The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-31 00:00:00

THE NAT/ONAL REGISTER

HaLr-Pay.—Au official• return to an order of the
House ofCommons, of the number of persons re-
ceiving ordnance half-pay, or military pension, now
in holy-orders, states only one, viz. the Rev. C.
Boothby, of Satterton Spalding, late a Captain in
the royal engineers, who lost his leg at the battle
of Talavera, and retired from the service in I S 15,
in consequence of impaired health. The return
adds, that as flir as it can be ascertained, there are
no officers on half-pay of the artillery who are now
in holy orders ; but there are two officers who have
stated their intention of going into holy orders.
DEATH OF THE RECOHDER.—Yesterday morning
Sir John Sylvester, the Recorder of London, was
thund dead in his bed by his valet, at his house in
Bloomsbury-square. His body was nearly cold,
and it is believed that he was attacked with a spas-
modic affection in the middle of the night, which
proved find. On Friday Sir John was seen walking
out, and in the afternoon he dined with the Duke
of York, and a large party of fiiends, at his Royal
Highness's house in the Stable-yard, St. James's,
from which he returned home about twelve o'clock
at night, in his usual state of health and high spi-
rits. He retired to bed immediately. Sir Juhn had
filled the office of Recorder for many year.;, and was
always a favourite at Court. lie was present on
Thursday ut the King's levee, ani made his report of
the convicts under sentence of death at Newgate.
A Lisbon packet has just arrived, with letters and
papers to the 14th inst. The news of• the events in
Rio Janeiro had reached Lisbon ; and from several
letters it appears, that the decrees of the Cortes, for
the establishment of a more economical system for
the administration of justice, had been misunder-
stood in Rio Janeiro, and that this had created a
degree of fermentation. It is very difficult, how-
ever, to form a just conception of the state of public
opinion in the Brazils. The last official communi-
cations from Bahia specially urge, Ist. That the na-
tion should remain united, for the common welfare
of the whole Portuguese family, Rd. That the
Constitutioual Government shouid be immediately
established in that province, and that in the mean
time the present. one should be retained. 3. That
the Portuguese troops be allowed to remain in the
province.
The accounts from Sierra Leone show that the
Slave Trade is still carried on with activity on the
coast of Africa, in French vessels. If the French
ministers connive at this abomination, the stainer
they are expelled from office the better, to make
room for others, who would punish with the ut-
most rigour of the laws, the traffickers in human
flesh. Recent accounts from Sierra Leone mention,
that vessels have been boarded by some of our
cruizers, with wretched slaves packed almost as close
as herrings in a cask, with scarcely the power to
move. •

It is reported in the fashionable circles that the
Duke of Devonshire will shortly add another Duchess
ti the list of that exalted rank.
On Thursday evening, as two young ladies, Misses
Pcrthmore, were walking on the banks of the Re-
gent's Canal, they observed themselves followed by
two men, whom they endeavoured to avoid. At a
favourable opprrtunity the fellows turned back, and
met the young ladies. from whom they took a shawl
and a reticule, containing some silver, and at the
same.time inflicted a wound with a sharp instrument
on the fleshy part of the arm of the elder one, who
was robbed, and she fell immediately. The villains
escaped towards Paddington with the booty. They
are supposed to belong to a daring gang at Padding-
ton, and a description of their chess and persons is
hnown to the police.
Lord Willoughby de Broke, a large proprietor of
land in Helpriugham, Lincolnshire, or his Steward,
has hit upon a most notable scheme to afford relief
to the poor inhabitants of that parish. It is no less
than this :—to take land from the farmers, which
they rent ut from 25s to 3M. per acre, and to let it
in small allotments to the poor at the moderate rate
df 645. per acre, more than twice the rent now paid
by the farmer—the said poor to grub up old hedges,
and make the divisions to the new allotments, at
their own expel's° " The better day the better deed,"
and theretiire this boon to the poor was anouneed
upon a Snnday ; but whit is still better is, that if
they pay their rent a day before the farmers, they
are to have a quart of ale at the Barley Mow, at
Threekingham. " Some are born wise !"
ItEcouriEn's REP° ar.—On 'Thursday last the
Recorder mad.: his report of the prisoners in New-
gate, convicted of capital of at the last February
Sessions, when William Osborn and 331 ward Cochran,
for burglaries, were ordered for execution on Tues-
day next. The others were respited during his
Majesty's pleasure.
RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. res.
pectfidly acquaint the Public, that the Ticket \o.
11,221, drawn last Thursday a Prize of 120.000,
was Sold by them in Shares, at their Old-established
Office, 104, Bank Buildings, Cornhill.—Tickets and
Shares, warrontel undrawn, continue on Sale for
the Next and Last Day, the 231 April.

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TO THE EDITOR.
Strt„--I really cannot any longer suppress my indigna-
tion at the Norwich Union Office!—lt is not to be eudn►ed
that that abominable Institution should go on engrossilig
the greatest part of all the new business in Fire IS
and I must call upon my fehow share-holders iu the
County Office to resist such usurpation !
Would you believe, Mr Editor, that this vile Norwich
Union, whirls my friend the Managing Director has so
ellen proved to be not merely a •• bubble," hut a burste%
bubble, a Society absolutely defunct and xust-axstatati,
has had the insolence to increase its busisiess this last year
MORE THAN ALL THE orttEß ESTABLISH.
ME:STS FOR FIRE INSURANCE ruittouutiour
THE KINGDOM PUI"IDGETHER !! 1 _

Is Ilia-, I say, Mr. Editor, is this to be tsorne?—lt was
bad etionk that this detestable Society should be RUCCVO).
fill whilst it was alive, but to be thus presumptuously
active when dead is insufferable!
I know not what to do 1-1 would attack the C.anduatura
of this " &Mite controversially it I durst, but I have
observed the woeful mishaps of my (liens? Mr. Beanniout
in his repeated assaults uu this animated corpse of an (Mire
—this polypus sohnie increases tske faster Joe being cut 10
pieces.—Adviee me then, Mr. E.lttor. as a friend to
" REGULAR" and " WEL SECURED EITARLIIHMENTA,'
how I may crush this abominable nuisauce—and beltese
me, Yours, &c.
A .skareholder in the Conuty Office.
P.ll..—Suppose I hash tap all the old charges Whit:1111151
been made fur the last ten years? It is tour that they
have been repeatedly refuted—but what eau I du neitti

ILLICIT LLER Y.—For some time past-the excise
hive had alt 1111 l atioit, that a private distillery of •consi-
deiable magiiitude was Inexistence in the neighhourhoott
of UppbrThaines.strect, 1111 l so secretly was it conducte 4
that the exact place could not he ascertained till within
the last few days, when an anonymous communication
was sent to the excise, that it was carrying nit at the ex-
tensive premises, No: 24, Upper Thanres•street, and the
proprietors were understood to be sugar-refiners. In con=
sequence of Misinformation, Allans di and several active
officers repaired thither on %Veduesday afternoon, and
on getting to the premises they found panned on the
door post, ..Gtv:lt and Co.; and on the door was
written, " No parson admitted except on busitiess."—
Toe officers first endeavoured to cuter without being per-
ceived; but folding the door fastened inside, they were
induced to ring a large hat at the side of the door, wt' t'
down came a gentleman dressed very respectabl!, who,
ou seeing the officers, opened the door and rushed by
Mena into the street, without saying a word. Allanso.i
proceeded with the other officers gently up stairs, wile...
0.1 getting to the first floor, three men rushed out of the
trout room, ran up stairs, and ellected.their escape at, tLe
top of the house. The officers, on enteriog the mom,
were nearly tuff:seated with steam, two stills of consider-
able dietivistoos being then at work. Thu Mom wi,is
extremely well fitted up as a distillery, with water pumps
erected I iierriii, and the water laid on with leaden pipes,
coininunteat nag with the yard ; the feotit windows were
blocked. up, to present the operations being discovery!.
Toe officers then commenced a vigilant select', when
they liiiiiitt upwards of 2,200 lotions of inolass-w-as,..
200 galions of low wines, lon.callotis of strong spirits,
altogether making about 441 gallons of spirits; twenty-
two wash-backs, vats, still-worms and heads. Toe
whole of this ex easier apparatus was immediately UR-.
veyed to the great store-rouat at toe Excise Ullice.-Ir..s
Wien trade has, it is said, been carrying on fur a cut.s.-
derable period.
Ft itE —About nine o'clock on Tlitirsday iii4ltt a fi e
broke out in the back premises of Nlt. Ihwes, japatitier„
Laystall.street, Gray's-inn lane, which, Iron ate inflam-
mable nature of the stock OH ale prcumes, spread 0011S1
derable alarm in the neighbourhood. Several engines
arrived, and bead Aveli worked and stippled with watts,
stroll subdued the uevuurit% element, without doing ary
material damage.
AccioeXTs.—Oil Ft icily morning, between one and
two o'clock, a gentlemaii, about 35 years of age, threw
himself trout the window of it is chamber, which is ea
the third floor, and looks into Three Kings
sired. Ile was found a short time alter, supportiii4
Imuself ou lIIS knees with one hand, and the other
alaitist a whitlow shutter, near the spot where he fel:.
'l2iie person who found him inquired if he had liu t
Mooch', to which he answered lit the negative. lie ws.
immediately taken into toe house, but expired to toils
mote than half all hour. It appears he had been lataidr-
in,s tinder a fehrile attack lOr sonic time, but had only
been cotifiliet! to the home since the preceding
and since that tistie had been 4,:-.en bled. Ile had ti
been left inure than twenty minutes ',Yore the accideiii.
—Oil Thursday eveiting a labourer named Athri•hy,
the employment of NI r. Thomson, wit° is
resolence nl Argyle-place, Mai Ibinough.street, wade at
work on die top of the Maiming, suddenly slipped his
h del, and fell out the pat einent. lie was instantly taken
up in a state of iueeusibiln, and carried to tile Nlold I est x
I loopital, where he now lies in a very dangerous state. •
SUDDEN Daarii.—Nlonday. about four oilock, Slr.
Nixon, warden of the Fleet Prison, suddenly fell trots
his chair, in the office of the ludge, and immediately
expired. Prompu ataistance was rendered Itim, auil
medical gentlemen quickly were scut ler and arriv.ai,
but of no avail, as the s spat k had Mr. N
had been troubled with the gout about a fortuight stove',
but was recovering. It was supposed apoplexy was Ike
immediate cause of his dead".

CAUTiON.—Sunday ei citing, at time o'clock, a de-
cently dressed man called al the house of Mr. ON,
sien of the Green Man, Berwick-street, Soho, and
et -
g.usxd a bed, for which he paid and went away be
afterwards .returitett at eleven o'clock and went in
bed, and rose in the morning about nine, and took ha
departure. On Mrs. E:hsatterwards going tt; the arpart-
mems she missed a pair of sheets. As thefts or
kind are constan4 practised, persons who let tn•tla
auould ingantly examine theta when the lodger rises.
Some bakers nt Chichester arc now sellioy ttt
quartern loafitt

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Imperial Parliament continued from page (i 9.
THUHVIDA Y. MARCH I.
Mr. SYK ES pre w•' fed it petition from agrienlturisls in
Cie East It oboe of Vorkshire, complainirg of ogtictiltuial
distress, nod praying (hat there might be a reduction or ma-
st till, lie knew it WAS a fi1S111111:11110 doctrine in that !Time
that &eduction of taxation would J.l tat good; he did nut
agree to such opinion; and he should like to see the ex pet i-
meta tried—salve ille beirdetis of taxation so serionsis op-
pressed all classes of people, especially the fainting classes.
Petition read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. CANNING presented a petition train West India
proprietors, resident in the ne ighbout hood of Liverpool,
complaining of the present state of the suear and ruin trade,
hick depression they imputed to the large Mime (dilutes
front Cuba, the !Intuits &c. and (hey prny.Cll for a seductiou
of the duties on sugar, Ste.—Ordered to he pniited.
Mr. CANNING presented a pet itlolllllllll merchants and
hip-owners resident in Liverpool. and interested ill the Ca-
nada trade. The petittaiteis complained of the present
depressed state of the Rude, and prayed the adoption of
nwaillres of relief. Ordered to be ;aloud.
Mr. C. R. ELLIS p.rsented a petition from variant West
India merchants, pray's% that the trade with America
might het brats ii open.
Mr. C. It. ELLIS presented a pi tition also flair the West
India merchants, praying that the House previously to the
lenewal of the st Eelia dock chat les, sould institute
emptily lute the expedi. 'icy of renewing Ike bailie. Read
awl miler...l to he piloted.
Mr. 11U ME roused for copies of the emit rnets entered into
for supplying the coovi.c. tin hw. d the hulks, &c.—for all
ceemint of the expellees for the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey,
6:e.—and for an account of the revenue ploduced by those
1 stands.— Or.'ered.
Cola r. HUME, at the request of a noble
Marquis, postpoiied till to-miaow his motion reopen tin.; ilw
public expend owe (third class) of the civil list. It ea, 011
11i1C toiderstanditig that it should have the pre. talcore of taloa.
tusimiss.
Ms. URE moved for leave to brims in a bill to repeal the
1-t and ‘2d Geo. IV. eXolaii..tory of the rate uf iuter.at 011
certain securities.
111 r. HENN LT presented a petition from William Mason
and 'Thomas Moses, the sureties of t% ('Lnk,Strautl,
bookseller, tow under pro...Tuthill fro putilhibilig le Queen
Mah," complaining that thee hail been obliged to psy a tee
or It. I3s 10.1. for barite; their reco4nizances resp deel, W.
Chet ke Navin: appeared and shusin his readiness to pi occed
to triel, the trial did not take place, because only three
special jurymen attended. The I . member spoke of such
fee us peculiarly hotel, breathe the necessity of sespiting
the imogeizanees resulted from the acts of the prosecutors.
—Ordeted to lie on the table.
I REL.'. n.—M r. S. RICE, in moving for various returns,
said that it had been calculated by members opposite that ii
the reduction of the malt mu would bee. 111 Ireland to the
amount of 200,6001. That would not he the case; befell.]
would derise no such benefit from the repeal.
The CII ANCELLOR of the EXCH TQL'ER observed,
that on enquiry it was found that the malt-tax re peal would
am benefit Ireland more than 100,0001. As to the question
respecting spirit licenses, &c. be begged that the subject
might be postponed, wail the etiquisy at present going on
Ma, completed. Its anent' was directed to Ibis subject.
Sir J. N ENV PORT spoke of the set erity of the local tax-
a:ion (hat teas occasioned by the charge s made for executing
the crtleis of Ike Howe, &c. It fellllll the (vicinity.
Toe
censequence was. he knew of clerks of the peat e ill Ireland
s ho thus got COBOL nod 3,0001. a sear.
Mr. CI:OK Elt said, it such were ieally the case, the
gland juries had not done Iliccr duly ; but notice of the suit-
jet I in natl.:men/ was calculated to coifed the reined).—
otio..dagi eed
Mr. It. CE moved for (.:urns of the number of debtors
and criminal pi isoneis cootioed in the prisons of Dahlia, fur
several yea.. pa.t. Motion aereed to.
MA NAGEMENTOF TIIC DEBT BANK LS,in moving
that cement accounts, respecting the management of the
public debt be printed, asked whether theme (loafed any
intention to propose what sus calculated to reduce the ex-
pense of the management of the public debt, or whe hie
there would he any objectioit ton committee on the subject.
The CHAN CELLUIL of the EXCHEQUEit said, that
/awl' tide of remuneration was fixed by law ; that it sirs
settled by the Bank Act of IYUB t and that therefore a com•
slitter would he useless.
Mr. P. CAEN FELL observed, that he knew such was
the (minims of crown lawyers, but lie did nut always abide
by th -it sleet-inns.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQULR said he
should rnquire us bethei the list of unclaimed dividends Cl/11111
be printed.—Nlotion agreed to.
Lord A. HAMILTON moved for the produce of the 45.6 d.
duty on houses under si. in Seto laiel.—Oodered.
COUNTY CoeKTs.—'d r. LEN N A ILO, in In lite forward
this motioo, said, that lei lite county courts there had been
fe great accutn.ilittion of busi sssssss and therefore they ought
to colt for n more freeuent attendance of tlic officers. Courts
of con,cknce had been established to secure a cheap and
and speedyremedy'; but these benefits, by the accumulation
of business, and the absence of change in the manlier of con-
ducting it, nese diminished. Ile stated, that in London,
18,000 of these causes had been third last year. He should
move for a committee on this subject. lie Humid propose,
if the committee were granted, that these should be mole
fr. yacht aillill4l, of the courts, and
.that theme should he
changes in their jurisdiction. Ile concluded with moving
fur a committee (u eimuire into the subject.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL said, that no case had
been made nut for the Committer.
'The motion was negatived without a division.
The House went into a Committee of Supply. Several
reinaininA Army Estimates were agreed to.
That for the Military College occasioned some conver-
sation.
Mr. HUME moved at an amendment. • reduction of
3,0t,01. The House divided uu it.—For the grant
Against it 13.
fu reutaiuing Estimates were agreed to.— Return to-
morrow.
The report of the Ordnance Estimates were presented
The several items pissed without observation, except that
for the medical &pat tment, the appointment of Sir J.
Webb being objected to, but all arm eventually agreed

to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
second rt iodine of the Iti,.h Co 11111 l ereisl Cs till: bill.
Mr. S. RICE said lie understood that in some parts of
L :land, and eppeciatly in the disturbed di,trieb, the
gluon extreme distress prevails d, in consoptence of a scar.
toy of the neresseiies of hie. He wished to know Lt the
. t‘tat.ity Cut Ireland, it he had tixeised such information.