The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-06 00:00:00

llour or Loana.—Having removed the Peers'
seats, the workmen have begun to take up the floors
on either aide of the House, to examine the nature
of the foundations for the pillars to support the two
galleries. 'lll.se floors, on being restored, will '.e
more gradually elevated, so that the back Leaches
may have the fullest possible view of the witnesses
below the bar, and of the whole House. By this
e:evation, Ott additional bench will be obtained.
The posi,ion of what are walled the " cross benches,'
which heretofore ranged parallel with the bar, trill
be altered: they are to run in line with the side
benches, should. it be deemed requisite to retain any
of them, beyond what are required for the Judges
and Clerks of' the House near the table. The gal-
leries, it is expected, may be made more capacious
than was at first calculated ; and this would aflerd
the opportunity to dispense with some of the benches
near the bar, which it is feared would interrupt the
view from those who may sit on the woolsacks,
the royal Dukes, the Lord Chancellor, &e. The
partitions below the Bar, for the couns.d, witnesses,
and parties immediately interested, are marked out :
and these separations from the " strangers" are for-
warded according to the precedents in the cases of
Judge Fox and the Berkeley Peerage. No bisque-
lions have been given to make any other peculiar
accommodation for persons not members of the
House of Peers ; and there is no truth is the state.
went that the seat of Sir I'. Tyrwbia has been
directed to be allotted to any other person than the
•Usher of the Black Rod.
BRIGHTON, kw:. I.—A gentleman of the name of
Hyde, a passenger on board the Elizabeth packet,
just arrived in our roads from Dieppe, was, by a
sudden gust of wind, blown overboard, whilst in
the act of getting into a boat purposely sent from
shore, as is customary at this place. Every effort
to wave him was ineffectual, from the violence of a
strung south-westerly wind, which has been preva-
lent all day. Brighton is, at this moment, not very
much frequented.
An extraordinary phenomenon was lately observed
at Augsburg. At day-break two luminous bodies
appeared on each side of the sun. The sun itself
was surrounded by a brilliant circle not entirely
closed. In the evening, from 38 minutes after six
to within 17 minutes after seven, the ground was
covered with transparent dew ; and after sunset a
thick fog arose.
Admiral Sir Home Pepham has arrived from Ja-
maim, in the Sybille frigate, in consequence of ill
health. The command on that station has devolved
on Captain Huskisson, of the frigate Euua/us.
On Thursday a requisition (signed by npwards of
100 persons) was presented to the Right Worshipful
the Mayor of Worcester, (E. Isaac, Esq.) requesting
him to convene a common.hall, for the purpose of
voting an address of condolence and congratulation
to her Majesty the Queen. The Mayor informed
them that he could no:, consistently with his sense
of public duty, comply with their request. The
requisitionists being thus disappointed, a meeting
took place at the Rein Deer on Monday, when an
address was agreed to.
A letter from Corsica. dated 16th ult. states, that
a fleet, supposed to be Algerines, consisting of five
armed vessels, passed before that place, and appeared
to shape their course for the Tuscan coast, and had
captured three Tuscan vessels.
Satate-pox.—During the last month of July the
deaths by small-pox in the bills of mortality
amounted to 57, of which the middle week was the
most severe, the loss having then amounted to 24 in
7 days! The fatality has since abated.
One of the pugilistic tribe was taken before a
Magistrate at Norwich, last week, charged with
having sent a letter to a weaver with a challenge, to
provoke him to fight. On being asked if' he signed
his name at the bottom of the letter, he replied in
the negative, and said it was always his custom to
—ma4e his mark. His Worship dismissed the
complaint.
At Cheltenham Races twelve horses started for
the Gloucestershire, Stakes' t' 25 guineas each, 100
guineas added, 56 subscribers:l, This proved a hard
contested and must excellent race; but the pleasure
imparted by it was much damped by an unfortu-
nate accident : as the horses were coming in, the
persons appointed to prevent a rush of horsemen
following the racers, raised the rope for that pur-
pose just as the last horse, (Mr. Edward's Fanny),
was crossing, and the horse and rider were bath
thrown. The latter received so much injury that
no hopes arc entertained of his recovery.
The Bank of Ireland refuses to take guineas in
lodgments or payments at the Bank. The reason is
outruns, the change being so law between this
country and Engl. nd ; guineas are thero lodged this
day at 5! per cent., and drawn out to-morrow at
par, by whiAt an enormous profit is made by the
persons holding To prevent a recurrence of
this, the Banitae judged it prudent, for the present,
to home toting any :acre guinea.; .