The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-13 00:00:00

MR. MINT'S ANSWER.

P; Norfolk :street, Strand; Sept. 0.
Iv Loan,—When I deli.ered to your Lordship the Re-
monstrance unanimously agt el-it to at the Meeting held in
Palacc-yard, on Monday last, address: 1i Li? the Prince Regent,
yon pt.:nuked me that you would read a over, and if it did
not contain any inirroper language, you %%mild deliver it into
the hands of his Thiyal Ibelmess, and that you would give me
au answer i!1 the course of 3 days.
Late last evening 1 received a leiter, signed, " Henry Clive,"
which cotes that your Lordship had instructed him to say,
that you Ilia not think yourset:.it liberty relay the same bef are
the Prince Regent, becaus.• it purported to be " the Declara-
tion and Remonstrance of the inhabitants of the Cities of
London and Westminster, and parts adjscrat; which descrip-
tion was evidently and notoriously untiue."
Now, my Lord by what means your Lordship ascertained
the fart that the perm's who attended the Meeting in Palace-
yard were not inhabitants of Lontku and Westminster, and
parts adjacent, I know not ; but this Ido know, that those
persons who proposed and seconded " the Declaration of
" our manifold Grievances, and the Itemonvtrance against the
" cruel. illegal, and unconstitutional acts of the corrupt ••••
" and •I's that had been so long imposed upon his Royal
" Highness the Prince Regent by the great and overwhelm-
" ing Borough Proprietors of this Country," 6tc., were in-
habitants of the Cities of London and Westminster, and parts
adjacent ; and I believe that almost the whole of the 5 or
6,000 persons at the meeting, who unanimously sanctioned
the same, were also inhabitants of London and Westminster,
and parts adjacent. However, as your Lordship has declined
to deliver the Declaration and Remonstrance to his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, I will trouble your Lord
ship to return me the original document that 1 left with yon,
that I may, agreeable to the instruction of that meeting, take
some other method of laying it before his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent. _

I am, my Lord,
Yotor Lordship's most obedient and inmA humble servant.
o Lord Viscount Sidutouth. H. HUNT.

CAUTION.—A respectable shopkeeper of Norwich has been
fined NI. under the following eiretunstances, whirl. will
probably be considered exceedingly hard upon the industrious
individual. It appears, that, for the sale of any article of
silver, weighing five dwts. it is necessary for the vendor to
take out a licence. The party in question sold a silver pencil-
case under ignorance of the existence of auclr a law, and be_
came the victim 014 COllllllOll informer.
A large supply of onions has recently arrived from Spain ;
and a considerable quantity from France and Flanders are
expected, which will doubtless reduce the enormous prices
asked in our markets, in consequence of the failure of the beds
in this country.
The quantity of fruit in Scotland this year is so abundant,
that the orchards on the river Clyde only. including those
situated between Glasgow and Hamilton, have been sold fur
nearly 11,0001.
_

The la.te rains have been pretty general all over the
country, and have been of the most essential benefit to
vegetation.
The sum carried off by the Treasurer of the Journeymen
Spinners, at Manchester, was ICOI.
Last week, a clothier of the name of William Proctor, of
Puddey, in order to !prevent an execution being levied upon
his effects, burnt all the furniture in his house, and afterwards
!nought out into the street his 1001114, jennies. and other imple-
ments of trade, of which lie made u bonfire, to the great
amusement of himself and , who hailed the exploit with
shoots.

TOWER GuosT.—For several nights past this spectre has
made his appearance again, after an a:yeenee or two 'ears, on
his oil chosen spot, near the Jewel Office. He appears about
two o'clock in the morning. he sentry was so alarmed, that
lie quitted his post and ran to the Guard-house, to inform his
Officer. One man of stout courage attempted to seize
but by means of his invisible coat he made his escape. What
renders it rentarkablel,, the Guards that ate on duty now were
quartered there before.
Monday morning, Cornell, the gamekeeper of -- Chater, Esq.
of Bicknell. Kent, who had rendLred himself very ebnordous to
poachers, walking in his master's grounds, was attache.' by two fel-
lows, who were discovered by him committing dep7edra ions. He
attempted to take them into custody ; when they beat and kicked hint.
in the most inhuman manner. left him on the ground for dead and
decamped. The gamekeeper was found by his fellow-servants, and
was immediately conveyed to his master's house, when a surgeon was
sent for to attend him. Ile was able to describe the villains, and
officers have b.:em sent from town to endeavour to apprehend them.
A practice has exi-teel for a considerable time past, among boys,
and persons who keep (Junkies and ponies,- of plundering waggons and
carts coming into town, of hay which is generally placed in the tail of
the vehicle. Thursday, a boy stole front a waggon in Kent-street, as
much hay as he could c irry in his arms ; being discovered, lie was
taken before a magistrate. and committed for the robbery.
Exce.ssive BRITTAI.ITY.—A few days sine,. a quarrel arose be-
tween ;,I) elderly man, nanwd James Collins, and his son-in-law,
whir resides near Lambeth Cant ch ; from high word, they proceeded
to blows ; and during the army the sou-in-law, Joseph Wood. hit a
pieee of flesh out of the check of hie tather-in-law, which dreadfully
di k.qtreti his face, and put him to the !tura horrible pain. . war-
rant has been issued to apprehend the offender.
In Saturday afternoon a azil dressed man cued nt the Fountain
Tavern, in Cath.rine Street. and requeated to tool. at the Newspaper ;
after remaining a few minutes, to can out Jail he the Paper at the
hae, On the waiter going into the roam, he discovered he had stolen
four French window curtains.

On Monday nitett ...rehouse of Mr. I,sing. in Leman Street.
kW:in.:eh:qv!, was broken open. and tittlbs. kat' toborco eJrtitil oA
by the robbers The sane: pr..itiser were plundered about six %%eas
itorif a trench larger quanthy; awl. about a for tniirlit ago, of 1001bs.
rntimitmli,y.
().1t o the Paris journals says •• the Ett,„-li.;, Captain Maxwell is
. ~:a rat at ept, in order to ',rover from the wounds be received in
',don at the r. ritrl of the elctivos."
true boll has been tband oy the Grand Jury of Middlesex against
Hurry aunt, for as asaault upon Mr. Dowling.