The National Register.
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offences, such as every post announces, are repeatedly corn'
mitted under the very nose of the Civil Authority in Not-
tinghamshire, it is impossible not to conclude that it is
radically wrong in its original constitution or its actual
agency. The evil has now risen to such a head, that or-
dinary means will not be sufficient to put it down. The
rioters take their measures so effectually, that as they
seem to apprehend no molestation from the Magistracy,
they may always escape the interposition of the Military.
Whenever they proceed to the attack of a house or a vil
lage, they station centinels at convenient distances to the
extent of three miles on every approach, with pistols, to an-
nounce by their discharge the presence of any military
force, The ?fleet of this arrangement is, that in every in-
stance they make their escape after effecting their purpose,
without a hazard of being taken. Such order and organi-
?ation are the most formidable features of the disorders
which have so long been the disgrace of the civil pol;ce
power in the county of Nottinghorn. A Meeting has been
held in the Town-hall at Nottingham, at v hich the Duke
of NEWCASTLE presided, for the purpose of entering into
a subscription to compensate the losses sustained by the in-
r•ocert sufferers. If rewards were offered for the detection
of the ringleaders, the object of the Meeting would be
more likely to be accomplished, as until these are disco-
vered and punished, there will be no tranquillity in the
county.

SICILY.
By a vessel, called the Wasp, which has arrived from
Smyrna and the Mediterranean, and brought letters from
Malta, dated the Ist ult. intelligence has been received,
that a conspiracy had been discovered in Sicily, the object
of which was, the surrender of the island into the hands
of. the enemy. The conspirators, chiefiy Calabrians, had
been seized, and the ringleaders brought to trial before a
military tribunal. Above 20, it is said, were found guilty,
and sentenced to be shot, a punishment which was ac-
cordingly inflicted on them. By this conveyance we also
are informed, that the French frigate the Pumone had been
captured in the Mediterranean by his Majesty's frigate
Active, after a long•and furious engagement, in which the
Captain of. the Active is said to have lost a leg. This
intelligence is derived from a source to virich every credit
is due ; but as no official account of the action has yet been
received by Government, we cannot vouch for its authen-
ticity, though no doubt of the fact is entertained at the
Admiralty.

It is genet-311y believed, that the Marquis WELLESLEY
is about to resign the seal of his present office in the State.
Mr. CANNISG is spoken of as his successor.
It was announced at Lloyd's yesterday, that, according
to information received from St. Michael's, of the Bth of
.I,muary, the PniNcE REOrNT of PORTUGAL had declared
%.--;!r- against Sweden and Denmark, in consequence of
which all the ships of those nations in the Western isles
had been seized.
• It is reported, that by a Cartel arrived at Dartm;.,uth
from Mc); laix, a Messenger is arrived, charged with an
important communication to Government. We have not
been able to ascertain the degree of credit due to this re-
port.
The gale LI wind which blew with such violence on
Frid.:y evening last, has done considerable injury ; it ap•
pears, that the Charlotte Cr iffiths, from Lisbon to Bristol,
was driven on shore at PenzAnce, on Tuesd:iy night, during
vit,lent gale at S. S. V'. The Providence, Carlin

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MISCELLA.VIES.

FEB. 2

Imminow
WHITE, from Portsmouth to Swansea, drove out of the
pier, and was abandoned by the crew, but afterwards car.
tied back by some pilots ; many other vessels then broke
adrift, and sustained damage. Several ships, at Fal-
mouth, were driven on shore, and received injury.
The Commerce, Wisßounow, from Newfoundland, ar.
rived Dartmouth,on Tuesday, after being taken by
.1 -t
1 the Amelia, French schooner privateer, of 14 guns, and
83 men, and given up. The privateer had been twelve
days from St. Maloes, and taken nine prizes ; amongst
them a ship belonging to Hull, from St. Andrew's, with
lumber, and a slip belonging to Scotland, from the Me.
I dittcrean, with barrilla and wine.
The following letter from Sicily, is dated Palermo Bay,
' Nov. 18, 1811 :--gg The Archduke FRANCIS, of Austria,
has left Vienna on an Hymenial pursuit, after the eldest
.' Princess of SARDINIA, his niece, whom he has the permis.
1 sion of the Poi, to marry. lie is not a brother of the
EMPEROR, but a first cousin ; he is eldest brother to MAXI-.
NIILLIAN and FERDINAND. His Majesty's ship Victorious
has taken him over to Sardinia. The Princess is a most
beautiful woman, about 29 ; his age is 35 ; you will have
him soon in England, with his Princess. He is a man of
very great property, and purposes taking up his residence
1 with you."

The renewed trials of the Catholic Delegates commenced in Dublin
on Monday. After the Clerk of the Crown had read the names of the
Jury, the Counsel fur the defendants challenged the whole pannel, on the
ground that they were unfairly packed by the Crown ! To prove this
allegation several persons underwent a long examination ; the result,
however, was, that the Court decided against the challenge of the de-
fendant, and the Jury were consequently s .vorn.
On Thursday a beautiful East-Indianian was launched from the met.
chant yard of Mr. Dudinan, Deptford. It was near three o'clock when
p
te launch took lace, and, when the signal was given, Lord Keith chris-
tehned the vessel the Princess Charlotte. She went off the stocks in fine
style.
The last accounts from Betany Bay state, that the Governor and
Council had commenced the cultivation of an Immense forest, nearly
seventy miles in length, by allotting portions of it to the several convicts,
whose time of sentence had expired; a considerable space had already
come under cultivation.
The house of I3oldero and Co. it is now said, will pay fifteen shillings
in the pound.
The various frauds which have been committed on commercial
bodies, as well as private individuals, by the failure of banks, have long
manifested the neer .ity of a statute to prevent hankers receiving any
1 sum exceeding a certain amount, witl.ie g ...e.l;ed period of their sow-
ing payment. A Bill for this purpose is preparing, under the laudable
advice of one of the first banking-houses in London, in which they
recommend to be introduced a clause, declaring it felony, in future, for
1 bankers to receive money from their customers, contrary to the limita-
tions above stated.
A part of the Rochdale Canal, in Manchester, was lately let off, for
the purpose of cleansing it of the mud. Several discoveries of immersed
property were made, canals being long established receivers of stolen
property that cannot he better disposed of; but the most extraordinary
discovery was, that it has been made into a banking concern, exclusive-
ly of the banks on each side—a bundle, containing the halves of '2l. original
Bank of England notes, to the amount of some thousands being found!
This it not the first time money has been sunk in canals.
We lament to suite, that a few days since a Whitstable boat was lost
upon the coast of France, and six of her crew unfortunately perished.
'The names of the hapless sufferers ere, Dodd, "Drayson, Bi3scae, Lot,
and two Woods, who, melancholy to relate, have all hit widows and
children, together amounting to 21; only one man escaped, who is a
native of Essex.
The Apollo some time ago chased a French felucca, so near to the
batteries at 'notion, that it was an anxious doubt whether she would
catch her or not, when the Frenchman secured his escape by pushing a
bay overboate! ! whom the humanity of Captain Taylor prompted hint
to lower a boat to pick up.
IN.liss Ch- --ly eloped a few days ago from Piccadilly, with Mr-
Lambton, son of Lady Ann, on a visit to Grettea Green. The young
lady possesses a fortune of 20,0001.—Mr. Lambton is in his 20th year.
His fortune is estimated at 60,0001. a year.