The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-29 00:00:00

Trill NATIONAL REGISTER.

The disappearance of the son and heir of a late emi-
nent banker is the topic of conversation in every circle ;
and it is with feelings of the deepest regret we state,
that no tidings have been received by his distracted
lady since Tuesday, the 11th ult. On the preceding
Tuesday he dined at the Red Lion at Petney ; to which
place he proceeded from Piccadilly on foot, having been
seen on the road. Mrs. D. is uow at the residence of
her sister, in Gower-street, Bedford-street. Although
I 0001. reward are offered, not the slightest intimation
is given. It is greatly feared that the unfortunate in-
dividual has been robbed and murdered. There are
daily communications made from the domestic estab-
lishtnent at the villa, in the Isle of Thanet : a faint
hope being entertained that Mr. D. (who was at times •
rather eccentric in his deportment) might yet reappear.
Since the demise of his truly philanthropic father, Mr.
D. passed his time almost %%lolly in seclusion from the
world --Morning Paper.
On Friday night an alarming disturbance took place
in the Borough, it appears that Mrs. I.asley, the land-
lady of the Black Lion public house, in the Mint, had
some time ago given occasion of offence to an Irishman,
named Martin, who, 14 the purpose of revenge, col-
lected a large body of his countrymen, and several
women of the town, nearly all in a state of intoxication,
and on the night above named, made a furious attack
upon Mrs. Lasky's house. Several neighbours of re-
spectability were in the parlour at the time, and by
eicir etihrts, and particularly by the intrepidity of a
Mr. Abbott, Mrs. I.aslcy's life was saved. That gen-
tleman twice di-charged a fowling piece among the
rioters, by which two women and a man were badly
wounded, which circumstance, together with the arri-
val of a large body of constables,. had the effect of
dispersing them, but not before they had completely
demolished the premises and all their contents. The
wounded women were carried to Guy's hospital, and
arc considered in imminent danger.
A poor but sturdy author once presented a book to
James the Second, in the great chamber at Whitehall,
as he passed from the chapel, but omitted the usual
ceremony of kneeling to the King. The Duke of
Richmond, who was in attendance, said, " Sir, where
did you learn the manners not to kneel ?" The author
replied, " If it please your Grace, I do give now ; but
when I come to beg any thing then will I Ince]."

On Friday and Saturday nghts a considerable dis-
turbance took place in the neighbourhood of Portman
baracks, in consequence of a light with a number of
the Lifeguardsmen who are qnartered there, and some
bricklayers' labourers armed with bludgeons. In the
conflict on Saturday night, "a corporal was bruised and
wounded, and a constable had one of his fingers bro-
ken, and in other respects was much injured.
On Sunday last arrived at Spithead, the Russian Squadron
under Admiral Von Moller, of which, during the last fmr
months, we have heard, as having been sold by his Imperial
Majesty to Ferdinand the VIM. The squadron consists of
the following ships :—Dresden, 7a, Admiral Von duller.
4:aptain F' rn oscoe ; North Ailler,74, Commodore Ilanalton;
Lubeck, 71; Truss Swotterley, 74, Neptunenes, 74 ; Mer-
cmins, ; Alstroil, 40; l'atrickey, 40. They are fully
manned and armed, and were all built of fir, at Atoll:lnge',
' a short time .incio; but they are already in a bail ceuroi.:l con-
particulatly three or four of them. Their rudders are
repairing by mechanics from this dock-yard; their crews have
been engaged during, eso week lu over-lraoling their rigging ;
and they are watering by the crews of the guard-ships herm—
it is expected they will be ready to proceed to Cadiz in the
course of the next week. They at tired here in the charge of
Mr. limn, ()Meal, who met them, by orders from the Ad-
miralty, on the Dogger-hank. No salutes took place nu their
areoeal, herats-c they may insist on as equal number of gnu,.
being returned: which, by the present ,lolntiralty interne-
lions, oar ships of war 211 e filrbidlitql Io dir to the flag of any
nation; they would be saluted by two gluts less. On Monday
Admiral Sir Award Thornborough made u complimentary
visit to the Russian Admiral, and was received by u salute of
Mil teen goes, and three cheers from the stew.

Wednesday evening the house of Mr. Croxford, the Gene-
ral tirattant, Clerkenwell green, near the Sessions 11(111.0!,
vv: t 4 entered by some person, Al %%as busy serving
his customers, who 20t sap stairs atitobset sell "by the fanail,
and stole a apiantity of plate, it vainahie diamond ring, a con-
siderable sum of money, mad at great quantity of wearing ap-
p trel ; he u:so deprived the family of their Christmas pro.
vision; try steating a goose and a round of beef ; all of which
%vas taken without the delimpat nt being noticed in Isis progress
up and down stairs.

. A few days since, as Richard IVilson, Esq. was driving into
Sudbury, on his way to town, from his seat at lliWeston, in
Suffolk, the horse took fright, and running furiously through
he strtq t, broke the gig against a post, by which accident
Mr. Wilson was thrown out, his shoulder ilish•cat-it, and his
knee much bruised ; surgical assistance tieing near, the arm
was immediately replaced; and Mr. Wilson is nut consideted
to he in any danger.

'fhe 114iii!purgh papers contain a report of an intended
1111i011 b:•114 Ven the )llk e Or Cambridge and the youngest
daughter of the Landerave Frederick of Hesse; the Princess
Augusta %I Hitt-mina Louisa, burn June 215, 1797.