The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

DiSCOVH.RY SittPe.--Consitkrable apprehension%
have been entertained hy many persons for the safety of
the vessels which sailed last year to the Adriatic Seas,
on account of the want of all informatiou res:leeting
them; but these fears have not existed with those ac-
quainted with the subject. It is well known that the
jest in the lira' iiistatice, was to explore the Lancaster
Sound, which had lez.ai represewed, by diet:want:tiier
(tithe former expeditioo, as eiturelEstorrountled by land,
and 'testily blocked up with ice. The ships were seen
and spoken to its July last year, being then on their pas-
sage to Lancaster Sotend; and as they have been !wittier
sect' nor heard of since, it is coriteciureil th4.y hoe
made their way through the Sound, into seas hitherm
unexplored ; for, hail no passage existed throtigh it,
they must have returned through Davis's Straus, and
there been seen by some of the IViialera in toe' last 1... -
-son. This conjecture is strengttielied by intelligence just
ceivecl iron Divis'a Straits, by which it appears nail,
In the present stiatmer, Captain .I(siiiison, its the Cos-
. !Tian, of Hull, sadled tip Lancaster Sound eighty mina:
tte wood a large swell and the wind t.trlmg against Into,
the sea there, beitt spite clear of ice, the sides of the
' Sound were siliont Lt`o miles :mart at the highest point lie
reached ; lie could see 'JO mars, or thereatioins, further
up, and there was no appearance of land Or any obstruc-
tion. Captaio Johnson seems to have no doubt that the
discinery ships had passed tnrou.;,'ll the Satind, but he
heard nothing of them. lie left the Sditild on the 230
of AuJist, on which day lie met Captain Bell, in the
Friendship, of !Its% sailing up the Swint!. The Frieud-
Ahip as well as the Truekre, another Whaler, had also
proceeded to the northward in Davis's Straits, and have
been in much higher latitudes than Captain ltass. The
11/haters, wlt;cli are now on their retort', will of course
bring moth interesting information, hut intelligence
from the discovery ships can hardly yet be eXpeCteck.
MA VurAcTußll.lo DISTRICTS.—The simatioti of
ascertained as it is by actual inquiry, is
suclt as to str.ke conviction to the mint, of every consi-
derate man, twat we are in a rapid course of natioual
decline, and float nothing but a mange of system can
save us Irmo bankruptcy. Tile case of Birmingham is
that of every itiattullseturiog district in the United King-
dom, and tiot only of the manufacturing districts, but
111 the great agricultural body of the realtn. We trust
the useful example of Lite Gentleineit of Birmingham
will be foilowed, and that there will be laid before the
public a statement of tile local situation of very other
gnsat town ; for it is only by such expositions, that Pir-
liauient can be truly informed of the actual condition
of the country. It is in vaat to trust to Cosmos-house
books against such evidence as the Committee of Bir-
iiiitighani have -protbieed, since, however specious the
entries on die books may be made lin the purposes oa'
fallacy, there call be no dispute as to the decrease of
cowumptioit, when all the persons etigage,l in vending
articles of tile first necessity caitcur in their testimony as
to the flonintittim to sales.

Fool-Pau ltosegitx.-4)11 NVe Inesday evening, be-
for.! dark, as Mi. Roland Brampstopt, of Bird Stteet,
Oxford Street, was returning home front Kilburn, he
was ov eriakell in we li,rids leading from theitc, to Lord's
Cricket Unhand by sonic villains, one of whom, without
the slightest nitiniation, knocked him down, and he
was afterwards kicked on the head, which deprived hint
of his senses. Fite ruffians got !nun Min his watch and
the contents of his pocket, about 17s. its silver, and Ms
hat. Bratibpston (lid not recover until roused by
some people returning front work, and he was conveyed
lemur much hurt. l'licaz robbers are supposed to be-
long to n9llle diabolical gangs about the E.-1-ware Riad.
About two oclock on Tuesday morning, tie family of
Mrs. Sophia Johnson, of hy-house, Nortlt.end, Hamp-
stead, were Manned by hearing some persons in the
house. The alarm bell W 39 immediately g, and after
snort mite the watei iiii all and some of the isogobours
came to their .e.sistance. 0.1 ex.untiting the premises, a
lighted taper Wa3 l'oood on one of the chairs in toe hall.
Two time-pieces had (wen taken from the mantle-piece
in the parlour, and placed on true floor and several miter
articles were deposited in places the most convenient for
carrying them oil. Owing to the precipitate retreat
winch the (Jelin:penis were obliged to make, they had
()illy time to take a lady's gold watch and a black silk
pelisse, and the latter article was Annul in an adjoining
field in the course of the morning. Entrance to rue
house was 'gained by breaking ()pest with a crowbar a
door leaditi; into the garden at time back of the house,
and by the saute way the escape was effected.
Ott ‘Vetitiesday two lads, named Rowe and IVills,
wen.: together in a house at Lainellion, near Liskeard:
Rowe, in a playlid matt tier, took up a !tun, winch was
tit the roam, acid, not conceiving it '.vas loaded, levelled
the piece, and told Wills he woald shoot hint: nolurtu-
nately he palled the trigger, and lodged the contents of
tile gii.l, a clitir4e of shot, in the neck and head of his
companion, who was so desperately wounded that lie
tics WiLilo.il lILTO recovery.
111 AS Clseise Nionday week two
members of to C iiiiiiii lute fur obtaining signatures to
the Adoress to the Queen, boll' the artisans and me,
eitaides of this town, were taken 111115 cos: lily on A
charge ()I' v2v..ticy, prefetre 1 by Mr. 11,11;11, wlio keeps
a barbers s' cop in Mat Let-st reel. It apt from the
statement before the magistrate, 111.11 Mr. Lang and Mr,
Pet low (hie two olienders iti (piesuite) were solicitine,
sithseriptions to defray the expetters incidental to the
tatiittient of signatures. Passt zig boot ahoy to sin.p,
due course they arrived at that hum, 111 the ilecdpatl.rit ul
Mr. Hetror, by whom they were instantly seized, and
delivered over into the custody of an officer. Tile next
morning (Tiles lay), at Ist, the case came on before Mr.
Norris. True Borutighreese was strung nit the :bench.
defendants were immediately so at liberty, and, the
box having Oren returned to them, they depot ! out of
court wit() a numerous bud of their (rands, Wilt) 11911
jtteii,jeO to witness the proceedings.
On the 18th inst. the Max", of Knicarditie, Brow:1,
master, trout lte,ta inn London, went on the Ref:kr .•:
Lowtstuft, but was got oil by assistance Croitt
with but little damage.

311

A privase soldier belonging to the !Loyal Veterans, of
the name of Shannon, was picked up in the roadway
close by the Queen's !lead pia:die-house, near Chatham
Church, on Wednesday morning, in nearly a lifeless
state,• and was curled iJ the hospital, where he died
ihe next day. From the account lie gave of I • self, it
WJS cJojectured, that he had thrown himself frim a
window of the public-house, in a state of intoxication;
anti as no evidence was adduced to b;10.11, that tir had
stiffere,l bum), by any miler itteati:4, the Caroller's Jpry,
W Is SII tI:11011Z.1 by It. 11.11,1 c, 41 VClthCi
of A'.',2111.•11: i I) 1;t1..'

(11 '; • I'l .1 r 11. ,•t I ,r 1.1.1.4. ran
to tl, . , at
1,V,:-11111 1. ,111 '.IC (-)41rIo!le . Clt tuarl r, the
hiothor of the imbe I,Vcre tiro-. 11 '4l.

Oil rhOntlily OW, the completion of toe E sex
;old Colchester Infirataty was celebrated. Tins buddittg,
erected in a very airy situition on the road to Lexdeti,
consists (if several sikwiwis and lofty wards, fitted up for
ibe reception of WO pa ticats. The Corporation, the
Archdeacon of Colchester, &c. attended divine service act' -
St. p'eter's Church, where a %cry excellent sermon froth
Likexiv. 1.3, 14, was preached by the Rev. C. J. Bloom-
!). 1). Wetor of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate, and ofCreat
Citesterl'oru, Essex, who wade a very pathetic ai.peal to
his hearers.—Upwards of 601. was collected at the
church-doort —After the sermon a numerous party par-
took of a djeune, u ia faureiwlie in one of the wards ten the
hospital. Toe it of the preacher was proposed 1:!
11. N. Jarrett, El. with thanks for his sermon, awl .t
request that it might be printed, to which, however, Mr.
IS. begged to decline according. At the conclusion of
the repast dancing commenced, which was kept up with
great spirit to a late hour in the atttritoon. The Infir-
mary was opened for patients on Thursday last.
On Aloud:ly se'noight as a servant of Mr. Neal, of
Whissonseti, was returning Imine from Fakenhain with
a horse and gi4. in cro,sing the river at Hempton 11,11
the horse put his head down todrink, awl the bridle rein
being lo;r6e, it is supposed his toot gin entangled, as at
pultiii him it was touwl he could not get his head up,
in coosequence of which the horse was pulled round
into the pool, which was a hole 15 I.ect deep, he Minte-
d me:y sunk, with the gig and driver. Although assist-
ance W.. 13 at hand, it WAS 110 t possible to save the home,
and it was with the greatest difficulty the man.; life
was saved, by means of a rope Lacing lowered to him
before he was Tine exhausted.
Last week a match of cricket was played at Milden-
hall, between the clubs of that town cod Stowniarket ;
and on Mouvl.iy last the return match was to have been
played at Thorney Green, near Stowitiarket, hot the
wetness of the day prevented its takiti.„; place.
VERY REMARKABLE ESt.APII.—On Friday week, as
Tlrnnas Liiillavv, stonemason, was employed iii the
inside of a well, at Newtown of Rucklilfi, a few iniks
from C:trilS;e, he was completely buried by the falboglto
of i;ic walls and earths. He was Sialltliil4 t.p.m a ladder,
some yards from the top of the well, wizen he perceived
the walling and earth beneath to give w iv, and almost
instantly the whole top pan fell in upon hon. witit an
immense quantity of mould, which comiletely buried
the poor wan nearly five yards below its surface. Tue
other workmen np.lu the spot iininediatdy tx:g.us in
clear out the rubbish, to save, of possible, tile life oh' their
fellow workman, altliJiign they entertained little hopes
of success. After away the WOOL'S, many of whiell
were very large, they beard the voice of tile witUrtisaute
man through toe earth ; he was Calling to them to work
by the rope, front which a bucket was stispended. 'After
twee hours' labour, they came to the tin 'intimate sufferer,
who was so thinly fixed it, the ruins, Ma. it was iiiliieult
to !Olive its lege. It is caletihted 11131 tau Ices 111311 lett
cart loads of rubbish lay upon ilim, and vet, it was very
remai;table, he was extricated not only with life, but
twitho tat SoilaillolA any material injury. He was aide to
porsue his usual occupation tan Alunday, having highway
one day's work by ins taiistOrtutie.
ROBBERY AND Am.:art' T.) MUS.DlR.—Tiitir•zlay
night, between eight and nine as.Gro.
one Of the constables at lileTown flail, Southwark, was
walking over the Dover-road, his attention Was atiracte.l
by a moaning noise, which seemed • so proceed now, a
small field at the end of Dover-street. Iteeteoed to
where he thought the voice proceeded froinrowl as be
approached closer, he nelteid a Iltall.stretelictl-ost. the
ground. The °dicer lifted him tip, but it W. 14 iunte.tinte
before lie could persuade him he W. 1% sale. At .lenod
he suffered himself to be catered Iwo the road, and trout
thence to a surgeott, witere he was' properly dr-J*srd.
Titer:: were three desperate %voutiels on the Arad, acid
one OD the cheek, supposed. to hove. been. ititbasettoby
sonic heavy weapai ; his clotbes•were tom and hkenly.
The account ire gave of the circtutistaiice. Altai be
was a stranger to di,: iteighbotirinind ; that while
ing the field tv!te..t.• the officer imiti-1 I ,he was attack-'•1
by a smother of thiet es and Wt1:11.:11, Will beat him wet!.
lie was stunned, anti their-brik-his widett
and poet:et-book, in which he gm! 51. in OoleS,L:-Sttleze.l
few Endings lit silver, with. which they wade nil,. ism-
ing him to that deplorate situatiow 'thee a LIAO. was
that hr cuul.t nut itlettutv,auy of tbc.ofiteas.
A LUCKY PAltt. 1--1:1 eirli.lllltlll,
respectiug the ille.l6l's t•ussetiseil by the ieveral parishes lit
England to viitscate the poor add ICileri,•ll bo4lte.l, MAL
111 oile p•111$11 of St. Aliellstel 11A•si-tlaw.
" there are not ails' pear tanatiitams! t.r.a.tti toe some
return invintoos 114111.111 CM bur; 1.04
e(111011ti011 ul 10U111 and 111.1 t then tae 1111 thtlei ill*Wi-
Alf lue tile puriane Me:location. The .1144114 h 4:0111111.a
tiso it:021117..1:a5.

An action of, Ctila. CON. wberein Mr.- Witliaat-
Henry Hall MIS and saiajor (ieo.
(Id.nalunt, was trie.Lit the Supreme Court a. flan-
fax, on the of July. The plaimi:i 's ea,e was
est:o.'l6lm.: by a number of witn i th•! Jury,
a.kires irmn tho Hon. 413
Lour's I:aeration, tau, •i t.. the