The National Register.
London, England, 1816-10-14 00:00:00

England to the Roverei:;nty of the OCCIA ; and the writer, net
Without • • appearaiir.• of rtasoii, animadvert. on the in-
con.istency of advanciug pretensions, which isiterfeie nob
the general rights of mankind, while we are boasting of our
f.ssccoss against a system of lawless roomiest by laud. Par-
liamentary reform, and the enlargement of.the liberty of the
presso•srile his most eager wishes towards the conclusion of
his tract.

VIII. Dr. POLIDORt inveighs against tite punishment
of death, oa the principle already advocated by 114..ecaria,
that, by the original conipact which asse•oibits Mankind into
sorii Iv, no one ontlil commit to others SINAI a power over hi'.
o%* II life. lie disputes the fitness of the punishment, both
from it■ ineraeary to amend the irretisidual, and to deter others
from the vontatission of the same ciliate. ile allows the in.
diction of death, however, in cases of IllUltler, or occasionally,
conspiracy against the state, and of civil war. Ota the an
thorny ot Sir S. Rumilly, he quotes a variety of instances in
which juries have sac, iberd their oaths to their feelings, and
f I criminals guilty it, a lesser deans than w•as warranted
by the evidence, or acquitted Mein Altogether. tie cheerfully
anticipates further pi iieeedings for the amelioration of the ex-
isting laws oa the part of the Sallie entiment character.

It is in contemplation to convene a genera meeting
of the inhabitants and visitors or Brighton, to take into
consideration the exorbitant price of butcher's meat ;
and to enter into a resolution to support the butcher
who will undertake to Purply this essential article of
subeistance at a more reasonable rate.
1111111:11TON, 01. T. 13.—Ahunt lane o'clock last night a
serious accident was occasioned by two rival coaches en-
deavouring, to a priority of entering into Brighton. The
Platenis mid Dart coaches on leaving London, passed each
other on the road, and the fu.our kept the advantage within
a mile of this town, olives making the rising turn of the road,
the Dart endeavoured to rout by, and bs some crossing ma-
-1111•11V1-1• the leaden' got entangled In the exertion to extri-
rate them, the pole of the Fluettlx was broke, and it npsct.
Very fortunately the holses got disentangled, and rue away,
otherwise the consequencra must have been dreadful. Mu.
Taylor, of the Golden Cute. Inn, in this town, maim tutu 'tidy
bas a thigh broken; Mr. Caw thorn, a wine merchant of Lou.
don, had his arm dislocated, and several passengers and the
coachman ass re much bruised. In consequence of the horses
of the Dart taking fright, they eon away with the carriave,
which had the dickey knocked oft; and threw two of the
passengers into the road, which entirely prevented the coach•
man rendering any assistance to the other parry.
The intended new Bridge over the "river Mersey from the
Cheshire Fide, Runcorn-gap, to the Latteashire shore, will re-
duce the distance from London to Liverpool to 100 miles.
Four hunched sheep and horses were unexpectedly seized
at Bridgewater Fair, far arrears of rent of the ground upon
which the fair is held. 'flue cattle were replevied the lid-
bin ing day; but it is !believed that the landlord is justified in
soaking the distress.
Front the immense quantity of rain which has fallen, par-
tient:irk, on Monday last. on the Northern and Eastern coast
of Norfolk, the meadows and low lands have been complete-
ly laid tinder w 'ter, and 11w riven' much swath'. The bridge
erected near Dereham has been carried away. Between
Trowsa and Thorpe several persons have sailed and e owed in
boats over the tuicarlons on the banks of the river.
Sone serious forgeries have hem carninitted by a person at Dishm,
on three respectable houses in London. The swindler, who is well
known, obtained small hills front house, abroad on others connected
with them in Loudon. and by a chrnical process obliterating the
%urea, had others in:roduced for large sums. These bills the swind-
ler was enabled me negotiate at Cadiz; and when they were thrwarded
to London, the signatures of the hills being correct, they sere ac-
cepted, it being supposed that letters of advice had been omitted
through accident.
Sescinas.—Thursday afternoon, about three or four o'clock,
V11[1(1111111. 35 years of age, who is related a Nobleman, put a period
so his existence, at his house in town, by shooting himself through
the load with a pistol; he put the muzzle into his mouth, and
shattered his lead to miens.

Saturday morning Frantic Duvall, a French Gentleman, resid-
ing in Leicester-square, attempted to put a periott to his existenoc,
by cutting his throat with a razor, which. however he did not do
ehectually before he was discovered, but no holes arc entertained of
his recovery.