The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL RIMIg.TEIt.

Letters from Manchester informs U 4 that in conse-
queuce. of an increased degree of energy allowr. by the
toaster spinners to open their mills fhr those jotirneyntea
who should thilik fit to return to their work, and to pro-
tect the well-disposed, a greater disposition to disturb
the peace was shown on Wednesday than on any pre-
vious day. A small Tarty of constables was btationcd
at the principal manufactcries. By one of them an
active person .in the mob was taken into custody,
being recognized us charged with some offence previ-
ously committed. The roob exerted themselves to
rescue the inisoner, and succeeded in iutrhitq the con-
stables prisoners in the As soots as this was known
to the head constables. they proccded to the spot,
accompanied by a small party of the Psth foot. This
form. accomplishal the intended purpoae, au I brate.,;ht
off fi or 7 prisatters, of ,r sent 4 have beets cenitnitted
by the magistrates. The mob, after their-comrades were
•were taken into custody, because exasperated and tu-
multtious, but disperaed, after the proclamation under
the Blot Act had, been made. The iu4strates have
caused an additional number of special constables to Le
sworn in, and are taking every possible pains to upheld
the 7M18:01.1 is theintolarile mations which they ore
.tow making. We titerefore ho2e, that though a litee
turbulence may be the i:ntactliate effect, in very ft w
days the labotrr of this great town will br restored to its
accustomed course. • We are nut sorry to hear that this
desirabe event is likely to be aecelerated by the elope--
tnent of ono of the Traaanrers of-the 7'ar,s-awls, who is
understood to have absconded with a considerable rum
in his hands.. Such is the honesty of the taco, who, from
the worst of metivat, thou:at these illegal conapinoies.

ARREST OF Tan STEAM 80/VT.—Front a New Or-
leans paper of the 27th of June.—A celcbsated divine,
in olltoion to the opposition of un tonincitt individual
to the American lliUle Society, co:fanned " As soon
may a shad arrest the progress of a north river steam
boat, as he can impolle that of ehi. society." Extraor-
dinary as it may appear, the Chancellor Livinggon
was stopped fors ea,: time, in her passage tium New
York to Albany, on Thur.,vlety morning, May 21, by
means of a shad, had passed into the injection
cock. which supplies water to the con leaser. When
the fish was taken out, it was ()mid that the poor slisi
lost its head in the hazardous expevitnent.
On Tuesday Horncastie Great Farr was.% its meri-
dian, and there was a great demand fur high-bred
blood tbr hunting and racing. The create-co-
loured ones were, on that morning, sold fur one Moss-
Aand pounds, acid to br for the l'attics IlsorsT ! Very
good hackneys sold. middling, and Ihr inferior onza :here
scot nu denim'.

Letters have been receive.] in the city from Ihienos-
Ayres, which state, that the English merchants there
lied sent in seveal remonstrances P.) this Buenas Ayres
Government against Ow very high ditties on Brittsli
woollen, cotton, and Eaca goods. It was tualerscontlf
iu cous.quence, that a redaction of about 59 per cent.
would take place, which would greatly increase the
trade to that quarter, but no decree hail been isstfeil on
that subject when the lettcr3l3C away. There had
been considerable sales of the ertielcs übove.mcuticnea,
but nt low priees.

Lord Cochrane 'vas accompanied from Boulogne in
the British ship the Rose, by his lady and two.patriotie
ng►ents►, who have Ire at sante time in London. 'There
ix ino doubt he will ptvceed round Cape Hurn. The
Spanish naval force on the south►-west caatt is pretty
considerable. We believe they have two 74's, and se-
veral frigates.
The Commissioners for building aublitional•elturches,
it: answer to 'in eppliattion from the parish at' 11'indscr,
have stated, that the meaning of the Act of I'arti.in►ent
does not allow theta to extend any assistance towards
tbctribuile.ing of that parish church.

We ?earn that it was through the :nterf..‘.miee cf
Muni,Lrey Wil!yams, Esq. of Truro. that Harvey, the
swindler, was apprehended on the Continent. Being
at Geneva, Mr. Willy:lms was wrested in the street by
an English seryot, whom he found ern inquiry to
be a riatire or Trare,'end tojrsve left En,;land with a
Mr. Harvey This led to farther qaestions, and Mr.
Willynms had reason to believe that he ha I distsovcred
the faitire, with whose person, however, he wal not
azpiainteol. On communicating his suspieitms Lathe
police, the latter required the production of Harvey's
paesports ; as these were not thrthcoming, he was de.
ta!n..al far the p trpage of being sent to PAO tal to be
identified.—Lornmad 4;czetre.

A &mail flue Incite out at Bont:agForA, llertie. rn
Thursday owning, at a firm oit the era:ate
klardwicke. at has cmiNiinic:l tywarda of 600 leails ui
wheat, btrley, mist ott:s,. Lesia,:s a rapt tititnher of
agrLultural inipietnents. It tvas a eonsiicralk time
att4s the lAmdoit engines arrived it was got
nailer. W are so7ry to state, there is no dolbt the
above being the n t u: some tl ince:lib:try, at
pre Neat 1111;43(13.11.. What it remarkable, ih: saititr rma
wa.; act. I lire OJAI& two years& ago, am! pr.),
)„,..rty h, elm! Amount onvitlittlia • A igtao
t ; a. -tle • te.. a._

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