The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

than on any formtr occasion. Among the subscri-
bcrs were the Archduke Maximilian, the l)ttke of
Wellington, the Duke of Sau Carlos, and Mr.
Wilberforce.

An old companion in arms of General Pich"gru
has recently gone to school at Orleans to commence,
at the age of 52, the study of theology for the
church.

Buonaparte said one day to the physician, De-
sig,nettes, " Medicine is an art of assassins." And
what does your Majesty think that of conquerors
is,' was the reply, which for a moment confused
oven the Corsican.

Mr. Cobbett's sagacity is truly wonderful. He
has published a latter in an American newspaper.
In alluding to the Bank forgeries, he says, he anti-
cipated on the 11th of December, " the blowing up
of the whole thing," and declares (and who will
doubt his veracity ), that for his own part, "he
would not give a New York sixpence for a lea pound
Bank of England noleil"
The whole of the late Queen's Servants have re-
ceived notice that the amount of their respective
salaries will be continued to them, by way of pen-
sion, for life; and at the same time they have been
informed that they will be expected to quit the apart.
ments which they still occupy in the different Royal
Establishments on the .Ith of next month.

The claims of the English merchants on the Court
of Russia, for the value of 146 vessels and cargoes
under neutral flags, detained by the Government at
Petersburgh in the year 1810, are likely at length
to be adjusted. It will be recollected that u depu-
tation, at the head of which was Mr, Alderman
Itowcroft, was sent front London to the Russian capi-
tal to seek compensation from the Emperor li r losses
sustained by British subjects. As the Emperor Al-
exander was at Aix-la-Chapelle at the time of the
arrival of the deputation, the memorial was forward-
ed to our Minister, and from him to the hands of
the Emperor. An answer to it has non been re-
ceived, and we are informed that it is of a satisfitc-
tory nature. The amount is very large, as the whole
140 vcs3els foul valuable cargoes on board, chiefly
colonial produce.
Funeral ry. LadgElloalmootigh.—At an early hour
on Friday morning, the remains of Lady Ellenbor-
ough were reinov7d tiom his Lordship's house, in
Hertford street, May fair ; the cavalcade moved at
half past 6, and consisted of four mutes on horse-
back, six horsemen in black cloaks, &e. ; the hearse,
containing the body, enclosed in it coffin covered with
superb crimson velvet, elegantly ornamented with
silver gilt nails, coronets, &e. with u plate bearing
the inscription " Olivia, Lady Ellenborough,
daughter of Robert Stewar, Nlaquis of London-
derry, died the sth of March, 181!), aged 97,"
tid-
lowed by five mourning coaches and tinir, with sev;.-
ral carriages of the nobility, &c. It proceeded down
Piccadilly, Pall Mall, over Westminster BridAe to
Foots Cray, where his Lordship and other relatives
joined the mournful procession, and accompanied it
to the family vault at North Cray, Kent.
About half-past twelve o'clock on Nlontby night,
a malt-house on St. Frith's green, Maidstone, was
discovered to be on tire. Wood forming a principal
part of the building, and being very dry, it burned
with such rapidity, that in about twt.nty minutes
the whole was destroyed. For a short time, a house
adjoining, and the alms-houses nearly adjoining,
were in great danger, but fortunately escaped
The fire caused gre.it consternation fin. sonic time,
and the poor people living in the alms-houses, aroused
from their beds and half naked, endeavouring to save
their goods from destruction, presented a very dis-
tressing scene.
On Saturday last, about eleven o'clock at night, 11
a most destructive fire broke oat in the extensive
water corn inAls at t !tester, which, notwithstan.l-
- every exer-ion of men and engines, raged with
such impetuosity, that in the short space of three
hours, scarce a vestige remained to mark the scite of
the building. One man, in endeavouring to save
some property, fell a victim to the devouring cle-
ment, and was literally burnt to a cinder. Great
part of the property is insured, the total loss of which
is estimated at thirty thousand pounds. Colonel
Wrench, the proprietor of the building, is the great-
est sufferer.

Conviac—Thursday night, between seven and eight
o'clock, :15 convicts %t ere placed in an open care' an, of
Nettgate, for the purpose of being sent to the hulks.
Hundreds of persons were collected in the Old Iftiley,
among whom welt: several friends and relations of the
convicts. The Litter gate three cheers. Between
Bridge-street and the Obelisk in St. George's-Fields, the
road-side was crowded with spectators, A deLichtnent
of Lancers had been previously stationed on Blacktrirrs-
bridge, who guarded the convicts to Sheerness. They
gave repeated cheers wink going over Black friars-bridge„
and seemed not in the least affected by the chillness of
the night, or the prospect of travelling in then melan-
choly plight throughout the whole of it.

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