The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

It is with extreme regret that we learn that his
Majesty is most serioutly indisposed—since his return
from Scotland he has not, we believe, once quitted
Carlton Palace, and his spirits are said now to be in
a state to render necessary perfect repose.—The
Duke of Wellington has arrived at Congress, but he
also is labouring under great depression of spirits.—
Nothing has transpired as yet respecting the views
entertained by the Flaly Alliance.

A very numerous meeting of the Livery of Lon-
don took place on Saturday, at Guildhall, fur the
election of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing. The
Recorder declared the show of hands to be in fa-
vour of Mr. Alderman Ileygine and Mr. Alderman
Waithman. The Court then retired to select one of
those gentlemen, and on their return the Recorder
announced the choke to have Wien on the former
gentleman.

Ca the 18th instant, the Duko of Devonshire
visited the city of Cork, on which occasion he was
waited upon by a deputation from the corporation,
in order to carry into eflict the resolution of pre-
senting his Grace with the freedom of the city.—
The duke subsequently dined at the Mansion-house,
and attended the assembly-rooms in the evening.—
The duke departed from Cork the next morning, on
a visit to the Marques of Thumond, at Rostellan.
ECCLESIASTICAL QUARRELS. On Wednesday, the 18th
instant, the Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns, and
his Vicar General, held a visitation in the church of Carlow, for
the purpose of examining into the charges which had been
brought against the Register of the Dioceas. The Register put
in an exculpatory affidavit, which was deemed by the Court
insufficient to acquit him of die charges, the principal of which
was, " having taken the books out of the office, which had been
ordered to be restored on this day :" this order not having been
complied with, the Register was called upon to account: fur his
conduct. Ile stated that the books were in the possessi in of the
Crown Solicitor, for the purpose of making searches relative to
the living of Carlow. The Bishop asked the Register if he had
demanded the books as directed? This question was answered
in the negative Ly-the Register, who said, that he would not
give up the hooks until compelled by law, as the Court had acted
unfairly, and was an unjust tribune." The Bishop cautioned
the Register against contempt of Court, but he still persisted in
his violent conduct, which obliged the Court to adjourn sine die.
So much fur Ecclesiastical Courts which we now thud are itn-
peached by its own officers !

I)osicsnt TELEGRAPH.--Tiiid is a very superior
invention to bells. It is intended to convey orders to serval to,
which they call tostantly eaccule without the usual loss of time
in going to receive • verbal command. Mr. Pearson, the in-
vector (a resident at Boston in America), conceived the possi-
bility of surmounting the difficulties that walls and distance
opposed to his success, and of preventing the nece•aity of
speech. The master is obeyed as promptly as possible, and
the servant, certain of understanding his orders, need not fear
the effects of want of memory. Mr. Pearson's telegraph con-
sists of two dials, divided in the same manlier ; each of the
need es is subject to the same movement at the same time, and
over the same space. The oommunication of the movement
from one needle to the other was the only ditlieolty in ibis me.
chanical problem ; this obstacle has been ingeniously sur-
mounted. One of the dials isplaced in the master's room, and
can be made an elegant decoration ; the other in any situation
most convenient to servants. Every one of the divisions, which
san he multiplied at pleasure, represents an order by an under-
stood sign or figure ; the master points the needle of his dial
to the sign or command he wishes to be obeyed, and that in-
stant the signet is repeated on the dial G‘eil up for the servant's
use. This telegraph is easily coustructed, aud of very trifling
expense.

The following is a curious example of the alarm
of the French Police. respecting thepopulaz mind, and its sensi-
tiveness to any the.- g like satire or ndicule of aristocracy. The
comedy of Joins Pull was announced, .bout a week since, by the
English Players in Paris—it was thought too scandalous that
profligacy and knavery should be made the characteristic of the
rich and great; virtue. honesty, and independence, that of the
poor, on the stage; and acconlingly the Prefect of Police ad-
dressed the following invitation" In the manager :
•• ant informed that the piece called Julie Bull, to be
represented this evening by the Ei.glish Players under your
management, is a gross farce, and might produce had eflectv.—
invite you, in consequence, to change the performance, and
substitute a less indecent piece.—litceive, bcc.
•• Tl a Prefcct of Lidice, "U. DE LAVAL.•'