The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-06 00:00:00

Coroner.—Ha•e you any reason to suspect that the deceased
intended his destruction?

Witness.—Certainly I have not, I think it was done acci-
dentally. He must have twisted himself round fill he was
senseless, end so lost hi. life.
Mr. W. Waste sworn.-1 am a butcher carrying on business
at No. 149, Goswell-street ; the deceased was my Fervent,
and had been in my employ about 18 months. On bearing the
screams of the last witness I ran down stairs, and found the
deceased in the cellar, with his head In the towel, which was
twisted very tight round his neck. lie was lying with his
face towards the ground. He was quite dead and cold. The
deceased was often in the habit of twisting his head in the
towel, and had often been warned against it.
Coroner.--Had you any reason to believe that he meant
commit suicide? Witness replied in the negative.
Julio Litiniusl, servant to last witness, sworn.-1 went into
the cellar with my toaster, who took the deceased oat of the
towel. He was on his knees, with his bands hanging down.—
is head was in the towel, which was twisted very tight nand
his neck. My master could not release hint without taking the
towel off the rail. The deceased had ►_•ea missing about half
an hour, Ile was inite dead when he was found. The de-
ceased had been in the habit of twisting his bead in the towel
before in a playful manner, and I had often told him he would
do it once too often.
The Coroner, in addressing the jury, observed, that it plainly
appeared the deceased was in the habit of trying experiments
of this description, sod it was quite evident that he did mot
contemplate suicide.
The Jury consulted for some time and retarned &verdict--
That the deceased strangled himself by accident, and sot with
the intent to commit suicide.

- _ - -
ESCAPE TROY PRISON.--4 moat daring attempt
to escape was again made by the horse stealers confined in
Aylesbury gaol on Saturday morning last. About five
o'clock, four prisoners (who afterwards proved to be
Henke*, the two Cribbs, and another horse-stealer manned
Cokes) were observed by some persons in the market
plaice to slide down from one of the windows of the
Sessions House by 'nestle of blankets tied together:—
When they reached the ground, they made for the part of
the town in which they were least likely to be meeta. pro-
ceeding directly through a bye lane which leo& to the
fields. One or two persons who had seen them descent',
lmwever, followed the.,, nmieterred by She menaces of
Banker', who threatened to slab them with a clasp knife
which he held in his hand. Two or three other persons
joined in the pursuit as they passed through the lane; the
alarm become general; and in a few minutes. moth to
the credit of the people of Ayleabetry, the number was
so great a 4 to render their escape almost impossible. At
the distance of about three quarters of a mile from the
lawn Banker was struck to the ground, and the kitife
wrenched from his hand; Cokes and one of the Cribtre
were dragged from ditches, the other Cribb was also
secured; and in hulk mote than an boor they. were all
safely reconveyed to the place from which they had
escaped. It appears that the prisoners had been left by
the turnkeys, at halt past 19 o'clock on the preceding
night, when they were perfectly secure in their respective
cells. Soon after his departure, Cokes (who being eon.
lidered in no extraordinary light, had been secured only
by the usual mean%) commenced tonsctewing then iron
grating that forms the top of his cell, which he effected,
and got nut at the top into a lobby in front of a rouge
of cells; with the assistance of a skeleton key. ingeni-
ously made from a stiff piece of wire, he then tamed the
luck of liankes's cell, and broke a padlock, that fastened
him by a chain to his bedstead, with is piece of iron taken
from one of the gaol grates, and secreted far the purpose.
Their neat step was to get to their companion*, who were
in a range of cells on the floor above their own ; and at
the .not of the staircase which led to theist was a door
secured by a very large strong lock ; it 'Peres probable
that the resistance which this door offered for two or
three boors to their further progress was the cause of
their being discovered, by defei ring their escape till day
light. Atter inetleettaal attempts to break this lock, and
to wrench the boards of.the staircase, they tried to force
the staple, which after some time yielded to their efforts.
They then went tip stairs and pocked the locks of the
cells in whirls the Cribb* were confined, and with the iron
bar broke the padlocks by which they were Ingested to
their bedsteads. 'fun passage doors were the next ob-
stacles that presented themselves t the lock of the first
was picked, and the second broken open. Between
these duos-s they found their clothes, which, since their
previous attempts, had been taken from them on going to
bed. They next with the assistance of their bed-thillies,
got on the toe of the cells, which remitted them to reach
the floor of the Sessions Chamber, through which they
made their way at the spot where they had been inter-
rupted on their lest trial to escape, alftionch it hail been
mended in a manner that satoned alinoat to prelude the
possibility of being broken.
Adds, who has be en committed In Alsidstono gaol.
charged with the wilful etiorder of E.lets bdiCarthy. at
11.tling, has impeached his companitnis. seven in num.
her, who have been apprehended, and oil Wednesday
last they unilerwelit au examination in the Jubict
mum at the New Bison, before James Jacobson, El.
one of rte M.gisiraies lor the county. Owing to the
absence of enter material witnesses, they were remanded
for re-eX:1111;111tion. Their names are George
George I: ssendeti, David Day, James Masten, Jona
Sears, Edward Baker, and Richard Burgess.

•-•- "1. •-t

318

POREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
'MADRID, SEPT. 16.—A funeral service in ho-
nour of the National Onarils who fell on the 7th of
July, in defence of the public liberty, was cele-
brated yesterday with the greatest pomp, in the
cathedral of this city.
General Palarea, Political Chief of Madrid, has
published an ordnance of the police, which enforces
some old regulations for the preservation of public
tranquillity. They relate chiefly to strangers, some
of whom, says the ordnance, may be considered as
abusing the hospitality generously afforded them.—
They must all give a satisfactory account of their
business in the capital, and those who are suspected
must give sufficient security to the Alcade of the
quarter, unless they prefer leaving the kingdom.
The local authorities of the environs of Madrid
not having acquainted the political chief with the
passage of a band of seven of the factious, he has
announced that the members of the municipalities
shall be individually bound to give him due notice
in future whey any factious pass through or stop in
their district, on pain of being fined.
'Fhe government has just given pressing orders to
send a prompt supply of corn to the fortresses in
Catalonia. The corn is to be embarked at Bilboa,
flimsies, and Alicant.
The accounts from the provinces are not interest-
ing, hut state that, generally, all the regiments of
militia are in motion, some for Catalonia, others to
the parts left by the regular troops, who have been
sent likewise to Catalonia.
It is said that many troops have arrived at Sara-
g-ssn, and that on the 30th there were to be fifteen
thousand at Lerida.
LISBON, SEPT 20.—The order of the day was
the last reading of the constitution.
Senor Fernandez Pinheiro read a paper, in which
after stating various reasons, he concluded by say-
in.', that to comply with the wishes of his consti-
tution, he must openly declare that he could not
possibly sign the Constitution. This being read a
second time, and supported by the author and by
Senor Castro e Silva, it was amen:toed and referred
to the Committee of the Constitution.
M Brattmeamp said, he could not conceive how
it was possible that some of the deputies from Brazil
should have besides their powers as deputies sepa-
rate instructions ; and if they had any, he did not
understand that could have any validity, or serve as
a pretext for any doubts ; that these very deputies
had assisted in drawing up the constitution, voted
in its articles after they had been discussed, and
now that the work was finished, tetioed to sign it.
It is not possible: nor is it possible that such a con-
dition should exist in their powers (or credentials )
I therefore propose to refer them to the committee
of the constitution, to be examined as far as they
relate to this subject. The president put this pro-
posal to the vote, which was approved.
StPT. 16 —lt appearing that there is a deficiency
er corn in the kingdom, the agricultural committee
propose to admit foreip corn to be deposited in the
port of Lisbon. Ist Any merchant shall be at li-
berty to import foreign corn (trigo wheat) into the
port of Lisbon for the next three months, subject to
certain regulations. 2. When the average price of
Portuguese corn is 800 rees, foreign corn shall be
admitted as follows:-
1. —When the average price i 4 between 600 and 900 tees,
foreign eon may be sold in equal proportion with Portogaese
--that is, half of each.
2.—When the average price is between 900 and 960 tees,
;wo thirds of foreign corn may be sold
3.—Whea the average exceeds 960 rees, the whole quantity
may be foreign.
SEPT. 17.—The committee of the constitution
presented its opinion on the steps yet to be taken in
swearing to and publishing it. They propose that
his Majesty shall repair to the Palace of the Cortes.
on the Ist of October, to take the oath in form; and
that the President having presented to his Majesty
the Holy Evangelists, he shall lay his right hand
on the book and say, '• I accept, and swear to ob.
serve, and cause to be observed, the political con-
stitution of the Portuguese Monarchy, which the
Constitutional Corms of the same nation have just

decree]."
SEPT. 19.—The opinion of the committee pro-
posing a decree in seven articles relative to Brasil
(which has already been printed), declaring the acts
of the government of Rio null, recalling the Prince
Royal, &c. was discussed, and gave rise to a very
tong and animated debate„ the continuation of which
WO adjourned to the next sitting.
The Cortes having approved of the opinion of the
committee of the constitution, on the application of
some deputies of Brasil, who desired that their
functions should be considered as terminated, be-
cause the province that sent them did got agree,
which opinion was founded on the circumstance
that this disagreement (dissidensia) was not certain,
and therefore they should retain their functions till
these provinces should name other deputies to the
Cortes co tooted at Rio. The deputies proposed to
defer signing the constitution for the present.

TAE-NATIONAL REGISTER

Bairsositie SETT. 24 --This mail from Madrid,
with letters of the 16th, is arrived; that of the
19th, which in regular course ought to come to-
day, has not yet reached us, but we shall probably
1:10e it the day after to-morrow.
We have letters from Bilboa of the 20th, which
state that the factious have disappeared from that
province. They mention also the arrival in that
port, on the same day, of two battalions of the line,
of .500 men each, who had been embarked at Cu-
runna.
The militia of Bilboa, the number of 300 men,
made a sally on the 18th, in two columns, one go-
ing towards Durango, the other towards lialmaceda,
with the intention of scouring the province, but
• they did not meet with any enemy to combat.
A report of the Political Chief or Vittoria, dated
the 2I at, announces the complete defeat of the Par-
tisan Quebilla at Andagogo, on the 19th, three
leagues from Vittoria, at the boot of the mountains
of Pena •Serrada Qaehilla had passed the Ebro
with 80 horse, and intended, it is said, to penetrate
into Navarre, but he was defeated by a detachment
of Baylen, from Vittoria, which killed 40 of his men
and took 50 of his horses. This report even states
that Quebilla bad been severely wounded in the
thigh by a musket ball.
DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT ALEPPO.
A letter from Constantinople, dated September 3,
describes this event in the following manner :
" Aleppo, one of the most beautiful cities of the
Ottoman Empire, has been visited by an earthquake,
resembling those which laid waste Lisbon and Cala-
bria in the last century. The first and most severe
shock occurred on the 13th of August, about ten
in the evening, and instantly buried thousands of
the inhabitants under the ruins of their elegant
mansions of stone, some of which deserve the name
of palaces. Several other shocks succeeded, and on
the 16th shocks were still experienced, some of
which were severe. Two-thirds of the houses of
this populous city are in ruins, and along with them
an immense quantity of valuable goods of all kinds
from Persia and India have been destroyed. Ac-
cording to the first accounts of this event, which
through alarm may have been exaggerated, the
number of the sufferers amounts to from 9.5 to
30,000. Among them is ode of the best men in
the city, the Imperial Consul-General, the Chevalier
Esdras Von Piecotto. Having escaped the danger
of being buried under the ruins of his own house,
he hastened with some of his family towards the
gate of the city; but as he was passing the Khan,
a new shock occurred, and a wall fell down which
buried him and those with him. Tartars who have
arrrived from Damascus report, that they saw the
whole population of Aleppo encamped in the envi-
rons. They state that several other towns in the
Pachalat of Aleppo and Tripoli, particularly An-
tioch and Laodicea, have been destroyed by this
earthquake. The captain of a French ship also has
reported that two rocks at the time of the earth-
quake had arisen from the sea in the neighbourhood
of Cyprus, which is almost under the same latitude
as Aleppo. As soon as the Arabs and the Bedouins
of the Syrian desert obtained information of the ca-
lamity which had befallen Aleppo, they hastened in
hordes to exercise their trade of plunder in that im-
mense grave. Behrem Pacha, however, drove them
back, and also executed several Janissaries who had
committed depredations among the dead bodies and
ruins. The great number of unburied bodies in this
extremely hot period of the year, has produced pes-
tilential effluvia, and obliged the unfortunate Witt.
bitants to seek for refuge in some remote district."

FRENCH TROOPS ON THE SPANISH FRONTIER.
The following article appears in the Journal des
Debuts. It is only • worthy of notice as disclosing
the dangerous politics of the Ultra Royalist party in
France, who by acting upon the old principle of
aristocratic arrogance and despotism, seem actually
rushing bit their own ruin. The arguments through-
out are so weak and fallacious, that they cannot
make the least impre,sion on any man of common
sense ;—but let the article speak for itself:—
The present Administration is the first since the restora-
tion, who have shewn complete energy and candour in their
conduct. There is, however, one ut• their measures, which,
without new explanation, might present an appearance of dissi-
mulation, namely, the establishment of troops upon the Spanish
Frmitier, under the name of the Corday Sanitairr.
The dangers of contagion have ceased, but while the Car
dew Sasitaire defended us against the invasion of the yellow
fever, another cause of inquietude has occurred. Civil war has
broken out in Spais, and daily combats between the guerillas of
the Government of D'Urget and the troops of the Government
of Madrid, must every hour expos* the inhabitants of our frontier
to a violation of their domestic peace.
" la such a ease the rights of individuals, and general image,
anthorise a Government to cover their frontier, by a protecting
and observing military force. No person can deny a Govern-
ment this right, because it is the means of discharging their
duty. It is a measure of order and setety which is not subject
to ordinary political and diplomatic discussion.
" The troops which have hitherto been celled the Cordon
Ssnitaire, have now taken the name of Corps of Observation.—
This declares with the frankness and dignity of a great nation,
the sew motive which detains them on the frontier. This new
• deaonaination lies nothing hostile, threatening, nor offensive.--

The Goverment of Madrid has lost Al ha rights slams II openly
protected • system of menaces and insult egteinst France,
and particularly against the Royal Family. The Tribunes atilt
Cortes, the journals, and the saloons of Madrid, only present a
prolonged echo of the vociferation. of that faction, which
amongst ourselves wish to usurp the names honourable, tuns&
tattooist, liberal opposition, and whilst it cherishes plots and con-
spiracies, played oil at Senior, Belfurt, and Rochelle, appears
an adverse power, determined to overturn by force constitutional
and legitimate order. The Government of Madrid proclaiming
its alliance with such a party, has authorized perhaps, complaint
on the part of France. It can not at least, object to measures
of order and safety, which the troubled state of Navarre and
Catalonia render inelispensible• It must acknowledge the pre•
sent disturbed state of thin^s, and cannot fairly say we should
remain exposed to pillage and murder, nor can tbey require that
we open our courts to the plague.
" The true motive of the lamentations of the Liberals of
France against the Corps of Observation, proceeds from the
fear that the presence of that corps will sustain the courage of
the Spaniards armed ;opined revolutionary tyranny. Well in-
structed men know that a simple corps of observation cannot
menace a country like pain. • If France had hostile views she
would declare her intention, and present herself without dissi-
mulation. It dues nut appear at all probable that intervention
is the intention of any power.
" Europe will distinguish between the Descsonivadoes who
usurp the influence of anarchy, and the Corks who made part
of the Allied Powers against Bottaparte. European policy does
not go to the extent of wishing to restore ancient absointe
Monarchy, hut it remains in a state of observation round the
theatre of civil war in Spain, expecting in the strugele of
parties to find a better order of things. In the hope lisva a ge-
nerous and patriotic, but unfortunate nation may gain experi-
ence in the art of legislation, and become by its own wisdom
released from the yoke of revolutionary theories, which the
authors as well as the framers of the Constitution of Cadiz,
have lately acknowledged to be incompatible with social order,
and especially in • great monarchy composed of many provinces,
and mixed people. Doubtless many Spaniards wish to render
to their King his true dignity, and to their coantry real liberty.
" If they succeed, Spain. regenerated by her own efforts.
will falsify the revolutionary spirit, and that contradiction will
produce more benefit than a counter revolution brought about
by foreign armies."

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZET7 E.
• CROWN OFFICE. OCT. 1.

MEMBER returned to serve in this present PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Orford.—C. Ross. Esq. in the room of die Must
Hon. the Marquess of Londonderry, deceased.

BANKRUPTS.
C. AJlwood, Walcot, Somerset, conleztioner. Solicitor, Mr.
Stephen, Broad Street Buildings.
E. Tye, Sibton, Suffolk, farmer. Sol. Mr. Woodhouse,
Temple.
S. and T. P. Franceys, Liverpool. marble masons. Sods.
Messrs. Adlington and Co. Bedford Row.
R. S. Oilfield, Kingston upon Hull, merchant. Sol. Mr.
Shaw, Ely Place, Holbm.
W. Palfrey, I linchwick, Gloucestershire, farmer. Sol. Mr.
Pritchard. Earl Street, Blackfriars.
G. Bradford and A. Paradise, Bristol, brokers. Sob. Meisrs.
Williams and Co. Lincoln's Inn.
T. Jacks, Bidlopsgate Without. flour factor. Sol. Mr. Lee,
Three Crowns Court. Southwark.
T. Herbert, jun. Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, auctioneer.
Sol. Mr. Hewitt. Tokenhouse Yawl.
DI V WENDS.
Oct. 30, J. Millward, Redditch. Worcestershire, needle rocker
—29,W. Redd all, Liverpool, merchant-31, C. Coates, Redman.
i *ter. Somerset, tanner-31, It. Rainey, tipilsby, Lincolnshire,
tanner-26, S. Garton, Wood Street, Cheapside. silk manor...v.
curer-26, G. Flindt. London Wall, merchant-26,P. P. Good,
Clapton, insurance broker—Sit, D. Thomas, Carmarthen. grocer
—1,6, B. Plant. Birmingham, gun barrel maker-26, J. Mills,
Water Lane, Tower Street, wine merchant-26,Synug.:,
Plymouth, Devon, merchant-26, .1. Vincent. Regent street,
Marylebone, victualler-29, T. Griffis, Knightsbridge, plundai
—29, Browne and J. Greg‘on, Charles Street, Grosvenor
Square, upholsterers—Nov. 5, W. Elgin. Roswarp, Yorkshire,
• corn merchant-4, W. Pritchard and E. Bevan, Bristol. me-
! chants—l. J. White, Tuporley, Cheshire, innkeeper—Oct. it;,
G. Webb, Coenhill, dealer.
CERTIFICATES to be granted Oct. 26.
1 W. Gibson, Trinity Square, corn factor—H. F. Dewey. Wen-
; bromwich. Staffordshire, iron manufacturer—T. Dowding, West
Stower, Dorset, maltster—J. Ashton, K nutsford. Cheshire.
• veterinary surgeon—T. Ridley, J. Brown, and W. Stawpert,
South Blyth. common brewers—A. Aspinall, Birmingham.
I merchant—G. Mingins and J. Boothman, Carlisle. hatters—lt.
Bartle, Helstou, Cornwall, grocer.

Extract of a letter from Santiago de Chili, dated
June 7 :—" The Chilian fleet, with the exception
of the Arancuno, has returned to Valparaiso. Lord
Cochrane lately despatched her to run down the
coast of Mexico. The Spanish frigate Ireaganza is
in the hands of the Guayaquililians, and the Pruela
in those of the Peruvians: the right to the latter is
to be decided by the Ministers of Chili and Lima.
The coast Intennedios is tinder the severest decree
of blockade by the Lima Government, although but
two small schooners watch it from Atacama to Lima.
The brig Anna, with a valuable cargo, has been sent
into Lima by the schooner La Cruz, and condemned
both vessel and cargo in the first court. Lord Coch-
rane is in great favour with this government."
On Thursday evening his Majesty arrived at Lis
Cottage, Windsor, from Carlton Palace, in his tr..-
yelling carriage, in quite a pri%ate manner. He tvas
accompanied by two gentlemen, one of whom ap.
peered a young military officer, wearing mustaduos.
On Friday morning last, a poor woman, who re-
sides in Lambeth Walk, and gets her living by washing,
car-
was
accidentally knocked down by the pole of a gentleman's
riage, as she was crossing the road near the Stags, with slugs
basket of linen on her head. lle collar bone was broken by
the accident. The gentleman, who is a barrister of eminence,
was in the carriage with bis lady on the accident occurring ; tic
got out, accompanied the poor woman to the house of a surgeon
in the neighlacuarbood, and having ascertained the extent of the
injury she had sustained, presented her with live sovereigns,
took down her name and place of residence, directed the 5UF,:,C.1,1
to attend her, and promised to interest himself for her future
welfare, desiring at the same time that his name ought not be
made public.