The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-23 00:00:00

From tLc Loti.lon Gazette. Nov. 16. 111 In.

" J. '..d Chindierla:n',F (Irv-. Nov. 16. 1816.
" NoCee is given, that His Royal Highness the Prince Re.
g .11 La. been pleased to command. that all Court Niournings (except
C. 0.: of verb snort periods) Nhull. in (inure, be abridged half of the
sl.aati:r. a: at present e•tablislied further. that all Court
Yotirnine. of a lung duration sholl, sifter the tirst six weeks, be worn
ot4y at Court and on Sundays."

Considerable distress has always been occasioned by
a general mom ning. The present, hotvever short, will
b.: felt with more than its usual poignancy by the
labouring class of manufacturcr, from the protracted
i::ness at' her 1111tjcsty, ‘vLielt gave simple time to the
pt.blic to supply themselv‘s with articles of mourning,

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Every mark of respect trill be shown to her Majesty
the public wearing their black clothes for a short
and when we consider that thousands are now
o .t of employ, and that some thousands are to be thrown
i.?on the public by the disbanding of the troops, we
hope the propriety of complying with the benevolent
order above inserted will be seen and acknowledged.
Would it not ako be proper to re-insert the order
above ruferred to in the Gazelle, as no notice is taken
of it in the recent order fly a Court mourning?
The distress ut Coventry has been for some time
pact very great, as will be seen by the evidence on the
Coventry weavers' petition last Session of Parliament.
A petition was sent, signed by the principal manufac-
t..rers of Coventry, a few weeks ago, stating the una•
lsiacd distress there, and requesting that public mourn.
itigs might be shortened to two or three weeks.
The distress of the shopkeepers was very great during
the mournit, for the Princess Amelia ; one house,
which usually took 801. a day, in ready money, only
took 183.

Lord Castlereagh is expected in town, about the mid-
dle of next week. His Lordship did intend to have spent
the interval, between the core of the conferences at
Aix-la-Chapelle and the meeting of Par'lemma, at
11rtunels and Paris ; but, in consequence of the (lead'
of the Queen, that arrangement has been abandoned.—
Morning Payr.
Preparations have been made at Hertford 'House
1%-r the reception of the Marquis and Marchioness,
,:ring the last three days. The family were expected
in town last night.
A Contract has been entered into by Government
for upwards of 90,000 loads of timber, to be delivered
in three years.
Accounts have been received from New South "%Vales
to the Iflth of May last, at which time the colony was
in the most flourishing state. The ships Batavia, Lady
Castlereagh, Minerva, Guildfi,rd, and Nept.nie, had
arrived at Port Jackson with couvictr, all .in the best
state of health and discipline.

It. is reported that the Duke of Wellington has taken
LlYington }louse, near Stamford, the seat of the late
Lord Lindsey until the mansion provided for his
Grace by Parliatnent, shall be completed.
Philips; the singer, is about to return from his mu-
sical tour to America ; where, such is the •state of
music, that lie was obliged constantly to drill the or-
chostras, to render the performers capable of accom-
panying his sor.gs. Incledon was frequently obliged
to sing his ballads without any accompaniment what-
ever. _ _

Monday upwards •of 300 sail of colliers arrived in
the River, from Shields, which, with the present mild
steam, will tend to reduce the price of coals, there not
having been any arrivals for some time past.
It is said, that the purification of coal gas, which is
become of so much general application for lighting
streets and shops, may be effected in a more economical
manner by passing it through ignited iron tubes, than
by the common application of quick lime : as every sug-
gestion for improvement in this important part of the
process is deserving attention, the hint may be produc-
tive of beneficial consequences.
On Saturday afternoon, anaccident of a very serious
nature occurred in Lombard Street, :arising out of the
tire which took place the preceding, night, at the
house of Mr. Corral, the lottery office keeper, which
bad been consumed. The flames extended their ra-
vages to !he premiss of Messrs. Smith and Co. cutlers,
in Lombard Street, the greatest part of whfch was de-
stroyed. The front wool remained standing, but in a
}, rilnus Attiation. The firemen, who were actively
emlloyed on the spot, repeatedly warned the passengers
to keep at a distance ; but such is the temerity
likh attends the gratificatinn of curiosity, that
this notification of danger had but little effect.
At half-past three, that part of the wall which
extended frown the wrond floor t:, the attics,
fell into Loniltard Street, oterivltelming on its
reaching the ground, no les., than seven persons, in-
cluding two boys. The uuli,rtunate victims of their
own incaution were carritql to St. Itartholetnew's
hospital. 'the two boys,are hiJaeokia,

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

postscrtpt.

MONDAY, TWELVE O'CLOC.V.

The great political body collected at Aix-la-Cha-
pelle is in the very act of dissolution. The Emperor
of Austria left Congress lust Tuesday morning. The
Emperor Alexander on the preceding day. Toe Duke
of Wellington took his departure at G in the morning
of the 17th after dining with the Russian Monarch,
on occasion of his appointment to the rank of Field
Marshal in the service of his Imperial Majesty,—an
honour which has likewise been conferred upon his
Grace in the army of the King of Prussia. His Grace
proceeds shortly, it is said, to Paris, where the Doc de
Richelieu is looked for about the :?sth inst. Besides the
evacuation of the French territory with its collateral
pecuniary arrangements, and the revival or continutition
of the quadruple alliance, it is observed, that the Con-
gress has not tiirtually or definitively settled any other
political question. In this respect the Sovereigns have,
it is probable, adopted a more commodious plan, by
handing over subjects of secondary moment, and of less
immcdiate urgency, to commissioners specifically in-
trusted with their management. The undecided affairs
of Germany, those of Westphalia we presume amongst
them, are to he discussed at Frankfort by' fintr commis-
sioners, all but one men of known reputation and abili-
ty : Ilaron Humboldt, ter Prussia ; fur Austria, Baron
Wessenherg, one of those Ministers who signed the act
of Congress at Vienna ; Count Anstettin, on the part
of Russia ; and on that of England Lord Clancarty.—
Lord Castlereagh does not appear to have o:Aained from
Congress any decision with regard to that most solemn
and sacred of all questions, in which the principles, the
feelings, and the honour of Great Britain, with the
welfare and happiness of many millions of mankind,
are so deeply involved and firmly identified: we mean
the abolition of the accursed slave trade. We doubt not,
however, that the Secretary for Foreign Affairs has
laboured meritoriously in this good cause, however his
exertions may have hitherto fallen short of the complete
success which was due to theta. Most of the Ministers,
according to report, were to leave the seat of Congress
en the 240, (to-morrow,) and the subalterns and ap-
prentices of the English Embassy will have followed
on the .'7th.

Mr. HORSLEY'S CHlLD.—Taunton the Bow Street
officer, was in France when Bennett, who is supposed
to have stolen the child, crossed the Channel ; but
Taunton did not hear of the circumstance until he had
arrived in England, when it was communicated to him
by the Magistrates of Bow Street Police Office. He
immediately returned to Calais, having previonsly
-learned that a man of the description of the person
whose name was stated to be Faulkner, but whose
real name was Charles Bennett, had set oil' from the
London inn at Dover, with a child answering the
description of the stolen child, to Calais in a boat ; and
that he had obtained passports in the name of George
Reynolds. NN lien Taunton had arrived at Calais, he
found that the delinquent had left there on the 10th
instant. He had been at u tavern kept by a person
named Meurice, and had taken refreshments, and also
given some to the child, who was in good health.
Bennett, it appears, applied immediately to the Police,
on his arrival in Calais, to get his passport endorsed,
which being done, he set off with the child in the
diligence towaids Brussels. Prior to Taunton's second
arrival in France, the nephew of Mr. Horsley and
Gooding the officer bud arrived, and had pursued the
fugitive, so that the of was generally known, and
told to him on his landing. He learned that the pur-
suers had discovered the route taken by Bennett, and
were at loam three stages on the way after him, and it
watt therefore useless in him to continue the pursuit ;
for the persons who were before hint having received
every assistance from the French police, would be
equally able to obtain their object as if he were to BA-
low. He thereffire returned to England with the so far
satisfactory intelligence to the afflicted relatives of the
child. Such is the system of the French police depart-
ment, that :he pursuers were informed that they might
rest assured that both child and thief would be ulti-
mately in custody.
On Saturday morning a communication in writing
was reeived by Mrs Horsley, from Mr. 13iruie, of which
the following is a copy :
•' Mr. Milne has reason to believe that Ramat and the child are
at Dunkirk."

By whirls it appears almost certain that they must be
on their way to London by this time. It is the opinion
of the distressed family, from intiamation they haves
received, that the patties will arrive in town this day.
The best reasam, probably, to be given, why there
are so few bankruptcies now, compared with past years,
is, the increased expence and trouble attending them.
People in general have found nit, that. in most cases,
they get the best dividend, by accepting a composition,
either under an assignment, or guaranteed by the iriends
of the insolvent. _

11'c arc happy to state, that the Lora Chancellor is
improving in health ; and it is hoped that his I mrdship
will resume his scat tpon the WoAsack, to-morrow.

SW IN 01. Ens. --Thrre !Swindlers, noticed a f•or day's ago in
the Bath Papers, proceeded. it appeals, to Taunton, where
they assumed the names of Mr. !Slits. and Miss Thomas; and
their pruetirt are thus de..eribeil in the Tuienton t'osiriee :
" Ihi Monday monniglit thi 4 ingenious family arrived at one
of the inns in this town, where they slept the same night,
and the neat mirsoing rook lodgings at a respectable draper's*
whence they issued (waves for their domestic supplies to the
various itadespi ople, by whom they were abundantly fur.
*tithed. Their was no lack of I !try nor of wines at their
table ; and 3 genteel Assortment of habiliment for the Ladies
was also ivadtly obtained. This prompt and courteous at.
tentiot, by the bye, of our shopkeepers, to the wants of
strangers, anti their generous tit-fishier of suspicion, is a fine
trait in their character ; and if they do get Whitt is vidgaily
termed • bit,' lion and thew--why—the Bath folks are, it
seems, not the le sit civil ; and there is always something. as
Itochrfaitcautt says, in the misfortunt s of our neighbouss,
from which We eNlSilet indit idiom! satisfaction. This satis-
faction is, I •ter, all that will he obtained on the present
occasions fer on Sunday morning last, Mrs. and Miss 'flionias
losing iiiquited Bali way to a Chapel, kft their loilgingt,
with the apparent intelition of going thither, and Mr. l'ltonias
walled out 501)11 alter, having ordered roasted beet' and
apple dumplings In be teddy at four o'clock, and whirls have
been uniting fur theta et er since ! These impostors left town
on toot, osid time seen about five miles on the road to B.
minstrr.—Dm Mg the time they were in lodgings, not a single
article was paid tor. Miss Thomas is a liimdsonse, immet lit
looking girl. At Bath, they passed by the name of James."