The National Register.
London, England, 1819-08-09 00:00:00

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VlitcE 94d.

' Extraordinary Wine flifsber.—A vine dresser,
from the neighlieurhood of Nl•irly le Itoi, laid a
wager • some flays hack with another vine dresser,
that he would arink half a hogshead of n inc in 2.
hours. After the lapse of hours there remained
only three gents to be drank, and he easily won the
wager. which was MO franca.
As considerable arxiety was created in this city
by a report, that a vessel, conveyiug.out a number
of tmopatlestined tiff South Ameriea,liad been sei.
at Dunleery, and as different causes were assigned
fir the circumstance, we consider ourselves fortunate
in being enabled to state the fact precisely us it oc-
curred —The vessel being a foreign one, was not
entitled to oan-y above one half the number of men
which a British bottom of the same dimensions would
be allowed.to take out. The captain, however, im-
prudently regulated his arrangements rather by the
4MOUIIt °lbis tonnage than the provisions of the law,
and an information having been lodged against him,
the revenue cutter t t Donleary followed and arrested
the vessel for a breach of the Navigation Act, in re-.
ceiving on board a greater a amber of persons than
that act permits. This was the sole grour.d of the
seizure; the Foreign Enlistment Bill had nothing
whatsoever to do with it, nor will the occurrence
alter at all the course of the individual/1 concerned:
this our readers may rely upon.—Dublin Paper.
The following is extracted ,from a Paris paper:—
" A private letter from London gives reason to
believe, that an old process, which derives its im-
portance more particularly from the elevated rank
of the parties interested, and which is of a nature
to call for the intervention of the English Parlia-
ment, is soon to be revived. The new proceedings
are said to be the result of an investigation lately
instituted in Italy, by means of which information
and evidence regarded us decisive have been ob-
tained."

An official despatch 'was received on Tueidey,
dated Angostura, May 2fe, from ltoscio, successor to
Palacio, in the Ministry -for Foreign Affairs to the
republic of Venezuela; contirmin,* the account of ere
defeat of a•reinfercetnent of 3,50 men, sent from.
Santa Fe to join Morino. This victory %vas achieve 4
by the division Of the Patriots under the cinuml^.4
of Gen. Santander.

The Exeter:Paper of Thursday says, this C..y
was yesterday visited with one of the most trenter.
does storms of thunder, lightning, rain, and hr.ii,
within-the recollection attic oldest inhabitant. '1•::e
rain poured down in torrents, and hailstones of int-
tuense•size fell Avid' tech force as to break the glass
of many windows. The frequent peals of thunder
were so loud as to render the voice of the Counsel,
pleading at the Assizes, inaudible. A ball of lire
fell .on one of the houses in High-S'rect, Avliat
shivered the chimney top in pieces. flu' marlA t
people were forced to fly into the diarent shcpt
for shelter, where they had the mortification of see-
ing their commodities washed off the puniers
the street, without being able, sa.great was the vin.
knee of the tempest, to save them.

On Wednesday a young man etitrred the Court of Chlo-
- between twelve arid tine o'clock, and taking wp a
Gentleman's hat departed. Information was
:oily given and Mr. Baker, the otli,:er, pursued awl to&i.
him into custody. Having conveyed him in j 110l1Se iu
the neighbourhood for the purpose of searching him,
ha was found to be wholly without linen, or waistcoat,
and in tact with nothing to cover the upper part of his
person, save his great cost, which was butionesi tip so as
to conceal the distres. under which he laboured. 11c
drelate.l that he had not been aide to obtain a 114.41, With
the exception of two or three nights, for the whole of
the last and present month, and that fur the last two or
three (lays lie harl.not broken his fast. His story excited
the compassion of all present, and a few shillings were
ttttt ediately raised, among the coirtributurs to which
was the gentleman whose hat had Leer stolen, who gas•
him 2s. 6tl. ;He was recoaaiized to irate been formed/
an attorney's clerk. •He was set at liberty strongly ex-
pressing his gratitude.

The Proprietor/tor the Hurk-frrward coach which 1113.1
bet%een lialira* and Wakefield, hare met with a moat ea-
traordtuary, but hinuoitahle siiii•lurtune. Symptoms of
aurfuit IiEVIII4 Iflade their appearance 14.04 of the
hares hrh.ut iu t to tlita coach, 4 Writ-ailing Fa,ller ss
°soot for; hr 111mo:taut, I) proet riled lit rub thrtii all pr. -
rOsvly isi haatttmg preparation of nut hich
t roved local to evety one ur them. Ne tem.
mold horses have tl.ns realm victim• in ton Al f3re.• .14%41
to It.. ..erpe:rto Loldu.as dud viuraitti: i. 4 84 4.l.ijer•

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4.2311

THE FUNDS.

The market for Stu.•k was heavy during the early

part of last week, and the operations were on a very
limited scale ; the prices declined slowly, and tit:
mass of speculators discovered a want of confidence,
as if unwilling to act either way. An equal period
has seldom passed over wherein the public have w
generally abstained from sales or purchases in the
funds. On Friday, Iwwever, a comparative degree
of activity was discernible, proceeding chiefly Ilona
the part; who Beck, by their transactions, to
support the prices of stock, and %rho arc acting
with greater appearance of unanimity titan has of
Late been usual with them. A rise followed, as a
necessary consequence, and should this plan of act-
ing in concert (whether accidental or otherwise) be
continued, a still further improvement toast take
place, tiimigh still we think, nut to.any material ex-
tent. Minium has been quoted during the week
as how as 3.!, and left off on Saturday at 4t, waking
a varLaion of one per cent. and that variation, as
nearly as possible, a progressive advanee.

It appears from the accounts received on Satur-
day front Manchester, that the meeting which was
announced for this day in that town, to return a
Member to Parliament, has been abandoned, on the
ground of illegality. lhe Requisitionists having
taken the opin on of an eminent Barrister on the
subject, he has pronounced, " that the intention of
choosing Representatives, contrary to the existing
Law, tends greatly to render the proposed meeting
seditious; and, under those circumstances, it would
be deemed justifiable in the magistrates to prevent
such meeting." A requisition has in consequence
been signed by the Boroughreeve and Constables to
convene a meeting " us early as possible, on some
other day, to consider of the propriety of adopting
the most legal means of obtaining a Retinal in the
Commons House of Parliament." Front the pre-
parations made by the Magistrates, in their respec-
tive districts, and from the language in the Prince
Regent's Proclamation, it is evidently the determi-
nation to prevent any such meeting as that which
was intended to take place at Manchester, having
for its object to return a Representative t., Parlia-
ment.
We have received New Orleans Papers to the
1 tith of June. We regret to find in them a Pro-
clamation by the Governor of Louisiana, in which
his Excellency states, that from information be has
unfortunately, received, he has reason to believe that
the yellow fever actually exists in the ports of the
Havannah and Vera Cruz ; and he therefore orders,
that all vessels, whatever may be their nature or
description, arriving from the said ports, shall be
subject, previous to their being admitted into any
port or harbour of Louisiana, to perform quaran-
tine.
A letter from B.2rlin, dated July 425, states, that
as soon us Prince Hardenberg, who was then resid-
ing at his country scat, was informed of M. Jahn's
arrest, he sent to the wife of that professor, exhort-
ing her to await with patience and resignation the
issue of the matter wherein her husband was in-
velved, and assuring her that in all events he would
Om care of her and her children. The Prussian
Minister resident at the Court of Carlsruhe, M.
Vat-A:igen von Ense, is said to have been suddenly
diecaissed ; a measure supposed to be cdnnected with
t!-Arse secret machinations which at present cause so
great an alarm throughout the Prussian monarchy.
The Madrid Gazette of Tuesday, March the 2d,
r;,;.l—" A panful task has devolved upon us, in an-
nu....ncinr,,, to our readers, and the public, the mourn-
fa intelligence of the death of the Hon. Mrs. El-
liott- This melancholy event took place at seven
.'clock yesterday evening, to the inexpressible afflic-
tion of her own family, and the sincere regret of
every individual in the Settlement —The funeral
procession will move front the Government Gardens
tl.is evening at five o'clock, and the interment take
place in St. Mary's Church.
Loss or 'IMF BOAT CONTAINING THE SYNE
POST.—A boat coming from Portrue to BroadtOrd,
si us upset on Friday sennight, during a squall.
There were six persons on board, all of whom were
lost : among these was the foot-post, who had gone
on board, probably to save himself the trouble of
walking the distance. The mail-bugs are totally
last. Five of the bodies were thrown ashore.; the
sixth is still missing.
A Court-martial was held on Thursday last, on
board ins Majesty's ship' Queen Charlotte, to try
Mr. John Beal, purser of his Majesty's ship Fal-
mouth, for appearing on shore in plain clothes, and
for treating his Captain with disrespect. The Court
agreed that Mr. Beal lied appeared un shore out of
uniform, contrary to the port orders, but that he
had been permitted to do so by the prosecutor, Capt.
H. Collier ; and that the charge of disaespectful be-
haviour to his Captain was in part preyed, but in
consideration of the circumstances, did adjudge him
to be only severely reprimanded,' and cautioned to be
more careful in his conduct.