The National Register.
London, England, 1820-09-25 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 25.
• Three o't p.
The Paris Pacers of Friday last arc destitute of
i-:teresting intelligence. The Committee the
( ourt of Peers arc ilitlefatigable in their examina-
tion of the persons accused of b;:ing c,nwerncd in
t late conl.ir.lcy.—A plat bas ken dir.covered at
ana sever..l persons have been arrested and
s;nt b.:fdre a ?Military Coinini!,sion, charged with
an intention of proc:aiming the incleFtpleiwe of
Priv.ite accounts r.e...ived at l':tris state,

t:litt the Chiefs of the Army of Andalusia, sta.
•tiimed in La Isla de Fernan;:e, have dezurmi,:ea on
complete submission to the will of the King of
Spain anti the Cortes, and to disband the troops

under their orders as soon as they receive a corn-
mini to that effect. The Galley Slaves at Civita
Vecchia, consisting of 1,600 mal..:facturs, having
formed a conspiracy to establish a republic, they
'broke their chains to effect their purpose; but the

proper authorities having boen apprised of their in-
tenticn. the military were assembled and attacked
them. Several lives were lust, and the insurgents
were at length subdued.

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By a return presented to the House of Commons
it appears, that there are at present no lens than
•22 persons in the custody of the Warden of the
Fleet Prison for contempts, upon processes issuing
out of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer.
The first name en this list is Hannah Barber, who,
it appears, was committed to Frison on the 80th
July, mg, upon a writ of rebellion, in which it is
stated, that h:•r rebellion (as it is technically called)
-consisted in not paying a sum of 4061. 17s. 7d. into
the Bank in pursuance of a decree of the Court
of Chancery. From the great length of time
for which this unhappy woman has sefiered impri-
-410 •ment, more than thirty-one years, it is to be,
presumed that site was unable to pay the decree.
The other prisoners have remained in custody for
-various lengths of time ; one 21 years, another 19
years, and so on. To this account is added a list of
p r ans wh.) died in custody since the year 1812,
the number amounting to twenty. Of these one
unfortunate man had passed thirty-one years, ten
months, and iburteen days, under personal re-
straint; two had soli.ered imprisonment fbr
teen years, and others tiir periods of eleven, nine,
and eight years. We know it will be said that these
.inlividuals might have shortened the duration of
their imprisonment, and in many instances have
avoided it altogether, had they obeyed the order of
the Courts; but the circumstance :till offers to
public view a certain evil, which demands the inter-
farence of the Legisla. tt re.
By a letter front Plymouth we learn that an in
quiry has been instituted, at Government-house,
LA') the causes of some disconteht which h:ts been

mani&sted by the 90th regiment of infantry. It
appears that this regiment had been ordered to
march to Plymouth, in consequence of some occur-
rences which took place among them, and which
(as it is said) indicated tot) stroag a faiing of at-
tachment to the cause of the Queen. The letter
says, that in the route through the western coun-
t es, they were reCe:val by the people at every town
they came to, with the strong;•st manifestations of
good-will towards tl!cm, the rumoured cause of
their reit-rival from thiir old quarters having Fe-
uded them thruughcut t;teir jourixy. •Oa urriviug
at Plymouth, it t:eins Ii Cy Herr uidered to embark
for a foreign tleAinatiun ; but t!te letters states that
the regiment refused to embark under any stigma
affecting their character fur. allegiance, wilich they
hid displayed in so many hard-won fields during
the late war. Certain it is that it has been detrue.i•
advisable, to underuzlie an investigation of the al
lt..g_d grievance, and the men have been directed to
depute n kw of their number to appear before: the
Ccurt, for the purrose of ,x:,lunation.
DEPA i:TURE or MR. I- N.—This celebrated

a...tur, contrary to the expectation of many of his
friends! Las left town to proi.. e t on his way to Li-
verpool, preparatory to Li. &pm ture ter the United
States of America. alum lie ]eaves Llnglaild he
has some engagements to fulfil, the last being at
Liverpool, at which place he embarks for Amenicsi.
He leaves his son in England to pursue '.is educa-
tion ; and for the acconimodieion of the youth, the
heu-e in Clargos-stieet is retained, remaining uialer
the inspection of Mrs Keaurs sister. Mr. Kean's
engagements in America are fur •specitic times and
sums, and the payments are secured by good Louses
in ti.rs eot;ntry. His absence will be a: least two
years, a; in his wsy lima ha contemplates a vi,it
tr the Greek Penis, to Italy, &e.