The National Register.
London, England, 1816-02-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTEn. •

A General Court of Proprietors of Bank Stock was on
Thursday held at the Bank of England; when the following ,
propositions, contained in a letter signed " Liverpool and
N. Vancittart" were submitted by the governor:—"that the
Loan of 3,000,000/. without interest, which will expire in
April next, should be extended for two years certain, that is,
untill the sth of April, 1815. That 1,500,000/. of Exche-
quer Bills be now paid off, at 5 per cent. per annum interest.
That they should lend to Government 6,000,000/. on Exche-
qner Bills, at the rate of 4 per cent. for two years certain;
and, after that time, for three years longer, the power being
given to the Lords of the Tresury or the Director of the Banks
to have the same paid off, on giving six months notice."
The Governor also stated to the Proprietors, that, it was
the intention of Ministers to procure the continuance of the
Bank Restriction Act, which would expire in July next, 1)r
one year.
The resolution "That the Court do agree with the proposi-
eons contained in the said letter," was finally agreed to; Mr.
Grenfell, alone, holding up his hand against it.

An application has peon made to Government within these •
few days, to protect fotther the agricultural interests of the
country. It is, to prevent the importation of foreign butter
by a higher duty ; the present rate is a traction under ss. Qd
per cwt. which cannot be calculated to put the farmer of this
conntry on a fair footing with the Continental agriculturist, on
account of the heavy taxation. The Chancellor of the Exche-
quer listened with much attention to the application; it is of
peculiar interest to helm(' Every description of grain and
provisions, with the exception of this article, are altogether
prohibited, or viituolly so, by high duties.
SITICIDE.--On the 2(.3th of January, Mr. Charles Bradburn, with two
friends, rent to the masquerade; arid, after having supped, one of his
friends proposed to go no:ne with a woman caning herself Maria Bartrum,
and living in Crawford-otieet, Postman-square. Mr. Bradburn, his two
friends, and the woman, got into a coach to go to her lodging ; wlun two
other goitlemen forced theu:stlves into the coach, and would go with them.
When they arrived at her haigings, they found supper, &c. laid out in the
first style ; and after they had drank freely of wine, one of the persons who
had forced himself into their company, asked Mr. B. if he would throw with
dice for six dozen of claret or champaigne to treat the lady with : and the
foot-boy was ordered to go with a note to I.ong's Hotel, Bond-street, for
dice, backgammon-beard, cards, &c. which were brought. They threw
for the wine ; Mr. B. lost, end offered to pay the amount, which was re-
fused; Andrews saying l:c might to have an opportunity of winning in
return : they threw again, and played at cards, till the friends of Mr.
Bradburn advised him to desist, as he had lost sixteen hundred pounds to
Wallace, and had no chance of winning at all, and had lost two hundred
pounds to A. Mr. B. then gave admit on his banker to W. for two hun
Bred pounds, with a memorandum of acknowledgment for the remainder ;
and gave A. a draft for one hundred pounds, in part of the two hondri.d ;
when the party broke up. The friends of the deceased wrote to W. and A.
and informed them they would prosecute them if they proceeded any fur-
ther • and A. and W. agreed to give Mr. B. no more trouble, es the
dwells at the hanker's, which they. had received from him, had been
cashed. The friends of Mr. B. insisted that they should rettun the
rr.Dney a they said it was impossible, for they had divided it, and had given
the lady 1001. Notwithstanding their agreement not to trouble Mr. B.
any farther. they, on the 3d of February inst. called upon him, and said,
that if he did not pay the roil:tinder, they should insist upon the satisfac-
tion of gentlemen, and should expect his answer by Monday. It was
arranged by the friends of Mr. Beadburn, to meet on the iNforafay follow-
-44.1., and consider about procuring warrants to take the -party of swindlers
into custody ; but before they' met they received the intelligence of his
Laving destroyed himself: and the same day W. and A. went to the
house of the deceased, and was informed by the servant that his mas-
ter wiz no more. Warrants have since been issued, and the woman
wakapprehended by Lavender on 'Thursday morning, at her lodgings, and
v;s3 t.glzen to the Police Office, Queen-square ' • but no examination was
gow inva, and • she was remanded. While the officers were looking for
tliets persons at the west end of the town, they had the itnnudence to call
tit the brother of' the deceased ; and being tai that he was out at a
ation's, they went to him, and sent up a note to Mr. F. Bradhurn, that
they would esteem it a favour if ha would appoint time and place to meet
them. Dated Weddesday- evening,Stevens's Hotel, Bond-street.
They were informed, that it was impossible Mr. F. Br:v.lh= could hold
Any conversation with the murderers of his brother. They sent for gnawer,
that they would have satisfaction for the injury which had b:en done to
ewit folz.etiblo sharactm through the tvcdioJai of the •Papen.

Lluday being the day appointed for a battle between Car-
ter and a Black named Joseph, catered for by Richmond,
many thousands assembled on Coombe Warren. Betting •2
to lon Carter. Seconds, Crib and Shelton for Carter, and
Richmond and Oliver ibr the Mail.

ROU N DS.
1. Carter limed a smart blow On the Black's eye. The Black went io
over-handed and hit short left and right, and a sort of rally followed. C. 67-
ter got his adversary's head under his left arm, and was punishing with
tl:e right, when the Black shewcd strcr..7A h and extricated himself.
2. The Black received the hit again with Carter's left hand. A close took
place, and Carter was thrown.
3. In this round there was a smart rally, in which the Black hit his
best with tint;th determination: in a close both were down.
4. Although Carter waa open-mouthed, his adversary had neither science
nor quickness to du any thing. In a close the Black hat, Carters head el:-
, chequered, hat the latter got down.
5. The Black was knocked down for the first time, and turning him-
self into a seat , he-looked round as if to find a way out.--Seven to 2 on.
Carter.
C. Equally distressed for wind, bGai made hits, but the Black threw
iiii adversary.
7. Carter made one hit, when the Black ealberately looked cit co:: ...3 e
best place to lay down after he had trot on his knees, for it was not tLe
eTect of any blew.—Ten to 4 on Carter.
S. Carter pushed him down with the right hand.
j. The Black laid hold of Carter's left timid, as lA was about. to hit.
On receiving a blow, the Black pat hi!: hand to his.mouth and deliberately
' walked away. The seconds threw up their hats for vivtcry, and Carter
jumped out of the ring; but a: the Black did not mean to give it in, they
Iwent to it again, and after fighting 94 minutes in the whOe, Crater wria
proclaimed the winner. The battle was for a purse of 25 guineas and a.
stake of 25 a side. •

A second CAI., was fou2,lit between Ballard a little Westmin-
ster man, and a voting, Jew sailor. It was bravely maintained
for 45 minutes; when- the Jew, who was- backed at three to 1,
over-reached in hitting with his left hand, and the shoulder
bone slipped. Here the b►tric of coin se ended.

It is not perfectly correct, that the circulation of English news
papers has been prohibited in France ; but they arc now sub-,
ject to a posta2c which amounts almost to a prohibition;
about five shillings on each paper.
The Duke de one of the most distinguished Oppo-
sition Members of the House of Peers in Fiance, left Party on
the 21st tin. Italy, in order to celebrate his marriage with Ma--
demoiselle de Stael; a lady well known and much admired Ilk
England, both for her remarkable personal attractions and great
intellectual endowments.
We are assured that the dramatic writer, Kottebne, has dies
at Konigsberg.
It is reported that Admirai Sir Richard King is to succeed
the late Sir George Burhon on the East India station.
Some days ago it was contradicted, from authority', that Idorti,
Kinnaird had received directions to quit Paris; yet kfters front
Paiis now positively state, that his Lord.hip gale a- ball last-
'l huriday se'nnight, and, in the midst of thedancitv, reeeived.
orders to quit Pars. is 48 hours. lie was to leave Patis bait
-
Satu day.
Admiral Lord Flood, who died lately at the very advanced age
of 92, was supposed to have had one of the lat. test and lottgeSe
noses in the kingdom. One day when he was dividing iti the
House of Commons, an acquaintance said to kin—"l atirsur--
prised to sec you amongst the Apo' ; I should have thought, ..‘otr•
would have been led by the No-s."
On Thursday afternoon, the sentence pronounced by the*
rrevotal Court of Paris,. on Magloire, the assassin,• was earl ied
int execution in La Place de Greve, in the presence of an fm-
menie multitude. The criminal did not seem, to be affected
either by the exhortations of the priest who at:ended him in
his last moments, or at the dreadful prepai at ion for the punish-
ment. When be reached the tilot of the scaffold, he viewei
the fatal instrument with the gteatest assurance and-inch ffer-
ence He mounted the ladder in a hurried manner, and when
the executioner was fastening him to the board, be bowed to
the right and-left, to salute the populace. exclaiming, •• Fare-
well society t' Then addressing himself- to the exneutioner,
.said—" Let us make hat

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