The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-23 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

lately in. the London Corn Market to fill the pockets
of a few worthless speculators, to the mar:fest injury
of the fei" aglicultutists. The f•' were were pre.
vented sending the usual supplies to market, by tlic'r
requisite attention to the hervest, And these Ho-pies
ava:'ing their i2lves of tl :4 fact, caused so fictitious a
the in the pace, as had nearly reached the rate that
would have opened the ports for ;mportation, and
thereby leave produced a lasting CN it to the al-early
oppressed and suffet'ng f:••.ncr. The attempts
have, however, been defeated, and we A nlently hope
that by having continued the'•• speculations a little
too long, they may ba forced to disgorge their ;11_
gotten wealth. One man is said to have cleared
-1.0,0001. by the late advance:.

The Paris papers of Wednesday, which have just
arrived, give some extracts front the German papers
papers of a warlike tendency.
The following is an extract of a private letter
from Pruth, Aug. 13 :
" The die is cast,—we are prepared to march,—
every thing indicates a comprehensive plan of ope-
rations ; we are told that Emperors in disguise are
to direct the movements of the Turks ; we shall in
consequence have a more systematic 'resistance.—
Rage, and a spirit of revenge animate our troops,—
they can scarcely be restrained ;—all we wish is to
be in the advance ; the first attack will be terrible.—
The heat of the weather decreases, the nights be-
come cooler, which will greatly expedite our march.

P.IRLI.44IIENT.IRY INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, SEnT. 20.
At two o'clock the Earls of Hatrowby, Westmorland, and
Sisftesbory took the seats as his Majesty's Courrissioners for
further prorohoing Parliament. The Deputy Usher of the Black
Rod was sent to re'uire the attendanee of the t'otr-nons.—S;•ovly
after words Mr. RicYman, and some of the officer; of the 'louse,
came to the bar. The Commi,aion was then read fur .^. -ther
proroguing Parliament, and the Earl of .owby declared the
Parliament to be further proroi,ied acco.d..igly to Te.a.nalay ''re
29,11 day of November.

Extract of a letter from a traveller,datea Douglas,
Isle of Man, Sept. 1.5:—" In crossing from Liver-
pool to this place, on Tuesday last, during a lica%
gale of wind, I SUW n outwird.Nodul ves.,el
founder at sea, and lament to say tl•at all hatidq pe-
ti.shed. Eveti endeavour was made tat our p;•-t.
afford the unforttinate sufferers o,sistanee, but the
sea ran mountains high, and proved 'telrectual.
Her name is unknona. We have hod ye: y Ihti.:terous
weather here, and fear Innen damage has been felt
amongst the shipping."

The will of the late Margate or Londond,:r. I was
proved in the Prerogative Court of Dul.X,i on the
22d ult. There tieing no executor appo;nted, litters
of administration, with the v.. 11 annexed, were
granted to the present Nlurqui, as universal legatee
A s'7l:lar grant issued under t;;e se;'l of the Prem.
gative-ollit.* in Doetur's-corimons ; the personrl
properly within the prot;nce ut' Canterbury being
swoio under 1,0001. The will :4 nerl•ly to the fol-
lowing effect:—
" Ha‘:ng tame 'dine ago, ''s conjunction with my two sons.
settled all my landed cst•ttes '') the mode considered the most
adsistsblc, I have nuth'•tg but chattel interest to t'ispos.2 of, tha
whole of which 1 leave to my dear son Cas•lerenLsb, Ita%:m.; t 'I
confidence in his head and heart that no exerion or rffecuona• •
end:ay:air will be omitted by I' a that can on), way cont..bute,
in addh ion to her jo^ttu•e, to the accommoist.;on and
my disconsolate and unhappy %tidos.. 1 r'•o recotmnend to his
attention and care any worthy who have been in my
~e.• :cc, and whose fidelity dese. les rn, prote, 'on ; a•td •hat he
wit t:o such acts of liberality and chant! •'t my now, as he may
deem necessary and proper. I have no•t"ng more to add, but
that I may be p.ivately inteaa When the spi•it has criitt...l
its mortal abode, alt worlil'y parade and ogentition
crae."—llated the Stith Jan. lilt).

By advices from Montreal of the iStla of Augast;
there bad been a droa,lild fi,•e at that place: the hiss
is cstimated ut 25,0001. The following stores were
burnt, viz. :—Messrs Allison, Tut oar and Co ;
Messrs. John Scott and Spittol ; and Mr. Pedders:
that of Messrs. Gemara and Sons was 'n imniinent
(longer, but was saved.
When the death of Bt.onapatie was made Laots.i
in France, all the Bucnair rests i.4—aeliately put on
black sok neckerchiefs, as a si:orl of their reg:ct,
and a mark of respect fer memos f. The Eng-
lish who were in at the tine, not knowing
the cause, i•uoL;ired the weir.... 4 of thel- sable
neckerchiefs, or si'lz band., was a Parisian fashion,
which they immediately imported into this country.
and as such it hos been copied, and is now become
quite common.

The Esvl or Mount Edgcumbe has given a ilet •
hold piece of grcund at Stonehouse, near Plymouth,
on whicii is to be erected a classicol and mathematical
school for 100 boys. 'f he stone for building, is also
the gitl of the noble Earl.

$Ol

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

The following relation is given by the partizans
of Ministers, in justification of the dismissal of the
above officer :
H On the day of the Queen's funeral, at the time
the procession was approaching Cumberland-gate,
and after the filing by the military at the people had
commenced, Sir Robert Wilson rude up to Captain
Oakes, then on duty near Cumberland-gate, and
remonstrated with him on the conduct of the soldiers
under his command, which he said was disgraceful
to the regiment, and injurious to the character of
the service.' Captain Oakes replied, ' Sir Robert
Wilson, I know you perfectly well, but I shall enter
into no discussion with you on this point at presets .
I shall do my duty, and my men will do theirs.'—
Nothing further passed on that occasion. On the
follow:ng day Captain Oakes submitted the occur-
rence to the other eflicers of the regiment, in order ss
to obtain their opinion on the course which it bscame
as a man of honour, to pursue on the subject.
—He was wiling to regard the affair as one of a
personal nature, solely affecting himself, and only
required their sanction to take immediately the pro-
per measures to obtain reparation. The other officers
of the regiment, however, refused to avow a trans-
action which they considered to imply a general
reflection on the regiment to be adjusted on the
tel of a private difference, and would not consent
that Capt. Oakes should take the affair upon himself
in the manner proposed. A statement of what
oc-
curred at Cumberland-gate between Sir It
and Capt. Oakes was in consequence (bawls up, and
transmitted to the Duke of York. His Ituy,d
Highness, on receiving it, caused a private inquiry
into the correctness of the facts to be instituted, and
liming found them established to his satisfici,el,
he refetecsi the whole affair to the King, who in
consequence caused his royal pleasure to be declared,
that Si- Robert Wilson should be dismissed the
service."
We see nothing to justify so harsh a measure it
the above were not —we fearlessly, however, assert
that the folloaiog is a far truer statement of what
really oecut
" The 11th of Augast was indeed a day fertile in t'pica of
snmes'"lg MIN ''tan regret ; since on account of the same
anvlety for rse preservation of htrnan 1"e, croled forth from two
honest liesi.s by it.: outrageoes proceedings. the country has Sr.
co aeti the double loss of a benevolent mag;strate, and a i;.,lant
raid 1601 cr. Robert Wilson was t.Jing with the other
genie:nen who attended to pay the last tisbute of respect to her
late Majesty. NVhen he heard the pistol shots he expressed a
desire go up to the spot, and asces:ain the cause of tiICTO.,
this friends would have &rained him, from constae,:ng that his
presence at such a me might, like many othcz innocent and
w.:11-ineant ac.s, be l-alde to malicious em4tructicm. This, Sir
Rubel. Wison declared to be v.:worthy his -caurd so long as
there nas a clian.v of ism 'n!.; (me or t'ssusulin4 ;I:e military
front 'lie smallest exercise of t:olence. lie therefore accosted the
commanding officer, elm* aak'ng him whether it was by his
orders that the soliliers tired. The officer replied Sir R.
then begged him for' Gdtl's sake to integer. and prevent tha
effusion of bloat.' file t ,ivs t".l, as oar intiomants have
as."-ed us, erase io.mt vmedlately, and by the ihtesoosition
of the (acerb."

Those who consider the Pcti)ctrators of Cie InaS
sure ut Manchester worthy of the thanks of the
rtay win, properly aril ecosistently,
punish such officious interference as this.

On Thursday a meeting was Gehl by the Direc.
tors of the Bank of England, fin. the purio,e
deviating' a ilitidend, ut which other n.atters were
incidentally introduced. It appeared from the
statement of the Chairman, that the project of re-
ducing an inimitable Bank Note,' after con4derab:e
expence hail been incurred, has fdled to realize
the expectations of the promoters of the phi,
but the Directors were de:m.e'ned to persevere in
producing a note that would answer the public ex-
pectatio.t. It was onto stated, t:lat the Bank were
most anxious to g:ve nktollie currency, not only fur
sma” notes, but notes of any anuaint, which would
protect the commuoity 4.0 m the acts and frauds of
iniquitous men: and it was rt,o ad lel, that the re-
sumption of cash payments had coo itleribly reduced
the numler of
The Judges upon the present Circuits have
noticed a pieveiling practice of convnitting prisoners
to gaol until the Quarter Sessions, although tae
Assizes may intervene before the Sessions. The
Lord Clef Justice Abbott, at the recent Assizes at
Shrewsbury, liberated lticie•rd II: 'l, with hi; with
and daughter, who had been so committed for want
of bail ; and at Staflbrd, Mr. 8..r0n Goicow, in his
Address to the July, srid that he obsetved there
were six persons in that Calendar ccmaining to take
the tiials at the ea..oing Sessions, according to
their commitments. Many Gentlemen among the
Grand Jul/ must k sow that ti•is was irregular
The Judges upon the Circuit were bound to deliver
the gaols of evety prisoner; and a Learned Judge
lately presiding in another county, had found it his
duty to discharge a number who had been similarly
committed. If the prosecutors did not attend before
the Court closed, the present six ptisuners would be
i; berated.

The Earl of Dublin, which we ore told is adopt-
ed by the King liar bis travelling title oa the Con-
tinent, was one of the titles of his late Royal Hy, 1-
nes .he Duke of Kent.