The National Register.
London, England, 1817-04-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

suppose that any could bear them ill-will or malice on my ac.
coupt. I feel very grateful to Lord Middleton for his teat.
ileritess towards my brother; and I confidently hope, from
!lie change of mind which took place in Nathan whilst he
Na. in prison, that their will he no occasion to bring hint a
second titne bel'ore a bar of justice. Timmy who have visited
me in prison have thought, from any silence and reserve, that
I did not frt.' my situation sufficiently, I CAL assure them,
that I now weep bitterly fur toy_ crimes, teal fervently implore
forgit (mess at. the tribunal of Him who once pardoned a dy-
ing criminal, p nd who will not, I hope, condom" tic, although
NO guilty a sinner, ' to the bitter painswf eternal death.'
" D•umr..

At the Galway Assizes a few flays ago, an action was tried
for a breath of promise of marriage, Blake against Wilkins,
excited great interest. It came on before the lion.
Baron Smith and a special Jury. The plaintiff is a Lieuten-
ant in the Navy, not above 30 years of age ; the defendant
is at least 0:), and is the widow of the Staff Physician in
whose Mll* General Wolfe died at the siege of Quebec.
The damages were laid at 50001.; and the plaintiti's counsel
were in the end, entatended to withdraw a juror, a:id let him
pay his own costs. The troth was, the marriage and subse-
quent adieu were soitly designed to finger the old lady's
money.

Om et:TN.—Dining the sitting of the Bath Fornm Magis-
trates, on Thursday selinight, at the Guildhall, a lad, It) ears
old, came there, attended by a ralatiun, who stated, that he
was apprentice to John Gray, a smith, of Walcut. The poor
boy had a waggon chain twisted romid his leg, and fastened
by two heavy paeloeks, The immediate cause of this punish.
mem, in addition to a most severe beating, was, hi: not cran-
ing home from his aunt's on the preceding Sunday night in
time. He detailed 'to the Magistrates a series of the mos!
cruel treatment; and, when stripped, exhibited a sight tun
shocking to behold--a leopard's skin could not have been
more variegated. Gray was immediately apprehended, and
brought to the hall; and, after being severely reprimanded,
the boy's indenture was cancelled, and a warrant made ont to
commit the unfeeling master to Bride well for trial ; hut. hail
being obtained, lie was liberated. and the boy's mother bound
to prosecute at the next Wells Session.

The inhabitants of Dartmouth were djsgusted nn Friday
last, by an exhibition which hut seldom shocks the feelings of
provincial towns.—A brutal fellow dragged his wife to the
public quay for sale. The degraded young woman excited
considerable interest. She had been married only about a
twelvemonth ; is under 20; and could scarcely be prevented
from fainting, as her worthless husband dragged her along.
She was purchased for two guineas, by her first lover. To
rescue her from further insult, a respe;gable family received
her into their house, accommodated her with a change of
dress, a veil, Ac. and in tint disguise she was conveyed to a
place of safety.
We congratulate our readers an the improvement which
has taken place in various branches of tra dr, and par ticularl)
the Irish linen, which bids fair to arrive at that respectabi-
lity which it enjoyed previous to the late depression. The
Di.blin market of the week before last, experienced consi-
derable briskness ; the price of linens increased from id. to
sd. per yard. Considerable orders were given; and the
stock being low, will be the means of giving employment to
many persons of both sexes, who for a considerable time have
nearly subsisted upon charity. This information is derived
from au undoubted source.—Swailsra paper.
Several gentlemen at Brighton have been exerting their
interest, by petitioningthe Prince Regent and Lord Sidmouth,
to reprieve Falkener and Rowley, two young men who were
capitally convictad of a rape upon a girl of fifteen years of
age, and who were left for execution at Horsham, on Satur-
day. His Highness 1144 been induced to grant a respite to
Rowley, only sixteen yeais of age. Falkener, who com-
mitted the first violence to the girl, is to sutler the dreadfn
sentence of the law.

A melancholy instance of hydrophobia lately occurred at
Willerby near Hull. About five weeks since a girl five years
old, was bit in the face by a dog, running along the street.
The dog, after biting several others in the villages and on
the road, was destroyed in George street, Hull, by a carrier.
As the fate of the dog was unknown in the village for three
days, no steps were taken with the child till the fourth;
when the parent was prevailed on to take it to Broeklesby.
where it remained two or three days, taking what is deemed
a specific. The wounds continued unhealed for a month:
but as they were near a close, the child grew uneasy ; and
when they appeared quite healed she spoke and acted in au
unusual manner, sobbed frequently, screamed occasionally,
and ►hewed great reluctance at swallowing, or even seeing
liquids. Latterly she was bled freely, and the mercurial
ointment was rubbed in, which abated the violence of her
symptoms, and she swallowed liquids rather better; the
saliva !hell bl gat' to flow, Athatil however she could net
swallow. Finally she was seized silt convulsions, and aOOO
after expired.
Exec( Tiost.—Yesterday se'anight, 1-ohn Scare was exe-
cuted in front of time County Gaol, pnrsnant to his sentence,
for a Inn-Jiffy in the loose of }d ward Stolle, at It imittleslomd.
Ile acknowledged the justice of his sentence, and was quite
resigned to his unhappy fate.

On Tuesday afternoon a female swindler, of genteel ap-
pearance, went to the house of 3lrs. ilallett, child-bed linen
arelionse, 7.1 a rgaret•street, Cavendish square. under a false
pretence, and representing herself as the servant of Mr.
Broadhead, residing in Portland-place, savlug. she (same from
the lionsekeeper,who regnesti:ii her to earl uo Jlrs.Hallett,and
have a certain number of child) clothes sent there, such
;is frocks, caps, de. as the honsekeeper intended to make a
present of them to her sister in the country. NVithont the
least hesitation, or suspieinn. the same oas made lip in a
parcel, to the %aloe of about 201. and a girl of ales. tialiett's
accompanied the pretended servant hi a Ii use in Ca% endi•li-
sluare, who desired the girl to stop in the hall, while she
went down the area into the kitchen a where, without the least
hesitation, she asked for a tirtiii.,tv name. of the inati.servant,
belonging to the house, who informed her no such person
lived there, at which she atmeat d (pike surprised, nod im-
mediately began to 00'11 the pared si Web •he had received
from the girl, who was still in the hall %%akin; her return, tim
der petit nee, )lie more to avoid detection, to ascertain if 1111 y
direction was enclosed; but. on tiudirig noire, made a point.
apology to lease the parcel while she went to the hall. On
seein:t the girl she told her that two ears had been forgotten,
and requested her to go and bring them. Th.: toe an tious
girl lett her tOr that purpose. The woman then returned to
the kitchen again, begged pardon for her iatrosion and th.
trouble she had ifisci, tied hp the parcel, and went oil.
.k.s hithert• escaped detection.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, April 8.

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BANKRUPTS.

Astwoistrnsur J. of Liverpool woollen draper, May 6,7, 20, at
Liverpool. Att. Mr. John-stfeet, Dedford-row.
B•RIEKR J. *and T. of Helmsley Blackmuor, Yorkshire, gro.^.m.
April 30, May 1, 20, at York. Atts. Cantle and ( 'o. Gray inn.
BE 1.1. J. of North Shields, brewer. May 5,6, 20, at Newcastle.upout
Tyne. Aug. Atlthison and %Vildes, Chancery-Lute
CLARE 'f. and C. Gray, of Cuinberland, nurserymen,
April Is, 22, May 20, at Guildhall. Afts. Baurtlillon and Co.
Little Friday-street.
COPP(); W. of North Shields. ship owner, April 25. 26, May 20.
at North Shields. Arts. Cardale and Co. Cray's Inn.
DAVY W. of Norwich, gun looker, April 2.3, 2s, May 2.0, at Nor-
wich. Att Mr. King, Serjeant's Inn.
Du ti N J. of Hounslow, victualler. April 12.20, May 20, at Guild-
hall. Att. Mr. Holwc,. Great Jaines.strcet, Beckon! row.
EL MI TT W. of Peterlxwouo, draper, April 12. 19. May 20, at
Guildhall Att. Mr. Gregory, Wax Chandler's Hall.
GUEr .1. New.astle-upon-Tyne, ship owner, April 29, 50, May 20,
at Newcavtle-upon-Tyne. Atts. Bell and Co. Cheapside.
HAN NES .1. of Srauth, Yorkshire, brandy merchant, A;rillB,ii,
May 20, at Ponteti.nt. Mt. Mr. (:apes, Gray's Inn.
HEYWOOD J. of li ushobne, I .ancashirc, shopkeeper, April 21,
May 20, at Manchester. Atts. Aellingtm and Bedford-row.
JONES G. of Aston, Warwickshire. gun maker, April 21, 12, May
10, at BirminOcini. Atts. Clarke and Co. Chancery-lane.
Ktxo J. of Yeovil, Somersetshire, bookseller, April 19, 22, May
20, at Guildhall. Au. Mr. Wood, Richmond-build. Dean street.
LEE S. Duke's-place. victualler, April 19,19, May 20, at Guildhall.
Att. Mr. Isaacs. Bury-street, St. Mary Axe.
Lt: E MING R. of %Cray. Lancashire, shopkeeper, April2l, 22, May
20, at Lancaster. Aft. Mr. Ellis and ('o. Chancery-lane.
LITTLE. Elliott, and Co. of II eley-field, Durham, lend-miner May
5.6, to. at Newnistle-upon-'fyne. Cheapside.
'MAJOR T. of Folkestone, merchant, April '2l, 27, May 20, at Can-
terbury. Att. Egan and Co. Essex.street.
OR DIE J. H. of Liverpool, brewer. April 29, 30, :May eo, at Liver-
pool. Att. Mr. Chester, Staple Inn.
TEASDALE R. of Castle Sowerby, Cumberland. sheep dealer, April
24, '25, May 20, at Carlisle. Att. Mr. Clennell, Staple Inn.

DIVIDENDS AT 61111.1311A1.1..
J. F..lwards, of Winchester-street, merchant, May 6.
G. F. Rennie, of Oxford-street, confec:ioner, May 3.
M. A. Jones, Queen-street, Worship.st. trimming.inaker. April ro.
T. Kcvs & C. P. Wyatt, of Langboum Chambers, merchs. April fl.
WI Coulson, of Helstone, Cornwall, mercer, May G.
'l'. 1.. Dunsfind, of St. Mary Axe, merchant, May 3.
.1. Dowdall, of Dartmouth-street, carpenter, April 29.
Tookey, of New Bond-street, jeweller, April 29.
DIVIDENDS IN THE COUNTRY.
J. Tetley and .1. Hocks, of Leeds, brandy-merchants, May 2.
J. Noyes, of Pewsey, coal-niewhant, Aril 25.
J. Conway and T. Davidson, of Liverpool, merchants, April JO.
M. Sweet, of 'faunton, innkeeper, May 13.
M. Morgan, of Newport, shopkeeper, May G.
T. Bailliam, of Bristol, engine-maker, April 29.
M. sletcalle, of Liverpool, currier, May,.
G. Downs, of Osberton. lamer, April 3u.
R. Hart, of Orsuskirk, muslin-manufacturer. May 16.
CERTIFICATES, APRIL 29.—J. Radcliffe, of Swansea, grocer
—J. Thomas, of Leadenhall.areet. Palfreanan, of' Men-
borough, builder—G. Thorpe, of Queen-street, Edgware-road,wheel-
wright—R. ('lark, of St. Mary-hill, ship-broker—J. Atkins, of Nor-
wood, tattle-dealer—J. Adams. of liolywell-stroet, Sl:oroditch,
druggist.
PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED.

Abington and Wiltshire, of Plumb-tree-street, Bloomsbury, gliders.
Berry and Dunstar. of Liverpool, porter'.
Broadbent and Dutchman, jun. of Kingston-upon-Hull, bakers.
Burns and ('lark, of Kendal, Westmorland, currier..
W. and J. Butler, of Present, Laiseashire, nurserymen.
Cook and Gregory, of Ilmuswick-street,Blackwall. hay-comprossors.
It. and J. Davies. of Dunkintkid, Cheshire, &c. cotton spinners.
I)unsfonl and Hall. of Plymouth, auctioneers.
Gonlon and ('o. of London, &c. ironmongers:
Ilaslaan and Oldham, of Manchester, liquor merchants.
Johns and ('e. of Plymouth Deck, pawnbrokers.
A. M. and C. Jones, of Cheltenham' booksellers.
Judd and Stone, of Banbury, Oxfordshire,
Lupton and Co. of Ashton under Line, miner,.
'Mellish and Chambers, of Bishopegate-street, merchants.
Parkinson and liawkin, of Scawby, &c. Lincolnshire, seed crusher.
J. and J. Penn, of Bnausgrove. Worcestershire, grocers.
liter! and ('o. of Sunderland, Durham, raff merchants.
Itiddlestlen and Tyson, of Ashborne, Derbyshire, surgeons.
Taylor and Archer, of Starbesk, Knaresborough, linen-bleachers.
Thompson and Weston. Great St. Helen's, printers.
J. ar.d J. Twigg. Cheapside, muslin manufacturers.
Wall and Cornock, of Banbury, carpet manufacturers.
Crackles and Co. of Kingston upon Hull, whalebone manufacturers.
Warren and .Hutchings. Portsmouth. milliners.
Bucklq anti Co. of Hollingreave, in Saddleworth, Yorkshire.
Evans and Bath. of Poulton and Cirencester, auctioneers.
J. and J. Fotherby, of Gray's Inu-lane, auctioneers.
E. and 11. Frost, of Honington, Suffolk, shopkeepers.
Frost and Paine, of Bristol. stationers.
Hall and Bicknell, of Brixton, Surrey, brick makers.
Hobbs and Jerk, of Mangotsheld, Gloucestershire, tallow chandlers.
T. Lemke, of Allerton Bywater, and J. Watson, of Swillingtoa,
Yorkshire, boat carpenters.
D. and A. Morley, ut Cockspur-strcet, vintners.
Morris and Jones. of Wchilipool. grocers.
Needhant and Dobson, of Piccadilly, silversmiths.
Sherratt and ('o. ot'Prescot. Lance:A.4e. tummies.
Ward and Fothergill. Seulcostff, Yorkshire, slitters.
White)ind White, of Sh.flichl. Yorksldre, nianufactu
Wildir.g and Clegg, of Bury, Lancashire, woollen manufacturers.
Yardley and Ash, of Thomey-street, Bloomsbury, plumbers.

of files.

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA .—The DVU:n (orres.
pOlldeill contains the tbllowing rictur, it
the state of the Irish Emigrants, in New York, dayd
Feb. 20, furnished by one of their own number:—

" The Editor is respect folly furnished with the chief 1)e-
-mocratie Papers of New folk, wherein he will pie.ive
from a Nletoorial therein set birth by the llayrr, that these
are in the altos-home of New Yolk ;Orr tot eianei s--that
Irish Emigrants; and of the City and .rate, tont ; and that
these foreigueis are pi ineidally adults o:iith proves that
they are chiefly the unfortunate lb it have come
over, avid cannot get employment. Adil to this, there ore
upwards or 1700 prisons cot:tined debt in the gaol limits ;
and, when it is known that SO days liberates a ikbtor, the
state of this cumin mays from these facts be better known.
Inclosed, also, on have a list of insolvents for one week.
The statements now and then in the Dublin Erening Pcxl
have ensued many at home, and occasioned mans to curse
their belief in it, who wer • led trout its 1410114, in come to this
emmiry, and now they swell the niiiither of paupers. 1 admit,
th.it Isbell I came here this comoly matt %Tv) t:;:rvieuit, but
now distress pervade!' every rank. I hope my
will he warned ; and if they a 1.'11,1 but wet k at twine as
,natty of them hasp to do here, thes woilid be bet iii
AN IRISHMAN, and an tutortunatr

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TII E NATIONAL 111WISTER.

LONDON :

MONDAY, .fPRIL 14., 1817.

French Papers, which the boisterous state of the
wr•al.cr had fir some days prevented, arrived yester-
day, but aro barren of intelligence. The French
funds continue to rise ; and, it is said, the King's health
is greatly improved.
In the Act:ice of real intelligence, invention has been
at work. It sends Admiral Sir George Cockburn to the
coast of South America, to mediate between Spain and
the Insurgents, with a squadron to blockade the ports,
should his mediation be unsuccessful. It may send the
Admiral, if he chuses to go. The parties may make
their own arrangements : but hitherto the Admiralty
has not heard a word upon the subject.

Advi es have, however, been received in the course
of the xv,'ek indirectly from the River Plate, to the
latter end of last December. The affairs there
are in an indecisive and very perplexed state. There
never were such a complication of interests, and such a
diversity of news, as in this South American contest.
Of parties, there is, first, the Spanish Government ;
then that of the Insurgents; next that of Artegas of
Monte Video, who is an Insurgent against the Insur-
gents on the South Bank of the Pla;a ; afterwards, the
Portuguese, who are attacking Monte Video and Arti-
gas, but are not (ostensibly at least) on that account,
either in unison with the Spaniards, or in unity with
Buenos Ayres ; and we now find, that the Government
of this latter principality, Buenos Ayres, is in a state of
high dissatisfaction with its Admiral, Brown, for car-
rying off the squadron entrusted to him ; and who may
therefore be considered as a Naval Insurgent against
those by land. Such are the tidings brought by the
last advices. The fleet now under the command of
Admiral Brown is much wanted near home, to protect
the Government which supplied it from insults. A
Portuguese squadron, consisting of a 74, two brigs, and
a schooner, had, as was before known, though with less
accuracy, entered the River Plate, in order to co-ope-
rate with the invading army, and instantly commenced
the blockade of Monte Video. As the direct effect of a
blockade is to intercept commercial intercourse, it was
feared that the trade to that place, as well as to Buenos
Ayres, would be intercepted. With respect to the mi-
litary operations, we learn, that the Portuguese army,
'under Gen. Lecor, was nearly 100 miles distant from
Monte Video; and whenever it advanced to give Arti-
gas battle, the latter avoided any regular action ; and,
by a quick movement, made incursions into the Portu-
guese territory, in order to draw the Portuguese Gene-
ral after him. The invading army had, in consequence,
made little or no impression on its enemy. Now, how-
ever, that the squadron is arrived, more decisive and
successful operations are expected.
Some Agents of the Patriots of South America are,
we understand, engaged in an active ncgnciation with
the unemployed Officers of our Army and Militia, to
induce them to accept of rank in the Republican Army.
A considerable quantity of stores and equipments has
been purchased here by the Patriots ; anti every exer-
tion is making to put themselves in the best possible
state of defence against the Mother Country.
Letters from Cadiz, dated the 19th and 20th ult.
mention, that two frigates, with transports, were about
to sail 14 the revolted colonies, with 6000 troops on
board. Their destination was stated to be the Caraccas.

A letter from Cadiz states, that a very richly-laden
Spanish ,galleon, from South America, has been taken,
in sight of the Canaries, by two independent privateers,
after a desperate battle.

The celebrated Marshal Massena died at his estate,
near Paris, on the 4th inst. He was esteemed a good
general until he met the Duke of Wellington in Por-
tugal, before whom he shuffled off in (pick time into
France, with the loss of his wh-•le at.ny. lie died
enormously rich ; his private fortune has been estimated
at a million of English money.

Thursday bein„; what is called settling day at the
Stock Exchange, there was, as is unfimluratcly usual on
Buell occasions, several A ihrations in the Funds ; and,
what is worse, ions evidently occasioned by fabri-
cated news. We shall not disgrace our columns by
publishing the atrwious mischief which was stated to
have occurred at Paris, farther than by noticing the
eff_ets which were produced by the rumour. The 3
per cent. citssol.:, which had risen, for money, from 71 g
to 731" and in the same proportion for account, sud-
denly fell back to the limner price; AA hen, it being ob-
served that many of the sellers at high price became
.vr,.113:;..:-.1 at the low, it was naturally concluded that