The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-12 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

country has been wantonly and needlcsaly trifled
with by Ministers.

The London Gazette of Tuesday contains extracts
of despatches from Mr. hose, British Ambassador at
the Court of Berlin, announcing the safe delivery of
the Duchess of Cambridge, who gave birth to a Prince
at Cambridge house, in the city of Hanover, at 10
minutes past 2, in the morning of Friday the 26th
ult. Her Royal Highness and the child, we are
happy to learn, were doing as well as possible when
the accounts came away. The Duke of Clarence,
Earl Mayo, and Mr. Rose attended her Royal High-
ness's accouchement, and signed a formal declaration
of the above auspicious circumstance. The day fol-
lowing, viz. Saturday, March 27, produced another,
though transient addition, to the members of the
House of Brunswick. The Duchess of Clarence
was brought to bed of a daughter, at a few minutes
past 7 o'clock in the morning ; but after being bap-
tised by the names of Charlotte-Augusta-Louisa,
according to the rites of the Church of England, the
infant expired at one in the afternoon; all which
events were duly testified by his Royal Highness
the Duke of Clarence, Lord Mayo, and Mr. Rose,
as in the former instance. We have inserted further
particulars of these events in another part.

The King of France, according to the Paris jour-
nals, is to transfer his residence to St. Cloud, about
the beginning of next month. It is supposed that
his Majesty will remain at that beautiful spot until
the month of August. Las Cases is reported to live
in retirement ut Offenbach, and to have declined the
good offices of his friends, who had used some
exertions to procure for him the liberty of returning
to France. We have no doubt that M. Las Cases is
well instructed as to those obstacles which the vigi-
lance of the French police might oppose to the exe-
cuti in or advancement of his St. Helena projects.
Any neighbouring country would, in that point of
view, afford this querulous and politic gentleman
more elbow-room for his secret machinations, and
he has pitched his tent accordingly. The debate on
the monopoly of tobacco was adjourned in the Cham-
ber of Deputies from the Stli to the Gth instant.
After which, the attention of the Chamber was
somewhat curiously occupied by the report on a pe-
tition from a man who claimed the continuance of a
pension, originally granted to him for saving the life
of Buonaparte. The Frankfort paragraphs go on
with the subject of M. Kotzebue's murder ; but
nothing worth notice has been added to our former
communication.

The Brussels intelligence, by the attch mail, re-
lates to circilmstances connected with the approach-
ing trial of the persons who were accused in last
November of a conspiracy for carrying off' the Em-
pror Alexander. One man, of the name of Buchoz,
a Frenchman, now in business at Brussels, has ad-
dressed a memorial exculpatory of himself, to the
members of the High Court of Justice of South Bra-
bant. By this document he hopes to prove that he
had no share in the above conspiracy, and details
some particulars not previously published, as to the
manner in which it came within his knowledge.
Under the head of Calcutta papers we insert an
abstract of sundry small but gallant operations car-
ried on by subordinate officers in India, against the
remnant of the beaten followers of the fugitive Nag-
poor Rajah. It was chiefly the Gounds and Ara; s
who formed for the British detachments this petty
warfare. The dominions of the late Peishwa, it
would appear, are not yet entirely tranquillized.

On Saturday mcrning we received the Paris papers
of Wednesday last, from which we have extracted
-the following:—

,APRIL 12.

" On Monday last, at two o'clock, Lord Whitworth
had a prhate audience of his Alajesty. This has caused
a great deal of conversation in certain circles; and }es.
terday his Lordship, accompanied by the ):.o6l'ol
Ambassador, was received at an audience, when 11le rat
of the Foreign Ambassadors were present.
" Yesterday the Persian Ambassador paid a visa z,,
the English Ambassador. It is now understood t• .it
the former will positively leave Paris imusetliateiy
Easter.

" Prince Maurice de Lichtenstein, Field-Marshal :it
the Austrian service, died lately at Vicuna, aged 41,
after a severe illness.

" The Chambers of Peers and Deputies are wbully
son' of the least intt rest."

The following important news we extract front
the Gazelle tle France of the above date:—

" Last night a messenger arrived from Italy, bringioq
information that a plot had neen formed at Nlantua to
poison an • August Personage.' The Emperor of Austria
is now travelling in that country, and that this was
only discovered about half an hour before the act was
intended to be put into execution. There are several
persons arrested in consequence thereof.
" French funds CIO f. gOe."

The infant son of the Duke of Cambridge Tanis
high in the Irish Pecrage. Ile is Earl of Tipperary,
that being the second title of hie Royal Father.
Jerome Bonaparte has obtained permission to re.
side occasionally in Berlin.
Gold rose 15d. per ounce in consequence of the
new Restriction Act.

The Rev. John Sandford, Chaplain to the Duke
of Cambridge, departed on Tuesday ibr Hanover,
to perform the s.:.'red duty of baptizing the Royal
Infant, by the appointment of his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent.
Letters from Port-au-Prince, dated the 25th of
February, state, that the season had been unusually
unhealthy, and that the crews of the merchant Vt.:F..
sels visiting the place had greatly suffered in conse-
quence, The Captains of the Medusa, an Eng
.ship, and of the Alexander, a French trader, both
died during the stay of those vessels in the harbour
of Port .au-Prince.

An Asiatic Prince, who is said to be nearly related
to the iate Sultan Tippoo Saib, is arrived in London.
He embarked at Madras i;r England, and report
gives him an important mission from some of the
Native Powers to the East India Company and
Board of Control.

Several of the Highland chapels in Perthshire
(which were falling into ruins) have been ordered to
he repaired, and sevq.ral schools for the education of
children in the Gaelic language to be established, by
a gentleman connected with that part of the country,
who has lately returned home limn a 40 yews' resi-
dence abroad.

The Troon harbour, on the coast ofAyrshire,which
was begun by the Duke of Portland some yearsago,
has been some time completed. The Duke is said ,o
have expended '200,000/. on this undertaking, the
object of which i 3 to athird a shipping for the coals
off the extensive mines belonging to the Duke of
Portland in that district.

An elegant furnish, d house has lately been talon
in Charles street, Berkeley-square, fiir the Persian
Ambassador. A suit of servants are likewise en-
gaged, with every other preparation necessary fir
his reception. His Excellency is expected to arrite
in the course of the ensuing week, from Paris.
The Royal Sovereign yacht is ordered to sail im-
mediately fur Calais, in order to receive his Royal
Highness Prince Leopold, now on his return to
England.
Extract of a letter from Dorn, dated April 7
His Excellency the Marquis de Latour Maubourg,
French Ambassador, landed this aftermon from
I: Antigone French packet, Captain Margollet, un-
der a salute from the Citadel and a guard of honour ;
the A: archioness and two other ladies accompanied
the Marquis."—His Excellency arrived in town on
Thursday night.
.tttlire.tiy the Duke of York held a in, eting of his
Council. which was attended by most of the mem-
bers appointed by the Act of Parliament (we beliete
all but two), upon the state of the King. The
meeting was involved in much mystery, as it was
unexpected ; nothing transpired, however, as to
any direct change in the state of the King After
the breaking up of the Council, the Duke of York
waited upon the Prince Regent, at Carlton House.
It was surmised that the meeting related to the re-
moval of his Majesty from Windsor to Kew, in con-
sequence of the improvements and alterations that
are to take place at Windsor Castle.

APRIL IL.

The Gazette of Tuesday night sontains a Procla-
mation, stating, that an issue of new Crown pieces
has been delivered from the Mint to the Bank for
tile use of his Majesty's subjects. The Gazette also
contains an Order in Council dispensing witk the
calling out the Militia of Great Britain for the pur-
pose of training in the present year.
Dr. Stokoe came to England from St. Helena in
consequence of a difference of opinion between him
and Sir Hudson Lowe, as to his duty respecting the
reports of conversations had with Bonaparte. This
gentleman we understand, was on Tuesday examined
by Ministers, and the result has been, that he is im-
mediately to resume his functions at St. Helena.—
The inference from this is, that his conduct has been
fully approved of. We understand that it had been
required of him to report every word communicated
by Bonaparte, even in confidence, and that whether
it could have any relation to the political condition
of the prisoner or not ; and that he had refused to
accede to this requisition of Sir Hudson Lowe.—
Evening Paper.
PF.DESTRTAN/SM EXTRAORDLNARY.—Few of the
surprising feats accomplished by the present race of
pedestrians exceed in novelty that performed last
week, by the lamplighter of Rotherham. This dis-
ciple of the new school undertook. for a trifling
wager, to run with his ladder on his shoulder to
Aldwork Toll-bar, and return to the Crown Inn,
being a distance of three miles, in 20 minutes ; after
which he engaged to stand on his head and eat a
twopenny loaf in 12 minutes. The race was lost
by two minutes ; but the latter part of the per-
formance was gallantly, though painfully executed
in nine minutes and a half. _ _

•
NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.--..Captains Sir J. A.
Gotdo.i, to the Active; Charles Farwell, to the
Alert; Ldward C .Iman, to the Beaver; Montague,
tc the Cadmus; W. N. Glasscock, to the Carnation;
Thcobuld Jones. to the Cherokee; H. T. B. Collier,
t' t,:e Falmouth; Jol) Hanmer, to the Heron;
Penman, to the Ilelicon ; Henry Leeke, to the
Myrmidon; Chapman to the Nautilus; Charles
Randolph to the Pandora.; the Hon. Charles Paget,
to the Prince Regent yacht ; William Hendry, to
the Rosario ; W. M. Popham to the Sybille; the
Hon. J. Gordon, to the Tamar.

Lord William Russell has addressed a letter to the
freeholders of the Borough of Tavistock on taking
his leave of them as their Representative in Parlia-
ment. This most truly upright Member, animated
by the Whig principles of his illustrious house,
finding that he cannot give that constant and assi-
duous attention to the dteies of his important trust,
which it imposes on an honourable mind, finds him-
self called upon to close u Parliamentary life of more
than So years, and resign to their disposal the scat
which they confided to him.

Florio, whose musical compositions are so well
known in this country, is arrived in town from St.
Petcrsburgh, but it is said he means to return.
Should he remain here, by giving lessons he might
revive the school of tladam Mara, as since she left
England, the grand and sublime music which ob.
tam/Jed so high a character from her pre-eminent
vocal talents, is no longer heard to advantage except
from Mrs. Dickons, who is the last of that school
now in this country.
The Duke of Wellington refused to comply with
the request of the Corporation of Dublin to present
their Anti.Cutholic I'etition to the House of Peers.
In consequence, they applied to Lord Sidmouth,
who, accordingly presented it on Tuesday evening,
without any comment. We are happy to find that
his Grace has declined countenancing that intolerant
spirit which distinguishes the illiberal and illiterate
portion of the Corporation of Dublin.
Sir Walter Farquhar, whose remains were interred
R few days since, had completed the same age as his
present Majesty, being born on the same day.
An order was issued at the Bank on Wednesday
morning, to the office for paying the dividend war-
rants, to discontinue making any portion of the
payments in gold, and to limit the silver specie on
each warrant to twenty shillings beyond the odd
-money.

The effect of the new measure for restraining all
issues of gold coin from the Bank, was fully percept-
ible in the rates of excham.e negotiated on Thurs-
day. Experienced brokers had predicted that a de-
cline must necessarily follow, but were not perhaps
prepared to expect that the fall would be so rapid as
it has actually proved. The difference between
Thursday and the preceding Friday is not less than
one and a half per cent. against this country. The
depression commenced on Tuesday, when the ten-
dency of the measure was generally perceived : on
Thursday it became so rapid. that in Hamburgh
hills a fall of one per cent took place in the inter-
val between the opening and the termination of ex-
r hAngc busineri.

THE NATIONAL ItEGIS'TP,R.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE.

The most disgraceful outrages and robberies were
committed on Good Friday, on Kennington Common,
by hundreds of thieves and prostitutes, who assembled
in gangs, each consisting of upwards of fifty persons,
who, in open (lay, beat and robbed every well dressed
person that fell in their way, who had imprudently
assembled, in profanation of the day, to witness the
sports of wrestling, fighting, jack-ass racing, &c. Up-
wards of twelve thousand persons assembled ; St.
Giles's,Saffromhill, Rosemary-lane, and Diack-iane, ap-
peared to have been deserted by their inhabitants, for
never was such a set of tag-rag low-life beings collected
before. Several persons who had been robbed and beat
were carried off the common in a shocking situation;
the Police were attacked, and two of the Bow-street
introle were dreadfully kicked while attempting to
to apprehend a notorious thief, and one of the officers
was robbed of his watch. A young man named Cocks
was robbed, and his neck-kerchief drawn so tight round
his neck, by the *hints, that he was nearly strangled,
and carried off the field in a dangerous state. About a
dozen of the ruffians serve apprehended by the Union-
Hall and Bow-street Poi ice officers, several were brought
before the Magistrates yesterday, and the whole will be
examined next week, when ►he parties who have been
lobbed will attend. A gentleman passing by the Com-
mon, in his carriage, was attacked by about thirty dirty
fellows, who called him a " Dandy," and pelted him
with dead dogs, cats, and filth—he escaped from them
in a most filthy condition. The County Magistrates (if
the Police Magistrates will not interfere), ought to
attempt to put a stop to such a great evil, which annu-
ally increases.

Roaagay.—The Sloop of M. Chalice, Temple Place,
Black liiars-rnall, near ille Sorry %% as broken
op non Friday night by some this, who, it is sup-
posed, were reoironi„; to To 11 from K. rui Com-
mon ; the villains eti a an entrance Iwo several
rno pis iii the i11,11,C. jll.l Cirri d 4.11• lace, silk, linen,
dresses, and wearing apparel nfgre.it take

Strawberries, in what are termed thumb pottier,
were exposed for sale in the fruit shop,: of Covent-
garden market, on Thursday, at three.shillinip; and
►►xpence the patio, containing about a dozen straw-
berries!

Milton's " Paradise Lost" has recently been trans-
lated into the Welch language by Owen Pughe
Esq. a gentleman of North Wales. The versitica
tion, like the original, is limited to ten syllabics in
a line.

EXTRAORDINARY PEARL.--IG the cabi et t:f the
brothers Josinig (two rich ;reeks at Moscow), there
is at present u pearl of extraordinary value. It is
perfectly roun and tot yet pierced. It weighs
21 carats. ,?Ir. Fisher, Vice President of the
Medico-Chirurgical Academy at Moscow, has pub-
-1 shed in the French language, a descriptio❑ of this
remarkable pearl.
On Friday, three conches returning from Newha-
ven, where they had -et down some company for the
ball given on board the Vengeur, endeavoured to
pass each other, and commenced a race along the
road from Bo»nington, driving most furiously, to
the imminent hazard of the lives of several persons
At a narrow part of the road leading to Broughton
the whole came abreast, when a Cal), and child,
who were on the foot path, and unable to get out
of their way, were driven furiously through the
hedge, and severely hurt. It was most fortunate
that it was not a wall, otherwise they would have
been killed on the spot. Several gentlemen who
came up to the lady's assistance took down the
number of the coach, in order to lodge a complaint
against the driver.
THE BOXING RING.—The Sporting World, at
the present moment, are all alive respecting the two
great pugilistic contests, which are to take place on
the ensuing 4th of May, between Randall and Mar-
' tin. and Carter and Spring. The combatants are in
active training in Kent, Middlesex, and Sussex.
The current betting on the Nonpareil is 7 to 4 ;
but several of t;:e amateurs, in their warmth to-
wards Randal (whom they think invulnerable), have
betted 2to t, and some much higher. The crusty
part of the fancy nevertheless assert, that Martin
must prove a dangerous opponent, from the follow-
ing circumstances: he is a fresh, fine, strong young
man, a hard hitter, and uses both his hands well ;
game as Chanticleer ; and us to his general mode of
living, abstemious to a point. It is said he will also
be heavier than Randall upon the day of fighting ;
and it might likewise be urged with propriety, that
he has been in training for the last four months
It is nearly three years since the Lancashire Hero
efeated Oliver, and since that period he has not .
entered the prize ring, owing, it appears, to his not ,
being able to procure a customer. Carter is, there-
fot•e, an object of much attraction, and he is the
favourite 6 to 4. Nring is, however, greatly im-
proved, and it is thought will prove a formidable
antagonist.—lool. to 501. that Martin does not beat
Randal in two hours ; even betting that the fight is
not over in an hour. Heavy sum. have been laid
that Carter d-as rot beat Spring in R 5 r•i-1t..3.

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IssoLvLNT DEBTORS' COURT,
SATUItDA If, Aeaii 10.

This morning, Mr. Sergeant Runoingtun, on enterirg
the Court nod taking his seat, oh d that be was
tremely sorry to find, that in the coin se of the ens:ring
week he world not be able to pay that attention to the
discharge of the Insolvent Debtors as he could wish. dr
the Session.' for' Westminster commence au Wednesday
next—but that after the finishing of the Session*, he Weill.'
avail himself, if health pensinted, of the very Go st day, tur
the purpose of hearing their petitions fur their discharger ;
that as this day be would devote himself to the pi:litmus
of cases which were not intended to be opposed; and uu
Monday and Tuesday he would attend the fur the
purpose of hearing the opposed tyties of lowly. tit Debt-
ors. There were this day between 30 mid hO persuLs
discharged under the said Act.