The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-24 00:00:00

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SERVICCS OF PLATO TO AMOASSADOHO.....Mi-
nisters have adopted a new regulation, as a matter of
economy, respecting the services of plate allowed as
perquisites to Ambassadors and Ministers appointed
to foreign Courts. This custom has been abolished,
and a service of plate is to be kept at every foreign
Court, with the King of Great Britain's arms en-
graved on it, for the use of the Ambassador cr Mi-
nister, as the case may be. The Marquis of Lon.
doederry, who has resigned his embassy at Vienna,
u the last who will enjoy the perquisite of the ser-
vice of plate at that Court. Sir H. Wellesley, who
is appointed so succeed the Noble Marquis, takes
out the service of plate which is to remain there for
all future Ambassadors, and which is to be issued
from the Lord Chamberlain's Office.
Letters from Bayonne of the 7th inst. state, that
the King of France's speech was no sooner known
at St. Sebastian, Tolosa, Bilboa, Vittoria, Logrono,
and Pampeluna, than the indignation of the citizens
was at its height. " The constitution or death.*—
" To arms to repulse the enemy;' was the general
cry. Torrijos having manifested his intention to
organize the national guard in Pampeluna, hereto-
fote a focus of conspiracy, above 400 citizens came
to ask for arms. The same General having resolved
to open a road across the almost inaccessible moun-
tains of Navarre, for the purpose of sending artil-
lery to Irati, above 800 inhabitants volunteered
their labour. Great hopes existed of the speedy
dispersion of the remnant of the Army of the Faith',
as in the values which sheltered them, the inhabit-
ants had themselves taken arms for their expulsion
Cearous ROCKET.—On Friday night a newly-
invented rocket was let oil; in the presence of the
officers of the garrison, on Chatham-lines. It was
of a peculiar construction : after rising a consider-
able height in the air it explodes, when a parachute,
contained in the head of the rocket, is separated
From it, suddenly expands, and has depending from
a ball of considerable magnitude, that gives out a
most brilliant light, illuminating the country for
Dear a mile round. The parachute prevents the
ball from descending to the earth, over which it
hovers like a satellite, and is intended to show the
position and movements of an enemy's army, or a
body of troops by night.
Seven ovens tin. baking buiscuits have been em-
ployed within the last two or three days at Dept-
ford; and on Friday morning 100 additional
ropernakers were set to work at Woolwich.
CAPT. PARRY'S EzPEDITION•—An account re-
delved, though circuitous►y, we are rejoiced to learn,
,affords fair hopes of the safety and success of the
.apedition under the command of Captain Parry,
It is derived from Ituasia, and communicated to our
Board of Admiralty. The particulars are, that
several fishing vessels belonging to Kamtschatka and
the Aleutian Islands saw our illustrious navigators
off Icy Cape. The Russian Commandant, Krusen.
stern, states, that, on receiving the intelligence he
examined the masters of the vessels separately, and
that their relation of the fact agreed in every cir-
cumstance; and he expresses himself to be entirely
satisfied of the truth of the report. This is great
and gratifying news for if it be correct, which
there is good reason to believe it is, then is the great
geographical problem solved which has excited so
intense an interest, and to British intrepidity and
,-severance is owing to another of those grivid dis-
coveries which form epochas in the history of the
world. As Icy Cape has been reached from Bell-
ring's Straits—as it is indeed yearly visited small
Russian ships—all apprehension about our bold na-
vigators will be at an end as soon as the tidings are
confirmed, and we shall only have to curb our
im-
patience for letters from our noble countrymen,
now happily. we trust, ploughing the Pacific Ocean
on their homeward way.
DRIADFUL Arc tnzer,—Extract of a letter, dated
Newcastle upon-Tyne, Feb. 20.—" It is with mach pain that
I acquaint you with the following calainitooa accident which
took place at onr theatre here yesterday ewening. Shortly
after the commencement of the second act of Tom and Jerry.
one of the ges.lights is the third box from the stage, on the
right side of the house, by some mischance, had set fire to the
wood work that enclosed the pipe. The consequence was an
immediate and unmeasured alarm of fire ! ' pervaded the
house. particularly the gallery, which, unfortunately, was
vary much crowded. Notwithstanding it was 54,011 apparent to
the company in the boxes and the pit (both of which places
were thinly filled), that there was lithe or no danger to be ap-
. . .