The National Register.
London, England, 1818-10-04 00:00:00

CERTIFICATES—Ocr.-20.

C. icrAlen, Worthing, bather's-maker—P. Grieve. Espee-arreet,
strand, Spencer, Manchester, commis.ine broker-J.
Quint, North Wooaairou4h, I.)ceonshire, cider merchant.-11.
line ard, Stockport, Cheshire, manufacturer—J. Ranferd, &mond.
iey-street, Borough, tripeman.

The Lord Mayor held a Court of Common Council on
Monday last, in consequence of a reqnisition which he
had received, to proceed in the Eleetiou of a Juan's,.
Common Pleader. After the last proceedings had been read,
a long discussion ensued, in respect of the wording the mi.
elutes relating to the Election ; and a motion was Made for
omitting some paris thereof, and salistituting other words
instead; upon which an anit ndment was moved, Thar the
amrt do proceed to the Election," and the same was agreed
to on a sheet of bawls. Another motion was then made fur
an adjournment, which the Lord Mas or declared to be nega-
tived, and a division was demanded mud giunted, when these
appeared—For the Adjournment, ti7—A gainst it, 71—Majo.
rity against an Adjournment, 4.—Tire Court then proceeded
to the Election, by ballot, and the same being taken and cast
up, the numbers appeared as follows :
For George Norton, Esq tiG
Tipping Rigby, lisq 9

Whereupon the Lord Mayor declared the Election to have
fallen upon Mr. Norton.—Mr. Alderman Goodbehere was
added to the Committee relative to the office of Sword
Bearer.—The Lord Mayor afterwards, attended by several
Aldermen, proceeded into the Great Hall, and being seated,
the Sheriffs elect, John Roberts, Esq. eiirtert and tallow-
coandler, and Lawrence Cwynue. Esq. and :pet-toile
maker, attended by t he 'Nlooters, Wardens,and Court., of Assist•
ants of their respective Companies, were duly admitted, :aid
sworn into office for the year cusiiine.—Frederick Turner
and John Pullen, Eoqrs. are the Under Sheriff:.
A correspondent of a eunritry paper says —" I perceive by
your last paper, it is intended to employ a corps of English
&maniere to pi event sningohog on the coasts 4,1 Kent and
:ittsscrt. A inure ntah, iuetficieut invention, I will sublet take
to pi edict, was ucvrr hit upon. The only probable reutcd,
fur the prevention of smuggling, is a reduction at the pre:eio
dillies, 'fins, he a4%111 ed, is the opinion of alt toe pi incipal
racers of the reeenae al the outport.+,srlen have recently
aaniis had the or...posed lo them to propoimil ; and
iJverninent, there can be no sort of doubt, would be a
by what may appear to be a Coil CesSll,ll to the public. It
die present ditties were lowered one half, sa th et bollards
could be retailed at about 155., and brandy for t;:s. rer
lon, the temptation to purchase sinte.rgii 41 spiti:s would be
done away, and all the host ill l!‘pell•el of riding officeys,
I eve, line Cum rs, and 141 the tic e: em.,rwi'ousr corps, vai,d ue
SAVVd,iIII4.I Iht! lii•aV, (Able service ut patreliing troops on the
coast become burry. scary,"

ST lIELENA.—A panel' eivn4 the following
regriatiom obser% ed mOn regard to the Alael ieottl
at St. Helena :—'• Mhil are in n ant of ails
thing that Nt. 1100,14 rmn lor the mirth gi.le of
the near a laid diet wall be boarded trout ode sit the
es•els of war that ale el iiisioig there. The :oiardik,g r
takus pal what is vi anted:and reports hi his Coin
mantles-. mho iv communicates by telealaphic big.
Hills. you ii.o. "at,. 1, i Sugar-loaf l'eint. %s ho e, it you Jul
permiUv d to enter the Bay, a board will he held up to your
stew %lilt the Word Pass "ou it. You mill he 11..14. d for
1)11.01,11nd ,(1,,1e tint 5114,154 it•!st j you !heti t I Its the doe-
shot) One of Ina boils mill Wirt.l you. la 'ill h these
be too otheer• ; to-tor:it to the Aslinieal. 44.11 aii ave.)... et
nl yiuir n ants, and Cie oilier remains on Ito asi to kt..ep yon
honest. No esmininitii.anoli is alloAril with the shore. IVati•r
is brought alongside in I/1111A ; 1811 you Mite to isst is to hoist it
iii and t it. 'flue L'ostsliany elta rue per ion—) oil
also the Imat's view • the, merit fertillleeliCl."
An :uncle renal IVoodstock. (Virginia) dat.:(l. Att2its; 14. srys :
** Dr. ‘Vitarton, it this place. has. cooliocti in it wire ta..;e two
lire rattle ),nakes, male and ttinale ; the us Ile has malts, and
the :entitle seven ; the male black, the female or a yellowish
'the male put in the cage en the sth Md..; it was quite (leis ;be
firs, nay. (In the oth the female wal. put in, and eppented quite
pa--::e, but in a few minutes slicwed loer ang..r. in biting a ne.use
tl.st ads. lout in Loon atter her; the little ereatuie's tate was ant:eipat-
co, It died in 1-ss than a minute. (In the 7th a tar: Tat ress put tit
wi is 'hem; it did net s;ppcar in the least daunted, Cut node a 0:0•4
Itttl:ek nu the tattle eight. ninle, and bit oil heif sit at t..ca
Let. ;V: d its 1 4:111 the cirtni;ed it mu, 0. nj is nerd'
SVc9l,:i hrtaelt tat dm male, end bit (a to.c balance of C.,

?Id it 11,'He

iir;.—while in (libido, it teeeived two hnea from Ce.•
immediately tart.. out and put in a wire trap to observe i:.•
t %Amid have on it, and to the avtouiabnii.ut of all who
Cie scene, it mi.:wined no Miury. The snares now appear Tilie
Laenii,..,s. The rector (ve believe) intends Febeuting dicta to tile
pi-evictor of au: AkaAilt,:ciru M634:111u."

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BRI:ATIVATEU.The equinoctial gales ii..ve commenced, and on
the -:ist and 25d inst. they proved extmorianary violent front the
and we:await% w:iich occasioned a heavy pre,sure of the
sea against the Breakwater, at Plymouth. I)uring the former day
his 31aje:ty's schooner s'a Lurk. the Thalia East lialiaman. Pro-
vidence coal brig, and I'ilgritn merchant sloop, of about 60 tons.
were in the Sound, the two first vessels being moored in good births.
0.,' Providence nearly whe ro the unfortunate Jasper lay, and the l'ilgrirct
close to the Nlelampus Shoal, in the most exposed Dart of the Sound.
and not far from the spot whence his Majesty's late schoom:r Tele-
graph began to drive ashore. They all rode out the storm in oaf,ty.
and when it had abate.!, the brig and sloop went into the Catwater.—
On the '23d the vessels in the Sound were his Atale.ity's ship Spartan,
the Sea Lark. and the Thalia, which sustained the gale with the saint
ease as bcfore, and report protection affOrded
by the breakwater. ctsithstanding the fury of the warzi, mn a
single stone of the Militia' part of this structure has been injuttal ue
displaced. The raising ut the western aria already begins to have
the most beneficial influence on the amburage, particularly front half
ebb to half-flood.

AntraTic ExcrastoN.—Orte of the most ludicrous exhibition.
took place on the River Thames on Monday afternoon that we ever
remember, It had been announced and placarded round the metro •
polls for some data past, that Mr.-Cs-her, the Clown at the Coburg
Theatre, intended, previous to the theatrical performances of the
evening, to make two excursions, one on water, the other on land;
the aquatic excursion consisted of a tub with four terse attached to
it. to go fro.n NVestminster bridge to Waterloo bridge. The land
one, a clia:se drawn by four white tom cats. from Waterloo bridge
to the theatre. About four o'clock, the tub being launched from the
yard of Mr. Nelson, the Water Bailiff, Mr. Usher immediately stat-
ed himself in it. The gees.: were splendidly decorated with maim,
whatnot ribands ; but, not being used to such confinement, repeat-
edly entangled themselves with each other, till the adventurer was
obliged to be towed down sonic distance bye boat. On teaching his
destination, a general and loud iinzzo took place. The poor geese
appeared at this time nearly exhausted with fatigue. Of the latter
excursion wetan say but tittle ; it was more defective than the fernier.
However, Mr. Usher's friends did not disappoint him of hi 3 rile;
for, on finding his cats proving unruly, they instantly mounted him.
chaise and all, on their shoulders, and carried him in triumph to the
stage door of the theatre, where he was landed without the least inja-
ry. The novelty of the scene caused a vast concourse of persons to
collect together ; the river was completely covered with boats ; West-
minster and Waterloo bridges presenter) a grand appearance, front
the immense number of spectators who had stationed themselves upon
them. The road leading to the theatre and the New-cut was so
thronged, that it was hardly possible for a horse or chaise to pass for
some hours. We do not remember to have observed so numerous
an assemblage collected on any preceding occasion, excepting the time
the Prince Regent, accompanied by the Dukes of York and Welling-
ton. maned Waterloo bridge.
Pooanesa or A POUVD COTTON.—The following ac-
count ofhtne pentad weight of mantilactured mton wilt show the irn-
wortanee of the trade to the country in a very conspicuous manner.—
There was sent off for London. lately, frum Paisley, a sins I piece
of muslin, abort one mind weight, the history of which is as follows ;
The wool came from the East Indies to London ; from London it
went into Laticashirt•, where it was manufactured into yarn ; from
Manchester it was sent to Paisley, where it was woven ; it was sent
to Ayrshire next. where it was tamboured; afterwards it was con-
veyed to Dumbarton, where it was hand-sewed, and again returned
to raisin, when it was sent to a distant part of the country of Ren-
frew, to he bleached, and was returned to Paisley; whence it was
sent to Glasgow, and was finished; and from Glasgow was sent per
coach to London. It is diaries& precisely to ascertain the time taken
to bring this article Ot market ; but it may he pretty near the truth to
reckon it 3 years front the time it was packed in India, till in doth it
arrived at the merchant's warehouse in London; whither it must
have beet> conveyed 5.000 miles by sea, and oao by land, and con-
tributed to reward no less than 130 people, whose services were
necessary in the carriage and manufacture e,f this small titt-aeoy of
cotton. and he which the value has been advanced 20 4i
What is said of this one piece is descriptive of no inconsidAable Nut
of the trade.
We have received a letter from a friend now in Paris, in which les
gives us sonic curious information respecting several
natives of England and Inland, who although possessed of eonsider-
able property, have carried it all with them to the Continent. where
they intend to I....side. with a view of evatEng the payment of just
debts omit-acted in their own country. This mot fraudulent condoct
has for some time past eacital a great degree of alarm among nuni-
bers of people who considered their property as lost. We are happy.
however, io Nan- enabled to state, on the authority of our Corres-
pondent, that a decision has lately been made, which may lead to
cous?qtaneva highly favourable to the claims athe iIIjUVA
A l':15:! la:ely came before a French Court, and nine diolges decided
against tlitoa tirat if a British subject had obtainea c. jutlantent in
his own country against another British sohtert, he erizc the
goods of the defendant in Promo.. We are informed, that, in con-
s:Auer-we of this .Iccision onmy English and !riga, who ware figuring
away in Paris, upon tha property of othera, have gone off to Switzer-
land. Oar Correspondent gives at. account of one hall., idled, whoa"
name, however, we unust not mention until we receive aloha con-
firmation respecting the tact, who some sears P 1) him al litre in a
splendid style, who has Liken the whole of his a. . thrtune along
with him to France, together with the 1.• •.,' -11. which me;
the tooth:rt., of is mar ietailve. Be ; ~' • - has lately had
a la:titian p.estuad to Loci,; N V {.. I lauhasaadur,
satin; forth the ex La ate hardship. • , ~c:11 a attesting liberty
to atuch the oersan and . : idea! who 1,;a7 possersion
of his all. We :vat that Uses aa: '. al to some very curious
and interesting a :Stoi.
A trial tun a Mad, Ilipainal•-•.! v. I • • took place in the Maiae
Court of inaaon, .1-anaica, on the \ itoist last. The plait,-
till' is well I atom n tvingdeliveral attires ea t•locatian and

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