The National Register.
London, England, 1812-04-19 00:00:00

MISCELLANIES.

The Petition from the Roman Catholics of Ireland, presented to the
Prince Regent at the Leveel• differs very little from those which nave.
heretofore been presented to the Legislature. It- states, 'the Petitioners
have taken every oath of fidelity and allegiance Which has been pre-
scribetrby the Legislature, that they reject, as imdious and unclifktian,
the detestable doctrine that it is lawful in any way to injure any person
or persons whomsoever', on the ground of their being ics. The
following is the concluding prayer of the Prti May.we then,
with hearts deeply interested in the fate of this our humble supplication
presume to appeal to the wisdom and benivity of your Royal Big inss
on behalf of a' very numerous, industrious, affeztioleae, an I f
body of people—the Roman Catholics of Ireland, and to pray Coat
your Royal Highness may be pleased to take into your favourable c n-
sideration the whole of our conditioo—our nuinb;-r., our servizes, our
merits, and our sufferings. And, as we are col: e-iotis of n_t p:Frity of
our motives and the integrity of our principles, we therefore humbly
pray to be restored to the rights and privileges of the Constituti.ni of
our country—to he freed from all pe-al and Jisablinz L'A'S in force
against us, on account of our religions Faith—and Chat we ma• thereby
become more worthy, as well as more capable of prornotieg the service
of the Crown, and the substantial interests of this gi :at Liupire, now
committed to the unrestricted wisdom of your Royal Highness."
Drury-lane Theatre is intended to open on the 10th of Oct her next.
The whole expense of building, scenery, wardro e,, &c. is calculated
at 'only 150,0001—At a meeting of the Subscriber.; last Saturday, Mr.
Whitbread declared, that he considertil the c..,nc..rn as I.oleing out pros-
pects of emolument infinitely greater than those of ;my ,iiiiilar under-
taking. An order to rent the The:,tre for twenty-one years
would have ensured the Subscribers five per cent. for their money, has
been refused.

HIGHGATE-TUNNEL—Between four and live o'clock on Monday
morning, the Highgate Tunnel tell in Nvith a tremendous ,:rash, and the
labour of many months was thus, in a few moments, conic rted into a
heap of ruins. Some of the worktn u, veto wen• coming to resume
their daily labour. describe the of.ise that preceded it like that of dis-
tant thunct-r. It was the Crown Arch, near H•irn,e•,••la•"e, that first
gave way, and the lane. in consepn.nce, fell soiti.l feet d(-ep, a•td in-
stantly became impas,ahle. The houses in the vicinity felt the Lill like
the shock cf an eartfiquak:.
Several p-rsons have be•_n s'en in town within fly-se few days past
walking about in ,mall parties, with labels on their .nscrihed as
follows:—•' 1 want work. and can have a good c. aracter." Their ap—
pearance with this singular notification bas, of course, excited sonic
attention.

Wednesday lieutenant Groats, for a wager of 100 guineas, started
to go on'-foot from Blackfriars-rwd to Canterbury, and from thence
back to Stroud,. 7'..t miles, in twelve hours. He did the journey in rix
minutes within the given time by mAt extraordinary ex:rtions, but in.
a very crippled state.
Since the year 1810, 30 persons in Russia have attained the age of 115
years; 9.4 that of 1W ; 11 that of 133 ; arid two that of 140.
"I'hursday, in the Court of King's Bench-, -a. rule fora new trial was
moved for, in the cause Gilbert e Sir •Mark. relativ: to a bet on
the life of 13uonaparte, lately tried at. the York As:izts.—Lord Elienb:i-
roughsaid, the verdict was cleariy against evidence, and there must be
a new trial.—Rule granted.
rue bill, we understand, has b, en found at Clerk- nwell Sessions,
on behalf of the celebrated Mrs. Clarke, against one of her old legal
friends, charging him defrauding Mr of several sums of money.
EXECUTION'S.—Morday morni,ic, Thom:i,. and Adam Lee, who,
were capitally.convicted at the last S3rrey A:slzes, for hi,ilaway robbery,
exeetn,,fl on the up of the new
were, pursuant to their sentene,,s,
prison,HorsemOnger-lane.—Lhel' the co::,lemetd Sermon, which was
preached on Sanday last, at the prison Chapel, the conduct of the two
presented the most striking ca,litia-t ; the one, or wit guilt there was
the least douht, listened •.sitt, clauly fortitude and pious resignation ;
while the bodily frame of the other e-.,ed too weak to sus•ain the con-
fi ct of his mind. ‘Vli,en the hies,ing had peen pronounced, and the
culprits were shout' to withdraw, this nntortunaie man, directing his
eyes to the cler,4nian, and front him to the congregation, " called
on Heaven to witness, on this, nis last earthly .day, that hit was itnio-
cent of, the crime f r which was about r.' die !" and alter ex. lai,•;ing,
" My wife ! my live children !" he retie ed. His brother also aticst,d
his own innocence in a most firm and audible tone !