The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

397

the whole of the existing disabilities. Counsellor O'Gorman begged
it might be distinctly unite' stood, that any arrangements or conditions
which might be connected with Mr. Canning's Motion in the House of
Commons, would have no influence on the conduct of the Catholics of
Irel.ind, as they- sere determined to obtain their freedom uncondi-
tionally—rt./rod Applause ) A Resolution was paSsed for cailirg
another Aggregate Meeting, on Ihursday se'nhight, and that the
Board, thus authorized to prepare the Petitions, should have the saute
ready for the consideration of the Meeting tin that dir..
Wedecs(ltry, being Midsummer-day, a Common Mill was held at
f T the electirai of the Sheriffs for the ensuine.
year, and the
other City Officers annually chosen on that day ; h n John Blades,
Esq. glass-seller, and Michpel Iloy, Esq. ir.mmenger, were nhianh
niously elected Sher ifs. The Chamberlain, Bridge wasters, &c. were
re-el, cted for the ensuing year.
Wednesday, a (4u:titer lv Ceurt was held at the Eat India Howe,
when the di• !deed for the last half vear was declArr d to lie 51 per
cent. The chairman, Sir Hugh Inglis, representing the suderings
Captain Flay, of the Astull, experienced in consequence of the wounds
he had received in the memorable action with floe squadron of French
frigates, mpeed that the pensirm of 4001. tOrme.ly granted to him,
while out of employ, he continued to that violant and meritorious
officer during Me, which motien plssed unanimously.
The Direct rs of the East India Company, with a view to lessen
those difficulties ,A Inch arise fr, tu the want of specie in this country,
have resolved to dispense with the Coupon-I's legal right to a duty of
3 per cent. on the importation of bullion, how the Ist of January,
1812, on all silver imported fr. m the East Indies since that period, to
the end of the 3 ear.
An arrangement has taken place, which will he notified officially
from the War-, like, fur granting pensions to officers wounded severely.
or who have lost an eve or limb in the service. The scale of pensions
will be from 4001. per annum, the highest, to a General, and 501. the
lowest, to an Ensign, and intermediately according to regimental
rank.

EXAMINATIOV AND rtsrAt COMMITMENT FOR TRIAL OF TNOMAS
Boweep.—The final examination against the prisoner for discharging
the contents of a blunderbuss at Mr. Burrows, took place on Tuesday.
at Marloorough-street Office. He was attended by a friend, and
qppeared very composed. The depositions of the several witnesses
(twelve in 11111111w') which had been previously taken, were re..d over.
During this pioceedi• g, Mr. Weatherall, the counsel, cAne in. On
his cross exaninnig, one of the wituesses relative to the alledged
insanity of the prisoner, the witness wide, d, he was his neighbour,
he had known him six yeae,, w=s seldom more than a day or IWO
together without seeing him ia his busini:ss, and. he bad never per-
ceived ill him any sy motions of insan.ty, nor bad lie ever heard slid)
report was in the neighbourhood. 111 thu asselllol3, Ibis witness was
sappoiti d by the others, and particukrly by a person of the name of
Payne, who corroborated what had falkn from bine Mr. Amer, a
respectable farmer at Aperton, had known the prisoner thirtydive
years, as a neighbour, but he had never discovered in hire any symp-
toms of insanity. On roading over the testimony of Mr. Shepherd,
a livery-stable keeper, who deposed to Bowler having in Marco last,
swore that Mr. Burrowes should not live unlit next J tine, the prisoner
replied sufficiently audible, " What ahe r' Mr. Shepherd joined the
whole of the other witnesses, in declaring Oil his o.tth. that he never
discovered in Bowler any sympLius of insanity at the time he made
use of t his threat, c r at any 01.1er Mate.
Mr. Weatherall addres,ed the M:!,,ietrate (Mr. Conant) and stated,
that a sen lite of lunacy had bveit oulaito!d against the prisoner, and
an inquisition had sat, and after examioing witnesses,.the prisoner was
declared to be a lunatic since March last. The Lr anted Counsel
added, that he was prepared to spew to the Magistrate that the
prisoner was insitoe previously to the time he had stated.
Mr. Conant observed, th it the examination of witnesses by the
inquest, was ck paste, and all the evidence bebire lion was in direct
contradiction to what they had deposed, relative to the insanity of the
primmer. The commission, Mr. Conant observed, could not affect
the pr ceedings before hba. It was his duty, as a Magistrate, with
the evidence behave him, to coininit the prisoner tin trial at another
Court to which lie was amenable. It would he an affectation of
candour in him (the Magistrate,)
.to hear tile evidelice given tinder
the commission, when that commission could not weigh against his
duty. The Attorney kir the prosecution (nisei vt d, that a statute of
limacv would have been taken out in.oolis ago, but for delicacy to
pow'er's poily. As things have touted out. should the insanity he
proved at the Old liailey Court, it were surely criminal neglect, in,
suffering a lunatic, of acb no %‘ !edged veu'ent temper on all hands, to
have been at large. and, in that ease. time attempted assassination of
Mr. Burrows would have been avoidA. The prisoner was fully cow-
Netvgate for trial.

II 1.1

1.•

:~

~-.
09S

According to the recent letters from Paris. the late successes of the
allied arms in the Peninsula were low it in Frillier. The officers
servile, in Spein had. in their letters, conveyed the most gloomy repre-
s'ent-ttlelt of itfr They complain of the harassing marches to which
the troops ale subject, the half rations to which they are frequently
Ttlilleed. and the comiterai letzerd and alarm in which the enterprisiii-
rsoirit of the Guerllas keep :hens. They fireless the utmost devotion
to the sei vice, but complain there is eo prop et of their sutlerinese
heing terminated. Fuel oaf's are granted only on the grits iti of ill
health, aeo they must he attested by three sweeties Severed orders
4d the day hail !wen tratismit ed from Via, m, pirpurtiug to he issued
tree Iteatl weaters, tid annouitcuig the ill, uednee keeeeeteet of the
peeieers herd, tele so. aI.
Ctift 1 sT„ ,►f. fr,in a Heston Pore). of 5.)—A • caese has
been tried et Philadetpiita. in which the Kane of epein eas peeled.
and David Pie isle Esq.th feedenr, for 11t.1.000 dollars. for ditties on a
licensed Italie. The subject involved the question, Who n the Kele
of Spain ? The cane ceopied I h days, and the July were three days
in agreeing, to a verdict. the Moe of Spain ea% cafe; ie Court the e
times. pro/Mena, und uv mse answering in his behelf, the plaintiff' was
netemi,ed.
All the letters frem the country mentien the activity occasioned in
the several departments of our menulactures, by the expects:4i suspen-
sine or abroeation of the Oilier. in Grimed. Those teen Liverpool
aieicipate, tit t in less than tett days 10 000 tons of shipping will he
ledt-n for the United States. There are ab me', jean esStIS at
that port, which will priibably Le stipplied whit rat zoos Composed
itf
the ptod ace Urals!, industry. unit m sty of wii ch had received their
bellast to cross the Atlantic without ,ilecchandizt,.
Several Grand trobses of the Leeion of Ho, our in Frniuce have
tet n lately handed :demi in our fashionable C 11.• CN ; the cold
boll in the centre is a striking resemblauce et liuonaparte, but the
xv, tkmanehip altoe:her is badly eseenied.
The line of telegiaphs betweesa the Admit:illy and Yarnto It arc to
he forth. esent sliscentinued.
Gut Fetes') Misstows.—ln consequence of the war, the usual
intercourse between 'kennel k and her cobv.ies in (ireenlanil, has
been much ititercepted. The Moravians or Cu'reti Brethren have
thiee unary settlements, containine 18 NI :tries, who, as well
as the colonists', have been in great dietress tot .0 ant of provisions for
two or three year; past. The last letters loin the Alissionai it's, dated
Aeeust 8, 1811, mention, that iii souse of the celonies they have been
nesiserd to the necessity of supoerting life by eating small he:rings,
muscles, anti even sea gr Our Government, in order to lebece
them, his just new permitted a Daeish vessel to carry out provisions.
The vessel (tile Freyden) has arrived at Leith, anti fs new ellippin:
provisions and other necussa ics fur the Missionaries.
The ezttanelinary will of Mr. Wilkinson. the late wealthy iron-
master, in South %Vales, is new under the adjudicature of the .ledges,
an Seeleants' Inn, its %hilt case many difficulties arise ri•spectmg the
resideery legatees ; fur, alter specially begiteathine between three and
jour linntind thousand pounds to 1w t persons, he dace s that the re-
rnaieder of his property. fleas Iv as much mote, shalrga to his illegitimate
elspring, Without mentioning either their names or their Illsaaesicil
amemit ; to when', therefore, and it; what portions this vest sum shall
be decreed, is the question now pressiug for determi.•ation, the Chan-
cellor lusvime declared himselt incompetent to decide it. It is name;[
enouoi, iu -etch a case, that merest begotten claimants in plenty should
have sprung up to prove their illegitimate affinity to so Wealthy a
testator.
Barnet Ilexes will begin the list July. Ills Grace of St. Albans,
Steward. The Course has undergone some excellent alteration.

TIIE LADIES' 17 1 V EItSAL DIiPENSARV,
t' irey street. Lincoln's Inn-rielils„
For DELIVERING POOR. LYING-IN WOMEN at their Own II ibitations,ancl
fir supplying them, a, aril as the Eetirde Poor in general, with Medicines, Medi-
cal Advice, and Pecuniary Ass:stance iu cas.! of Extre.re Distress aid long pros,
trilled ((blest,.
In aid of this excellent Charity, we haA e the plea ore to announce that Profes;or
Feinaigle ha., with irne lieliev(111•114.0, not on‘s Iseco.ii• aii Honorary
Csisernor of this Institution, but has also Limit:: offered to give a Public Lecture on
Ni. most astonishing S stem of Meeinoilics and Methoilics, liy a Inch not only grown
revamp' but exec children are enabled, by a few hours instruction, to acquire a
perfect knowledte of any -cientific object, co as to answer the most abctriobe and
difficult questions put to them by any of the audience, and also to aintitite a tho-
rough gramat ical knowledge. of any of the Laugusges, in the 'ante short t Lite with-
out their having any previous knowleke of than, which clearly show, what tlt •
human mind is capable of accinnOshing, when directed by the simpie and genuisie
principles of science.
The Lecture will be given on Thursday, July the 2d, at Free-Mason" Hall,
Great Quern-street, Liiicobessluu•Fields: to commence at One O'ClUek.—Adillit•
Caner !wit. 6d. each Person.
•.• From what we know toy experience of Veinszle's System, we are certain he
ittost collect a Lige auditory whenever he expi.iiiio and displays its power-, and
therefore rejoice to see thst he applies tl.e revenue of his next Lecture to the "un-
ison a so laudable and aseitil an EAalilistplagot as the Ladies' Uoirersal Di—
lienstry. • Ertllol6

I,

THE NATION4L REGISTER.

ebe pulpit.

JUNE 28.

As want of room compelled us to close our extracts from the Rev.
Mr. Mout')Ewe's Sermon abruptly in our last, we think our Readers
will be highly gratified by the perusal of the concluding !part of Mr.
PERCEVA l's character In it tl►ey will tind a summary of human
virtues, which are depicted with no less f:eling than truth.
These, it will be granted, constitute a rare assemblage of Christi in
Virtues ; and if to these we add Isis transacting multifarious concmu
witit ease, regularity and dispatch, and that though so fully occupied
with public case., he bestowed attention on every necesssiry duty in
other departments in social life, we shdll have traced a conibitattun
quilities char ieterizing the States►nan, the Patriot, the Scholar, the
IHu►sband, the Father, the Friend, and the Christian, well worthy
being held up to his contemporaries as a bright example.
And now, if it he asked, what predominant 41'r:ility gave its preu•

bar alai appropri rte cast to the whole character, and by which all the
subordinate qm;lities were bronglit to act in harmony with each other,
so as to produce their full effect, without any apparently extraordi•
nary eff at on the part of their possessor ; the answer is, that ail this
proccedino front one plain and simple principle, a never failing sense
of duty. I fence many matters of intricacy were simplified, and fund!
labour of thought and perplexity of deli's• ration were spar•d. This
was the advantage of religious wisloin. No crooked rules of policy
At:
were brought into consideration. The straight path ado to was sllugla
for, and pursued. That b. ing bitind, the mind was at ease; and the
result was left to Providence. The business of one hour hieing di..
cliarged, on its proper rinciple, new vigour was given for fresh CXII-
- and the business of the next hour was cot erred upon with theme
elle:trio! alacrity. Thus time and lahour were methodizA, not mere.
Iv by artificial arrange meat, but by tfe habit of intending to ey.ry
thin.: iii its regular course, as an act of duty. That with this liilnt
were united mental powers of no ordinary kind, must indeed he silt).
posed. Rut it is important to observe, that these alone could tot
have been adequate to the combination of so many rare excellenciesor
to such mideOating consistency of conduct in the various concerns (+t-
rill% To the rams cause we must also attribute the humility, suarnv
and candour, which marked his general deportment. Intent only .111
doing the thing winch is right, Ito galli•ig superiority was assunt-
ed, no bitter invectivo, no dishonest chicanery was necessary to
i to support his cause. Consciousness of rectitude, while it gave dil:-
; nity and confidence to himself, disposed him to moderation and finn-
bearance towards Wier.. it need no adventitious aid. It hit o
1 weakness; but trusting to the impression it must eventual!y iaal,c, le-
1. lied on that fur its ultimate successor.