The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Advice' have been received tr m the Isle oaf
France, of the ,;th of February. Their contents
are satisfactory, inasmuch as they state that the
fever, which had committed such dr, adful ravages
in that colony, had entirely disappeared; nut only
on the coast, but also in the interior. The accounts
vary as to the number of persons who have been
carried off by the malady, but it seems certain that
between 5 and 6000 persons have suffixed, a am-
siderable portion of whom consisted of Europeans.
The fever had been introduced into the colony by
a merchantman, from the island of Ceylon, and
was of so virulent a character that the individuui
died two days after being attacked by it.
A letter from New York of the 14th ult. says—
" The Stnate have passed, by an unanimous vote,
the Bill to prohibit all intercourse with all British
ports in Canada, Nova Scotia, and the West Indies;
the Bill must pass the House of Representatives to
become a law."
TIM CORONATION..-•TIIC Lord Chamberlain hav-
ing received an order from the Privy Council for
the solemn proclamation of the intended ceremonial
of his Majesty's Coronation; the different Officers
of the Herald's College, and the Lord Chamber-
lain's department, assembled ut St. James's Palace,
at ten o'clock yesterday morning, in their official cos-
tume. From thence they set out in procession to
Westminster Hall, and there proclamation was first
made, and afterwards it was proclaimed through
the metropolis, with the same ceremonies as those
observed when his Majesty was proclaimed King.
We understand u Committee has been appointed
at Westminster Abbey, for the purpose of arranging
the business relative to the intended coronation, and
installation of the Order of the Bath.

Among the latest pensions granted.by the Crown,
and payable out of the 'l4 per cent, duties, are the
thllowing :—Lord Keith, Sir John Leach, and Sir
Benjamin Bloomfield, in trust for Sophia, :Mary,
Elizabeth, Augusta, and Amelia Fitzclarcnce,
per annum. The warrant is dated Sept. 9, 1818.
Account of Bank notes and Bank Post Bills in
circulation in the first week of May :
Batik miles of Si. and upwards ........0 1G,344,7 10
Bank post bull •• • • ............ see • 1,549.810
liabk notes under 51.

94,812
Duty on British Spirits from Malt, paid by the
six principal houses in London
Jul), ISIS, In 10th Apt', 1619, .£678,683 4 6
Fr ath Jul), 1616, to bili April, %S 0. 1-04004 k 0
being a deficiency, in nine months, of 198,7701. 05.6.1.
including the additional duty of Sd. per gallon.
His Maje.sly's Levee.—At the Levee held by his
Majesty on Wednesday, there was the extraordinary
number of 1 791 persons present, being upwards of
300 more than has beet' known on any similar oc-
casion within the memory of man.
Mr. Robert Riker, Chief Magistrate of the Po-
lice, received the honour of Knighthood on Wed-
nesday lust, at the Levee.
One of the yeomen-porters to his Majesty, after
officiating in that capacity at the Palace gate during
the Levee on Wednesday, returned to his own
house, where be had scarcely arrived when he
seated himself in a chair, and expired without ut-
tering a word. He had cxnibited no previous symp-
toms of indisposition, and was considered a man of
a robust constitution.

Mr. Wedgebury, one of his Majesty's Pages, and
formerly Page to the Princess Charlotte of Wales,
died on Wednesday evening, at his residence in
Chelsea.

The Caledonian canal now carrying on fin avoiding
the tedious and dangerous navigation round inc
northern and westarn coasts of Scotland is truly
gigantic : when completed, frigates of 2:2 guns will
be able to navioate it ; the depth is to be 20 feet,
the width at the bottom 50, and at the surface of the
water 110 feet, and the sluices from 162 to I n
feet in length.
The Annual Merino Meeting for the exhibition
of Anglo Merino Sheep, Fleeces, Cloth, Yarn, &c
took place on Wednesday at Satiler's Repository,
Goswell Street. The Stock was of excellent quality
—the fleeces of the finest texture—and the cloth
and yarn beautiful ; the whole of British produce.
There were several useful implements exhibited,
and all of hand or manual power, a circumstance
we rejoice to see, as the rage for machinery has of
late caused a great increase to pauperism and oppres-
sive Poor Rates. The yard was well nut nded ; we
noticed several Noblemen. Members of Parliament,
and many practical breeders and tamers. Lord
Castlereagh sent three Ewe Tegs for one of the
premiums. We understood that Mr. Fate's (the
Member for Osliiiiisliire) stock, was notch admired,
as also Nor. my's, and Mr. Cawston's.
At a late hour lust night an alarming tire broke
out on Lambert Hill, ham es Street, but by a good
supply of %%titer, and the alacrity of the firemen of
the dillZ•rent establishments, it was subdued without
much damage being done.

PALI C.
BOW-STREET.

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EXTRA ORDINARTCASZ.LiiIiiriday two hackney-
coachtnen were brought up, charged stn surpscion of
stealing a watch from the person of Perry William
Hualies, servant to the French Ambassador.
Mr. Andrews, liar the prosecution, said, this case came
before the Magis: rate under very singular circumstances :
—A young Mall, Taylor, was prosecuted for this
very rolibery at the last OW bailey Sessions, convicted,
anti instantly sante:iced to transp(4l4(l4)ll tor life by the
Cu. ,Sergeant. Tome etentle.s,rii, named Jeremy,
aml•Suittli, gave testin &&&&& ) exitemely fat ourable
o I,le plisillier at the trial, but the evidence was (MA
slightly attended to. Three enaChstlell. named Judd,
liutlall, and Auger, who gave tesultnnly to a similar
effect, were committed to Nrwgate by the COrtlttloll St 1-
geatit...lll.l weft?. gull in cuuliurnlent. Tile Iteillielltelt
lie had named, however, troei what tut, theinselvis
saw, and 1.1.11/1 h hat Cattle out 11IN111 die Mal., were
convinced its it Taylor was an 1111110Cilit utaii,aid
at their o.vu expence, emit .yid Contissl, and ea-
erie,l theinselees Its brine; the real ottemtlers to justice,
Jul to save Taylor Iron so dreadful a punishment. 11
What these gentlemen leaitied, In ulr cottrs • of their
lialistrieS, Mal led to We tylifehelt.s.Ull ill i/llSollerl at
(II« bar.
It appeared that Messrs. Thomas Jeremy, Thomas
Maria :4 and John Smith, were oil Melt 110('IL011:11 ram-
bles o night iii question, and Intl each oeposed,
I hat they were passing toe Al.trrpits of Granny, fa
Charles-street (at the door of wilicii tine ruouery was
said to he CO(IIIIIIItrd).iIth at tile moment that .he pis*
cab' lig tor lido stair:limes' and ittifsll,ll,: •
Alan, and they weitt into the public-. Douse, is itese. Lucy
saw sluing in .1 1)0X
111,1,)e u! e, jtit or aloe others, and it was utterly hopes-
.file that Ile Clltlltl Ilavl eLtialett that 1/Fl4ltilthill the Mlle,
I lie tia•l been in ow street %Oleo the watch was stuleu.
-- Cole, a hackney c,,actiosan, swore, that the pro-
secutor ultimata tits coacat-LUX, in J Slate of
oil the night in question, at the (lour of
Duo) Lane Theatre, tont dew e uulaelf to the liar of
the Marquis of Granby, where he Ire 'led several persons
wini runt and pips oi tobacco. 1V itliess was al his
Cii.lCh when the. cry of " %Valets" was raised, and in a.
(intone sifter he saw the prosecutor aria our lit the pri-
',losers sriig.aling together wider 00U 0: the coaches:foe
littler was also in the smoking party, Loa. Taylor cer.
tatoly %vs, it'd.
'this Wee,;(iti, the laoilladv of the NlA:gals Granny,
alld 111. e trail: voitis el% /OA Tay lOr t%.is Ili
the 1.11,r00m sslieo the alarm SR the. street was linen,
and that he was never Wit oh it the while tone. Tile
Iwo prisoners were solid:lay with the prosecutor in (lie
passage a minute be.ore time robbery, and the latter it as
~ullilirltues qlvit f,vent a b.lig iistevogatiois • by Mr. 11:r-
-and lie Ai.iittlicil Wi• 1 iii i:ik, bill out
111t1,11 so as ITCUliCe1101). dl . I.nt rezollect
tttttttt tit% Cule's coach as Drury la.te ; lit knew he
came on a coach from the City. lie W.. 3 quite stile he
did not call fur pipes auto loom:Co. lie was certain as to
Taylor.
Mr. Andrews sail, he (lid slut West' to impute wilful•
iii sent iii 1101 U, lite pr ,M:Ctit•if, but it was quite clear,
Iron all that ha.l lieeii hranl, that lie is a, aft such a
state at the Otis.. he was rubbed, as to wetly 'neva.
ii!r of given; a clear jtCtlolll of tile transaction, and kits
i.I been tic cause of the CurelCllUll ills all
Walt, WlOl. WaS 00W miner a sLotence tile ili-
yerest, short of death, lila( the law could wawa. I lie
Well Who had Lren committed ICI NCIV6.Ite our tile ei a-
dvisee they gave on the trial would be in is oil a home
day, and fully bear him and the o. tier witnesses wt' ILL
all they had stated.
Mr. Adolphlis, in a few remarks ou behalf of :he
prisoner Stevens, agreed with 'Mr, Andrews in regrettutg
the absenc! of the three ltieti alluded to, and strutigly
deprecated their cu tttttt
After an no estigation lit several hours, the prisoners
were remain:v(l till Tuesday ti xi, when the three wit-
ne,ses will be fattlicuming, and the case thriller. pip.
Creilril
Time Otilee was crowded to rice( ss. 40.1 it, is but right
we st iiiii td add, that spite• of tiled: using in such
house at sti.m a time, the.dir re. above-lialited gelitlenwit
are all se.y iespeetable, all,i that two out of the three ale
shopkeepers to the imiliedtate

Exportation of Machinery.—ln consequence of
the repeated exportation of machinery to the Con-
tinent, and the necessary injury to our mantitiw-
tormg interests, the manufacturers of Nottinghunt
have of late been much on the alert to detect the
persons by whom those mischiefs are effected. lA-
formation having been received that :.: man know
by the name of Derbyshire, who stands tbremost
in the 'ist of mechanists iu this country, was
to sail fir France with some valuable nmehincry
used in the munutiicture of lace, steps were take .l
u) arrest him at Dover, and tot Wednesday Melt
Ituthven set off to that town, in company with one
of the constables of Nottingham. They titund their
man, and secured him. Ile had with him sum::
of the necessary implements of his trade, and con-
fessed that the rest were to tidlow. Ile was accum-
panicct by his with :wd on; !, and was going to set-
tie in Frame. His it al name, he says, is Holding,
and in that name he obt..),ietl his passport. fie
was brought to tewu on Friday night, and jet
off for Nottingham on Saturday, is the care °f-
lint liven.

Lord Cast on I:l;.i.tv mts
well ta have a lari4e latrty to ilitit.er, at Li::
St. 2anics-j...41..1•11C.