The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-14 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

than on any former occasion. Among the subscri-
b rs were the Archduke Maximilian, the Duke of

Wellington, the Duke of Sun Carlos, and Mr.
Wilberforce.

An old companion in arms of General Piclo'grn
has recently bout to school at Orleans to commence,
at the age of 52, the study of theology for the

church.

Boonaparte said one dm• to the physician, De-
signates, ":Medicine is an art of assassins." And
what dues your Majesty think that of conquerors
is,' was V.e reply, which fur a inotn;att confused

even the Corsican:
Mr Cobbett's sagacity i 3 truly wonderful. He
has published a letter in an American newspaper.
In alluding to the Bank forgeries, he says, he anti-
cipated on the llth of December, " the blowing up
of the whole thing," and declares (and who will
doubt his veracity ), that for his own part, "he

would not give a New York sixpence for aden pound
Bank of Englan,l ;wk.'!"
The whole of the late Queen's Servants have re-
ceived notice that the amount of their respective
salaries will be continued to them, by way of pen-

sion, for life; and at the same time they have been
informed that they will be expected to quit the apart-
ments which they still occupy in the different lloyal
Establishments on the sth of next month.
The claims of the English merchants on the Court
of Russia, for the value of 140 vessels and cargoes
under neutral flags, detained by the Government at
Petersburgh in the year 1810, are likely at length
to be adjusted. It will be recollected that a depu-
tation, at the head of which was Mr. Alderman
Rowc;oft, was sent from London to the Russian capi-
tal. to seek compensation from the Emperor for losses
sustained by British subjects. As the Emperor Al-
exander was at Aix-la-Chapelle at the time of the
arrival of the deputation, the memorial was forward-
ed to our Minister, and from him to the hands of
the Emperor. An answer to it has non been re-
ceived, and we are informed that it is of a satisfac-
' tory nature. The amount is very Large, as the whole
140 vessels had valuable cargoes tsn beard, chiefly
colonial produce.
Funeral of Lady Ellenborough.—At an early hour
on Friday morning, the remains of Lady Ellenbor-
°ugh were rernov ftom his Lordship's hose, in
Hertford street, May fair.; the cavalcade moved at
half past 6, and consisted of four mutes on horse.
back, six horsemen in black cloaks, Sze.; the hearse,
containing the body, enclosed in a coffin covered with
superb
.crimson velvet, elegantly ornamented with
silver gilt nails, coronets, &c. with a plate bearing
the inscription " Olivia, Lady Ellcnborough,
daughter of Robert Stewae, Marquis of London.
decry, died the sth of March, 1819, aged 27," Et--
lowed by five mourning coaches and four, with seve.
nd carriages of the nobility, Sze. ltproceetleil down
Piccadilly, Pall Mall, over NVestminster Bridge to
Foots Cray, where his Lordship and other relatives
joined the mournful procession, and accompanied it
to the family vault at North Crary, Kent.
About half-past twelve o'cloci on Monday night,
a malt-house on St. Frith's green, Maidstone, was
discovered to be on fire. Wood forming a principal
part of the building, and being very dry, it burned
with such rapidity, that in about twenty minutes
the whole was destroyed. For u short tittle, a boase
adjoining, and the alms-houses nearly adjoining,
were in geeat dtmger, but fortunately escaped
The fire caused rat consternation for some time,
and the poor people livi tg in tl•e ttlins.houses, aroused
from their beds and half naked, endeavouring to save
their giotis frem destruction, presented a very dis-
tressing scene.
On Saturday 1 t‘t, ahotit clevn o'clock at night,
a most destructive fire broke out in the extensive
water corn m.lls at Chester, which, notwithstand-
ing every exertion of men and engines, raged with
such impetuosity, that in the short space of three
hours, scarce a vestige remained to mark the scite of
the building. One man, in endeavouring to saw:
some property, fell a victim to the devouring ele-
ment, and was literally burnt to u cinder. Urcat
part of the property is insured, the total less of which
is estimated at thirty thousand pounds. Colonel
Wrench, the proprietor of the building, is the great-
est sufferer.
C'onnida.—Thorstlay night, between seven and eight
o'clock, t:5 convicts were placed in se open caravan, art
Neel ite, for the purpose of being scot to the hulks.
Hundreds of persons were enlketeu in the Old Bailel,
among whom were several (nerds and relauuus of 6fle
convicts. Thu latter gave three cheers. Between
Bridge-street and iba Obelisk in St. Geurge's•Fields, the
road-side was crowded with spectators, A I ietachminit
of Lancers had been previously stationed on Blackfriats•
bridge. who nuarded the convicts to Sheerness. 'lliey
gave repeated cheers while going over Black friars-bridge,
and seemed not in the least affected by the chillness of
the night, or the prospect of travelling in then melee-
chialy throughout the whole of it.