The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-26 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL

They scarcely feel less atipreliensise of Ike canoe('
of helot subject to one pooeowient, than they were of
being subject to both and they cannot hot feel greet op-
-1,1.01(.8,1,40o ard Malin in the contemplation of a measure
involses every personal and domestic. comfort.

An anonymous information was conveyed to the
Manchester Magistrates, that in a certain house
which was accurately described, three cannon might
be found, together with one in a state of forward-
ness, of the owner's tnakirg. Accordingly a poesy
of peace officers was sent to search the house for
these treasonable weapons. They found the Owner
at his ordinary work, and they produced their
warrant to search for the tremendous arms—when
the poor man, after his consternation had subsided,
said, "1 see how it is--my name is Cannon, I bare
three children, and my wife's wi bairn."
On Friday several respectable inhabitant house-
holders of the parish of St. Clement Danes waited
on Nlr. Whitmire, in Nengute, fir the purpose of
testifying their attachment to him. &c. l'hey were
received-by Mr. Holdall's/ with the utmost polite-
ness and affability, who expressed himself highly
pleased with their attentions, in a manner that gave
great satisfaction.

Mies 0'Nett,5,.....0n Saturday looming last,
Mr. W. Becher, a golden an of considerable pro-
perty, and the representutirJ fir Mallow In Parlia-
ment, led to the hymeneal Altar the lovely and
eminently accomplished Miss O'Neill, with whose
virtues and talents we arc all so well acquainted.
The ceremony was pet-termed at Kilfane church, by
the Mon. and Rev. the D?.ar. of ()Awry. The happy
pair swe to remain a few days ut 1016,11 e-house, the
hospitable mansion of John Power, Esq. after uhich
they proceed to the Dean of Lismore's, un their way
to the seat of Mr. Becher, in the county of Cork.—
Mr. Becher settles 1,0001. a year on Miss O'Neill,
now Mrs. Becher. lie refused to take a shilling
of her fortune, which the has settled on her family
us follows:—On her father and mother, 5001. a year;
her brother Robert 3001. a year ; her second bro-
ther, in the 4th regiment, 14001. a year; and on
her sister, a sum of 5,000.

Carlile continues to enjoy good health in his con-
finement. His letters and papers pass unopened,
but he is not allowed to- see any visitors. He passes
his time principally in reading the History of.Eng-
and, and risking notes upon it.
Mr. Jones has obtained the permission of the Lord
Lieutenant to open Crow &feet Theatre,
fur a month, on condition that he shall not make
any engagements for a longer time. It is expected
that a final arrangement respecting the pateat will
be made in the interval. T. Williams has
resigned the stage mantigethent.
Monday morning, as the sic o'clock coach was
going over Rochester Bridge, one of the wheel..
came off, and the conch was in consequence over-
turned. 'I he whole of the outside passengers
escaped without any injury ; the only person turt
was a gentleman in the inside, whose hand was cut
by goiro, through one of the windows.
Simpfar C'alahtrophe.-0a Tuesday morning
last a butcher was preparing to kill a pig in a stone•
mason's yard in the Curtoin read, and, as is fie.
quentiy the practice, be held the knili in hii mouth
while he adjusted the pig, but he had scarcely laid
hold of the knife for the purpose of sticking it, when
the animal, by a sudden exertion, struck the handle
of the knife, and forced it into the throat of the
unfortunate man, who soon afterwards expired from
loss of blood: Ise has left a widow and two chil-
dren.

FEM ALE COL' RAG E•••••Gitinganip, Ds. 2—A young
girl, 18 years of age, named Mury Luravon, of the
Commune St. Agaten, a tew dlys since pursued u
wolf, which curried off one of her sheep. Her dog
attacked the animal at the moment he was passing a
ditch, and made hint fall- in. The young woman
instantly jumped upon him, supporting herself
against the bank, and enaeuvotirLd with all her
strength to keg) him dawn. The brother cf the
young woman, alarmed by her wrcams, ran to lier
assistance, and arrived at the moment when the
animal had quitted the sheep to turn his devouring
tune upon beauty. Seeing the danger of his sister,
who appeared determined not to let him escape, he
seired the volt; and thrust his toot and sabot (woo.
den shoes) into the monster's jaws. In that posi.
tion, without arms or missiles, the young man to-
eoilected he had a small knife in his pocket, which
enabled hint to cut the animals throat, and the wolf
thus perished ender the feet of the young girl and
her brother.

The Prime Minister of the late King of Candy is
now a prisoner in the Fort of Colombo, at Ceylon :
Lis name is Elk poley, a fine intelligent looking man,
one ixissemsed of considerable talents ; his title is
that of an Adujar.• Others of the Candian chief
people have LICCII Stein to the Isle of France, in the
Liverpool frigate and many inki ior ono+ ate in pri-
son in different liens of the of Ceylon. The
King of Candy has been a prisoner at Vlore, on
the vontisavat of India, some time.•

03

The trial of " the Friends of the I.ii.etty of the Press,"
cattle on, last Saturday, before the Currectimial Tribu-
nal. Several of the most eminent of Literals whip
attended these meetimas were examined, end avowed
their presence at the patties of M NI. Simon ()ream's'',
but flatly ilimied that they met 84 en associatioit or dirk).
A nionA the witnesses was Talina,-the Tragedian, who
said the Gendemen present at these parties talked of
Theatricals, LiterJittre, and Polities, than they
some-
times breams lieuted by orpiment, but rooted themseltt.s
ug,tit otcr a howl of linnet,. A tier 0 "18 speech front'
dee Liw Officers to the Cenvii, the GAM was of otii.•
Moo tliAt these meetings were clubs in the eye of tire
Law, pronmiliceil the :19.40C1aii,141 thestilved, anti evil*
tenevti :%1 \I. Simon and tio-atidan to a tint: of JUV If.
each, tt i tit costs.

A row, ()fan entire novel construction, was exhiliite.l
rs day or two ago in the gardens of York House, helmet
the fluke of York, the Aljutatit-General to tile Forces, •
ow tjuartersMaster-Getieral, Earl Camden, and Gene,.
sal Sir 11. Taylor.
It weighs less than the ordinary musket, though'
composed of seven barrels, one of the chrholutt kortir
and in the mime position, around it, at the breech, ate
the via others, of about three incite* its length only.
The Whole being charged. and the priationt fin' Oar
whole p!acetl in the magazine hammer, which presence
it quite dry, and yields ails) SUlRCieltt MI more to'
cacti char4e, the simple act of cocking places each of
the short barrels sticcessitely in complete et iiiii exime
wits the long one, and that of slisitiiiia,the pan primes
it, so that seven (her:hark s may be effected in thirty
seconds ; and if the 111114 barrel be rifled, produces the
drew of a rifle pun. without the labour cr deformity of
the ball, products! by the °Millar/ de of loading.
It is perfectly safe and accurate, es ery part being so
go:sided as to prevent the postlbility of danger, error, or
iinpedinient with great simplicity. The invention, it'
appears, is equally applicable to great gulls, pistols, or
the arms need for the horse Uf Coach guards; ill till)
hands of gamekeepers it IhUlt also be a terrific weapon.•
His Royal Mahatma minutely examined every pan'
of it, and desired the ingenious inventor to make font
M five discharges, by which he pot Itss bulls each Mira'
io a cluster round the mark.
Wednesday, a dreaditil accident occurred at Little
Harwood, near Blackburn, by which twa own were•
killed uii the slant; two others were so shockingly brisi-td•
that they have since died of their wounds;- and a film-
lies in a most deplorable state, with little chance of re.
emery ; and 011001:r man and a boy are also much'
bruised. The accident was occasioned by the explosion
of a steam boiler at the mouth of a pit which Wood
Hargreaves and two other gentlemen me now sinking
fur coals. The boiler eiglis about four tons, and was'
carried, it is supposed, about be yards high, and fell 65
yards from the place where it wa3 working. It was secit
ions transit by many persons at a considerable distance.
One piece of iron of a• ton height was thrown fifty
yards, and several stones and start. were Mond at itm
yards from the place they had•occoptedi The building
which contained the engine was left with scarcely one
stone upon another. One of the utsfortmiate silaerera
WWI carried by the violence 'a the explosion to a diatauc
of de yards, and lived .several hours after lie was taken
up: Three of the men who bare been killed have left
families; the fourth was a stranger, who came front
Low Moor iron works to inspect the eogille, and had trot
been hone than ass bunt on the premises whets the
dread MI occurrence took place.
PflISIAle GULPS' —We are sorry to learn by }et,
ten received within the last few days front Pus:tire,
that there is ever! reason to believe that some un for.
tunate females have fallen into the hands of the
pirates, during the present season, and have actual!,
been sold its the public bazaar, at one of their prin-
cipal stations in the Otilph. Two of them arc said
to be Europeans, and the remaining three natives of
India. NVe sincerely hope this report may prove tar
be without inundation; and we so with the mere
confidence, siace we have never heard or any persons
of this description being missing. They are tslid,
however, to have been taken in a boat coming to'
Bombay, front sonic place on the Itialabar coast, and
that the male Europeans in attendance un them
were put to death. In the mean time it may be
&nisi:it:wry to know, that Captain Loch, in his
,Majesty's ship Lden, in company with scale of the'
Hun. Company's cruizeN, has proceeded to the-
stations frequented by the pirates, to-demand their
immediate restonttion, should the account prove tu-
be tinuided in trath. Th.! career of these cruel frees-
botsters will, we sincerely hope, be speedily brought
to a close. The Lutes hhmani gencrir cannot surely
he allowed to exist in the immediate vicinity of the
British power, and in the very track of one of the'
principal branches of its trade.
A ceounts from Manchester have reacted' toren to-
Thursday morning, when it appears all was in tram.
quillity there They state, however, that depreda.
tions wore nightly continued in that toa n and its
vicinity to a considerable extent, in consequence of
which it is expected that associations will be forme-A-
te protect property, and ensure the tleteciion or the
criminals. Not only house-breaking, but highway'
robberies are committed, to such an extent, that it
is unsafe to travel alone at night.
gi..rshaith, the tleacea, who was lately detected
purloining Bonn the charity collection at St. hI ichan a
Church, Dublin, war' tried for the offence on S.stur•
day re•nnight, found guilty, and aeutenci.d to seven
years transportatiun. it, nearly 70 yea.'s of Agee

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421.

.TITE Izlr-i N C ES.

We understand that the Customs end Facie
Naas are now daily paid in Eiteheqtlef Bills,
consequently the cash that ought to he SWAM byA
those departments (and paid over to the Mast in
consequence of the loon of 8,500,0061, ettlited tte
to the minister on the dUtieti reeeireble Int the
Consolidated Fund between October end January),
Is now in great van treeited 4tl orthequer bills;
and we are therefore, at a hiss to know how the
Bank will pay the January dividend% unless by an
advance of from 10 to 1 i Millions on the Consults
thted Duties, that Mott y be receivable between
January and April. We cannot but look *kb
reat alarm at out event unninded debt, whith
the minister told is was to be so much reduAll
this year. the following statement we believe to
be be tolerably rottect
Deht. Jae. 3, 1 19. See Firautte Aett.
3.36i1.48‘ Wide. Arrow ditototel. Fund. Sea Milo.

ittXus.soe Total UhAinded Debt. Jan. 3, 1819. Ilai Its Attu.

3,13000100 swell since of r.e Bank on Consul. run& isqb
the tat* on Arct. of Exchtquel
ios •• SI' tketenn
lice tialtcdf the Public
By licquer Bill* say tlitintlefrki

Total redsteed fi.entkaion
5%,13.1101ne Amount as it waste Jan. with the Wins& since.
fiontkese 11,duc,..11 as above.

8;MI&TAII2 Total amount of Untended Debt it pleated. which
is equal SO tiomillionsof 311 per Cent. at M.
10 In this amount of snot./ we have included that
which it will require to be funded to make good
deficiencies of 1819 and 182.0, and which, if added
osNutld make mit totsl and actual amount of handed
debt nine hundred millions, instead of eight, us it
is now generally quoted. Can We Iva at this
enormous debt without alarm, when we see the
revenue declii.inz daily ? The Customs) we think,
fell off in the two last weeks, as compared with the
corresponding weeks of the last year, near 120,t900/.
and every one may know that the duties on spirits
and tea will alone fall off from one to two millions
ver year, and we fear the latter sum is most likely
to be nearest the actual deficiency. What pastacea
has the worthy Chancellor of the Exchequer for
hese evils? The old one, we suppose —sx PLOt E NTS.
We implore Parliament to digest this subject fully
and fairly, and meet the difficulty, notwitlostaulding
it is great. The Public is fully aware of it, and we
firmly believe would rather fuer thediffieulty at this
moment than defer it; at T COME if MUST.