The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-28 00:00:00


COUltbE OF EXCHANGE, Ocr. 26.
Amoerdam, 12 2 C.F. Seville, 331—Ging&Itsr,301
Ditto, at sight, Al 19 Leghorn:Xi—Genoa, 431
Rotterdam. 12 3 Malta,4s—Veitire,27 60
Antwerp, 12 3 Naples, 39'—Lisbon, 531
liambargb, 37 9 Oporto. 521-11altia,59
Aluma, 31 10 RtoJaileilo, 46
s g lit ,25 50 Palermo, Ilb
Ditto, 25 80 1 UYI,ItiI, 61 per cent.
Rourdeasis, 25 @U Curt, 94 per cent.
Franking 100 the Maine,' 57 Foreign gold in bars,3l. 17P.
Peterslnirgb, pi :4 U. 6d. per as.
Vienna, E(. 10 19 New DonlilJons, 31. 15s. Od.
Trieste, El. Flu. In 19 I New Dollar., 41. 9d.
31gilrid, 31 I—Cadiz, 3h Silver in bat soitantlard,ls.
Bilboa,3ol Bat eriona,3sl 01d.
PRICE OF STOCKS.
Bank Stork 2504 (Minima 0.
3 per Cent. Red. tll4 1mi1.3 per Cent. 814
3 per Cent. C61..1.016 1111141.11•114111
31 per Celli. 9211 itsdia Stock
4 per r.eilt. 9'J 74. prem.
New FUll rt. 1021 Cu,.s h.r Ar.
Amu. 201 lentery Ticket,. t 22

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

nia, where the Greeks had assembled all their forces
round them. The'situation of the barbarians was
highly critical, for they were hourly exposed to an
attack, and their destruction was extremely proba-
ble, for the Greeks, recollecting the bloody scenes at
Scio and Cyprus, were filled with the most deter-
mined purpose of revenge,particularly the islanders.
SAN SCOASTIAN, OCT 14.—The evening before
last a disturbance took place, caused by an artillery-
man and a corporal. A patrol of volunteers, going
the rounds, came about ten o'clock, to La Brechu,
where they fouud an artilleryman, who was not a
sentinel, with his musket. He gave the usual mi-
litary challenge—" Who goes- there? " To which
the volunteer answered—" The patrol !" Thew-
tillerytuan replied—" Patrol, or not pair.l," levell-
ed his piece at the vulunter, crying—"Muera la
Cons ! fortunately it missed fire, for,
otherwise, as he was so close upon them, it is pro-
bable that some of them would have been .killed.—
The volunteers, seeing the flash, and hearing the
seditious cry fired, and.the artilleryman fell wound-
ed in the left hand, which was amputated yester-
day. This was followed by a commotion among the
volunteers. I ight persons the most noted for dis-
affection, some of whom are.friars, and one a curate,
have been arrested and sent to the castle. It is
proposed to send them to Santorini ur Cerunna.—
The Ayuntamiento have admonished several other
persons to regulate their conduit in contirrinity with
the constitutional system, and five strangers, three
of whom are lawyers, have beenordsred to leave the
town within 48 hours.
An article from Vienna, dated October 13, guys
—" Mr. Irving, the banker, and Mr. Ward, an
officer under Government, arrived here from Lon-
don a few days ago. They set out fin. Verona the
day after to-morrow, for the purpose, it is said, of
obtaining the repayment of the sums lent to Austria
in the years 1796 and 1797."
The complaints of the British merchants respecting
the piracies committed uponsour commerce in the
West Indies, proceed chitfly from the Underwriter?),
who are always the greatest sufferers. and were
answered by assurances in the usual style of official
perspicuity. At last, about a fortnight since, four
vessels of war were dispatched to increase the squad-
ron under Admiral Rowley, and which was, in due
course, most pompously announced in the ministerial
prints. In the mean titne'the correspondence has
been going on between the " Constituted Authori-
ties." us the French have it; and this has ended
most abruptly, and.left both parties in- mutual- dis-
gust. The Sacretary of the Treasury, it appears,
had desired that two of the committee should wait
upon faM at the Admiralty. This mandate gave
great offei:ce to the City magnates: they demurred
at what they conceived to be derrogatory titan their
dignity ; and they, not in official politeness, " de-
clined," but in very plain refused to comply, alleging
that in all interviews heretofore they (the commit-
tee) had invariably the honour of an interview with
their Lordships, and not their servant. The result
was an order from their Lordships to the Bight Hon*
Secretary, directing him to signify to the merchants
in the City that all correspondence fur the future-
must cease.

Sir Robert Wilson landed at Dover, on Wednes-
day, from France, and arrived in to.vn on Friday,
with Lady Wilson. The statement in an Ultra
Government paper, is totally unfounded, that he
wrote a letter to Mr. Bowring, who is still in close
confinement, and not even suffered to have any com-
munication with his legal adviser, though he has
received notice of trial.

In consequsnce of the assault committed on Wed.
multi), on Sir Hudson Lowe, by the sod of Baron
Las Cases, the General, it is said, with the advice of
his friends intends to appeal to the laws on the
su I jcct,.
Extract of a private letter from Paris:—" In an-
raw to your inquiries, I have** to say, that the Mr. Reynolds
who dines at the table of Sir Charles Stuart-who is received
On wittingly) into good French society-whose family make, in
the Ganleris of the Thuilleries and elsewhere, a dashing kppear-
ance-s-who lodges at the Hotel ----, where he lives" "OM
is the identical Tom lieptiskls, who formerly retitle' iu Ash-
street. Dublin-who ie by trade- a silk wurver-who gave iii-
formation against his disaffected associates. in 1/vB-vilto was,
doting the occupation of Portugal by the English troops, in an
important official situation at Lisbon, with x salary 0ft,000.. per
annuns-who subsequently lived in Welbeck stmt. Lood,n-
who was very legally suminoned upon the Grand Jury of Mid-
dlesex, three or tour years ago,. when Bills were preferred against
an individual by the Guernineut-and who subsequently cut and
came Isere."'
SUNERAL OF Mita CiAkll2loli.—On Friday morn-
ing the remains of the above highly respected lady
were removed from her late residence, on the Adel-
phi Terrace, interment in Westminster Abbey.
The procession began to move precisely at a quarter
to eleven o'clock. A number of persons foilowed
the funeral procession to the grave.
By the will of the late Marquis of I.,;ndontlerry,
which has not yet been proved, he bequeaths to the Marchioness,
tbe her life, the uncontrolled possession.of the houses and for-
Mime in St. James's-square and at Foot's Cray. together with
all her ladyship's jewels, a:!el the very valuable diamonds which
were presented to the noble Marquis by the Sovereigns and
Princes of Foreign States, during his various missions. Lord
Londonderry's own jewels are estimated to be words 415,0001. at
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MOCK 4 UCTIOICI•
TO THE EDITOR.
Rm.... Attracted by an advertisement in the morning papnv •
Mts. 0., a widow lady from India, attended a sale by auction in
Linieoureet, on lVednearley last. When she entered use room.
she was politely. asked.so a seat. and upon evincing some apps-
real ignorance of such proceedings. a person who represented
himself us broker recently. commenced •in •businets, 'made a
tender of his services to purchase any article she aright fancy; or
if she preferred it, she shoiild be at liberty to sell t from his pur-
chases any furniture that would suit her, and he was swilling. to
depend for compensation upon her generosity.
Matters proceeded in this way until the fall of the hammer
upon the last let declared the sale was terminated. when Mrs. 0.,
much to her surprise* was. called upon for a deposit upon the
purchases, and upon her declaring she hail none. the giiiilemern
had MI politely tendered his service, infornied her ti.at the
lists he had bought we upon her aconunt, and it was customary
to make a deposit. Mrs. 0. hesitated complying with thin de-
mand, until from the peremptory conduael the auctioneer and
his attendants, she became alarmed, and having no money in her
pocket, promised to go to her agent and procure it; to this nu
objadon was made, provided her sister. who had accompanied
her, remained as a hostage until her due return ; this also, under
the alarm which had been excited, was agreed to, anti Mrs. 0.
proceeded to her agents in Devonshire-ware. procured a draft of •
501. upon a banl'er,wltich he paid into the hands of the auctioneer,
and (11116 obtained the emancipation of her kinswoman.
No sooner had Mrs. 0. and herxister escaped from tlisir impti-
sonment. for such was literally their situation. but they proceeded
to take advice as to their future proceedings, and, accompanied by
a friend a professional gentleman. cAlled at the Mansion Heuer.
when they were told by the clerk. Mr. Hobler, by Mr Newman.
the City Solicitor, and by the Lord Mayor, that nothing could be
done but to endeavour to frighten the partiirs into a compromise,-
either by a return of the money, or by permitting Mrs. alo tall
in an appraiser, and to receive at his valuation a full equivalent
for her deposit of 501.
In this stage of the business, I was waited upon by the friend •
of Mrs 0., to request I would accompany him to carry the last
proposition into effect. if no better terms could be made. To diet
request I readily acceded, but solely with an intention of urging
the parties to a 1-gal investigation of the transaction, which ap-
penred to me nothing short of fraudulent extortion of ir.emey.aul
which I believe is daily practised by a party of swindlers who are
constantly imposing upon the pubic by mock auctims.
When, however, I arrived at the house, instead of being con-
sulted upon the business, Me. Cope, the City Marshal. tante out
of an apartment where the parties were assembled, and congratu-
lated the gentleman who had introduced me upon the turn the
business had taken, and.that Imbed no doubt the whole of alma
money would be obtained back.-
I expressed my surprise at such a mode ofsettling the business.
and declared if it was their intention to compromise such a Tus-
can y transaction, I would have nothing more to do with it.
adding that I would myself contribute Inuf towards a proseution,
and give up gratuitously both time and trouble iu proinnon,,•• so
desirable an object. Time la-ly declared she had been so insultsel
that she was rosily to spend 5001. in legal proceedings. and AA,-
ling to undertake any trouble that night be occasioned r,‘ he—.
llowever, after smooch whispering between the Marshal, tGe sub-
ordinate officer. the professional gentleman; whose name I sin nut
acquainted with, the matter tenninated by Mrs 0. receiving her
money and complying-with•the demand made by the, eager her
a tecuniary doctor; the amount of this Ido not know, bu. the
least foie I perceived in her hand was a sovereign.
Sly remonstrances haring proved. iii vain, I addressed myself
again to Mrs. O. and she promised, with her friend to call upon
me in the course of the day to discuss the propriety of adopting
seine measure tot exposing the whole transaction; but that
promise not having been fulfilled, I have to request the favour
of •you to give this statement a place in you journal. as some
slight caution to inexperienced strangers. and wick a hope that
sonic professional gentleman will be kind enough to favour the
public through the settle channel with tat, opinion, whether
nothing more can be mule of such a nefarious transaction titan
terminating in adm cur to a city Ungar.
1 11111. Sir, yea obedient humble servant,
October 25, la?`4. G. S.
MIDDLESEX -4 &IS-lONS. •

SATURDAY, 00Ir Q6.—Sr. ti 11211.11 RIbT
'Mammy, .Curiteltis . I)ciinisi 1)(inot ma sett.
1): • Donovan, Alary Donovan, and Owen Crawley, .
were indicted for a riot, and .rasaultitils John Grath, ia.*.
the 9.1 i (lay of Julie last.
Fins the et idence sal. Griffith, who was examined fiy
\lr. l to brick, it impearel tom a fti4lll was In lake place
next day Common between two Irish-
men: and that the delendaists wished the proseentac to
go so me fight which tie declined and was vio-
lently attacked by the defentla•its, and doing,icat cruelly Ile
hid beru wowtde.t wr:ha dagger or sullen() in slitie.reni
pans ul his anus, and.liefore they had done beating him
upwards of 1011 verson, were assembled near the
..10:111 Ituach csirrithorated the tesitinotiy ol the prose.
ctitor,,and added that he erm hiniselr "Irony well beaten ;" •
-nut GrAitil was neerly " kilt," and was lot a tonsil.)
afterwards tisider the care sal a sin-germ..
Omlits critss-examistation we I. ibt(l4l.l I so !Iv
that the halo so take place as Williblcilool Was for ascer-
taining which of the cut01),i1a101 should 11:COVe the Mums
f yours of the prosecutor's is iie.
Tute defendants were all finind ; Ins. the jii4t-
racist will depeud on their lthure guuti behaviour.

OLD BA ILEY.—(S 47011 DAY )
SATURDAY, OCT. .6 bus day Townvliend
was indie.ed fur extorting in •y, from a Mr. Seynicoti,
nosier * Ihreer too Imre iil to name. The tato' ton was
Maly proved, but the eviilei.ce was of entions
na-
lore—it appeared 11141 after haying taken tea sari ass
wife, in liv)atistune s• nit!, the prosecutor went to ea I
ul a. tumid in llii-nws'a-sti eet —On hie way he assn
deCUalleii My the prisoner, ow entire Sitilittler te hiw, r.»
tared tuba eutteers.vtion, rod enuer.piently yot iato
coach with Itiu,. these eirt untsiancts, hit we-v. r
I.ollllloille reverts Ilie piovecii.or, welt 110
of the rxtuttivu, and I. e J try found the pi isuiter
Three extensive distilleries in Cork, tthicli were
to have commenced worLing last week, have suddenly aban-
doned their intentions. The large capital employ. L in these
expensive establishisitments has been unproductive, sad tut
fatuities of the numerous worUua people b.:longing to them aiit
'left destitute of breed. This unu incousidsmiti!e 4,4gtaration
of the distress 'dread v so prevalent intuit part of the conatra,. •
and has es ited much stti easintry. It is am.ribed to
the e%erciss of an inquisitonal power Ivy the itoard of h‘civie
over these eatablishmetits, slit‘h, though 'whin ited by Ike
law, the proprietors eco:eider oppressive Dud iujoriuus le their
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