The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-18 00:00:00

ISLE OF MAN.

The new Code of Criminal Law's for the Isle of
Man, including an Act tier regal:ulng the sale of her-
rings, and an Act for abolishing all paper money for
the payment of sums under twenty shillings, both
passed in the last Session of Parliament, were lately
proclaimed, according to ancient usage, before the in-
habitants of the Island, in presence of the Constituted
Authorities. During the recital of the latter Act,
there appeared a manifest disposition to tumult,
amongst a part of the assembled crowd, which increas-
ed in such a degree us to require the assistance of the
civil power. That power was found inetlbetual. Se-
vend stones were thrown by the mob, at the hill upon
which the legally Constituted Authorities were placed,
but tbrtunately without elfect. At this juncture the
Lieutenant Governor directed the military, a detach-
ui,2nt of the Kith regiment, under the command of
Lieutenant Ashton, to give their aid. The show of
resistance was continued for a short time ; when the
majority of the insurgents, seeing a few of their leaders
subdued. and taken into custody, fled with all the
speed they could. Most of the ringleaders are com-
mitted to the goal at Castletown, and warrants are is-
sued against others. Only one of the mob was slight-
IT wounded in the arm by a sabre. It appears that
this rumour was occasioned by a false report, indus-
triously propagated, that the new laws had for their
objeet the levying a heavy tribute upon herrings, to
support the Bislr!) and Clergy. The Act respecting
the Herring Fisher: only prohibits the use of tarred
nets, and orders the sale to be no longer by the tally,
but measurement by the cran—agreeably to the ar-
rangement in the British Fishery.
The reduction which was recommended by the Fi-
nance Committee of the House of Commons, to be
adopted in the Payraaster-Generes department, has
just been carried into execution. The Right Hon.
F. J. Robinson and his Deputy have retired from their
respective stations, by which a saving of about 25001.
per annum will accrue to the public.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
Gibraltar, dated July 2 t

" I am sorry to say that the report of the existence
of the plague in Algiers, as mentioned in my letter to
you of the 18th June, and afterwards contradicted,
turns out, unthrtunately to be too true. The Portu-
guese vessel of war Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Lieut.
Scarnichia, which left this port on the 27th ult. with
dispatches from the Portuguese Government, for Mr.
hl`Donalcl, returned here on the 19th. The Cora-
raander reports that he was seven days in going up.—
Upon his anchorage, the pratique-boat came Off, and
having questioned them as to the health on shore, he
was answered that all was well, when the Algerines
jumped on board. Lieut. Scarnichia then went on
shore, and was taken before the Divan, where he was
surrounded by the populace. He afterwards proceeded
to the Consular-house, and found that the Consul and
his family were gone to their country house. Upon
his going there, the Consul was much surprised to see
Lim, telling him they were surrounded by the plague,
which had been brought from Bona, and that it raged
most on the Marina, adding, that the Dey denounced
death to those who should say the plague existed. He
kept Mr. Scarnicbia two days in his garden, and then
dispatched him. Upon his return to his vessel, not-
withstanding his wish of preventing farther commu-
nication, the Algerines persisted in coming on board,
and forced him to receive the return present. Upon
his return here he touched at Alicant, to finward dis-
patches overland, and there learned that two physicians
bad been sent to ascertain the nature of the 'disease,
who reported it to be the confirmed plague. He was
11 days from Algiers, and seven from Alicant. The
catent of precautions that will be taken here are not
yet determined on, but vessels from that quarter will
Slot be admitted at all."

Sir Gregor Nl‘Gregor, the insurgent leader in South
America, has published two proclamations upon the cap-
ture of Amelia Island. As he is our countryman, we
could have wished that they had been in a better style.
There is too much of the insipid jargon of revolution-
ary France abont them to please even the most ardent
well-wishers to the insurgent cause.
Letters were received on Saturday from Gibraltar, ("tat-
ted the 24th July. The Spanish Commandant had sent
official notice into the fort that all intercourse with
Gibraltar was for the present prohibited by land and
too, as the effects of the plague now raging at Algiers
and on the African Coast were greatly dreaded. Strong
remonstrances were expected to be made by the Go-
vernor and in'habitants of Gibraltar, as they deemed
the measure very premature. It would have the snug
'serious effects upon the trade.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon the first Fu-
neral passed over Waterloo bridge. It was a walking
one, from the Surry side of the Thames. The carriage
ig ate& were thrown open in order to let the puneession
pass, and the ni:velty of the eireumsiatce drew an un-
visual crowd of persons to the spot. Nu toll, of gourhe,
was laid.