The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-13 00:00:00

When the raft drifted from the wreck, Captain Oglevie
was at en clinging to the quarter cutlery, but met have
perished in a few moments. Why he did not endeavour
to save himself On the raft can be low only matter of opi-
nion; butt the greatest prolvabitily is, that the high sense
la hick led him often to deciate, that in such situations the
captain should ever lit the Last Oil board, must have ia-
(Weed him to remain until escitpe became impossible.—
He was a man of extraordinary talent, and was early
distinguished by the imam' !al Nelson—he was signal
officer un board the Victory, di the battle of Trafalgar, and
had subsequently seen much set vice as first lieutenant of
a large frigate. Many can hear ti stimony to his excel-
lence as an officer, and the ant row of an ustcu..icc circle
of fiienils speaks the estimation iu which lie is as held by
all who knew hint iii domestic life.

It will be recollected that some months ago an
action was brueght against Mr. Henry Hunt, who
is now a prisoner in llchester, for penalties to the
amount of 2001. in consequence of his having sold
roasted grain under the title of breakfast-powder;
these penalties were su2d and recovered by the
Excise, in consequence of one of those revenue
laws which are never known till they are felt, hav-
ing made it penal to sell any thing which might be
deemed, or might be used as a substitute for coffee.
It was clearly proved, that in selling this article no
imposition was practised ; the powder had not been
sold as ceffea, nor had it been called by any such
name ; the whole body of the crime was, that the
powder might be used as coffee, if any one chose to
do so, in the same manner as any one might use
water instead of wine, or read a speech of Lord Lon-
donderry's, instead of Demosthenes. The existence
of a law by which such an offence was created ex-
cited much astonishment ut the time, and Sir R.
Nilson called attention to the subject in the Hmise
of Commons. It was then reported in all the papers,
and universally understood, that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer had stated that it was not the inten-
tion of Government to levy the penalties. We re-
member that we received it as a grateful symptom of
some shame at the existence of a law rarely parilel-
led even in the statutes to which financial rapacity
has given birth. We see, however, that Mr. Hunt,
in the £5 h number of his Memoirs, says that the
Sheriff of Somerset has given him notice that he
has a writ to levy this penalty, by the sale of his
(Mr. Hunt's) property in that county!
The building in Paris, called during the Revolu-
tionary Government, " the Pantheon," and emL
ployed as a cemetery for the remains of eminent,
men, was sometime back reconverted to its origina
purpose of a church, dedicated to St. Genevieve, the
Patroness of Paris. Among some hundreds of great
names, whose ashes have been deposited in the
vaults of this building, were those of Rosseau and
Voltaire. The ministers have signalized their en-
trance into office by destroying the monuments and
casting out the ashes of these two unbelievers. and
re-entering there with great pomp—comprising a
train of Princes and Princesses, Bishops, Priests.
and Lawyers—the remains, or what they call the
remains, of the Virgin Saint.

The Newcastle Theatre having been fresh paint-
ed, was opened on Wednesday se'unight. The most
remarkable feature of the evening was an attempt
to call the manager to account, by a party in the
gallery, for not re-engaging Mr. Holland, who has
been the favourite comic actor tor the last three
years. Mr. De Camp resisted this dictation with
spirit, at the smite time explaining that Mr. IL
had discharged himself, though it appeared he
had written letters to form a cabal in his favour.—
He declared that while he held the management,
he would engage such performers only as he thought
proper, and in this declaration he was supporta, by
the majority of the audience, who did not approve
of the assumed management of the gallery party.
Four beautiful ostriches, standing when erect live
feat in height, of a dark colour, were brought to town
on Saturday morning from Portmnouth in a double
caravan, having been sent as a present from the East
Indies to his Majesty: they are to be conveyed to
Brighton.
A subs:l.4)6,in has been opened at Bath for the
relief of the p.tr of that city, who have suffered
from the late thud. This example is worthy of
imitation in this metropolis, for the relief of tha
poor in the lower part of Westminster and Chelsea.
SHIPWRECK.—The melancholy account arrived at
Lewes on Monday, of the loss of the Lark. a trading
vessel from Newhaven to button, on the Caliomby
Sand, Cain. Burrows, mister, who was lost with all his
crew. Site was laden with pods. principally for Lewes,
except a quantity of corn for Messrs. Cats and Cooper, of
the Tipe.inill ; and we are extremely sorry to hear that
the latter is the only part insured. ‘Ve have, however,
just seen a letter whlult states that some hopes are en-
tertained of saving a small oast or her cargo. It appears
that th ea stain was found the next morn trig, lashed to
the lining, in his pocket were nine soverrix;u..a watch,
anti some letters, which were the only means Anatol of
discovering to %%hat plac..,*the vessel helonge:l. Captain
Barrows has left a wifz and Lice children to lam In their
irreparable loss. No man, ;notably, was more res-
. pt•Cl.::1, ..411d mow coutaiimaatiou is expressed.—Brighion

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