The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-19 00:00:00

.THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

before sae was launched, the Ati!Ford actually lcad cost
56,7907. and the Lavinia even in 1805 stood the nation in
the expellee Of 50,.3007. independent of the extra charges
of the rent of the Yard, and the salaries to Officers, &c.
It is beyond our limits to enter into the policy of incurring
the vt.st .expence of• a new Dock-yard, at such a place as
Milord Haven, but when we reaect on its geographical
situation, placed at the very extremity of the kingdom,
on a coast surrounded by the most dangero us rocks,
where there is no other shelter for a line of battle ship in
case of adverse winds, a'id where a ship in that predica-
ment if she cannot beat out to the southward with a heavy
gale at S. E. and a dsrk night, must artua!ly run to
the• northward as far as Belfast Lough before she finds
?s port capable of admitting lo :r ; we cannot in this case
bestow a::y ;rent praise on that rage for national Ml-
provrenent which will prompt a set of men to expend the
resources of the nation in pursuit of a measure already
disc,,ided by the three success,ye administrations of sln-
M 1•11' ') PITT, will GRENVILLE. Yet if this new arrange-
ment was nccesiary or even coavenieut, we must tint
f• let, that tie situation is such as not to afford a
(wive hence for this purpose beyond tie depth of
systvr, as that every a tide, must be supplied at a 4.re;,.t
additional expence from the other yards. lint this is not
the worst; as soen the perchase was completed, an;of •
arrangement look place, and these tsar alien el:rig-N:77f
Fre;!elzmen were actuaily appointed to the situations of
master and assi%44;it Shiyvr:ght.! ai appointrent however,
whieli we are told the Attorney Getieuil has declareJ to be
Preget!, inasmuch, as by the existing law of the land, no
alien or Catlin/ie. can he entrusted with the sole care, trust,
and responsibility of a Royal Dock-yard. We doubtless
feel Bath sympathy and respeCt For those 17mi:chine:I who, •
from a principle of loyalty and real patrioism, joined to
a very natural wish to save their necks from the guillotini,
fled for protection to this country; but we know thet a
Frenchman k still a Frencinan, we know that many: of
the most decided Royalists actually gloried in the repFtWiran
97: v :acres, for in many instances, they could ;lot he called
victories : nay every body kr.olvs, that many of the high.
born, but low ozinded noblessn of la vielle tors, are at the
present moment swelling the ii:geantry of an upstart
usurper ; can we then say, that str..ch appoin'inetits, even to
Honest men, are not to he looked on with a jealous eye.
Can we see the public call for the dismissal of a foreit n
songstress, in order to preserve our net!iVe stage for native
excellence, and can we sit down with apathy, and sec :,lien
Frenchmen appointed to the mu!, inzportnnt Qfilees? 7\a:
f ,rbiti it Heaven!, public vereTance and execration most
follow the wretch, who, aCler the expostian on this
subject could be so far rigsaalless of public opinion, a 7 to
hazard the continuance of such a measure. The entphy.
meat of Fordgaersin_other departments of the State and of
domestic policy, is also a subject descrying of further con-
sideration, at present our limits preclude its investigation ;
we shall resume it, however, at a future opportunity.

741

" lcdemnity for the past, and security for the future."
" Ladies nod Gentlemen who are sent to sit in the dressbozes,
are requested to come in clean linen."

Caricature heads have been exhibited with " Pity MY
aitches," and the vociferation at the privet! Nixes has
changed from" No Crim. Con," to another shout alhisive
to a tale trial. Ir, many of the boxes, the ladies in trout
assist to display the. placards : the O. P. march still retains
its influence, and watchmen's rattles, in spite of Bove-A.lcm,
have again made their appearance in the pit, adding their
base to the shrill cat-call, and the other melody of discord-
ant sounds. We are happy to find that Mr. Liston
heea able to do away the pi eJtnlicc excited against
On Monday a general burst took pince when he Caine on
the stage in -the afierpiece, which he observing., came for-
ward to address the audience ; and never was the manly
feeling and liberal spirit of a British audience more eminent-
ly lisp' melt. After a short interval, complete silence nail
obtaine!. Mr. Liston then proceeded to state, that eh:serv-
ing the indignation of the aedieece particularly against
hint, and being conscious that it was undeserved, he begs
ged permission to say a few words. it had been.stated
that he had made use of the expression, that the Mana,
ssers would have. carried the point of the new prices if it
hid no been far the hlaekgnard citizens. • lie now derlars,
ed, upon the honour of a man, that he never made use of
that e-yression. Mr. Liston was distinctly heard, and when
he concluded, was universelly cheered by :I!! the house. '
A most unfortunate event has taken ptise, in attack
of a most serious miture on Mr. Cirelam, whose health, if.
not I;t.e, is said to be much endangered by ties malicious
proceeding. A number of mos! respeetaWe eye-witnesses
have declared, that whilst: perfectly 4juieseent, be was at.
tacked av several mean looking persons, who having knock
ed him down, stamped upon him in the most brutal mans
ner on the breast.. Measures, however, are taken, which
will, perha;-,s, serve to develope much of the mystery of
l;racent affairs.
Mrs. H. hes rendered herself very conspicuous in the
boxes in the first tier, hy the manner in tech, with unexe
'ampled owdemtp, sic braves the O. P.'s in the pit, aed bt
the. truly femenine (trii'!ary with which she spits at them.
After being pointed at 16r some time, a few evenings since,
and reeeiviug three groans. which were given her by mere
Um the pit, she at. length withst-ew with the smite modesty
and damns which had previously marked her conduct.: •

LAW REPORTS.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEDNESDAY, No
THE KING, V. FRANCIS FdEDERICK POI7T.IIIArt) J 1
KEYLOCK, AND SADA", HARVEY.
The Attorney General prayed the Court for judgment on
Defendants, found guilty at the London sittitt-s after lap,
or conspiring to procure 2000/. for the sale oenn appoia
t , be made by the Lords Commissioners of the Trea,ury,
office of Coasting-waiter in the Custonis.

Lord Ellenborough, before whom the indictment ,w;u
read his notes on the trial; and long affidavits, in mitign
runishment by each of the Defendants, were afterward, r,
the proper officers of t he Court the prinei pal points of will..
afterwards urged by the several COunsel for the severa:
dents, as follows :

Mr. Espinnsse and. Mr. Adolphus, foi the Defendant Pol
ashlressed the Court, not in mitigation of the offenret but
punishment to be inflicted on the Defendant. They ad.
that thanks were due to the Attorney General . far his inte
rence in the present case, and were rejoicedlo find, that it
sequence of that interference, advertisements for the
public offices were now at an end. It was only natural
contended, for their client, who was a foreigner, to f;
error, w hen every newspaper contained an advert isement .
disposal of places, and theirclient *as only the means of
ducing parties totn
each other; cor did he intend the sall de.,
ceit, nelvertising-in his own name, and 'referring to his own platy,
of residence, • The persons who answered the as:Awl iseipett, tlti

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