The National Register.
London, England, 1821-02-18 00:00:00

Mr. Holm Oise, in returning thanks, declared that,
while his life continued, his best exertions should never
be wanting in defence of the liberties of the people.

,E4RTNQUJICES IN ZINTS.
Stalifition ene • LIMBII ruse tenni, that MO. Amp
" Hoeft bees absent from Paste, I bresseesped the
terrible earthquakes that have visited. Ned es
time to agitate. that isles& The first pine*
on the 29th alt. soon eller four o'clock. a.m. • it wee of
about one minute's dwellers, asd treaseedetiolyeielest
as to overthrow a great many below, sod more or len
injure every one in she city. Souse-lives were lea by the
falling rains, and a great many peewee woneded. It hap-
pened to be the day for celebrating the feetiead of Saint
Dionysian, the tatelar mint of the Weed ; sad the cis-
tomary procession was comniesced with more the. easel
solemnity, Sir Patrick Rose arid the perigee also sesbeisk,
as is common, but in this inetasce with greater seremosy,
in order to conciliate the esperstitiossidess of the people.
The procession had scarcely left the church, when an es.
exampled deluge of rats mosimmteed with snob vhdence
that the company was dispiesed M seek red*. and Ws
priests, being unable to regain the church el at. Deasy-
sins, were compelled to deposit the relies in die nearest
shelter they could gain. The min etreliesed 24 beers,
attended with halloos**, sise lamps of ire, ea they are
more properly termed. equal ham se ea egg, end weigh-
ing a quarter of a poised. Nage leedess.' The ellealliso of
the inhabitants duns; this:USW, With their bosses
thrown down, usessefed or creditor?, is reprooested as
inde.seribably Dori* elleasiglit it broke down
the dykes tigassil• for leading dieutsery from the castle
(on a lofty bill liemedlately above tintless) swept awn
six houses on the declivity, sad carded thews. with
lure and inmates, into the mei : three penises periehed in
this way, and many were *seined. Minor abeam have
since been felt, to the number of ten is a day. The Aral
was attended by the death of 10 iedividnale, rind sheet
100 mere were wounded. The sealed of any widows
took ace on the events; of the dth hest. (Oteek Christ,
puse uad jested lowa% ohm do ".,proottelt,
siseledeseeleocire stirataribir"vissj
imp alreadj is a tottering oesillties, fella marbles to it s
and, what is the moat serious festers atteedist it. the
country, which had pretty well escaped the tint. been
the victim of the sealed, and in three popular villages a
great number of houses are thrown down flees the foside.
tions. The situation of Zaute Is terrible ;—sselsing het
vows, offerings, religious . processions, lassentatiess, mid
total suspension of public Waimea. It is probably this
heaviest calamity that ever befel them Weeds. The da.
maks. niter the first shock and wrest, was estimated at
.1,000,000 dollars; at present no estimate can be formed.
Both the violent shocks wets slightly felt; *be is Saint
Nauru, Ithaca, and Ceplialoaia : we have news, too, of
the first beasts. perceived in Malta. The appreireueies of
further mischief has not yet subsided, as the demo stater
phere and winds continue."

A •RICULT U RA LDIST umss---The.distresi amongst
farmers and agriculturists in different parts of the
country is beyond precedent. High rents, excessive
taxation, and enormous wages for husbandry work,
placed some of the most hitherto respectable farmers
in a very unpleasant . situation ; distraining and
seizing property for arrears of rent and times appear
the order of the day, and unless legislative means
are adopted, this Session of Parliament, for the re-
lief of this part of the community, inevitable ruin
must ensue to many. Quo instance of liberality
and forbearance we have heard worthy of imitation.
A Noble Lord whose estates in Essex amount to
20,0001. annually, received for his last half.year's
rent 2,3001. His steward assured him there was
no probability of more being collected, uulzas re-
course was had to seizure ; his Lordship immedi-
ately protested against that mode of proceeding,
and detorminel to lessen his expenditure according
to his income.

A report is in circulation that a new collect, in.
eluding the names of the Queen and Duke of York
as heir presumptive, will shortly he issued, by which
device her Majesty will be prayed for, wi.hont being
mentioned in the same paragraph as the King.
Sir Francis Burden walks daily ou the terrace
between the gates of the King's Bench, for the
benefit of the air, and it gives us pleasure to state
din the worthy Baronet continues in excellent
health and spirit.
The supply of corn is deficient in many parts of
the south of Europe, particularly in Italy, and in
the south of France. Some shipthents of grain
have already been made from England to the mutt-
trice incntinned, and mote are expected.