eserved the na ue of a ma.
•st hose heart was not kiudleil with enthusiasm in the great c
et benevolence. He was likused ver muck to see so wally La-