The National Register.
London, England, 1819-09-05 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Prince Leopola arrived on the 23d ult. at Kin-
rara, the Peat of the Marquis of Huntly, by whom
he was entertained with cottieh cheer, in a style
worthy of that hospitable Nobleman.

Sir Arthur we are concerned to state, is
seriously ill at Eastbourne.

The contract for the lottery was concluded on
Thursday. Sivewright is the suceessful contractor,
having acceded to the terms proposed by Lord Li-
velpool, which were 141. a ticket.
Gen. Dcvereux is said to have arrived at the
TuvistoA-hotel, Covent-garden, from Ireland.
The hop-picking %v.!, commence generally next
week: the duty is now laid at 200,000/.
We understand that it is in contemplation to
erect, by subscription, upon Aconbary Hill, Here-
fotdshire, a rough massy column, to commemorate
the battle of Waterloo. The Governor's of Guy's
Hospital have patriotically given the site and stone
for the purpose. We presume this pillar will be
similar to that upon Bryddir-hill, in Shropshire,
built to commemorate the battle of Lord Rodney.
There appears a complete reconciliation between
Sir Francis Burdett and Major Cartwright, whom
the worthy Baronet denominated his venerable
friend, in his speech on Thursday, in Palace yard
Mr. 11,;bliouse was introdticed in the Tavern to the
Major, by a mutual friend, previous to the Meeting,
with whom he conversed fir some time on the sub-
ject of Parliamentary Reform.
Mr. Harmer, the solicitor, avow:th:l by Mr.
West, of the Strand, left town !Ur Lancaster late on
Tuesday last—the former to give his professional as-
sistance with Air. Pearson to Mr. Hunt. They
were to arrive at Lancaster on Wednesday night.
The dodges were to open their commission and at-
tend divine service at Lancaster ou Wednesday; but
the Grand Jury wis=e nut to be sworn until Thurs-
day morning, when it was the intension of Mr.
Hunt, on the calling of the Grand Jury, to chal-
lenge such persons as migat be proposed as members
of it, against whom it was intended, in their capaci-
of Magistrates or members of Yeomanry corps, to
prefer bills of indictment under Lord Ellenborough's
Act, in consequence of the unhappy proceedings at
Nianclicster.

133,turnotomew FAIR —This annual festival of
profligacy and confusion commenced on Friday, with
all its gaudy splendour. A short titre before 11
o'clock, the Lord Mayor proceeded in state from the
Mansion-house, and after stopping pecording to old
custom, and partaking of a cool tankard with Mr.
13rown, the keeper of Newgate, the cavaleudt: moved
on to the usual place in Smithfield, when the casks.
wary ceremony took place, and the amusements im-
mediately commences!. His Lordship was received
with a mixture of applamet and disapprobation. In
consequence of the vioknrc that hat been committed
at souse of the fairs near the metropolis, his Lord-
ship provided an additional number of constables to
preserve the public peace.
DISTRESSING CASE. —On Wednesday afternoon
last, as Finkle and Jackson, two officers in tha em-
ploy of the Nlendicity Society, were coming through
the fields at the back of Sadler's-wells, they observed
an interesting female stretched across the path, quite
mute, and apparently dead: they were about to g.)
tar a surgeon, when the poor creature began to show
symptoms of returning animation, and accordingly
they took her up in their arms, and conveyed her to
a house in the neighbourluid, where, after taking
some refreshment, she was able to accompany them
to the Lace, in Ided-Lion-square. site gave her
name, Mary Smith, and said, that her husband, by
trade a bricklayer, had been dead about three months
when, being unable to support herself, or three chil-
dren, she had left the latter in Woolwich poorhouse,
and proceeded on tint to her husband's parish at
Dunstable ; but the overseers refused to relieve her,
unless she brought down her children. According.
ly, she was compelltxl to retrace her steps to town,
without a farthing in her pockets, and had reached
those fields, when nature being quite exhausted site
fainted away, and would have died, had it not been
fur the timely interference of the officers. The gen-
tlemen in attendance gave her food, and halfa.crown
for her present support, till she can be passed to her
family as comfortably as is in tae 'toner of the SJ-
ciety.

Last week a boy, named Paton, about 14 years
of uge, residing at Cairnbeddie, near Perth, whilst
amusing himself with a double pikchook, unfortu.
%lately swallowed it. The barbs of the hook
fastened so fir down in the throat, that nu instru-
ment could be applied to %infix them. In thisstute
of torture the boy was hr ught to Perth with the
end of the brass chain hanging out of his mouth,
but nothing effectual could be done for idai. Im-
mediately a number of people opened a suuscripti'm
for him, and he war. sent tam% Wednesday Mier-
noon for the Infirmary of f dinburgh, wh:re he
arrived on Thursday. A consultation was to be
held on his case immediately.