The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-30 00:00:00


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The following is a copy of a very singular docu-
!tient, namely, a letter from Mr. Sautin,iwhile At.
torney General of Ireland, to Lord Norbury.* It
was picked upon the quay of Dublin about 10 days
awn, and is now deposited with Mr. O'Gorman, as
security to the Catholic Board. We are assured,
from a quarter on which we can rely with perfect
mfidence,that there is no doubt of its authenticity.
It has made a prodigious sensation in Ireland:—
Dublin, August 9.
Mitt LORD NORBURY,—I transcribe for you a very
sinsible rant Ot. I.ord Itosse's letter to meAs hoed Noibury goes our circuit, and as he is personally
argainted with the gentlemen td• our county, a hint to hum may
be of use—he is in the habit of talking individually to them in
his chamber at Philipstowri, and if tie were
that to impro.s upon
them the consequence of the measure. via. however
may think otherwise, the Catholics would, in spite of them, elect
Catholic members (if such were eligible); that the Catholic
members would then have the nomination of the Sheriffs, and in
many instances erhaps of the Judges, an ti that the Protestants
would be put in pthe back ground, as the Catholics were form erly.
I think he would bring the effect of the measure home to them-
selves, and satisfy them that they could scarcely submit to live
in the country if it were passed.
So far Lord Bosse; but what he suggests in
another part of his letter—
" That if Protestant gentlemen who have votes, and influence,
and interest, world give these venal members to understand, that
if they will
.purchase Catholic votes, that by betraying. their
country and its constitution they shall infallibly lose theirs, it
would alter their conduct, though it could neither make them
tioneFt or respectable."
If yuu will Judiciously administer a little of this medicine to the
King's County, or any other Members of Parliament that may
fall in your way, you will deserve well.
I spoke to Moore, relative to the O'Brien suit; he must get
fee for cite brief, and be satisfied. I shall take care of it.
Many thanks for your letter, and its good intelligence. front
Mara Born. Jebb is a most valuable fellow, and of the sort
that is much wanted.—Atiectionately and truly vours,
NI. SAU BIN.
• This is the letter alluded to by Mr. Brougham in the Douse
of Commons un Friday night.

SwenEN.—lly accounts dated the 14th of June,
received from Stockholm, it appears that Sweden has
suffered, and on the same day, two dreadful confla-
grations. On the 12th, at a quarter past six in the
morning, a destructive fire broke out in the city of
Stockholm, in the quarter of Blasicholmen, nearly
the centre of which fell a prey to the devouring
flames. The Stockholm church, the school-house,
the bridge of Skepsholuten, together with all the
magazines of firewood, planks, coals, tar, &c. and
many vessels, among which was a large English brig.
have been consumed, The loss estimated by the
merchants alone is estimated at from 400,000 to
500,000 dollars. That of the Crown, arising from
the destruction of the latter magazines of corn, has
not been ascertained. Two days utter this calamity,
advices were received at Stockholm of the occurrence
of a still more terrible conflagration in the city of
Nordkiping, which had consumed nearly 400 houses
and two churches. The tire was still raging when
the courier left Nordkioping, St) that the full extent
of the damag:: could not ha known. The English
brig burnt at SioAltolot, wa,: the Charles Williams,
of S 5) tuns, bAtmging S:liel,l3. It was com-
pletely burnt to the water's elge ; and the captain,
with his wife and crew, with difficulty escaped with
their lives.

TUE LICENSING STSTEM.—A short time ago an
old established tavern, hitherto we believe of very
good repute, called the Army and Navy Coffee-house,
near the bottom of St. Martin's-lane, was shut up
in consequence of the failure in business of the land-
lord. A Mr. Joggers, who had been long in the
trade, determined to try his fortune in it, and he
purchased, the lease, fixtures, &c., and having ex-
pended some money in fitting up and improving the
house, he opened it, and in due time made applica-
tion to the licensing magistnttes of St. Martin's
larish, of whom Sir Richard Birnie is one, to have
the license transferred from the thriller holder of it
to himself. To his astonishment, however, the ap-
plication met with a peicmptory refusal on the part
of the magistrates to transfer the license ut all, anti
for that refusal no reason was assigned. The fact
being communicated to the solicitor, who, on behalf
of the body of licensed victuallers of London, are
watching the bill now in progress through the
House of Commons, for the better regulation of the
licensing system, one of them, Mr. Goddard, waited
upon Sir Richard Birnie. Mr. Goddard opened his
mission by informing Sir Richard that he called upon
him in order to know from himself if lie ref Used, and
if he still persisted in his refusal, to grant the trans-
fer license to Mr. loggers, of the Army and Navy
Coffee-house ? Sir Richard Birnic replied in the
affirmative. Mr. Goddard—l have another question
which I think it my duty to put, and I wish to do
it quite respectfUlly, I assure you. Do you give any
reason for refusing the license ? Sir R. Birnie—
No ;I do not. Air. Goddard—Then am Ito under-
stand, Sir Richard, that you refuse to grant this
license, and that you do not choose to give any reason
why you refuse it? Sir R. Birnie—l shall not
answer that question. Mr. Goddard—l am. bound
to tell you it will be my duty to communicate this
to the committee. Sir R. Birnie—You are perfectly
at liberty to communicate what you please to the
Committee. Here the colloquy ended, and Mr.
and Mr. Cadard withdrew,

>not..

TUE NATIONAL REGISTER.

PREROGA•IIVE COURT, WlMaksltaY, Just gO.
PRINCESS OF7CUMBERLK I),
On this cause being called on, Sir J. IsSicholl delivered
the judgment of the canal.
learned Judge said, this was an application made
to die court fur power to call the King's Proctor to see a
paper, which purported to be the last will and testament
of his late Majesty, propounded and proved In solemn
form of law. The Proctor fur the party making the ap-
taxation alleged dial his late Majesty plied on the 29th of
January, 1820, leaving his eldest son, his present Majesty,
his lassiel heir and successor, entitled in right of his
Crown to all his personal estates ttttt lisposed of ; and that
his late Majesty made a testament, dated the '2d of Julie,
1774, by which lie bequeathed to his niece Olive, dough.
ter to his brother of Cumberlswid, 15,
00111. which
commanded his successor to pay, but dill not appoint any
executors, 110 f dispose of the residue of his property.
'lite Proctor, in sapped of these allegations, e
i pnutsupport in the
testament so alleged, and also several attolavit
of it, and prayed the court that his Majesty's Ptuctor-
Generic' should be cited to appear, and do as to law and
justice appertained. 'Flue lestainentat y 11301 was al-
leged to he signed by his late Majesty, and witnessed by
the late Mr. Dunning, Au affidavit of the pasty, praylug
the assistance of the roust, was Also lint in, which stated. I
that on te evening of the Lith of Ma, 1615, th Duke
of Kelith being then at tier bonee in Seyymour-place e, Lord
Warwick called on her, and after °Wanting from her aid
the Duke of Kent a solemn decleratiou not to disclose the
matter he was going to com 1111 l Ideate till after the King's
death, lie hammed her and the Doke it Kent of her illus-
trious birth—that she was the daughter of the Duke of
Cumberland, brother to the late Majesty; mid that a
paper in proof of the fact was Itift iu Isis possession by the
late Lord Chatham, and the Rev. Ur. Wilmot, to be kept
pulsate till the demise of the King. learned Jitrlge
here read the paper., Which 11NS been often before the
public, and said, the only question at present before the
comt was, whether the court was warranted by law to
issue the 'nines% prayed for. It was scarcely necessary
to say, that iss tt itt g or withholding the process was not a
b
matter of hoice or discretion iu the count, ot of justice
and dusty.c It Was not, however, necessary that the court
should now deride un all the parts of the allegations—die
rights of the Sovereign to dispose of his personal property
by will, would be a matter that would come more formally
before the court in another stage of the proceeding, sup-
posing the court to grant the peocess prayed for ;
and the
geuutueuess of the testament would be the final question
for its consideration; too thew points, therefore, the court
abstained from pronomichig any opinion. ll'he all, gallons
state, that his late Majesty did not appoint any executors,
nor dispose of the residue of his property, to which his
successor became entitled, in right of his crown ; and the
paper propounded commanded his Majesty's heir and
suceeesur to pay the MOH ut money now claimed. This,
theiefore, was hot a claim made on any subject, but a
direct demand on the present reigning Stows eigu ; and
the process played for was, in tact, against the Sovereign
himself, although in form it was to cite lois Majesty's Proc-
tor. The History of the Wills of the Kings of England,
from the time of Alfred the Great to the present day, had
been examined by counsel; and 110 instance of
probate of any of them being taken in that court, much
less of probate being taken ars against the reigning Sove-
reign. One instance was oh record in tile dulls of Par-
liament, where it was stated, as is the first year of Henry
Ilse Filth, that Hotly the Fent th having made a Will, mid
appoutteil redctors, who tefueed to act, from an depre-
bunion that the effects would not he sufficient tii pay the
bequests, it was agreed that the Atelthishop of Under-
busy should older the OLIO,. to be edit, for the purpose
o: dist ribution ; which, however, was presemed toy Henry
the Fifth taking the died*, and paying the value fur
them, to lie applied to the purposes of the will. In
that
case subjects were interested as eseentoss, and there is
ito case which hiss any, the least.analogy to the peewit iu
a space of 400 yea's. 'rise only royal will found iii the
tomtits of the moult is that of Henry the Eighth, a copy
of which it tlfitOtilesl, lifOlniirly tor safe keepitig, us it
does lot appear that probate of it was ever grunted is.
applied fur. It was tile object of she statute lit ihr 2 to
of tlenry the Eighth to cut out appeals io Rome *die.. 101.
reigning Sovereign was become the head ut the Chinch,
but not to subject bias to the ortlioasy jot isiliction of that
count. If trues as al vied, that li) die constitution of
this country the Sovereigue at all tosses euisseseed tilt' right
of making their wills; aid w the libeesitti of (tit Ihaid the
Second there was an antes in the lulls ut lumber iiem Mat
Kings might lawfully make a testaincut Anil slow ifis
staces had been produce, pai tirade' ly Of Cieli,gt•
the n
First, who made a wilt,d yet no instance cot& ue ttttt
of probate 114Vitig been granted, which must iie cott,l •01FSSI
as strong evidence that the court had Ito Jul. isiiiciims
'Fite Archbishop of Cetiteroury's Cutlet of Ps erogaiis into
no connection with die prerogative of the crown; it was
a court of iulertot jitriedictiou,end liable tube contruuled
by the Kim 'a Coots Cliatieety and the Exclicipter.—
'ilie leached Judge lucre read Illackstosie's ACCOIllit Of air
tights and prerogatives of the kingly office—the King is
eisprense head of the realm w all inducts civil mid cede-
sietetical—lie can do no n rong—he cannot even imagine
any wiong. 'Fo call ou the King by the present process
and pm luta in contempt fur disobedience iu the truer of
the court, WAS tau Ckliavitgant to be thought of, thou foie
the petition was that die King's Proctor should be called
; but the difficulty was the seine; it tie Kihig's Proems-
reps eaents the King, he cannot be put iu contemet, and
it lie duce not, be cannot baud the hing• Inoue uses itU
precedent tor melting the !bug's Punter a deirsidasit to
bind the King iu pelsonal matters—he was the King's law
agent in that Colo t to asset t the rights of the hung, but
nut to appear as a delendaiit. The long. may voluntalily
become a plaintiff, but cannot be made a delendatit by
compulsion. lie King can do no wrong, and if applica-
tiou uc made avemding to the fora of the constitittni,
real justice will be dour. What the real justice of the
case utay be, the COMA lies not authority to decide, and
is, theroute, humid by lwa to reject the player ut
toe
'etittuti.

`
A duel took place on Friday morning, on Finchley
Common, between Cupt. and 21r. M—d—s,
in consequence of a dispute at the Opera. The first
fire wits without effect, in the second the Captain
was slightly wounded in the side, but not so as to
prevent him walking away.
The Esprigle, of 18 guns, Capt. H. T. Browne
Collier, is fitting at Portsmouth, fur du; Cape of
(loud Hope station.

4.4

FASHIONS FOR JULY.
MOItNESG DRESS.—Titt morning dress is composed t
colonnade stripe muslin, worked round the bottom to cures-
pond wit's the stripe, and trimmed with four narrow is urk
flounces, the upper one finished with a double row of cotrwards
od. rie
body fastens behind, plain and high, but a little open
the throat; trimmed with the same delicate work that
steco-
rates the cape, in which there are two rows, separated by a
pulling of plain book-muslin, through which a lilac ribbon is
drawn. The cape is square at the shoulder, where it finishes ;
but the upper row of trimming is c.ontinued to the bottom of
the waist, adding to the gracefulness of the form. The sleeve
is worked at the end, and tied with lilac ribbon at the wrist ;
above which, the work is arranged in a double angle trimmed,
from each of which is suspended a small cord tassel. The cop
is elegantly simple, of the cottage form, and composed of beau-
tiful India worked 111t1Silt1 and Mechlin lace, tastefully deco-
rated with fancy lilac ribbon. Shoes, lilac kid.
EvENING Mass.—Hound dress, of delicately striped net,
over a satin slip ; the bottom of the dress extended its a doubld
toulean of rich white satin; above which are elegant festoons,
arranged transversely, of puffed tripe blare, confined disgorsal:y
by three narrow roaleaus of white satin, and finished at the top
with small clusters of the blue consols obis, The cursoge dis-
plays the chastest taste, cat rotted, and edged with a Tubing of
the finest fulk ; the stomacher is formed of fear rows of six
minute folds of white satin. net appearing between each row.--
The tasteful trimming round the back, over the shoulder, and
uniting with the stomacher to the bottom of the waist,- is com-
posed of short rows of folded satin, separated by the net at
equal distances, and edged with blond, of a rich and elegant
pattern. The sleeve short and fall, confined by convolroluseis
and divisions of small folded satin, which is again intersected by
cheseronels. Head-dress, turban of cerulean blue and white
(rips line, and two white ostrich feathers. The hair parted in
front, and elegant ringlets on each side. White satin shoes,
long white kid gloves. Necklace and ear ring of pearl and •

&Wt.
BO SI'•• s.rttEET. •
A few evenings-since, an application was made to the-
sitting magistrate at This office, to issue his warrant for
the apprehension of Nilsen—, a young lady, the sister et
an actress of great celebrity, for stealing several Chins
cus and mincers, and also various chimney ornameets ;
the most extraerdieary part oh which was, that the eliarze
was pi cies red by her own mother, to whom • the articles
alleged to have been stolen were said to belong. It wa,,
however, represented in jestitication of resorting to so
harsh a measure, that Bliss B. hail clipped from her fricatils,
and unless she was reclaimed to their protection, her ruin
would inevitably be consummated. Under so lendable an
intention, the warrant was immediately granted, and
placed iii the hands of one of tars pi incipal officers, who
proceeded to the excretion of it directly ; and Laving site-
eeeded without the least diffimlty in the caption of the
fair delimplent, conveyed her in his safe custody to :he
office, and bi ought her before the magistrate. She eo-
teted the office leaning on the arm of a Mr. B—, a gentle-
man well known in the feshioneble world, and her ap-
pearance was exceedingly interestmg and prepossessitig.
site was attended by a female servant. Her mother en-
tered the office 'leanly at the same time, accompanicd• by
Mr. C., au eminent solicitor, who appeared professionally
on hen behalf. In consideration of the sex mid aitatation
of Nliss 8., she was not placed et the bar, lint was prl
mititl to stand in front of the bench, a place esti illy
allotted to witatesseS. She appeared very HIM,
and eitiltarressetl. The officer litre prodder.' a number
or cups snot sasteere, and sonic Is .ning clinnisey ornaments,
which 154.4 larenfoitna/ in the lodgings occupied by Nliss Bb
Mrs. 11. thin slated, illat the sevcrel articles produced •
hehntged to her, and that her daughter bad lactate then]
from het smut short time since.
Misr. It. oleo advanced to the front of the table, anal
wit ii ai ....tier; Cul • • City asserted that the thing., hi-
; Coat Or had piirchaseil them w ith money
slime .o acv Iriends.'flits she could prove by tlie
tstimmy or i.es sevalit, who was tiseu called, and irom
tier acteitiot t it peered that she was living with Mrs. 13,
ate s.errant at Inc tune tine articles were purchased*. she
deposed to being present whet+ Miss B. purchased •the
cups anal saucers, and beet al Nits. B. remonstrate with tier
,012 liter fur spending her money in so foolish a 111111;1er ;
the things were always consideted as Is7lotigitie, to Nl.sa
IS., and when the witness was sent to loin): them away
i'audi the mother's house, not the slightest objection was •
ilia ie.
di.., 8., being urged to speak for herself, evinced
ereat telectance, and on being again reque• teal, ottiLt
lulu tears, and said—`f I canto:; indeed I cannot." 'l:.a
%%toothy magistrate desired her in e pose herself, and
hormely ordered a seat to be pioesited for her. which
ai
tieing sought, she said, after some hesitation, •` I do use
aunt, I am bound to preen ye sileutc, since my asvis Ceti-
inlet lie. tl. to be jostdied. The easou which forced me
from isty mothrt'a house was the cotttruned persist:ill:oils I
received fa owl the addresses of Lord P." Miss B. tin tin
staled, that her mother had frequently advised kyr to
beeutue Lord P.'s mistress, who world, in that ewe, settle
on {ler 5i.(11. a year for life, and it was her mother's collo i-
uuahy itaging her to accede to this proposal that dett: •
411111.211 hci to leave her home.
Mrs. 11. strongly denied this; anal accused her tianchter
of several indiscretions, 1114! mutual ree'rnl.iltat tuns ne. e
excliatiged on both sides, which the magistrate ended
by
asking how old niss B. was; and being told that :lie was
lifteee, said he was exceedingly shocked at what lie ;141
heard, and that a girl so young should have expeticoceal
what she had, if brilef was to use attached to the at
lions of Alias B. A patent had indult steal au isiteileon t 5
CO tttt iv e at the prostitution of her chile : hr del eat wise
to proceed ally feather, he hail limiting to do will. tt. It
ors the luovirove ut another court to enturce that mea •
sure, ii Miss B. should be averse to it.
Mies 11. strongly protested that she would not go horns
to her mother, and it was afterwards agreed toot she.
should he placed under the care of a female friend who
%as approved if by both parties, Mr. B. undertakiag to•
be auswet able for every expellee. The parties matt tett,
the tidier.

Mr. Green, the ceronaut, has made a larger an&
more magnitient balloon than ever yet was built in•
Europe, with which he will ascend on the anniver—
sary of his Majesty's Coronation, from some part of
L ti►e metropolis.