The National Register.
London, England, 1818-04-05 00:00:00

PRINCE LEOPOLD.

Addreeses of Condnlence have been presented to the Prince
Regent and Prince Leopold from the inhabitants of the Isle
of Portland, for the lo,s of the Princess Ctim lottee. We sub-
join the Address to Prince Leopold, with the Answer, as
pleasing specimens of an unaffected style, reflecting the great.
e►t credit on the authors.
TO HIS SERENE HIGHNESS LrOPOLD, GEORGE FRE•
DERICK, PRINCE OF SA \E COBOURG.

.. We, the Minister. Churchwardens, Constable, Overseen and
Inhabitants of the Island of Portland, most humbly beg leave to
entreat your Serene IliOines,, to accept our heartfelt feelings of
sorrow on the loss of your late Illustriousaud Beloved Consort; and we
deeply regret that we cannot expms our gracious sentiments, or
enumerate those exalted virtues that adorned the mind .n* our ever-to
be-lamented Princess, without increasing the poignancy of those
feelings that must still agitate your bosom.
" That your composure of mind and perfect health may soon be
restored, and may be enabled to bear with fortitude the dispensation
of l'rovidence, that has thus immerged your Serene Highness in
deep aelktion, is the fervent hope of his Majestj's loyal subjects of
the Island of Portland."

(ANSWER)
" SIR " Came, Feb. 16,18!8.
" I have this day had the honour of presenting to the Prince
Leopold the Address of the Minister. Churchwardens, Constkble,
Overseer, and Inhabitants of the Island of Portland, on the recent
deplored events at Claremont.
" The Prince Leopold receives this address with feelings of sin-
cue satisfaction, and confidence in their assurances of attachnitlit
and ankiety in his welfare.— And the Inhabitants of Portland have
abided him a consideration beyond any other he can know. in their
expression of affectionate attachment to HER 'memory, whose life
had so long formed our first and highest hones.
" I have the honour to be Sir
"Your moat obedient and most humble servant
" ROBERT GARDINER."
" 13, Pearce, Sen. Eq. Chairman."

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday,Afarch 3i.
BANKRUPTS.
CHOLDLIS R. George.street, Oxford street, victualler, April •, 7,
May 12. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Parnell, Spite'fields.
BULL J. Bristol, victualler, April 14, 15, May 12, at Bristol. Atte.
Poole and Co. Gray's-inn-square.
WATSONM. A. Ferehun, Southampton, mercer, April 10, 11, May
12, at Fareham. Aces. Alexander and Co. New Inn.
PATAIETT W. Vauxhall. grocer, April *, 7, May 12, at Guildhall.
AU. Mr. Edii, Bread-street-buildings.
C01.2s C. Fleet-street, stationer, April 7, I*, May 12, at Guildhall.
Att. Mr. Beverley, Temple.
Bowniot J. Axminster, Devonshire, baker, April if, 23, May If,
at Axminster. Atts. Alexander and Co. New lan.
Wtsx J. C. Bristol, broker, April 41,42, May If, at Bristol. Att.
Mr. Allen, Clifford's Inn.
DIVIDENDS.

R. Mason, Norfolk-street, Middlesex-bospital, carves and gilder,
April 41.
J. F. Scroner, jun. Crutched friars, merchant. April IL
W. Hazard, Great Yarmouth. mast-maker, April sNi.
S. Rowe, Huntingdon, grocer, April 41.
S. K. Brewer, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. era maaufactarer,
April 25.
S. Kirk, Leeds. ale-house-keeper, April 23.
H. Lanham. Horsham. Sussex, grocer, April 41.
R. Lightfoot, Carlisle, iron-merchant, May 14.
W. Coates, and G. Cass, Bueklersbnry, wine-merchants, April 11.
CERTIFICATES--Alluz. 21.
W. B. Turner, Husltlersfield. merchant.—.T. Chimpion,Westhain
Abbey, Essex, farmer.—T. Philip, Newton-::.bbot, Devonshire, ir.n-
keeper.—G. R. Lapraik, Bishopigate-street Without, tailor, J. Ward.
Milton-abbot, Devonshire, jobbei.—T.W Lston, LowerThamiur-strret.
ironmonger.—.l. Ware, Gravesend, grocer.

Ou Tuesday morning, when the Regulator post-coach ar-
rived at the George Inn, in this town, a young man was found
dead in the inside, in the arms of his grandmother ! The
young man had taken his place iu the coach at Dudley, and
was on his way to Stoke, his native place. He had been in-
disposed upwards of a month, but was apparently much bit-
ter, when he set out. At Wolverhampton, however, he ap_
peared very ill, and the coachman allowed the gstindmother
(who was on the outside) to remove into the conch, where she
supported him in her arms. He wss alive when he arrived
at Penkridge, and when the coach stopped at Steffen!, the
poor grandmother was not aware that he had expired. On
the following day he was conveyed to Stoke in a hearse. His
mime was Thomas Bonito's, and his age about 20.—Stafford
paper.
John Girvau, chimney-sweeper, in Glaszow, has been lined
for using one of his boys cruelly. Oa the 2tl nit. Mr-
slack, the superintend:nit of fire-engines. and his men, having
been called to a lonise on tire, in .%rgyll_cuurt had to make a
hole in the a all to get at the vent, recently on fire, when they
discovered iu It a sweep boy ‘‘ lin hail been forced op by his
master. A prosentition we. immediately instituted by Mr.
Black, and the master for some time defended; but at last
pleaded guilty, arid threw himself un the mercy of the
Court.
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The Court of Assizes at Lancaster was occupied a consi-
derable part of Tuesday, and the whole of Wednesday, in
the Bank of England prosecutions ; ou the latter of ahirh
days Redmond Ross, a miserable looking b0v,19 year. of lige,
was convicted of uttering Bank of Englaml notes, knowing
them to be forged. When the verdict of guilty Will 11:0.
nonneed, Mr. Topping said, hr• was dessired to reemorneml
the prisoner to the• mercy of the crown, as them was reason
to suppose that he was an instrument led by the hands of
others. His Lordship intimated, that the Sallie idea had de-
carved to him, and the rec 11111 l neinlation would be attensiud
to, but that the prisoner must expect to be sent out of the
country.
A few days since a country vessel, laden with oats, hemp,
Se. was proceeding through London bridge, when, by the
rapidity of the current, it was lereed against the piers, which
occasioned it to reel more than tory yards towards the Towe►t
when it sunk. There %sere on buad, at the moment of the
acrid, two nit.„ amid a boy ; one 111411 illlll the boy a►capcd
in a boat attached to the stern of the vessel ; the otter r
wit:, not Si, fortunate, for heing ent_ngled in the cargo it sank
ult.', the vessel, and ens scum. 110 wore! The boat, pot
Roux rho shore with all possible •put 4, but could only siicered
in Allying moue of Meliorating property.

Some malicious or Nolieh neti-on hi:. been ;liyi-g off what is
called a hoax on Miss Booth, the actre,i, of Col ent-i artitt Theatre.
who has been for snipe time intlispeseti. Various tradtsmen we're
sent on a false errand to her house, and. of c•.ntrae, toads a tea: J.
derable hustle. and disturbance. The author of dpi.. eviiteropt:Cc
trick had the satisfaction Dor such it 'oust t•1••e 11..1 t.. ..uer. a
mood) to iuercabc tilt Itoo:It to ai IlAi i,•
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