The National Register.
London, England, 1820-02-28 00:00:00

THE NAtIONAI. IMISTIItt.

The Cabinet dinner intended to have been oven
by the Earl of Harrowby, last VVetinesday, would
have been the first this year, in consequence of the
demise of the late King, all of them having been
suspended till after the funeral of his late Majesty;
and it being customary for the Lord President of
the Council to give a dinner about the annual time
of pricking for the Sheriffs fur the year ensuing,
bat which was postponed on account of the same
cause at the time the King pricked for the Sheriffs,
the dinner was appointed to take place lust Wed-
nesday, instead of the regular Sheriffs' day, which
annual dinner is not strictly a Cabinet dinner, as
the great Officers of State, the Clerks of the Council,
&c. are invited to it; therefbre the assassins' infor-
mation could not have been better for their diabo-
lical and murderous scheme, as there is scarcely
any occasion when there are more high official
characters assembled in one private house at the
saint time. The man who gave information of the
assembly of the villains in Cato Street, and happily
led to their apprehension, persevered so much, and
was so prudent in giving his information, tl• it he
would riot intrust it to a third person, and he actually
called three times at the Earl of Harrowby's house,
in Grosvenor Square, persevering against the re-
fusal of the porter to see the Noble Earl, except he
would say who he was or what business he had
with the Earl. He expressed himself with so
much anger at the porter's refusal, that the porter
thought he was a madman.
Thistlewood continues in good health. and ap-
parently cheerful. He cats heartily, and converses
freely with his keepers on indifferent subjects. He
is quite reserved, however, on the subject of the
crimes with which he is charged, except that he
continually asserts that he shall prove an alibi by
numerous witnesses. He asserts that the woman at
whose bonse he was seized, knew nothing of him
wkitever, and had never seen hint hot the day be-
fore, when he took the lodging.
Dr. WATsozi.—Friday afternoon Mr. Brown, the
Marshal, and other City officers, went to White-
cross-street prison, and havit.g communicates to Dr.
Watant Ihe purport of their visit proceeded to
staxit papers in his possession, In the interim,
other t thetas went to his late lodgings in I hree
King's court, Fleet sir et; but, after a minute
search at both places, nothing was found tending
to criminate the Doctor in the late infamous con-

sinracy.
Last night about half-past seven o'clock, an
alarming fire broke out at a private house, at the
corner of Bast-lane, Botherhithe. The flames were
first discovered bursting out of the garret windows,
and seemed for some time checked. At eight o'clock
they increased, and the fire beginning to spread,
occasioned great consternation in the neighbour
hood, and communicated to the shipping that lay
close to the river side. Engines WWI arrived front
all quarters, but in spite of their efforts it is fettled
much damage was done. A great number of pick-
pockets, and other thieves, particularly from the
Borsuigh, soon repaired to the scene of desolation,
hustling and robbing evert decent peeson that un-
fortunately came in their way.
In tn. Consisto.) Cour, on Friday. sentence of
divorce nes pronounced in several eases, among w 1.16,
was tha. ut LII, well-known actor, Mr. Harry Jonoston.
Mr. Alloson, , t allhalll was (ordered to serve the odic"
of c;totenwardvii of Allhallows, &irking. Df. Swabie ;
moved toe adinnosion of an alleattion on the part of Li 'y
H vir.e., tau. rwise Corn, bringing into Coon one of her
Ladyslisis stockings, wish Deep Ilawke's name marked
upon ii, pleaded to be by ills Lurdsl.ip's IlOrect is
one, when he ordered the same of one of his
tradesmen for her use. The Coon gave leave to bring
in the allegation, and at the stole time observed " This
evidence was not very material."