The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-09 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL REGISTER.

LAZY INTELLIGENCE.

COURT Or S.INC.B BENCH, Marten 6.
RVICKILS IXECI7TRIX, V. ALLLX. AND 0711 p.
Mr. Searles* stateetthat -this was brought
by Mrs Rummils, and adininistratrix of her deceased
bask:and, to recover from .the defendants (eleven in num-
ber) 1211. 10s. for wortrand labour dine fisr them un-
der the following circumstances. The defendants were
u part of the Commissioners appointed by the parish of
St. Pancras, under theact of l'irliament for the better
lighting and paving that pariel.. Mr. Rummils was a
bricklayer.--Some time since the Commissionerscame
to a determination to purchase a house and prenailes as
a storehouse and depository for their materials ; and
accordingly, in December 1814, they purchased a house
in Howland-street. A meeting of the Commissioners
was called on this occasion, and' the eleven defendants
were present, when it was determined that the house
should be put into repair, and Mr. Inwood, their Sur-
veyor, was directed to make out the necessary estimate,
and to employ the workmen necessary to do the repairs,
Mr Inwood accordingly employed the deceased (Mr.
Rumntils) to do the plasterers' and bricklayers' work,
whose bill amounted to 1211. 10s. and for that sum the
present sedan was brought. In the Act appointing
these Commissioners there was no clause directing who
was to be sued by any individual having demands
against them. In most acts there was a clause di-
recting actions to be brought against Commissioners,
or defended by them in the name of their Clerk. The
Commissioners in this case were numerous, and as the
plaintiff eould'not name them all, she had brought her
action against those Commissioners who was actually
present when the order was given.—Mr: Scarlett, for
the plaintiff, called Mr. Frost, Clerk to the,Commis-
sioners, who preyed the order given to Mr. Inwood to
employ the proper workmen to repair the house in
question; and Mr. Inwood proved, that under that
order he e nployed Rmurails, by '& horn work to the
amount of the prevent plaintars demand was done ;
and

Lord Ellenborongli held, that una.kr thoat
stances, the plaintiff' was entitled to re;:over.
The Jury ti.enfore, found a venlict it the plaint:fr.
Damages I.elL Ws.—Costs

Tttr LA-re Ktee or SWEDEN.—An article from
Stockholm of the t Ith ult. contains the following par-
ticulars :—Couriers have been dispatched to all the
Severeigus, who are telativee or allies of the Court of
Sweden, to announce the death of King Charles XIII.
Deputies also have been• aunt into all the provinces of
the twu kingdoms, to- expedite the necessary orders.—
All the citizens, of thiecapital have to-day taken the
oath of fidelity at the Town-hall. From, the evening
of the 3d inst. the theatres were closed; and all public
amusements suspended. On the morning of the 4th,
his ftlaleety received the holy sacrament, und took his
• last adieu of the Royal Family and.tleegreat Dignitaries
of the Kingdom, with firmness. The evening preceding
his death he signed the following revelametion :—" A
sickness from which we hope by tlee aid of the All
Powerful aeon to recover, not permitting us at this mo-
ment to occupy clue:elves with the affairs of the State,
We inform our faithful subjects that our dearly beloved
Son, the Prince Royal, cenforreably to the Act of the
Diet of the 18th of August; 181'2, is from this time in-
vested with the full powers of royal authority, until We
Ourselves reclaim them," &c. The 44h, the King re-
ceived the. Lord's Supper, according to the rites of the
Lutheran Church, with fervent sentimerte of piety.—
With his feeble hands he uncovered his head during
this ceremony. The L'tli inst. a few moments before his
death, the Queen entered his apartment, und observing
his end approaching, she placed -her betels upon die
breast of bar anguA Tone., and ietil—" May th4rd
,Tesus 'receive thy spirit," that mmeeet his Majcefy ex-
pired. The Queen without withdrawing bee Lends,
knelt down and prayed. When the body of the King
was oyened, for the imrpore of beirg embalmed, all the
parts were timul perfectly bound, with the exception of
the head, which contained a peat deal of water. Pre-
vious to the malady of the }:ing, the Depety, John
Johnson, male in the Chmqer at motion, that after the
death of the Princess Sophie-Mbeenee, tie fee create
of Tullgnen should be given to Prince Osear. tulded,
that the finalities of this Prince, e.l-.v itipiced such
great lwpes, were too well kitewe to render it necessary
to supptet this l'reprisition by private reatotes; be theaght
that each of his colleagues would be eager with him,
to display, on that occasion, their regard and esteem for
a young Prince, who, fialow 'rig the steps of Lie father,
would, like him, be one day the hewer of Sweden, and
thrill the felicity of the Monarchy. The proposition
was, as usual, referred to a Commission.
The fees paid upon each pardon rrentel nn:ler the
Great Seal amount, accurdin;.; to a re: ere just a.: to
Perliameet, to no less than ea
The State of South Carolina has weed a law in re-
',Ann to impriserenent for debt, which rarapes the as-
signee of property to pity all r.0..t3 and mailiterienee of
debtors while in p.Leen out of the property asseemd ;
amid, ti. ev th'ey': PT"1"11e, fleet tht: ereee r
tl.e coarmwrivia.

K11a.3 Toreene.—There was a must nun:ewes
attendance on !faturday night, to witness the rive.-
sentation of Deo Giotanni, the unabated popularity of
. which proves nor mertly the standard excelletee atl.B
work, hut the effect of the care and taste t%itt, e. 111,11 is
was originally got up. It was followed by M. f;uillet's
pretty Ldlot of the Retour du Printrms, whirl. -a
warmly applauded:
I.lftrie—We dread' reading accounts from the coos'
as we. fear the violence of the storm on Tuesday an.-1
Wednesdey nights must have tetused deplorable race:
among the shipping. In this 4iyand neighbuuritoosi,
it raged with tremendous fury,' thunder, lightning,
hail, rain, and wind, successively vented astounding'
horrors; in various parts of the city houses were par-
tially unroofed, the vane on the Abbey tower, after
braving many. a boisterous gale, was blown down ; a
newly erected wall 130 feet in length, near the reed
-leading to Claverton-down, was levelled with the',
-ground, and the river has overflown its banks, and it is
at a very unusual height. Almost innumerable trete
have been•rootedi up in knells park, and some in Orel.-
ardleigh park. Farnborough church, we hear, was
unroofed, and two of the turrets blown down. Tie,
Portsmouth mail was completely upset by the violceee
of the wind, about three miles front Salisbury ; but
though there were six passengers, we arc happy to heee
no one received the least injury.
Letceszen.—Welnesdlay night was one of the most
boisterous recollected for years past : much dardage has
been sustained in this town, real many parts of the
country. Our Correspondent, u t Loughborough, inform)
us, that a severe shock of an earthquake was felt la
that town, and several of the neighbouring village-,
between the hours of one and two on Thineday morn..
ing, which, combined with the high wind, did much
damage, anal entirely demolished a new erected
finished Meeting-house, belonging to a methothsteel
sect, under the deumaination of 11,inters.
The case of Lord Folketone v. Mr. Eastaffe, has lee L
decided at the Berkshire Assizes. It will be reca e.-
bored, that Lerd Folkestone, under the Act of the ;its.-
of the present King, witch directs dl Ma,cristratr..: v)
visit the gaols, and exa:- tine aad report the state of tier..
prisoners, demeittled admittance to the theca state pri-
saner: confined in the gaol of that county, which tf.e
defendant, who was the gaoler, retie;cd, by order of
the Secretary of State, which directed hint to admit
none but the visiting Magistrates. For the deend-
ant, it was contended, that the Act could nut eontein-
plete State prisoners, and on this ground, after a trial
of ten hours, a verdict was given for the defendant._

Dr. Morrison, the MissiOnary to China, has at Lot'
completed his Chinese Grammar and his Dicticnary. It
has hitherto been supposed impracticAle to tea...h they
Chinese language by any rudiments saitalt2e to Europe.
ans: this difficulty has been everco:::e, and the charac.
ters now seem to be tI:P A. •Icto car acquiri•:4
as free an use of the lanjiage as o: any other; but Ls
chief design has been to f,-”Viccis.: the :cripturvs to t::*
ehinese, by the 1132:111S of a firamma: ;
and great progress has ben rattle, fa: the new Testa-
ment is now in the hands of at Canton, artl
maw/more in the rent'? to Pekin. It we.? :omy•itte.7 t.t
Macao, in f&I and has now been eve: since in a
encouraging. circulation ; its effect, then:re.,:y., may
readily conceived, for it facilitates corarry-,'4
toads to spread the Iluetrit: of divine truth, by sot::::g
aside the first barrier whielt exduded it ; the chint •a•
are at this titre delivering thcluselves t:lc
of some of their leading prejudices ::110.
Infanticide is happily overconw, and tl:c
tneut is. now in the hands of nundier •.•f e,,el ::••1
enquiring people, this bles;e3l pot of cnlig:s:enl.
so numerous a race of retiro! a7l i men wit's
the rays. of Christianity, is now ftirly orcainr:
them, throu.4ll the indetisti.,ibic and -cut

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of Dr. l!h•zrison, nod by his 11wails. it will ji;•ch..o.:iv
that 1:1 1 only the tretbs of ear lloly Itt•ligioa wil:
roDt
:w.ll central cotemoree mot commune:it •:f-
-fected between them and od:: parts of the habital.:tt
C; lobe.

KING'S irat.rlt.—ltt,nl:l:.• MaicxlT !:t.-r
'Monthly C0un.....1 at Vtll,l:t,r, to rcct lee thc of
thq state of tie; Kin2:'s be lit!t. 'll4e Council :osca:-
bletl at t'..? o'riticl.. 'Die rill lo,wilq_, licrort wa% are:,'..
upon to shemai to tL. at St. James's Palace oil
St;t.iloy.

46 His Majoty hot! pirs t 11:! 7*.!! In 1
cautintpn to cnjqy Frni am,: 0; L 0,114 hcildth ; but his

disorder is unctianged." -
The whole of the rola:114c plate and effects belong-
ing to her Royal Highness the Princes Eli7aheth, was
ixmoved fro a Windsor Caste, last weel:, in ten a
%vac safely deposited in itic-Q.cen's
carte,
lame.
,
111;. prewnt and unfinished aocarar.ec rf
aren,ie, lendin:;frorn the Strand to Waterloo
aLout to be removed, by the corner home:, contitinivg
their flouts nnicul the new entracte to the briege.
The east icon pavement, which was iaia n. an exre.•;-
trent in Sl,ur-:11-cle, Luiecstar-srpiare, strirr t‘A n tri.:• •
.1) an:: 1:1C gr011:1.1 is.. RON i:Htii; ..F7 .1