The National Register.
London, England, 1819-07-05 00:00:00

'ITIE NATIONAL REGISTER

American. papers to the 2d of June have arrived ;
they draw a gloomy picture of commercial embar-
rassment and disiress. A suspension of specie pay-
ments by the State Banks was generally apprehended
—which was likely to be followed• by a stoppage of
the Bank of the United States, the shares of which
had fallen in value from 95 to 90 dollars. The City,
Bank at Baltimore had stopped payment —the alarm
and confusion had spread litr and near—lands were
advertised for sale to pay the artears of taxes—and
the price of produce throughout the country had
declines' almost to nothing. Let it bo remembered,
that the taxes jiavable to the general• Government
in-the United States are trifling, as to nominal
value, when compared with those of other countries.;
vet, small as is the amount of them, they are deeply
in arrear. NVhat, then, must be the actual pressure
upon the commercial and agricultural interests
throughout the Union?

W=7 I r_ _. •. . .m‘_

It appears from.the Report, that in 181'2 thqre
were 52 National `*.hoofs, containing 8,000 mils;
in 1819, 1,457 Schools, containing '200,000; and
that of 700 culprits, '2l only have been educated in
National Schools.

Mr. Betty is engaged for the next season at Co-
vent Garden Theatre. Mr. Young, it is said, retires.
The Portuguese schooner Leopoldine is arrived at
Falmouth, from Rio Janeiro, bringing papers from
that capital down to the 10th of April. In the
1,1 k) Janeiro Gazette of the 7th of that month, there
is ail account of the rejoicings that took place on the
4th, on the birth of a daughter by the l'rincess
Royal of Portugal, Brazil, and. the Algarves, the
consort of the Prince Royal, and, the dau"hter of
the Emperor of Austria. Lieutenant... Cut Feld-
ner landed at Falmouth from the above mentioned
vessel, and proceeds immediately to the Court of
Austria, as bearer of the agreeable intellipnce.to
the family of the Princess.

On Tuesday the Duke and Duchess of Wellington
gave a grand dinner to his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of York, Prince Esterhazy, Duke and
Duchess San Carlos, Marquis and Marchioness De
la Tour Maubourg, Count and Countess Lieveu,
the Persian Ambassador, Countess Palntella, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford, the Mar-
chioness of Salisbury, Baron Bublow, Baron Fagel,
Lady Castlereagh, and a large party. of distinguished
personages. The preparations on the UN:a:amn were
of the most brilliant descriptions. The grand dining-
room, from the brilliancy of the superb chandeliers,
and various other brilliant lights, together with the
great profusion of gold and silver services, was a
scene of magnificence seldom witnessed. The
grand service of plate which the noble Duke re-
ceived from the King of Portugal, as a tribute for
his services in the Peninsula, was displayed on the
occasion, and was the admiration of the company.
The plateau is a most exquisite piece of workman-
shi?. There are tablets of the whole of his Grace's
battles in regular succession. The ground work of
the plateau is composed of silver, burnished, a beau-
tiful design; it is illuminated by one hundred and
six wax lights. In the evening, the noble Duchess
entertained a large, party of the nobility and gentry
with a grand concert.
_ _ _

The —prorogation of Parliament was fixed for Sa-
turday next, but should the Camel:Ord Election Bill
not be deferred until next Session, the prorogation
will not take place before Wednesday or Thursday
ae'nnight.
On Saturday night, another comet made its ap-
pearance: the nucleus is very bright, and the tail
well defined. It seems to be directing its motion
northward by the position of its tail, and may he
seen in that quarter of the heavens. Whether this
heavenly phenomenon is connected with the exces-
sive heat of the weather yesterday, we arc not astro.
nomers enough to determine ; but the synchronism
is worthy of remark. We recollect also a similar
coincidence in the summer.of 1811, when we were
also visited by a comet.

Mr. Methuen :tempts the Chiltern Ifundrecls, and
Major Astley starts fur Wiltshire.

CORONER'S INfaussr.—Satordry an inquest was held
in the Governor's-house. Tothillfieltla lintlewvli, before
Mr. Gill, Coroner, for Weittninster, on the body of R.
White, aged It was stated that lie was a native of
Northumberland, and that he left his native country to
seek employment: he travelled all the way without
money, and was found a few days agn begging in the
wee's. • Ite.:was taken to Alarlboroualt-sireet Police-
office, and from thence he W3S committed under the
y;igraot.act. Duriat3 bis confinement• he was contUtti-
ally ill,• and was put into the infirmary, where every
attention %vas paid to him, conformably with the regu.
bilious of the prison, but he died on The Jury
returned the following verdiet.—" That the deceased
died a natural death ; but we ase of opinion that h• was
not in a fit SLIM rit health to have teen ennsiniceil to
Bridewell, being dance ly ill all the time; vie think
his inners was trcccasioned from want of noiaishmetit
previous to- hiy being committed, and instead of his
.hating been sent to Britlewcll, he onalit to haw been
scut to an ilospitalt