The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-22 00:00:00

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reach peer, a circumstance that cannot fail to bring
hock the precious metals again into circulation.
On the Royal Exchange on Thursday, there were a
great many t!,..twers of Bills on Paris, Hamburgh„
&c. but very few takers.

Our letter from Dover, dated March 15, says,
" His Excellency Marquis D'Osniond, with the
Marchioness and suite, embarked this morning, in
La Desiree French packet, for Cahlis."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Mirami.
chi to his friend in Dumfries, dated Nov. 10, 1818 :
" In Nova Scotia, both religion and literature are in
a very flourishing condition. Our friends in Picton
have had u grammar-school for some time, and this
year they obtained a college. Three new ministers
have come to them this season. We have-been
appointed of one for this province : but I have s::1:t
home fitr one, and it ought to be generally known,
Captain Duncannon, of the brig. Prince George of
Allea, has generously offered a free passage to a NI is.
sionary Presbyterian Minister, going out to the pro-
vince of New Brunswick. It is hoped that the ti;:m
is now come, when the ship of TarshiFh and the
Isles shall' vie with one another in carrying the
Ambassadors of the Prince of Peace to distant re-
gions of the globe."
Dumfries, March 9.—During the l:tst six or seven
days the weather has been uncommonly fine, and als
though the air is still a little chill, every wher ap-
pearance of the earth and sky seJins to indicate the
commencement of spring. Field labour of every de-
scription has seldom been farther advanced at ilia
satne season of the year, and in a few days we hope
to see the husbandman committing the seal to the
gratefid earth, under circumstances that will go for
to ensure an early and abundant harvest. The pro-
gress of vegetation, which in many instances was
scarcely ever checked, can already be traced in nu-
merous buds and blossoms, and although the earth
is still bare, the wood-lark. the blackbird, and the
thrush, not to mention a crowd of inferior songsters,
are every where heard in full chorus.

Mr. Ci:nicron's balloon ascended on Thursday
se'nnight, in grand style, at two oclock, from Mr.
M'Anslin's Liquor Works, west end of Tnitleston ;
but the short previous notice given, and the great
disappointment felt last week, rendered the sight
less interesting. She alighted at Bornbroom, on
the estate of Mount Vernon, six miles east of Glas-
gow. When she fell, a crowd of colliers tore her
to pieces, every one eager to have a small part of her.
Ile remnant the prop, ietur has brought to town.—
Glasgow Mon kie.
The friends of Mr. Hobhousc dined on Tuesday,
to the number of 400, at the Crown and Anchor
tavern, to celebrate their exertions at the late elec-
tion. Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Hobhouse
were present, and Mr. Thomas Clark took the chair.
All three gentlemen made somewhat long speeches,
but the only remarkable incidents of the evening
were, first, that the chairman strongly deprecated
that unqualified abase of the Whigs which his party
have lately indulged in; and, secondly, that Mr.
Ritcher declared that a petition was in preparation
against Mr. Lamb, which would Le forthwith pre-
sented to the I louse of Commons.

Some of the Electors in the parish of St. James's,
in the interest of Sir Francis Burdett, had a meeting
last week, when it was agreed to open a subscription
in the City of Westminster, to purchase a piece Lf
plate, for the purpose of being presented to :Ix
worthy Baronet.
The Chimney Sweepers' Bill was thrown out
the (louse of Peers on Monday night by a majority
of 17. The Earl of Lauderdale spoke against ti.e.
Bill, and metrioncd a circumstance which we sever
before heard, that chimnies in Ireland are swept by
means of a goose bein,t let down the aperture, with
a string tied round its neck. The joke created a
laugh, but the wonder was, where the poor people
mutd get the geese, to perform the operation.

The r.ew Game Bill makes wild ducks, wooden 1.,,
and snipes game! This is contrary to Illackston•..
What right can a landholder in this country a.sume,
in point of property, in birds of passage.? It wttud
be just as consistent as if turbots caught on the
Dutch coast were denominated Elglish game.
The issues of silver from the Batik of England to
the London bankers, re-commene.tl on Wednesday.
bluch house, we are infinmed, may now receive
a liberal supply, equally beneficial to their own
concerns, and essential to the general accommoda-
tion of the public. It is probable, too, that the
issues of gold may also, in a short time, be increased
with safety, as sovereigns, which lately lore a pre-
mium Ihr exportation of 10d each, will now pro tuts
only stl. above the nominal value,