The National Register.
London, England, 1816-11-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON :
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

OUR Readers will perceive that we have given a fair
and detailed statement of what passed on Friday at the
Meeting in Spa Fields. The orator of the day—the
great Hunt—that " triton of the minnows," as usual,
dealt forth volumes of unjustifiable abuse against indi-
viduals of all parties, of whom it is quite clear he knows
nothing. But the best way is to give free play to these
insignificant persons, against whom it is unnecessary to
employ a single weapon to ensure their discomfiture,
save what we infallibly find in their own ignorance,
vanity, and presumption. It is nut necessary to point
out to an assembly of individuals of common sense, that
a man who gets up and gravelyitells them, that all pub-
lic characters, of all descriptions and denominations,
Whigs and Tories, Ministers and Opposition, are Oset
of knaves, without a single exception, is evidently ac-
tuated by consummate vanity, if not some worse mo-
tive; and is telling his hearers, in pretty plain terms, " I,
Hunt, am the only patriot in Great Britain." We
beg pardon :—we believe Mr. Hunt condescends to ad-
mit the orthodoxy of Sir Francis Burdett and Major
Cartwright, and in this precious triumvirate (though,
by the bye, we are far from putting them on an equal
footing) he tells the people are concentrated all the wis-
dom, all the honesty, all the talent, all the patriotism
of the United Kingdom. The Lord help all those who
embark their political faith with Mr. Hunt and his
associates•—it is the blind leading the blind with a
vengeance ! But we congratulate our countrymen on
the good sense, which we well know enables the gene-
rality of them to appreciate, that is, to despise such mi-
serable pretenders to political sagacity and patriotic zeal.
Mr. Hunt is listened to, And even applauded by multi.
tudes, like every other mountebank that ever harangued
a mob ; but we are convinced that there is scarcely an in-
dividual who hears him that is persuaded by him, or
would trust him ; and, on the contrary, who dries not feel
in his own breast the fallacy and the fully of the bombast
and nonsense he talks. But Mr. Hunt must be allowed
to have his day—he must not be opposed, or he would
become important ; while he is left to have his own
way,' he can do no harm—if you attempt to check his
extravagance, you do him the greatest favour be can
wish for—he straight becomes a persecuted patriot—a
martyr to freedom!--another Hampden or Sydney I
perhaps to be celebratel by the festivities of a " Hunt
Club." This is all his vanity desires ; leave him alone,
and he will go out of fashion, like Rinneo Coates, or
any other of the charlatan tribe. " The cat will mew,
the dog will have his day," and so will Mr. Hunt.
But enough of this oomtemptible fellow ; for it was
only one person at the late meeting who acted so hate-
ful a part : and his oratory was received with mingled
expressions of contempt, even by th..t uninstructed part
of the multitude 'anent. Those who confined their
speeches to the real object of the meeting, the means
of relieving the existing distress, were listened to with
some deference ; and the generality of the parties pre-
sent conducted themselves with great tranquillity, and
dispersed without the slightest attempt at riot, except
in one instance, mentioned in another part of our paper.
All these proceedings evince more powerfully' than any

NOVEMBER IB._

statements the grievous distress wlncit is at present
suffered by large portions of the community. All we •
can recommend them, though we know these are hard
remedies, is patience and tranquillity ; a different con.
diet only defeats itself. Their case is not neglected
or unconsidered ; various means have been thought
of, and sone of them adopted by their superiors to
lighten their burdens : the results have hardly yet begun
to be experienced. Much may be hoped from their full
olseration ; but the condition on which all the alienist.
tion to be derived from these sources must depend, is the
peaceable behaviour of those who seek it.; It cannot be
expected of the rich that they should consider the situa-
tion, and facilitate the relief of those who disturb the
public peace, or of those who expect relief, without
using every means in their power to obtain it for them.
selves. The best species of charity is not that which
gives lavishly, but that which insures to industry its
adequate reward.

The importation of wheat, barley, and oats being now
permitted by law, we may speedily expect such a supply
as, without reducing the price of agricultural produce
to a degree ruinous to the farmer, will prevent the price
of bread from rising, so as to aggravate the distress of
the poor. Bills of entry were on Saturday prepared at
the Custom-house for upwards of 60,00 a quarters ; and
it is said that fifty vessels are on their way, or already
arrived in English lions ..with corn. Hence it may be
hoped, that throughout the winter bread will be at a
moderate price ; and if the spirit of benevolence which
is so much awakened should continue to be turned to-
ward finding means of employment for the poor, we trust
that all immediate suffering will be greatly lessened.
The pressing evil is the supply of labour beyond the
demand ; and until the supply and demand can be
equalized by the effect of general legislative measure!,
reliance must be placed on private liberality and wisdom
to alleviate particular instances of hardship. A corres-
pondent has represented to us the miserable state of the
poor half-naked crintures, chiefly fbreign sailors, who
crowd about the bridges to find some sort of shelter
among the arches and on 'the steps. It is much to be
desired that some humane persons would hit on a plan
to relieve these destitute beings, 'until those who belong
to other countries can be sent- home, and our own
mariners employed in our navigation. The picking of
oakum, which has been found to answer as an employ.
ment fir the casual poor in a parish adjoining to the
metropolis, might occupy several of them, others might
be set to making door-mats, and several works not
dissimilar to what is often done in fine weather Award

hip.
It is easily conceived that habits of idleness must not
be encouraged, especially in the strong active shale po-
pulation ; that it would be better to pay them for
digging pits and filling them up again, than for doing
nothing ; but that in fact every situation affords some
employment for the poor which is not wholly useless.
At Frome the parish officers employ the poor in quar-
rying stones for sale : in most places the roads need
some repair: in many instances nuisances are to be re-
moved, moors to be drained, or fences to be repaired :
in short, works ire to be found both in town and emu.
try, which, though not of the first necessity, are infi-
nitely preferable to letting the poor remain idle. The
establishment of public soup shops, which is again re-
vived in many of our principal towns, ought 10 be
connected with the system of employment.
Accounts from Hanover, data Nov. 4, sily.-1 'Our
official paper announces the appointment by the Prince
Regent of the Duke of Cambridge to be Lieutenar. •
Governor of Hanover. According to an estimate which
has made its appearance, the crop of rye has this year
failed in Lower Saxony from one-third to one-half; the
wheat harvest has been less unfavourable ; barley and
oats in most places good, beans excellent; potatoes in
the higher i;rountls tolerably good, but in the lower
grounds bad. Some people estimate that there will be
a deficiency of 200,000 measures of rye this year, for
the usual consumption of a population of 1,200,000
people.

_
Some Paris papers and letters have been received, by
which it appears that the parties have measured their
strength ; when it appeared that in the. Chamber of
Peers the hlinisterialists had 86, and the Oppositiort6l,
in the election of Secretaries ; and in the Chamber of
Deputies, on the Election for President, the finmier
party had 112, and the latter 77. These divisions shin►
a formidable minority. It is said, indeed, that the King
himself expressed his dissatisfaction at the circumstance
of so many votes having been given fir M. 1)e Chateau-
brand : but this we totally disbelieve. Ills Majesty
knows too well the opinion entertained throughout E .
rope of that nobleman's loyalty and enlightened princi-
ples, to hazard a declaration at once so ungracious and
so r nem.stitntional. The gross exertions of ministerial
influence, and even intimidation, employed in the (lee-
tians, have already been denounced in the Chamber of.
Deputies ; but the majority got rid of the questions by
confirming all the elections.

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tacked and bit her severely on built arms. No extraordinary
*fleet man for some lime visible, and any fear of die gar ari-
sing f•om the circumstance toots subsided. On Thuisday
igst. however, the woman • felt herself *lightly unwell. Ties
rLcha nidcposibun continued omit iwuday, when It inetrased,
and Plat. felt an inability to swallow mate tea. On Molina%
morning the disease beeame more vi r pleat, and every
till of liedrophobia now too evidently apaeaced. tin Tile*.
tine morning slie died, entwithstandiag the mires-tinting en
deavottrY of several respettable medical Attend:tail to previ
tL •
t'AtaitrOPll6.
thieve are two things peculiar to Cromer: one is, that the
inn la area fin a cultaiderable true in the summer to rise bona
the lea, aiitto set therein nu the tame day, whirh catmint be
seen in any other place in England, and only fur about two or
titre miles at and near Cromer the oiler ia, that tit steer
Jule north final Cromer, On re is no land net we. n it and the
ice a. ill the Pole, and therefore the 'Wilt wind blows d'art.' ty
twin t e. Frown Ocean, and sweeps over nothing but the
,; winch, perhaps, renders the air, in a flue *resins parti-
cularly. bractug and salubrious.

We are very credibly Wormed, that Mate cireumstanees
hi e traa •p tett which leaves no 4 obi that the law tire at
he.% Ull Castle mai occasioned by the art of incendi.tric4 fur
ter .I.ect of plunder. Some suspicious chat ucters Wilt•mbltd
at the oir Imo, at the bottom of the Gentle hill, on the two
tta. previous to due t oadagration. Every day unfolds same-
thine new and the plander has be, n veg.% okieloive. A pic-
ture has beau discovered in a field far front the house.

•
OLD BAILEY.
Tsfesslay the Sessions ceded, when sentence of death was
pissed 'on
John Miller alias White for highway robbery ; John Car-
ter alias Wired, Robert Clench, Lydia Pagett, Win. Peer),
John Latham, William Sean ood, and Frederick Constable,
fir like offences ; Samuel Bailey, for house. breaking; Wit-
Wan Williams, William Mansfield, David Cabbellow, and
Thomas Jones, for si;nilar offences ; Richard Davidge, Juhu
Weston, Richard Casey, and Sarah Carter, for stralmg good,
its dwelling houses; Andrew Savage, Benja Savage,Tlaus.
Cann, aid Aim Goodman, for dispo.ing of, and putting away
several forged motes, and conntentiteti Bank-notes' fur pay.
numt of 11. each; James Luke.; Alexander Aitken, John
Smith. Elie. Frisker, and IVillimu Kelly, fur burglary; John
Poutled•;.e for stealntg privately in a shop; David Hutehin
son, for stealing a heifer ; and John Winters for sacrilege.
Ten were ordered to be rranworted fur life, Vii. itophael
Jgcobs, Daniel Clarke, George Nedoti, Robert Eden, Fre.
&rick Barker, Kober, Johnson, Nehemiah Morrisein, Julio
Taylor, John Junes, and Thomas Darnels ; four for fourteen
year, vit. Chas. Frond, Philip Find, Peter Kelly, and John
Mortimer; 27 for seven years, William Russell; James Finn-
wean, head Golding, Bai net Barnett, Just ph Churchill,
John Thomas, John Ripei in, Margaret Fisher, William Good-
ing; William Aslititu, Eleanor Henticktum, William 11. 'gat),
Janiet Dunphy, Samuel Lee, William Player? John Johnson,
William Janice, Julio White, James Formulize, Benjamin
Wright, Henry Butler, John Brown, Robert Caswell, Peter
Johnson, Jeremiah Desmond, John Reston, and William
Townsend.
Fight were ordered to be imprisoned in the House of Cor-
rection far London ; and 4i in the House of Correetirm for
Middlesex, for various periods • 10 for immitsonmentin New.
gate ;am whom is Edwaid'Turner, the pugilist. for two
calendar months); 11 to be pulAirly (three of them
at Heudon, and one at Crouch End); and ten privately
wlipped; 11 judgments were iespl7ed ; nine were fined Is.
and discharged ; and .r 6 were discharged by proclaims.

POLICE.

MANSION• HOUSE.

Redbeaday, E. Silvester and J. Ibbetson underwent ano-
ther examination, charged with being psvticepr rrintirds in
rubbiu:f the Norwich coach of a large quatpity of Itimils-notes:
when. in addition to the evidence previeesty Oven, It Ja-
cobs, the driver, and J. Uudgeon,. die guard of the sail, said,
they had no recollection toe lb. parcel in question. They de-
posed, however, that a town bad got into the roach, on the
day of the rubbery, at the Hell Tavern, at Norwich, and had
takeu his place to Colchester; but rode as far as Ilford,
where he left the coach. The Lord Mayor here remarked,
that hti had received a letter, stating, that a person answer-
ing the description given by the guard and coat:Goma, was
sceu in a certain company at Norwich the evening precious
to the robbery ; and that he was there Award to declare, that
be Von one of those who did not 'lke the Lord Mayor of Lou
dim, ;is he was rather too busy with respect to thieves; dint
be knew a plea was laid to shoot his Lot ilship; and lie had
no doubt he would be shot on the nth inst. so as to pre:veal
his ogain serving the office. His Lordship was of opinion,
that though there was strong suspicion attached to the pri-
souers, the evidence in the case was very impel leet. The
pa.seaver described bv the guard and roachinan, there was
reason to expert would soon be traced, aud the prisoners
mast be detained.
S. Calm then deposed, that he *as a warehouseman. and
res ded at Nt.0.2.1 Wattiug-attert. On the 31st of January
list a parcel of Eisuik-notes, amounting to hdi. together with
811. inidank•powt-bilIN, were to be WA dud to him float
hLueliester; On the tollowing morning lie received a letter,
moment:mg the dispatch of the parcel oil the prec. ding day,
au.. be accordingly went to the Swan with Two Necks,
Lut-htUe, tueuttisitit re lit'0111:4 it; but recelvt.tl nu arcucut
whatever.
.He w cunseyui lice wrote to Mattrbeater, stating
the nun-arrival of he parcel, and repeating the pwrttettedi.,. ut
the various notes -ilelostel. This was immediaiely ails% rte.'.
and the witness again went to the Inii mentioned, where it

appeared fro.n the way-out that the turret described ha.:
Wei" cuter( it at Attinartterter, but had not rim ed 111 Lunatoo.
Mr. Cate( then went to• thy Book, to stop the twice, tint
covered that 'brit of thew one 401. one 101. and two4l. 4111e5
baJ utell previously presented kit paylatlll. and that the
Party had recri.rd the aaaoteut To k, notes: I 1 vi the. ',act
Mile anent/ Ards traced to Silvester, 'and. Iwo to lobrison,
whom( water, r• well AS lb al a.t bilk Witt', Na„ ended-and
Ibcrc-
-oh. 'lke Lord tlayor laavaug cravat(' thorium to white hi•
104111 e, it fel, motet' exactly the, ittigaidurc opou the owes ,
Oil, or wharfs 'aiso HAS to W 1.11111414 into :he natal.
01 Sir C. (tact ai b. ham a few days diet lite a gnaw. y. —lltadet
Ihr.c rant ex die pith 'IS VICIe ienll.l,ll. s.
Tut,. LAto WeliolesLuau Mayor recta,—
. ett t olutuutu, anion, whit, at Ike I%lanmon,house, stmang,
h,dole. !tie copulation ce relit 1:11 .111111111 he shonni 0,- t ,
''Sy LAW! Th.s ex. .c..• tarty; ..p; ears • flat
sovi-rxhir metreil. Mu or torte (Maw cvuuitumesuumb uA

tytt flArtout ittPtltwTrit.

similar nature. Upon these he remArked, to those present in
the Jostive-roion, that he had little apprehension of tieing
hot by rogues, supposing that they had teach uetter ample/-
went.

lIA'rrON-41ARDEN.
In consertnenec of letters received by the Magistrates et
this Mice from several respectable inhabitauts of Penton.,
v ille, complaining of menoyance from the gri at number of
prcotitotes that Mfr..' that place, they tit de, ed a party of Con
,tables to 'naked general %weep 4.ltoottst &rut ; and on Wed-.
I,f.t.lay 14 of then were brought up iur 414.011,414t10111,a1l
‘VIIMII were Co.uutitted fur one nioult to the House of Cor-
i ectlon.