The National Register.
London, England, 1821-07-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

The Attorney-General, following up most praise-
worthily the declaration he recently made in the
House of Commons, has directed the enlargement of
Mr. Benbow, on his finding security to the amount
of 401. for his appearance to the indictment against
him. Sir Robert Gifford has thus substantively
declared that, in the opinion of his Mujesty's Law
Officers, the mis-called "Constitutional Society,"
if it have nut exercised " a vigour beyond the law,"
has certainly carried, by its vindictive prosecutions,
its proceedings far beyond the line of propriety—
and this practical declaration will, we hope, cause
the originators of the Society to be left alone, and
deprive them of their contemplated harvest—a har-
vest which was to have beat reaped by the ruin of
industrious shopkeepers after they had been decoyed
by the demoniac agents of Meows. Sewell, Murray,
Sharpe, and Co. into a breach of the law. Mr.
Horatio Orton, too, may again become an errand-
boy to the New Time: office; and if, after the dan-
gerous Society he has been subject to firr some
months past, he have one remnant of honest feeling
left, he may be grateful that he has once more an
opportunity of gaintng his bread by less disgraceful
means than those to which he was of necessity re-
duced, while in the degrading situatiJn of Clerk to
the " Constitutional Association."

On Friday, at half past two o'clock, Sir Watkin
Lewis, the senior Alderman and Father of the City,
died at the London Coffee-house, in the 85th year
of his age. He was elected Alderman of Lime-street
Ward in 1772, and served the ofte of Sheriff the
same year, and was elected Lord Mayor in 1780.
Sir Watkin was tor years High Bailiff of the Borough
of Southwark, in which situation he gave general
biit

Letters from Stockholm, dated the 26th ultimo,
state that the claim of the English merchants for the
seizure of goods about two years ago, at &aloe, in
Norway, have been adjusted by the payment of
2,5001. and the remission of duties to the amount
15,0001. more on merchandise to be imported into
Norway within a limited period.
The Paris papers contain an anecdote relating to
General Rapp, which does infinite credit to his feel-
ings, and his address in the ingenious compli-
ment paid him by the King of France. The
General having been informed of the decease of
Napoleon, shed tears. The King having heard
of the circumstance, on his way to Incas saw
General Rapp, and so far from blaming his sensibi-
lity, said he regarded it as a new pledge of fidelity.
" It is true, Site," answered the General, " that 1
felt deep emotion on heating of the death of a man
to whom I owe everything—even the happiness of
serving your Majesty."
An untitrtunate event happened on the 90th of
last month in the Commune of Bruniquel (Tarn and
Garonne). While the workmen were blowing up
some stone in a quarry to mend the road at Alhy,
a mass of earth fell and buried the men employed.
The latter were taken out without much injury, but
four young girls of the Commune of Negrepellise,
who also were buried under the enormous mass,
were taken out nearly dead. One of them expired,
and the others have received dreadful wounds.

The French minister of marine has presented a
report to the King, which the latter has approved
ot; recomme►►ding the establishment of a colony in
French Guayana, on the batiks of the River Ama-
nita)

A itTILLVHY COMPANV.—AE half past six o'clock
on Friday evening the ceremony of consecrating the
colours of the Artillery Conipany was performed at
the Artillery-ground. At five o'clock the company
met on their parade in front of the Artillery-house,
and at a quaver past six the officers brought the
new colours from the Artillery-house. The Rev
Mr. Hatt, the Chaplain of the company, performed
the ceremony of eonsecniting the colours—that being
done, they were raised and unfolded, and thsplayot
the arms of the company, finely emblazoned on a blue
ground. They were then delivered to the Ensigns,
who took their places in the centre, and the drums
and fifes played a martial salute.
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