The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-21 00:00:00

' THE NATIONAL REGISTER

FROM TUESDAT4NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, JAN. 14.
The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed
under the Great Seal of the United Kinklom of Great Britain
and Ireland, for granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said
United Kingdom to John Kingston James, 1.1:41. Lord Mayor of
the city of Dublin, and the heirs male of his body lawfully be-
gotten.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
R. Smith. jun. and J. Davis. Great Coxwell and Farringdon.
Berks, cheese factors.
M. Hubble, Tonbridge. Kent, victualler.
BANKRUPTS.
T. Rye, Dockhcad, Bermondsey, oil and colourman. Soli •
citors, .Messrs. Knight end Co. Basinghall Street.
J. Mickle, Percy Street, Tottenham Court Road, tailor. Sols.
Messrs. Fisher and Co. Fumivars Inn.
C. Toussaint, Castle Street. Leicester Square, plumber. Sols.
Messrs. Allen and Co. Carlisle Street, Soho &mate.
S. Nunneley. Cransley, Northamptonshire, beast jobber. Sol.
Mr. Nelson, Barnard's Inn.
J. Milne, Liverpool, painter. Sole. Messrs. Blackstock and
Co. Temple.
S. Heat, Harlington Mandeville, Somersetshire, sail cloth
maker. Sols. Messrs. Holme and Co. New Inn.
K. Pearson and L. Clint's, Liverpool, merchants. Sols.
Messrs. Lowe and Co. Chancery Lane.
J. George, Park Street, Hanover Square, milliner. Sol. Mr.
Fenton. Austinfriars.
W. Thomas, Bluet's Buildings. Fetter I.ane, work box manu-
facturer. Sols. Messrs. Hannan, Wine Office Court, Fleet
Street.
R. Waugh, Kingston upon Hull. cabinet maker. Sols.
Messrs. Rosser and Cu. Bartlett's Buildings.

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to Christ-chinch; but, instead of conveying the parte
by the Pool Mail, they sent it in the Southampton Light
Coach, nit of which it was stole's.
'flue Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, for 13051.
Th, S.llicitiii-General, on a former iloy, moved for a
new trial on three that there ass its this
case a concealment of the valise cud contents of the
parcel.
Secondly, that the decision of the Court in the case of
Nicholson e. Willao precluded the plaintiff from snstain•
big the verdict. In this case notice wit. given that the de-
fendant would not be answerable for any parcel above the
114111 C of 51. unless it waa insured af Cul thing to the valise,
and there was nothing to deprive loin of the benefit of
that notice.
Mr. Scarlett sheered cause against the rule, and con-
tended that the defendants were liable fur violation of a
special contract.
Judge Best.—lf the notes had gone by the right coach,
the loss would nut have happened.
Mr. Park, in suppoll of the rule, contended for the
points before t n"treated, 'Flue concealment of the va-
lue of the parcel ilis•olveil the contract between the par-
ties, as in the commotion cases of insurances, where con-
cealment of frets violated the policy!
The Conti were of opinion, that there was no ground to
disturb the verdict. It was clearly a case of mitfeasanee.
The carrier received the parcel to take it by the 11140,
mid lie sent it by the mail, and be sent it by another con-
veyance. therefore was answee able for the loss the Orin-
tiff incurred.
Rule for a new trial Ilit(1118rged.

The following is the copy of a letter from the
Cape of Good Hope, which may be some consolation
to the parents and friends of persons emigrated to
that country :
.• TO MR. JOHN NTBBS. MELIMENII OE, ROCS&
" Bathurst Town, South Africa, Aug. Is. 2821.
" Dear Father,—We take this opportunity of writing. to you,
and hope this letter will find you all in good health, as it leaves
us and our family, thank God fur it. All ourhusband children ow like
hops, for we live on the tat of the land Mygets 21. a
month with all our living, half a pound of tea it month, and one
sheep in two days; when one sack of flour is gone, it is only to
send for another: here is no standing still far meat, bread, or
money, so pray do not make yourself uncomfortable about us, for
i I think we can do b •tter than ever you did in your lifetime. We
have got some cows, sheep, and goats of our own; whereas, if we
had stopped in England. we should not have got a sheep's tail
with our children. I have nothing to trouble me but that I have
I not all of you here with me, for we hear very bad news of F.ng-
I land, and let the times be as good as they can, you cannot be so
comiimeble as we are here. if my brother John can come, Go-
vernment will give him one hundred acres of land ; that he may
cut Ins own wood. and earn 12 or 14 shillings a day. If any of
you can came out, ba not afraid, for we had a pleasant voyage,
and were only i 1 weeks before we got here safe. This is a very
pleasant country, and not so hot as we expected. There is plenty
of cuff. e growing here; tobacco grows in our garden • wimps,
lemons, figs, and peaches grow here. The price of beef is one
, penny per pound; we can buy a cow for 2Os. with a calf by her
I side. Sheep and greets is. Cal. • brandy ls.; wine 6d. per horde.
i The country abounds with ;lowers, and we make hedges of
I orange and myrtle trees, alooe, Ace. I have no more to say. lout
it we should never see you again in this world, I hope to meet
you in a biter.
" From your affectionate s and daughter.
" FRANConIS and SALIM Niue."

Anecdote of the King.—A poor man named Grant,
living on the estates of the Hon. W. Malle, in the
neighbourhood of Montrose, and 108 years old, pre-
sented a memorial to the King thro' Sir Benjamin
Bloomfield, lately, in which he stated his extreme
distress and old age to his Majesty. Amonst other
arguments for royal bounty, he informed his Ma-
jesty, that if he was not the oldest of his Majesty's
loyal subjects, he was at all events the oldest of his
Majesty's enemies, for that he was present, in 1746.
at the battle of Culloden Muir, in which he taken
the side of Charles Stuart. In consequence of this
application, his Majesty has ordered one pound a
week to be paid to the old man during his life, and
the same to be paid to his daughter, who now takes
charge of him, and is upwards of 70 years of age,
should she survive her father.
Anecdote.—The French Journal of the Aube, of
the let ult. contains the following pleasing anec-
dote:—" The Pastor of a Commune in this depart-
ment, was informed that !the singing-master of the
parish had sedu':ed a girl of the village, wbc was
with child by him. took upon himself to publish the
banns of marriage between them float the pulpit on
the next Sunday. This improvisatore effusion took
the young couple by surprise ; the singing-master
turned pale and the wench red, but the effect pro-
duced by the hint in face of the congregation was
an immediate and legal union of the parties.
HYnaornosta.---This dreadful malady having
made its appearance amongst the Goosnargh har-
riers, Lancashire, it has been found necessary io
shoot every dog belonging to the pack. Some symp-
toms of the disorder were observed in one of the
bounds some time ago. and he was accordingly
chained up, until it could be proved whether or not
be was wally affected. He, however, broke loose
on Saturday, and joined the rest of the pack, with
evident signs of being in a rabid state. As there
could be no security against the complaint bre.iking
out in any of the animals, the only course was to
destroy every dog, which was accordingly done
on Sunday and Monday last. H. Parker, Fag. or
Whittingham, has also judged it prudent to order
the destruction of all his dogs, although soma Of
them were very valuable.
As Nit. iStion, of the Norwich Company of Come.
teas S 11110611; Mar clay last week. near I p-wieh,
Ins gun burst, and his liand was shattered so severely,
that it is learcd imputation will be nes%ssary.

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COHBENEuA 1.1 ( •E 1110 M :.•1'.11.V.

BILBOA, JAN. 3.-1 have the satisfu•tion of in-
forming you, that the banditti who hovered about
this town, and who hoped to have an opportunity for
plundering it on Christmas-day, are entirely dis-
persed. It was in vain that they took a position on
a hill, from which they made signals and fired mus-
ketry, either for the purpose ot• seducing or alarming
the inhabitants of this place; for during the whole
time every thing remained tranquil. The following
circumstance mainly contributed to their dispersion:
—The curata Guazala had engaged a person named
Lends, who had obtained the temporary command of
the Regimentary Militia, in a criminal correspond-
ence. The curate despatched an emissary to his
correspondent with a letter, but in consequence of
this messenger being in a state of intoxication when
he reached the city, the whole plot was discovered.
The emissary and the commandant were immediately
arrested. The letter contained a request that the
commandant would hold himself ready with all the
men at his disposal, and that he would post at the
gates of the city men in whom he could place con-
fidence, in order to fiteilitate the entrance of the
banditti into the city.
The immoral conduct of the curate of Guarda,
who carries about with him a number of prostitutes,
has Yost him the favour ut•some of the Serviles, nho
might otherwise have been disposed to encourage
his proceedings. Two days ago he robbed an agent
belonging to a neighbouting village, and took from
him 3,000 reels, with which he had been intrusted
to make several purchases.
For a long time past the enemies of constitutional
liberty had, by all the means in their power, how-
ever vile they might be, endeavoured to organize
some plan in the provinces bordering upon France.
Bayonne seems to have been the fiiens from whence
the genius of evil spread its pestilential breath.—
Several refugees in that town were planning bow
civil war might be brought about in these tranquil
districts, and • it is to be lamented that the French
Government could permit conspiracies to be hatched
against a government and a nation with whom it is
in peaceful relations.
About -the middle of Dec. some discontented
hands were else rvtd in Arragen,but quickly sub-
dued by the firmness of General Alava anti the
troops : about that time, also, several small towns
and villages in Navarra manifested the same dis-
content ; many young men left their homes and
farmed themselves into strong bands. The dis-
affected or seduced have met with the fate they de-
serveal, for they have been completely dispersed, and
they returned home cursing those who, under the
cloak of a religion which they insult, had worked
up their minds to bloodshcd and violence. Navarra
is quite tranquil now.
There can be no doubt but that the plan had ra-
mifications in Biscay ; and what must scandalize
every man that wishes well to his country is, that
priests have been the chief instigators and directors
of these plans.
Bilboa most fortunately possesses a holy of vo-
lunteers composed of the select and most sound part
of its population. In April last this very corps
contributed to put a stop to the insurrection in the
province of Alava. It was therefore natural to
suppose that these -.)lunteers (who have armed and
clothed themselves at their own expcnce) were
looked upon with jealousy and hatred by those men,
unworthy of the !ratite ot• Spaniards, who aimed at
plunging this province into the most criminal ex-
cesses.

The insurrection in Navarra was afterwards
known, and on the 25th of December, in conse-
quence of circulars sent by a priest to some villages,
many men turned out, and armed themselves in the
neighbourhood ofCerverio, four leagues from Bilboa
Ti.is latter (Gun bad then only b 1 soldiers of the
egulors, .50 of whom, together with 50 volunteers
of iniantry alai 12 of cavalry, immediately set out
14 some of the refractory districts, which they soon
brought to a sense of duty. However, thy same
priest, called Guesala (formerly a guerilla chief of
tin reputation, (scoured other villages, and, aided by
ether priests and friars, held out to the peasants as
a lore the plunder of Bilboa, which town being
considered rich, could nut but be a point of aurae-
two to a set of wretches whose minds were wrap-
ped lip in ideas of pillage and violence.
Accordingly, on the morning of the 29th of Dee.
Bilboa was beset on all sh!es by these bands of mis-
creants, accompanied by others who attended tattering
the spotli. It 'oust he ree.,ll,:cted 11141
surrounded by high mountains.

It wic. limn that the spirit and intrepidity of the
v iltn.tvers were him w eualiy formed into
tl.t pantie, ti„ w beget& to leave the town
in Newell w tl.e rely i., anti Ili, st. latter, intinntluted
ly the br..eery of tio• eintneteen, shun commenced
ilyitig trt a I et:iion„h they were mute au
nu,. a:AI had betel than the &dam pet,-
rte. in ad quartere toe tebt•ia wer4 defeated with
aad they ilitle,tl ea aI. uwArda.., Wu. h 1.

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