The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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Letters from Rome state, that the l'ope was so
dangerously ill, that his death was expected every
moment. The Archduke Rodolph of Austria, who
was made a Cardinal two years ago (the meaning of
which elevation was perfectly understood at the time
in Rome), is certain to succeed to the chair —This
event will give Austria the complete and uncontrouled
command of all Italy. She has looked forward to
it with great anxiety, for the execution of her des-
potic plans has been very much imoeded by the com-
parative independence enjoyed in Romagna.
Algoma—The Havanuah packet JuAn, arrived
at Liverpool on Thursday, brings letters froth Ha-
vannah to the 13th December, and from Vera Cruz
to the 17th November. By these letters welearn,
that the Impel ial Army of Mexico, which htifftaken
possetsion of Vera Cruz in the month of September,
had suffered so much from the yellow fever, that
only 100 invalids were left in tile town. in conse-
quence of this, Governor Davilla, who had retired
to the Castle of San Juan, in the Harbour, oa the
approach of the Imperialists, wrote to the Governor
of Havannah that he was about to leave the fortress,
and to take possession of the city ot Vera Cruz.
CORK, JAN 19.—A dreadful occurrence took place
yesterday, seven miles east of Bandon, between the
Clonakilty yeomanry, under the command of Capt.
Hungerfhrd, and about 500 of the peasantry. The
revenue officers in Clonakilty having had private
information of an illicit distillery, proceeded to the
spot with the yeomanry, made the seizure, and took
the owner of the still, named Buckley, and an titer
man whom they found at work, prisoners. As stem
as the circumstance was known, the country people
asset-laded to the number of 500, and showed every
indication of a hostile spirit, by ineuediately throw-
ing stones, and were about to rescue the prisoners
and the still, when Capt. Hungertiml remonstrated
with, and cautioned them, at their peril, to desist,
otherwise he would, if attacked, shoot the prisoner.
—This injunction had not the desired eirfct ; the
country people continued to bear on him, and shower
the stones on the party ; on which, we are sorry to
say, the threat was put in execution, and Buckley
was killed on the spot. As he was tit dto the other
man, both tell together, on which it was supposed
they had both met the same fate. A general attack
then took place, when the yeomanry tired upwards
of tii) rounds, and drove the country people in all
directions. ['hey then proceeded with their charge
to Clonakilty, and lodged the still in the King's
~tore, mid secured the prisoner without further mo-
lestation. The gentleman who furnished us with
this inhumation left Clonakily at three o'clock, and
was ~vet taken on the road by two gentlemen who
did not leave it for some time afterwards, and they
informed him that horns were sounding on the dif-
ferent hills, and that the people were congregating
together in great numbers, with the evident inten-
tion of making another attack. We have not heard
ot the number of the country people who have suf-
fered ; but, from the shots tired, it is supposed many
must have been killed and wounded.
COURT OF ALDERNIk'N —On Friday a Court of
Aldermen was held at Guildhall, which was fully
attended. The return of the election of Common
Councilman for the Ward of Walbrook, alter the late
scrutiny, was laid before the Court. The Court
then proceeded to the consideration of the petition of
sundry inhahitants of Langbotithe Ward, against
the election and return of Mr. Toomas Wiltshire as
Common Councilman thr that Ward, amd after due
deliberation thereon, declared anti adjudged the said
election of Mr. Wiltshire to be void, and requested
the Lord M iyor to issue a precept tin- the election
of another in his room Nu other business ot im-
portance w .s transacic d.
Ou Monday, Thomas Evance. Esq. who has for
21 years presided as a magistrate at Union-hall Po-
lice-office, resigned the situation, and M. Swahey,
Jun. Esq. was appointed in his pla..e. The resig-
nation tit Mr. Evince is much lamented by those
who were in the habit of acting under his authority.
—He was 46 years recorder of the corporation of
Kingsum, Surrey ; 20 years recorder ot the Corp)
ration of Deal, and 44 years chairman of the Mi-
chaelmas Sessions of the mums of Surrey, Ile
resigned on account of age and I.ifirinhica.
EZECUTlON.—Wednewlay las. H. Thompson for
forgery, and It. JAW) for burglary in the heuse of
Mr. Ord, of Berkeley-square, wnich his wife was
employed to take care tit during the absence the
family, suffered the punishment ot dealt in the Old
Bailey. The spectators were very few.
A meeting has been held at Taunton on agricul-
tural distress, at which a petition to Parliament had
been unanimously resolved on. After the distress is
described in that petition as " haviog swallowed up
the capital of the farmer, and brought the givateri
proportion of independent yeomen to the brink of
ruin," the petitioners insist On 4.3:4010n1y and re-
trenehment, as the means of saving the etatatrv.—
Sir Thomas Lethbridge anti Mr. Dickinson, the two
county members, cezdially unite in the prayer of the

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