The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

DEATH. OF JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE, ESQ.

This gentleman died at his Chateau at Lausanne
on the 26th of February—on the 23d, almost imme-
diately after breakfast, he suffered an attack of
paralysis—a second in the course of the same &we
by which he was rendered nearly speechless; awl
on the day of his death a third fit deprived? his rela.
fives and friends of all hope.—Thus died, respected
and revered by all who had the pleasure of his ac-
quaintance, a gentleman whose classical acquirements
were a credit to his country, and whose exertions on
the Stage had placed the profession on an honoura-
ble eminence it never before enjoyed.

Tile fine Turkish frigate, which sailed from. the
Thames about the mcath of September last, arrived
after a favourable voyage at Algiers, where the Eng-
lish sailors on board received their discluirge, and re-
turned about a fortnight ago to this country.
The following are the new ecclesiastical arrange•
ments in Ireland : Dean Arbuthnot, of Clovne, to be
Bishop of Killaloe ; the Bishop of Killaloe to be
Bishop of Dawn ; and the Bishop of Down to be
Bishop of Meath.
The Spanish Ambassador has contracted with.one
manufacturer only for the supply of twenty thou-
sand barrels of gunpowder, which are to be shipped
for the Spanish army with the least possible delay.
A vessel left the River on Saturday with five thou-
sand stand of arms on board, whir& are intended to
be landed at Corunna. This is the second export of
arms for Spain within a.very short period.
A requisil,ion, signed by about 400 persons, was
presented to Thomas Bewes, Esq. High Sheriff of
Devon, on Wednesday last, by Captain Hamlyn,
for a county meeting to consider the propriety of
petitioning Parliament for a reform in the House of
Commons. In answer to the requisition, the Sheriff
declared, " it was with considerable regret lie felt
himself cempelied to decline giving his assent." ft
is said the refusal of the Sheriff proceeds from a
det,rmination to prevent, during his shrievalty,
such demagogues as Hunt and Cobbett from assum-
ing a station among the respectable freeholders of
the county ; and that be is not opposed to what is
termed a moderate retbrinin Farliament.

A plan is in contemplation among Dissenters, for
the greater convenience of tracing the registers of
baptisms a•: burials, to have one general register-
office in every county, to which annual copies from
the chapel books shall be sent and filed, and books
provided for recording such copies.

DARING AND EXTENSIVII BDROLARY.—Saturday
morning, between five and seven o'clock, some daring
burglars, entered the premises of Mr. Alexander Wylie,
clothier. in Cnndnit•street, Bond•street. The rubbers
pa over the rails, and l,roke open with sonsiderable
violence the kitchen door, Irom whence they proceeded
up ftairs, and forced the warehouse door, from whence
they stole 18 rollsof superfine cloths, of various hues,
and a number of other articles, to the value of
The villeins must hats been provided with a coach, or
some other eons eyance, to carry off their plunder, which
s% as of great bulk. W hat makes the affair wore daring,
a watchman sits opposite the premises.