The National Register.
London, England, 1812-09-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

585

A Pit CH En Dar.—lt is perhaps not generally known, that on every
occasion when the Park guns are tired, there is a grand effusion of wino
at St. James's. A pipe tit wine is instantly tapped, and every Officer
of the Household is entitled to fill his pitcher, according to immemorial
usage.
Miss A. Pophana, the eldest daughter of Sir Home Popham, has
been on hoard her father's ship ever siuce its departure front England.
Captain Dynely, who was taken in the skirmish which took place '
immediately before the entrance of the irl!led tro,ps into Madrid, has
written home to acquaint h s friends that he is in good health, and that
he is treated with the greate,t kindness by Joseph Buonaparte, whose
army he accompanied in its flight frtni Madrid. Captain Dynely has
constantly chord with Joseph buonaparte, who always placed him at
his right hand at table.
Mr. Sadler, the veteran at r maul, proposes to make an attempt to
cross the Irish Channel in his balloon, hi the course of this month. lie
will ascend from Belvidere House, war Dublin. The channel is 61
mks, anti in many places to ice that breadth. There is no instance of
so daring an attempt ; Blanchard paced from Dover to Calais, but that
is tittle more thou six leagues.
'fire Commissioners for his Majesty:s Lat. 4 Beventie have at length
given notice of their intention to apt Iv to Parliament nest Sts-ton for
an act to enable them to midst: a new street froth Carlton-house to
Portland-place. The street is to be ton feet wide, and its middle in a
right line from the entrauce to the Grand Hall of Carlton-house to Pie-
ead:lly, where there is to be a small Circus; from thence it goes north-
wait! into a square on the site of Mary-le-bone-street, Brewer street,
&e. it then leads on.north-westward to the top of King-street and
Swallow-street, and then in a right line to Portland-place.
The Worcester Music Meeting' has this year proved uncommonly
successful, the company each day being very numerins, and of the most
elegant description. Catalan.' and Brabant sung their most tavourite
aims, and the treat was of course most exquisite. The collection
amounted to upwards of OO'n. ; Cataiatii subscribed 50 guineas, and
Brahma 30 guineas. A set of London pickpockets attended on flu; oc-
Casioll, and Committed their depredatmos in the most impudent and
daring manner. One of thein was apprehewle:t.
Twenty optileut grazers of Buckingleonshire and Northamptonshire
who occasionally attend Smithfield cuaaket, dined together about a
fortnight ago, in honour of the vie ory Rained over the ene.niy at Sata•
maraca ; is lieu each eentleinau rt-o.olved to send one of his tdilest oxen
to the Mariplis Wethignol and his brave army lit Spain. a testimo-
nial of their gratitude for his and their t•xertioas.
The Kentish Ga:ctte, of Friday week, exhibits the followia? singtil .r
notice AM L. Asu R.sknits,—A general invitation to ptal
Gcnticm.n. -Ftlaaor uC Dennie alias Dane, in the pa•isNes of
and Molash. The interest of torriculture on this manor, aunt the stir-
rountliog country, boot, much injured by the treat ntionbe:s rat hares,
pheasants. and rabbits, the Proprietor ICk the nect••sity giving
titi-
ii at. EN VITA '1 lON t o gin4iijied G. dill men to sport at thel Mott-titse.
late servant (who resides there) has orders to accommodate Gen.i,:men
as well as he can with stabli..g for their horses, and wits avy refresh-
ment fur themselves, that his homely mode of living, call ini*er.--The
house is large, mot a limited nuieher of Genii neat, by sending Cwir
• owl' bedding, orgy be accommodated anti house-t own in this or Inture
shootiag seasons."'
NAVAL Cot' s-`IA 14TIAL.—A Court-martial was hell in the Powns,
on the 3 st alt , on the I knowable Heory Blackwood, Command• r
his Majesty's ship Wartime, upon a charge of having eatis.•ri the death
of a master of a merelomt schooner, in the Medi!ernatea.l, by ordering
several guns to he tired into her. Tue merchant yi s el, it appeared,
svie, eoittg up the Akditerranean, wt:ett plain lilac k lard was coma's:,
dow;. with a Convoy, and the ustial tne4tl. were Is ken, to briii;! her to;
but the master of the schooner persisti st rat his course, and made unite
sail. As Captain B. had to pr..tect his coos oy a,ditist several ptit;:-
teer sclumners which 1w knew were near, he ron•idered imperi.o..3.
on him to ascertaiii that this was not title tit thew veso'ht is hich might
It intend in the es citing to c. !ne down up nt: rear Of his c, nv-y. lie,
cousequently, cast off a trausport he had in tow, went in chute o the
schooner, and, with several of the coo voy wh.clt were ,irined, tired at
her, when, unfortunately, the master was killed. The vessel was thou
brought to the wind. The mate of the schooner iminediatly made a
representation of the circumstance to the Admit alts, and Captain B .f•
Conduct was ordered to be My.- stieated by a Corot martial. On the
day mentioned it came ; but neither the tiode or any other person,
belonging to the schooner appeared to su,stanoate the alleged ch Hof-
of murder, though proper notice had beets give n them of the trial. Ihe
Court (of which Admiral Foley sat as President), upon a lector! i f tit •
circumstances, not only acquitted Capodn B. of any blame whrtever
but adjudged his conduct to have beta strictly correct, and that l•r
, could not have acted otherwise.

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