The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

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expected at the departure of the packet. No actuat
encounter had, however, taken place. A letter front
Pernambuco of the 21st mentions that an attempt had
been made to assassinate the Governor, Don Luis do
Rego Barrette. The assassin fired at his Excellency
and wounded him severely, but not dangerously.—
Perceiving his design to have failed, he plunged
into a river near the spot where the attempt was
made, and was drowned. The body was found a
few days after, but too much disfigured to ascertain
its identity. He was supposed to have been hired
by some of the prisoners recently arrived from Bahia.
Potorsmotma, SEPT. 3.—The Glasgow frigate, •
Hon. Capt. Duncan, which conveyed her Majesty's
remains to Cuxhaven, is just come in. The Glosg,,a,
will instantly refit for Ceylon. Sir Edward Paget
and family have been waiting some time at Cowes, •
to embark in the Glasgow. We are anxiously look-
ing for the arrival of his Majesty, who is expected ••••
in a day or two. Our Regatta is fixed for the 17th
and 18th, and we have every reason to suppose his .
Majesty will honour it with his presence. Our
fine bold beach, of nearly sixty miles from the salut-
ing battery to Langston, will command a full view
of the interesting scene. His Majesty having
honoured this port as the rendezvous of the royal
squadron, the attraction has been very great; at no
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period do we recollect to have seen au many genteel .
titmi:ies as at present inhabit tlits different lodging-
houses on those delightful terraces to t surround
the garrisons. Tlt numerous and interesting sib-4,ts
that abound in this neighbourhood have caused the
Ex-Queen of Peru to sojourn here a few days ere
she goes to Landon. Lady Cochrane, we are sorry
to say, is mach indisposed at the George Hotel.
Her Ladyship was about to proceed to London, I._s
was suddenly taken ill. The 13th Regiment is J.-
mined by contrary winds, as is also the sailing
the Mary, for New South Wales. The aeron.,.:t.
Green has announced his intention of ascending fro.o
this place in the Coronation Balloon.
ANDOVER, SEPT. 3 —Our little town has been
thrown into a state of strung excitement by a cir-
cumstance which has taken place within these few
days. Miss who was teacher at a boarding-
school, has absconded with Mr. —, a married
man, who was agent to a house of respectability its
London, in the tvine trade. Under a pretence of
collecting debts for his employers, the gentkn:,.:l
had quitted his residence some days before ; and :I.;
young lady, a few days after, took a chaise for '.3..-
singtoke, where she was joined by her gallant, wl, ',
it is feared, has been but too succcsiful in raisi:ig
the supplies at the expense of his principals.
fair fugitive is an interesting girl, of good connexLms
in this neighbourhood, and about 18 years of age ;
while her inamorato is a dull, heavy sort of m,:n,
approaching to 30. They are about to proceed to
the Cape of Hope, it is stated, to establish th,tin-
selves as new settlers.
Lately, ut a town in the north of England, a
young clergyman, who is running the race of pre-
ferment, was appointed to preach the assize sermon.
The Mayor, agreeably to ancient custom, sent t!te
reverend youth a polite invitation to dinner; bat
was answered by a gruff note condemnatory of 11. e
practice of giving what he called public dinners ,13
a Sunday. The astonished Alderman handed this' •
unexpected reproof to one of the learned Lords pre- •
sent, who could not refrain from expressing his dis-
approbation at such ill-timed impertinence. T:ta
pious preacher, however, will perhaps by this display • .
ut modern evangelieisra please his right reverend re- •
lative, who once made a most grave and memor.:l2e
attack upon the short petticoats of the opera dunces.
A very remarkable instance of a propensity to
self-destruction has lately been fatally exhibitt.l
the Lincoln Lunatic Asylum. A female, ai,„..t
2i years of age, the mother of three children,
months ago became impressod, from nu assigna.a.e
cause, with a conviction of her own unworthinesa
to live; and, after several attempts to cormnit
suicide, was placed by her friends in the Lineal'
Asylum. Watched and restrained as she there was,
she would rush front the hands of the nurses a 11
beat her head against the walls or fl,xn—has be..a
known to push u thimble down her throat—to throw
herself' into a water cistern; and when put into a
warm bath would resolutelximmerse her head until •
it was foicibly withdrawn. Finding her purpose
constantly prevented by the care and vigilance of
the institution, she had recourse not only to the ob-
stinate refusal of faxl, but to retaining; her breath,
and resisting every call of nature, sur.lo.tg as her
exhausted powers would maintain the struggle.—
She at length effected hor purpose, by contriving to
get herself at liberty during an absence of the nursc,
nut exceeding teu minutes, and succeeding its
strangling herself with one of the straps used for
keeping her confined.
Expetitnems far manufacturing a new Batik r..:to
still continue by direction of the Bank, but no p!..ca
has yet been definitively decided upon. Persona
should be cautious from whom they take one-pounil
notes, as the Bank has decline 1 prosecuting
utterers of those that are forged.

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