The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REG! STER.

Justice Abbott being engaged on the State trials no
Tuesday, application was made to Mr. Justice
Holroyd, who sanctioned his commitment.
Fortunate Escape
,froin Poison.—On Sunday last
Lord Al vanley, in consequence of indisposition, or-
dered his servant to procure. him a dose of Epsom
salts; but instead of getting them from his Lord-
ship's apothecary, the servant bought them at ano-
ther shop. Lord Alvanley had no stainer swallowed
the medicine given to him than he became very nn •
easy, which, along with the peculiarity of its taste,
led him instantly to suspect that he was poisoned
Mr Wardrop, one of his Majesty's Surgeons, saw
Lord Alvanley immediately. Emetics and proper
antidotes were administered, and we arc happy now
to be able to state, that except some slight weakness,
his Lordship has perfectly recovered. On enquiry
it was found that the supposed Epsom salts were
made up by a mere boy, and in place of that medi-
cine he had given an ounce of salt of zinc. As this
is one of the many instances of dangeroas suffering,
from the carelessness or inability of persons employed
in chymists' shops, we sincerely hope that it will
not only afford a useful lesson to the public, and
render them cautious in the manner they obtain
medicines, but that the legislature will interfere in
this country, as it has done in all others of civilized
Europe, and establish regulations to guard against
such dangerous mistakes.
The impartial and upright manner in which Mr.
Justice Bayley conducted himself' in the judgment
seat, on a lute memorable occasion, will always,
inrkeed, be remembered with gratitude. osi sic
oh.nia ! Then indeed the people would look up with
their accustomed reverence to the laws. But, un-
fortunately, a new system of administering justice
has lately made its appearance among us, of a very
different character. Our readers know to what we
allude without our entering into particulars.—lt is
against this system that Parliament, we hope, will
declare itself. Sure we are, that if the people are
not brought back to their former confidence in the
laws, the laws will soon cease to allinal that protec-
tion to the community thr which they are intended.
A Cheap Method qf Doing Gotxl.—A family in
the East Riding of Yorkshire give to every poor
woman, during her confinement, gruel made of two
quarts of water, a pint of ale, a little gin!;er, and a
spoonful of oatmeal, sweetened with treacle. Let
it simmer three hours. This they give three or four
times, with two suits of baby•laten, and half a gui.
nea in motley. The milk of three cows wh.la very
scarce to those who have a child under two years.
About six bushels of coals to 30 families, and at
Christmas 101. in money. The lady gives a woman
51. for teaching 30 or 40 girls; three times a week,
an hour a day, come when they will, and on Sunday
three hours of her time ; and all this for a total ex-
pence of 451. Is.
v.li'dizing—A recent publication draws
a curious tine of comparison betwe,:n the indecency
of the two exhibitions in the following manner:—
" We have extreme pleasure in writine the serie
" Boxiana," we know that it is excessively tiopmar.
It i, 'Cu,* that one -utterly maiden lady has written us all
eyos;ii!atory epist:e oil the subject, and expressed bet •
self stioc Leo i,y the indecency of the spectacle 01 two
noritious porters (such weft her very wools) exhibiting
alit mselses stripped belie 20,000 spectators. We an-
swered that letter privately, Jild .1,00%11 the Min that pit-
willists fight in flannel drawers, and that they are vely
little more exposed man young ladies in a hall-room.
We also ventured to state it as our (*awn that it is It's
indelicate in such a Mall as Tom Belcher to give Croi,:ey
J cross buttock, than an officer of Ilus3sTs to plat one
nand on the hare neck of a virgin of 18 years, allot der
wood her waist, and thus to whirl livr about Isor a
quarter of an hour in his arms, till both parties sire
and that too in presence of 300 spectates. A
waltziag match is, we numbly suggested, a more mile
ceni exhibition than a boxing match. V'itat Can be
inure so, than to step ready stripped into the Flag, and
hug in succession a long series o military melt, OCCa•
sionally relieved by civilians t The amount dismisses
from her clilbraee Captain and colonel, and ku gilt at
:trim, all pitting and perspiring and reeling, while she
stands victorious and unexhansted iu the nog. And
wan compose the ring.? Judges, senators, soldiers,
ermdinothers, matrons, maids, and among them our
own shrivelled correspondent. Go, Twatha, to Monkey
Hunt, when 'Corner fights young Cabbage, and then,
oat your conscience, tell its their conduct is tuidecelit
as that of Cornet Sabretache and Miss Julia UplWay."

• SMUGGLING 0? CORN.-. 41 1/I)eclrs to lOC the .
tics at Liverpool to ship cargoes of foreign wheat front
the bonded warehouses there, for the Isle of Mall, where
they are landed, mid iinntediattly aiter re-shipped for
the markets of this couittry, stint to foreign
corn), under the name of Malik's proluee The like
practice also prevails in the tslamls of Gaernsey and
Jersey. Nlr. Duillop, of the Isle of Arms, has written
to Lord Sidinimili on the subject, boot whom ire 11.1 i
learnt that effectual orders hive been issued to place the
Isom of the Ilk of :Mao tinder similar regMations with
those of Great Britain, with respect to fore.eit ellf
A meeting was held at Bridgnorth on Saturday
last, when it was resolved to petition Parliaincnt to
take the state of the country into serious considera-
tion, and to adopt such measures as may best contri-
bute to relieve the distresses of the agricultural and
commercial distresses of the country.

115

A Coroner's Inquest was held at Trowbridge, 41il
Wednesday last, on a poor child named Adams, nine
years of age, who met with her deaia in the follow-
ing awful manner:—.On Saturday night her parents
put the rest of the children to bed, and locking the
door, went off to the ale !muse, leaving this child
up, to clean herself', ready for school the tidlowing
morning. By some accident her clothe, caught
lire, and with difficulty she got to the back door, and
alarmed the neighbours; but betiire assi•aance came,
she was in a dreadful condition, and her clothes
nearly consumed. S!le languished till Sunday even-
ing, and expired. The Jury returned a verdict of
Accidental Death, but considered the conduct of
the pavents as peculiarly reprehensible.
A SAGACIOUS A/GOV.—At the late Lancaster
Assizes, a woman having been placed in the wit-
nesses ixix, who 'root a natural &recr or momentary
timidity, did not give her evidence very audibly ;
the presiding Judge (Mr. Justice Park) addressing
theProthonotary said " Mr. Cross, I order th.tt when-
ever an attorney does not instruct his witnesses to
speak out properly, or his witnesses do not speak
out properly, the expellees of that witness shall not
be allowed." _ _ _

The communication through the Bank of En-
gland from tli.! front of that building to Throgmor.
ton-street. passing the Bullion Office, has. been
closed during the State trials, by a general order
fro.n the Directors

Cult PUSH WANDERF.R.-Mr. Wilson, a gentleman
of Cornwall, who inherited an estate of about 10001.
per annum in that county at the age of .'23, and in
the year 1731, the year after his fiither's death, set
off for the Continent on his travels. He rude on
horseback, with One servant, over the greatest part
Of the world He first viewed every European
country ; in doing which he spent eight years. He
then embarked for America, MIS two years in the
northern part, and three years more in South
America, where he travelled as a Spaniard, which
he was enabled to do, float the facility with which
he spoke the language. The climate, prospects, Sce •
of Peru, enchanted him so much, that he hired a
farm, and resided on it nearly twelve mouths. Ilin
next tour was to th• East ; he passed successively
through all the territories in Africa, to the south of
the Mediterranean, Egypt, Syria, and all the domi-
nions of the Grand Seignior; went twice through
Persia, through the northern and southern provinces,
over Hiudostan, and part of Siam and Pegu, anti
made several excursioas to the boundaries of China.
He afterwards, on his return, stopped at the Cape of
Good Hope, and penetrated same distance into
Africa ; and, on his return to the Cape, he took the
opportunity ofa ship going to Batavia, and thence
visited most of the Islands in the great
Ar-
chipelago Returning to Europe, be landed at Cadiz,
and travelled over laud to Moscow, in his way to
Kamschatka. In 1733, he was at Moscow, healthy
and vigorous, and though then in his 6Gth year,
was preparing for a journey to SibLria.
At a meeting of the Clergy of rit,.! Areluieacon-
ries of Norwich and Norfidk, the Rev. Ralph Ta-
tham, B I). Rector of Colkitk,with Stibbard, was
elected their convocation Proctor.

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At the lady of I). Lewis. I. D. of the Bengal medical
edablidisueld, id tuins—a suit 611111 dlin4llfrr.
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I he WI) Ot U. It. Ituil.t, et+ sorgedii, 11.'11watt:ed. of 3 daughter.