The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-14 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGRATE.

HAYANSTAILMARCH 26.—The schooner Mary Ann, Hilliard,
two days since from St. Jago, was hoarded by three privateers,
in sight of the Moro, and had 17 prisoners put on board, part
of the crews of several valuable mereltaidinen, only three or tour
days from this port, which they had captured. The privateers
were in sight of the Moro Castle all yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA,
r APRIL. IL—The Selby, from
a Havannah, was boded 23d tilt. off that port, by a brig and
schooner (privateers). Off the Matenzas saw the former capture
a brig from the Canaries, with wine and four Drogliers, and the
schooner was in chacc of four schooners to leeward. Ehe captured
a few days before a large Spanish ship front Europe, with wine
and dry goods, after an action of an hour.
New Yoga, APRIL 12.—The following vessels, bound to
this port, are missing:—lames, from Amsterdam; Rebecca,
from Bremen ; and Halifax packet, front Londonderry.
The Mulgrave Castle, Ralph, bound to Bombay, was spoken
with the 3d March, in lat. 17. S. long. 2ts. 30. by the Noma,
arrived from the South Seas.
The Pursuit, Anis, from Newcastle to Yarmouth, put into
Hull on Monday, dismasted.
The Betsy, Rosewell, from Penzance to London, has put into
Falmouth, with loss of fore-toporwst.
The Anna Maria, from New York, arrived at Liverpool,
sailed loth ult. On the 20th, in lat. 45. so. long. 4S. fell in
with several islands of ice, ,:ne of which she struck against, but
did not receive any damage.

Caution to Go!amities and olliers.—A number of
persons are now about town, for the purpose of en-
trapping the unwary shopkeeper, by purchasing
gold-mourning rings, without the duty mark in
them, whereby the seller becomes liable to the pe-
nalty of 501. by un act pursed in the 24th Geo. 111.
cap. 53, fur every mourning ring he sells without
being duly stamped at Goldsmiths' Hall.
Fifty-live horses are already named to start for
the Gloucester stakes, which are to be run for at
the ensuing Cheltenham races, and to which there
arc 64 subscribers.

Literary Fund.—On Thursday, the anniversary
of the Literary Fund was celebrated by a dinner at
the Freemasons' Tavern. The Earl of Chichester
was in the chair; and a numerous party of noble-
men, gentlemen, and literary characters, 'immured
it by their presence. The actual state of this most
useful and benevolent institution was shown by the
reports of the secretary, and by them it appears,
that the privileges conveyed to the institution by
the charter grunted by his late Majesty, which en.
utiles its members to acquire real property, are ap-
proximating rapidly to the extent permitted ; xhich
if we understood the secretary currectly, is 20001.
per annum.
PEDESTRIANIGNI.—Rainer, the Kentish pedes-
trian, started on Thursday on the Woodford-road, to
perform his undertaking of 50 miles in seven hours
and a half, for a considerable bet. He went off
well, and was backed at odds to win, but he was
beat ut 36 miles. lie kept on the whole time,
when he was four miles taunt home, and lost the
match.

The discussions which took place (notwithstand-
ing the Opposition failed in producing the reductions
which they proposed in the Army Estiamtcs) will,
in all likelihood, occasion some reductions in the
next estimates beneficial to the country, as the situ-
ation of the finances requires a rigid system of eco-
nomy to be pursued in every branch of the public
service.

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NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE! SOCIZT Y.

A meeting of the friends of this society took place-
Tuesday at, the King's concert-room in the Haymarket,
and was attended by ladies and gentlemen of the highest
rank. Admiral Lord Gambier was unanimously
in the chair. The secretary read the report stating that
Manch Societies had been formed in various parts of
England, I reland, Scotland, and Gibraltar, and the most
thitary results were anticipated for the future from the
success hitherto experienced. Upwards of tbOo basics.
and leSiallie MS hate been distributed amongst the several
regiments stationed lit Ireland. In Scotland 1000 copies
of die scripoir,:s had been supplied to person," in need of
them. Upwards of 9000 bibles and 4800 testaments.
hate bt•eu distributed by tie naval and military society
of London. Though these efforts to circulate the word •
of God, as well as from the daily increasing demands
upon the society, a balance of wool. was due from them;
and an energetic appeal was made to the liberality of the
meeting, to enable the society to follow up their proceed-
ings with increased vigour.

Bile of a Viper.—A few days ago, as Mr. Francillen,
a! solicitor, of Chipping Norton, was walking in the
furrst of 117hichwood, Oxfordshire, he had occasion ut
stoop dowit io order to adjust his shoe, wheat he put his
hand accidenta.ly cn a viper which bit him in the huger.
The pain was very acute, and Mr. F. was a mile and e
half from any house, so that he could not have imme-
diate recourse to medical aid. Knowing the caw.
(pence of delay, Mr. F. sucked the poison from the
wound, and called on a surgeon as soon as possib?e.—
Tile symptoms which ensued were of an alarming na-
ture; the tongue was touch enlare.l; pulsation ceased,
and tor some nine Mr. F. was in a mete of insensibility.
By administering powerful emetics and cathartics, he
was at length relieved from the stupor, and the other
alarming symptoms subsided. Mr. F. is now recovered.
with the exception of his arm, which he has not yet
been able to make ❑se of.
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Dashing Vagrants.-011 Wednesday morning a coach.
with two beautiful well-dressed females, accompanied
by a gentleman, drove up to the door of Mr. Davis-
passmaster for the county of Middlesex, in the vicinity
of Hatton Garden. One of theta was aged 17, the
(Aker aged 19. They were committed under tile Va.
atitt Act limn Oxford, where they were found in col-
leAe witit some of the gentlemen; they were confined
seven days, and ordered io be passed to Haciney, their
parochial settlement.
Sunday night Mr. Best, a respectable carpenter in
ers-strect, Soho, while at supper, leaned back in his
eclair and suddenly expired. Two eminent surgeons
were immediately called in, who endeavoured to bleed
but the vital spark was extinct. He was a young
man, remarkably temperate and very industrious. He
has left two young orphans.
An alarming fire broke out at Clayton-house, Upper
Claptun, occupied by Mr. D. Warn, which was caused
by the too common practice of a servant setting the
drawing-room window-cunains on tire. One wing of
the house, containing six rooms, WAS burnt before as-
sistance cou:d be had, and the other part was saved by •
a wall. The house was elegantly furnished.

Death of a Mgt T.—On Saturday morning about two
o'clock, the shop of Mrs. Wells, No. (i 2, Great Charles
Street, liationgnam, was broke open, and the depre
dator had commenced plundering the premises, when
the noise awoke a young man, who slept in an adjoin-
ing room; his getting tip disturbed the robber, who got
out at the window of the shop, and ran up the yard.—
The young man called to him to stop,. or he would
shoot huu ; which caution being disregarded, he fired,
as lie supposed, without effect, it being quite dusk, but
on the watchman and sonic neighbours searching the
yard, the robber was found dead. Upon his person
were found seven picklock keys, all iron crow, and a
%satiety ot stolen art Cit'S his lace was blacked for the
[ppose of disgoiso. The premises had been robbed
some time previous, which induced the proprietor to
permit lire arms to be kept by the yonog man who slept
there for protection. The body of the robber was re-
moved to an adjoining public.i.ouse, and a coroner's
jury will investigate the shone. His name is T. Hill;
lie lived in Queen Street, opposte the Plume of Fea-
thers, and had in his pocket a letter from Richard Allen.
now under sentence of transportation ter 14 year tor
highway robbery. Tile general practice of keeping fire
arms on the premises or warehouses, age. anti the Imlay
of such pract:ce w 11, we trust, prove a proper caution.
to the desperate characters who have beet' accost (1
to coin limit such depredations. The sister and brother
of the deceased recognized the body. It appears tnat
l'itt.mas Hill was at years of age. He has been.
in ors Majesty's service
FEMALE PENITENTIARY SOCIETY —A meeting of
this laudable society was held at Stationers'-hall on'
Monday; Mr. Hankey, the banker, was called to the
chair; he stated the ohj:ct of the meeting, which was
one of great benevolence and utility, to rescue those un-
happy lentil,' who had fallen Irmo the ways of virtue,
and were hastening to uu, front I twit. dreadiel
situation. The secretary read a report from the con iiii it.
tee of the society, whom stated that they had great reason
to hope Mat their efforts to restore helpless females-
who were in imminent dart:Jar of irretriavuAe destruc-
Mt, hid in many elses been effectual, a:s4l represeoud
the neeessity If supporting the society by an increrse of
sithscoptimi, as hie funds had fallen WA short of the
ex peitro.s in the last year. The report was approved anti
received, and several resolutsous,o,urning thanks totlte
committee, the pitystemos and surgeons of the Minim
oral rico 11111 l eisdnint, a to me public patrooage, were
carrkil
Early in the morning of Sun lav week, the body of
Mr. Synimonds, cooper, of Troose next Norwich, was
found in the river, neatly in an upright position; hehasl
been missing fro:u the Slooday rev outs.

iaottdcrivt-

LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 7.
Three o'clock, p.
The Paris Paper:: of Thursday arrived on Sunday.
Tuesday last the Sardinian Minister presented to
the King of Frunze a :cut'. from Felix, King of
Sardinia, announcing his accession to the throne, in
the room of Victor Emmanuel. who had abdicated
when the insurrection broke out at Turin. The
Prince of Cisterna, and other Im:tubers of the Pied-
niontese Junta, hare been compelled to quit the ter-
ritory of Geneva. Colontl Palma, who figured so
conspicuously at Alexandria, has been arrested at
Monaeo.—A ship having on board Count de St.
Marson (the son) and the Santa Rose, found to
Spain, put into Antibes. They were not permitted
to leave the town, and a courier was dispatched to
Paris, fur authority to send them away.

!TALK

Extract of a lcttcr dated

" Roar. Apart. 83, 1821.
•' On Saturday the baggage of a considerable th.tachnimt of
the Ausnian pi:tic:tiling from Naples to the north of Italy.
arrivtal here. The convoy consisted of about a hunthed tarts
and waggons, and was escorted by a considerable detachment of
Tyrolese. The micas who havt arrived here state variously the
/lumber of troops wl:o are tither on their march, or about to set
out fin the North. _ _ _

" 1 eaerday two regiments of Tyrolese Chasseurs, and two
battalions of II usiatrs, consisting in all of about v3uo mr n, entered
Rome, with bundles of laurel in their hats, and were pre..nt at
the Pope's benediction fsom St. Peter's. This sign of triumph
they commonly wear since their brilliant success over the Neapo-
litans. But the officers deal rather hardly by their conquered
antagonists, and allow them so little courage as re:arca:ly to justify
the laurels which they wear for their subjugation, An order has
been sent to a detachment of Austrian troops in the Abruzzi to
take pissesaien of Ancona, and probably Bologna will share the
same favour. Several of the officers here have orders to proceed
to Bologna, where the Carbonati are said by Cudinal Gonsalvi
to exist in considerable numbers. This occupation of Ancona
take place, of course, in consequence of the Pope's consent, and
is on additional proof; dairy were wanting. that the petty Sore •
reigns in Italy are now as completely feudatories of the Amu iun,
ac ever they were of the German, or French empire. Ancona is
the only considerable port of the Papal territories, and it will no
doubt very mach encourage a tree trade that it is placed under
the protection of Austria The insolence of the conquerors of
Italy increases with the consciousness of their power, and the
removal of all restraint upon their will.
" The poor Neapolitans are treated pretty freely to the salutary
discipline of the baton when they offend their lords and masters ;
and I have seen several instances of the same forcible argument
to the hacks of Romans at the inn where 1 reside, since the
arrival of the Am:trail officers. It would be well if his allies
would assist his Holiness to extirpate the banditti, as well as to
put down the Carboaari of his states, for at present no person or
party can venture beyond the walls of Route, and return after
dusk, with any security against robbery and murder.
" Four English gentlemen were robbed last week in returning
from Tivoli, about an hour after sunset. One of them, in
attempting flight, was shot at, and a ball passed through the
skirts of his coat, when, being without arms, he thought it time
to surrender. While one of the rubbers was coming up he hid
bps watch in his boot, but the former told hint that he must have
it, for he knew he had one, as he had teen it in the meaning, and
immediately began to prick him with a stiletto, as they used to
do reputed witches for the inseurible point, 'sunlit:4 hint that he
would come at last to the plat; of its concealment, after having
thus gone over his whole body. Aster they had been completely
stripped of all their property, they were allowed to depart. The
robbers, consisting of live or six men, armed with muskets,
seemed to be peasants who had observed their departure in the
morning. The gentlemen applied to the police, and subsequently
to Cardinal Gonsalvi, but could obtain no otker answer than a
kind of rebuke fur being out idler night-hill."

THE QUEEN.
Her Majesty came to her house in South Audley-
street, ou Saturday, to receive a deputation from
Kidderminster, who presented a carpet ten yards
square, of beautiful workmanship; in the centre are
the royal arms, the ground work interspersed with
the ruse, the thistle, and the shamrock; the whole
design drawn by the workmen, end more than 3000
of the labouring classes contributed a shilling each
to defray the expences of the manufacture. The
Queen received their address with her usual conde-
scension, to which her Majesty deliverLd the ful-
loving most gracious answer :
"1 should be indiderent to the real welfarearal insensible tiAthe
true liappine4 of my fellow creature% it 1 did not feel a de,:p
interest in the prosperity La die indush C1i1,!..C9 of the com-
munity. It i--, therefore, with unteign,ed saioniction that I
receive this affectionate address front the artisan: and other in.
habitants of Kidderminster; nor wit my he .rt permit me to
refuse the accompany mg elegant specimen of their native nianu•
Ceture. The spontaneous effusion of the people's lute, in
whatever way it may manifest Melt; cannot but be Ingl,;)-
gratifying to a much reviled and a iung persecuted tauten.—
Taou,di 1 have been deprived of those honours which have ben
aptropriated to the eon,erts of former govereittns, yet in the
artless Lom-ige skim Nhti,l 1 lime been so ~igindly distinguished
by the g. eat mass of the people, 1 have at least received no ordi-
nary ,onii,,nsalion tor the absence of more ceranoidaus respect."
At two o'clock the same atiernoen. her Nlojes.y,
with Lord and Lady I-loud, and alderman
went to SW the b.illiatit garment, to be preAnited to
her Majesty by the journeymen silk weavers of
Spitaltields, which is now weaving in the loom by
Mr. Oliver, Howard-street, Bethnal-green. The
Queen, after viewim7 the up:ration, declared herfelf
highly satisfied with the brilliancy and beauty of
the garment, which was admired. On returning
to her earriage, ti:e Queen was received with 'melts-
rnation, and the evening was devoted to conviviality
by several of the inbuntiantl4, in celebration of site
QUalled visit.

The Queen has sent a letter to the Earl of Li-
verpool, desiring to know the names of the ladies
appoinied to attend her Majesty at the ceremony of
the ensuing coronation, to which her Majesty has
received no answer. Whatever application has been
made by her Majesty, has been sanctioned by legal
advice, and that her Majesty has already received
un official answer, which, although not satisfactory,
has not altered her determination.

A Q'ieen Anne's Farthing is in the possession of
a gentleman, which has been shown at the Museum,
where it was pronounced genuine. It is in high
preservation, and the impression is uncommonly
bold and well-exccutcd. The likeness corresponds
critically with the best portraits painted of her Ma-
jesty, and it is on the whole a line specimen of the
arts at that period.
DANGER OF COLD BATHING.—.The Marchioness
of Worcester was present at the King's Drawing•
room, and also at the ball on the night of the same
day, given by his Majesty to celebrate his birth-day,
at which the Marchioness danced. On the follow-
ing day (Friday) she found herself unwell ; and in
consequence, went into a cold bath, which had an
effect contrary to what was expected. The Mar-
chioness was on a visit to her noble relatives the
Duke and Duchess of Wellington, at whose house
in Piccadilly she was confined. On Friday morning
her case became extremely alarming, and at ten
minutes betisre live o'clock she breathed her last, to
the great grief of the Marquis, who has been con-
stant in his attendance during her illness, as well as
her numerous relatives and friends.

LAM eNTABL Stertlay niorning 1.10.
E q use Cilia Clerk to the 1i cr irer Ge-
neral of Stamp I).11 ies, put an end to his t bitfi ..e. It
appears that his two sons. on returning Irvin the Oper
MI Saturday night, finding that the father had not reached
his residence, hastened to Somerset.house, where they
tomid tutu pacing backwards and forwards in the Com-
missioners' anon', to which he had no right of access—
tlicy conjured hint to accompany them Mime, whicti he
refused, hut promised to lollow them immediately; Low-
ever, atiout four o'ciuck in the Illortaug he went tutu a
roots appropriated stamping lottery ail JfeS, tile tour
of w hich lie bolted, and could not be mond during the
whole of the day. Joule chitimey-sweepers who were at
wink this morning entered the room through a window,
anti !Oland toe imiortimate gentleman niiU his throat
cot flouts ear to ear. By the marks of Loof upon the
wall iii d alarm parts of the room. it al pears lie wad at-
tempted to support Mins. h after t-me fatal accident. An
inquest will it to day un the body, which still lies where
it was found.

FitAUO ON Tile 13ANK.-011 Tuerday last a disco-
vety took mace 111 tit: Batik tit Ligland, %stitch for saute
hale, hum its nature, excited a goal deal of alarm, and
which ill itulately, led :o the detection of a fraud by winch
a SUM of ten 1110lis:Otti bounds, Navy 5 per cent. St -ck,
was crewed, and subsequently traits-erred in dillereitt
part.es, to the bole advaatage of one of the clerks in the
office, a yonne, 113111 of the ildlice of umas Swinniy
Barnard Turner, the son of S-r B. Turner, late Sheriff
of London. Tile ci cuitis,atices as they transpired, lust
not as yet been publicly disulged. As far as we have
been Jule to collect, I,o%ce%er, the mann, r the
fraud was effect d, WJS TOrliel, ill the con se
of tits duty, hail to enter to one co the trau>fer i o ths
Gonna fide transfer of a guru quantity of stn k, to .he
a•intoist of 4,000 l.; to tilts he ad.l, ti 10,00111.; to
primajacia, the trim:der appeared to he 14,0u01. Hat *nig
thus laid the Inundation of the of which he hail iu
few, the next steji was to dispose tit the 10,t OUI., it licit
he hal thus, by a simple ~traike of his pen, created.—
Tiiis second step was accomplished won almost as much
facibly ii the first. Purchasers were foutld; relerence
was had to the original entry ; there the stock was fuw,d
registered, sod the transfas were regularly made. In
accomplishing this ingenious contii.ance, there was tie
eessally Innen of count', xny ; but the SoCCCSS w•as COOl-
- Ihe next. and not less impt.rtant scheme, was
to disguise the urt;itial entry ; and tor tilts purpose the
page of the tiatister-book lit which it was made was tolls
out. At the co iclustun of the investigation, Foy, t
police officer, who is in tile co:walit employment of the
, was sent to take Mr. Turner tom custody. He
tottml lino at his house at Walworm, and brought him
to some of the Direenns, who were assembled m the
Bank parlour, b, hat wooin he undt•rwrin ao examina
don, and Foy was directed to ile,a,tt hoit w custufy oil
the next day, a warrant hat mg been obtained to justify
teat detentuni. The Directors were unwilling to try. t
li-nt with itiore liarsinivss than was consistent wits his
personal safety ; they,
.therefore, permitted Foy to take
mitt to any place which he thought might be more
convenient to himself, and where as little abridgetncin
iu ii:s comforts take place as the circutustatices
might wa,-taiii.• Foy nattier this authority, took the
unfortunate ',Jung man to the Crinwo tavern OD Cia
ketiw.:ll-greett, worse lie was treated what every mow-
geatco, ,111(1 W 3.1 at night locked up in a lied. moot on the
third-fluor. His filmier examination was to have t,keit
place on the etwitog day, bat dorm the nigh. t►e threw
himself out of the wincow, by whim his elbow and
hqi-
bone was fractured—he was taken to St. Bartholomew's
hospital, WOCIC he has been jailed by his wile, a must
interesting young lady, of highly honourable
to whom ate has not been married abut c a twelvemonth,
and who-e sensations, it is hardly itece.-sary to say, al tli,t
of no description. His fate has excited die continiserit-
-11011 Of a large cacle of acquaintances. by whom he was
Si itCCrely esteemed. 'lute olleoce invited to blot lb alto-
griller of a tiw, I nature, and has excited a etnisiarrabe
cl..gree of fasitollli are iIVigIICLI as im
ducomeins to tic unl.rudcmt cuurbs its which he has
bet:, so u41.44.1.tiy it„ dived;

Ibittbs.
Al Chau** lido, may, th• lad, of T. S. furrow, ots. of a
In daughter.
Bonveri• street, Mrs. J. P. Conger, of a boa.
Oa the Ist ult. ow board the Lord Mungerford. at sea, the lady of
C. Campbell, esp. sergeon of the hum brigade on the Barad
establishment, of a daughter.
At the Beam,. Worllagworth, 5•14114 the lady of tits Bur. PAw.
Barter, of a daughter.
Mr.. 1. Tilloard, of Docility street, of a daughter.

solaria.
At Solthampten, D. Gough, esq. of Stoke Wewingtoo, to Mrs. MD,
of the former place.
At Iron Acton, Gioneeslershire, FL W. Seniors owl. Fellow tN
Magdalen College, Ovord, and barrister at law, to Miss Muir, niece
of J. Stair, esq. of the Lodge, Iron ,letun.
At Peterseeld, !tants, Mr. John Brewer, of the Borough, to Miss
Caroline Whiter, of the fu.nier place.
At Deptford, Mr. M. Linton, 01 Orange street, Bloomsbury square,
to Mary, third denglder of Mr. Dici.imitou,ot the former place.
At Newington, Mr. K. Drury, of hbrewsbury, to Miss Caroline
Frances fir ill, of Newington plwe.
At Exert. Norrey, Mr. I. Cartwright, Jan. of Singleton, Susses, to
Charlotte, youngest daughter ut Wm. Broadbent, esq. of the former
place.
At M. Margarera, Westminster, L. If. If /twinges, eq. of Finsbury
aquare, to Elizahh, third daughter of the Nev. Dr. Detritus, chaplain
to his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief, of Dean's yard,
Westminster.
At Streatham, J. IlarWell, esq. of Bilham hill, to Mary, eldest
daughter of Mr. W. Rullisson, of Upper looting, Surrey.