The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-13 00:00:00

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NATION /J. REGIS'rER
lIRORTANT Naws.—Tl brig Amuse, Captain
John Roe,- after a parser df 30 daysfecan Barba-
does, arrived at Cork the sth inst. from which she
brings intelligence that a flew days before she left
there a French spy boat hem Martinique had been
discerned off there, expressly Mete for the purpose
of reconnoitering the strength of the British force on
that station. Communications having been made:
to Commodore Owen, he instantly despatched the
Forte to Martinique, where.she found at anchor nine
French ships of war, who expected to be joined
directly by three French frigates of the first clam..
This formidable expedition Is supposed to be for the
island of Cobs.
At the York assisee an action was brought in the
Civil Court by Mr. Rusliworth, attorney, of Hull,
agaitst the proprietors of the Rockingham news-
paper, to recover damages for a libel reflecting upon
his professional character. Verdict for the plaintiff
—Damages, one halfpenny,
A Provincial Paper says, that as soon as the
Easter holidays are over, practical steps will be
taken to invite and to form an extensive union of
the landed interest, and to convene meetings of the
same, to take into consideration the condition of the
agricaltumlend landed property at this important
crisis. r
A canoe• having been, tried befitre Lord Kenyon,
and a verdict given for the plaintiff; the defendant,
not content with the verdict, called the plaintiff
perjured rascal. An uctivn, was brought for slan-
der; and, when. brought before Lord. Kaityon, one
of the witnesses was ealled to prove the words.—
" What else did he say ?".. asked Lord K. " Why,
my Lord," he added, " you were a rascal, and the
Jury all a parcel f fools !" Upon which the
learned Judge directed a verdict to be entered for
the defendant, as the Words (his Lordship said) had
been spokenin such blind passion, that be was not
likely to he seriously believed.
The eases of the
.friendt.of those persons who
hare been taken up out of the burial-ground of
Holywell Mount, in the Curtain-road, deserving
of commissemtion—many of whom are suffering the
' most acute sensations. Alt elderly woman of the
name of Williams, residing in• the Curtain-rood,
whose husband had not been interred tnore than
ten Lys, on finding that hiq body was among those
that were gone, has continued in a state of insen-
sibility ever since. There fan not been, since the
discovery of a measure finlike. to the above in the
Rev. Mr. Whitfield's ground, in Tottenham-court-
road, a. Oar years since, one of so extensive a na-
ture as she present. Theophice of interment, from
the pair* of the graves, represent a ploughed
field.
The vexatious system of passports in France
souplied •with the mannsvait which it is voadueted,.

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is bLosneing an ineisralkdinitbject siontplaint with
travellers. As an,instanoit, w.a may mention what
his recently occurred in the case of Mr. Edward
Holland, a young man of IT, and son to one of the
partners in the house of Bering. and Co. He ar-
rived at Paris on the Slit 'thins°, on his way home
from Geneva, where he 14,ad completed. his educe-
, tion. Owing to bisleassport not having been regu-
ndy transmitted front the frontiers, he wardetained
et Paris till Tuesday last, nonvithstending daily
applications had been made to the proper quarter to
'grant a new pionpurt, and had then no expectation
of obtaining one, but through the interference of
the English ambassador. Surely this evil should be
remedied, unless it is meant to out off all intercourse
with foreigners.
A letter from Semlin, dated March 21st, states,
that a terrible confragmtien has ravaged Constanti-
nople and its suburbs. Turks arrived at Semlio
report, that the number of houses destroyed is be-
tween 80 and 40,000, and that the two groat esta-
blishments of the cannon-foundery and marine
arsenal, at Tenants and Tophane, are consumed.
Mr. H. Ball and the late Mademoiselle Mercan-
rdotti arrived at the Albion Hotel, Ramsgate, inc g.
on Sunday night,"the thh instant. They proceeded
thence to Dover, in order to embark fur Ostend.
Letters from Havannah of the 20th of February
state, that advices from Vera Cruz of the Sd had
been received by way of 'Tampico, anrouncing, that
on the preceding day a convention was signed be-
tween the leaders of the Imperialist and Republican
troop fur carrying into effect the declarations. of
!guide and Cirdava, and for establishing the form
of government best adapted to the country. Thais
proceeding, it is supposed, at once puts an end to
the short-lived power of the new Emperor Iturbide.
A clause is introduced into the convention, however,
for securing him against personal molestation. Some
letters mention his having taken the determination
to retire to a private station.
Ponrillaing Sink of tAnnnserce.—The traffic on
the Kennet and Avon river, from Bristol to London,
has•been greater the last month than has ever been
known since that communication has been opened;
the tonnage for that time exceeding any former
month by upwaula. of. 1000 tons.