The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-18 00:00:00

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There was much business transacted on Friday
at the Stock Exchange. The report of pa:itic
in-
telligence having been received in the milting from
St. Paersbur;4ll, relative to the misunderstanding
between Russia end the Porte, occasioned an im-
provement in the Funds. Even the Navy Five per
Cents. improved, as the speculators, thinking that
there willl be no war, calculate that the new Four
per Cents. will open at a good price, and therefore
are anxious to get into them by purchasing Navy
Fives, and transferring the latter into the Fours,
agreeably to the plan proposed by Government.—
Saturday being the last day allowed fur dissenting
front the scheme, a number of persons, chiefly trout
the ctaintry, were observed in the Cashier's Office,
the place where they sign. There was much busi-
ness also transacted in the Three per Cents. and the
Fives, but chiefly in small sums. A bustle prevailed
on 'Change in the Spanish market, owing to the
delivery of the new Spanish Stock, us many persons
were busily engaged in settling their accounts.—ln
tonsequence of the disturbances in Paris, the French
funds have fallen. and are expected to be still' over.
Aonittisatiat, COMMITTEE—The committee on
agriculture are pursuing their labours. *1 he scheme
of appropriating one million to the purchase of corn,
thus to relieve the farmer by exciting a temporary
Fens:llion in the market, is understnod to be aban-
doned. It was only sanctioned by the casting sole
of the chairman, Mr. Gooch, only; but with such
support, it is said, the ministers do not fee/ war-
ranted to press the plan flirward, so as to recom-
mend it to the Ilouse. And the I;cl:dialled scale of
protecting duties has also undergone. it is said, an
important change ; the import duty is now to be
breve instead of.fineen shillings. The following is
the scale, is changed from that originally proposed
by the Marquis of Londonderry:—l. That the fu-
ture import price of wheat shall be 70s. instead of
80s.-2. Thut a duty of 12s. be imposed upon im-
ported wheat, when the price is from 70s. to 80s.
—3, That a duty of .ss. be imposed upon imported
wheat, when the price is from 80s. to 855., after
which the duty shall be reduced to Is.—and 4.
That a further additional duty of ss. shall be int-
posed upon imported wheat, for the first three
months after the perte open, and when the price is
from 70s. to 85s.

The measure of opening a direct intercourse be
tween our NVcst India colonies, North and South
America, and the north of Europe, in addition to
the south now open, is nearly determined on.—Per-
mission will be granted to export their produce to
those countries, and to import theirs in return, in
the shipping of the British and the Americans; but
such imports are to be subject to duties sufficient to
taurd a fair protection to the produce of our North
Amerisan colonies, and no more; those now existing
in Jamaica on flour and provisions, as fixed by the
Assembly, in Jamaica, 18-21, are considered ample.
We understand by the latest letters from Valpa-
raiso, which are dated the 20th of November, that
an arrangement has been entered into in Lima, be-
tween Gen. San Martin and the Authorities there,
by which all foreigners are precluded ti-om acting as
consignees, a circumstance which if' correctly stated,
will cause much perplexity to those merchants who,
immediately on the declaration of independence,
planned the formation of establishments in Peru.—
These letters mention, as an extraordinory fact re-
lative to the situation of Chili, that the republic
has been able to reduce its debt nine-tenths, not-
withstanding its extensive armaments lately under-
taken against Peru. and that the whole will shortly
be liquidated.
Letters from Port-au-Prince of the 24th of Jan.
say, that a deputation had arrived from the city of
St. Domingo to President Boyer, inviting him to
assume the government of the Spanish territory,
and to incorporate it with his dominions. This in-
vitation
had been acceded to, and the President was
to proceed shortly to take possession of his new
acquisition, which will place the whole of the noble
island of St. Domingo under his Presidency.
Upon the subject of the report now current on
the Continent, of an intended matrimonial alliance
between his Britannic Majesty and a Danish Prin-
cess, a letter from Aix-la-Chapelle of the sth inst.,
inserted in the French papers, contains the follow-
ing passage :—" It is affirmed that on the occasion
of the ensuing marriage of George IV. with a
Danish Princess, a treaty of alliance will be con-
cluded between England and Denmark, in which
certain modifications will he stipulated relatively to
the navigation of the Baltic. It is not said whe-
ther Russia and Sweden will be parties in this
treaty."
The long depending wager for 100 guineas, be-
tween the celebrated Mr. Henry Cock-burn (upwards
of 20 attune) and Mr. Thomas Whitehouse, was de-
cided in White Conduit Fields on Wednesday, lat
three o'clock. The wager was to pick up 100 stones,
at a vard distance from each other. Mr. C. corn.
pletell the tusk with great ease in 53 minutes and a
half, although greatly annoyed by an izmense con-
e orate reovlc.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

There was the lowest ebb at Harwich, on Wed.-
nesday morning last, that has occurred for nearly
40 years. The cant edge of the Ooze and Guard
were seen above the surface of the water, like a
wall ; the Grissel, which has not been seen for
near:), halt' a century, was just above the surface of
the water ; and the clift feet rocks were dry for
nearly a quarter of a mile. In the course of the day
it blew a pie from S S.W. About three o'clock
in the morning of the same day, the brig Elegant, of
Sunderland, Capt. W. Palmer, struck and sunk on
the ruff in consequence of the greatness of the ebb.
The cr,:w, nine in number, toil to the ringing ; but
the ship fell down, with her masts into the water,
and before ten o'clock six of them died from the
fatigue and wet, or were drowned. The ebb re-
turning had the effect of righting the ship, when
Capt. P., with two of the men who were still on
the foremast ; but considering the ship to be in a
bad state, the Captain determined on swimming to
the mainmast, which alter much difficulty he ac-
complished. Nut long after the foremast gave way,
and precipitated the two unfnrtunate men into a
watery grave. Captains I'. continued on tha main-
top till about five o'clock P.M. when the Hero, of
Woodbridge, Mr. Newson, master, bore dawns to his
assistance, and succeeded in saving him from his
perilous situation. •n<
An v:periment was lately tried, in order to as-
certain the difference between the working of the
long mould-boarded plough (used within 25 miles
of London), with turliorses, a man and driver,
and a common light. Scotch plough, with a pair of
carriage horses and reins. The result turned out,
that the pair of horses ploughed, in six hours, one
acre, nine inches deep by twelve, walking at the
rate of three miles an hour ; the four horses plough-
ed half an acre, seven inches deep by nine, step-
ping
two miles an hour.
The following is a copy of a letter from the United
States' Commercial Agent at Port-au. Prince, (lilted
Jan. 4:—" You will oblige bLith myself and the
parties concerned by making known, that from the
Ist inst. an additional tonnage duty of 50 cents. per
ton has been laid on all foreign shipping, making
the present duty one dollar per ton."
On Friday last the Grand Jury at Durham, re-
turned a true bill against John Ambrose Williams,
editor of the Durham Garronicle, for a libel against
the late Marquis of Londonderry, contained in that
paper of the 20th of October last.
The unfortunate Mrs. Donatty had resided in
Robert-street 15 years, soon after the death of her
husband, who was of the Jutish persuasion, and he
kept a lock-up-house in the neighbourhood of Fetter-
lane. It was there that the celebrated Nlorland
painted the beautiful pictures which the den:eased
lately sold, when at various times he was an em-
barrassed inmate there. Mrs. Donatty, who was a
'einem, had embraced Christianity, and was con-
stant ir her attendance at a Dissenting Chapel.

The extreme violence of the soutli-west wind on
Tuesday night, combined with the natural effect of
an ebb tide at nearly the top-of the springs, caused
the sea on, Wednesday morning to recede, along
the northern shore of- the county of Kent, to a
greater distance than within he recollection of the
eldest inhabitant of the coast, and afforded an op-
portunity of obtaining many valuable articles, the
remnants of wrecks anchors, &e. us also other ob-
jects of curiosity, which had been tier a long series
of years covered by the waves. The regulated time
of low water was about the hour of five in the
morning, but the ebb did nut ceasa, till that of
eight, three hours afterwards, duringlitOich period
the sea was ebs2rved tathb and flow three tunes iu
alternate succession ; and the final reflux is described
as approaching in the shape of a condensed rolling
weave of- considerable magnitude. The distance to
which the sea receded is calculated at a mile beyond
that of the usual low water mark of spring tides,
in many parts more than two miles from th,21.11d.
Extract of a letter from Malta, dated :Jan. 12,
1822:

A very curious circumstance has lately occurred, so mites
so, that you would scarcely credit it, were you not acquainted
with our Governor, Sir Thomas Maitland. His Excellency
announced in the Grusette a levee for the l t of January, 11/r24
but withers! mentioning his Alajesly's name,. on the satue day
he also issued cards of invitation tor a ball to the first classes here
(all the English merchants, however, being excluded, exclit
one) It happened, accideatally, that several of tha Consuls
were not present at this levee of his, and his Excellency was de•
termined to be avenged, by writing them a note, saying, that
notwiths'anding the invitation given them, they should not be
received at his ball ! What do you think of tins ? IBS it not
something like Asiatic despotism in it?—'The French Consul
returned an answer, in:lntoning that he had been indisposed.
The Neapolitan Consul had been extretneiy engaged; the Ger-
man Consul sick; the Ilusian Consul replied that he was at the
levee; and the Spanish Consul hinted to his Excellency, that in
his time there had been but one levee held in honour of his Ala.
jesty, which was on his birth day, when he had punetua!ly
attended—that on the Pa of January he had pail his respects to
the Governor, to thank hint for his ball, and that he hoped there
would he no interniption to their friendly undentanding owing
to this particular cireum,tance. No reply whatever has been
returned to tile Consuls, except to the French, who, I believe,
has made his peace."
The Duko of Devonshire intends visiting his
estatos in Ireland in the course of the ensuing sum-
mer.

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COIENT GARDEN THEATRE•

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The ncgociation which has been for some time
pending respecting the management of this brilliant
establishment, has been amicably conclutled—au '
event which has been communicated to the per- •
formers, &c. by the following letter:—
"Old Bond Street, Tueulay, March 12, IE2.
" MT. ?)TAR FawcEvr,—By the enclosed form of nonce!
you will perceive that the negociation which has been for soma
time pending between the gentlemen holding the other shares of
Covent Garden Theatre, and myself, is concluded. I have dia
proud satisfaction of being able to gate, that by this arrangement
the payment of every ueditor en the Theiiitre is completely se-
cured against all hazard. For this 1 have been induced to make '
thesacriflce of my personal feelings, and to quit, for a tiaw, the
society of those whom 1 am proud to call my friends, by whose
aid and exertions 1 hare weathered many a theatrie gale
such, however (1 ant confident) is the good will of the Company
of Covent Garden Theatre tower& me, that they will be the first
to rejoice that 1 have been relieved from the heavy weight of •
resrirsibility which has 2ressed upon me for so long a Aerial.
l'ray offer them this tribute, which I am happy to pay to their
private wroth and professional talent ; and ensure them that, as •
Chief Prom ietor of Covent Garden Theatre, my interests are still
inseparably linked with theirs, and that 1 ion as anxious as ever to
promote the welfare and happiness of you all, and believe use,
" Your sincerely attached friend,
" To. J. FawcErr, Esq." " 11. HAIM'S.
• A notice to take all orders from the other noptietors, Mr.
C. Kemble, Capt. Forbes, and Mr. %Villas.

...meeting of the country gentlemen will be held
in a few days at the Thatched-house, in St. James's-
street, fite the purpose of forming a deputation to
wait upon the Earl of Liverpool, on the present
depres,,e.l state cf the agricultural ir.terests.
-. The Marquis of Huntley won the cup at the !ate
Mahon coursing fleeting. • •
Wiliiains, one of the counsel fix the Queen
in the proceedings against her Majesty in the llouse •
of Lords, has announced himself a candidate for tlio
seat in the representation of the city ,of Lincoln,
vacant by the death of Col. Sibthorp. No other
candidate . has been mentioned.
Some time ago it was said that a jewel (an ante- • •
deist, the gossips say), the private right of his Ma•
jesty to dispose of which was doubted, had been •
given as a present to the Marchioness of Cnnynghaut
—that some remonstrance was made by one of that
Ministers, on the subject of the Royal gitt—that Sir
B. Bloomfield was questioned—that he told more
than was proper—that Royalty was offended—that
the jewel was returned.
Vauxhall-gardens were sold by auction on Tuesday
last, at the M .rt, fir 28,0001. The anxiety of the
public was so great, that the largest ,roost in the
establishment could not Recoil:caudate half the au- •
dicnce who were assembled.
Dittaureb ACCIDENT.-0o Thursday evening last,
the neignia narliuml of Green-street and • 2riar-sweet,
tekfriars-rotd, tuns thrown into the greatest conste:- •
nation by the bursting of one of the tanks belonging to
the new station of the ',';onth London Gas Company in
Wellington-street. It :Iliettrs that the tank, which has
been newly erected by contract, and under the superin-
tendence of I.n eminent house at I)isdley. the diameter
of which was 43 feet, and the depth 18 feet, had been
flied with water, preparatory to being brought unto ac- -
twit by the company, when an imperfect !dile of the
tank, which the iankinakers were anxiew-ly endeavou:-
ing to secure, gave way. and the i4ltill.:llse. pressure oF
water instantly tore (me of the iron hoops asunder, and
inundated and destroyed some of the adjacent 0:4;.ilOtl,ell •
and walls, and drove in dillsrent directions every thing
which impeded its progress. We are sorry to a:id that
one of the tank makers of Dudley, named J. Morgan,
was so dreadfully wounded about the head, that lie died •
half au hour after he was removed from the premisee.,
and the holy lies at a pliblicrarnise, in Friar-street, toe •
the coroner's impiest. It is but justice to add, that thet .
premises, where this shocking accident happo.ned, arc
wholly unconnected with the present operant:its of the
company, winch of course cannot in the least be pre-
judiced by the calamitous occurrence. 'lnc loss to trez
tank-makers will be very considerable, the tank harim; •
been erected under their direction, and at their own
risk. ‘‘' e are anxious to add, that not a tuotneists in.
convenience will be sustained by the persons supplied
with Gas by the Smith London Company, is use new
tank was ulihy intruded to insure oddilitaia 30e0.11111.3.
dation.
Oa Tuesday last a little girl, about eight yeers of see, •
named Mary Pl-aster, whose •parents are in a humble
station in life, residing at 'l'veickenham, was srat by her
mother with her brother's chimer, who was at a school •
at a short distance: The ciold not returning at. the •
usual time did not excite any alarm, as the mother coil-
eluded she hail been detaiii.al to return wait her brother.
—On his coming :roil school in the eventing, eillOther •
was alarmed with the intelligence that she Lad delivered
the dinner in the regular manner, anti had immediately,
as was supposeJ, returned home. I"•:ottvitlistanding Isle -
most diligent search has since been made throughTtrick-
enham and the neialibouring parishes, up t. Thursday • ,
nothing whatever had been heard of her, nor any clue .
obtained to her prnbablo situation. She had on when -
she left her home, a brown stutifrook with short skews,
• red cotton pinafore, and an old white hearer bonnet ;
she has black eyes, dark complexion, anti dark hair.
EXTRAOKDIWARY_SeICIDZ.OIII Saturday last Mr.
Ramsdate„ a respectable butcher of Kingsland:proceenett
as usual, accompanied by his man to Learletioali and •
%\--hit.-chapel markets ; on his way up Histions,,ite.street,
be suddenly sung out of the cart, and instantly eat his •
throat with a large knife, which tie threw up J passage. .
Ile was itntrediately conveyed haute to his disconsolate • •
family in a state of insensibility, amid every medical as-.
sistilice was afforded, but to their great *diction, he
expired about tour o'clock in the afternoon. /kill*
man ill opulent circumstances, his mo's 'relative trnida.•
are unable to accocut tar the dreadful eatastriphs.

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