The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-30 00:00:00

ATIONA I. REGIS'

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A vacancy in the Charter House having occurred by the deafk
of Lord Viscount Melville, the Governors met last week to elect
a new Governor. There were two candidates—the Archbishop
of York and the Earl of Harrowby. The votes were equal, sevea
and seven ; in which case, by the Statutes, the nomination deo
valved on the Prince Regent, in behalf of his Majesty. His
Royal Highness, not choosing to give a preference to either of
the two distinguish,d persons, nominated his own personal
friend, Earl Moira, whali accordingly the new Governor of the
Charter House.
Large sums have been lately paid at the Custom-house and
Excise-office in Exchequer Bills, op account of their being to be
purchased at a discount. On Saturday, however, they rose gar
dually, and, at the close of the market, a few bargains were done
at par. Until very lately, they were issued at ss. premium.
Government, it is said, have it in conteniplation to raise the in-
terest to the old standard ; 5Ad per day.
• It is said that Marshal Sir W. C. Beresford is now on his way
fr(„m'porttgal to Ireland, to oiler himself, in person, a Carie,idate
for the (...:o11;y of Waterford,
The. House of Commons have made the following Resolution
a standing Older:—" Resolved, That all Petitions for private
Bills be presented 'within fourteen days after thefarst Friday in the
nest, and every future cession of Parliament."
A seizure took place on Thursday, by the Sheriffs and proper
Officers, of the plates and rot;s, at the Fleet prison, that have
been issued in imitation of the notes of the Bank of England. It
is understood that an indictment will be preferred against the
parties concerned in issuing them. '
Tit r. FLYING TAILOK.—The promised attempt at flying, by
the tailor, BUBLINGEN, at Ulm, on June 1
~ with the wings he
had made, did not prove successful. He placed biu'self on the
walls of the town, at the edge of the Danahe, for the purpose of
flying over that river; hut no sooner had he leaped truni the
wall than one of his wings broke, arid he fell into the mat! r, :Led
nnist have been drowned had not some beats gone to bis assist-
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A marriage was celebrated last month at Paris, between s
wine-merchant and a female, who, disguised in male attire; bad
served in a regiment of hussars six years, and during that that
given such proofs of valour, that she had been raised from th;
ranks to a captaincy. In a late action in Spain, she waa wounded
in the breast, which led to a discovery of her sex, and she was:
permitted to retire upon hzdf-pay.
To Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Agriculturists in general.—
Al 4 era long and very expensive series of experiments, the Ad-
vertiser has succeeded in producing an article of Manure very
far superior to any thing ever yet offered to the Agricultural
World. Thoroughly convinced of the merits of the article, he
only requests of those Gentlemen, who have the Interests o' Agri-
culture really at heart, a lair trial.—For partictthrs as to price.
&c. &c. apply between ten and four, Phoenix Soap 14autifactory,
Well-street, Goodman's-fields, near the London Docks, I .onda
Etsniux.tueL ELL) PEM EN T..--LOrd Deerhurst, and Lady
Mary Veauclerk, the daughter of the Duke of Albau's by his
first wife, went off on Friday night, upon a matrimonial escut-
sion to Scotland. Matters were in a train for a union between
the parties, with the consent of their respective families, but as
the " law's delay" is proverbial, the lovers preferred a more ex-
peditious course.
PadviNclAL Boximo.—An obstinate battle for twenty guineas
a ride, and a purse of ten guineas, was fought on Sat tir.:ay at
Wooten Moad, Chalfont, Bucks, betwixt Sweet, the Bath
waiter, of provincial lame, and George Godsall, an athl, tic
bargeman above six feet in height. Weight opposed to science,
and the latter, with game, won Sweet the battle. In the first
quarter of an hour the strength of Godsall was served about the
head of his antagonist, the blows being too heavy to stop, but in
the middle of the battle Godsall's jaw was broke, and he became
weak from loss of blood. Sweet fought on the defensive, and
made some good hits by science, and after three quarters of an
hour's fighting, he won the battle by throwing his adversary in
a wrestle. In imitation of the London school, the winner was
taken off the ground in a gentleman's carriage.
Lord Louth appeared in the Court of King's Bench, Dublin,
Wednesday week, to receive judgment, for abuse of his authority,
and oppression as a Magistrate, in 1 in issuing a warrant
against Mathews, his tenant, and having him arrested and com-
mitted to Dundatk gaol for an alledged felony, of having cut
timber upon his Lordships estate. The Court, notwithstanding
that a compensation of 300/. had been made to the prosecutor,
besides paying his costs, sentenced his Lordship to be imprisoned
three calendar months.
Tuesday week, as a jobber of the name of Doe was driving
seven calves to Bury in a cart, some sparks from a lighted pipe,
which he held in his mouth, communicated with the straw (him-
celf being asleep.) in consequence Aix of the calves were burnt to
dtatb, and the jobber was severely burnt in the aim