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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Table declaration:—" He- positively denied having
ever undertaken volt THE TRUTH 01 ONE SINGLE
FACT WHICH HE HAD STATED ! He WWI in the re-
collection of many members; and he said that he
had only, in opposition to facts on the other aide,
stated facts on the but isJormalion he could receive.
So far had he been from contending for the accuracy
of his statement, that he had said the house was not
the proper place for inquiring into its accuracy ;
and HE HAD ONLY STATED THOSE FACTS TO STAY
THE FEELINGS OF THE HOUSE, and to protect the
characters of worthy men, as he believed them to
be, against calumny and misrepresentation !! !"
The falsehood of the assertions has been fully
proved before repeated juries, but his Lordship's
friends little expected so candid an avowal from
him; an avowal which ought to be, and we hope
will be, borne in the remembrance of the whole
house whenever it may serve as a criterion for their
appreciation of his future asseverations.

•" At tint the riot act." says his Lordship, " was read from
a window; but it being suggested that this method of reading it
was not contemplated by the act, another magistrate was there-
fore sent into the erowd, but, without attempting to read it, he
was trampled underfoot; they then sent a third magistrate to
read it on the hustings," &c. So much for the reading of the
riot act. Again, " Though the ground had been cleared of all
stones that were calndated to hurt a human being. the(anansted)
multitude assailed the military with so many, that the next day
Two CART LOADS were found upon the ground; so it was clear
the parties had come with stones in their pockets. They were
also armed with pistols, for from the house behind the hustings
pistols were fired upon the troops !"

We have received the Paris Papers, of Wednes-
day last. It appears that after the shocking mut,.
der of the Canon Venuesa. at Madrid, on the sth
instant, the populace proceeded in a mass to the
Palace, and assailed the King and his brother with
the most horrible vociferation'. The regular troops
and militia soon restored order, and the Cones after
a public sitting on the subject, repaired to the king;
to assure him of their protection. A report was also
spread that his Majesty had made his escape from
the capital and put himself at the head of the
anti-constitutionalissa, but it deserves no credit.—
In the north of Spain, the band of the fighting
priest, Merino, has been dispersed, and himself nar-
rowly escaped being made prisoner.
The Russian consul at Jassy has, by order of his
Emperor, issued two proclamations, ordering Prince
Ypsilanti and all his partisans, subjects of Russia,
or under its protection, to return to Russia. They
must have a serious effect upon the insurrection in
which so many Russian officers or others under the
protection of Russia are engaged.

Intelligence from Smyrna states, there has been
a dreadful massacre of the Greeks there, and at Con-
stantinople. The Ottomans, after bombarding Pa-
tras, and burning many houses, had been reinforced
from Lepanto and Trippolisza, and finally obliged
the Greeks to fiy to Zante in great numbers. Many
Greek priests, and other inhabitants, had been but-
chered, and a church was demolished by the barba-
rians.—According to letters from St. Petersburgh
several orders have been issued, conformably to
which a considerable body of Russian troops are in
motion. In addition to the Russian fumy which was
on its march to Italy, but received counter-orders to
halt, two armies of reserve are to be stationed on the
eastern frontiers of Poland. One, formed of troops
cantoned in northern Russia, will assemble on the
Dwina, under the orders of Gen. Lacken; the other
will unite in Volhinia, and will be commanded by
Prince Wittgenstein. No cause is assigned for
these military movements, but it is observed, that

the best understanding subsists between the two
Emperors and the King of Prussia, who have irre-
vocably agreed to maintain the existing state of
things in the south of Europe, in order to prevent
new revolutionary commotion. Let them, however,
take care that their measures do not accelerate what
the wish to obviate or obstruct.

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On Thursday, the King's birth-day, the mayor,
bailiffs, burgesses, and other inhabitants of Mon-
mouth, to tmber of 86, sat down to dinner at
the Beaufort Arms. T. Phillpotts, Esq. the mayor,
in the ehair—" We assemble here," said he, " as
freemen of this distinguished and independent bo- •
rough, which has so long struggled, and at length
so gloriously triumphed, in the sacred cause of free-
dom; but, gentlemen, we do not assemble here as
the servile depetidants of any political faction, or of
any political junto, who dole out their mock loyalty
by weight and measure only, fur the best price that
can be obtained.foe it. We will on the contrary,
in the true spirit of legitimate loyalty, give a vo-
lento,/ and honest ?pldge of it, by drinking de
health of " the King," in four times four, " and
may he always remember, that to reign in the hearts
of a free people, is not only the greatest blessing be
can enjoy, but at the same time the greatest safe-
guard to his throne !" This toast was received
with much applause, and drank with due honour.—
The next was " the Queen," which was drank with
rapturous applause.
SUICID6.—On Friday morning, Mr. Forrest, .
breeches-maker and glover, one of the oldest and
most respectable inhabitants of St. Martin's parish,
residing in Long Acre, was found dead in his bed-
room, having hung himself during the night. He
has been for several days in a melancholy state of
mind, though on Friday he was able to be in his
shop. No cause is assigned fur the fatal set.

By late accounts from St. Helena, intelligence has
been received in town of the Ex-Emperor being
seriously indisposed, indeed so much so that he had
kept his bed for a fortnight or three weeks. A pas-
senger, who is arrived in town from the vessel which
brought the information, on the authority of one of
Buonaparte's attendants, confirms the intelligence,
and adds, that Buonaparte was so extremely unwell,
that his dissolution was thought likely. He was not .
able to retain any thing on his stomach.

TO THE ED1T0R....:
SIR,—In the True Britian, 4 few dafs since, the sub..--
ject of knighthood occupiod.para of one of its columns, .
and having had that homer oonferred on me in June,
1820, for having brought to perfection an iuvention of
national importance, it may not be uninteresting to some
of your readers to know the proper steiss.to-obtain that .
honour. -
'Flit intrndafion; ant), pretensions rested on a •
discovery, of which few can boast, and which has Intro
acknowledged by my country to be of the utmost conse-
quence; viz. the invention of the Live Preserver, used in
cases of shipwreck, bathing, &c. &c. This discovery
was made in 1805, and was brought by me to perfection
after much labour and expense; and so completely did
it answer the ;impose, that nume lives were actual!,
saved by it in a short period. Its consequence.of this, itt
• April, 1806, 1 was presented with an elegant Medallion
flout the Royal Humane Soeiety ; and in .May. 1807,
was also honoured with the Gold Medal from the Society
of Arts, presented to me by their President,. the late
Duke of Norfolk. Such was the high.opiniiiss .of 'the
invention, that soon alter it was submitted to ItisGnice ;
it also received the patronage of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Sussex. Several Noblemen at this time Itosatt.,. -
sing the Life Preserver, auggestecl to me the propriety of
my being presented at Court. This sutagestion lat 6141
tittle declined; but afterwards considering the great tia-
tonal benefit this invention held out to so useful a boo,
of men as mariners, who are allowed to be the pride and
bulwark of our country, I deemed myself justly emitted
to a mark of Royal rattan. On that account I took the
liberty of apprizing one of the Royal Family of my wish
and intention ; stud afterwards 1 consulted one of the
late Menabers for Middlesex, who, approving of my
resolution, informed me that " pile limper and only way
was to apprize the Secretary for the Home Departmetit
of my intention."

In April, Sir, 1820, I wrote to Lord Sit!mouth, and
had the honour of his Lordship's answer on the Vith„
who politely gave me All the requisite information res-
pecting my attending the Levee. 1 then intimated in
my answer to his Lordship that I should attend the next
Levee, on the 14th of June, for the express purpose of
receiving the honour of Knighthood. 1 did attend, and
in the presence of the Ministers, and a Noble Duke,
who presented to his Majesty his sword for the purpose,
I received from the hands of our beloved Sove.rign that
distinguished and justly acquired mark of Royal favour
I now possess.
On the 44th of June, ten days after, I received an
official letter from the Lord Chamberlain's °Ace, signed
'F. B. Mash, " claiming the usual fees, including go.
aching, &c. &c." On the same day I called upon Mr.
Mash, at the Lord Chantlietlatit's Office, and left with
the Clerksa draft on my Banker for the full amount.
Stich ace the steps I pursued, and it may be useful to
some of your readers to know them, who may consider
they have a claim to the same honour. His Majesty,
in conferring it upon me, only recognised and confirmed
that approbation which had already been bestowed by
the two &at Societies in this country—the Royer llu.
mane. of which he is Patrols, and the Society id Ans.
All these particulars are detailed at large in a small Me-
atoie„ just published, of, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
F. C. DANIA
Greys Cartage, Mile End, axd Charlotte
Limas, Surrey, Mq 19, 1991.