The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-06 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

DANGEROUS INDISPOSITJ
ERSKINE.

OF LORD

Scarcely had the firm advocate of the Constitution
and " Trial by Jury," exclaimed, on Thursday, in
the House of Lords—" I must soon terminate ray
life , but happy shall I be if I die advocatio; those
great constitutional principles, the vindication of
which, in early lire, raised me from the rank or an
humble individual," when lie was suddenly seized
with such severe indisposition, as to entin:ly
derive him of all sensibility fur a time. While
addressing their Lordships, Lord E,..skine suddenly
paused ; this was net particularly noticed at first,.
'as it appeared as ifltis Lordship were looking over
the minutes placed on the table before him; but
after some time had elapsed, without resuming his
•
speech, same of the Peers hocame alarmed, and rose
from their seats to preceed to his Lordship. The
anxiety of the whole House was then aroused, as the
"Noble Lord fall forward on the t.,:de in a senseless
state. There were cries of " o,:cn the windows,"
—" some water." The Lord Ciet,vellur and.. Lord
.Liverpool evinced the greatest concern, stud pro-
ceeded haradiately to Lord Erskine's assistance,—
They, with the assistance of Earls Grey, Carnarvan,
and Lord Holland, raised his LorOship ; bat his
speech and colour were gone. They than became
seriously alarmed, and instantly in•occeded to con-
vey him out of the House. Tim attack was so
severe, that they were obliged literally to carry his
Lordship out of the House, and into an adjoiningl
room.. _ _ _

His Lordship after remaining in Mr. Cowper's
room for a short time, so far recovered as to be able
to console the friends around him in some degree by
speaking to them. Sir W. Kinighton, who happened
to he in the House, immAiately attended his Lord-
ship; and Mr. Holt, the surgeon of Parliament-
street, was sent for. They fintud that exhaustion
and agitation had occasioned the failure of his Lord-
ship's strength, and the interruption of the usual
exercise of his faculties; and they recommended
repose. They were against bleeding his Lordship,
though some of the friends present considered such
course as likely to afford relief. His advanced age,
and the improvement in health that had taken place
in a short time, induced the medical gentlemen .to
deem such course unadviseable.
His Lordship having still further recovered, he
was conveyed to th© Earl's apartments in the
House of Lords; but he could then only walk when
supported by two Noble Peers. He remained
there about half an hour, when his friends and the
medical gentlemen succeeded in persuading his
Lordship w return home, as they could not promise
him the recovery of sufficient strength to he enabled
to resume his speech in the House of Lords till
another day. We are happy to state, that his Lord-
ship is sufficiently recovered to resume his Parlia-
mentary duties.

Tim Quitex.—The King's-head-inn, in Marl-
borough, having undergone considerable alteration
and improvement, the proprietor reolved to change
the sign, and to erect in its place a head of her Ma•
jesty the Queen. Accordingly on Tuesday last the
old sign was taken down and the favourite one
erected. To celebrate the event, and to evince their
attachment to her Majesty's cause, u very numerous
and most respectable company of gentlemen sat
down to an excellent dinner provided fur the occasion.
The cloth being removed, many appropri.:te toasts
were drank, and some excellent soup sung, and the
the day was spent with the utmost harmony and
conviviality. The town was enlivened by the bells
I of St. Mary's church, whiali rang merrily the whole
afternoon, while a neat flag waved majestically on
the top of that ancient structure.

There are at present forty-eight Italian witnesses
in Cotton-garden. They arc divided into classes.—
Madame Dumont and her party are in detached
apartments. Majocei and others mess together.
He presides at table : and the third, or inferior class,
mess by themselves.
.Majocei is the life and soul of
his class. Every three persune are allowed a bottle
of wine, which they dilute with water, and as the
glass passes merrily round they amuse "themselves
with singing all aorta of gambols.

OLD BAILIE,' Sesslows.—Sattorday the trials being
ended, the Recorder proceeded to pass sentence neon the
numerous prisoners convicted of offences during the Ses-
*ions :—A great number were sentenced to vurintis terms
of transportation and imprisonment, some to be pub-
licly and others privately whipped. In theicases of four
isoners judgment was respired Ttre awful sentence
of death was then passed upon the following unhappy
crealine:,, 14 in ntri.ber :—Charles Griffiths, for horse-
stealing; Daniel Cattle, William Read, Mary Lennard,
and Andrews, Inr stealing' in a dwelling-louse;
'Vhotnas Eaton, 'Thomas Hunt, JOi!ll Hughes, and J.
Pritchard, for highway robbery; Charles King, for send-
' tug a letter to the Rev. Mr. ltsylbtr, demanding money
under a threat; James Wilcox, and Charles Goodwill
Gtr house-breakin,: ; and Martin Feley, for burLiary.—
The Sesii:;ll, were th a adjourned to Wednesday the 6th
of Deci:niver.