The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-05 00:00:00

TIO NATIONAL. MI Ml'

The Duke of Manchester (Gevernor ofjesseslee)
hits susteined a very serious injury by being Outworn
from currichs, frim which he was projected with
wr much violence as to fracture his 'skull and wound
his head in several places. His Grace remained in
considerable danger at the departure of the packet.
The following is the account of this distressing
accident
Kingrlar, Dee. 16,
Ti is with the deepest sorrow we have to state that his Grace
the Governor, in entenng Spanish Town from his usual morning
drive, about nine o'clock yestenlay morning. was thrown from
his chaise, and with the must poign .nt gnef we have so add
that his skull wee fractured, and his bead otherwise much
wounded in seem! places. He was carried into an adjoining
house, and soon after conveyed on a sofa to the King's house,
where all the medical gentle non in town attended. It was found,
on examination, that the skull had been considerably injured.
and that a piece of it covered with blood, about the sin of half*
dollar, was picked up near the spot where the melancholy acci-
dent happened. Several other pieces were extracted from the
wound. I his Grace bare the operation ef the surgeon, Pi. Whit-
taker, with the greatest fortitude, and another broken piece was
extracted. We resoice.thowever, to say he was so much recovered
about two hunts &nen/aids as to describe how the accident took
place. The horses were running away with him, and one of
them struck him, which occasioned the melancholy catastrophe.
A spectator says that the douse was overact near the steps of the
Poor House door, which it riot against, and that his Grace was
Ow ell ,time disutnce.
.• The first bu!letin of the Physicians who were called in states,
the • accident is of the most formidable nature; hut the gym's.
toots have not lii.herto been very unfavourable.' The bulletin
of the fallowing day at twelve o'clock, Humes that the • symptoms
proceed favourably."
If there be any, out of the precincts of the Court or
Treasury, who affect to consider a majority in the
House ofCommons as proving any thing but the power
of influence, and the wishes strike Crown, it may be
useful to suggest to them this striking fact in the
recent history of Parliament :—The “reatest num-
ber that ever voted on one side, on any public occu
siun (about 350), supported Mr. Addington, upon a
question in which Mr. Pitt and Mr Fox united
their interests, and exerted their talents to put an
end to his imbecile government. Triumphant on
the division, having a majority of 6 to I, tind with-
out the occurrence of any new instances of incapa-
city, the Minister, shortly after wards, from the
consciousness of the universal contempt that attended
his lilininistration, resigned—thus demonstrating
that. its the House of Commons is now constituted,
its most overwhelming majorities may be in direct
popusition to public opinion.
A ship letter from Falmouth brings intelligence
of an earthquake at Oporto which had dune much
damage.
RUINS or Porteous—The streets of the city of
Pompeii are said to be daily disencumbered. Mr.
IVilliams, a late traveller, itithrins us that he en-
tered by the Aldan Way through a narrow street of
small tombs, beautifully executed, with the nausea
of the deceased plain and legible. At the gate was
a sentry box, in which the skeleton of a soldier WAS
found with a lamp in his hand. The streets are
lined with public buildings, the painted decorations
of which are fresh and entire. I hoe were several
tradesmen's shops also discovered, such as a baker's,
an oilman's, an ironmonger's, a wii:e shop, with
money in the till, and a surgeon's house, with
chirurgical instruments. Also a great theatre, u
temple of justice, an amphithea. re, 220 feet long,
various temples, a barrack for soldiers (the columns
of which are scribbled with their mimes and jests),
and stocks fir prisoners, in one of which a skeleton
was liken ise discovered. The principal streets are
about 16 feet wide : the sebordinate ones from six

to ten fact.
A shock, or tremulous motion of the earth was
felt on Thursday, about half past two o'clock, by
many people in various directions, at Alfriston, in
Sussex : it continued mire than a minute, and
sounded in the air like the rumbling ofseveral heavy
carriages over stones.
By an official account published at St. Peters-
burAii, it appears that the number of British ships
which sailed from that place in the year 1820 was
556; of American ships 66 ; and of the ships of all
(viler nations 4V2. The trade of Great Britain from
St, Petersburgh thus exceeded that of the whole
world by 58 vessels, without any allowance fur the
sup.:riur bulk of the ships used.

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