The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-20 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

1401iCe.
MANSION HOUSE.

ILLUMINATION ROWS.—A young man, from whom
a pistol had been taken by an officer, ou one of the
illuutinatinu nights, begged that the Lord Mayor
would order it to he restored to him, as he had been in-
fluenced, by the very general feeling that prevailed, to let
off a hole powder, as a testimony that he participated in
the public joy.
flie Lord Mayne having ascertained that the conduet
of the applicant had not been improper on the occasion,
except inasmuch as he kid tired off the pistol in the air,
and by the explosion invited a similar show of etmaratn-
lanai' on the part of others, said he should not detain
the pistol.
His Lordship observed, that it was with great pleasure
he perceived that the City of London had fully answered
the expectations generally entertained, by preserving the
peace Militia the [clueings. He did got Ille.lll to
compli-
ment the City Police, but he could not help thinking
that they were perfectly qualified tinker') under any dis-
)) i ) ion to acts of fury among:. the turbulent, without
any dangerous consequences to themselves, or requiring
aid from tilos-, the very appearance of whom within the
sculls of the City wairconsidered in the light of an attack
impost the privileges of its inhabitants.
Some fellows who had undergone examinations on
Tuesday, urn charges of havina attempted to rob gen-
tlemen nu Conthills mere again bought up. No per-
son appeared against theist, btu their fathers promised a
great deal, and the Lord Mayor said he should specu-
laic upon their repentance, and tlissmissed them.
On the nigh 111)011 I.'hiCh these men were taken into
custody, Mr. Browne, the marshal, received, in the per-
formance of his duties, very severe tteatmetit from the
gang of piekpoektas hat infested Fleet-street, in the
neighbourhood of Alderman Waithinan's house, and
Ludgate-hill, opposite to that of Mr. llone. He ob-
served a desperate fellow dragging the property out of
people's pockets its the crowd, and made over to him for
the purpose of taking him into custody. Toe thief with
the view of canyiug ou Ms plan, its which he was as-
sisted by several miters, with the better effect, cried out,
"Tile Queen for ever," at every grab he made, and upon .
seeing Mr. Brown, lie roared out to his companions—
" Here's the bloudy Maneaester work over again—Down
with him boys." The thieves, on each side of their
leader opened a pass ige and as soon as he had tottered
amongst them, followed by Mr. Brown, they closed
bemusing ill upon all sides the marshal, who, however,
seized his object. They commenced an attack upon Mr.
Brown, from whom the leading thief disengaged him-
self by slipping must dexterously out of his coat and
waistcoat, and fighting hard like a cat upon his back.—
The marshalhal was overwhelmed by the gang, and dashed
upon the ground, but he used his weapon with such
vigour, that in about a quarter of an hour, after having
given a good many bloody noses he disengaged himself.
—The gang disappeared almost with the rapidity
of lightning, notwithstanding the extent of the multi-
tude, for the depredators have lately mansauvered with
great effect. Their troopsare marshalled in such a man-
ner, that at the word of command they Lwow themselves
into position, favourable to the escape of any of their
pursued comrades.
PRIESTLY EFFEMIIIACYo—An inhabitant of St
Andrew's Blackfriar's, appeared before the Lord Mayor,
to answer a complaint against him for refusing to pay
the Parson's Tythes—he staled that the Rev. Isaac
Saunders refused to christen his child, on the ground
that he should take cold from the damp state of the
christening pew, and lint having had what he termed a
" legal notice." It appeared from the statement of the
hatband that the lady (who had jest recovered from her
confinement), bad been kept waiting in the said pew for
upwards of au hour, and then was obliged to have tier
child christened in allot her parish. 'lire Lord Mayor
said he could tan enter into thecase, and the complain
ant nmst pay tile tythe, or carry the case into thc Eccle-
siastical Court.
BOW STREET.
ARREST FOR H lon TREASON.—II will be recollected
that dlllolipt the persons charged with being concerned
with the Cato-street conspiracy, was a man named John
Palin, who was often mentioned in the evidence upon
trials of Thisdewood and others. lie escaped at die
time, and contrived to elude the vigilance of the Police,
notwithstandiog the most Strellllotls cscrtiuns were
made for his apinehensitm. It was supposed that he
had escaped nut of the country, but within the last two
or three days Ruttiven, Wencott, and Ellis, the officers
were an active search or him. At a late hour on Fri-
day evening the two last mentioned olliceia proceeded to
Short's Gardens. Drury Lane, where they saw the pri-
tuner issue from a house, and secured him.
On his being brought to this office, Mr. Birnie was
sent for, and oa his arrival, lie took a short examination
as to his identity, anti Well asked the prisoner ths name.
Pi iamer.—'• My name is John Palm. '
Mr. Birnie.—" Are you aware or the nature of the
charac upon which von are apprehended?'
Prlsoner.—" No,'l ant not at all eware of it."
Mr. Binue then hammed him that be was charged
hint with being concerned with Tlintiewood,'fidd, slid
ethers, in conspiracies fur wnich they were tried and
executed.
The prisoner said—" I deny the charge and shall be
able to rebut it."
Mr. Birnie then made out a warrant of commitment,
and the prisoner was conveyed its a coach, well-guarded
to the House of Correcaon.
He is a tall wall of meagre aspect, and shabbily
dressed, ffirmerly a soldier in tie List Lonaon

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On Tuesday night last, some fellows discharged a
pistol down the urea of Mr. Baker, picture dealer, iii
St. Martin's-lane, mid broke i G pane 6 of glass in the
kitchen window; :► quantity of sin:.►l shot was scat-
tered along the kitchen. A reward of 51. is oitiled
f.r any of the fellows who cumuritted 11:e net.

The following is an affecting instance of severe Ms-
tress, aggravated by the mischievously exaggerated reports
of improvemenis in the cotton-trade of Glasgow :
" One day, last week, a stranger, in a miserable forlorn
condition, and whose ' tonerit.g frame' was scarcely
able to blippori itself, was oh,eive4 by some workmen
near the will of Johnston, In Annandale, to droll nown
on the high roan. A 4 first lie teas sitiloae.i to be (lead,
as no pulsation was discoverable; but, nn being re-
moved to the miller's house, he was placed before
good fire, his body was chafed, ant! as animation beam
to return, a few tea-spoons Mil or oatmeal and water were
introduced down his throat. In a snort time he was 60
much revived, that he suddenly se:aed the basil' that
held the meal and water, and ravenously devoured the
contents. It) about an hour's time, he was enabled to
Mimi» his humane preservers, that he was a calico-
printer, who had gone Iron% Pieston to Glasgow in
search of work; being disappointed, anti on Iris retort)
to England, necessity had compelled him to sell his
great coat and other parts of his clothing. His funds ut
last failed hint, and he had not lOr three dap tasted any
Mod, except a turnip that he found on the toao. Such
was the simple but affecting wiry of this 'tour uran ; the
miller and his family afforded In:i, e‘ery attennon, and
at parting on the next morning (h..i.eina theti
sullicieni-
ly recovered to be able to resume I itittriley), ',resettled
him with it, shillings, that be had col!ecteett fur Mtn in
the neighbourhood.
A sew nays since a man knocked at the none of the
widow Culy, of Witivlotle-F.li-clids, iiiiiiii !Jade'
the ltrete,iee of 11.1%4114 a letter to deliver. The ciuor
was no booties opened, than it; walked four men masked,
whom the inmates it first rm.:: to be ansrris riaocers,

but they were very soon tuilticktly undeceived by till;
mart ilJere very clelsberately• puilut4 out nett
chisels, &c. 'l'iicic was only one servant man to tht
I se (the rest of the faintly, cmisisitta; of the mistress,
maid, and son, deaf and duadi), who 01051 resolutely
strove to defend his mistress's property. anti succeeded in
knocking off two ui. the rascals' niasi-ts, but they at last
overcame hiin, and havino, bound him, as well as toe
others, proceeded to plunder the house. Tile 3111001 g
of the property stolen is ascertained to be above bun/. 1.
is 'opposed the party knew of Mrs. C. having a cousi-
n:rattle snin of money in her possession.
Oti Monday night last a burglary was committed at
Falmouth, in the house of Captain Forge, of his Ma-
jesty's packet Chesteyield, ‘viticii sailed lately for the
Brazils. Mrs. Fula:: having accompanied Captain F.
on his voyage, true !muse was shut Up, with all tile kW-
nitre, wearing apparel, &c. The Ulan who supei in-
tended the garmeit Mond on Tuesday morning, that site
garden door was broken off at the back part of due house,
at which the vill.nns must have entered, from whence
they got in at the back windows, and broke open every
lock of the drawers, closets, &c. winch they kit empty.
It is supposed that a large quianti.y of plate, nearing
apparel, held linen, &c. have been carried off. The loss
cannot be ascertained till Mrs. F.'s return, as no one
was acquainted with what was left in -the house but
themselves. A fiddler depredation was likely to be
efictell on the following night on the furniture, had not
this discovery taken place. The house stands by itself,
but at a very short distance there are reveral houses,
streets, &C. and nearly close to Selliy's Howl, Greco
Bank.

PROVIDENTIAL Pit ESER•ATIoN.—The Irish packets
being all on other side of the Channel on Saturday the
3d of October, a small vessel was en4aged at Uuuulute
to convey a mail to Milord. She was navigateil by lour
men, and two gentlemen and a lady embraced tile op-
portunity of coining over in her. When about midway,.
a violent storm cattle on, and the crazy bark was soon
stripped of her sails and part of her rigging. its this
atvutl dilemma, it was discovered that tine crew were all
completely ignorant where they were, or how tiny
should act, and the most absurd and contradictory opi-
nions prevailed ainutigst them. All however, agreed in
the probability of tiwir being speedily buried in tile deep.
After consulting the passengers on the course to he
steered, from venom they could receive little or no nifiri-
mation o: advice, these four worthless fellows finally
abandoned all charge of the ship, had recourse to litio;,
and at leogt.l became wraps its deer, leaving the pas-
sengers its agony of mind easier to be conceived than
described. Alter being litille,ed atrout lor several hours,
the vessel was at last drivea into a small inlet near Fis-
goarr;, county of Cork, and the lit es of ail weic dots
iniraeoloasly presert en.
NlURDEit.—Saturtiay se'nnight, the 4th inst. a most
ferocious and murderous robbery Was COMlllitted upon
Mr. throw, of Alvestun, omen returning from War-
wick about Own o'clock in the %wetting. It appeals
that he was attacked near his own house, by teeter men
who ritktl his wickets, and beat him no tile head iii
most violent manlier. In this state Mr. flatios crawled
idla a ditch, when: he lay in a state of insensibility un-
til morning, w lieu tie WaS oisein tired by a female pas-
senger passing by. Ile was immediately take', home
and every assistance atiOrded, but in vain, and lie died
oil Tuesday night the 7th nisi.
BRUTAL. OUTRAGE.—A brace of handsome pointers
(value 35 guineas) ran from their master a few oats
back into a wood in the neighbourhood of Tittleshall,
in Norfolk, when a fellow who sometimes assists the
keeper to kill rauhits, was seen to follow them with a
double barrelled gun, and as soots as he was in he tired
at one, who came out shrieking and wounded, he then
tired the other barrel, and, as he staid in the wood a
little time, and was there again in the afternoon, it is
conjectured that the other was shot dead, and is eon-
ceoried, as it nag not been seen or heartl of since. The
wounded dog was badly shot about the hea I, but is re-
covered.

- Oa'Thursday last, the Rcv. Stephen ('rafts, cltak,
v...ts iiistititied to the It•tattry of St. Nlary
Ipswich, in the county of Sittfolk, tat the presvotatiott of
the and L'it,ipter of Ely.
Sw,llllt.itti Litr on Friday selitti;ltt V;..14 %cry folly
atictult2tl wi:11 all kinds of stock, but to the
scarcity of wont.y tery fey: %%arc sold.