The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-30 00:00:00

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TETE NATIONAL REGISTER

younger and more feeble were employed an splitthig be bark
of the linden tree, others in platting it into shoes ; some platting
straw for beta, others preparing willows for snaking baskets,
and some had lealsert to make fishing sets. The hour of
assembling in 1111.4001 during the summer was seven iv' the
morning, and they came out again at ten ; three hours in the '
day being amply sullicient to teach them reading, writing, and
the four first rules of arithmetic, in two years ; from ten to
eleven they were a lowed to play ; at eleven the dinner bell
rung, and they proceeded two and two to the dining room,
where grace was distinctly pronounced by the monitor of the
day, whose duty it was to read to his companions, while eating
their dinners, • portion of the Holy Scriptures. At twelve
thcy arranged themselves in classes, according to their em-
ployment, *ad proceeded to their differesit masters to work,
from whiels they generally returned about eight in the evening;
at nine they supped, and immediately after supper their names
were called over by the monitor general, and those absent
marked down for enquiry the following day. This being dose,
and the Evening Hymn sung by them, they retired to rest.—
Eight months alter the openiug of the soltool, more Bean GO
children west is procession to their benefactor, Count Roman-
intr. dressed in clothes and shoes of their own making. His
Excellency on this occasion ordered them • better dinner than
usual, and promised to partake of it with them ; which promise
he fulfilled, to the inexpressible pleasure of the poor children
From this time the institution continued to prosper, and even
those who had opposed, joined in praising it ; the childreu
made rapid progress, both in learning and their trades, and be-
came cheerful, obliging, and industrious.
A strict observance of the Sabbath was not forgotten in the
institution, and that part of the day not spent in church was
appropriated to reading extracts front the Holy Scriptures.
By means of the school at Mine!, the British system of edu-
cation spread to Poland, where hitherto the strongest prejudices
had existed akainst instructing the peasantry. Mr. Raduvitch.
a young man of an amiable dispositinu, vi as sent by the Uni-
versity of Vilno to study the 'pieta, which he did with the
greatest assiduity ; and soon after his return, three schools
were established fur the poor upon this plan; and according
to the last accounts from thence, they were actively employed
in the establishment of more.

• There are 17,000 male peasants on this estate, one tows
and between fill and 90 villages.
t General Derabin, a gentleman of eminent talents and libe-
ral sentiments, had the entire managelnent of the estate, the
Count being too infirm to take en active part. The General
bad been in England, and spoke English well.
LOSS OF HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP RACEHORSE.

Accounts were received on Saturday at the Ad-
miralty, of the bits of his Majesty's sloop Racehorse,
Captain Stickling, in attempting to enter the har-
bour of Douglas, Isle of Maui, on the night of the
14th instant. The following letter on the subject
will be found interesting :
" This vessel had been ordered from the Plymouth station to
the Isle of Mao, ILI convoy for the Vigilant cutler, Lieutenant
Read, which had been disabled in a heavy gale in Boogies
Bay, on the Gth of October, and obliged to cut away her mast
and throw her gurus overboard ; she was with much difficulty
brought into the harbour there, and, after having nudergone a
temporary repair, was to h-ie proceeded to Plymouth under
convoy, as above stated. The Raeshors• left Milford-11tven
early on Saturday morning, the 14th inst. After taking a plot
on hoard. she proceeded for her destina,ion. They made the
island between two or three a.m., but the weather heirs iliick,
and the night pitchy dark, the pilot, it is auppused, on nearin.:
the shore, mistook the Bay of Castlettivrn, which is very ca-
pacious, for that of Mingles ; and shout half past live, , lien the
land was descried close to them, is attempting to enter the
bay, the I struck upon Langness Point, which is sur-
rounded by tremendous and almost perpendiculer mete. All
hopes of saving her was et once given up, and she fulled in-
stently, , and the pumps became totally useless. Gnus of dis-
tress, with rockets, false Gres, and other signals were matte for
assistance from shore ; but the wind blowing directly into the
bay, and being Julier fres', two boats only could be procured
that world venture out to their assistance, whirl they did with
lanterns in their bows ; and many of the inhabitents rushed
from the town, in a most dismal night, to the head, which is
full three miles from it, and over the greatest part very dan-
gerous, from the rocks and broken ground to he passed, and
this in the hope of being useful to the unfortunate sulterert.—
At the time she struck, the Ceptaie and Senior Ltentenetit were
both on deck, and it appears that 110 Inuit whatever can be
attributed to the officers un this melancholy occasion.
It now became necessary to save the lives of the crew ;
and such was the excellent discipline on board the ship, that
not a man quitted her without orders. 'I% e understand that
the captain harl rite roll called of the crew, and on each man's
name being called over. he stepped into the bust, when an
officer aas named to descend and take charge of it, and to land
if possible among the rocks, of which there appeared but little
hopes, as the sea was heating over them with great violence.
Happily for all but the last boat, this difficulty was completely
overcome, as by this time fires were made with straw in dif-
ferent directions near the wreck, where there was any hopes of
their landing in secnrlty.
i‘ The Captain, Viral Lieutenant, and a Master's Male (Mr.
Bone), name by the last boat, which, unfortunately, was rather
crowded, and consisted of seventeen persons, Capt. Stickling
being tlic last man who quitted the ship. Whcu at some dis-
tance from the rocks, the boat anNrtunately upset, by which
all were left to shift for themselves The Captain, being a good
swimmer, was saved with much difficulty ; as were the Lieute-
nant, some of the sailors, and some of the boat's crew ; but
Mr. Bone, the fisherman who corm sanded the boat (which was
one that went out to their assistance), live of the crew of the
Racehorse, and two men belonging to the host, were unfortu-
nately drowned, making a total of nine p weons who perished on
this melancholy occasion ; and when all circ 1111 l stances are con-
sidered, it is wonderful that no more lives were lost.

" By this sodden catastrophe the officers lust every thing
but what they had on their backs ; yet the object that creates
commiseration is the widow of the fisherman who commanded
the boat, and so gallantly lost his life on the occasion ; she had
just been deli►ered of her eighth child, and has, by these
means, been deprived of all her hopes in this life, which de.
pended solely on her husband's exertions : it is not, however,
doubted but that Government will handsomely provide for her
t is the least recompense she can expect.
" It has been ascertained flat most of the bodies of the an-
(animate sufferers have been removed from the watery deep.
Those of Mr. Bone, ■nd the fisherman (Quayle), during the
course of the day, and four or five of the seamen since. The
former is to be conveyed to Malew c►urch, and his remains
will be allsoeled to the place of intersect by the whole of bir
biother etScors, hho•"

L 4 IV !ATE L LIG EXC.' i:

COURT OF CHANCERY.
TUESDAY, DEC. 21.
IN THE MATTER Of TODD, RUSSELL, AND OTHERS
BANKRUPTS.

Air. omen begged to more, titi;ttbe bankrupts' certificates
might he stayed in this 'miter.
hiemegve ref* and mated, be had to oppose that motion
u it bad long been laid down as a rule of the Court, that no
motion should ever be permitted to be made in matters of bank-
rupiciee.
Mr. Cullen eeplie I, that strictly speaking it was not a motion
for in fact it was • petition, which he held it his hand, but as
the cowl was just rising for the Christina, holidays, he felt it
necessary to mention it in the shape of • motion, because her re
the Court sat again, i• ■ll probability the bankrupts would 1.,.
got their certificates, if nut prevented by the interference of the
Court to day.

His IA ribliip—When was your petition presented?
Mr. Cullen—lt was only drawn this morning ; therefore it
was impossible we could hare come here earlier. My clients
see creditors to the aasount of 10,000 L—they hare proved their
chints under the co aaaaaa ission—and at now piny that the choice-
of assignees way he postponed until the petition cao be fully
heard, so that the bankrupt* way not saw be permitted to ob-
tain their certificates.

Mr. Montague contended, that there was nothing more de-
cidedly established in the Court or Chaseery than that such a
motion as this shoold not he a lowed to he 'glade ; and he was
Grotty of opinion, that if all the facts of this matter were known,
out only hi.. Lordship, but every person who had attended to
he practice of the Court, would immediately see the wiadouit
of this rule.

11 is Lordship —They are certainly at liberty topresent • pe-
tition, praying hat a may be nears on as rally day. 1 there-.
fore will take the petition and read it, and after I have don*
that, I will then see whether it is proper and necessary to ap-
point an early day lbr it ; if an, I shall do that ; but rf not, I
shan't. But let it he remembered, that front henceforward no
motions in mailers of bankruptcies will be heard.
Mr. Montague than moved that the pi eseut motion shoald
be dismissed with costs.

lion Lordship said that he would reserve the consideration
of whether he would nut allow thew 2011. sushi until he had
the petstinn.
IN THE MATTER OF HOWARD ASD GIBBS, BANKRVPTS.

Mr. Montague entreated his Lordship would pardon him for
mentioning this most terrific name , but as the parties had pre•
seated a statement of the costs in this matter home time ago.
they were most anxious that his Lordship would turn his atten-
tion to it.
His Lordship said that was one of the petitions which now
laid upon his table with that very view, and he would not love
any more time than he could possibly help in attending to it.
His Lordship then left the court for the recess. The first
seal will be on the 16th of January ; on the 10th of which
he has appointed to sit and give judgments, and Let
matters in bankruptcy. And it is expected his Lordship w
come down even before the 10th of Janusry, to meet the p iv-
sicians and counsel in the Portsmouth vise.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
(Sittings before the Lurd Chief Joutice.)
MONDAY, DEC. 23.
THE KING V. BAKER.

This was an indictment against the defendant for digging or,
and carrying away the soil of certain roads, which are intended
In beco tae streets, leading to the Jews' burial ground, at
Mile-end.

Mr. Marryatt and Mr. Chitty conducted the case fe. the pre-
secutiiin. The deft nilant is a brickmaker in a very extensive
way at Mile-end. The roads in question are chiefly used by
him. The charge of the prosecution was, that the defendant
cartied away the mil or these roods for hi• own non,. 'a,
namely, to make good the surface of tilled tp phs made by May
in vomiting the clay to make bricks and niiu
taa-
blab, thereby lowering the road, and depriving it olds soil.
For the ch. femlant, Mr.Commou Sergeant contended that it
wan the defendant's interest to keep the roads in repair, and
that unless the loose mould was taken not of the rots and
middle of the road, and other hard substances put in its place,
they would become impassable, and that the defendant bad
done nu more than this, which lie proved by the defetulaot's son
and workmen.
The Lord Chief Justice stated to the Jury, that if the defen-
dant had deprived the roads of their soil for his own private
purposes, and put in its stead rabhish, at the injury of the
roads and incooreniener of the public, they must find the de-
fendant guilty ; but if he only took such soil from the road so
SA to replace it with something firmer, for the good of the roads,
they must find him not guilt). Verdict—nut
COMMON JURY—HLNDF.RSON V. PLATT.

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This wan an action against the defendant, for a nuisance, In
obstrncting light and air, by which the plaiutifrs premises
were rendered dark and unpleasant.
Mr. Scarlett stated, that the plaintiff was a geollemaa who
had seen considerable military service throw!. About two years
ago he bad returned to England, and purchased a plea,ant eot•
tage near Turoham Green. In that situation he expected to
pass the remainekr of 116 days undisturbed, hat it appeared the
defendant, who occupied an adjoining house, had no desire to
let the old soldier rest. The back of the plaintiff's house coin•
minded a fine open prospect, and the defendant had erected a
stab.e, which lied the effect produced by the curtain of a
theatre. It entirely excluded the scene. To abate this nui-
sance the plaintiff brought bin action. The law said, no man
for his interest, should deprive his neighbour of light and air.
In this instance, it would appear that the nuisance was no ad
•antage to the consequently the Jury would not let it
stand.
The I ..... d Judge suggested that this question might be
better stilled out of Court, and the counsel on both sides ►ub-
mitted to arbitration.

The Judge this day disposed of all the causes on the paper,
and adoorjned to January the 2d, at Guildhall.

SECONDARIES' OFFICE. MONDAY.
NAAALAND U. Hussey min PALMIER.
This wat an imptiry to mate.* the damages to which the
plaintiff. who was a pauper in the workhonae of list pa-
riah of Pluntstead, in Kent, was entitled (or an *maidl and
fake imptitt 000000 ent committed tin hint I)) the deleinlantx,
the former of which wos owt rarer of the l of the pa
list', end the latter master of the parish won khans^.
'floomaa o..iley stated, 11141 he was a pauper in the
tame woiklionte with the plAiidttf. They were both sin-
plo)ed, wills three oilstra, in digging gloved on the mall
oitle. The hoots of work in Octoher were from seven in
the morning till five in the evening. On the Ith October
they all left off by mistake at half past foar o'clock, for