The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

tainly unlike a British officer. It is for Government
to apprize us, by the line of conduct adopted in this
instance, whether or not the military power is
to supersede the Constitution, whether or not
the wicommaided sword is to replace our Statutes,
whether or not the highest Civil Power we
know, is, in the person of a High Sheriff of
the first county in the Kingdom, to be set at
nought, and himself to be threatened with assassina-
tion by a lawless and infuriate soldiery. No praise
of the worthy Sheriff can reach his deserts—his
courage, coolness, presence of mind, and conciliation,
doubtless saved the flowing of torrents of blood on
Sunday last, and if England do not, in imitation of
the Roman senate, present her citizens with a civic
crown for saving the life of a fellow-creature, Mr.
IVaitliman's brow will be adorned with a chaplet of
gratitude, woven by the hundreds whom his firmness

saved from butchery in this instance—those who
would have been widoWs and orphans will pray for
the Preserver of their husbands and fathers, and the
recollection of the events of that day will solace him
at the most fearful period of his life—on his death-
bed.

We much fear the line of conduct Ministers
mean to adopt, may be anticipated from the tone of
my Lord Bathurst's reply to Mr. Sheriff Waithman's
statement—it is not so decided as the Letter of
Thanks of Lord Sidmouth, after the Manchester
murders, but it isinthe sane, key.—Mr.Waithman's
rejoinder will be read with pleasure, by all those
who would rather live under the Constitution, than
under the rule of Sword and Carbine. A partial
change of Administration, it is said, will take place
on the King's return from his Irish revelli ags.—We
shall hail with delight any change, by which may
be introduced a single Member to the Cabinet, who
would rather England should be ruled by Love
than Fear—who would prefer the adoption of
mcans to conciliate the affections of the people, to
making them the subjects from time to time of
Military Slaughter and Tyranny.

Loc.tl► NoTEs.—A public meeting was held on
Thursday, the 23d, in the Exchange dining roma,
Manchester (pursuant to a requisition) " to consider
of the measures necessary for securing a satisfactory
currency of these towns and neighbourhood, in con-
sequence of the cessation of the issue of small notes
by the Bank of England." The meeting was very
numerously and most respectably attended. About
half-past eleven o'clock the Baroughreeve was called
to the chair. A series of resolutions was then read
to the meeting, stating strongly the well known in•
convenience of a currency depending on private se-
curity. The eflicien t resolutions were the following:
" lhat the loliou ing declaration be adopted by the tut twig
and recommended to the inhabitants at large:—
" MA NCHNITER, Aun. 23, 1821.—We, the undersigned,
being deeply impressed with the inconvenience and danger
to be apprehended from the circulation of local notes in this
great mercantile town, do hereby declare it to he our inten-
tion nut to receive any such notes in payment after the lilst
instant, except iu caws of extreme neces3ily; in all %%Inch
sic pledge ourselves not to circulate such mutes."
Moved by Mr. Richard Owen, seconded by Mr.
Allen, and resolved unanimously—
" That the getalr men who signed the requisition for this
meeting be appointed a c 11111 l Mute, with power to add to
their number, tor the purpose of carrying the preceding re-
solutions into ellect, and of procuring the cooperation of the
nu•rchlmts and manufacturers, shopkeepers, and others, in
such steps as may he tbuudht tics eSgily with the view of ;ore-
venting the iutiod Lino of a dangerous and utr-atisfactory
currency into this important commercial district; and that
any tire may be competent to act."

SPORTING.—The Grand Jury of the county of
Bedford, at the late Assizes, entered into the fol-
lowing resolution:—
" We, the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury of the county of
Bedford, assembled at the Summer Assizes, having taken into
consideration the very backward state of the growing crops, and
the injury the cultivators of the land would therefore sustain, if
their farms were to be intetieted with by sportstmai so early as
the ist day of September, do resolve, that we will not begin to
shoot, and that we will make use of all legal means to prevent
others from shooting upon our estates respectively before Friday
the 1-stli of September, in the present year; anti we recommend
this present resolution to the adoption of the land owners in ge-
neral, for the protection of the farmers."

The St. Antonio, from Lisbon to Barcelona, was
captured on the ?9th ult. on the coast of Huelba, by
an armed brig, and a xebec under Spanish colour*,
which, after taking out the cargo, part of the pro-
visions, and plundering the crew and passengers,
allowed her to proceed, and she arrived at CAdis
the Stst ult.

A gentleman shooting grouse on the hills of the
Hon. W. Maule, last week, discovered a covey of
young partridges, almost full grown, a considerable
way in the Grampians, under the protection of a
muir-cock and hen. The old partridges were not
present. We leave it to naturalists to determine
whether the grouse had taken possession of the par-
tridges' nest, and hatched their brood; or whether
they had taken the brood under their protection
after the parent birds had been destroyed.
A snake's nest was last week discovered in the
vicinity of Truro. It was singularly constructed,
and contained 14 eggs, of a dirty white colour,
about the size of those of the blackbird. One of
the eggs being broken, a young snake. perfectly
formed, of a dark colour, was exposed to view, cu-
riously coiled round the inside of the shell. On
being freed from its confinement it raised its head
and unwound itself to the extent of six inches, with
all the activity peculiar to these supple animals.
A few days since, Mrs. Prowse, who lives at
Mount Edgcumbe Lodge, near Plymouth, left a
basket of live cockles outside the door, and on her
return found a robin which had flown into the
basket, vainly endeavouring to escape from one of
the shell-fish, which had caught the bird by the
foot, and preserved its hold with such teuacity, as
to deprive the little flutterer of two claws before he
could be extricated. _ _

It is said the King was not quite pleased with
the Bank of Ireland. Instead of shewiug the cash-
room in its proper form and appearance, it was con-
verted into a sort of theatre, in which his Majesty
was dwitibited. The Governors and Directors ap.
peat cd in their common habiliments, instead of being
full dressed, as was their duty. When they ushered
his Majesty to the apartment where the nutes were
struck off, the key was not to be found; and to
crown all, and accomplish the acme of their bad taqe,
they placed the chair for his Majesty behind tite
statue of his royal father, of blessed memory ! It
created a sensation which was visible; but, perhaps,
not clearly definable.

Anecdote of Lord Chiff Justice llolt..—Durin4
riot in Holborn, when the populace were about to
pull down a crimping-horse. a body of guards were
ordered to march from Whitehall to disperse Cie
mob. An officer was dispatched to the Lord Chief
Justice, to acquaint hint with the design, and to
desire him to send some of his people to attend the
soldiers, in order to give it'the better countenan:c.
The officer having delivered his message; the Lord
ChicfJustice said to him, " Suppose the populLee
should not disperse at your appearance, what are y
to do then !" Sir,'' answered the officer, "
have orders to fire upon them."—" Have you, 'Sir"
replied his Lordship, " then take notice of what I
say ; if there be cno man and you are triA
beibre me, I will take care you, and every solai._>r
of your party shall be hanged. " Sir," added he,
go back to those who sent you, and acquaint them,
that no officer of mine shall attend soldiers; and :et
them know at the saute time, that the laws of this
kingdom are not to be executed by the sword; these
matters belong to the civil power, and you have
nothing to do with them." Upon which he ordered
his tipstatfs with a few constables to repair to t!:.;
place ; and the minute they appeared there was an
end to the riot.

Extract of a letter from Barcelona, dated 15th
August :—" For eight days past we have been ti:i7.4
great alarm here, in consequence of symptoms of
yellow fever having broke out in cur port. 0.. r
authorities are taking every possible measure to rrc-
vent its reaching the shore, and we hope the evil
will be crushed in its infancy. Great numbers t'
the inhabitants have, however, precipitately left t;::
town, and still continue to leave it, as hitherto C:e
symptoms have nut diminished The counnuni.:.:-
lion with the shipping has been of course cut uti.
The Gaselc de France says, that the King of E
ae-
land will proceed to Vienna after his visit to hi, H..:»-
verian dominions. "It is expected that his Nlajc,ny
will arrive there about the 2Sth of September.—
Prince Esterhazy, who anlounced this news, 11,,s
given orders tiar the necessary preparations at his 5e..4
of Eissenstudt to receive George the Fourth, on 11:s
way thither. His Nlajesty will only make a short
stay amongst us, us he will depart early in October
to return to England, taking Paris in his rem:e
thither."

COLONIAL TIMBER DI:TY.
LIVERPOOL. Al:O. 27.
Treasury Carlsberg, Jay 9.
GENTLEMEN,.—I am directed by the LorilsConuniasioners
of his Nlajesty's Treasury to state to you. that it being Militia.
Bible for the masters of such vessels as left tile country pressoas
to the passing of the Act ut the present Ses,ion, 1 and 2 Gt.urge.
IV., cap. 31, for the purpose of loading timber in the Bih.sa
American Colonies, to be aware of the tee:Mations estab-
lished by that Act, their Lordships, therefore, desire that you
will tit-vents with the certificate required by the 11th section of
the said act, and with the oath ut the master as to the growth
and identity of any umber which may oc imorted from any
British colony or plantation in America, in all casks where nits
vessels importing use same shall arrive in a port of Great Briana
previous to the Ist day of September nest.
tbiiinvo •• S. it. LI;SHINfiTON."
of Customs."

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