The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-01 00:00:00

VIENNA, JAN. 16.

The Persian Ambassador appointed to the Court of
England, Mirsa Abdoul Hassan Khan, has arrived at
Buda in Hungary, and is expected here in a few days,
when he will have a formal audience of the Emperor.
Our learned orientalist, M. de Hammer, the interpreter
of the Court, will go to meet him at Preshurg, and
will attend him during his stay at Vienna. M. de Ham.
mar speaks the Eastern languages with more facility
than any man in Europe, and having been a long time
in India, is perfectly acquainted with the Eastern matt.
nets.

Monday week being the day appointed to appeal
against the supplementary charges on windows in Bath.
the Commissioners of that city unanimously decided
against the extra charges, declaring all Venetian win-
dows made previously to the year 1785 shargeable only
as one window, and Venetian windows made white.
quently to that period chargeable as two windows only.
The appellants, to the number of upwards of 700, are,
by this decision, relieved ; subject, however, to a case
for the opinion of the Judges.
The Tagus frigate, Captain Dundas, lately returned
from the Mediterranean, has been paid off at Deptford
The Royal Charlotte yacht, at Deptford, and which
used to .attend on their Majesties at Weymouth, has
been found unfit for further service. A new one, to
bear the game name, is to be built directly. Thursday
the Sophia sloop of war sailed from Portsmouth with
dispatches for Sir Hudson Lowe, at St. Helena, and
thence to Jamaica. The Sapphire, 24 guns, Captain
Hart, sailed also from the same place fir the latter
station. On Wednesday the-Menai frigate, of 28 guns,
was launched from Chatham dock-yard. She want off
the slip in a vcr; beautiful style. Rear-Admiral Sir
Henry Hotham, one of the Lords of the Admiralty,
Sir John Gore, Sir R. Barlow, and many of the neigh.
bouring gentry, were spectators Unfortunately whilst
every one Was enjoying high gratification at the sight
of su handsome a launch, one of the hawsers broke, and
several persons were much injured. One of the infe-
rior officers, named Potter, had his leg broken, and
from the circumstance of the same leg having been
heti._ c broken ou a similar occasion, it was found ne-
cessary that it should be amputated, which was per-
fbrmed at the surgery, and he was afterwards taken en
board the Argonatit hospital-ship. Sir John Gore, and
three other persons, also received considerable injury.
The Stafford Theatre closed last week, after a most
unprofitable season. Miss 800-ru was the only novelty
of the catupaign. We regret to hear that, on the
occasion of this accomplished Actress going to the
church of that town during her stay, the Curate
commenced a very unjust and indecorous attack on the
Theatre, from the pulpit; and turning the eyes of the
whsle congregation on this interesting female, she
„burst into tears !—Lic/ifield Ifereury.
An experiment has been tried in this Dock-yard, to
ascertain if a grass, the common produce of New
Zealand, and which may be cut down three times a
year, is applicable to making large and small ny.2s.
A favourable report, we understand, is made of it.
The article is strong aria pliable, and very sickly in its
nature. It can be brought into this country at less
than 81. per ton ; one-seventh of the cost of hemp.---
Pe rtentouilt Paper
The quantity of fish caught and cured this seasr,u
at Nee fiat:l,ll4nd does not amount to more than two.
thirds of au average supply ; which cireumstence has
caused a great demand fir the cured fish of this
country. eortsin ,uth herrings have obtained a great
preference in this demand, from the c.,re taken in
packing Clem ; they are found to reach even the
West India Islands in a ••etter state than the scot.la
herrings, which being rock, and very luscious, 4 . nut ~
keep sound. Tile French boats have purchased large
quantities at Portsmouth, at a higher price than ti;o
curers of that town can afford to give ; but as they are
nut allowed' to salt then: after the Ist of February, the
whol which may be subsequently caught will cones
into the mottles.

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POLICE.
GUILDHALL.

Joseph Dowdy, the sham postman, was fully committed on
several charges of frond, in delivering fictitious letters and
receiving money for then/.
Smith Powell, a viry young girl, was charged with stealing
*box, containing 601.1 is Banknotes, ant C. and Anne Powell,
her father and mother, with receiving the seine, knowing
then to he 4110e11, the property of Mr. Goff, of Aldeisgate
Street. The prisoner Sarah was in the employment of Mr.
Golf, and stole the box from a room over that in which she
worked. Mr. Shepherd, it Intend; aper, deposed, that the
mother and daughter purchased goods at his shop amount.
km to 41. n payment for which they changed a 101. note,
which Mr. Got .wore to as one of the notes taken from his
him. Mrs. Hotham, the wife of a pub;ican, stat •d, that Mrs.
Powell had offered her, in payment of some porter, * 51. note
to change. but having braid of the robbery. she told her she
would keep the note, and send fur Mr. Goff, when the pri-
soner ran out of the house. Soon after the husband came
and demanded the Dole, alleging that he had received it in
payment. On this UCC4,1011., he denied all knowledge of at,
or twat he had ever Maimed it as his. Mr. Goff identified
this note also,aad the prisoners were committed for trial.
MAIO. BOROUG H S'fltE ET.

Thursday' M. Sheen, a youth, was committed for cutting a
piece out of a p.ine of Oa's ni the shop window of Mr. West,
a haberdasher, an Newport market, and stealing Elk hand-
kerchiefs. He was detected by a hell rigging to which the
►andkerchiefs were attached.