The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-30 00:00:00

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Qi)ur Ulna, Constitution anb U abut•

SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1820.

the wisdom or the firmness of the late Parliament. lie was per-
suaded the bills they had passed had done much mischief.
The Aildre.a was then carried—Nem. Dis.
'rlie Earl of till A ETV:Still ItY, on the mo.ion of the Earl of
Liverpcol, was re-aoisiintal Chairman of Committees.
Adjourned till to-morrow.

FRIDAY. APUIL

The Lords met at hulf-pa,t one and. after prayer:,
pro ceded to Carlton Palace with the
The Lord Chancellor, previous to their departure, adjourned
the House to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,
TlifilL,DAl", APRIL 27.
The full attendance of Members enabled the Speaker to take
the Chair about a quarter before two o'clock.
At two o'clock, the Usher of the Black Rod, Sir T. Tyrwhit,
summoned the House to attend in the Flintie of Peers. The
Speaker immediately left the Chair to proceed to the House of
Lords, but the rush was to great to get near the Right Honora-
ble Gentleman, the Members pre,ent tiling very 'omicrons, that
many were eventually prevented Rout being able to follow him to
the Louis. Amongst thuse who were thus thrown out of the
procession were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Drage
Bathurst, and Sir W. Curtis, &c..

About a q‘ntrter past two o'clock the Speaker returned. Ile
then left the Chair, and returned at a quarter before ihree, when
the swearing in of Member commenced and proceeded till four
o'clock.

The SPEAKER. at half-past four o'clock stated, that the
House had been in the House of Peers to hear the Royal Speeei
of which, to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy ; and the
Right lion. Gentleman then read it.
The teadingof the Speech being concluded,
Sir F. KNA'FCHBUL rose to propose an Address on the
Speech, which was as tibual an echo of it.
The Address was carried Neni. Die.

In a conversation respecting the Civil List. the Chancellor of
the Exchequer stated that it was intended to bring that question
before Parliament on the 4th Alay.—Adjourned.

FRIDAY, APRIL 28.
The SPEAKER stated to the House, that he had received a
Letter from the Marquis of Hastings, acknowledging the re-
ceipt of the Thanks, dated March 4, 1819.
Mr. SYKES presented a petition from Ship-owners of Hull,
complaining of the new duty on Wool.
Mr. COULBUBN presented a petition, complaining of an
undue Return for Portsmouth. Ordered to be taken into consi-
deration May 25.
Lord .1. RUSSELL gave notice, that on Tuesday next be
should move for leave to bring in a bill to disfranchise Gram-
pound, and to transfer the right to Leeds. lie should also, if
it were consistent wits the orders, move to curtail the sentence of
Sir M. I.opez.
Sir H. PARNELL (for Mr. Grattan) gave notice of a Mo-
tion respecting the Human Catholics fur May 11
Mr. BROUGHAM gave notice that, after the holidays, he
should bring forward Ins digested plan on the subject of Educa-
tion ; the delay originated in waiting for documents, not in any
dinicnition of his conviction of the necessity of Education. Re-
cent events, indeed, convinced him of the necessity of general
Education on solid principles.
Mr. LAMPTON said, that he should brin. forward his mo-
tion on the Spate of the Representation tin 'lustily June t.
Lord A ITIIOIIPE gave notice. th:.t on Tuesday next he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Insolvent
Debtor's Act.

Mr. R. BATHURST gave notice, that on Monday next he
shruld move f ICAVC to bring in a Rill on the subject, as sonic
doubts had arisen regarding the terms or the pretent Act.
On the motion that the Report of the Addrms be received,
The Address was ordered to be presented by the whole House,
when ids Majesty had announced his intention to receive it.
Mt. BROUGHAM moved for accounts of the produce of all
funds at the disposal of the Crown, and deemed nut to be wider
the rontroul of Parliament.

Mr. NUJI E desirtsi to know whether this applied to Gibral-
tar. 154.0nu01. having been received during the last reio; if it
did nut lie wished such object w be gaMed.
Mr. BROUGHAM said the amount would he gained. The
accounts were to complete the papers:l:read, prcionttd
The CI IA NCEI.I.OII of the LXCIILI2CLR had no objec-
tion to the motion on such statements.

Agreed to. and the accounts were ordered of the application of
the sum, after
Mr. LIU at E had mentioned that he had in vain looked for
accounei of his late Majesty's property. Had any been left?
The CH ANCELLOR attic EXCIi E4IUEIt rephird, that he
had no official knowledge of there being any will; but he
reason to believe tha, his late Majesty had left a will.
All the accouats were ordered, Mr. Brougham observing on
the necessity of classification in the manner of making them out.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved for accounts of retired allowances
to public "dicers during the last year.—Ordercd.
Alt. 'FIEHN EY said, he saw in the papers before the House
a sum of .35.5,0001. paid to the privy purse; what did that mean.
wheat did it come from ? The privy purse was limited to

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that
it came twin the Colonial icsoutecs, and was applied according
to inn:allow:al tv.age.
Alt. 'll I.:RNEY :O&M. that fartlier enquiries ought to be
made; there ought to be no object tons to exp:„tation,
Adjournat.

CAPTURING ELEPH.INTS.
[Pram the Madms Couricrl
Early in February last, about 3,000 people were
assembled in a place of rendezvous on the skirts of
the Jungle, and the haunts of the eleilliants being
ascertained, a semi-circular line of Feople provided
with li:e-amts, tom-toms, &c. and extending hir
several miles, tvas formed round them, each
end of the line reaching a chain of hills, the passes
"Sitleet uf the (7eitned, acal one of the C..binet•2-1
common parlance they are ealled hie Alajvs.'s Man
ri tem On the Tuesday before the intended dinner, Ire

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deep hills, and when they had once entered, and
the passes from it properly guarded, it was next to
impossible for them to escape ; in this place there
was abundance of food and water ii,r several days.
This, however, was not an easy task, as the ele-
phants frequently attempted to force the lines-and.
get off to the eastward—but the line gradually deceit
on them, and halted at night, and kept up large
fires to prevent their breaking through ; and after
ten or twelve (lays' labour, at last succeeded 5.
driving them into the intended place, where they
were closely surrounded, and kept in for several days.
In the mean time, at the debouche of this pass, se•
veral hundred people were busily employed-diming
a deep ditch, enclosing about a quarter of a mile of
ground, leaving only the space of a few yards as an
entrance untouched.

I wo ditches were cut from the entrance, to a hill
on one side, and to a rock on the other, to prevent
the elephants passing the enclosure. On the outside
of the ditch, a matting of brandies about six feet
high was placed, to give it a formidable and impas-
sable ppearance, and green bushes and branches
were also stud, about the entrance to conceal the
ditch, and to give it as much as possible an appear-
ance of Jangle. When all this was completed, the
pcople were removed from that place, and those at
the other end commenced tiring, shouting, and
making as much noise as possible, with drums and
cholera horns, whisk so intimidated the elephants
that they made the best of their way to the opposite
end; and the people following close, with the assist-
ance of a few rockets, drove them straight into the
enclosure, when the remaining part wa.: dug away
and the ditch completed. People were immediately
posted round the (Inside of the ditch, armed with
long spears and matchlocks, to repel any attempt
the elephants might make to cross it.
Next day, eight tame female elephants were in-
troduced into the enclosure; the Mahouts couched
close on their necks, covered with dark cloths. The
object of the tame ones was to separate one of the
wild from the herd, and mob him. When this was
accomplished, four Kut Mahouts, whose profession
is to catch elephants, crept between the legs of the
tame ones, and having fastened strong ropes to the
hind legs of the wild fidlow, secured him to the
nearest tree; but the Kut Mahouts then retired
towards the ditch, anti the tame elephants, leaving
the captive to his struggles, went after others.
In this way '23 elephants were captured in six
days, without the parties engaged meeting with the
slightest accident to the great amusement of the
spectators, who perched on trees overhanging the
enclosure, witnessed their sport without sharing in
the danger. The sagacity of the tune elephants—
the address and courage of the Mahouts in approach-
ing the wild ones—the ansiousmotnents which passed
from the cast of the first rope, until the lagt band
was tied—the rage of the animals upon finding them-
selves entrapped, and their astonishing exertions to
get free—alforded altcg►ether a scene of extraordi-
nary novelty and interest.
One of the elephants calved in the enclosure ; and
the young one was sufficiently strong to run about
with its mother the first day. To naturalists, it.
may be satisfactory to know that the young elephant
sucks with the mouth, and not with the proboscis,
as is generally suppoied.

It is said that four persons applied to the Sitting
Alderman at Guildhall, on Tuesday last, to make
depositions against the man of the name of Edwards,
so often mentioned in the late trials, but who w:.3
not brought tOrward as a witless. Time persons
were prepared to charge this Edwards with the
crime of high treason, and ilia: he hail instigated
others to join in the atrocious att:zdk in.' hinted on
his Majesty's Ministers. In their prop.,::ll deptki.
Lions they enumerated various ftets in corroboration
of the charge, but all which had happened in the
county of Middlesex, not within the limits of the
city, and therefore Alderman .tit W. Domville and
Mr. Alderman %Wood thought fit to convey the
intended depositions to Lord Sidmouth, and desired
the persons to go to the otliee of the Noble Lord.—
The Noble Lord wrote an answer, saying, that as
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