The National Register.
London, England, 1819-01-11 00:00:00

FROM AN HUM PAPER.

Application having been made by a plitolicrn of the name
of Cummins. residing in Self olk-street, laublon, against rel.
tain Pointers of the Bank of Ireland, to enforce payment for
spiritions liquors, salledged to have been consumed in ;heir
house, the detoured was resisted by Mr. Oldham, engrever to
the Bank, on the part of the printers. Y•lhe question being of
coliseltdable impoi lance, and involving the birdies', not only
iieblicans in general, hilt of the entire working classes of
rile clonintinity, the worthy A.derman (Warner) ai•hcd to
have the point argued by Counsel; and, accordingly, Mi.
Finlay was haat d on the part of the plaintiff, and Mr. Jonas
Greene on the part of the defendants.
It eppeare.l that cettaiu of the copper•phate printers, em-
ploye., by the Bank of Ireland, had been in the habit of
fiequenting the house of the plaintiff, and had incurred a
debt of 161. for spirituous liquors, consumed by them in his
house ; mud that to recover the same, lie hail proceeded to
arrest two of the said capper-slate printers ; but that, finally,
the matter had been sabmitted In the deristria of the above-
na odd On the part of the capper-plots printer.,
Mr. Oidluton stated, that he had estahliMed a Savings Bank
among them, the accumulations of which lie refused to hand
over In discharge of their debt ; the same having been
Incurred contra' y to the neovision of au Al'l, It3SSell in the
11111111 year of the reign of George 11. which prohibits the
giviog credit to workimeti, servings, and others, by politic:ills,
shore the value of nue shilling. Mr. Oelliatsi further sliced,
that the hind in gaes•ion had been established with a view to
its being appropriated to the purchase of clothes and other
necessaries, the payment of rent, occasional relief in cases
of sickness, ia; e. ; and that the handing any part of it over
for the dischat ge of the debt in question, would be a divert_
leg of it from its original destination to a mischievous and
illegal 'impose. 'feat so beneficial had been the operation
of the fund, that a sum of 2161. had been actually saved by
a few printers in the short space of eleven months; mast of
whom had lived hitherto in poverty and dissipation.
Alderman Warner, after heariiig an inAenions argument on
the part of the plaintiff, dismissed the application; compli-
menting Mr. Oldham on the success of those exertions which
had effectuated so salutary an object, by dies, as it Were,
vaewing those obstacles, which the Legislature had wisely
interposed to that dissipation in piddle-houses, which has
proved the very bane of the working classes in this country.
The above decision pats an end to the question of workmee,
is, and others, obtaitting credit in plinlic.honses, and
is of the last importance to the morals and a ell-being of that
useful class of the community, nho are, nolnrtimately, too
often led to waste those earning. which shotill be appro•
prtated to the health, comfort, and convenience of themselves
and their families.

It is related that an Hysteria Prince, on being informed
that one of his had been guilty 01 an iniynitou. judg-
ment, 'as tiered him to he flayed, and his skin to be stuffed
late the cushion of the seat of justice. His sticeessor, it is
remarked, wa• the molt upright Judge that ever existed ;
lint, it is added, 041 lu was on many OCCOSOMIS observed to
wiggle very snuck in Ins seat.
A very general n.ttion is entertained, that more suicides
are committed in England than in other countrie.s. The late
publicat:on of Mr. K imptz, of Berlin, founded on official
returns, hi the towns of Prussia, proves the moult cry; in
one town the suicides in 1817 amounted to one hi eves y 02
of the itilsakitaiit, Ant though the suicides in this cousotcy
be not mom numerous than in other countries, we regret to
say, that crimes in England are out of all proportion to the
ether paint of civilized Europe. 111 Fiance, during the severe
year,: of 18141 and 1817, they only unwonted in the former so
6.587, and in the latter to 9,185, Now the commitments for
England and Wales alone in 1818 amounted to 13,93.4„
population of England and Wales is 10,19t,,001.1, and that of
Fiance is 28,996,3014

In the Vice.Chaticellor's Court the 'Master of the Bolls
&lire; ed his filial judgment in a suit between a lady, named
Tarelfal, and slue 'Erwin:es of a school at DWI, near Lances-
ter.—TllC can,• flt dispute was two perches of land, and to
whom in right they belonged. It has been in litigation te,.
years, and front the conflicting testimony, the Judge con-
fessed lie never met aith a more difficult case. 'the decisioa
was against the lady. The costs of this lung proceeding en
account of a piece of ground not worth 401. amount to be-
tween 9,0001. and 4,0001. each party.
Maarice Serabey, jun. Esq. Barrister at Low, and one of
the Buckinghamshire Nlagistrates, is appointed one of the
Magistrates at the public office in Illorship Street.

ATTEMPT TO EFFECT THE ESCAPE OF

BUO.V.IP-4RTE.

Thr :Worming Pod says,—" A gentleman jolt arrived from
St. Helena gives the (meowing payticulars of the late attempt
to effect Cie escape of Napoleon ptionapart• limn that island.
Oar intarmation is deri‘ed front a most respectable sourer,
and eve thee efore ley it before deer readers as we received it :
—' Au American vessrl, applrrently dismasted and other•
wise injured, but peirpusely damaged. to avoid suspirion.
made her erre:mince oil St. Helena. The necessary re-
pairs were entered mi with tht greatest activity, while utter r
schemes *ere prosecuting with industry in the interior. I 7
had for some time previously bet n deemed exprdit nit to have
a thbil), Viet, or the person of liiionaparte by a person
pointed fur that pal Uvular duty. His medical iittelithwit,
however, slaw came., it to be tecitified that the prcearimis
state of time F:inperue's health was such as to render it neve,
sary that he should remain pee feetly quiet at home, moue -
noyed by any personal inntece . lir thi• feigned slate of
indisposition ;he wily N•poleun secretly quitted his bed Mom
about niiiistight, by means the moat artful ;he actually passed
the guard and r hiding the vigilance of no less than seveu
sentinel., sneereded in I eaeleing the beach. This was a
innetuer of high interest ender ill The means of csr.trt.
ahiell the Ex•Eiiiiiei or, was led so conlidenely to expert
were, howevei, nut yet perfected. It hail been concerted
lutist a et.rtMill si.,ul should be given uy him on his arrival at
the beads. The 1.11:nal was duly given, by hoisting a lanteth
at the end Or a Walking stick; hut the boat which was to
receive bum out having yet sufficiently approached the
short', a .111111 e seeitturl 01. *hose airtime' on Ihe hresclo It •
party had nut been .apprised, uu pereeiv tug the 'Lao, eaiiie
NI, govt ante Equal tip ISIS lesi.ll.llolo SeiZed the
once °teat Capita it, abuse %cry name h..d been Int terror
of 11111111.ter. Ile ne•taiiily (merit hint ter the guard lemese,
foam whence lie ass run vey it nava to Longwood. , ei
is scarcely eieressary to aod, lie has eat r imice been watched
With increased vigilance, thoesitei not teeii•eti ite61011411:. with
ally the Slightest Jr be cc ur t igottr."

NATIOVAr. nEctwrEtt.'

DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.

l'A ti. •L 5.--Yesterday, after mass, the King received
1111 pulse de rt..nan-timicz, the Ambassador of Spain, who
had the hnuollr of delivering to his Maj -sty an autograph letter
f'roin his Sovereign, announcing the death of her Majesty the
Q.i.Pll Of Spain.
Her Majesty sunk on the 2‘.itle of December, at 9 o'clock In
the evening, tender a second a- ~ick of emyplegia, which she
survived only 22 minutes. Alter her 'Majesty bad ceased in
live, the C.csarian operation oat peantineti, whit the King's
petwission, in the hope of saving the faiths, which was toned
to be a female. Every care, lion ever, was exerted in vain,
for it 1k td only a few minutes. This deplorable event has
been officially published in the Extraordinary Gazette of 144-
drid of the 27th of December.

The Qleen Maria Isabella Frances, horn at Lisbon the 19th
1791, was daughter of John IV. King of Pcrtugal, Mid
of Charlotte Joachim d Bourbon, of Spain, sister of
King Ferdinand VII., and conseiluentkv his niece.
The following is the official account of this event, published
in Madrid, Dec. 27:

" The 26ili of Dec. of this year will he a day of eternal
sorrow for Site Spanish :Monarchy, in consirmence el the loss
or 0 Queen endowed with the must eminent qualities, and
who was at the same time the ornament of the Spanish Throne,
and the example of every domestic vii tile.
" About 9 o'clock in the evening, her Majesty the (,!neon
being in lied, and conversing with noise persons in attendance
oil her, was suddenly seized by a convnlsion which seemed to
leave her in two or three minutes. Der Majesty recovei ed
her senses, bit remained iu a state of anxiety, which was
followed quickls by all COIIVIIkiOII. Front that moment
the attacks continued without interruption, in spite of the
most proper remedies which were instantly administered to
save her Majesty's precious life. Every thing was in vain ;
the conviisions having lasted about 22 minutes, the best of
Queens expired.
" The deplorable death of her Majesty having been cer-
tified, by the King's permission the Ciesarian operation was
performed. The which was taut of an Infanta, was
haptizod, and every Incises were made use of to preserve its
life ; they, however, proved ineffectual, for its a few minutes
it expired.
" 'Plisse melancholy events have plunged into the most
profound grief the King our master, who loved the Queen
pith all the tenderness due to her virtues and her qualities.
calamity has not less affected with consternation, the
Most Serene the Infants, and particularly the Most Serene
Infanta D inna Malta Frances d'Assise, who has lost in the
Q teen a most eirtnonssi.ter. Ail the Court, on learning the
afflicting intelligence, tesidied the in tat profound vied for
the loss of a Sovereign warn constituted its charm. The
unhappy mourn an august and li,novolent mother, who with
a liberal hand administered t r their succour. The arts hive
lust au illustrious protectress who delighted to sal:port and
encourage them. In short, there is no class of the people
for whom this day is nut a day of sorrow awl lamentation.
" Toese afflicting circumstances fiat et induced the King
our master to order that the Court shall put on mourning for
six months, counting from the 27th. Dining the three first
months, full eitiniruing tie worn ; for the three following,
half mourning."—Gazettr Extraordinary J. Madrid.
The Gout of Femme will put on mourning for 21 days,
from Wednesday next. the dilr of January, on the occasion
of the death of her Majesty the Queen of Spain.

Sr. PETERSBUROD, DEE. 14.—A journal of this place
cototains the following paragraph s —We can assure our
readers front anthentic sources, that all the accounts Wil jell
have intim; to been spread re-pecting what is called the bail,
and as the Morning Chronicle (which in London is nick-
named the Court Gazette of St. Helena) would persuade the
woad, even (noel treatment of Itu•maparir in his couhase-
ment, are entirely false, and must have been intentionally
scattered by his partisans, for the purpose of gainitag over
pubic °pluton, and weakening over the indigiatioo•of Eu-
root., in ease they should towered in effecting kis liberation.
Every measare is declared cruel by these men, which de-
prives their idol of the means of again becoming what lie
once was. On this account, if they only believed historically
in a Providence, they would sle-lare, that on earthly power
could be more crutch than it ; which, in the sight of the
whole world, and only utiouserveni by them, in a few Jays
hurled their idol from the pinnacle of power into that abyss
front which they in vain attempt to extricate him. We ex_
pect in a few days the communication of the whole of the
intercepted cm respondence, ti 'deli throws the clearest light
upon the unabated activity ut Lis adherents. .N4llleS are ex-
nil ...se(' at full length. Sir Hodson Lowe', unwealed vi-
gilance has given him a fresh claim to the gratitude of all
well disposed men, as well as to the hatred of the partisans
of linonaparte.
PRESIDENT NloartoE.—The following brief memoir of
this Gentleman is given in an "inlet lean Paster s—" J. Munroe,
the President of the United States, is a native of Virginia
he aas bon, in 1759 ; and iti 1776, though SO yeutig, he took
part with his conntryinea in their I esistatice t:i eke parent
State. At the battle of Trenton, I)eeesiiher 26, 1776, his
shoulder hours was broken by a musket ball, sod lie n
dangerously wounded that his life was despaired of. His
Bravery and good conduct cau.rt• General Washington to
promote him to a captaincy ; lie was afterwards
ap-
poiuted Aid-de-Camp to Major Gene,-al Lord Sterling ; and
subsequently a Lult)ll4.l Of ti regiment. to 1;82 Lie was eleciea
to the legislature of Virgiiiia ; in 1783, we Mid hint a Mean
her of she old migrant. In 1767 he oas again elected to the
legislature of Virginia. in I7Ft4 he was a !October of the
Vitchisa Coormstion, whirls tatstitol the present Comdittitiost
of the toiled States. In 1790 he was elected a Senator of
the United States. He. continued in the United Slates Settact
Unlit 1794. when he was it levied by Ptesi dent Wash oaten
to r-pt wilt the Honed States as Minister to the Ficisrli Re-
public. 0.1 his anent h(0111 nailer Ile was elected 61.1Vest.0
of leis native State, and an 1;99 conetudi d the Cuitstito throat
term for holding that rare. In Iso2 111insite was sent
by Presid. tot Jefigeisull to F. it.o.e. to "egotist,. Uer pus these
of Louisiana, %shifts was deeotipplisheit riiiitely to ilitt satin
lasi L-11 of the nation. Kit/Dig &Sleet ruled i.. 00. 041.06411.011,,
al 15,511 i, in 1803 he Sias isi.,tollA tea AlitliStel to 1.4.1"1e.., and in
%rot on a specual oino,oo, to ois. 1'4.1010
fruit Ciii.ope, br wa. again rletled to Irgisia:lne of Vlr-
gooa ; year, 1811), eh tied the Go%esoor of ilea.
Slaty. 1.1 IDI IRe curs si.l tell Sect el,ii) nt 111.44. , and,
thv enpluse of IV4..hingtou in lelst, hi wa. bold and paluo.n•
enough to:sect-pi Ilia appointment (tempo' al iiy)ot Sees el..s)
of Wit."

'Flue estates of lite Dean and CI awl of Hiistol Cuilutiroi
hole si) 111.11'11 oUhw tilt Ltd iiilet• )es (11.4 i
iI.C.VIIIt., MO 64141110, of the Cauvus at..J 0th,,0.•
tia%,e Ineo utail) douultd.