The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

into consideration the must effectual means of protecting
the unarmed and loyal iuhahitants. They complain of
the removal of the police from some parts, and the re.
ductiou in others; but let them arm and support those
who deserve protection, at their own expellee, and they
would soon restore trampollity.
(From Ike Limerick Papers of Saturday.)

It is currently reported that Mr. Drought, a very
efficient Magistrate of the Kitties County, is to superin-
tend the police establishment in the liberties of this
city. The head-quarters of the police will, tt is stated,
be fixed at the main guardhouse, George's Quay.
DARING ATTEMPT AT NIURDER.--TiliS
between five end six o'clock, John AlVtieen, of the 97th
Highlanders, a sentinel posted at the. King's stores, in
Hardyke, whilst walking from his box at the corner of
the station to the extreme end oldie building, an assassin
rushed from under the shed, near the stores of J. Kelly,
Esq. where the villain had collet:1W lii useit until the
soldier was within two feet td him, when he fired a
pistol at his head—the sentinel had heard some noise in
that direction, and was approaching to ascertain the
caupe, when he put tip his hand to compress the light,
and at that instant the shot was fired at him—two sins
were lodged in his hand, and the powder completely
horned the hair oil that side of his head, and so stunned
hint that he could not see the ridfi in, but heard him re-
treat towards the ergs-lane leadio; to the
Otte of the parish watehmati, on bearing the shot, came
to his assistance, an I the guard having been sent for, a
fruitless pursuit was made. The mayor and inagistrwes
have offered a reward of forty pounds fur theapprehension
of the perpetrator.

DUBLIN. NOV. I9.—The Committee of the Nationa
Testimonial have called a getierrl ineettlig of the sub-
scribers, to be held at the Royal Eiccliange, on the V9th
instant, for the purpose of receiving the report 01 the
Committee, and deciding upon the testimonial to Le
erected.

11 is with great regret we find that the gross amount of
subscriptions already paid into the hands of the treasurer.,
falls very short indeed of those rxpectanuus is loch we,
aommou with our cotemporaries, indulged in when this
matter was first agitated.
\Ve are somewhat at a loss to account for the &sap-
ponstment. The distress of the times, doubtless, are
unusually heavy and extensive; but we cannot think
Ireland is even yet so poor as to he unable to make a
larger national sub,erptioit than eleven thousand pounds!
The Duke of Wellington is by no mans popular among
his COUntiyineti ; yet our national subscription to com-
memorate the visit of our gractotts and patriotic Klng,
who lives in the heart of every 1 ri sla man, does not amount
to above two-thirds of the stun which was raised to build
a trophy to perpetuate the Duke's faille ! Surely there
is something very strange and unaccountable in this!
Much advantage was anticipated from the exertions of
certain Aeinlemen, who professed, And undoubtedly felt
a great interest in the success of the subscription during
the late circuits. Any efforts of tots kind, however, If
indeed any such were made, appeared to thive hailed
altogether.
%Vial the exception of, we believe, a couple of hun-
dreds of pounds front kN'ilterfc,rd, nothing, literally Ito-
Mont has been received fount the country.
Them was a meeting in Cork, hot no subscription
that we have heard of took pace there.
TO be sure, t is not too late. Bin if the comities do
intend to subscribe, they certainly should not procrasti-
nate any longer. Galway has taken the lead, and we
trust its example will be generally tollowed.