The National Register.
London, England, 1819-04-19 00:00:00

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DUKE OF I'OllK.
It is with concern we have to announce, that on
Monday afternoon, at the time the Duke of York
was in attendance upon the King at Windsor, as his
Royal Highness was in the act of opening a door of
a room in the Castle, one of his spurs caught the
loop at the bottom of his pantaloons, which caused
him to tall, when he unfortunately broke his right
arm. An alarm was spread through the Castle :
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess
Augusta, the Prin ess Sophia, the Members of the
Duke's Council, the Physicians in attendance on
the King, and several others hastened to the spot;
when it being ascertained by the medical gentlemen
that the arm of his Royal Highness was broken,
a messenger was sent to procure a surgeon with all
possible speed, and Mr. O'lleilly, of I%indsor, son
arrived. and set the fractured limb. This being ac-
complished, his Royal Highness felt hiaisolf as com-
fortable as possible under uch circumstances, and
ate his dinner very heartily. An express was
sent off to Oatlands to inform the Duchess of
the accident. All the branches of the Royal Family,
and others, were so much engaged in their attentions
on the Royal Duke, that several hours elapsed
before an express was sent off to the Prince Regent
and to the Duke's surgeon in London. It did not
arrive till half-past eleven o'clock, and ;Mr. Mac-
gregor, the surgeon, immediately proceeded to
Windsor, s here, on Tuesday morning, he issued the
following bulletin:—

WIIIDSOII-CASTI.E. APRIL I.

" Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of York has, by a fall
about four o'clock yesterday afternoon broken tile bone of
right arm about three inches above the elbow joint t the
tea, ture was set very sonaafter the accident, by Mr O'Reilly,
o: -iVindsor. His Royal Highness has paved a quiet night,
and is this morning free front fever, and doing in all respects
well as uuder the circumstances can he expected.
4' P. hrtilto EGO R.."

We understand thl Duchess of York, on hear-
ing of the unfortunate accident which had hap-
pened to the Duke, hastened from Oatlands to
Windsor on Tuesday morning, and attended the
Duke throughout the day. In the evening her
Royal Highness returned to Oatlands. The Royal
Duke continues in good health, and takes the exer-
cise of walking. Sir Henry Halford signed the
btlletin on Thursday for the first time, which is as
follows :

" Windsor Castle. April 15.
•• His /loyal Highness the Duke of York hai passed a very
good night, and is going ou favourably thi, morning.
•• HENRY HALFORD.
" P. MACGREGOR."

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Extract of a letter from Luna, dated Nov. 16:—
" The Maipo Patriot privateer, of 18 guns, and
130 men, has been captured by the Itevolution
armed ship, which went from Callao in pursuit of
her. The action, which took place near Pisco,
Lusted 5 hours, and appears to have been of a despe-
rate nature. The crew of the privateer were twice
repulsed in their attempts to board ; but her bow-
sprit and foremast being shot away, anti the Royal-
ist vessel threatening her with immediate destruc-
tion if she did not surrender, she struck her colours.
On the side of the Patriots there were 20 killed
and 30 wounded, while the loss sustained by the
Royalists only amounted to 4 killed, and 20 wounded.
The Maipo was chiefly manned by English and
Americans, having only 15 Spaniards on beard.
The name of the Commander was Brown ; but
whether an Englishman or an American is not
stated, Captain Shireff and the Andromache fri-
gate were at Callao at the date of these letters, but
nothing is mentioned, nor any allusion made to the
commercial treaty said to have been concluded be-
tween him and the Viceroy of Peru. Four vessels
of the convoy from Cadiz, the A tocha, San Fernando,
Santa Maria, and Xuvicra, arrived safe at Callao
°a the 23d of October: they were wholly ignorant
of the fate of their companions ; they are (laid to
have landed their troops al. Talcahuano. Capt.
Sanehes, with 500 troops, and aided by native lan-
cers to the number of 1500, was then in possession
of the place. From Lima, the Esmeralda, Ven-
gatiza, Peztiela, and Cleopatra, were preparing to
sail on a cruise. The inhabitants of Lima were not
without expectations of a visit from the Patriots,
but very little apprehension was felt on that store
The miri;ary force is described to be considerable,
alid in the best order ; the levies would shortly
c.implete the army to 12,000 men : of which num
ber, 7,000 were in full training, and complete
c inipnteut."
Tile first part of en expedition., under Celonel
Eyre, and. destined to join Sir Gregor M‘Grcgor
iu S ,utit America, sailed on Friday from the p
of Dublin. Vessels are now on their way front
literleed to Galway, to receive another portion of
Colonel Kyre's corps, ready to embark at that port ;
and another vessel will be immediately taken up ut
Dublin fur u biuulur purpose.

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THE NA'Tia,ll, REGI§Ttp

LICENSING SYSTEM.

LOW PRICE OF HOPS .:.VD MALT.

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TO TILE ANTI .MONOPOLY COMMITTEE.
GENTLEBitti,—Allow Me to rail your attraition to the
great reductions a Itielt have taken place io the prices
.of
Hops and Malt. Hops are absolutely not above one-fifth
of the price which they were at in the begiuning of last
year, when beer was liaised to 6.1. per pot, as it was said.
in conserpience of the high prier of ; Hops were
then 301. per porket —they are new only 61. The price of
Malt is also reduced at least one-fifth. The materials of
beer are unusually low, but beer is kept np at the highest
price to which it ever attained in times of dearth. Provi-
dence has blessed the laud with a bounteous harvest, and
monopoly is cursing it with the effect of a teal scarcity !!!
In your Resolutions published last Spring, it was said
that at least one penny pet put in the price of beer was
a sacrifice le the licensing system and interests: that
this penny per pot in the aggregate, amounted to an an-
nual levy of tiNr,llool. upon the industrious classes of the
metroeolis, and of lour millions sterling upon the inha-
bitants of the country generally. But this statement is
short of the tact. By reference to Returns, I find that
in Aptil, 11501, Malt and Hops were actually dearer than
in April 1510. Beer was then sold at fourpence halfpenny.
Now that the arbitrary licensing system is fully ripened,
'and the opposition breweries and houses for retailing beer
are put down, beer is charged nu less than three halfpence
per pot more. Is the continuance of such a system to he
longer endured i Pray Gentlemen call another Public
Meeting. If the brewing and licensing interests in a cer.
tain Assembly are too Orem: for the loteiests of the
Public, let the Throne itself be addressed.
So lung as two centuries ago, licensing abuses were the
subject of Petitions to the Throne. Our first Jamul listened
lu the complaints of the such revs and gave them redress.—
The privilege conferred on particular individvata to grunt or
refuse licences to sell beer was then annulled. The Licencing
Act of the tel George 11. ret iced it. Is it not high time that
ail arbitrary power, so pertocisius uud unworthy of the pre-
sent enlightened age, should he olive more put down, and the
public have restored to theta the right of—A FREE
TRADE IN VICTUALS?